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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

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  1. videology
    Taylor Swift Unveils Her ‘End Game’ in New Music VideoShe buries hatchets, but she keeps maps of where she puts them.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  2. haters gon hate
    Taylor Swift Says No One Can Own the Idea of Players Who Will PlayYou cannot “monopolize the idea that players will play and haters will hate.”
    By Dee Lockett
  3. The Sound of Modern Pop Peaked This Year — and Now It Needs to ChangeIn an effort to be everything to everybody, big singles are marching toward “pop centrism.”
    By Craig Jenkins
  4. last night on late night
    We Could’ve Had James Corden As Taylor Swift’s Backup DancerHe’s not even her favorite James.
    By Dee Lockett
  5. verse
    Vogue Seems to Have Accidentally Published Taylor Swift’s Tumblr PoetrySnaps.
    By Jackson McHenry
  6. If There Is a God, Tiffany Haddish Will Get to Garden With OprahTiff and O’s Vegetables!
    By Dee Lockett
  7. covers
    Cynthia Erivo’s Taylor Swift Cover Is Unexpected and WonderfulAre you ready for the first great cover of the Reputation era?
    By Nate Jones
  8. the streaming wars
    A Nice Thing: Taylor Swift’s Reputation Is Now StreamingOnly three weeks later.
    By Dee Lockett
  9. 2018 Grammy Nominations: The Snubs and SurprisesDonald Glover’s latest album as Childish Gambino came up bigger than anyone saw coming.
    By Dee Lockett, Craig Jenkins, and Sam Hockley-Smith
  10. songs of the week
    6 Best New Songs of the Week: Taylor Swift, Eminem, Dashboard ConfessionalThe best song on Taylor Swift’s Reputation renders those obituaries of her songwriting skill irrelevant.
    By Vulture Editors
  11. Taylor Swift’s Video Director Joseph Kahn Has Something to Say to Her HatersBacklash against the singer inspired his new battle rap movie, Bodied.
    By Jada Yuan
  12. unfounded predictions
    What Is the Next Taylor Swift Single Going to Be?And what if it’s all of the songs?
    By Frank Guan
  13. last night on late night
    Taylor Swift Plays New Single ‘New Year’s Day’ on The Tonight ShowTaylor Swift affirms her reputation as a very thoughtful girlfriend.
    By Halle Kiefer
  14. album sales
    Taylor Swift’s Reputation Sells 700,000 on the First Day of ReleaseThe pop star’s sixth album is on pace to have the biggest first-week sales of her career.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  15. #art
    Who’s a Better Painter: Taylor Swift or Britney Spears?They’ve each made a foray into the art world.
    By Dee Lockett
  16. The Best Songs on Taylor Swift’s Reputation Are the Least AggrievedShe saved the best for last.
    By Frank Guan
  17. why?
    Who Asked Ed Sheeran to Rap on Taylor Swift’s Album?Somehow, Taylor out-raps him.
    By Dee Lockett
  18. fun facts
    8 Fun Facts About Taylor Swift’s ReputationYes, that is Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’s daughter on “Gorgeous.”
    By Dee Lockett
  19. Exploring Every Taylor Swift Album and Song So FarWriting on everything she’s released
    By Vulture Writers
  20. Here Are This Week’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ Promos with First-Time Host […]Tiffany Haddish makes her Saturday Night Live hosting debut tomorrow night with musical guest Taylor Swift, and NBC released a round of promos […]
    By Megh Wright
  21. Taylor Swift’s Reputation Fixates on Big Enemies and Budding RomanceShe’s fighting for respect while trying to let her guard down, learning to trust again while working through feelings of betrayal.
    By Craig Jenkins
  22. Speak Now Is a Peek Into Taylor Swift’s FutureAfter a very public run-in with Kanye West, Taylor Swift pivoted toward pop music.
    By Maura Johnston
  23. On Her Self-Titled Debut, Taylor Swift Captured the Drama of Teenage HeartbreakIt was also the first and last time Taylor was a believable underdog.
    By Jewly Hight
  24. Taylor Swift’s Red and the Art of Never Seeing It ComingAfter this, Taylor Swift retired her surprised face.
    By Emily Yoshida
  25. On 1989, Taylor Swift Became a True Pop StarIt’s an album about being looked at.
    By Sasha Geffen
  26. Taylor Swift’s Fearless Mined Teenage Angst in Real TimeShe was a real live teenager writing about the lives of other real live teenagers
    By Amos Barshad
  27. way too close reads
    The 14 Shadiest Things Taylor Swift Says on ReputationAnd who we think might be her victims.
