The Roots Music Report's
Top Country Album Chart
for the Year of 2025
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lonesome Drifter | Charley Crockett | Lone Star Rider | Americana Country |
| 2 | Bad for Each Other | Tom Faia & Kate Miller | Lazy Tom | Americana Country |
| 3 | Western Pleasure | Chaparelle | Mom+Pop | Americana Country |
| 4 | Plug in | Tom Faia & Kate Miller | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 5 | Late Bloomer | Kelly's Lot | PK Entertainment | Americana Country |
| 6 | Cut Loose | Ceri Justice | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 7 | Sol Y Sombra | Rose City Band | Thrill Jockey | Americana Country |
| 8 | Memory Bank | Drew Holcomb & Ellie Holcomb | Memory Bank | Alternative Country |
| 9 | Squirrels | Jubal Lee Young | 7 Bridges Ent | Alternative Country |
| 10 | Hayes & the Heathens | Hayes & The Heathens | BOH | Americana Country |
| 11 | Snipe Hunter | Tyler Childers | RCA | Americana Country |
| 12 | Look Up | Ringo Starr | UMG | Americana Country |
| 13 | All at Once | McKirchy Winslow Band | Full Net | Americana Country |
| 14 | We're Only Human | Hayes Carll | Hwy 87 | Alternative Country |
| 15 | Solid Gold | Miles Miller | Easy Lovin | Alternative Country |
| 16 | Somewhere in West Texas | Al Staehely | Quarto Valley | Americana Country |
| 17 | Day of the Doug | Son Volt | Transmit Sound | Americana Country |
| 18 | Last Leaf on the Tree | Willie Nelson | Sony | Americana Country |
| 19 | Would You Live with Me on Mars? | Jamie Kindleyside | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 20 | Brighter Days | Dwight Yoakam | Via | Honky Tonk |
| 21 | Hard Headed Woman | Margo Price | Loma Vista | Americana Country |
| 22 | Love, Texas | Don Wall | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 23 | Hold the Line | Ally Taylor | Honey Grove | Americana Country |
| 24 | Dark Black Coal | Logan Halstead | ORCHARD | Americana Country |
| 25 | Scruffy Love Songs | Dave Mininberg | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 26 | Positano Songs | Will Ackerman | West River | Americana Country |
| 27 | Little Crosses | Joe Stamm Band | Den Tree | Americana Country |
| 28 | Magical | Jim Stanard | Manatee | Americana Country |
| 29 | Have Harmony, Will Travel 3 | Carla Olson | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 30 | Oh What a Beautiful World | Willie Nelson | Legacy | Outlaw Country |
| 31 | Rocket Fuel Logic | The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio | Self-Release | Alternative Country |
| 32 | Highway Lullaby | Gann Brewer | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 33 | The Last Frontier | Reckless Kelly | No Big Deal | Americana Country |
| 34 | Two True Loves | Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus | Berkalin | Americana Country |
| 35 | Gold in Your Pocket | Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms | Free Dirt | Alternative Country |
| 36 | Airline Highway | Rodney Crowell | New West | Americana Country |
| 37 | The Set | Jerry Douglas | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 38 | The Price of Admission | Turnpike Troubadours | Bossier City | Americana Country |
| 39 | Dollar a Day | Charley Crockett | Lone Star Rider | Americana Country |
| 40 | The Perfect Answer | Cabela and Schmitt | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 41 | Renegade | A Tale Of Two | A Tale Of Two | Americana Country |
| 42 | Flash-A-Magic | Luke Winslow-King | Bloodshot | Americana Country |
| 43 | Backbone | Kasey Chambers | Groove Merchants | Americana Country |
| 44 | Black on Black | Paul Cauthen | Atlantic | Americana Country |
| 45 | Switchback | The Shootouts | Transoceanic | Americana Country |
| 46 | Risk It All for Love | Tom Faia & Kate Miller | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 47 | El Cabron | Pug Johnson | Break Maiden | Americana Country |
| 48 | Forever | Lilly Hiatt | New West | Americana Country |
| 49 | Back in Business | Dave Goddess Group | Emotional | Americana Country |
| 50 | Billionaire | Kathleen Edwards | Dualtone | Americana Country |
