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The Best Folk Albums of 2017

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Folk
- - All
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  - Alternative Rock
  - Ambient
  - Ambient Pop
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  - Art Pop
  - Art Rock
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- - Folk
  - Hip Hop
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  - Indie Pop
  - Indie Rock
  - Indietronica
  - Jazz
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  - Noise Rock
  - Pop
  - Pop Rap
  - Pop Rock
- - Post-Punk
  - Psychedelic
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  - Psychedelic Rock
  - Punk
  - R&B
  - Rock
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  - Soul
  - Synthpop
  - Trap Rap

1. Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me

Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me

March 24, 2017

Critic Score

90

17 reviews

2. Richard Dawson - Peasant

Richard Dawson - Peasant

June 2, 2017

Critic Score

85

11 reviews

3. Offa Rex - The Queen of Hearts

Offa Rex - The Queen of Hearts

July 14, 2017

Critic Score

84

8 reviews

4. The Weather Station - The Weather Station

The Weather Station - The Weather Station

October 6, 2017

Critic Score

84

10 reviews

5. Circuit Des Yeux - Reaching for Indigo

Circuit Des Yeux - Reaching for Indigo

October 20, 2017

Critic Score

83

11 reviews

6. Robert Plant - Carry Fire

Robert Plant - Carry Fire

October 13, 2017

Critic Score

83

11 reviews

7. Laura Marling - Semper Femina

Laura Marling - Semper Femina

March 10, 2017

Critic Score

82

31 reviews

8. Jesca Hoop - Memories Are Now

Jesca Hoop - Memories Are Now

February 10, 2017

Critic Score

82

12 reviews

9. Bedouine - Bedouine

Bedouine - Bedouine

June 23, 2017

Critic Score

82

8 reviews

10. Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights

Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights

October 27, 2017

Critic Score

82

25 reviews

11. Neil Young - Hitchhiker

Neil Young - Hitchhiker

September 8, 2017

Critic Score

82

15 reviews

12. Hurray For The Riff Raff - The Navigator

Hurray For The Riff Raff - The Navigator

March 10, 2017

Critic Score

81

18 reviews

13. Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger in the Alps

Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger in the Alps

September 22, 2017

Critic Score

81

15 reviews

14. Rhiannon Giddens - Freedom Highway

Rhiannon Giddens - Freedom Highway

February 24, 2017

Critic Score

81

11 reviews

15. Six Organs of Admittance - Burning the Threshold

Six Organs of Admittance - Burning the Threshold

February 24, 2017

Critic Score

80

5 reviews

16. Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up

Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up

June 16, 2017

Critic Score

80

32 reviews

17. Julie Byrne - Not Even Happiness

Julie Byrne - Not Even Happiness

January 27, 2017

Critic Score

80

18 reviews

18. Aldous Harding - Party

Aldous Harding - Party

May 19, 2017

Critic Score

80

12 reviews

19. Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea Lice

Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea Lice

October 13, 2017

Critic Score

80

29 reviews

20. Feist - Pleasure

Feist - Pleasure

April 28, 2017

Critic Score

79

30 reviews

21. Michael Chapman - 50

Michael Chapman - 50

January 20, 2017

Critic Score

79

7 reviews

22. Kevin Morby - City Music

Kevin Morby - City Music

June 16, 2017

Critic Score

79

18 reviews

23. James Elkington - Wintres Woma

James Elkington - Wintres Woma

June 30, 2017

Critic Score

78

8 reviews

24. Angel Olsen - Phases

Angel Olsen - Phases

November 10, 2017

Critic Score

78

17 reviews

25. The Barr Brothers - Queens of the Breakers

The Barr Brothers - Queens of the Breakers

October 13, 2017

Critic Score

78

5 reviews

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