i'm by all means no expert on taylor swift. truthfully, i think we all can agree that that crown belongs to @down-in-flames. but i do love taylor swift, although i went through a phase of trying to act like i was too cool (spoiler: i was never too cool) to like her. this community has allowed me to embrace my love for taylor and appreciate her for the artist she is. and i've loved her since college -- not since my dad introduced me to her, as he likes to claim, but from car rides to and from camp with the guy who's basically my brother.

and let's be honest, i love a good bandwagon as much as the next girl.

so, without further ado, here is the (incredibly unofficial) ranking of taylor swift songs, broken down by album because i was too intimidated to do it otherwise. (also, please note that some of these songs are definitely based off of a first impression, but i have clear favorites from all of her albums)

lover is probably my favorite album, folklore second, and then red third.

here we go!

taylor swift
14. tim mcgraw
13. tied together with a smile
12. invisible
11. stay beautiful
10. cold as you
9. the outside
8. a perfectly good heart
7. a place in this world
6. teardrops on my guitar
5. should’ve said no
4. picture to burn
3. mary’s song (oh my my my)
2. our song
1. i’m only me when i’m with you


fearless
13. change
12. the best day
11. fearless
10. fifteen
9. you’re not sorry
8. love story
7. breathe
6. forever & always
5. the way i loved you
4. tell me why
3. hey stephen
2. white horse
1.  you belong with me
 

speak now
14. never grow up
13. long live
12. enchanted
11. last kiss
10. innocent
9. haunted
8. dear john
7. better than revenge
6. mine
5. speak now
4. sparks fly
3. the story of us
2. mean
1. back to december
 

red
16. treacherous
15. starlight
14. sad beautiful tragic
13. the last time
12. holy ground
11. the lucky one
10. state of grace
9. red
8. i almost do
7. everything has changed
6. begin again
5. 22
4. stay stay stay
3. all too well
2. we are never ever getting back together
1. i knew you were trouble

1989
13. welcome to new york
12. i know places
11. this love
10. how to get the girl
9. bad blood
8. shake it off
7. all you had to do was stay
6. i wish you would
5. clean
4. out of the woods
3. wildest dreams
2. style
1. blank space

reputation
15. dress
14. don’t blame me
13. new year’s day
12. so it goes...
11. this is why we can’t have nice things
10. call it what you want
9. ready for it?
8. king of my heart
7. gorgeous
6. getaway car
5. look what you made me do
4. endgame
3. dancing with our hands tied
2. i did something bad
1. delicate
 

lover
18. me!
17. you need to calm down
16. soon you’ll get better
15. daylight
14. london boy
13. it’s nice to have a friend
12. miss americana & the heartbreak prince
11. cornelia street
10. false god
9. lover
8. death by a thousand cuts
7. i think he knows
6. the man
5. paper rings
4. cruel summer
3. i forgot that you existed
2. the archer
1. afterglow

folklore
16. seven
15. cardigan
14. hoax
13. mad woman
12. peace
11. mirrorball
10. illicit affairs
9. epiphany
8. my tears ricochet
7. betty
6. invisible string
5. the last great american dynasty
4. august
3. this is me trying
2. exile
1. the 1