The cycle would repeat itself every two years: Taylor Swift was released in 2006, Fearless in 2008, Speak Now in 2010, Red in 2012, and 1989 in 2014.

But that all changed with Taylor's sixth album. Following a very public and very messy fight with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West — as well as her longstanding feud with Katy Perry — Taylor broke her own tradition, disappearing from public life almost entirely and releasing Reputation a whole year later than predicted.