![]() ![]() ![]() Going into my Swift journey, I fully expected 1989 to make it to my top three albums. In sum, folklore is good as an isolated moment but not something I intend on re-listening straight through again for the foreseeable future. When I eventually got through it, I did not think that it was as life-changing as it was hyped up to be. However, this did not stop me from falling asleep to every other song and feeling the need to restart the album several times over. We all know that folklore is a beautiful and formative addition to the discography with highlights including “this is me trying,” “cardigan,” and, my personal favorite, “exile.” Also, it goes without saying that the isolated folklore and evermore era was a necessary jump from the overly pop (which is definitely not a criticism in my eyes as you will soon find out) feel of her prior three releases. ![]() Welcome to the first controversial pick of the list. While Taylor Swift does a good job at introducing audiences to her brand of lyrical, upbeat and country style (at the time), I did not gravitate towards it as much as her other works. I understand that this is a common critique of many of Swift’s early works, but I think it only really applies to this album. Also, I did find many of the songs in Taylor Swift to sound all too similar. However, I am simply not the biggest fan of country music and I find Taylor Swift to most closely embody a classic country album. What’s more, Swift’s eventual career trajectory only furthered the appreciation of Taylor Swift as the calm before the pop, high-production storm of her later albums. I surprisingly enjoyed the homey feel of “Picture to Burn” and “The Outside” which reminded me of childhood. But enough of the jargon, here’s the list: Just because I don’t love one song over another doesn’t mean that song is not an interesting and thought-provoking work whose value should be diminished. While I enjoy listening to good music and don’t particularly love listening to bad music, I regrettably can not begin to mention theory or specific terms. In other words, the rating is based on the percentage of songs that I actually enjoyed. Along that same vein, my criteria for the ranking was relatively simple: I would add up the number of liked songs per deluxe version of the album and divide by the total number of songs in the release. In actuality, I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge more than I thought. While there are albums that I’d rather listen to compared to others, there is no “bad” Taylor Swift song. ![]() With 151 Spotify Liked Songs later, this is what I found.īefore I delve deeper into the list, it should be said that the term ranking is used loosely here. With a looming 24-hour trip home from Melbourne, Australia, I decided to adventure through her discography to garner personalized takes and, of course, to communicate said takes with whomever possible. Sure, I knew a decent amount of her (hit) songs and followed the release of a few albums, but I knew there was room for growth. The release of Midnights in tandem with the constant yet ever-engaging pro-Swift energy that surrounded me this semester whilst abroad made me wonder: am I actually a Swiftie? I loved evermore so much that my fandom grew exponentially in the two years since its release, eventually culminating in the release of her most recent album: Midnights. As a fan of lyrical folk music and HAIM, it comes as no surprise that I did enjoy evermore… a lot. Coming off the success of folklore, I had FOMO for not being an actual fan so I decided to listen to the album fully through directly upon its release. My recent love of Taylor Swift (or “T-Swizzle” as my cousins called her when I was six) started with the release of evermore in 2020. For these reasons, and many many more, it seems that each Swiftie has a definite rank of their favorite albums, a trend that I want to continue as I slowly but surely ingratiate myself in the lifestyle. What’s more, many of her songs act as a collective spilling-of-the-tea by shining a light on the highs and lows of her famed relationships and romances (thank you, Jake Gyllenhaal). Swift’s albums vary heavily, a trend that is more than visible with the release of Midnights. Like her or not, we all know that any Taylor Swift album release is nothing short of an event. ![]()
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