10 Best Taylor Swift Songs

Taylor Swift songs have been climbing the charts ever since the then 16-year-old released her self-titled debut album, topping both country and pop charts. The singer/songwriter is adored by everyone from teens to adults across the globe, even winning the hearts of 'New York Times' critics, who describe Swift as "one of pop's finest songwriters, country's foremost pragmatist and more in touch with her inner life than most adults." Here are the 10 Best Taylor Swift songs as chosen by AOL Radio listeners, including everything from her first hit single 'Tim McGraw' to a song that's still climbing the charts, 'You Belong With Me.' She might have let herself get infamously interrupted by Kanye West at the 2009 MTV Music Video Awards, but true fans know that this won't be the last we'll hear from this young dynamo.

Taylor Swift Shouldve Said No10) 'Should've Said No'

Written at 16 years old, 'Should've Said No' is a suggestion to an ex-boyfriend of Taylor's who cheated on her. She claims the lyrics from the song come pretty much exactly from the confrontation she had with her then-boyfriend.


Taylor Swift Fearless9) 'Fifteen'

Swift performed 'Fifteen' at the 51st Grammy Awards as a duet with another teen sensation, Miley Cyrus, who was fifteen years old at the time.





Taylor Swift White Horse8) 'White Horse'

The first music video ever to debut at No. 1 on CMT's Top Twenty Countdown, 'White Horse' tells the story of a fairy tale romance gone wrong.





Taylor Swift Tim McGraw7) 'Tim McGraw'

Written during a math class in high school, this Taylor Swift song is about a boyfriend who was moving away to college. Swift knew they eventually were going to break up and wrote the song thinking of things that reminded her of him, including: country superstar Tim McGraw.


Taylor Swift Change6) 'Change'

Our No. 6 Taylor Swift song was written as part of the compilation album 'AT&T Team USA Soundtrack' for the Olympics. Swift was quoted as saying that the song has "an alternative meaning for competition...make it or break it."



Talor Swift Teardrops on my Guitar5) 'Teardrops On My Guitar'

Written by Swift and her songwriting partner Liz Rose, 'Teardrops On My Guitar' went on to be the first song since Faith Hill's 'Breathe' to be in the top five on Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs charts simultaneously.


Taylor Swift You Belong With Me4) 'You Belong With Me'

The subject of this Taylor Swift song was about Swift's high school crush named Drew -- who considered a her a friend although she wanted more.




Taylor Swift our Song3) 'Our Song'

Swift's first No. 1 single on the country charts, this song made her the youngest artist to write a No. 1 country song. She had originally written it for her ninth-grade talent show.



Taylor Swift Picture to Burn2) 'Picture To Burn'

This song's lyrics describe Swift's anger toward an ex-boyfriend who she describes as "just another picture to burn."





Taylor Swift Love Story1) 'Love Story'

A story of fairy tale romance, this Taylor Swift song became not only the most-downloaded country track in history, but the best-selling country song in the U.S. -- surpassing LeAnn Rimes 'How Do I Live?' by 1 million copies sold.







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