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ARC Overnight
Top 100 of 2005
1. James McMurtry - Childish Things
2. Del McCoury Band - The Company We Keep
3. Neil Young -- Prairie Wind
4. Donna the Buffalo - Life's A Ride
5. Rodney Crowell - The Outsider
6. John Prine - Fair and Square
7. Beck - Guero
8.Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - Cold Roses
9. Duhks - The Duhks
10. Jerry Douglas - The Best Kept Secret
11.John Hiatt - Master of Disaster
12. Bob Dylan -No Direction Home Soundtrack
13. Tim O'Brien - Cornbread Nation and Fiddler's Green
14. Son Volt - Okemah and the Melody of Riot
15. Nickel Creek - Why Should the Fire Die?
16. Robert Earl Keen - What I Really Mean
17. Mary Gauthier - Mercy Now
18. Blind Boys of Alabama - Atom Bomb
19. Biscuit Burners - A Mountain Apart
20. Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams
21. Steep Canyon Rangers - One Dime at a Time
22. Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine
23. Blue Highway - Marbletown
24. Ry Cooder - Chavez Ravine
25. Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon - Sixty-Six Steps
26. Tracy Chapman - Where You Live
27. Wilco - Kicking Television: Live in Chicago
28. Bruce Springsteen - Devils and Dust
29. Lucinda Williams - Live at the Fillmore
30. Bonnie Raitt - Souls Alike
31. Clem Snide - End of Love
32. White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
33. Kathleen Edwards - Back to Me
34. North Mississippi Allstars - Electric Blue Watermelon
35. Various Artists - Moody Bluegrass: A Nashville Tribute to the Moody Blues
36. Eric Clapton - Back Home
37. Susan Tedeschi - Hope and Desire
38. Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - Jackson City Nights
39. Willie Nelson - Countryman
40. Jackson Browne - Solo Acoustic Vol. 1
41. Calexico/ Iron and Wine - In the Reins
42. Van Morrison - Magic Time
43. Death Cab For Cutie - Plans
44. Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver - You Gotta Dig a Little Deeper
45. Caitlin Cary and Thad Cockrell - Begonias
46. Indigo Girls - Rarities
47. Buddy Guy - Bring 'Em In
48. Kate Bush - Aerial
49. Trey Anastasio - Shine
50. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Still Morning/Digital Ash in a Digital Urn
51. Cherryholmes - Cherryholmes
52. Ani DiFranco - Knuckle Down
53. The Decemberists - Picaresque
54. Sheryl Crow - Wildflower
55. Delbert McClinton - Cost of Living
56. Larry Keel and Natural Bridge - Larry Keel and Natural Bridge
57. Nanci Griffith - Hearts in Mind
58. Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Come on Back
59. Iron and Wine - Woman King
60. Lonesome River Band - Head on into Heartache
61. Los Lobos - Live at the Fillmore
62. Divine Maggees - Love Me Like the Roses
63. Cowboy Junkies - Early 21st Century Blues
64. David Holt - Let it Slide
65. Dwight Yoakam - Blame the Vain
66. Ralph Stanley - Shine On
67. Dar Williams - My Better Selfl
68. Blue Moon Rising - On the Rise
69. Alison Brown - Stolen Moments
70. Malcolm Holcombe - I Never Heard You Knockin
71. Aimee Mann - the Forgotten Arm
72. Lou Reid and Carolina - Time
73. Widespread Panic - Live at Myrtle Beach
74. Tater - Hi-Test Hillbilly
75. Ronnie Bowman - It's Getting' Better All the Time
76. Jamie Hartford - Part of Your History
77. Ben Folds - Songs For Silverman
78. Erin McKeown - We Will Become Like Birds
79. Toubab Krewe - Toubab Krewe
80. Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang
81. Josh Rouse - Nashville
82. John Cowan Band - 8,745 Feet
83. Alvin Youngblood Hart - Motivational Speaker
84. Burning Spear - Our Music
85. Bruce Cockburn - Speechless
86. Chieftains - Live from Dublin
87. Patty Loveless - Dreamin' My Dreams
88. Amadou and Miriam - Dimanche a Bamako
89. Stephanie's Id - Spiral In
90. Paul McCartney - Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
91. BB King and Friends - 80
92. Kenny and Amanda Smith Band - Always Never Enough
93. Marcia Ball - Live! Down the Road
94. String Cheese Incident - One Step Closer
95. Drew Emmitt - Across the Bridge
96. Robbie Fulks - Georgia Hard
97. Amos Lee - Amos Lee
98. Firecracker Jazz - Firecracker Jazz Band
99. Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio - Live in New York
100. Dave Desmelik - When Your Eyes Are Closed
Top Top 20 ARC Overnight Releases of 2005
1. My Morning Jacket "Z"
2. Gorillaz "Demon Days"
3. Digable Planets "Beyond the Spectrum: The Creamy Spy Chronicles"
4. Kings of Leon "Aha Shake Heartbreak"
5. Black Mountain "Black Mountain"
6. Echo and The Bunnymen "Siberia"
7. A Band of Bees "Free the Bees"
8. Clap Your Hands And Say Yeah
9. Devendra Banhart "Cripple Crow"
10. Mos Def "The New Danger"
11. Benevento Russo Duo "Best Reason To Buy The Sun"
12. Sufjan Stevens "Illinois"
13. Eels "Blinking Lights and Other Revelations"
14. Brian Eno "Another Day On Earth"
15. Frank Black Francis
16. Sigur Ros "Takk"
17. M. Ward "Transistor Radio"
18. Gang of Four "Return The Gift"
19. Sleater-Kinney "The Woods"
20. Dub Syndicate "Pure Thrillseekers"
Top 20 Celtic Releases of 2005
1. The Chieftains - Live from Dublin
2. The Duhks - The Duhks
3. Celtic Fiddle Festival - Play On
4. John Doyle - Wayward Son
5. Solas - Waiting For an Echo
6. Old Blind Dogs - Play Live
7. Karan Casey - Chasing the Sun
8. Liz Carroll and John Doyle - In Play
9.Clannad - Live in Concert
10. Cherish the Ladies - Woman of the House
11. Kate Rusby - The Girl Who Couldn't Fly
12. Great Big Sea - The Hard and the Easy
13. Al Petteway and Amy White - Land of the Sky
14. Fiddler's Bid - Naked and Bare
15. Julia McRory Weatherford- The View From Here
16. Danu - When All is Said and Done
17. Shooglenifty - Radical Mestizo
18. Ciaran Tourish - Down the Line
19. Shannon, Gavin, Goldsmith and Murray - Tunes
20. Devilish Merry - Beauty is Everywhere
Top 20 Regional Releases of 2005
1. Biscuit Burners – A Mountain Apart
2. Steep Canyon Rangers – One Dime at a Time
3. Larry Keel and Natural Bridge – self-titled
4. Tater- Hi-test Hillbilly
5. Mad Tea Party – Flying Saucers
6. Firecracker Jazz Band – self-titled
7. Stephanie's Id – Spiral In
8. Toubab Krewe – self-titled
9. Tyler Ramsey –self-titled
10. Ruby Slippers – Living Room
11. Linville Ridge Band – Hopes and Dreams
12. Chris Cates – Sneak Preview
13. Dave Desmelik – When Your Eyes Are Closed
14. The Everybody Fields – Plague of Dreams
15. John Doyle – Wayward Son
16. Timothy Seth Avett – The Mourning, the Silver and the Bell
17. The Far City Boys – A Cross for a Crown
18. The Divine Maggees – Love Me Like the Roses
19. Greasy Beans – Busted
20. DesChamps Band – White Azalea Hotel
Top 50 Bluegrass Releases of 2005
1. Del McCoury Band - The Company We Keep
2. Steep Canyon Rangers - One Dime at a Time
3. Biscuit Burners - A Mountain Apart
4. Blue Highway - Marbletown
5. Tim O'Brien - Cornbread Nation
6. Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver - You Gotta Dig a Little Deeper
