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1	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
2	Kingston Trio	3.5015	Folk, Pop, Country	08/1988	56	1.Capitol Collectors Series 2.The Guard Years 3.Stay Awhile 4.Original See all Kingston Trio album rankings
3	Byrds	3.4560	Classic Rock, Misc., Pop	06/1965	44	1.Younger Than Yesterday 2.Mr. Tambourine Man 3.Fifth Dimension 4.Turn! Turn! Turn! See all Byrds album rankings
4	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
5	Steeleye Span	3.2099	Folk, Interna., Rock	06/1989	40	1.Below the Salt 2.Rocket Cottage 3.Original Masters 4.Hark! The Village Wait See all Steeleye Span album rankings
6	Chieftains	3.2009	Folk, Interna., Pop	12/1969	50	1.The Bells of Dublin 2.The Chieftains 4 3.Tears Of Stone 4.Year of the French See all Chieftains album rankings
7	Bothy Band	3.0653	Folk, Interna., Pop	05/1989	7	1.Old Hag You Have Killed Me 2.The Best of the Bothy Band 3.1975: The First Album 4.Live in Concert See all Bothy Band album rankings
8	Shawn Colvin	2.9912	Alt. Rock, Folk, Pop	10/1989	11	1.A Few Small Repairs 2.Live '88 3.Fat City 4.Steady On See all Shawn Colvin album rankings
9	Billy Bragg	2.9854	Alt. Rock, Folk, Pop	07/1987	18	1.Talking With The Taxman About Poetry 2.Don't Try This at Home 3.Back to Basics 4.Workers Playtime See all Billy Bragg album rankings
10	Muzsikas	2.9721	Folk, Interna., Pop	08/1989	4	1.The Prisoner's Song 2.Maramaros: The Lost Jewish Music of Transylvania 3.Blues for Transylvania 4.Ketto: Hungarian Folk Music See all Muzsikas album rankings
11	Toumani Diabate	2.9493	Folk, Interna., Pop	07/1989	4	1.Djelika 2.New Ancient Strings 3.Kaira 4.The Mande Variations See all Toumani Diabate album rankings
12	Ofra Haza	2.9089	Interna., Pop, Rock	11/1988	15	1.Shaday 2.Desert Wind 3.Fifty Gates of Wisdom: Yemenite Songs 4.Kirya See all Ofra Haza album rankings
13	Tracy Chapman	2.8787	Pop, Rock, Alt. Rock	04/1988	12	1.Tracy Chapman 2.Where You Live 3.Let It Rain 4.Crossroads See all Tracy Chapman album rankings
14	Harry Belafonte	2.8372	Folk, Interna., Opera & Vocal Music	10/1959	55	1.Belafonte at Carnegie Hall 2.Calypso 3.Jump Up Calypso 4.Harry Belafonte Christmas See all Harry Belafonte album rankings
15	James Mcmurtry	2.8110	Country, Misc., Pop	08/1989	10	1.Too Long in the Wasteland 2.Just Us Kids 3.Childish Things 4.It Had to Happen See all James Mcmurtry album rankings
16	Suzanne Vega	2.7948	Alt. Rock, Opera & Vocal Music, Pop	05/1985	16	1.Solitude Standing 2.Songs in Red and Gray 3.Days of Open Hand 4.Suzanne Vega See all Suzanne Vega album rankings
17	Pogues	2.7707	Alt. Rock, Folk, Interna.	07/1989	20	1.If I Should Fall From Grace With God 2.Peace & Love 3.Essential Pogues 4.Rum Sodomy & The Lash See all Pogues album rankings
18	Nylons	2.7563	Pop, Broadway & Vocalists, Folk	02/1989	19	1.The Best of the Nylons 2.Happy Together 3.Run For Cover 4.Seamless See all Nylons album rankings
19	Bob Dylan	2.7271	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
20	Michelle Shocked	2.6807	Alt. Rock, Folk, Pop	01/1986	14	1.Short Sharp Shocked 2.Mercury Poise: 1988-1995 3.Arkansas Traveler 4.Kind Hearted Woman See all Michelle Shocked album rankings
21	John Wesley Harding	2.6787	Alt. Rock, Folk, Pop	07/1989	18	1.It Happened One Night 2.Here Comes the Groom 3.Why We Fight 4.The Name Above the Title See all John Wesley Harding album rankings
22	Chenille Sisters	2.6667	Children's, Folk, Pop	12/1988	11	1.1-2-3 for Kids 2.Room to Breathe 3.In the Christmas Spirit 4.Teaching Hippopotami to Fly See all Chenille Sisters album rankings
23	Woody Guthrie	2.6193	Folk, Misc., Pop	06/1989	48	1.Songs to Grow on for Mother and Child 2.This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1 3.Hard Travelin': The Asch Recordings, Vol. 3 4.Library of Congress Recordings, Vols. 1-3 See all Woody Guthrie album rankings
24	Pentangle	2.6037	Folk, Interna., Pop	08/1989	20	1.Early Classics 2.Sweet Child 3.A Maid That's Deep in Love 4.Cruel Sister See all Pentangle album rankings
