{
  "id": 11458749,
  "title": "All of Taylor Swift’s Bonus Tracks, Ranked (Staff Picks)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/all-of-taylor-swifts-bonus-tracks-ranked-staff-picks",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-bonus-tracks-ranked/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In September 2026, Taylor Swift revealed that her album The Life of a Showgirl would be accompanied by four bonus tracks, released as part of The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore. Swift explained that she and her collaborators Max Martin and Shellback wrote these additional songs while in Sweden. Known for her prolific songwriting and artistic evolution, Swift has consistently added new material to her catalog, often tying it to her albums or special editions.\n\nDetermining what qualifies as a bonus track was a point of discussion among the staff. Deluxe editions of albums are generally clear-cut selections, but other releases were more ambiguous. For instance, Swift herself labeled The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology as a \"secret double album,\" suggesting it was a cohesive piece of art rather than a collection of bonus tracks. Similarly, the additional editions of Midnights (3am Edition), Midnights (Til Dawn Edition), and Midnights (Late Night Edition) featured bonus songs, which were included in the ranking.\n\nThe staff did not consider tracks on deluxe editions that were alternate versions of songs on her studio albums. This eliminated alternate piano, acoustic, international, or remix versions from the list. Additionally, the ranking did not include songs from Swift's re-recordings under Taylor's Version, a topic for future consideration. The list also excluded soundtrack songs or one-offs, focusing only on bonus tracks linked to her first-edition studio albums. Soundtrack and one-off tracks, while not subject to this list's criteria, are generally not considered bonus tracks due to their distinct nature.\n\nWith these guidelines in place, here's the ranked list of Taylor Swift's bonus songs, from worst to best.",
  "summary": "Deluxe editions, Target exclusives, 3am Edition, The Encore and more.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}