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Top Folk Bands of 1970s

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1	Fairport Convention	3.7518	Country, Folk, Interna.	06/1968	67	1.Liege & Lief 2.What We Did on Our Holidays 3.Full House 4.Unhalfbricking See all Fairport Convention album rankings
2	Simon & Garfunkel	3.6702	Pop, Classic Rock, Folk	10/1964	29	1.Bridge Over Troubled Water 2.Bookends 3.Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme 4.Old Friends See all Simon & Garfunkel album rankings
3	Strawbs	3.4011	Folk, Pop, Rock	02/1972	33	1.Hero & Heroine 2.Grave New World 3.Halcyon Days: The A&M Years 4.From the Witchwood See all Strawbs album rankings
4	Led Zeppelin	3.3603	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Interna.	01/1969	37	1.Led Zeppelin 2.How The West Was Won 3.Led Zeppelin IV 4.Houses Of The Holy See all Led Zeppelin album rankings
5	Modern Lovers	3.2648	Alt. Rock, Folk, Misc.	02/1977	7	1.The Modern Lovers 2.Modern Lovers 3.Live at the Long Branch and More 4.Rock N Roll With See all Modern Lovers album rankings
6	Bob Dylan	2.7127	Blues, Christian & Gospel, Classical	03/1962	108	1.Blonde on Blonde 2.Highway 61 Revisited 3.Blood on the Tracks 4.Bringing It All Back Home See all Bob Dylan album rankings
7	John Martyn	2.2705	Folk, Pop, Rock	02/1973	52	1.Bless The Weather 2.Sweet Little Mysteries: The Island Anthology 3.One World 4.Solid Air See all John Martyn album rankings
8	James Taylor	2.1894	Jazz, Pop, Rock	12/1968	40	1.Sweet Baby James 2.New Moon Shine 3.JT 4.James Taylor See all James Taylor album rankings
9	Syd Barrett	2.0581	Classic Rock, Folk, Pop	01/1970	13	1.The Madcap Laughs 2.Crazy Diamond 3.Barrett 4.Octopus: The Best of Syd Barrett See all Syd Barrett album rankings
10	Harry Nilsson	2.0447	Classic Rock, Folk, Pop	02/1970	33	1.Nilsson Schmilsson 2.Aerial Ballet 3.Nilsson Sings Newman 4.Pandemonium Shadow Show See all Harry Nilsson album rankings
11	Richard Thompson	2.0437	Folk, Pop, Rock	05/1976	33	1.Across A Crowded Room 2.Hand of Kindness 3.Mock Tudor 4.The Old Kit Bag See all Richard Thompson album rankings
12	Hazel Dickens	2.0223	Country, Folk, Interna.	05/1973	6	1.By the Sweat of My Brow 2.It's Hard to Tell the Singer From the Song 3.Hazel & Alice 4.Hard Hitting Songs For Hard Hit People See all Hazel Dickens album rankings
13	John Renbourn	2.0119	Folk, Pop, Rock	05/1971	33	1.A Maid in Bedlam 2.Sir John Alot of Merrie Englandes Musyk Thyng & ye Grene Knyghte 3.Traveler's Prayer 4.The Hermit See all John Renbourn album rankings
14	Janis Ian	1.8835	Pop, Rock, Folk	03/1975	26	1.Between the Lines 2.Society's Child: The Verve Recordings 3.Breaking Silence 4.The Bottom Line Encore Collection See all Janis Ian album rankings
15	Taj Mahal	1.8413	Blues, Pop, Country	04/1974	11	1.Taj Mahal 2.The Best Of Taj Mahal 3.The Natch'l Blues 4.Sugar Mama Blues See all Taj Mahal album rankings
16	Joan Armatrading	1.8019	Alt. Rock, Folk, Interna.	12/1969	30	1.Track Record 2.Joan Armatrading 3.Walk Under Ladders 4.Key See all Joan Armatrading album rankings
17	Terry Callier	1.7954	Folk, Jazz, Pop	03/1973	20	1.Essential: The Very Best of Terry Callier 2.First Light: Chicago 1969-1971 3.I Just Can't Help Myself 4.Occasional Rain See all Terry Callier album rankings
18	Phoebe Snow	1.7065	Folk, Pop, Rock	07/1974	11	1.It Looks Like Snow 2.Something Real 3.Very Best of Phoebe Snow 4.Natural Wonder See all Phoebe Snow album rankings
19	Odetta	1.6218	Blues, Folk, Pop	10/1959	26	1.The Essential Odetta 2.The Best of the Vanguard Years 3.Livin' with the Blues 4.At the Gate of Horn See all Odetta album rankings
20	Don Mclean	1.5950	Folk, Pop, Rock	10/1971	37	1.American Pie 2.Tapestry 3.Chain Lightning 4.Solo:live See all Don Mclean album rankings
21	Jonathan Richman	1.5804	Alt. Rock, Folk, Misc.	01/1977	29	1.Her Mystery Not of High Heels and Eye Shadow 2.Not So Much To Be Loved As To Love 3.I'm So Confused 4.Modern Lovers 88 See all Jonathan Richman album rankings
22	Van Dyke Parks	1.3793	Folk, Interna., Misc.	05/1976	6	1.Song Cycle 2.Tokyo Rose 3.Discover America 4.Jump! See all Van Dyke Parks album rankings
23	Van Morrison	1.3376	Alt. Rock, Blues, Broadway & Vocalists	11/1968	86	1.Astral Weeks 2.Moondance 3.Saint Dominic's Preview 4.Into The Music See all Van Morrison album rankings
24	Harry Chapin	1.2139	Folk, Pop, Rock	12/1969	22	1.Verities & Balderdash 2.Greatest Stories Live 3.Heads & Tales/Sniper & Other Love Songs 4.Introducing See all Harry Chapin album rankings
25	Tom Jones	0.9153	Alt. Rock, Broadway & Vocalists, Country	12/1968	143	1.Darlin' 2.Gold 3.Love Is on the Radio 4.Tender Loving Care See all Tom Jones album rankings
26	Laura Nyro	0.6465	Folk, Pop, Rock	03/1968	18	1.Angel in the Dark 2.New York Tendaberry 3.Eli and the Thirteenth Confession 4.Christmas and the Beads of Sweat See all Laura Nyro album rankings
27	Roy Harper	0.2425	Blues, Folk, Pop	05/1969	24	1.Stormcock 2.Hq 3.Valentine 4.Flat Baroque and Berserk See all Roy Harper album rankings

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