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Posted by: conorw 26th November 2023, 11:28 PM

ok so im finalising my ranking as of now, but to motivate myself to finish im posting this so i have no choice but to do it lol. I am including remixes when it includes another artist ie karma ft ice spice or lover ft shawn mendes, but i'm not including accoustic or dance remixes. ive also tried to make sure i include all the songs shes featured on and ones not on albums but im not 100% sure if ive got them all . ill give it a go. and im using obvs using the taylors version as the rankings lol. give me a few days to finish my ranking and ill kick this off!

Posted by: ...ready for it 27th November 2023, 02:37 AM

Sounds good!

Posted by: conorw 28th November 2023, 05:40 PM

ive got my ranking almost done, im just going through it top to bottom to see if i need to adjust any bits! should start soon

Posted by: conorw 28th November 2023, 10:36 PM

whilst i finalise the songs, heres my album ranking:

Posted by: conorw 28th November 2023, 10:38 PM

10: Taylor Swift

i dont think there was anywhere else to put this tbh. dont get me wrong, i love debut, but its easily her weakest album as a whole, despite having 3 of her best songs on it! Surprisingly, though the rest are almost equally on par, so picking a least fave was a challenge, most albums have one or two that i easily pick for this spot!

fave song: Should've Said No (close second: Cold as You, STay Beautiful)
least fave: Tied Together with a Smile

Posted by: conorw 28th November 2023, 10:41 PM

9: Fearless

I think with the rankings, its not that i dont like these albums, its purely just everything above it i like more, or is objectively better. Fearless was her big break, but despite having some major highlights, it is also home to a lot of 'fillery' tracks in her discography, and also her weakest vault to date.

fave song: You're Not Sorry
least fave: Untouchable

Posted by: conorw 28th November 2023, 10:43 PM

8: folklore

If i posted this anywhere else on the internet, twitter and tiktok swifties would probably send me death threats. now folklore, is a stunning album. I adore folklore... i just adore everything above it a little bit more!

fave track: my tears ricochet
least fave: hoax

Posted by: conorw 28th November 2023, 10:44 PM

7: Speak Now

The Taylor's Version really helped this climb above folklore tbh. I like Speak Now a lot, but the vault (bar electric touch) was a great addition, and it sounded so much better with her new vocals and production, really letting me give speak now the respect it deserves.

Fave song: I Can See You (basically tied with Haunted and Better Than Revenge)
least fave: Electric Touch

Posted by: conorw 28th November 2023, 10:47 PM

6: 1989

This was her big pop moment and her first peak, and also the era of my childhood. primary school discos with shake it off and blank space fill my memories! 1989 is her most easy to listen to, its good for almost every occasion, and just a perfect easy listening album

fave song(s): Say Don't Go, Clean, You Are In Love
least fave: Suburban Legends

Posted by: conorw 28th November 2023, 10:51 PM

5: Midnights

Midnights was the first era i experienced from start to finish as a proper swiftie, i was a casual listner during rep and lover (tbf i was like 11-14 during those so didnt have an established music taste) and crazily, drifted away from Taylor over lockdown. Red tv was the album that brought be back and made me a full blown obsessed fan. So midnights has a special place in my heart for being my first new era to experience. its also special in how i couldnt easily pick a favourite. Most albums i have one clear favourite but no it changed every week (see my personal chart, between oct-jan 5 songs made #1 lol)

fave song: The Great War
least fave: Labryinth

Posted by: conorw 28th November 2023, 10:54 PM

4: evermore

I first listened to evermore straight after red tv in 2021, and now both have cemented themselves as the albums i listen to every autumn! and each time i go back to it a new song stands out to me. currently, that is cowboy like me! I just love the storytelling, lyrics, and general vibe of evermore. its so homely and will forever remind me of my favourite orange flannel time of year:

fave song: right where you left me
least fave: happiness

Posted by: conorw 28th November 2023, 10:57 PM

3: Lover

This top 3 is tied in my eyes. But for the sake of a ranking i've done just that. Lover. i love it. its such a perfect album! i love how chaotic it is, and it encapsulates all types of love! Its also easy listening, it just does that job a little better than 1989!

fave song: Death By A Thousand Cuts
least fave: It's Nice To Have A Friend

Posted by: conorw 28th November 2023, 10:59 PM

2: reputation

In all ways, reputation is my #1. The only reason its not, is because a. it doesnt house her objectively best song (all too well 10mv) and b. red tv was the album that made me a full swiftie so its taken the edge. On the outside reputation is a nasty, bitter angry album. but when you delve in, its fragile, and emotional. I feel like this encapsulates me as a whole! i cannot wait for rep tv.

fave song: Call It What You Want
least fave: So It Goes...

