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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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25 Nirvana United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987–1994 · grunge 3.360
26 Ani DiFranco United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · folk rock 3.300
27 Mike Oldfield United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1953– · progressive rock 3.266
28 Van Morrison United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1945– · blues rock 3.263
29 Fleet Foxes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · folk rock 3.091
30 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969–2015 · folk rock 2.970
31 Jefferson Airplane United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965–1973 · psychedelic rock 2.946
32 David Bowie United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 2.706
33 Gogol Bordello United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1999– · folk rock 2.695
34 James Taylor United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948– · rock 2.603
35 Creedence Clearwater Revival United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1959–1972 · rock 2.491
36 José González Sweden flagSweden · 1978– · folk rock 2.490
37 Agalloch United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · black metal 2.432
38 The Velvet Underground United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1996 · art rock 2.320
39 PJ Harvey United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969– · indie rock 2.246
40 Sinéad O’Connor Ireland flagIreland · 1966–2023 · rock 2.236
41 Carole King United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1942– · folk rock 2.214
42 Paul Simon United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941– · pop 2.181
43 Love United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965–2005 · psychedelic rock 2.178
44 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Australia flagAustralia · 1983– · alternative rock 2.160
45 Sarah McLachlan Canada flagCanada · 1968– · pop 2.151
46 Iron & Wine United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974– · folk rock 2.073
47 Tom Petty United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1950–2017 · rock 2.034
48 Calexico United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · folk rock 2.019