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