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'{{short description|2006 studio album by Taylor Swift}} {{Good article}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Use American English|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox album | name = Taylor Swift | type = studio | artist = [[Taylor Swift]] | cover = Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift.png | caption = Standard cover{{NoteTag|This cover was used for the standard and 2008 editions of the album. The 2007 deluxe edition features a different image of Swift.}} | border = yes | alt = A portrait of Swift with wavy blonde hair against a blue-and-green background | recorded = 2005<!-- cited in prose, do NOT change unless a reliable source is provided --> | released = {{start date|2006|10|24}} | studio = *Castles *[[Quad Studios Nashville|Quad]] *Sound Cottage *[[Sound Emporium Studios|Sound Emporium]] (Nashville, Tennessee) | genre = [[Country music|Country]] | length = 40:28 | label = [[Big Machine Records|Big Machine]] | producer = * [[Nathan Chapman (record producer)|Nathan Chapman]] * [[Robert Ellis Orrall]] | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = [[The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection]] | next_year = 2007 | misc = {{singles | name = Taylor Swift | type = studio | single1 = [[Tim McGraw (song)|Tim McGraw]] | single1date = June 19, 2006 | single2 = [[Teardrops on My Guitar]] | single2date = February 20, 2007 | single3 = [[Our Song]] | single3date = September 4, 2007 | single4 = [[Picture to Burn]] | single4date = February 3, 2008 | single5 = [[Should've Said No]] | single5date = May 19, 2008 }} }} '''''Taylor Swift''''' is the debut studio album by the American singer-songwriter [[Taylor Swift]]. Under the [[Big Machine Records]] imprint, it was released in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] on October 24, 2006, and elsewhere on March 18, 2008. Relocating from [[Pennsylvania]] to [[Nashville, Tennessee]], Swift signed with [[Sony/ATV Music Publishing|Sony/ATV Tree Music Publishing]] at 14 to write songs for the album. Her contract with Big Machine in 2005 enabled her to work with the producer [[Nathan Chapman (record producer)|Nathan Chapman]] during her [[freshman]] year of high school. Of the 11 tracks that made the album, Swift wrote three by herself and the rest with [[Robert Ellis Orrall]], Brian Maher, [[Angelo Petraglia]], and [[Liz Rose]]. Inspired by her outlook on life as a teenager, the lyrics address romantic relationships, friendships, and security. A [[Country music|country]] album, ''Taylor Swift'' incorporates acoustic instruments such as guitars, [[Banjo|banjos]], and [[Fiddle|fiddles]], and its songs feature [[Pop music|pop]] and [[pop rock]] elements. Five songs were released as [[single (music)|singles]]; "[[Our Song]]" and "[[Should've Said No]]" peaked atop [[Hot Country Songs]], and "[[Teardrops on My Guitar]]" charted on [[Pop Songs]]. Swift embarked on a six-month radio tour in 2006 and opened tours for other country artists throughout 2006–2007. By promoting her album via the social networking site [[Myspace]], she reached a younger audience relative to country music's middle-age demographics. In mainstream reviews of ''Taylor Swift'', critics praised its accessible sounds with [[Crossover music|crossover]] appeal and Swift's earnest depictions of adolescent feelings. The album was nominated for [[Academy of Country Music Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] at the [[43rd Academy of Country Music Awards|2008 Academy of Country Music Awards]]. In the United States, ''Taylor Swift'' spent 24 weeks at number one on [[Top Country Albums]], became the longest-charting album of the 2000s decade on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], and made Swift the first female country artist to write or co-write every song on a [[RIAA certification|platinum-certified]] debut album. It also charted and received [[List of music recording certifications|certifications]] in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The [[Country pop|pop-oriented country]] production and autobiographical songwriting of ''Taylor Swift'' were a blueprint for Swift's next albums and an inspiration for other confessional singer-songwriters. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' featured it in their 2022 list of the 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time. == Background == [[Taylor Swift]] had an interest in the [[performing arts]] as a child. While acting in a children's musical theatre company, she developed a fondness for singing and would sing [[Country music|country]] songs on the company's [[karaoke]] machine during the cast parties.<ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine |last=Grigoriadis |first=Vanessa |date=March 5, 2009 |title=The Very Pink, Very Perfect Life of Taylor Swift |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/the-very-pink-very-perfect-life-of-taylor-swift-107451/ |url-access=limited |access-date=June 28, 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-date=January 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128093106/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/the-very-pink-very-perfect-life-of-taylor-swift-107451/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After watching a documentary about [[Faith Hill]], she felt sure she needed to move to [[Nashville, Tennessee]]—the center of country music<ref>{{cite web |date=September 2015 |title=Nashville Music Industry: Impact, Contribution and Cluster Analysis |url=https://www.riaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/nashville-music-industry-study.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218220049/https://www.riaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/nashville-music-industry-study.pdf |archive-date=December 18, 2017 |access-date=February 21, 2020 |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]}}</ref>—to become a country singer.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Diu |first=Nisha Lilia |date=April 3, 2011 |title=Taylor Swift: 'I Won't Do Sexy Shoots' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/8421110/Taylor-Swift-interview-I-wont-do-sexy-shoots.html |url-access= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506063028/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/8421110/Taylor-Swift-interview-I-wont-do-sexy-shoots.html |archive-date=May 6, 2013 |access-date=April 17, 2012 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> At 11, Swift broadened her performing capabilities by [[Opening act|opening]] for [[Charlie Daniels]] and singing the [[The Star-Spangled Banner|national anthem of the United States]] at local sports games.<ref name=":2" /> She traveled from her hometown in [[Pennsylvania]] to Nashville with her mother to pitch [[demo (music)|demo]] tapes of karaoke covers to [[Record label|record labels]] for a [[recording contract|contract]],<ref name="CMT 2008-11-26">{{cite web |date=November 26, 2008 |title=CMT Insider Interview: Taylor Swift (Part 1 of 2) |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1600309/cmt-insider-interview-taylor-swift-part-1-of-2/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123055134/http://www.cmt.com/news/1600309/cmt-insider-interview-taylor-swift-part-1-of-2/ |archive-date=January 23, 2015 |access-date=July 1, 2012 |website= |publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]}}</ref> but they rejected and told her that her music would not cater to country music's middle-aged demographic.<ref name="americansongwriter2">{{Cite news |last=Malec |first=Jim |author-link=Jim Malec |date=May 2, 2011 |title=Taylor Swift: The Garden In The Machine |url=https://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/05/taylor-swift-the-garden-in-the-machine/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510173906/http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/05/taylor-swift-the-garden-in-the-machine/ |archive-date=May 10, 2012 |access-date=May 21, 2012 |work=[[American Songwriter]]}}</ref>{{sfn|Spencer|2010|p=7}} The rejections made Swift become determined to distinguish herself from other aspiring country singers.<ref name="americansongwriter2" /> At 12, she started writing songs and learned to play the guitar with the help of a computer repairman who had fixed her family's computer.{{sfn|Spencer|2010|p=7}} Her performance of "[[America the Beautiful]]" at the [[2002 US Open (tennis)|2002 US Open]] caught the attention of Dan Dymtrow, a music manager who helped 13-year-old Swift get an [[artist development deal]] with [[RCA Records]] in Nashville.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 30, 2015 |title=Casting Call Hopefuls Ready To Shine |url=https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2015-06-30/us_open_casting_call_hopefuls_ready_for_their_time_to_shine.html |access-date=July 4, 2024 |publisher=[[United States Tennis Association]] |archive-date=September 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902130335/https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2015-06-30/us_open_casting_call_hopefuls_ready_for_their_time_to_shine.html |url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|Spencer|2010|p=12}} To assist Swift's artistic endeavors, her father transferred his job to Nashville, and her family relocated to the Nashville suburb of [[Hendersonville, Tennessee|Hendersonville]], where she enrolled in the [[Hendersonville High School (Tennessee)|local public high school]].{{Sfn|Spencer|2010|p=19}} == Development and conception == Under Dymtrow's management, Swift had early exposure to show business, including an advertising tie-in with [[Abercrombie & Fitch]], a music compilation CD with [[Maybelline]], and a 2004 appearance in [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|''Vanity Fair'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reinartz |first=Joe |date=October 12, 2010 |title=Swift Sued By Former Manager |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2010/10/12/swift-sued-by-former-manager/ |access-date=July 4, 2024 |website=[[Pollstar]] |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604231907/https://news.pollstar.com/2010/10/12/swift-sued-by-former-manager/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Around that time, she signed a publishing deal with [[Sony Music Publishing|Sony/ATV Publishing House]];<ref name="widdicombe1">{{Cite news |last=Widdicombe |first=Lizzie |date=October 10, 2011 |title=You Belong With Me |url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/10/10/you-belong-with-me |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724215447/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/10/10/you-belong-with-me |archive-date=July 24, 2014 |access-date=October 11, 2011 |newspaper=[[The New Yorker]]}}</ref> at 14, she was the youngest signee in the publishing company's history.<ref name="road to fame" /> Swift commuted from Hendersonville to Nashville every afternoon after class to practice writing with experienced [[Music Row]] songwriters.<ref name="garden3">{{Cite news |last=Malec |first=Jim |author-link=Jim Malec |date=May 2, 2011 |title=Taylor Swift: The Garden In The Machine |url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/05/taylor-swift-the-garden-in-the-machine/3/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807054922/http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/05/taylor-swift-the-garden-in-the-machine/3/ |archive-date=August 7, 2013 |access-date=May 21, 2012 |work=[[American Songwriter]] |page=3}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Preston |first=John |date=April 26, 2009 |title=Taylor Swift: The 19-Year-Old Country Music Star Conquering America – And Now Britain |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/5202294/Taylor-Swift-the-19-year-old-country-music-star-conquering-America-and-now-Britain.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105153224/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/5202294/Taylor-Swift-the-19-year-old-country-music-star-conquering-America-and-now-Britain.html |archive-date=January 5, 2012 |access-date=August 30, 2012 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> After one year on the development deal, Swift performed her self-written songs to the label executives, who decided to hold her off an official record deal and keep her in development until she was 18.