The Roots Music Report's
Top Country Album Chart
for the Year of 2024
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praying' for Sunshine | Suzy Bogguss | Loyal Duchess | True Country |
| 2 | COWBOY CARTER | Beyoncé | Columbia | Hot Country |
| 3 | Deeper Well | Kacey Musgraves | UMG | Hot Country |
| 4 | Bad for Each Other | Tom Faia & Kate Miller | Lazy Tom | Americana Country |
| 5 | American Primitive | Old 97's | ATO | Americana Country |
| 6 | Southern Star | Brent Cobb | Ol' Buddy | Americana Country |
| 7 | Hot Sun Cool Shroud | Wilco | dBPM | Alternative Country |
| 8 | $10 Cowboy | Charley Crockett | Son of Davy | Americana Country |
| 9 | Rumble Strip | John Leventhal | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 10 | Day of the Doug | Son Volt | Transmit Sound | Americana Country |
| 11 | Driven to Drive | Joe Ely | Thirty Tigers | Alternative Country |
| 12 | Visitor | John Moreland | Old Omens | Americana Country |
| 13 | Valley of Heart's Delight | Margo Cilker | Fluff And Gravy | Alternative Country |
| 14 | Moon & Stars | The Mavericks | Thirty Tigers | Americana Country |
| 15 | Hayes & the Heathens | Hayes & The Heathens | BOH | Americana Country |
| 16 | Higher | Chris Stapleton | Mercury Nashville | Hot Country |
| 17 | Down at the Palomino | Mustangs of the West | Blue Elan | Americana Country |
| 18 | Last Leaf on the Tree | Willie Nelson | Sony | Americana Country |
| 19 | The January Album | The Brother Brothers | Stumbling Rose | Americana Country |
| 20 | El Viejo | Corb Lund | New West | Americana Country |
| 21 | The Border | Willie Nelson | Sony | Outlaw Country |
| 22 | Songwriter | Johnny Cash | UMG | Cowboy Western |
| 23 | Kentucky Bluegrassed | Brit Taylor | Cut A Shine | Americana Country |
| 24 | Cousin | Wilco | dBpm | Alternative Country |
| 25 | Passage Du Desir | Johnny Blue Skies | High Top Mountain | Americana Country |
| 26 | Sideways | The Steel Wheels | Big Ring | Americana Country |
| 27 | Rocket Fuel Logic | The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio | Self-Release | Alternative Country |
| 28 | Thin Places | Jason Hawk Harris | Bloodshot | Americana Country |
| 29 | A Cat in the Rain | Turnpike Troubadours | Bossier City | Americana Country |
| 30 | On the Draw | The Carolyn Sills Combo | Self-Release | Cowboy Western |
| 31 | Risk It All for Love | Tom Faia & Kate Miller | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 32 | A Love Thing | Chris Gardner | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 33 | My Favorite Place | Jim Lauderdale | Sky Crunch | Americana Country |
| 34 | In the Throes | Buddy & Julie Miller | New West | Americana Country |
| 35 | Other Voices | Gerry Spehar & Friends | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 36 | Jubilee | Old Crow Medicine Show | ATO | Americana Country |
| 37 | Big Red Gibson | Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus | Berkalin | Americana Country |
| 38 | Solid Gold | Miles Miller | Easy Lovin | Alternative Country |
| 39 | Broken Hearted Blue | Jenny Don't & The Spurs | Fluff And Gravy | Alternative Country |
| 40 | The Last Frontier | Reckless Kelly | No Big Deal | Americana Country |
| 41 | For Eden | Boy Golden | Six Shooter | Americana Country |
| 42 | Backbone | Kasey Chambers | Groove Merchants | Americana Country |
| 43 | Roll It out | The Deslondes | New West | Americana Country |
| 44 | Visions of Dallas | Charley Crockett | Son of Davy | Americana Country |
| 45 | My Heart Plays These Songs | Effron White | Sticker Freak | Americana Country |
| 46 | Motel Breakfast | Mac Leaphart | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 47 | Silverada | Silverada | Prairie Rose | Americana Country |
| 48 | Down to the Letter | Grace Pettis | MPress | Americana Country |
| 49 | The Long and Lonesome Letting Go | Jim Lauderdale and The Po' Ramblin' Boys | Sky Crunch | Americana Country |
| 50 | Somewhere in West Texas | Al Staehely | Quarto Valley | Americana Country |
