• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Aug 23, 2019
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 9316 Ratings

User score distribution:
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this album

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
  1. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    I have absolutely no words to describe just how beautiful this album is! I am in love
  2. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    These lyrics, the production, oh dear, AMAZING!!! Old Taylor is literally back.
  3. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    perfect album....................................................................................
  4. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    Maybe this is the best Taylor Swift album since Speak Now . The sound of daylight reflects that Taylor Swift is Living the best time of her life
  5. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    Damn!!
    This album express how Taylor's feeling, she's in love, she's in life, she's human expressing the best side in her live. This album is as Red, 1989 and speak now had been a baby.
  6. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    lover is so good like a dream coming true. miss americana and the heartbreak prince is the best song taylor ever wrote.
  7. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    one of her best works it’s full of nonstop bops and great lyrics! I am so proud and amazed by how versatile the album is she can write almost every single corner of pop! this will definitely be album of the year
  8. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    AMAZING! Every song is a bop, literally no skips.
  9. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    since I first heard the first note til the last verse I had goosebumps. Best album ever made in history, not just from the multi selling copies queen Taylor Swift
  10. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    A **** bop of a album! Me and my uncle had sex to False god and i love death by a thousand cuts because it reminds me of how i slit my aunt’s throat xx
  11. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    This album is a lyrical masterpiece and is sonically one of the most cohesive album ever even if you can find different types of music : upbeats as well as ballads. One of the best pop album ever.
  12. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    This is really taylor swift on her best. After ME! was such an dissapiontment, she is refreshing with the first 9 songs that are just amazing
  13. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    The best album in her discography. The album is arguably more sonically cohesive than 1989, and the whole concept is beautiful. So much maturity shown in this album too. Will definitely be streaming “The Man” for the rest of my life. Congratulations, Taylor!
  14. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    This album is a mixture of the Country and Pop Taylor that made this album a cohesive one.The songs were beautifully written and the production is so EXCELLENT! Overall, the strongest contender for AOTY at the Grammys
  15. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is so good, definitely one of her best. Each song surprised me as I went through this album. It was like I was on an adventure. You can tell how much work, care and passion was put in by the production and lyrics. Expand
  16. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    Álbum perfeito: “And I can still see it all (In my head) Back and forth from New York (Singing in your bed) I once believed love would be (Burning red) But it's golden like daylight.”
  17. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    The songs are each beautiful in their own right. This album has no skips and is a piece of art. Lots of albums are just that, albums, but Lover is an experience. No doubt the best album of 2019.
  18. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    Lover é um álbum magnífico, realmente é o álbum do ano, com produções impecáveis e também composições de grande qualidade.
  19. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    perfeito, álbum da década e nem adianta vim fazer conta fake p derrubar essa bíblia
  20. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    Lover is such a great movement within the sound of modern pop music. Listening to Lover feels like you are in love, and the world melts away into Swift's fantastic vocals and the album's exquisite production value.
  21. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    Her best! I never thought she could do something that I liked more than 1989 or Red but she freaking did it. Me! as the first single did absolutely no justice to how lyrically rich and sonically versatile yet still cohesive this album actually is. This album surprised me in the best way possible. Bravo Taylor! There are 2 songs out of the 18 tracks on this that fell quite short for me.Her best! I never thought she could do something that I liked more than 1989 or Red but she freaking did it. Me! as the first single did absolutely no justice to how lyrically rich and sonically versatile yet still cohesive this album actually is. This album surprised me in the best way possible. Bravo Taylor! There are 2 songs out of the 18 tracks on this that fell quite short for me. They are I Forgot That You Existed and The Man. Both good ideas and fun but... meh. Other than that I LOVED every other song! Favorites are Miss Americana and The Heartbreak Prince, Cornelia Street, London Boy and Cruel Summer. Special mentions also for False God and Paper Rings that offer 2 very new types of sounds for Taylor which I LOVE. And also special shoutout to Soon You’ll Get Better. She went back to her country roots with that one and that along with the story of the song just did something to my heart. GREAT ALBUM!! Expand
  22. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    This is truly amazing. I though Taylor couldn’t surpass herself anymore, but I guess I’m surprised!
