Folklore (studio album) by Taylor Swift

Folklore by Taylor Swift
Year: 2020
Release date: 2020-07-24
Overall rank: 954th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 415 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 2020 (4th)
Award Top 10 albums of the 2020s (10th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (954th)
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Folklore is ranked as the best album by Taylor Swift.

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Folklore track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rating: 79 (115 votes)Comments: 0
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Rating: 82 (123 votes)Comments: 1
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Rating: 79 (98 votes)Comments: 1
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Rating: 77 (102 votes)Comments: 1
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Rating: 83 (123 votes)Comments: 1
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Rating: 83 (117 votes)Comments: 3
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Rating: 78 (94 votes)Comments: 2
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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 415 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 72.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.4.

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85/100
From 02/11/2024 15:12
I've never bothered with taylor swifts records as what I heard on the radio was just pop records and I didn't think I'd gain anything from listening to them . However a good friend of mine recommended I try folklore as it was lo-fi indie for the most part and I'm glad I did its a wonderful record from start to finish, the national are one of my favourite bands and I see Aaron dessner was producing on this which makes it even more appealing
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90/100
From 07/08/2023 21:33
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.
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From 05/17/2023 20:17
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.
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95/100
From 05/07/2023 13:10
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.
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From 12/02/2022 03:37
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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60/100
From 11/28/2022 15:38
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From 10/05/2022 03:01
Taylor Swift is one of the greatest songwriters in our generation!!! Absolutely the album is outstanding,fantastic and irreplaceable!
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85/100
From 09/06/2022 16:03
Surprisingly great
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From 06/29/2022 19:11
Every Song Is Perfection :)
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From 05/14/2022 18:00
lovely girls pop, I just feel I ve heard it all before (Suzanne Vega Toni CHilds... and and and...
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