Folk Albums
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Folk Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine
which ranks the top selling "current releases by traditional folk artists, as well as appropriate titles by acoustic-based singer-songwriters" in the United States
. The chart debuted on the issue dated December 5, 2009. It is a fifteen-position chart, of which the first 10 positions can be viewed online.
The first number-one title was a Christmas album
from Bob Dylan
titled Christmas in the Heart
.
The current number-one title is Helplessness Blues
by Fleet Foxes
.
Folk albums
. Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
which ranks the top selling "current releases by traditional folk artists, as well as appropriate titles by acoustic-based singer-songwriters" in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The chart debuted on the issue dated December 5, 2009. It is a fifteen-position chart, of which the first 10 positions can be viewed online.
The first number-one title was a Christmas album
Christmas music
Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music normally performed or heard around the Christmas season, which tends to begin in the months leading up the actual holiday and end in the weeks shortly thereafter.-Early:...
from Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
titled Christmas in the Heart
Christmas in the Heart
Christmas in the Heart is Bob Dylan's 34th studio album and first Christmas album, released on October 13, 2009 on Columbia. The album comprises a collection of hymns, carols, and popular Christmas songs...
.
The current number-one title is Helplessness Blues
Helplessness Blues
Helplessness Blues is the second studio album by Seattle, Washington-based folk band Fleet Foxes. It was released on May 3, 2011 as a follow-up to their eponymous 2008 Fleet Foxes album.-Summary:...
by Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes are a folk rock band which formed in Seattle, Washington. They are signed to the Sub Pop and Bella Union record labels. The band came to prominence in 2008 with the release of their second EP, Sun Giant, and their debut full length album Fleet Foxes...
.
List of number-one albums
These are the number-one BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Folk albums
Folk Albums
Folk Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top selling "current releases by traditional folk artists, as well as appropriate titles by acoustic-based singer-songwriters" in the United States. The chart debuted on the issue dated December 5, 2009...
. Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.
2009
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| December 5 | Christmas in the Heart Christmas in the Heart Christmas in the Heart is Bob Dylan's 34th studio album and first Christmas album, released on October 13, 2009 on Columbia. The album comprises a collection of hymns, carols, and popular Christmas songs... |
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly... |
| December 12 | ||
| December 19 | ||
| December 26 | ||
2010
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 2 | Christmas in the Heart Christmas in the Heart Christmas in the Heart is Bob Dylan's 34th studio album and first Christmas album, released on October 13, 2009 on Columbia. The album comprises a collection of hymns, carols, and popular Christmas songs... |
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly... |
| January 9 | ||
| January 16 | I and Love and You I and Love and You I and Love and You has received generally positive reviews. On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album has a score of 73 out of 100, indicating "Generally favorable reviews."... |
The Avett Brothers The Avett Brothers The Avett Brothers is a folk rock band from Mount Pleasant, North Carolina. The band is made up of two brothers, Scott Avett and Seth Avett, who play the banjo and guitar respectively, and Bob Crawford who plays the stand-up bass. Joe Kwon, cello, and Jacob Edwards, drums, are touring members of... |
| January 23 | ||
| January 30 | July Flame July Flame July Flame is American singer-songwriter Laura Veirs' seventh studio album, released on January 12, 2010.The title comes from a type of peach Veirs saw at a farmer's market... |
Laura Veirs Laura Veirs Laura Pauline Veirs is an American singer-songwriter.Veirs was raised in Colorado, studied geology and Mandarin Chinese at Carleton College, worked as a translator for a geological expedition in China, and now lives in Portland, Oregon.While growing up, she heard folk-country, classical, and pop... |
| February 6 | I and Love and You | The Avett Brothers |
| February 13 | Downtown Church Downtown Church Downtown Church is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Patty Griffin, released on January 26, 2010, by Credential Recordings, a Christian label distributed by EMI. The album was recorded in Downtown Presbyterian Church, Nashville and features different styles. Griffin has stated... |
Patty Griffin Patty Griffin Patty Griffin, born Patricia Jean Griffin, March 16, 1964, is an American Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and musician. She is especially known for her down-home crafting of songs and her connection to musicians including Emmylou Harris, Ellis Paul, and the Dixie Chicks, who have played with... |
