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Taylor Swift Number Ones Episode 20

Season 1, Ep. 20
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A full rundown of all the track one album openers from Taylor Swift's twelve studio albums plus re-records and special editions. We dive into the lyrical meanings and musical stylings of Miss Taylor Alison Swift and her track ones. This ranks those songs as songs, album openers and whether they fit where they are, whether they tell the story of the album. Come with us as we relive the first season of this podcast and set up for season two. Stay shimmering Swifties.

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  • 1. Taylor Swift Number 1s Episode One

    21:41||Season 1, Ep. 1
    In the first of this new Taylor Swift focused podcast series, we deep dive into teenage angst and country cliches in Taylor's debut single and debut album opener Tim McGraw. Who knows, if this goes well we might record track one of album two next.

  • 2. Taylor Swift Number 1s Episode 2

    18:11||Season 1, Ep. 2
    In the episode two of this future award winning (maybe) new Taylor Swift focused podcast series, we deep dive further into teenage angst and country sensibiliities in Taylor's sophomore album opener Fearless on the album Fearless.

  • 3. Taylor Swift Number 1s Episode Three

    21:15||Season 1, Ep. 3
    A heinous crime is committed as a perfectly good opener is relegated to track 7. Will this celebratory updated edition be celebrated? What do you think? Sound off in the comments

  • 4. Taylor Swift Number 1s Episode 4

    25:12||Season 1, Ep. 4
    This is Mine. Well it is Taylor's but the song is Mine. Called Mine. Track one from Red and we see a shift to a rockier sound, thumping drums and wailing guitars, not a banjo in sight.

  • 5. Taylor Swift Number 1s Episode Five

    26:03||Season 1, Ep. 5
    State of Grace is a masterpiece. Come listen to why that is as well as hear about half a Snow Patrol concert and not remembering The Vamps. Please excuse my occasional singing. I couldn't help myself.

  • 6. Taylor Swift Number 1s Episode 6

    22:46||Season 1, Ep. 6
    Taylor Swift continues her musical evolution with a lurch into synth pop with Welcome to New York, track one of her album 1989. Without a guitar in sight we are in very, very different waters. Can she pull it off?

  • 7. Taylor Swift Number Ones Episode Seven

    26:50||Season 1, Ep. 7
    Taylor is under fire, angry and fighting for her life after an enforced hiatus in which she met a lovely English boy. She roars back with ...Ready For It? answering her critics and screaming her truth.

  • 8. Taylor Swift Number Ones Episode 8

    20:16||Season 1, Ep. 8
    New record company, new Taylor? Lover is her first album on Republic Records and Taylor opens it with I Forgot That You Existed, a diss record with multiple potential targets. Who is your money on?

  • 9. Taylor Swift Number Ones Episode Nine

    18:27||Season 1, Ep. 9
    We find The 1 for Taylor, the thing of folklore, a haunting beautiful opener of a track and you'll get a well earned break