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  • Summary: With producers and co-writers such as Jack Antonoff, Max Martin, Shellback, Ryan Tedder, and Noel Zancanella, the multi-Grammy-winning singer-songwriter goes for an entirely pop album on her fifth full-length studio release.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. Pretty Much Amazing
    Oct 27, 2014
    91
    1989 isn’t a “crossover” success. It’s the album every subsequent blockbuster must now reckon with.
  2. The Line of Best Fit
    Oct 29, 2014
    85
    There's evolution with purpose in every fibre of 1989, and far from jettisoning her integrity in this drastic lunge, she's proved in her bold, risky decision that she's got courage in her convictions to pull it off and faith in her fans to accept the new direction.
  3. The Quietus
    Dec 1, 2014
    80
    With 1989 she has succeeded in leveraging the most cordial and familiar of pop music outpourings to something that feels like a statement, a work of note and the sinew of some kind of emotional connective tissue–binding tastemakers, rock critics, guys I work with and my 12 year old cousin; irrevocably and unexpectedly.
  4. Consequence
    Oct 30, 2014
    75
    Swift’s songwriting is as consistently razor-sharp as it’s ever been.
  5. Drowned In Sound
    Oct 30, 2014
    70
    Taylor Swift may not be challenging societal norms in the same way as Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and my own band CHRIST ALIVE are, but she’s relatable and that counts for a lot. I spent a surprising amount of 1989 rooting for its protagonist and sharing in her triumph.
  6. Slant Magazine
    Oct 27, 2014
    70
    1989's standout tracks retain the narrative detail and clever metaphor-building that distinguished Swift's early country songs, even amid the diversions wrought by the aggressive studio production on display throughout.
  7. Los Angeles Times
    Oct 27, 2014
    50
    1989 is a deeply catchy, sleekly-produced pop record with the slightly juiceless quality of an authorized biography, a would-be tell-all bleached of the detailed insight she’s trained us to expect from her.

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  1. Positive: 510 out of 601
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 601
  3. Negative: 60 out of 601
  1. SebastiaoBR
    Jun 16, 2017
    10
    Se no seu antecessor, o “Red”, Taylor havia apenas experimentado trabalhar com o hitmaker Max Martin em apenas 3 faixas, desta vez elaSe no seu antecessor, o “Red”, Taylor havia apenas experimentado trabalhar com o hitmaker Max Martin em apenas 3 faixas, desta vez ela resolveu colocá-lo à frente do que viria a ser o “1989”, o tendo como companheiro na produção executiva do disco que foi descrito por Taylor como seu "primeiro álbum oficialmente pop".
    “1989” apresenta o notável afastamento dos trabalhos anteriores da cantora, trocando as influências country por synthpop, pop alternativo e o bubblegum pop. Taylor descreve o álbum como o seu “renascimento”, por isso resolveu chamá-lo de ‘’1989’’, pois foi o ano que nasceu e também pela influência do pop do final dos anos 80 em boa parte do disco. Liricamente, Taylor manteve a qualidade dos trabalhos anteriores, porém mostrando amadurecimento ao escrever sobre uma nova fase de sua vida, cantando sobre temas como autodescoberta, liberdade, o assédio da mídia e, é claro, amor. Mas diferente dos trabalhos anteriores, neste álbum o tema amor foi abordado com uma nova visão mais realista.
    “1989” foi o terceiro disco de Taylor a vender mais de 1 milhão de cópias em sua semana de lançamento, a consagrando como única artista da história a conseguir este feito com 3 álbuns.    … Expand
  2. valgreen
    Oct 27, 2014
    10
    I absolutely loved this album. I was already expecting to be good, but not on this level. This is a pop masterpiece. She not only brings a popI absolutely loved this album. I was already expecting to be good, but not on this level. This is a pop masterpiece. She not only brings a pop original, that has nothing to do with this mainstream pop out there, she brings ferocity in her work. The lyrics for this album are good, and it gets even better when you realize that this is a pop record and it's not full of **** lyrics. And it's perfectly produced as well. Her best work ever. Album of the year.

    Best ones: Style, Bad Blood, I Know Places, This Love, You Are In Love and New Romantics.    … Expand
  4. jamillness
    Sep 7, 2019
    10
    The best Taylor Swift album ever and one of the greatest pop albums ever. Definitely recommended.
  5. unknownhoe
    Dec 30, 2020
    10
    I think 1989 is a pop masterpiece of it's time. My fav tracks from this album are New Romantics, Blank Space, Out of the Woods, Clean, andI think 1989 is a pop masterpiece of it's time. My fav tracks from this album are New Romantics, Blank Space, Out of the Woods, Clean, and Style. This is one of Taylor's best performances.… Expand
  6. Proferu801
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    this is her peak era even knowing that this was her 1st pop era, everyone doubted her but she proved that she came to stay
  7. MasterofHeaarts
    Nov 10, 2017
    8
    GOOD POP ALBUM.

    I'm not a Taylor Swift Fan so I was skeptical before listening to this album. I must say I was surprised how good it was    GOOD POP ALBUM.

    I'm not a Taylor Swift Fan so I was skeptical before listening to this album. I must say I was surprised how good it was and I really enjoyed it. TOP NOTCH PRODUCTION first of all. Fun catchy dance songs (Shake It Off, New Romantics). Emotional lyrics ( This Love, Clean) full of hits. Most songs bops except 1. Solid 8.5/10    … Expand
  8. swiftieforlife
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    This is just a generic pop album with an OK beat and immature lyrics. It is not an upgrade from her old work as I do not see any difference.This is just a generic pop album with an OK beat and immature lyrics. It is not an upgrade from her old work as I do not see any difference. The whole record sounds heavily country influenced but does not stand out in either the pop or country genre.… Expand

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