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Randy Newman - The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2
May 10, 2011
Singer-Songwriter
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90
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Eilen Jewell - Queen of the Minor Key
June 28, 2011
Score
90
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KORT - Invariable Heartache
April 26, 2011
Alt-Country
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90
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Miranda Lambert - Four the Record
November 1, 2011
Country
Score
90
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A.A. Bondy - Believers
September 13, 2011
Folk
Score
90
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Tom Waits - Bad as Me
October 25, 2011
Blues
Score
90
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Wilco - The Whole Love
September 27, 2011
Alternative Rock
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90
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St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
September 13, 2011
Art Pop
Score
90
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Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
May 3, 2011
Indie Folk
Score
90
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PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
February 15, 2011
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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Drive-By Truckers - Go-Go Boots
February 15, 2011
Alt-Country
Score
90
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12
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Carrie Rodriguez & Ben Kyle - We Still Love Our Country
February 2, 2011
Score
80
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Los Lonely Boys - Rockpango
March 29, 2011
Score
80
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Buddy Miller - The Majestic Silver Strings
March 1, 2011
Score
80
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15
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Merle Haggard - Working in Tennessee
October 4, 2011
Country
Score
80
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Kevin Gordon - Gloryland
February 14, 2011
Score
80
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17
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Matraca Berg - The Dreaming Fields
May 17, 2011
Score
80
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18
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Dave Alvin - Eleven Eleven
June 20, 2011
Score
80
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19
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Shelby Lynne - Revelation Road
October 18, 2011
Score
80
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20
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Sunny Sweeney - Concrete
August 23, 2011
Score
80
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21
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Ronnie Dunn - Ronnie Dunn
June 7, 2011
Score
80
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22
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Jack's Mannequin - People and Things
October 4, 2011
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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23
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Jim Lauderdale - Reason and Rhyme
June 21, 2011
Score
80
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24
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The Dirt Drifters - This Is My Blood
July 19, 2011
Score
80
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25
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The Greencards - The Brick Album
June 21, 2011
Score
80
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings American Songwriter awarded albums throughout 2011.
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