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Highest Rated Folk Albums of 2018
Decade
2010s
All Time
2020s
2010s
Source
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Genre
Folk
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Alternative R&B
Alternative Rock
Art Pop
Contemporary Folk
Dance
Electronic
Electropop
Folk
Garage Rock
Hip Hop
Indie Folk
Indie Pop
Indie Rock
Neo-Psychedelia
Pop
Post-Punk
Psychedelia
Psychedelic Rock
Punk
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Synthpop
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2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
1
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Laura Veirs - The Lookout
April 13, 2018
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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2
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Michael Rault - It’s A New Day Tonight
May 18, 2018
Power Pop
,
Folk Rock
Score
90
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3
.
Marlon Williams - Make Way for Love
February 16, 2018
Chamber Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
85
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4
.
Lucius - NUDES
March 2, 2018
Folk Pop
Score
85
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5
.
Jonathan Wilson - Rare Birds
March 2, 2018
Psychedelic Rock
,
Folk Rock
Score
80
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6
.
Anna St. Louis - If Only There Was a River
October 12, 2018
Chamber Folk
Score
80
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7
.
Richard Reed Parry - Quiet River of Dust Vol 1
September 21, 2018
Indie Folk
,
Chamber Folk
Score
80
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8
.
Mutual Benefit - Thunder Follows the Light
September 21, 2018
Indie Folk
Score
80
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9
.
Amber Arcades - European Heartbreak
September 28, 2018
Indie Folk
,
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
80
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10
.
LUMP - LUMP
June 1, 2018
Indie Folk
,
Folktronica
,
Art Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Ambient Pop
Score
80
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11
.
Jess Williamson - Cosmic Wink
May 11, 2018
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Americana
Score
80
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Spotify
12
.
Damien Jurado - The Horizon Just Laughed
May 4, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
13
.
Luluc - Sculptor
July 13, 2018
Indie Folk
Score
75
Source →
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Spotify
14
.
The Low Anthem - The Salt Doll Went to Measure the Depths of the Sea
February 23, 2018
Indie Folk
Score
75
Source →
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Music
Spotify
15
.
Tony Molina - Kill the Lights
July 27, 2018
Indie Rock
,
Folk Rock
,
Folk Pop
Score
75
Source →
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Music
Spotify
16
.
A Hawk and a Hacksaw - Forest Bathing
April 13, 2018
Folk
Score
75
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Music
Spotify
17
.
Aisha Burns - Argonauta
May 25, 2018
Folk
Score
70
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Music
Spotify
18
.
Tomberlin - At Weddings
August 10, 2018
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Marissa Nadler - For My Crimes
September 28, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Paul Weller - True Meanings
September 14, 2018
Folk Rock
,
Rock
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Kurt Vile - Bottle It In
October 12, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Will Oldham - Songs of Love and Horror
October 19, 2018
Folk
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Daniel Romano - Finally Free
November 30, 2018
Psychedelic Pop
,
Psychedelic Folk
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Myrkur - Juniper
December 7, 2018
Dark Folk
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
25
.
Mount Eerie - Now Only
March 16, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Score
65
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Music
Spotify
NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2018.
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