Posted by: conorw 28th November 2023, 11:02 PM

and 1: Red

as ive already mentioned, Red TV was the album that turned me into a swiftie over night. I remember waking up on the 12th November 2021 and downloading it to my spotify account because i heard some girls talking about it at school. i skipped my first period and took a longer walk to school to listen to the whole thing. and instantly, i was a taylor swift fan, i became obsessed! For that reason alone, it deserves to be my #1. on top of that, the autumnal vibe, the incredible songs, ugh i just love love love it!

fave song: Red & All Too Well (10)
least fave: Run

Posted by: conorw 28th November 2023, 11:03 PM

and thats that! i'll finalise the ranking asap and start that either tomorrow or thursday!

Posted by: conorw 29th November 2023, 06:43 PM

Ok so I had excluded you’re losing me because even though it was up in my top 10 it wasn’t widely available, but now it’s out on Spotify so let me cram it in somewhere before I post this lmao

Posted by: conorw 30th November 2023, 11:10 PM

lets gooo! ill go in lots of 5 for the time being

in total ive ranked 229 songs, including features. ive also included remixes where a new artist is featured, but not included accoustic or dance remixes. her christmas ep was counted, but not her beautiful eyes one since it isnt available on spotify. and ive also added in youre losing me following its release on spotify!

make your predictions for what the #1 will be!

Posted by: conorw 30th November 2023, 11:12 PM

#229: McCavity (From "Cats") - Taylor Swift

what can i say, its horrendous cats in general is a rubbish film, and i am a firm believer that she only did it cos of her love of cats lmao. the other cats song isnt awful, but its not much better either. this really is the worst of the worst


#228: Two Is Better Than One - BOYS LIKE GIRLS feat. Taylor Swift

have to give it to this her, she took it from a 0/10 to a 0.5 /10. The guys voice is soooo bad and he tries to outsing her so much.


#227: Electric Touch (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) - Taylor Swift feat. Fall Out Boy

same as above, this song is ruined by FOB, his whiny voice makes it unlistenable for me. idk why i just hate his voice and how he sings, especially the falsetto bit over the last chorus


#226: Silent Night - Taylor Swift

baby taylor's cover of the religious song, she tried to make it hers by changing the melody but it just doesnt really work tbh

ok these ones ill leave just to get it to a round number and then upwards will be in groups of 5

Posted by: conorw 30th November 2023, 11:14 PM

side note, i will put videos but for now you dont need to hear these ones lmao

Posted by: ...ready for it 1st December 2023, 02:46 AM

All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)

Posted by: conorw 1st December 2023, 02:32 PM

i dont think it would be right to put it anywhere but the top 10 tbh! well see if its at the top though!

Posted by: conorw 1st December 2023, 02:36 PM

#225: Birch - Big Red Machine feat. Taylor Swift | FEAT

yeah... renegade is sooooo superior this one is such a meh song. idek why tay is on it. (she got the lana/maren/haim treatment lmao)

#224: Lover - Taylor Swift feat. Shawn Mendes | Lover

what was the reason? his verse is kinda cringe and it was so unnceessary the original is a perfect song this didnt need to exist

#223: Anti-Hero - Taylor Swift feat. Bleachers | Midnights

again... why? The original is perfection, and this just sounds clunky. it doesnt work and i find jacks verse a bit cringe too (art bro lmao)


#222: Christmases When You Were Mine - Taylor Swift | Christmas

gotta give it to her, its impressive to write original christmas music. she defo got better over time though, christmas tree farm proves that! its not bad i just dont return to it much

#221: White Christmas - Taylor Swift | Christmas

the weakest of the covers on her christmas album imo!

Posted by: conorw 1st December 2023, 02:38 PM

9 down. songs eliminated:

Taylor Swift: 0
Fearless: 0
Speak Now: 1
Red: 0
1989: 0
reputation: 0
Lover: 1
folklore: 0
evermore: 0
Midnights: 1
Christmas: 3
Other singles: 3

Posted by: conorw 3rd December 2023, 11:20 AM

#220: Christmases Must Be Something More - Taylor Swift | Christmas

another original one, tbh i think its mostly cos i dont go back to them much that theyre so low!

#219: happiness - Taylor Swift | evermore

am i gonna get hated for this? happiness has always been my major evermore skip, and no matter how much i try to get into it i just cant i feel like it just drags on and theres nothing really to it imo

#218: Run (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) - Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran | Red (Taylor's Version)

same with run, its just quite boring and doesnt really hae anything to it.

#217: Suburban Legends (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) - Taylor Swift | 1989 (Taylor's Version)

I feel like from all the vaults theres just one that doesnt click with me. and for 1989 it was this. not a bad song, i just dont click with it and find it very meh

#216: Beautiful Ghosts (From "Cats") - Taylor Swift | Soundtrack

its a sweet track, but nothing special.

Posted by: Last Dreamer 3rd December 2023, 12:20 PM

In my chart "Beautiful Ghosts" was the first # 1 hit for Taylor in 6 years period, the previous was "Red" in 2013.

Posted by: conorw 4th December 2023, 08:39 AM

#215: Untouchable (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift | Fearless (Taylor's Version)

This one just isn't very memorable tbh.