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Kotb |first=Hoda |author-link=Hoda Kotb |date=May 31, 2009 |title=On Tour with Taylor Swift |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna31032270 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005101242/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/31032270/ns/dateline_nbc-newsmakers/t/tour-taylor-swift/ |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |access-date=July 1, 2012 |publisher=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> In a 2009 interview with ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', Swift recalled her leaving RCA: "I genuinely felt that I was running out of time. I'd written all these songs and I wanted to capture these years of my life on an album while they still represented what I was going through."<ref name=":0" /> Swift invited record label executives to her showcase concert at Nashville's [[Bluebird Café]] on November 3, 2004;<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Paulson |first1=Dave |last2=Alund |first2=Natalie Nesya |last3=Leimkuehler |first3=Matthew |last4=Tamburin |first4=Adam |date=November 24, 2019 |title=Taylor Swift vs. Big Machine: How Did We Get Here? |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/11/15/taylor-swift-vs-big-machine-how-did-we-get-here/4202070002/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=[[The Tennessean]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Kristen |date=May 16, 2019 |title=Taylor Swift (at Age 14!) Proved 'She Can Actually Work a Room' at Nashville Landmark Bluebird Café |url=https://people.com/country/bluebird-cafe-documentary-nashville-landmark/ |access-date=July 4, 2024 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |archive-date=January 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102133129/https://people.com/country/bluebird-cafe-documentary-nashville-landmark/ |url-status=live }}</ref> among the invitees were [[Scott Borchetta]], a music executive who had working experiences at [[MCA Nashville]] and [[DreamWorks Records]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Leonard |first=Devin |date=2014-11-14 |title=Taylor Swift Is the Music Industry |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-11-12/taylor-swift-and-big-machine-are-the-music-industry |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-07-04 |work=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |language= |archive-date=March 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313072511/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-11-12/taylor-swift-and-big-machine-are-the-music-industry |url-status=live }}</ref> At that time, Borchetta was planning to establish an [[independent record label]] that still needed financing. He offered to Swift and her parents that as soon as the label was set up, she would have a record deal with him.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> Two weeks later, Swift called Borchetta to accept the offer.<ref name=":3" /> The label was [[Big Machine Records]], who partnered with [[Universal Music Group]] for music distribution.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=July 25, 2007 |title=Getting to Know Taylor Swift |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/07/25/getting-know-taylor-swift/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-date=May 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524211942/https://ew.com/article/2007/07/25/getting-know-taylor-swift/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to Swift, she signed with Big Machine because the deal allowed her to write all songs that would feature in her albums.{{Sfn|Spencer|2010|p=21}} Her father purchased a three-percent [[equity (finance)|stake]] in the company.<ref name="Taylor in Wonderland">{{Cite magazine |last1=Hiatt |first1=Brian |date=October 25, 2012 |title=Taylor Swift in Wonderland |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-in-wonderland-180107/ |url-access=limited |access-date=June 28, 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209064602/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-in-wonderland-180107/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Of over 40 songs that Swift wrote for the album, 11 made the standard edition.{{Sfn|Spencer|2010|p=27}} Seven songs were co-written by [[Liz Rose]], who became an important collaborator and formed a lasting working relationship with Swift on later albums.{{sfn|Spencer|2010|p=19}} According to Rose, they had productive sessions because she respected Swift's vision and did not want to put her in the "Nashville cookie-cutter songwriting mold".<ref name="the star" /> [[Robert Ellis Orrall]] and [[Angelo Petraglia]] co-wrote "A Place in This World", and Brian Maher co-wrote "Mary's Song (Oh My My My)" with Rose. Three tracks—"The Outside", "[[Should've Said No]]", and "[[Our Song]]"—were written solely by Swift.<ref name="liner" /> The deluxe edition features three additional songs, co-written by Orrall, Petraglia, [[Brett James]], and [[Troy Verges]].{{sfn|Perone|2017|p=15}} After experimenting with different producers, Swift persuaded Big Machine to recruit [[Nathan Chapman (record producer)|Nathan Chapman]], who had produced her [[demo album]] in a "little shed" behind the Sony/ATV offices.<ref name="albuminfo">{{cite web |last=Morris |first=Edward |date=December 1, 2006 |title=When She Thinks 'Tim McGraw', Taylor Swift Savors Payoff: Hardworking Teen to Open for George Strait Next Year |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1546980/when-she-thinks-tim-mcgraw-taylor-swift-savors-payoff.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229194025/http://www.cmt.com/news/1546980/when-she-thinks-tim-mcgraw-taylor-swift-savors-payoff/ |archive-date=December 29, 2018 |access-date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]}}</ref> Big Machine was skeptical about hiring Chapman because he had never produced a commercially released studio album but conceded because Swift felt they had the "right chemistry".<ref name="albuminfo" /> Before approaching Chapman, Swift conceptualized how her songs should sound: "I know exactly where I want the hook to be and ... what instruments I want to use."{{sfn|Spencer|2010|p=27}} He has sole production credits on all songs but one, "The Outside", which credits Orrall as the producer and Chapman as an additional producer.<ref name="albuminfo" /> Recording took place for four months near the end of 2005.<ref name="albuminfo" /> When the recording and production wrapped, Swift had finished her [[freshman]] high-school year.{{sfn|Spencer|2010|p=28}} == Themes and lyrics == While Swift followed country music's confessional songwriting, she did not write about stereotypical themes that she described as "tractors and hay bales because that's not really the way I grew up".{{sfn|Spencer|2010|p=18}} She instead wrote about her observations and reflections on romantic relationships and friendships, striving to convey her teenage perspectives as honestly as possible.{{sfn|Spencer|2010|p=18–19}} To capture the immediate feelings, Swift wrote songs anytime and anywhere, from studio sessions to school breaks.{{sfn|Spencer|2010|p=19}} This practice resulted in straightforward lyrics, which ''The Daily Telegraph'' found to "[brim] with an earnest naiveté".<ref name="telegraph">{{cite web |last=Carson |first=Sarah |date=October 24, 2016 |title=The Story of Taylor Swift: 10 Years At the Top In Her Own Lyrics |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/taylor-swifts-10-years-at-the-top-in-her-own-lyrics/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124215817/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/taylor-swifts-10-years-at-the-top-in-her-own-lyrics/ |archive-date=November 24, 2016 |access-date=October 24, 2016 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> The songs on ''Taylor Swift'' are from the perspectives of an American small-town girl. Confined within settings like high-school hallways and rural backroads, the songs bring forth a contemplative and personal nature.<ref name="billboard best" /> Most tracks are about romantic relationships, some of which were based on observations.<ref name="garden3" /><ref name="albuminfo" /> "[[Tim McGraw (song)|Tim McGraw]]" was inspired by Swift's relationship with a senior boyfriend during her first year of high school. The song is about Swift's hope that the boyfriend, after ending the relationship and leaving for college, would reminisce about her every time he hears their mutual favorite [[Tim McGraw]] song; according to Swift, it was "[[Live Like You Were Dying|Can't Tell Me Nothin]]{{'-}}".<ref name="tim mcgraw">{{cite news |last=Yahr |first=Emily |date=June 16, 2016 |title=Taylor Swift's First Song Came Out 10 Years Ago. Here's What She Was Like as a Teen Songwriter |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/06/16/taylor-swifts-first-song-came-out-10-years-ago-heres-what-she-was-like-as-a-teen-songwriter/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326071202/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/06/16/taylor-swifts-first-song-came-out-10-years-ago-heres-what-she-was-like-as-a-teen-songwriter/ |archive-date=March 26, 2021 |access-date=February 25, 2021 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=November 12, 2007 |title=20 Questions with Taylor Swift |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1574118/20-questions-with-taylor-swift/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117085801/http://www.cmt.com/news/1574118/20-questions-with-taylor-swift/ |archive-date=November 17, 2014 |access-date=March 30, 2021 |website= |publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]}}</ref> "Stay Beautiful", addressed to a character named Cory, describes Swift's admiration for him from afar without him knowing.{{Sfn|Perone|2017|p=13}} "Mary's Song (Oh My My My)", written in [[third-person perspective]] from the perspective of a character named Mary, portrays a love that has survived its trials and tribulations.{{Sfn|Perone|2017|p=14}} "Our Song", written for her high-school [[talent show]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Shelburne |first=Craig |date=April 15, 2008 |title=Taylor Swift Shares Story and Success of Award-Winning 'Our Song' |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1585582/taylor-swift-shares-story-and-success-of-award-winning-our-song.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209195936/http://www.cmt.com/news/1585582/taylor-swift-shares-story-and-success-of-award-winning-our-song/ |archive-date=February 9, 2018 |access-date=March 15, 2010 |publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]}}</ref> is about a young couple's daily experiences.<ref name="prodigy">{{cite magazine |last=Frere-Jones |first=Sasha |author-link=Sasha Frere-Jones |date=November 10, 2008 |title=Prodigy |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/11/10/prodigy-pop-music-sasha-frere-jones |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021165825/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/11/10/prodigy-pop-music-sasha-frere-jones |archive-date=October 21, 2016 |access-date=July 7, 2024 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]]}}</ref> {{Listen |filename=Taylor Swift - Picture to Burn.ogg |title="Picture to Burn" |description=Instrumented by plucking [[banjos]],<ref name="Pitchfork" /> "[[Picture to Burn]]" was described by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' as a song that "perfectly captures the mindset of a teenage breakup".<ref name="lolita" /> }} "[[Picture to Burn]]" and "Should've Said No" depict a vengeful attitude toward those who do not reciprocate the protagonist's feelings;<ref>{{cite news|last=Horner|first=Marianne|date=October 20, 2008|title=Story Behind the Song: Don't Cheat on a Songwriter|newspaper=[[Country Weekly]]|volume=15|issue=21|page=14}}</ref> on "Picture to Burn", Swift sings about burning photographic evidence of an ex-boyfriend's existence.<ref name="ex factor" /> The original version included the lyrics, "Go and tell your friends that I'm obsessive and crazy / That's fine; I'll tell mine you're gay."<ref name="lolita" /> On the [[radio edit]] and subsequent versions, Swift modified the lyric to "That's fine; You won't mind if I say."<ref>{{cite web |last=McCarty |first=Tara |date=August 23, 2019 |title=Taylor Swift's ''Lover'' Is Out. Here's An Analysis of the Lyrics. |url=https://www.tampabay.com/arts-entertainment/2019/08/23/taylor-swifts-lover-is-out-heres-an-analysis-of-the-lyrics/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823180706/http://www.tampabay.com/arts-entertainment/2019/08/23/taylor-swifts-lover-is-out-heres-an-analysis-of-the-lyrics/ |archive-date=August 23, 2019 |access-date=August 23, 2019 |work=[[Tampa Bay Times]]}}</ref> Heartbreak is the theme of tracks like "[[Teardrops on My Guitar]]", which was about her unreciprocated feelings for a classmate.