Is Taylor Swift One the Best Songwriters of All-Time?

You, the listener, can decide.

Noah Nelson
The Riff
Published in
2 min readAug 31, 2021

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What do the names John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Dolly Parton, and Keith Richards all have in common?

They are all arguably some of the best songwriters in the history of music. But one name that ranks right along with them is none other than this famous pop star:

Taylor Swift

She’s a global superstar with no signs of slowing down anytime soon. One reason why she’s risen to the top?

She writes all of her music. Yes, all of it.

For any song that she has ever recorded, she has either written it solo or with a co-writer. She’s a prolific writer with a discography that could last over several lifetimes.

But is she one of the best of all time?

You, the Listener, Can Decide

During her sixteen-year career thus far, she’s written almost everything under the sun it seems. These include upbeat party songs like:

  • “Shake It Off”
  • “22”
  • “ME!”
  • “We Are Never Getting Back Together”

Ballads like:

  • “Enchanted”

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Noah Nelson
The Riff

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Alum | Author of “Life: A Collection of Short Stories” and “Dana and Me” | Featured Writer on ILLUMINATION (23x).