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Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her vivid songwriting—often inspired by her personal life—has received critical praise and wide media coverage. Bo ...
has released 55 singles as lead artist, 8 singles as a featured artist, and 37
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. She had sold over 150 million singles worldwide by December 2016. According to the
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(RIAA), Swift's digital singles have achieved 137.5 million certified units, based on sales and on-demand
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, . With 188 chart entries on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (including 9 number-ones and 40 top-tens), Swift is the female artist with the most charted songs in the United States. Swift's first chart appearance on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 was "
Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has released 16 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those albu ...
", the lead single from her 2006 self-titled debut album. The album's third single, "
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", made Swift the youngest person to single-handedly write and sing a number-one song on Hot Country Songs. Her second studio album, ''
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'' (2008), spawned two international top-ten singles—"
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You Belong with Me "You Belong with Me" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from her second studio album ''Fearless'' (2008). Swift wrote the song with Liz Rose and produced it with Nathan Chapman. Inspired by a phone call between a male ...
"—the former was Swift's first number one in Australia. ''Fearless'' broke the record for the most tracks (13) peaking in the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Her third studio album, ''
Speak Now ''Speak Now'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 25, 2010, through Big Machine Records. Swift wrote the album entirely herself within two years, while she was promoting her second studio alb ...
'', included the US top-ten singles " Mine" and " Back to December". The lead single from Swift's fourth studio album ''
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'' (2012), "
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from her fourth studio album, '' Red'' (2012). It was released for digital download and to U.S. pop radio as the lead single from ''Red'' on A ...
", was her first number one in the United States and New Zealand. Another ''Red'' single, " I Knew You Were Trouble", became an international top-five chart hit. The lead single from Swift's fifth studio album ''
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'' (2014), "
Shake It Off "Shake It Off" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from her fifth studio album, ''1989''. Swift wrote the lyrics and composed the melody with producers Max Martin and Shellback. An uptempo dance-pop song featuring a saxop ...
", peaked atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for four weeks, spent nearly six months in the top ten, and was
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by the
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(RIAA). ''1989'''s second single, "
Blank Space "Blank Space" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from her fifth studio album, ''1989''. The song was released to US radio stations as the second single from ''1989'' on November 10, 2014, by Republic Records in partnersh ...
", spent seven weeks atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, marking Swift's longest run atop the chart; other singles included three US top-ten entries: the number one " Bad Blood", "
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", and " Wildest Dreams". ''1989'' and ''Fearless'' made Swift the second woman to have at least two albums each score five or more ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top-ten songs. " Look What You Made Me Do", the US number-one lead single from her sixth studio album ''
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'' (2017), was her first number-one single in the United Kingdom. Another ''Reputation'' single, " Delicate", reached number one on ''Billboard'' airplay charts. All 18 tracks from Swift's seventh studio album, '' Lover'' (2019), charted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 the same week—a record for a female artist; three of its singles reached the top ten: " Me!", " You Need to Calm Down", and " Lover". With her eighth studio album, ''
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'' (2020), and its lead single, " Cardigan", Swift became the first artist to debut atop both the ''Billboard'' 200 and Hot 100 in the same week and broke the record for the most simultaneous Hot 100 chart debuts (16) by a woman. She scored three further ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart toppers with "
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'' (2020), "
All Too Well (10 Minute Version) "All Too Well" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Its five-minute version is part of her fourth studio album, '' Red'' (2012), whereas its re-recording and uncut 10-minute version is part of her second re-recorded album, ' ...
"—the longest song to reach number one in history—from ''
Red (Taylor's Version) ''Red (Taylor's Version)'' is the second re-recorded album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Released via Republic Records on November 12, 2021, as a part of Swift's countermeasure against the purchase of the masters of her back cat ...
'' (2021), and "
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" from ''
Midnights ''Midnights'' is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 21, 2022, via Republic Records. Announced at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, the album marks Swift's first body of new work since her 2020 ...
'' (2022). With ''Midnights'', Swift became the first artist to monopolize the entire top 10 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Besides material for her records, Swift has recorded songs for film soundtracks including her first number-one Canadian single "
Today Was a Fairytale "Today Was a Fairytale" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Produced by Swift and Nathan Chapman, it was released on January 19, 2010, by Big Machine Records as a single from the corresponding soundtra ...
" for ''
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'' (2010), the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top-30 entries " Safe & Sound" featuring
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and " Eyes Open" for ''The Hunger Games'' (2012), and the international top-five single "
I Don't Wanna Live Forever "I Don't Wanna Live Forever", alternatively titled "I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)", is a song recorded by English singer Zayn and American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for the soundtrack to the 2017 film '' Fifty Shades Dark ...
" with Zayn for '' Fifty Shades Darker'' (2017).


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See also

* List of ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones * List of artists who have achieved simultaneous number-one single and album in the United States *
List of artists who have achieved simultaneous UK and US number-one hits A number of artists have achieved either simultaneous number one singles or albums on the official charts in the UK and the US ( ''Billboard'' in the United States and the Official Charts Company from the United Kingdom, also the BPI). , twelve ...


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Official website

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