Folklore
by Taylor Swift
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Folklore is ranked as the best album by Taylor Swift.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 35 hours ago | VeVt | 113 | 70/100 |
| ! | 3 days ago | duble2007 | 8 | 72/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2026 00:25 | This_is_handsome | 769 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/11/2026 16:09 | Slewkey | 279 | 80/100 |
| ! | 01/06/2026 10:23 | fabm0 | 6,766 | 59/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 72.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.3.
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Album of the year at the 2021 Grammys
HoldenM 07/08/2023 21:33 | #298005
Coming back three years later, and with a more forgiving attitude towards Taylor Swift, I've come up significantly on folklore. The stripped down songwriting and production allow for more mature soul searching, the kind of meditation and self-awareness that I wasn't willing to give Swift the credit it for the first time around. But it's all here. I guess what's holding me back is the softness of it. While it is lyrically sharp and emotionally weighty, I do with this was a little more dynamic in terms of intensity. But who knows? Maybe it'll grow with a time and attention.
I'm more of a hard rock, guy. But after repeat listens, this album really hits. Even if you're not a fan of her earlier, poppier stuff, the songwriting here is more mature and has improved to a very high level. If she continues recording or improves any more, her lifetime album sales may put her in the top 5 or 10 best selling artists of all time.
A songwriter's magnum opus. It came out of nowhere and in the middle of the pandemic and with its soothing sound, superb lyricism and gorgeous escapism themes it became THE essential lockdown record.
Surprisingly mature and impressive. I was convinced she was permanently lost…this record gave me hope that she still has a soul.
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Surprisingly great
Every Song Is Perfection :)
This is on a similar level to evermore for me in the fact that there are some incredible moments but it is just too long and has too much filler to be elite. The positives about this album is the consistent style of music that she has clearly found she enjoys doing. This makes all the songs blend together nicely and creates a cohesive listen. I do think her song writing is a bit more mature in places and there are some great lyrics on here. The lyrics do get a bit samey and repetitive by the end though. This is also true for the style and song structure which could really do with some variation. Her instrumentation is well varied in places and its nice to see a more delicate and experimental approach compared to her old pop ways. Overall, this and evermore are very similar in terms of sound and quality but I think this record tops it due to it having the superior highlights.
Sorry, but very boring.
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