Rolling Stone's 40 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2018
The 40 best country and Americana albums of 2018, including Kacey Musgraves, Pistol Annies and Eric Church.
Published: December 14, 2018 14:55
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #2 | Interstate Gospel | Pistol Annies, Miranda Lambert | Nov-02-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #3 | By The Way, I Forgive You | Brandi Carlile | Feb-16-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | The Tree of Forgiveness | John Prine | Apr-13-2018, Americana |
| #5 | Hell-On | Neko Case | Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Desperate Man | Eric Church | Oct-05-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #7 | To the Sunset | Amanda Shires | Aug-03-2018, Alt-Country |
| #8 | Girl Going Nowhere | Ashley McBryde | Mar-30-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #9 | Port Saint Joe | Brothers Osborne | Apr-20-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #10 | Providence Canyon | Brent Cobb | May-11-2018, Americana |
| #11 | Dying Star | Ruston Kelly | Sep-07-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | Putting On Airs | Erin Rae | Jun-08-2018, Contemporary Folk |
| #13 | May Your Kindness Remain | Courtney Marie Andrews | Mar-23-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | Rifles and Rosary Beads | Mary Gauthier | Jan-26-2018, Americana |
| #15 | The Mountain | Dierks Bentley | Jun-08-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #16 | Years | Sarah Shook & the Disarmers | Apr-06-2018, Alt-Country |
| #17 | Steak Night at the Prairie Rose | Mike and the Moonpies | Feb-02-2018, Honky Tonk |
| #18 | Undesirable | Becky Warren | Oct-19-2018, |
| #19 | Last Man Standing | Willie Nelson | Apr-27-2018, Country |
| #20 | Things Change | American Aquarium | Jun-01-2018, Americana |
| #21 | My American Dream | Will Hoge | Oct-05-2018, Americana |
| #22 | She Remembers Everything | Rosanne Cash | Nov-02-2018, Americana |
| #23 | Mr. Jukebox | Joshua Hedley | Apr-20-2018, Traditional Country |
| #24 | The Tree | Lori McKenna | Jul-20-2018, Americana |
| #25 | Dark Horse | Devin Dawson | Jan-19-2018, Country Pop |
| #26 | The Last American | Ryan Culwell | Aug-24-2018, Alt-Country |
| #27 | Sparrow | Ashley Monroe | Apr-20-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #28 | Songs for the Saints | Kenny Chesney | Jul-27-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #29 | Starter Home | Doug Paisley | Nov-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #30 | Shooter | Shooter Jennings | Aug-10-2018, Outlaw Country |
| #31 | Karma For Cheap | Aaron Lee Tasjan | Aug-31-2018, Power Pop |
| #32 | Somewhere in Between | Adam Hood | Oct-12-2018, Country |
| #33 | Change the Whole Thing | Maggie Rose | Sep-21-2018, |
| #34 | Healing Tide | The War and Treaty | Aug-10-2018, Soul |
| #35 | Carousel | Carson McHone | Oct-26-2018, Americana |
| #36 | Both Ways | Donovan Woods | Apr-20-2018, Contemporary Folk |
| #37 | Seasons Change | Scotty McCreery | Mar-16-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #38 | Hell on an Angel | Dillon Carmichael | Aug-17-2018, Country |
| #39 | Songs of the Plains | Colter Wall | Oct-12-2018, Outlaw Country |
| #40 | Experiment | Kane Brown | Nov-09-2018, Contemporary Country |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #2 | Interstate Gospel | Pistol AnniesMiranda Lambert | Album, Nov-02-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #3 | By The Way, I Forgive You | Brandi Carlile | Album, Feb-16-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | The Tree of Forgiveness | John Prine | Album, Apr-13-2018, Americana |
| #5 | Hell-On | Neko Case | Album, Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Desperate Man | Eric Church | Album, Oct-05-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #7 | To the Sunset | Amanda Shires | Album, Aug-03-2018, Alt-Country |
| #8 | Girl Going Nowhere | Ashley McBryde | Album, Mar-30-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #9 | Port Saint Joe | Brothers Osborne | Album, Apr-20-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #10 | Providence Canyon | Brent Cobb | Album, May-11-2018, Americana |
| #11 | Dying Star | Ruston Kelly | Album, Sep-07-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | Putting On Airs | Erin Rae | Album, Jun-08-2018, Contemporary Folk |
| #13 | May Your Kindness Remain | Courtney Marie Andrews | Album, Mar-23-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | Rifles and Rosary Beads | Mary Gauthier | Album, Jan-26-2018, Americana |
| #15 | The Mountain | Dierks Bentley | Album, Jun-08-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #16 | Years | Sarah Shook & the Disarmers | Album, Apr-06-2018, Alt-Country |
| #17 | Steak Night at the Prairie Rose | Mike and the Moonpies | Album, Feb-02-2018, Honky Tonk |
| #18 | Undesirable | Becky Warren | Album, Oct-19-2018, |
| #19 | Last Man Standing | Willie Nelson | Album, Apr-27-2018, Country |
| #20 | Things Change | American Aquarium | Album, Jun-01-2018, Americana |
| #21 | My American Dream | Will Hoge | Album, Oct-05-2018, Americana |
| #22 | She Remembers Everything | Rosanne Cash | Album, Nov-02-2018, Americana |
| #23 | Mr. Jukebox | Joshua Hedley | Album, Apr-20-2018, Traditional Country |
| #24 | The Tree | Lori McKenna | Album, Jul-20-2018, Americana |
| #25 | Dark Horse | Devin Dawson | Album, Jan-19-2018, Country Pop |
| #26 | The Last American | Ryan Culwell | Album, Aug-24-2018, Alt-Country |
| #27 | Sparrow | Ashley Monroe | Album, Apr-20-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #28 | Songs for the Saints | Kenny Chesney | Album, Jul-27-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #29 | Starter Home | Doug Paisley | Album, Nov-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #30 | Shooter | Shooter Jennings | Album, Aug-10-2018, Outlaw Country |
| #31 | Karma For Cheap | Aaron Lee Tasjan | Album, Aug-31-2018, Power Pop |
| #32 | Somewhere in Between | Adam Hood | Album, Oct-12-2018, Country |
| #33 | Change the Whole Thing | Maggie Rose | Album, Sep-21-2018, |
| #34 | Healing Tide | The War and Treaty | Album, Aug-10-2018, Soul |
| #35 | Carousel | Carson McHone | Album, Oct-26-2018, Americana |
| #36 | Both Ways | Donovan Woods | Album, Apr-20-2018, Contemporary Folk |
| #37 | Seasons Change | Scotty McCreery | Album, Mar-16-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #38 | Hell on an Angel | Dillon Carmichael | Album, Aug-17-2018, Country |
| #39 | Songs of the Plains | Colter Wall | Album, Oct-12-2018, Outlaw Country |
| #40 | Experiment | Kane Brown | Album, Nov-09-2018, Contemporary Country |