PopMatters' 20 Best Americana Albums of 2024

Americana has never been better with the quality of music, diversity of styles, and the artists' demographics in terms of race, gender, and wealth.

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# 1

Polaroid Lovers by Sarah Jarosz

Album • Jan 26 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Country

# 2

Passage Du Desir by Johnny Blue Skies + Sturgill Simpson

Album • Jul 12 / 2024 Progressive Country Country Rock

# 3

Woodland by Gillian Welch + David Rawlings

Album • Aug 23 / 2024 Americana Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 4

Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th St by Swamp Dogg

Album • May 31 / 2024

# 5

Stellar Evolution by Aaron Lee Tasjan

Album • Apr 12 / 2024 Pop Rock

# 6

Weird Faith by Madi Diaz

Album • Feb 09 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter

# 7

OBSERVATIONS FROM A CROWDED ROOM by Joy Oladokun

Album • Oct 18 / 2024

# 8

Trail Of Flowers by Sierra Ferrell

Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Neo-Traditionalist Country

# 9

Manning Fireworks by MJ Lenderman

Album • Sep 06 / 2024 Alt-Country Slacker Rock

# 10

The Past Is Still Alive by Hurray for the Riff Raff

Album • Feb 23 / 2024 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter

# 11

Everything Beautiful by Kelley Mickwee

Album • Sep 27 / 2024

# 12

My Light, My Destroyer by Cassandra Jenkins

Album • Jul 12 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Sophisti-Pop Indie Rock

# 13

Last Leaf On The Tree by Willie Nelson

Album • Nov 01 / 2024 Country

# 14

Heartbreak, Misery & Death by Grayson Capps

Album • Oct 25 / 2024

# 15

Halfsies by Lizzie No

Album • Jan 19 / 2024

# 16

The In Between by Kevin Gordon

Album • Sep 13 / 2024

# 17

Sweet Critters by Caleb Caudle

Album • Aug 30 / 2024

# 18

American Primitive by Old 97's

Album • Apr 05 / 2024 Alternative Rock Americana Alt-Country Power Pop

# 19

Ghosts by Steve Dawson

Album • Jun 07 / 2024

# 20

Every New Beginning by Kim Richey

Album • May 24 / 2024