Today, Taylor Swift is undoubtedly one of the most famous singers in the world. In the first half of her career, Taylor made a name for herself with country music, but she later changed her style and dabbled with various genres. From releasing her first record in 2006 to making her 10th studio album, Taylor has always remained a favorite. Totally, the American singer has sold more than 200 million records globally, making her one of the best-selling musicians of all time. Below, ưe have compiled the complete timeline of her rise to superstardom.

At the age of 13, a young but ambitious Taylor went to Nashville after growing anxious to do so from Pennsylvania due to her ‘obsession’ with country music. Her parents caved in and moved the family there after receiving an offer for a development record contract.

At the age of 16, Taylor releases her debut track, Tim McGraw, which Rolling Stone claims she co-wrote while working after school at Sony Music. The song tops the country music charts and makes it to the Billboard 100. That same year, she also publishes her self-titled first album, which quickly rises to the top of the country music charts.

Swift wins the Academy of Country Music Award for Best New Female Vocalist of the Year, the American Music Award for Favorite Country Female Artist, two CMT Music Awards, and is nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist but lost to Amy Winehouse.

In 2008, the incredibly gifted Taylor published her second album, Fearless. It established a record for the longest female country artist chart-topper on Billboard. Love Story, the album's debut song, was a fan favourite that solidified Taylor Swift's place in the pop world. It spent 36 weeks on the Billboard chart. Love Story garnered several accolades, including Song of the Year at the BMI's Country Awards.

Although it would not generally be considered a highlight, this was the beginning of Taylor Swift and Kanye West's troubled relationship. He stopped her halfway through on stage during her acceptance speech for winning Best Female Video to advocate for Beyoncé's Single Ladies video, which he thought ought to have won. This incident marked the beginning of their epic, ten-year animosity.

At the 52nd Grammy Awards, Taylor received her first well-deserved Grammy. For her song White Horse, she received the Best Female Country Vocal Performance award. On that day, she additionally won three Grammys for Best Country Song, Best Country Album for Fearless, and finally, the coveted Album of the Year award.

The third studio album by Taylor Swift, Speak Now, which won Favorite Country Album at the American Music Awards, is made available. In Guinness World Records, it also holds the title of Fastest Selling Digital Album by a Female Artist. Two Grammy Awards went to Mean, the best-performing song from the Speak Now album. The Speak Now World Tour, Taylor's debut worldwide headlining tour, also began.

With her first acting role in the 2010 Valentine's Day, Taylor Swift demonstrated that she is a woman of many skills. The movie, in which she portrayed Felicia Miller, followed several individuals as they navigated their romantic relationships and hurdles on Valentine's Day. She was also included in Time's 2010 list of the 100 Most Influential People.

With tracks like We Are Never Getting Back Together and I Knew You Were Trouble, her fourth album Red signals a break from her country sound. It was her first album to debut at the top of the UK Album Chart. The album's debut song, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, was released in 2012. Swift's debut single reached the top spot on the US Billboard Hot 100.

The first stop of Taylor's Red global tour sees her wearing a red sequin jacket and top hat. The singer-songwriter started her Red World Tour in 2013. She made history by being the first female performer to sell out Sydney's Allianz Stadium during this tour.

Taylor's album 1989 marks the release of her biggest album to date, along with the lead song Shake It Off, which reaches the top of the charts. Her second US Billboard Hot 100 Number 1 hit, Shake It Off, wins a ton of positive critical praise and peaked at Number 2 on the UK Singles Chart.

She embarks on her global tour for 1989 and makes it a point to bring out a special guest at practically every performance. She performs songs like Smelly Cat with Phoebe from Friends and Satisfaction with Mick Jagger in Nashville. She also invites celebrities who don't sing, such as Julia Roberts, Ellen DeGeneres, and Kobe Bryant. 1989 is the highest-grossing tour ever as a result of how popular everything gets.

Release of Taylor Swift's legendary, A-list-filled Bad Blood music video, which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The big video featured her star-studded friendship group, including Selena Gomez, Cara Delevingne, and Jessica Alba, and it made quite a stir when it made its debut on the Billboard Music Awards before going viral right away.

Taylor received three Grammy Awards in 2016. With Bad Blood, she received Best Music Video, and 1989, her Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year nominations. She made history by being the first woman to twice win Album of the Year. When receiving her award, she seems to take a subtle shot at Kanye West, with whom she is currently embroiled in a new quarrel after a brief reconciliation following the 2009 VMA fiasco.

In 2016, Taylor was recognized by Forbes magazine as the highest-paid singer after raking in $170 million in a single year from her tour, record, and endorsement deals with companies like Diet Coke and Apple.

Taylor Swift deletes all of her social media accounts, including her personal YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. She starts teasing the release of her blistering song Look What You Made Me Do with a video of a snake three days later.

After an infamous Instagram deletion and subsequent redesign before its introduction, the album Reputation was released. Reputation became the incredibly gifted singer's third Number 1 album in the UK and her fifth Number 1 album on the Billboard 200. Tailor made music history by selling 1.2 million copies of her album in its first week, making her the first artist to do so.

A documentary called Miss Americana (2020) is about her life and work. In 2020, without much fanfare, she published Folklore. Swift's eighth studio album, a departure from her earlier pop-inspired work, received plaudits for its contemplation and restraint and won the Grammy for album of the year.

With Folklore and its lead single Cardigan dominating the music charts, Taylor becomes the first artist in history to debut at Number 1 on both the Hot 100 and US album charts. Later at the American Music Awards, the Love Story star bagged home Artist of the Year, the third in a row.