Taylor Swift is closing in on Madonna’s record, but no matter the sales, the Queen of Pop remains untouchable.
Taylor Swift is officially rewriting the record books, edging past Madonna, the Reina del Pop, as the highest-selling female artist of all time.
As of September 2025, Swift has sold around 248 million albums, and with her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, dropping October 3, she’s on track to overtake Madonna’s legendary 252 million.
Madonna’s numbers are still insane. The pop queen racked up over 250 million albums in the era of vinyl, CDs, and early digital downloads – long before streaming became a thing.
Born on 16th August 1958, Madonna has spent a full four decades and counting – we are still officially in the Madonna age – dominating the music world.
She earned the title of Queen of Pop through relentless reinvention, iconic fashion moments, and boundary-pushing music videos.
Madonna’s albums, including classics like Like a Virgin (1984), True Blue (1986), Like a Prayer (1989), Ray of Light (1998), and Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005), helped shape the modern pop landscape.
From her chart-topping hits in the ’80s to her cultural dominance in the ’90s and beyond, Madonna influenced countless artists and cemented her legacy as the ultimate pop queen, proving why she is still widely recognized as the Queen of Pop today.
Imagine if she’d had Spotify and Apple Music back in the day!
It’s almost impossible to compare the two eras fairly. Who is the princess of pop? Maybe it changes with every generation, and right now, maybe Taylor Swift is this generations pop princess.
But who is known as the Queen of Pop? That title still belongs to Madonna – untouchable, unshakable, and forever the queen pop.
