Taylor Swift has a lot of songs.
Taylor Swift proves that she can conquer any genre with each song she releases.
As seen in herextensive discography, including songs shes written for other artists.
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So, Just How Talented Is Taylor Swift?
Taylor Swifts songs strike a chord other songwriters only dream of.
But it didnt stop there.
Thanks to her hit songs, she takes over country music.
Then after country came pop, and now shes experimenting even further with her sound.
Plus, shes always in the studio, which leaves fans eagerly awaiting the next Taylor Swift drop.
Well, if players are gonna play, thensongwritersare gonna write.
And Taylor Swift songs are only going to get better with time.
But her recent studio time is a pivotal moment.
Because we dont only get old Taylor Swift music, we get previously unreleased Taylor Swift music.
Taylor Swift Songs Ranked
Today were taking a deep dive into the musical genius of Taylor Swift.
More specifically, were looking at Taylor Swift songs that she has written or co-written.
Whether its for her collection of work or those she wrote for another artist.
Or discover your new favorites.
Best Lyrics: Someday, I will be strong enough to lift not one but both of us.
Christmas Must Be Something More The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection
Nothing wrong with adding some variety to Christmas music.
Best Lyrics: Would you still wanna kiss without mistletoe.
Best Lyrics: And I bury hatchets, but I keep maps of where I put em.
Innocent Speak Now
Taylor Swift doesnt just write songs about ex-boyfriends.
Best Lyrics: Its okay, life is a tough crowd/Thirty-two and still growin up now.
Death By a Thousand Cuts Lover
Its always interesting when artists try out new sounds.
And SwiftsLoveralbum isfull of experimentation.
But not every track hits as hard as others.
Best Lyrics: I get drunk, but its not enough/Cause youre not my baby.
Beautiful Eyes Beautiful Eyes
The title track to Taylor Swifts second extended play falls short of expectations.
But, of course, the bar is set pretty high.
Best Lyrics: Just as long as youre mine/Ill be your everything tonight.
Superman Speak Now
According to Taylor Swift, Superman is about a boy she likes.
And according to her fans, that boy is John Mayer.
Best Lyrics: Ill be right here on the ground/When you come back down.
Best Lyrics: Something happens when everybody finds out/See the vultures circling, dark clouds.
Best Lyrics: Hold on to spinning around/Confetti falls to the ground/May these memories break our fall.
Out of the Woods 1989
One of the many Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff collaborations with 80s synth galore.
Its Nice to Have a Friend Lover
Theres something unsettling about this Taylor Swift song.
Best Lyrics: And now that Im sitting here thinking it through/Ive never been anywhere cold as you.
Best Lyrics: X is the shape I drew through your face/In permanent marker, oh, yeah.
Daylight Lover
Ending the album with Daylight was a fitting move for Taylor Swift.
Best Lyrics: I dont wanna look at anything else now that I saw you.
But by age 12, she was back in the game.
Best Lyrics: And run, like youd run from the law/Darling, lets run/Run from it all.
Reputation
The old Taylor is indeed dead.
Best Lyrics: You know Im not a bad girl, but I/Do bad things with you/So it goes.
And Only the Young acts as a call to action for young voters.
Best Lyrics: They arent gonna change this/We gotta do it ourselves
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Beautiful Ghosts with Andrew Lloyd Webber
The song is quite pleasant if you listen to it out of context.
However, the 2019 release ofCatsremains a memory best forgotten.
Best Lyrics: And the memories were lost long ago/But at least you have beautiful ghosts.
Best Lyrics: And every day is like a battle/But every night with us is like a dream.
BestLyrics: And therein lies the issue/Friends dont make a run at trick you.
False God Lover
Hard to believe this is the same artist that took country music by storm.
Best Lyrics: Make confessions, and were begging for forgiveness/Got the wine for you.
New Years Day Reputation
Everyone needs someone who stays to help clean up after the party.
Best Lyrics: I want your midnights/But Ill be cleaning up bottles with you on New Years Day.
Christmases When You Were Mine The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection
Christmas isnt always the happiest time of year.
Best Lyrics: But for me, its just a lonely time/Cause there were Christmases when you were mine.
Or did she catch feelings for yet another Londoner?
Begin Again (Taylors Version) Red
Whats so wrong with a rebound romance?
The Outside Taylor Swift
What an upbeat song for such negative emotions.
Best Lyrics: Ive been a lot of lonely places/Ive never been on the outside.
Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince Lover
It turns out Taylor Swift didnt get a fairytale prom experience.
Best Lyrics: Voted most likely to run away/With you.
Best Lyrics: And I need you like a heartbeat/But you know you got a mean streak.
The only thing is, he never knew she thought he was cute.
She can find inspiration in anything.
Best Lyrics: Hey Stephen, I could give you fifty reasons/Why I should be the one you choose.