7. David Grisman - Tone Poets
8. Larry Keel and Natural Bridge - self-titled
9. Ralph Stanley - Shine On
10. Larry Sparks - 40
11. Blue Moon Rising - On the Rise
12. Various Artists - Moody Bluegrass a Nashville Tribute to the Moody Blues
13. Boohers - Grandma's Songs
14. Cherryholmes - Cherryholmes
15. Low Reid and Carolina - Time
16. Lonesome River Band - Head on into Heartache
17. Kenny and Amanda Smith Band - Always Never Enough
17. Drew Emmit - Across the Bridge
18. Ronnie Bowman - It's Getting' Better All the Time
19. Wildfire - Rattle of the Chains
20. Chatham County Line - Route 23
21. Chris Hillman - The Other Side
22. Various Artists - Telluride Bluegrass Festival - 30 Years
23. The Far City Boys - A Cross for a Crown
24. The Linville Ridge Band - Hopes and Dreams
25. Hit and Run Bluegrass - Without Maps and Charts
26. Phil Ledbetter - Slide Effects
27. Honi Deaton and Dream - Promise to a Solider
28. A Deeper Shade of Blue - Straight Drive
29. Michelle Nixon and Drive - What more Should I Say?
30. Whitewater Bluegrass Company - Still Havin' Fun
31. Bluegrass Gospel Project - Wander On
32. Darrell Webb - Behind the Scenes
33. The Chapmans - Simple Man
34. Jesse McReynolds and Charles Whitstein - A Tribute to Brother Duets
35. Various Artists - All-star Bluegrass Celebration
36. The Bluegrass Experience - Respect for Tradition
37. Haley and the Boys - Its All Good
38. Abigail Moore - These Mountains (Winter Snow)
39. Jim Mills - Hide Head Blues
40. Kathy Kallick Band - Warmer Kind of Blue
41. The Primitive Quartet - Who Rolled the Stone Away
42. Paul Williams and the Victory Trio - When the morning Comes
43. Liz Mayer - the Storm
44. Marty Rabon and Full Circle - The Gospel Black and White
45. Mountain Legacy - Fiddler's Feast
46. Andy Carson Band - Log-A-Rhythm
47. Clay Jones - Mountain Tradition
48. Paul Kelly and the Stormwater Boys
49. Larry Rice - Clouds Over Carolina
50. Cedar Hill - Stories
Top 100 of 2004
1. Steve Earle – The Revolution Starts Now
2. Alison Krauss & Union Station- Lonely Runs Both Ways
3. Ben Harper & The Blind Boys of Alabama- There Will Be A Light
4. Tift Merritt- Tambourine
5. Madeleine Peyroux - Careless Love
6. Acoustic Syndicate- Long Way Round
7. Kasey Chambers- Wayward Angel
8. Wilco – A Ghost Is Born
9. Sam Bush – King Of My World
10. Loretta Lynn- Van Lear Rose
11. Ray Charles- Genius Loves Company
12. Old Crow Medicine Show- OCMS
13. Steep Canyon Rangers- Steep Canyon Rangers
14. Norah Jones- Feels Like Home
15. Los Lobos- The Ride
16. Patty Griffin- Impossible Dream
17. Mark Knopfler- Shangri-La
18. Garcia/Grisman- Been All Around This World
19. Eric Clapton- Me And Mr. Johnson
20. Chuck Brodsky- Color Came One Day
21. Gigi- Gigi
22. Indigo Girls- All That We Let In
23. JJ Cale- To Tulsa And Back
24. Neko Case- The Tigers Have Spoken
25. David Byrne- Grown Backwards
26. Southern Culture On The Skids- Mojo Box
27. Elvis Costello- The Delivery Man
28. Leftover Salmon- Leftover Salmon
29. Bruce Hornsby- Halcyon Days
30. Toots And The Maytals- True Love
31. Drive By Truckers- The Dirty South
32. John Fogerty- Déjà vu All Over Again
33. Buddy Miller- Universal United House Of Prayer
34. James McMurtry- Live In Aught Three
35. Jim Lauderdale- Headed For The Hills
36. Todd Snider- East Nashville Skyline
37. Ricky Skaggs- Brand New Strings
38. REM- Around The Sun
39. Keb Mo- Peace: Back By Popular Demand
40. Tom Waits- Real Gone
41. Darin Aldridge- Call It A Day
42. My Morning Jacket- It Still Moves
43. Govt Mule- Deja Voodoo
44. Cowboy Junkies- One Soul Now
45. Avett Brothers- Mignonette
46. Dave Alvin- Ashgrove
47. Iris Dement- Lifeline
