All 10 Taylor Swift Albums Ranked (As The Tortured Poets Department Arrives)

With his last tour, he moved the US GDP by 1.5%. Superstar alongside myths like Elvis and Person of the Year according to Time, Taylor Swift is now ready to collect more records with the new album The Tortured Poets Department. Eleventh studio work announced last February, during the 66th edition of the Grammy Awards, where he triumphed with two major prizes thanks to the previous one, Midnights. Ttpdas it has now been nicknamed by the «Swifties», comes later 1989 (Taylor's Version). The album that consecrated her as queen of music and whose original version came out, well, ten years ago.

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Self-proclaimed “lifeline”, the latest recording project is based on the concept of the different stages of mourning: denial, anger, negotiation, depression, acceptance. For this reason, the pop star has created a series of exclusive playlists, in collaboration with Apple Music, choosing songs from his catalog that fit each of the five phases. The new album consists of 16 trackscharacterized by collaborations with the American rapper Post Malone (Fortnight) and the English indie rock band Florence and the Machine (Florida!!!). The Tortured Poets Department matters four different deluxe editions. To celebrate the release, we've ranked all 10 of Taylor Swift's albums. Do you agree with us?

10. Reputation2017

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The queen of music transforms media overexposure into an artificial album. And despite the glimmers of genius, the sixth studio effort contains some of the American artist's worst decisions to date.

9. Taylor Swift2006

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Released the same year Carrie Underwood dominated the charts, the 17-year-old future queen of country-pop's self-titled debut is an adolescent riot of acoustic guitars, fiddles and banjos. It includes classics from the singer such as Our Song, Teardrops on My Guitar And Picture to Burn.

8. Midnights2022

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It's me, hi! The penultimate studio work is the most autobiographical and introspective in the artist's dazzling career. It triumphed at the Grammys in the album of the year and best pop vocal album categories.

7. Fearless2008

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Published at the age of 18, the second album of unreleased songs claims a legendary space in the young singer-songwriter's career. That is, her first Grammy, or rather, two of hers: the one for album of the year and the award for best country album. Includes songs like Love Story And You Belong With Me. The guitar you see has accompanied Taylor since childhood, it was decorated with glitter by her parents using, «super glue during a free afternoon».

6. Lover2019

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Launched as «a love letter to love yourself», the seventh album includes hits such as Cruel Summer, You Need To Calm Down and the owner. For his detractors, it is the artist's most corny work.

5. Evermore2020

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The sister album of Folklore, gave birth during the Covid-19 isolation. It is a continuation of the previous album, released just five months later because, as Swift admitted: «I couldn't stop writing songs». It's number nine.

4. Red2012

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At the time, it was hard to imagine the time when Red would be dethroned as Taylor Swift's best album. The fourth studio work contains the b-side All Too Well, which has become a sort of sacred text for fans. It contains other fundamental songs from the artist's career such as 22 And We Are Never Getting Back Together.

3. Speak Now2010

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One of the artist's most underrated albums. This is the first release in which Swift wrote and composed all the songs alone, without the help of any collaborator. For this reason, we place it above a Red. The third studio work contains hit singles such as Mines, Back to December And The Story of Us.

2. Folklore2020

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Eighth album, completely, conceived in pandemic confinement. A folk-pop riot, a celebration of popular tales and poetic winks. Even the worst track is a masterclass in musical storytelling. Includes Cardigan And August.

1.19892014

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Here we cross stratospheric territory. Inspired by the pop music of the eighties, the fifth album tells the story of the broken heart of the queen of records. From her year of birth, 1989 includes the best songs ever like Blank Space, Style, New Romantics And Out of the Woods. At the Grammys it won album of the year and best pop vocal album, marking Swift's first win in the latter category.


Source: Vanity Fair

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