• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Jul 24, 2020
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  1. Mar 5, 2021
    10
    The old Taylor that I have always missed. I like how all songs in the album give the same vibe. Have been listening to this since it's released.
  2. Mar 11, 2021
    10
    A whimsical fantasy, beautiful body of work. It takes you on a journey unlike no other. Definitely her best album to date.
  3. Mar 12, 2021
    0
    Aburrido simplemente, las letras no son malas pero no motiva a seguir escuchándolo y de eso se trata un álbum, así que no! Mal
  4. Mar 13, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excelente trabajo te amamos eres la industria musical, folklore es espectacular Expand
  5. Mar 14, 2021
    0
    Doesn't liked the album very much. The vocals are weak and lyrics are old and not catchy.
  6. Mar 15, 2021
    10
    album of the year. amazing lyrics, amazing production, amazing sounds. taylor swift is the best songwriter of this generation. .
  7. Mar 23, 2021
    10
    Perfect indie folk from country, pop singer. All songs delight and inspire. "Lover" was more demanding, and "Folklore" was unusual and striking (this is a kind of return to the basics).
  8. Mar 19, 2021
    10
    Semejante álbum espectacular, amamos a la artista de la década.
  9. Mar 22, 2021
    8
    Taylor Swift's 8th studio album "Folklore" is not about ex-boyfriends, but about Taylor Swift's past!

    Some highlights of the album:

    The 1
    Cardigan
    Exile
    August

    What I thought of the album
    the album has a deep history, it is well written, but I thought the album has too many songs, but other than that it is a perfect album

    8/10
  10. Mar 19, 2021
    10
    O verdadeiro álbum do ano novo Grammys merece o mundo pois brilha como ouro.
  11. Mar 19, 2021
    10
    Perfectly perfect album and give us a movie: the last great american dynasty
  12. Mar 19, 2021
    10
    El mejor álbum de todos..
    Letras muy hermosa por algo ganó el el álbum del año
  13. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    best album taylorswift released thanks taylor for this gift taylor proved her songwriting power
  14. Mar 20, 2021
    1
    This is pathetic ... I do not understand how there are people who like it, folklore is not like his other albums, at this rate I will stop being a fan of Taylor
  15. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    love it!! this is so good wow. i’m in love love it!! this is so good wow. i’m in love
  16. Aug 21, 2022
    10
    this album will end up being top 5, if not #1, of the best albums released on the 2020s... it changed history it changed everything! a genre switch with her best vocal abilities and her best lyrics ever. AOTY well deserved
  17. Mar 20, 2021
    0
    Garbage . Always the same thing with Taylor . Boring uninspired . She can’t even sing. If anything she’s a songwriter her voice is basic and awful
  18. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    Holy album. My favorite track would be my tears ricochet and The lakes. Her songwriting skills amazes everyone.
  19. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    best album of taylor swift’s career. she’s the best storytelling of her generation and folklore is the prove
  20. Aug 21, 2022
    1
    Un poco decepcionante. El talento de Taylor Swift es innegable, pero esta vez no fue muy acertado su trabajo. Sin duda, Evermore es mil veces mejor.
  21. Mar 21, 2021
    0
    Su música se fue al caño desde 1989, canciones aburridas nada vocales y ritmos pobres.
  22. Mar 21, 2021
    1
    Ruim de mais! Apesar de boas letras a melodia nao me traz nada além de vontade de dormir.
  23. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    a voz, a letra, a composição como um todo, ouvir cardigan é viajar para um outro mundo, chegar em outro universo
  24. Mar 20, 2021
    0
    Só de ler o nome do álbum dormi na cadeira acordei só agora esse álbum foi certamente feito pra quem tem problema de insônia só ouvi-lo que o sono vem mais rápido que um trem bala
  25. Mar 20, 2021
    8
    Great lyricism. Her voice is okay as usual, but she really knows how to artistically style the songs to fit her voice well and make it sound better. Overall it was a lovely album. Sapphic vibes galore.
