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Highest Rated Indie Folk Albums of All Time
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1
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Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
July 8, 2007
Score
100
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Joanna Newsom - Ys
November 14, 2006
Score
100
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Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant
April 8, 2008
Score
80
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4
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Big Thief - Two Hands
October 11, 2019
Score
80
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Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
February 10, 2015
Score
80
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Noah and The Whale - The First Days Of Spring
October 6, 2009
Score
80
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Tunng - Comments of the Inner Chorus
May 22, 2006
Score
80
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Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
May 26, 2009
Score
80
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Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver
June 21, 2011
Score
80
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Big Thief - U.F.O.F.
May 3, 2019
Score
80
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11
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Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny - Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose
February 28, 2012
Score
80
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12
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Beirut - Gulag Orkestar
May 9, 2006
Score
80
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13
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Fleet Foxes - Shore
September 22, 2020
Score
80
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This Is The Kit - Moonshine Freeze
July 7, 2017
Score
80
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Julia Jacklin - Crushing
February 22, 2019
Score
80
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Shovels & Rope - Swimmin' Time
August 26, 2014
Score
80
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Laura Veirs - The Lookout
April 13, 2018
Score
80
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Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
June 18, 2020
Score
80
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Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
March 31, 2015
Score
80
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20
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Tomberlin - At Weddings
August 10, 2018
Score
80
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21
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Laura Marling - Short Movie
March 23, 2015
Score
80
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22
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Aldous Harding - Party
May 19, 2017
Score
80
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23
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Angus & Julia Stone - Snow
September 15, 2017
Score
60
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Grizzly Bear - Shields
September 18, 2012
Score
60
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Jess Williamson - Cosmic Wink
May 11, 2018
Score
60
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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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