folklore
by Taylor Swift
  • Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Jul 24, 2020
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9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 17537 Ratings

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  1. renannfe
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Folklore is a album that will be a classic in a few years. Taylor Swift came to show us that what she does is ART, no matter the genre, what matters is her songwriter, she has proven that she is the greatest of her generation. She is successful just for existing, because people knows that Taylor Swift only delivery amazing things. And on folklore, she shown us that she can do sooo muchFolklore is a album that will be a classic in a few years. Taylor Swift came to show us that what she does is ART, no matter the genre, what matters is her songwriter, she has proven that she is the greatest of her generation. She is successful just for existing, because people knows that Taylor Swift only delivery amazing things. And on folklore, she shown us that she can do sooo much more than what she already did in her career.… Expand
  2. mehe321
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Best album of 2020. The album is a lyrical masterpiece itself. The calm and low production in this album really eargasm. Better than most of the upbeat albums of this year.
  3. Meowieee08
    Mar 21, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is like a movie, it's so great at story telling! And also it's the ALBUM OF THE YEAR!!!… Expand
  4. swiftsatanist
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    WTFFFFF TAYLOR SWIFT IS FOLK NOW
    i just LOVE how she's SO good no matter what genre, its taylor swift you guys...the one and only
  5. Willow_13
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    This album is amazing, I will never will get bored of it, folklore is truly one of the best albums of Taylor in her discography.
  6. Baddy_bih
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show-stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before. TAYLOR SWIFT IS THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
  7. gabrielleswift
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    I love her I love her I love her I love her I love her I love her I love her
  8. 701
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Peace for our minds in this chaotic times that we all are facing that is corona virus
  9. IcaroGomes13
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Obra prima. Futuro AOTY. Uma sonoridade incrível e maravilhosa, eu amei!!!!
  10. LordHaro11
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Un gran álbum que nos viene excelente en estos tiempos de pandemia, sentirnos identificados con estas melodías es increíble, y la narrativa de cada canción, sus historias, son lo mejor
  11. shadesofblueb
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
  12. sleepinthecine
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    é incrível como taylor entrega cada sentimento nesse álbum, simplesmente perfeito.
  13. halterexx
    Apr 9, 2021
    10
    Ela se dá bem em qualquer gênero mundial. Versatilidade ela tem e não precisa provar mais nada pra ninguém depois desse álbum. Seu potencial é admirável e sua criatividade, composição é invejável. O album fica cada vez melhor com o passar do tempo. É o album da carreira.
  14. Say_7
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Words can't explain my love for Taylor Swift.

    I love Taylor Swift
    I love Taylor Swift....
  15. natxoney
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Su mejor álbum. Es genial e inteligente, sin duda la artista de la decada.
  16. A29
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. En esta era sientes un gran apego a la letra y las melodias, una gran conexion, me encanto… Expand
  17. jxb19
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    In folklore, Taylor shows her amazing skills as a songwriter. The world Taylor created with the album, it is such an amazing place.
  18. theisagomes
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    it’s is my favorite things combined, taylor and alternative songs. The way she composes is so amazing, and the fact that she did it in the middle of a pandemic is so wow
  19. Amandapandrade
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Masterpiece! Album of the year 2020...Deep and full of controversy feelings like this difficult year! Taylor is such a complete artist... 10/10!
  20. Thiago_bal22
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Taylor dona da indústria , rainha , poderosa, impoderada , te amo , te amo… Expand
  21. Jhonn27
    Dec 11, 2020
    9
    Como album durante esta cuarentena es bastante relajador,es un buen album para taylor con este sonido que la gente no acostumbra de ella.
  22. larissa10
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    I love it omg!!! Coming for those Grammys as it should, my mom hates it but I love it lol
  23. Rafaelvictorfs
    Dec 11, 2020
    9
    I love this album the most, it is incredible and it was my escape from the horror that I was in this forty years.
  24. erikasmith13
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    the music industry guys!!!! she's a amazing songwriter. absolutely loved it
  25. 0905135
    Mar 1, 2021
    10
    Perfect record!!! Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. Her narrative songwriting, which often centers around her personal life, has received widespread critical plaudits and media coverage.