  23. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    Taylor hizo algo grandioso con este álbum, uno de los más grandes de su carrera, ojalá y tengas mucho éxito.
  24. Aug 25, 2019
    10
    Quiet possibly the best album of her career. The vocals, the production, the lyrics, they’re all beautiful and hauntingly amazing!
  25. Aug 25, 2019
    10
    The cohesiveness, the delivery, the production, and especially the phenomenal songwriting. Taylor Swift has done it again. The more you listen to this album, the better it gets. So proud!
  26. Aug 25, 2019
    10
    It’s a mesmerizing album, alluring and beautiful in it unique way. She getting out of her frame where people tried to put her in. She becoming a better version of herself a blooming beautiful one
  27. Aug 28, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is an incredible album, i lover taylor n her music so much, a lot of memories she created Expand
  28. Aug 28, 2019
    10
    This album is the best of her. Taylor Swift has outdone herself again and doing it flawlessly. The bridges on this album are fire. A lot of surprises here!
  29. Aug 28, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the best album so far by Taylor Swift. No doubt why metacritic-user gave this low rate. Expand
  30. Aug 28, 2019
    10
    ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS EVER
  31. Flp
    Aug 28, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I Love the album, how she speaks about love and she does us loved hearing the sounds Expand
  32. Aug 28, 2019
    10
    Lover is an album that celebrates love in all of its complexities. I laughed and I cried, actually I sobbed. I jumped up and danced and then swayed by myself. This is everything I’ve ever wanted from Taylor. It’s brighter now.
  33. Aug 28, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's magic, it’s sweet, is grateful, so kind, and we know that she is singing with her heart, with all her heart. Expand
  34. Aug 28, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Taylor you have done it again . You are phenomenal and your songwriting skills just Wow ! i love you Taylor . You are the best . Expand
  35. Aug 29, 2019
    10
    bíblia, essa mulher sempre arrasa e não choca absolutamente ninguém por ser uma deusa grega na terra
  36. Aug 28, 2019
    10
    Lover is the album everyone has been waiting for. Those who slept on Taylor during her reputation era will be happy to see her return to her well known style of songwriting that appeals a larger audience. The general public is going to love Lover.
  37. Aug 28, 2019
    9
    I love how most of the track gives me good feeling, especially Daylight, it's the Truly great song she ever made.
  38. Aug 28, 2019
    10
    This is a master piece, an experience of what is love with excellent lyrics that introduce you in a whole travel of happiness and several social critics.
  39. Aug 29, 2019
    10
    pop perfection, taylor has done it again! can't wait for the rout potentially next year
  40. Aug 30, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. lover mungkin jadi album terbaiknya taylor swift, mematahkan prestasi album 1989 yang sebelumnya nggak tergantikan. 10/10 untuk album ini. perfecto, dreamy and full of bops! Expand
  41. Aug 30, 2019
    10
    before you listen to this album, make sure you've read the lyrics or listen carefully. lover is lyrically masterpiece. this album has feminist, lgbtq+, and political anthem.
  42. Aug 30, 2019
    10
    É um álbum bem diferente do Reputation, trazendo influências do 1989 e até mesmo do Red. As 18 faixas se distribuem bem pelo disco, sem deixar um ar de repetição, afinal são faixas bem diferentes umas das outras. Contudo o Lover é bem coeso, sendo impossível uma nota inferior a 10.
  43. Aug 30, 2019
    10
    Happiness. this album is special. It builds off narratives she’s created in the last, while bringing to life new emotions and experiences that can enrich our lives. Fun hooks and deep cuts, I can’t imagine a week ago my life didn’t have this album, and now I’ll never be the same.
  44. Aug 30, 2019
    10
    Essa obra-prima não pode ser esquecida, é um dos melhores albums de todos os tempos, não tem absolutamente defeito algum.
