Taylor Swift continues her reign in the music industry, topping multiple year-end charts on leading streaming platforms such as Apple Music and Amazon Music.
- Dec 4, 2024
AceShowbiz - Taylor Swift had an extraordinary 2024, rounding it out with another remarkable achievement. Apple Music announced that she was the top streamed artist of the year, while her album "The Tortured Poets Department" (TTPD) emerged as the top streamed album.
Swift took to Instagram to express her gratitude, exclaiming, "Ahhhhhh thank you for listening to my music and TTPD so much!!!! You, the fans, made The Tortured Poets Department the TOP STREAMED ALBUM of The Year on @applemusic!!!" She also added, "You guys snagged me that Top Streamed Artist spot too."
"TTPD", which features 31 tracks, went 6x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America earlier in the year. It shattered records on the Billboard 200 chart, spending 15 weeks at the top, surpassing all of Swift's previous albums. The album was released amidst her record-breaking "Eras Tour".
Additionally, Apple Music's Replay of 2024 placed Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" as the top song of the year globally, with Swift also featuring in the top five with "Cruel Summer". Her other songs also charted, "Fortnight" at No. 20, "Lover" at No. 34, "Anti-Hero" at No. 47, "Down Bad" at No. 78, "You Need to Calm Down" at No. 81, and "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" at No. 82.
On Amazon Music's 2024 round-up, Swift secured the top artist and album spots globally with "The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology." However, Benson Boone's "Beautiful Things" took the top song accolade.