The Roots Music Report's
Top Bluegrass Album Chart
for the Year of 2025
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway Prayers | Billy Strings | Reprise | Progressive Bluegrass |
| 2 | Arcadia | Alison Krauss & Union Station | Down The Road | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 3 | A Tip Toe High Wire | Sierra Hull | Self-Release | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 4 | Lonely As It Gets | Wilson Banjo Co. | Pinecastle | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 5 | Let's Party About It | Leftover Salmon | Compass | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 6 | I'll Just Drive | Ashleigh Graham | Pinecastle | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 7 | Songs That Sing Me | Becky Buller | Dark Shadow Recording | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 8 | Wanted in Kentucky | Marty Falle | Country Cool Music Nashville | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 9 | Beacons | Nefesh Mountain | Self-Release | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 10 | Nowhere Next | Yonder Mountain String Band | Frog Pad | Progressive Bluegrass |
| 11 | Fiction | John Cowan | True Lonesome | Progressive Bluegrass |
| 12 | Remains to Be Scene | The Seldom Scene | Smithsonian Folkways | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 13 | Born to Fly | Eddie Sanders | True Lonesome | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 14 | Life's Parade | Rick Faris | Dark Shadow | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 15 | So Long Little Miss Sunshine | Molly Tuttle | Nonesuch | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 16 | We're All Gonna Live | Tony Kamel | Blue Corn | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 17 | Into the Wild | Molly Tuttle | Nonesuch | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 18 | Easy Come, Easy Go | The Burnett Sisters Band | Pinecastle | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 19 | Red Camel Collective | Red Camel Collective | Pinecastle | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 20 | Lovin', Fightin', Losin' Sleep | Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers | Billy Blue | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 21 | City of Glass | AJ Lee & Blue Summit | Signature Sounds | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 22 | Outrun | The Steeldrivers | Sun | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 23 | Safe, Sensible and Sane | Alison Brown & Steve Martin | Compass | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 24 | Flatpicker | Tyler Grant | Grant Central | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 25 | Girl Dinner | Big Richard | Self-Release | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 26 | Give It All Away | DownRiver Collective | Kettleridge | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 27 | Far Away with You | Woody Platt | Compass | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 28 | Skin & Bone | Tidalwave Road Bluegrass Band | Pinecastle | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 29 | All God's Children | East Nash Grass | Mountain Fever | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 30 | Hillbilly Irish | Marty Falle | Appalachia Rust | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 31 | River Rat | The Creekers | Broke A$$ | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 32 | Unravel | Henhouse Prowlers | Dark Shadow | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 33 | Dan Tyminski: Live from the Ryman | Dan Tyminski | 8 Track Entertainment | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 34 | The HercuLeons | John Cowan and Andrea Zonn: The Herculeons | True Lonesome | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 35 | All Will Be Well | Sister Sadie | Mountain Home Music Company | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 36 | Destinations and Fun Places | Rhonda Vincent | Upper Management | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 37 | Cherokee Pioneer | Pitney Meyer | Curb | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 38 | Memory Lane | Wilson Banjo Co. | Pinecastle | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 39 | Song That Made Charlene Cry | The Dillards | Self-Release | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 40 | Thankful and Blessed | Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers | Billy Blue | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 41 | The Never-Ending Years | Thomas Cassell | Mountain Fever | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 42 | Southern Sky | Danny Burns | Bonfire | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 43 | Carter & Cleveland | Jason Carter & Michael Cleveland | Fiddleman | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 44 | Golden Grass | The Brothers Comatose | Swamp Jam | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 45 | Rhinestone Revolution | The Kentucky Gentlemen | River House | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 46 | Talk of the Town | Darin & Brooke Aldridge | Billy Blue | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 47 | House of the Dog | Grain Thief | Self-Release | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 48 | Heroes & Friends | Daniel Grindstaff | Bonfire | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 49 | Way Back when | Larry Sparks | Rebel | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 50 | Appalachian Rust | Marty Falle | Self-Release | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 51 | Coming on Strong | Seth Mulder & Midnight Run | Rebel | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 52 | Get a Transfer | The King James Boys | Pinecastle | Gospel Bluegrass |
