The Roots Music Report's
Top Country Album Chart
for the Year of 2020
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Good Souls Better Angels | Lucinda Williams | Highway 20 | Americana Country |
| 2 | Play the Hits | The Mavericks | Mono Mundo | Americana Country |
| 3 | Gypsy | Eilen Jewell | Signature Sounds | Americana Country |
| 4 | Total Freedom | Kathleen Edwards | Dualtone | Americana Country |
| 5 | World Full of Blues | Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley | Compass | Americana Country |
| 6 | Half Moon Light | The Lone Bellow | Dualtone | Americana Country |
| 7 | Waltz for Abilene | Cindy Cashdollar | Silver Shot | Americana Country |
| 8 | Big Road | David Bromberg | Red House | Americana Country |
| 9 | The Highwomen | The Highwomen | Low County/Elektra | Hot Country |
| 10 | Co-Starring | Ray Wylie Hubbard | Big Machine | Alternative Country |
| 11 | First Rose of Spring | Willie Nelson | Sony | Country |
| 12 | Just Like Moby Dick | Terry Allen | Paradise of Bachelors | Americana Country |
| 13 | Rollin' on | Jesse Daniel | Die True | Honky Tonk |
| 14 | Ride Me Back Home | Willie Nelson | Sony | Outlaw Country |
| 15 | Starting over | Chris Stapleton | Mercury Nashville | Americana Country |
| 16 | Goldmine (Deluxe) | Gabby Barrett | Warner Nashville | Hot Country |
| 17 | Blonde on the Tracks | Emma Swift | Tiny Ghost | Americana Country |
| 18 | Old Flowers | Courtney Marie Andrews | Fat Possum | Americana Country |
| 19 | SOUTHSIDE | Sam Hunt | MCA | Hot Country |
| 20 | Kelsea | Kelsea Ballerini | Black River | Country |
| 21 | Caught It from the Rye | Tre Burt | Oh Boy | Americana Country |
| 22 | CHICKABOOM! | Tami Neilson | Outside | Americana Country |
| 23 | That's How Rumors Get Started | Margo Price | Loma Vista | Americana Country |
| 24 | Every Single Star | Dori Freeman | Blue Hens Music | Americana Country |
| 25 | Blindsided | Mark Erelli | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 26 | Blood | Allison Moorer | Thirty Tigers | Americana Country |
| 27 | The Family Songbook | The Haden Triplets | Thirty Tigers | Americana Country |
| 28 | Rock Botom Rhapsody | Pokey LaFarge | New West | Americana Country |
| 29 | Fully Loaded: God's Country | Blake Shelton | Ten Point | Hot Country |
| 30 | Love in the Midst of Mayhem | Joe Ely | Rack'Em | Americana Country |
| 31 | Glitter & Grits | Deborah Silver | NTL | Western Swing |
| 32 | A Few More Miles to Go | Lee Sims | Adelphos | True Country |
| 33 | LP5 | John Moreland | Thirty Tigers | Americana Country |
| 34 | When You're Ready | Molly Tuttle | Compass | Americana Country |
| 35 | More Than My Hometown - Single | Morgan Wallen | Big Loud | Hot Country |
| 36 | Prairie Love Letter | Brennen Leigh | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 37 | Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions) | Sturgill Simpson | High Top Mountain | True Country |
| 38 | What You See is What You Get | Luke Combs | Sony | Hot Country |
| 39 | I Travel on | Jason Eady | Old Guitar | Americana Country |
| 40 | Closer Than Together | The Avett Brothers | American | Americana Country |
| 41 | Forever | Vandoliers | Bloodshot | Americana Country |
| 42 | Dan + Shay | Dan + Shay | Warner Music | Hot Country |
| 43 | From an Old Guitar: Rare and Unreleased Recordings | Dave Alvin | Yep Roc | Americana Country |
| 44 | Your Life is a Record | Brandy Clark | Warner | Americana Country |
| 45 | The Panhandlers | The Panhandlers | The Next Waltz | Americana Country |
| 46 | Carly Pearce | Carly Pearce | Big Machine | Hot Country |
| 47 | Breakdown on 20th Ave. South | Buddy & Julie Miller | New West | Americana Country |
| 48 | Fever Breaks | Josh Ritter | Pytheas | Americana Country |
| 49 | 9 | Jason Aldean | Broken Bow | Hot Country |
| 50 | Up Next Live from Apple Michigan Avenue | Ashley McBryde | Warner Nashville | Country |
| 51 | Agricultural Tragic | Corb Lund | New West | Americana Country |
| 52 | Easy Way | The Cactus Blossoms | Walkie Talkie | Americana Country |
| 53 | Boots No. 2: the Lost Songs, Vol 1. | Gillian Welch | Acony | Americana Country |
| 54 | Evergreen | Beth Bombara | Lemp Electric | Americana Country |
| 55 | Once in a Blue Moon | Dave Goddess Group | Emotional | Americana Country |
| 56 | Over the Trees | The Steel Wheels | Big Ring | Americana Country |
| 57 | Undivided Heart and Soul | JD McPherson | New West | Americana Country |
| 58 | Bright Lights, Long Drives, First Words | Nora Jane Struthers | Blue Pig | Americana Country |
| 59 | What Makes You Country | Luke Bryan | Capitol | Hot Country |
| 60 | Gasoline | Grain Thief | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 61 | Can't Change It | The Mystix | Joe Lilly | Outlaw Country |
| 62 | Old Technology | Ben Morrison | Anti-Fragile | Americana Country |
| 63 | Return to El Paso | The Carolyn Sills Combo | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 64 | Welcome to Hard Times | Charley Crockett | Son of Davy | Americana Country |
| 65 | Like I Used to | AJ Lee & Blue Summit | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 66 | HIXTAPE, Vol. 1 | HARDY | Big Loud | Hot Country |
| 67 | Tullahoma | Dustin Lynch | Broken Bow | Hot Country |
| 68 | Tiny Little Movies | Will Hoge | EDLO | Americana Country |
| 69 | The Dream and the Dreamer | Jeremy Ivey | Anti | Americana Country |
| 70 | Almost Daylight | Chris Knight | Thirty Tigers | Americana Country |
| 71 | Floor It!!! | The Texas Gentlemen | New West | Americana Country |
| 72 | Love's Middle Name | Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles | Blue Corn | Americana Country |
| 73 | Crossing Willow Creek | Bill Abernathy | Lone Willow | Americana Country |
| 74 | Late Nights and Longnecks | Justin Moore | Big Machine | Hot Country |
| 75 | Second Helpings | Chris Gardner | Split Dog | Americana Country |
| 76 | Gaslighter | The Chicks | Columbia | Hot Country |
| 77 | Reckless Saints | Roy Schneider & Kim Mayfield | Shiny Gnu | Americana Country |
| 78 | A Long Way Back: the Songs of Glimmer | Kim Richey | Yep Roc | Americana Country |
| 79 | Cry Pretty | Carrie Underwood | Capitol | Hot Country |
| 80 | Heartache Medication | Jon Pardi | Capitol | Hot Country |
| 81 | The Dirt and the Stars | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Lambent Light | Contemporary Country |
| 82 | The Wildmans | The Wildmans | Mountain Fever | Americana Country |
| 83 | Far from Home | Aubrie Sellers | Soundly Music | Americana Country |
| 84 | 2020 | Buzz Cason & Sons | Arena | Americana Country |
| 85 | Wildcard | Miranda Lambert | Vanner | Hot Country |
| 86 | THE SPEED of NOW Part 1 | Keith Urban | Capitol Nashville | Hot Country |
| 87 | Hold My Beer, Vol. 2 | Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen | Lil' Buddy Toons | Hot Country |
| 88 | Same Shirt, Different Day | Rodney Rice | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 89 | Ghosts of West Virginia | Steve Earle | New West | Americana Country |
| 90 | Can't Say I Ain't Country | Florida Georgia Line | Big Machine | Hot Country |
| 91 | Arizona | Trae Sheehan | Twin Vision | Americana Country |
| 92 | Rise | Roger Street Friedman | Playroom | Americana Country |
| 93 | Here and Now | Kenny Chesney | Blue Chair | Hot Country |
| 94 | Hollywood and Western | Alisa Wood | Daddy Kool | Americana Country |
| 95 | In a Truck Right Now | Riley Green | Big Machine | Hot Country |
| 96 | Wilderness | Jade Jackson | Anti | Americana Country |
| 97 | Experiment | Kane Brown | Sony | Hot Country |
| 98 | Dandelion | Carolina Story | Black River | Americana Country |
| 99 | Easy Keeper | Del Barber | Corn Cob | Americana Country |
| 100 | Jameson Rodgers | Jameson Rodgers | Sony | Hot Country |
| 101 | Greetings From...Jake | Jake Owen | Big Loud | Hot Country |
| 102 | Brothers | LoCash | Wheelhouse | Hot Country |
| 103 | The Acoustic Sessions | Brett Young | Big Machine | Hot Country |
| 104 | Jimmie Allen | Jimmie Allen | Stoney Creek | Hot Country |
| 105 | Seasons Change | Scotty McCreery | Triple Tigers | Hot Country |
| 106 | Threads | Sheryl Crow | Big Machine | Hot Country |
| 107 | Better Hurry Up | Caleb Caudle | Baldwin County Public | Americana Country |
| 108 | Such a Long Way | Jess Jocoy | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 109 | Come Along | Mac Gayden | ArenA | Americana Country |
| 110 | Leave Tonight | David Myles | Little Tiny | Americana Country |
| 111 | Living Life Grand | Chakra Bleu | 1746 | Americana Country |
| 112 | Amos | Michael Ray | Warner | Hot Country |
| 113 | Down in the Den | Ted Russell Kamp | PoMo | Americana Country |
| 114 | Center Point Road | Thomas Rhett | Big Machine | Hot Country |
| 115 | Absolute Surprise | Craig Cummings | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 116 | Ink, Dust & Luck | The Brothers Comatose | AntiFragile | Alternative Country |
| 117 | Right Now | Twisted Pine | Signature Sounds | Americana Country |
| 118 | Heartbreaker Please | Teddy Thompson | Thirty Tigers | Americana Country |
| 119 | All American Made | Margo Price | Third Man | Americana Country |
| 120 | Resurrection | Kinky Friedman | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 121 | How Does It Feel | Zoe Nutt | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 122 | Pauline | Ashley Ray | Soundly | Americana Country |
| 123 | Home State | Jordan Davis | MCA Nashville | Hot Country |
| 124 | Me and the Ghost of Charlemagne | Amy Speace | Windbone | Americana Country |
| 125 | Union | Son Volt | Transmit Sound/Thirty Tigers | Americana Country |
| 126 | Nightfall | Little Big Town | Capitol Nashville | Hot Country |
| 127 | We Still Go to Rodeos | Whitney Rose | MCG Recordings | Americana Country |
| 128 | Waiting out the Storm | Jeremy Ivey | Anti | Americana Country |
| 129 | Here on Earth | Tim McGraw | Big Machine | Hot Country |
| 130 | Volunteer | Old Crow Medicine Show | Columbia | Americana Country |
| 131 | One | Bryan Haraway | Part Time Criminal | Americana Country |
| 132 | Mixtape Volume 1 | Jesse Dayton | Blue Elan | Outlaw Country |
| 133 | Bones and Gravity | Lizanne Knott | Good Dog Jake | Americana Country |
| 134 | This Too Shall Light | Amy Helm | Yep Roc | Americana Country |
| 135 | Other Arrangements | Parker Millsap | Okrahoma | Americana Country |
| 136 | Texas | Rodney Crowell | RC1 | Americana Country |
| 137 | Trouble in Town | Wild Rabbit Salad | Regi Music | Americana Country |
| 138 | Opposite Walls | Dennis Ledbetter | Saint And Sinner | True Country |
| 139 | Just a Little Rain | Ray Cardwell | Bonfire | Americana Country |
| 140 | Burnt the Sawmill Down | The Caleb Daugherty Band | KDM | Americana Country |
| 141 | Arm in Arm | Steep Canyon Rangers | Yep Roc | Americana Country |
| 142 | Come on Up to the House - Women Sing Waits | Dualtone | Dualtone | Country |
| 143 | Stand on My Own | Ray Cardwell | Bonfire | Americana Country |
| 144 | Guy | Steve Earle | New West | Americana Country |
| 145 | The Maze | Ariana Gillis | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 146 | Jukebox | Jackson Emmer | Lost Honey | Classic Country |
| 147 | The Otherside | Cam | RCA | Hot Country |
| 148 | Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between | Tenille Arts | Reviver | Hot Country |
| 149 | Superstar | Caroline Rose | New West | Americana Country |
| 150 | Bluebonnet Highway | Buddy Jewell | Diamond Dust | Americana Country |
| 151 | Gettin' by on Gettin' Down | Sam Morrow | Forty Below | Americana Country |
| 152 | Dusty Streets | Jon Spear | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 153 | Sharing the Covers | Chatham County Line | Yep Roc | Americana Country |
