Taylor Swift’s ‘evermore’ & ‘folklore’ Songs Ranked

THE BLOG POST AND RANKINGS NO ONE ASKED FOR BUT HERE IT IS. What a year it has been for Taylor Swift. Two albums, both fantastic in their own right. A crowning achievement for an artist making the most of a quarantine situation.

Below are my rankings for all the songs on folklore and evermore. For my taste, folklore is a steadier album, but evermore has a higher ceiling in terms of its best songs. Both immensely listenable, but different in their own rights.

32. epiphany (folklore)

Just my least favorite *shrug emoji*

31. closure (evermore)

I understand the sentiment of this song and not being on someone else’s timeline of achieving that closure, but again the music of this song is eeek.

30. dorthea (evermore)

I never know when this song passes through my ears, and that says something. Just no sticking power for me.

29. the lakes (folklore)

I’ll be honest I haven’t listen to this song a lot and I just don’t have a strong take on it.

28. long story short (evermore)

The song that I think missed on the biggest potential on evermore.

27. hoax (folklore)

A song about a toxic relationship…I can understand and dig it. I think this song is maybe hard for me to listen too because it regards staying in a relationship rather than being alone. I have been in that situation before.

26. seven (folklore)

I think I should like this song more because of lines like this: “And I’ve been meaning to tell you…I think your house is haunted…Your dad is always mad and that must be why…And I think you should come live with me”

25. cowboy like me (evermore)

A song from the point of view of a player player. Everyone has tricks up their sleeve and it matters if you wanna play the game or not.

24. marjorie (evermore)

As a sad song, I was expecting this one to hit in the feels more. This point may be wear I draw the line in terms of putting on a playlist.

23. gold rush (evermore)

This is one of the few songs where I enjoy the music aspects more than the lyrics.

22. this is me trying (folklore)

I really love the lyrics of this song. But the sound of the song lowers it a smidge. But this is on the sad sorrow playlist.

21. peace (folklore)

Does Taylor Swift give me peace? You bet your life savings she does. The way Taylor sings this song swoons me.

20. ivy (evermore)

I vote this as a song that will grow in my appreciation as years go on, but as for now, it is just percolating.

19. evermore (evermore)

LET BON IVER SHINE MORE. There is too much production on this song.

18. mad women (folklore)

I think this song is more directed at women and is beloved by them. I get the undertones of it, and for those messages I applaud. I think it has been a bit overpraised but still rock out to it.

17. no body, no crime (evermore)

THIS SONG DOES NOT DESERVE THE HATE IT HAS RECEIVED.

16. august (folklore)

Summer loven’, happened so fast! We have all had the relationship that was seasonal and wondered if it was something more.

15. exile (folklore)

Okay, yes, “exile” has been overplayed. HOWEVER, Bon Iver still owns this track and is the major reason to listen.

14. willow (evermore)

While the song didn’t blow me away, it still hits all the classic Taylor Swift touchstones. Just a pallet cleanser if you will.

13. last great american dynasty (folklore)

Sucker for a song that tells a story, that I am. A story about not fitting in and getting blamed for it? Works well for me!

12. coney island (evermore)

I want to go sit on a bench at Coney Island and listen to this song on repeat.

11. cardigan (folklore)

This song is really in the title. It is a song that is comforting. It reminds me of the younger, cute love version of TSwift.

10. tolerate it (evermore)

A heart-wrencher. Just love to sit in the dark and listen to it.

9. the 1 (folklore)

“I’m doing good I am on some new shit.” – All you need to know.

8. betty (folklore)

Still love this song, but the lyrics and story of the song are not profound. Love singing along to it even if I don’t hold it such high regard as I first did.

7. mirrorball (folklore)

Again this rose up the rankings after listening to the album for a couple of months. We all pretend to be someone we aren’t often.

6. my tears ricochet (folklore)

So sad. Tears. So sad. I love it.

5. illicit affairs (folklore)

Was atop my folklore power rankings for a long time. Only recently supplemented by “Invisible Strings.”

4. champagne problems (evermore)

This song may have the longest staying power of any on the pair of albums.

3. invisble strings (folklore)

Probably the best written song on folklore? Has risen my power rankings in the months since listening.

2. ’tis the damn season (evermore)

May end up being the most listened song off evermore for me.

1. happiness (evermore)

One of my favorite songs Taylor Swift has ever put out.

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