OMG What is Taylor Swift's Best Song Ever!?

Taylor's entire original discography.

Twelve albums. 176 songs.

What's the best Taylor Swift song of all time?

Let's find out!

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Built and decided by Ryan Tuck

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Source code on GitHub

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Structure

2 group stages followed by a 64-song bracket stage.

Group Stage 1

First, pick only one version of Teardrops on My Guitar to include (Radio mix).

Shuffle 175 songs into 35 groups of 5 songs each, top 3 from each group advance to next group stage.

Group Stage 2

105 songs remain, seed into 21 groups of 5 songs each, again top 3 from each advance to bracket stage.

To round it out to an even 64 songs, pick one eliminated song for a rebirth into the bracket stage.

Bracket Stage

64 songs go head-to-head to claim the title of Taylor's best song of all time!

Group Stage 1

175 songs, sorted into 35 groups of 5, top 3 from each advance to second group stage

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Group Stage 1 Playlist

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no. 1

  1. Dress
  2. Fortnight (feat. Post Malone)
  3. Fresh Out The Slammer
  4. King Of My Heart
  5. Long Live

no. 2

  1. cardigan
  2. Clean
  3. Dear John
  4. Question...?
  5. Holy Ground

no. 3

  1. Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince
  2. Getaway Car
  3. How You Get The Girl
  4. this is me trying
  5. The Tortured Poets Department

no. 4

  1. Cruel Summer
  2. New Year’s Day
  3. Daylight
  4. The Archer
  5. Out Of The Woods

no. 5

  1. Style
  2. Dancing With Our Hands Tied
  3. Anti-Hero
  4. State Of Grace
  5. The Story Of Us

no. 6

  1. All Too Well
  2. my tears ricochet
  3. Stay Stay Stay
  4. The Alchemy
  5. Innocent

no. 7

  1. The Best Day
  2. You Belong With Me
  3. Mean
  4. Bad Blood
  5. Karma

no. 8

  1. Florida!!! (feat. Florence + The Machine)
  2. The Way I Loved You
  3. Look What You Made Me Do
  4. Clara Bow
  5. So Long, London

no. 9

  1. But Daddy I Love Him
  2. London Boy
  3. The Outside
  4. Change
  5. Haunted

no. 10

  1. Tim McGraw
  2. Never Grow Up
  3. It’s Nice To Have A Friend
  4. Bejeweled
  5. happiness

no. 11

  1. Teardrops On My Guitar - Radio Single Remix
  2. Cornelia Street
  3. coney island (feat. The National)
  4. Hey Stephen
  5. Picture To Burn

no. 12

  1. Red
  2. Paper Rings
  3. Lavender Haze
  4. dorothea
  5. Down Bad

no. 13

  1. Back To December
  2. Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?
  3. This Love
  4. Don’t Blame Me
  5. You Need To Calm Down

no. 14

  1. Speak Now
  2. Elizabeth Taylor
  3. cowboy like me
  4. ...Ready For It?
  5. I Forgot That You Existed

no. 15

  1. the last great american dynasty
  2. The Fate of Ophelia
  3. mirrorball
  4. Honey
  5. I Can Do It With a Broken Heart

no. 16

  1. Lover
  2. A Perfectly Good Heart
  3. Actually Romantic
  4. peace
  5. A Place in this World

no. 17

  1. Guilty as Sin?
  2. Stay Beautiful
  3. Treacherous
  4. Afterglow
  5. epiphany

no. 18

  1. betty
  2. I Know Places
  3. The Lucky One
  4. The Last Time
  5. ME! (feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco)

no. 19

  1. willow
  2. All You Had To Do Was Stay
  3. Enchanted
  4. Invisible
  5. Last Kiss

no. 20

  1. exile (feat. Bon Iver)
  2. Wi$h Li$t
  3. Snow On The Beach (feat. Lana Del Rey)
  4. Wood
  5. I Wish You Would

