Best Taylor Swift albums

Midnights wins 61% of its duels and tops the Taylor Swift album ranking ahead of Folklore.

A 56-point ELO gap separates Midnights from Folklore at the top, the sharpest divide in the ranking and a clear statement of voter preference. Midnights accumulated its 1374 ELO across 260 duels, while Folklore trails with 1318 ELO from 268 duels. Reputation sits at rank 4 with a commanding 67% win rate, the highest among the top contenders, though its 1310 ELO keeps it just outside the top three. Red rounds out the top 5 with 1257 ELO and a 60% win rate across 290 duels, the highest duel count in the upper tier. The bottom of the ranking reveals a harsh verdict on early work: the self-titled debut Taylor Swift sits at rank 10 with just 882 ELO and a 15% win rate, while Fearless occupies rank 9 with 1017 ELO.

This ranking draws from 2035 duels submitted by 86 players across all 10 studio albums, updated on 11 October 2026. The vote remains open: every new duel adjusts the ELO scores and can shift the order. Head to the Taylor Swift TopList to cast your own votes and see how your preferences compare.

Updated on October 11, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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