48. kd lang- Hymns Of The 49 th Parallel
49. Railroad Earth- The Good Life
50. Tony Joe White- The Heroines
51. Leonard Cohen- Dear Heather
52. Mary Chapin Carpenter- Between Here And Gone
53. Sarah Harmer- All Of Our Names
54. Buncombe Turnpike- Blackwater Bottom
55. Gomez- Split The Difference
56. Dr. John- N'Awlinz: Dis Dat Or D'Uddah
57. Carburetors- Ya'll Don't Tell My Mama I Was Here
58. Patti Smith- Trampin
59. Two Dollar Pistols- Hands Up
60. Kruger Bothers- Choices
61. Ani Difranco- Educated Guess
62. Menage- Miss Conduct
63. Warren Haynes- Live At Bonnaroo
64. Iron And Wine- Our Endless Numbered Days
65. Junior Brown- Down Home Chrome
66. North Mississippi Allstars- Hill Country Revue
67. Elliot Smith- From A Basement On A Hill
68. Laura Blackley- Liquid Courage
69. Etta James- Blues To The Bone
70. Tony Furtado- These Chains
71. Biscuit Burners- Fiery Mountain Music
72. G Love- The Hustle
73. Robin Rogers- Crazy Cryin' Blues
74. Greg Brown- Honey In The Lion's Head
75. Larry Keel- Journey
76. Chuck Prophet- Age Of Miracles
77. Snake Oil Medicine Show- Bluegrass Tafari
78. Old 97s- Drag It Up
79. Slaid Cleaves- Wishbone
80. Mindy Smith- One Moment More
81. Blueridge- Side By Side
82. Michael Franti- Songs From The Front Porch
83. Subdudes- Miracle Mule
84. Widespread Panic- Uber Cobra
85. Various: Warren Zevon- Enjoy Every Sandwich
86. Mad Tea Party- 73% Post-Consumer Novelty
87. Jay Farrar- Stone, Steel, and Bright Lights
88. Phish- Undermind
89. Lori McKenna- Bittertown
90. Mountain Heart- Force Of Nature
91. Mason Jennings- Use Your Voice
92. Melissa Ferrick- The Other Side
93. Gourds- Blood Of The Ram
94. Mavis Staples- Have A Little Faith
95. Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time- Lonesome Skynyrd Time
96. Calexico- Convict Pool
97. Diana Krall- The Girl In The Other Room
98. Flatlanders- Wheels Of Fortune
99. Catie Curtis- Dreaming In Romance Languages
100. Jeff Barbra and Sarah Pirkle- Barb Hollow Sessions
Top 20 Regional Releases of 2004
1. Acoustic Syndicate- Long Way Round
2. Steep Canyon Rangers- Steep Canyon Rangers
3. Gigi- Gigi
4. Carburetors- Ya'll Don't Tell My Mama I Was Here
5. Chuck Brodsky- Color Came One Day
6. Biscuit Burners- Fiery Mountain Music
7. Avett Bros- Mignonette
8. Laura Blackley- Liquid Courage
9. Snake Oil Medicine Show- Bluegrasstafari
10. Menage- Miss Conduct
11. Delancey Street Band- Against The Night
12. Robin Rogers- Crazy Cryin' Blues
13. Mad Tea Party- 73% Post Consumer Novelty
14. Cast Iron Filter- Falls Of Rough
15. Hollywood Red- Hollywood Red
16. Wayne Robbins and The Hellsayers- The Lonesome Sea
17. Tyler Ramsey- Tyler Ramsey
18. Billy Jonas- Get Real
19. Eric Lovell- Clover Fields
20. Abe Reid & The Spike Drivers- Caution: Falling Boogie
Top 50 Bluegrass Releases of 2004
1. Alison Krauss & Union Station- Lonely Runs Both Ways
2. Ricky Skaggs- Brand New Strings
3. Jim Lauderdale- Headed For The Hills
4. Kenny & Amanda Smith- House Down The Block
5. Steep Canyon Rangers- Steep Canyon Rangers
6. Randy Kohrs- I'm Torn
7. Larry Keel- Journey
8. Mountain Heart- Force Of Nature
9. Jeff Barbra & Sarah Pirkle- Barb Hollow Sessions
10. Buncombe Turnpike- Blackwater Bottom
11. Chris Stuart & Backcountry – Mojave River
12. Darin Aldridge- Call It A Day
13. Various- Merlefest Live 2003
14. Blueridge- Side By Side
15. Gibson Brothers- Long Way Back Home
16. Norman & Nancy Blake- Morning Glory Ramblers
17. Newfound Road- Somewhere Between
18. Various- Tribute To Jimmy Martin
19. Kruger Brothers- Choices
20. IIIrd Tyme Out- Best Durn Ride
21. Ralph Stanley II- Carryin' On
22. Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time- Lonesome Skynyrd Time
