For the third time, Taylor won IFPI’s Global Recording Artist Of The Year! She first won in 2014 and again in 2019. To top it off, Midnights ranks as the second biggest album of 2022 globally. Read the article below for more information.

Taylor Swift has been revealed as the winner of IFPI’s 2022 Global Recording Artist Of The Year Award.

It is the third time that the superstar has won the award, a feat unmatched by any other act. Taylor Swift also won in 2014 and 2019.

The award is calculated according to an artist’s or group’s worldwide performance across digital and physical music formats during the year, from streams to vinyl, and covers their entire body of work.

The release of Taylor Swift’s album Midnights in October 2022 powered her return to the top of the IFPI Global Artist Chart.

Frances Moore, chief executive, IFPI, said: “It is a great pleasure to award the IFPI Global Recording Artist Award to Taylor Swift for an unprecedented third time in the chart’s ten-year history. Taylor is a truly magnificent international star, who continues to grow and evolve as an artist whilst maintaining an incredibly strong connection with her fans around the world.

Top 20 Global Recording Artist Chart 2022

1 Taylor Swift
2 BTS
3 Drake
4 Bad Bunny
5 The Weeknd
6 Seventeen
7 Stray Kids
8 Harry Styles
9 Jay Chou
10 Ed Sheeran
11 Eminem
12 Kanye West
13 YoungBoy Never Broke Again
14 Kendrick Lamar
15 Lil Baby
16 Billie Eilish
17 Post Malone
18 Juice Wrld
19 The Beatles
20 Imagine Dragons

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