  26. Merafik
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    This is a masterpiece , taylor has grown a lot and gave us the best lyrical album after red She naiked it again
  27. Zac_wq
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Taylor Swift first album alternative and she did good job with this album it’s just amazing… Expand
  28. chrisjimenezRic
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    This album is so amazing, sonically it's like a couple of angels lifting you up from the ground.
  29. Juan27
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    ¡Lo ha vuelto a hacer! Este álbum es una contraparte perfectaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  30. phamhung211001
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Cet album me fait me sentir très détendu et à l'aise après de durs jours de travail. Meilleur album, 2020
  31. Mfhg_04
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Sólo Taylor puede sumergirse en búsqueda de nuevas letras acopladas a nuevos géneros y salirle realmente ¡PERFECTO!
  32. kevindnguyen13
    Mar 20, 2021
    10
    taylor put out an amazingly magical album that got us through the pandemic and deserved the AOTY at the grammys! she's in a league of her own.
  33. Shafiqah
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece had arrived in 2020. Every Taylor swift album is a masterpiece but this one comes from another land, folkland.
  34. KHEMschroeder
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Meanwhile, after releasing evermore and I'll give to fully points and I'll appreciate for this Album!
    Wonderful and peaceful!
  35. tayswiftstan
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    i should have rate and review this cultural reset in July but no whatever this album sonically lyrically and vocally BREATHTAKING! Taylor never disappoint me in every album
  36. Itsjoanne
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. loveeeeee uuuuui taylorrr❤️❤️❤️… Expand
  37. RonWeasley11
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    I've been wanting Taylor to put out this kind of album and it is really the best album this quarantine and forever.
  38. Yamile
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    is a cohesive album with great sounds and songwriting, her voice sounds so beautiful
  39. redfolklore
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
  40. liyasabrina13
    Dec 13, 2020
    10
    beautiful album! this is me trying, epiphany, peace , invisible string, seven is top tier song.
  41. letterjac
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Love this new style Swift is getting into, I dare to say this is one of her best eras even as versatile as she is.
  42. Cinti
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Si de algo estamos seguros es que Folklore llego para aliviar nuestros miedos, ansiedad y tristeza. Una obra de arte creada por una musa como lo es Taylor Swift
  43. chuckmanariola
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Because of her sister, evermore, I am very convinced that this is the start of a new musical era of alternatives for her. This is where Taylor Swift claimed her title of being a "Musical Genius of 21st Century".
  44. Alexander99
    Mar 24, 2021
    10
    Hands down the best album of 2020 and one of the top 10 albums ever created and written...
  45. crossedline
    Dec 22, 2020
    10
    This genre is made for you Taylor. The only thing to chill to during the lockdown.
  46. IrvinSwift
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Es incrible lo versatil qu es Swift primero Country después Pop y ahora algo Alternativo sin duda alguna es de las pocas Artista en reinventarse y traer algo fresco a su catalago de música, folklore es una apuesta bastante inteligente y obra maestra que sin duda alguna
  47. PRIYAL13
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Love the album...
    My favs include this is me trying invisible string and my tears ricochet
  48. taylor_told_the
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    A MASTERPIECE, that's all I can say about this album. Lyrically and sonically, it's beautiful.
  49. yueyen
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Perfect album for fall. She's an amazing singer and most importantly, a songwriter. She sings poems.
  50. rjrjuddhhdh
    Dec 12, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Yes. Taylor Swift's least thought-out album might be her best : from "the 1", a track claiming that Taylor -- the narrator, is "doing good, on some new sh*t." to "Cardigan", when the nostalgia clicks in and she starts missing her ex-lover, and until "the lakes", the listener ascends to a flurry of beautifully-written songs about heartbreak. She's at the peak of her story-telling : James, Betty, a side-chick and Inez's story will capture you until the very end.… Expand
  51. Subfero
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Folklore is a lyrical masterpiece. Filled with incredible storytelling, captivating melodies and thought-provoking themes—folklore is Swift’s best album! Best songs on the albums are cardigan, exile and hoax.
