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Best 1970s Folk & Singer-Songwriter Songs

The best folk songs of the 1970s (70s), ranked — each linking to the album it's from, on vinyl, CD or Amazon Music.

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    S&

    The Boxer

    Simon & Garfunkel · from Bridge over Troubled Water (1970)

    A storytelling masterpiece with a roaring refrain.

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  2. 2
    CS

    Father and Son

    Cat Stevens · from Tea for the Tillerman (1970)

    A generational dialogue in song.

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  3. 3
    JT

    Fire and Rain

    James Taylor · from Sweet Baby James (1970)

    Gentle, devastating singer-songwriter craft.

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  4. 4
    JM

    A Case of You

    Joni Mitchell · from Blue (1971)

    Confessional songwriting at its peak.

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  5. 5
    ND

    Pink Moon

    Nick Drake · from Pink Moon (1972)

    Two minutes of hushed, fragile beauty.

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  6. 6
    NY

    Heart of Gold

    Neil Young · from Harvest (1972)

    His only US number one, warm and searching.

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  7. 7
    WN

    Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain

    Willie Nelson · from Red Headed Stranger (1975)

    Spare, haunting outlaw country.

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