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“Emotional and soul crushing”: Aphex Twin has more Youtube listeners than Taylor Swift and this is the reason why

Taylor Swift 2024, Aphex Twin, circa 2000 composite image.

Apparently, Aphex Twin has more monthly listeners on Youtube than Taylor Swift.

‘What? How can that be?’ we hear you cry. Taylor Swift is the biggest pop star in the world and Richard D James, popular though he is, is nowhere near that league. Here, though, are the stats: Taylor Swift’s has 399 million monthly listeners on the platform’s streaming service Youtube Music whilst and Aphex Twin has 448 million.

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