#214: Crazier (From "Hannah Montana") - Taylor Swift | Soundtrack

Its a nice wee track, but i just dont listen much. I do wonder if we'll get a TV for debut though.

#213: Tied Together With A Smile - Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift

none of these debut songs are bad, they're just her weakest

#212: The Outside - Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift

same as above, not bad i just dont listen much, and she has better

#211: A Place In This World - Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift

for me a lot of the debut/fearless songs sound similar to eachother. like i can tell the difference, but they're very much similar in sound and style

Posted by: conorw 4th December 2023, 08:41 AM

wow! yeah its a lovely track, but i just dont listen much tbh. red on the other hand, you wont see that one in the ranking for ages thats way up there, one of my faves from her

Posted by: conorw 4th December 2023, 09:51 PM

#210: A Perfectly Good Heart - Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift

quite a few debut ones heading out here!

#209: Santa Baby - Taylor Swift | Christmas

bless her. this was cute

#208: Last Christmas - Taylor Swift | Christmas

tbh, she ate. its one of the only decent covers ive heard of this one!

#207: hoax - Taylor Swift | folklore

eep this is my main skip on folklore. its a great song, i just dont love it much

#206: Babe - Sugarland feat. Taylor Swift | FEAT

Get me to re-do this ranking in a few years and thisll be higher. see i first heard this song with the tv from the vault, so atm this version sounds strange. i like it a lot, but its strange to me!

Posted by: conorw 4th December 2023, 09:56 PM

#205: Highway Don't Care - Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift & Keith Urban | FEAT

what a teamup! And Taylor is a lovely addition! its a run of the mill country song, but a good one!

#204: Invisible (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift

another cute debut one

#203: Both of Us - B.O.B. feat. Taylor Swift | FEAT

taylor ate the chorus

#202: Never Grow Up (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift | Speak Now (Taylor's Version)

this one is a nice one, its just not one i play much. its kinda meh

#201: Everything Has Changed (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran | Red (Taylor's Version)

i love this song, but im kinda bored of it and dont go back to it much

Posted by: Rockin Roba! 5th December 2023, 01:57 AM

'Everything Has Changed' still sounds nice to me even with Ed being on overkill as always in the past decade!

Posted by: ...ready for it 5th December 2023, 02:15 AM

hoax is my favorite on folklore, so I feel sad about that one dropping out.

Posted by: conorw 6th December 2023, 09:37 AM

its gotten to the stage where its not that i dislike these songs, i just like everything above it more!

Posted by: conorw 6th December 2023, 09:38 AM

hopefully some of your other folklore faves are higher up!

Posted by: conorw 6th December 2023, 09:44 AM

#200: Teardrops On My Guitar - Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift

one of her first singles, its such a sweet little track!

#199: Tim McGraw - Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift

her debut single, how cute! and it mustve been full circle to collab with Tim!

#198: Sad Beautiful Tragic (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor's Version)

SBT is a good song, i just dont love it very much

#197: Its Nice To Have A Friend - Taylor Swift | Lover

i think this song was the perfect foreshadowing to the sound of folk/more

#196: Innocent (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift | Speak Now (Taylor's Version)

I really like the haunting sound of Innocent!

Posted by: Last Dreamer 6th December 2023, 10:47 AM

Both songs deserved to be higher.

Posted by: Rockin Roba! 8th December 2023, 11:40 AM

Oh yes 'Teardrops On My Guitar'. The very first track I heard of Taylor's. Still like it a lot!

Posted by: conorw 11th December 2023, 10:22 PM

i think taylors version will improve both tbh! its mostly a case of i like them, i just like everything else to come more

Posted by: conorw 11th December 2023, 10:28 PM

#195: Last Kiss (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift | Speak Now (Taylor's Version)

Its just one i dont go back to much!

#194: Superstar (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift | Fearless (Taylor's Version)

its alright

#193: We We're Happy (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) - Taylor Swift | Fearless (Taylor's Version)

the fearless vault is the weakest one imo

#192: You All Over Me (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) - Taylor Swift feat. Maren Morris | Fearless (Taylor's Version)

YAOM is a sweet song, i just wish there was more queen Maren on it!

#191: Bye Bye Baby (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) - Taylor Swift | Fearless (Taylor's Version)

again, a lot of these vault songs dont really add much to the album

Posted by: ...ready for it 12th December 2023, 02:31 AM

I don't listen to most of those in that section (just You All Over Me)

Posted by: conorw 20th January 2024, 12:50 AM

Oop I forgot about this lmao. Will aim to get back on it asap

Posted by: ...ready for it 22nd January 2024, 01:28 AM

Posted by: conorw 14th March 2024, 08:51 AM

i lied im off from sixth form with a bit of a bug today though, so im gonna make sure im happy with my ranking and get back to it. might switch it up a bit so if theres too much difference in the lower end ill just re-start. i want to get it done before TTPD drops though lol

Posted by: conorw 14th March 2024, 02:27 PM

ok i have reshuffled a bit and will restart soon!