<ref name="ex factor">{{cite magazine |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=August 22, 2016 |title=Ex-Factor: Taylor Swift's Best Songs About Former Boyfriends |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/ex-factor-taylor-swifts-best-songs-about-former-boyfriends-19644/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717201507/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/ex-factor-taylor-swifts-best-songs-about-former-boyfriends-19644/ |archive-date=July 17, 2018 |access-date=August 22, 2016 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> On "Cold as You", she laments a fruitless relationship in which the lover does not appreciate her.{{Sfn|Perone|2017|p=11}} She said it was her favorite song lyrically on the album: "I love a line in a song where afterward you're just like... ''burn''."<ref name="lolita">{{cite magazine |last1=Edwards |first1=Gavin |date=August 28, 2012 |title=2008's Country Lolita: Taylor Swift |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/2008s-country-lolita-taylor-swift-192759/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129172316/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/2008s-country-lolita-taylor-swift-192759/ |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |access-date=November 7, 2020 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> In other songs, Swift sings about insecurity and self-consciousness.<ref name="gacblog" /> "The Outside", which Swift wrote at age 12, describes the loneliness she felt when her love of country music alienated her from her peers,<ref name="veteran">{{cite web |last=Rubin |first=Ronna |date=October 23, 2006 |title=Taylor Swift Is a Veteran at 16 |url=http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_music_beat/article/0,,GAC_26067_5087557,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427064615/http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_music_beat/article/0,,GAC_26067_5087557,00.html |archive-date=April 27, 2015 |access-date=March 15, 2010 |publisher=[[Great American Country]]}}</ref> and "A Place in This World" expresses her uncertainty about where she truly belongs.<ref name="billboard best" /> Swift wrote "Tied Together with a Smile" the day she learned one of her best friends had an [[eating disorder]].<ref name="gacblog">{{cite web |title=Ask the Artist |url=http://blogs.gactv.com/gactv/asktheartist/taylorswift/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070708082423/http://blogs.gactv.com/gactv/asktheartist/taylorswift/ |archive-date=July 8, 2007 |access-date=March 15, 2010 |publisher=[[Great American Country]]}}</ref> The song describes a young girl who lacks self-esteem and disguises her inner turbulence with a smile, but Swift's character tells her that she will never overcome her struggles until she learns to love herself.{{Sfn|Perone|2017|p=12}} == Music == {{Listen | filename = TaylorSwift TimMcGraw.ogg | title="Tim McGraw" | description = The lead single, "[[Tim McGraw (song)|Tim McGraw]]", uses the [[I-vi-IV-V]] [[chord progression]], [[syncopation]] at the [[sixteenth note|sixteenth-note]] level, and [[motif (music)|motives]] with small-range [[pitch (music)|pitches]], which laid the groundwork to the [[crossover music|crossover]] appeal of Swift's subsequent releases.{{sfn|Perone|2017|pp=6–7}} }} Musically, ''Taylor Swift'' incorporates country music elements, including [[twang]] vocal delivery and [[acoustic instruments]] such as [[fiddles]], [[guitars]], and [[banjos]].<ref name="billboard best">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8029960/taylor-swift-self-titled-debut-best-album|title=Why Taylor Swift's Self-Titled Debut Is Her Best Album|first=Jonathan|last=Bradley|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 7, 2017|access-date=November 7, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111060002/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8029960/taylor-swift-self-titled-debut-best-album|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Pitchfork" /> According to ''[[American Songwriter]]''<nowiki/>'s Michael Kosser, Chapman's production was a distinctive sound hard to categorize into a particular [[genre (music)|genre]]; Big Machine marketed the album to [[country radio]] regardless.<ref name="the star">{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/liz-rose-co-writer-to-the-stars/|title=Liz Rose: Co-Writer to the Stars|work=[[American Songwriter]]|date=June 3, 2010|access-date=February 20, 2020|first=Michael|last=Kosser|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804202311/https://americansongwriter.com/liz-rose-co-writer-to-the-stars/|url-status=live}}</ref> Reviews from ''[[The Palm Beach Post]]'' and the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' categorized ''Taylor Swift'' as country music.<ref name="palm beach" /><ref name="tribune" /> Elements of [[crossover music|crossover]] pop are apparent on many songs.{{sfn|Perone|2017|p=6}} In retrospective articles, critics disagreed on to what extent the ''Taylor Swift'' songs are fully country. [[Jon Caramanica]] from ''[[The New York Times]]'' called it a "[[pop music|pop]]-minded country" album,<ref name="nytimes2">{{Cite news |last1=Caramanica |first1=Jon |author-link=Jon Caramanica |date=September 5, 2008 |title=A Young Outsider's Life Turned Inside Out |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/arts/music/07cara.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908124214/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/arts/music/07cara.html |archive-date=September 8, 2014 |access-date=August 1, 2016 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> while ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' critic Chuck Eddy observed that ''Taylor Swift'' blended "[[pop rock|pop-rock]] and Dixie Chicks-style twang".<ref>{{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709093054/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/taylor-swift/biography|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/taylor-swift/biography|title=Taylor Swift|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Chuck|last=Eddy|archive-date=July 9, 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=July 9, 2013}}</ref> Another album review on ''Rolling Stone'', meanwhile, felt the songs were inflected with [[rock music|rock]].<ref name="rs review" /> Grady Smith from the same magazine listed the singles "Tim McGraw", "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Our Song", and "Picture to Burn" among Swift's "countriest songs", which evoke "classic country" in terms of instrumentation, themes, and [[song structure]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country-lists/teardrops-on-her-guitar-taylor-swifts-10-countriest-songs-164352/|title=Teardrops on Her Guitar: Taylor Swift's 10 Countriest Songs|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Grady|last=Smith|date=September 8, 2014|access-date=February 20, 2020|archive-date=August 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820215353/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country-lists/teardrops-on-her-guitar-taylor-swifts-10-countriest-songs-164352/|url-status=live}}</ref> J. Freedom du Lac from ''[[The Washington Post]]'' noted that the "[[rhythmic contemporary|rhythmic]], [[rap]]-influenced phrasing" on "Our Song" was atypical to country music.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postrock/2008/02/her_song_talking_taylor_swift_1.html|title=Her Song: Talking Taylor Swift|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|first=J. Freedom|last=du Lac|date=February 28, 2008|access-date=February 27, 2010|archive-date=August 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812160010/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postrock/2008/02/her_song_talking_taylor_swift_1.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[musicologist]] James E. Perone cited "Tim McGraw" as an example of Swift's crossover appeal. "Tim McGraw" follows the [[I-vi-IV-V]] [[chord progression]], which is typically found in late-1950s and early-1960s [[rock and roll]]. The [[refrain]] consists of repeated [[motif (music)|motifs]] built within a small [[pitch (music)|pitch]] range, which gives the song a catchy tune. Additionally, the refrain—and to a lesser degree, the [[verse (music)|verses]]—makes heavy use of [[syncopation]] at the [[sixteenth note|sixteenth-note]] level, which brings about a production reminiscent to non-country genres such as [[alternative rock]] and [[hip hop music|hip hop]]. Perone argued that these melodic qualities laid the groundwork to Swift's pop radio-friendly discography enjoyed by both pop and country audiences.{{sfn|Perone|2017|pp=6–7}} == Release and promotion == [[File:Swift, Taylor (2007).jpg|alt=Taylor Swift singing on a microphone and playing a guitar|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Swift opening for [[Brad Paisley]] in 2007. To promote her first album, Swift opened tours for other country musicians in 2007–2008.<ref name="vh1country">{{cite web|last=Rosa|first=Christopher|url=https://www.vh1.com/news/y6er24/opening-acts-bigger-than-headliner|title=Opening Acts Who Became Bigger Than The Headliner|website=[[VH1]]|date=March 24, 2015|access-date=November 11, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110191727/http://www.vh1.com/news/5861/opening-acts-bigger-than-headliner/|archive-date=November 10, 2015}}</ref>]] ''Taylor Swift'' was released on October 24, 2006, through Big Machine Records.<ref name="ew accolades">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/gallery/taylor-swift-first-album-photos/|title=Flashback to Taylor Swift's First Album Drop|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Madeline|last=Boardman|date=August 25, 2017|access-date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=July 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721012123/http://ew.com/gallery/taylor-swift-first-album-photos/|url-status=live}}</ref> Swift was involved in the album packaging, designing doodle graphics herself.<ref name="liner">{{cite AV media notes |title=Taylor Swift |people=[[Taylor Swift]] |year=2006 |type=album booklet |publisher=[[Big Machine Records]] |id=BMR120702}}</ref> She included hidden messages with hints at the subjects of her songs in the lyrics printed in the [[liner notes]], inspired by [[the Beatles]]' hiding secret messages in their records.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mansfield |first=Brian |author-link=Brian Mansfield |date=November 21, 2006 |title=On the Verge: Taylor Swift, Teen Hops On Back of 'Tim McGraw' |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |page=D.5 |id={{ProQuest|409044861}}}}</ref> She executed the same technique on her subsequent albums.<ref name="telegraph" /><ref name="grammy date">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2008/02/04/taylor-swift-date-grammy/|title=Taylor Swift: Date with Grammy?|first=Chris|last=Willman|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=February 4, 2008|access-date=February 27, 2020|archive-date=December 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212000047/https://ew.com/article/2008/02/04/taylor-swift-date-grammy/|url-status=live}}</ref> Swift said the messages could be interpreted by tracking the capital letters in the order they appear in the lyrics printed in the liner notes.<ref name="albuminfo" /> In addition to the eleven-track standard edition, a 15-track deluxe edition contains three new original songs—"I'm Only Me When I'm with You", "Invisible", and "A Perfectly Good Heart", and an alternate version of "Teardrops on My Guitar".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/taylor-swift-bonus-track-version/1440913923|title=Taylor Swift (Bonus Track Version)|date=October 24, 2006|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=February 27, 2020|archive-date=December 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220131118/https://music.apple.com/us/album/taylor-swift-bonus-track-version/1440913923|url-status=live}}</ref> An "enhanced version", which includes the [[music video]]s for "Teardrops on My Guitar" and "Tim McGraw", was released on March 18, 2008.<ref name="barnes and noble" /> The album was preceded by the lead single "Tim McGraw", which was released on June 19, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r843574|title=Tim McGraw|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 24, 2010|archive-date=September 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925094833/https://www.allmusic.com/album/tim-mcgraw-mw0001035161|url-status=live}}</ref> The single peaked at number 40 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and number six on the [[Hot Country Songs]] chart, marking Swift's debut appearance on both charts.<ref name="hot 100">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/hsi|title=Taylor Swift Chart History (Hot 100)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=January 24, 2010|archive-date=November 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119211209/https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/hsi/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="country songs">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/csi|title=Taylor Swift Chart History (Hot Country Songs)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=January 24, 2010|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117170111/https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/csi/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was certified [[RIAA certifications|double platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).<ref name="riaas">{{cite certification|type=single|region=United States|artist=Taylor Swift|access-date=January 24, 2010}}</ref> Swift promoted the album performing on televised programs including ''[[Good Morning America]]'', ''[[The Megan Mullally Show]]'',<ref name="taylorjoinstour">{{cite web |date=October 18, 2006 |title=Taylor Swift Joins Rascal Flatts Tour |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1543489/taylor-swift-joins-rascal-flatts-tour.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623061511/http://www.cmt.com/news/1543489/taylor-swift-joins-rascal-flatts-tour/ |archive-date=June 23, 2018 |access-date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]}}</ref> ''[[America's Got Talent]]'',<ref>{{cite web |date=August 20, 2007 |title=Taylor Swift Will Sing on America's Got Talent |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1567495/taylor-swift-will-sing-on-americas-got-talent.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811054944/http://www.cmt.com/news/1567495/taylor-swift-will-sing-on-americas-got-talent/ |archive-date=August 11, 2017 |access-date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]}}</ref> ''[[Total Request Live]]'',<ref>{{cite web |date=November 16, 2008 |title=Video: ''TRL'' Embraced Me for who I Am |url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/318549/trl-embraced-me-for-who-i-am.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904191914/http://www.mtv.com/video-clips/mr98c3/trl-embraced-me-for-who-i-am |archive-date=September 4, 2018 |access-date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=[[MTV]]}}</ref> the [[2008 CMT Music Awards|CMT Music Awards]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Video: Picture to Burn (From the 2008 CMT Music Awards) |url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/misc/225276/picture-to-burn-from-the-2008-cmt-music-awards.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810210800/http://www.cmt.com/videos/misc/225276/picture-to-burn-from-the-2008-cmt-music-awards.jhtml |archive-date=August 10, 2017 |access-date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]}}</ref> and the [[Academy of Country Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Video: Should've Said No (From the 2008 ACM Awards) |url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/taylor-swift/240043/shouldve-said-no-from-the-2008-acm-awards.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613225353/http://www.cmt.com/videos/taylor-swift/240043/shouldve-said-no-from-the-2008-acm-awards.jhtml |archive-date=June 13, 2008 |access-date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]}}</ref> To maintain her presence on country radio, Swift embarked on a radio tour during a six-month run in 2006.<ref name="albuminfo" /> Swift also promoted the album by performing as an opening act for other country artists' [[concert tour]]s. She opened for [[Rascal Flatts]] from October 19 to November 3, 2006.<ref name="taylorjoinstour" /> Throughout 2007, she opened for [[George Strait]],<ref>{{cite web |date=November 17, 2006 |title=Taylor Swift Joins George Straits 2007 Tour |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1546137/taylor-swift-joins-george-straits-2007-tour.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729171151/http://www.cmt.com/news/1546137/taylor-swift-joins-george-straits-2007-tour/ |archive-date=July 29, 2018 |access-date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]}}</ref> [[Brad Paisley]],<ref>{{cite web |date=March 19, 2007 |title=Brad Paisley Announces More Tour Dates |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1555074/brad-paisley-announces-more-tour-dates.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013093235/http://www.cmt.com/news/1555074/brad-paisley-announces-more-tour-dates/ |archive-date=October 13, 2018 |access-date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]}}</ref> and Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's joint tour, [[Soul2Soul II Tour]].<ref>{{cite web |date=June 1, 2007 |title=Taylor Swift Joins Tim McGraw, Faith Hill on Tour |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1561014/taylor-swift-joins-tim-mcgraw-faith-hill-on-tour.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525193624/http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1561014/taylor-swift-joins-tim-mcgraw-faith-hill-on-tour.jhtml |archive-date=May 25, 2012 |access-date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]}}</ref> In addition to traditional radio promotion, Swift extensively used her [[Myspace]] profile to communicate with her audiences, sharing her daily blogs and song information. Her online marketing strategy boosted the album's popularity among teenagers and young adults.<ref name="road to fame">{{cite magazine |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=February 5, 2008 |title=Taylor Swift's Road to Fame |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/02/05/taylor-swifts-road-fame/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117165601/https://ew.com/article/2008/02/05/taylor-swifts-road-fame/ |archive-date=January 17, 2021 |access-date=February 27, 2021 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> Swift and Big Machine decided to release "Our Song" as a single because of the positive feedback it received on Myspace.<ref name="road to fame" /> Throughout 2007 and 2008, four more singles supported ''Taylor Swift'': "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Our Song", "Picture to Burn", and "Should've Said No", all of which peaked within the top forty of the Hot 100 and the top ten of the Hot Country Songs chart.<ref name="radio success">{{cite web |last=Malec |first=Jim |author-link=Jim Malec |date=May 2, 2011 |title=Taylor Swift: The Garden in the Machine |url=https://americansongwriter.com/taylor-swift-the-garden-in-the-machine/4/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726222700/https://americansongwriter.com/taylor-swift-the-garden-in-the-machine/4/ |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |access-date=May 2, 2020 |work=[[American Songwriter]] |page=4}}</ref> "Teardrops on My Guitar" peaked at number two on the Hot Country Songs chart and had a crossover release to [[pop radio]]; it peaked at number seven on the [[Mainstream Top 40]] (Pop Songs) chart, and number 13 on the Hot 100.<ref name="my life">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/arts/music/09cara.html|title=My Music, MySpace, My Life|first=Jon|last=Caramanica|authorlink=Jon Caramanica|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 9, 2008|access-date=February 28, 2010|archive-date=April 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411152015/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/arts/music/09cara.html|url-status=live|url-access=limited}}</ref><ref name="legacy">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7423916/taylor-swift-10-year-anniversary-billboard-chart-debut-tim-mcgraw|title=Taylor Swift's Incredible Decade: Marking the 10th Anniversary of Her Billboard Chart Debut|first=Chris|last=Willman|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 1, 2016|access-date=February 3, 2021|archive-date=April 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419202849/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7423916/taylor-swift-10-year-anniversary-billboard-chart-debut-tim-mcgraw|url-status=live}}</ref> "Our Song" and "Should've Said No" reached number one on the Hot Country Songs chart.<ref name="radio success" /> With "Our Song", Swift became the youngest person to single-handedly write and sing a Hot Country Songs number one.<ref name="songhall">{{cite web|url=https://www.songhall.org/awards/winner/taylor_swift|title=Taylor Swift|publisher=[[Songwriters Hall of Fame]]|access-date=February 27, 2021|archive-date=February 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212003228/https://www.songhall.org/awards/winner/taylor_swift|url-status=live}}</ref> All singles were certified platinum or more by the RIAA, with "Teardrops on My Guitar" (3× Platinum) and "Our Song" (4× Platinum) selling over three million copies each.<ref name="riaas" /><ref name="us sales">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8519784/taylor-swift-career-sales-streaming-totals-2019-ask-billboard|first=Gary|last=Trust|title=Ask Billboard: Taylor Swift's Career Sales & Streaming Totals, From 'Tim McGraw' to 'You Need to Calm Down'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 14, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715081725/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8519784/taylor-swift-career-sales-streaming-totals-2019-ask-billboard|archive-date=July 15, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> From August 2019 to January 2020, Big Machine released 4,000 copies of each of the singles from ''Taylor Swift'' on vinyl for the 13th anniversary of the album. This was met with immediate backlash in light of [[Taylor Swift masters dispute|the purchase of the masters of Taylor Swift's first six studio albums]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Big Machine to re-release Taylor Swift's early singles on limited-edition vinyl |website=[[NME]] |date=July 11, 2019 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/taylor-swift-big-machine-singles-limited-edition-vinyl-2527200 |access-date=December 5, 2022 |archive-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206004203/https://www.nme.com/news/music/taylor-swift-big-machine-singles-limited-edition-vinyl-2527200 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-taylor-swift-big-machine-scooter-braun-forbes-wealth-20190710-story.html |title=Taylor Swift's former record label draws criticism for repackaging her catalog |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 10, 2019 |access-date=December 5, 2022 |archive-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206004203/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-taylor-swift-big-machine-scooter-braun-forbes-wealth-20190710-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> == Critical reception == {{Music ratings | title = ''Taylor Swift'' ratings | MC = 67/100<ref name="MC" /> | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic" /> | rev2 = ''[[Robert Christgau|Christgau's Consumer Guide]]'' | rev2score = {{rating-Christgau|cut}}<ref name="christgau">{{cite web|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=taylor+swift|title=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Taylor Swift|website=robertchristgau.com|first=Robert|last=Christgau|authorlink=Robert Christgau|access-date=March 1, 2021|archive-date=April 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405174259/http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=taylor+swift|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Country Weekly]]'' | rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="weekly" /> | rev4 = ''[[The Palm Beach Post]]'' | rev4score = A<ref name="palm beach" /> | rev5 = ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' | rev5score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="inquirer"/> | rev6 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' | rev6score = 6.7/10<ref name="Pitchfork"/> | rev7 = ''[[PopMatters]]'' | rev7score = 6/10<ref name="PopMatters"/> | rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | rev8score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="rs review"/> }} ''Taylor Swift'' received generally positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/a-brief-history-of-musical-wunderkinds-lorde/|title=A Brief History of Musical Wunderkinds|last=St. Asaph|first=Katherine|date=June 21, 2017|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=October 8, 2017|archive-date=October 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009042338/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/a-brief-history-of-musical-wunderkinds-lorde/|url-status=live}}</ref> Perone wrote that although some critics deemed the lyrical themes unsophisticated, most praised Swift's songwriting for using familiar techniques in ways that sounded original and novel.