1989
by Taylor Swift
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 3333 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,779 out of 3333
  2. Mixed: 119 out of 3333
  3. Negative: 435 out of 3333
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  1. angelarixo
    Mar 17, 2023
    0
    NO GOOD VOCALS. She is apparently “the music industry” but the music industry needs vocals and good lyrics meanwhile this entire album was generic, basic, lazy, and boring. Notice how she rarely collabs? she’s a horrible artist on songs. She can’t sing, can’t dance, can’t perform, and is the most basic artist I’ve seen. TRASH.
  2. sweet_cats
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    I decided to listen to it myself and boy was I surprised. Not only was it boring it was bloated with pointless filler that felt like a chore to get through. I was just waiting to be impressed yet I wasn’t, Taylor obviously needs to work on creating better pop music.
  3. frankdylan123
    Aug 20, 2022
    0
    annoying and repetitive. her vocals are just horribel and I would personally say is her worst album to the date
  4. Marloz1210
    Aug 2, 2022
    0
    Confused at how this won AOTY. There are a couple songs that are good, but not outstanding. Not memorable, not classics. Specially not for the hype. And this album actually does the disservice of carrying more than one song that universally annoys people. I don't know how many producers were on the album but it sounds like it was only one because the sound of the album can be quiteConfused at how this won AOTY. There are a couple songs that are good, but not outstanding. Not memorable, not classics. Specially not for the hype. And this album actually does the disservice of carrying more than one song that universally annoys people. I don't know how many producers were on the album but it sounds like it was only one because the sound of the album can be quite redundant. It sounds like the producer got comfortable being stuck on one sound and had no intention of growing.… Expand
  5. michcord
    Feb 26, 2021
    0
    Es muy malo en serio este album solo tuvo ese sonido pop comercial sin valor que todos los albums mediocres tienen
  6. Niko18
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    Her pop music is so bad
    She should have stay with her Boring country All she know to write in her lyrics is revenge about her boyfriend and ennemies Seriously ?
    Grow up miss swift !
  7. danteri7
    Oct 1, 2020
    1
    Ella trato de hacer un álbum espectacular pero no le salio aunque haya ganado premios su álbum habla de amor de parejas como en toda su música creo que esto ya llega ser muy aburrido no tiene mas repertorio no me gusto nada.
  8. Edgarflores17
    Aug 29, 2020
    1
    Quiso copiar a TEENAGE DREAM y sus logros y en verdad no lo hizo. Creo que sus canciones solo son comerciales pero no da un mensaje claro ni nada
  9. luke123a
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
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  10. ConfessionYoshi
    Aug 26, 2020
    0
    Basic, flat and heavily overrated. Some songs are nice but nothing worth the hype and the acclaim it gets
  11. Cesarkp007
    Mar 27, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So Repetitive and This artist is good, of course! But she is highly valued while in the market there are artists with much better lyrics and much better composition, both rhythmic and on charts from 1989, there are only 2 songs on the charts, I confirm ... there are better and better artists. who have a worse rating on that platform.… Expand
  12. DerekRauhlies17
    Feb 15, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Full of trash,this album is boring af. She cant sing all of her musics and songs are genric and sound the same .… Expand
  13. dave40
    Aug 19, 2018
    3
    El álbum más sobrevalorado de 2014, Según fue un nuevo sonido pero es la misma producción genérica de Max Martin junto con Shellback , nada especial, nada nuevo pero sus fans la sobrevaloraron tanto y no merecía los Grammy que ganó, Florence and the Machine y Kendrick Lamar si los merecían
  14. NickSiscoe
    Jan 4, 2018
    0
    I'm juste so disaponted with taylor swift, this album **** my asshol realy hard.
  15. juniorey
    Nov 15, 2017
    1
    não sei como esse álbum ganhou o grammy de melhor do ano, musicas genéricas conceitos infantis. parece que uma adolescente revoltada com a vida lançou um album kkkkkk piada do pop. bomba superestimada,
  16. viniciuspotlght
    Jul 28, 2017
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 1989 is such a generic album, and it didn't even surprise me. She is stuck in her comfort zone and she can't step out of it. Taylor has been doing the same material since Fearless.… Expand
  17. Wonderland28
    Jul 25, 2017
    0
    Taylor loses her shine in this pop record. The melodies on the album aren't as cohesive or as impactful as her previous efforts and her lyricism and vocals are lost behind blistering pop productions.
  18. NathanTse1108
    Jul 20, 2017
    0
    Sorry but this album sucks in the worst way ever! I cannot imagine how bad this album is! Except for Out Of The Woods, I don't find any songs in this album worth a listen.
  19. ayass
    Jul 12, 2017
    0
    This is one of the best albums of all time! She deserves to win a lot of grammys, and she did! Im so happy for her, one of my favourites songs is "I know places" and i think it deserves a grammy!
  20. ELteaDElaverda
    Jun 19, 2017
    0
    pobresita la 45indy almenos hay que apoyarla con el user score y como la mua tiene q escribir todo lo que le salga a la mente obvia 45indy es un fracaso en todo y 18onna es mejor en todo obvia mmmmmmm
  21. fakeSean
    Jun 16, 2017
    1
    Actually the quality of the songs in this album is quite poor. Imagine if it was not Taylor Swift making this album, who would ever believe these songs can top the chart? Seriously.

