You Must Hear 7
singer-songwriter
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Description
Singer-songwriter is an intimate genre centered on solo artists who write and perform their own material, typically featuring acoustic guitar or piano. Emerging from 1960s folk traditions, it emphasizes personal storytelling, poetic lyrics, and emotional authenticity over production. The music values raw expression and confessional narratives that create direct connections between artist and listener.
100 chronological releases
| Place | Cover | Date | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 |  |
1966-01-17 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence |
| 16 | 1967-12-27 | Leonard Cohen | Songs of Leonard Cohen | |
| 63 |  |
1968-11 | Van Morrison | Astral Weeks |
| 25 |  |
1969-09 | Nick Drake | Five Leaves Left |
| 85 | 1970-01-26 | Simon & Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water | |
| 9 |  |
1970-10-21 | Bob Dylan | New Morning |
| 37 | 1970-11-23 | Cat Stevens | Tea For The Tillerman | |
| 26 | 1970-11 | Nick Drake | Bryter Layter | |
| 79 |  |
1971 | Don McLean | American Pie |
| 77 |  |
1971-01-30 | Carole King | Tapestry |
| 78 | 1972-02-25 | Nick Drake | Pink Moon | |
| 34 |  |
1974-07-19 | Neil Young | On the Beach |
| 22 | 1974-08-11 | Leonard Cohen | New Skin for the Old Ceremony | |
| 23 | 1984-12 | Leonard Cohen | Various Positions | |
| 81 |  |
1985 | Tom Waits | Rain Dogs |
| 52 | 1988-02-21 | Leonard Cohen | I'm Your Man | |
| 18 |  |
1989 | Cat Stevens | The Very Best Of Cat Stevens |
| 73 | 1994-07-14 | Elliott Smith | Roman Candle | |
| 99 |  |
1994-08-15 | Jeff Buckley | Grace |
| 88 | 1995-07-10 | Elliott Smith | Elliott Smith | |
| 66 | 1996-07-23 | Fiona Apple | Tidal | |
| 96 | 1997-02-25 | Elliott Smith | Either/Or | |
| 87 | 1998-08-21 | Elliott Smith | XO | |
| 44 | 1998-09-22 | Cat Power | Moon Pix | |
| 6 |  |
1999-04-13 | Tal Bachman | Tal Bachman |
| 12 | 1999-10-28 | Emilíana Torrini | Love in the Time of Science | |
| 54 |  |
2000 | Jack Johnson | Brushfire Fairytales |
| 83 | 2000-04-17 | Elliott Smith | Figure 8 | |
| 20 |  |
2001-06-04 | Rufus Wainwright | Poses |
| 86 |  |
2002 | Elliott Smith | Elliot Smith |
| 10 |  |
2002-03-05 | Ben Kweller | Sha Sha |
| 93 |  |
2002-07-22 | Damien Rice | O |
| 80 |  |
2002-09-21 | Beck | Sea Change |
| 60 |  |
2003-01-25 | Cat Power | You Are Free |
| 65 | 2003-05-02 | Regina Spektor | Soviet Kitsch | |
| 56 | 2003-10-07 | Howie Day | Stop All The World Now | |
| 92 | 2003-10 | José González | Veneer | |
| 32 |  |
2004-03-16 | Sufjan Stevens | Seven Swans |
| 69 | 2004-10-18 | Elliott Smith | From a Basement on the Hill | |
| 36 |  |
2005 | Matt Costa | Songs We Sing |
| 3 |  |
2005-01-24 | Bright Eyes | I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning |
| 58 |  |
2005-02-01 | Antony and the Johnsons | I'm A Bird Now |
| 64 | 2005-02-01 | Antony and the Johnsons | I Am a Bird Now | |
| 13 | 2005-02-08 | Andrew Bird | The Mysterious Production of Eggs | |
