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Highest Rated Indie Folk Albums of All Time
Decade
Source
Genre

1.

Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
March 31, 2015
Score
95
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2.

The Mountain Goats - In League with Dragons
April 26, 2019
Score
93
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3.

Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me
March 24, 2017
Score
92
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4.

Florist - Emily Alone
July 26, 2019
Score
92
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5.

Cass McCombs - Big Wheel and Others
October 15, 2013
Score
92
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6.

First Aid Kit - Ruins
January 19, 2018
Score
91
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7.

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
May 26, 2009
Score
91
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8.

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
May 3, 2011
Score
90
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9.

Ages and Ages - Divisionary
March 24, 2014
Score
90
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10.

Great Lake Swimmers - Ongiara
March 27, 2007
Score
90
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11.

Mount Eerie - Now Only
March 16, 2018
Score
90
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12.

Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver
June 21, 2011
Score
90
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13.

Marissa Nadler - The Sister
May 29, 2012
Score
90
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14.

Laura Marling - Short Movie
March 23, 2015
Score
89
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15.

Califone - Stitches
September 3, 2013
Score
89
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16.

Mutual Benefit - Love's Crushing Diamond
October 25, 2013
Score
89
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17.

Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights
October 27, 2017
Score
89
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18.

The Microphones - Microphones in 2020
August 7, 2020
Score
89
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19.

Lady Lamb - After
March 3, 2015
Score
88
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20.

Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
June 18, 2020
Score
88
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21.

boygenius - boygenius EP
October 26, 2018
Score
88
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22.

The Mountain Goats - Getting Into Knives
October 23, 2020
Score
88
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23.

Lissie - Catching a Tiger
August 17, 2010
Score
88
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24.

Alex G - Rocket
May 19, 2017
Score
88
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25.

Sarah Louise - Deeper Woods
May 11, 2018
Score
88
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout all.
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