Swift Album Shuffle Showdown (1)

[A] The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology | This tender tribute to childhood innocence appears in the 2 AM surprise expansion alongside 14 other bonus gems.

[C] Reputation | Taylor's favorite Reputation single showcases vulnerability beneath armor, becoming her longest-charting hit from the era.

[B] Lover | Featuring the Chicks, this prayer for Andrea Swift's cancer recovery remains Taylor's most emotionally difficult performance.

[D] Folklore | Childhood memories blur with fantasy as Taylor recalls being seven, complete with haunted imagery and sweet escapism.

[C] Lover | Fans campaigned for years before this finally became a single, proving Swifties know hits better than labels.

[A] Reputation | That laugh in the bridge actually breaks character, showing Taylor genuinely cracking up during recording.

[D] Red | Opening with U2-inspired drums, this track introduced Red's genre-hopping journey through heartbreak's emotional spectrum.

[B] 1989 | Ryan Tedder produced this

[A] Folklore | Closing folklore with devastating piano, many theorize this addresses both romantic and professional betrayals simultaneously.

[C] The Tortured Poets Department | Post Malone joins Taylor for this lead single exploring two weeks that changed everything.

[B] 1989 | Originally a bonus track, this oceanic ballad gained new life through TV shows and Taylor's Version.

[D] Speak Now | Live performances years before studio release built massive anticipation for this fireworks-filled fan favorite.

[C] Fearless | Abigail Anderson's real high school heartbreak becomes universal truth about growing up too fast.

[A] Speak Now | Taylor Lautner reportedly received this apology before the world, complete with winter imagery matching their breakup timing.

[D] Folklore | The teenage love triangle's "other woman" perspective became TikTok's anthem for complicated summer romance.

[B] Evermore | This hometown nostalgia piece connects to "'tis the damn season," sharing characters across sister albums.

[A] Lover | Taylor channels '60s girl group energy declaring she'd marry Joe Alwyn with convenience store jewelry.

[C] 1989 | Kendrick Lamar's remix transformed this Katy Perry-inspired track into Taylor's biggest hip-hop crossover moment.

[B] Midnights | Sampling "Out of the Woods," this track explores midnight spiral questions that haunt 3 AM overthinking.

[D] The Tortured Poets Department | Taylor confronts critics with theatrical menace, asking who created the monster they fear.

[C] Taylor Swift | Teenage isolation anthem written when Taylor was 12, proving her outsider perspective started early.

[A] Reputation | Baby voice intro belongs to Blake Lively's daughter James, making this a Reynolds-Swift family affair.

[D] Folklore | Jack Antonoff's production captures exhausted effort, resonating with anyone barely holding it together during 2020.

[B] Fearless | Joe Jonas inspired this last-minute addition, recorded and mixed just days before Fearless manufacturing began.

[A] Midnights | Taylor admits orchestrating her love story

[C] Red | The original 10-minute draft became legend before its eventual release, complete with short film and renewed scarf discourse.

[B] The Tortured Poets Department | Western-tinged delusion about changing bad boys crashes into reality within three devastating minutes.

[D] Taylor Swift | Written for ninth-grade talent show, this became Taylor's first number-one country hit at age 17.

[C] Lover | Taylor's favorite song she's written celebrates mature love with first-dance-worthy production and Christmas snow globe references.

[A] Red | Max Martin collaboration brought Taylor's first Billboard number one, complete with spoken-word sass and indie-record-store shade.