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Like a champion tennis player or a wizened clockmaker, Taylor Swift has been training all her life to be the artisan she is today. Maybe her progression from writing songs about storybook romances to songs about not fitting into antiquated gender roles went swimmingly because it dovetails with a larger ideological shift, from the dream of picket-fenced, pastoral living to a simpler fantasy: the desire to be truly free. — Craig Jenkins, “Midnights’ Moonlit Lessons”

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All 245 Taylor Swift Songs, Ranked

 There are at least ten stone-cold classics in her discography. By Nate Jones

All The Eras

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The Extended Taylorverse

  1. modern romance
    Don’t Even Think About Asking Taylor Swift About Joe AlwynNot even about Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk? Meh.
    By Devon Ivie
  2. the swiftverse
    Taylor Swift Stayed Politically Silent to Not Have Her Own Dixie Chicks Fallout“I watched country music snuff that candle out. The most amazing group we had, just because they talked about politics.”
    By Devon Ivie
  3. regrets
    Taylor Swift Says She’s All In for Election 2020The singer is “really remorseful for not saying anything” in 2016.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  4. album review
    The Old Taylor Is Back on Lover and the Best She’s Been in YearsLover finds Swift getting back to the business of writing aching, universal love songs, and business is good.
    By Craig Jenkins
  5. song review
    Taylor Swift and the Dixie Chicks Come Full Circle on ‘Soon You’ll Get Better’At this point, both Swift and the Chicks have fairly complicated relationships with country.
    By Jewly Hight
  6. feuds
    Scooter Braun ‘Congratulates’ Taylor Swift on New Album“Supporting was always the healthier option.”
    By Zoe Haylock
  7. vulture guides
    What Is Every Song on Taylor Swift’s Lover Actually About?Presenting the Sparknotes version of Lover: All the important themes and hidden messages behind each song, and nothing more.
    By Jill Gutowitz
  8. taylor swift
    Taylor Swift’s Lover Songs Ranked by Queer EnergyA Taylor Swift song or the plot of Carol? We have theories.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  9. lover
    Hello, Lover! Taylor Swift’s Seventh Album Is Finally HereIt’s been a long, winding, secret-code-strewn road.
    By Rebecca Alter
  10. song review
    ‘I Forgot That You Existed’ Is Taylor Swift in All Her Passive-Aggressive GloryIt’s self-care as snark.
    By Craig Jenkins
  11. right click
    Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’ Video Invites You Into Her Giant DollhouseThere’s also a magnetic force of a man.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  12. look what you made her do
    Taylor Swift Confirms Plans to Rerecord All Her Old Albums“It’s something that I’m very excited about doing.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  13. good call
    Taylor Swift Read the Room and Removed the Worst Lyric From ‘ME!’Spelling isn’t actually that fun.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  14. i heart th
    Tom Hiddleston Will Not Be Discussing Taylor Swift at This Time, Thank YouEven if you’re the New York Times!
    By Jackson McHenry
  15. way too close reads
    Let’s Speculate Wildly About the Meaning of Taylor Swift’s Lover Song TitlesWho is the “False God”?
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  16. song review
    Taylor and Miley Tell Two Tales of Love and Loss on ‘Lover’ and ‘Slide Away’If there’s anything to be gleaned from these singers’ divergent walks, it’s that there’s no stress-proof way to live in the public eye.
    By Craig Jenkins
  17. my single is dropping
    Taylor Swift Releases the Title Track Off LoverThe music video will drop the day before the album release.
    By Bethy Squires
  18. personal journeys
    Taylor Swift Reflects on LGBTQ Allyship, the 2016 Election, Leaving Big Machine“I didn’t realize until recently that I could advocate for a community that I’m not a part of.”
    By Zoe Haylock
  19. song review
    Taylor Swift Returns to Her Signature Devastating Songwriting on ‘The Archer’It’s the most relatable of her new singles.
    By Craig Jenkins
  20. vulture investigates
    What Is Taylor Swift’s ‘The Archer’ All About? An InvestigationOh dear God, now we’ve drifted into zodiac clues.
    By Jill Gutowitz
  21. taylor swift
    Ready, Aim, Listen to Taylor Swift’s New Song ‘The Archer’ From LoverShe’s been the archer and the prey.
    By Jackson McHenry
  22. feuds
    Even the Democratic Primary Is Caught in the Taylor Swift–Scooter Braun FeudIs Katy Perry a defector?
    By Zoe Haylock
  23. roll clip!
    Here’s a Deadly Earnest Featurette About Cats, a Movie About CatsEveryone, especially Taylor Swift, is having a jellicle time.
