Speak Now
Several music critics and publications included "Speak Now" in their year-end list. The album was ranked number thirteen on "Rolling Stone"s year-end best albums list for 2010. About.com listed "Speak Now" as the best pop album of 2010, calling it "a highly personal, intimate musical document that pulls listeners in with both humor and grace". Allison Stewart of "The Washington Post" named the album the tenth best of 2010, and "The New York Times" Jon Caramanica ranked "Speak Now" number two in his top ten albums list, stating that "her songs are more diverse, her images more severe, her blade sharper." Jim Malec of American Noise ranked "Speak Now" number six on his Top 10 Country Music Albums of 2010 and named it the "most courageous" release of 2010. "PopMatters" ranked it at number five on its list of the best country albums of 2010, while "The Boot" ranked it at number two on its top ten country albums of the year.