| 1 | 2005-02-28 | Jack Johnson | In Between Dreams | |
| 53 | 2005-04-25 | The Mountain Goats | The Sunset Tree | |
| 5 |  |
2005-06-13 | Patrick Wolf | Wind in the Wires |
| 40 |  |
2006-05-09 | Kimya Dawson | Remember That I Love You |
| 62 | 2006-05-16 | Ingrid Michaelson | Girls and Boys | |
| 76 |  |
2006-06-13 | Regina Spektor | Begin to Hope |
| 33 | 2006-09-19 | Brett Dennen | So Much More | |
| 72 | 2006-11-06 | Damien Rice | 9 | |
| 17 |  |
2007-05-07 | Elliott Smith | New Moon |
| 61 |  |
2007-07-08 | Bon Iver | For Emma, Forever Ago |
| 70 | 2008-03-05 | The Tallest Man on Earth | Shallow Grave | |
| 41 |  |
2008-03-21 | Mystery Jets | Twenty One |
| 84 | 2008-05-01 | Jason Mraz | We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. | |
| 4 |  |
2009 | Mount Eerie | A Crow Looked at Me |
| 30 | 2009-01-20 | Bon Iver | Blood Bank | |
| 8 | 2009-02-17 | M. Ward | Hold Time | |
| 14 | 2009-08-28 | A Fine Frenzy | Bomb in a Birdcage | |
| 74 |  |
2010-01-01 | Alex G | RULES |
| 47 |  |
2010-11 | James Blake | Limit to Your Love |
| 98 |  |
2011 | Ed Sheeran | Shape of You |
| 27 | 2011-06-22 | Bon Iver | Calgary | |
| 55 | 2011-09-09 | Ed Sheeran | + | |
| 95 |  |
2011-11 | Lana Del Rey | Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd |
| 46 |  |
2012 | Lana Del Rey | Norman Fucking Rockwell! |
| 57 |  |
2012 | Lana Del Rey | Blue Banisters |
| 75 |  |
2012-04-30 | Father John Misty | Fear Fun |
| 67 |  |
2013-08-01 | Mitski | Retired from Sad, New Career in Business |
| 48 | 2013-09-27 | Agnes Obel | Aventine | |
| 29 | 2014-02-11 | Sun Kil Moon | Benji | |
| 42 | 2014-11-11 | Mitski | Bury Me at Makeout Creek | |
| 15 |  |
2015-01-27 | Jessica Pratt | On Your Own Love Again |
| 59 |  |
2016 | Hozier | Spotify Singles |
| 28 |  |
2017-06-30 | Harry Nilsson | Nilsson Schmilsson |
| 7 |  |
2017-09-22 | Phoebe Bridgers | Stranger in the Alps |
| 82 |  |
2017-09-22 | Phoebe Bridgers | Stranger in the Alps (Deluxe Edition) |
| 50 |  |
2018 | Dan + Shay | Tequila |
| 21 |  |
2018-10-24 | Ichiko Aoba | qp |
| 89 |  |
2019 | Clairo | Blouse |
| 49 |  |
2019-02-22 | Julia Jacklin | Crushing |
| 31 |  |
2019-03-22 | Orville Peck | Pony |
| 94 |  |
2020-06-18 | Phoebe Bridgers | Punisher |
| 39 |  |
2020-06-23 | Charlie Puth | Attention |
| 90 |  |
2020-10-23 | AdriAnne Lenker | songs |
| 43 |  |
2021-03-19 | Lana Del Rey | Chemtrails Over the Country Club |
| 24 |  |
2021-04-02 | Hoshi | Spider |
| 100 |  |
2021-06-02 | Billie Eilish | Guitar Songs |
| 91 | |
2021-07-16 | Clairo | Sling |
| 11 |  |
2022-03-01 | Mitski | Lush |
| 97 |  |
2022-10-14 | Noah Kahan | Stick Season |
| 38 |  |
2023 | Haley Heynderickx | I Need to Start a Garden |
| 45 |  |
2023-02-24 | Gracie Abrams | Good Riddance |
| 35 |  |
2023-10-06 | Sufjan Stevens | Javelin |
| 68 |  |
2023-11-11 | Winter Aid | The Wisp Sings |
| 51 | |
2024-04-12 | Noah Kahan | Stick Season (We'll All Be Here Forever) |
| 19 |  |
2024-05-17 | Billie Eilish | HIT ME HARD AND SOFT |
| 2 | Stevie Nicks | Crystal Visions: The Very Best of Stevie Nicks |