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IST 605: Taylor Swift

This guide is for anyone interested in learning about Taylor Swift, her accomplishments, and her music.

Music

Albums

Taylor Swift (2006)

Taylor Swift is Taylor's first studio album.  Produced by Big Machine Records in 2006. This album released when Taylor was 16 years old.

 

Fearless (2008)

Fearless is Taylor's second studio album.  Produced by Big Machine Records in 2008. This album released when Taylor was 18 years old.

 

Speak Now (2010)

Speak Now is Taylor's third studio album.  Produced by Big Machine Records in 2010. This album released when Taylor was 20 years old.

 

Red (2012)

Red is Taylor's 4th studio album.  Produced by Big Machine Records in 2012. This album released when Taylor was 22 years old.

 

1989 (2014)

1989 is Taylor's 5th studio album.  Produced by Big Machine Records in 2014. This album released when Taylor was 24 years old.

 

Reputation (2017)

Reputation is Taylor's 6th studio album.  Produced by Big Machine Records in 2017. This album released when Taylor was 27 years old.

 

Lover (2019)

Lover is Taylor's 7th studio album.  Produced by Republic Records in 2019. This album released when Taylor was 29 years old.

 

Folklore (2020)

Folklore is Taylor's 8th studio album.  Produced by Republic Records in 2020. This album released when Taylor was 30 years old.

 

Evermore (2020)

Evermore is Taylor's 9th studio album.  Produced by Republic Records in 2020. This album released when Taylor was 30 years old.

 

Fearless (Taylor's Version) (2021)

Fearless (Taylor's Version) is Taylor's first rerecord album of a previous studio album. Taylor decided to rerecord the albums that she recorded under her pervious label after switching labels in order to gain the rights to her music. This is a rerecord of her second studio album, Fearless. This rerecord was produced by Republic Records in 2021. This album released when Taylor was 31 years old. 

 

Red (Taylor's Version) (2021)

Red (Taylor's Version) is Taylor's second rerecord album of a previous studio album. This is a rerecord of her 4th studio album, Red. This rerecord was produced by Republic Records in 2021. This album released when Taylor was 31 years old. 

 

Midnights (2022)

Midnights is Taylor's 10th studio album.  Produced by Republic Records in 2022. This album released when Taylor was 32 years old.

 

Speak Now (Taylor's Version) (2023)

Speak Now (Taylor's Version) is Taylor's third rerecord album of a previous studio album. This is a rerecord of her 3rd studio album, Speak Now. This rerecord was produced by Republic Records in 2023. This album released when Taylor was 33 years old. 

 

1989 (Taylor's Version) (2023)

1989 (Taylor's Version) is Taylor's fourth rerecord album of a previous studio album. This is a rerecord of her 5th studio album, 1989. This rerecord was produced by Republic Records in 2023. This album released when Taylor was 33 years old. 

 

The Tortured Poets Department (2024)

The Tortured Poets Department is Taylor's 11th studio album.  Produced by Republic Records in 2024. This album released when Taylor was 34 years old. This was a surprise double album release with this version, The Tortured Poets Department releasing at 12am EST. 

 

The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology (2024)

The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology is Taylor's 11th studio album.  Produced by Republic Records in 2024. This album released when Taylor was 34 years old. This was a surprise double album release with this version, The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology releasing at 2am EST with an addition 15 songs.

 

This page has links to the Spotify streaming service versions of Taylor Swift's studio albums and rerecord albums.  Spotify is a great resource as you can listen to samples of a song, sign up for a free account or pay for premium access to music.  This means anyone with internet access and a device can listen to music on Spotify.  The albums are a great resource to be able to listen to Taylor Swift's music. 

Taylor Swift. Spotify. (n.d.). https://open.spotify.com/artist/06HL4z0CvFAxyc27GXpf02

YouTube

Taylor Swift YouTube Home Page

This is the link for Taylor Swift's YouTube account.  Taylor Swift posts a variety of content on her YouTube account. This YouTube account is a great resource for music videos, behind the scenes content, lyric videos, and trailers for Taylor Swift.  The only problem is there are so many videos on the channel you may need to further search for the ones you want to watch.  YouTube also has ads that autoplay on videos which can be annoying to deal with.

Taylor Swift. (n.d.). Home [YouTube channel]. YouTube. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqECaJ8Gagnn7YCbPEzWH6g

 

Below are linked the music videos of the 1st singles that were released for each of Taylor Swift's 11 studio albums. These videos are a great way to get familiar with Taylor Swift's music.  YouTube is a free and accessible resource to consume Taylor Swift content as long as you have internet access and a device that can play videos.  

 

Tim McGraw (2006)

This is the music video for Taylor Swift's first ever single "Time McGraw".  This single is off of her first studio album titled Taylor Swift which was released in 2006.  

 

Love Story (2008)

This is the music video for "Love Story" which is the first single off of her second studio album Fearless, which was released in 2008. 

 

Taylor Swift- Mine (2010)

This is the music video for "Mine" which is the first single off of her third studio album Speak Now, which was released in 2010. 

 

Taylor Swift- We Are Never Getting Back Together (2012)

This is the music video for "We Are Never Getting Back Together" which is the first single off of her fourth studio album Red, which was released in 2012. 

 

Taylor Swift- Shake It Off (2014)

This is the music video for "Shake It Off" which is the first single off of her 5th studio album 1989, which was released in 2014. 

 

Taylor Swift- Look What You Made Me Do (2017)

This is the music video for "Look What You Made Me Do" which is the first single off of her 6th studio album Reputation, which was released in 2017. 

 

Taylor Swift- Me! (2019)

This is the music video for "Me" which is the first single off of her 7th studio album Lover, which was released in 2019. 

 

Taylor Swift- Cardigan (2020)

This is the music video for "Cardigan" which is the first single off of her 8th studio album Folklore, which was released in 2020. 

 

Taylor Swift- Willow (2020)

This is the music video for "Willow" which is the first single off of her 9th studio album Evermore, which was released in 2020. 

 

Taylor Swift- Anti-Hero (Official Music Video)(2022)

This is the music video for "Ant-Hero" which is the first single off of her 10th studio album Midnights, which was released in 2022. 

 

Taylor Swift- Fortnight (Featuring Post Malone)(Official Music Video)(2024)

This is the music video for "Fortnight (Featuring Post Malone)" which is the first single off of her 11th studio album The Tortured Poets Department which was released in 2024.