25	Strength In Numbers	2.5271	Country, Folk, Jazz	05/1989	2	1.The Telluride Sessions 2.Veil See all Strength In Numbers album rankings
26	Bruce Springsteen	2.5228	Classic Rock, Misc., Pop	01/1973	57	1.Born in the U.S.A. 2.Born to Run 3.The River 4.Nebraska See all Bruce Springsteen album rankings
27	Limeliters	2.5132	Folk, Opera & Vocal Music, Pop	05/1989	10	1.Tonight: In Person 2.Our Men in San Francisco/London Concert 3.The Complete RCA Singles Collection 4.The Limeliters See all Limeliters album rankings
28	Moondog	2.4967	Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Dance & DJ	07/1989	6	1.Moondog 2.Sax Pax for a Sax 3.German Years 4.Pastoral Suite/Surf Session See all Moondog album rankings
29	Leadbelly	2.3677	Blues, Children's, Country	11/1988	68	1.King of the 12-String Guitar 2.Midnight Special 3.Gwine Dig a Hole to Put the Devil In 4.Where Did You Sleep Last Night: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 1 See all Leadbelly album rankings
30	Roches	2.3519	Children's, Folk, Pop	12/1969	11	1.A Dove 2.The Roches 3.Nurds 4.Keep On Doing See all Roches album rankings
31	Dave Van Ronk	2.3393	Folk, Pop, Children's	11/1989	13	1.Sunday Street 2.Live At Sir George Williams University 3.Sweet & Lowdown 4.From...Another Time & Place See all Dave Van Ronk album rankings
32	Eric Andersen	2.3146	Blues, Country, Folk	07/1989	10	1.Blue River 2.Stages: The Lost Album 3.Best Of Eric Andersen 4.'Bout Changes & Things See all Eric Andersen album rankings
33	Leonard Cohen	2.2666	Country, Folk, Pop	04/1988	23	1.I'm Your Man 2.Songs of Love and Hate 3.New Skin for the Old Ceremony 4.The Songs of Leonard Cohen See all Leonard Cohen album rankings
34	Katy Moffatt	2.2632	Country, Folk, Misc.	05/1989	9	1.Angel Town 2.The Evangeline Hotel 3.Loose Diamond 4.Walkin' on the Moon See all Katy Moffatt album rankings
35	Weavers	2.2622	Folk, Misc., Pop	04/1957	23	1.The Weavers at Carnegie Hall 2.The Best of the Decca Years 3.Goodnight Irene: The Weavers, 1949-1953 4.Best of the Vanguard Years See all Weavers album rankings
36	Clannad	2.2606	Folk, Interna., New Age	09/1988	33	1.Rogha: The Best of Clannad 2.Pastpresent 3.Fuaim 4.Macalla See all Clannad album rankings
37	Doc Watson	2.2528	Country, Folk, Pop	05/1989	30	1.Doc Watson 2.The Essential Doc Watson 3.Tennessee Stud 4.Then & Now/two Days In November See all Doc Watson album rankings
38	Taj Mahal	2.2393	Blues, Folk, Pop	09/1988	30	1.Dancing the Blues 2.In Progress & In Motion: 1965-1998 3.Like Never Before 4.Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band in St Lucia See all Taj Mahal album rankings
39	Tannahill Weavers	2.2233	Folk, Interna., Pop	06/1989	12	1.Best of 1979-1989 2.Capernaum 3.Cullen Bay 4.Land of Light See all Tannahill Weavers album rankings
40	Robyn Hitchcock	2.2219	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Folk	03/1985	31	1.I Often Dream of Trains 2.Eye 3.Globe of Frogs 4.Queen Elvis See all Robyn Hitchcock album rankings
41	Miriam Makeba	2.2133	Interna., Pop, Folk	01/1989	18	1.Africa 2.Sangoma 3.The Best of Miriam Makeba and the Skylarks 4.Live 1966 See all Miriam Makeba album rankings
42	Pete Seeger	2.2036	Children's, Folk, Pop	04/1963	44	1.Abiyoyo 2.Family Concert 3.A Link in the Chain 4.American Industrial Ballads See all Pete Seeger album rankings
43	Planxty	2.1951	Folk, Interna., Pop	04/1989	6	1.Planxty 2.The Well Below The Valley 3.The Planxty Collection 4.Words & Music See all Planxty album rankings
44	Hugh Moffatt	2.1926	Country, Folk, Pop	03/1989	5	1.Loving You 2.Troubadour 3.Live and Alone 4.The Life of a Minor Poet See all Hugh Moffatt album rankings
45	Patrick Ball	2.1848	Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Dance & DJ	01/1983	9	1.Finnegans Wake 2.Celtic Harp 4: O'carolan's Dream 3.Celtic Harp: Fiona 4.Storyteller See all Patrick Ball album rankings
46	John Prine	2.1785	Country, Folk, Pop	06/1989	20	1.John Prine 2.Great Days: The John Prine Anthology 3.Sweet Revenge 4.Bruised Orange See all John Prine album rankings
47	Laurie Lewis	2.1672	Country, Folk, Pop	06/1989	9	1.Seeing Things 2.True Stories 3.Earth & Sky: Songs of Laurie Lewis