{{Sfn|Perone|2017|p=15}} Laura Snapes of ''[[The Guardian]]'' said that reviewers were impressed by her "pure yet prematurely wise depictions of teenage love".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Snapes |first=Laura |date=November 9, 2017 |title=Taylor Swift's ''reputation'': Will Her New Album Silence Her Critics? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/nov/09/taylor-swift-reputation-can-new-album-save-her-name |access-date=May 11, 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328164918/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/nov/09/taylor-swift-reputation-can-new-album-save-her-name |url-status=live }}</ref> The review aggregate site [[Metacritic]] reported five published reviews and assigned the album an [[standard score|aggregated score]] of 67 out of 100.<ref name="MC">{{cite web |title=Reviews for ''Taylor Swift'' by Taylor Swift |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/taylor-swift/taylor-swift |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830171438/https://www.metacritic.com/music/taylor-swift/taylor-swift |archive-date=August 30, 2022 |access-date=August 30, 2022 |publisher=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref> In a review for ''[[Country Weekly]]'', Chris Neal deemed Swift a success compared to previous aspiring teenage country singers because of her "honesty, intelligence and idealism".<ref name="weekly">{{cite web|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/taylor_swift/reviews/348|title=''Taylor Swift'' Review|last=Neal|first=Chris|date=December 4, 2006|work=[[Country Weekly]]|access-date=March 31, 2010|archive-date=July 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722135746/http://www.countryweekly.com/reviews/taylor-swift|url-status=dead}}</ref> Reviewers were impressed by Swift's maturity while retaining a sense of youthful innocence in her lyrics, including Ken Rosenbaum of ''[[The Toledo Blade]]'',<ref name="blade">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7MwpAAAAIBAJ&pg=6414,3357467|title=The Who's 1st Disc in 24 years, ''Endless Wire'', is a Mixed Bag|last=Rosenbaum|first=Ken|date=November 12, 2006|work=[[The Toledo Blade]]|page=12|access-date=March 31, 2010|archive-date=October 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021115513/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7MwpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=swQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6414,3357467|url-status=live|via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> Nick Cristiano of ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'',<ref name="inquirer">{{cite news|title=New Recordings|first=Nick|last=Cristiano|date=November 12, 2006|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|page=H12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74222780/the-philadelphia-inquirer/|access-date=April 8, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|archive-date=April 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419202847/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74222780/the-philadelphia-inquirer/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jeff Tamarkin]] of [[AllMusic]],<ref name="allmusic" /> and ''Rolling Stone''.<ref name="rs review">{{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121205103736/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/taylor-swift/albumguide|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/taylor-swift/albumguide|title=Taylor Swift: Album Guide|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-date=December 5, 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=December 5, 2012}}</ref> In a review for ''The Palm Beach Post'', James Fontaine felt Swift's honest depiction of her teenage experience made the album compelling, and lauded the "musical maturity" for effectively communicating the sentiments.<ref name="palm beach">{{cite news|title=Taylor Swift Shows She's the Real Deal|work=[[The Palm Beach Post]]|first=James|last=Fontaine|date=October 30, 2006|page=D6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75334156/the-palm-beach-post/|access-date=April 8, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|archive-date=May 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513145755/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75334156/the-palm-beach-post/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Morning Call]]''{{'s}} Keith Groller said that the album was not groundbreaking but could appeal to a wide-ranging audience with its adolescent earnestness.<ref>{{cite news |last=Groller |first=Keith |date=January 27, 2007 |title=Taylor Swift, ''Taylor Swift'' (Big Machine) [Second Edition] |newspaper=[[The Morning Call]] |page=D6 |id={{ProQuest|393303166}}}}</ref> Critics commented on the album's pop sensibility—Neal and ''Rolling Stone'' found it appealing to a mainstream audience.<ref name="rs review" /><ref name="weekly" /> Tamarkin commented that Swift's "considerably strong voice" straddled the precarious boundary between country and pop, and criticized producer Chapman for applying "a gloss that not all [songs] really require".<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r860523|title=''Taylor Swift'' by Taylor Swift|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 26, 2010|first=Jeff|last=Tamarkin|authorlink=Jeff Tamarkin|archive-date=October 18, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018051613/http://www.allmusic.com/album/r860523|url-status=live}}</ref> In the ''Chicago Tribune'', Chrissie Dickinson described ''Taylor Swift'' as "a slick package, pleasant enough but devoid of anything resembling gritty traction".<ref name="tribune">{{cite news|title=Recordings|first=Chrissie|last=Dickinson|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=November 17, 2006|page=13}}</ref> In a mixed review for ''[[PopMatters]]'', Roger Holland complimented the production quality of certain tracks, but deemed the album overall a misstep for Swift's true appeal: "It's to be hoped that when she finds both her place and her full grown voice, she's able to find an accommodation between the country tradition and her very obvious pop sensibilities."<ref name="PopMatters">{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/taylor-swift-taylor-swift-2495722616.html|title=Taylor Swift: ''Taylor Swift''|first=Roger|last=Holland|work=[[PopMatters]]|date=November 9, 2006|access-date=August 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828135818/https://www.popmatters.com/taylor-swift-taylor-swift-2495722616.html|archive-date=August 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Robert Christgau]] rated the album a "cut" score ({{rating-Christgau|cut}}), and selected "Tim McGraw" and "Picture to Burn" as highlights.<ref name="christgau" />{{NoteTag|In [[Robert Christgau]]'s rating, a "cut" ({{rating-Christgau|cut}}) means "a good song on an album that isn't worth your time or money".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-cg90/grades-90s.php|title=Key to Icons|first=Robert|last=Christgau|author-link=Robert Christgau|website=robertchristgau.com|access-date=March 1, 2021|archive-date=April 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401060851/http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-cg90/grades-90s.php|url-status=live}}</ref>}} ''Taylor Swift'' helped Swift earn a nomination for New Female Vocalist of the Year at the [[42nd Academy of Country Music Awards|2007 Academy of Country Music Awards]], a [[Country Music Association Award for New Artist of the Year|Horizon Award]] at the [[2007 Country Music Association Awards]], and a nomination for the [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist]] at the [[50th Annual Grammy Awards]] (2008).<ref name="ew accolades" /><ref>{{cite web |date=February 9, 2008 |title=2008 Grammy Award Winners and Nominees |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/09/arts/music/10grammylist.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703001311/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/09/arts/music/10grammylist.html |archive-date=July 3, 2015 |access-date=November 13, 2012 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> The album itself was nominated for [[Academy of Country Music Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] at the [[43rd Academy of Country Music Awards|2008 Academy of Country Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vrazel |first1=Jarrod |date=May 19, 2008 |title=2008 Academy of Country Music Awards Winners |url=http://www.acountry.com/2008-academy-of-country-music-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707172111/http://www.acountry.com/2008-academy-of-country-music-awards-winners/ |archive-date=July 7, 2015 |access-date=July 7, 2015 |publisher=[[Academy of Country Music]]}}</ref> Retrospective reviews have remained favorable toward Swift's early songwriting. [[Maura Johnston]] from ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' described the album as an honest record about teenage perspectives, which set Swift apart from the manufactured albums that "weighed down former teen sensations".<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-taylor-swift/|title=Taylor Swift: ''Taylor Swift'' Album Review|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Johnston|first=Maura|author-link=Maura Johnston|date=August 19, 2019|access-date=August 19, 2019|archive-date=August 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819061344/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-taylor-swift/|url-status=live}}</ref> Jonathan Bradley from ''Billboard'' lauded how Swift captured immediate emotions and feelings with "details... so sharp at so small a scale".<ref name="billboard best" /> In July 2022, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked ''Taylor Swift'' at number 32 on its list of the "100 Best Debut Albums of All Time".<ref name="RS list">{{cite magazine |date=July 1, 2022 |title=100 Best Debut Albums of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-143608/taylor-swift-taylor-swift-2006-1376589/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701152630/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-143608/taylor-swift-taylor-swift-2006-1376589/ |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref> == Commercial performance == ''Taylor Swift'' was a [[sleeper hit|sleeper success]] in the United States.<ref name="garden3" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Whitaker|first=Sterling|date=October 24, 2021|title=15 Years Ago Today: Taylor Swift Releases Debut Album|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/taylor-swift-self-titled-debut-album/|access-date=October 24, 2021|website=[[Taste of Country]]|language=en|archive-date=October 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024115006/https://tasteofcountry.com/taylor-swift-self-titled-debut-album/|url-status=live}}</ref> It debuted at number 19 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart dated November 11, 2006, with first-week sales of 40,000 copies.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56784/hannah-montana-trumps-my-chem-legend-at-no-1|title='Hannah Montana' Trumps My Chem, Legend At No. 1|last=Hasty|first=Katie|date=November 1, 2006|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 21, 2010|archive-date=May 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523081237/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56784/hannah-montana-trumps-my-chem-legend-at-no-1|url-status=live}}</ref> Because albums often drop in sales after their initial release, Swift did not expect her album to remain long on the chart: "I would be incredibly lucky to see this album certified Gold."<ref name="garden3" /> Contrary to her expectations, ''Taylor Swift'' kept selling at a fairly consistent pace.<ref name="garden3" /> By November 2007, the album had sold over a million copies.<ref>{{cite web |last=Guerra |first=Joey |date=November 3, 2007 |title=Swift Known For Sweet Sound, But There's More to Her |url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/music/article/Swift-known-for-sweet-sound-but-there-s-more-to-1622345.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925142434/https://www.chron.com/entertainment/music/article/Swift-known-for-sweet-sound-but-there-s-more-to-1622345.php |archive-date=September 25, 2019 |access-date=February 21, 2020 |work=[[Houston Chronicle]]}}</ref> It reached its highest sales week on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart dated January 5, 2008, when it sold 187,000&nbsp;copies and charted at number eight.