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Top British Folk Rock albums of the 1970s

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Updated: 23 April
Average Ratings Reviews
Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight, Cover art
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
Richard & Linda Thompson
3.80 4k 4,184 104 104
April 1974 Album
British Folk Rock Contemporary Folk
Singer-Songwriter
melancholic sombre bittersweet pessimistic autumn alcohol passionate melodic
4k Ratings 104 Reviews 3.80 Average
Fotheringay - Fotheringay, Cover art
Fotheringay
Fotheringay
3.77 956 956 29 29
June 1970 Album
British Folk Rock
melodic warm pastoral sentimental lush mellow poetic ballad
956 Ratings 29 Reviews 3.77 Average
Steeleye Span - Hark! The Village Wait, Cover art
Hark! The Village Wait
Steeleye Span
3.77 1k 1,153 31 31
June 1970 Album
British Folk Rock
Progressive Folk English Folk Music
pastoral folklore progressive melodic medieval uncommon time signatures ballad bittersweet
1k Ratings 31 Reviews 3.77 Average
Spirogyra - Bells, Boots and Shambles, Cover art
Bells, Boots and Shambles
Spirogyra
3.73 744 744 22 22
April 1973 Album
Progressive Folk British Folk Rock Canterbury Scene
Psychedelic Folk Chamber Folk
progressive psychedelic soothing philosophical peaceful medieval fantasy bittersweet
744 Ratings 22 Reviews 3.73 Average
Trees - On the Shore, Cover art
On the Shore
Trees
3.73 1k 1,297 44 44
January 1971 Album
British Folk Rock
Psychedelic Folk Progressive Folk English Folk Music Psychedelic Rock
melodic pastoral progressive folklore psychedelic autumn epic passionate
1k Ratings 44 Reviews 3.73 Average
Steeleye Span - Below the Salt, Cover art
Below the Salt
Steeleye Span
3.72 774 774 20 20
15 September 1972 Album
British Folk Rock English Folk Music
English Folk Music Irish Folk Music Progressive Folk
medieval folklore a cappella pastoral ballad uplifting
774 Ratings 20 Reviews 3.72 Average
Lal & Mike Waterson - Bright Phoebus, Cover art
Bright Phoebus
Lal Waterson & Mike Waterson
3.72 433 433 11 11
September 1972 Album
British Folk Rock Contemporary Folk English Folk Music
pastoral pagan melodic psychedelic surreal spring seasonal warm
433 Ratings 11 Reviews 3.72 Average
Jan Dukes de Grey - Mice and Rats in the Loft, Cover art
Mice and Rats in the Loft
Jan Dukes de Grey
3.70 1k 1,079 41 41
1971 Album
Progressive Folk British Folk Rock
Psychedelic Folk Progressive Rock Psychedelic Rock
progressive pastoral psychedelic complex forest acoustic anxious chaotic
1k Ratings 41 Reviews 3.70 Average
Sandy Denny - Like an Old Fashioned Waltz, Cover art
Like an Old Fashioned Waltz
Sandy Denny
3.70 530 530 18 18
October 1973 Album
Singer-Songwriter British Folk Rock Chamber Folk
Vocal Jazz Traditional Pop Soft Rock
530 Ratings 18 Reviews 3.70 Average
Pentangle - Cruel Sister, Cover art
Cruel Sister
Pentangle
3.69 1k 1,277 24 24
November 1970 Album
Progressive Folk Folk Baroque British Folk Rock
Neo-Medieval Folk A cappella
folklore acoustic pastoral love longing bittersweet
1k Ratings 24 Reviews 3.69 Average
Steeleye Span - Parcel of Rogues, Cover art
Parcel of Rogues
Steeleye Span
3.69 595 595 19 19
April 1973 Album
British Folk Rock
Progressive Folk English Folk Music Scottish Folk Music
melodic folklore melancholic pastoral
595 Ratings 19 Reviews 3.69 Average
Trees - The Garden of Jane Delawney, Cover art
The Garden of Jane Delawney
Trees
3.67 1k 1,182 29 29
24 April 1970 Album
British Folk Rock Psychedelic Folk Progressive Folk
Psychedelic Rock
psychedelic pastoral folklore nature melodic ethereal progressive uplifting
