I-International Federation of the Recording Industry (IFPI) ikhethe Taylor Swift njengeciko elidume kakhulu lango-2014, umehluko umculi waseMelika awuzuzile ngenani lokuthengisa elizuzwe ngokoqobo, ifomethi yedijithali kanye nemikhiqizo ngokusakaza phakathi nezinyanga zika-2014. Ngokwethulwa komsebenzi wakhe wakamuva, 1989, ngenyanga edlule U-October Swift ufinyelele isibalo samakhophi ayizigidi ezingu-1.2 athengiswe ngeviki lokuqala e-United States.
Ngalesi sibalo, umculi odumile ube ngumculi ophumelele kakhulu kusukela kuhlelo lwe-Eminem Show, umsebenzi owashicilelwa umrepha waseMelika ngo-2002. Ukukhishwa kweyokuqala ku-albhamu, Lithintithe, ukwazile ukungena kwabahlanu abaphambili emazweni angaphezu kwamashumi amabili, okuhlanganisa nezimakethe ezibalulekile ezifana neCanada, iJalimane, i-Australia neJapane, kanye nokuduma kwesiqeshana sakhe sevidiyo esibukwe izikhathi ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-600 ku-YouTube kusukela sashicilelwa.
Izindawo eziphambili ohlwini lwamaciko ashisa izikhotha kulo mkhakha ashicilelwe ngu I-IFPI Bagcwele izibalo zamaNgisi, uma kubhekwa ukuthi endaweni yesibili kukhona i-One Direction (eyakleliswa phezulu ngo-2013), bese kulandela u-Ed Sheeran (obekulalelwa kakhulu ngo-2014 kuSpotify) kanye neColdplay. Indawo yesihlanu iya eqenjini le-AC/DC, ilandelwe ngu-Sam Smith (8), u-Katy Perry (wesi-9) no-Beyonce (we-10).