traditional folk playlist created by Chosic

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Top artists of traditional folk genre

Joni Mitchell
The Band
Don McLean
John Prine
Kris Kristofferson
Emmylou Harris
Steve Earle
Gordon Lightfoot
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List of traditional folk artists

Here is a list of traditional folk artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the traditional folk genre. You can find out what traditional folk genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

                                                                                                                                                                                                       
namepopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1. Joni Mitchell
70 0 56 31 81 58 90 945,348
2. The Band
69 0 62 60 33 73 122 746,747
3. Don McLean
69 2 43 23 77 40 105 589,338
4. John Prine
67 0 56 31 69 56 130 345,102
5. Kris Kristofferson
66 1 64 50 46 57 110 368,571
6. Emmylou Harris
65 1 50 40 55 45 114 253,040
7. Steve Earle
64 9 47 71 30 74 156 201,864
8. Gordon Lightfoot
64 1 55 33 51 50 124 477,960
9. Harry Nilsson
64 14 52 45 34 70 128 293,008
10. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
63 0 58 56 34 68 120 115,603
11. The Byrds
63 1 50 55 30 63 114 684,762
12. Hank Williams
62 0 62 28 82 71 134 626,632
13. Donovan
62 6 47 47 28 58 110 490,799
14. Joan Baez
60 1 45 19 77 36 120 439,464
15. Townes Van Zandt
60 1 57 26 72 60 102 222,878
16. Justin Townes Earle
60 4 58 49 44 56 116 125,013
17. Warren Zevon
60 4 64 51 47 62 114 257,980
18. Peter, Paul and Mary
60 0 50 21 68 45 120 444,429
19. Roger Miller
59 4 65 28 70 67 122 156,879
20. Old Crow Medicine Show
59 0 51 61 38 66 151 340,642
21. Gillian Welch
59 0 62 21 83 36 108 168,614
22. Jerry Garcia
59 15 64 53 46 71 102 229,910
23. Lucinda Williams
58 0 50 59 31 50 125 170,480
24. Billy Bragg
58 1 48 50 57 52 123 122,077
25. Ry Cooder
58 20 55 48 38 65 133 218,348
26. Loretta Lynn
58 0 63 54 61 76 112 460,757
27. The Lovin' Spoonful
57 3 61 50 47 72 116 305,689
28. John Hiatt
57 6 59 63 38 60 116 136,599
29. Lee Hazlewood
57 1 39 52 48 44 135 43,611
30. Tom T. Hall
56 0 60 41 64 75 124 152,082
31. Harry Chapin
56 0 55 42 54 47 108 221,354
32. Rosanne Cash
55 0 54 60 42 54 115 114,754
33. John Martyn
55 19 63 33 56 41 94 107,075
34. John Cale
55 11 57 43 51 53 107 132,933
35. Stephen Stills
55 7 56 60 17 53 99 194,040
36. Bonnie "Prince" Billy
55 3 49 45 49 35 117 88,524
37. Joan Armatrading
55 1 62 30 47 51 126 171,177
38. Art Garfunkel
55 5 42 30 66 36 107 373,844
39. Lyle Lovett
54 1 54 36 47 43 120 138,191
40. Stan Rogers
54 0 56 47 77 62 112 31,010
41. The Seekers
54 1 53 41 57 56 111 111,032
42. Lori McKenna
54 0 53 37 38 33 112 44,939
43. Mary Chapin Carpenter
54 3 54 52 66 58 122 138,159
44. Iris DeMent
54 0 60 36 67 56 124 51,212
45. Doc Watson
54 1 58 27 86 69 115 66,989
46. Karen Dalton
54 21 48 30 78 36 127 83,701
47. Leon Russell
53 12 55 47 38 62 130 175,510
48. Hayes Carll
53 0 53 59 36 56 127 89,411
49. Neko Case
53 1 44 61 41 40 131 168,921
50. Cowboy Junkies
53 15 53 25 52 39 126 121,362
51. Judy Collins
53 0 38 38 67 36 116 160,124
52. Guy Clark
52 0 59 33 67 43 118 90,166
53. Tim Buckley
52 7 47 42 47 46 115 156,489
54. Richie Havens
51 9 55 51 55 52 118 80,556
55. Graham Nash
51 1 55 37 59 45 117 153,759
56. Jonathan Richman
51 9 68 38 73 79 127 57,471
57. John Fahey
51 84 35 32 72 35 108 53,629
58. Richard Thompson
51 0 55 47 43 47 117 65,732
59. Jerry Jeff Walker
51 13 54 47 35 72 133 84,948
60. Fairport Convention
50 28 54 40 44 65 116 79,882
61. Rodney Crowell
50 1 53 53 65 60 105 58,643
62. Melanie
50 3 55 45 63 57 97 70,960
63. The Flying Burrito Brothers
50 15 46 49 18 53 121 98,946
64. Blaze Foley
50 11 56 23 92 41 107 49,376
65. Pete Seeger
50 0 56 23 92 57 117 116,479
66. Loudon Wainwright III
50 1 56 37 65 51 116 55,021
67. Arlo Guthrie
50 0 53 48 68 53 127 103,513
68. Tony Rice
50 8 55 35 76 64 119 31,091
69. Bruce Cockburn
49 17 61 47 50 52 126 39,375
70. Ralph McTell
49 0 46 32 63 39 118 19,588
71. James McMurtry
49 5 50 62 38 53 146 55,590
72. Steve Forbert
49 2 59 53 34 67 114 25,739
73. Jackson C. Frank
49 11 44 25 87 44 126 59,242
74. Gram Parsons
49 0 55 51 41 59 118 96,121
75. Smog
49 30 56 42 52 42 124 46,861
76. Bobbie Gentry
49 1 55 33 52 67 107 39,063
77. Janis Ian
49 0 55 33 67 39 112 91,779
78. Dave Van Ronk
48 5 53 21 87 43 121 40,193
79. Charlie Parr
48 13 50 48 74 57 118 41,043
80. Dan Reeder
48 1 57 22 89 43 93 15,752
81. David Crosby
48 5 49 40 50 40 97 193,484
82. Woody Guthrie
48 12 64 15 94 71 115 128,814
83. The Brothers Four
48 2 47 27 78 41 112 38,256
84. Uncle Tupelo
47 13 50 63 12 53 132 75,088
85. Mississippi John Hurt
47 6 59 24 82 56 114 96,980
86. Odetta
47 0 58 28 71 62 123 50,068
87. Levon Helm
47 0 58 71 41 70 114 102,088
88. John Hartford
47 5 51 36 68 51 143 28,619
89. Billy Joe Shaver
47 3 65 55 28 77 117 74,437
90. Nanci Griffith
47 0 51 28 60 43 111 57,972
91. Buffy Sainte-Marie
47 0 50 49 45 58 121 56,112
92. The Kingston Trio
47 0 60 26 75 60 128 67,284
93. Lead Belly
47 1 64 31 92 66 124 134,737
94. Todd Snider
46 2 54 58 48 62 93 62,177
95. Leo Kottke
46 63 56 55 39 79 101 37,344
96. Bert Jansch
46 27 53 30 65 37 102 55,715
97. Jimmy LaFave
46 2 43 47 48 37 123 14,728
98. Buddy Miller
46 0 46 61 49 47 104 19,966
99. Jeffrey Foucault
46 2 62 35 82 44 117 20,696
100. Flatt & Scruggs
45 58 47 61 36 91 136 40,758