  45. Aug 30, 2019
    10
    Definitely this is what I call GROWTH.

    Ladies and gentleman Will you please stand for the perfect combination of lyricism and production from the first song until the end.

    Album of the year.
  46. Aug 30, 2019
    9
    Aún no lo escucho todo pero reconozco el trabajo de Taylor, y el arte que crea. Soy fan de Lana y también apoyo a Taylor.❤
  47. Aug 30, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ooh, look what you made me do
    Look what you made me do
    Look what you just made me do
    Look what you just made me
    Ooh, look what you made me do
    Look what you made me do
    Look what you just made me do
    Look what you just made me do
    Expand
  48. Aug 30, 2019
    10
    Lover Is her best album, is sweet and the lyrics are amazing. Swift is very talented
  49. Aug 30, 2019
    10
    Letras profundas y es sin duda un álbum inovado ya que las temáticas de Swift en un álbum era de amor-desamor y ahora es completamente romántico... Cornelia Street es bella.
  50. Aug 30, 2019
    10
    Arte de la mismísima diosito. Sin duda el mejor álbum junto a NFR! De Lana de éste año.
    Lo siento Ariana, my beautiful porcina a tí te digo thank u, next.

    Lover, NFR!>>>>> me cuelga?
  51. Aug 30, 2019
    10
    Her most mature album, it is beautifal, cohesive very qood she is a legend!
  52. Aug 30, 2019
    10
    One of the best albums simply amazing, all her music it’s just simple a masterpiece
  53. Aug 30, 2019
    10
    Sin duda el mejor album de Swift, exquisito en liricas con una excelente producción, sin duda album del año.
  54. Aug 30, 2019
    10
    I love her so much and i always will be with her. She helps me with everything.
  55. Aug 30, 2019
    10
    Este álbum en verdad consagró aún más a Taylor como artista, capaz de creas baladas, canciones excelentes, letras con esquistas. Es como una probada de dulce, cálida y con fuerza. Ame mucho este álbum.
  56. Aug 30, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The perfecto album by Taylor Swift. The best songs and letter. Cornelia Street, The Man, Lover anda Cruel Summer we are beautyful Expand
  57. Aug 30, 2019
    10
    all the tracks is bop. The man should be a lead single instead Me!h. keep hating arianators. tay always win. HIGHLY RECOMENDED
  58. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    Perfect ALBUM OF THE YEAR taylor managed to save pop music in 13 years of her career and that's legendary
  59. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    Taylor's best album yet, a masterpiece which is light years ahead of anything else around today. This will be a timeless classic
  60. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    Queen of pop taylor swift saved pop music as always with this different sound .
  61. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    I love it it’s just perfect!!! Every song has a deferent feeling I cannot choose one to my favorite
  62. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    A very good album and her best pop album well written and produced It deserves more hype
  63. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Love it so so so much! Taylor queen katy queeen stream small talk and never really over
    -kisses katycat Martyna
    Expand
  64. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    Best Album of All the Time ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ new Style with a great lyrics Omg I can't calm down Girl @taylorswift u kill It , Album Of the year 19 20 ..
  65. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    Mais um álbum impecável! Sonoridade, melodia, arranjos, instrumental, vocal, harmonia.. tudo perfeito como sempre.
  66. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    the next album of the year i'm sure. this album is so perfect, such a masterpiece. all song are good, and the lyrics are amazing. taylor swift queen of pop guys i said what i said
  67. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    Production 10/10
    Talent 10/10
    Lyrics wise 1000/10
    Overall for me the album is 1000/10
  68. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    her best album to date!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  69. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best album of all time Expand
  70. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    Amazing album. The songs are so different and in such an amazing order, they make the experience amazing I love every single song off the album and can’t stop listening!
  71. Aug 31, 2019
    9
    the flavor....the talent...the production... i mean look at the material, you can be the judge of it
  72. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    A really amazing album that shows how smart taylor is with lyrics and her talent to craft melodies. Álbum of the year.
