TOP 100 OF 2007
Scroll down for the lists of your favorite regional, bluegrass, reggae, celtic and blues releases of the year.
WEEKDAY MIX
Rank CD
1 Avett Brothers- Emotionalism
2 Robert Plant & Alison Krauss- Raising Sand
3 Wilco- Sky Blue Sky
4 Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals- Lifeline
5 Iron & Wine- The Shepherd's Dog
6 Amy Winehouse- Back to Back
7 Steep Canyon Rangers - Lovin' Pretty Women
8 Band of Horses- Cease to Begin
9 Amy LaVere- Anchors & Anvils
10 Gov't Mule- Mighty High
11 Ryan Adams- Easy Tiger
12 Lucinda Williams- West
13 Levon Helm- Dirt Farmer
14 Bruce Springsteen- Magic
15 Steve Earle- Washington Square Serenade
16 Emmylou Harris- Songbird (box set)
17 Arcade Fire- Neon Bible
18 Feist- The Reminder
19 Lyle Lovett and His Large Band- It's Not Big It's Large
20 Patty Griffin- Children Running Through
21 John Fogerty- Revival
22 White Stripes- Icky Thump
23 Bruce Springsteen- Live in Dublin
24 Afromotive- Scare Tactics
25 J.J. Grey and Mofro- Country Ghetto
26 Gourds- Noble Creatures
27 Jason Isbell- Sirens of the Ditch
28 Michael Reno Harrell- The River
29 Bright Eyes- Cassadaga
30 Infamous Stringdusters- Fork in the Road
31 Norah Jones- Not Too Late
32 Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby- (self-titled)
33 Mark Knopfler- Kill to Get Crimson
34 Bob Marley & The Wailers- Roots, Rock, Remixed
35 Ani DiFranco- Canon
36 Willie Nelson/Merle Haggard/Ray Price- Last of the Breed
37 Neil Young- Live at Massey Hall 1971
38 Southern Culture on the Skids- Countrypolitan Favorites
39 John Prine & Mac Wiseman- Standard Songs for Average People
40 Neil Young- Chrome Dreams II
41 Andrew Bird- Armchair Apocrypha
42 David Childers and the Modern Don Juans- Burning in Hell
43 J.J. Cale- Rewind
44 Balsam Range- Marching Home
45 Chick Corea & Bela Fleck- The Enchantment
46 Shins- Wincing the Night Away
47 Spoon- Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
48 Band of Bees- Octopus
49 Everybodyfields- Nothing is Okay
50 Joni Mitchell- Shine
51 Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver- More Behind the Picture Than the Wall
52 Cherryholmes- II: Black and White
53 Asleep at the Wheel- Reinventing the Wheel
54 Peter Rowan and Tony Rice- Quartet
55 Keller Williams- Dream
56 Billie Holiday- Remixed & Reimagined
57 Merle Haggard- The Bluegrass Sessions
58 Mavis Staples- We'll Never Turn Back
59 Dwight Yoakum- Dwight Sings Buck
60 Yo Momma's Big Fat Booty Band- Now You Know
61 Uncle Earl- Waterloo, Tennessee
62 moe.- The Conch
63 Erin McKeown- Sing You Sinners
64 Jim Lauderdale- Bluegrass Diaries
65 Cowboy Junkies- At the End of Paths Taken
66 Red Stick Ramblers- Made in the Shade
67 Firecracker Jazz Band- Explodes
68 Rilo Kiley- Under the Blacklight
69 Grace Potter and the Nocturnals- This is Somewhere
70 Son Volt- The Search
71 Scott Miller & the Commonwealth- Reconstruction
72 KT Tunstall- Drastic Fantastic