| February 20 | ||
| February 27 | XOBC XOBC XOBC is an EP by American singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile, released through Sony Music Entertainment via iTunes on February 8, 2010 in the United States. The collection has a Valentine's Day theme and contains two cover songs along with three original tracks... |
Brandi Carlile Brandi Carlile Brandi Carlile is an American singer and songwriter.-Early life:At age eight, Carlile performed a rendition of the country music song "Tennessee Flat Top Box" with her mother. She began to play the guitar and write songs at fifteen. At sixteen, she began to perform as a backup singer for an Elvis... |
| March 6 | Sigh No More Sigh No More (Mumford & Sons album) The album has received mainly positive reviews. On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album has a score of 68 out of 100, indicating "Generally favorable reviews."-Track listing:-Bonus tracks:-Release history:... |
Mumford & Sons Mumford & Sons Mumford & Sons are a British folk rock band. The band consists of Marcus Mumford , Ben Lovett , Country Winston Marshall , and Ted Dwane... |
| March 13 | Have One On Me Have One on Me Have One On Me is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom, released on February 23, 2010 via Drag City as the official follow up to the harpist's highly acclaimed second studio release, 2006's Ys... |
Joanna Newsom Joanna Newsom Joanna Newsom is an American harpist, pianist and singer-songwriter from Nevada City, California.- Early life :Newsom grew up in the small town of Nevada City, California... |
| March 20 | ||
| March 27 | ||
| April 3 | ||
| April 10 | Volume Two Volume Two (She & Him album) Volume Two is the second studio album by She & Him, a collaboration between M. Ward and actress Zooey Deschanel. It was released on March 17, 2010 through P-Vine Records in Japan, in the United States on March 23, 2010 through Merge Records, and on April 5, 2010 on Double Six Records in the UK.The... |
She & Him She & Him She & Him is an American indie pop duo consisting of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward . The band's first album, Volume One, was released on Merge Records in March 2008... |
| April 17 | ||
| April 24 | ||
| May 1 | Leave Your Sleep Leave Your Sleep -Inspiration:The sleeve notes credit inspiration for the songs of this album as follows:* Adventures of Isabel - Ogden Nash* Autumn Lullaby - Anonymous* Bleezer's Ice-Cream - Jack Prelutsky* Calico Pie - Edward Lear... |
Natalie Merchant Natalie Merchant Natalie Anne Merchant is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She joined the alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs in 1981 and left it to begin her solo career in 1993.-Early life:... |
| May 8 | ||
| May 15 | The Age of Miracles The Age of Miracles The Age of Miracles is the tenth studio album released by American music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter. The album was released on April 27, 2010 on Zoë Records and was produced by Carpenter and Matt Rollings.... |
Mary Chapin Carpenter Mary Chapin Carpenter Mary Chapin Carpenter is an American folk and country music artist. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer... |
| May 22 | So Runs the World Away So Runs the World Away So Runs the World Away is the sixth full-length studio album by American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter. It was released on vinyl record on April 17, 2010 as a part of Record Store Day in the United States. The vinyl record came packaged with a CD version of the album as well. The official album... |
Josh Ritter Josh Ritter Josh Ritter is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and author who performs and records with The Royal City Band. Ritter is known for his distinctive Americana style and narrative lyrics. In 2006 he was named one of the "100 Greatest Living Songwriters" by Paste magazine.- Early life :Josh... |
| May 29 | Love Is Strange | Jackson Browne Jackson Browne Jackson Browne is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has sold over 17 million albums in the United States alone.... and David Lindley David Lindley (musician) David Perry Lindley is an American musician who is notable for his work with Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, and other rock musicians. He has worked extensively in other genres as well, performing with artists as varied as Curtis Mayfield and Dolly Parton... |
| June 5 | Volume Two | She & Him |
| June 12 | In Person & On Stage | John Prine John Prine John Prine is an American country/folk singer-songwriter. He has been active as a recording artist and live performer since the early 1970s.-Biography:... |
| June 19 | Sigh No More | Mumford & Sons |
| June 26 | ||
| July 3 | ||
| July 10 | Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs Of John Prine | Various Artists |
| July 17 | Sigh No More | Mumford & Sons |
| July 24 | ||
| July 31 | ||
| August 7 | ||
| August 14 | ||
| August 21 | ||
| August 28 | ||