| 51 | Nobody's Girl | Amanda Shires | Silver Knife | Americana Country |
| 52 | The Ghost of Sis Draper | Shawn Camp | Truly Handmade | Americana Country |
| 53 | Singing Cowboys Don't Talk | Kathy Stommel | Bell Buckle | Americana Country |
| 54 | Autumn to August | Lynn Crossett | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 55 | Moving at the Speed of Trees | Richie Lawrence | Big Book | Americana Country |
| 56 | Big Mood | Judy Blank | Rounder | Americana Country |
| 57 | Silverada | Silverada | Prairie Rose | Americana Country |
| 58 | All Hat No Cattle | The Doohickeys | Forty Below | Alternative Country |
| 59 | The Way the West Was Won | Dallas Burrow | Forty Below | Americana Country |
| 60 | Kitty Hawk | Dave Goddess Group | Emotional | Americana Country |
| 61 | Ghosts on the Water | Nelson Wright | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 62 | Love and Freedom | Joe Ely | Rack 'Em | Alternative Country |
| 63 | The Last Kings of Babylon | Jason Boland And The Stragglers | Proud Souls | Americana Country |
| 64 | Just for a Night | Ave Gart | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 65 | The Void | Taylor Rae | Missing Piece | Americana Country |
| 66 | Skin | Sean McConnell | Silent Desert | Americana Country |
| 67 | Down Home | Teddy & The Rough Riders | Appalachia | Americana Country |
| 68 | Never Been Home | Sweet Megg | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 69 | Driven to Drive | Joe Ely | Thirty Tigers | Alternative Country |
| 70 | Lessons | David Luning | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 71 | I Hope We Can Still Be Friends | Dean Johnson | Saddle Creek | Americana Country |
| 72 | Tales of the Dark West | Sam Stoane | Cloverdale | Americana Country |
| 73 | In the Lasting | John David Peters | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 74 | Shake It All Up! | Robby Vee & Beej Chaney | Paramour | Americana Country |
| 75 | American Primitive | Old 97's | ATO | Americana Country |
| 76 | Silver Rounds | Olivia Wolf | MTTM | Americana Country |
| 77 | Hot Motel Nights | West of Texas | Pleasant Valley Ranch | Honky Tonk |
| 78 | In My Blood | Cody Jinks | Late August | Americana Country |
| 79 | Sweet Misery | Will Hoge | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 80 | What Love Can Do | Jeanne McKirchy | Full Net Media | Americana Country |
| 81 | Give the People What They Paid for | Kierston White | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 82 | Deep Feeler | Liv Greene | Free Dirt | Americana Country |
| 83 | Roll It out | The Deslondes | New West | Americana Country |
| 84 | Man in the Mirror | David Massey | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 85 | Don't You Ever Give Up on Love | Brennen Leigh | Signature Sounds | Americana Country |
| 86 | Quiet Town | Mindy Smith | Compass | Americana Country |
| 87 | Moon & Stars | The Mavericks | Thirty Tigers | Americana Country |
| 88 | Broken Hearted Blue | Jenny Don't & The Spurs | Fluff And Gravy | Alternative Country |
| 89 | Covers | Kathleen Edwards | Dualtone | Americana Country |
| 90 | All Things Light | Cam | RCA | Alternative Country |
| 91 | Son of the San Lorenzo | Jesse Daniel | Lightning Rod | Americana Country |
| 92 | The Select | Ty Myers | Columbia | Americana Country |
| 93 | All the Not So Gentle Reminders | David Ramirez | Blue Corn | Americana Country |
| 94 | Windmills on the Moon | The Riflebirds of Portland | Regional | Americana Country |
| 95 | Horizons | Daniel Donato | Retrace | Americana Country |
| 96 | Hot Sun Cool Shroud | Wilco | dBPM | Alternative Country |
| 97 | Tales of the Free Mexican Airforce | Peter Rowan | There | Alternative Country |
| 98 | Dream Wreckers | Shoebox Letters | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 99 | Whiskey Lies & Alibis | William Beckmann | Warner Music | Americana Country |
| 100 | The Shape of a Sway | Eli West | Tender and Mild | Americana Country |
| 101 | Cowboy Rhythm | Dennis Jay | Waiting for Lester | Americana Country |
