Album · Taylor Swift
Lover by Taylor Swift
Lover is an album by Taylor Swift, released in 2019. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Cruel Summer”, on 1 list with a best position of #618.
Lover, Taylor Swift's seventh studio album, came out on August 23, 2019, her first on Republic after leaving Big Machine, a split that set off a public fight over who owns her old records. Made after the Reputation Stadium Tour and produced with Jack Antonoff, Joel Little, Louis Bell and Frank Dukes, it's a sunnier, pastel-colored record after the controversies that shadowed Reputation. Swift called it a "love letter to love", and it covers the whole map: crushes, commitment, lust and heartbreak, plus a few songs taking on LGBT rights and feminism.
The sound leans on '80s-flavored synth-pop, dream pop and pop rock, hazy synths and mid-tempo grooves, with country, folk and funk slipping in at the edges. Some critics called that sprawl incohesive; others praised its maturity. It was America's best-selling album of 2019, and "Cruel Summer", finally released as a single in 2023, went all the way to the top of the Hot 100.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Lover on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruel Summer | 1 | #618 | – | 2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.