Folkjokeopus
by Roy Harper

Album
Folkjokeopus by Roy Harper
Year: 1969
Overall rank: 14,533rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 38 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1969 (190th)
Award Top albums of of the 1960s (974th)
Award Best albums of all time (14,533rd)

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Roy Harper bestography

Folkjokeopus is ranked 5th best out of 26 albums by Roy Harper on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Roy Harper is Stormcock which is ranked number 2218 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 741.

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Folkjokeopus track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Sgt. Sunshine
Average Rating: 79 (6 votes)Comments: View 0
2.
She's The One
Average Rating: 80 (9 votes)Comments: View 1
3.
In The Time Of Water
Average Rating: 78 (6 votes)Comments: View 0
4.
Composer Of Life
Average Rating: 77 (6 votes)Comments: View 0
5.
One For All
Average Rating: 77 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
Exercising Some Control
Average Rating: 79 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
McGoohan's Blues
Average Rating: 80 (7 votes)Comments: View 1
8.
Manana
Average Rating: 78 (7 votes)Comments: View 0

Folkjokeopus rankings

Folkjokeopus rankings summary
Overall rank: 14,533rd | 1960s rank: 974th | 1969 rank: 190th  Overall chart history
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73/100 (from 38 votes)
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 !		02/11/2026 22:19 Pluto11  Ratings distribution  12,30172/100
 
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 !		12/30/2023 15:52 LosWochos  Ratings distribution  47,54575/100
 
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 !		03/09/2023 15:03 Jboy56  Ratings distribution  4,26878/100

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Folkjokeopus comments

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90/100
From 01/28/2015 09:16 | #132805
Such a great, interesting, varied album. 'She's the one' itself is worth the buy. Honestly, that song gets me every time! - Must be one of the greatest songs ever written.
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From 06/23/2015 12:42 | #144428
A brilliant album - his best. Humour, political satire and Patrick Mcgoohan makes this a classic.
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From 03/09/2023 15:05 | #294851
One of the men who got hats off from Jimmy Page. Interesting balladry, the lyrics,,
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Best Albums of  1969
1. Abbey Road by The Beatles
2. In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) by King Crimson
3. Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
4. Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones
5. Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
6. The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground
7. Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake
8. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
9. In A Silent Way by Miles Davis
10. Hot Rats by Frank Zappa