1k Ratings 29 Reviews 3.67 Average
Ian Matthews - If You Saw Thro' My Eyes, Cover art
If You Saw Thro' My Eyes
Ian Matthews
3.68 463 463 21 21
May 1971 Album
Singer-Songwriter British Folk Rock
introspective calm sentimental bittersweet
463 Ratings 21 Reviews 3.68 Average
Heron - Heron, Cover art
Heron
Heron
3.68 358 358 16 16
November 1970 Album
Contemporary Folk British Folk Rock
Progressive Folk Folk Pop
melodic summer pastoral lush nature autumn love warm
358 Ratings 16 Reviews 3.68 Average
Richard Thompson - Henry the Human Fly, Cover art
Henry the Human Fly
Richard Thompson
3.66 544 544 16 16
June 1972 Album
Singer-Songwriter British Folk Rock Folk Rock
pastoral folklore
544 Ratings 16 Reviews 3.66 Average
Steeleye Span - Please to See the King, Cover art
Please to See the King
Steeleye Span
3.66 581 581 19 19
1 March 1971 Album
British Folk Rock English Folk Music
Contemporary Folk Psychedelic Folk
melodic playful folklore melancholic
581 Ratings 19 Reviews 3.66 Average
Sandy Denny - Sandy, Cover art
Sandy
Sandy Denny
3.65 880 880 26 26
September 1972 Album
British Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter
Country Rock Celtic Folk Music
acoustic sentimental warm melodic poetic bittersweet introspective passionate
880 Ratings 26 Reviews 3.65 Average
Dando Shaft - An Evening With Dando Shaft, Cover art
An Evening With Dando Shaft
Dando Shaft
3.67 310 310 5 5
July 1970 Album
Progressive Folk British Folk Rock
Chamber Folk Psychedelic Folk
psychedelic progressive acoustic warm technical melodic atmospheric eclectic
310 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.67 Average
Richard & Linda Thompson - Hokey Pokey, Cover art
Hokey Pokey
Richard & Linda Thompson
3.65 637 637 20 20
February 1975 Album
Contemporary Folk British Folk Rock
pastoral melodic
637 Ratings 20 Reviews 3.65 Average
Mandy Morton & Spriguns - Magic Lady, Cover art
Magic Lady
Mandy Morton & Spriguns
3.75 166 166 2 2
1978 Album
British Folk Rock
Progressive Folk
166 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.75 Average
Shirley Collins and The Albion Country Band - No Roses, Cover art
No Roses
The Albion Band
3.65 500 500 12 12
November 1971 Album
British Folk Rock
English Folk Music
pastoral mellow warm melodic nature history sentimental folklore
500 Ratings 12 Reviews 3.65 Average
Sandy Denny - The North Star Grassman and the Ravens, Cover art
The North Star Grassman and the Ravens
Sandy Denny
3.64 946 946 33 33
3 September 1971 Album
British Folk Rock Folk Rock
Progressive Folk
mysterious longing love
946 Ratings 33 Reviews 3.64 Average
The Pentangle - Solomon's Seal, Cover art
Solomon's Seal
The Pentangle
3.65 480 480 18 18
September 1972 Album
British Folk Rock Folk Baroque
English Folk Music Progressive Folk
melodic warm acoustic folklore pastoral
480 Ratings 18 Reviews 3.65 Average
Fairport Convention - Full House, Cover art
Full House
Fairport Convention
3.63 1k 1,127 40 40
July 1970 Album
British Folk Rock Folk Rock
English Folk Music
energetic uplifting melodic bittersweet passionate folklore medieval pastoral
1k Ratings 40 Reviews 3.63 Average
Roy Harper - Bullinamingvase, Cover art
Bullinamingvase
Roy Harper
3.63 410 410 17 17
4 February 1977 Album
Progressive Folk Singer-Songwriter British Folk Rock
Folk Rock
progressive
410 Ratings 17 Reviews 3.63 Average
Matthews Southern Comfort - Later That Same Year, Cover art
Later That Same Year
Matthews Southern Comfort
3.63 261 261 7 7
1970 Album
British Folk Rock Country Rock
Soft Rock
warm love peaceful
261 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.63 Average
