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  1. rankings
    All 214 Taylor Swift Songs, RankedThere are at least ten stone-cold classics in her discography.
    By Nate Jones
  2. are you sure?
    Swifties, Meme Me Behind the MallTaylor Swift fans are living for the hope of it all through “August” memes.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  3. mastermind
    Taylor Swift Breaks Billboard Records With Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)She has surpassed Barbra Streisand for most No. 1 albums by a woman, for a start.
    By Bethy Squires
  4. switched on pop
    The ‘Weird, Swampy Alchemy’ Behind Big Red Machine’s New AlbumAaron Dessner recalls the kinetic energy of working with Taylor Swift, Sharon Van Etten, and Robin Pecknold, among others, all at once.
    By Megan Lubin, Nate Sloan, and Charlie Harding
  5. this is me crying
    Taylor Swift Pays Tribute to Simone Biles in Olympics Promo“She’s perfectly human, and that’s what makes it so easy to call her a hero.”
    By Charu Sinha
  6. new-ish music
    Taylor Swift Drops ‘The Lakes (Original Version)’ for One-Year Folklore-versary“To say thank you for all you have done to make this album what it was, I wanted to give you the original version of ‘The Lakes.’”
    By Rebecca Alter
  7. grammys 2021
    Taylor Swift Wins Third Album of the Year Grammy, Tying RecordAnd she’s the first woman to do it.
    By Charlotte Walsh
  8. grammys 2021
    Taylor Swift Brings Ren Faire Energy to Grammys with folklore MedleyBig night for fake moss.
    By Charu Sinha
  9. my deluxe album is dropping
    Taylor Swift Releases evermore Bonus Tracks, Offers Distraction From TurmoilIs that a Scooter Braun callout we hear?
    By Zoe Haylock
  10. my album is dropping whenever
    Did 2020 Kill the Long, Fancy Pop-Album Rollout for Good?Pop stars had been playing the release game with an old set of rules — and losing because of it. Until 2020 broke the board.
    By Justin Curto
  11. records on records
    Taylor Swift Continues Her Record-Breaking Run With ‘willow’ No. 1 DebutAlso: The most Christmas songs in the top ten ever!
    By Justin Curto
  12. last night on late night
    Taylor Swift Debunks That Whole Woodvale Theory on KimmelShe doesn’t goof often, but when she does, her fans will find it.
    By Halle Kiefer
  13. taylor swift
    Who’s Marjorie? and 6 Other Burning evermore Questions, AnsweredAnd why Olive Garden?
    By Gabrielle Sanchez
  14. my album is dropping
    Taylor Swift Found Time to Make a folklore Sister Album, evermoreDropping at midnight, along with a new music video.
    By Zoe Haylock
  15. folklore
    Taylor Swift Confirms Joe Alwyn Did Write Songs for folklore in New DocumentaryAnother point for the stans.
    By Justin Curto
  16. trailer mix
    Taylor Swift to Drop folklore Concert Film Tonight Now That It’s Cardigan SeasonFeaturing Aaron Dessner, Jack Antonoff, and Justin Vernon.
    By Zoe Haylock
  17. my thematic album is dropping
    Taylor Swift Drops ‘Betty Live From the 2020 ACM Awards,’ Answers PrayersIt opens her latest folklore chapter, out now.
    By Zoe Haylock
  18. 2020 acms
    Taylor Swift Returns to Her Country Music Roots, Performs ‘betty’ at the ACMsIt’s her first performance at the Academy of Country Music Awards in seven years.
    By Chris Murphy
  19. off the charts
    Taylor Swift Ties Whitney Houston for Female Artist With Most Weeks at No. 1Both artists have spent 46 weeks at number one across their oeuvres.
    By Halle Kiefer
  20. bonus tracks
    Taylor Swift Releases Another Song Reminding You How Much She Likes EnglandIt’s appropriately melodramatic, paying tribute to the poets of the Lake District.
    By Nate Jones
  21. fan theories
    Taylor Swift Doesn’t See ‘betty’ As Queer Canon“I wrote from the perspective of a 17-year-old boy.”
    By Devon Ivie
  22. close reads
    Untangling Taylor Swift’s ‘Teenage Love Triangle’ Trilogy“Cardigan,” “august,” and “betty” tell a story of high-school romantic drama from three different perspectives.
