| Rank | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Thompson | Electric |
| 2 | Calexico | Algiers |
| 3 | Carrie Rodriguez | Give Me All You Got |
| 4 | Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison | Cheater's Game |
| 5 | Eric Burdon | 'Til Your River Runs Dry |
| 6 | Corb Lund | Cabin Fever |
| 7 | Lonetones | Modern Victims |
| 8 | Frontier Ruckus | Eternity Of Dimming |
| 9 | Chicago Farmer | Backenforth, IL |
| 10 | Tift Merritt | Traveling Alone |
| 11 | Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale | Buddy and Jim |
| 12 | Jim James | Regions Of Light |
| 13 | Murder By Death | Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon |
| 14 | Bettye LaVette | Thankful And Thoughtful |
| 15 | Whitehorse | The Fate Of The World Depends On This Kiss |
| 16 | Tim Easton | Before The Revolution: The Best Of 1998-2011 |
| 17 | Crankshaft And The Gear Grinders | What You Gonna Do? |
| 18 | Anders Osborne | Three Free Amigos |
| 19 | Samantha Crain | Kid Face |
| 20 | Steeldrivers | Hammer Down |
| 21 | Foghorn Stringband | Outshine The Sun |
| 22 | Dale Watson And His Lonestars | El Rancho Azul |
| 23 | Andrew Bird | Hands Of Glory |
| 24 | Mary Gauthier | Live At Blue Rock |
| 25 | Departed | Adventus |
| 26 | Rich Mahan | Blame Bobby Bare |
| 27 | Living Sisters | Can You Get To That? |
| 28 | Professor Burns & The Lilac Field | Ghosts Be Free |
| 29 | Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson | Wreck & Ruin |
| 30 | Bob Dylan | Tempest |
| 31 | Black Prairie | A Tear In The Eye Is A Wound In The Heart |
| 32 | Rachel Brooke | A Killer's Dream |
| 33 | Darin And Brooke Aldridge | Live At Red White & Bluegrass |
| 34 | Various Artists - Tribute To Fleetwood Mac | Just Tell Me That You Want Me |
| 35 | Mumford & Sons | Babel |
| 36 | Ryan Bingham | Tomorrowland |
| 37 | Rafe & Clelia Stefanini | Lady On The Green |
| 38 | Heritage Blues Orchestra | And Still I Rise |
| 39 | Keller Williams With Travelin' McCourys | Pick |
| 40 | Robert Cray Band | Nothin' But Love |
| 41 | Joey + Rory | His And Hers |
| 42 | Joss Stone | The Soul Sessions Vol 2 |
| 43 | Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band | Between The Ditches |
| 44 | Terry Allen | Bottom Of The World |
