On Dec. 13, 2023, Taylor Swift celebrated her 34th birthday. In 34 years, Swift has accomplished way more than an average person does in their entire lifetime. In honor of her birthday this year, here are 34 achievements Swift has accomplished throughout her career:
#1 Named Time’s 2023 Person of the Year.
#2 Awarded 12 total Grammys.
#3 Named 2023 Spotify Artist of the Year.
#4 Honored as one of the “Silence Breakers” in 2017 who were named as Time’s Person of the Year who inspired women to speak out about sexual assault.
#5 First woman to be recognized as a Time’s Person of the Year more than once.
#6 Broke the record for most Billboard No. 1 albums by a female artist.
#7 Awarded 40 total American Music Awards.
#8 Was the first female artist to have four albums in the Billboard Top 10 at the same time.
#9 Broke 117 Guinness World Records.
#10 Hosted her “Eras Tour,” which is the highest-grossing tour and the first tour to surpass $1 billion in profit.
#11 Set to perform 151 shows for her “Eras Tour” on five different continents.
#12 Awarded 39 total Billboard Music Awards.
#13 Released her first album, “Taylor Swift,” when she was just 16.
#14 Released 14 albums since the start of her career.
#15 So far, re-recorded four of the six albums she does not have ownership of, claiming them as her own.
#16 Had 13 total albums as the No. 1 album on the Billboard 200.
#17 Awarded 23 total MTV Video Music Awards.
#18 Written, directed and produced her film, “All Too Well: The Short Film.”
#19 Produced “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” a film documenting her “Era’s Tour.”
#20 Hosted six total tours for her fans, two of which were record-breaking U.S. stadium tours.
#21 Her lead single, “Anti-Hero,” reigned as the Number 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for eight continuous weeks.
#22 Self-directed 13 music videos.
#23 Starred in the Netflix documentary, “Miss Americana,” showcasing her backstage life.
#24 Written and released a total of 243 songs.
#25 Received 40 total American Music Awards.
#26 Won Artist of the Year seven of the nine times she was nominated for.
#27 Received an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degree from New York University.
#28 Spoke as the commencement speaker at the 2022 graduation ceremony at NYU.
#29 Hosted Saturday Night Live in 2009.
#30 Performed for an average of 72,000 spectators every night during the first leg of her “Eras Tour.”
#31 Became the youngest woman to be on Forbes’s 100 most powerful women list in 2015.
#32 Built a dedicated fandom who call themselves “Swifties.”
#33 Crafted a diverse discography, including a shift in genres.
#34 Impacted the lives of millions of fans.
Lucas Hiatt • Dec 18, 2023 at 1:37 pm
I feel that Taylor Swift’s relationship with two-time Super Bowl champion Travis Kelce is a notable achievement.
JD • Dec 20, 2023 at 9:29 am