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- Feb 18, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
IFPI Names Taylor Swift Global Recording Artist of 2025 for a Record Sixth Time
- IFPI named Taylor Swift the Official Biggest-Selling Global Artist of the Year 2025 on 18 February 2026[1]
- It is her sixth win (after 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024) and fourth in a row, as many as all other artists combined over the past ten years[1][3]
- IFPI credited The Life of a Showgirl and the tour documentary The End of an Era; the award counts sales and streams of an artist's whole catalogue worldwide[1]
- Stray Kids placed second, their highest ever, and Bad Bunny fifth; Drake and Billie Eilish also made the top five[1][3]
- The Life of a Showgirl was also the world's best-selling album of 2025, with 6.05 million pure copies[2]
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- [1]90%ifpi.org/taylor-swift-named-ifpis-official-biggest-selling-global-artist-of-the-year-for-a-sixth-timeifpi.org· Posted Sep 28, 2026· Starts Feb 18, 2026 ✓· 41% of score
IFPI's release: '18 February 2026 - Taylor Swift has been confirmed by IFPI ... as the Official Biggest-Selling Global Artist of the Year 2025', published at 15:00 UTC.
- [2]75%The Life of a Showgirlen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 28, 2026· 41% of score
The Life of a Showgirl was the global best-selling album of 2025, with 6.05 million pure copies sold.[1]
- [3]88%Taylor Swift Named IFPI's Biggest-Selling Global Artist in 2025, Her Fourth Year in a Rowbillboard.com· Published Feb 18, 2026· 18% of score
Swift leads IFPI's[1] rankings for a sixth time overall, ahead of Stray Kids, Drake, Billie Eilish and Bad Bunny.
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