Taylor Swift Fails to Bag Top Apple Music Spot, but Makes a Comeback in Wild Fashion

Published 07/05/2025, 8:47 PM EDT

For years, Taylor Swift has rewritten the rules of pop stardom with glittering reinventions and unapologetic vulnerability. From confessional ballads to stadium anthems, her music has been the soundtrack to breakups, glow-ups, and late-night car rides alike, and ultimately a streaming favorite. As streaming platforms crown their chart-topping titans, Swift’s name is never far from the conversation. And now, as whispers grow louder, something about her numbers is making fans hit replay with renewed obsession.

While others chase quick chart highs, Swift turns every era into a slow-burn phenomenon, letting her melodies marinate until they taste like cultural permanence.

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Taylor Swift may lack a single Top 50 placement in Apple Music’s most-streamed songs of all time, but her discography is doing marathon laps. Fourteen tracks from various albums sit comfortably in the Top 500, spanning eras from 'Fearless' curls to 'Midnights' glitter. While 'Shape of You' and 'Blinding Lights' sprint ahead, Swift is quietly owning longevity, proving that her songwriting ages like fine wine with repeat button wear and tear.

Drake dominates with 38 entries, and Lil Baby trails with 20, but Taylor Swift’s 14 slots feel uniquely earned. Her presence cuts across genres and generations, an artist whose transitions from country twang to synth-pop heartbreak keep audiences hooked. She is not chasing one viral behemoth; she is crafting timeless hooks and iconic bridges that live rent-free in playlists. It is less about quick wins and more about a cultural chokehold.

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As streams piled up, Taylor Swift’s real triumph was unfolding off-platform: reclaiming the rights to the very songs her fans never stopped replaying.

Taylor Swift’s biggest hit yet: ownership

When Taylor Swift announced she had bought back her original masters in May, it felt less like a business win and more like reclaiming her narrative. The move sent ripples through the music world, turning every lyric, from 'All Too Well' to 'Mastermind,' into a declaration of power. For fans, it was poetic justice. For Swift, it was the closing of a chapter once stained with heartbreak and the start of a fearless new era.

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According to PEOPLE, “Having Travis by her side for that milestone made it even more special.” Her 'Lover' era arc feels complete as NFL star Travis Kelce’s steady presence reportedly grounded Taylor Swift during her fight to reclaim her legacy. Their once-tabloid-teased romance has become a support system as strong as her catalog. For Swift, music is life, emotions blended into lyrics, and regaining her rights was the closure she needed most.

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