23. Lou Reid & Carolina- Carolina I'm Coming Home
24. Rob Ickes & Blue Highway- Big Time
25. Bearfoot Bluegrass- Back Home
26. John Lawless – Five and Dime
27. King Wilkie- Broke Down And Lonesome
28. David Via & Corn Tornado- In A Holler On A Mountain
29. Charlie Waller & The Country Gentlemen- Songs Of The American Spirit
30. Shawn Camp- Live At The Station Inn
31. Appalachian Trail- Time For Movin
32. Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum- Guest House
33. Bluegrass Patriots- Springtime In The Rockies
34. Carolina Road- Road That Took You There
35. Biscuit Burners- Fiery Mountain Music
36. Tim Stafford- Endless Line
37. Becky Buller- Little Bird
38. Hit & Run Bluegrass- Beauty Fades
39. Open Road- In The Life
40. Jesse McReynolds- Bending The Rules
41. Josh Crowe- Sincerely
42. Jeff Parker- Two Roads To Travel
43. David Davis & The Warrior River Boys- David Davis & The Warrior River Boys
44. Alecia Nugent- Alecia Nugent
45. Williams & Clark Expedition- The Old Kentucky Road
46. Ronnie Reno & The Reno Tradition- In Concert
47. Alan Munde Gazette- Alan Munde Gazette
48. Art Stevenson & Highwater- Like A River
49. Kenny Baker- Baker's Dozen
50. Linville Ridge Band- Linville Ridge Band
Top 20 Blues Releases of 2004
1. Eric Clapton- Me & Mr. Johnson
2. Etta James- Blues To The Bone
3. Delta Moon- Goin Down South
4. RL Burnside- A Bothered Mind
5. John Mayall- 70 th Birthday Concert
6. Holmes Brothers- Simple Truths
7. Charlie Musselwhite- Sanctuary
8. Robin Rogers- Crazy Cryin' Blues
9. James Cotton- Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes
10. Pinetop Perkins- Ladies' Man
11. Clarence Gatemouth Brown- Timeless
12. Johnny Winter- I'm A Bluesman
13. Guy Davis- Legacy
14. Otis Taylor- Double V
15. Various- Lightning In A Bottle
16. Hound Dog Taylor- Release The Hounds
17. Elliot & The Untouchables- Voodoo Stew
18. Omar & The Howlers- Boogie Man
19. Carey & Lurrie Bell- Second Nature
20. Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers- Keepin' It Real
Top 15 Celtic Releases of 2004
1. Gaelic Storm- When Are We Going Home?
2. Enter The Haggis- Casualties Of Retail
3. Fairport Convention- Over The Next Hill
4. Battlefield Band- Out For The Night
5. Oisin MacDiarmada- Irish Fiddle Music From Donegal
6. Flogging Molly- Within A Mile From Home
7. Dervish- Spirit
8. Al Petteway & Amy White- Acoustic Journey
9. Cathy Martin- Waiting For Angels
10. Danu- Up In The Air
11. Lunasa- The Kinnitty Sessions
12. Sharon Shannon- Libertango
13. Glengharry Boys- Mountain Road
14. Julee Glaub- Blue Waltz
15. Susan McKeown- Sweet Liberty
NOTE: The Top 100 of 2004 positions were determined by airplay throughout
the year, DJs' picks, and listener top 10 lists...
The Top 100 CDs of 2003
1. ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE - Terra Firma
2. GILLIAN WELCH - Soul Journey
3. JAYHAWKS - Rainy Day Music
4. LUCINDA WILLIAMS - World Without Tears
5. EMMYLOU HARRIS - Stumble Into Grace
6. BEN HARPER - Diamonds On The Inside
7. DEL McCOURY BAND - It's Just The Night
8. SAM BUSH & DAVID GRISMAN - Hold On, We're Strummin'
9. RODNEY CROWELL - Fate's Right Hand
10. TIM O'BRIEN - Traveler
11. BE GOOD TANYAS - Chinatown
12. JACK JOHNSON - On & On
13. JIM LAUDERDALE & DONNA THE BUFFALO - Wait Til Spring
14. BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES - Ten From Little Worlds
15. LYLE LOVETT - My Baby Don't Tolerate
16. ROSEANNE CASH - Rules Of Travel
