Taylor Swift’s surprise release of “Patient Zero” has broken Spotify’s record for the most-streamed song by a female artist in a single day in 2026 so far. Swift also became the platform’s most-streamed female artist in one day this year, while all four new songs from her expanded album occupied Spotify’s global top four, highlighting the scale of her audience and the impact of the release.

“Patient Zero” had been streamed 13,709,109 times, followed by “Cleveland” with 9,620,630, “Pink Clouding” with 8,785,117 and “Babylon” with 8,419,108. The songs are expected to receive further attention when the full music video for “Patient Zero”, featuring Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson, premieres during Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards; a teaser has already prompted fan speculation about possible hidden messages.