Rolling Stone's 40 Best Country Albums of 2015

Rolling Stone's 40 Best Country Albums of 2015

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40.

Old Dominion - Meat and Candy
November 6, 2015
Critic Score
63
3 reviews

39.

George Strait - Cold Beer Conversation
September 25, 2015
Critic Score
70
3 reviews

38.

John Anderson - Goldmine
May 16, 2015
Critic Score
70
1 review

37.

The Deslondes - The Deslondes
June 9, 2015
Critic Score
76
5 reviews

36.

Turnpike Troubadours - Turnpike Troubadours
September 18, 2015
Critic Score
80
2 reviews

33.

Jason Boland and the Stragglers - Squelch
October 9, 2015
Critic Score
80
1 review

31.

Tyler Farr - Suffer in Peace
April 28, 2015
Critic Score
67
3 reviews

29.

Lindi Ortega - Faded Gloryville
August 7, 2015
Critic Score
79
6 reviews

28.

Andrew Combs - All These Dreams
March 3, 2015
Critic Score
73
3 reviews

26.

Thomas Rhett - Tangled Up
September 25, 2015
Critic Score
75
2 reviews

24.

Carrie Underwood - Storyteller
October 23, 2015
Critic Score
72
6 reviews

23.

Zac Brown Band - Jekyll + Hyde
April 28, 2015
Critic Score
55
9 reviews

21.

Sam Outlaw - Angeleno
June 9, 2015
Critic Score
72
5 reviews

20.

Dave Rawlings Machine - Nashville Obsolete
September 18, 2015
Critic Score
83
8 reviews

19.

A Thousand Horses - Southernality
June 9, 2015
Critic Score
70
1 review

18.

Kid Rock - First Kiss
February 24, 2015
Critic Score
57
7 reviews
The Kid's joyful 10th album is full of nostalgic memories and huge hooks.

17.

Chris Janson - Buy Me a Boat
October 30, 2015
Critic Score
70
1 review

15.

Cam - Untamed
December 11, 2015
Critic Score
70
2 reviews

14.

Kacey Musgraves - Pageant Material
June 23, 2015
Critic Score
77
22 reviews

It misses some of Trailer's storytelling wistfulness and formal experiments — but track for track, it's stronger, an object lesson in Nashville songwriting.

12.

Will Hoge - Small Town Dreams
April 7, 2015
Critic Score
70
1 review

11.

The Mavericks - Mono
February 17, 2015
Critic Score
80
5 reviews

10.

Kristian Bush - Southern Gravity
April 7, 2015
Critic Score
60
1 review

9.

Maddie & Tae - Start Here
August 28, 2015
Critic Score
75
7 reviews

Even when the sentiments are more traditional, though, Maddie & Tae sound tough-minded and stout-hearted.

6.

Kip Moore - Wild Ones
August 21, 2015
Critic Score
68
3 reviews

5.

Ashley Monroe - The Blade
July 24, 2015
Critic Score
82
10 reviews

Her third LP imagines a 2015 mainstream by reflecting what it once was — Loretta and Dolly in the Sixties, sure, but also Emmylou in the Eighties and Reba in the Nineties.

4.

Eric Church - Mr. Misunderstood
November 6, 2015
Critic Score
76
5 reviews

It's no big shock to hear him big-upping Wilco's Jeff Tweedy (and even nicking one of his tunes) on this album, where he cleverly juggles genres and often leans on his somber singer-songwriter side.

2.

Don Henley - Cass County
September 25, 2015
Critic Score
76
9 reviews

1.

Jason Isbell - Something More Than Free
July 17, 2015
Critic Score
83
28 reviews
It's a master class in songwriting from an artist who's never sounded more confident.
Original Source: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/40-best-country-albums-of-2015-20151208
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