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Highest Rated Folk Albums of All Time
Decade
Source
Genre

1.

Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
June 18, 2020
Score
100
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Music
Spotify

2.

Cate Le Bon - Mug Museum
November 12, 2013
Score
95
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Gord Downie - Introduce Yerself
October 27, 2017
Score
90
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iTunes
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Spotify

4.

Chad VanGaalen - Shrink Dust
April 29, 2014
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Taylor Swift - folklore
July 24, 2020
Score
90
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Mazzy Star - Seasons of Your Day
September 24, 2013
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Bright Eyes - Down in the Weeds Where the World Once Was
August 21, 2020
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

José González - Vestiges & Claws
February 17, 2015
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Damien Jurado - Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son
January 21, 2014
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Laura Veirs - The Lookout
April 13, 2018
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

Great Lake Swimmers - New Wild Everywhere
April 3, 2012
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Spotify

12.

Stella Donnelly - Beware of the Dogs
March 8, 2019
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Taylor Swift - evermore
December 11, 2020
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Michael Rault - It’s A New Day Tonight
May 18, 2018
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
March 31, 2015
Score
89
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
February 7, 2012
Score
87
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

Jessica Pratt - On Your Own Love Again
January 27, 2015
Score
87
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

John K. Samson - Winter Wheat
October 21, 2016
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Bowerbirds - The Clearing
March 6, 2012
Score
85
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

Christian Lee Hutson - Beginners
May 29, 2020
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Cass McCombs - Tip of the Sphere
February 8, 2019
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Stornoway - Tales From Terra Firma
March 11, 2013
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

Feist - Pleasure
April 28, 2017
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Lucius - NUDES
March 2, 2018
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Lucy Rose - No Words Left
March 22, 2019
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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