Rolling Stone's 40 Best Country Albums of 2016
Miranda Lambert, Sturgill Simpson, Margo Price and more of the year's best.
Published: December 07, 2016 14:07
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hero (Deluxe Edition) | Maren Morris | Jun-03-2016, |
| #2 | The Weight of These Wings | Miranda Lambert | Nov-18-2016, Contemporary Country |
| #3 | Midwest Farmers Daughter | Margo Price | Mar-25-2016, Country |
| #4 | American Band | Drive-By Truckers | Sep-30-2016, Alt-Country |
| #5 | A Sailor's Guide to Earth | Sturgill Simpson | Apr-15-2016, Country Soul |
| #6 | Big Day in a Small Town | Brandy Clark | Jun-10-2016, Contemporary Country |
| #7 | Pawn Shop | Brothers Osborne | Jan-15-2016, Contemporary Country |
| #8 | The Bird & the Rifle | Lori McKenna | Jul-29-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Full Circle | Loretta Lynn | Mar-04-2016, Country |
| #10 | California Sunrise | Jon Pardi | May-13-2016, Contemporary Country |
| #11 | Shine On Rainy Day | Brent Cobb | Oct-07-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | Real | Lydia Loveless | Aug-19-2016, Alt-Country |
| #13 | New City Blues | Aubrie Sellers | Sep-30-2016, Country Rock |
| #14 | Sweet Creep | Jonny Fritz | Oct-14-2016, Alt-Country |
| #15 | Upland Stories | Robbie Fulks | Apr-01-2016, Americana |
| #16 | Lovers and Leavers | Hayes Carll | Apr-08-2016, Americana |
| #17 | Vinyl | William Michael Morgan | Sep-30-2016, Contemporary Country |
| #18 | Down to My Last Bad Habit | Vince Gill | Feb-12-2016, Contemporary Country |
| #19 | Ripcord | Keith Urban | May-06-2016, Pop Rock |
| #20 | Lola | Carrie Rodriguez | Feb-19-2016, Americana |
| #21 | The Ghosts of Highway 20 | Lucinda Williams | Feb-05-2016, Americana |
| #22 | Little Seeds | Shovels & Rope | Oct-07-2016, Alt-Country |
| #23 | My Gospel | Paul Cauthen | Oct-14-2016, Country Soul |
| #24 | Gotta Be Me | Cody Johnson | Aug-05-2016, Contemporary Country |
| #25 | Nothing Shines Like Neon | Randy Rogers Band | Jan-15-2016, Country |
| #26 | case/lang/veirs | case/lang/veirs | Jun-17-2016, |
| #27 | Beulah | John Paul White | Aug-19-2016, Folk Rock |
| #28 | Robert Ellis | Robert Ellis | Jun-03-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #29 | Couchville Sessions | Darrell Scott | May-13-2016, Americana |
| #30 | Give It Back To You | The Record Company | Jan-01-2016, Blues Rock |
| #31 | Heart Like a Levee | Hiss Golden Messenger | Oct-07-2016, Americana |
| #32 | The Very Last Day | Parker Millsap | Mar-25-2016, Contemporary Folk |
| #33 | For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price | Willie Nelson | Sep-16-2016, Honky Tonk |
| #34 | I'm Not the Devil | Cody Jinks | Aug-12-2016, Outlaw Country |
| #35 | Bury Me in My Boots | The Cadillac Three | Aug-05-2016, Bro-Country |
| #36 | Honest Life | Courtney Marie Andrews | May-19-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #37 | Modern Country | William Tyler | Jun-03-2016, American Primitivism |
| #38 | Blindfaller | Watchhouse | Sep-30-2016, |
| #39 | Pure & Simple | Dolly Parton | Aug-19-2016, Country Pop |
| #40 | Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars… | Dwight Yoakam | Oct-07-2016, Bluegrass |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hero (Deluxe Edition) | Maren Morris | Album, Jun-03-2016, |
