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The Best Folk Albums of the 1970s

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1970s

1. Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks

Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks

January 20, 1975

Critic Score

100

5 reviews

2. Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark

Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark

January 1, 1974

Critic Score

100

5 reviews

3. Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead

Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead

June 14, 1970

Critic Score

100

4 reviews

4. Joni Mitchell - Blue

Joni Mitchell - Blue

June 22, 1971

Critic Score

100

4 reviews

5. Grateful Dead - American Beauty

Grateful Dead - American Beauty

November 1, 1970

Critic Score

100

3 reviews

6. Richard & Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight

Richard & Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight

April 1, 1974

Critic Score

100

2 reviews

7. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps

July 9, 1979

Critic Score

100

2 reviews

8. John Prine - John Prine

John Prine - John Prine

January 1, 1971

Critic Score

100

2 reviews

9. Caetano Veloso - Caetano Veloso (A Little More Blue)

Caetano Veloso - Caetano Veloso (A Little More Blue)

July 3, 1971

Critic Score

100

1 review

10. Cat Stevens - Teaser and the Firecat

Cat Stevens - Teaser and the Firecat

October 1, 1971

Critic Score

100

1 review

11. Neil Young - Decade

Neil Young - Decade

October 28, 1977

Critic Score

100

1 review

12. Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman

November 23, 1970

Critic Score

100

1 review

13. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà Vu

March 11, 1970

Critic Score

100

1 review

14. Bob Dylan & The Band - The Basement Tapes

Bob Dylan & The Band - The Basement Tapes

June 26, 1975

Critic Score

98

4 reviews

15. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

January 26, 1970

Critic Score

97

5 reviews

16. Neil Young - On The Beach

Neil Young - On The Beach

July 16, 1974

Critic Score

96

4 reviews

17. Nick Drake - Pink Moon

Nick Drake - Pink Moon

February 25, 1972

Critic Score

95

4 reviews

18. Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns

November 8, 1975

Critic Score

95

2 reviews

19. Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley

June 1, 1970

Critic Score

95

2 reviews

20. Roy Harper - Stormcock

Roy Harper - Stormcock

January 1, 1971

Critic Score

95

2 reviews

21. Neil Young - Comes a Time

Neil Young - Comes a Time

October 21, 1978

Critic Score

95

2 reviews

22. Van Morrison - Moondance

Van Morrison - Moondance

February 28, 1970

Critic Score

95

3 reviews

23. John Martyn - Solid Air

John Martyn - Solid Air

February 1, 1973

Critic Score

93

3 reviews

24. Paul Simon - Paul Simon

Paul Simon - Paul Simon

January 24, 1972

Critic Score

93

4 reviews

25. Nick Drake - Bryter Layter

Nick Drake - Bryter Layter

November 1, 1970

Critic Score

92

3 reviews

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