![]() ![]() The passage of time hits you like a brick.Įven with the widespread critical embrace of poptimism there are still those who see Swift as just another industry widget, a Miley or Katy with the tuner set to “girl with a guitar.” If this list does anything, I hope it convinces you that, underneath all the think pieces, exes, and feuds, she is one of our era’s great singer-songwriters. Returning to them every few years, as I have since writing this list, is a strangely melancholy experience. Listen to too many and you might ache again at the nagging feeling that those stories of yours have all been a bit uneventful and drab by comparison. Which is why, whether you’re a casual listener who bops along to the radio hits, or one of those die-hards who takes her every utterance as a modern Rosetta Stone, it’s easy to feel like you know Swift on a personal level. Listen to her songs and you’ll ache at the resemblance to the most dramatic moments in your own private history. There have been wobbles, most notably in 2016-17, but on the whole she has retained a command of her star image rivaled only by Beyonce and Bowie. As a celebrity, Swift’s most remarkable gift is her ability to keep art and commerce, public life and private life, operating in lockstep. “Like so many millennials born into the upper middle class, Swift has benefited from the demise of the concept of selling out,” Time noted in 2014. ![]() The Swift we hear on her albums is a thin-skinned, bighearted obsessive, prone to introspection, with a penchant for romantic moments huge and small. ![]() Though the sound of her music has evolved since her debut, the voice at the heart of it has stayed consistent. To chart her journey - from the country romance of her teens, to the imperial pop of her twenties, to the ambivalent ruminations of her thirties - is to follow a generation coming of age. Meaning that, for millions of listeners, she is not just another pop star she is someone they have grown up with, and who has grown up with them. All rights reserved.Taylor Swift was born in December 1989, near the peak of the Millennial Baby Boom, and has been famous since she was 16. Will your most-listened-to albums align with your top five picks? Use the latest version of the Spotify app to try out the experience and find out.Ĭopyright © 2023, ABC Audio. “The Eras Tour has been the cultural event of the year, and now fans will get to proudly share their own top Eras with the world.” “Taylor Swift has long captivated her fans with her unique ability to capture the deepest human emotions in her songs,” a press release for the launch reads. That’s not all - eligible Spotify listeners can also find out what their top five most-listened-to Swift albums are, according to how they’ve streamed her music on Spotify. On Wednesday, July 26, the music streamer launched a new feature called My Top 5: Taylor Swift’s Eras, which gives Swifties the chance to show off their top five Swift eras.įans can pick their personal five favorite Swift records from her catalog of 10, ranging from her 2006 self-titled debut album to the record-smashing 2022 project Midnights, and all of the releases (and rereleases) in between.Īfter positioning Swift’s albums in your preferred order, the interactive in-app experience generates a personalized digital card for you to share your picks on social media. ![]() Thanks to Spotify, it’s time to find out. Christopher Polk/Penske Media via Getty ImagesĪre you in your evermore era? Did you do something bad and it’s got you streaming reputation? Or has summer turned you into a 1989 girlie? ![]()
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