Country (Reference)

The reference list includes records that have been obtained and/or rated (in blue) as well as many other records that have been recommended from various sources.

Kay Adams (1941– )

• Wheels and Tears [1966, Tower]

Colby Acuff (1996– )

• Western White Pines [2023, Sony Music Nashville], B+(***)

Adeem the Artist (1988– )

• Cast Iron Pansexual [2021, self-released], A–
• White Trash Revelry [2022, self-released], A–
• Anniversary [2024, Four Quarters], B+(**)

Tanner Adell

• Buckle Bunny [2023, Columbia], B+(***)

Trace Adkins (1962– )

• Dreamin' Out Loud [1996, Capitol]
• Chrome [2001, Capitol], B
• Songs About Me [2005, Capitol Nashville]
• Proud to Be Here [2011, Show Dog Universal], B

Alabama [1977–2003]

• My Home's in Alabama [1980, RCA]
• Feels So Right [1981, RCA]
• Mountain Music [1982, RCA]
• The Closer You Get [1983, RCA]
• 40 Hour Week [1985, RCA]
• Alabama Christmas [1985, RCA]
• Greatest Hits [(1986), RCA]
• Southern Star [1989, RCA]
• Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 [(1991), RCA]
• Ultimate Alabama: 20 #1 Hits [1981–93, RCA Nashville/BMG Heritage], B
• Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 [(1994), RCA]
• For the Record: 41 Number One Hits [(1998), RCA, 2 CD]
• Livin' Lovin' Rockin' Rollin': The 25th Anniversary Collection [1980–2000, RCA/Legacy, 3 CD], B

Jason Aldean (1977– )

• My Kinda Party [2010, Broken Bow], B–
• Night Train [2012, Broken Bow], C+

Jessi Alexander (1976– )

• Decatur County Red [2020, Lost Creek Music], B+(*)

Gary Allan (1967– )

• Smoke Rings in the Dark [1999, MCA]
• See If I Care [2003, MCA Nashville]
• Living Hard [2007, MCA Nashville]
• Get Off on the Pain [2010, MCA Nashville], B–
• Set You Free [2013, MCA Nashville], B+(*)
• Ruthless [2021, EMI Nashville], B+(*)

Deborah Allen

• The Art of Dreaming [2022, BFD], B

Red Allen (1930–93)

• Red Allen and the Kentuckians [1966, County]

Terry Allen (1943– )

• Juarez [1975, Landfall]
• Lubbock (On Everything) [1979, Sugar Hill], A–
• Terry Allen & the Panhandle Mystery Band: Smokin the Dummy [1980, Paradise of Bachelors], B+(**)
• Bloodlines [1993, Paradise of Bachelors], B+(***)
• Terry Allen + Panhandle Mystery Band: Pedal Steel + Four Corners [1985–93, Paradise of Bachelors, 3D], B+(*)
• Human Remains [1996, Sugar Hill], B+
• Salivation [1999, Sugar Hill]
• Bottom of the World [2013, Tia], B+(**)
• Terry Allen and the Panhandle Mystery Band: Just Like Moby Dick [2020, Paradise Bachelors], B+(***)

Bill Anderson (1937– )

• Greatest Hits [(1971), MCA]
• The Definitive Collection [1960–78, MCA Nashville/Chronicles], B
• Greatest Hits [(1996), Varese]
• Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 [(1997), Varese]

John Anderson (1955– )

• John Anderson [1980, Warner Brothers]
• 2 [1981, Warner Brothers], A–
• I Just Came Home to Count the Memories [1981, Warner Brothers], B+
• Wild and Blue [1982, Warner Brothers]
• All the People Are Talkin' [1983, Warner Brothers], A–
• Eye of a Hurricane [1984, Warner Brothers], B
• Greatest Hits [1980–84, Warner Brothers], A
• Tokyo, Oklahoma [1985, Warner Brothers], B+
• Countrified [1986, Warner Brothers]
• Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 [1982–86, Warner Brothers], B+
• Blue Skies Again [1987, MCA], B
• 10 [1988, MCA]
• Seminole Wind [1992, RCA], B+
• You Can't Keep a Good Memory Down [1994, MCA]
• Paradise [1995, BNA]
• Greatest Hits [(1996), BNA]
• The Essential John Anderson [1992–96, BNA], B+
• Takin the Country Back [1997, Mercury], B
• Easy Money [2007, Warner Brothers], B+(*)
• Bigger Hands [2009, Country Crossing], A–
• Years [2020, Easy Eye Sound], B+(**)

