Track List and Album Structure
Taylor Swift's new album, titled The Tortured Poets Department, was released on April 19, 2024, through Republic Records. The standard edition contains 16 tracks, including the title track, "The Tortured Poets Department," and lead single "Fortnight" featuring Post Malone. The album's track list was confirmed by Republic Records and major digital storefronts at launch, with each song credited to Taylor Swift and co-writers including Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner. The project follows her 2023 release 1989 (Taylor's Version) and expands her discography to over 200 tracks across re-recorded and original albums Forbes.
The deluxe edition, marketed as The Anthology, adds a second disc with 15 additional tracks, bringing the total to 31 songs. Physical copies include exclusive bonus tracks such as "The Black Dog" and "Imgonnagetyouback," which were not part of the initial digital standard release. Republic Records distributed the album globally in CD, vinyl, and digital formats, with pre-orders breaking first-day sales records on multiple platforms. The track sequencing moves from synth-driven opener "Fortnight" through narrative-heavy midsections to the closing title track, reflecting a conceptual focus on heartbreak and artistic rebirth.
Release Details and Label
The album was announced during Swift's acceptance speech at the 2024 Grammys, where she confirmed the title and release window. Republic Records, a division of Universal Music Group, handled global distribution and marketing, with coordinated rollout across streaming platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music. The release strategy included midnight local-time drops, exclusive vinyl variants through independent retailers, and a limited-edition zine bundled with select physical copies Universal Music Group.
Republic Records confirmed that the standard retail price for the digital album was set at $10.99, while the deluxe edition was priced at $13.99, with vinyl variants retailing between $25 and $35 depending on the pressing. The label reported that the album achieved the largest single-day streaming totals for any release in 2024 across major platforms. Universal Music Group's quarterly earnings commentary referenced the album as a key driver of recorded music revenue growth in the second quarter of 2024 SEC Filing.
Chart Performance and Commercial Data
First-Week Streaming and Sales
The album accumulated over 1.76 billion streams on Spotify in its first week, setting a new record for the most-streamed album in a single week on the platform. On Apple Music, it became the most-streamed album of all time within the first 24 hours, surpassing previous records held by other major releases. In the United States, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with over 1.9 million equivalent units in its first week, according to Luminate data Billboard.
Global Chart Positions
The album reached number one on the official charts in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, and Japan