--- title: "How long to listen to Taylor Swift's discography? about 18 hou" description: "Taylor Swift's discography takes about 18 hours — 12 studio albums and 4 re-recordings, to 2026. What that assumes, how it breaks down, and how long at a realistic p" url: https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/taylor-swift-discography/ site: "At One Place" --- # How long does it take to listen to Taylor Swift's discography? **How long to listen to Taylor Swift's discography: about 18 hours** 12 studio albums and 4 re-recordings, to 2026 Playing every Taylor Swift release back to back takes about 18 hours, but that double-counts: four of the sixteen albums are re-recordings of earlier ones. Listening to the distinct catalogue, taking the re-recorded version where it exists, is about 13 hours 16 minutes. The gap of nearly five hours between those two answers is the whole point of the re-recording project, which was undertaken to replace masters she did not own. The Tortured Poets Department alone runs over two hours in its extended form, longer than most double albums. ## The numbers - **Total:** 18 hours 7 minutes - **In hours:** 18.1 hours - **Non-stop:** 0.8 days without sleeping - **Covers:** 12 studio albums and 4 re-recordings, to 2026 - **At a realistic pace:** an album a day - **That works out as:** about 22 days ## What this assumes All 16 releases played end to end, through The Life of a Showgirl (October 2025). Playing only the distinct catalogue gives about 796 minutes. > Counted to August 2026. Four albums are re-recordings of earlier releases, so the total contains the same songs twice. ## Other music | What | How long | | --- | --- | | The Beatles' discography | about 8 hours 44 minutes | | Pink Floyd's discography | about 12 hours 55 minutes | | Led Zeppelin's discography | about 6 hours 55 minutes | | Queen's discography | about 10 hours 47 minutes | | Metallica's discography | about 12 hours 22 minutes | | Radiohead's discography | about 7 hours 7 minutes | | Nirvana's discography | about 2 hours 1 minute | | Eminem's discography | about 13 hours 30 minutes | | Drake's discography | about 13 hours 47 minutes | | Wagner's Ring cycle | about 15 hours | ## Common questions ### How long does it take to listen to Taylor Swift's discography? about 18 hours — 12 studio albums and 4 re-recordings, to 2026. ### What does that assume? All 16 releases played end to end, through The Life of a Showgirl (October 2025). Playing only the distinct catalogue gives about 796 minutes. ### How long at a realistic pace? an album a day — about 22 days. ## Related pages - [How long to listen to the Beatles' discography?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/the-beatles-discography/) - [How long to listen to Pink Floyd's discography?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/pink-floyd-discography/) - [How long to listen to Led Zeppelin's discography?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/led-zeppelin-discography/) - [How long to listen to Queen's discography?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/queen-discography/) - [How long to listen to Metallica's discography?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/metallica-discography/) - [How long to listen to Radiohead's discography?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/radiohead-discography/) - [How long to listen to Nirvana's discography?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/nirvana-discography/) - [How long to listen to Eminem's discography?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/eminem-discography/) - [How long to read the Harry Potter series?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/harry-potter-series/) - [How long to watch Friends?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/friends/) - [How long to watch One Piece?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/one-piece/) - [How long to watch The Simpsons?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/the-simpsons/) - [How long to watch The Office (US)?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/the-office-us/) - [How long to watch the Marvel Cinematic Universe?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/marvel-cinematic-universe/) ## Sources - Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)