Taylor Swift is IFPI Artist of the Year for the fifth time according to IFPI’s recently published Top 20 Global Recording Artists 2024 chart. This is the 5th time that Taylor Swift has won the award – and the third consecutive year. In a record-breaking year across the board for the pop superstar, 2024 has also seen her scoop up four other major IFPI awards. This includes the Global Album Chart, Global Vinyl Album Chart, Global Streaming Album Chart and Global Album Sales Chart thanks to the huge success of her eleventh studio album THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT, which was released in April 2024.
Record-breaking Taylor Swift |The Eras Tour boosted fan engagement with her entire catalogue on streaming platforms around the world. This phenomenon was demonstrated by the resurgence of her previous albums 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (2023), Midnights (2022), folklore (2020), evermore (2020) and Lover (2019), which all landed in the Top 20 of IFPI’s 2024 Global Vinyl Album Chart – an incredible testament to Taylor’s fandom and the enduring popularity of her catalogue so far.
This marks the 12th year of the IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year Award, with Taylor Swift having taken the top spot of the chart more than any other artist during that time (this year’s win follows successes in 2014, 2019, 2022 and 2023).
It was also an incredible year for breakthrough artists across the IFPI Global Charts. Zach Bryan and Sabrina Carpenter made their first appearance in the Top 10 of the Global Recording Artist Chart whilst in the Global Streaming Album Chart, Noah Kahan, Benson Boone, Chappell Roan and Teddy Swims all featured for the first time.
Top 20 IFPI Global Recording Artist Chart 2024
| Position | Artist | Prior Year |
| 1 | Taylor Swift | 1 |
| 2 | Drake | 4 |
| 3 | SEVENTEEN | 2 |
| 4 | Billie Eilish | Re-entry (2022) |
| 5 | Stray Kids | 3 |
| 6 | Zach Bryan | 16 |
| 7 | The Weeknd | 5 |
| 8 | Eminem | 14 |
| 9 | Kendrick Lamar | Re-entry (2022) |
| 10 | Sabrina Carpenter | NEW |
| 11 | Ariana Grande | Re-entry (2021) |
| 12 | Post Malone | 19 |
| 13 | Morgan Wallen | 6 |
| 14 | ENHYPEN | NEW |
| 15 | Travis Scott | 17 |
| 16 | Kanye West | 18 |
| 17 | Lana Del Rey | 10 |
| 18 | Beyoncé | Re-entry (2016) |
| 19 | Linkin Park | NEW |
| 20 | Bad Bunny | 9 |
Previous winners of the IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year
| Year | Artist |
| 2024 | Taylor Swift |
| 2023 | Taylor Swift |
| 2022 | Taylor Swift |
| 2021 | BTS |
| 2020 | BTS |
| 2019 | Taylor Swift |
| 2018 | Drake |
| 2017 | Ed Sheeran |
| 2016 | Drake |
| 2015 | Adele |
| 2014 | Taylor Swift |
| 2013 | One Direction |
