Stereogum's 10 Best Country Albums of 2022
In September, the shit really hit the fan(s). Brittany Aldean, wife of country star Jason Aldean and owner of her own fashion brand, posted a video of herself getting her hair and makeup done, and she punctuated it with some transphobic bullshit. She thanked her parents for not changing her gender when she went through her tomboy phase. Pushback was swift and merciless. Country singers Cassadee Pope and Joy Olakodun called Aldean out on her ignorance, but the most damning response came from Maren Morris, who tweeted, “It’s so easy to, like, not be a scumbag human? Sell your clip-ins and zip it, Insurrection Barbie.” In response, the former tomboy complained to Fox News, and non-country person Tucker Carlson slapped Morris with the sickest burn he could come up with: “lunatic country music person.”
Published: December 15, 2022 16:17
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Humble Quest | Maren Morris | Mar-25-2022, Country Pop |
| #2 | Neon Blue | Joshua Hedley | Apr-22-2022, Neo-Traditionalist Country |
| #3 | Teeth Marks | S.G. Goodman | Jun-03-2022, Alt-Country |
| #4 | Take It Like A Man | Amanda Shires | Jul-29-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | American Heartbreak | Zach Bryan | May-20-2022, Country |
| #6 | Cruel Country | Wilco | May-27-2022, Alt-Country |
| #7 | Palomino | Miranda Lambert | Apr-29-2022, Contemporary Country |
| #8 | White Trash Revelry | Adeem the Artist | Dec-02-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Raised | Hailey Whitters | Mar-18-2022, Contemporary Country |
| #10 | River Fools & Mountain Saints | Ian Noe | Mar-25-2022, Country |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Humble Quest | Maren Morris | Album, Mar-25-2022, Country Pop |
| #2 | Neon Blue | Joshua Hedley | Album, Apr-22-2022, Neo-Traditionalist Country |
| #3 | Teeth Marks | S.G. Goodman | Album, Jun-03-2022, Alt-Country |
| #4 | Take It Like A Man | Amanda Shires | Album, Jul-29-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | American Heartbreak | Zach Bryan | Album, May-20-2022, Country |
| #6 | Cruel Country | Wilco | Album, May-27-2022, Alt-Country |
| #7 | Palomino | Miranda Lambert | Album, Apr-29-2022, Contemporary Country |
| #8 | White Trash Revelry | Adeem the Artist | Album, Dec-02-2022, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Raised | Hailey Whitters | Album, Mar-18-2022, Contemporary Country |
| #10 | River Fools & Mountain Saints | Ian Noe | Album, Mar-25-2022, Country |