  52. Leo6666
    Jan 31, 2021
    10
    folklore se torna magicamente um album maravilhoso a cada ouvida, sua indentidade e unica por isso o torna interessante a cada ouvida, suas batidas, composiçoes, arranjos e etc. Sao algo que le torna diferente de tudo. Swift fez uns dos seus melhores trabalhos e, pouco tempo e isso é lendário...
  53. paulluhan94
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Folklore transcends into a story telling realm where I feel most comfortable.
  54. Seandeaan
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Her best album to date, can’t stop listening to it, one of the best albums i’ve ever heard.
  55. AlessandroPosta
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    album of the year and of the decade,how can taylor swift reivent herself everytime and still success?
  56. OmriMusic
    Dec 12, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. overall good album brings the sad side of tylor swift very good probably their best so far
    overall a 8/10 album not perfect but really good    … Expand
  57. TheJaym
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Cohesive and amazing songwriting and production . Amazing storytelling and vocals .
  58. thanglong213
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I listen the whole album and i can't describe my feeling now. It's like a mixed of the most beautiful words in this life.… Expand
  59. Greciaaa
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Taylor sin decepcionar, como siempre. Gran compositora. La amo y un 100/10 en este albúm.
  60. tonycc98
    Dec 13, 2020
    10
    Es una obra maestra, la manera de crear canciones desde la perspectiva de los 3 personajes, lo hace un álbum completamente interesante y algo inovador
  61. Abazi
    Dec 13, 2020
    10
    Amazing beautiful storytelling and vocals definitely should win aoty. Taylor Swift is truly talented
  62. MiamiAb
    Jul 30, 2021
    10
    This album it’s going to be remembered as the quarantine album that came as 17 hugs to comfort us in these difficult times wow what a journey folklre is like a flow of stories and poetries with melodies and lullabies that you never thought you would need it now we have it we cannot live without it thank you Taylor for this masterpiece I believe that is going to echoes in every corner inThis album it’s going to be remembered as the quarantine album that came as 17 hugs to comfort us in these difficult times wow what a journey folklre is like a flow of stories and poetries with melodies and lullabies that you never thought you would need it now we have it we cannot live without it thank you Taylor for this masterpiece I believe that is going to echoes in every corner in the music industry… Expand
  63. Myriana
    Dec 15, 2020
    10
    Swift as always, bring us narrative songs. But this time, we were suprised and amazed by the talles she gave us. Her songwriting skills are impressive and I'm glad to know that she knows she can creat more fictional stories in her next albums. Congrats, Taylor. Your Folklore is one in a million.
  64. DooweeDonut
    Dec 15, 2020
    10
    Folklore is a new fresh sound from Taylor Swift with its lyrics touching the hearts of every listener. Listening to folklore is like a dream floating in the air. Truly a masterpiece Swift album.
  65. VikPoutine13
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    Really demonstrates the songwriting genius that is Swift, with the album being sonically and lyrically cohesive. No doubts this is Swift's best album to date.
  66. Marlon_Ramos
    Aug 19, 2021
    10
    É o álbum do ano sim e se quiser discorda na sua casa! A mulher se reinventa a cada álbum e muda a indústria falida da música na qual só poucos ainda prestam!
  67. vinicius13
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Album perfeito em meio a essa pandemia, demonstrando tudo e super bem escrito como tudo o que a taylor faz
  68. Darien13
    Dec 19, 2020
    10
    Me pareció excelente este álbum muy diferente a cualquier otro que haya hecho. Es muy tranquilo y lleno de letras muy interesantes y profundas. Realmente se extrañaba que Taylor escribiera canciones con este nivel de detalle. Sus anteriores álbumes como Lover, Reputation, 1989, se vieron muy afectados en sus líricas por intentar mezclar su estilo con el pop. Pero con este álbum queda claroMe pareció excelente este álbum muy diferente a cualquier otro que haya hecho. Es muy tranquilo y lleno de letras muy interesantes y profundas. Realmente se extrañaba que Taylor escribiera canciones con este nivel de detalle. Sus anteriores álbumes como Lover, Reputation, 1989, se vieron muy afectados en sus líricas por intentar mezclar su estilo con el pop. Pero con este álbum queda claro que ella sigue siendo la mejor. Bueno una de las mejores.… Expand
  69. imbrian
    Dec 19, 2020
    10
    Mejor album de la discografía de taylor, se merece Album of the year en los grammys,The best album of 2020
  70. Lexieeelovesyou
    Mar 29, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There’s a reason Miss. Swift took album of the year at the Grammys. Folklore is perfection… Expand
  71. JuanDaEscobar
    Dec 20, 2020
    10
    Nice job, best album of Taylor Swift and best album of the year, awesome :D
  72. 1969blues
    Dec 22, 2020
    10
    Album of the year, there is no other way to describe Folklore. Taylor is proving again that she is the music industry!
