<P> American singer - songwriter Taylor Swift 's career began with a record deal with Big Machine Records in 2005 and the release of her eponymous debut album the following year . In the United States , Taylor Swift peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and stayed the longest on the chart during the 2000s . All of its singles -- `` Tim McGraw '' , `` Teardrops on My Guitar '' , `` Our Song '' , `` Picture to Burn '' , and `` Should 've Said No '' -- charted within the top forty in the United States and were certified platinum by the RIAA . Swift followed with the release of the EPs Sounds of the Season : The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection and Beautiful Eyes , which peaked at number twenty and number nine on the Billboard 200 , respectively . </P>
when did taylor swift 's first album release
2005