Happy 36th birthday to the iconic Taylor Swift.
The 14x Grammy-winning superstar, who debuted in 2006, has taken the world by storm era after era, and record after record. Her impact has ranged from her songwriting talents, which landed her a Songwriter Hall of Fame nomination in her first year of eligibility, to the phenomenon of the Eras Tour, which is the highest-grossing tour of all time. She is the first artist in history to hold the entire Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 multiple times, which no other artist has done once. She was named TIME’s Person of the Year in 2023 and, this year, broke the record for biggest album opening in Billboard 200 history when her twelfth studio album opened at four million units. She also gained ownership to her first six albums and now fully owns her entire discography, which boasts four Album of the Year wins — the most for any singer ever.
TIME’s Person of the Year through the years:
2025: The Architects of AI
2024: Donald Trump
2023: Taylor Swift
2022: Volodymyr Zelensky & The Spirit of Ukraine
2021: Elon Musk
2020: Joe Biden & Kamala Harris
2019: Greta Thunberg
2018: The Guardians & The War on Truth
2017: The Silence Breakers (Me Too)
2016: Donald Trump
2015: Angela Merkel
2014: Ebola Fighters
2013: Pope Francis
2012: Barack Obama
2011: The Protester
2010: Mark Zuckerberg
2009: Ben Bernanke
2008: Barack Obama
2007: Vladimir Putin
2006: You
2005: The Good Samaritans
2004: George W. Bush
2003: The American Soldier
2002: The Whistleblowers
2001: Rudy Giuliani
2000: George W. Bush