| 102 | The American Dream | Amy Speace | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 103 | Western Chill | Robert Earl Keen | Scriptorium Rex | Alternative Country |
| 104 | The Agonist | Leslie Jordan | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 105 | Best Western | Bones Owens | lack Ranch | Americana Country |
| 106 | Stories | Nicolas Meier | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 107 | Restless Mind | Sam Barber | Atlantic | Americana Country |
| 108 | In the Middle | Tyller Gummersall | County Road 330 | Americana Country |
| 109 | Cecilia Castleman | Cecilia Castleman | Glassnote | Americana Country |
| 110 | Poet of Motel 6 | Kinky Friedman | Hardcharger | Americana Country |
| 111 | The Ballad of Charlie Avalon | StillHouse Junkies | Common Loon | Americana Country |
| 112 | Be Real with Me | Chatham Rabbits | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 113 | Rancho Deluxe | Nicki Bluhm | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 114 | Passage Du Desir | Johnny Blue Skies | High Top Mountain | Americana Country |
| 115 | Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom | The Delines | Jealous Butcher | Americana Country |
| 116 | Story the Crow Told Me | Ketch Secor | Equal Housing Opportunity | Americana Country |
| 117 | House of the Dog | Grain Thief | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 118 | Driving Me Home | Sarah McCulloch | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 119 | Flatland Forever | Flatland Cavalry | Interscope | Americana Country |
| 120 | Dark Horse | Tony Logue | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 121 | Further from the Country | William Prince | Six Shooter | Americana Country |
| 122 | Carry You with Me | Courtney Patton | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 123 | Headed out the Holler | Luke Trimble | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 124 | Lonely Mountain Town | Charles Wesley Godwin | Big Loud | Americana Country |
| 125 | An Inch of This New York Mile | Christian Rutledge | Aqualamb | Americana Country |
| 126 | My Second Last Album | Bahamas | Brushfire | Alternative Country |
| 127 | Southern Star | Brent Cobb | Ol' Buddy | Americana Country |
| 128 | Creekside Revival | Creekside Revival | Upon The Rock | Americana Country |
| 129 | American Grin | Jason Scott & The High Heat | Leo33 | Americana Country |
| 130 | Level-Headed Even Smile | Dylan Earl | Gar Hole | Americana Country |
| 131 | Where You've Been | Nu-Blu | Turnberry | Americana Country |
| 132 | Battle Hymn of the Early Riser | Jackson Emmer | Diamond Ranch | Americana Country |
| 133 | Dark Country | Gary Louris | SHAM | Americana Country |
| 134 | Piano in the Field | Ruthie Purves Smith | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 135 | Westward | Dylan Gossett | Mercury | Americana Country |
| 136 | The Time of Your Life | Kat Hasty | Jackie Java | Americana Country |
| 137 | The Last Rodeo | Rosedale Junction | Center Block | Americana Country |
| 138 | Micky and the Motorcars | Micky & The Motorcars | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 139 | From Newman Street | Kassi Valazza | Fluff and Gravy | Americana Country |
| 140 | Songwriter | Johnny Cash | UMG | Cowboy Western |
| 141 | Way to the Sun | Minor Gold | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 142 | Horses | Tobacco City | Scissor Tail | Alternative Country |
| 143 | Always Been Good to Me | Jonathan Maud | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 144 | Among the Evergreens | Suzie Ungerleider | Stella | Americana Country |
| 145 | Higher Up in the Hills | The Mallett Brothers Band | Self-Release | Alternative Country |
| 146 | Wookin' Overtime | Lucas Wayne | Fat Cave | Americana Country |
| 147 | Tennessee Lightning | Ashley Monroe | Mountainrose Sparrow | Americana Country |
| 148 | Bend And Break | Toria Richings | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 149 | JP Harris is a Trash Fire | JP Harris | Bloodshot | Americana Country |
| 150 | Little Blue | Kristina Murray | Normaltown | Alternative Country |
| 151 | Hummingbird Highway | Dar Williams | Righteous Babe | Americana Country |
