Has "Taylor Swift" reached legendary status yet?

• 7 Grammy awards including the one for ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• Two consecutive albums that opened with more than 1M sales
• 4 consecutive US number one albums
• 4 consecutive albums that sold over 4M copies in the US
• a #1 single being listed a #2 song of the year according to Rolling Stone and getting a ROTY nomination at the Grammys
• considered the #5 biggest female artist of the last 30 years in the US (higher than Rihanna, Beyonce,Gaga,etc.)
• considered the #2 biggest female album artist of the last 30 years
• Globally successful, totally sold out and critically acclaimed tours
• "Fearless" is the most awarded album in country music history.
• WANEGBT holds the record for biggest sales week for a single by a female artist.
• She is the youngest winner of Grammy for Album of the Year.
• She is the youngest female artist to write a #1 country hit.
• She has been honored multiple times by the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
• Rolling Stone named "Speak Now" one of the 50 best albums ever released by a female artist.
• Was able to get Apple to reverse policy after reviewing her "Open Letter".

 

The grammies and the charts don't mean **** anymore. So no.

 

The Jonathan Toews of music.

 

You can’t be serious.

 

She is popular and successful by any definition. I'm not so sure about legendary. I would call her legendary if her songs were being covered by numerous other groups the way Bob Dylan's songs were being done by so many groups in the 60s.

Scott

 

I could respond if I had a clue what you mean by "legendary" but ............. I don't.
Now if "legendary" means all that stuff you listed in your initial post, then...... well then you've answered your own question and the answer is yes.
But if "legendary" doesn't mean all that stuff, then what do you mean? Just asking.

 

I was trying to be thoughtful with this, but me and my cat want to go to sleep so I'll just say, "No..."

 

you may want to check YouTube

I'm by no means a fan of her but there's no denying her visibility at the moment

 

I don't think Taylor has, but I do think Pink has.

 

in Australia, certainly. she could probably be named Prime Minister tomorrow and no one would complain.

 

The Grammies and the charts don't mean anything anymore, but yes.

 

In a world where we redefine the meaning of words daily, sure, TS, legendary, why not...

By that same token, Mel Tillis is the godfather of soul and Engelbert Humperdinck plays better bass than Geddy Lee.

 

JQuest - do you think she has?
Because if not, I am wondering what exactly the intent is here since there aren't any other threads proclaiming that she is legendary.

 

What is the definition of "legendary"?

 

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legendary

 

How can I be the only yes vote? That's crazy. An independent woman single-handedly propping up the music industry for five years. Nothing like it since the Beatles.

 

and then someone had to go and wax hyperbolic

 

No, not yet. She will one day though.

 

I'm amazed by all of her musical accomplishments. Sorry boys, she's a legend!

 

The one (and probably most important) thing Swift has done is grow in popularity with each album. Her 5th album is her most successful yet. That's pretty unusual as many pop acts are over and done with by their fifth LP.

I don't like using the word 'legendary', but she probably will be. I'm sure not many would have said Madonna was a legend by her fifth album either, and she's done alright for herself!

It also has to be said that '1989' is a pretty great modern pop album.

@JohnnyQuest I don't want to make trouble for you, but I thought you didn't like Taylor Swift's music?