The best folk albums

Ranked by every score on sleeves, critics' and listeners'. An album with few scores is pulled toward the average until more come in, so one perfect score cannot top the list.

  1. 1Fleet FoxesFleet Foxes · 4.5 from 3 scores
  2. 2Carrie & LowellSufjan Stevens · 4.5 from 3 scores
  3. 3folkloreTaylor Swift · 4.5 from 2 scores
  1. 4Bridge Over Troubled WaterSimon & Garfunkel4.5 from 1 score
  2. 5For Emma, Forever AgoBon Iver4 from 2 scores
  3. 6The ReminderFeist4 from 2 scores
  4. 7Wincing the Night AwayThe Shins3.5 from 3 scores
  5. 8HalcyonEllie Goulding3.3 from 3 scores
  6. 925Adele3.3 from 3 scores
  7. 10BabelMumford & Sons3 from 2 scores
  8. 11The LumineersThe Lumineers2.8 from 2 scores
  9. 12Sigh No MoreMumford & Sons2.3 from 3 scores