| 152 | Boot Scootin' | 3 Pairs of Boots | Dark Country | Americana Country |
| 153 | Doin' Fine | Josiah Flores | Speakeasy Studios | Americana Country |
| 154 | Every Time I Think About You | The Cactus Blossoms | Walkie Talkie | Classic Country |
| 155 | Sad Songs for the Soul | Kameron Marlowe | Sony | Hot Country |
| 156 | Masquerade | Vincent Poag | Danal | Americana Country |
| 157 | Together and Alone | The Kearns Family | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 158 | The Nonessential | Sam Outlaw | Black Hills | Americana Country |
| 159 | Unforgiving Mistress (Dark Horse Edition) | Corb Lund | New West | Americana Country |
| 160 | The Truth and Other Things | Chip Taylor | Train Wreck | Americana Country |
| 161 | A Buffalo Trace | Jeff Berkley | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 162 | Choking on Fuel | Imogen Clark | Self-Release | Alternative Country |
| 163 | A Love Thing | Chris Gardner | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 164 | Other Voices | Gerry Spehar & Friends | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 165 | Life is Strange | Garrett T. Capps | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 166 | Cimarron 615 | Cimarron 615 | Blue Elan | Americana Country |
| 167 | Midnight Gasoline | Jamey Johnson | Big Gassed | Americana Country |
| 168 | These Days | Tanner Usrey | Atlantic | Americana Country |
| 169 | Borderlands | The Talbott Brothers | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 170 | Kill the Architect | Gasoline Lollipops | ALP | Americana Country |
| 171 | Letters from the Road | Todd Day Wait | Cloverdale | Honky Tonk |
| 172 | Life After Life | Mark & Maggie O'Connor | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 173 | Sideways | The Steel Wheels | Big Ring | Americana Country |
| 174 | Dustin Brown | Dustin Brown | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 175 | Purple Gas | Noeline Hofmann | La Honda | Americana Country |
| 176 | Dopamine and Jesus | Luke Bower | Fair Trade Services | Americana Country |
| 177 | Shooting Star | Benjamin Tod | Thirty Tigers | Americana Country |
| 178 | For Eden | Boy Golden | Six Shooter | Americana Country |
| 179 | What's Not to Love? | John C. Reilly & Mister Romantic | Eternal Magic | Americana Country |
| 180 | Blue Sky Sundays | JD Clayton | Mulberry | Americana Country |
| 181 | Wishes Never Gone | Dean Mueller | Ripping Glass | Americana Country |
| 182 | Rhinestone Requiem | Sunny Sweeney | Aunt Daddy | Americana Country |
| 183 | $10 Cowboy | Charley Crockett | Son of Davy | Americana Country |
| 184 | Tropicana | Joshua Ray Walker | East Dallas | Americana Country |
| 185 | Down to the Letter | Grace Pettis | MPress | Americana Country |
| 186 | Motel Breakfast | Mac Leaphart | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 187 | Interstate of Mind | Phil Tittle | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 188 | Cold Beer & Country Music | Zach Top | Leo33 | Americana Country |
| 189 | Ranchero | Tennessee Jet | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 190 | Someone Else's Story | Delta Circle | Self-Release | Alternative Country |
| 191 | Visions of Dallas | Charley Crockett | Son of Davy | Americana Country |
| 192 | The Art of Getting Through | Imogen Clark | Self-Release | Alternative Country |
| 193 | Out of My Head | Henry Conlon | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 194 | Life and Time | Mike Reid & Joe Henry | Work Song | Americana Country |
| 195 | Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle | Willie Nelson | Legacy | Outlaw Country |
| 196 | All the Right Weaknesses | Brown Horse | Loose Music | Alternative Country |
| 197 | Still in the Runnin' | The Wilder Blue | Hill Country | Americana Country |
| 198 | Codename California | Ed Dupas | Black Bear | Americana Country |
| 199 | Still Feelin' the Payne | Will Payne Harrison | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| 200 | Ain't Rocked in a While | Brent Cobb | Ol' Buddy | Americana Country |
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