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1
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Anaïs Mitchell - Hadestown
March 9, 2010
Americana
,
Chamber Folk
,
Chamber Jazz
,
Contemporary Folk
,
Alt-Country
Critic Score
94
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Jamey Johnson - The Guitar Song
September 14, 2010
Progressive Country
Critic Score
91
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Dierks Bentley - Up on the Ridge
June 8, 2010
Contemporary Country
Critic Score
79
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Punch Brothers - Antifogmatic
June 15, 2010
Bluegrass
Critic Score
77
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Merle Haggard - I Am What I Am
April 20, 2010
Country
Critic Score
77
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Drive-By Truckers - The Big To-Do
March 16, 2010
Alt-Country
,
Country Rock
Critic Score
77
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Mary Gauthier - The Foundling
May 18, 2010
Alt-Country
Critic Score
77
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Willie Nelson - Country Music
April 20, 2010
Country
Critic Score
77
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Alejandro Escovedo - Street Songs of Love
June 29, 2010
Alt-Country
Critic Score
76
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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John Mellencamp - No Better Than This
August 17, 2010
Americana
,
Country Rock
Critic Score
76
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Caitlin Rose - Own Side Now
August 9, 2010
Alt-Country
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
76
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Elizabeth Cook - Welder
May 11, 2010
Contemporary Country
Critic Score
75
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Phosphorescent - Here's to Taking It Easy
May 11, 2010
Alt-Country
,
Americana
Critic Score
75
25
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Tift Merritt - See You On The Moon
June 1, 2010
Contemporary Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Country Pop
Critic Score
75
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Carolina Chocolate Drops - Genuine Negro Jig
February 16, 2010
Bluegrass
Critic Score
74
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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Old 97's - The Grand Theatre, Vol. 1
October 12, 2010
Alt-Country
Critic Score
71
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
17
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Black Prairie - Feast of the Hunters' Moon
April 6, 2010
Bluegrass
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
71
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Mt. Desolation - Mt. Desolation
October 18, 2010
Alt-Country
Critic Score
71
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Jerry Lee Lewis - Mean Old Man
September 7, 2010
Rock & Roll
,
Country
Critic Score
70
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Jakob Dylan - Women and Country
April 6, 2010
Singer-Songwriter
,
Alt-Country
,
Americana
Critic Score
70
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Jason Collett - Rat A Tat Tat
March 9, 2010
Alt-Country
Critic Score
68
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Giant Sand - Blurry Blue Mountain
November 23, 2010
Alt-Country
Critic Score
67
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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Widespread Panic - Dirty Side Down
May 25, 2010
Southern Rock
,
Country Rock
,
Jam Band
Critic Score
67
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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Darius Rucker - Charleston, SC 1966
October 12, 2010
Contemporary Country
Critic Score
65
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
The Watson Twins - Talking To You, Talking To Me
February 9, 2010
Alt-Country
Critic Score
62
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
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