THINGS TO KNOW

For our second best-of 2021 list (did you miss the first list?), we’re highlighting our Top 10 Country / Americana Albums. For this, and our other upcoming Albums lists (Hip hop/Rap, Christian/Gospel coming soon!), any container set that wasn’t released as a “single” (EP, LP, etc.) was counted as an “album.”

As before, this list was determined by a combination of streaming, download, and overall sales statistics at all measurable platforms beginning Jan. 1, 2021—it is in no particular order:

• Heritage & Hope | Williamson Branch
• Moxie & Mettle | Balsam Range
• Ups, Downs and No Name Towns | Sideline
• Pressing Onward | The Barefoot Movement
• Singing Up There: A Tribute to the Easter Brothers | Lonesome River Band
• Songs of a Simple Life | Merle Monroe
• Fall Like Rain | Justin Moses
• Things She Couldn’t Get Over | Dale Ann Bradley
• Up All Night | The Grascals
• Narrowing the Gap | Amanda Cook

You can stream all of these songs—and much more—on these playlists: Bluegrass | Banjos, Mandos, Pickin ‘n Grinnin (Follow on Spotify | All Platforms), The Bellow and Bluster (Follow on Spotify | All Platforms).

For a weekly digest of our new releases, follow our New Music Friday playlist on Spotify (or, all platforms HERE), and of course, don’t forget about our Christmas playlist: An Eclectic Christmas.

Up next: The Top 10 Christian / Gospel singles of 2021!