The 70 Best Alt-Country Albums of All Time

The following 70 albums span nearly four decades of alt-country and stretch the limits of “whatever that is.”

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, Kasey Musgraves , Jason Molina , Hank Williams , Shelby Lynne , Townes Van Zandt Tecumseh , Maren Morris , Ellen Johnson , Josh Neumann , Patsy Cline , Warner Hodges , Bobby Wood , Roy Bittan , David Berman , Jon Langford , Tom Parr , Samantha Sullivan , James Brown , Jayhawk Mark Olson , Liam Neeson , Ryan Reed , Rodney Crowell , Dave Cobb , Brandi Carlile , Andy Crump , Mississippi John Hurt , Space Cowboy , Mark Olson , Jim White , Holly Gleason , Roy Huskey Jr , Dave Alvin , Julie Miller , Eric Roscoe Ambel , Jay Farrar , Steve Labate , Randy Newman , Dolly Parton , Alynda Segarra , Gary Louris , Peter Rowan , Billy Bragg , Kelly Hogan , Matt Fink , Zach Schonfeld , John Convertino , Stuart Munro , Gram Parsons , Hayes Carll , Richard Farina Birmingham , Kristen Blanton , Jim James , Willie Nelson , Ericr Danton , Jack White , Sun Lynn , Nicka Zaino , Lee Ann Womack , Joe Henry , Geoffrey Himes , Catherine Ann Irwin , Adrianne Lenker , Stephen Malkmus , Jeff Tweedy , Rodney Crowell John Leventhal Produced , Phil Hanseroth , Rhett Miller , Sturgill Simpson , Jason Ringenberg , Neko Case , Yola Carter , El Corazon , Bettye Lavette , Starlite Walker , Kate Kiefer , Dwight Yoakam , Ruston Kelly , Steve Earle , Waylon Jennings , Mandy Barnett , Exene Cervenka , Allison Russell , Bhi Bhiman , Ray Price , Rhiannon Giddens , Josh Jackson , Victoria Williams , Los Angeles , Karly Hartzman , Lucinda William , Ivy Tripp , Loretta Lynn , Norman Blake , Merle Haggard , Angel Olsen , Stephenm Deusner , Waxahatchee Katie Crutchfeld , Joey Burns , Joe Turner , Rachael Maddux , Buddy Miller , Kenny Hutson , Austinl Ray , Hank William , Howard Louie Bluie Armstrong , Tammy Rodgers , Big Joe Turner , Brian Henneman , Jerrick Adams , John Schacht , Billy Payne , Sandy Whitman , Faye Webster , William Bowers , Mark Ortmann , Jeff Panall , George Jones , Scott Russell , Lefty Frizzell , Tim Hanseroth , John Doe , Tom Ray , Jason Isbell , Cindy Gal , Reverend Gary Davis , Mike Cooley , Jeff Elbel , Gary Davis , Bonnie Stiernberg , Ben Salmon , Johnny Cash , Bob Crawford , Gillian Welch , Patterson Hood , Van Lear Rose , Bruce Springsteen , Conor Oberst , Gurf Morlix , Neil Young , Patty Griffin , Dan Auerbach , Patty Loveless , Kathleen Edwards , Van Zandt , Kacey Musgrave , Tom Bromley , Lyle Lovett , Dan Marino , Vince Gill , Mason Dixon , Natalie Hemby , Ray Kennedy , Michael Jordan , Corey Dubrowa , Garrett Martin , David Eugene Edwards , Josh White , George Strait , Emmylou Harris , Blind Blake , Lucinda Williams , Hilary Saunders , Lou Whitney , Rosanne Cash , Jim Lauderdale , Howe Gelb , John Schact , Ben Mink , Allison Miller , Woody Guthrie , Bob Dylan , Mad Mission , Yankee Hotel Foxtrot , Av Club , Hollywood Palomino Club , Belmont University , Palomino Club , Atlanta Millionaires Club , Hotel Arizona , Mellotron , National Steel , American Recordings , Magnolia Electric Co , Musgrave , Big Thief , Uncle Tupelo , Alt Country Albums , All Time , 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Songs , Folk City , Old Town School , Scrapple Song , Buck Owen Buckaroo Tom Bromley , Buck Starts , Outside Child , Po Girl , Purple Mountains , Silver Jews , Only One , Wayi Feel , Mermaid Avenue , More Song , Radio Wont Like , Houston Kid , Emmylou Harri , Walk The Line , Dont Know How Muchi Hate , Wish It Would , All Around , Big Time , Good Times , Drew Erickson , Holy Ghost Haunted , Broken Things , Need You , Know Why The River , Still Cry , Wreck Your Life , American Water , Morning Jacket , Main Street Era , Crazy Horse , Short Man , Worth Blues , Neil Young Like , Chocolate Drops , Genuine Negro Jig , Mississippi Mud Steppers , Tennessee Chocolate Drops , Carolina Chocolate Drops , Black Banjo Gathering , Blu Cantrell , Tom Wait , Magnolia Electric , Rust Belt , Townes Earle , Harlem River Blues , New England , Deep South , Dixie Chicks , Him Fly , Will Do The Talking , Bottle Rockets , Brooklyn Side , Thornton Wilder , Bottle Rocket , Middle America , Too Far To Care , 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