The best folk rock 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. 2RumoursFleetwood Mac · 5 from 1 score
  3. 3IllinoisSufjan Stevens · 4.2 from 3 scores
  1. 4VeckatimestGrizzly Bear4.2 from 3 scores
  2. 5All Things Must PassGeorge Harrison4.5 from 1 score
  3. 6Bridge Over Troubled WaterSimon & Garfunkel4.5 from 1 score
  4. 7For Emma, Forever AgoBon Iver4 from 2 scores
  5. 8The ReminderFeist4 from 2 scores
  6. 9GueroBeck3.8 from 3 scores
  7. 10Figure 8Elliott Smith3.8 from 2 scores
  8. 11This Is All Yoursalt‐J3.3 from 3 scores
  9. 12BabelMumford & Sons3 from 2 scores
  10. 13An Awesome Wavealt‐J3 from 2 scores
  11. 14The LumineersThe Lumineers2.8 from 2 scores
  12. 15Sigh No MoreMumford & Sons2.3 from 3 scores