| September 4 | God Willin' and the Creek Don't Rise God Willin' and the Creek Don't Rise - Musicians :Ray LaMontagne collaborated with the following musicians in this album:* Jennifer Condos - Bass* Jay Bellerose - Drums* Eric Heywood - Guitar* Greg Leisz - Guitar, Banjo* Patrick Warren - Keyboard* Ryan Freeland - Accordion- Personnel :... |
Ray LaMontagne Ray LaMontagne Raymond "Ray" Charles Jack LaMontagne is a Grammy-award winning American singer-songwriter. LaMontagne has released four studio albums, Trouble, Till the Sun Turns Black, Gossip in the Grain and God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise. He was born in New Hampshire and was inspired to create music after... & The Pariah Dogs |
| September 11 | ||
| September 18 | ||
| September 25 | Sigh No More | Mumford & Sons |
| October 2 | ||
| October 9 | ||
| October 16 | ||
| October 23 | ||
| October 30 | The Age of Adz The Age of Adz The Age of Adz is a 2010 album by American indie folk songwriter Sufjan Stevens, released on October 12, 2010 by Asthmatic Kitty Records. It is Stevens' sixth studio album and his first song-based full length album in five years, since the release of Illinois in 2005.The album features a heavy use... |
Sufjan Stevens Sufjan Stevens Sufjan Stevens is an American singer-songwriter and musician born in Detroit, Michigan. Stevens first began releasing his music on Asthmatic Kitty, a label co-founded with his stepfather, beginning with the 1999 release, A Sun Came... |
| November 6 | The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 – The Witmark Demos: 1962–1964 | Bob Dylan |
| November 13 | Sigh No More | Mumford & Sons |
| November 20 | ||
| November 27 | ||
| December 4 | ||
| December 11 | ||
| December 18 | ||
| December 25 |
2011
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Sigh No More | Mumford & Sons |
| January 8 | ||
| January 15 | ||
| January 22 | ||
| January 29 | ||
| February 5 | ||
| February 12 | Kiss Each Other Clean Kiss Each Other Clean Kiss Each Other Clean is the fourth studio album by Iron & Wine, released January 25, 2011 via 4AD and Warner Bros. in the US. The album's title is taken from the lyrics of track 10, "Your Fake Name Is Good Enough for Me"... |
Iron & Wine Iron & Wine Samuel Beam , better known by his stage and recording name Iron & Wine, is an American singer-songwriter. He has released four studio albums, several EPs and singles, as well as a few download-only releases, which include a live album... |
| February 19 | Sigh No More | Mumford & Sons |
| February 26 | ||
| March 5 | ||
| March 12 | ||
| March 19 | ||
| March 26 | ||
| April 2 | ||
| April 9 | ||
| April 16 | ||
| April 23 | ||
| April 30 | Paper Airplane Paper Airplane (album) Thom Jurek of Allmusic gave the album a four star rating, citing it a melancholy record with songs largely revolving around themes of trial and perseverance. He also praised the cover version of "Dimming of the Day" and "My Opening Farewell"... |
Alison Krauss and Union Station Alison Krauss Alison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in... |
| May 7 | ||
| May 14 | Sigh No More | Mumford & Sons |
| May 21 | Helplessness Blues Helplessness Blues Helplessness Blues is the second studio album by Seattle, Washington-based folk band Fleet Foxes. It was released on May 3, 2011 as a follow-up to their eponymous 2008 Fleet Foxes album.-Summary:... |
Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes are a folk rock band which formed in Seattle, Washington. They are signed to the Sub Pop and Bella Union record labels. The band came to prominence in 2008 with the release of their second EP, Sun Giant, and their debut full length album Fleet Foxes... |
| May 28 | ||
| June 4 | Sigh No More | Mumford & Sons |
| June 11 | ||
| June 18 | Ukulele Songs Ukulele Songs Ukulele Songs is the second solo studio album by American singer and Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder. It was released on May 31, 2011. The album is composed of original songs and covers.-Track listing:-Cover art:... |
Eddie Vedder Eddie Vedder Eddie Vedder is an American musician and singer-songwriter who is best known for being the lead singer and one of three guitarists of the alternative rock band Pearl Jam. He is widely considered a cultural icon of alternative rock.He is also involved in soundtrack work and contributes to albums... |
| June 25 | ||
| July 2 | Sigh No More | Mumford & Sons |
| July 9 | ||
| July 16 | The Harrow & The Harvest The Harrow & The Harvest -Track listing:-Chart performance:... |
Gillian Welch Gillian Welch Gillian Welch is an American singer-songwriter. She performs with her musical partner, guitarist David Rawlings. Their sparse and dark musical style, which combines elements of Appalachian music, Bluegrass, and Americana, is described by The New Yorker as "at once innovative and obliquely... |
| July 23 | Sigh No More | Mumford & Sons |
| July 30 | ||
| August 6 | ||
| August 13 | ||
| August 20 | ||
| August 27 | ||
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| September 24 | ||
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| October 15 | ||
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| October 29 | ||
| November 5 |