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| 1 |
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Simon & Garfunkel |
3.6702
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Pop, Classic Rock, Folk | 10/1964 | 29 |
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| 2 |
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Kingston Trio |
3.5015
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Folk, Pop, Country | 08/1988 | 56 |
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| 3 |
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Byrds |
3.4560
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Classic Rock, Misc., Pop | 06/1965 | 44 |
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| 4 |
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Modern Lovers |
3.2648
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Alt. Rock, Folk, Misc. | 02/1977 | 7 |
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| 5 |
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Steeleye Span |
3.2099
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Folk, Interna., Rock | 06/1989 | 40 |
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| 6 |
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Chieftains |
3.2009
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Folk, Interna., Pop | 12/1969 | 50 |
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| 7 |
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Bothy Band |
3.0653
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Folk, Interna., Pop | 05/1989 | 7 |
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| 8 |
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Shawn Colvin |
2.9912
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Alt. Rock, Folk, Pop | 10/1989 | 11 |
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| 9 |
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Billy Bragg |
2.9854
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Alt. Rock, Folk, Pop | 07/1987 | 18 |
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| 10 |
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Muzsikas |
2.9721
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Folk, Interna., Pop | 08/1989 | 4 |
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| 11 |
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Toumani Diabate |
2.9493
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Folk, Interna., Pop | 07/1989 | 4 |
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| 12 |
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Ofra Haza |
2.9089
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Interna., Pop, Rock | 11/1988 | 15 |
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| 13 |
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Tracy Chapman |
2.8787
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Pop, Rock, Alt. Rock | 04/1988 | 12 |
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| 14 |
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Harry Belafonte |
2.8372
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Folk, Interna., Opera & Vocal Music | 10/1959 | 55 |
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| 15 |
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James Mcmurtry |
2.8110
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Country, Misc., Pop | 08/1989 | 10 |
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| 16 |
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Suzanne Vega |
2.7948
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Alt. Rock, Opera & Vocal Music, Pop | 05/1985 | 16 |
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| 17 |
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Pogues |
2.7707
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Alt. Rock, Folk, Interna. | 07/1989 | 20 |
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| 18 |
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Nylons |
2.7563
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Pop, Broadway & Vocalists, Folk | 02/1989 | 19 |
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| 19 |
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Bob Dylan |
2.7271
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Blues, Christian & Gospel, Classical | 03/1962 | 108 |
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| 20 |
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Michelle Shocked |
2.6807
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Alt. Rock, Folk, Pop | 01/1986 | 14 |
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| 21 |
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John Wesley Harding |
2.6787
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Alt. Rock, Folk, Pop | 07/1989 | 18 |
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| 22 |
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Chenille Sisters |
2.6667
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Children's, Folk, Pop | 12/1988 | 11 |
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| 23 |
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Woody Guthrie |
2.6193
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Folk, Misc., Pop | 06/1989 | 48 |
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| 24 |
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Pentangle |
2.6037
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Folk, Interna., Pop | 08/1989 | 20 |
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| 25 |
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Strength In Numbers |
2.5271
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Country, Folk, Jazz | 05/1989 | 2 |
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| 26 |
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Bruce Springsteen |
2.5228
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Classic Rock, Misc., Pop | 01/1973 | 57 |
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| 27 |
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Limeliters |
2.5132
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Folk, Opera & Vocal Music, Pop | 05/1989 | 10 |
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| 28 |
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Moondog |
2.4967
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Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Dance & DJ | 07/1989 | 6 |
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| 29 |
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Leadbelly |
2.3677
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Blues, Children's, Country | 11/1988 | 68 |
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| 30 |
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Roches |
2.3519
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Children's, Folk, Pop | 12/1969 | 11 |
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| 31 |
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Dave Van Ronk |
2.3393
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Folk, Pop, Children's | 11/1989 | 13 |
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| 32 |
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Eric Andersen |
2.3146
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Blues, Country, Folk | 07/1989 | 10 |
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| 33 |
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Leonard Cohen |
2.2666
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Country, Folk, Pop | 04/1988 | 23 |
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| 34 |
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Katy Moffatt |
2.2632
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Country, Folk, Misc. | 05/1989 | 9 |
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| 35 |
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Weavers |
2.2622
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Folk, Misc., Pop | 04/1957 | 23 |
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| 36 |
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Clannad |
2.2606
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Folk, Interna., New Age | 09/1988 | 33 |
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| 37 |
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Doc Watson |
2.2528
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Country, Folk, Pop | 05/1989 | 30 |
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| 38 |
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Taj Mahal |
2.2393
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Blues, Folk, Pop | 09/1988 | 30 |
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| 39 |
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Tannahill Weavers |
2.2233
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Folk, Interna., Pop | 06/1989 | 12 |
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| 40 |
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Robyn Hitchcock |
2.2219
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Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Folk | 03/1985 | 31 |
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| 41 |
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Miriam Makeba |
2.2133
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Interna., Pop, Folk | 01/1989 | 18 |
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| 42 |
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Pete Seeger |
2.2036
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Children's, Folk, Pop | 04/1963 | 44 |
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| 43 |
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Planxty |
2.1951
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Folk, Interna., Pop | 04/1989 | 6 |
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| 44 |
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Hugh Moffatt |
2.1926
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Country, Folk, Pop | 03/1989 | 5 |
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| 45 |
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Patrick Ball |
2.1848
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Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Dance & DJ | 01/1983 | 9 |
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| 46 |
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John Prine |
2.1785
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Country, Folk, Pop | 06/1989 | 20 |
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| 47 |
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Laurie Lewis |
2.1672
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Country, Folk, Pop | 06/1989 | 9 |
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