| 154 | Think I'll Carry It on | Richard Lynch | Fence Row | True Country |
| 155 | Walking Proof | Lilly Hiatt | New West | Americana Country |
| 156 | When I Wait for You | Dirk Powell | Compass | Americana Country |
| 157 | Life is Good on the Open Road | Trampled by Turtles | Banjodad | Americana Country |
| 158 | Great American Saturday Night | Bobby Bare | BFD | Americana Country |
| 159 | Hwy 59 | Randy C Moore | Highway 59 | True Country |
| 160 | Strange Fascination | Chatham County Line | Yep Roc | Americana Country |
| 161 | Now and then | Shaye Zadravec | Indelible Music | Americana Country |
| 162 | Brand New Me | Bill Filipiak | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 163 | Band of Gypsies | Don Ray | Margdon | Americana Country |
| 164 | My Love is a Hurricane | David Ramirez | Sweetworld | Americana Country |
| 165 | Downey to Lubbock | Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore | Yep Roc | Americana Country |
| 166 | Love, ~ Pearl | Cheryl Cawood | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 167 | Heart Theory | Lindsay Ell | Stoney Creek | Hot Country |
| 168 | Traveller | Chris Stapleton | Mercury | Americana Country |
| 169 | Sailing to Philadelphia | Mark Knopfler | Mercury | Americana Country |
| 170 | White Noise / White Lines | Kelsey Waldon | Oh Boy | Americana Country |
| 171 | Down the Road Wherever | Mark Knopfler | Blue Note | Americana Country |
| 172 | Worn out Dream | Daybreakers | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 173 | Songs from the Rocky Fork Tavern | Bill Wence | 615 Records | Americana Country |
| 174 | Solid Gold Sounds | Kendell Marvel | Easy Eye Sound | Contemporary Country |
| 175 | Love Me for Who I Am | Johnny Collier | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 176 | Hank & Ella and the Fine Country Band | Hank & Ella with the Fine Country Band | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 177 | Flames to Ashes | Elissa Pernu | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 178 | Alive | Fred Eaglesmith | Sawdust | Americana Country |
| 179 | Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs | Colter Wall | La Honda | Western Swing |
| 180 | Shine | The Danberrys | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 181 | American Jackpot / American Girls | Reckless Kelly | Thirty Tigers | Americana Country |
| 182 | Stratford | Austin Plaine | Blaster | Alternative Country |
| 183 | Little Black Dress | Jonell Mosser | Siren Songs | Americana Country |
| 184 | Close to Home | Chuck Mead | Plowboy | Americana Country |
| 185 | Tales of America | J.S. Ondara | Verve | Americana Country |
| 186 | It's a Hard Life | Ruby Lovett | Puff Bunny | Americana Country |
| 187 | Recollections | Wynonna | Anti | Americana Country |
| 188 | Boots No. 2: the Lost Songs, Vol. 3 | Gillian Welch | Acony | Americana Country |
| 189 | Soar | Joselyn & Don | Paintbrush | Americana Country |
| 190 | Die Midwestern | Arlo McKinley | Oh Boy | Americana Country |
| 191 | No Direction | Jared Rabin | Golden Twine | Americana Country |
| 192 | The Country | Tennessee Jet | Thirty Tigers | Americana Country |
| 193 | Lucky Girl | Claudia Nygaard | Bet The Ranch | Americana Country |
| 194 | Out in the Open | Steep Canyon Rangers | Ramseur | Americana Country |
| 195 | Steel Blossoms | Steel Blossoms | Billy Jam | Americana Country |
| 196 | Listening to the Music | Zephaniah OHora | Last Roundup | True Country |
| 197 | Harlem River Blues | Justin Townes Earle | Bloodshot | Americana Country |
| 198 | Nickel Creek | Nickel Creek | Sugar Hill | Country |
| 199 | From a Room: Volume 1 | Chris Stapleton | Mercury | Americana Country |
| 200 | As We Go Wandering | Possessed By Paul James | Hillgrass Bluebilly | Americana Country |
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