The best indie 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. 4In the Aeroplane Over the SeaNeutral Milk Hotel5 from 1 score
  2. 5IllinoisSufjan Stevens4.2 from 3 scores
  3. 6VeckatimestGrizzly Bear4.2 from 3 scores
  4. 7For Emma, Forever AgoBon Iver4 from 2 scores
  5. 8Figure 8Elliott Smith3.8 from 2 scores
  6. 9I’m Wide Awake, It’s MorningBright Eyes3 from 2 scores
  7. 10BabelMumford & Sons3 from 2 scores
  8. 11The LumineersThe Lumineers2.8 from 2 scores
  9. 12Sigh No MoreMumford & Sons2.3 from 3 scores