Modern folk rock is a genre that combines traditional folk elements with contemporary rock instrumentation and production. It often features acoustic guitars, banjos, and mandolins alongside electric guitars and drums. The lyrics tend to focus on personal experiences, relationships, and social issues. The sound is often characterized by rich harmonies and a sense of communal spirit.
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Here is a list of modern folk rock artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the modern folk rock genre. You can find out what modern folk rock genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | 526153 | |
| 2 | 47 | 88378 | |
| 3 | 56 | 298139 | |
| 4 | 65 | 808931 | |
| 5 | 52 | 164153 | |
| 6 | 46 | 163978 | |
| 7 | 72 | 6360818 | |
| 8 | 49 | 127941 | |
| 9 | 54 | 600150 | |
| 10 | 47 | 244766 | |
| 11 | 40 | 75371 | |
| 12 | 44 | 158113 | |
| 13 | 63 | 116491 | |
| 14 | 54 | 508335 | |
| 15 | 37 | 121665 | |
| 16 | 73 | 152046 | |
| 17 | 38 | 49185 | |
| 18 | 43 | 63311 | |
| 19 | 50 | 291105 | |
| 20 | 31 | 46556 | |
| 21 | 38 | 100595 | |
| 22 | 40 | 119779 | |
| 23 | 48 | 231187 | |
| 24 | 38 | 48155 | |
| 25 | 24 | 18067 | |
| 26 | 41 | 68505 | |
| 27 | 56 | 195118 | |
| 28 | 58 | 379074 | |
| 29 | 41 | 44140 | |
| 30 | 35 | 30137 | |
| 31 | 42 | 137133 | |
| 32 | 53 | 288677 | |
| 33 | 37 | 40786 | |
| 34 | 46 | 47114 | |
| 35 | 48 | 271867 | |
| 36 | 45 | 33801 | |
| 37 | 43 | 213411 | |
| 38 | 32 | 50273 | |
| 39 | 21 | 14588 | |
| 40 | 40 | 65482 | |
| 41 | 40 | 19412 | |
| 42 | 36 | 81512 | |
| 43 | 32 | 8977 | |
| 44 | 36 | 18545 | |
| 45 | 32 | 23247 | |
| 46 | 34 | 18751 | |
| 47 | 34 | 5633 | |
| 48 | 31 | 20976 | |
| 49 | 34 | 52721 | |
| 50 | 33 | 16220 | |
| 51 | 33 | 8788 | |
| 52 | 31 | 5917 | |
| 53 | 27 | 6227 | |
| 54 | 27 | 34310 | |
| 55 | 24 | 7047 | |
| 56 | 25 | 5215 | |
| 57 | 24 | 10593 | |
| 58 | 23 | 2250 | |
| 59 | 23 | 12552 | |
| 60 | 23 | 4467 | |
| 61 | 21 | 10251 | |
| 62 | 20 | 9123 | |
| 63 | 19 | 4868 | |
| 64 | 18 | 5246 | |
| 65 | 16 | 3523 | |
| 66 | 16 | 8226 | |
| 67 | 15 | 5005 | |
| 68 | 14 | 2696 | |
| 69 | 14 | 3586 | |
| 70 | 11 | 4205 | |
| 71 | 10 | 4815 | |
| 72 | 10 | 2196 | |
| 73 | 10 | 3497 | |
| 74 | 8 | 3903 | |
| 75 | 8 | 3475 | |
| 76 | 9 | 1681 | |
| 77 | 8 | 1040 | |
| 78 | 5 | 7390 | |
| 79 | 4 | 741 | |
| 80 | 4 | 633 | |
| 81 | 4 | 1138 | |
| 82 | 2 | 709 | |
| 83 | 2 | 1541 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular modern folk rock music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
