List of Billboard number-one Americana/folk albums of the 2010s
Introduction These are the albums which have reached number one on the Folk Albums chart in ''Billboard'' Magazine, listed in chronological order. Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Weeks atnumber oneRef.2009December 5''Christmas in the Heart''Bob Dylan62010January 16''I and Love and You''The Avett Brothers2January 30''July Flame''Laura Veirs1February 6''I and Love and You''The Avett Brothers1February 13''Downtown Church''Patty Griffin2February 27''XOBC''Brandi Carlile1March 6''Sigh No More''Mumford & Sons1March 13''Have One on Me''Joanna Newsom4April 10''Volume Two''She & Him3May 1''Leave Your Sleep''Natalie Merchant2May 15''The Age of Miracles''Mary Chapin Carpenter1May 22''So Runs the World Away''Josh Ritter1May 29''Love Is Strange''Jackson Browne and David Lindley1 June 5''Volume Two''She & Him1June 12''In Person & On Stage''John Prine1June 19''Sigh No More''Mumford & Sons3July 10''Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine''Various artists1July 17''Sigh No More''Mumford & Sons7September 4''God Willin' and the Creek Don't Rise''Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs3September 25''Sigh No More''Mumford & Sons5October 30''The Age of Adz''Sufjan Stevens1November 6''The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 – The Witmark Demos: 1962–1964''Bob Dylan1November 13''Sigh No More''Mumford & Sons132011February 12''Kiss Each Other Clean''Iron & Wine1February 19''Sigh No More''Mumford & Sons10April 30''Paper Airplane''Alison Krauss and Union Station2May 14''Sigh No More''Mumford & Sons1May 21''Helplessness Blues''Fleet Foxes2June 4''Sigh No More''Mumford & Sons2June 18''Ukulele Songs''Eddie Vedder2July 2''Sigh No More''Mumford & Sons2July 16''The Harrow & The Harvest''Gillian Welch1July 23''Sigh No More''Mumford & Sons16November 12''A Very She & Him Christmas''She & Him3December 3''Cities 97 Sampler, Vol. 23: Live from Studio C''Various artists1December 10''A Very She & Him Christmas''She & Him52012January 14''Sigh No More''Mumford & Sons3February 4''¿Which Side Are You On? ''Ani DiFranco1February 11''Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan''Various artists1February 18''Old Ideas''Leonard Cohen1February 25''Sigh No More''Mumford & Sons1March 3''Barton Hollow''The Civil Wars1March 10''Voice of Ages''The Chieftains1March 17''Old Ideas''Leonard Cohen1March 24''Break It Yourself''Andrew Bird2April 7''The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond''Soundtrack6May 19''Blessings''Laura Story2June 2''The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond''Soundtrack1June 9''Sigh No More''Mumford & Sons1June 16''Here''Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros1June 23''Bear Creek''Brandi Carlile1June 30''+''Ed Sheeran1July 7''Rhythm and Repose''Glen Hansard1July 14''Sigh No More''Mumford & Sons1July 21''The Lumineers''The Lumineers2August 4''Carry Me Back''Old Crow Medicine Show1August 11''The Lumineers''The Lumineers7September 29''Tempest''Bob Dylan2October 13''Babel''Mumford & Sons152013January 26''The Lumineers''The Lumineers3February 16''Babel''Mumford & Sons13May 18''The Lumineers''The Lumineers1May 25''Volume 3''She & Him2June 8''Fix Me Up''A Firm Handshake1June 15''The Lumineers''The Lumineers1June 22''The Hurry and the Harm''City and Colour1June 29''The Lumineers''The Lumineers2July 13''Babel''Mumford and Sons1July 20''The Lumineers''The Lumineers1July 27''Babel''Mumford and Sons2August 10 ''Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros'' Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros1August 17''The Lumineers''The Lumineers1August 24 ''The Civil Wars'' The Civil Wars2 September 7 ''Paradise Valley'' John Mayer2 September 21 ''The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You'' Neko Case1 September 28 ''Paradise Valley'' John Mayer1 October 5 ''From Here to Now to You'' Jack Johnson3 October 26 ''Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song'' Amos Lee1 November 2 ''Magpie and the Dandelion'' The Avett Brothers1 November 9 ''Let's Be Still'' The Head and the Heart1 November 16 ''All the Little Lights'' Passenger3 December 7 ''Shangri La'' Jake Bugg1 December 14 ''Babel'' Mumford & Sons1 December 21  ''All the Little Lights'' Passenger1 December 28 ''Live at the Cellar Door'' Neil Young22014 January 11 ''All the Little Lights'' Passenger1 January 18 ''Inside Llewyn Davis: Original Soundtrack Recording'' Soundtrack2 February 1 ''The River & the Thread'' Rosanne Cash2 February 15 ''All the Little Lights'' Passenger9 April 19 ''A Dotted Line'' Nickel Creek3 May 10 ''From Here to Now to You Live EP'' Jack Johnson1 May 17  ''Supernova'' Ray LaMontagne3 June 7 ''Upside Down Mountain'' Conor Oberst1 June 14 ''A Letter