Joanna Newsom 
The best album credited to Joanna Newsom is Ys which is ranked number 180 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 9,712.
Joanna Newsom is ranked number 123 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 19,978.
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Joanna Newsom best albums
The following albums by Joanna Newsom are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
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This may not be a complete discography for Joanna Newsom.This listing only shows those albums by this artist that appear in at least one chart on this site. If an album is 'missing' that you think deserves to be here, you can include it in your own chart from the My Charts page!
Joanna Newsom bestography composition
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Joanna Newsom best tracks
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90/100  | 06/04/2022 00:14 | Thearei30ee | | 91/100 |
100/100 | 01/17/2022 16:47 | MoonageDaydream | | 85/100 |
95/100 | 10/25/2021 14:26 |  sszwalbenest | | 82/100 |
100/100 | 07/11/2021 00:45 | MarcVeni | | 100/100 |
15/100 | 07/04/2021 00:13 |  zwiebel | | 57/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 2% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 80.8/100, a mean average of 79.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.3/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 23.3.
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A great singer-songwriter
Onater 04/15/2019 20:17
Easily my favourite musician of all time. Nobody even comes close. Absolutely genius both musically and lyrically. She's incapable of writing a bad song, the only artist I can think of where I consider literally every one of her albums perfect. People so often get caught up in the superficial aspects of her music like her voice or how she plays harp or her vocabulary and don't even attempt to engage with the actual artistry beneath it.
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indieshins 03/14/2018 02:35
I remember putting Ys on for the first time, and hearing Emily, and being absolutely blown away. This utterly unique voice, speaking out of this unique atmosphere, the intricate arrangements were so utterly compelling that I knew I had to hear all her work. Definitely one of the most interesting and ambitious artists working today. I've honestly never seen the problem with her voice, but I'm not going to question anyone who doesn't like it. It's your opinion. No need to be rude though...
bobbyb5 04/27/2017 10:59
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Along with Sufjan Stevens and Nick Drake she's perhaps the most emotional voice in the history of folk music. It's true that Divers is her most accessible record so far but if you want to really get into Joanna's discography it's best to start with her most raw album (TMEM) and explore her discography chronologically.
Tamthebam 01/11/2016 19:45
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I would marry her but Andy Samberg already beat me to it :(
MCOTho 07/03/2013 03:34
Incredibly talented singer/songwriter, harpsichordist, and pianist. And the lyrics...
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