1989

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Sisario, Ben (October 22, 2014). "Taylor Swift's 1989 Carries High Hopes". The New York Times . Retrieved June 21, 2023. album- és válogatáslemez-lista— helyezés alapján – 2015" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021 . Retrieved March 29, 2022. All The Best Albums Of The 2010s, Ranked". Uproxx. October 7, 2019. Archived from the original on October 11, 2019 . Retrieved October 8, 2019. Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021 . Retrieved October 8, 2021.Jaaroverzichten – Album 2022". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on January 3, 2023 . Retrieved January 4, 2023. Retrospective comments from GQ 's Jay Willis, [200] Vulture 's Sasha Geffen, [201] and NME 's Hannah Mylrea praised how 1989 avoided contemporary hip-hop and R&B crossover trends, making it a timeless album that represents the best of Swift's prowess. Mylrea praised it as the singer's best record and described it as an influence for younger musicians to embrace "pure pop", contributing to a growing trend of nostalgic 1980s-styled sound. [202] Geffen also attributed the album's success to its lyrics offering emotional engagement that is uncommon in pop. [201] In naming 1989 as one of the essential pop records of the 21st-century, Lucy Ford of GQ said Swift became a "full synth-laced pop girl to prove genres don't indicate authenticity" as a response to critics who felt Red neglected her country roots for a "manufactured pop image". [203] According to Clash, there would not be a Dua Lipa without 1989 because it normalized blending genres that "popstars do now." [204] For the BBC, critic Neil Smith said that 1989 "[forged] a path for artists who no longer wish to be ghettoised into separated musical genres", [205] while his colleague Rob Freeman described the album as a retrofuturist "pop music masterpiece". [206] Ian Gormely of The Guardian called Swift the forefront of poptimism, led by 1989 which replaced dance and urban trends with ambition, proving that "chart success and clarity of artistic vision aren't mutually exclusive ideas." [207] The Recording Academy credited the album with having "primed [Swift] for world domination". [208] Hubbard, Michael (December 6, 2014). "Top 100 Albums Of 2014". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on March 30, 2015 . Retrieved March 30, 2015. Deluxe) by Taylor Swift". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020 . Retrieved February 8, 2019. Top Billboard 200 Albums: Year End 2016". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 11, 2016 . Retrieved December 30, 2018.

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a b c d e f g Zollo, Paul (February 12, 2015). "The Oral History of Taylor Swift's 1989". The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016 . Retrieved February 27, 2019– via Cuepoint. On November 3, 2014, Swift removed her entire catalog from Spotify, the largest on-demand streaming service at the time, [74] arguing that their ad-supported free service undermined the platform's premium service, which provides higher royalties for songwriters. [95] She had written an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal in July 2014, expressing her concerns over the decline of the album as an economic entity following the rise of free, on-demand streaming. [96] Big Machine and Swift kept 1989 only on paid subscription-required platforms such as Rhapsody and Beats Music. [79] This move prompted an industry-wide debate on the impact of streaming on declining record sales during the digital era. [78] In June 2015, Swift stated that she would remove 1989 from Apple Music, criticizing the service for not offering royalties to artists during their free three-month trial period. [97] After Apple Music announced that it would pay artists royalties during the free trial period, she agreed to leave 1989 on their service; she then featured in a series of commercials for Apple Music. [98] [99] She re-added her entire catalog on Spotify in June 2017. [1] Swift began rerecording her first six studio albums, including 1989, in November 2020. [100] The decision came after talent manager Scooter Braun acquired the masters of Swift's first six studio albums, which Swift had been trying to buy for years, following her departure from Big Machine in November 2018. [101]