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Contemporary Folk
Critics' Highest Rated Contemporary Folk Albums of 2024
Katherine Priddy
The Pendulum Swing
80
critic score
(6)
Madi Diaz
Weird Faith
80
critic score
(12)
Kacey Musgraves
Deeper Well
79
critic score
(18)
Katy Kirby
Blue Raspberry
78
critic score
(15)
Tapir!
The Pilgrim, Their God & The King Of My Decrepit Mountain
74
critic score
(6)
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Critics' Highest Rated Contemporary Folk Albums of All Time
Joni Mitchell
Court and Spark
100
critic score
(5)
Joni Mitchell
Blue
100
critic score
(5)
Leonard Cohen
Songs of Leonard Cohen
100
critic score
(5)
Nick Drake
Five Leaves Left
99
critic score
(5)
Nick Drake
Pink Moon
96
critic score
(5)
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Users' Highest Rated Contemporary Folk Albums of 2024
Hannah Frances
Keeper Of The Shepherd
78
user score
(149)
Tapir!
The Pilgrim, Their God & The King Of My Decrepit Mountain
77
user score
(756)
Katy Kirby
Blue Raspberry
70
user score
(299)
glaive
a bit of a mad one
70
user score
(809)
Kacey Musgraves
Deeper Well
70
user score
(893)
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Users' Highest Rated Contemporary Folk Albums of All Time
The Microphones
The Glow, Pt. 2
92
user score
(5,663)
Sufjan Stevens
Illinois
91
user score
(4,863)
Joni Mitchell
Blue
90
user score
(2,321)
Joanna Newsom
Ys
90
user score
(1,961)
Nick Drake
Pink Moon
90
user score
(4,129)
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Recent Contemporary Folk Albums
Kacey Musgraves
Deeper Well
79
critic score
(18)
Andrea Von Kampen
Sister Moon
76
critic score
(1)
Sheherazaad
Qasr
100
critic score
(1)
Hannah Frances
Keeper Of The Shepherd
86
critic score
(4)
Suldusk
Anthesis
77
critic score
(4)
Abby Sage
The Rot
70
critic score
(1)
Indecent Insects
Snowman / The Blow
Amigo the Devil
Yours Until the War is Over
100
critic score
(1)
Little Kid
A Million Easy Payments
86
critic score
(1)
The Children's Hour
Going Home
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Critics' Top Contemporary Folk Artists
Joni Mitchell
Laura Marling
Aldous Harding
Neil Young
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
The Unthanks
Jessica Pratt
Alasdair Roberts
Marissa Nadler
The Tallest Man On Earth
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1940
3
1944
1
1950
3
1951
1
1953
2
1954
1
1956
4
1957
1
1958
4
1959
5
1960
1
1961
1
1962
4
1963
6
1964
8
1965
22
1966
21
1967
38
1968
38
1969
46
1970
52
1971
49
1972
29
1973
36
1974
29
1975
28
1976
27
1977
16
1978
17
1979
19
1980
17
1981
13
1982
22
1983
10
1984
11
1985
14
1986
19
1987
18
1988
17
1989
12
1990
18
1991
15
1992
18
1993
22
1994
43
1995
33
1996
32
1997
31
1998
37
1999
36
2000
42
2001
52
2002
54
2003
58
2004
74
2005
66
2006
75
2007
84
2008
103
2009
123
2010
116
2011
134
2012
112
2013
97
2014
131
2015
128
2016
133
2017
180
2018
185
2019
191
2020
255
2021
340
2022
254
2023
313
2024
52
4,303 releases
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