| Rank | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chuck Prophet | Temple Beautiful |
| 2 | Dr John | Locked Down |
| 3 | Jay Farrar Wil Johnson Andrers Parker & Yim Yames | New Multitudes |
| 4 | Alabama Shakes | Boys & Girls |
| 5 | Justin Townes Earle | Nothing's Gonna Change The Way... |
| 6 | JD McPherson | Signs And Signifiers |
| 7 | Andrew Bird | Break It Yourself |
| 8 | Sara Watkins | Sun Midnight Sun |
| 9 | Sharon Van Etten | Tramp |
| 10 | Ray Wylie Hubbard | The Grifter's Hymnal |
| 11 | Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys | Back At The Quonset Hut |
| 12 | Curtis Salgado | Soul Shot |
| 13 | Punch Brothers | Who’s Feeling Young Now? |
| 14 | Leonard Cohen | Old Ideas |
| 15 | Bruce Springsteen | Wrecking Ball |
| 16 | Little Willies | For The Good Times |
| 17 | Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives | Nashville, Volume 1: Tear The Woodpile Down |
| 18 | First Aid Kit | The Lion's Roar |
| 19 | Joe Pug | The Great Despiser |
| 20 | Sons of Bill | Sirens |
| 21 | Kathleen Edwards | Voyageur |
| 22 | Lumineers | The Lumineers |
| 23 | Steep Canyon Rangers | Nobody Knows You |
| 24 | Waco Brothers And Paul Burch | Great Chicago Fire |
| 25 | Audra Mae & The Almighty Sound | Audra Mae & The Almighty Sound |
| 26 | Mastersons | Birds Fly South |
| 27 | Tommy Womack | Now What! |
| 28 | Heartless Bastards | Arrow |
| 29 | Steel Wheels | Lay Down Lay Low |
| 30 | Willie Nelson | Remember Me Vol. 1 |
| 31 | Carper Family | Back When |
| 32 | Refugees | Three |
| 33 | Various Artists | Chimes Of Freedom: The Songs Of Bob Dylan |
| 34 | Chrysta Bell | This Train |
| 35 | Buxton | Nothing Here Seems Strange |
| 36 | Janiva Magness | Stronger For It |
| 37 | Todd Snider | Time As We Know It |
| 38 | Chelle Rose | Ghost Of Browder Holler |
| 39 | Mountain Soul | Mountain Soul |
| 40 | Alejandro Escovedo | Big Station |
| 41 | Lee Fields & The Expressions | Faithful Man |
| 42 | Hank Williams III | Long Gone Daddy |
| 43 | JP Harris And The Tough Choices | I'll Keep Calling |
