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1	Fairport Convention	3.7512	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	3.6703	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	Kingston Trio	3.5015	Children's, Country, Folk	08/1988	56	1.Capitol Collectors Series 2.The Guard Years 3.Stay Awhile 4.Original See all Kingston Trio album rankings
4	Cat Power	3.4992	Alt. Rock, Folk, Pop	10/1995	9	1.You Are Free 2.The Greatest 3.Moon Pix 4.Greatest See all Cat Power album rankings
5	Ani Difranco	3.4907	Alt. Rock, Folk, Misc.	07/1994	25	1.Not a Pretty Girl 2.Living in Clip 3.To The Teeth 4.Out of Range See all Ani Difranco album rankings
6	Rufus Wainwright	3.4558	Alt. Rock, Folk, Pop	05/1998	7	1.Poses 2.Rufus Wainwright 3.Want Two 4.Want One See all Rufus Wainwright album rankings
7	Byrds	3.4556	Classic Rock, Folk, Misc.	06/1965	44	1.Younger Than Yesterday 2.Mr. Tambourine Man 3.Fifth Dimension 4.Turn! Turn! Turn! See all Byrds album rankings
8	Neko Case	3.4291	Alt. Rock, Country, Misc.	07/1997	5	1.Fox Confessor Brings the Flood 2.Blacklisted 3.The Tigers Have Spoken 4.The Virginian See all Neko Case album rankings
9	Strawbs	3.4006	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
10	Led Zeppelin	3.3602	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
11	Gillian Welch	3.2853	Alt. Rock, Country, Folk	04/1996	4	1.Revival 2.Soul Journey 3.Time 4.Hell Among the Yearlings See all Gillian Welch album rankings
12	Elliott Smith	3.2788	Alt. Rock, Folk, Pop	07/1995	10	1.From a Basement on the Hill 2.Either/Or 3.Elliott Smith 4.New Moon See all Elliott Smith album rankings
13	Modern Lovers	3.2649	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
14	Steeleye Span	3.2097	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
15	Chieftains	3.2007	Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Country	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
16	Journeymen	3.1926	Folk, Pop, Interna.	05/1992	6	1.Capitol Collectors Series 2.The Very Best of the Journeymen 3.Keep Walkin 4.The Journeymen See all Journeymen album rankings
17	Victoria Williams	3.1909	Alt. Rock, Country, Folk	12/1993	7	1.Loose 2.Swing the Statue! 3.Sings Some Ol' Songs 4.Musings of a Creek Dipper See all Victoria Williams album rankings
18	Super Furry Animals	3.1815	Folk, Interna., Pop	10/1996	14	1.Radiator 2.Phantom Power 3.Rings Around the World 4.Mwng See all Super Furry Animals album rankings
19	Battlefield Band	3.0587	Folk, Interna., Pop	07/1991	23	1.Rain, Hail or Shine 2.Home Is Where the Van Is 3.Opening Moves 4.After Hours See all Battlefield Band album rankings
20	Wolfe Tones	3.0342	Folk, Interna., Pop	05/1991	12	1.25th Anniversary 2.A Sense of Freedom 3.Profile 4.Spirit of the Nation See all Wolfe Tones album rankings
21	Ryan Adams	3.0326	Alt. Rock, Country, Pop	09/2000	13	1.Easy Tiger 2.Gold 3.Heartbreaker 4.29 See all Ryan Adams album rankings
22	Loreena Mckennitt	3.0119	Folk, Interna., Misc.	04/1992	14	1.The Book of Secrets 2.Live in Paris & Toronto 3.The Mask & Mirror 4.The Visit See all Loreena Mckennitt album rankings
23	Freedy Johnston	3.0018	Alt. Rock, Country, Folk	04/1992	10	1.Can You Fly 2.This Perfect World 3.Trouble Tree 4.Blue Days Black Nights See all Freedy Johnston album rankings
24	Albion Band	3.0017	Folk, Interna., Pop	03/1996	18	1.Songs from the Shows 2.BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert 3.Along the Pilgrim's Way 4.Albion Sunrise Anthology See all Albion Band album rankings