17. WIDESPREAD PANIC - Ball
18. SCRUGGS/SKAGGS/WATSON - 3 Pickers
19. JOHN HIATT - Beneath This Gruff Exterior
20. RY COODER & MANUEL GALBAN - Mambo Sinuendo
21. ROBERT EARL KEEN - Farm Fresh Onions
22. CHIEFTAINS - Further Down The Plank Road
23. CRACKER & LEFTOVER SALMON - O Cracker Where Art Thou?
24. ZIGGY MARLEY - Dragonfly
25. ANI DIFRANCO - Evolve
26. ALLMAN BROTHERS - Hittin' The Note
27. GALACTIC - Ruckus
28. JUNE CARTER CASH - Wildwood Flower
29. VAN MORRISON - What's Wrong With This Picture?
30. STEVE EARLE - Just An American Boy
31. AL GREEN - I Can't Stop
32. DAR WILLIAMS - Beauty Of The Rain
33. WARREN ZEVON - The Wind
34. NATALIE MERCHANT - House Carpenter's Daughter
35. PATTY GRIFFIN - A Kiss In Time
36. JOAN BAEZ - Dark Chords On A Big Guitar
37. DRIVE BY TRUCKERS - Decoration Day
38. JOE JACKSON - Volume 4
39. LITTLE FEAT - Kickin It At The Barn
40. STEELY DAN - Everything Must Go
41. RICKY SKAGGS - Live At The Charleston Music Hall
42. RICKIE LEE JONES - Evening Of My Best Day
43. DEREK TRUCKS BAND - Soul Serenade
44. ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND - Unclassified
45. NEIL YOUNG - Greendale
46. BRUCE COCKBURN - You've Never Seen Everything
47. DARRELL SCOTT - Theatre Of The Unheard
48. RICHARD THOMPSON - The Old Kit Bag
49. TAJ MAHAL & HULA BLUES - Hannepepe Dream
50. JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALEROS - Streetcore
51. BLUE HIGHWAY - Wondrous Love
52. SHELBY LYNNE - Identity Crisis
53. MICHAEL RENO HARRELL - Closer Home
54. BURNING SPEAR - Freeman
55. CAITLIN CARY - I'm Staying Out
56. KELLER WILLIAMS - Home
57. SCOTT MILLER & THE COMMONWEALTH - Upside Downside
58. MALCOLM HOLCOMBE - Another Wisdom
59. MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD - Everyone Deserves Music
60. KATHLEEN EDWARDS - Failer
61. YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND - Old Hand
62. EDIE BRICKELL - Volcano
63. DAVID CHILDERS & THE MODERN DON JUANS - Room 23
64. EASTMOUNTAINSOUTH - Eastmountainsouth
65. KELLIN WATSON - Paper Bird
66. ROBINELLA & THE CC STRING BAND - Robinella & The CC String Band
67. MOE - Wormwood
68. CHIS SMITHER - Train Home
69. PETER MALLICK GROUP w/ NORAH JONES - New York City
70. VARIOUS - Just Because I'm A Woman: Songs Of Dolly Parton
71. DAMIEN RICE - 0
72. PATTY LARKIN - Red = Luck
73. TOWNES VAN ZANDT - In The Beginning
74. JOHN LEE HOOKER - Face To Face
75. WILLIE NELSON - Crazy: The Demo Sessions
76. STRING CHEESE INCIDENT - Untying The Knot
77. SONNY LANDRETH - The Road We're On
78. ROBERT CRAY - Time Will Tell
79. IGUANAS - Plastic Silver Nine Volt Heart
80. SONS OF RALPH - Mountain
81. MAVERICKS - The Mavericks
82. BOTTLE ROCKETS - Blue Sky
83. RUFUS WAINWRIGHT - Want One
84. DAVID GRISMAN - Life Of Sorrow
85. JAY FARRAR - Terroir Blues
86. DELBERT McCLINTON - Live
87. TONY FURTADO - Live Gypsy
88. NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS - Polaris
89. FLAMING LIPS - Fight Songs
90. JOSS STONE - The Soul Sessions
91. DERAILERS - Genuine
92. ERIN McKEOWN - Grand
93. SNAKE OIL MEDICINE SHOW - The Love Album
94. KATE CAMPBELL - Monuments
95. AVETT BROTHERS - A Carolina Jubilee
96. BUDDY GUY - Blues Singer
97. STEVE WINWOOD - About Time
98. JOAN ARMATRADING - Lovers Speak
99. GARAGE A TROIS - Emphasizer
100. MARCIA BALL - So Many Rivers
NOTE: The Top 100 of 2003 positions were determined by airplay throughout
the year, DJs' picks, and listener top 10 lists...