  73. Khantbin
    Dec 25, 2020
    10
    This album is literally amazing and the best album of 2020 for me. I fully recommend it.
  74. BT21tata
    Dec 27, 2020
    10
    Another masterpice by Taylor Swift! My top5 keeps changing every weeks. Can't stop listening to it
  75. erdal220
    Dec 29, 2020
    7
    a beautiful album, the songs are peaceful, but a mature album, and it's not my style, I think it's dim compared to other albums
  76. Kijhy
    Apr 1, 2021
    5
    57/100
    way too long; songs are really average so there is nothing special zz
  77. ratingalbumsw
    Dec 30, 2020
    8
    great album. the first half is defiantly my favourite than the second half, i LOVED the fact that Taylor shifted her whole entire sound with this album and did something new with it. defiantly top 3 in her discography.
  78. unknownhoe
    Dec 30, 2020
    10
    My favorite Taylor album yet, not a bad track in sight. My favs are betty, the 1, invisible string, peace, and epiphany. The whole album is amazing and is 100% the best album this year in my opinion. masterpiece.
  79. Hairy_back_man
    Dec 31, 2020
    10
    Masterful. Strong emotions and thrills wrapped in the sheets of calming atmospheric lullabies.
  80. LISOCHIKOTOSA
    Feb 7, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Folklore came as a suprise because Taylor had released an album less than a year before and she usually takes 2 year breaks between projects but it just turned out to be the biggest highlight in music for the year 2020. She abandons the electro-pop and synth pop from her previous album and puts more emphasis on lyricism on this album. The album is very nostalgic and mellow, kind of perfect for those melancholic days where you want to cry and also feel uplifted. The instruments are very understated but still very evocative. The last great american story which is my favorite from the album sees Taylor telling a story of woman who used to live in a house she how owns and Taylor sort of draws comparisons between them. My tears ricochet, betty, exile and this is me trying are also very somber, gut-wrenching songs which were highlights for me. Mirrorball, August and Invisible string have a more hopeful and fun tone than the other tracks and they just sound so sweet. Illicit affairs tells the story of an affair gone wrong and forbidden love and its probably the best song about cheating. Seven is very nostalgic and heartfelt and it reminds me of my childhood every time i listen to it. Mad Woman is song about an angry woman and the lyrics are so evocative,it explores sexism, female empowerment and revenge and it really reminded me of her 2017 album. I also just love Epiphany, it seems to be about the Coronavirus pandemic and the role frontline workers but the metaphor of soldiers fighting a battle is used. Its one of the most melancholic and emotional songs as it talks about the trauma caused by death. My personal favorites are the last great american dynasty, mirrorball and seven but i have deep appreciation for all the songs, she managed to outdo herself with this album… Expand
  81. Anke51
    Jan 5, 2021
    10
    The masterpiece of 2020, perfectly combining introspection with imagination, exquisitely bringing to life the most beautiful metaphors that only Taylor Swift's mind can think of.
  82. DiegoEspinosa
    Jan 8, 2021
    9
    She really outdid herself with this album, making a surprise return and an appearence in the alternative stage. Most of the songs are exquisite and prove her amazing songwritting skills.
  83. WintonNuriel
    Jan 6, 2021
    10
    OMG , even though i'm not a fan.But the melody in the song makes me feel confortable. I love it.