25	Shawn Colvin	2.9910	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
26	Billy Bragg	2.9848	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
27	Amazing Blondel	2.9843	Folk, Pop, Rock	04/1995	10	1.England 2.Evensong/fantasia Lindum 3.Going Where the Music Takes Me 4.A Foreign Field That Is Forever England See all Amazing Blondel album rankings
28	Mary Coughlan	2.9789	Alt. Rock, Folk, New Age	01/1995	9	1.Under The Influence 2.After the Fall 3.Love Me or Leave Me: Best of Mary Coughlan 4.Tired & Emotional See all Mary Coughlan album rankings
29	Caravan	2.9626	Classical, Interna., Pop	02/1994	41	1.In the Land of Grey & Pink 2.Canterbury Tales: The Best of Caravan 3.For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night 4.Caravan See all Caravan album rankings
30	Dar Williams	2.9485	Folk, Pop, Alt. Rock	02/1995	11	1.End of the Summer 2.The Green World 3.Mortal City 4.The Beauty of the Rain See all Dar Williams album rankings
31	Jann Arden	2.9348	Alt. Rock, Folk, Pop	02/1995	10	1.Living Under June 2.Live With Vancouver Symphony 3.Love Is the Only Soldier 4.Jann Arden See all Jann Arden album rankings
32	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
33	Richard Buckner	2.9076	Alt. Rock, Country, Folk	03/1997	9	1.Since 2.Meadow 3.Devotion + Doubt 4.Dents and Shells See all Richard Buckner album rankings
34	Natalie Macmaster	2.8970	Interna., Pop, Folk	03/1997	8	1.No Boundaries 2.In My Hands 3.Fit as a Fiddle 4.Yours Truly See all Natalie Macmaster album rankings
35	Keren Ann	2.8841	Alt. Rock, Folk, Pop	02/2002	6	1.Keren Ann 2.Nolita 3.Not Going Anywhere 4.La Disparition See all Keren Ann album rankings
36	Tracy Chapman	2.8786	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
37	Beth Orton	2.8710	Alt. Rock, Dance & DJ, Folk	04/1997	8	1.Comfort of Strangers 2.Trailer Park 3.Central Reservation 4.Daybreaker See all Beth Orton album rankings
38	Harry Belafonte	2.8371	Broadway & Vocalists, Christian & Gospel, Folk	10/1959	55	1.Belafonte at Carnegie Hall 2.Calypso 3.Jump Up Calypso 4.Harry Belafonte Christmas See all Harry Belafonte album rankings
39	Magical Strings	2.8348	Folk, Interna., New Age	06/1990	8	1.Crossing to Skellig 2.Above the Tower 3.Where Dragons Dance 4.Islands Calling See all Magical Strings album rankings
40	James Mcmurtry	2.8107	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
41	Suzanne Vega	2.7944	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
42	Waterboys	2.7864	Alt. Rock, Dance & DJ, Folk	09/1989	27	1.Fisherman's Blues 2.This Is the Sea 3.The Best of the Waterboys: 1981-1990 4.Dream Harder See all Waterboys album rankings
43	Robbie Fulks	2.7806	Alt. Rock, Country, Folk	07/1996	8	1.Country Love Songs 2.Georgia Hard 3.Revenge! 4.Couples in Trouble See all Robbie Fulks album rankings
44	Pogues	2.7705	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
45	Jeff Buckley	2.7684	Alt. Rock, Folk, Pop	11/1993	14	1.Grace 2.So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley 3.Mystery White Boy 4.Live at La Olympia See all Jeff Buckley album rankings
46	Budgie	2.7665	Folk, Hard Rock & Metal, Interna.	07/1991	25	1.Budgie 2.Squawk 3.An Ecstasy of Fumbling: The Definitive Anthology 4.Never Turn Your Back on a Friend See all Budgie album rankings
47	Brothers Four	2.7635	Folk, Pop, Country	05/1996	14