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Americana's Top Albums of the Year

January 7, 2013/by Michelle

The Americana Music Association has announced its year-end Top 10 & Top 100 Albums of the Year. The Top 100 albums are based on those records reported to the Americana Airplay Chart during the period of November 15, 2011 through November 17, 2012.

JD McPherson’s album, Signs & Signifiers, ranks No. 1 most played album for 2012 on the Americana Airplay chart.

JD McPherson’s album ranked No. 1 most played album for 2012 on the Americana Airplay chart.


This year’s Top Ten most played albums include:
1) JD McPherson, Signs And Signifiers/Rounder
2) Darrell Scott, Long Ride Home/Full Light
3) Rodney Crowell, KIN: Songs By Mary Karr & Rodney Crowell/Vanguard
4) Justin Townes Earle, Nothing’s Gonna Change The Way… /Bloodshot
5) Little Willies, For The Good Times/Milking Bull/EMI
6) Willie Nelson, Heroes/Legacy
7) Lyle Lovett, Release Me/Lost Highway
8) Ray Wylie Hubbard, The Grifter’s Hymnal/Bordello Records
9) Old Crow Medicine Show, Carry Me Back/ATO
10) Ryan Adams, Ashes & Fire / PAX-AM/Capitol
For the list of Top 100 albums visit americanamusic.org and click the link in the right column of the homepage.

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