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The 50 Best Alt-Country Albums of All Time

Alt-country is such a hard genre to define that the wonderful music magazine devoted to it proclaimed itself the "alternative-country (whatever that is) bi-monthly." For our best alt-country albums list, we've chosen to focus on albums with significant country elements operating outside of the mainstream country music industry. So country stars we love like Kacey Musgraves and Chris Stapleton didn't make the cut. Neither did folky Americana acts like Josh Ritter, The Civil Wars or First Aid Kit, though we're huge fans of all three.
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Uncle Tupelo- Anodyne
Uncle Tupelo- Anodyne
1
Lucinda Williams- Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams- Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
2
Gillian Welch - Revival
Gillian Welch - Revival
3
Son Volt- Trace
Son Volt- Trace
4
Drive-By Truckers- Decoration Day
Drive-By Truckers- Decoration Day
5
The Avett Brothers- Emotionalism
The Avett Brothers- Emotionalism
6
Being There Wilco
Being There Wilco
7
Buddy Miller - Your Love & Other Lies
Buddy Miller - Your Love & Other Lies
8
Emmylou Harris Wrecking Ball
Emmylou Harris Wrecking Ball
9
The Jayhawks - Hollywood Town Hall
The Jayhawks - Hollywood Town Hall
10
Johnny Cash American Recordings
Johnny Cash American Recordings
11
Steve Earle - Train a Comin'
Steve Earle - Train a Comin'
12
Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker
Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker
13
Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
14
Uncle Tupelo - March 16-20, 1992
Uncle Tupelo - March 16-20, 1992
15
Lone Justice - Lone Justice
Lone Justice - Lone Justice
16
Jason Isbell- Southeastern
Jason Isbell- Southeastern
17
Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose (2004)
Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose (2004)
18
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
19
Old 97'S- Too Far to Care
Old 97'S- Too Far to Care
20
The Bottle Rockets - The Brooklyn Side
The Bottle Rockets - The Brooklyn Side
21
Patty Griffin-Living With Ghosts
Patty Griffin-Living With Ghosts
22
Justin Townes Earle - Harlem River Blues
Justin Townes Earle - Harlem River Blues
23
The Avett Brothers- I and Love and You
The Avett Brothers- I and Love and You
24
Songs: Ohia - Magnolia Electric Co.
Songs: Ohia - Magnolia Electric Co.
25
Steve Earle - El Corazon
Steve Earle - El Corazon
26
Joe Henry - Kindness of the World
Joe Henry - Kindness of the World
27
Gillian Welch - Time (The Revelator)
Gillian Welch - Time (The Revelator)
28
My Morning Jacket - It Still Moves...
My Morning Jacket - It Still Moves...
29
Carolina Chocolate Drops – Genuine Negro Jig
Carolina Chocolate Drops – Genuine Negro Jig
30
The Mekons - Fear and Whiskey
The Mekons - Fear and Whiskey
31
Julie Miller – Broken Things
Julie Miller – Broken Things
32
16 Horsepower – Folklore
16 Horsepower – Folklore
33
Jason and the Scorchers - Lost and Found
Jason and the Scorchers - Lost and Found
34
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - I See a Darkness
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - I See a Darkness
35
Rosanne Cash - "The River & the Thread"
Rosanne Cash - "The River & the Thread"
36
Rodney Crowell - The Houston Kid
Rodney Crowell - The Houston Kid
37
Kathleen Edwards - Failer (2003)
Kathleen Edwards - Failer (2003)
38
Robbie Fulks - Country Love Songs
Robbie Fulks - Country Love Songs
39
K.D. Lang - Ingénue (1991)
K.D. Lang - Ingénue (1991)
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