    By Dee Lockett
  28. reputation
    Hear Taylor Swift’s New Album, ReputationAre you ready for it?
    By Dee Lockett
  29. tgit
    Taylor Swift Interrupts Your TGIT Viewing to Perform New Song ‘New Year’s Day’Surrounded by candlelight, her fans, and the sea.
    By Dee Lockett
  30. where’s the beef?
    The Songs on Taylor Swift’s Album That Definitely Diss Kanye and Kim“Friends don’t try to trick you / Get you on the phone and mind-twist you / And so I took an ax to a mended fence.”
    By Dee Lockett
  31. cmas 2017
    Taylor Swift Wins CMA Award for Song She Wrote for Little Big TownSwift’s “Better Man,” which she penned for Little Big Town, won Song of the Year.
    By Tolly Wright
  32. album watch
    Taylor Swift Confirms Reputation Track List and Collaboration With Ed SheeranReputation comes out November 10.
    By Tolly Wright
  33. the streaming wars
    Taylor Swift Reportedly Won’t Put Her New Album on Streaming for a WeekIt seems you’ll have to pay to hear it first.
    By Dee Lockett
  34. The Anesthetic Lift of Taylor Swift’s ‘Call It What You Want’It’s pleasant but unfocused.
    By Frank Guan
  35. right click
    Taylor Swift Has Given You Permission to Call Her New Song Whatever You WantIt seems like both a song title and a dare.
    By Dee Lockett
  36. Larry David, Tiffany Haddish, and Chance the Rapper to Host SNL Next MonthTaylor Swift and Eminem will be musical guests.
    By Corinna Burford
  37. Taylor Swift Can Be Anything She Wants, So Long As It’s Computer GeneratedWho needs one identity when you can afford them all?
    By Frank Guan
  38. Taylor Swift Was Apparently the Only Person Who Liked Ghost in the ShellHer new video is Stranger Things for kids who liked manga more than Spielberg.
    By Tolly Wright
  39. T. Swift’s Blade Runner–Inspired ‘… Ready for It?’ Video Has Two Cyborg SwiftsAre you … ready?
    By Tara Abell and Tim McGovern
  40. The New Taylor Swift Sounds Like a Scrapbook of Pop MusicLook what we made her do.
    By Jared T. Miller
  41. way too close reads
    Every Question You Have About Taylor Swift’s New Song ‘Gorgeous,’ AnsweredIt’s about that guy from Billy Lynn.
    By Dee Lockett
  42. The Odd Timing and Faulty Logic of Taylor Swift’s ‘Gorgeous’Her sketch of a relationship feels disjointed and implausible.
    By Frank Guan
  43. right-click
    Taylor Swift Releases New Song ‘Gorgeous’Reputation is out November 10.
    By Dee Lockett
  44. the panopticon
    Taylor Swift Has an App Where You Can Watch Taylor and She Can Watch YouTaylor follows in the footsteps of the Kardashians and Jeremy Renner.
    By Jackson McHenry
  45. Analyzing Chart Topping Hits From Cardi B, Post Malone, and Taylor SwiftThe Billboard singles chart is the closest thing the U.S. has to a representative body.
    By Frank Guan
  46. cardi b
    Taylor Swift Sent Flowers to Chart Usurper Cardi BCardi B’s “Bodak Yellow” beat Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do” for the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100 chart.
    By Tolly Wright
  47. billboard charts
    Cardi B’s ‘Bodak Yellow’ Beats Taylor Swift for History-Making No. 1Someone call the mayor to arrange a parade.
    By Dee Lockett
  48. Here’s How Cardi B Could Beat Taylor Swift on the ChartsIt’s “Bodak Yellow” versus “Look What You Made Me Do” and the stakes are higher than they might initially seem.
    By Chris Molanphy
  49. haters gon hate
    3LW’s ‘Playas Gon’ Play’ Songwriters Sue Over Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’Swift’s reps call the lawsuit “nothing more than a money grab.”
    By Dee Lockett
  50. lost and found
    Maggie Gyllenhaal Doesn’t Know Anything About Taylor Swift’s ScarfThe scarf from “All Too Well” remains unaccounted for.
    By Jackson McHenry
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