  26. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    nem tenho o que dizer sobre essa maravilha, também não sei explicar a felicidade que eu sinto ouvindo esse álbum. acompanhar a trajetória dessa mulher é um verdadeiro privilégio, ela me surpreende todos os dias.
  27. Mar 20, 2021
    6
    It was good but there were a lot of songs for the melody it had, 16+ songs felt a bit too many.
  28. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    My favorite Taylor album now. The lyrics are so we'll put together and they perfectly good along with the music, creating a wonderful piece of storytelling
  29. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    literally a masterpiece, this should have win at least 3 grammys... anyways...amazing beautiful album
  30. Mar 24, 2021
    10
    This album is absolute perfection. It deserved 100% the aoty grammy. The great lyrics, an amazing production from jack antonoff and aaron dessner, with soothing vocals from taylor and her always magnificent ability of story-telliing. definitely one of her bests
  31. Mar 22, 2021
    10
    genius 8th studio album from genius and talented artist-songwriter-producer taylor alison swift
  32. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    The new surprise album during this covid really change the game of music. Taylor prove even in lock down you can make and create art! Collaboration with hack antanoff and aaron denser also with bf Joe alwyn who undername is william bowery. Good job ms swift
  33. Mar 22, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Folklore -
    the 1 - 10/10
    cardigan - 9.5/10
    the last american dynasty - 8.5/10
    exile (feat. bon iver) - 9/10
    my tears ricochet - 9.5/10
    mirror ball - 10/10
    seven - 8/10
    august - 9.5/10
    this is me trying - 9/10
    illicit affairs - 8/10
    invisible string - 9/10
    mad woman - 9.5/10
    epiphany - 9/10
    betty - 8/10
    peace - 9.5/10
    hoax - 9.5/10
    Overall: 9/10. I don’t really listen to Taylor Swift but this album is honestly >>> like it sounds more indie than actual pop and the lyrics are so beautiful, you can see taylor put her deepest emotions writing these songs. At first i thought how weird this album won AOTY over Future Nostalgia but now it makes sense. the lyrics, melody, beat, background music, etc are just everything and i can see why people love this album.
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  34. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    The best album I've heard this year, she wrote the best lyrics, the cardigans and exile are my favorites, the quality of the album is so high, it's a worthy grammy album, a pop singer who dares to follow in the footsteps of independent music, it takes a lot of courage !
  35. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    Masterpiece! It is amazing to see Taylor Swift be so far into her career and still be growing as an artist. This new imaginary world she created with her crew was the perfect escapism for a year like 2020.
  36. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me encanta este álbum Es lo mejor que puso pasar 2020
    No se cual son las emociones que tengo cuando lo escucho Pero amo este álbum
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  37. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    best album of 2020 along with evermore, won album of the year for a reason! definitely music at its finest. a whole damn moment iconic
  38. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    What more to say...it's an album of the year..very different and very beautiful album
  39. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    She is the queen,no one can stop her ! This album was just incredible and cant be explained with words,it just makes you feel. Thank you Tay for all your amazing works!
  40. Mar 21, 2021
    10
    A few months has passed since the release of Folklore and i still listening to this record and crying every single time. Taylor sit with us for one hour and three minutes and tell the most heartbreaking songs and if you’re passing for a situation that reminds one of any songs, you probably gonna crack in a million of pieces. Swift definitely change her career releasing this, with noA few months has passed since the release of Folklore and i still listening to this record and crying every single time. Taylor sit with us for one hour and three minutes and tell the most heartbreaking songs and if you’re passing for a situation that reminds one of any songs, you probably gonna crack in a million of pieces. Swift definitely change her career releasing this, with no doubts, her best project. Expand
  41. Mar 21, 2021
    0
    Aburridas y repetitivas músicas, contenido básico, poco agraciado, una verdadera lastima de álbum sobrevalorado
  42. Mar 21, 2021
    10
    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.