<ref>{{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115233558/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046971/groban-blige-enjoy-huge-weeks-on-album-chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046971/groban-blige-enjoy-huge-weeks-on-album-chart|title=Groban, Blige Enjoy Huge Weeks On Album Chart|first=Chris|last=Walsh|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=December 27, 2007|access-date=February 27, 2021|archive-date=January 15, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The album reached its peak at number five on the chart dated January 19, 2008, in its 63rd week of charting.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046867/radiohead-nudges-blige-from-atop-album-chart|title=Radiohead Nudges Blige From Atop Album Chart|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=January 9, 2008|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 21, 2010|archive-date=February 12, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212015339/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046867/radiohead-nudges-blige-from-atop-album-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> Spending 157&nbsp;weeks on the ''Billboard'' 200 by October 2009, ''Taylor Swift'' marked the longest stay on the chart by any album released in the 2000s decade.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/266889/chart-beat-thursday-taylor-swift-tim-mcgraw-linked-again|title=Chart Beat Thursday: Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw Linked Again|date=October 29, 2009|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=July 12, 2019|first=Gary|last=Trust|archive-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626194521/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/266889/chart-beat-thursday-taylor-swift-tim-mcgraw-linked-again|url-status=live}}</ref> It has spent a total of 280&nbsp;weeks on the chart as of August 2023.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Taylor Swift |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/tlp/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806181843/https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/tlp/ |archive-date=August 6, 2023 |access-date=August 6, 2023 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US}}</ref> On [[Top Country Albums]], ''Taylor Swift'' peaked at number one for 24 non-consecutive weeks.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 26, 2008 |title=Taylor Swift Bumps Herself Out of No. 1 Slot |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1591603/taylor-swift-bumps-herself-out-of-no-1-slot.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819050922/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1591603/taylor-swift-bumps-herself-out-of-no-1-slot.jhtml |archive-date=August 19, 2010 |access-date=January 9, 2010 |publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]}}</ref> By January 2024, the album had sold 5.871&nbsp;million pure copies in the United States.<ref name="US2024sales">{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=January 18, 2024 |title=Taylor Swift's ''1989 (Taylor's Version)'' Surpasses 2 Million in U.S. Sales |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-2-million-sales-1235584599/ |access-date=January 19, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118235246/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-2-million-sales-1235584599/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It had been certified [[RIAA certification|seven times Platinum]] by the RIAA for earning over seven million [[album-equivalent unit]]s in the nation.<ref name="riaa" /> In Canada, ''Taylor Swift'' peaked at number 14 on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]]<ref name="BillboardCanada" /> and was [[Music recording sales certifications|certified]] Platinum by [[Music Canada]] (MC).<ref name="cria" /> The album peaked at number 33 on the [[Australian Albums Chart]] in March 2010,<ref name="auschart" /> and was certified Platinum by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA).<ref name="auscerti12" /> In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 81 on the [[UK Albums Chart|Albums Chart]]<ref name="uk" /> and was certified Gold by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) for sales of more than 100,000 copies.<ref name="bpi" /> The album had sold 198,000&nbsp;units in the United Kingdom by October 2022.<ref name="UKsales">{{Cite web |last=Griffiths |first=George |date=October 27, 2022 |title=Taylor Swift's Official Biggest Albums in the UK Revealed |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/taylor-swifts-official-biggest-albums-in-the-uk-revealed__37671/ |access-date=October 27, 2022 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |archive-date=October 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027211525/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/taylor-swifts-official-biggest-albums-in-the-uk-revealed__37671/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It appeared on albums charts in [[New Zealand Albums Chart|New Zealand]] (peaking at number 38),<ref name="new zealand" /> [[Oricon|Japan]] (53),<ref name="oricon" /> [[Irish Albums Chart|Ireland]] (59),<ref name="ireland" /> and [[Scottish Albums Chart|Scotland]] (17).<ref name="scotland" /> == Impact and legacy == {{quote box | quoted = 1 | quote = Ms. Swift ... has quickly established herself as the most remarkable country music breakthrough artist of the decade. In part that's because ... [her] career has been noteworthy for what happens once the songs are finished. She has aggressively used online social networks to stay connected with her young audience in a way that ... is proving to be revolutionary in country music, ... helping country reach a new audience. | source = — [[Jon Caramanica]], ''[[The New York Times]]'' (2008)<ref name="my life" /> | width = 25em | align = right | style = padding:8px; | border = 1px }} ''Taylor Swift'' was released in a time when female country artists were gaining momentum in popularity.<ref name="Pitchfork" /><ref name="rs review" /> Nashville industry experts nonetheless disapproved of Swift's debut as a teenager<ref name="widdicombe1" /><ref name="the star" /> because they considered the album's adolescent themes inappropriate for country music's middle-aged [[key demographic]].<ref name="radio success" /><ref name="billboard legacy">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/7430895/taylor-swift-music-career-ten-years-impact-country|title=Love Story: The Impact of Taylor Swift's First Decade in Music|first=Tom|last=Roland|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 7, 2016|url-access=subscription|archive-date=July 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714142858/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/7430895/taylor-swift-music-career-ten-years-impact-country|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jim Malec]] of ''American Songwriter'' observed that contrary to industry expectations,''Taylor Swift''{{'}}s success on country radio, particularly with the track "Our Song", established Swift as one of the few teenage female artists to be equally successful with male counterparts in a format dominated by men.<ref name="radio success" /> Though critics questioned the album's country-music categorization,{{sfn|McNutt|2020|p=77}} ''Rolling Stone'' remarked that following the Dixie Chicks' [[Dixie Chicks controversy|2003 controversy]], which left "a huge space opened up in the heart of the country audience", Swift "has completely filled it ... with a sound that's not just rock-informed but [[teen pop|teen-poppy]] too".<ref name="rs review" /> [[Jon Caramanica]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' observed that, although the country-pop crossover sound was facilitated by previous successful singers, Swift was the first country artist to embrace the status of a pop star.<ref name="my life" /> ''Taylor Swift'' made her the first female solo artist in country music to write or co-write every song on a platinum-certified debut album.<ref name="songhall" />{{sfn|Spencer|2010|p=29}} Its production laid the groundwork to Swift's subsequent country-pop discography, whose chart success straddled the perceived boundary between the two genres.{{sfn|McNutt|2020|p=77}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Mylrea |first=Hannah |date=December 17, 2020 |title=Taylor Swift: Every Single Album Ranked and Rated |url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/features/every-taylor-swift-song-ranked-2747916 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917054150/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/features/every-taylor-swift-song-ranked-2747916 |archive-date=September 17, 2020 |access-date=December 17, 2020 |work=[[NME]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6386008/how-billboard-woman-of-the-year-taylor-swift-changed-country-music|title=4 Ways Billboard Woman of the Year Taylor Swift Changed Country Music|first=Rob|last=Tannenbaum|date=December 9, 2014|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 27, 2021|archive-date=January 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123012548/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6386008/how-billboard-woman-of-the-year-taylor-swift-changed-country-music|url-status=live}}</ref> Music journalists attributed the album's success to Swift's songwriting and online marketing strategy.<ref name="widdicombe1" /> While online promotion was familiar to pop and hip hop artists, she was the first country artist to promote her songs on [[social media]] services like Myspace;<ref name="radio success" /><ref name="my life" /> she also relied on social media to promote her subsequent releases, which brought her a loyal fan base.<ref name="billboard legacy" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Randy |date=October 28, 2014 |title=How Does Taylor Swift Connect with Fans? 'Secret Sessions' and Media Blitzes |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-taylor-swift-1989-secret-sessions-fans-20141028-story.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015141/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-taylor-swift-1989-secret-sessions-fans-20141028-story.html |archive-date=February 7, 2019 |access-date=February 5, 2019 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> Her social media presence ushered in a younger audience consisted of mostly teenage girls who listened to country music—a previously unheard demographic.<ref name="widdicombe1" /> The autobiographical narratives on ''Taylor Swift'' defined Swift's songwriting over the next decade,<ref name="telegraph" /><ref name="billboard best" /> which ''Billboard'' noted to inspire a new generation of aspiring singer-songwriters.<ref name="billboard legacy" /> [[Consequence (publication)|''Consequence'']] stated ''Taylor Swift'' was the blueprint for songs focused on unrequited love and suffering, paving the way for "future teenie boppers" such as [[Conan Gray]]'s "[[Heather (Conan Gray song)|Heather]]" (2020) and [[Olivia Rodrigo]]'s "[[Drivers License (song)|Drivers License]]" (2021).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siroky |first=Mary |date=November 9, 2021 |title=Every Taylor Swift Album Ranked from Worst to Best |url=https://consequence.net/2021/11/taylor-swift-albums-ranked-list/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328011127/https://consequence.net/2021/11/taylor-swift-albums-ranked-list/ |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |access-date=November 10, 2021 |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' opined, "if Taylor Swift retired right after dropping her debut album, she'd still be remembered as a legend today [...] Taylor debuted with complete mastery of a genre she was also completely transforming."<ref name="RS list" /> According to ''Entertainment Weekly'', the commercial success of her debut helped the infant Big Machine go on to sign [[Garth Brooks]] and [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]].