Taylor

Taylor Swift may be the most unique of pop stars: an artist capable of effortlessly bridge the gap between pop and country music, conquering the globe. Swift let go of the influences from her country music in the sense that they had been added as an extra layer of skin and revealed she was among the finest singers/songwriters from her generation. Swift could make the moment personal or harness it for her benefit. The skills she displayed could be seen in her earliest tracks, notably the neodue Tim McGraw. But on her sophomore album Fearless which came out in 2008, Swift was able to discover the person she was and reach an audience that was large. Fearless was hugely popular not only in the United States which is where the Top Ten singles Love Story and Belong with Me helped it to break six platinum records however, it also swept the world. The album was particularly successful across Canada, Australia as well as the U.K. Swift managed to build upon her progress with Speak Now almost two year after. Swift's popularity grew throughout her three subsequent albums - Red (2012) 1989 (2014) and Reputation (2017). Swift had now established herself in an industry she felt was hers to be. In the end, when she refocused her music with the stripped-down releases of 2020, folklore, and Evermore but she was still on top. The position was defended by re-recordings from her past catalog as well as Midnights, her synth-heavy chart-topping 2022 album.