The Americana Music Association released their 2017 Americana Airplay Chart Top 100 Albums.
I tend to track the AMA Radio chart fairly closely through the year. Spotify helps feed the new music habit—or is that “enable the new music habit”? While I’ve streamed most of these albums, my spins for 2017* may tune a different frequency but are mostly on similar bandwidth.
(*They do technically chart 6 December 2016 – 4 December 2017.)
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1
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Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit
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The Nashville Sound
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2
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Chris Stapleton
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From A Room: Volume 1
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3
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Nikki Lane
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Highway Queen
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4
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Ryan Adams
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Prisoner
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5
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Steve Earle
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So You Wannabe An Outlaw
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6
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Band Of Heathens
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Duende
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7
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Justin Townes Earle
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Kids In The Street
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8
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Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real
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Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real
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9
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Son Volt
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Notes of Blue
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10
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Old 97s
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Graveyard Whistling
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11
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Willie Nelson
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God’s Problem Child
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12
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Rodney Crowell
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Close Ties
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13
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Mavericks
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Brand New Day
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14
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Valerie June
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The Order Of Time
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15
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Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
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Way Out West
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16
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JD McPherson
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Undivided Heart And Soul
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17
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Pokey LaFarge
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Manic Revelations
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18
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Jamestown Revival
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The Education Of A Wandering Man
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19
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Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men
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Prick Of The Litter
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20
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Gregg Allman
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Southern Blood
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21
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Taj Mahal & Keb Mo
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TajMo
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22
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Tift Merritt
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Stitch Of The World
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23
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Slaid Cleaves
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Ghost On The Car Radio
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24
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North Mississippi Allstars
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Prayer For Peace
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25
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Rhiannon Giddens
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Freedom Highway
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26
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Alison Krauss
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Windy City
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27
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David Rawlings
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Poor David’s Almanack
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28
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Dan Auerbach
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Waiting On A Song
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29
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Secret Sisters
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You Don’t Own Me Anymore
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30
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Ray Wylie Hubbard
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Tell The Devil I’m Gettin’ There As Fast As I Can
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31
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Will Hoge
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Anchors
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32
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Infamous Stringdusters
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Laws Of Gravity
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33
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Drive-By Truckers
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American Band
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34
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Alejandro Escovedo
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Burn Something Beautiful
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35
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Tyler Childers
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Purgatory
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36
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Aaron Lee Tasjan
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Silver Tears
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37
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John Prine
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For Better, Or Worse
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38
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Kasey Chambers
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Dragonfly
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39
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Reckless Kelly
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Sunset Motel
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40
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Sunny Sweeney
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Trophy
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41
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Josh Ritter
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Gathering
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42
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Bruce Robison & The Back Porch Band
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Bruce Robison & The Back Porch Band
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43
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Brent Cobb
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Shine On Rainy Day
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44
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Old Crow Medicine Show
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50 Years Of Blonde On Blonde
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45
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Jason Eady
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Jason Eady
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46
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Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer
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Not Dark Yet
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47
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Chuck Prophet
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Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins
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48
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Shinyribs
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I Got Your Medicine
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49
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Jim Lauderdale
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London Southern
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50
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Hurray For The Riff Raff
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The Navigator
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51
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Shannon McNally
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Black Irish
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52
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Angaleena Presley
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Wrangled
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53
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Wilco
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Schmilco
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54
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Dustbowl Revival
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The Dustbowl Revival
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55
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Margo Price
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All American Made
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56
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Robert Earl Keen
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Live Dinner Reunion
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57
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Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
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Souvenir
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58
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Bruce Cockburn
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Bone On Bone
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59
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Gillian Welch
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Boots No. 1: The Official Revival Bootleg
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60
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Mastersons
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Transient Lullaby
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61
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Iron & Wine
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Beast Epic
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62
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Hiss Golden Messenger
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Hallelujah Anyhow
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63
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Jim Lauderdale
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This Changes Everything
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64
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Eilen Jewell
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Down Hearted Blues
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65
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John Moreland
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Big Bad Luv
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66
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Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
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Kings And Kings
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67
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Todd Snider
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Eastside Bulldog
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68
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Various – The Life & Songs Of Emmylou Harris
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An All-Star Concert Celebration
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69
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Neil Young
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Peace Trail
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70
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Brigitte DeMeyer & Will Kimbrough
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Mockingbird Soul
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71
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Samantha Fish
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Chills & Fever
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72
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Blackberry Smoke
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Like An Arrow
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73
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Ruthie Foster
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Joy Comes Back
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74
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Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters
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Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters
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75
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David Luning
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Restless
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76
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Jesse Dayton
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The Revealer
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77
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Old Crow Medicine Show
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Best Of Old Crow Medicine Show
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78
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Paul Cauthen
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My Gospel
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79
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Ray Davies
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Americana
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80
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Wayne Hancock
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Slingin’ Rhythm
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81
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Colter Wall
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Colter Wall
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82
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Chris Hillman
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Bidin’ My Time
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83
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Radney Foster
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For You To See The Stars
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84
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Amanda Shires
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My Piece Of Land
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85
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Jade Jackson
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Gilded
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86
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Lucinda Williams
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This Sweet Old World
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87
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Chuck Berry
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Chuck
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88
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Jackie Greene
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The Modern Lives Vol. 1
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89
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Govt Mule
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Revolution Come…Revolution Go
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90
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Tim O’Brien
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Where The River Meets The Road
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91
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Lillie Mae
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Forever And Then Some
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92
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Yonder Mountain String Band
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Love. Ain’t Love
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93
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Joan Osborne
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Songs Of Bob Dylan
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94
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Dead Man Winter
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Furnace
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95
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Seth Walker
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Gotta Get Back
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96
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Jeffery Halford & The Healers
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Lo-Fi Dreams
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97
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Dwight Yoakam
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Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars…
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98
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Whiskey Gentry
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Dead Ringer
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99
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Great American Taxi
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Dr. Feel Good’s Traveling Medicine Show
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100
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Moot Davis
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Hierarchy Of Crows
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