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Top alternative folk albums

The top-rated alternative folk album on Riffiter is The Greater Wings by Julie Byrne, rated 4.7/5 by 3 listeners.

44 alternative folk albums ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 6 of 44 alternative folk albums, averaging 4.0/5, spanning 2006 to 2026.

Best alternative folk albums — ranked by rating →

  1. The Greater Wings cover01The Greater WingsJulie Byrne · 2023★ 4.7 · 3
  2. The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We cover

    02 The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

    Mitski · 2023

    ★ 4.0 · 10
  3. Greatest Hits cover

    03 Greatest Hits

    Tracy Chapman · 2015

    ★ 4.0 · 10
  4. Sling cover

    04 Sling

    Clairo · 2021

    ★ 3.5 · 4
  5. Entering Heaven Alive cover

    05 Entering Heaven Alive

    Jack White · 2022

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  6. Have One on Me cover

    06 Have One on Me

    Joanna Newsom · 2010

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  7. Red Earth & Pouring Rain cover

    07 Red Earth & Pouring Rain

    Bear's Den · 2016

  8. The Rip Tide cover

    08 The Rip Tide

    Beirut · 2011

  9. The Trials of Van Occupanther cover

    09 The Trials of Van Occupanther

    Midlake · 2006

  10. Natalie Merchant cover

    10 Natalie Merchant

    Natalie Merchant · 2014

  11. Here We Go Again cover

    11 Here We Go Again

    Crowe Boys · 2021

  12. Simply Complicated cover

    12 Simply Complicated

    Crowe Boys · 2023

  13. Leather Wallet (Acoustic) cover

    13 Leather Wallet (Acoustic)

    Crowe Boys · 2024

  14. Where Did I Go Wrong cover

    14 Where Did I Go Wrong

    Crowe Boys · 2024

  15. Let Me Feel Alone cover

    15 Let Me Feel Alone

    Crowe Boys · 2024

  16. Bootstraps cover

    16 Bootstraps

    Crowe Boys · 2025

  17. Bonfire In My Soul cover

    17 Bonfire In My Soul

    Crowe Boys · 2025

  18. Brother Song cover

    18 Brother Song

    Crowe Boys · 2025

  19. Housekeys cover

    19 Housekeys

    Runnner · 2021

  20. Monochrome cover

    20 Monochrome

    Runnner · 2021

  21. Snowplow cover

    21 Snowplow

    Runnner · 2021

  22. Colors cover

    22 Colors

    Runnner · 2021

  23. Vines to Make It All Worth It cover

    23 Vines to Make It All Worth It

    Runnner · 2022

  24. When Your Love Has Gone cover

    24 When Your Love Has Gone

    Runnner · 2025

  25. cowboy cologne cover

    25 cowboy cologne

    Runnner · 2026

  26. One of One cover

    26 One of One

    Runnner · 2020

  27. Always Repeating Demos cover

    27 Always Repeating Demos

    Runnner · 2022

  28. Live in Los Angeles 09-08-2022 cover

    28 Live in Los Angeles 09-08-2022

    Runnner · 2023

  29. Runnner on Audiotree Live cover

    29 Runnner on Audiotree Live

    Runnner · 2026

  30. Made to Wander cover

    30 Made to Wander

    Crowe Boys · 2025

  31. A Welcome Kind of Weakness cover

    31 A Welcome Kind of Weakness

    Runnner · 2025

  32. branch bent cover

    32 branch bent

    Runnner · 2026

  33. starsdust cover

    33 starsdust

    Runnner · 2024

  34. Always Repeating cover

    34 Always Repeating

    Runnner · 2021

  35. Fan On cover

    35 Fan On

    Runnner · 2019

  36. Coinstar cover

    36 Coinstar

    Runnner · 2025

  37. another sublet cover

    37 another sublet

    Runnner · 2023

  38. Bluejay cover

    38 Bluejay

    Runnner · 2023

  39. awash cover

    39 awash

    Runnner · 2017

  40. Chamomile cover

    40 Chamomile

    Runnner · 2025

  41. Audiotree Live cover

    41 Audiotree Live

    Runnner · 2026

  42. Like Dying Stars, We're Reaching Out cover

    42 Like Dying Stars, We're Reaching Out

    Runnner · 2023

  43. Untitled October Song cover

    43 Untitled October Song

    Runnner · 2024

  44. Run and Tell cover

    44 Run and Tell

    Faye Webster · 2013

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