    After hearing the whole album, i was only wondering who would ever put 1989 on repeat. No tune, no valuable lyrics. The whole album is about dissing ex-boyfriends and other people. What Taylor wants to put    Actually the quality of the songs in this album is quite poor. Imagine if it was not Taylor Swift making this album, who would ever believe these songs can top the chart? Seriously.

    After hearing the whole album, i was only wondering who would ever put 1989 on repeat. No tune, no valuable lyrics. The whole album is about dissing ex-boyfriends and other people. What Taylor wants to put out is positive messages but what she did in this album is just spreading hatred, which is quite ironic.

    Now people are going to really believe Taylor do write songs, because songwriters probably could not make a living on producing these poor quality songs.

    Music industry is hard and unfair, so many great songs are flooded by so called hits - but they clearly are overrated. 1989 is the exact example.    … Expand
  22. daniilminaj
    Jun 13, 2017
    3
    disgusting album. Taylor positioned himself as a country singer but ended up releasing a full pop album. All of her songs about her ex, she's terrible. 0 out of 10
  23. Heliosantoos668
    Jun 11, 2017
    0
    Taylor came up with very advanced developments by boycotting performers above the top with 1989. A refreshment on failure this proves that Taylor will not be common or superior to another artist, thus being 1989 a common album with subject of ex boyfriends in fresh failure
  24. Jhonatt
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    Infantile, empty and of banal content. It serves to dance cleaning the house and just for that. Any beginner does something like that... Noooooooooooo
  25. swiftieforlife
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    This is just a generic pop album with an OK beat and immature lyrics. It is not an upgrade from her old work as I do not see any difference. The whole record sounds heavily country influenced but does not stand out in either the pop or country genre.
  26. jerryalvarado
    Jun 8, 2017
    0
    Es un álbum malísimo, lleno de copias, temas clichés, nada innovador, ni buena voz, ni buena instrumentación. Lo peor que le pudo pasar al pop, una chica que nada bueno trae.
  27. musicsnob1298
    May 12, 2017
    1
    I mean it's good for a pop album, but compared to her other work, it's generic. I expected more and was extremely disappointed. Even the songwriting on this album, was meh. I also don't see the 80's influence at all
  28. krisvolnero
    Feb 13, 2017
    2
    1989, though quite catchy at some points, was bland, littered with poor songwriting, and definitely not memorable. Taylor has moved into generic pop, which is a disappointment, since some of her earlier songs were much more meaningful. The vocals were definitely not awful, but they were not anything extraordinary either. Few of her songs on this album conveyed actual emotion.
    The lyrics    1989, though quite catchy at some points, was bland, littered with poor songwriting, and definitely not memorable. Taylor has moved into generic pop, which is a disappointment, since some of her earlier songs were much more meaningful. The vocals were definitely not awful, but they were not anything extraordinary either. Few of her songs on this album conveyed actual emotion.
    The lyrics for 'Shake It Off' were repetitive and cringeworthy. Her attempt to rap ruins what little good remained of the song, right with the lyrics "this sick beat" and "hella good hair." The vocals in 'Wildest Dreams' were too breathy and annoying. The lyrics "He's so tall and handsome as hell / He's so bad but he does it so well" does not do anything to improve the song, though the chorus was not bad.
    The other songs were either awfully terribly bad or just boring. I enjoyed some of Taylor's older songs, and I am severely disappointed at her attempt at pop. This album was more of a chore to listen to than an enjoyment.    … Expand
  29. Duvcamacho
    Feb 11, 2017
    0
    Se vale de canciones de relleno, que no dejan ver la esencia real del álbum. Se esperaba mucho más de su entrada al pop, y no transmite lo suficiente.
  30. minimaldead
    Jan 17, 2017
    0
    Taylor was inspired by the 80´s music, but she did an album that isn´t good, just an american trash product of 2014, "EMOTION" by Carly Rae Jepsen is what 1989 want to be.
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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. The Quietus
    Dec 1, 2014
    80
    With 1989 she has succeeded in leveraging the most cordial and familiar of pop music outpourings to something that feels like a statement, a work of note and the sinew of some kind of emotional connective tissue–binding tastemakers, rock critics, guys I work with and my 12 year old cousin; irrevocably and unexpectedly.
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  2. NOW Magazine
    Nov 6, 2014
    60
    What stands out more than the production is how consistently solid the album is, and how effective the lyrics and songwriting.
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  3. The 405
    Nov 6, 2014
    60
    1989 is full of cliches, but the truth is that we wouldn't expect them to not be present anyway.
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