Top 100 albums in Americana music

The Americana Music Association has just released the Top 100 Americana Albums of the year based on radio airplay. No surprise in the top two slots, with Jason Isbell and Christ Stapleton leading the way. But it’s a treat to see multiple generations in the upper reaches,  with Steve Earle at #5 and his son Justin Towns Earle at #7. Lukas Nelson is at #8, while his father Willie Nelson holds down #11.

 

2017 Americana Airplay Chart Top 100 Albums

1
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit
The Nashville Sound
2
Chris Stapleton
From A Room:  Volume 1
3
Nikki Lane
Highway Queen
4
Ryan Adams
Prisoner
5
Steve Earle
So You Wannabe An Outlaw
6
Band Of Heathens
Duende
7
Justin Townes Earle
Kids In The Street
8
Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real
Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real
9
Son Volt
Notes of Blue
10
Old 97s
Graveyard Whistling
11
Willie Nelson
God’s Problem Child
12
Rodney Crowell
Close Ties
13
Mavericks
Brand New Day
14
Valerie June
The Order Of Time
15
Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
Way Out West
16
JD McPherson
Undivided Heart And Soul
17
Pokey LaFarge
Manic Revelations
18
Jamestown Revival
The Education Of A Wandering Man
19
Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men
Prick Of The Litter
20
Gregg Allman
Southern Blood
21
Taj Mahal & Keb Mo
TajMo
22
Tift Merritt
Stitch Of The World
23
Slaid Cleaves
Ghost On The Car Radio
24
North Mississippi Allstars
Prayer For Peace
25
Rhiannon Giddens
Freedom Highway
26
Alison Krauss
Windy City
27
David Rawlings
Poor David’s Almanack
28
Dan Auerbach
Waiting On A Song
29
Secret Sisters
You Don’t Own Me Anymore
30
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Tell The Devil I’m Gettin’ There As Fast As I Can
31
Will Hoge
Anchors
32
Infamous Stringdusters
Laws Of Gravity
33
Drive-By Truckers
American Band
34
Alejandro Escovedo
Burn Something Beautiful
35
Tyler Childers
Purgatory
36
Aaron Lee Tasjan
Silver Tears
37
John Prine
For Better, Or Worse
38
Kasey Chambers
Dragonfly
39
Reckless Kelly
Sunset Motel
40
Sunny Sweeney
Trophy
41
Josh Ritter
Gathering
42
Bruce Robison & The Back Porch Band
Bruce Robison & The Back Porch Band
43
Brent Cobb
Shine On Rainy Day
44
Old Crow Medicine Show
50 Years Of Blonde On Blonde
45
Jason Eady
Jason Eady
46
Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer
Not Dark Yet
47
Chuck Prophet
Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins
48
Shinyribs
I Got Your Medicine
49
Jim Lauderdale
London Southern
50
Hurray For The Riff Raff
The Navigator
51
Shannon McNally
Black Irish
52
Angaleena Presley
Wrangled
53
Wilco
Schmilco
54
Dustbowl Revival
The Dustbowl Revival
55
Margo Price
All American Made
56
Robert Earl Keen
Live Dinner Reunion
57
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
Souvenir
58
Bruce Cockburn
Bone On Bone
59
Gillian Welch
Boots No. 1: The Official Revival Bootleg
60
Mastersons
Transient Lullaby
61
Iron & Wine
Beast Epic
62
Hiss Golden Messenger
Hallelujah Anyhow
63
Jim Lauderdale
This Changes Everything
64
Eilen Jewell
Down Hearted Blues
65
John Moreland
Big Bad Luv
66
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
Kings And Kings
67
Todd Snider
Eastside Bulldog
68
Various – The Life & Songs Of Emmylou Harris
An All-Star Concert Celebration
69
Neil Young
Peace Trail
70
Brigitte DeMeyer & Will Kimbrough
Mockingbird Soul
71
Samantha Fish
Chills & Fever
72
Blackberry Smoke
Like An Arrow
73
Ruthie Foster
Joy Comes Back
74
Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters
Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters
75
David Luning
Restless
76
Jesse Dayton
The Revealer
77
Old Crow Medicine Show
Best Of Old Crow Medicine Show
78
Paul Cauthen
My Gospel
79
Ray Davies
Americana
80
Wayne Hancock
Slingin’ Rhythm
81
Colter Wall
Colter Wall
82
Chris Hillman
Bidin’ My Time
83
Radney Foster
For You To See The Stars
84
Amanda Shires
My Piece Of Land
85
Jade Jackson
Gilded
86
Lucinda Williams
This Sweet Old World
87
Chuck Berry
Chuck
88
Jackie Greene
The Modern Lives Vol. 1
89
Govt Mule
Revolution Come…Revolution Go
90
Tim O’Brien
Where The River Meets The Road
91
Lillie Mae
Forever And Then Some
92
Yonder Mountain String Band
Love. Ain’t Love
93
Joan Osborne
Songs Of Bob Dylan
94
Dead Man Winter
Furnace
95
Seth Walker
Gotta Get Back
96
Jeffery Halford & The Healers
Lo-Fi Dreams
97
Dwight Yoakam
Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars…
98
Whiskey Gentry
Dead Ringer
99
Great American Taxi
Dr. Feel Good’s Traveling Medicine Show
100
Moot Davis
Hierarchy Of Crows

 

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