'' 1989 '' sold 1.28 million copies in the US during the first week of release and debuted atop the '' Billboard '' 200 — this made Swift the first act to have three albums sell more than one million copies in their opening release week , for which she earned a '' Guinness World Record '' . As of June 2017 , '' 1989 '' had sold over 10 million copies worldwide . The album 's lead single , " Shake It Off " , was released in August 2014 and debuted at number one on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 . The album also generated two additional number-one singles — " Blank Space " and " Bad Blood " ( featuring Kendrick Lamar ) — as well as the top-ten entries " Style " and " Wildest Dreams " , and other singles " Out of the Woods " and " New Romantics " . " Shake It Off " , " Blank Space " , and " Bad Blood " also topped the charts in Australia and Canada . After " Blank Space " reached number-one in the US following " Shake It Off " , Swift became the first woman in the Hot 100 's history to succeed herself at the top spot . The music video for the former briefly became the fastest video to reach one billion views on Vevo . The videos for " Blank Space " and " Bad Blood " won four accolades at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards , with the latter winning for Video of the Year and Best Collaboration . Swift 's headlining tour , the 1989 World Tour , running from May to December 2015 , grossed over $ 250 million , and became the highest-grossing tour of the year
2015 MTV Video Music Awards
2015 MTV Video Music Awards
Taylor Swift