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The artist has been presented with the award six total times her career for her record-breaking streaming, physical, and digital sales <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n\tTaylor Swift<\/a> is at the top of the IFPI Global Artist Chart for a fourth year in a row. The singer-songwriter has been named Biggest-Selling Global Artist of the Year 2025, an award recognizing her record-breaking accomplishments in streaming as well as physical and digital sales. It marks her sixth time receiving the honor. <\/p>\n \n\tThe International Federation of the Phonographic Industry credits the release of Swift\u2019s 12th studio album,\u00a0The Life of a Showgirl,\u00a0<\/em>and the documentary series\u00a0The End of an Era\u00a0<\/em>with driving global engagement from fans. The record debuted at Number One on the Billboard 200 in October 2025. It has spent a total of 12 weeks in the top slot, while singles \u201cOpalite\u201d and \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d have made themselves at home on the Hot 100.<\/p>\n \n\tSwift also saw a boost in streams in 2025 after she regained control <\/a>of her recorded music catalog six years after her old label,\u00a0Big Machine\u00a0Label Group,\u00a0sold it to Scooter Braun\u2019s Ithaca Holdings<\/a>.\u00a0For the first time in years, fans were able to listen to the non-Taylor\u2019s Version <\/em>recordings of her albums completely guilt-free. Reputation<\/em>, in particular, saw a 1,184 percent increase in album sales and a 125 percent increase in streaming, equivalent to 34.75 million streams, when Swift broke the news.<\/p>\n