Normlore
by 
Norman Bates 
100 indispensable folk albums by my book. Not comprehensive. Order vaguely arranged, 5-star LPs first. Genre boundaries debatable. One album per artist + further listening. V/A comps excluded (see my V/A chart for sound advice on the matter). Recs, advice, angry criticisms, insults, all welcome. Love you.
- Chart updated: 02/08/2017 23:15
- (Created: 05/29/2013 16:42).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Or We Shall Overcome: the Complete Carnegie Hall Concert
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On par with Bringing It All Back Home
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Year of Release:
1964
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1,927
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Or Birthday Blues
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Year of Release:
1965
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740
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Or Tim Hardin 1.
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Or Starsailor or Happy Sad.
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Year of Release:
1967
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1,985
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Or Desertshore.
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Year of Release:
1967
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2,704
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Or Green Rocky Road
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1969
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520
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Normlore composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 33 | 33% | |
| 1970s | 29 | 29% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Will Oldham | 2 | 2% | |
| Pearls Before Swine | 1 | 1% | |
| Tall Firs | 1 | 1% | |
| Spirogyra | 1 | 1% | |
| Tim Buckley | 1 | 1% | |
| Dando Shaft | 1 | 1% | |
| Dave Bixby | 1 | 1% | |
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55 | 55% | |
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31 | 31% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Normlore chart changes
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| Up 6 from 75th to 69thThe Guitar Player by Davy Graham |
| Up 6 from 74th to 68thSatisfied Mind by The Walkabouts |
| Up 6 from 73rd to 67thGive Me Take You by Duncan Browne |
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| ! | 11/16/2022 14:12 | Soencer | 47 | 100/100 |
| ! | 02/11/2018 22:01 |  Onater | 456 | 90/100 |
| ! | 02/10/2017 20:24 |  Graeme2 | 213 | 94/100 |
| ! | 01/10/2017 16:38 | luis721 | 172 | 93/100 |
| ! | 03/06/2015 07:10 | martintho | 156 | 74/100 |
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JulianR 01/28/2018 23:43 | #206721
JulianR 01/28/2018 23:43 | #206721
interesting bob dylan choice
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Graeme2 02/10/2017 20:27 | #185235
Graeme2 02/10/2017 20:27 | #185235
I need to check out more US folk so this will do as a nice ref :)
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album guru joe 11/11/2013 06:55 | #91818
Excellent list :)
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quadrophenia17 11/10/2013 20:42 | #91753
Your lists are good, and this one is no exception!
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henrygreen0203 11/10/2013 20:40 | #91752
Lots of folk and blues essentials....nice!
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tgarritsen 11/10/2013 15:02 | #91683
tgarritsen 11/10/2013 15:02 | #91683
Not an usual choice as the only Bob Dylan album on a chart.
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Gooz 11/10/2013 12:55 | #91662
Gooz 11/10/2013 12:55 | #91662
This list is a master's work. Thanks.
It's funny how the 80's seems a gap about folk music.
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Mercury 11/09/2013 16:40 | #91443
Mercury 11/09/2013 16:40 | #91443
This is excellent and amazingly helpful. Thank you.
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SingingPeasant96 08/16/2013 04:18 | #84041
SingingPeasant96 08/16/2013 04:18 | #84041
This is what exactly I'm looking for!
/I think you missed 'T' of "Tonight's the night" on Neil Young
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Cymro2011 06/12/2013 20:01 | #78697
Cymro2011 06/12/2013 20:01 | #78697
Got some folk recs for you.
Steve Tibbetts - Yr and Son House - Father Of Folk Blues.
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