Taylor Alison Swift is born at 8:36AM Wednesday, December 13, 1989 in Wyomissing, a suburb of Reading, Pennsylvania.
Taylor learns how to play guitar from a local computer repair man. Inspiring her to write her first song “Lucky You”.
Taylor and her family move to Hendersonville, Tennessee so she can pursue a career in country music.
Taylor’s first single “Tim McGraw” is released
Taylor Swift, her self-titled first album, is released by Big Machine Records. The album sold 39,000 copies during its first week of release.
Oct. 24, 2006
The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection - EP, or simply The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection, is released exclusively at Target.
October 14, 2007
Taylor Swift was honored as Songwriter/Artist of the Year by the Nashville Songwriters Association International
October 16, 2007
Taylor’s single “Love Story” is released became the second-best-selling country single of all time, peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
September, 12, 2008
Swift’s second album, Fearless, is released. Swift wrote and/or co-wrote every song on the album in addition to co-producing it.
November 11, 2008
Taylor Swift makes her debut appearance as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live. She returns on Nov. 7, 2009 as both host and musical guest.
January 10, 2009
Swift made her primetime television acting debut, as Haley Jones, on CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "Turn, turn, turn" on March 5, 2009 in the U.S. and Canada.
March 5, 2009
Taylor Swift's acceptence speech for winning the award for Best Female Video ("You Belong with Me") is famously interupted by Kayne West.
September 13, 2009
Swift wins four Grammy Awards: Fearless was named Album of the Year and Best Country Album, while "White Horse" was named Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance. She is the youngest ever artist to win Album of the Year.
January 31, 2010
Swift made her feature film acting debut in the 2010 romantic comedy Valentine's Day.
February 12, 2010
Taylor’s third album, Speak Now, is released. This marks the first time she independently wrote every song on a single album, while also co-producing it. Speak Now has sold over 5 million copies worldwide.
October 25, 2010
Taylor Swift releases "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," the lead single off of her fourth studio album, Red. The single becomes the first in Swift's career to peak at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
August 13, 2012
Swift releases her fourth studio album, Red. The album's lead single, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", becomes Swift's first number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
October 22, 2012
Swift is nominated for “Best Original Song” at the 70th Golden Globes for her song “Safe & Sound” from The Hunger Games soundtrack.
January 13, 2013
The Red Tour starts in Omaha, Neb. During a stop on the tour in Sydney, Australia, Swift sells out the Allianz Stadium (with an at-capacity crowd of 40,900 fans), making her the first female artist in history to do so
March 13, 2013
The Nashville Songwriters Association's Songwriter/Artist Award went to Swift for the sixth consecutive year.
October 9, 2013
Taylor releases her fifth album, 1989. She describes it as her first “official” pop album release. 1989 sold 1,287,000 copies in the U.S. during the first week of release, selling more copies in its opening week than any album in the previous 12 years.
October 27, 2014
Swift became the first woman in the Billboard Hot 100's 56-year history to succeed herself at the top spot with the release of 1989's second single, "Blank Space".
November 10, 2014
The premiere of Swift's epic star-studded video for “Bad Blood” (which debuted on the Billboard Music Awards) helps lift the song to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
June 6, 2015
Taylor debuted an documentary on The 1989 World Tour which premiered exclusively on Apple Music. The film captures Taylor’s entire performance from Sydney with never seen footage filmed backstage and during rehearsals with surprise musical and special guests.
December 20, 2015
Swift shows off her rap skills as she rhymes along to Drake and Future‘s “Jumpman” in the latest spot for Apple Music.
April 1, 2016
Taylor adorns the cover of the 2016 May issue of Vogue magazine, marking her third such appearence. Along to showcasing Swift's new look, they sat down to chat through 73 questions.
April 14, 2016