Metacritic Aggregate: 2020 Old Music: Country/Americana/Folk

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Some breakdowns by genre:

Ranking

  1. Kalie Shorr: Open Book: Unabridged (Tmwrk) {20}: DW:3, PJ:69; js:9, xdws:3, xgm:6, xjdc:3, xmb:9, yrb:5, xscw:10, xsp:7 -- TH:A-
  2. The Harry Smith B-Sides (Dust-to-Digital -4CD) {14}: Mj_r:18, RC_v:2, SE_r:64, TL_r:6; aqd:+, jjm_c:+, ns_r:5
  3. Bobbie Gentry: The Delta Sweete [Deluxe Edition] (Capitol) {10}: AM:*, PM_r:6, RC_v:12, SE_r:33, U:*; am_z:+, ns_r:6
  4. Gillian Welch: Boots No 2: The Lost Songs Vol 1 (Acony) {10}: ND_r:24, Pf:*, TL:84; aqd:+, npr_x:+, ns_r:4, pm_f:15, xjdc:46 -- TH:*
  5. Bobby Bare: Bobby Bare Sings Shel Silverstein Plus (Bear Family -8CD) {7}: SE_r:8, jjm_c:+, ns_r:1
  6. The Everly Brothers: Down in the Bottom: The Country Rock Sessions 1966-1968 (Cherry Red -3CD) {7}: AM:*, RC_v:16, SE:+, SE_r:34, TL_r:21; am_z:+
  7. Bobby Bare: Great American Saturday Night (BFD) {5}: AM:*, SE_r:+, TL_r:19; am_z:+
  8. Waco Brothers: Resist! (Bloodshot) {5}: xtj:+ -- TH:A-
  9. Grayson Capps: South Front Street: A Retrospective 1997-2019 (The Royal Potato Family) {2}: AM:*, AS:* -- A:85/2
  10. Johnny Cash: The Complete Mercury Albums 1986-1991 (Mercury Nashville) {2}: SE_r:+; ns_r:10 -- A:60/1
  11. Freddy Fender: El Bebop Kid: En Espanol (Jasmine) {2}: TL_r:17
  12. Freddy Fender: El Bebop Kid: In English (Jasmine) {2}: TL_r:18 -- F
  13. Dallas Frazier: Singing My Songs (1970, RCA) {2}: TL_r:15
  14. Yellow Rose [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (Sony Classical) {2}: scm:+*
  15. Johnny Cash: A Night to Remember: May 5th, 1973 (Third Man) {1}: SE_r:43
  16. Roy Clark: Greatest Hits (Craft) {1}: SE_r:58
  17. Wanda Jackson: The Capitol Singles 1971-1973 (EMI Music Nashville) {1}: -- TH:*
  18. Buck Owens and the Buckaroos: A Merry "Hee Haw" Christmas (Omnivore) {1}: YW_r:24
  19. Riley (featuring Gary Stewart): Grandma's Roadhouse (1970, Delmore) {1}: PO:+ -- TH:[B]
  20. Billy Walker: Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight (Bear Family) {1}: SE_r:91
  21. Hank Williams: Pictures From Life's Other Side: The Man and His Music in Rare Recordings and Photos (BMG -6CD) {1}: SE_r:92
  22. Holding Things Together: The Merle Haggard Songbook (Ace -19) {1}: xgm:+