Taylor Swift Debuts As One Of Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women

Taylor Swift won't be shaking this off.

The Grammy Award-winning singer made her debut Tuesday on Forbes' annual list of the world's 100 Most Powerful Women.

Swift, who scored a monster hit with "Shake It Off," was ranked 64th and — at age 25 — she was the youngest ever to make the venerable list.

"The bona fide, cross-genre global megastar has not only broken record sales and captivated the world with her fantastically honest lyrics, but she has proven herself as an impressive businesswoman," Forbes gushed.

Topping the list for the fifth straight time was German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who was followed by Hillary Clinton, who has made the cut every year since Forbes began ranking powerful women in 2004.

"The presumptive Democratic front-runner in the 2016 presidential race is starting her campaign miles ahead of her challengers," Forbes declared.

Forbes compiles its list of wonder women from eight categories: billionaires, business, celebrity, finance, media, philanthropy and intergovernmental organizations, politics, and technology.

Then it ranks them based on how much money they make, their media presence, their spheres of influence and their impact.

Using that criteria, Melinda Gates was, once again, ranked third, followed by Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen and General Motors honcho Mary Barra.

Michelle Obama was in 10th place, two spots ahead of perennial powerhouse Oprah Winfrey. U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch made the list for the first time, in the 34th spot.

Other female heads of state on the list included Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (7), South Korean President Park Geun-hye (11,) Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (16) and Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz, making her debut in the 40th spot.

Kopacz was followed by the only monarch on the list, Queen Elizabeth.

The entertainment world was represented by Beyonce (21), Ellen DeGeneres (50), Angelina Jolie (54), Sofia Vergara (57) and Shakira (81).

Three New York City-based fashion leaders were also on the list — Anna Wintour (28), Tory Burch (78) and Diane von Furstenberg (75).

And the woman who holds it all together in the fashion world, Spanx founder Sara Blakely, was ranked 90th.

Lady Gaga did not make the cut this year. Neither did other previous listees like supermodel Gisele Bündchen and recently ousted Sony Pictures Entertainment boss Amy Pascal.

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