anxt “Taylor Swift’s ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ Breaks Spotify Record for Most Streams in a Single Week”
Taylor Swift has broken yet another record with her new album “The Life of a Showgirl,” this time with lead single “The Fate of Ophelia,” which has surpassed Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” for most streams in a single week on Spotify.
Cyrus previously broke the record in January 2024, racking up 101,838,799 streams in its opening seven-day period. “Flowers” also became the first song to reach the 100 million point faster than any other song ever has on the platform. The previous record-holder on Spotify was BTS’ “Butter,” which racked up 99.37 million streams in its first seven days before hitting the 100 million mark on its eighth day.
“Ophelia” performed strongly out of the gate, achieving the most streams in a single day in Spotify history when “Showgirl” was released on Oct. 3. She beat her own record for most-streamed song in a day after “Fortnight” came out in April 2024, accruing more than 25 million listens. That record was previously held by Adele, whose track “Easy on Me” got almost 20 million streams in Oct. 2021.
Swift celebrated her album release with another Spotify milestone, as “Showgirl” became the most-streamed album in a single day in 2025 less than 12 hours after its release. “Showgirl” had previously beaten the record for most pre-saves for an album with over five million advance adds.
Following the release of “Showgirl,” Swift has been promoting the album with appearances on “The Graham Norton Show,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “Late Night With Seth Meyers.” It’s expected that all 12 songs on “Showgirl” will occupy the top dozen spots on next week’s Billboard Hot 100.
