Americana Music News – The Americana Music Association has just released its list of the Top 100 most-played albums of the year, based on airplay from November 19, 2012 through December 2, 2013.Jason Isbell’s haunting Southeastern is at the top of the list, with the top 10 largely occupied by Americana music’s royalty: Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale.
And then there are the surprises: the reunions of Delbert and Glen (after decades) and the Mavericks, the always-great pairing of Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison and top ten finishes by Carrie Rodriguez and Holly Williams.
“Surprises” may be the wrong word. These are all remarkable artists in the Top 10 and we’ve seen their albums dominate airplay much of the year.
The full list from the Americana Music Association:
Artist Title
1. Jason Isbell Southeastern
2. Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses) The Low Highway
3. Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell Old Yellow Moon
4. Patty Griffin American Kid
5. Mavericks Suited Up And Ready / In Time
6. Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison Cheater’s Game
7. Delbert McClinton & Glen Clark Blind, Crippled & Crazy
8. Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale Buddy and Jim
9. Carrie Rodriguez Give Me All You Got
10. Holly Williams The Highway
11. Richard Thompson Electric
12. John Fogerty / Various Artists Wrote A Song For Everyone
13. Slaid Cleaves Still Fighting The War
14. Tedeschi Trucks Band Made Up Mind
15. Mumford & Sons Babel
16. Aoife O’Donovan Fossils
17. Guy Clark My Favorite Picture Of You
18. Black Lillies Runaway Freeway Blues
19. Steeldrivers Hammer Down
20. Steve Martin And Edie Brickell Love Has Come For You
21. Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson Wreck & Ruin
22. Dwight Yoakam 3 Pears
23. Dawes Stories Don’t End
24. Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line Carnival
25. Donna The Buffalo Tonight, Tomorrow And Yesterday
26. Kacey Musgraves Same Trailer Different Park
27. Son Volt Honky Tonk
28. Sarah Jarosz Build Me Up From Bones
29. Civil Wars Civil Wars
30. Howlin’ Brothers Howl
31. Sturgill Simpson High Top Mountain
32. Ben Harper w/ Charles Musselwhite I Don’t Believe A Word You Say
33. Mavis Staples One True Vine
34. Band Of Heathens Sunday Morning Record
35. Amos Lee Mountains Of Sorrow Rivers Of Song
36. Sons Of Fathers Burning Days
37. Billy Bragg Tooth & Nail
38. Neko Case The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight.
39. Kim Richey Thorn In My Heart
40. Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors Good Light
41. Ashley Monroe Like A Rose
42. John Hiatt Mystic Pinball
43. Wayne Hancock Ride
44. Various – The Music Is You A Tribute To John Denver
45. Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott Memories & Moments
46. Shooter Jennings The Other Life
47. Jamey Johnson Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran
48. Avett Brothers The Carpenter
49. Various – Let Us In Americana The Music Of Paul McCartney
50. Amanda Shires Down Fell The Doves
51. Iris DeMent Sing The Delta
52. James Hunter Six Minute By Minute
53. Tim Easton Not Cool
54. Mark Knopfler Privateering
55. Wheeler Brothers Gold Boots Glitter
56. Tift Merritt Traveling Alone
57. Pokey LaFarge Pokey LaFarge
58. J.J. Grey And Mofro This River
59. Various Ghost Brothers of Darkland County
60. Chris Knight Little Victories
61. Kris Kristofferson Feeling Mortal
62. Jason Boland and the Stragglers Dark & Dirty Mile
63. Milk Carton Kids The Ash & Clay
64. Josh Ritter The Beast In Its Tracks
65. Peter Rowan The Old School
66. Marshall Chapman Blaze Of Glory
67. Dale Watson And His Lonestars El Rancho Azul
68. Over the Rhine Meet Me At The Edge Of The World
69. Gibson Brothers They Called It Music
70. Houndmouth From The Hills Above The City
71. Max Gomez Rule The World
72. Time Jumpers Time Jumpers
73. Wood Brothers The Muse
74. Randall Bramblett The Bright Spots
75. Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit Live In Alabama
76. Willie Nelson To All The Girls
77. Steep Canyon Rangers Tell The Ones I Love
78. Various High Cotton: A Tribute To Alabama
79. North Mississippi Allstars World Boogie is Coming
80. Robbie Fulks Gone Away Backward
81. Shannon McNally Small Town Talk
82. Mando Saenz Studebaker
83. Underhill Rose Something Real
84. Departed Adventus
85. Della Mae This World Oft Can Be
86. Vince Gill & Paul Franklin Bakersfield
87. Statesboro Revue Ramble On Privilege Creek
88. Will Hoge Never Give In
89. Elephant Revival These Changing Skies
90. Avett Brothers Magpie And The Dandelion
91. Valerie June Pushin’ Against A Stone
92. Gary Clark Jr. Blak And Blu
93. Willie Sugarcapps Willie Sugarcapps
94. Devil Makes Three I’m A Stranger Here
95. Ryan Bingham Tomorrowland
96. Greencards Sweetheart Of The Sun
97. Buddy Guy Rhythm & Blues
98. Andrew Bird Hands Of Glory
99. Wild Ponies Things That Used To Shine
100. Civil Wars And T-Bone Burnett A Place At The Table Soundtrack