  73. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    Ok it's amazing, girl you have no defects, you are perfect and I love you soooo much. You did it again!!!!! I can't even choose one favorite song! Lover it's simply one of the best albums I've ever heard.
  74. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    Just Magical, have new sounds, each one has been do with all the love of the creators.

    Simplemente mágico, tiene nuevos sonidos, y cada uno ha sido hecho con todo el amor de sus creadores.
  75. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    Amazing album! This makes me want to go fall in love haha. Once again, Taylor Swift has done it.
  76. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    I love this album! I can’t stop listening to it! I can tell it was carefully put together and made with love Taylor has out done herself again!
  77. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    Its so perfect álbum for every moment’s in everywhere i love it for the happy and cool new age of Taylor is wonderfull
  78. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    So greattttttt hjajsjjdjdjwnjsjshwisjisueu utah makes me go crazy. i loveeeeeewe ittttt so mychhhbbbb
  79. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    This album has some beautiful lyrics! It’s a love letter to love! It’s just amazing! It’s dreamy, It’s heartbreak, and it’s just realization of how incredible love is!
  80. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excellent Lyrics and Instrumental! Mix of Red and 1989. I love the end of the album. Expand
  81. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    Album of the year!! I love how she is able to tell a story through her albums. The songwriting is incredible and the production is flawless.
  82. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    This album is the best of her! I love every track. "Soon you'll get better" really touchs my heart. Now I have to keep replaying the album. It's just perfect!
  83. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    The best album ever. A celebration of true love. The song ‘Lover’ can reach into everyone’ heart.
  84. Aug 31, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The composition of this album is extremely perfect, Swift has a knack for composing and she knows how to use it very well to her advantage. Expand
  85. Sep 3, 2019
    10
    O álbum é otimo,tem algumas musicas que poderiam ser removidas,pois não se encaixam tão bem ao álbum,mas isso não o torna “ruim” minha faixa favorita é cruel Summer
  86. Oct 18, 2019
    10
    Amazing. A masterpiece showing her love for Joe Alwyn in up beat, pop songs and sad, slow songs. The inclusion of an intimate song close to Taylor, Soon You'll Get Better shows her through rough times but the inclusion of "ungodly" words really helps you to know that Taylor Swift is more mature than she ever was. All 18 songs give different views as stated before, from breakup songs toAmazing. A masterpiece showing her love for Joe Alwyn in up beat, pop songs and sad, slow songs. The inclusion of an intimate song close to Taylor, Soon You'll Get Better shows her through rough times but the inclusion of "ungodly" words really helps you to know that Taylor Swift is more mature than she ever was. All 18 songs give different views as stated before, from breakup songs to songs that eludes to marriage and others. This album is in the top three of her best albums. I would recommend that you listen to it, not only singles but the other fifteen songs on this album. Expand
  87. Oct 22, 2019
    9
    Very good pop album from one of the best nowadays deliver of pop music. She is always with something good.
  88. Jan 11, 2020
    8
    it took some time for me to realize that this is a pretty good album aside from some meh songs.
  89. Jan 12, 2020
    10
    Excellent album, Taylor finally singing of her new love of three years, and the positive direction she is taking
  90. Feb 15, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A very good album for Taylor Swift, the best record of 2019. It is her most grown one yet and this is what makes it so special and unique. She also combined pop, country and love ballads into one album, which is not easy. The best songs are ‘Afterglow’, ‘Soon You’ll Get Better’ and ‘Cruel Summer’, although you might like some of the more pop ones like ‘Me!’, ‘You Need To Calm Down’ or ‘The Man’. There also are excellent love songs like ‘Lover’ and ‘Paper Rings’. Expand
  91. Jul 24, 2020
    8
    Cool! I'd like to hear more sound like in reputation but no( honestly, there're some very amazing songs!
  92. Sep 3, 2020
    10
    It is one of Taylor's best albums, she managed to bring out her true self. The songs are like an escape from the harsh reality of the world's judgment.
