# Taylor Swift's albums ranked

All twelve Taylor Swift studio albums, from her 2006 debut to The Life of a Showgirl, ranked by consensus across critics' rankings (Slant, Consequence, Business Insider) and fan polls.

- 96 votes · 12 items
- Jul 15, 2026 · vinylhead_grumpy
- https://even.best/en/l/292/taylor-swift-s-albums-ranked

## Top 12

1. **Folklore** (11 · ▲11 ▼0) — 2020. Recorded in lockdown with Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff; Grammy for Album of the Year and first in many rankings.
2. **Taylor Swift** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — 2006. Her debut at 16, with 'Tim McGraw' and 'Teardrops on My Guitar'.
3. **Red** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — 2012. From country to pop with 'All Too Well', re-recorded in 2021 with its ten-minute version.
4. **1989** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — 2014. Her first fully pop album, with 'Shake It Off', 'Blank Space' and 'Style'; Grammy for Album of the Year.
5. **Speak Now** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — 2010. Written entirely by herself, with 'Enchanted' and 'Dear John'.
6. **Evermore** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — 2020. The 'sister record' to Folklore, released five months later.
7. **Lover** (5 · ▲7 ▼2) — 2019. Bright pop with 'Cruel Summer', which became a number one four years later.
8. **Reputation** (5 · ▲7 ▼2) — 2017. Dark electropop and the snake imagery after her feud with Kanye West.
9. **Midnights** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — 2022. Thirteen sleepless nights and 'Anti-Hero'; her fourth Album of the Year Grammy, a record.
10. **The Tortured Poets Department** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — 2024. A 31-song 'Anthology' edition released two hours after the standard one.
11. **The Life of a Showgirl** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — 2025. Recorded with Max Martin and Shellback during the Eras Tour; the biggest-selling album of 2025 and the most divisive of her career.
12. **Fearless** (1 · ▲5 ▼4) — 2008. 'Love Story' and 'You Belong with Me'; the youngest Album of the Year winner at the time.

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