<ref name="EW1">{{Cite magazine |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=February 5, 2008 |title=Taylor Swift's Road to Fame |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2008/02/05/taylor-swifts-road-fame |url-status=live |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |page=3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221160659/http://www.ew.com/article/2008/02/05/taylor-swifts-road-fame |archive-date=February 21, 2015 |access-date=April 22, 2012}}</ref> == Track listing == All tracks are produced by [[Nathan Chapman (record producer)|Nathan Chapman]] except where noted. {{Track listing | headline = ''Taylor Swift'' standard track listing | total_length = 40:28 | title1 = [[Tim McGraw (song)|Tim McGraw]] | writer1 = {{hlist|[[Taylor Swift]]|[[Liz Rose]]}} | length1 = 3:54 | title2 = [[Picture to Burn]] | writer2 = {{hlist|Swift|Rose}} | length2 = 2:55 | title3 = [[Teardrops on My Guitar]] | writer3 = {{hlist|Swift|Rose}} | length3 = 3:35 | title4 = A Place in This World | writer4 = {{hlist|Swift|[[Robert Ellis Orrall]]|[[Angelo Petraglia]]}} | length4 = 3:22 | title5 = Cold as You | writer5 = {{hlist|Swift|Rose}} | length5 = 4:01 | title6 = The Outside | note6 = {{hlist|class=inline|Orrall|Chapman{{efn|additional production}}}} | writer6 = Swift | length6 = 3:29 | title7 = Tied Together with a Smile | writer7 = {{hlist|Swift|Rose}} | length7 = 4:11 | title8 = Stay Beautiful | writer8 = {{hlist|Swift|Rose}} | length8 = 3:58 | title9 = [[Should've Said No]] | writer9 = Swift | length9 = 4:04 | title10 = Mary's Song (Oh My My My) | writer10 = {{hlist|Swift|Rose|Brian Maher}} | length10 = 3:35 | title11 = [[Our Song]] | writer11 = Swift | length11 = 3:24 }} {{track listing | headline = Deluxe edition bonus tracks (2007) | total_length = 55:55 | title12 = I'm Only Me When I'm with You | writer12 = {{hlist|Swift|Orrall|Petraglia}} | length12 = 3:35 | note12 = {{hlist|class=inline|Orrall|Petraglia}} | title13 = Invisible | writer13 = {{hlist|Swift|Orrall}} | length13 = 3:26 | note13 = Orrall | title14 = A Perfectly Good Heart | writer14 = {{hlist|Swift|[[Brett James]]|[[Troy Verges]]}} | length14 = 3:42 | note14 = {{hlist|class=inline|James|Verges}} | title15 = Taylor Swift's 1st Phone Call with [[Tim McGraw]] | length15 = 4:44 }} {{track listing | headline = Reissued edition (2008) | title15 = Teardrops on My Guitar | note15 = pop version | writer15 = | length15 = 2:58 | total_length = 54:09 }} === Notes === {{notelist}} * Upon its release, a special [[enhanced CD]] version of the album was released, featuring the "Tim McGraw" music video and performance at the [[Grand Ole Opry]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Taylor Swift |people=[[Taylor Swift]] |edition=enhanced |year=2006 |publisher=[[Big Machine Bargins]]|id=BMR133702IN01}}</ref> * In addition to the bonus tracks, the deluxe edition also contains the single versions of "Teardrops on My Guitar" and "Our Song", replacing the original versions. It was released with the bonus [[DVD]] disc, featuring more than an hour of video content. A special deluxe edition, released at [[Target Corporation|Target]], contains an extended DVD content.<ref name="deluxe">{{cite AV media notes|title=Taylor Swift|people=[[Taylor Swift]]|edition=deluxe|year=2006|publisher=[[Big Machine Records]]|id=BMR022702}}</ref> * "A Perfectly Good Heart" is entitled "Perfectly Good Heart" on CD releases of the album. * The initial standard edition releases at [[Best Buy]] include "I Heart ?" as a [[Music download|download]] from Taylor Swift’s official website. * The 2008 edition replaced the original editions after being released, and was the first and only edition to be released in many countries. In addition to the new versions of "Teardrops on My Guitar" and "Our Song", which had initially replaced their original counterparts on the deluxe edition, the 2008 edition also replaces "Picture to Burn" with the radio edit.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Taylor Swift |people=[[Taylor Swift]] |year=2008 |publisher=[[Big Machine Records]] |type=physical album [[liner notes]] |id=BMR079102}}</ref> In the United States, the new edition contains enhanced content, featuring the music videos of "Tim McGraw" and "Teardrops on My Guitar".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taylor Swift |url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/taylor-swift-taylor-swift/1158358 |website=Barnes and Noble}}</ref> == Personnel == {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * [[Taylor Swift]]&nbsp;– lead vocals, background vocals, [[Songwriter|songwriting]], [[acoustic guitar]] * [[Nathan Chapman (record producer)|Nathan Chapman]]&nbsp;– acoustic guitar, [[banjo]], [[bass guitar|bass]], [[drums]], [[electric guitar]], [[audio engineer|engineer]], background vocals, [[mandolin]], [[record producer|production]] * [[Scott Borchetta]]&nbsp;– [[executive producer]] * [[Chuck Ainlay]]&nbsp;– [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] * Jeff Balding&nbsp;– mixing * [[Bruce Bouton]]&nbsp;– [[dobro]] * Mike Brignardello&nbsp;– bass guitar * [[Nick Buda]]&nbsp;– drums * Gary Brunette&nbsp;– electric guitar * Jason Campbell&nbsp;– production coordination * Chason Carlson&nbsp;– engineer * Aaron Chmielewski&nbsp;– assistant engineer * [[Eric Darken]]&nbsp;– [[percussion]] * Allen Ditto&nbsp;– engineer * [[Dan Dugmore]]&nbsp;– [[pedal steel]] * [[Shannon Forrest]]&nbsp;– drums * Rob Hajacos&nbsp;– [[fiddle]] * Gordon Hammon&nbsp;– assistant engineer * Tony Harrell&nbsp;– [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]] * Jeffrey Hyde&nbsp;– banjo * Scott Kidd&nbsp;– mixing assistant * Greg Lawrence&nbsp;– mixing assistant * [[Andy Leftwich]]&nbsp;– fiddle, [[mandolin]] * Liana Manis&nbsp;– background vocals * Tim Marks&nbsp;– bass * [[Robert Ellis Orrall]]&nbsp;– background vocals, producer * Lex Price&nbsp;– mandolin * Lee Ann Ramey&nbsp;– [[graphic design]] * Joshua Whitmore&nbsp;– dobro, pedal steel * Clarke Schleicher&nbsp;– engineer * Steve Short&nbsp;– assistant engineer * Sandi Spika&nbsp;– engineer * Whitney Sutton&nbsp;– production coordination * [[Ilya Toshinsky]]&nbsp;– acoustic guitar, banjo * [[Wanda Vick]]&nbsp;– fiddle * Hank Williams&nbsp;– [[audio mastering|mastering]] * [[John Willis (musician)|John Willis]]&nbsp;– banjo, mandolin, hi string acoustic guitar {{div col end}} == Charts == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} === Weekly charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2006–2009 weekly chart performance of ''Taylor Swift'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2006–2009) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|14|artist=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=November 21, 2017|refname=BillboardCanada}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|64|date=20090906|rowheader=true|access-date=August 1, 2020}} |- {{album chart|UK2|81|date=20090906|rowheader=true|access-date=November 18, 2017|refname=uk}} |- {{album chart|UKCountry|1|date=20090222|rowheader=true|access-date=July 10, 2023}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|5|artist=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=November 21, 2017|refname=billboardus}} |- {{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=November 21, 2017|refname=countryus}} |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2010–2015 weekly chart performance of ''Taylor Swift'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2010–2015) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Australia|33|artist=Taylor Swift|album=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=November 18, 2017|refname=auschart}} |- ! scope="row"| Australian Country Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref name="aria">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108200049/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/country-albums/329|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_country.asp?chart=1F20|title=ARIA 20 Country Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|archive-date=November 8, 2012|access-date=November 8, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 2 |- ! scope="row"| Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref name="oricon">{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/441127/rank/album/|script-title=ja:テイラー・スウィフトのアルバム売上ランキング|trans-title=Taylor Swift's albums rankings|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=March 3, 2021|archive-date=October 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013161557/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/441127/rank/album/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 53 |- {{album chart|New Zealand|38|artist=Taylor Swift|album=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=November 17, 2012|refname="new zealand"}} |- {{album chart|Ireland2|59|artist=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=November 18, 2017|refname="ireland"}} |- |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2021–2024 weekly chart performance of ''Taylor Swift'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2021–2024) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Argentine Albums ([[Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers|CAPIF]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.diariodecultura.com.ar/rankings/los-discos-mas-vendidos-de-la-semana-3/|title=Los discos más vendidos de la semana|work=Diario de Cultura|language=es-ar|publisher=[[Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906230848/https://www.diariodecultura.com.ar/rankings/los-discos-mas-vendidos-de-la-semana-3/|archive-date=September 6, 2021|access-date=September 8, 2021}}</ref> | 10 |- {{album chart|Austria|49|artist=Taylor Swift|album=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2024}} |- ! scope="row"| Croatian International Albums ([[Top of the Shops|HDU]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top-lista.hr/www/lista-prodaje-strano-25-tjedan-2024/|title=Lista prodaje 25. tjedan 2024.|date=June 10, 2024|publisher=[[Top of the Shops|HDU]] |language=hr|access-date=June 29, 2024|archive-date=June 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629090358/https://www.top-lista.hr/www/lista-prodaje-strano-25-tjedan-2024/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 17 |- ! scope="row"| Greek Albums ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.gr/charts_el.html|title=Top-75 Albums Sales Chart – Week 44/2023|language=el|publisher=[[IFPI Greece]]|access-date=November 1, 2023|archive-date=November 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113075223/https://www.ifpi.gr/charts_el.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 2 |- ! scope="row"| Hungarian Physical Albums ([[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|MAHASZ]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2024. 34. hét |url=https://slagerlistak.hu/album-top-40-slagerlista-fizikai-hanghordozok/2024/34 |publisher=[[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|MAHASZ]] |access-date=August 28, 2024}}</ref> | 31 |- {{album chart|Portugal|33|artist=Taylor Swift|album=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=September 11, 2023}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|17|date=20240712|rowheader=true|access-date=July 13, 2024|refname="scotland"}} |- ! scope="row"| Swedish Physical Albums ([[Sverigetopplistan]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sverigetopplistan.se/chart/234/?dspy=2024&dspp=21|title=Veckolista Album Fysiskt, vecka 21|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|access-date=May 24, 2024|archive-date=May 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524115426/https://sverigetopplistan.se/chart/234/?dspy=2024&dspp=21|url-status=live}}</ref> | 20 |- {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|21|artist=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=August 28, 2023}} |} {{col-2}} === Year-end charts === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+Year-end charts for ''Taylor Swift'' ! Chart ! Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200 (2007)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-billboard-200-albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=April 13, 2020|title=Billboard 200 Albums Year-end charts 2007|date=January 2, 2013|archive-date=October 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001122709/http://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboard-200-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> | 19 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200 (2008)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-billboard-200-albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 12, 2017|title=Billboard 200 Albums Year-end charts 2008|date=January 2, 2013|archive-date=January 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116042211/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-billboard-200-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> | 5 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200 (2009)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/the-billboard-200|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=March 12, 2010|title=Best of 2009 – The Billboard 200|archive-date=April 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404094221/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/the-billboard-200|url-status=live}}</ref> | 24 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200 (2010)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/the-billboard-200?begin=61&order=position|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=March 12, 2010|title=Best of 2010 – The Billboard 200}}</ref> | 62 |- ! scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200 (2011)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/the-billboard-200|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=March 12, 2010|title=Best of 2011 – The Billboard 200|archive-date=April 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401211252/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/the-billboard-200|url-status=live}}</ref> | 164 |- ! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (2007)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-country-albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=March 12, 2010|title=Best of 2007 – The Billboard Country Albums|archive-date=November 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119110100/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-country-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> | 3 |- ! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (2008)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-country-albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=March 12, 2010|title=Best of 2008 – The Billboard Country Albums|archive-date=October 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018123256/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-country-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> | 2 |- ! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (2009)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/top-country-albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=March 12, 2010|title=Best of 2009 – The Billboard Country Albums|archive-date=June 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611053941/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/top-country-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> | 6 |- ! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (2010)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/top-country-albums?begin=11&order=position|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=March 12, 2010|title=Best of 2010 – The Billboard Country Albums|archive-date=July 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705182134/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/top-country-albums?begin=11&order=position|url-status=live}}</ref> | 19 |- ! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (2023)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-country-albums/|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 22, 2023|archive-date=November 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121210008/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-country-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 41 |- ! scope="row"| US Independent Albums (2023)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/independent-albums/|title=Independent Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 22, 2023|archive-date=December 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205104032/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/independent-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 45 |} === Decade-end charts === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+2000s decade-end charts for ''Taylor Swift'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2000–2009) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="BBdec">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EX4yD1pJCxUC&pg=RA163|title=The Decade in Music: Top 200 Billboard Albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=163|date=October 3, 2009|volume=112|issue=39|access-date=July 15, 2019|archive-date=March 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301053159/https://books.google.com/books?id=EX4yD1pJCxUC&pg=RA163|url-status=live}}</ref> | 53 |- ! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="BBdec" /> | 9 |} === All-time charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ All-time charts for ''Taylor Swift'' ! Chart ! Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200{{NoteTag|Compiled by ''Billboard'' for albums 1963–2015<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboard-200-albums|title=Greatest of All Time Billboard 200 Albums : Page 1|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 12, 2015|access-date=May 13, 2020|archive-date=October 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001122709/http://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboard-200-albums|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/adele-the-beatles-billboard-200-albums-artists-all-time/|title=Greatest ''Billboard'' 200 Albums & Artists of All Time: Adele's ''21'' & The Beatles Are Tops|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=November 12, 2015|access-date=June 16, 2023|url-access=subscription|archive-date=June 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609205250/https://www.billboard.com/pro/adele-the-beatles-billboard-200-albums-artists-all-time/|url-status=live}}</ref>}} | 18 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200 (Women){{NoteTag|Compiled by ''Billboard'' for albums 1963–2017<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Greatest of All Time Billboard 200 Albums By Women|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboard-200-albums-by-women|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 30, 2017|access-date=July 13, 2020|archive-date=February 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201173545/https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboard-200-albums-by-women|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/madonna-barbra-streisand-leann-rimes-adele-greatest-of-all-time-charts-hot-100-billboard-200/|title=Madonna, Barbra Streisand, Adele & LeAnn Rimes Are Hot 100 & ''Billboard'' 200's Leading Ladies|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=November 30, 2017|access-date=June 16, 2023|url-access=subscription|archive-date=June 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616015401/https://www.billboard.com/pro/madonna-barbra-streisand-leann-rimes-adele-greatest-of-all-time-charts-hot-100-billboard-200/|url-status=live}}</ref>}} | 9 |- ! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard''){{NoteTag|Compiled by ''Billboard'' for albums 1963–2016<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-country-albums/|title=Greatest of All Time Top Country Albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=June 26, 2023|url-access=subscription|archive-date=June 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626093616/https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-country-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref>}} | 3 |} {{col-end}} == Certifications and sales == {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Taylor Swift'', with pure sales where available}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=2|type=album|relyear=2006|certyear=2023|access-date=October 27, 2023|refname="auscerti12"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|award=Platinum|type=album|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Taylor Swift|relyear=2006|access-date=June 28, 2020|refname="cria"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Singapore|type=album|award=Gold|certyear=2021|access-date=January 23, 2023}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Gold|type=album|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Taylor Swift|relyear=2006|certyear=2013|id=8586-1598-2|access-date=July 25, 2016|refname="bpi"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|award=Platinum|number=7|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Taylor Swift|relyear=2006|certyear=2018|access-date=May 5, 2019|salesamount=5,871,000|salesref=<ref name="US2024sales" />|refname="riaa"}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true}} == Release history == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release formats for ''Taylor Swift'' ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Edition ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! rowspan="3" scope="row" | United States | October 24, 2006 | Standard | {{hlist|[[Compact disc|CD]]|[[music download|digital download]]}} | rowspan="3" | [[Big Machine Records|Big Machine]] | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/taylor-swift-mr0000686627|title=Taylor Swift (CD)|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=February 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020103720/https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/taylor-swift-mr0000686627|archive-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref> |- | November 6, 2007 | Deluxe | rowspan="2"| CD+[[DVD]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Spencer|2010|p=38}} |- | March 18, 2008 | Enhanced | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="barnes and noble">{{cite web|url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/taylor-swift-taylor-swift/11583588?ean=0843930000791|title=Taylor Swift (Bonus Tracks)|publisher=[[Barnes and Noble]]|access-date=February 20, 2020|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020105448/https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/taylor-swift-taylor-swift/11583588?ean=0843930000791|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Australia | rowspan="2"| October 4, 2008 | rowspan="5"| International | rowspan="5" | CD | rowspan="3" | {{hlist|Big Machine|[[Universal Music Group|Universal]]}} | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sanity.com.au/products/2116169/Taylor-Swift|title=Taylor Swift CD|publisher=[[Sanity (music store)|Sanity]]|access-date=February 20, 2020|archive-date=August 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815055933/https://www.sanity.com.au/products/2116169/Taylor-Swift|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.co.nz/country-pop/taylor-swift/197141/|title=Taylor Swift by Taylor Swift|publisher=[[JB Hi-Fi]]|access-date=February 20, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Germany | March 8, 2009 | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="international">{{cite web|url=https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/Taylor-Swift-Taylor-swift/hnum/3470258|title=Taylor Swift: Taylor Swift|publisher=[[jpc (retailer)|JPC]]|language=de|access-date=March 3, 2021|archive-date=December 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202030129/https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/Taylor-Swift-Taylor-swift/hnum/3470258|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| United Kingdom | August 3, 2009 |[[Virgin EMI Records|Virgin EMI]] | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/taylor-swift/0602517874695.html|title=Taylor Swift: Taylor Swift|publisher=[[WHSmith]]|access-date=March 3, 2021|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810224253/https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/taylor-swift/0602517874695.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Japan | rowspan="2"| June 30, 2010 | rowspan="2" |Universal | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://tower.jp/item/2710531/%E3%83%86%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%95%E3%83%88|script-title=ja:テイラー･スウィフト|trans-title=Taylor Swift|language=ja|publisher=[[Tower Records]]|access-date=February 20, 2020|archive-date=April 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419202904/https://tower.jp/item/2710531/%E3%83%86%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%95%E3%83%88|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Deluxe |CD+DVD | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://tower.jp/item/2710524/%E3%83%86%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%95%E3%83%88-%E3%83%87%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%87%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3-%5bCD%EF%BC%8BDVD%5d|script-title=ja:テイラー･スウィフト-デラックス･エデション|trans-title=Taylor Swift&nbsp;– Deluxe Edition|language=ja|publisher=[[Tower Records]]|access-date=February 20, 2020|archive-date=March 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321143846/http://tower.jp/item/2710524/%E3%83%86%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%95%E3%83%88%2D%E3%83%87%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%87%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%2D%5BCD%EF%BC%8BDVD%5D#91;CD%EF%BC%8BDVD&#93;|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! 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