Home'' Neil Young1 June 21 ''Fire Within'' Birdy1 June 28 ''Whispers'' Passenger1 July 5 ''Mutineers'' David Gray2 July 19 ''Remedy''  Old Crow Medicine Show1 July 26 ''CSNY 1974'' (Deluxe) Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young1 August 2 ''Wild Animals'' Trampled by Turtles1 August 9 ''CSNY 1974'' Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young1 August 16 ''Remedy'' Old Crow Medicine Show2 August 30 ''Whispers'' Passenger1 September 6 ''Remedy'' Old Crow Medicine Show1 September 13 ''Swimmin' Time'' Shovels & Rope1 September 20  ''Songs from an Open Book'' Justin Furstenfeld1 September 27 ''Ryan Adams'' Ryan Adams2 October 11 ''Popular Problems'' Leonard Cohen1 October 18 ''Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone'' Lucinda Williams1 October 25 ''Hozier'' Hozier1 November 1 ''rose ave.'' You+Me1 November 8 ''Hozier'' Hozier3 November 29 ''My Favourite Faded Fantasy'' Damien Rice1 December 6 ''Hozier'' Hozier2 December 20 ''Classics'' She & Him1 December 27 ''Hozier'' Hozier62015 February 7 ''What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World'' The Decemberists1 February 14 ''Wanted on Voyage'' George Ezra1 February 21 ''Shadows in the Night'' Bob Dylan1 February 28 ''Hozier'' Hozier3 March 21 ''The Firewatcher's Daughter'' Brandi Carlile1 March 28 ''Hozier'' Hozier1 April 4 ''Tracker'' Mark Knopfler1 April 11 ''Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit'' Courtney Barnett1 April 18 ''Carrie & Lowell'' Sufjan Stevens1 April 25 ''Strange Trails'' Lord Huron1 May 2  ''Carrie & Lowell'' Sufjan Stevens1 May 9 ''Hozier'' Hozier3 May 30 ''Dark Bird Is Home'' The Tallest Man on Earth1 June 6 ''The Voice: The Complete Season 8 Collection'' Sawyer Fredericks1 June 13 ''Hozier'' Hozier1 June 20 ''All Your Favorite Bands'' Dawes1 June 27 ''Beneath the Skin'' Of Monsters and Men1 July 4 ''Before This World'' James Taylor5 August 8''Something More Than Free'' Jason Isbell3 August 29 ''Another One'' Mac DeMarco1 September 5 ''Something More Than Free'' Jason Isbell1 September 12 ''Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats'' Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats1 September 19 ''Brand New'' Ben Rector1 September 26 ''Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats'' Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats1 October 3 ''Picking Up the Pieces'' Jewel1 October 10 ''1989'' Ryan Adams3 October 31 ''If I Should Go Before You'' City & Colour1 November 7 ''Sermon on the Rocks'' Josh Ritter1 November 14 ''Divers'' Joanna Newsom1 November 21 ''1989'' Ryan Adams1 November 28 ''The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12: 1965 - 1966, The Best Of The Cutting Edge'' Bob Dylan1 December 5 ''Bluenote Café'' Neil Young1 December 12 ''Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats'' Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats1 December 19 ''Hozier'' Hozier1 December 26 ''ONXRT: Live From the Archives, Volume 17'' Various Artists12016 January 2 ''1989'' Ryan Adams1 January 9 ''Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats'' Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats3 January 30 ''Tomorrow Is My Turn'' Rhiannon Giddens1 February 6 ''Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats'' Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats1 February 13 ''Fifteen'' Green River Ordinance1 February 20 ''Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats'' Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats1 February 27 ''The Ghosts of Highway 20'' Lucinda Williams1 March 5 ''Chaos and the Calm'' James Bay1 March 12 ''Side Pony'' Lake Street Dive1 March 19 ''Dig In Deep'' Bonnie Raitt1 March 26 ''Ouroboros'' Ray LaMontagne1 April 2 ''You and I'' Jeff Buckley1 April 9 ''Southern Family'' Various Artists1 April 16 ''Beautiful Lies'' Birdy1 April 23 ''Are You Serious'' Andrew Bird1 April 30 ''Cleopatra'' The Lumineers1 May 7 ''A Sailor's Guide to Earth'' Sturgill Simpson1 May 14 ''Cleopatra'' The Lumineers3 June 4 ''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton1 June 11 ''Fallen Angels'' Bob Dylan1 June 18 ''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton1 June 25 ''Stranger to Stranger'' Paul Simon1 July 2 ''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton1 July 9 ''Johannesburg (EP)'' Mumford & Sons with Baaba Maal, The Very Best & Beatenberg1 July 16 ''True Sadness'' The Avett Brothers1 July 23''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton7 September 10''Pure and Simple'' Dolly Parton2 September 24''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton1 October 1''Signs of Light'' The Head and the Heart1 October 8''We're All Gonna Die'' Dawes1 October 15''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton1 