By now, Taylor Swift’s love of the quantity 13 is well-known.
“I was born on the 13th. I turned 13 on Friday the 13th. My first album went gold in 13 weeks. My first No. 1 song had a 13-second intro,” she informed Jay Leno again in 2009. “Every time I’ve won an award I’ve been seated in either the 13th seat, the 13th row, the 13th section or row M, which is the 13th letter. Basically, whenever a 13 comes up in my life, it’s a good thing.”
Swift has included the quantity in Easter eggs, hidden in album artwork and it even appeared to factor into her recent engagement to professional football player, Travis Kelce.
But there have been loads different essential numbers in her life.
Here are simply a few:
That’s how outdated Swift was when she signed her first file deal in 2005 with Big Machine Records.
Now, earlier than Swifties say “That wasn’t her first deal!,” it was her first recording deal. The contract she signed on the age of 14 with Sony/ATV was a songwriting/publishing deal. Swift resigned with them in 2016.
This was the 12 months she debuted her self-titled first album.
While the album dropped in October of that 12 months, Swift had already stirred pleasure as her first single, “Tim McGraw,” had hit nation radio that summer season.
“Fearless” racked up wins on the 2009 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards and the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards earlier than the next 12 months, when issues actually blew up.
In February 2010, the album gained finest nation album and Swift’s first album of the 12 months award on the 52nd Annual Grammys.
She was 20 years outdated.
The Grammy Awards have been good to Swift.
She’s gained 14 complete Grammys through the years, including a record-setting four album of the year trophies. Her most latest win was for “Midnights” in 2024.
Swift has 12 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Her success has helped Swift construct a giant and dependable fanbase, often known as the Swifties.
Her verified Instagram account had 282 million followers as of September 2025.
Swift’s viewers grew with her “Eras Tour,” which ran from March 2023 to December 2024.
There had been 149 exhibits in 21 nations throughout the globe, reportedly generating more than $2 billion in ticket sales.
Not solely was the tour a huge success, however the live performance movie, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” was additionally a hit. The movie earned $96 million at the box office in the US and Canada during its opening weekend.
Swift isn’t slowing down one bit.
Her latest album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” drops Friday and has a companion film, “Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl,” hitting theaters the identical day.
The movie reportedly made $15 million in pre-release ticket gross sales in simply the primary 24 hours.