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- Taylor Swift released the single “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” in the US.
- Taylor Swift's single "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" sold 623,000 digital copies in its first week, breaking the record for the best-selling digital single by a female artist.
- "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, marking Taylor Swift's first-ever career number-one single on the chart. It also achieved widespread international peak positions.
- Taylor Swift released the single “Shake It Off”, which launched its dominance of the global charts.
- Taylor Swift took "Shake It Off" to No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song became a major international hit and also reached No. 1 in nine other countries, including Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
- Taylor Swift was named Billboard Woman of the Year for the second time on October 10, 2014. She became the first artist to receive the award twice. The honor recognizes women whose success, leadership and innovation influence the music industry.
- At the MTV Video Music Awards, she won Video of the Year for “Bad Blood.”
- Taylor Swift deleted her Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and personal YouTube accounts. Three days later, she began posting videos featuring a snake as a teaser for her confrontational song “Look What You Made Me Do,” which was released on August 25.
- Taylor Swift began a two-week run at No. 1 on the UK singles chart with “Look What You Made Me Do”.
- During the Reputation Tour, Taylor Swift headlined at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, where Tim McGraw and Faith Hill joined her on stage for a performance of her landmark country hit “Tim McGraw”.
- Taylor Swift publicly expressed her political views for the first time by endorsing two Democratic candidates in Tennessee and urging her 112 million Instagram followers to vote. Vote.org subsequently recorded a significant increase in voter registrations.
- Taylor Swift released her seventh studio album “Lover” through Republic Records, her first album after ending her partnership with her former label Big Machine Records. The optimistic-sounding record contrasted with her previous album “Reputation”. All 18 tracks entered the Billboard Hot 100, setting a record for the number of songs by a female artist simultaneously on the chart. The album reached number one in 20 countries around the world, including Australia, Canada, Mexico, Norway, Sweden and the UK, and became her sixth US number-one album on the Billboard chart.
- According to material published by Billboard, Taylor Swift equaled Elvis Presley’s number of Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. “Lover” moved from No. 19 to No. 10 and became her 25th Top 10 hit.
- Taylor Swift reached number one on the UK albums chart with her seventh studio album, Lover.
- Taylor Swift reached No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 with her seventh studio album Lover. The album also reached No. 1 in 19 other countries, including the UK, Canada and Australia.
- Taylor Swift reached No. 1 on the UK album chart with her eighth studio album, “Folklore.” The album reached No. 1 in 16 countries.
- Taylor Swift became the first artist in history whose album and lead single simultaneously debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. charts. The album “Folklore” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and the song “Cardigan” topped the Billboard Hot 100. “Folklore” also became her seventh consecutive No. 1 album.
- The album Folklore broke Spotify's record for the most streams of an album by a female artist on its first day of release.
- Taylor Swift was at No. 1 on the US album chart with her eighth studio album Folklore, which was unexpectedly released in July during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Taylor Swift gave her truck drivers on the Eras Tour an extraordinary $100,000 bonus each in recognition of their work. Total bonuses reportedly exceeded $55 million for performers and crew members.
- The concert film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour opened in US theaters. It featured footage from three concerts in Los Angeles the previous August. US advance ticket sales generated a record $37 million on the first day and exceeded $100 million worldwide. The film became the highest-grossing concert film of all time, with worldwide box-office revenue of $267.1 million.
- Three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna were canceled because of a potential security threat. The shows were scheduled as part of her Eras Tour at Ernst Happel Stadium.
- Taylor Swift, whose wealth was estimated at $1.6 billion, became the world's richest female musician according to Forbes, overtaking Rihanna. The Eras Tour contributed significantly to her wealth and became the first tour in history to gross more than $1 billion.
- Taylor Swift announced her engagement to her partner Travis Kelce. She posted a photograph on Instagram showing the Kansas City Chiefs player proposing to her.
- Taylor Swift promoted her latest album The Life Of A Showgirl with an exceptionally extensive marketing campaign that encouraged fans to discover musical clues hidden behind orange doors in 12 cities around the world.
- Taylor Swift's album The Life of a Showgirl achieved the biggest opening week for an album in the UK in 2025. It sold 304,000 copies in its first three days, more than her previous two studio albums The Tortured Poets Department and Midnights.