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The greatest chamber folk artists of all time

20 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

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No. 1

Nick Drake

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948–1974 · folk
2.253
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2 Leonard Cohen Canada flagCanada · 1934–2016 · rock 1.885
3 Cameron Winter United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2002– · contemporary folk 1.660
4 Agnes Obel Denmark flagDenmark · 1980– · singer-songwriter 1.491
5 Sufjan Stevens United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · indie folk 1.239
6 Phoebe Bridgers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · indie rock 1.236
7 Van Morrison United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1945– · blues rock 1.170
8 PJ Harvey United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969– · indie rock 0.950
9 The Magnetic Fields United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · indie pop 0.840
10 Beck United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · alternative rock 0.770
11 Belle and Sebastian United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1996– · indie pop 0.729
12 Björk Iceland flagIceland · 1965– · electronic 0.622
13 Renaissance United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969–2002 · progressive rock 0.604
14 Nico Germany flagGermany · 1938–1988 · art rock 0.560
15 Bon Iver United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · indie folk 0.504
16 The Mountain Goats United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · rock 0.475
17 Woodkid France flagFrance · 1983– · alternative rock 0.355
18 Fleet Foxes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · folk rock 0.231
19 Simon & Garfunkel United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963–1970 · folk rock 0.209
20 Cat Stevens United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948– · folk rock 0.167