Taylor Swift currently has ten studio albums. Her first album was released in 2006, and the most recent in 2022. An interesting way to compare the albums, is by analyzing the different song lengths. The above graph shows every song length for each Taylor Swift studio album. The albums are listed in the order in which they were released.
“Speak Now” is Taylor’s third studio album and was released in 2010. It really was aptly titled. It has the longest songs out of all her albums. “Dear John” at 6 min and 43 secs is not only the longs songs on “Speak Now”, but the longest song on any album. The album also features “Last Kiss” which is 6:07 min and “Enchanted” which is 5:53 min. These songs are the 2nd and 3rd longest songs on ‘Speak Now”, as well as the 2nd and 3rd longest songs on her discography.
“Reputation” is Taylor’s sixth studio album and was released in 2017. This album has the least variety of song length out of all the albums. All the songs “Reputation” range from 3:23 min – 4:04 min. It is by far the smallest range of song lengths.
Taylor Swift Album Song Length Graph Notes:
The x-axis, the horizontal part of the graph, shows the album name and the track number for that album. The y-axis, the vertical part of the graph, shows the song length in seconds. The blue line connects every Taylor Swift song length. The blue line makes it easier to see the patters over individual albums. As well as patterns over her career. The albums are listed in order of their release, oldest to newest. The oldest was released in 2006, and the newest in 2020. Taylor Swift: is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography includes songs in the country, pop, and alternative genres. Currently she has 12 Grammy awards.
