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Best contemporary folk artists of the 1980s

Cheap drum machines and the first affordable samplers changed who was allowed to make a record. Hip-hop moved from a party you had to be at to a 12-inch you could buy, and MTV made how a song looked part of the argument.

Everyone who released a contemporary folk album in the 1980s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Bob Dylan№ 1Bob Dylan1 album here4.2Weighted score4.3 avg · 18 ratings
  1. 2Joni MitchellJoni Mitchell1 album here3.73.5 avg · 6 ratings
  2. 3Iwan FalsIwan Fals8 albums here
  3. 4Ezginin GünlüğüEzginin Günlüğü5 albums here
  4. 5Víctor ManuelVíctor Manuel9 albums here
  5. 6The Kingston TrioThe Kingston Trio2 albums here
  6. 7Chris SmitherChris Smither1 album here

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