| 53 | Ain't in It for My Health | Zach Top | Leo33 | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 54 | 20 | The Grascals | Mountain Home | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 55 | Restless Soul | Amanda Cook | Mountain Fever | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 56 | The Winning Hand | The Lonesome River Band | Mountain Home | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 57 | Close the Door Lightly | Matt Wallace | Huckleberry | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 58 | Been All Around This World | Special Consensus | Compass | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 59 | Color Me Blue | Crandall Creek | Copper Mountain | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 60 | Long Days and Short Stories | Daryl Mosley | Pinecastle | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 61 | Unfinished Bridges | Rock Hearts | 615 Hideaway | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 62 | Boarding Windows in Paradise | Rebecca Frazier | Amtoco | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 63 | One Chord That Rings True | The Travelin' McCourys | Self-Release | Progressive Bluegrass |
| 64 | Little Songs | Rrinaco | Rebel | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 65 | I Built a World | Bronwyn Keith-Hynes | Self-Release | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 66 | XXV | Greensky Bluegrass | Big Blue Zoo | Progressive Bluegrass |
| 67 | No Finish Line | Forest Sun | Self-Release | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 68 | Let It Burn | Kristy Cox | Billy Blue | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 69 | Leave You Behind | Echo Valley | Bell Buckle | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 70 | The Iceland Sessions (feat. Holly Bowling) | Greensky Bluegrass | Big Blue Zoo | Progressive Bluegrass |
| 71 | Down the Road | Bibelhauser Brothers | Self-Release | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 72 | Lonesome State of Mind | Blue Highway | Down The Road | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 73 | Billy the Kid | Billy Droze | RBR | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 74 | Gone for Good | The Last Revel | Hassle House | Progressive Bluegrass |
| 75 | Let the World in | John Mailander's Forecast | Self-Release | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 76 | City of Gold | Molly Tuttle | Nonesuch | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 77 | Presenting Carolina Bluegrass Style | Carolina Bluegrass Style | Slim Husky | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 78 | Mason Via | Mason Via | Mountain Fever | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 79 | A Time for Every Season | Shelton & Williams | Turnberry | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 80 | 40th Anniversary Celebration | Gary Brewer & The Kentucky Ramblers | Self-Release | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 81 | Music for Writers | Steve Gunn | Three Lobed | Progressive Bluegrass |
| 82 | Songs of Love and Life | Del McCoury Band | Self-Release | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 83 | Long Way from Home | The Burnett Sisters Band | Bee Hive | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 84 | Wanderers Like Me | The Po' Ramblin' Boys | Smithsonian Folkways | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 85 | Six Degrees of Separation | Wilson Banjo Co. | Pinecastle | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 86 | Bluegrass Christmas Stories | Marty Falle | Appalachia Rust | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 87 | No Bad Ideas | The Faux Paws | Great Bear | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 88 | Live at Greenfield Lake | Steep Canyon Rangers | Yep Roc | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 89 | Southern Sunshine | Williamson Branch | Pinecastle | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 90 | Back Home | Troy Engle | Pinecastle | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 91 | The Bonfire Sessions | Tidalwave Road Bluegrass Band | Pinecastle | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 92 | The Best of Route 3 (Live from the Station Inn) | Route 3 | Pinecastle | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 93 | Just Believe | Route 3 | Pinecastle | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 94 | Highfalutin Hillbilly | The Kody Norris Show | Rebel | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 95 | Storm Mountain | Jeremy Garrett | Americana Vibes | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 96 | Instant Lonesome & Twinkle Brigade | Jody Stecher with Mile Twelve | Don Giovanni | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 97 | Missin' That Drawl | The Grass Daddies | Prairie Grass | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 98 | Dalton Harper | Dalton Harper | Skyline | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 99 | Carry Me Back to the Bluegrass | Big Country Bluegrass | Rebel | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 100 | The Songwriter | Jerry Salley | Very Jerry | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 101 | Let Me Be Lonely | Jaelee Roberts | Mountain Home | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 102 | Restless | Adam McIntosh | Billy Blue | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 103 | How Did We Do It | Graham Sharp | Enchanted Barn | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 104 | Highlander | Missy Raines & Allegheny | Compass | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 105 | So Much for Forever | Authentic Unlimited | Billy Blue | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 106 | Pyramid Stairs | Ragged Union | Shining Castle | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 107 | No Fear | Sister Sadie | Mountain Home Music Company | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 108 | If There's a Will, There's a Way | Junior Sisk | Mountain Fever | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 109 | Twisted Sage | Kenny Kosek | Shefa | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 110 | Pick Your Poison | Benson | Mountain Home | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 111 | Storms on the Ocean | Daniel Crabtree | Codel | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 112 | What I'm for | Dave Adkins | Billy Blue | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 113 | Cambium | Full Cord | Dark Shadow | Progressive Bluegrass |
| 114 | You Can Learn a Lot from a Song | Hammertowne | Mountain Fever | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 115 | Bluegrass Tracks | Andy Statman | Shefa | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 116 | The Boy from Bluegrass | The Boy From Bluegrass | Self-Release | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 117 | Jubilee | Becky Buller | Dark Shadow | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 118 | Great Blue North | Special Consensus | Compass | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 119 | Born Again Bluegrass | Marty Falle | Country Cool | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 120 | Pour Me in the Creek | The Creekers | Broke A$$ | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 121 | Songs of America | Tim Crouch | True Lonesome | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 122 | The Gospel Sessions, Vol. 2 | Authentic Unlimited | Billy Blue | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 123 | From Sulphur Springs to Rising Fawn : the Songs of Norman Blake | Bob Minner | Engelhardt | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 124 | Mountain Lily | Donna Ulisse | Billy Blue | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 125 | One Step Away | Casey Penn | Mountain Fever | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 126 | Learning to Walk with Him | Kristy Cox | Billy Blue | Gospel Bluegrass |
| 127 | Terra Madre | Beppe Gambetta | AMSC2024-1 | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 128 | Yellow Line | Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road | Pinecastle | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 129 | God Fearing Heathen | Dan Tyminski | 8 Track Ent. | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 130 | Accomplice Two | Tommy Emmanuel | CGP Sounds | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 131 | Jubilation | Appalachian Road Show | Billy Blue | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 132 | Me / and / Dad | Billy Strings | Rounder | Progressive Bluegrass |
| 133 | Last Chance to Win | East Nash Grass | Mountain Fever | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 134 | Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions) | Sturgill Simpson | High Top Mountain | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 135 | The Butcher Shoppe | Della Mae | Rounder | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 136 | All That Will | Shadowgrass | Self-Release | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 137 | Allison De Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves | Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves | Free Dirt | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 138 | From the Ground Up | Jim Hurst | Pinecastle | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 139 | Pickin' on Creedence Clearwater Revival: Bluegrass Rising | Iron Horse | CMH | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 140 | New Moon over My Shoulder | Larry Sparks | Rebel | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 141 | 444 | Wood Box Heroes | Self-Release | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 142 | Rollin' on Rubber Wheels | Ralph Stanley II & the Clinch Mountain Boys | Self-Release | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 143 | Tryin' to Have a Good Time | Tyler Grant | Americana Vibes | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 144 | The Crossing | Tim O'Brien | Alula | Traditional Bluegrass |
| 145 | Hell on Church Street | Punch Brothers | Nonesuch | Progressive Bluegrass |
| 146 | Karma | Volume Five | Mountain Fever | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 147 | Morning Shift | Steep Canyon Rangers | Yep Roc | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| 148 | Lonesome Chronicles | Kathy Kallick Band | Live Oak | Contemporary Bluegrass |
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