Top 100 of 2005 1. James McMurtry - Childish Things 2. Del McCoury Band - The Company We Keep 3. Neil Young -- Prairie Wind 4. Donna the Buffalo - Life's A Ride 5. Rodney Crowell - The Outsider 6. John Prine - Fair and Square 7. Beck - Guero 8.Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - Cold Roses 9. Duhks - The Duhks 10. Jerry Douglas - The Best Kept Secret 11.John Hiatt - Master of Disaster 12. Bob Dylan -No Direction Home Soundtrack 13. Tim O'Brien - Cornbread Nation and Fiddler's Green 14. Son Volt - Okemah and the Melody of Riot 15. Nickel Creek - Why Should the Fire Die? 16. Robert Earl Keen - What I Really Mean 17. Mary Gauthier - Mercy Now 18. Blind Boys of Alabama - Atom Bomb 19. Biscuit Burners - A Mountain Apart 20. Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams 21. Steep Canyon Rangers - One Dime at a Time 22. Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine 23. Blue Highway - Marbletown 24. Ry Cooder - Chavez Ravine 25. Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon - Sixty-Six Steps 26. Tracy Chapman - Where You Live 27. Wilco - Kicking Television: Live in Chicago 28. Bruce Springsteen - Devils and Dust 29. Lucinda Williams - Live at the Fillmore 30. Bonnie Raitt - Souls Alike 31. Clem Snide - End of Love 32. White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan 33. Kathleen Edwards - Back to Me 34. North Mississippi Allstars - Electric Blue Watermelon 35. Various Artists - Moody Bluegrass: A Nashville Tribute to the Moody Blues 36. Eric Clapton - Back Home 37. Susan Tedeschi - Hope and Desire 38. Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - Jackson City Nights 39. Willie Nelson - Countryman 40. Jackson Browne - Solo Acoustic Vol. 1 41. Calexico/ Iron and Wine - In the Reins 42. Van Morrison - Magic Time 43. Death Cab For Cutie - Plans 44. Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver - You Gotta Dig a Little Deeper 45. Caitlin Cary and Thad Cockrell - Begonias 46. Indigo Girls - Rarities 47. Buddy Guy - Bring 'Em In 48. Kate Bush - Aerial 49. Trey Anastasio - Shine 50. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Still Morning/Digital Ash in a Digital Urn 51. Cherryholmes - Cherryholmes 52. Ani DiFranco - Knuckle Down 53. The Decemberists - Picaresque 54. Sheryl Crow - Wildflower 55. Delbert McClinton - Cost of Living 56. Larry Keel and Natural Bridge - Larry Keel and Natural Bridge 57. Nanci Griffith - Hearts in Mind 58. Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Come on Back 59. Iron and Wine - Woman King 60. Lonesome River Band - Head on into Heartache 61. Los Lobos - Live at the Fillmore 62. Divine Maggees - Love Me Like the Roses 63. Cowboy Junkies - Early 21st Century Blues 64. David Holt - Let it Slide 65. Dwight Yoakam - Blame the Vain 66. Ralph Stanley - Shine On 67. Dar Williams - My Better Selfl 68. Blue Moon Rising - On the Rise 69. Alison Brown - Stolen Moments 70. Malcolm Holcombe - I Never Heard You Knockin 71. Aimee Mann - the Forgotten Arm 72. Lou Reid and Carolina - Time 73. Widespread Panic - Live at Myrtle Beach 74. Tater - Hi-Test Hillbilly 75. Ronnie Bowman - It's Getting' Better All the Time 76. Jamie Hartford - Part of Your History 77. Ben Folds - Songs For Silverman 78. Erin McKeown - We Will Become Like Birds 79. Toubab Krewe - Toubab Krewe 80. Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang 81. Josh Rouse - Nashville 82. John Cowan Band - 8,745 Feet 83. Alvin Youngblood Hart - Motivational Speaker 84. Burning Spear - Our Music 85. Bruce Cockburn - Speechless 86. Chieftains - Live from Dublin 87. Patty Loveless - Dreamin' My Dreams 88. Amadou and Miriam - Dimanche a Bamako 89. Stephanie's Id - Spiral In 90. Paul McCartney - Chaos and Creation in the Backyard 91. BB King and Friends - 80 92. Kenny and Amanda Smith Band - Always Never Enough 93. Marcia Ball - Live! Down the Road 94. String Cheese Incident - One Step Closer 95. Drew Emmitt - Across the Bridge 96. Robbie Fulks - Georgia Hard 97. Amos Lee - Amos Lee 98. Firecracker Jazz - Firecracker Jazz Band 99. Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio - Live in New York 100. Dave Desmelik - When Your Eyes Are Closed Top Top 20 ARC Overnight Releases of 2005 1. My Morning Jacket  "Z" 2. Gorillaz  "Demon Days" 3. Digable Planets  "Beyond the Spectrum: The Creamy Spy Chronicles" 4. Kings of Leon  "Aha Shake Heartbreak" 5. Black Mountain  "Black Mountain" 6. Echo and The Bunnymen  "Siberia" 7. A Band of Bees  "Free the Bees" 8. Clap Your Hands And Say Yeah 9. Devendra Banhart   "Cripple Crow" 10. Mos Def  "The New Danger" 11. Benevento Russo Duo  "Best Reason To Buy The Sun" 12. Sufjan Stevens  "Illinois" 13. Eels  "Blinking Lights and Other Revelations" 14. Brian Eno  "Another Day On Earth" 15. Frank Black Francis 16. Sigur Ros  "Takk" 17. M. Ward  "Transistor Radio" 18. Gang of Four  "Return The Gift" 19. Sleater-Kinney  "The Woods" 20. Dub Syndicate  "Pure Thrillseekers" Top 20 Celtic Releases of 2005 1. The Chieftains - Live from Dublin 2. The Duhks - The Duhks 3. Celtic Fiddle Festival - Play On 4. John Doyle - Wayward Son 5. Solas - Waiting For an Echo 6. Old Blind Dogs - Play Live 7. Karan Casey - Chasing the Sun 8. Liz Carroll and John Doyle - In Play 9.Clannad - Live in Concert 10. Cherish the Ladies - Woman of the House 11. Kate Rusby - The Girl Who Couldn't Fly 12. Great Big Sea - The Hard and the Easy 13. Al Petteway and Amy White - Land of the Sky 14. Fiddler's Bid - Naked and Bare 15. Julia McRory Weatherford- The View From Here 16. Danu - When All is Said and Done 17. Shooglenifty - Radical Mestizo 18. Ciaran Tourish - Down the Line 19. Shannon, Gavin, Goldsmith and Murray - Tunes 20. Devilish Merry - Beauty is Everywhere Top 20 Regional Releases of 2005 1. Biscuit Burners – A Mountain Apart 2. Steep Canyon Rangers – One Dime at a Time 3. Larry Keel and Natural Bridge – self-titled 4. Tater- Hi-test Hillbilly 5. Mad Tea Party – Flying Saucers 6. Firecracker Jazz Band – self-titled 7. Stephanie's Id – Spiral In 8. Toubab Krewe – self-titled 9. Tyler Ramsey –self-titled 10. Ruby Slippers – Living Room 11. Linville Ridge Band – Hopes and Dreams 12. Chris Cates – Sneak Preview 13. Dave Desmelik – When Your Eyes Are Closed 14. The Everybody Fields – Plague of Dreams 15. John Doyle – Wayward Son 16. Timothy Seth Avett – The Mourning, the Silver and the Bell 17. The Far City Boys – A Cross for a Crown 18. The Divine Maggees – Love Me Like the Roses 19. Greasy Beans – Busted 20. DesChamps Band – White Azalea Hotel Top 50 Bluegrass Releases of 2005 1. Del McCoury Band - The Company We Keep 2. Steep Canyon Rangers - One Dime at a Time 3. Biscuit Burners - A Mountain Apart 4. Blue Highway - Marbletown 5. Tim O'Brien - Cornbread Nation 6. Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver - You Gotta Dig a Little Deeper 7. David Grisman - Tone Poets 8. Larry Keel and Natural Bridge - self-titled 9. Ralph Stanley - Shine On 10. Larry Sparks - 40 11. Blue Moon Rising - On the Rise 12. Various Artists - Moody Bluegrass a Nashville Tribute to the Moody Blues 13. Boohers - Grandma's Songs 14. Cherryholmes - Cherryholmes 15. Low Reid and Carolina - Time 16. Lonesome River Band - Head on into Heartache 17. Kenny and Amanda Smith Band - Always Never Enough 17. Drew Emmit - Across the Bridge 18. Ronnie Bowman - It's Getting' Better All the Time 19. Wildfire - Rattle of the Chains 20. Chatham County Line - Route 23 21. Chris Hillman - The Other Side 22. Various Artists - Telluride Bluegrass Festival - 30 Years 23. The Far City Boys - A Cross for a Crown 24. The Linville Ridge Band - Hopes and Dreams 25. Hit and Run Bluegrass - Without Maps and Charts 26. Phil Ledbetter - Slide Effects 27. Honi Deaton and Dream - Promise to a Solider 28. A Deeper Shade of Blue - Straight Drive 29. Michelle Nixon and Drive - What more Should I Say? 30. Whitewater Bluegrass Company - Still Havin' Fun 31. Bluegrass Gospel Project - Wander On 32. Darrell Webb - Behind the Scenes 33. The Chapmans - Simple Man 34. Jesse McReynolds and Charles Whitstein - A Tribute to Brother Duets 35. Various Artists - All-star Bluegrass Celebration 36. The Bluegrass Experience - Respect for Tradition 37. Haley and the Boys - Its All Good 38. Abigail Moore - These Mountains (Winter Snow) 39. Jim Mills - Hide Head Blues 40. Kathy Kallick Band - Warmer Kind of Blue 41. The Primitive Quartet - Who Rolled the Stone Away 42. Paul Williams and the Victory Trio - When the morning Comes 43. Liz Mayer - the Storm 44. Marty Rabon and Full Circle - The Gospel Black and White 45. Mountain Legacy - Fiddler's Feast 46. Andy Carson Band - Log-A-Rhythm 47. Clay Jones - Mountain Tradition 48. Paul Kelly and the Stormwater Boys 49. Larry Rice - Clouds Over Carolina 50. Cedar Hill - Stories Top 100 of 2004 1. Steve Earle – The Revolution Starts Now 2. Alison Krauss & Union Station- Lonely Runs Both Ways 3. Ben Harper & The Blind Boys of Alabama- There Will Be A Light 4. Tift Merritt- Tambourine 5. Madeleine Peyroux - Careless Love 6. Acoustic Syndicate- Long Way Round 7. Kasey Chambers- Wayward Angel 8. Wilco – A Ghost Is Born 9. Sam Bush – King Of My World 10. Loretta Lynn- Van Lear Rose 11. Ray Charles- Genius Loves Company 12. Old Crow Medicine Show- OCMS 13. Steep Canyon Rangers- Steep Canyon Rangers 14. Norah Jones- Feels Like Home 15. Los Lobos- The Ride 16. Patty Griffin- Impossible Dream 17. Mark Knopfler- Shangri-La 18. Garcia/Grisman- Been All Around This World 19. Eric Clapton- Me And Mr. Johnson 20. Chuck Brodsky- Color Came One Day 21. Gigi- Gigi 22. Indigo Girls- All That We Let In 23. JJ Cale- To Tulsa And Back 24. Neko Case- The Tigers Have Spoken 25. David Byrne- Grown Backwards 26. Southern Culture On The Skids- Mojo Box 27. Elvis Costello- The Delivery Man 28. Leftover Salmon- Leftover Salmon 29. Bruce Hornsby- Halcyon Days 30. Toots And The Maytals- True Love 31. Drive By Truckers- The Dirty South 32. John Fogerty- D้jเ vu All Over Again 33. Buddy Miller- Universal United House Of Prayer 34. James McMurtry- Live In Aught Three 35. Jim Lauderdale- Headed For The Hills 36. Todd Snider- East Nashville Skyline 37. Ricky Skaggs- Brand New Strings 38. REM- Around The Sun 39. Keb Mo- Peace: Back By Popular Demand 40. Tom Waits- Real Gone 41. Darin Aldridge- Call It A Day 42. My Morning Jacket- It Still Moves 43. Govt Mule- Deja Voodoo 44. Cowboy Junkies- One Soul Now 45. Avett Brothers- Mignonette 46. Dave Alvin- Ashgrove 47. Iris Dement- Lifeline 48. kd lang- Hymns Of The 49 th Parallel 49. Railroad Earth- The Good Life 50. Tony Joe White- The Heroines 51. Leonard Cohen- Dear Heather 52. Mary Chapin Carpenter- Between Here And Gone 53. Sarah Harmer- All Of Our Names 54. Buncombe Turnpike- Blackwater Bottom 55. Gomez- Split The Difference 56. Dr. John- N'Awlinz: Dis Dat Or D'Uddah 57. Carburetors- Ya'll Don't Tell My Mama I Was Here 58. Patti Smith- Trampin 59. Two Dollar Pistols- Hands Up 60. Kruger Bothers- Choices 61. Ani Difranco- Educated Guess 62. Menage- Miss Conduct 63. Warren Haynes- Live At Bonnaroo 64. Iron And Wine- Our Endless Numbered Days 65. Junior Brown- Down Home Chrome 66. North Mississippi Allstars- Hill Country Revue 67. Elliot Smith- From A Basement On A Hill 68. Laura Blackley- Liquid Courage 69. Etta James- Blues To The Bone 70. Tony Furtado- These Chains 71. Biscuit Burners- Fiery Mountain Music 72. G Love- The Hustle 73. Robin Rogers- Crazy Cryin' Blues 74. Greg Brown- Honey In The Lion's Head 75. Larry Keel- Journey 76. Chuck Prophet- Age Of Miracles 77. Snake Oil Medicine Show- Bluegrass Tafari 78. Old 97s- Drag It Up 79. Slaid Cleaves- Wishbone 80. Mindy Smith- One Moment More 81. Blueridge- Side By Side 82. Michael Franti- Songs From The Front Porch 83. Subdudes- Miracle Mule 84. Widespread Panic- Uber Cobra 85. Various: Warren Zevon- Enjoy Every Sandwich 86. Mad Tea Party- 73% Post-Consumer Novelty 87. Jay Farrar- Stone, Steel, and Bright Lights 88. Phish- Undermind 89. Lori McKenna- Bittertown 90. Mountain Heart- Force Of Nature 91. Mason Jennings- Use Your Voice 92. Melissa Ferrick- The Other Side 93. Gourds- Blood Of The Ram 94. Mavis Staples- Have A Little Faith 95. Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time- Lonesome Skynyrd Time 96. Calexico- Convict Pool 97. Diana Krall- The Girl In The Other Room 98. Flatlanders- Wheels Of Fortune 99. Catie Curtis- Dreaming In Romance Languages 100. Jeff Barbra and Sarah Pirkle- Barb Hollow Sessions Top 20 Regional Releases of 2004 1. Acoustic Syndicate- Long Way Round 2. Steep Canyon Rangers- Steep Canyon Rangers 3. Gigi- Gigi 4. Carburetors- Ya'll Don't Tell My Mama I Was Here 5. Chuck Brodsky- Color Came One Day 6. Biscuit Burners- Fiery Mountain Music 7. Avett Bros- Mignonette 8. Laura Blackley- Liquid Courage 9. Snake Oil Medicine Show- Bluegrasstafari 10. Menage- Miss Conduct 11. Delancey Street Band- Against The Night 12. Robin Rogers- Crazy Cryin' Blues 13. Mad Tea Party- 73% Post Consumer Novelty 14. Cast Iron Filter- Falls Of Rough 15. Hollywood Red- Hollywood Red 16. Wayne Robbins and The Hellsayers- The Lonesome Sea 17. Tyler Ramsey- Tyler Ramsey 18. Billy Jonas- Get Real 19. Eric Lovell- Clover Fields 20. Abe Reid & The Spike Drivers- Caution: Falling Boogie Top 50 Bluegrass Releases of 2004 1. Alison Krauss & Union Station- Lonely Runs Both Ways 2. Ricky Skaggs- Brand New Strings 3. Jim Lauderdale- Headed For The Hills 4. Kenny & Amanda Smith- House Down The Block 5. Steep Canyon Rangers- Steep Canyon Rangers 6. Randy Kohrs- I'm Torn 7. Larry Keel- Journey 8. Mountain Heart- Force Of Nature 9. Jeff Barbra & Sarah Pirkle- Barb Hollow Sessions 10. Buncombe Turnpike- Blackwater Bottom 11. Chris Stuart & Backcountry – Mojave River 12. Darin Aldridge- Call It A Day 13. Various- Merlefest Live 2003 14. Blueridge- Side By Side 15. Gibson Brothers- Long Way Back Home 16. Norman & Nancy Blake- Morning Glory Ramblers 17. Newfound Road- Somewhere Between 18. Various- Tribute To Jimmy Martin 19. Kruger Brothers- Choices 20. IIIrd Tyme Out- Best Durn Ride 21. Ralph Stanley II- Carryin' On 22. Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time- Lonesome Skynyrd Time 23. Lou Reid & Carolina- Carolina I'm Coming Home 24. Rob Ickes & Blue Highway- Big Time 25. Bearfoot Bluegrass- Back Home 26. John Lawless – Five and Dime 27. King Wilkie- Broke Down And Lonesome 28. David Via & Corn Tornado- In A Holler On A Mountain 29. Charlie Waller & The Country Gentlemen- Songs Of The American Spirit 30. Shawn Camp- Live At The Station Inn 31. Appalachian Trail- Time For Movin 32. Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum- Guest House 33. Bluegrass Patriots- Springtime In The Rockies 34. Carolina Road- Road That Took You There 35. Biscuit Burners- Fiery Mountain Music 36. Tim Stafford- Endless Line 37. Becky Buller- Little Bird 38. Hit & Run Bluegrass- Beauty Fades 39. Open Road- In The Life 40. Jesse McReynolds- Bending The Rules 41. Josh Crowe- Sincerely 42. Jeff Parker- Two Roads To Travel 43. David Davis & The Warrior River Boys- David Davis & The Warrior River Boys 44. Alecia Nugent- Alecia Nugent 45. Williams & Clark Expedition- The Old Kentucky Road 46. Ronnie Reno & The Reno Tradition- In Concert 47. Alan Munde Gazette- Alan Munde Gazette 48. Art Stevenson & Highwater- Like A River 49. Kenny Baker- Baker's Dozen 50. Linville Ridge Band- Linville Ridge Band Top 20 Blues Releases of 2004   1. Eric Clapton- Me & Mr. Johnson 2. Etta James- Blues To The Bone 3. Delta Moon- Goin Down South 4. RL Burnside- A Bothered Mind 5. John Mayall- 70 th Birthday Concert 6. Holmes Brothers- Simple Truths 7. Charlie Musselwhite- Sanctuary 8. Robin Rogers- Crazy Cryin' Blues 9. James Cotton- Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes 10. Pinetop Perkins- Ladies' Man 11. Clarence Gatemouth Brown- Timeless 12. Johnny Winter- I'm A Bluesman 13. Guy Davis- Legacy 14. Otis Taylor- Double V 15. Various- Lightning In A Bottle 16. Hound Dog Taylor- Release The Hounds 17. Elliot & The Untouchables- Voodoo Stew 18. Omar & The Howlers- Boogie Man 19. Carey & Lurrie Bell- Second Nature 20. Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers- Keepin' It Real   Top 15 Celtic Releases of 2004 1. Gaelic Storm- When Are We Going Home? 2. Enter The Haggis- Casualties Of Retail 3. Fairport Convention- Over The Next Hill 4. Battlefield Band- Out For The Night 5. Oisin MacDiarmada- Irish Fiddle Music From Donegal 6. Flogging Molly- Within A Mile From Home 7. Dervish- Spirit 8. Al Petteway & Amy White- Acoustic Journey 9. Cathy Martin- Waiting For Angels 10. Danu- Up In The Air 11. Lunasa- The Kinnitty Sessions 12. Sharon Shannon- Libertango 13. Glengharry Boys- Mountain Road 14. Julee Glaub- Blue Waltz 15. Susan McKeown- Sweet Liberty  NOTE: The Top 100 of 2004 positions were determined by airplay throughout the year, DJs' picks, and listener top 10 lists... The Top 100 CDs of 2003 1. ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE - Terra Firma 2. GILLIAN WELCH - Soul Journey 3. JAYHAWKS - Rainy Day Music 4. LUCINDA WILLIAMS - World Without Tears 5. EMMYLOU HARRIS - Stumble Into Grace 6. BEN HARPER - Diamonds On The Inside 7. DEL McCOURY BAND - It's Just The Night 8. SAM BUSH & DAVID GRISMAN - Hold On, We're Strummin' 9. RODNEY CROWELL - Fate's Right Hand 10. TIM O'BRIEN - Traveler 11. BE GOOD TANYAS - Chinatown 12. JACK JOHNSON - On & On 13. JIM LAUDERDALE & DONNA THE BUFFALO - Wait Til Spring 14. BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES - Ten From Little Worlds 15. LYLE LOVETT - My Baby Don't Tolerate 16. ROSEANNE CASH - Rules Of Travel 17. WIDESPREAD PANIC - Ball 18. SCRUGGS/SKAGGS/WATSON - 3 Pickers 19. JOHN HIATT - Beneath This Gruff Exterior 20. RY COODER & MANUEL GALBAN - Mambo Sinuendo 21. ROBERT EARL KEEN - Farm Fresh Onions 22. CHIEFTAINS - Further Down The Plank Road 23. CRACKER & LEFTOVER SALMON - O Cracker Where Art Thou? 24. ZIGGY MARLEY - Dragonfly 25. ANI DIFRANCO - Evolve 26. ALLMAN BROTHERS - Hittin' The Note 27. GALACTIC - Ruckus 28. JUNE CARTER CASH - Wildwood Flower 29. VAN MORRISON - What's Wrong With This Picture? 30. STEVE EARLE - Just An American Boy 31. AL GREEN - I Can't Stop 32. DAR WILLIAMS - Beauty Of The Rain 33. WARREN ZEVON - The Wind 34. NATALIE MERCHANT - House Carpenter's Daughter 35. PATTY GRIFFIN - A Kiss In Time 36. JOAN BAEZ - Dark Chords On A Big Guitar 37. DRIVE BY TRUCKERS - Decoration Day 38. JOE JACKSON - Volume 4 39. LITTLE FEAT - Kickin It At The Barn 40. STEELY DAN - Everything Must Go 41. RICKY SKAGGS - Live At The Charleston Music Hall 42. RICKIE LEE JONES - Evening Of My Best Day 43. DEREK TRUCKS BAND - Soul Serenade 44. ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND - Unclassified 45. NEIL YOUNG - Greendale 46. BRUCE COCKBURN - You've Never Seen Everything 47. DARRELL SCOTT - Theatre Of The Unheard 48. RICHARD THOMPSON - The Old Kit Bag 49. TAJ MAHAL & HULA BLUES - Hannepepe Dream 50. JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALEROS - Streetcore 51. BLUE HIGHWAY - Wondrous Love 52. SHELBY LYNNE - Identity Crisis 53. MICHAEL RENO HARRELL - Closer Home 54. BURNING SPEAR - Freeman 55. CAITLIN CARY - I'm Staying Out 56. KELLER WILLIAMS - Home 57. SCOTT MILLER & THE COMMONWEALTH - Upside Downside 58. MALCOLM HOLCOMBE - Another Wisdom 59. MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD - Everyone Deserves Music 60. KATHLEEN EDWARDS - Failer 61. YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND - Old Hand 62. EDIE BRICKELL - Volcano 63. DAVID CHILDERS & THE MODERN DON JUANS - Room 23 64. EASTMOUNTAINSOUTH - Eastmountainsouth 65. KELLIN WATSON - Paper Bird 66. ROBINELLA & THE CC STRING BAND - Robinella & The CC String Band 67. MOE - Wormwood 68. CHIS SMITHER - Train Home 69. PETER MALLICK GROUP w/ NORAH JONES - New York City 70. VARIOUS - Just Because I'm A Woman: Songs Of Dolly Parton 71. DAMIEN RICE - 0 72. PATTY LARKIN - Red = Luck 73. TOWNES VAN ZANDT - In The Beginning 74. JOHN LEE HOOKER - Face To Face 75. WILLIE NELSON - Crazy: The Demo Sessions 76. STRING CHEESE INCIDENT - Untying The Knot 77. SONNY LANDRETH - The Road We're On 78. ROBERT CRAY - Time Will Tell 79. IGUANAS - Plastic Silver Nine Volt Heart 80. SONS OF RALPH - Mountain 81. MAVERICKS - The Mavericks 82. BOTTLE ROCKETS - Blue Sky 83. RUFUS WAINWRIGHT - Want One 84. DAVID GRISMAN - Life Of Sorrow 85. JAY FARRAR - Terroir Blues 86. DELBERT McCLINTON - Live 87. TONY FURTADO - Live Gypsy 88. NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS - Polaris 89. FLAMING LIPS - Fight Songs 90. JOSS STONE - The Soul Sessions 91. DERAILERS - Genuine 92. ERIN McKEOWN - Grand 93. SNAKE OIL MEDICINE SHOW - The Love Album 94. KATE CAMPBELL - Monuments 95. AVETT BROTHERS - A Carolina Jubilee 96. BUDDY GUY - Blues Singer 97. STEVE WINWOOD - About Time 98. JOAN ARMATRADING - Lovers Speak 99. GARAGE A TROIS - Emphasizer 100. MARCIA BALL - So Many Rivers  NOTE: The Top 100 of 2003 positions were determined by airplay throughout the year, DJs' picks, and listener top 10 lists... TOP 100 OF 2002 1. Norah Jones --- Come Away With Me (Blue Note) 2. Alison Krauss & Union Station --- Live (Rounder) 3. Wilco --- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Nonesuch) 4. Bruce Springsteen --- The Rising (Columbia) 5. Beck --- Sea Change (Geffen) 6. Bonnie Raitt --- Silver Lining (Capitol) 7. Nickel Creek --- This Side (Sugar Hill) 8. Blind Boys of Alabama --- Higher Ground (Realworld) 9. Widespread Panic --- Live In the Classic City (Sanctuary) 10. Big Daddy Bluegrass Band --- Big Daddy Bluegrass Band (Little King) 11. Steve Earle --- Jerusalem (Artemis/E-Squared) 12. Bela Fleck & The Flecktones --- Live At The Quick (Columbia) 13. Beth Orton --- Daybreaker (Astralwerks) 14. Trey Anastasio --- Trey Anastasio (Elektra) 15. Patty Griffin --- 1000 Kisses (ATO) 16. Los Lobos --- Good Moring Aztland (Mammoth) 17. Elvis Costello --- When I Was Cruel (Island) 18. Mark Knopfler --- The Ragpicker's Dream (Warner Bros.) 19. Ani Difranco --- So Much Shouting/So Much Laughter (Righteous Babe) 20. Kasey Chambers --- Barricades & Brick Walls (Warner Bros.) 21. Ryan Adams --- Demolition (Lost Highway) 22. Van Morrison --- Down the Road (Universal) 23. Doc Watson & Frosty Morn --- Round the Table Again (Sugar Hill) 24. Johnny Cash --- American IV: The Man Comes Around (Lost Highway) 25. Karl Denson's Tiny Universe --- The Bridge (Relaxed) 26. Gov't Mule --- The Deep End Vol. 2 (ATO) 27. Dolly Parton --- Halos and Horns (Sugar Hill) 28. Aimee Mann --- Lost in Space (Superego) 29. David Grisman Quartet --- Dawgnation (Acoustic Disc) 30. Tift Merritt --- Bramble Rose (Lost Highway) 31. Counting Crows --- Hard Candy (Geffen) 32. Dave Matthews --- Busted Stuff (RCA) 33. Jorma Kaukonen --- Blue Country Heart (Columbia) 34. David Gray --- A New Day at Midnight (Capitol/ATO) 35. Neil Young --- Are You Passionate? (Reprise) 36. Indigo Girls --- Become You (Epic) 37. Coldplay --- A Rush of Blood to the Head (Capitol) 38. Leftover Salmon --- Live (Compass) 39. Hank Williams III --- Lovesick, Broke, & Driftin' (Curb) 40. Willie Nelson --- The Great Divide (Lost Highway) 41. Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon --- Clone (Private Music) 42. Jerry Douglas --- Lookout For Hope (Sugar Hill) 43. Various: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band --- Will the Circle Be Unbroken Vol. 3 (Capitol) 44. Flatlanders --- Now Again (New West) 45. Steep Canyon Rangers --- Mr. Taylor's New Home (Bonfire) 46. Flaming Lips --- Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (Warner Bros.) 47. Delbert McClinton --- Room to Breathe (New West) 48. Buddy Miller --- Midnight & Lonesome (Hightone) 49. Guy Clark --- The Dark (Sugar Hill) 50. Peter Gabriel --- Up (Geffen) 51. Bruce Hornsby --- Big Swing Face (RCA) 52. Chieftains --- Down the Old Plank Road (RCA) 53. Joan Osborne --- How Sweet It Is (Compendia) 54. James McMurtry --- Saint Mary of the Woods (Sugar Hill) 55. Various --- Bonnaroo 2002 (Sanctuary) 56. Medeski, Martin, & Wood --- Uninvisible (Blue Note) 57. Keller Williams --- Laugh (SCIFidelity) 58. Michael Reno Harrell --- Southern Son (Dancing Bear) 59. Ralph Stanley --- Ralph Stanley (DMZ/Columbia) 60. Tom Waits --- Alice/Blood Money (Anti/Epitaph) 61. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers --- The Last DJ (Warner Bros.) 62. Jackson Browne --- The Naked Ride Home (Elektra) 63. Chuck Brodsky --- The Baseball Ballads (Chuckbrodsky.com Records) 64. George Harrison --- Brainwashed (Capitol) 65. Dirty Dozen Brass Band --- Medicated Magic (RopeADope) 66. Phil Lesh & Friends --- There and Back Again (Columbia) 67. Gourds --- Cow Fish Fowl or Pig (Sugar Hill) 68. Hot Rize --- So Long of a Journey (Sugar Hill) 69. Robert Randolph & The Family --- Live At The Wetlands (Dare) 70. Various --- I Am Sam Soundtrack (V2) 71. GiGi Dover --- Unpicked Flowers (Rockin' Ranch) 72. Caitlin Cary --- While You Weren't Looking (YepRoc) 73. Neko Case --- Blacklisted (Bloodshot) 74. Phish --- Round Room (Elektra) 75. Billy Bragg --- England, Half-English (Elektra) 76. Kim Richey --- Rise (Lost Highway) 77. Tracy Chapman --- Let It Rain (Elektra) 78. Cousteau --- Sirena (Palm Pictures) 79. Greg Brown --- Milk of the Moon (Red House) 80. Old & In the Gray --- Old & In the Gray (Acoustic Disc) 81. Kelly Willis --- Easy (Rykodisc) 82. Derek Trucks Band --- Joyful Noise (Columbia) 83. Sheryl Crow --- C'Mon, C'Mon A&M) 84. Jim Lauderdale & Ralph Stanley --- Lost in the Lonesome Pines (Dualtone) 85. Michelle Shocked --- Deep Natural (Mighty Sound) 86. Ben Folds --- Live (Epic) 87. Todd Snider --- New Connection (Oh Boy) 88. Uncle Tupelo --- 89/93 Anthology (Columbia) 89. Alison Brown Quartet --- Replay (Compass) 90. Bottle Rockets --- Songs of Sahm (Bloodshot) 91. Gomez --- In Our Gun (Virgin) 92. Susan Tedeschi --- Wait for Me (Artemis/Tone-Cool) 93. Tori Amos --- Scarlet's Walk (Epic) 94. Nanci Griffith --- Winter Marquee (Rounder) 95. Eric Clapton --- One More Car, One More Rider (Reprise) 96. Dave Wilcox --- Live Songs & Stories (W.A.R.) 97. Dave Matthews --- Live At Folsom Field (RCA) 98. Steve Earle --- Sidetracks (Artemis/E-Squared) 99. Chris Isaak --- Always Got Tonight (Reprise) 100. Warren Zevon --- My Ride's Here (Artemis)  NOTE: The Top 100 of 2002 positions were determined by airplay throughout the year, DJs' picks, and listener top 10 lists... TOP 100 OF 2001 1. Alison Krauss & Union Station - New Favorite (Rounder) 2. Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (Columbia) 3. Gillian Welch - Time (The Revelator) (Acony) 4. Lucinda Williams - Essence (Lost Highway) 5. The Del McCoury Band - Del And The Boys (Ceili) 6. Ryan Adams - Gold (Lost Highway) 7. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Live From Mars (Virgin) 8. Dolly Parton - Little Sparrow (Sugar Hill) 9. John Hiatt - The Tiki Bar Is Open (Vanguard) 10. Widespread Panic - Don't Tell The Band (Sanctuary) 11. Jerry Garcia & David Grisman - Grateful Dawg (Acoustic Disc) 12. Ani DiFranco - Reckoning/Revelling (Righteous Babe) 13. Dave Matthews Band - Everyday (RCA) 14. Bela Fleck - Perpetual Motion (Sony Classical) 15. The Blind Boys Of Alabama - Spirit Of The Century (Real World) 16. Various Artists - Down From The Mountain Soundtrack (Lost Highway) 17. Blue Highway - Still Climbing Mountains (Rounder) 18. Buddy & Julie Miller - Buddy & Julie Miller (Hightone) 19. The String Cheese Incident - Outside Inside (SCI Fidelity) 20. Lyle Lovett - Anthology Volume One: Cowboy Man (Curb/MCA) 21. John Hammond - Wicked Grin (Pointblank/Virgin) 22. Suzanne Vega - Songs In Red And Gray (A&M) 23. Phish - Live Phish Volumes 1-6 (Elektra) 24. North Mississippi Allstars - 51 Phantom (Tone-Cool/Artemis) 25. Alejandro Escovedo - A Man Under The Influence (Bloodshot) 26. Robert Earl Keen - Gravitational Forces (Lost Highway) 27. Natalie Merchant - Motherland (Elektra) 28. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Live In New York City (Columbia) 29. J.J. Cale - Live (Back Porch) 30. Cowboy Junkies - Open (Rounder/Zoe) 31. Scott Miller & The Commonwealth - Thus Always To Tyrants (Sugar Hill) 32. Jay Farrar - Sebastopol (Artemis) 33. David Gray - The EP's 92-94 (Caroline) 34. Ben Folds - Rockin' The Suburbs (Epic) 35. Eric Clapton - Reptile (Reprise) 36. John Mayer - Room For Squares (Aware) 37. Donna The Buffalo - Live From The American Ballroom (Wildlife) 38. R.E.M. - Reveal (Warner Bros.) 39. Whiskeytown - Pneumonia (Lost Highway) 40. Dr. John - Creole Moon (Blue Note) 41. Buddy Guy - Sweet Tea (Silvertone) 42. Nanci Griffith - Clock Without Hands (Elektra) 43. The Be Good Tanyas - Blue Horse (Nettwerk) 44. David Byrne - Look Into The Eyeball (Virgin/Luaka Bop) 45. Delbert McClinton - Nothing Personal (New West) 46. Old 97's - Satellite Rides (Elektra) 47. Charlie Hunter - Songs From The Analog Playground (Blue Note) 48. Various Artists - Poet: A Tribute To Townes Van Zandt (Freefalls) 49. Will Hoge - Carousel (Will Hoge) 50. Boz Scaggs - Dig (Virgin) 51. Galactic - We Love 'Em Tonight: Live At Tipitina's (Volcano) 52. Ralph Stanley & Friends - Clinch Mountain Sweethearts (Rebel) 53. Rufus Wainwright - Poses (Dreamworks) 54. Tim O'Brien - Two Journeys (Howdy Skies) 55. Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Global A Go-Go (Hellcat) 56. Dar Williams - Out There Live (Razor & Tie) 57. Gov't Mule - The Deep End Volume 1 (ATO) 58. John Gorka - The Company You Keep (Red House) 59. Hank Williams - Timeless (Lost Highway) 60. Afro Celt Sound System - Volume 3: Further In Time (Realworld) 61. Mary Chapin Carpenter - Time Sex Love (Columbia) 62. Various Artists - Earl Scruggs And Friends (MCA) 63. Pete Yorn - Musicforthemorningafter (Columbia) 64. moe. - Dither (Fatboy) 65. Rhonda Vincent - The Storm Still Rages (Rounder) 66. Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks - Alive & Lickin' (Surfdog) 67. Toni Price - Midnight Pumpkin (Antone's) 68. Ricky Skaggs - History Of The Future (Skaggs Family) 69. Loudon Wainwright III - Last Man On Earth (Red House) 70. Jeb Loy Nichols - Just What Time It Is (Rykodisc) 71. Blues Traveler - Bridge (A&M) 72. Sons Of Ralph Featuring Ralph - Grab A Root And Growl (Root) 73. Catie Curtis - My Shirt Looks Good On You (Rykodisc) 74. Jack Johnson - Brushfire Fairytales (Enjoy) 75. Shawn Colvin - Whole New You (Columbia) 76. Chris Knight - A Pretty Good Guy (Dualtone) 77. The Word - The Word (Ropeadope) 78. Patty Loveless - Mountain Soul (Epic) 79. Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Back To Bogalusa (Blue Thumb) 80. Diana Krall - The Look Of Love (Verve) 81. Junior Brown - Mixed Bag (Curb) 82. Tori Amos - Strange Little Girls (Atlantic) 83. Leonard Cohen - Ten New Songs (Columbia) 84. Gipsy Kings - Somos Gitanos (Nonesuch) 85. Various Artists - Avalon Blues: A Tribute To The Music Of Mississippi John Hurt (Vanguard) 86. Rodney Crowell - The Houston Kid (Sugar Hill) 87. Nick Lowe - The Convincer (Yep Roc) 88. Shelby Lynne - Love, Shelby (Island) 89. Jonatha Brooke - Steady Pull (Bad Dog) 90. Various Artists - Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture Songcatcher (Vanguard) 91. John Mellencamp - Cuttin' Heads (Columbia) 92. Olu Dara - Neighborhoods (Atlantic) 93. Jimmie Vaughan - Do You Get The Blues? (Artemis) 94. Rickie Lee Jones - Live At Red Rocks (Artemis) 95. Greg Brown - Over And Under (Trailer) 96. David Childers - A Good Way To Die (Singlewing) 97. Badly Drawn Boy - The Hour Of Bewilderbeast (XL/Beggars Group) 98. Fred Eaglesmith - Ralph's Last Show (Signature Sounds) 99. Anders Osborne - Ash Wednesday Blues (Shanachie) 100. Karl Denson - Dance Lesson #2 (Blue Note)  NOTE: The Top 100 of 2001 positions were determined by airplay throughout the year, DJs' picks, and listener top 10 lists... TOP 100 OF 2000 100. Lou Reed - Ecstasy (Reprise) 99. V-Roys - Are You Through Yet? (V-Roys/E Squared) 98. Various Artists-'til we outnumber 'em (Righteous Babe) 97. Victoria Williams - Water To Drink (Atlantic) 96. Robin & Linda Williams - In the Company of Strangers (Sugar Hill) 95. Chris Smither - Live As I'll Ever Be (Hightone) 94. Dan Tyminski - Carry Me Across the Mountain (Doobie Shea) 93. The Persuasions - Might As Well: The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead) 92. The Brian Setzer Orchestra - VaVoom (Interscope) 91. Todd Snider - Happy To Be Here (Oh Boy) 90. Sonny Landreth - Levee Town (Sugar Hill) 89. The Jazz Mandolin Project - Xenoblast (Blue Note) 88. BR5-49 - Coast to Coast (Arista) 87. Various Artists - Big Mon (Skaggs Family) 86. Various Artists - O Brother Where Art Thou? (Mercury) 85. Hot Club of Cow Town - Dev'lish Mary (Hightone) 84. Dwight Yoakam - Tomorrow's Sounds Today (Reprise) 83. Joan Osborne - Righteous Love (Interscope) 82. John Hartford - Live From Mountain Stage (Blue Plate Music) 81. Blueground Undergrass - Live at the Variety Playhouse (Phoenix Media) 80. Dave Alvin - Public Domain (Hightone) 79. Willie Nelson - Me and the Drummer (Luck Records) 78. BB King - Makin' Love is Good For You (MCA) 77. Joe Jackson - Summer in the City (Sony Classical) 76. Joe Jackson - Night and Day II (Sony Classical) 75. Aimee Mann & Others - Magnolia Soundtrack (Reprise) 74. Patti Smith - Gung Ho (Arista) 73. Michael Reno Harrell - Second Wind (Rank) 72. Ronnie McCoury - Heartbreak Town (Rounder) 71. Patty Larkin - Regrooving the Dream (Vanguard) 70. Dwight Yoakam - dwightyoakamacoustic.net (Reprise) 69. The Gourds - Bolsa de Agua (Sugar Hill) 68. Aimee Mann - Bachelor No 2 (Superego Records) 67. Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer - Tanglewood Tree (Signature Sounds) 66. Snake Oil Medicine Show - Hi Speed Highway Parade (SOMS) 65. Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker (Bloodshot) 64. Sarah Harmer - You Were Here (Zoe/Rounder) 63. The Jayhawks - Smile (Coumbia) 62. Little Feat - Chinese Work Songs (CMC International) 61. John Cowan - John Cowan (Sugar Hill) 60. The Tony Rice Unit - Unit of Measure (Rounder) 59. Dr. John - Duke Elegant (Blue Note) 58. Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers - Live (Elektra) 57. Laura Love - Fourteen Days (Zoe/Rounder) 56. Ratdog - Evening Moods (Grateful Dead) 55. Merle Haggard - If I Could Only Fly (Anti/Epitaph) 54. Alison Brown - Fair Weather (Compass) 53. Medeski Martin & Wood - The Dropper (Blue Note) 52. Afro Cuban All Stars - Distinto, Diferente (Nonesuch) 51. Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now (Reprise) 50. Slaid Cleves - Broke Down (Philo) 49. Cubanismo - Mardi Gras Mambo (Hannibal) 48. Warren Zevon - Life'll Kill Ya (Artemis) 47. The Wallflowers - Breach (Interscope) 46. Seldom Scene - Scene It All (Sugar Hill) 45. North Mississippi All Stars - Shake Hands With Short (Tone Cool) 44. RL Burnside - Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down (Fat Possum) 43. Morphine - The Night (Dreamworks) 42. kd Lang - Invincible Summer (Warner Bros) 41. Various Artists - Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska (Subpop) 40. Galactic - Late For The Future (Capricorn) 39. Greg Brown - Covenant (Redhouse) 38. David Wilcox - What You Whispered (Vanguard) 37. Cowboy Junkies - Rarities, B-Sides & Slow Sad Waltzes (Valley) 36. The String Cheese Incident - Carnival '99 (Sci Fidelity) 35. Squirrel Nut Zippers - Bedlam Ballroom (Mammoth) 34. Chuck Brodsky - Last of the Old Time (Redhouse) 33. Stacey Earle - Dancin' With Them That Brung Me (Gearle) 32. Rickie Lee Jones - It's Like This (Artemis) 31. Van Morrison & Linda Gail Lewis - You Win Again (Point Blank) 30. Widespread Panic - Another Joyous Occasion (Widespread) 29. Nickel Creek - Nickel Creek (Sugar Hill) 28. Jimmie Dale Gilmore - One Endless Night (Rounder) 27. Shelby Lynne - I Am Shelby Lynne (Island) 26. Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks - Beatin' The Heat (Surfdog) 25. David Gray - White Ladder (ATO) 24. Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Ave, Vol II (Elektra) 23. Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band - Live:Shoutin In Key (Hannibal) 22. Dar Williams - The Green World (Razor & Tie) 21. Steely Dan - Two Against Nature (Giant) 20. U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (Interscope) 19. Bruce Hornsby - Here Come the Noise Makers (RCA) 18. Tim O'Brien & Darryl Scott - Real Time (Howdy Skies) 17. Willie Nelson - Milk Cow Blues (Island) 16. Phish - Farmhouse (Elecktra) 15. Southern Culture On the Skids - Liquored Up and Lacquered Down (TVT) 14. BB King & Eric Clapton - Riding with the King (Reprise) 13. Mark Knopfler - Sailing to Philadelphia (Warner Bros) 12. Paul Simon - You're The One (Warner Bros) 11. Keb Mo - The Door (Sony) 10.John Hiatt - Crossing Muddy Water (Vanguard) 9. Johnny Cash - American III: Solitary Man (American) 8. Donna The Buffalo - Positive Friction (Sugar Hill) 7. Bela Fleck & the Flecktones - Outbound (Sony) 6. Steve Earle - Transcendental Blues (Artemis) 5. Jerry Garcia, David Grisman & Tony Rice - The Pizza Tapes (Acoustic Disc) 4. Neil Young - Silver and Gold (Reprise) 3. Sam Bush - Ice Caps: Peaks of Telluride (Sugar Hill) 2. Acoustic Syndicate - Crazy Little Life (Little King) 1. Emmy Lou Harris - Red Dirt Girl (Nonesuch)  NOTE: The Top 100 of 2000 positions were determined by airplay throughout the year, DJs' picks, and listener top 10 lists... TOP 100 OF 1999 100. Phil Lesh & Friends - Love Will See You Through (Grateful Dead) 99. XTC - Apple Venus (TVT) 98. Matthew Sweet - In Reverse (Volcano) 97. NewGrange - NewGrange (Compass) 96. Catie Curtis - A Crash Course In Roses (Rykodisc) 95. Asleep At The Wheel - Ride With Bob (Dreamworks) 94. Pretenders - Viva El Amor! (Warner Bros.) 93. The Neville Brothers - Valence Street (Columbia) 92. Cassandra Wilson - Traveling Miles (Blue Note) 91. Kate Campbell - Rosaryville (Compass) 90. Various Artists - Blues Power: The Songs Of Eric Clapton (House Of Blues) 89. Beausoleil - Cajunization (Rhino) 88. Paul McCartney - Run Devil Run (Capitol) 87. Melissa Etheridge - Breakdown (Island) 86. Various Artists - Bleecker Street: Greenwich Village In The 60's (Astor Place) 85. The Backsliders - Southern Lines (Mammoth) 84. Corey Harris - Greens From The Garden (Alligator) 83. Cheryl Wheeler - Sylvia Hotel (Philo) 82. The Iguanas - Sugar Town (Koch) 81. Kris Kristofferson - The Austin Sessions (Atlantic) 80. Eddie From Ohio - Looking Out The Fishbowl (Virginia Soul) 79. The Robert Cray Band - Take Your Shoes Off (Rykodisc) 78. Ibrahim Ferrer - Buena Vista Social Club Presents (World Cricuit/Nonesuch) 77. The Black Crowes - By Your Side (Columbia) 76. NRBQ - NRBQ (Rounder) 75. Loudon Wainwright III - Social Studies (Hannibal) 74. Dave Matthews Band - Listener Supported (Bama Rags/RCA) 73. Jim Lauderdale - Onward Through It All (RCA) 72. Chris Smither - Drive You Home Again (Hightone) 71. Natalie Merchant - Live In Concert (Elektra) 70. Nanci Griffith - The Dust Bowl Symphony (Elektra) 69. Bill Monroe - Live From The Mountain Stage (Blue Plate) 68. Toni Price - Low Down And Up (Antone's/Sire) 67. Jesse Winchester - Gentleman Of Leisure (Sugar Hill) 66. Beth Wood - Late Night Radio (Mehaffey) 65. Ani Difranco - To The Teeth (Righteous Babe) 64. Darrell Scott - Family Tree (Sugar Hill) 63. Anders Osborne - Living Room (Shanachie) 62. Tim O'Brien - The Crossing (Alula) 61. David Grisman, John Hartford & Mike Seeger - Retrograss (Acoustic Disc) 60. Jim Lauderdale & Ralph Stanley - I Feel Like Singing Today (Rebel) 59. Leo Kottke - One Guitar, No Vocals (Private Music) 58. R.B. Morris - Zeke And The Wheel (Koch) 57. Mary Chapin Carpenter - Party Doll And Other Favorites (Columbia) 56. Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt & Dolly Parton - Trio II (Asylum) 55. The Larry Keel Experience - The Sound (Little King) 54. Buddy Miller - Cruel Moon (Hightone) 53. Phish - Hampton Comes Alive (Elektra) 52. Ben Folds Five - The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner (550) 51. The Other Ones - The Strange Remain (Grateful Dead) 50. David Wilcox - Underneath (Vanguard) 49. Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers - Spirit Of Music (Elektra) 48. Patty Larkin - A Go Go (Vanguard) 47. Julie Miller - Broken Things (Hightone) 46. Randy Newman - Bad Love (Dreamworks) 45. Blue Highway - Blue Highway (Ceili Music) 44. Willie Nelson - Night And Day (Pedernales/FreeFalls) 43. Townes Van Zandt - A Far Cry From Dead (Arista Austin) 42. Fred Eaglesmith - 50 Odd Dollars (Razor & Tie) 41. Counting Crows - This Desert Life (DGC) 40. Dolly Parton - The Grass Is Blue (Sugar Hill) 39. David Childers - Hard Time County (Rank) 38. Gomez - Liquid Skin (Virgin) 37. Old 97's - Fight Songs (Elektra) 36. Kelly Willis - What I Deserve (Rykodisc) 35. Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - American Music Texas Style (Blue Thunb) 34. Tori Amos - To Venus And Back (Atlantic) 33. The Chieftains - Tears Of Stone (BMG) 32. Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabate - Kulanjan (Hannibal) 31. Ani Difranco - Up Up Up Up Up Up (Righteous Babe) 30. Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Live At Luther College (Bama Rags/RCA 29. The Blue Rags - Eat At Joe's (Sub Pop) 28. Los Lobos - This Time (Hollywood) 27. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Echo (Warner Bros.) 26. Kim Richey - Glimmer (Mercury) 25. Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris - Western Wall: The Tuscon Sessions (Asylum) 24. Wilco - Summerteeth (Reprise) 23. The Del McCoury Band - The Family (Ceili Music) 22. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Looking Forward (Reprise) 21. Widespread Panic - 'Til The Medicine Takes (Capricorn) 20. Ricky Skaggs - Ancient Tones (Skaggs Family) 19. B.B. King - Let The Good Times Roll (MCA) 18. Indigo Girls - Come On Now Social (Epic) 17. Guy Clark - Cold Dog Soup (Sugar Hill) 16. Beth Orton - Central Reservation (Arista) 15. Tom Waits - Mule Variations (Anit/Epitaph) 14. Leftover Salmon - The Nashville Sessions (Hollywood) 13. Doc & Richard Watson - Third Generation Blues (Sugar Hill) 12. Ben Harper & The Innocent Crimimals - Burn To Shine (Virgin) 11. Various Artists - Return Of The Grievous Angel: A Tribute To Gram Parsons (Almo) 10. Bruce Cockburn - Breakfast In New Orleans, Dinner In Timbuktu (Rykodisc) 9. Richard Thompson - Mock Tudor (Capitol) 8. Van Morrison - Back On Top (Virgin) 7. Lyle Lovett - Live In Texas (Curb/MCA) 6. John Prine - In Spite Of Ourselves (Oh Boy) 5. Bela Fleck - Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Volume 2: The Bluegrass Sessions (Warner Bros.) 4. Alison Krauss - Forget About It (Rounder) 3. Acoustic Syndicate - Tributaries (Little King) 2. Santana - Supernatural (Arista) 1. Steve Earle & The Del McCoury Band - The Mountain (E- Squared)  NOTE: The Top 100 of 1999 positions were determined by airplay throughout the year, DJs' picks, and listener top 10 lists... TOP 100 OF 1998 100. CIGAR STORE INDIANS - EL BAILE DE LA COBRA (Deep South) 99. MOLLIE O'BRIEN - BIG RED SUN (Sugar Hill) 98. AUSTIN LOUNGE LIZARDS - EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH (Sugar Hill) 97. LONESOME RIVER BAND - FIND THE WAY (Sugar Hill) 96. MARCIA BALL, IRMA THOMAS, TRACY NELSON - SING IT! (Rounder) 95. THE BAND - JUBILATION (River North) 94. MARTIN SEXTON - THE AMERICAN (Atlantic) 93. STACEY EARLE - SIMPLE GEARLE (Gearle) 92. LITTLE FEAT - UNDER THE RADAR (CMC International) 91. HERBIE HANCOCK - GERSHWIN'S WORLD (Verve) 90. CHRIS ISAAK - SPEAK OF THE DEVIL (Reprise) 89. JOE ELY - TWISTIN IN THE WIND (MCA) 88. VARIOUS ARTISTS - THE HORSE WHISPERER (MCA Nashville) 87. RUSTED ROOT - RUSTED ROOT (Mercury) 86. GALACTIC - CRAZYHORSE MONGOOSE (Capricorn) 85. BAP KENNEDY - DOMESTIC BLUES (E Squared) 84. BOB DYLAN - LIVE 1996: THE "ROYAL ALBERT HALL" CONCERT (Columbia / Legacy) 83. MARC RIBOT - Y LOS CUBANOS POSTIZOS (Atlantic) 82. LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III - LITTLE SHIP (Charisma / Virgin) 81. SUSAN TEDESCHI - JUST WON'T BURN (Tone-Cool / Rounder) 80. GOLDEN SMOG - WEIRD TALES (Rykodisc) 79. VARIOUS ARTISTS - ROCK AND ROLL DOCTOR: A TRIBUTE TO LOWELL GEORGE (CMC International) 78. THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT - ROUND THE WHEEL (Sci Fidelity) 77. VARIOUS ARTISTS - WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE: SONGS OF PETE SEEGER (Appleseed) 76. JOHN GORKA - AFTER YESTERDAY (Red House) 75. THE HOT CLUB OF COWTOWN - SWINGIN' STAMPEDE (Hightone) 74. TINY TOWN - TINY TOWN (Pioneer Music Group) 73. JIM LAUDERDALE - WHISPER (BNA) 72. JOHN SCOFIELD - A GO GO (Verve) 71. JOHNNY LANG - WANDER THIS WORLD (A&M) 70. JOHNNY CASH / WILLIE NELSON - VH1 STORYTELLERS (American) 69. DAR WILLIAMS, LUCY KAPLANSKY, RICHARD SHINDELL - CRY, CRY, CRY (Razor & Tie) 68. BIO RITMO - RUMBA BABY RUMBA (Triloka / Mercury) 67. BR5-49 - BIG BACKYARD BEAT SHOW (Arista) 66. CHRIS KNIGHT - CHRIS KNIGHT (Decca) 65. MICHAEL RENO HARRELL - WAYS TO TRAVEL (Rank) 64. PETER CASE - FULL SERVICE NO WAITING (Vanguard) 63. NICHOLAS PAYTON - PAYTON'S PLACE (Verve) 62. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - TRACKS (Columbia) 61. OLU DARA - IN THE WORLD, FROM NATCHEZ TO NEW YORK (Atlantic) 60. JOHN LEE HOOKER - THE BEST OF FRIENDS (Pointblank / Virgin) 59. BETH WOOD - NEW BLOOD (Autonomous / Roadrunner) 58. BUDDY GUY - HEAVY LOVE (Silvertone) 57. WHISKEYTOWN - FAITHLESS STREET (Outpost) 56. LIZ PHAIR - WHITECHOCOLATESPACEEGG (Matador / Capitol) 55. RANDY SCRUGGS - CROWN OF JEWELS (Reprise) 54. WIDESPREAD PANIC - LIGHT FUSE GET AWAY (Capricorn) 53. FARMER NOT SO JOHN - RECEIVER (Compass) 52. BLUE HIGHWAY - MIDNIGHT STORM (Rebel) 51. TORI AMOS - FROM THE CHOIRGIRL HOTEL (Atlantic) 50. DAVID CHILDERS - TIME MACHINE (Rank) 49. ROBBIE ROBERTSON - CONTACT FROM THE UNDERWORLD OF REDBOY (Capitol) 48. DWIGHT YOAKAM - A LONG WAY HOME (Reprise) 47. DR. JOHN - ANUTHA ZONE (Pointblank / Virgin) 46. MEDESKI, MARTIN & WOOD - COMBUSTICATION (Blue Note) 45. JOHN FOGERTY - PREMONITION (Reprise) 44. DONNA THE BUFFALO - ROCKIN' IN THE WEARY LAND (Sugar Hill) 43. LAURA LOVE - SHUM TICKY (Mercury) 42. BARENAKED LADIES - STUNT (Reprise) 41. BRUCE HORNSBY - SPIRIT TRAIL (RCA) 40. KATE CAMPBELL - VISIONS OF PLENTY (Compass) 39. THE MAVERICKS - TRAMPOLINE (MCA) 38. PATTY GRIFFIN - FLAMING RED (A&M) 37. JUNIOR BROWN - LONG WALK BACK (Curb) 36. JONI MITCHELL - TAMING THE TIGER (Reprise) 35. NATALIE MERCHANT - OPHELIA (Elektra) 34. THE FREIGHT HOPPERS - WAITING ON THE GRAVY TRAIN (Rounder) 33. CHUCK BRODSKY - RADIO (Red House) 32. RALPH STANLEY & FRIENDS - CLINCH MOUNTAIN COUNTRY (Rebel) 31. PHISH - THE STORY OF THE GHOST (Elektra) 30. TAJ MAHAL & THE HULA BLUES BAND - SACRED ISLAND (Private Music) 29. THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA - THE DIRTY BOOGIE (Interscope) 28. BECK - MUTATIONS (DGC) 27. THE V-ROYS - ALL ABOUT TOWN (E Squared) 26. ANI DiFRANCO - LITTLE PLASTIC CASTLE (Righteous Babe) 25. COWBOY JUNKIES - MILES FROM OUR HOME (Geffen) 24. JERRY GARCIA / DAVID GRISMAN - SO WHAT (Acoustic Disc) 23. SHERYL CROW - THE GLOBE SESSIONS (A&M) 22. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - BEFORE THESE CROWDED STREETS (RCA) 21. NANCI GRIFFITH - OTHER VOICES, TOO (Elektra) 20. JERRY DOUGLAS - RESTLESS ON THE FARM (Sugar Hill) 19. DAVE ALVIN & THE GUILTY MEN - BLACKJACK DAVID (Hightone) 18. B.B. KING - BLUES ON THE BAYOU (MCA) 17. R.E.M. - UP (Warner Bros.) 16. SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS - PERENNIAL FAVORITES (Mammoth) 15. BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES - LEFT OF COOL (Warner Bros.) 14. BONNIE RAITT - FUNDAMENTAL (Capitol) 13. SON VOLT - WIDE SWING TREMOLO (Warner Bros.) 12. ROBERT EARL KEEN - WALKING DISTANCE (Arista / Austin) 11. VAN MORRISON - THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (Polydor) 10. KEB' MO' - SLOW DOWN (5/50 / Epic/ Okeh) 9. DEL McCOURY / MAC WISEMAN / DOC WATSON - MAC, DOC & DEL (Sugar Hill) 8. JAMES McMURTRY - WALK BETWEEN THE RAINDROPS (Sugar Hill) 7. SAM BUSH - HOWLIN' AT THE MOON (Sugar Hill) 6. WILLIE NELSON - TEATRO (Island) 5. BILLY BRAGG & WILCO - MERMAID AVENUE (Elektra) 4. EMMYLOU HARRIS - SPYBOY (Eminent) 3. GILLIAN WELCH - HELL AMONG THE YEARLINGS (Almo) 2. LYLE LOVETT - STEP INSIDE THIS HOUSE (MCA) 1. LUCINDA WILLIAMS - CAR WHEELS ON A GRAVEL ROAD (Mercury)  NOTE: The Top 100 of 1998 positions were determined by airplay throughout the year, DJs' picks, and listener top 10 lists... TOP 100 OF 1997 100. WANDA LU GREENE - TELLIN' LIES (Fried Okra) 99. BILL JANOVITZ - LONESOME BILLY (Beggars Banquet) 98. RANK OUTSIDERS - CHECKPOINT (Rank) 97. DAVID BYRNE - FEELINGS (Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.) 96. WORLD PARTY - EGYPTOLOGY (The Enclave) 95. BEAUSOLEIL - L'AMOUR OU LA FOLIE (Rhino) 94. RICHARD BUCKNER - DEVOTION & DOUBT (MCA) 93. BETH ORTON - TRAILER PARK (Dedicated/Heavenly) 92. R.B. MORRIS - TAKE THAT RIDE (Oh Boy) 91. COREY HARRIS - FISH AIN'T BITIN'(Alligator) 90. JAYHAWKS - SOUND OF LIES (American) 89. BIG SANDY AND HIS FLY-RITE BOYS - FEELIN' KINDA LUCKY (Hightone) 88. RICE, RICE, HILLMAN, & PEDERSEN - OUT OF THE WOODWORK (Rounder) 87. BLUES TRAVELER - STRAIGHT ON TILL MORNING (A&M) 86. MAURA O'CONNELL - WANDERING HOME (Hannibal/Rykodisc) 85. LUTHER ALLISON - RECKLESS (Alligator) 84. ZIGGY MARLEY AND THE MELODY MAKERS - FALLEN IS BABYLON (Elektra) 83. PATTI SMITH - PEACE AND NOISE (Arista) 82. THE ROBERT CRAY BAND - SWEET POTATO PIE (Mercury) 81. SNAKE OIL MEDICINE SHOW - SNAKE OIL MEDICINE SHOW (Mind Tonic) 80. FARMER NOT SO JOHN - FARMER NOT SO JOHN (Compass) 79. CATIE CURTIS - CATIE CURTIS (Guardian) 78. MADELINE PEYROUX - DREAMLAND (Atlantic) 77. GREGG ALLMAN - SEARCHING FOR SIMPLICITY (550/Epic) 76. GIPSY KINGS - COMPASS (Nonesuch) 75. THE BLUE RAGS - RAG N' ROLL (Sub Pop) 74. CHRISTINE KANE - A THOUSAND GIRLS (Bridge) 73. JONATHA BROOKE - 10 CENT WINGS (MCA) 72. PHISH - SLIP, STITCH & PASS (Elektra) 71. THE FAIRFIELD FOUR - I COULDN'T HEAR NOBODY PRAY (Warner Bros.) 70. JOHN LEE HOOKER - DON'T LOOK BACK (Pointblank/Virgin) 69. ROOMFUL OF BLUES - UNDER ONE ROOF Bullseye/Rounder) 68. ORQUESTRA WAS - FOREVER'S A LONG LONG TIME (Verve/Forecast) 67. BOTTLE ROCKETS - 24 HOURS A DAY (Atlantic) 66. MARCIA BALL - LET ME PLAY WITH YOUR POODLE (Rounder) 65. RY COODER - BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (World Circuit/Nonesuch) 64. LEO KOTTKE - STANDING IN MY SHOES (Private Music) 63. (various artists) - HERITAGE (Six Degrees/Island) 62. (various artists) - PAINT IT BLUE (House Of Blues) 61. JOAN BAEZ - GONE FROM DANGER (Guardian) 60. NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE - YEAR OF THE HORSE (Reprise) 59. BOZ SCAGGS - COME ON HOME (Virgin) 58. CHRIS SMITHER - SMALL REVELATIONS (Hightone) 57. JERRY GARCIA BAND - HOW SWEET IT IS (Grateful Dead) 56. LOREENA MCKENNITT - THE BOOK OF SECRETS(Warner Bros.) 55. (various artists) - SONGS OF JIMMIE RODGERS (Egyptian/Columbia) 54. JULIE MILLER - BLUE PONY (Hightone) 53. THE BACKSLIDERS - THROWIN' ROCKS AT THE MOON (Mammoth) 52. MORPHINE - LIKE SWIMMING (Dreamworks/Rykodisc) 51. SHERYL CROW - SHERYL CROW (A&M) 50. NANCI GRIFFITH - BLUE ROSES FROM THE MOON (Elektra) 49. TUATARA - BREAKING THE ETHERS (Epic) 48. ANI DIFRANCO - LIVING IN CLIP (Righteous Babe) 47. TIM O'BRIEN - WHEN NO ONE'S AROUND (Sugar Hill) 46. DAVID WILCOX - TURNING POINT (Koch) 45. CHRIS ROSSER - ARCHAEOLOGY (ISG) 44. K.D. LANG - DRAG (Warner Bros.) 43. PAUL SIMON - SONGS FROM THE CAPEMAN (Warner Bros.) 42. DELBERT MCCLINTON - ONE OF THE FORTUNATE FEW (Rising Tide) 41. WIDESPREAD PANIC - BOMBS AND BUTTERFLIES (Capricorn) 40. SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS - PLASTIC SEAT SWEAT (DGC) 39. ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE - ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE (Little King) 38. ROLLING STONES - BRIDGES TO BABYLON (Virgin) 37. JEB LOY NICHOLS - LOVERS KNOT (Capitol) 36. LONGVIEW - LONGVIEW (Rounder) 35. DAVID LAMOTTE - HARD EARNED SMILE (ISG) 34. JOHN HIATT - LITTLE HEAD (Capitol) 33. SARAH MCLACHLAN - SURFACING (Arista) 32. KATE CAMPBELL - MOONPIE DREAMS (Compass) 31. SECONDS FLAT - SECONDS FLAT (Redbird/Green Linnett) 30. JOHNNY CASH - UNCHAINED (American) 29. MEYER/FLECK/MARSHALL - UNCOMMON RITUAL (Sony Classical) 28. INDIGO GIRLS - SHAMING OF THE SUN (Epic) 27. LEFTOVER SALMON - EUPHORIA (Hollywood) 26. DARRELL SCOTT - ALOHA FROM NASHVILLE (Sugar Hill) 25. JOHN FOGERTY - BLUE MOON SWAMP (Warner Bros.) 24. B.B. KING - DEUCES WILD (MCA) 23. DAR WILLIAMS - END OF THE SUMMER (Razor & Tie) 22. BEN HARPER - THE WILL TO LIVE (Virgin) 21. THE CHARLIE HUNTER QUARTET - NATTY DREAD (Blue Note) 20. GUY CLARK - KEEPERS (Sugar Hill) 19. LAURA LOVE - OCTOROON (Mercury) 18. PATTY LARKIN - PERISHABLE FRUIT (High Street) 17. SON VOLT - STRAIGHTAWAYS (Warner Bros.) 16. JOHN PRINE - LIVE ON TOUR (Oh Boy) 15. JAMES MCMURTRY - IT HAD TO HAPPEN (Sugar Hill) 14. BEN FOLDS FIVE - WHATEVER AND EVER AMEN (550/Epic) 13. RICKY SKAGGS - BLUEGRASS RULES! (Rounder) 12.VAN MORRISON - THE HEALING GAME (Polydor) 11. GREG BROWN - SLANT 6 MIND (Red House) 10. WHISKEYTOWN - STRANGER'S ALMANAC (Outpost) 9. BRUCE COCKBURN - THE CHARITY OF NIGHT (Rykodisc) 8. ROBERT EARL KEEN - PICNIC (Arista Austin) 7. KIM RICHEY - BITTERSWEET (Mercury) 6. ALLISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION - SO LONG, SO WRONG (Rounder) 5. TAJ MAHAL - SENOR BLUES (Private Music) 4. BOB DYLAN - TIME OUT OF MIND (Columbia) 3. CLARENCE "GATEMOUTH" BROWN - GATE SWINGS (Verve) 2. STEVE EARLE - EL CORAZON (Warner Bros.) 1. DOC WATSON & DAVID GRISMAN - DOC AND DAWG (Acoustic Disc)  NOTE: The Top 100 of 1997 positions were determined by airplay throughout the year, DJs' picks, and listener top 10 lists... TOP 100 OF 1996 100. THE NEVILLE BROTHERS - All My Relations (A&M) 99. TERRY ALLEN - Human Remains (Sugar Hill) 98. HEIDI BERRY - Miracle (4AD) 97. GEORGE JONES - I Lived To Tell It All (MCA) 96. (Various Artists) - Tell Me Something: The Songs Of Mese Allison (Verve) 95. JACKSON BROWNE - Looking East (Elektra) 94. GOLDEN SMOG - Down By The Old Mainstream (Rykodisc) 93. LONNIE BROOKS - Roadhouse Rules (Alligator) 92. CEPHAS & WIGGINS - Cool Down (Alligator) 91. THE NASHVILLE BLUEGRASS BAND - Unleashed (Sugar Hill) 90. RUSTED ROOT - Remember (Mercury) 89. (Various Artists) - A Tribute To Stevie Ray Vauqhan (Ezic) 88 DARRELL SCOTT - Aloha From Nashville (JustUs) 87 DIRK POWELL - If I Go Ten Thousand Miles (Rounder) 86. ROBYN HITCHCOCK - Moss Elixir (Warner Bros.) 85. DOC WATSON - The Vanguard Years (Vanguard) 84. ONCE BLUE - Once Blue (E.M.I.) 83. THE BEATLES - Anthology II (Apple/Capitol) 82. SYD STRAW - War & Peace (Capricorn) 81. ANGELIQUE KIDJO - Fifa (Mango) 80. BILL MORRISSEY - You'll Never Get To Heaven (Philo/Rounder) 79. SON SEALS - Live! Spontaneous Combustion (Alligator) 78. ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS - All This Useless Beauty (Warner Bros.) 77. MADELEINE PEYROUX - Dreamland (Atlantic) 76. JUNIOR WELLS - Come On In This House (Telarc) 75. ROSANNE CASH - 10 Sons Demo (Capitol) 74. BLUE HIGHWAY - Wind To The West (Rebel) 73. ANI DIFRANCO - Dilate (Righteous Babe) 72. DAVID GRAY - Sell, Sell, Sell (E.M.I) 71. SAM PHILLIPS - Omnipop (It's Only A Flesh Wound Lamb Chop) (Virgin) 70. (Various Artists) - Dead Man Walking (Columbia) 69. PATTI ROTHBERG - Between The 1 & The 9 (E.M.I) 68. DONNA THE BUFFALO - The Ones You Love (DTB) 67. TRACY CHAPMAN - New Beginning (Elektra) 66. TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - She's The One (Warner Bros.) 65. TORI AMOS - Boys For Pele (Atlantic) 64. ELLIS PAUL - A Carnival Of Voices (Philo/Rounder) 63. MEDESKI MARTIN & WOOD - Shack- man (Grammavision/Rykodisc) 62. ASHLEY MAC ISAAC - Hi... How Are You Today? (A&M) 61. NEIL YOUNG 6c CRAZY HORSE - Broken Arrow (Reprise) 60. JIMMIE DALE GILMORE - Braver Newer World (Elektra) 59. PAUL WESTERBERG - Eventually (Reprise) 58. OLD & IN THE WAY - That High Lonesome Sound (Acoustic Disc) 57. PATTI SMITH - Gone Again (Arista) 56. BR5-49 - BR5- 49 (Arista Nashville) 55. the subdudes - Primitive Streak (High Street) 54. SUE FOLEY - Walk In The Sun (Antone's/Discovery) 53. COWBOY JUNKIES - Lay It Down (Geffen) 52. AL GREEN - Your Heart's In Good Hands (MCA) 51. (Various Artists) - Honor: A Benefit For The Honor The Earth Foundation(Daemon) 50. ALVIN YOUNGBLOOD HART - Big Mama's Door (OKeh/550 Music) 49. PAULA COLE - This Fire (Image/Warner Bros.) 48. SUZANNE VEGA - Nine Objects Of Desire (A&M) 47. J.J, GALE - Guitar Man (Delabel/Virgin) 46. (Various Artists) - Fire On The Mountain: Reggae Salutes The Grateful Dead(Pow Wow) 45. FIONA APPLE - Tidal (Clean Slate/The Work Group) 44. PETER ROWAN - Bluegrass Boy (Sugar Hill) 43. THE BEATLES - Anthology III (Apple/Capitol) 42. MICKEY HART - Mickey Hart's Mystery Box (Rykodisc) 41. COUNTING CROWS - Recovering The Satellites (DGC) 40. JERRY DOUGLAS & PETER ROWAN - Yonder (Sugar Hill) 39. DAVID WILCOX - East Asheville Hardware - Live (Koch) 38. JOHN GORKA - Between 5 & 7 (High Street) 37. (Various Artists) - True Life Blues: The Songs Of Bill Monroe (Sugar Hill) 36. THE FREIGHT HOPPERS - Where'd You Come From, Where'd You Go? (Rounder) 35. CHUCK BRODSKY - Letters In The Dirt (Red House) 34. YO- YO MA/EDGAR MEYER/MARK O'CONNOR - Appalachia Waltz (Sony Classical) 33. DAR WILLIAMS - Mortal City (Razor & Tie) 32. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - Crash (RCA) 31. KEB' MO' - Just Like You (Okeh/Epic) 30, THE V - ROYS - Just Add Ice (E Squared) 29, MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER - A Place In The World (Columbia) 28. JIM LAUDERDALE - Persimmons (Upstart/Rounder) 27. RICHARD THOMPSON - You? Me? Us? (Capitol) 26. BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA - Guitar Slinger (Interscope) 25. GREG BROWN - Further in (Red House) 24. TAJ MAHAL - Phantom Blues (Private Music) 23. THE DEL MC COURY BAND - The Cold Hard Facts (Rounder) 22. SHERYL CROW - Sheryl Crow (A&M) 21. VAN MORRISON - How Long Has This Been Going On? (Verve) 20. JUNIOR BROWN - Semi Crazy (MCG/Curb) 19. SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS - Hot (Mammoth) 18. TIM O'BRIEN - Red On Blonde (Sugar Hill) 17. R.E.M. - New Adventures In Hi- Fl (Warner Bros.) 16. JOHNNY CASH - Unchained (American) 15. BECK - Odelay (Geffen) 14. STEVE EARLE - I Feel Alright (E Squared/Warner Bros.) 13. PHISH - Billy Breathes (Elektra) 12. MARK KNOPFLER - Golden Heart (Warner Bros.) 11. DAVE ALVIN & THE GUILTY MEN - Interstate City (Hightone) 10. SHAWN COLVIN - A Few Small Repairs (Columbia) 9. WILCO - Being There (Reprise) 8. BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES - Live Art (Warner Bros.) 7. THE WALLFLOWERS - Bringing Down The Horse (Interscope) 6. IRIS DE MENT - The Way I Should (Warner Bros.) 5. LOS LOBOS - Colossal Head (Warner Bros.) 4. SAM BUSH - Glamour & Grits (Sugar Hill) 3. JERRY GARCIA & DAVID GRISMAN - Shady Grove (Acoustic Disc) 2. LYLE LOVETT - The Road To Ensenada (Curb/MCA) 1. GILLIAN WELCH - Revival (Almo Sounds/DGC)  NOTE: The Top 100 of 1996 positions were determined by airplay throughout the year, DJs' picks, and listener top 10 lists... TOP 100 OF 1995 100. CIGAR STORE INDIANS - CIGAR STORE INDIANS (LANDSLIDE) 99. SONIA DADA - A DAY AT THE BEACH (CAPRICORN) 98. PERCY SLEDGE - BLUE NIGHT (POINTBLANK) 97. THE BROTHER BOYS - PRESLEY'S GROCERY (SUGAR HILL) 96. WEBB WILDER - TOWN & COUNTRY (WATERMELON) 95. ROOMFUL OF BLUES - TURN IT ON! TURN IT UP! (BULLSEYE BLUES) 94. BOB MARGOLIN - MY BLUES & MY GUITAR (ALLIGATOR) 93. DWIGHT YOAKAM - GONE (REPRISE) 92. INNOCENCE MISSION - GLOW (A & M) 91. SHELBY LYNNE - RESTLESS (MAGNATONE) 90. FRANCINE REED - I WANT YOU TO LOVE ME (ICHABAN) 89. KIM RICHEY - KIM RICHEY (MERCURY) 88. WALTER BECKER - 11 TRACKS OF WHACK (GIANT) 87. RONNIE & ROB MCCOURY - RONNIE & ROB MCCOURY (ROUNDER) 86. SHAVER - UNSHAVEN (PRAXIS) 85. TIMBUK 3 - A HUNDRED LOVERS (HIGH STREET) 84. MARSHALL CHAPMAN - IT'S ABOUT TIME (ISLAND) 83. TONI PRICE - HEY (ANTONE'S) 82. OLD 97'S - WRECK YOUR LIFE (BLOODSHOT) 81. BLUE RODEO - NOWHERETO HERE (DISCOVERY) 80. NICK LOWE - THE IMPOSSIBLE BIRD (UPSTART) 79. KEVIN WELCH - LIFE DOWN HERE ON EARTH (DEAD RECKONING) 78. CHERYL WHEELER - MRS PINOCCI'S GUITAR (PHILO) 77. FRANCIS DUNNERY - TALL BLONDE HELICOPTER (ATLANTIC) 76. LUTHER ALLISON - BLUE STREAK (ALLIGATOR) 75. GRAHAM PARKER - 12 HAUNTED EPISODES (RAZOR & TIE) 74. JORMA KAUKONEN - THE LAND OF HEROES (RELIX) 73. THE BLAZERS - EAST SIDE SOUL (ROUNDER) 72. COWBOY JUKIES - 200 MORE MILES (RCA) 71. BILLY PILGRIM - BLOOM (ATLANTIC) 70. BIG SANDY & HIS FLY-RITE BOYS - SWINGIN' WEST (HIGH TONE) 69. RODNEY CROWELL - JEWEL OF THE SOUTH (MCA) 68. ROLLING STONES - STRIPPED (VIRGIN) 67. THE MAVERICKS - MUSIC FOR ALL OCCASIONS (MCA) 66. JIM LAUDERDALE - EVERY SECOND COUNTS (ATLANTIC) 65. A.J. CROCE - THAT'S ME IN THE BAR (PRIVATE MUSIC) 64. LAURIE LEWIS & TOM ROZUM - THE OAK & THE LAUREL (ROUNDER) 63. JOHN LEE HOOKER - CHILL OUT (POINTBLANK) 62. SECONDS FLAT - SPITTIN' CAUSE WE LIKE TO (CHICKENBUTT) 61. CLAIRE LYNCH - MOONLIGHTER (ROUNDER) 60. THE COX FAMILY - BEYOND THE CITY (ROUNDER) 59. RORY BLOCK - WHEN A WOMAN GETS THE BLUES (ROUNDER) 58. LEO KOTKE - LIVE (ON THE SPOT) 57. CHRIS ISAKK - FOREVER BLUE (REPRISE) 56. SUSAN WERNER - LAST OF THE GOOD STRAIGHT GIRLS (PRIVATE MUSIC) 55. SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS - DIRT TRACK DATE (GEFFEN) 54. DAVID OLNEY - HIGH, WIDE AND LONESOME (PHILO) 53. THE CHIEFTAINS - LONG BLACK VEIL (RCA) 52. STEELY DAN - ALIVE IN AMERICA (GIANT) 51. ELVIS COSTELLO - KOJAK VARIETY (WARNER BROS) 50. BEN FOLDS FIVE - BEN FOLDS 5 (PASSENGER) 49. BILL MILLER - RAVEN IN THE SNOW (REPRISE) 48. INDIGO GIRLS - 1200 CURFEWS (EPIC) 47. PETER CASE - TORN AGAIN (VANGUARD) 46. TISH HINOJOSA - FRONTEJAS (ROUNDER) 45. JOAN BAEZ - RING THEM BELLS (GUARDIAN) 44. RICKIE LEE JONES - NAKED SONGS (REPRISE) 43. CHRIS SMITHER - UP ON THE LOWDOWN (HIGH TONE) 42. VANCE GILBERT - FUGITIVES (PHILO) 41. KATE CAMPBELL - SONGS FROM THE LEVEE (COMPASS) 40. MARK SCHATZ - BRAND NEW YEAR (ROUNDER) 39. STEVE FORBERT - MISSION OF THE CROSSROAD PALMS (GIANT) 38. JOHNATHA BROOKE & THE STORY - PLUMB (GRP) 37. NASHVILLE BLUEGRASS BAND - UNLEASHED (ROUNDER) 36. ANI DIFRANCO - NOT A PRETTY GIRL (RIGHTEOUS BABE) 35. BONNIE RAIIT - ROAD TESTED (CAPITOL) 34. STEVE EARLE - TRAIN A COMIN' (WINTER HARVEST) 33. TRACY CHAPMAN - NEW BEGINNING (ELEKTRA) 32. JOHN HIATT - WALK ON (CAPITOL) 31. BOTLE ROCKETS - THE BROOKLYN SIDE (TAG/ATLANTIC) 30. TOM PETTY - WILDFLOWERS (WARNER BROS) 29. BEN HARPER - FIGHT FOR YOUR MIND (VIRGIN) 28. ROBERT CRAY BAND - SOME RAINY MORNING (POLYGRAM) 27. THE JAYHAWKS - TOMORROW THE GREEN GRASS (AMERICAN) 26. BRUCE HORNSBY - HOT HOUSE (RCA) 25. GREG BROWN - THE LIVE ONE (RED HOUSE) 24. JOE ELY - LETTER TO LAREDO (MCA) 23. K.D. LANG - ALL YOU CAN EAT (WARNER BROS) 22. TIM O'BRIEN - ROCK IN MY SHOE (SUGAR HILL) 21. LITTLE FEAT - AIN'T HAD ENOUGH FUN (BMG) 20. ZIGGY MARLEY - FREE LIKE WE WANT 2 B (ELEKTRA) 19. NEIL YOUNG - MIRROR BALL (REPRISE) 18. THE GRATEFUL DEAD - HUNDRED YEAR HALL (ARISTA) 17. PHISH - A LIVE ONE (ELEKTRA) 16. MAURA O'CONNELL - STORIES (PERMANENT RECORDS) 15. VAN MORRISON - DAYS LIKE THIS (POLYDOR) 14. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD (COLUMBIA) 13. WILCO - A.M. (SIRE) 12. GUY CLARK - DUBLIN BLUES (ELEKTRA) 11. BELA FLECK - TALES FROM THE ACOUSTIC PLANET (WARNER BROS) 10. SON VOLT - TRACE (WARNER BROS) 9. PATTY LARKIN - STRANGERS WORLD (HIGH STREET) 8. NATALIE MERCHANT - TIGERLILY (ELEKTRA) 7. ALISON KRAUSS - NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU (ROUNDER) 6. SONNY LANDRETH - SOUTH OF I-10 (PRAXIS) 5. JAMES MCMURTRY - WHERE'D YOU HIDE THE BODY (COLUMBIA) 4. JOAN OSBORNE - RELISH (POLYGRAM) 3. DOC WATSON - DOCABILLY (SUGAR HILL) 2. JOHN PRINE - LOST DOGS & MIXED BLESSINGS (OH BOY) 1. EMMYLOU HARRIS - WRECKING BALL (ASYLUM)  NOTE: The Top 100 of 1995 positions were determined by airplay throughout the year, DJs' picks, and listener top 10 lists... TOP 100 OF 1994 100. LATIN PLAYBOYS - LATIN PLAYBOYS (WARNER) 99. SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS - DITCH DIGGIN' (SAFEHOUSE) 98. AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB - SAN FRANCISCO (REPRISE) 97. ELEANOR MCEVOY - ELEANOR MCEVOY (GEFFEN) 96. OYSTERBAND - HOLY BANDITS - (RYKODISC) 95. WILLY DEVILLE - BACKSTREETS OF DESIRE (RHINO) 94. CINDY LEE BERRYHILL - GARAGE ORCHESTRA (CARGO) 93. OVER THE RHINE - EVE (I.R.S.) 92. ROLLING STONES - VOODOO LOUNGE (VIRGIN) 91. THE LOW ROAD - THE DEVIL'S POCKET (PASSENGER) 90. IAIN MATTHEWS - THE DARK RIDE (WATERMELON) 89. GEOFFREY ORYEMA - BEAT THE BORDER (REAL WORLD) 88. THE PROCLAIMERS - HIT THE HIGHWAY (CHRYSALIS) 87. NICK HEYWARD - FROM MONDAY TO SUNDAY (EPIC) 86. HANS THEESNIK - CALL ME (DELUGE) 85. CROWDED HOUSE - TOGETHER ALONE - (CAPITOL) 84. KATELL KEINEG - O SEASONS O CASTLES (ELEKTRA) 83. LUKA BLOOM - TURF (REPRISE) 82. LIZ PHAIR - WHIP-SMART (MATADOR) 81. SEAL - SEAL (SIRE) 80. PETER HIMMELMAN - SKIN (EPIC) 79. THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND - WHERE IT ALL BEGINS (EPIC) 78. EDIE BRICKELL - PICTURE PERFECT MORNING (GEFFEN) 77. THE CRANBERRIES - NO NEED TO ARGUE (ISLAND) 76. BARENAKED LADIES - MAYBE YOU SHOULD DRIVE (SIRE) 75. DAVID GRAY - FLESH (CAPITOL) 74. MARK CURRY - LET THE WRETCHED COME HOME (VIRGIN) 73. VARIOUS ARTISTS - THE WORLD IS A WONDERFUL PLACE: THE SONGS OF RICHARD THOMPSON (GREEN LINNET) 72. JACK LOGAN - BULK (MEDIUM COOL) 71. CARRIE NEWCOMER - AN ANGEL AT MY SHOULDER (PHILO) 70. LOREENA MCKENNIT - THE MASK AND THE MIRROR (WARNER BROS) 69. BILLY PILGRIM - BILLY PILGRIM (ATLANTIC) 68. TONI CHILDS - THE WOMAN'S BOAT (GEFFEN) 67. THE NEVILLE BROTHERS - LIVE ON PLANET EARTH (A&M) 66. PAT MCLAUGHLIN - UNGLUED (DOS RECORDS) 65. MARIA MULDAUR - MEET ME AT MIDNITE (BLACK TOP) 64. HARRY CONNICK JR. - SHE (COLUMBIA) 63. TED HAWKINS - THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS (GEFFEN) 62. JOE JACKSON - NIGHT MUSIC (VIRGIN) 61. PHISH - HOIST (ELEKTRA) 60. TEXAS - RICK'S ROAD (MERCURY) 59. THE IGUANAS - NUEVO BOOGALOO (MCA) 58. EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL - AMPLIFIED HEART (ATLANTIC) 57. ROBBIE ROBERTSON & THE RED ROAD ENSEMBLE - MUSIC FOR THE NATIVE AMERICANS (CAPITOL) 56. JOHN MELLENCAMP - DANCE NAKED (MERCURY) 55. BOZ SCAGGS - SOME CHANGE (VIRGIN) 54. PETE DROGE - NECKTIE SECOND (AMERICAN) 53. HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - CRACKED REAR VIEW (ATLANTIC) 52. RICKIE LEE JONES - TRAFFIC FROM PARADISE (GEFFEN) 51. RICHIE HAVENS - CUTS TO THE CHASE (RHINO) 50. TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - DULCINEA (COLUMBIA) 49. ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL - TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF BOB WILLS AND THE TEXAS PLAYBOYS (LIBERTY) 48. ELVIS COSTELLO - BRUTAL YOUTH (WARNER BROS) 47. VARIOUS ARTISTS - PHILADELPHIA - MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE (EPIC) 46. JOHN HAMMOND - TROUBLE NO MORE (VIRGIN) 45. SANTANA - BROTHERS (ISLAND) 44. ERIC CLAPTON - FROM THE CRADLE (REPRISE) 43. BEN HARPER - WELCOME TO THE CRUEL WORLD (VIRGIN) 42. JOHN GORKA - OUT OF THE VALLEY (HIGH STREET) 41. CRASH TEST DUMMIES - GOD SHUFFLED HIS FEET (ARISTA) 40. GIPSY KINGS - LOVE & LIBERTE' (ELEKTRA) 39. VARIOUS ARTISTS - BEAT THE RETREAT: SONGS BY RICHARD THOMPSON (CAPITOL) 38. THE ROBERT CRAY BAND - SHAME + A SIN (POLYGRAM) 37. FREEDY JOHNSTON - THIS PERFECT WORLD (ELEKTRA) 36. SAM PHILLIPS - MARTINIS & BIKINIS (VIRGIN) 35. VICTORIA WILLIAMS - LOOSE (MAMMOTH) 34. NRBQ - MESSAGE FOR THE MESS AGE (RHINO) 33. THE BAND - JERICHO (RHINO) 32. J.J. CALE - CLOSER TO YOU (VIRGIN) 31. JIM LAUDERDALE - PRETTY CLOSE TO THE TRUTH (ATLANTIC) 30. DAVID BYRNE - DAVID BYRNE (WARNER BROS) 29. KEB' MO' - KEB' MO' (EPIC) 28. SHERYL CROW - TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB (A&M) 27. DAVID WILCOX - BIG HORIZON (A&M) 26. DAVE ALVIN - KING OF CALIFORNIA (HIGH TONE) 25. VAN MORRISON - A NIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO (POLYDOR) 24. RUSTED ROOT - WHEN I WOKE (POLYGRAM) 23. BRUCE COCKBURN - DART TO THE HEART (COLUMBIA) 22. LYLE LOVETT - I LOVE EVERYBODY (MCA) 21. SHAWN COLVIN - COVER GIRL (COLUMBIA) 20. JOHNNY CASH - AMERICAN RECORDINGS (AMERICAN) 19. EMMYLOU HARRIS - COWGIRL'S PRAYER (ELEKTRA) 18. BONNIE RAITT - LONGING IN THEIR HEARTS (CAPITOL) 17. WIDESPREAD PANIC - AIN'T LIFE GRAND (CAPRICORN) 16. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - UNDER THE TABLE AND DREAMING (RCA) 15. JONI MITCHELL - TURBULENT INDIGO (REPRISE) 14. COWBOY JUNKIES - PALE SUN CRESCENT MOON (RCA) 13. INDIGO GIRLS - SWAMP OPHELIA (EPIC) 12. TOM PETTY - WILDFLOWERS (WARNER BROS) 11. NANCI GRIFFITH - FLYER (ELEKTRA) 10. TORI AMOS - UNDER THE PINK (ATLANTIC) 9. RICHARD THOMPSON - MIRROR BLUE (CAPITOL) 8. PAULA COLE - HARBINGER (WARNER BROS) 7. SARAH MCLACHLAN - FUMBLING TOWARDS ECSTASY (ARISTA) 6. R.E.M. - MONSTER (WARNER BROS) 5. TIM & MOLLIE O'BRIEN - AWAY OUT ON A MOUNTAIN (SUGAR HILL) 4. NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE - SLEEPS WITH ANGELS (REPRISE) 3. IRIS DEMENT - MY LIFE (WARNER BROS) 2. THE SUBDUDES - ANNUNCIATION (HIGH STREET) 1. MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER - STONES IN THE ROAD (WARNER BROS)  NOTE: The Top 100 of 1994 positions were determined by airplay throughout the year, DJs' picks, and listener top 10 lists... TOP 100 OF 1993 100. OCTOBER PROJECT - OCTOBER PROJECT (EPIC) 99. MICHAEL NESMITH - TROPICAL CAMPFIRE'S (PACIFIC ARTS STUDIO) 98. THE JOHNSON MOUNTAIN BOYS - BLUE DIAMOND (ROUNDER) 97. BRAVE COMBO - NO, NO, NO, CHA CHA CHA (ROUNDER) 96. SATAN AND ADAM - MOTHER MOJO (FLYING FISH) 95. WILLIE AND LOBO - GYPSY BOOGALOO (MESA) 94. BEAU JOCUE AND THE ZYDECO HI-ROLLERS - BEAU JOCUE BOOGIE (ROUNDER) 93. BAABA MAAL - LAM TORO (MANGO/ISLAND) 92. THE JUDYBATS - PAIN MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL (SIRE) 91. AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB - MERCURY (REPRISE) 90. PAUL GEREMIA - GAMBLIN' WOMAN BLUES (RED HOUSE) 89. OVER THE RHINE - PATIENCE (GMMI) 88. ZAP MAMA - ADVENTURES IN AFROPEA (WARNER BROS) 87. IAIN MATTHEWS - SKELETON KEYS (MESA) 86. TASMIN ARCHER - GREAT EXPECTATIONS (EMI) 85. LITTLE CHARLIE & THE NIGHTCATS - NIGHT VISION (ALLIGATOR) 84. COLIN LINDEN - SOUTH AT EIGHT NORTH AND VINE (DELUGE) 83. JOHN & MARY - THE WEEDKILLER'S DAUGHTER (RYKODISC) 82. PAUL WESTERBERG - 14 SONGS (SIRE) 81. VIGILANTES OF LOVE - KILLING FLOOR (FINGERPRINT/SKY) 80. CLANNAD - BANBA (ATLANTIC) 79. JANIS IAN - BREAKING SILENCE (MORGAN CREEK) 78. DOYLE LAWSON AND QUICKSILVER - PRESSING ON REGARDLESS (BRENTWOOD MUSIC) 77. BARBARA LAMB - FIDDLE FATALE (SUGAR HILL) 76. PATTI SCIALFA - RUMBLE DOLL (COLUMBIA) 75. TRACY NELSON - IN THE HERE AND NOW (PHILO) 74. BILL MORRISSEY - NIGHT TRAIN (PHILO) 73. COL. BRUCE HAMPTON & THE AQUARIUM RESCUE UNIT - MIRRORS OF EMBARRASSMENT (CAPRICORN) 72. VARIOUS ARTISTS - PEOPLE GET READY: A TRIBUTE TO CURTIS MAYFIELD 71. LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III - CAREER MOVES (CHARISMA) 70. ADRIAN LEGG - MRS. CROWE'S BLUE WALTZ (RELATIVITY) 69. CEPHAS & WIGGINS - BLUESMEN (CHESKY) 68. JODY STECHER & KATE BRISLIN - OUR TOWN (ROUNDER) 67. VARIOUS ARTISTS - SWEET RELIEF: A BENEFIT FOR VICTORIA WILLIAMS 66. THE HELLECASTERS - THE HELLECASTERS (PACIFIC ARTS STUDIO) 65. DARDEN SMITH - LITTLE VICTORIES (SONY) 64. DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND - JELLY (COLUMBIA) 63. ROBYN HITCHCOCK & THE EGYPTIANS - RESPECT (A & M) 62. PIERCE PETIS - CHASE THE BUFFALO (HIGH STREET) 61. BEAUSOLEIL - LA DANSE DE LA VIE (RHINO) 60. EARL KING - HARD RIVER TO CROSS (BLACK TOP) 59. DAVID GRAY - A CENTURY ENDS (CAROLINE) 58. JOE HENRY - KINDNESS OF THE WORLD (MAMMOTH) 57. TIM FINN - BEFORE & AFTER (CAPITOL) 56. CHRIS SMITHER - HAPPIER BLUE (FLYING FISH) 55. AIMEE MANN - WHATEVER (GEFFEN) 54. SONIA DADA - SONIA DADA (ELEKTRA) 53. RAY CHARLES - MY WORLD (WARNER BROS) 52. VASSAR CLEMENTS - ONCE IN A WHILE (FLYING FISH) 51. ROY ROGERS - SLIDE OF HAND (LIBERTY) 50. MARC COHN - THE RAINY SEASON (ATLANTIC) 49. NEIL YOUNG - UNPLUGGED (REPRISE) 48. TONI PRICE - SWIM AWAY (ANTONES) 47. BARRY AND HOLLY TASHIAN - READY FOR LOVE (ROUNDER) 46. PAUL MCCARTNEY - OFF THE GROUND (CAPITOL) 45. CHRIS ISAACK - SAN FRANCISCO DAYS (REPRISE) 44. DANNY GATTON - CRUISIN' DEUCES (ELEKTRA) 43. CLARENCEGATEMOUTH BROWN - JUST GO LUCKY (EVIDENCE) 42. BODEANS - GO SLOW DOWN (SLASH) 41. DANIEL LANOIS - FOR THE BEAUTY OF WYNONA (WARNER BROS) 40. MARK O'CONNOR - HEROES (WARNER BROS) 39. ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE BRODSKY QUARTET - THE JULIET LETTERS (WARNER BROS) 38. ANI DIFRANCO - PUDDLE DIVE (RIGHTEOUS BABE) 37. WARREN ZEVON - LEARNING TO FLINCH (GIANT) 36. B.B. KING - BLUES SUMMIT (MCA) 35. ROBERT EARL KEEN - A BIGGER PIECE OF SKY (SUGAR HILL) 34. WORLD PARTY - BANG! (CHRYSALIS) 33. PETER ROWAN - AWAKE ME IN THE NEW WORLD (SUGAR HILL) 32. MARIA MCKEE - YOU GOTTA SIN TO BE SAVED (GEFFEN) 31. DONALD FAGEN - KAMAKIRIAD (REPRISE) 30. BUDDY GUY - FEELS LIKE RAIN (SILVERTONE) 29. BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS - SISTER SWEETLY (GIANT) 28. ZIGGY MARLEY & THE MELODY MAKERS - JOY AND BLUES (VIRGIN) 27. HOTHOUSE FLOWERS - SONGS FROM THE RAIN (LONDON) 26. LITTLE FEAT - SHAKE ME UP (MORGAN CREEK) 25. MELISSA ETHERIDGE - YES I AM (ISLAND) 24. WALTER HYATT - MUSIC TOWN (SUGAR HILL) 23. MAURA O'CONNELL - BLUE IS THE COLOR OF HOPE (WARNER BROS) 22. DWIGHT YOAKAM - THIS TIME (REPRISE) 21. BILL MORRISSEY & GREG BROWN - FRIEND OF MINE (PHILO) 20. BRUCE HORNSBY - HARBOR LIGHTS (RCA) 19. STING - TEN SUMMONER'S TALES (A &M) 18. THE STORY - THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE (ELEKTRA) 17. UNCLE TUPELO - ANODYNE (SIRE) 16. RICHARD THOMPSON - WATCHING THE DARK (RYKODISC) 15. WIDESPREAD PANIC - EVERYDAY (CAPRICORN) 14. ROSEANNE CASH - THE WHEEL (COLUMBIA) 13. WILLIE NELSON - ACROSS THE BORDERLINE (COLUMBIA) 12. PHISH - RIFT (ELEKTRA) 11. TIM O'BRIEN AND THE O'BOYS - OH BOY! OH BOY! (SUGAR HILL) 10. THE BAND - JERICHO 9. PATTY LARKIN - ANGELS RUNNING (WINDHAM HILL) 8. JOHN MELLENCAMP - HUMAN WHEELS (POLYGRAM) 7. BELA FLECK AND THE FLECKTONES - THREE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (WARNER BROS) 6. MORPHINE - CURE FOR PAIN (RYKODISC) 5. NANCI GRIFFITH - OTHER VOICES, OTHER ROOMS (ELEKTRA) 4. COUNTING CROWS - AUGUST AND EVERYTHING AFTER (GEFFEN) 3. JIMMIE DALE GILMORE - SPINNING AROUND THE SUN (ELEKTRA) 2. VAN MORRISON - TOO LONG IN EXILE (POLYGRAM) 1. JOHN HIATT - PERFECTLY GOOD GUITAR (A & M)  NOTE: The Top 100 of 1993 positions were determined by airplay throughout the year, DJs' picks, and listener top 10 lists... TOP 100 OF 1992 100. THE JOLLY BOYS - BEER JOINT & TAILORING (FIRST WARNING) 99. MERYN CADELL - ANGEL FOOD FOR THOUGHT (SIRE) 98. MARK CURRY - IT'S ONLY TIME (VIRGIN) 97. PAT METHENY - SECRET STORY (GEFFEN) 96. POPS STAPLES - PEACE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD (POINTBLANK) 95. TROUT FISHING IN AMERICA - OVER THE LIMIT (TROUT) 94. THE PAHINUI BROTHERS - THE PAHINUI BROTHERS (PRIVATE MUSIC) 93. REV. BILLY C. WIRTZ - A TURN FOR THE WIRTZ (HIGH TONE) 92. KATHY MATTEA - LONESOME STANDARD TIME (MERCURY) 91. ALISON BROWN - TWILIGHT MOTEL (VANGUARD) 90. BRANFORD MARSALIS - I HEARD YOU TWICE THE FIRST TIME (SONY) 89. THE BROTHER BOYS - PLOW (SUGAR HILL) 88. MARY KARLZEN - MARY KARLZEN (Y & T) 87. LEON REDBONE - UP A LAZY RIVER (PRIVATE MUSIC) 86. T BONE BURNETT - THE CRIMINAL UNDER MY OWN HAT (SONY) 85. XTC - NONESUCH - (GEFFEN) 84. MARSHALL CHAPMAN - INSIDE JOB (TALL GIRL) 83. STUART DUNCAN - STUART DUNCAN (ROUNDER) 82. CHARLES BROWN - SOMEONE TO LOVE (BULLSEYE) 81. LOREENA MCKENNITT - THE VISIT (WARNER BROS) 80. SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK - IN THIS LAND (EARTHBEAT) 79. HENRY KAISER & DAVID LINDLEY - A WORLD OUT OF TIME (SHANACHIE) 78. TEXAS TORNADOS - HANGIN' ON BY A THREAD (REPRISE) 77. BLUEGRASS REUNION - BLUEGRASS REUNION (ACOUSTIC DISC) 76. THE NEVILLE BROTHERS - FAMILY GROOVE (A & M) 75. THE ROBERT CRAY BAND - I WAS WARNED (POLYGRAM) 74. JOHN FAHEY - OLD GIRLFRIENDS AND OTHER HORRIBLE MEMORIES (ROUNDER) 73. KOKO TAYLOR - SOUTH SIDE LADY (EVIDENCE) 72. GYPSY KINGS - LIVE (ELEKTRA) 71. ADRIAN BELEW - INNER REVOLUTION (ATLANTIC) 70. ROY BOOK BINDER - THE HILLBILLY BLUES CATS (ROUNDER) 69. JOHN CEPHAS & PHIL WIGGINS - FLIP, FLOP, AND FLY (FLYING FISH) 68. DARYLE RICE - ROSA'S GRANDCHILD (APPALOOSA) 67. DIXIE DREGS - BRING 'EM BACK ALIVE (CAPRICORN) 66. BILL MORRISSEY - INSIDE (ROUNDER) 65. MELISSA ETHERIDGE - NEVER ENOUGH (ISLAND) 64. UNCLE TUPELO - MARCH 16-20, 1992 (DUTCH EAST INDIA TRADING) 63. THE FAIRFIELD FOUR - STANDING IN THE SAFETY ZONE (WARNER BROS) 62. ROSIE FLORES - AFTER THE FARM (HIGH TONE) 61. BLUE RODEO - LOST TOGETHER (ATLANTIC) 60. LUKA BLOOM - THE ACOUSTIC MOTORBIKE (REPRISE) 59. KEVIN WELCH & THE OVERTONES - WESTERN BEAT (REPRISE) 58. THE SELDOM SCENE - SCENE 20: 20th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT (SUGAR HILL) 57. LOU REED - MAGIC & LOSS (SIRE) 56. VASSAR CLEMENTS - GRASS ROUTES (ROUNDER) 55. LEONARD COHEN - THE FUTURE (SONY) 54. DOUGIE MACLEAN - INDIGENOUS (DUNKELD) 53. THE ACOUSTICATS - DOWN AT EVANGELINA'S (FLYING FISH) 52. RUTH BROWN - FINE AND MELLOW (FANTASY) 51. SARAH MCLACHLAN - SOLACE (ARISTA) 50. JOE ELY - LOVE AND DANGER (MCA) 49. DR. JOHN - GOIN' BACK TO NEW ORLEANS (WARNER BROS) 48. BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO - ON TRACK (CHARISMA) 47. STEVE FORBERT - THE AMERICAN IN ME (GEFFEN) 46. SONNY LANDRETH - OUTWARD BOUND (PRAXIS) 45. JOHN HAMMOND - GOT LOVE IF YOU WANT IT (VIRGIN) 44. ADRIAN LEGG - GUITAR FOR MORTALS (RELATIVITY) 43. DELBERT MCCLINTON - NEVER BEEN ROCKED (CURB) 42. JOHN GORKA - TEMPORARY ROAD (WINDHAM HILL) 41. THE CHIEFTAINS - ANOTHER COUNTRY (BMG) 40. ERIC CLAPTON - UNPLUGGED (REPRISE) 39. CLARENCE GATEMOUTH BROWN - NO LOOKING BACK (ALLIGATOR) 38. LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III - HISTORY (VIRGIN) 37. SAFFIRE - THE UPPITY BLUES WOMEN - BROADCASTING (ALLIGATOR) 36. TRACY CHAPMAN - MATTERS OF THE HEART (ELEKTRA) 35. K.D. LANG - INGENUE (SIRE) 34. JAMES MCMURTRY - CANDYLAND (COLUMBIA) 33. DAVID BYRNE - UH-OH (SIRE) 32. DOC & MERLE WATSON - REMEMBERING MERLE (SUGAR HILL) 31. J.J. CALE - NUMBER 10 (SILVERTONE) 30. JOHN LEE HOOKER - BOOM BOOM (POINT BLANK) 29. DOC WATSON & FAMILY - TREASURES UNTOLD (VANGUARD) 28. BOB DYLAN - GOOD AS I BEEN TO YOU (COLUMBIA) 27. