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Top folk artists

The top-rated folk artist on Riffiter is Devendra Banhart, rated 4.9/5 by 4 listeners.

988 folk artists ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 694 of 31,150 folk albums, averaging 3.9/5, spanning 1899 to 2027.

  1. Devendra Banhart01Devendra Banhart4 ratings
  2. Kalben

    02 Kalben

    3 ratings

  3. Milo j

    03 Milo j

    13 ratings

  4. The Crane Wives

    04 The Crane Wives

    4 ratings

  5. Goran Bregović

    05 Goran Bregović

    3 ratings

  6. Bob Dylan

    06 Bob Dylan

    61 ratings

  7. Tracy Chapman

    07 Tracy Chapman

    173 ratings

  8. The Chieftains

    08 The Chieftains

    5 ratings

  9. Bat for Lashes

    09 Bat for Lashes

    6 ratings

  10. Nicole Dollanganger

    10 Nicole Dollanganger

    6 ratings

  11. Sufjan Stevens

    11 Sufjan Stevens

    117 ratings

  12. Dan Fogelberg

    12 Dan Fogelberg

    4 ratings

  13. Wardruna

    13 Wardruna

    7 ratings

  14. Bon Iver

    14 Bon Iver

    251 ratings

  15. Jessica Pratt

    15 Jessica Pratt

    5 ratings

  16. Tim Buckley

    16 Tim Buckley

    5 ratings

  17. Noah Kahan

    17 Noah Kahan

    24 ratings

  18. Beth Orton

    18 Beth Orton

    9 ratings

  19. Crosby, Stills & Nash

    19 Crosby, Stills & Nash

    6 ratings

  20. Rickie Lee Jones

    20 Rickie Lee Jones

    6 ratings

  21. Blind Pilot

    21 Blind Pilot

    6 ratings

  22. John Galm

    22 John Galm

    3 ratings

  23. Adrianne Lenker

    23 Adrianne Lenker

    13 ratings

  24. Judee Sill

    24 Judee Sill

    4 ratings

  25. Paul Simon

    25 Paul Simon

    8 ratings

  26. Aldous Harding

    26 Aldous Harding

    6 ratings

  27. Leonard Cohen

    27 Leonard Cohen

    45 ratings

  28. Joanna Newsom

    28 Joanna Newsom

    8 ratings

  29. Neko Case

    29 Neko Case

    8 ratings

  30. Donovan

    30 Donovan

    3 ratings

  31. Zé Ramalho

    31 Zé Ramalho

    3 ratings

  32. Steve Gunn

    32 Steve Gunn

    3 ratings

  33. Phoebe Bridgers

    33 Phoebe Bridgers

    561 ratings

  34. Townes Van Zandt

    34 Townes Van Zandt

    5 ratings

  35. Moriarty

    35 Moriarty

    13 ratings

  36. Low Roar

    36 Low Roar

    6 ratings

  37. Juana Molina

    37 Juana Molina

    6 ratings

  38. Elliott Smith

    38 Elliott Smith

    135 ratings

  39. Vashti Bunyan

    39 Vashti Bunyan

    8 ratings

  40. Hop Along

    40 Hop Along

    8 ratings

  41. Simon & Garfunkel

    41 Simon & Garfunkel

    16 ratings

  42. Marissa Nadler

    42 Marissa Nadler

    19 ratings

  43. Tamino

    43 Tamino

    3 ratings

  44. Emmylou Harris

    44 Emmylou Harris

    5 ratings

  45. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

    45 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

    8 ratings

  46. Neil Young

    46 Neil Young

    46 ratings

  47. Laura Veirs

    47 Laura Veirs

    12 ratings

  48. Angel Olsen

    48 Angel Olsen

    16 ratings

  49. Laura Marling

    49 Laura Marling

    10 ratings

  50. Nico

    50 Nico

    7 ratings

  51. Van Morrison

    51 Van Morrison

    5 ratings

  52. Lady Lamb

    52 Lady Lamb

    5 ratings

  53. First Aid Kit

    53 First Aid Kit

    4 ratings

  54. Kishi Bashi

    54 Kishi Bashi

    4 ratings

  55. Brandi Carlile

    55 Brandi Carlile

    3 ratings

  56. Patrick Watson

    56 Patrick Watson

    3 ratings

  57. Carole King

    57 Carole King

    3 ratings

  58. Linda Perhacs

    58 Linda Perhacs

    3 ratings

  59. Johnny Cash

    59 Johnny Cash

    24 ratings

  60. Angus & Julia Stone

    60 Angus & Julia Stone

    11 ratings

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