In honor of Taylor Swift’s 10th original studio album released on October 20, 2022, let’s take a look back and review my ratings on all of Taylor Swift’s albums.

#1: Taylor Swift: 5/10

Taylor Swift’s first debut album released in 2006 was named after herself and contained 15 country songs. In my own personal opinion, I’m not the biggest fan of super country music, which is the only reason I rated this album low. Considering this is a debut album, it may not be perfect, but it did gain Taylor attention. My personal favorite is “Our Song.”

#2: Fearless (Taylor’s Version): 7/10

Swift’s second debut album, released in 2008, contains some of the most recognized Taylor Swift songs in the world. With the most widely known hit, “You Belong with Me,” and other majorly popular songs like “Love Story” and “The Way I Loved You.”  Fearless, one can arguably say this album took Taylor’s career off the charts. Taylor’s re-release of two of her studio albums under a different label in 2021 also included unreleased music called From The Vault. From The Vault contained some of my personal favorites like “Mr. Perfectly Fine” etc. In all, Fearless became a diamond album and won four grammy awards in all.

#3: Speak Now: 8/10

Released in 2010, Speak Now was another collection of well-known country songs. My personal favorites include, “Better than Revenge,” “Back to December,” ” Last Kiss,” and “Mean.” While all these songs fall under the country genre, Taylor still ranges in targeting emotions from all audiences. Dancing or crying, this album is perfect for a simple jam. Speak Now also won two awards, both favoring this as the Country Album of 2010.

#4: Red (Taylor’s Version): 9.5/10

Released in 2012 and re-released in 2021, Red stayed a diverse style of music. Ranging from country, to pop, to sad melancholic tunes, this album has all the different styles of music the audience needs to be engaged. With other certified pop bangers, like “We Are Never Getting Back Together,” “I Knew You Were Trouble,” and “22,” this album never disappoints. Country songs like “Come Back…Be Here” and “Begin Again,” just to name a few, are also some widely known songs Taylor has made. This album won three awards, two consisting of being country album of the year. Re-released in 2021, just like her Fearless album, under a different label also included unreleased music “From The Vault.” Red also features other known artists like Ed Sheeran, Phoebe Bridgers, and Gary Lightbody, just to name a few.  Taylor also re-released a 10 minute version of her song, “All Too Well,” as well as a short film starring Sadie Sink and Dylan O’Brien based on her 10 minute version of the song. The 10 minute version of “All Too Well” blew up, with over 75 million views and broke the record of the longest song to reach N0.1 on the Billboard 100. All around, this album, one can arguably say, changed Taylor Swift’s brand entirely.

#1989: 8/10

Classified as a certified pop hit, 1989 features some of the most famous pop songs in the world all considered to be radio hits. This album was the most different album Taylor created at the time, changing her once “country” genre all the way to “pop.” “Shake It Off,” the sixth song on the featured album, became Taylor’s most streamed song ever. Other extremely popular pop songs featured on the album like, “Blank Space,” “Style,” “Wildest Dreams,” “Out Of The Woods,” and “Bad Blood,” this album changed the pop industry forever. Swift won a total of four awards for 1989, as well as two Grammys for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal album. My personal favorites have to be “Style” and “New Romantics,” which was featured on the deluxe version of the album.

#6: Reputation: 10/10

Seen as Taylor Swift’s comeback album in 2017 from her hiatus of social media, this album was the most insane drop of all time. Featuring an entirely new genre of music with her lead single, “Look What You Made Me Do,” fans did not expect what was coming. Clapping back at celebrities she was feuding with at the time, this album did not disappoint. In my opinion, Reputation is a no skip album. Reputation won two awards total, for Favorite Pop Album and a Billboard Music Award for Best Selling Album of the year. This album, so far, was the most diverse and unexpected album Taylor Swift had ever made.

#7: Lover: 9/10

Lover was Swift’s seventh studio album and all around a breath of fresh air from last made album, Reputation. While Lover sounded completely different from Reputation, it still holds as a great album. Based solely around Swift’s boyfriend, Joe Alwyn, this album has a cute-love vibe. Lover won the iHeart Radio, American Music Award, and People’s Choice Award for Favorite (Pop) Album.

#8: Folklore: 10/10

In my opinion, this is arguably the best album Taylor Swift has ever created. With the poetry like lyrics, this album does not disappoint in telling the listener a story. Taylor’s pen game with this album went insane. I highly recommend listening if you want to cry. Folklore won a Grammy for Album of the Year. My personal favorites off the album are “cardigan,” “illicit affairs,” and “the 1.”

#9: Evermore: 8/10

Evermore, the ninth studio album, tells a story just like Folklore did. With the same vibe and tone, Evermore shares a poetic story that does not disappoint. While I rank Folklore higher than Evermore, Evermore is still a very much loved album by the fans. My favorite off of the album is “tolerate it.”

#Midnights: 8/10

With a lot of contemplation and replays, this album has to be one of the most 80’s pop synthetic albums, she has yet to create. Personally, this album did take a couple of repeat plays for me to warm up to, but I highly recommend streaming Midnights. Midnights has broken multiple Spotify records from the first day of its release and is the number one album on iTunes and Spotify. My personal favorites have been “Sweet Nothing” and “Lavender Haze,” as well as “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve.”