October 22''22, A Million'' Bon Iver2 November 5''Like an Arrow'' Blackberry Smoke1 November 12''You Want It Darker'' Leonard Cohen1 November 19 ''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton2 December 3''You Want It Darker'' Leonard Cohen1 December 10 ''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton92017 February 11''The Search for Everything: Wave One'' John Mayer1 February 18 ''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton3 March 11''Prisoner'' Ryan Adams1 March 18''The Search for Everything: Wave Two'' John Mayer1 March 25''Windy City'' Alison Krauss1 April 1 ''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton3 April 22''Big Little Lies: Music From The HBO Limited Series'' Soundtrack1 April 29''Pure Comedy'' Father John Misty1 May 6''The Search for Everything'' John Mayer2 May 20''Sad Clowns & Hillbillies'' John Mellencamp featuring Carlene Carter1 May 27''From A Room: Volume 1'' Chris Stapleton6 July 8''The Nashville Sound''Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit1 July 15''From A Room: Volume 1'' Chris Stapleton5 August 19 ''Traveller''4 September 16''Beast Epic''Iron & Wine1 September 23 ''Traveller''Chris Stapleton1 September 30''All the Light Above It Too''Jack Johnson1 October 7''Southern Blood''Gregg Allman1 October 14''Roll with the Punches''Van Morrison1 October 21''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton2 November 4''Carry Fire''Robert Plant1 November 11''A Long Way From Your Heart''The Turnpike Troubadours1 November 18''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton1 November 25''From A Room: Volume 1''2 December 9''Traveller''2 December 23''From A Room: Volume 2''62018 January 27''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton2 February 10''From A Room: Volume 2''3 March 3''By the Way, I Forgive You''Brandi Carlile1 March 10''Nation of Two''Vance Joy1 March 17''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton1 March 24''Tearing At the Seams''Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats1 March 31''I'll Be Your Girl''The Decemberists1 April 7''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton1 April 14''Golden Hour''Kacey Musgraves2 April 28''The Tree of Forgiveness''John Prine1 May 5''Vide Noir''Lord Huron1 May 12''Last Man Standing''Willie Nelson1 May 19''Good Thing''Leon Bridges1 May 26''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton1 June 2''Tell Me How You Really Feel''Courtney Barnett1 June 9''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton1 June 16''God's Favourite Customer''Father John Misty1 June 23''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton2 July 7''Magic'' Ben Rector1 July 14''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton4 August 11''Lifers'' Cody Jinks1 August 18''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton9 October 20''Evening Machines'' Gregory Alan Isakov1 October 27''Look Now'' Elvis Costello & the Imposters1 November 3''Live From the Ryman'' Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit1 November 10''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton1 November 17''Interstate Gospel'' Pistol Annies1 November 24''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton1 December 1''Delta'' Mumford & Sons3 December 22''Other People's Stuff'' John Mellencamp1 December 29''Delta'' Mumford & Sons22019 January 12''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton6 February 23 ''Golden Hour'' Kacey Musgraves3 March 16''Wasteland, Baby!'' Hozier4April 13''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton2April 27''Golden Hour'' Kacey Musgraves1May 4''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton3 May 25''Here Comes the Cowboy'' Mac Demarco1 June 1''Living Mirage'' The Head and the Heart1June 8''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton3 June 29''Western Stars'' Bruce Springsteen1 July 6''Ride Me Back Home'' Willie Nelson1July 13''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton5 August 17''Country Squire'' Tyler Childers1 August 24''I,I'' Bon Iver1 August 31''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton2 September 14''Threads'' Sheryl Crow1 September 21''The Highwoman'' The Highwomen1 September 28''III'' The Lumineers1 October 5''Jaime'' Brittany Howard1 October 12''Whiskey Myers'' Whiskey Myers1 October 19''Ode to Joy'' Wilco1 October 26''After the Fire'' Cody Jinks1 November 2''The Wanting''1 November 9''Colorado''Neil Young/Crazy Horse1 November 16''The Bootleg Series Vol. 15: Travelin' Thru, 1967–1969''Bob Dylan featuring Johnny Cash1November 23''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton2 December 7''Thanks for the Dance''Leonard Cohen1 December 14''Traveller'' Chris Stapleton9
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