| Rank | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr John | Locked Down |
| 2 | Alejandro Escovedo | Big Station |
| 3 | Jay Farrar Wil Johnson Andrers Parker & Yim Yames | New Multitudes |
| 4 | Alabama Shakes | Boys & Girls |
| 5 | First Aid Kit | The Lion's Roar |
| 6 | Joe Pug | The Great Despiser |
| 7 | Various Artists | Chimes Of Freedom: The Songs Of Bob Dylan |
| 8 | Todd Snider | Time As We Know It |
| 9 | Lee Fields & The Expressions | Faithful Man |
| 10 | M. Ward | A Wasteland Companion |
| 11 | Justin Townes Earle | Nothing's Gonna Change The Way... |
| 12 | Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives | Nashville, Volume 1: Tear The Woodpile Down |
| 13 | Bruce Springsteen | Wrecking Ball |
| 14 | Hank Williams III | Long Gone Daddy |
| 15 | Waco Brothers And Paul Burch | Great Chicago Fire |
| 16 | Bonnie Raitt | Slipstream |
| 17 | Reckless Kelly | Good Luck And True Love |
| 18 | Paul McCartney | Kisses On The Bottom |
| 19 | Carolina Chocolate Drops | Leaving Eden |
| 20 | Sonny Landreth | Elemental Journey |
| 21 | Andrew Bird | Break It Yourself |
| 22 | JD McPherson | Signs And Signifiers |
| 23 | Sons of Bill | Sirens |
| 24 | Little Willies | For The Good Times |
| 25 | Tommy Womack | Now What! |
| 26 | Steel Wheels | Lay Down Lay Low |
| 27 | Janiva Magness | Stronger For It |
| 28 | Lumineers | The Lumineers |
| 29 | Heartless Bastards | Arrow |
| 30 | Nanci Griffith | Intersection |
| 31 | Peter Karp & Sue Foley | Beyond The Crossroads |
| 32 | George Harrison | Early Takes Volume 1 |
| 33 | Mike + Ruthy | The NYC EP |
| 34 | Jon Cleary | Occapella |
| 35 | Vespers | The Fourth Wall |
| 36 | Todd Snider | Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables |
| 37 | Humming House | Humming House |
| 38 | Explorers Club | Grand Hotel |
| 39 | Lucero | Woman & Work |
| 40 | Andre Williams | Hoods & Shades |
| 41 | Kasey Anderson And The Honkies | Heart Of A Dog |
| 42 | Etta James | The Dreamer |
| 43 | Paul Thorn | What The Hell Is Goin On? |
| 44 | Grant Peeples | Prior Convictions |
| 45 | Luther Dickinson | Hambone's Meditations |
