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The Best Country Albums of All Time

1. Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger

May 1, 1975

Critic Score

97

5 reviews

2. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

June 30, 1998

Critic Score

91

5 reviews

3. Jamey Johnson - The Guitar Song

Jamey Johnson - The Guitar Song

September 14, 2010

Critic Score

91

6 reviews

4. Wilco - Being There

Wilco - Being There

October 29, 1996

Critic Score

89

7 reviews

5. Rose City Band - Summerlong

Rose City Band - Summerlong

May 15, 2020

Critic Score

89

6 reviews

6. Johnny Cash - American V: A Hundred Highways

Johnny Cash - American V: A Hundred Highways

July 4, 2006

Critic Score

87

17 reviews

7. Brad Paisley - American Saturday Night

Brad Paisley - American Saturday Night

June 30, 2009

Critic Score

86

8 reviews

8. Lee Ann Womack - The Way I'm Livin'

Lee Ann Womack - The Way I'm Livin'

September 23, 2014

Critic Score

86

5 reviews

9. Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music

Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music

May 13, 2014

Critic Score

86

9 reviews

10. Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood

Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood

March 7, 2006

Critic Score

86

15 reviews

11. Drive-By Truckers - American Band

Drive-By Truckers - American Band

September 30, 2016

Critic Score

85

15 reviews

12. Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains

Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains

July 12, 2019

Critic Score

85

21 reviews

13. The Jayhawks - Tomorrow the Green Grass

The Jayhawks - Tomorrow the Green Grass

February 14, 1995

Critic Score

85

6 reviews

14. Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose

Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose

April 27, 2004

Critic Score

85

16 reviews

15. Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth

Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth

April 15, 2016

Critic Score

85

23 reviews

16. Songs: Ohia - The Magnolia Electric Co.

Songs: Ohia - The Magnolia Electric Co.

March 4, 2003

Critic Score

85

7 reviews

17. Ashley McBryde - Girl Going Nowhere

Ashley McBryde - Girl Going Nowhere

March 30, 2018

Critic Score

85

5 reviews

18. Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park

Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park

March 19, 2013

Critic Score

85

8 reviews

19. Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions

Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions

April 21, 2012

Critic Score

84

11 reviews

20. Dwight Yoakam - 3 Pears

Dwight Yoakam - 3 Pears

September 18, 2012

Critic Score

84

5 reviews

21. The Jayhawks - Hollywood Town Hall

The Jayhawks - Hollywood Town Hall

September 15, 1992

Critic Score

84

5 reviews

22. Dwight Yoakam - Second Hand Heart

Dwight Yoakam - Second Hand Heart

April 14, 2015

Critic Score

84

7 reviews

23. Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud

Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud

March 27, 2020

Critic Score

84

35 reviews

24. Blanche - If We Can't Trust the Doctors

Blanche - If We Can't Trust the Doctors

March 23, 2004

Critic Score

84

5 reviews

25. Drive-By Truckers - Decoration Day

Drive-By Truckers - Decoration Day

June 17, 2003

Critic Score

84

6 reviews

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