| Rank | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Son Volt | Honky Tonk |
| 2 | Samantha Crain | Kid Face |
| 3 | Richard Thompson | Electric |
| 4 | Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison | Cheater's Game |
| 5 | Dale Watson And His Lonestars | El Rancho Azul |
| 6 | Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell | Old Yellow Moon |
| 7 | Mavericks | Suited Up And Ready / In Time |
| 8 | Mount Moriah | Miracle Temple |
| 9 | Cave Singers | Naomi |
| 10 | James Hunter Six | Minute By Minute |
| 11 | Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside | Untamed Beast |
| 12 | Eric Burdon | 'Til Your River Runs Dry |
| 13 | Field Report | Field Report |
| 14 | Bobby Rush | Down In Louisiana |
| 15 | Caitlin Rose | The Stand-In |
| 16 | Carrie Rodriguez | Give Me All You Got |
| 17 | Ivan & Alyosha | All The Times We Had |
| 18 | Gurf Morlix | Finds The Present Tense |
| 19 | Jesse Dee | On My Mind / In My Heart |
| 20 | Jim James | Regions Of Light |
| 21 | Reverend Freakchild | Chaos And Country Blues |
| 22 | John Hiatt | Mystic Pinball |
| 23 | Chris Knight | Little Victories |
| 24 | Tim Easton | Before The Revolution: The Best Of 1998-2011 |
| 25 | Amanda Cevallos | I'll Never Honky Tonk You |
| 26 | Steeldrivers | Hammer Down |
| 27 | Josh Ritter | The Beast In Its Tracks |
| 28 | Lonetones | Modern Victims |
| 29 | Aaron Neville | My True Story |
| 30 | Frontier Ruckus | Eternity Of Dimming |
| 31 | Terry Allen | Bottom Of The World |
| 32 | BeauSoleil Avec Michael Doucet | From Bamako To Carencro |
| 33 | Chris Stamey | Lovesick Blues |
| 34 | Bettye LaVette | Thankful And Thoughtful |
| 35 | Flatlanders | The Odessa Tapes |
| 36 | Don Williams | And So It Goes |
| 37 | Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show | Take Me Back |
| 38 | Little Feat | Rooster Rag |
| 39 | Various Artists - Tribute To Fleetwood Mac | Just Tell Me That You Want Me |
| 40 | Charlie Mars | Blackberry Light |
| 41 | Paul Kelly | Spring And Fall |
| 42 | James Hand | Mighty Lonesome Man |
| 43 | Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Psychedelic Pill |
| 44 | Annie Lou | Grandma's Rules For Drinking |
| 45 | Old Man Luedecke | Tender Is The Night |
| 46 | Gibson Brothers | They Called It Music |
| 47 | Cash Box Kings | Black Toppin' |