TOP 100 OF 2002
1. Norah Jones --- Come Away With Me (Blue Note)
2. Alison Krauss & Union Station --- Live (Rounder)
3. Wilco --- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Nonesuch)
4. Bruce Springsteen --- The Rising (Columbia)
5. Beck --- Sea Change (Geffen)
6. Bonnie Raitt --- Silver Lining (Capitol)
7. Nickel Creek --- This Side (Sugar Hill)
8. Blind Boys of Alabama --- Higher Ground (Realworld)
9. Widespread Panic --- Live In the Classic City (Sanctuary)
10. Big Daddy Bluegrass Band --- Big Daddy Bluegrass Band (Little King)
11. Steve Earle --- Jerusalem (Artemis/E-Squared)
12. Bela Fleck & The Flecktones --- Live At The Quick (Columbia)
13. Beth Orton --- Daybreaker (Astralwerks)
14. Trey Anastasio --- Trey Anastasio (Elektra)
15. Patty Griffin --- 1000 Kisses (ATO)
16. Los Lobos --- Good Moring Aztland (Mammoth)
17. Elvis Costello --- When I Was Cruel (Island)
18. Mark Knopfler --- The Ragpicker's Dream (Warner Bros.)
19. Ani Difranco --- So Much Shouting/So Much Laughter (Righteous Babe)
20. Kasey Chambers --- Barricades & Brick Walls (Warner Bros.)
21. Ryan Adams --- Demolition (Lost Highway)
22. Van Morrison --- Down the Road (Universal)
23. Doc Watson & Frosty Morn --- Round the Table Again (Sugar Hill)
24. Johnny Cash --- American IV: The Man Comes Around (Lost Highway)
25. Karl Denson's Tiny Universe --- The Bridge (Relaxed)
26. Gov't Mule --- The Deep End Vol. 2 (ATO)
27. Dolly Parton --- Halos and Horns (Sugar Hill)
28. Aimee Mann --- Lost in Space (Superego)
29. David Grisman Quartet --- Dawgnation (Acoustic Disc)
30. Tift Merritt --- Bramble Rose (Lost Highway)
31. Counting Crows --- Hard Candy (Geffen)
32. Dave Matthews --- Busted Stuff (RCA)
33. Jorma Kaukonen --- Blue Country Heart (Columbia)
34. David Gray --- A New Day at Midnight (Capitol/ATO)
35. Neil Young --- Are You Passionate? (Reprise)
36. Indigo Girls --- Become You (Epic)
37. Coldplay --- A Rush of Blood to the Head (Capitol)
38. Leftover Salmon --- Live (Compass)
39. Hank Williams III --- Lovesick, Broke, & Driftin' (Curb)
40. Willie Nelson --- The Great Divide (Lost Highway)
41. Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon --- Clone (Private Music)
42. Jerry Douglas --- Lookout For Hope (Sugar Hill)
43. Various: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band --- Will the Circle Be Unbroken Vol. 3 (Capitol)
44. Flatlanders --- Now Again (New West)
45. Steep Canyon Rangers --- Mr. Taylor's New Home (Bonfire)
46. Flaming Lips --- Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (Warner Bros.)
47. Delbert McClinton --- Room to Breathe (New West)
48. Buddy Miller --- Midnight & Lonesome (Hightone)
49. Guy Clark --- The Dark (Sugar Hill)
50. Peter Gabriel --- Up (Geffen)
51. Bruce Hornsby --- Big Swing Face (RCA)
52. Chieftains --- Down the Old Plank Road (RCA)
53. Joan Osborne --- How Sweet It Is (Compendia)
54. James McMurtry --- Saint Mary of the Woods (Sugar Hill)
55. Various --- Bonnaroo 2002 (Sanctuary)
56. Medeski, Martin, & Wood --- Uninvisible (Blue Note)
57. Keller Williams --- Laugh (SCIFidelity)
58. Michael Reno Harrell --- Southern Son (Dancing Bear)
59. Ralph Stanley --- Ralph Stanley (DMZ/Columbia)
60. Tom Waits --- Alice/Blood Money (Anti/Epitaph)
61. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers --- The Last DJ (Warner Bros.)
62. Jackson Browne --- The Naked Ride Home (Elektra)
63. Chuck Brodsky --- The Baseball Ballads (Chuckbrodsky.com Records)
64. George Harrison --- Brainwashed (Capitol)
65. Dirty Dozen Brass Band --- Medicated Magic (RopeADope)
66. Phil Lesh & Friends --- There and Back Again (Columbia)
67. Gourds --- Cow Fish Fowl or Pig (Sugar Hill)
68. Hot Rize --- So Long of a Journey (Sugar Hill)
69. Robert Randolph & The Family --- Live At The Wetlands (Dare)
70. Various --- I Am Sam Soundtrack (V2)
71. GiGi Dover --- Unpicked Flowers (Rockin' Ranch)
72. Caitlin Cary --- While You Weren't Looking (YepRoc)
73. Neko Case --- Blacklisted (Bloodshot)
74. Phish --- Round Room (Elektra)
75. Billy Bragg --- England, Half-English (Elektra)
76. Kim Richey --- Rise (Lost Highway)
77. Tracy Chapman --- Let It Rain (Elektra)
78. Cousteau --- Sirena (Palm Pictures)
79. Greg Brown --- Milk of the Moon (Red House)
80. Old & In the Gray --- Old & In the Gray (Acoustic Disc)
81. Kelly Willis --- Easy (Rykodisc)
82. Derek Trucks Band --- Joyful Noise (Columbia)
83. Sheryl Crow --- C'Mon, C'Mon A&M)
84. Jim Lauderdale & Ralph Stanley --- Lost in the Lonesome Pines (Dualtone)
85. Michelle Shocked --- Deep Natural (Mighty Sound)
86. Ben Folds --- Live (Epic)
87. Todd Snider --- New Connection (Oh Boy)
88. Uncle Tupelo --- 89/93 Anthology (Columbia)
89. Alison Brown Quartet --- Replay (Compass)
90. Bottle Rockets --- Songs of Sahm (Bloodshot)
91. Gomez --- In Our Gun (Virgin)
92. Susan Tedeschi --- Wait for Me (Artemis/Tone-Cool)
93. Tori Amos --- Scarlet's Walk (Epic)
94. Nanci Griffith --- Winter Marquee (Rounder)
95. Eric Clapton --- One More Car, One More Rider (Reprise)
96. Dave Wilcox --- Live Songs & Stories (W.A.R.)
97. Dave Matthews --- Live At Folsom Field (RCA)
98. Steve Earle --- Sidetracks (Artemis/E-Squared)
99. Chris Isaak --- Always Got Tonight (Reprise)
100. Warren Zevon --- My Ride's Here (Artemis)
NOTE: The Top 100 of 2002 positions were determined by airplay throughout
the year, DJs' picks, and listener top 10 lists...
TOP 100 OF 2001
1. Alison Krauss & Union Station - New Favorite (Rounder)
2. Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (Columbia)
3. Gillian Welch - Time (The Revelator) (Acony)
4. Lucinda Williams - Essence (Lost Highway)
5. The Del McCoury Band - Del And The Boys (Ceili)
6. Ryan Adams - Gold (Lost Highway)
7. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Live From Mars (Virgin)
8. Dolly Parton - Little Sparrow (Sugar Hill)
9. John Hiatt - The Tiki Bar Is Open (Vanguard)
10. Widespread Panic - Don't Tell The Band (Sanctuary)
11. Jerry Garcia & David Grisman - Grateful Dawg (Acoustic Disc)
12. Ani DiFranco - Reckoning/Revelling (Righteous Babe)
13. Dave Matthews Band - Everyday (RCA)
14. Bela Fleck - Perpetual Motion (Sony Classical)
15. The Blind Boys Of Alabama - Spirit Of The Century (Real World)
16. Various Artists - Down From The Mountain Soundtrack (Lost Highway)
17. Blue Highway - Still Climbing Mountains (Rounder)
18. Buddy & Julie Miller - Buddy & Julie Miller (Hightone)
19. The String Cheese Incident - Outside Inside (SCI Fidelity)
20. Lyle Lovett - Anthology Volume One: Cowboy Man (Curb/MCA)
21. John Hammond - Wicked Grin (Pointblank/Virgin)
22. Suzanne Vega - Songs In Red And Gray (A&M)
23. Phish - Live Phish Volumes 1-6 (Elektra)
24. North Mississippi Allstars - 51 Phantom (Tone-Cool/Artemis)
25. Alejandro Escovedo - A Man Under The Influence (Bloodshot)
26. Robert Earl Keen - Gravitational Forces (Lost Highway)
27. Natalie Merchant - Motherland (Elektra)
28. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Live In New York City (Columbia)