| 51 | The Art of Getting Through | Imogen Clark | Self-Release | Alternative Country |
| 52 | Borned in Ya | Melissa Carper | MAE Music | Americana Country |
| 53 | Spartanburg Blues | Buck Trent | Protostar | True Country |
| 54 | Bluegrass | Willie Nelson | Sony | Alternative Country |
| 55 | For Jimmy | Boy Golden | Six Shooter | Americana Country |
| 56 | Weather the Storm | Taylor Nauta | Red Stick | Americana Country |
| 57 | Dark Black Coal | Logan Halstead | ORCHARD | Americana Country |
| 58 | All This Time | Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams | Royal Potato Family | Americana Country |
| 59 | Countin' the Miles | Jesse Daniel | Lightning Rod | Honky Tonk |
| 60 | Hard As Steel | Jus' Kyle | Catbone | Americana Country |
| 61 | Prairie Fire | Tim Isberg | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 62 | Here | Rowdy McCarran | Red Lips | Americana Country |
| 63 | With You | Chris St. John | Halo | Americana Country |
| 64 | Hiyo | Chatham County Line | Yep Roc | Americana Country |
| 65 | The Set | Jerry Douglas | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 66 | Flash-A-Magic | Luke Winslow-King | Bloodshot | Americana Country |
| 67 | Life After Life | Mark & Maggie O'Connor | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 68 | Positano Songs | Will Ackerman | West River | Americana Country |
| 69 | Zero Gravity | The HawtThorns | Red Parlor | Americana Country |
| 70 | Where Do We Go from Here | Thomas Hinds | Hindsight Musings | Americana Country |
| 71 | Healing Happens | Robin Ruddy | Parlor | Americana Country |
| 72 | Roadrunner! | Kaitlin Butts | Soundly | Alternative Country |
| 73 | Have Harmony, Will Travel 3 | Carla Olson | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 74 | Stampede | Orville Peck | Warner | Americana Country |
| 75 | Feel Good | Jaime Wyatt | New West | Americana Country |
| 76 | The Fear of Standing Still | American Aquarium | Losing Side | Alternative Country |
| 77 | Bend And Break | Toria Richings | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 78 | Dream Wreckers | Shoebox Letters | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 79 | Do You Recall | Dori Freeman | Blue Hens | Americana Country |
| 80 | Every Time I Think About You | The Cactus Blossoms | Walkie Talkie | Classic Country |
| 81 | Evolution (Deluxe) | Sheryl Crow | Big Machine | Hot Country |
| 82 | Old School | Kimmi Bitter | Self-Release | True Country |
| 83 | Brighter Days | Dwight Yoakam | Via | Honky Tonk |
| 84 | Thank Goodness | Robert Bidney | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 85 | Thus Spoke the Fool | Pony Bradshaw | Soundly | Alternative Country |
| 86 | Lessons | David Luning | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 87 | The Perfect Answer | Cabela and Schmitt | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 88 | California Son | Ted Russell Kamp | Blue Elan | Americana Country |
| 89 | The Man from Waco | Charley Crockett | Son of Davy | Americana Country |
| 90 | Empirical Truth | Mark Newman | Danal Music/WBA | Americana Country |
| 91 | The One's That Stay | Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters | Mule Kick | Americana Country |
| 92 | Dance Hall Crush | Mamma Coal | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 93 | Back in Business | Dave Goddess Group | Emotional | Americana Country |
| 94 | Not Alone | Nick Taylor | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 95 | Brandy Clark | Brandy Clark | Warner | Americana Country |
| 96 | Born Blessed Grateful & Alive | Yarn | 333 Ent. | Americana Country |
| 97 | Fractured Fiddle Tunes | Don Julin | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 98 | Willis, Carper, Leigh | Wonder Women of Country | Bismeaux | Americana Country |
| 99 | Rockstar | Dolly Parton | Butterfly | Alternative Country |
| 100 | Drive & Cry | Emily Nenni | New West | Americana Country |
| 101 | Love, Prison, Wisdom and Heartaches | Connie Smith | Fat Possum | Classic Country |
