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Highest Rated Folk Albums of 2016
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Genre
Folk
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Alternative R&B
Alternative Rock
Art Pop
Contemporary Folk
Contemporary R&B
Country
Dance
Electronic
Electropop
Folk
Folk Rock
Hip Hop
Indie Rock
Metal
Pop
Pop Rap
Pop Rock
Psychedelia
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Soul
Synthpop
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Mothers - When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired
February 26, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
Score
80
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2
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Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
October 21, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
Score
80
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3
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The Avett Brothers - True Sadness
June 24, 2016
Folk
Score
70
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4
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Neil Young & Promise of the Real - EARTH
June 17, 2016
Folk Rock
Score
70
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5
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Esmé Patterson - We Were Wild
June 10, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
Score
70
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6
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Dawes - We're All Gonna Die
September 16, 2016
Folk Rock
,
Pop Rock
Score
70
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7
.
Big Thief - Masterpiece
May 27, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
Score
70
Source →
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8
.
David Crosby - Lighthouse
October 21, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Contemporary Folk
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
9
.
Bob Weir - Blue Mountain
September 30, 2016
Contemporary Folk
,
Country Rock
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
10
.
Tedeschi Trucks Band - Let Me Get By
January 29, 2016
Blues Rock
,
Folk Rock
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Kaleo - A/B
June 10, 2016
Folk Rock
,
Rock
,
Blues Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
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12
.
The Head and The Heart - Signs of Light
September 9, 2016
Indie Folk
,
Folk Rock
,
Folk Pop
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Neil Young - Peace Trail
December 9, 2016
Folk Rock
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - PersonA
April 15, 2016
Indie Folk
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Mumford & Sons - Johannesburg
June 17, 2016
Indie Folk
Score
50
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Music
Spotify
NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2016.
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