Cornelia Street Lover
As of 2016, Taylor Swift no longer lives on Cornelia Street.
Now, the romance and the apartment live on within a song.
Best Lyrics: I hope I never lose you, hope it never ends/Id never walk Cornelia Street again.
Best Lyrics: Just know Im right here hoping/That youll come in with the rain.
Best Lyrics: This is surely not/What you thought it would be/I lose myself in a daydream.
London Boy Lover
If you havent caught on yet, Taylor Swift loves English guys.
Best Lyrics: And all at once, you are the one I have been waiting for.
Wonderland 1989
One deluxe album track that could have easily been on the original release.
Best Lyrics: Oh, Im just a girl/Trying to find a place in this world.
The Best Day (Taylors Version) Fearless
Imagine beingTaylor Swifts siblingafter she released this song.
Talk about living in someones shadow.
I Think He Knows Lover
Best Lyrics: And I aint gotta tell him/I think he knows.
No Body, No Crime evermore feat.
HAIM
Taylor Swifts version of Goodbye Earl by The Chicks.
Shes channeling Arya Stark through and through.
Enchanted Speak Now
A hesitant comeback from heartbreak leaves Taylor enchanted by love all over again.
Long story short Evermore
Best Lyrics: And my waves meet your shore/Ever and evermore.
Superstar (Taylors Version) Fearless
Will the world ever know who Taylor wrote this song about?
Best Lyrics: You smile that beautiful smile and all the girls in the front row/Scream your name.
121. seven folklore
Best Lyrics: And just like a folk song/Our love will be passed on.
Id Lie unreleased
Best Lyrics: And if you ask me if I love him/Id lie.
Tied Together With a Smile Taylor Swift
Best Lyrics: Youre tied together with a smile/But youre coming undone.
I Forgot That You Existed Lover
Nothing hurts quite like someone forgetting you exist.
Best Lyrics: I forgot that you existed/It isnt love, it isnt hate/Its just indifference.
The Last Time feat.
…Ready For It?
Which, in turn, makes for good music.
But anyone dating her should know she will unabashedly write a song about them.
This Love 1989
Best Lyrics: In silent screams and wildest dreams/I never dreamed of this.
Everything Has Changed feat.
Fast forward a couple of months, and as it turns out, Taylor Swift is Nils Sjoberg!
Soon Youll Get Better feat.
Evermore Evermore
Best Lyrics: Hey December/Guess Im feeling unmoored/Cant remember/What I used to fight for.
All Over Me feat.
Better Man (Taylors Version) Red
A quintessential country ballad Swift originally wrote for Little Big Town.
Best Lyrics: I know the bravest thing I ever did was run.
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In tis the damn season, the character Dorothea has a weekend tryst with an old lover.
For an artist known for her personal lyrics, Taylor Swift is proving to be skilled at worldbuilding.
Stay Stay Stay (Taylors Version) Red
New drinking game idea: drink whenever she says stay.
But c’mon drink responsibly because she says the word over 30 times in 3.5 minutes we checked.
Christmas Tree Farm Single
Again, a little variety in holiday music never hurt anyone.
The more, the merrier, right?
27. exile feat.
Safe & Sound feat.
the Civil Wars The Hunger Games Soundtrack
Whenever Taylor Swift writes for a movie, she goes all out.
And her collaboration with Civil Wars is no different.
Best Lyrics: The war outside our door keeps raging on/Hold onto this lullaby even when the musics gone.
After reading his mothers blog, Taylor wrote from her perspective.
And the result is a tearjerker.
Best Lyrics: Were gonna fly away from here/You were my best four years.
Think early 00s dream pop.
Champagne Problems Evermore
Best Lyrics: Your Midas touch on the Chevy door/November flush and your flannel cure.
Wildest Dreams 1989
Few can describe an ill-fated relationship quite like Taylor Swift.
Best Lyrics: Youll see me in hindsight/Tangled up with you all night/Burnin it down.
Regardless, the message is clear a bright flame burns half as long.
I Bet You Think About Me feat.
Because people definitely think of her when they think of Tim McGraw.
Best Lyrics: When you think Tim McGraw/I hope you think of me.
And to think, she was barely in high school.
4. cardigan folklore
Taylor Swifts TeenageLove Triangle starts on a high with Cardigan.
But the story doesnt come together in full until you hear all three songs.
By far the best of theFearlessera.
2. betty folklore
Finally, the culmination of Taylors impassioned Teenage Love Triangle.
BestLyrics: The worst thing that I ever did/Was what I did to you.
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Best Lyrics: You kept me like a secret/But I kept you like an oath.
Final Thoughts on the Best Taylor Swift Songs
There you have it, 190 Taylor Swift songs.
We listened to them all, and you should too!
There can be no denying Ms. Swifts skills as a singer, songwriter, musician, and performer.
She is a rare, almost throwback talent to someone who can do it all, and gladly.
Her musical career is only just getting started.
