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Taylor Swift’s “Midnights” Breaks Single-Day Spotify Streaming Mark, Projected For Vinyl Sales Record

“Midnights” is performing impressively on multiple fronts.

Taylor Swift’s “Midnights” is proving to be both a streaming and sales monster.

In a 6:14PM ET Tweet, Spotify confirmed that “Midnights” already broken the platform’s record as the most-streamed album in a single day. Spotify did not share the specific number, but individual track streaming data should be available Saturday morning.

Based on pre-order and early sales data, Hits Daily Double also gives “Midnights” a good shot of breaking the record for single-week US vinyl sales. Harry Styles’ “Harry’s House” currently holds said high mark; it sold 182K US vinyl copies in its first week.

Given the impressive streaming and sales figures, it should come as no surprise that “Midnights” is headed for a massive opening week US unit total. Although Hits did not yet share a firm projection, it notes that the album could surpass the 839K mark achieved by Adele’s “30” — and thus deliver the biggest opening since Billboard revised its rules for including bundles in the opening week sales total.

Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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