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Dwight Yoakam - 3 Pears
September 18, 2012
Contemporary Country
Critic Score
84
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions
April 21, 2012
Alt-Country
Critic Score
84
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Punch Brothers - Who's Feeling Young Now?
February 14, 2012
Bluegrass
Critic Score
80
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Kelly Hogan - I Like To Keep Myself In Pain
June 5, 2012
Alt-Country
Critic Score
79
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Patterson Hood - Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance
September 11, 2012
Alt-Country
Critic Score
79
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Jamey Johnson - Living for a Song: Tribute to Hank Cochran
October 16, 2012
Country
Critic Score
79
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
7
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill
October 30, 2012
Psychedelic Rock
,
Country Rock
Critic Score
78
30
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Iris DeMent - Sing The Delta
October 2, 2012
Americana
,
Country
Critic Score
77
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Lambchop - Mr. M
February 21, 2012
Alt-Country
,
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
77
30
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Jason Collett - Reckon
September 25, 2012
Alt-Country
Critic Score
76
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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Alejandro Escovedo - Big Station
June 5, 2012
Alt-Country
Critic Score
75
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Taylor Swift - Red
October 22, 2012
Pop Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Country Pop
Critic Score
74
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Kathleen Edwards - Voyageur
January 17, 2012
Alt-Country
Critic Score
74
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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Carolina Chocolate Drops - Leaving Eden
February 28, 2012
Bluegrass
Critic Score
74
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Beachwood Sparks - The Tarnished Gold
June 26, 2012
Alt-Country
Critic Score
73
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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Tift Merritt - Traveling Alone
October 2, 2012
Alt-Country
Critic Score
73
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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Rhett Miller - The Dreamer
June 5, 2012
Alt-Country
Critic Score
71
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Calexico - Algiers
September 11, 2012
Alt-Country
Critic Score
71
18
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Lord Huron - Lonesome Dreams
October 9, 2012
Folk
,
Indie Folk
,
Alt-Country
,
Americana
Critic Score
70
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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Willie Nelson - Heroes
May 15, 2012
Country
Critic Score
69
18
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Don Williams - And So It Goes
June 19, 2012
Country
Critic Score
68
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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Giant Sand - Tucson
June 12, 2012
Americana
,
Alt-Country
Critic Score
68
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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Carrie Underwood - Blown Away
May 1, 2012
Country Pop
Critic Score
68
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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Zac Brown Band - Uncaged
July 10, 2012
Contemporary Country
Critic Score
67
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Craig Finn - Clear Heart Full Eyes
January 24, 2012
Alt-Country
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
66
31
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
2
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