25) Andrew Combs – Canyons of My Mind
24) Perfume Genius – No Shape
23) Natalie Hemby – Puxico
22) The War on Drugs – A Deeper Understanding
21) Lee Ann Womack – The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone
20) The Killers – Wonderful Wonderful
19) Nicole Atkins – Goodnight Rhonda Lee
18) Ron Gallo – Heavy Meta
17) Caroline Spence – Spades & Roses
16) Steve Earle & The Dukes – So You Wannabe an Outlaw
15) Algiers – The Underside of Power
14) Hurray for the Riff Raff – The Navigator
13) Julien Baker – Turn Out the Lights
12) John Moreland – Big Bad Luv
11) LCD Soundsystem – American Dream
10) Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.
09) Rhiannon Giddens – Freedom Highway
08) St. Vincent – MASSEDUCTION
07) Robert Plant – Carry Fire
06) The National – Sleep Well Beast
05) JD McPherson – Undivided Heart and Soul
04) Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Soul of a Woman
03) Angaleena Presley – Wrangled
02) Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – The Nashville Sound
01) Margo Price – All American Made
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