    By Devon Ivie
  24. women in music
    Kelly Clarkson Advises Taylor Swift to Rerecord Her Songs to Beat Scooter Braun“I’d buy all of the new versions just to prove a point.”
    By Devon Ivie
  25. shady business
    In Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun, Who’s Lying?Someone is fudging their details rather dramatically.
    By Craig Jenkins
  26. reputation
    How Scooter Braun Became the Latest Taylor Swift VillainAll roads lead back to the 2009 Video Music Awards.
    By Zoe Haylock
  27. fresh beefs
    Justin Bieber Suggests Taylor Swift Needs to Calm Down After Scooter Braun Post“This is Scooter Braun, bullying me on social media when I was at my lowest point. He’s about to own all the music I’ve ever made.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  28. old town road
    How Long Will ‘Old Town Road’ Stay at No. 1?So far the Lil Nas X disruptor has denied Taylor Swift, Drake, and Ed Sheeran a No. 1 hit. Here’s how it might be stopped.
    By Dan Reilly
  29. song review
    Where Is Taylor Swift Going With This?Advocacy requires poise; Taylor Swift campaigns are freight trains.
    By Craig Jenkins
  30. vulture lists
    All 126 Taylor Swift Songs, Ranked From Worst to BestThere are at least ten stone-cold classics in her discography … and then there’s “Me!” and “You Need to Calm Down.”
    By Nate Jones
  31. easter eggs
    Every Easter Egg in Taylor Swift’s ‘You Need to Calm Down’ Music VideoMore fodder for the Kaylor truthers awaits.
    By Jill Gutowitz
  32. music videos
    Katy Perry and Taylor Swift End Their Beef in ‘You Need to Calm Down’ VideoAlso featuring cameos from all of queer culture … and Ryan Reynolds.
    By Zoe Haylock
  33. the lover era
    And Now, Taylor Swift Tells Us How to Be LGBTQ Allies“It costs zero dollars to not step on our gowns.”
    By Devon Ivie
  34. taylor said gay rights
    Taylor Swift Teases a Proud, Rainbow-Soaked ‘You Need to Calm Down’ VideoThe video drops Monday morning, according to Tay’s Instagram.
    By Bethy Squires
  35. pride 2019
    Taylor Swift Stops by Stonewall Inn for Surprise Pride Month PerformanceThe singer performed “Shake It Off,” joined by Jesse Tyler Ferguson.
    By Halle Kiefer
  36. way too close reads
    Who, Exactly, Is Taylor Swift Telling to Calm Down? An Investigation.Donald Trump? Kim Kardashian? Literally anyone???
    By Jill Gutowitz
  37. my single is dropping
    Listen to Taylor Swift’s New Single, ‘You Need to Calm Down’Why are you mad, when you can be GLAAD?
    By Bethy Squires
  38. t7
    Taylor Swift Announces Album Lover on Instagram, Lindsay Lohan Has Some CommentsIt lands in August, but did you know Lindsay’s mom was in Cats?
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  39. where’s the beef?
    Taylor Swift and Katy Perry Have Cemented Their Alliance With CookiesThe long war is officially at an end.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  40. lgbtq
    June 1, 2019, Will Henceforth Be Known As the Day Taylor Swift Criticized TrumpIn an open letter, she “personally rejects” his beliefs regarding the LGBTQ community.
    By Devon Ivie
  41. fan clubs
    Like Us, Taylor Swift Is Also Obsessed With Phoebe Waller-Bridge“Oh God, it’s so intoxicating.”
    By Devon Ivie
  42. chart watch
    Taylor Swift’s ‘ME!’ Came in Second Place. What Happened?Why Swift’s usually successful single strategy might be at odds with today’s chart demands.
    By Chris Molanphy
  43. last night on late night
    Desus and Mero Roast Taylor Swift for Her Homecoming-Lite BMA Performance“One side is Popeye’s mild, the other got Popeye’s spicy.”
    By Bethy Squires
  44. billboard awards 2019
    Taylor Swift’s Billboard Music Awards Performance Raised Some EyebrowsBoth of them.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  45. honky tonk angels
    Country Gals Are Being Wrangled Out of Country RadioThis is why Taylor Swift went pop, y’all.
    By Bethy Squires
  46. the other benjamin button
    The True Star of Taylor Swift’s ‘ME!’ Video? Benjamin Button.Please decode her new kitten’s name and get back to us, thank you.
    By Halle Kiefer
  47. song review
    Taylor Swift’s ‘ME!’ Is, Uh, Cute But Cloying“ME!” aims to reach the masses by sacrificing nuance for fun-for-the-family relatability.
    By Craig Jenkins
  48. easter eggs
    Here’s Every Easter Egg in Taylor Swift’s New Music Video ‘ME!’Did you spot the Dixie Chicks? Or that extremely British nod to Joe Alywn? And, obviously, the snake?
    By Jill Gutowitz
  49. easter eggs
    Oh, So That’s What Taylor Swift’s Chickens in Sunglasses Clue MeantWell played.
    By Dee Lockett
  50. today in swift
    Hear Taylor Swift’s New, Much Hinted-At Single ‘ME!’“Oh and there’s a secret in the video I’ve been keeping in for months - let’s see who can guess it.”
    By Bethy Squires
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