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Here are The Top Folk Albums 2022 for The Month of December

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  • Arden is a Senior Country Music Journalist for Country Thang Daily, specializing in classic hits and contemporary chart-toppers.
  • Prior to joining Country Thang Daily, Arden wrote for Billboard and People magazine, covering country music legends and emerging artists.
  • Arden holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Tennessee, with a minor in Music Studies.

The top folk albums 2022 for this Holiday season seemed to be interesting ones for the music community due to divergent styles, such as albums by artists like Chris Stapleton, Tyler Childers, Hozier, Neil Young, and Brandi Carlile. 

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Of course, there’s Zach Bryan, whose five albums on the list are deeply rooted in his seven years of service in the U.S. Navy, life experiences in the small town of Oologah, Oklahoma, and a great deal of pain after an apparent heartbreak.

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Meanwhile, many resonated with Stapleton’s Traveller and Starting Over – which are a combination of a family-focused tearjerker, dreamy rural landscapes, and various references to hard liquor. Childers’ Purgatory, Can I Take My Hounds To Heaven, and Country Squire are also truly out of the ordinary.

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Well, without more ado, let’s check out the top folk albums of 2022 for this month. Keep on scrolling below to find out.

  1. American Heartbreak – Zach Bryan
  2. Traveller – Chris Stapleton
  3. Starting Over – Chris Stapleton
  4. Purgatory – Tyler Childers
  5. Hozier – Hozier 
  6. Harvest – Neil Young
  7. Elisabeth – Zach Bryan
  8. Cleopatra – The Lumineers
  9. In These Silent Days – Brandi Carlile
  10. DeAnn – Zach Bryan
  11. Summertime Blues – Zach Bryan
  12. Can I Take My Hounds To Heaven – Tyler Childers
  13. Easy On My Eyes – Stephen Sanchez
  14. Hell Paso – Koe Wetzel
  15. Stranger In The Alps – Phoebe Bridgers
  16. Country Squire – Tyler Childers
  17. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
  18. Wasteland, Baby! – Hozier
  19. This Old Dog – Mac DeMarco
  20. Strange Trails – Lord Huron
  21. Simon And Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits – Simon & Garfunkel
  22. Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
  23. Safe Haven – Ruth B.
  24. Quiet, Heavy Dreams (EP) – Zach Bryan
  25. Long Way Down – Tom Odell

How about you? What are your favorite Top Folk Albums 2022?

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