Lynn Anderson (1947– )

• The Best of Lynn Anderson [(1969), Chart]
• Rose Garden [1970, Kingfisher]
• Greatest Hits [(1972), RCA]

Pete Anderson

• Dogs in Heaven [1997, Polygram]

Ingrid Andress (1991– )

• Lady Like [2020, Warner Nashville]
• Good Person [2022, Warner Nashville], B+(*)

Courtney Marie Andrews (1990– )

• Honest Life [2016, Mama Bird], B+(*)
• May Your Kindness Remain [2018, Fat Possum/Mama Bird], B+(*)
• Old Flowers [2020, Fat Possum], B+(*)
• Loose Future [2022, Fat Possum], B++(**)

Michaela Anne

• Desert Dove [2019, Yep Roc], B+(*)

Stacy Antonel

• Always the Outsider [2022, self-released], B+(*)

Riddy Arman

• Riddy Arman [2021, La Honda], B+(***)

Eddy Arnold (1918–2008)

• Strictly from the Hills [1950, Bronco Buster]
• Cattle Call / Thereby Hangs a Tale [1961–63, Bear Family]
• RCA Country Legends [1946–66, Buddha], B–
• The Best of Eddy Arnold [(1967), RCA]
• The Best of Eddy Arnold, Vol. 2 [(1970), RCA]
• Last of the Love Song Singers: Then and Now [(1993), RCA, 2 CD]
• The Essential Eddy Arnold [(1996), RCA]
• The Tennesse Plowboy and His Guitar [(1998), Bear Family, 5 CD]

Asleep at the Wheel [1970– ]

• Comin' Right at Ya [1973, United Artists], A–
• Asleep at the Wheel [1974, Columbia], B+(**)
• Texas Gold [1975, Capitol], B+(**)
• Wheelin' and Dealin' [1976, Capitol], B+(*)
• The Wheel [1977, Capitol], B+(***)
• Collision Course [1978, Capitol], B
• Served Live [1979, Capitol]
• Asleep at the Wheel [1985, MCA]
• Western Standard Time [1988, Columbia], B+(*)
• Live and Kickin': Greatest Hits [(1991), Arista]
• The Best of Asleep at the Wheel [(1992), CEMA]
• Live From Austin TX [1992, New West], B+(*)
• A Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys [1993, Capitol], B
• Ride With Bob [1998–99, Dreamworks], A–
• Remembers the Alamo [2003, Shout], B–
• 20 Greatest Hits [1972–2003, Capitol], B+(**)
• w/Leon Rausch: It's a Good Day [2010, Bismeaux], B+(***)
• Still the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys [2015, Bismeaux], A–
• New Routes [2018, Bismeaux], B+(*)
• Half a Hundred Years [2021, Home], A–

Chet Atkins (1924– )

• Early Chet Atkins [1949–50, Country Routes], B+
• Stringin' Along with Chet Atkins [1955, RCA]
• Chet Atkins in Hollywood [1959, RCA]
• Mister Guitar [1959, RCA]
• Christmas with Chet Atkins [1961, RCA]
• The Guitar Genius [1963, Camden]
• Pickin' My Way [1970, Mobile]
• Me and Jerry [1970, RCA]
• Me and Chet [1972, RCA]
• The Night Atlanta Burned [1975, RCA]
• Me and My Guitar [1977, RCA]
• w/Doc Watson: Reflections [1980, Sugar Hill]
• Guitar Legend: The RCA Years [1947–79, Buddha, 2 CD]
• The RCA Years [1947–81, RCA], B
• Stay Tuned [1985, Columbia]
• w/Mark Knopfler: Neck and Neck [1990, Columbia]
• Sneakin' Around [1991, Columbia]
• Galloping Guitar: The Early Years [(1993), Bear Family, 4 CD]
• The Essential Chet Atkins [(1996), RCA]
• The Essential Chet Atkins: The Columbia Years [1983–97, Columbia/Legacy], B–

Rhett Atkins

• Somebody New [1996, MCA]

Bobby Austin (1933– )

• Apartment No. 9 [1967, Capitol]

Stephen David Austin

• A Bakersfield Dozen [2011, self-released], B+(*)