73 Menage- Tell Me
74 Richard Thompson- Sweet Warrior
75 Eliza Lynn- The Weary Wake Up
76 Bruce Hornsby/Christian McBride/Jack DeJohnette- Camp Meeting
77 Shannon Whitworth- No Expectations
78 David Holt & The Lightning Bolts- (self-titled)
79 Bettye LaVette- The Scene of the Crime
80 Amy Steinberg- Fall Down to Fly
81 Larry Sparks- The Last Suit You Wear
82 David Bromberg- Try Me One More Time
83 Brandi Carlile- The Story
84 R.E.M.- Live
85 Stephanie's Id- Grus Americanus
86 Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-press- Bluegrass Melodies
87 Suzanna Vega- Beauty & Crime
88 Elliot Smith- New Moon
89 Grasstowne- The Road Headin' Home
90 Brian Setzer Orchestra- Wolfgang's Big Night Out
91 A Fine Frenzy- One Cell in the Sea
92 Josh Ritter- The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
93 Ry Cooder- My Name is Buddy
94 Jose Gonzalez- In Our Nature
95 Gigi Dover and the Big Love- Nouveau
96 Abbey Lincoln- Abbey Sings Abbey
97 Jorma Kaukonen- Stars in My Crown
98 Malcolm Holcombe- Wager
99 Neko Case- Live From Austin, TX
100 Billy Joe Shaver- Everybody's Brother
REGIONAL
Rank CD
1 Avett Brothers- Emotionalism
2 David Childers and the Modern Don Juans- Burnin in Hell
3 Yo Momma's Big Fat Booty Band- Now You Know
4 Michael Reno Harrell- The River
5 Malcolm Holcombe- Wager
6 Menage- Tell Me
7 Afromotive- Scare Tactics
8 Gigi Dover and the Big Love- Nouveau
9 Firecracker Jazz Band- Explodes
10 Stephanie's Id- Grus Americanus
11 Everybodyfields- Nothing Is Okay
12 Tater- Where the Metal Hits the Grass¿Live
13 Eliza Lynn- The Weary Wake-Up
14 Shannon Whitworth- No Expectations
15 Laura Reed and Deep Pocket- Soul:Music
16 Dave Desmelik- Unheard Of
17 Amy Steinberg- Fall Down to Fly
18 Various- Mooged Out Asheville
19 Pierce Edens and the Dirty Work- Party Dress
20 New Familiars- The Storm
BLUEGRASS
Rank CD
1 Steep Canyon Rangers - Lovin' Pretty Women
2 Peter Rowan and Tony Rice - Quartet
3 Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - More Behind The Picture Than the Wall
4 The Infamous Stringdusters - Fork In The Road
5 Cherry Holmes - Black & White
6 Jim Lauderdale - The Bluegrass Diaries
7 Ricky Skaggs & The Whites - Salt Of The Earth
8 Tony Trischka - Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular
9 Larry Sparks - The Last Suit You Wear
10 Seldom Scene - Scenechronized
11 Balsam Range - Marching Home
12 Little Mo'McCoury - Self-titled
13 Mountain Heart - Road That Never Ends-The Live Album
14 Claire Lynch - Crowd Favorites
15 The Keel Brothers - Volume 2
16 Avery County - Me and the Jukebox
17 Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time - Took Down And Put Up
18 Grasstowne - The Road Heading Home
19 Nathan Stanley & Ralph Stanley - He Suffered For My Reward
20 Big Country Bluegrass - Twenty Years Of Grass
21 Donna Hughes - Gaining Wisdom
22 Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-press - Bluegrass Melodies
