Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift releasing Red (Taylor’s Version), the team at HighSpeedInternet.com thought it would be fun to find out which Taylor Swift album Americans love from coast to coast.
Since the start of her career in the early 2000’s, Taylor Swift has released nine studio albums. She’s explored different genres, navigated through her fair share of controversy, and provided us with some of our favorite music to stream.
But before we embark on the new era of Taylor’s Version re-recordings, we wanted to suss out which of her original albums resonates the most with Swifties across the country.
We combined Spotify streaming data and Google Trends data to find out which Taylor Swift album has each state “feelin’ 22.”¹
America’s favorite album overall is Folklore
Released in July of 2020, Swift’s Folklore is the most searched album in 25 states. Known as her “quarantine album,” Folklore was released out of the blue and hit us all in our pandemic feels. It earned Album of the Year at the 2021 Grammys and secured Taylor Swift her own special on Disney+. With over 2.2 billion streams on Spotify, this moody album is loved from Hawaii to Maine.
Lover wins for most streamed album
Lover, which has a whopping 3.4 billion streams on Spotify, is Swift’s most-streamed album overall. The album features artists like Brendan Urie and the Chicks. It was the most searched album in nine states. It’s also important to note that Lover is Taylor’s first album that she fully owns.²
The best songs for your mood
For each song on Taylor’s top five most-played albums, we analyzed danceability, energy, tempo, and valence to determine which songs would be the best for a few different occasions.
The best Taylor Swift songs for crying alone in your room
For this category, the score is composed of 25% danceability rating, 25% energy rating, 25% tempo rating and 25% valence rating.
The best Taylor Swift revenge anthems
For this category, the score is composed of 35% energy rating, 25% tempo rating, and 40% valence rating.
- “Bad Blood” (1989)
- “End Game” (Reputation)
- “Dancing with Our Hands Tied” (Reputation)
- “Getaway Car” (Reputation)
- “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” (Reputation)
Taylor Swift isn’t the only one who’s had to deal with drama and feuds—we all have our own personal Kanye, amirite? Sometimes music is the best medicine, so next time you have a falling out, crank up “Bad Blood” and bury your hatchets (but keep maps to where you put ‘em).³
The best Taylor Swift songs to blast with your windows down
For this category, the score is composed of 50% danceability rating and 50% energy rating.
- “Paper Rings” (Lover)
- “I Wish You Would” (1989)
- “Look What You Made Me Do” (Reputation)
- “Stay Stay Stay” (Red)
- “Cornelia Street” (Lover)
When you’re in the mood to feel happy, free, confused and lonely at the same time, look no further.⁴ This collection of songs led by “Paper Rings” is the perfect accessory for a night well spent.
