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The best Taylor Swift songs (according to Rolling Stone)

The top 3 according to 214 votes from people: All Too Well · Mirrorball · August. (Updated Oct 25, 2023.)

The top of Rob Sheffield's famous Rolling Stone ranking of every Taylor Swift song, with the ten-minute "All Too Well" at number one.

Rosie Atkinson · · 10 items · 214 votes · 1 comment

Top 10

  1. 1

    All Too Well

    2012 / 2021. Number one, in both the original and the ten-minute version.

    ▲ 28 ▼ 1

    27
  2. 2

    Mirrorball

    2020. A dreamy highlight of folklore.

    ▲ 26 ▼ 3

    23
  3. 3

    August

    2020. A summer romance from folklore.

    ▲ 22 ▼ 1

    21
  4. 4

    New Romantics

    2014. A 1989 bonus track that Sheffield adores.

    ▲ 22 ▼ 2

    20
  5. 5

    Long Live

    2010. A thank-you to her band and fans.

    ▲ 19 ▼ 3

    16
  6. 6

    Lover

    2019. A waltz-like wedding song.

    ▲ 17 ▼ 2

    15
  7. 7

    Marjorie

    2020. A tribute to her opera-singer grandmother.

    ▲ 15 ▼ 3

    12
  8. 8

    Dear John

    2010. A long, bitter breakup song.

    ▲ 11 ▼ 0

    11
  9. 9

    Delicate

    2017. A vulnerable song hidden inside reputation.

    ▲ 14 ▼ 4

    10
  10. 10

    Blank Space

    2014. Her satirical take on her own image.

    ▲ 15 ▼ 6

    9

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tinkerer.big

All Too Well at number one is the only acceptable answer

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