An Objectively Deranged Taylor Swift Album Ranking (Updated)

An addendum to my Tortured Poets review

When The Tortured Poets Department dropped, I was not impressed. Since then, I’ve grown slightly in my estimation of the album (it has some of her most interesting lyrics, but also largely a lot of cliché lyrics and regurgitated themes, and I’m ultimately tired of her collaboration with Jack Antonoff). Since then, we’ve also reviewed the album on Keep It:

I feel it’s now the appropriate time to drop my rankings of Taylor Swift albums (“absolutely deranged” as it’s been referred to on Twitter!). If only because my TTPD review is already the third most read piece on Frank, so lemme chase a bit of clout and make a few coins off a billionaire!!

11 - Midnights

I found this album fine, but not an essential part of her discography when it dropped. Since then, it’s worsened in my estimation because I do not revisit this album at all. I actually find Tortured Poets has more creativity in it, this album feels a lot like a mid-tour cash grab with less than a handful of good songs. And “Anti-Hero” is one of my least favorite Taylor singles.

Essential: “Lavender Haze,” “Glitch,” “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve”