The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Bluegrass Album Chart
for the Year of 2023
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crooked Tree | Molly Tuttle | Nonesuch |
| 2 | Lovin' of the Game | Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper | Compass |
| 3 | City of Gold | Molly Tuttle | Nonesuch |
| 4 | Heartache and Trouble | Fast Track | Engelhardt Music |
| 5 | Details | Nick Dumas | Skyline |
| 6 | A Miner's Life | Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band | Calv'ry |
| 7 | Something You Didn't Count on | Jaelee Roberts | Mountain Home |
| 8 | Living in the South | Starlett & Big John | Rebel |
| 9 | Karma | Volume Five | Mountain Fever |
| 10 | Never Slow Down | The Po' Ramblin' Boys | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 11 | Authentic Unlimited | Authentic Unlimited | Billy Blue |
| 12 | Things That I Like | Mickey Harris | Self-Release |
| 13 | Solitary Diamond | Laura Orshaw | Dark Shadow |
| 14 | Gospel Sessions, Vol. 1 | Authentic Unlimited | Billy Blue |
| 15 | Leaving is Believing | Ashby Frank | Mountain Home |
| 16 | The Next Mountain | Rick Faris | Dark Shadows |
| 17 | River Wild | Jeremy Garrett | Organic |
| 18 | This Life We're Livin' | Darin & Brooke Aldridge | Billy Blue |
| 19 | God Fearing Heathen | Dan Tyminski | 8 Track Ent. |
| 20 | Quiet Country Town | Wildfire | Pinecastle |
| 21 | Losing Game | David Peterson & 1946 | Self-Release |
| 22 | What You Need to Prove | Thomas Cassell | Mountain Fever |
| 23 | Changes | Amanda Cook | Mountain Fever |
| 24 | Hold on | Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen | Compass |
| 25 | Shades of Blue | Kristy Cox | Billy Blue |
| 26 | It's Just Me | Larry Sparks | Rebel |
| 27 | Roses | Jackson Hollow | Mountain Fever |
| 28 | Make Each Second Last | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers | Moutain Home |
| 29 | From the Ground Up | Jim Hurst | Pinecastle |
| 30 | Ridin' Through the Country | Shannon Slaughter | Elite Circuit |
| 31 | The American Fiddler | Andy Leftwich | Mountain Home Music |
| 32 | I'll Come Back | AJ Lee & Blue Summit | Old White Horse |
| 33 | Accomplice Two | Tommy Emmanuel | CGP Sounds |
| 34 | Darkest Hour | The Gibson Brothers | Bull Run |
| 35 | Lost Voices | Tim Stafford & Thomm Jutz | Mountain Fever |
| 36 | Maria with a "J" | Marija Droze | RBR Ent |
| 37 | Great Blue North | Special Consensus | Compass |
| 38 | Music is What I See | Rhonda Vincent | Upper Management |
| 39 | Radioactive | Jason Barie | Billy Blue |
| 40 | Mighty Poplar | Mighty Poplar | Free Dirt |
| 41 | Roundtable | Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver | Billy Blue |
| 42 | Uncommon Sky | Rick Faris | Dark Shadow |
| 43 | Banjophonics | Damien O'Kane & Ron Block | Pure |
| 44 | Renewal | Billy Strings | Rounder |
| 45 | Pick Your Poison | Benson | Mountain Home |
| 46 | A Life Well Lived | Daryl Mosley | Pinecastle |
| 47 | Get Yourself Outside | Yonder Mountain String Band | Frog Pad |
| 48 | Kentucky for Me | Dale Ann Bradley | Pinecastle |
| 49 | Up All Night | The Grascals | Mountain Home |
| 50 | Black Banjo | Tray Wellington | Mountain Home |
| 51 | Last Chance to Win | East Nash Grass | Mountain Fever |
| 52 | Morning Shift | Steep Canyon Rangers | Yep Roc |
| 53 | Bridges and Backroads | Jerry Salley | Very Jerry |
| 54 | Toward the Fray | The Infamous Stringdusters | Americana Vibes |
| 55 | Pay Your Dues | Songs From The Road Band | Charles Humphrey III |
| 56 | Small Town Dreamer | Daryl Mosley | Pinecastle |
| 57 | East Nash Grass | East Nash Grass | Lamb Lyfe |
| 58 | Lead and Iron | Henhouse Prowlers | Dark Shadow |
| 59 | Man on a Mission | Darren Nicholson | Mountain Home |
| 60 | Family Reunion | Della Mae | Soundly |
| 61 | Brand New Good Old Days | Leftover Salmon | Compass |
| 62 | Things She Couldn't Get over | Dale Ann Bradley | Pinecastle |
| 63 | In Dreams I Go Back | Seth Mulder & Midnight Run | Mountain Fever |
| 64 | You Can Learn a Lot from a Song | Hammertowne | Mountain Fever |
| 65 | Where the Trees Know My Name | Larry Cordle | Self-Release |
| 66 | If Not Now, Who? | Joe K. Walsh | Adhyâropa |
| 67 | Triple Shot | Shannon Leigh Reynolds | Self-Release |
| 68 | Greener Grass | Billy Swinson | Self-Release |
| 69 | Round Feet, Chrome Smile | Ragged Union | Shining Castle |
| 70 | Greener Pastures | The Waymores | Chicken Ranch |
| 71 | Tina Adair | Tina Adair | Engelhardt Music |
| 72 | One Step Away | Casey Penn | Mountain Fever |
| 73 | Here Within My Heart | Tina Adair | Englehardt Music Group |
| 74 | Modern Times | Paul Adkins & The Borderline Band | Rebel |
| 75 | Wanderer | Darren Nicholson | Mountain Home |
| 76 | Pages in Your Hand | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers | Mountain Home Music Company |
| 77 | School Project | Cory Walker | Mountain Fever |
| 78 | Songs of Hope & Inspiration | Darren Nicholson | Self-Release |
| 79 | How I Hear It | Jeremy Stephens | Rebel |
| 80 | Dreams for Sale | Theo & Brenna | Mountain Fever |
| 81 | My Farm, My Bluegrass | Marty Falle | Self-Release |
| 82 | Equality | The Sweet Lillies | Americana Vibes |
| 83 | No Fear | Sister Sadie | Mountain Home Music Company |
| 84 | If You Hadn't Noticed | The Goodwin Brothers | Pinecastle |
| 85 | Memory Lane | Wilson Banjo Co. | Pinecastle |
| 86 | Long Hill to Climb | Wolfpen Branch | Self-Release |
| 87 | Railroad Town | Jr Williams | Mountain Fever |
| 88 | Whispers in the Wind | Lindley Creek | Pinecastle |
| 89 | Silver Bird | Nick Chandler & Delivered | Pinecastle |
| 90 | Excelsior | Alan Munde | Patuxent |
| 91 | The Broken Circle Sessions | Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra | Self-Release |
| 92 | Distance and Time | Becky Buller | Dark Shadow |
| 93 | The Secret of Life | Daryl Mosley | Pinecastle |
| 94 | New Horizons | Mason Via | Mountain Fever |
| 95 | Straight from the Heartland | Lori King & Junction 63 | Self-Release |
| 96 | People, Places, and Songs | Greg Blake | Turnberry |
| 97 | Caroline Owens | Caroline Owens | Skyline |
| 98 | Smoky Mountain Favorites | Boone & Foster | Mountai Fever |
| 99 | Great Big Skies | Wood Belly | Americana Vibes |
| 100 | Apple & Setser | Apple & Setser | Bell Buckle |
| 101 | Tryin' to Have a Good Time | Tyler Grant | Americana Vibes |
| 102 | 100 Years of Hank | Haymakers | TOPTone |
| 103 | The Songwriter | Jerry Salley | Very Jerry |
| 104 | Losing Time | Route 3 | Pinecastle |
| 105 | Imaginary Lines | Unspoken Tradition | Mountain Home |
| 106 | Book of Fools | Mipso | Self-Release |
| 107 | Lonesome Chronicles | Kathy Kallick Band | Live Oak |
| 108 | Lively Times (Live at the Anza Club!) | The Lonesome Ace Stringband | Self-Release |
| 109 | Shiny Side Up | The Dirty Grass Players | Self-Release |
| 110 | Heroes & Friends | Daniel Grindstaff | Bonfire |
| 111 | Gotta Lotta Lonesome | Carson Peters & Iron Mountain | Billy Blue |
| 112 | Live in Asheville | The JackTown Ramblers | Litte Ruby |
| 113 | Here We Go Again | Nothin' Fancy | Mountain Fever |
| 114 | Waking Up | Graber Gryass | Spaceman Orbits |
| 115 | Hard Times & Deadlines | Armchair Boogie | Self-Release |
| 116 | Final Chapter | Lost & Found | Mountain Fever |
| 117 | Leave the Porch Light on | Kim Robins | Pinecastle |
| 118 | Bittersweet | Sweet Potato Pie | Mountain Fever |
| 119 | Fear of Falling Stars | Kristen Grainger & True North | Self-Release |
| 120 | Talk of the Town | Darin & Brooke Aldridge | Billy Blue |
| 121 | Your Love for Me is Gold | Shane McGeehan | Patuxent |
| 122 | Fathers and Sons | Mike Mitchell | Turnberry |
| 123 | Tougher Than Nails | The Steeldrivers | Self-Release |
| 124 | Solid Butter | The Cleverlys | Mountain Home Music Company |
| 125 | With You | Kenny & Amanda Smith | Farm Bot |
| 126 | Pictures | Hammertowne | Mountain Fever |
| 127 | The Winning Hand | The Lonesome River Band | Mountain Home |
| 128 | 20 | The Grascals | Mountain Home |
| 129 | The View from Home | Greg Blake | Mountain Holler |
| 130 | Pieces | Jason Barie | Billy Blue |
| 131 | California Autumn | Tony Rice | Rebel |
| 132 | The Dark Side of Lonesome | Edgar Loudermilk Band | Rural Rhythm |
| 133 | Hold Back the Dawn | Anthony Howell | Pinecastle |
| 134 | Circus No. 9 | Circus No. 9 | Bonfire |
| 135 | Heart Wide Open | Kristi Stanley | Union House |
| 136 | Billy the Kid | Billy Droze | RBR |
| 137 | Mile 77 | Jody Stecher with Mile Twelve | Don Giovanni |
| 138 | Hair & Hide | George Jackson | Self-Release |
| 139 | Salt Box | Charm City Junction | Self-Release |
| 140 | Far Away with You | Woody Platt | Compass |
| 141 | Zach Top | Zach Top | RBR Ent. |
| 142 | Dixieland for Me | Mikayla Burrows | Self-Release |
| 143 | 1992 | Justin Hiltner | Phony Graph |
| 144 | Up the Hill and Through the Fog | The Slocan Ramblers | Self-Release |
| 145 | Goin' Home Comin' on | Carley Arrowood | Mountain Home |
| 146 | Banjo Player's Blues | High Fidelity | Rebel |
| 147 | Kentucky Bluestar | Marty Falle | Self-Release |
| 148 | Hold on to Your Heart | Shannon Slaughter | Self-Release |
| 149 | Dan Tyminski: Live from the Ryman | Dan Tyminski | 8 Track Entertainment |
| 150 | The Goodwin Bros. | The Goodwin Brothers | The 615 Hideaway |
| 151 | Narrowing the Gap | Amanda Cook | Mountain Fever |
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