Best Contemporary Folk Albums
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bertrandu 
Updated 2017 Mar 2nd
- Chart updated: 03/02/2017 11:45
- (Created: 11/03/2015 12:11).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/29/2015]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
5,869
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[First added to this chart: 12/29/2015]
Year of Release:
1970
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12,025
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
3,459
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[First added to this chart: 12/29/2015]
Year of Release:
1966
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4,269
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Best Contemporary Folk Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1970s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2000s | 33 | 33% | |
| 2010s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Bob Dylan | 5 | 5% | |
| Joanna Newsom | 4 | 4% | |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 4 | 4% | |
| The Tallest Man On Earth | 4 | 4% | |
| Gorky's Zygotic Mynci | 3 | 3% | |
| Beirut | 3 | 3% | |
| Tim Buckley | 3 | 3% | |
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Best Contemporary Folk Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 38 from 89th to 51stMount The Air by The Unthanks |
| Up 34 from 96th to 62ndBeachcomber's Windowsill by Stornoway |
| Up 32 from 59th to 27thSpanish Dance Troupe by Gorky's Zygotic Mynci |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 30 from 28th to 58thLookaftering by Vashti Bunyan |
| Down 28 from 72nd to 100thLes Retrouvailles by Yann Tiersen |
| Down 22 from 34th to 56thThe Sunset Tree by The Mountain Goats |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 05/27/2019 17:01 |  Jameth | 47 | 96/100 |
| ! | 10/08/2017 22:41 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
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From Jameth 05/27/2019 16:03 | #236790
Jameth 05/27/2019 16:03 | #236790
Oh my god, I’ve been trying to recall Matt Elliott for years now! I was always searching for a French artist, though, not an English musician who relocated to France. It has truly been eating at me!
Thank you!!
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