Normlore
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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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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% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Sibylle Baier | 1 | 1% | |
| Alela Diane | 1 | 1% | |
| Pentangle | 1 | 1% | |
| Bob Dylan | 1 | 1% | |
| F.J. McMahon | 1 | 1% | |
| Duncan Browne | 1 | 1% | |
| Agincourt | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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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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1 | 1% | |
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Normlore chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 6 from 75th to 69th The Guitar Player by Davy Graham |
| Up 6 from 74th to 68th Satisfied Mind by The Walkabouts |
| Up 6 from 73rd to 67th Give Me Take You by Duncan Browne |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 11/16/2022 14:12 | Soencer | 47 | 100/100 |
| ! | 02/11/2018 22:01 |  Onater | 458 | 90/100 |
| ! | 02/10/2017 20:24 |  Graeme2 | 213 | 94/100 |
| ! | 01/10/2017 16:38 | luis721 | 173 | 93/100 |
| ! | 03/06/2015 07:10 | martintho | 156 | 74/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 2% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 90.7/100, a mean average of 94.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 93.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.0.
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JulianR 01/28/2018 23:43 | #206721
interesting bob dylan choice
Graeme2 02/10/2017 20:27 | #185235
I need to check out more US folk so this will do as a nice ref :)
Excellent list :)
Your lists are good, and this one is no exception!
Lots of folk and blues essentials....nice!
tgarritsen 11/10/2013 15:02 | #91683
Not an usual choice as the only Bob Dylan album on a chart.
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.
Mercury 11/09/2013 16:40 | #91443
This is excellent and amazingly helpful. Thank you.
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
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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