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The week's top-selling current albums by folk ... more artists and acoustic-based singer-songwriters, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.

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Babel

Mumford & Sons

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The Lumineers

The Lumineers

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Sigh No More

Mumford & Sons

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Photos: Scenes From SXSW 2012

Photos: Scenes From SXSW 2012

The music world descends on Austin, TX this March and we've got the pictures to prove it.

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Ed Sheeran

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The Carpenter

The Avett Brothers

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Tempest

Bob Dylan

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Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan and David Bowie: Classic Rock Icons in the Digital Age

Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan and David Bowie: Classic Rock Icons in the Digital Age

It's been an extraordinary last couple of days for three icons of classic rock who this week faced a music industry they couldn't have possibly imagined in their heydays.

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Barton Hollow

The Civil Wars

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The Classic Christmas Album

John Denver

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Red Rocks Amphitheater Safe, Officials Insist, After 7 Injured by Falling Rocks

Red Rocks Amphitheater Safe, Officials Insist, After 7 Injured by Falling Rocks

Denver officials insisted Monday (September 12) that the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater is safe after rocks fell on concertgoers, injuring seven people and sending four of them to the hospital.

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Silver & Gold

Sufjan Stevens

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Cooperative Music Lures Spunk Records From EMI

Cooperative Music Lures Spunk Records From EMI

Australian hipster label Spunk has left the EMI stable to strike a worldwide deal with Cooperative Music.

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Searching For Sugar Man (Soundtrack)

Rodriguez

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Rodriguez Headed to Coachella, Glastonbury, Talks 'Sugar Man' Film

Rodriguez Headed to Coachella, Glastonbury, Talks 'Sugar Man' Film

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