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Highest Rated Indie Folk Albums of All Time

Decade

All Time
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Genre

Indie Folk
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- - Indie Pop
  - Indie Rock
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  - Pop
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  - R&B
  - Rock
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  - Soul
  - Synthpop

1. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell

Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell

March 31, 2015

Score

95

2. The Mountain Goats - In League with Dragons

The Mountain Goats - In League with Dragons

April 26, 2019

Score

93

3. Florist - Emily Alone

Florist - Emily Alone

July 26, 2019

Score

92

4. Cass McCombs - Big Wheel and Others

Cass McCombs - Big Wheel and Others

October 15, 2013

Score

92

5. Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me

Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me

March 24, 2017

Score

92

6. First Aid Kit - Ruins

First Aid Kit - Ruins

January 19, 2018

Score

91

7. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

May 26, 2009

Score

91

8. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

May 3, 2011

Score

90

9. Marissa Nadler - The Sister

Marissa Nadler - The Sister

May 29, 2012

Score

90

10. Mount Eerie - Now Only

Mount Eerie - Now Only

March 16, 2018

Score

90

11. Ages and Ages - Divisionary

Ages and Ages - Divisionary

March 24, 2014

Score

90

12. Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver

June 21, 2011

Score

90

13. Great Lake Swimmers - Ongiara

Great Lake Swimmers - Ongiara

March 27, 2007

Score

90

14. Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights

Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights

October 27, 2017

Score

89

15. Laura Marling - Short Movie

Laura Marling - Short Movie

March 23, 2015

Score

89

16. Califone - Stitches

Califone - Stitches

September 3, 2013

Score

89

17. Mutual Benefit - Love's Crushing Diamond

Mutual Benefit - Love's Crushing Diamond

October 25, 2013

Score

89

18. boygenius - boygenius EP

boygenius - boygenius EP

October 26, 2018

Score

88

19. Sarah Louise - Deeper Woods

Sarah Louise - Deeper Woods

May 11, 2018

Score

88

20. Lady Lamb - After

Lady Lamb - After

March 3, 2015

Score

88

21. (Sandy) Alex G - Rocket

(Sandy) Alex G - Rocket

May 19, 2017

Score

88

22. Lissie - Catching a Tiger

Lissie - Catching a Tiger

August 17, 2010

Score

88

23. The Barr Brothers - Queens of the Breakers

The Barr Brothers - Queens of the Breakers

October 13, 2017

Score

87

24. John K. Samson - Provincial

John K. Samson - Provincial

January 24, 2012

Score

87

25. Gregory Alan Isakov - Evening Machines

Gregory Alan Isakov - Evening Machines

October 5, 2018

Score

86

NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout all.

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