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The Best Folk Albums of 2021 by User Score

Decade
Genre
Min. Ratings
2020s
2020
2021

1.

Clairo - Sling
July 16th, 2021
USER SCORE
76
864 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

2.

Arooj Aftab - Vulture Prince
April 23rd, 2021
USER SCORE
76
172 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Lord Huron - Long Lost
May 21st, 2021
USER SCORE
74
223 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

The Mountain Goats - Dark in Here
June 25th, 2021
USER SCORE
73
108 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Wardruna - Kvitravn
January 22nd, 2021
USER SCORE
73
197 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Yasmin Williams - Urban Driftwood
January 29th, 2021
USER SCORE
72
83 reviews
Amazon

7.

Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi - They're Calling Me Home
April 9th, 2021
USER SCORE
72
84 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

Squirrel Flower - Planet (i)
June 25th, 2021
USER SCORE
72
60 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Cory Hanson - Pale Horse Rider
April 16th, 2021
USER SCORE
72
80 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Typhoon - Sympathetic Magic
January 22nd, 2021
USER SCORE
72
69 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

Julien Baker - Little Oblivions
February 26th, 2021
USER SCORE
72
828 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

Birdy - Young Heart
April 30th, 2021
USER SCORE
71
153 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Katy Kirby - Cool Dry Place
February 19th, 2021
USER SCORE
71
236 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

The Staves - Good Woman
February 5th, 2021
USER SCORE
71
233 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Kings of Convenience - Peace Or Love
June 18th, 2021
USER SCORE
71
131 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Indigo Sparke - echo
February 19th, 2021
USER SCORE
70
129 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

Lael Neale - Acquainted with Night
February 19th, 2021
USER SCORE
70
106 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Ben Howard - Collections From The Whiteout
March 26th, 2021
USER SCORE
70
128 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks Of God
April 30th, 2021
USER SCORE
70
200 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Matt Sweeney - Superwolves
April 30th, 2021
USER SCORE
70
53 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

The Antlers - Green To Gold
March 26th, 2021
USER SCORE
69
205 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

James Yorkston And The Second Hand Orchestra - The Wide, Wide River
January 22nd, 2021
USER SCORE
69
92 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

Buck Meek - Two Saviors
January 15th, 2021
USER SCORE
68
144 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Graeme James - The Weight of Many Winters
January 1st, 2021
USER SCORE
68
64 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Flyte - This Is Really Going To Hurt
April 9th, 2021
USER SCORE
68
90 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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