Superstar Taylor Swift’s classic numbers in 2023
From being named “Person of the Year” to the Eras Tour becoming the highest-grossing music tour ever, the hitmaker seems to have taken herself to new heights in terms of performance. the success of a superstar.
Within a year, Swift rocked the stage in 24 different cities, reached billionaire status, became the most streamed artist on Spotify with more than 26.1 billion streams, and had 44 songs on the chart. Billboard ‘s Hot100 chart and her film Eras Tour grossed more than $250 million globally.
Taylor Swift achieved billionaire status in 2023 largely thanks to the huge success of the “Eras Tour”. Photo: Getty for TAS Rights Management
However, if those numbers themselves aren’t enough to convince you, take it from Swift itself.
“It feels like the breakthrough moment in my career happened at the age of 33. And for the first time in my life, I was mentally tough enough to cope with everything that happened” – music star pop told Time magazine earlier this month about her success.
“This is the proudest and happiest I’ve ever felt, and the most creatively fulfilled and free I’ve ever had,” Taylor Swift continued.
Now move on to learn more about Swift’s year by the numbers.
Released 2 albums
When Swift announced that she would be re-releasing her old albums, she probably didn’t expect them to break new ground.
Photo: AP
In 2023, Swift released the album Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) – originally released in 2010 – as well as 1989 (Taylor’s Version) , which she dropped in 2014 and won Album of the Year at the Grammys.
While the 1989 original is considered one of Swift’s best albums, Taylor’s Version outsold the original in its first week of release.
Along with the two albums, Swift also released the song You’re Losing Me – a song in her album – Midnights (2022).
Even though they were released nearly 10 years ago, both albums topped the charts. Photo: AP
Swift’s decision to release the song – which is said to detail her split from Joe Alwyn – came as a shock to many fans as she had previously limited the song to a physical-only deluxe edition. of the album.
66 shows in Eras Tour
Taylor Swift kicked off her Eras Tour in March 2023 and took the stage almost every weekend through November – breaking many records along the way.
Concerts often last more than 3 hours, featuring 44 songs from her 10 albums, 16 outfit changes and millions of friendship bracelets.
Lucky fans got to hear Swift sing live at 66 stops on her “Eras Tour”. Getty Photos
The show not only left a lasting impact on fans, but also on the entire US economy – which saw a $5.7 billion increase thanks to fan spending.
106 award nominations
During the past year, the Man singer was nominated for 106 awards globally and she won more than half of them.
Specifically, Swift won her 12th Grammy Award for Best Music Video – she is nominated for 6 more in 2024 – and also her 4th Golden Globe nomination.
Although she has yet to win a film award, Swift will have another chance to win a statuette in 2024 for the film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour .
The “Midnights” singer also won his 12th Grammy of 2023. Photo: Getty Images
In addition to her success at this year’s awards shows, Swift also wore some of her best red carpet looks — including a crystal-covered hooded jumpsuit at the iHeartRadio Music Awards and a two-piece Extremely sexy blue piece at the Grammy Awards.
Over 24 nights out in New York City
Even though Swift has spent a lot of time traveling around the world this year, she still calls New York City home and has been making the most of her time there in her free time.
3 relationships
Swift announced her split from longtime boyfriend Joe Alwyn sometime in early 2023 after six years of dating – but the news wasn’t announced until April.
After their split, Swift had a brief romance with The 1975’s Matty Healy.
However, their romance quickly fell apart between Swift after about a month.
Swift and Joe Alwyn broke up earlier this year. Photo: TheImageDirect.com
However, everything changed when NFL star Travis Kelce attended one of Swift’s Eras Tour concerts in July.
After the concert, the Kansas City Chiefs player revealed on his “New Heights” podcast that he tried, and failed, to give Swift his phone number.
Despite the initial coldness, one of the couple’s mutual friends somehow convinced Swift to give Kelce a chance and the couple has been going strong ever since.
Although they initially kept their romance private, these two have since become very proud and very publicly supportive of each other – with Swift attending Kelce’s soccer games while he plays football. Go see your lover perform on stage.
Swift then briefly dated Matty Healy but the couple went their separate ways after a month. Photo: GC Images
In fact, those close to the couple believe Swift may even have found her “number one” boyfriend.
Swift confirmed her romance with Kelce when she appeared at the NFL star’s game against the Chicago Bears in late September 2023.
Outside of her weeks on tour, the 12-time Grammy Award-winning singer quickly became a staple in the stands at Arrowhead Stadium as she appeared to cheer on Kelce during his nine games of the season.
Then Swift seemingly found love with Travis Kelce. Photo: nstagram/patty_cuts
Swift has made game day look like a runway, always appearing with her signature red lips, striped miniskirts and various Chiefs sweatshirts over the weeks.
At least 100 flights on private jets
From traveling between stops on her global tour to visiting her boyfriend in the Midwest, Swift has spent a lot of time in the air throughout 2023.
Swift is the owner of two planes worth millions of dollars, including the Dassault Falcon 7X – her largest jet that can carry up to 16 passengers, and the Dassault Falcon 900 that can carry up to 12 people.
Swift’s busy schedule forces her to constantly be on the road or in the air. Photo: GC Images
According to the plane tracking website JetSpy, the singer’s Falcon 7x has flown 97 times this year and her smaller plane has been used for 68 flights.