Trader Horne - Morning Way, Cover art
Morning Way
Trader Horne
3.61 521 521 17 17
6 March 1970 Album
British Folk Rock Psychedelic Folk
Folk Pop Chamber Folk Progressive Folk
spring warm psychedelic quirky bittersweet melodic pastoral sentimental
521 Ratings 17 Reviews 3.61 Average
Lindisfarne - Nicely Out of Tune, Cover art
Nicely Out of Tune
Lindisfarne
3.60 538 538 25 25
October 1970 Album
British Folk Rock
Progressive Folk Folk Rock Psychedelic Folk
playful progressive rhythmic psychedelic uplifting melodic love eclectic
538 Ratings 25 Reviews 3.60 Average
Steeleye Span - Commoners Crown, Cover art
Commoners Crown
Steeleye Span
3.61 331 331 10 10
January 1975 Album
British Folk Rock
English Folk Music
folklore melodic
331 Ratings 10 Reviews 3.61 Average
Alan Hull - Pipedream, Cover art
Pipedream
Alan Hull
3.57 340 340 21 21
July 1973 Album
British Folk Rock
Singer-Songwriter Glam Rock
340 Ratings 21 Reviews 3.57 Average
Steeleye Span - Ten Man Mop or Mr Reservoir Butler Rides Again, Cover art
Ten Man Mop or Mr Reservoir Butler Rides Again
Steeleye Span
3.58 325 325 10 10
December 1971 Album
British Folk Rock English Folk Music Irish Folk Music
Contemporary Folk
alcohol melodic melancholic folklore ballad sparse medley playful
325 Ratings 10 Reviews 3.58 Average
Pentangle - Reflection, Cover art
Reflection
Pentangle
3.56 456 456 15 15
October 1971 Album
British Folk Rock Progressive Folk Folk Baroque
Jazz
melodic progressive folklore
456 Ratings 15 Reviews 3.56 Average
The Albion Band - Rise Up Like the Sun, Cover art
Rise Up Like the Sun
The Albion Band
3.58 233 233 5 5
March 1978 Album
British Folk Rock English Folk Music
English Folk Music
233 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.58 Average
Dando Shaft - Dando Shaft, Cover art
Dando Shaft
Dando Shaft
3.56 280 280 5 5
21 May 1971 Album
Progressive Folk British Folk Rock
Psychedelic Folk
progressive psychedelic
280 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.56 Average
Bread, Love and Dreams - Amaryllis, Cover art
Amaryllis
Bread, Love and Dreams
3.56 283 283 11 11
June 1971 Album
Progressive Folk Psychedelic Folk British Folk Rock
existential nocturnal psychedelic peaceful spiritual religious poetic introspective
283 Ratings 11 Reviews 3.56 Average
Shelagh McDonald - Stargazer, Cover art
Stargazer
Shelagh McDonald
3.55 282 282 12 12
September 1971 Album
Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter British Folk Rock
Progressive Folk Chamber Folk
melancholic
282 Ratings 12 Reviews 3.55 Average
Principal Edwards Magic Theatre - The Asmoto Running Band, Cover art
The Asmoto Running Band
Principal Edwards Magic Theatre
3.54 230 230 9 9
January 1971 Album
Progressive Folk Psychedelic Folk British Folk Rock
Canterbury Scene Psychedelic Rock
cryptic fantasy progressive forest psychedelic folklore mysterious medieval
230 Ratings 9 Reviews 3.54 Average
Sandy Denny & The Strawbs - All Our Own Work, Cover art
All Our Own Work
Strawbs
3.54 237 237 10 10
1973 Album
British Folk Rock
237 Ratings 10 Reviews 3.54 Average
Lindisfarne - Fog on the Tyne, Cover art
Fog on the Tyne
Lindisfarne
3.52 471 471 17 17
September 1971 Album
British Folk Rock
acoustic urban history sad melodic longing bittersweet
471 Ratings 17 Reviews 3.52 Average
John & Beverley Martyn - The Road to Ruin, Cover art
The Road to Ruin
John & Beverley Martyn
3.53 355 355 12 12
November 1970 Album
Contemporary Folk British Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter
Progressive Folk
mellow pastoral
355 Ratings 12 Reviews 3.53 Average
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