| #2 | The Weight of These Wings | Miranda Lambert | Album, Nov-18-2016, Contemporary Country |
| #3 | Midwest Farmers Daughter | Margo Price | Album, Mar-25-2016, Country |
| #4 | American Band | Drive-By Truckers | Album, Sep-30-2016, Alt-Country |
| #5 | A Sailor's Guide to Earth | Sturgill Simpson | Album, Apr-15-2016, Country Soul |
| #6 | Big Day in a Small Town | Brandy Clark | Album, Jun-10-2016, Contemporary Country |
| #7 | Pawn Shop | Brothers Osborne | Album, Jan-15-2016, Contemporary Country |
| #8 | The Bird & the Rifle | Lori McKenna | Album, Jul-29-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Full Circle | Loretta Lynn | Album, Mar-04-2016, Country |
| #10 | California Sunrise | Jon Pardi | Album, May-13-2016, Contemporary Country |
| #11 | Shine On Rainy Day | Brent Cobb | Album, Oct-07-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | Real | Lydia Loveless | Album, Aug-19-2016, Alt-Country |
| #13 | New City Blues | Aubrie Sellers | Album, Sep-30-2016, Country Rock |
| #14 | Sweet Creep | Jonny Fritz | Album, Oct-14-2016, Alt-Country |
| #15 | Upland Stories | Robbie Fulks | Album, Apr-01-2016, Americana |
| #16 | Lovers and Leavers | Hayes Carll | Album, Apr-08-2016, Americana |
| #17 | Vinyl | William Michael Morgan | Album, Sep-30-2016, Contemporary Country |
| #18 | Down to My Last Bad Habit | Vince Gill | Album, Feb-12-2016, Contemporary Country |
| #19 | Ripcord | Keith Urban | Album, May-06-2016, Pop Rock |
| #20 | Lola | Carrie Rodriguez | Album, Feb-19-2016, Americana |
| #21 | The Ghosts of Highway 20 | Lucinda Williams | Album, Feb-05-2016, Americana |
| #22 | Little Seeds | Shovels & Rope | Album, Oct-07-2016, Alt-Country |
| #23 | My Gospel | Paul Cauthen | Album, Oct-14-2016, Country Soul |
| #24 | Gotta Be Me | Cody Johnson | Album, Aug-05-2016, Contemporary Country |
| #25 | Nothing Shines Like Neon | Randy Rogers Band | Album, Jan-15-2016, Country |
| #26 | case/lang/veirs | case/lang/veirs | Album, Jun-17-2016, |
| #27 | Beulah | John Paul White | Album, Aug-19-2016, Folk Rock |
| #28 | Robert Ellis | Robert Ellis | Album, Jun-03-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #29 | Couchville Sessions | Darrell Scott | Album, May-13-2016, Americana |
| #30 | Give It Back To You | The Record Company | Album, Jan-01-2016, Blues Rock |
| #31 | Heart Like a Levee | Hiss Golden Messenger | Album, Oct-07-2016, Americana |
| #32 | The Very Last Day | Parker Millsap | Album, Mar-25-2016, Contemporary Folk |
| #33 | For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price | Willie Nelson | Album, Sep-16-2016, Honky Tonk |
| #34 | I'm Not the Devil | Cody Jinks | Album, Aug-12-2016, Outlaw Country |
| #35 | Bury Me in My Boots | The Cadillac Three | Album, Aug-05-2016, Bro-Country |
| #36 | Honest Life | Courtney Marie Andrews | Album, May-19-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #37 | Modern Country | William Tyler | Album, Jun-03-2016, American Primitivism |
| #38 | Blindfaller | Watchhouse | Album, Sep-30-2016, |
| #39 | Pure & Simple | Dolly Parton | Album, Aug-19-2016, Country Pop |
| #40 | Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars… | Dwight Yoakam | Album, Oct-07-2016, Bluegrass |