The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Bluegrass Album Chart
for the Year of 2021

 
Album Title Band/Artist Name Label
1Distance and TimeBecky BullerDark Shadow
2Fall Like RainJustin MosesMountain Fever
3Things She Couldn't Get overDale Ann BradleyPinecastle
4RenewalBilly StringsRounder
5Brand New Good Old DaysLeftover SalmonCompass
6Sundrops on the Water - ReflectionsThe Sharp FlatpickersMountain Fever
7RoundtableDoyle Lawson & QuicksilverBilly Blue
8Chicago Barn DanceSpecial ConsensusCompass
9Up All NightThe GrascalsMountain Home
10Swing for the Fences (feat. Steve Gulley, Alan Bibey, Jason Burleson & Robert Hale)Phil Leadbetter and the All Stars of BluegrassPinecastle
11Where the Trees Know My NameLarry CordleSelf-Release
12With YouKenny & Amanda SmithFarm Bot
13+ 1Mike BarnettCompass
14Freedom, Love, and the Open RoadLindley CreekPinecastle
15Ordinary SoulStephen MouginDark Shadow
16Banjo Player's BluesHigh FidelityRebel
17Tina AdairTina AdairEngelhardt Music
18Bad for YouThe SteeldriversRounder
19This Life We're Livin'Darin & Brooke AldridgeBilly Blue
20Bluegrass TroubadourDanny Paisley & The Southern GrassPinecastle
21Still Here (With Tim Stafford)Steve GulleyMountain Home
22The Secret of LifeDaryl MosleyPinecastle
23Blues Around My CabinFlashbackPinecastle
24Make Each Second LastChris Jones & the Night DriversMoutain Home
25Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 2 (Cowboy Arms Sessions)Sturgill SimpsonHigh Top Mountain
26Bill Monroe’s Ol’ MandolinLorraine Jordan & Carolina RoadPinecastle
27Bridges and BackroadsJerry SalleyVery Jerry
28Early in the MorningByron BerlineDouble Stop Music
29A Miner's LifeStoney Creek Bluegrass BandCalv'ry
30Family ReunionDella MaeSoundly
31The Next MountainRick FarisDark Shadows
32Music is What I SeeRhonda VincentUpper Management
33Tall FiddlerMichael Cleveland and FlamekeeperCompass
34How I Hear ItJeremy StephensRebel
35Narrowing the GapAmanda CookMountain Fever
36No HeadlightsKristy CoxMountain Fever
37I'll Come BackAJ Lee & Blue SummitOld White Horse
38AuthenticBand Of RuhksRebel
39Straighten the CurvesThe GrascalsCrossroads
40Fast TrackFast TrackEngelhardt Music Group
41UndeniableNothin' FancyMountain Fever
42Inner JourneyDarin & Brooke AldridgeRounder
43Waiting out the StormBilly DrozeSelf-Release
44To Live in Two Worlds, Vol. 1Thomm JutzMountain Home
4525 TripsSierra HullRounder
46Blue Haze (feat. Scott Vestal, Missy Raines & Shawn Lane)Robert Hale & the 8th Wonder BandPinecastle
47RenaissanceBilly DrozeRural Rhythm
48Breaking in LonesomeRick FarisDark Shadow
49Wings of a JetlinerNate LeeAdverb
50My RemedyMissy ArmstrongMelton & Miller
51ElementsFireside CollectiveMountain Home
52Oh Darlin'Bradley & AdairPinecastle
53RenaissanceValerie SmithBell Buckle
54The Lonesome SeasonAndrew CrawfordBonfire
55Small Town DreamerDaryl MosleyPinecastle
56The Goodwin Bros.The Goodwin BrothersThe 615 Hideaway
57Leave the Porch Light onKim RobinsPinecastle
584.0The Farm Hands Bluegrass QuartetPinecastle
59Inside the LinesNick Chandler & DeliveredThe 615 Hideaway
60People, Places, and SongsGreg BlakeTurnberry
61TwentyDeeper Shade Of BluePinecastle
62ArrowsBowregardBowregard
63I Hope You Have a Good LifeThe Gina Furtado ProjectMountain Home Music Company
64Imaginary LinesUnspoken TraditionMountain Home