23 Buddy Melton - Self-titled
24 Ashley Davis - Fiddlin' With Les
25 Art Stevenson & High Water - John Deere
26 The Charlie Sizemore Band - Good News
27 Dry Branch Fire Squad - 30th Anniversary
28 Kenny and Amanda Smith Band – Tell Someone
29 The Bluegrass Brothers - Appalachian Memories
30 Randy Kohrs - Old Photograph
31 Pine Mountain Railroad – Alone With Forever
32 Ben Greene - On Watson's Cove
33 Bill Emerson & The Sweet Dixie Band - Self-titled
34 Angie Toomey - Seeker
35 Barb Diederich - Sooner Or Later
36 Hunter Berry - Wow Baby
37 Alex Hibbitts - It's About Time
38 Cedar Hill - Poverty Row
39 The Primitive Quartet - Thank You For The Roses
40 Tom Dudley - Walkin' To The Bridge
41 Charles Wood - Halo Over The Banjo
42 The Soul Pickers - The Beautiful River Of Life
43 Bryan & Emma McDowell - Triple Fiddle Album
44 Paul Williams - Where No One Stands Alone
45 Ron Block - Doorway
46 Bobby Powell & Tim Jones - Nothing So Blue
47 Danielle Bishop - Playin' It Straight¿For Now!
48 The King James 1611 Boys - I'm a King James Bible Man
49 The Virginia Ramblers - Self-titled
50 Dwight McCall - Never Say Never Again
REGGAE
Rank CD
1 Bob Marley & the Wailers: Roots, Rock, Remixed
2 Gov't Mule: Mighty High
3 Corey Harris: Zion Crossroads
4 Stephen Marley: Mind Control
5 Dubconscious: Stereotype EP
6 Matisyahu: No Place to Be
7 Batch: To the Root
8 Bim Sherman: Tribulation
9 Bambu Station: Chant of the Lions
10 DJ Spooky: Creation Rebel
11 Batch: Iver Strong
12 Chuck Fenda: The Living Fire
13 Congos: Cock Mouth Kill Cock
14 Anthony B: Higher Meditation
15 Collie Buddz: Come Around
16 Natti Love Joys: Thingz
17 Rusty Zinn: ReggaeBlue
18 Katchafire: Say What You're Thinking
19 Tuff Lion: Utterance
20 Tim Armstrong: A Poet's Life
CELTIC
Rank CD
1 Gaelic Storm- Bring Yer Wellies
2 Enter the Haggis- Northampton
3 Loreena McKennitt- Nights From the Alhambra
4 Battlefield Band- Dookin'
5 Old Blind Dogs- Four on the Floor
6 The Tannahill Weavers- Live & In Session
7 Burning Bridget Cleary- Catharsis
8 Butch Baldassari & John Mock- Music of O'Carolan
9 Beoga- Mischief
10 Cady Finlayson- Irish Coffee
11 Athena Fergis- A Letter Home
12 Robin Bullock- Rosewood Castle
13 Paddywhack- Live at the Vault
14 Smithfield Fair- 20420
15 Eamonn Coyne & Kris Drever- Honk Toot Suite
16 The Muses- Live! 2007
17 Robin Laing- One For the Road
18 Hugh Morrison- Under a Texas Skye
19 Various: Celebration: 25 Years of the Charlotte Folk Society
20 Martin Simpson- Prodigal Son
BLUES
Rank CD
1 Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter, James Cotton - Breakin' It Up, Breakin' It Down
2 Mavis Staples- We'll Never Turn Back
3 David Bromberg- Try Me One More Time
4 Koko Taylor- Old School
5 Delta Moon- Clear Blue Flame
6 Tinsley Ellis- Moment of Truth
7 John Mayall- In the Palace of the King
8 Holmes Brothers- State of Grace
9 Coco Montoya- Dirty Deal
10 Kenny Wayne Shepherd- 10 Days Out: Blues From the Backroads
11 John Hammond- Push Comes to Shove
12 Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers- Solid Ice
13 Candye Kane- Guitar'd and Feathered
14 Elvin Bishop- Booty Bumpin'
15 Chris Whitley & Jeff Lang- Dislocation Blues
16 Joan Armatrading- Into the Blues
17 Maria Muldaur- Naughty, Bawdy & Blue
18 Brian Stoltz- Up All Night
19 Bobby Rush- Raw
20 Otis Taylor- Definition of a Circle
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