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.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Polaroid Lovers | Sarah Jarosz | Jan-26-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Passage Du Desir | Johnny Blue Skies, Sturgill Simpson | Jul-12-2024, Progressive Country |
| #3 | Woodland | Gillian Welch, David Rawlings | Aug-23-2024, Americana |
| #4 | Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th St | Swamp Dogg | May-31-2024, |
| #5 | Stellar Evolution | Aaron Lee Tasjan | Apr-12-2024, Pop Rock |
| #6 | Weird Faith | Madi Diaz | Feb-09-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | OBSERVATIONS FROM A CROWDED ROOM | Joy Oladokun | Oct-18-2024, |
| #8 | Trail Of Flowers | Sierra Ferrell | Mar-22-2024, Neo-Traditionalist Country |
| #9 | Manning Fireworks | MJ Lenderman | Sep-06-2024, Alt-Country |
| #10 | The Past Is Still Alive | Hurray for the Riff Raff | Feb-23-2024, Alt-Country |
| #11 | Everything Beautiful | Kelley Mickwee | Sep-27-2024, |
| #12 | My Light, My Destroyer | Cassandra Jenkins | Jul-12-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | Last Leaf On The Tree | Willie Nelson | Nov-01-2024, Country |
| #14 | Heartbreak, Misery & Death | Grayson Capps | Oct-25-2024, |
| #15 | Halfsies | Lizzie No | Jan-19-2024, |
| #16 | The In Between | Kevin Gordon | Sep-13-2024, |
| #17 | Sweet Critters | Caleb Caudle | Aug-30-2024, |
| #18 | American Primitive | Old 97's | Apr-05-2024, Alternative Rock |
| #19 | Ghosts | Steve Dawson | Jun-07-2024, |
| #20 | Every New Beginning | Kim Richey | May-24-2024, |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Polaroid Lovers | Sarah Jarosz | Album, Jan-26-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Passage Du Desir | Johnny Blue SkiesSturgill Simpson | Album, Jul-12-2024, Progressive Country |
| #3 | Woodland | Gillian WelchDavid Rawlings | Album, Aug-23-2024, Americana |
| #4 | Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th St | Swamp Dogg | Album, May-31-2024, |
| #5 | Stellar Evolution | Aaron Lee Tasjan | Album, Apr-12-2024, Pop Rock |
| #6 | Weird Faith | Madi Diaz | Album, Feb-09-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | OBSERVATIONS FROM A CROWDED ROOM | Joy Oladokun | Album, Oct-18-2024, |
| #8 | Trail Of Flowers | Sierra Ferrell | Album, Mar-22-2024, Neo-Traditionalist Country |
| #9 | Manning Fireworks | MJ Lenderman | Album, Sep-06-2024, Alt-Country |
| #10 | The Past Is Still Alive | Hurray for the Riff Raff | Album, Feb-23-2024, Alt-Country |
| #11 | Everything Beautiful | Kelley Mickwee | Album, Sep-27-2024, |
| #12 | My Light, My Destroyer | Cassandra Jenkins | Album, Jul-12-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | Last Leaf On The Tree | Willie Nelson | Album, Nov-01-2024, Country |
| #14 | Heartbreak, Misery & Death | Grayson Capps | Album, Oct-25-2024, |
| #15 | Halfsies | Lizzie No | Album, Jan-19-2024, |
| #16 | The In Between | Kevin Gordon | Album, Sep-13-2024, |
| #17 | Sweet Critters | Caleb Caudle | Album, Aug-30-2024, |
| #18 | American Primitive | Old 97's | Album, Apr-05-2024, Alternative Rock |
| #19 | Ghosts | Steve Dawson | Album, Jun-07-2024, |
| #20 | Every New Beginning | Kim Richey | Album, May-24-2024, |