  43. Mar 21, 2021
    10
    Great album, especially lyrically. It sounds too good to be true, and believe it or not, it is true.
  44. Mar 21, 2021
    1
    Its pretty bland and boring to this album. I like taylor previous work but this wasn't it
  45. Mar 22, 2021
    1
    I didn't enjoy this album for whole listen.worst Taylor Swift record disappointed
  46. Mar 21, 2021
    10
    This album showcased how great Taylor as a songwriter, amidst of the isolation, Taylor manage to craft a superb album despite the negative instances due to the quarantine. This album will always define the year 2020 quarantine. No doubt that she is the songwriter of her generation, regardless of some songs running in the same tempo, but it is obviously that this album has difference inThis album showcased how great Taylor as a songwriter, amidst of the isolation, Taylor manage to craft a superb album despite the negative instances due to the quarantine. This album will always define the year 2020 quarantine. No doubt that she is the songwriter of her generation, regardless of some songs running in the same tempo, but it is obviously that this album has difference in terms of production unlike what haters used to say. Only tasteless and people who's bland taste would say that this is a boring album. Expand
  47. Mar 22, 2021
    10
    this is one of best albums, truly a great masterpiece, full of the storytelling we love from taylor swift but also the production of each song is mindblowing, it's surprising this is her first folk album
  48. Mar 22, 2021
    10
    The album is filled with cinematic lyricism. It brings me to the fictional scene of “folklore”. It’s also her best album in terms of vocal. If you are tired of those meaningless upbeat pop music, try this out and you will reach the peaceful folklorian wood.
  49. Mar 22, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ... Talented, Brilliant, Incredible, Amazing, Showstopping, Spectacular, Never The Same, Totally Unique, Completely Not Ever Been Done Before, Unafraid To Reference Or Not Reference, Put It In A Blender, **** On It, Vomit On It, Eat It, Give Birth To It.... Expand
  50. Mar 22, 2021
    10
    Sin duda se convirtió en mi álbum favorito, Taylor se lució al escribir tan lindas canciones, la producción es fenomenal, Por algo es el álbum del año, estoy orgullosa :')
  51. Mar 22, 2021
    9
    Folklore (Taylor Swift)
    the 1 - 10/10
    cardigan - 9.5/10
    the last american dynasty - 8.5/10
    exile (feat. bon iver) - 9/10
    my tears ricochet - 9.5/10
    mirror ball - 10/10
    seven - 8/10
    august - 9.5/10
    this is me trying - 9/10
    illicit affairs - 8/10
    invisible string - 9/10
    mad woman - 9.5/10
    epiphany - 9/10
    betty - 8/10
    peace - 9.5/10
    hoax - 9.5/10
    Overall: 9/10
  52. Mar 23, 2021
    8
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  53. Mar 22, 2021
    10
    This strange summer of arrested development is steadily ending. Folklore will endure long beyond it: as fragmented as Swift is across her eighth album – and much as you hope it doesn’t mark the end of her pop ambitions – her emotional acuity has never been more assured.
  54. Mar 22, 2021
    10
    Amazing album... The lyrics, the emotion, the imagery... it's just overall perfect. Thank you Taylor Swift for this masterpiece.
  55. Mar 23, 2021
    10
    The most mature album by Taylor Swift ever. The production is dream like, her vocals are soothing and the showstopper is, of course, her ingenious songwriting.
  56. Mar 23, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow just wowwwww I love thissss the lyrics are perfectttttt thanks tay tay! Expand
  57. Mar 23, 2021
    10
    This Album is unbelieveble. this is such a masterpiece! Ms Swift success to show her amazing skill as a songwriter. 10/10 don't trust the critics cause some of them are biased af
  58. Mar 23, 2021
    10
    One of her best, most perfectly-produced projects ever. In folklore, she wrote a quieter, more thought-provoking chapter in her constantly shapeshifting story.
