Esquire's 10 Best Country Albums of 2018

From Ashley McBryde's rollicking debut to Willie Nelson's enchanting Last Man Standing, these are the 10 best country albums of the year.

Published: December 01, 2018 12:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Interstate Gospel Pistol Annies, Miranda Lambert Nov-02-2018, Contemporary Country
#2 Desperate Man Eric Church Oct-05-2018, Contemporary Country
#3 By The Way, I Forgive You Brandi Carlile Feb-16-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#4 Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves Mar-30-2018, Country Pop
#5 The Mountain Dierks Bentley Jun-08-2018, Contemporary Country
#6 Last Man Standing Willie Nelson Apr-27-2018, Country
#7 Port Saint Joe Brothers Osborne Apr-20-2018, Contemporary Country
#8 The Tree of Forgiveness John Prine Apr-13-2018, Americana
#9 Girl Going Nowhere Ashley McBryde Mar-30-2018, Contemporary Country
#10 Dark Horse Devin Dawson Jan-19-2018, Country Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Interstate Gospel | Pistol AnniesMiranda Lambert | Album, Nov-02-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #2 | Desperate Man | Eric Church | Album, Oct-05-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #3 | By The Way, I Forgive You | Brandi Carlile | Album, Feb-16-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #5 | The Mountain | Dierks Bentley | Album, Jun-08-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #6 | Last Man Standing | Willie Nelson | Album, Apr-27-2018, Country |
| #7 | Port Saint Joe | Brothers Osborne | Album, Apr-20-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #8 | The Tree of Forgiveness | John Prine | Album, Apr-13-2018, Americana |
| #9 | Girl Going Nowhere | Ashley McBryde | Album, Mar-30-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #10 | Dark Horse | Devin Dawson | Album, Jan-19-2018, Country Pop |