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Highest Rated Indie Folk Albums of All Time
Decade
All Time
All
2020s
2010s
2000s
1990s
Source
NME
Genre
Indie Folk
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Alternative Rock
Art Pop
Contemporary Folk
Contemporary R&B
Dance
Dance-Pop
Electronic
Electropop
Folk
Hip Hop
Indie Pop
Indie Rock
Metal
Neo-Psychedelia
Pop
Pop Rock
Post-Punk
Psychedelia
Punk
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Synthpop
1
.
Ohtis - Curve of Earth
March 29, 2019
Folk
,
Indie Folk
Score
100
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2
.
Alex G - God Save The Animals
September 23, 2022
Indie Folk
,
Indie Rock
Score
100
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Music
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3
.
boygenius - the record
March 31, 2023
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
June 18, 2020
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
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Music
Spotify
5
.
boygenius - boygenius
October 26, 2018
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
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Music
Spotify
6
.
Avi Buffalo - At Best Cuckold
September 9, 2014
Indie Folk
,
Indie Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
7
.
Cat Power - You Are Free
February 17, 2003
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire for No Witness
February 18, 2014
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
Score
90
Source →
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Music
Spotify
9
.
Iron & Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean
January 25, 2011
Indie Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Turin Brakes - The Optimist LP
March 5, 2001
Post-Britpop
,
Indie Folk
,
Folk Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
11
.
Avi Buffalo - Avi Buffalo
April 27, 2010
Indie Pop
,
Indie Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Noah and The Whale - The First Days Of Spring
October 6, 2009
Folk Pop
,
Indie Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
February 10, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
February 7, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
,
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Bowerbirds - Upper Air
July 7, 2009
Indie Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
March 31, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Mutual Benefit - Love's Crushing Diamond
October 25, 2013
Indie Folk
,
Folk
,
Chamber Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Elliott Smith - Figure 8
April 18, 2000
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Pop
,
Indie Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
The Dodos - Visiter
March 18, 2008
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Villagers - Becoming a Jackal
June 8, 2010
Indie Pop
,
Indie Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
March 23, 2004
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Cate Le Bon - Me Oh My
October 27, 2009
Psychedelic Folk
,
Indie Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
23
.
boygenius - the rest
October 13, 2023
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
The Magnetic Fields - Realism
January 26, 2010
Indie Pop
,
Indie Folk
,
Baroque Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Smog - Dongs of Sevotion
April 4, 2000
Indie Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout all.
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