(TIE) 9. Speak Now (2010)
Metascore: 77
The Guardian said: “At times the self-consciousness of an artist forcing herself into new modes shows – but mostly, Speak Now is a triumph.”
BBC Music wrote: “With some judicious – let’s have it then – tailoring, this is a sparky and affecting record, moving Swift on at a stately and assured pace.”
Village Voice noted: “She can still sound strained and thin, and often strays into a pitch that drives some people crazy; but she’s learned how to make words sound like what they mean.”
(TIE) 9. Red (2012)
Metascore: 77
LA Times declared “Red is a big record that reaches for Importance and occasionally touches it, filled with well-constructed pop songs Taylor-made for bedroom duets.”
Drowned in Sound said “For all its manufactured essence, Red remains firmly grounded at the crossroads between innocence and experience.”
Country Weekly raved, writing: “Red may not be a bona fide country album, but it could very well be a pop masterpiece, more in line with P!nk‘s latest, The Truth About Love, than even Red‘s predecessor, Speak Now.”