Miley Cyrus becomes the third woman to achieve decade-spanning Spotify record
Just over four months have passed since Miley Cyrus released her seventh full-length Plastic Hearts. Now, it has been revealed that the rock album has officially reached 1 billion streams on Spotify. While a feat in that short period of time is impressive alone, Cyrus’ achievement has also secured her a record-breaking spot alongside Taylor […]
Just over four months have passed since Miley Cyrus released her seventh full-length Plastic Hearts. Now, it has been revealed that the rock album has officially reached 1 billion streams on Spotify.
While a feat in that short period of time is impressive alone, Cyrus’ achievement has also secured her a record-breaking spot alongside Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga. Together, they are the only women artists to have an album reach 1 billion Spotify streams from across three decades.
Following the announcement April 5, Cyrus took to social media to express her gratitude to fans and share how proud she is to share the honor with Swift and Lady Gaga.
While the statement was shared on both her platforms, Cyrus also played into the “How it started vs how it’s going” meme on Instagram by calling attention to the throwback photo.
“I am honored to say I am now one of three female artists spanning over the last three decades to have an album reach 1 billion streams on [Spotify],” Cyrus writes in a tweet. “Proud to be in the company of [Taylor Swift] [and Lady Gaga]”
“Love and appreciation to everyone who has been listening to [Plastic Hearts and] supporting my life’s purpose from the beginning!” she continues on a second tweet. “Music is an essential part of my existence. I can’t thank you enough for making my dreams a reality.”
Love and appreciation to everyone who has been listening to #PlasticHearts & supporting my life’s purpose from the beginning! Music is an essential part of my existence. I can’t thank you enough for making my dreams a reality. pic.twitter.com/vZsiPTRLu8
Prior to Cyrus’ hitting the achievement, Swift also had an eventful climb in streams with six out of her nine albums surpassing the 1 billion mark. In September 2020, following folklore’s certification, she became the first female to have six albums reach that feat. Overall in 2020, Swift was also the most-streamed female artist with 5.4 billion plays.
While each of the previous albums are from the 2010s, 2008’s Fearless finally achieved the feat in August 2020. This allowed her to tieRihanna’s record of most albums streamed more than 1 billion times with five. Lady Gaga also tied the duo soon after in September 2020 with the certification of Chromatica.
Lady Gaga’s albums with 1 billion streams
In 2009, Lady Gaga re-issued her 2008 debut album The Fame as The Fame Monster. The deluxe edition became Gaga’s first album to hit 1.5 billion streams in January 2019. The album later hit 2 billion a year later in January 2020. Released as an EP in some areas, The Fame Monster EP also hit 1 billion in April 2020. Later in 2019, the original debut album The Fame also surpassed 1 billion in October.
Gaga’s fifth studio album Joanne became the next album to hit 1 billion streams in January 2020. The 2016 album included a diverse array of singles such as “Perfect Illusion,” “Million Reasons” and the title track.
In September 2020, Gaga’s latest album Chromatica hit 1 billion. At the time, the certification helped the singer tie with Swift and Rihanna with five albums that are streamed more than 1 billion times. However, since then, Swift’s 2020 album folklore secured her sixth release to hit 1 billion.