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The greatest folk rock artists of all time

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

No. 1

Bob Dylan

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941– · folk rock
115.508
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2 Bruce Springsteen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock 20.856
3 Neil Young Canada flagCanada · 1945– · rock 18.490
4 Jethro Tull United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967– · progressive rock 17.530
5 Leonard Cohen Canada flagCanada · 1934–2016 · rock 14.941
6 The Beatles United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock 14.803
7 Simon & Garfunkel United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963–1970 · folk rock 11.034
8 10,000 Maniacs United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · folk rock 9.084
9 The Decemberists United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2000– · indie rock 8.203
10 Blackmore’s Night United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1997– · folk rock 6.801
11 Led Zeppelin United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–1980 · rock 6.393
12 Tracy Chapman United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964– · folk rock 6.386
13 Crazy Horse United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · rock 6.278
14 Cat Stevens United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948– · folk rock 5.726
15 Sufjan Stevens United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · indie folk 5.314
16 The Byrds United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1973 · rock 5.132
17 Grateful Dead United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965–1995 · rock 5.098
18 The Band Canada flagCanada · 1967–1999 · rock 5.083
19 Bon Iver United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · indie folk 5.033
20 Beck United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · alternative rock 4.558
21 Elliott Smith United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969–2003 · indie rock 4.184
22 Regina Spektor United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980– · anti-folk 3.916
23 Joni Mitchell Canada flagCanada · 1943– · folk 3.498
24 Pink Floyd United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1965–2014 · progressive rock 3.421