no. 21

  1. 22
  2. Maroon
  3. End Game
  4. Ruin The Friendship
  5. Midnight Rain

no. 22

  1. I Knew You Were Trouble.
  2. Eldest Daughter
  3. gold rush
  4. CANCELLED!
  5. Mastermind

no. 23

  1. False God
  2. champagne problems
  3. You're Not Sorry
  4. invisible string
  5. hoax

no. 24

  1. Everything Has Changed
  2. Tied Together with a Smile
  3. So It Goes...
  4. loml
  5. I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)

no. 25

  1. Mine
  2. closure
  3. the 1
  4. Vigilante Shit
  5. The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived

no. 26

  1. Welcome To New York
  2. Opalite
  3. Delicate
  4. I'm Only Me When I'm With You
  5. This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

no. 27

  1. illicit affairs
  2. Soon You’ll Get Better (feat. The Chicks)
  3. marjorie
  4. Better Than Revenge
  5. Forever & Always

no. 28

  1. Starlight
  2. tolerate it
  3. Fifteen
  4. Cold As You
  5. My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys

no. 29

  1. Wildest Dreams
  2. I Think He Knows
  3. Our Song
  4. Shake It Off
  5. I Did Something Bad

no. 30

  1. ivy
  2. The Man
  3. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
  4. Fearless
  5. The Life of a Showgirl (feat. Sabrina Carpenter)

no. 31

  1. Call It What You Want
  2. Should've Said No
  3. Breathe
  4. seven
  5. Labyrinth

no. 32

  1. Love Story
  2. long story short
  3. Tell Me Why
  4. White Horse
  5. Sad Beautiful Tragic

no. 33

  1. Sparks Fly
  2. You're On Your Own, Kid
  3. evermore (feat. Bon Iver)
  4. Father Figure
  5. Sweet Nothing

no. 34

  1. Mary's Song (Oh My My My)
  2. I Almost Do
  3. august
  4. no body, no crime (feat. HAIM)
  5. Gorgeous

no. 35

  1. ‘tis the damn season
  2. Begin Again
  3. Blank Space
  4. mad woman
  5. Death By A Thousand Cuts

Group Stage 2

105 songs, sorted into 21 groups of 5, top 3 from each advance to bracket stage

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Group Stage 2 Playlist

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no. 2-1

  1. cardigan
  2. Dress
  3. New Year’s Day
  4. Getaway Car
  5. Anti-Hero

no. 2-2

  1. Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince
  2. Dancing With Our Hands Tied
  3. Cruel Summer
  4. Dear John
  5. Fresh Out The Slammer

no. 2-3

  1. Style
  2. Clean
  3. How You Get The Girl
  4. Daylight
  5. Fortnight (feat. Post Malone)

no. 2-4

  1. The Best Day
  2. All Too Well
  3. London Boy
  4. The Way I Loved You
  5. It’s Nice To Have A Friend

no. 2-5

  1. Never Grow Up
  2. Mean
  3. But Daddy I Love Him
  4. Stay Stay Stay
  5. Florida!!! (feat. Florence + The Machine)

no. 2-6

  1. Tim McGraw
  2. You Belong With Me
  3. my tears ricochet
  4. Look What You Made Me Do
  5. The Outside

no. 2-7

  1. Red
  2. Teardrops On My Guitar - Radio Single Remix
  3. Elizabeth Taylor
  4. mirrorball
  5. Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?