29. J.J. Cale - Live (Back Porch)
30. Cowboy Junkies - Open (Rounder/Zoe)
31. Scott Miller & The Commonwealth - Thus Always To Tyrants (Sugar Hill)
32. Jay Farrar - Sebastopol (Artemis)
33. David Gray - The EP's 92-94 (Caroline)
34. Ben Folds - Rockin' The Suburbs (Epic)
35. Eric Clapton - Reptile (Reprise)
36. John Mayer - Room For Squares (Aware)
37. Donna The Buffalo - Live From The American Ballroom (Wildlife)
38. R.E.M. - Reveal (Warner Bros.)
39. Whiskeytown - Pneumonia (Lost Highway)
40. Dr. John - Creole Moon (Blue Note)
41. Buddy Guy - Sweet Tea (Silvertone)
42. Nanci Griffith - Clock Without Hands (Elektra)
43. The Be Good Tanyas - Blue Horse (Nettwerk)
44. David Byrne - Look Into The Eyeball (Virgin/Luaka Bop)
45. Delbert McClinton - Nothing Personal (New West)
46. Old 97's - Satellite Rides (Elektra)
47. Charlie Hunter - Songs From The Analog Playground (Blue Note)
48. Various Artists - Poet: A Tribute To Townes Van Zandt (Freefalls)
49. Will Hoge - Carousel (Will Hoge)
50. Boz Scaggs - Dig (Virgin)
51. Galactic - We Love 'Em Tonight: Live At Tipitina's (Volcano)
52. Ralph Stanley & Friends - Clinch Mountain Sweethearts (Rebel)
53. Rufus Wainwright - Poses (Dreamworks)
54. Tim O'Brien - Two Journeys (Howdy Skies)
55. Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Global A Go-Go (Hellcat)
56. Dar Williams - Out There Live (Razor & Tie)
57. Gov't Mule - The Deep End Volume 1 (ATO)
58. John Gorka - The Company You Keep (Red House)
59. Hank Williams - Timeless (Lost Highway)
60. Afro Celt Sound System - Volume 3: Further In Time (Realworld)
61. Mary Chapin Carpenter - Time Sex Love (Columbia)
62. Various Artists - Earl Scruggs And Friends (MCA)
63. Pete Yorn - Musicforthemorningafter (Columbia)
64. moe. - Dither (Fatboy)
65. Rhonda Vincent - The Storm Still Rages (Rounder)
66. Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks - Alive & Lickin' (Surfdog)
67. Toni Price - Midnight Pumpkin (Antone's)
68. Ricky Skaggs - History Of The Future (Skaggs Family)
69. Loudon Wainwright III - Last Man On Earth (Red House)
70. Jeb Loy Nichols - Just What Time It Is (Rykodisc)
71. Blues Traveler - Bridge (A&M)
72. Sons Of Ralph Featuring Ralph - Grab A Root And Growl (Root)
73. Catie Curtis - My Shirt Looks Good On You (Rykodisc)
74. Jack Johnson - Brushfire Fairytales (Enjoy)
75. Shawn Colvin - Whole New You (Columbia)
76. Chris Knight - A Pretty Good Guy (Dualtone)
77. The Word - The Word (Ropeadope)
78. Patty Loveless - Mountain Soul (Epic)
79. Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Back To Bogalusa (Blue Thumb)
80. Diana Krall - The Look Of Love (Verve)
81. Junior Brown - Mixed Bag (Curb)
82. Tori Amos - Strange Little Girls (Atlantic)
83. Leonard Cohen - Ten New Songs (Columbia)
84. Gipsy Kings - Somos Gitanos (Nonesuch)
85. Various Artists - Avalon Blues: A Tribute To The Music Of Mississippi John Hurt (Vanguard)
86. Rodney Crowell - The Houston Kid (Sugar Hill)
87. Nick Lowe - The Convincer (Yep Roc)
88. Shelby Lynne - Love, Shelby (Island)
89. Jonatha Brooke - Steady Pull (Bad Dog)
90. Various Artists - Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture Songcatcher (Vanguard)
91. John Mellencamp - Cuttin' Heads (Columbia)
92. Olu Dara - Neighborhoods (Atlantic)
93. Jimmie Vaughan - Do You Get The Blues? (Artemis)
94. Rickie Lee Jones - Live At Red Rocks (Artemis)
95. Greg Brown - Over And Under (Trailer)
96. David Childers - A Good Way To Die (Singlewing)
97. Badly Drawn Boy - The Hour Of Bewilderbeast (XL/Beggars Group)
98. Fred Eaglesmith - Ralph's Last Show (Signature Sounds)
99. Anders Osborne - Ash Wednesday Blues (Shanachie)
100. Karl Denson - Dance Lesson #2 (Blue Note)