  93. Jul 24, 2020
    9
    Such a fun pop album. There are some songs I wish they'd never added (ME!, Paper Rings, You Need To Calm Down, False God) so the sound of all them together was a little more cohesive. Even though these songs I mentioned are really good (especially False God), without them I think the track list would've been more cohesive, as well as the sound of the album in general. The lyrics in theseSuch a fun pop album. There are some songs I wish they'd never added (ME!, Paper Rings, You Need To Calm Down, False God) so the sound of all them together was a little more cohesive. Even though these songs I mentioned are really good (especially False God), without them I think the track list would've been more cohesive, as well as the sound of the album in general. The lyrics in these songs are fantastic, proving Taylor's impeccable ability of songwriting, especially on songs like Cornelia Street, Daylight, Afterglow, False God, and Cruel Summer. Her vocals were AMAZING!!!! Wished they would've picked better singles, ME! was a terrible choice to promote this album when you have better songs on there. Expand
  94. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Brilliant album. A beautiful pop album with amazing songs and marvelous song writing. Taylor never disappoints and this just proves it.
  95. Oct 23, 2020
    10
    This album brings such a beautiful cohesive sound while also experimenting with very different musical avenues. A colorful but mature pop sound that already feels like a classic.
  96. Mar 19, 2021
    10
    I don't know what to say but this album is so gooodddddddd he's massive hit comeback ME! breaks many records just like what happen in look what you made me do.
  97. Nov 11, 2021
    10
    Lovely album. A real masterpiece. Honestly I don't like ME!, but I love the rest of the album so so so so much.
  98. Dec 19, 2019
    10
    Love the album. Old taylor music with more mature lyrics. People just hate taylor for no reason
  99. Oct 9, 2019
    10
    Is Lover Taylor Swift’s best album to date? The simple answer is “absolutely, yes!” Nostalgia may make us feel guilty to rank her new album above her older, beloved masterpieces. But this album not only contains her strongest vocals to date and her most adventurous musical choices to date (“False God,” “It’s Nice to Have a Friend”), but it takes the best aspects of her four previous albumsIs Lover Taylor Swift’s best album to date? The simple answer is “absolutely, yes!” Nostalgia may make us feel guilty to rank her new album above her older, beloved masterpieces. But this album not only contains her strongest vocals to date and her most adventurous musical choices to date (“False God,” “It’s Nice to Have a Friend”), but it takes the best aspects of her four previous albums (Speak Now, Red, 1989, reputation) and combines them into one LP - making Lover both a step forward for her sound and a cumulative celebration of the road that lead her here. The album contains all the reasons for why we listen to a Swift album - heartbreaking ballads ala Speak Now (“Soon You’ll Get Better”), candid portraits of self-reflection ala reputation (“The Archer”), intimately written love songs ala Red (“Lover”), and sundrenched, carefree 80’s synthpop ala 1989 (“Cruel Summer”). She took the best parts of her career, combined them with a newfound confidence and sense of comfort in her own skin, and made — so far — her greatest work to date. Expand
  100. Sep 24, 2019
    10
    I feel so bad for underrating Reputation because of Look what you made me do, because that album had so many good songs... This album is personally for me much better than Reputation. Ultimate favorite is the title track.
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 26
  2. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Sep 9, 2019
    70
    It’s an album that screams out for an editor, but when it hits the right notes, it demonstrates just why Taylor Swift is one of the biggest pop stars in the world.
  2. Sep 3, 2019
    70
    Ultimately, Lover is overstuffed and meandering, but serves as a positive reprieve from her past struggles in the public eye, and represents an artist at the peak of her creativity, power, and—one hopes—continued romantic bliss.
  3. Sep 3, 2019
    80
    Lover is a fabulous record, full of super-fun standout pop hits that make your heart burst. It oozes with Swift’s much more palatable upbeat sass. She’s in love and also thinking about different kinds of love.