1989
1989 (2014) is the fifth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on October 27, 2014, through Big Machine Records. Titled after Swift's birth year as a symbolic rebirth, the album recalibrated her artistic identity from country music to pop.
Through November 2, 2014, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 1.287 million, according to data for the chart dated November 15, 2014. Swift became the first artist to have three albums each sell one million copies within the first week, and 1989 was the first 2014 album to sell one million. It spent 11 weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 and one full year in the top 10. With 6.215 million copies sold by the end of 2019, it was the third-best-selling album of the 2010s decade in the United States. As of May 2025, 1989 had accumulated 14.6 million album-equivalent units in the United States. The RIAA certified the album 14-times platinum in September 2025.