  59. Mar 24, 2021
    10
    For some fans, it might take a couple of spins around the block with this very different model to become re-accustomed to how there’s still the same power under the hood here.
  60. Mar 24, 2021
    10
    La lírica, el instrumental, la narrativa, todo es perfecto en folklore y cumple con el propósito de contarte historias que pasarán por generaciones, es como leer un libro de fantasía y lleva a tu imaginación a un mundo folklorico. Por eso y más folklore es el álbum del año
  61. Mar 24, 2021
    0
    Muito mais do mesmo, pelo menos esse me deu vontade de dormir. Curou minha insônia.
  62. Mar 26, 2021
    10
    Swift, Jack and Aaron are in the best moment of music. They create a new world with folklore and a new soundtrack that anyone has listened until folklore born in the world.
  63. Apr 8, 2021
    10
    Actually, I hadn't heard any Taylor's album but this one; I knew a few songs from her which are good, but folklore is so amazing since the beginning to the end, such a good album which shows her versatility, the album that made me a swiftie
  64. Mar 26, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's such a lovely album, it really feels like you're in the forest and all your memories come back Expand
  65. Mar 29, 2021
    10
    álbum del año bien merecido, es una obra de arte, simplemente magnifico, amamos a la compositora del siglo.
  66. Mar 30, 2021
    10
    An incredible album!
    This is the Best album of Taylor Swift. The stories that told us with every Song confirms that she is one of the best songwritters. Excellent Music, quallity, art...
  67. Mar 30, 2021
    10
    um incredible outstanding and THE album of the year. also bonus points for being free therapy
  68. Mar 31, 2021
    10
    A masterpiece from Taylor Swift
    OMG Every day she proves that she's the biggest songwriters of this génération and the biggest artist in thé World righ now'
    There are no skips songs
    M'y favorites from thé album are:Exile M'y tears ricochet August Seven This Is me trying
  69. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This is an almost perfect album, once again showing Taylor's consistent high level of lyrics and amazing musical talent. From country to pop, to electronic music, and back to today's independent ballads, after seven albums, Taylor still ushered in a new glory.
  70. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Such a masterpiece. It's cohesively, sonically, and lyrically amazing. It does deserve to win AOTY at the grammys!
  71. Aug 21, 2022
    3
    A couple of good songs but ultimately boring and nothing new from Taylor. Same boring stuff
  72. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    beautiful album, her voice just seems to get better everyday. taylor is an extremely talented songwriter and singer.
  73. Apr 3, 2021
    10
    The lyrics and the production here omg- cardigan, tlgad and august are my top 3 from the album.
  74. Apr 3, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Of all of Taylor’s albums, folklore is the best. It is one of the most unskippable records that I have ever listened to. The tracks August, The 1, Cardigan, Mirrorball, Betty and Exile are standouts, but overall, all songs are well-written and engineered amazingly. THE album of 2020! Expand
  75. Apr 6, 2021
    10
    album del año, espectacular increíble inigualable sus favs desean taylor swift la industria de la musica
  76. Apr 6, 2021
    10
    simply beautiful! she managed to prove that she's one of the greatest lyricists of this generation.
  77. Apr 8, 2021
    10
    Este album es una obra maestra. Inspiradisimo y magico. Lo unico que quieres hacer despues de escucharlo es volver a escucharlo. Totalmente adictivo.
  78. Apr 8, 2021
    10
    I love u so much TayLord, this album is fantastic. and is AOTY. You deserve this and more. Te amo, espero que cuando todo esta problemática de salud acabe puedas hacer un tour. Love u
  79. Apr 8, 2021
    10
    album of the year. amazing lyrics, amazing production, amazing sounds. taylor swift is the best songwriter of this generation.