| 102 | Bright Skyline | Matt Hillyer | State Fair | Americana Country |
| 103 | There's Always a Song | Kelsey Waldon | Oh Boy | Alternative Country |
| 104 | When I'm Called | Jake Xerxes Fussell | Fat Possum | Americana Country |
| 105 | All Bad | Nick Shoulders | Gar Hole | Americana Country |
| 106 | Deep Feeler | Liv Greene | Free Dirt | Americana Country |
| 107 | Gold in Your Pocket | Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms | Free Dirt | Alternative Country |
| 108 | Traffic Fiction | Tre Burt | Oh Boy | Americana Country |
| 109 | River | Bonnie Montgomery | Gar Hole | Alternative Country |
| 110 | Quiet Town | Mindy Smith | Compass | Americana Country |
| 111 | Where the Flowers Meet the Dew | Zach Russell | Carlboro | Americana Country |
| 112 | Heat Comes Down | John R. Miller | Rounder | Americana Country |
| 113 | Take Me with You | Blue Mother Tupelo | JukeTonk | Americana Country |
| 114 | I've Seen a Lot of Highway | Billy Don Burns | Black Country Rock | Alternative Country |
| 115 | Black on Black | Paul Cauthen | Atlantic | Americana Country |
| 116 | Wild Colonial Boy | Al Backstrom | Wild Colonial Boy | Alternative Country |
| 117 | Reflector | Daniel Donato | Retrace | Americana Country |
| 118 | Piano in the Field | Ruthie Purves Smith | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 119 | Masquerade | Vincent Poag | Danal | Americana Country |
| 120 | Western Chill | Robert Earl Keen | Scriptorium Rex | Alternative Country |
| 121 | JP Harris is a Trash Fire | JP Harris | Bloodshot | Americana Country |
| 122 | Tennessee Songbird | Hannah Juanita | Self-Release | Honky Tonk |
| 123 | Mellow War | Taylor McCall | Black Powder Soul | Americana Country |
| 124 | Yesterday's Coffee | Jomo and the Possum Posse | Self-Release | Alternative Country |
| 125 | Road Ready | Jay Gavin | Good Time Charlie's | Alternative Country |
| 126 | Madam Mystic | Shelley King | Lemonade | Americana Country |
| 127 | See the Big Man Cry | Robert Rex Waller Jr. | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 128 | Silently, the Mind Breaks | William Elliott Whitmore | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 129 | The Alders & the Ashes | The Hello Darlins | RTC | Americana Country |
| 130 | North Wind | Spencer Burton | Dine Alone | Americana Country |
| 131 | ART DEALERS | Low Cut Connie | Contender | Alternative Country |
| 132 | Gold Town Rush | Joel Hofmann | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 133 | Imaginary People | Viv & Riley | Free Dirt | Alternative Country |
| 134 | Songs Before They Write Themselves | Holler Choir | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 135 | Hot Motel Nights | West of Texas | Pleasant Valley Ranch | Alternative Country |
| 136 | Survived | Lost Dog Street Band | Thirty Tigers | Americana Country |
| 137 | Baltic Street Hotel | Sophie Gault | Strong Place | Alternative Country |
| 138 | My Stupid Life | Brittney Spencer | Elektra | Americana Country |
| 139 | Devil Talking | David Myles | Turtlemusik | Americana Country |
| 140 | Strays II | Margo Price | Concord | Americana Country |
| 141 | No God in Juarez | Dallas Moore | Sol | Alternative Country |
| 142 | 12 to 6 Central | The Western Swing Authority | Curve | Alternative Country |
| 143 | Stories | Nicolas Meier | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 144 | Valley of Abandoned Songs | The Felice Brothers | Million Stars | Americana Country |
| 145 | The Confluence | Cole Gallagher | Raggy & Balls | Americana Country |
| 146 | Punch-Drunk Life | Rose's Pawn Shop | KZZ Music | Americana Country |
| 147 | The Enchanted World | THE RIFTERS | North River Road | Americana Country |
| 148 | Make It Back Home | Pat Reedy | Country Roots | True Country |
| 149 | Bad Days Better | Adam Hood | Southern Songs | Americana Country |
| 150 | Born Strangers | The Montvales | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 151 | Goodtime Charlie | Mick Flannery | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 152 | Promised Land | Danny Burns | Bonfire | Americana Country |
