Folk Rock loudness in the 1980s

-18.2 Median integrated LUFS
-22.6 to -16.6 Range
11 Tracks

Distribution

-23 to -22 LUFS: 1 track-22 to -21 LUFS: 2 tracks-21 to -20 LUFS: 0 tracks-20 to -19 LUFS: 1 track-19 to -18 LUFS: 3 tracks-18 to -17 LUFS: 2 tracks-17 to -16 LUFS: 2 tracks -23 LUFS -20 LUFS -16 LUFS

Loudest and quietest

Loudest: Tracy Chapman — Why
-16.6 LUFS
Quietest: Tracy Chapman — For You
-22.6 LUFS

Most-represented engineers

Bob Ludwig
n=11 · median -18.2 LUFS

This database is hand-curated and not exhaustive — treat this cohort as a sample of 11 measured tracks, not a survey of every Folk Rock release from the 1980s.