She's one of the biggest, if not the biggest, thing in country music. Wednesday night her accomplishments were celebrated in Nashville. Scott Borchetta signed Taylor to Big Machine Records in 2006 and he says, "The 18 months of our lives known as the 'Fearless' era have been history-making, euphoric and triumphant. The sales, the airplay, the accolades and the awards have all just been incredible. But most important to me is that my friend Taylor and her collective team of family, record label, management and her road family continue to raise the bar with work ethic, achievement and enjoyment. Dreams do come true."
Here's the staggering list of feats by a young woman who just turned 20.
Taylor Swift Milestones Celebrated at Wednesday's event:
- More than 13 Million in total record sales
More than 25 Million Digital Downloads
- The six-times Platinum Certifications of "Fearless"
"Fearless" as the number one selling album in the US in both 2008 and 2009
- The five-times Platinum Certifications of "Taylor Swift"
The number one and number two positions atop Nielsen's BDS 2009 Top Ten Most Played Songs char
t (all genres), with "You Belong With Me" and "Love Story"- The number one spots on both the 2009 Top Ten Artist Airplay chart (all genres) and the Top Ten Artist Internet Streams chart.
Swift's four most recent number one singles -- "Should've Said No," "Love Story," "White Horse," and "You Belong With Me"
They also recognized Fearless as the most-awarded album in the history of country music and Taylor said, "I never expected I would get to stand up at awards shows as much as I have over the last year for this album."
Yes, Fearless has won every album award in the country music genre!
And yet another award...The National Association of Recording Merchandisers Artist of the Year award. She'll get that one at the organization's finale dinner on May 17th in Chicago.