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Highest Rated Country Albums of 2016
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Genre
Country
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Alternative R&B
Alternative Rock
Art Pop
Contemporary Folk
Contemporary R&B
Country
Dance
Electronic
Electropop
Folk
Folk Rock
Hip Hop
Indie Rock
Metal
Pop
Pop Rap
Pop Rock
Psychedelia
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Soul
Synthpop
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Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth
April 15, 2016
Alt-Country
,
Country Soul
,
Progressive Country
Score
80
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2
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Drive-By Truckers - American Band
September 30, 2016
Alt-Country
,
Southern Rock
Score
80
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3
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Loretta Lynn - Full Circle
March 4, 2016
Country
Score
80
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4
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Miranda Lambert - The Weight of These Wings
November 18, 2016
Contemporary Country
Score
80
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5
.
Lucinda Williams - The Ghosts of Highway 20
February 5, 2016
Americana
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Alt-Country
Score
80
Source →
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Spotify
6
.
Brandy Clark - Big Day in a Small Town
June 10, 2016
Contemporary Country
,
Country Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
7
.
Margo Price - Midwest Farmer's Daughter
March 25, 2016
Contemporary Country
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
8
.
The Jayhawks - Paging Mr. Proust
April 29, 2016
Americana
,
Alt-Country
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
9
.
Wilco - Schmilco
September 9, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Alt-Country
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Dierks Bentley - Black
May 27, 2016
Country
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Bob Weir - Blue Mountain
September 30, 2016
Contemporary Folk
,
Country Rock
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
12
.
Lady Gaga - Joanne
October 21, 2016
Pop Rock
,
Country Pop
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Dolly Parton - Pure & Simple
August 19, 2016
Country
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Blake Shelton - If I'm Honest
May 20, 2016
Contemporary Country
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Vince Gill - Down to My Last Bad Habit
February 12, 2016
Contemporary Country
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
16
.
Keith Urban - Ripcord
May 6, 2016
Country
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Cyndi Lauper - Detour
May 6, 2016
Country
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Steven Tyler - We're All Somebody from Somewhere
July 15, 2016
Country
Score
50
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Garth Brooks - Gunslinger
November 25, 2016
Contemporary Country
Score
50
Source →
Amazon
20
.
Jason Aldean - They Don't Know
September 9, 2016
Contemporary Country
Score
40
Source →
Amazon
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2016.
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Pop Rap
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R&B
Rock
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