India, June 12 -- Pop icon Taylor Swift has added another feather to her hat. On Thursday, she was inducted into the prestigious Songwriters Hall of Fame. At 36, she is the youngest woman ever to be part of the elite club, which features some of the most iconic and celebrated musicians and songwriters in American music history.

Taylor Swift broke the long-held record of Carole Bayer Sager, who was 43 when she joined the Hall of Fame in 1987. Other icons like Mariah Carey and Dolly Parton were in their 50s when they entered.

Stevie Wonder remains the youngest person ever admitted, at age 32 in 1983. Artists become eligible for the Hall of Fame 20 years after the release of their first commercial track. For Taylor Swift, that was Tim McGr...