WhiskeyRiff.com posted a list of the 20 best country albums of the year so far. See if you agree!
They didn't include EPs, live albums, or deluxe editions. And it seems like they HEAVILY favored up-and-comers. So, some of the bigger artists got snubbed. Like, you'd expect to see Morgan Wallen on this list, but no.
They didn't rank them, but here's the list:
1. Luke Combs, "Gettin' Old"
2. Dierks Bentley, "Gravel & Gold"
3. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, "Weathervanes"
4. Jake Worthington's self-titled album that came out back in April.
5. Bella White,"Among Other Things"
6. Brit Taylor, "Kentucky Blue"
7. Colby Acuff, "Western White Pines"
8. Drayton Farley, "Twenty on High"
9. El Dorado, "Unincorporated"
10. J.D. Clayton, "Long Way from Home"
11. Lance Roark, "Better Man"
12. Logan Halstead, "Dark Black Coal"
13. Margo Price, "Strays"
14. Megan Moroney, "Lucky"
15. Muscadine Bloodline, "Teenage Dixie"
16. Nicholas Jamerson, "Peace Mountain"
17. Pony Bradshaw, "North Georgia Rounder"
18. Sandy Best, "Feel Good Country"
19. Them Dirty Roses, "Lost in the Valley of Hate & Love, Volume 1"
20. The Panhandlers, "Tough Country"