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - HUMAN TOUCH/ LUCKY TOWN (COLUMBIA) 26. THE JAYHAWKS - HOLLYWOOD TOWN HALL (AMERICAN) 25. TORI AMOS - LITTLE EARTHQUAKES (ATLANTIC) 24. GREG BROWN - DREAM CAFษ (RED HOUSE) 23. JOAN BAEZ - PLAY ME BACKWARDS (VIRGIN) 22. SUZANNE VEGA - 99.9 F DEGREES (A & M) 21. TIM & MOLLIE O'BRIEN - REMEMBER ME (SUGAR HILL) 20. SHAWN COLVIN - FAT CITY (COLUMBIA) 19. IRIS DEMENT - INFAMOUS ANGEL (ROUNDER) 18. GUY CLARK - BOATS TO BUILD (ELEKTRA) 17. LOS LOBOS - KIKO (WARNER BROS) 16. EMMYLOU HARRIS - AT THE RYMAN (REPRISE) 15. BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES - UFO TOFU (WARNER BROS) 14. INDIGO GIRLS - RITES OF PASSAGE (SONY) 13. COWBOY JUNKIES - BLACK EYED MAN (RCA) 12. LITTLE VILLAGE - LITTLE VILLAGE (REPRISE) 11. ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION - EVERY TIME YOU SAY GOODBYE (ROUNDER) 10. MICHELLE SHOCKED - ARKANSAS TRAVELER (POLYGRAM) 9. LYLE LOVETT - JOSHUA JUDGES RUTH (MCA) 8. 10,000 MANIACS - OUR TIME IN EDEN (ELEKTRA) 7. MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER - COME ON COME ON (COLUMBIA) 6. JOHN TRUDELL - AKA GRAFFITI MAN (RYKODISC) 5. JERRY DOUGLAS - SLIDE RULE (SUGAR HILL) 4. LUCINDA WILLIAMS - RAMBLIN' (SMITHSONIAN/FOLWAYS) 3. PETER GABRIEL - US (GEFFEN) 2. R.E.M. - AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE (WARNER BROS) 1. NEIL YOUNG - HARVEST MOON (REPRISE)  NOTE: The Top 100 of 1992 positions were determined by airplay throughout the year, DJs' picks, and listener top 10 lists... TOP 100 OF 1991 100. REVEREND GARY DAVIS - SAY NO TO THE DEVIL 99. ALEX DE GRASSI - DEEP AT NIGHT 98. SAM PHILLIPS - CRUEL INTENTIONS 97. TUCK & PATTI - DREAM 96. AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB - EVERCLEAR 95. BRAVE COMBO - A NIGHT ON EARTH 94. CHAMPION JACK DUPREE - FOREVER AND EVER 93. MOUTH MUSIC - MOUTH MUSIC 92. THE BLUEGRASS SUSPECTS - THE BLUEGRASS SUSPECTS 91. THE GOLDEN PALOMINOS - DRUNK WITH PASSION 90. JEAN LUC PONTY - TCHOKOLA 89. JOHN & MARY - VICTORY GARDENS 88. RANCH ROMANCE - BLUE BLAZES 87. MARY BLACKS - BABES IN THE WOOD 86. XTC - RAG & BONE BUFFET 85. JOHNNY ADAMS - JOHNNY ADAMS SINGS DOC POMUS: THE REAL ME 84. VARIOUS ARTISTS - TWO ROOMS: CELEBRATING THE SONGS OF ELTON JOHN &BERNIE TAUPIN 83. MIKE SEEGER - SOLO 82. PETER HIMMELMAN - FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH 81. ELLIS MARALIS - PIANO IN E / SOLO PIANO 80. JOSEPH SPENCE - BAHAMIAN GUITARIST 79. COUNTRY GAZETTE - HELLO OPERATOR...THIS IS COUNTRY GAZETTE 78. GRAHAM PARKER - STRUCK BY LIGHTNING 77. VINX - ROOMS IN MY FATHA'S HOUSE 76. CHRIS PROCTOR - STEEL STRING STORIES 75. YOSSOU N'DOUR - SET 74. MACEO PARKER - MO' ROOTS 73. YOUSSOU N'DOUR - SET 72. LITTLE CHARLIE & THE NIGHTCATS - CAPTURED LIVE 71. JOHN MCCUTCHEON - LIVE AT WOLF TRAP 70. VARIOUS ARTISTS - I'M YOUR FAN - THE SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN BY... 69. THE HOLMES BROTHERS - WHERE IT'S AT - 68. EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL - WORLDWIDE 67. CHRISTINE LAVIN - COMPASS 66. CRASH TEST DUMMIES - THE GHOSTS THAT HAUNT ME 65. ENYA - SHEPERD MOONS 64. SELDOM SCENE - BAPTIZING 63. VICTORIA WILLIAMS - SWING THE STATUE 62. ROBBIE ROBERTSON - STORYVILLE 61. COUNTRY JOE MCDONALD - SUPERSTITIOUS BLUES 60. GOOSE CREEK SYMPHONY - OSO SPECIAL 59. CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE - SIGNATURE 58. BROOKS WILLIAMS - HOW THE NIGHT-TIME SINGS 57. CHRISTINE LAVIN, PATTY LARKIN, MEGON MCDONOUGH, SALLY FINGERETT - LIVE AT THE BIRCHMERE 56. FLYIN' MICE - SO HI DRIVE 55. NATHAN & THE ZYDECO CHA CHAS - YOUR MAMA DON'T KNOW 54. PAUL BRADY - TRICK OR TREAT 53. FRONT PORCH STRING BAND - LINES & TRACES 52. JOHN MCEUEN - STRING WIZARD 51. TAJ MAHAL - LIKE NEVER BEFORE 50. INDIGO GIRLS - LIVE BACK ON THE BUS, Y'ALL 49. CARL JACKSON/JOHN STARLING AND THE NASH RAMBLERS - SPRING TRAINING 48. KATHY MATTEA - TIME PASSES BY 47. DAVID HOLT - GRANDFATHER'S GREATEST HITS 46. DISAPPEAR FEAR - DEEP SOUL DIVER 45. JOHN WESLEY HARDING - THE NAME ABOVE THE TITLE 44. MATRACA BERG - LYING TO THE MOON 43. JERRY JEFF WALKER - NAVAJO RUG 42. THE SAMPLES - THE SAMPLES 41. VARIOUS ARTISTS - DEADICATED 40. BLUE RODEO - CASINO 39 KATIE WEBSTER - NO FOOLIN' 38. JERRY GARCIA BAND - JERRY GARCIA BAND 37. WIDESPREAD PANIC - WIDESPREAD PANIC 36 JODY STECHER & KATE BRISLIN - BLUE LIGHTNING 35. VAN MORRISON - HYMNS TO THE SILENCE 34. MICKEY HART - PLANET DRUM 33. SALLY VAN METER - ALL IN GOOD TIME 32. JOHN LEE HOOKER - MR. LUCKY 31. BUDDY GUY & JUNIOR WELLS - ALONE & ACOUSTIC 30. JIM LAUDERDALE - PLANET OF LOVE 29. BILLY BRAGG - DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME 28. JAMES TAYLOR - NEW MOON SHINE 27. THE STORY - GRACE IN GRAVITY 26. MARK O'CONNOR - THE NEW NASHVILLE CATS 25. MARC COHN - MARK COHN 24. BLUES TRAVELER - TRAVELERS & THIEVES 23. DOC WATSON - MY DEAR OLD SOUTHERN HOME 22. THE SUBDUDES - LUCKY 21. B.B. KING - THERE IS ALWAYS MORE TIME 20. MIKE CROSS - IRREGULAR GUY 19. JOHN GORKA - JACK'S CROWS 18. STING - THE SOUL CAGES 17. NASHVILLE BLUEGRASS BAND - HOME OF THE BLUES 16. BRUCE COCKBURN - NOTHING BUT A BURNING LIGHT 15. JONI MITCHELL - NIGHT RIDE HOME 14. RICKIE LEE JONES - POP POP 13. EMMYLOU HARRIS - BRAND NEW DANCE 12. TIM O'BRIEN - ODD MAN IN 11. RICHARD THOMPSON - RUMOUR & SIGH 10. NORMAN BLAKE & TONY RICE - 2 9. SAFFIRE - THE UPPITY BLUES WOMEN - HOT FLASH 8. DIRE STRAITS - ON EVERY STREET 7. JOHN PRINE - THE MISSING YEARS 6. BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES - FLIGHT OF THE COSMIC HIPPO 5. NANCI GRIFFITH - LATE NIGHT GRANDE HOTEL 4. ETTA BAKER - ONE-DIME BLUES 3. VAN MORRISON - ENLIGHTENMENT 2. PATTY LARKIN - TANGO 1. JERRY GARCIA/DAVID GRISMAN - JERRY GARCIA/DAVID GRISMAN  NOTE: The Top 100 of 1991 positions were determined by airplay throughout the year, DJs' picks, and listener top 10 lists... TOP 100 OF 1990 100. AZTEC CAMERA - STRAY (SIRE) 99. GARY BURTON - REUNION (GRP) 98. CATHY FINK - DOGGONE (SUGAR HILL) 97. TOSHI REAGON - JUSTICE (FLYING FISH) 96. GRAHAM PARKER - HUMAN SOUL (RCA/BMG) 95. BOBBY MCFERRIN - MEDICINE MUSIC (EMI) 94. JOHNNY ADAMS - WALKING ON A TIGHTROPE (ROUNDER) 93. LUKA BLOOM - RIVERSIDE (REPRISE) 92. SARAH ELIZABETH CAMPBELL - A LITTLE TENDERNESS (KALEIDOSCOPE) 91. BUTCH BALDASSARI - OLD TOWN (REBEL) 90. SCOTT NYGAARD - NO HURRY (ROUNDER) 89. WILLIAM CLARKE - BLOWIN' LIKE HELL (ALLIGATOR) 88. JULIA FORDHAM - PORCELAIN (CIRCA) 87. KATE & ANNA MCGARRIGLE - HEARTBEATS ACCELERATING (PRIVATE MUSIC) 86. THE SHADY GROVE BAND - MULBERRY MOON (FLYING FISH) 85. JILL SOBULE - THINGS HERE ARE DIFFERENT (MCA) 84. TONY FURTADO - SWAMPED (ROUNDER) 83. EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL - THE LANGUAGE OF LIFE (ATLANTIC) 82. JOE PASS - SUMMER NIGHTS (PABLO) 81. LAURA BOOSINGER - MY CAROLINA HOME (UPSTREAM) 80. JUNE TABOR & THE OYSTER BAND - FREEDOM AND RAIN (RYKODISC) 79. MERL SAUNDERS - BLUES FROM THE RAINFOREST (SUMERTONE) 78. TANITA TAKIRAM - THE SWEET KEEPER (REPRISE) 77. MIKE AULDRIDGE - TREASURES UNTOLD (SUGAR HILL) 76. CLIFF EBERHARDT - THE LONG ROAD (WINDHAM HILL) 75. LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO - TWO WORLD ONE HEART (WARNER BROTHERS) 74. BOB DYLAN - UNDER THE RED SKY (COLUMBIA) 73. THE BATTLEFIELD BAND - HOME GROUND (TEMPLE) 72. WYATT RICE - NEW MARKET GAP (ROUNDER) 71. BEAUSOLEIL - LIVE! FROM THE LEFT COAST (ROUNDER) 70. GIPSY KINGS - MOSAIQUE (ELEKTRA) 69. KEVIN KINNEY - MACDOUGAL BLUES (ISLAND) 68. MOSE ALLISON - MY BACKYARD (BLUE NOTE) 67. THE RICE BROTHERS - THE RICE BROTHERS (ROUNDER) 66. JOAN ARMATRADING - HEARTS & FLOWERS (A&M) 65. CEPHAS & WIGGINS - GUITAR MAN (FLYING FISH) 64. CHARLES BROWN - ALL MY LIFE (BULLSEYE) 63. LORI CARSON - SHELTER (GEFFEN) 62. IAIN MATTHEWS - PURE & CROOKED (WATERMELON) 61. JOHN MCCUTCHEON - WHAT IT'S LIKE (ROUNDER) 60. PATRICK STREET - IRISH TIMES (GREEN LINNET) 59. CHRISTINE LAVIN - ATTAINABLE LOVE (ROUNDER) 58. KATE BUSH - THE SENSUAL WORLD (COLUMBIA) 57. DAVID BROMBERG - SIDEMAN SERENADE (ROUNDER) 56. THE NOTTING HILLBILLIES - MISSING...PRESUMED HAVING A GOOD TIME (WARNER BROS) 55. SKYLINE - FIRE OF GRACE (FLYING FISH) 54. FOSTER & LLOYD - VERSION OF THE TRUTH (RCA/BMG) 53. KOKO TAYLOR - JUMP FOR JOY (ALLIGATOR) 52. MARY BLACK - NO FRONTIERS (GIFTHORSE) 51. STEVE RILEY & THE MAMOU PLAYBOYS - STEVE RILEY & THE MAMOU PLAYBOYS (ROUNDER) 50. CHERYL WHEELER - CIRCLES & ARROWS (CAPITOL) 49. KELLY WILLIS - WELL TRAVELLED LOVE (MCA) 48. ALLISON BROWN - SIMPLE PLEASURES (VANGUARD) 47. MODERN MANDOLIN QUARTET - INTERMEZZZO (WINDHAM HILL) 46. THE NASHVILLE BLUEGRASS BAND - THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN (SUGAR HILL) 45. BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN - BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN (REPRISE) 44. JOE HENRY - SHUFFLETOWN (A&M) 43 NICK LOWE - PARTY OF ONE (REPRISE) 42. LAURIE LEWIS& GRANT STREET - SINGIN' MY TROUBLES AWAY (FLYING FISH) 41. BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO - WHERE THERE'S SMOKE THERE'S FIRE (ISLAND) 40. NEVILLE BROTHERS - BROTHER'S KEEPER (A&M) 39. CARLENE CARTER - I FELL IN LOVE (REPRISE) 38. JOHN MAYALL - A SENSE OF PLACE (ISLAND) 37. BRUCE COCKBURN - LIVE (GOLD CASTLE) 36. ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS - THE RHYTHM OF LOVE (SUGAR HILL) 35. ELLIOT, KOERNER, PHILLIPS - LEGENDS OF FOLK (RED HOUSE) 34. BILL MORRISSEY - STANDING EIGHT (ROUNDER) 33. ROSEANNE CASH - INTERIORS (COLUMBIA) 32. FLACO JIMENEZ - ARRIBA EL NORTE (ROUNDER) 31. TEXAS TORNADOS - TEXAS TORNADOS (REPRISE) 30. RUTH BROWN - BLUES ON BROADWAY (FANTASY) 29. MICHAEL HEDGES - TAPROOT (WINDHAM HILL) 28. MAURA O'CONNELL - HELPLESS HEART (WARNER BROS.) 27. LEON REDBONE - SUGAR (PRIVATE/AUGUST) 26. TRAVELING WILBURYS - TRAVELING WILBURYS VOL. 3 (WARNER BROS.) 25. GREG BROWN - DOWN IN THERE (RED HOUSE) 24. THE WATERBOYS - ROOM TO ROAM (ENSIGN/CHRYSALIS) 23. SAFFIRE - THE UPPITY BLUES WOMEN (ALLIGATOR) 22. JOHN GORKA - LAND OF THE BOTTOM LINE (WINDHAM HILL) 21. HOT RIZE - TAKE IT HOME (SUGAR HILL) 20. SUZANNE VEGA - DAYS OF OPEN HAND (A&M) 19. WALTER HYATT - KING TEARS (MCA) 18. LEO KOTKE - THAT'S WHAT (PRIVATE) 17. MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER - SHOOTING STRAIGHT IN THE DARK (COLUMBIA) 16. J.J. CALE - TRAVEL-LOG (SILVERTONE) 15. DOC WATSON - ON PRAYING GROUND (SUGAR HILL) 14. DAVID GRISMAN - DAWG '90 (ACOUSTIC DISC) 13. INDIGO GIRLS - NOMADS INDIANS SAINTS (EPIC) 12. LOS LOBOS - THE NEIGHBORHOOD (WARNER BROS.) 11. PETER ROWAN - DUST BOWL CHILDREN (SUGAR HILL) 10. ALISON KRAUSS - I'VE GOT THAT OLD FEELING (ROUNDER) 9. EMMYLOU HARRIS - DUETS (REPRISE) 8. PAUL SIMON - THE RHYTHM OF THE SAINTS (WARNER BROS.) 7. COWBOY JUNKIES - THE CAUTION HORSES (RCA) 6. ROBERT EARL KEEN, JR. - WEST TEXTURES (SUGAR HILL) 5. CHET ATKINS/MARK KNOPLER - NECK AND NECK (COLUMBIA) 4. SHAWN COLVIN - STEADY ON (CBS) 3. JOHN HIATT - STOLEN MOMENTS (A&M) 2. BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES - BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES (WARNER BROS.) 1. BOB DYLAN - OH MERCY (CBS)  NOTE: The Top 100 of 1990 positions were determined by airplay throughout the year, DJs' picks, and listener top 10 lists...