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Highest Rated Indie Folk Albums of All Time
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Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell Live
April 28, 2017
Score
100
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Big Thief - Two Hands
October 11, 2019
Score
100
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3
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Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
May 3, 2011
Score
100
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Sufjan Stevens - All Delighted People
August 20, 2010
Score
100
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Ben Howard - Noonday Dream
June 1, 2018
Score
100
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Julia Jacklin - Crushing
February 22, 2019
Score
100
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Father John Misty - Fear Fun
May 1, 2012
Score
100
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Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant
April 8, 2008
Score
100
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9
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Lisa Hannigan - At Swim
August 19, 2016
Score
80
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10
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Tomberlin - At Weddings
August 10, 2018
Score
80
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11
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Noah and The Whale - Last Night on Earth
March 15, 2011
Score
80
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12
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Ani DiFranco - Little Plastic Castle
February 17, 1998
Score
80
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13
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Darlingside - Extralife
February 23, 2018
Score
80
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14
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Mutual Benefit - Love's Crushing Diamond
October 25, 2013
Score
80
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15
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LUMP - LUMP
June 1, 2018
Score
80
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Smoke Fairies - Smoke Fairies
April 14, 2014
Score
80
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The Low Anthem - The Salt Doll Went to Measure the Depths of the Sea
February 23, 2018
Score
80
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Big Thief - U.F.O.F.
May 3, 2019
Score
80
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19
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Iron & Wine - Ghost on Ghost
April 16, 2013
Score
80
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20
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The Last Dinosaur - The Nothing
July 7, 2017
Score
80
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21
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First Aid Kit - Stay Gold
June 10, 2014
Score
80
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22
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King Creosote - Astronaut Meets Appleman
September 2, 2016
Score
80
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23
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Laura Veirs - The Lookout
April 13, 2018
Score
80
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24
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Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop - Love Letter For Fire
April 15, 2016
Score
80
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25
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Sufjan Stevens - The Avalanche
July 11, 2006
Score
80
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout all.
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