65Salem TownBacklineMountain Fever
66Chronicle: Friends and MusicGena BrittPinecastle
67Where the Dogs Don't BiteOld Salt UnionCompass
68Baby You're GoneTacie and the Sunshine BandSelf-Release
69Grass StainsCarson Peters & Iron MountainFCP Productions
70Jake EddyJake EddySelf-Release
71To Live in Two Worlds, Vol. 2Thomm JutzMountain Home
72Bluegrass at the CrossroadsBluegrass at the CrossroadsMountain Home Music
73Ronnie BowmanRonnie BowmanEngelhardt Music Group
74The Dark Side of LonesomeEdgar Loudermilk BandRural Rhythm
75Circle UpDeanie RichardsonEMG
76Songs for the SparrowsNefesh MountainEden Sky
77Waiting on a RideSongs From The Road BandLDT
78Lovin' and Leavin' (A Bluegrass Tribute to Mickey Clark)Aaron BibelhauserSelf-Release
79PiecesJason BarieBilly Blue
80Pay Your DuesSongs From The Road BandCharles Humphrey III
81Headed SouthCrandall CreekBell Buckle
82Memories of HomeThe Farm Hands Bluegrass QuartetPinecastle
83The Storyteller in MeDaniel CrabtreeCodel
84HeadlightDella MaeRounder
85Destination HorizonThe Plate ScrapersSelf-Release
86With the Bass in MindJeff PickerSelf-Release
87In Dreams I Go BackSeth Mulder & Midnight RunMountain Fever
88The Bull Mountain Moonshiners' WayJesse McReynoldsSelf-Release
89Classy. Sassy. Bluegrassy.Williamson BranchPinecastle
90Live in Prague, Czech RepublicDoyle Lawson & QuicksilverBilly Blue
91Dixieland for MeMikayla BurrowsSelf-Release
92Love SomebodyThe GoodfellersBell Buckle
93Hold on to Your HeartShannon SlaughterSelf-Release
94The Choosing RoadChris Jones & the Night DriversMountain Home
95Hindsight is 2020Colebrook RoadMountain Fever
96Story of a Beautiful LifeNick DumasSelf-Release
97Modern Old Time Sounds for the Bluegrass and Folksong JamboreeThe Lonesome Ace StringbandSelf-Release
98Swingbilly SwaggerFive Mile Mountain RoadPatuxent
99East Nash GrassEast Nash GrassLamb Lyfe
100The American FiddlerAndy LeftwichMountain Home Music
101RosesJackson HollowMountain Fever
102ChangesThe Seldom SceneRounder
103PicturesHammertowneMountain Fever
104Outside Looking inThe Lonesome River BandMountain Home
105Quiet Country TownWildfirePinecastle
106LaysongsChris ThileNonesuch
107TimelessMagnolia DriveMountain Fever
108McKay & LeighMcKay & LeighVoxhall
109Rising TidePert Near SandstoneSelf-Release
110B-Flat EarthSwamptoothSelf-Release
111Goin' Home Comin' onCarley ArrowoodMountain Home
112What Does Time Care?Armchair BoogieGlueBrass
113City on a HillMile TwelveDelores the Taurus
114A Tale to TellRick LangDark Shadow
115Hair & HideGeorge JacksonSelf-Release
116MountaintopDon SchlitzEngelhardt Music Group
117BrothersvilleDoug Flowers Self-Release
118AbileneJackson MelnickSelf-Release
119California AutumnTony RiceRebel
120Where There's a WillGerald SmithMelody Roundup
121All for MoneyGreensky BluegrassBig Blue Zoo
122Crooked TreeMolly TuttleNonesuch
123Something You Didn't Count onJaelee RobertsMountain Home
124Accomplice TwoTommy EmmanuelCGP Sounds
125If You Can't Stand the HeatFrank Solivan & Dirty KitchenCompass
126Walkin' the BluesLori King & Junction 63Turnberry
127Long Way from HomeThe Burnett Sisters BandBee Hive
128Starry Southern NightsRock HeartsSelf-Release
129Get Yourself OutsideYonder Mountain String BandFrog Pad
130Railroad TownJr WilliamsMountain Fever
 

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