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What Is The Best Taylor Swift Album?

Which is best?

  • Taylor Swift (2006)

    Votes: 1 0.8%

  • Fearless (2008)

    Votes: 5 3.8%

  • Speak Now (2010)

    Votes: 7 5.3%

  • Red (2012)

    Votes: 31 23.5%

  • 1989 (2014)

    Votes: 79 59.8%

  • Reputation (2017)

    Votes: 2 1.5%

  • Lover (2019)

    Votes: 7 5.3%
  • Total voters
    132
Schlorgan

Schlorgan

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
14,932
Salt Lake City, Utah
Of the seven albums Taylor Swift has released, what is the best one?

They all have their highlights, but I say Speak Now (2010) is her overall best.

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I had like 8 songs that I wanted to put in the OP but we're only allowed 4.


What do you think, Era? Is there an album of hers that's better? If so, which one?
 
Brotherhood93

Brotherhood93

Member
Oct 28, 2017
2,800
Never remember which songs are from which album but her newer stuff is shite. Looking on wiki Speak Now and Red look the best.
 
Peru

Peru

Member
Oct 26, 2017
6,130
Fearless is probably still the one, Red might be slightly better than Speak Now, but I like how Speak Now was both very good and a sort of statement - 'one full album, not a single co-writer on any tracks', a fuck you to critics doubting her independence as songwriter.
 

BAD

Member
Oct 25, 2017
9,565
USA
Speak Now was weak on hit singles. I don't like it much at all besides Enchanted.

1989 on the other hand set stellar records because it has some amazing singles. Blank Space was an event.
 
Gassy_N0va

Gassy_N0va

Member
Oct 27, 2017
1,747
Everything after Speak Now was trash. No longer a Taylor fan, but Speak Now was fantastic and I wish she didn't move away from that sound
 

BAD

Member
Oct 25, 2017
9,565
USA
The ranking should be 1989, then Fearless.

Speak Now is her worst selling album lol. Slowest sales of all because it just had no good singles.
 

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Oct 27, 2017
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thats the one they play on classic music stations right? she's a bit too old for my taste. I prefer new young acts like Billie Eilish
 
subpar spatula

subpar spatula

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Oct 26, 2017
22,129
It's 1989. Anyone who disagrees I will personally pay music theory courses for and during that time they must turn into their Swizzle Badge if Allegiance.
 
Peru

Peru

Member
Oct 26, 2017
6,130
BAD said:
The ranking should be 1989, then Fearless.

Speak Now is her worst selling album lol. Slowest sales of all because it just had no good singles.
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Still sold like 6 million. It's what lead her to do begin doing these radio-friendly lead singles that don't really fit in with the rest of the album. I like all her albums but the last two-three albums have had bad lead singles that just don't represent the album.
 
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Schlorgan

Schlorgan

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
14,932
Salt Lake City, Utah
Peru said:
Still sold like 6 million. It's what lead her to do begin doing these radio-friendly lead singles that don't really fit in with the rest of the album. I like all her albums but the last two-three albums have had bad lead singles that just don't represent the album.
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Not even bad lead singles, just misrepresentative. 1989 is a fantastic album, and I like Shake It Off just fine, but the rest of that album is nothing like that.
 

BAD

Member
Oct 25, 2017
9,565
USA
Peru said:
Still sold like 6 million. It's what lead her to do begin doing these radio-friendly lead singles that don't really fit in with the rest of the album. I like all her albums but the last two-three albums have had bad lead singles that just don't represent the album.
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1989 was fantastic. Easily the most competent production in her career. A worthy evolution of her tastes.
 
Coolduderedux

Coolduderedux

Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,477
Speak Now / Red > 1989 / Fearless > Lover > Taylor Swift >>>>>The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Reputation
 
Arc

Arc

The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
4,514
As others have said, it's 1989. It's one of the greatest pop records ever.
 
Peru

Peru

Member
Oct 26, 2017
6,130
Coolduderedux said:
Speak Now / Red > 1989 / Fearless > Lover > Taylor Swift >>>>>The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Reputation
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Look, I cringed as much as anyone else when the lead single from Reputation was released, but the album is not really like that. Some of the singles, like Delicate, are great. It's probably her worst album, but it's still solid, which I think people just forget when thinking about how the album was launched.
 
andymcc

andymcc

Member
Oct 25, 2017
26,314
Columbus, OH
1989 isn't "one of the best pop records ever" but it actually has singles from her that are pretty ok. Shake it Off is still one of the worst mainstream radio hits of the last decade.
 
TheFurizzlyBear

TheFurizzlyBear

The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
3,453
1989 is probably her best so I gave that my vote. Reputation is my favorite though and now seeing it has no votes at my time of voting is hurting me.
 
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