Taylor Swift Made History This Week
It's no secret that pop sensation Taylor Swift is one of the most popular artists on the planet. But this week, she reached a historic milestone that no other woman in the history of music has ever reached.
On Thursday, Pop Base announced that Taylor Swift's album Folklore had officially eclipsed 10 billion streams on Spotify, becoming her third album to achieve this milestone, along with Lover and Midnights.
While that's obviously impressive even without context, it's not just impressive – it's actually historic.
As Pope Base points out, Taylor is now the first female artist in Spotify history with three different albums eclipsing 10 billion streams.
Taylor Swift is the first female artist in Spotify history to have three albums surpass 10 billion streams:
— Pop Base (@PopBase) May 22, 2025
• Lover
• Midnights
• folklore pic.twitter.com/reeMjERSMt
That's actually not the only historic Taylor Swift news from this week, either.
Earlier this week, the pop sensation officially passed Pink Floyd on the list of the best-selling artists of all time, which puts her No. 7 on the list, behind only six legendary artists – The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Queen, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, and The Beatles. Taylor Swift is the youngest artist in the top 40.
Given her current trajectory, it's likely that Swift will soon surpass Madonna on the list to become the best-selling female artist of all time, and she has not yet even reached her 40th birthday.
Clearly, Swift is not only one of the most popular artists on the planet right now, but she's one of the most popular artists of all time.