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1
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Brian Fallon - Local Honey
March 27, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
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90
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2
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Hailey Whitters - The Dream
February 28, 2020
Country
Score
90
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3
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Lucinda Williams - Good Souls Better Angels
April 24, 2020
Blues Rock
Score
90
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4
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The Third Mind - The Third Mind
February 14, 2020
Score
90
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5
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Nicole Atkins - Italian Ice
May 29, 2020
Pop Soul
Score
90
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6
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Indigo Girls - Look Long
May 22, 2020
Score
90
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7
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Don Bryant - You Make Me Feel
June 19, 2020
Score
90
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8
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Brandy Clark - Your Life Is a Record
March 6, 2020
Country
Score
90
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9
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Larkin Poe - Self Made Man
June 12, 2020
Blues Rock
Score
90
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10
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Kip Moore - Wild World
May 29, 2020
Country
Score
90
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11
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X - Alphabetland
April 22, 2020
Punk Rock
Score
90
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12
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Kenny Chesney - Here and Now
May 1, 2020
Country
Score
90
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13
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A.A.Williams - Forever Blue
July 3, 2020
Post-Rock
Score
90
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14
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Reckless Kelly - American Jackpot / American Girls
May 22, 2020
Score
90
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15
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Pet Shop Boys - Hotspot
January 24, 2020
Synthpop
Score
80
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16
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Ben Watt - Storm Damage
January 31, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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17
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Terry Allen & The Panhandle Mystery Band - Just Like Moby Dick
January 24, 2020
Score
80
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18
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The Secret Sisters - Saturn Return
February 28, 2020
Americana
Score
80
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19
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Drive-By Truckers - The Unraveling
January 31, 2020
Americana
Score
80
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20
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Ren Harvieu - Revel In The Drama
April 3, 2020
Chamber Pop
Score
80
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21
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M. Ward - Migration Stories
April 3, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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22
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Early James - Singing for My Supper
March 13, 2020
Score
80
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23
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Frazey Ford - U kin B the Sun
February 7, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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24
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Other Lives - For Their Love
April 24, 2020
Chamber Pop
Score
80
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25
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Futurebirds - Teamwork
January 15, 2020
Score
80
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings American Songwriter awarded albums throughout 2020.
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