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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	Kentucky Colonels	3.3544	Country, Pop, Folk	12/1991	5	1.Long Journey Home 2.Appalachian Swing 3.Livin' In The Past: Legendary Live Recordings 4.Kentucky Colonels See all Kentucky Colonels album rankings
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	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
25	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
26	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
27	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
28	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
29	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
30	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
31	Grant Mclennan	2.9780	Alt. Rock, Folk, Pop	02/1995	2	1.Horsebreaker Star 2.In Your Bright Ray See all Grant Mclennan album rankings
32	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
33	Serendipity Singers	2.9703	Folk, Pop, Rock	03/1998	2	1.Don't Let The Rain Come Down: The Best of the Serendipity Singers 2.Serendipity Singers/Many Sides of the Serendipity Singers See all Serendipity Singers album rankings
34	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
35	Toumani Diabate	2.9494	Folk, Interna., Pop	07/1989	4	1.Djelika 2.New Ancient Strings 3.Kaira 4.The Mande Variations See all Toumani Diabate album rankings
36	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
37	Cumberland Three	2.9425	Country, Folk, Pop	02/1991	2	1.Folk Scene, U.S.A. 2.Songs of the Civil War See all Cumberland Three album rankings
38	Pozo-seco Singers	2.9419	Broadway & Vocalists, Folk, Pop	04/1998	1	1.Time/I Can Make It with You See all Pozo-seco Singers album rankings
39	Springfields	2.9419	Folk, Pop	12/1998	1	1.The Very Best of the Springfields See all Springfields album rankings
40	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
41	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
42	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
43	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
44	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
45	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
46	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
47	Iris Dement	2.8428	Country, Folk, Pop	05/1993	4	1.Infamous Angel 2.My Life 3.The Way I Should 4.Lifeline See all Iris Dement album rankings
48	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 Chr