Editor’s Note: From Albumism’s inception back in 2016, we’ve remained unabashedly and unequivocally passionate about our mission of celebrating the world's love affairs with albums past, present and future.
But while our devotion to the album as an art form has remained steadfast, as evidenced by our deepening repository of individual album tributes and reviews, we’ve admittedly seldom taken the opportunity to explicitly articulate our reverence for the virtues of artists’ complete album repertoires as a whole.
Hence why we’ve decided to showcase what we believe to be the most dynamic discographies of all time in this recurring series. In doing so, we hope to better understand the broader creative context within which our most beloved individual albums exist, while acknowledging the full breadth of their creators’ artistry, career arcs, and overall contributions to the ever-evolving musical landscape.
We hope you enjoy this series and be sure to check here periodically for the latest installments.
TAYLOR SWIFT
Studio Albums: Taylor Swift (2006) | Fearless (2008) | Speak Now (2010) | Red (2012) | 1989 (2014) | reputation (2017) | Lover (2019) | folklore (2020) | evermore (2020) | Fearless (Taylor's Version) (2021) | Red (Taylor's Version) (2021)
Many couldn’t dispute that Taylor Swift (2006) was the start of a very promising career for the teenager it was named for. That it served as the launch pad for one of the most prolific discographies in the modern pop genre was something no one foresaw—least of all Swift herself.
Post-Taylor Swift, the singer-songwriter-musician went on to cut eight more albums between 2008 and 2020 that exist in three stylistic configurations: doe-eyed country (Taylor Swift, 2008’s Fearless, 2010’s Speak Now); broader pop experiments (2012’s Red, 2014’s 1989, 2017’s reputation, 2019’s Lover); and most recently, alternative aestheticism (2020’s folklore and evermore).
All of these albums are fueled by Swift’s songwriting, which veers impressively from the diarist-like entries of her earlier material to the gripping character studies that define her current selections. The undisputed power of Swift’s pen has aided her in building a cross-generational audience coalition and made me—a former skeptic—into one of the individuals to be counted among this group. I can’t wait to see what she has in store for us next.
Quentin’s 3 Favorite Taylor Swift Albums of All Time:
1. folklore (2020)
2. reputation (2017)
3. Red (2012)
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