Who released the album 1989?
Quick answer
1989 is the fifth studio album by Taylor Swift, released on October 27, 2014. Named after her birth year, it marked her full move from country to pop and featured hits like “Shake It Off,” “Blank Space” and “Bad Blood.” It won the Grammy for Album of the Year.
Hit singles
| Single | US Billboard Hot 100 peak |
|---|---|
| “Shake It Off” | No. 1 |
| “Blank Space” | No. 1 |
| “Style” | No. 6 |
| “Bad Blood” (feat. Kendrick Lamar) | No. 1 |
| “Wildest Dreams” | No. 5 |
Why “1989”?
Swift was born in 1989, and the album drew on the sounds of late-1980s synth-pop, which she has said inspired her.
Awards and sales
- Grammy Award for Album of the Year (2016), making Swift the first woman to win that award twice as a lead artist (her first was for Fearless). She later became the first artist to win it four times.
- It sold about 1.3 million copies in its first week in the US.
1989 (Taylor’s Version)
After a dispute over the ownership of her early recordings, Swift began re-recording her first six albums so she would own the new versions. 1989 (Taylor’s Version) came out on October 27, 2023, with five previously unreleased “From the Vault” songs. In 2025, she announced she had bought back the original masters of her first six albums.
Taylor Swift’s albums
- Taylor Swift (2006)
- Fearless (2008)
- Speak Now (2010)
- Red (2012)
- 1989 (2014)
- Reputation (2017)
- Lover (2019)
- Folklore (2020)
- Evermore (2020)
- Midnights (2022)
- The Tortured Poets Department (2024)
- The Life of a Showgirl (2025)
For another best-selling album by a female artist, see Adele’s 21. For Beyoncé’s landmark record, see Lemonade.
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