no. 2-8

  1. Back To December
  2. Speak Now
  3. coney island (feat. The National)
  4. Lavender Haze
  5. The Fate of Ophelia

no. 2-9

  1. the last great american dynasty
  2. Paper Rings
  3. Cornelia Street
  4. cowboy like me
  5. This Love

no. 2-10

  1. Lover
  2. Guilty as Sin?
  3. All You Had To Do Was Stay
  4. I Know Places
  5. Snow On The Beach (feat. Lana Del Rey)

no. 2-11

  1. betty
  2. Wi$h Li$t
  3. willow
  4. Treacherous
  5. Actually Romantic

no. 2-12

  1. exile (feat. Bon Iver)
  2. Stay Beautiful
  3. A Perfectly Good Heart
  4. The Lucky One
  5. Enchanted

no. 2-13

  1. 22
  2. I Knew You Were Trouble.
  3. champagne problems
  4. Tied Together with a Smile
  5. the 1

no. 2-14

  1. False God
  2. closure
  3. gold rush
  4. Everything Has Changed
  5. End Game

no. 2-15

  1. Mine
  2. Maroon
  3. You're Not Sorry
  4. Eldest Daughter
  5. So It Goes...

no. 2-16

  1. Welcome To New York
  2. illicit affairs
  3. I Think He Knows
  4. tolerate it
  5. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

no. 2-17

  1. Starlight
  2. Wildest Dreams
  3. Delicate
  4. The Man
  5. marjorie

no. 2-18

  1. Fifteen
  2. Opalite
  3. Our Song
  4. ivy
  5. Soon You’ll Get Better (feat. The Chicks)

no. 2-19

  1. Love Story
  2. Call It What You Want
  3. Blank Space
  4. You're On Your Own, Kid
  5. I Almost Do

no. 2-20

  1. Mary's Song (Oh My My My)
  2. Begin Again
  3. Sparks Fly
  4. Breathe
  5. Tell Me Why

no. 2-21

  1. ‘tis the damn season
  2. Should've Said No
  3. long story short
  4. august
  5. evermore (feat. Bon Iver)

Bracket Stage

Getaway Car was eliminated but gets another shot and now OMGGGGGGGG 64 songs in a head-to-head bracket to determine the best Taylor Swift song once and for all!

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Bracket Playlist

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Viewing round of: 64

cardigan
London Boy
Teardrops On My Guitar - Radio Single Remix
Guilty as Sin?
New Year’s Day
Lover
I Knew You Were Trouble.
I Think He Knows
22
Delicate
Dress
All Too Well
But Daddy I Love Him
betty
Welcome To New York
champagne problems
Red
All You Had To Do Was Stay
closure
illicit affairs
Cruel Summer
The Best Day
Starlight
Call It What You Want
Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince
willow
Mean
Speak Now
Elizabeth Taylor
exile (feat. Bon Iver)
False God
Blank Space
Style
coney island (feat. The National)
Maroon
Begin Again
my tears ricochet
Back To December
Wildest Dreams
Sparks Fly
Never Grow Up
A Perfectly Good Heart
Dancing With Our Hands Tied
Paper Rings
gold rush
Fifteen
Love Story
Our Song
Mine
long story short
You Belong With Me
Wi$h Li$t
How You Get The Girl
the last great american dynasty
Mary's Song (Oh My My My)
Opalite
Tim McGraw
Cornelia Street
Clean
Stay Beautiful
You're Not Sorry
‘tis the damn season
Should've Said No
Getaway Car
cardigan
Guilty as Sin?
New Year’s Day
I Knew You Were Trouble.
22
All Too Well
betty
Welcome To New York
Red
closure
The Best Day
Starlight
Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince
Mean
Elizabeth Taylor
False God
Style
Begin Again
Back To December
Sparks Fly
Never Grow Up
Dancing With Our Hands Tied
Fifteen
Love Story
Mine
You Belong With Me
the last great american dynasty
Mary's Song (Oh My My My)
Tim McGraw
Clean
‘tis the damn season
Should've Said No
Guilty as Sin?
New Year’s Day
All Too Well
betty
Red
Starlight
Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince
Elizabeth Taylor
Style
Sparks Fly
Never Grow Up
Love Story
Mine
Mary's Song (Oh My My My)
Tim McGraw
‘tis the damn season
Guilty as Sin?
betty
Starlight
Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince
Sparks Fly
Love Story
Mine
Tim McGraw
betty
Starlight
Sparks Fly
Tim McGraw
Starlight
Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw