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Originally posted by Trent W
1989 was just an extension of Katy's TD, it didn't brought anything to the table, it just sold a lot of albums, it had zero impact literally zero.
Classic albums are defined by the content not by the sales.
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I'm not talking about 1989's sales, it's a classic because it catapulted Taylor into a global superstar, giving her hits in places she had never had hits before, won her multiple accolades of the highest honor including Album of the Year, and she garnered critical acclaim that pop albums usually aren't met with. Couple that -with- the fact that it's her third album to debut with a million copies - a feat no other artist in history has ever or will ever accomplish - and It's got the makings of a classic.
Edit: and the only song on 1989 that Katy could pull of is Bad Blood, the rest are too lyrically/melodically in the vein of Taylor.