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The greatest folk pop artists of all time

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

No. 1

Taylor Swift

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · pop
5.873
Why this number?
The full board
2 The Beatles United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock 5.056
3 Simon & Garfunkel United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963–1970 · folk rock 3.683
4 Ed Sheeran United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · pop 3.498
5 Joni Mitchell Canada flagCanada · 1943– · folk 2.837
6 Fleetwood Mac United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967–2022 · rock 2.477
7 10,000 Maniacs United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · folk rock 2.334
8 Paul McCartney United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1942– · pop rock 1.637
9 Cat Stevens United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948– · folk rock 1.513
10 James Taylor United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948– · rock 1.482
11 KT Tunstall United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975– · folk 1.295
12 Carole King United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1942– · folk rock 1.107