  80. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    The best record of 2020. Maybe one of the best album... Folklore isn't just the album. It's beautiful thing in the world
  81. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow this album is a masterpiece! The songs are made with so many details e.g. the bird sound and n exile and I love it! Expand
  82. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    I can't even describe the phenomenon that this album was. Taylor really swang fot the fances and won the whole game.
  83. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    Taylor Swift touches people in the deepest places and with Folklore it wasn't different. This album hitted me so hard i went straight to cry when it ended. Well, she's amazing.
  84. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    Folklore is one of the most cohesive, creative, new albums of this generation. Her story telling stretches across the entirety of this album. A monumental and defining album of 2020 and lockdown that impacted the world.
  85. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    This album is perfect in every sense and deserves all the love. The album is like a warm blanket for your emotions and makes you cry every time.
  86. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    The storytelling, the production, the bridges and melody. All perfectly done. From rich ladies to teenage romance, different stories straight from Taylor’s mind. An absolute masterpiece.
  87. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    the quality of this album is undeniable, taylor has reached another level as an artist.
  88. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    This is a lyrical masterpiece This save 2020 with Taylor trying a new genres of music and she nailed it
  89. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    Taylor and her musical ingenuity come to surprise us right in the ideal moment where we all needed some comfort and good music to cry
  90. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    the album arrived at the right moment, it shows a totally different style from the previous ones. Taylor's vocals are amazing, I'm delighted!
  91. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    Album of the year and probably one of the best of this decade. It's so gooooood
  92. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the album you didn't know you needed for you to spend your time at home during pandemic! Expand
  93. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    Probably one of the best album of all time. Incredible lyrics and storytelling, a complete immersion. All the songs are amazing. Great soft vocals and captured the vibe of quarantine perfectly. 10/10
  94. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    absolutely gorgeous lyricism with amazing metaphors, i loved it!! i definetely recommend!!
  95. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    This is an out of this world album, the melody the sound were just so amazing, it touched my heart and gave me the feeling that really nostalgic, especially the 1 is my top favorite track
  96. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    folklore isn't just an album, it's a cultural reset. its a lifestyle, the oxygen u breathe, ur voice when u can't speak. its a gift from a loved one, a pat in the head, a warm hug. it sees u, it listens, and it loves u back. its what u can call, a home.

    Literally my Album of the Year
  97. Apr 10, 2021
    10
    her best album, very suitable for the quarantine situastion. She filled 2020 with sad songs filled with amazing stories like the love triangle between James-Betty-Inez. Deserved all the awards she got for this album. HAIL AOTY!!
  98. Apr 11, 2021
    10
    After Taylor won AOTY, I can say without any fear that I am not biased when I say that folklore was the best album of 2020 and a turning point for her. Not that Taylor needs any kind of validation from academy, but it still made my heart flutter when she won and after all this years she has finally received the recognition she deserves and that is thanks to folklomore.

    The melodies and
    After Taylor won AOTY, I can say without any fear that I am not biased when I say that folklore was the best album of 2020 and a turning point for her. Not that Taylor needs any kind of validation from academy, but it still made my heart flutter when she won and after all this years she has finally received the recognition she deserves and that is thanks to folklomore.

    The melodies and the smoothing sounds plus some gut-wrenching bridges create the perfect atmosphere. To sum it up the production and storytelling is at 113 percent. It is probably the most cohesive album I've ever heard and there is no song that should/could be skipped. Not to mention that folklore came out when the world needed it most. Taylor showed us all that she is one of the best songwriters of our generation and stole the game once again.
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  99. Apr 10, 2021
    10
    The best album ever. i love every part of every song. it was her first album that accompanied the release and I don't regret it. it was really the best of the year.
  100. Apr 10, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lover isnt just an album, its a cultural reset, a masterpiece, the oxygen you breathe, a lifestyle, an escape from this cruel world, an art, the first gift you open on christmas, a hug from a loved one, it's everything you've ever wanted. Expand
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88

Universal acclaim - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 27
  2. 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. 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.
  3. 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.