Taylor Swift albums discography

For singles and other songs by Swift, see Taylor Swift singles discography.

Taylor Swift albums discography
Taylor Swift onstage dressed in a rhinestoned bodysuit
Swift performing on the Eras Tour in 2023
Studio albums11
EPs5
Live albums4
Re-recorded albums4
Compilations32
Box set1

The American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has released 11 original studio albums, 4 re-recorded albums, 5 extended plays (EPs), and 4 live albums. She has sold 114 million album-equivalent units worldwide,[1] 51 million of which are certified in the United States.[2] In terms of pure sales, she has tallied 46.6 million albums in the United States and 7 million albums in the United Kingdom.[3][4] On the US Billboard 200, as of August 2024, she has accumulated 14 number-one albums—seven of which sold one million first-week copies,[5] and 84 weeks at number one—more than any other solo act.[6]

Swift signed a recording contract with Big Machine Records in 2005 and released six albums under the label. Her self-titled debut album (2006) spent more weeks on the US Billboard 200 chart than any other album in the 2000s decade,[7] and her second studio album, Fearless (2008), was the only album from the same decade to spend one year in the top 10 of the Billboard 200.[8] Fearless was Swift's first album to top the charts in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.[9] Her next studio albums—Speak Now (2010), Red (2012), 1989 (2014), and Reputation (2017)—all reached number one on the Billboard 200, and each of them sold over one million US first-week copies.[10] All four albums reached number one in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand;[11][12] and the latter three all reached number one in the United Kingdom.[12]

Under a recording contract with Republic Records signed in 2018,[13] Swift has released five original studio albums—Lover (2019), Folklore (2020), Evermore (2020), Midnights (2022), and The Tortured Poets Department (2024)[14]—all of them peaked atop the Billboard 200.[5] Lover was Swift's first to reach number one in Spain[15] and Sweden,[16] and Midnights and The Tortured Poets Department each sold one million first-week copies in the United States;[5] the latter broke the record for the highest single-week vinyl sales.[17] All of these albums reached number one in Australia, Canada,[11] Ireland,[18] New Zealand,[12] and the United Kingdom.[12]

Swift's departure from Big Machine resulted in a dispute over the ownership of her first six studio albums in 2019, which prompted her to re-record them. She has released four re-recorded albums—Fearless (Taylor's Version) (2021), Red (Taylor's Version) (2021), Speak Now (Taylor's Version) (2023), and 1989 (Taylor's Version) (2023)—all of which reached number one in Australia, Canada,[11] Ireland,[18] New Zealand,[12] the United Kingdom,[19] and the United States.[20] Fearless (Taylor's Version) was the first re-recorded album to top the Billboard 200,[21] and 1989 (Taylor's Version) sold over a million US first-week copies.[22] With 1989 (Taylor's Version), Swift became the first artist to have the best-selling US album of a calendar year seven times, after Fearless (2009), 1989 (2014), Reputation (2017), Lover (2019), Folklore (2020), and Midnights (2022).[23]

  1. ^ Copsey, Rob (May 9, 2021). "Taylor Swift to receive BRITs Global Icon award". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on October 11, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Top Artists (Albums)". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  3. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (December 11, 2019). "Billboard Woman of the Decade Taylor Swift: 'I Do Want My Music to Live On'". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  4. ^ Copsey, Rob (August 22, 2019). "Taylor Swift's Official Top 20 biggest singles in the UK revealed". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on March 21, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Caulfield, Keith (April 28, 2024). "Taylor Swift Makes Historic Debut at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With The Tortured Poets Department". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 28, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  6. ^ Caulfield, Keith (August 18, 2024). "Taylor Swift's Tortured Poets Department Hits 15th Week Atop Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  7. ^ Trust, Gary (October 29, 2009). "Chart Beat Thursday: Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw Linked Again". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 7, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  8. ^ Grein, Paul (January 15, 2010). "Chart Watch Extra: A Full Year In The Top 10". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
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  10. ^ Caulfield, Keith (November 20, 2017). "Taylor Swift's Reputation Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
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  13. ^ Wang, Amy X. (November 19, 2018). "Taylor Swift's New Record Deal Affects Thousands of Other Musicians". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  14. ^ Brandle, Lars (April 18, 2024). "Taylor Swift's 2 a.m. Surprise Is a Secret Double Album of Tortured Poets: Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
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  17. ^ Dailey, Hannah (May 2, 2024). "The Tortured Poets Department: All the Records Taylor Swift's New Album Has Broken (So Far)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
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  21. ^ Shafer, Ellise (April 18, 2021). "Taylor Swift Logs Third No. 1 Album in Less Than a Year With Fearless (Taylor's Version)". Variety. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021 – via MSN.
  22. ^ Caulfield, Keith (November 5, 2023). "Taylor Swift's 1989 (Taylor's Version) Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With Biggest Week in Nearly a Decade". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  23. ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 10, 2024). "Morgan Wallen's One Thing at a Time Is Luminate's Top Album of 2023 in U.S." Billboard. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.