    By Nate Jones
  23. records on records
    Taylor Swift Sets Record With Album and Song No. 1 Debuts“cardigan” entered the Hot 100 at No. 1, with “the 1” and “exile” also charting in the top ten.
    By Justin Curto
  24. folklore
    Taylor Swift’s folklore, Her 7th No. 1 Album, Has Biggest Week of 2020She’s now the only artist ever to have seven consecutive albums sell 500,000 copies or more in a single week.
    By Halle Kiefer
  25. fashion du jour
    Taylor Swift Rebrands folklore Merch After Complaints From Black-Owned BrandOnline fashion retailer The Folklore argued that there were too many similarities.
    By Devon Ivie
  26. vulture guides
    Your Map to the Musical Woods of Taylor Swift’s folkloreSeventeen post-folklore music recommendations, from Bob Dylan to Sixpence None the Richer.
    By Justin Curto
  27. betty who?
    Taylor Swift’s Songs Can Be As Gay As You Want Them to BeThat’s the savviness of her songwriting, fully realized on folklore.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  28. the last great american dynasty
    A Brief History of Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island FeudIt’s hard not to hear the lyric, “Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever,” as Swift’s own feelings toward my home state.
    By Julie Tremaine
  29. folklore
    Taylor Swift’s Freaky folklore Movie Mood BoardLike all of us, Swift has been watching too much Criterion Channel during quarantine, apparently interspersed with some A24 horror.
    By Rachel Handler
  30. album review
    folklore Isn’t a Return to Taylor Swift’s Roots, But Somewhere She’s Never BeenHer stories here are more purposeful, if a little less personal.
    By Craig Jenkins
  31. as told to
    The Story Behind Every Song on Taylor Swift’s folkloreThe National’s Aaron Dessner walks us through the surprise record, how his songs compare to Jack Antonoff’s, and the mysterious William Bowery.
    By Brady Gerber
  32. way too close reads
    What Is Every Song on Taylor Swift’s Folklore Actually About?A lowercase girl album, like a lowercase girl, signifies ambivalence, nonchalance, and unfortunately, a Trojan horse of emotional terrorism.
    By Jill Gutowitz
  33. history lessons
    Everything You Need to Know About the Heiress Who Inspired a Taylor Swift SongSwift purchased Rebekah Harkness’s infamous Rhode Island mansion in 2013.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  34. the inside track
    Taylor Swift and Bon Iver Find Perfect Harmony on ‘exile’This isn’t the indie record that’s much cooler than hers. This is what she makes after she’s listened to that record.
    By Justin Curto
  35. way too close reads
    Taylor Swift’s ‘betty’ Is Queer Canon. I Don’t Make the Rules.Longing. Unrequited love. Skateboards. Gender bending. Rumors. A harmonica! Everything about this song screams queer.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  36. new music
    Folks, It’s Folkin’ Time to Listen to Taylor Swift’s New Album, folkloreThe entire album was written in isolation, in case you weren’t already feeling bad about being lazy in quarantine.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  37. my single is dropping
    Wrap Yourself Up in Taylor Swift’s ‘cardigan’ Music VideoSwift wrote and directed the video and everyone on set wore masks.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  38. kaylor forever
    Karlie Kloss, You Trying to Tell Us Something?We are most definitely not out of the woods yet.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  39. woman of the woods
    How to Gird Your Loins for Taylor Swift’s FolkloreJust a few ways to prepare for the gravely intense cabin-core that awaits.
    By Jill Gutowitz
  40. deluxe editions
    Which of Taylor Swift’s 8 Folklore Covers Are You?Are you Taylor in this field of grass or Taylor in that field of grass?
    By Zoe Haylock
  41. yarn
    Taylor Swift Wants to Sell You a ‘Cardigan’ CardiganAnd of course she modeled it herself.
    By Jackson McHenry
  42. my album is dropping
    Surprise! Taylor Swift Is Dropping a Quarantine Album TonightAnd a music video.
    By Zoe Haylock
  43. horror
    HBO Planning to Wreck Your Sleep With Asian Mythology Horror Anthology FolkloreFeaturing tales from Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea, Singapore, and Thailand.
    By Halle Kiefer