  84. easydelicate
    Jan 6, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the best album of 2020, the lyrics, melodies and elaboration are very produced, swift surpassed herself and folklore becomes her best album.… Expand
  85. davebroek
    Jan 9, 2021
    10
    Amazing album, probably her best work to date lyrically. I have had this album on repeat
  86. Alandalopes13
    Jan 10, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolutamente prerfeito … Expand
  87. SamyI
    Feb 4, 2021
    10
    Gorgeous, gorgeous album, it will forever be a career milestone for Taylor.
  88. sunnys
    Jan 21, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The songwriting is magnificent. The production is beautiful. the storytelling is eloquent and intriguing. It's sonically cohesive. It's TS at the best that we've ever seen her. And don't get me started on this album's stunning Track Five - 'My Tears Ricochet.' This may very well be the best song in Taylor Swift's discography. This song has a maturity, power, and quiet confidence about it that no other song of hers possesses, not even the years long, fandom - favorited 'All Too Well.'
    'My Tears Ricochet' is, by a landslide, the best song on the album, if not the best song she has ever written.    … Expand
  89. thatboyericson
    Jan 23, 2021
    10
    This album made me realize two things: Taylor Swift is a great songwriter and storyteller and she is good at reinventing herself which made her unique in the music industry. This album made me a Swiftie.
  90. Fernandochero
    Jan 23, 2021
    10
    This is what I was living all the lockdown lasted. I just love it so so much
  91. ViolaXie
    Jan 24, 2021
    10
    i love thissss! everything is literally amazin from lyrics to melody i would call this perfect. and itz the perfect timing! taylor healed all of us with her music, healing the world at the same time. one of the best albums ive ever set my ears on
  92. lks0206
    Jan 25, 2021
    10
    this album is so incredible it has so many amazing songs and i love it so much, lyrical masterpiece
  93. LC6
    Feb 6, 2021
    10
    La manera en que Taylor se expresa en el álbum es tan significativa, con letras muy precisas y bien hechas
  94. Victormanu02
    Feb 10, 2021
    10
    One of her best albums so far. The album is very well done and very well produced lyrically and melodically. She puts so much effort to it and it shows
  95. MidasMan
    Apr 27, 2023
    10
    Y’all don’t understand this is literally one of the best albums of all time like not even joking. Every single song on here is master class of writing and storytelling and production.
  96. fentydesire
    Feb 25, 2021
    6
    Folklore is a step in the right direction for Taylor Swift after the mediocre mess that is Lover. With many highlights on this record like Mirrorball, This is me trying, the 1, august, etc. But the second half of this record is an extremely dull, cheesy ride (betty being the cheesiest song there is, and not in a good way) that immediately turns me off from this album.
  97. jodelhilario
    Feb 26, 2021
    10
    It has a coherent piece of art work. Tells us a complete story. This is everything!
  98. taylorworld16
    Mar 1, 2021
    10
    This album is her best lyrically. It saved 2020 and is definitely the album of the year. Taylor Swift can do anything.
  99. TayIorSwift13
    Mar 1, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Folklore is definitely a masterpiece.And this ablum shows Taylor's incredible talents on writing and composing.… Expand
  100. PrettySwift
    Mar 1, 2021
    10
    Such an incredible project. A memorable quarantine album which sounds the society today. Solemn but painful.
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#13 Best Album of 2020
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#1 Most Discussed Album of 2020

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Metascore
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Universal acclaim - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Uncut
    Aug 13, 2020
    90
    It's a sharp turn to the left for Swift and a fine reminder that she is more than just a gleaming pop phenomenon, but a remarkable songwriter too. [Oct 2020, p.36]
  2. DIY Magazine
    Aug 7, 2020
    90
    A modern-folk masterpiece which finds her moving from her previous pop bangers into stunningly simple yet sharp melodies, ‘folklore’ will be going down in Swiftie history as one of her most unexpected, and undoubtedly one of her best.
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  3. The Observer (UK)
    Aug 3, 2020
    60
    These 16 tracks (17 on the deluxe version) play out quite pleasurably in their entirety, the joins between Swift, Dessner and Antonoff ultimately only of niche interest. But Swift’s powerful songs reach their climaxes with bittersweet orchestrations, rather than blows to the solar plexus or a ringing in the ears. Everything hovers; little truly lands.
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