| 153 | Find Your Way | Tim Easton | Black Mesa | Americana Country |
| 154 | Lost at Sea | Chris Shiflett | Blue Elan | Americana Country |
| 155 | Sea of Heartbreak | Mustangs of the West | Blue Elan | Americana Country |
| 156 | What Love Can Do | Jeanne McKirchy | Full Net Media | Americana Country |
| 157 | Down and out | Sour Bridges | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 158 | Live from the Devil's Backbone | Mike and the Moonpies | Prairie Rose | Americana Country |
| 159 | Alone Again... Live | Steve Earle | Howe Sound | Americana Country |
| 160 | Love Ain't Pretty | Charles Esten | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 161 | Change the Game | Cody Jinks | Late August | Americana Country |
| 162 | Country | Elliott Brood | Six Shooter | Americana Country |
| 163 | Scruffy Love Songs | Dave Mininberg | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 164 | Almost Time | John Surge And The Haymakers | Blackbird | Alternative Country |
| 165 | Halfway to Houston | Susan Werner | Sleeve Dog | Americana Country |
| 166 | Watch out for the Wolf | Ryan Bingham | Thirty Tigers | Americana Country |
| 167 | Swim a While | ThorNton Creek | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 168 | You Only Live Always | Noel McKay | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 169 | Sweethearts Only | Sentimental Family Band | Modulor | Alternative Country |
| 170 | Ain't Through Honky Tonkin' Yet | Brennen Leigh | Signature | Americana Country |
| 171 | Baptized by the Blaze | India Ramey | Mule Kick | Americana Country |
| 172 | Out in La La Land | Martha Spencer | Music Maker | Alternative Country |
| 173 | Strays | Margo Price | Loma Vista | Americana Country |
| 174 | Purple Gas | Noeline Hofmann | La Honda | Americana Country |
| 175 | Bronco | Orville Peck | Columbia | Hot Country |
| 176 | Wandering Star | Flatland Cavalry | Interscope | Americana Country |
| 177 | Play | Brad Paisley | Arista Nashville | Hot Country |
| 178 | Thank You for Listening | Joshua Ray Walker | Soundly | Americana Country |
| 179 | Like It's the Last One Left | Uncle Lucius | Boo Clap | Alternative Country |
| 180 | A Hundred Highways | Moonsville Collective | Rock Ridge | Americana Country |
| 181 | The Rise and Fall of American Kitsch | Karen Jonas | Yellow Brick | Cowboy Western |
| 182 | Rugged Elegance | Helen Rose | Clover | Americana Country |
| 183 | Hollow | The Handsome Family | Milk & Scissors | Alternative Country |
| 184 | Love and Other Strange Emotions | Travis Book | Americana Vibes | Americana Country |
| 185 | Love Your Mind | Twisted Pine | Signature Sounds | Americana Country |
| 186 | The American Dream | Amy Speace | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 187 | Leavin This Holler | 49 Winchester | New West | Americana Country |
| 188 | Dusty Passports and Empty Beds | Keegan McInroe | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 189 | American Son | Colby Acuff | Sony | Americana Country |
| 190 | Edge of Forever | Jessi Colter | Appalachia | Alternative Country |
| 191 | Gotta Move | Hot Texas Swing Band | Self-Release | Alternative Country |
| 192 | Gamblin Man | Ty Stonehawker | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 193 | Keystone of the Heart | The Roseline | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 194 | What Hurts Most | IZZY DED | Death and Texas | Alternative Country |
| 195 | Sweet Anhedonia | Ben de la Cour | Jullian | Americana Country |
| 196 | A Few More Miles to Go | Lee Sims | Adelphos | True Country |
| 197 | Living in a Song | Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley | Compass | Americana Country |
| 198 | Josh Morningstar | Josh Morningstar | Late August | Americana Country |
| 199 | Down Home | Teddy & The Rough Riders | Appalachia | Americana Country |
| 200 | Bluegrass Vacation | Robbie Fulks | Compass | Alternative Country |
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