Angela Autumn

• Frontiers Woman [2021, self-released, EP], B+(*)

The Avett Brothers [2002– ]

• Emotionalism [2007, Ramseur], C
• I and Love and You [2009, American], B

Hoyt Axton (1938–99)

• The Balladeer: Recorded Live at the Troubadour [1962, Horizon], B+(*)
• Sings Betty Smith [1964, Exodus]
• My Griffin Is Gone [1969, Columbia]
• Life Machine [1974, A&M]
• Southbound [1975, A&M]
• Road Songs [1977, A&M]
• The A&M Years [(1998), A&M]

Bad Livers [1992– ]

• Hogs on the Highway [1997, Sugar Hill], B

DeFord Bailey (1899–1982)

• The Legendary DeFord Bailey: Country Music's First Black Star [(1998), Revenant]

Victoria Bailey

• Jesus, Red Wine and Patsy Cline [2020, Rock Ridge Music], B+(***)

Kathie Baillie

• Love's Funny That Way [2006, Aspiron], B–

David Ball

• Thinkin' Problem [1994, Warner Brothers]

Kelsea Ballerini (1993– )

• The First Time [2015, Black River]
• Unapologetically [2017, Black River]
• Kelsea [2020, Black River], B+(*)
• Subject to Change [2022, Black River], B+(*)
• Rolling Up the Welcome Mat [2023, Black River, EP], B+(**)

Moe Bandy (1944– )

• Cheating Situation [(1979), Hollywood]
• w/Joe Stampley: Greatest Hits [(1982), Columbia]
• Greatest Hits [(1992), Curb]
• Honky Tonk Amnesia: The Hard Country Sound of Moe Bandy [(1996), Razor & Tie]

Ashtyn Barbaree

• Ashtyn Barbaree Debut EP [2018, self-released, EP], B+(*)
• Better Luck Next Time [2022, self-released], B+(*)
• Sent Through the Ceiling [2024, Artists 3], U

Bobby Bare (1935– )

• The Best of Bobby Bare [1962–69, Razor & Tie], B+
• The Mercury Years [1970–72, Bear Family, 3 CD]
• Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies [1973, RCA/Legacy]
• The Essential Bobby Bare [1959–77, RCA]
• Down and Dirty . . . Plus [1979, Raven]
• Drunk and Crazy [1980, Columbia], B
• As Is [1981, Columbia]
• Darker Than Light [2012, E1/Plowboy], B+(*)

Bobby Bare, Jr. (1966– )

• Young Criminals' Starvation League [2002, Bloodshot]
• From the End of Your Leash [2004, Bloodshot], B+
• The Longest Meow [2006, Bloodshot]
• A Storm, a Tree, My Mother's Head [2010, Thirty Tigers], B+(***)
• Undefeated [2014, Bloodshot], B
• Don't Follow Me (I'm Lost) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [2015, Bloodshot], B+(***)

BJ Barham (1984– )

• Rockingham [2016, self-released], A–

Danny Barnes (1961– )

• Dirt on the Angel [2003, Terminus]
• Get Myself Together [2005, Terminus]
• Pizza Box [2010, ATO/Red], B+(**)
• Rocket [2011, ATO/Red], B
• Man on Fire [2020, ATO], B+(***)

Mandy Barnett (1975– )

• The Original Nashville Cast Recordings of "Always . . . Patsy Cline": Live at the Ryman Auditorium [1995, Decca], B+(*)
• Mandy Barnett [1996, Asylum], B+
• Traveller Songs [1997, Asylum]
• I've Got a Right to Cry [1999, Sire], A–
• Mandy Barnett [2011, Opry Music], B+(**)
• I Can't Stop Loving You: The Songs of Don Gibson [2013, Rounder], B+(***)
• Strange Conversation [2018, Dame Productions/Thirty Tigers], A–
• A Nashville Songbook [2020, BMG], B+(**)
• Every Star Above [2019, BMG], B

Tim Barry

• Live 2018 [2018, Chunkasah], A–

Luke Bell

• Luke Bell [2016, Bill Hill], B+(***)

The Bellamy Brothers [1958– ]

• Let Your Love Flow [1976, Warner Brothers]
• The Two and Only [1979, Warner Brothers]
• When We Were Boys [1982, Elektra]
• Greatest Hits [1982, MCA], B+
• The Best of the Bellamy Brothers [(1985), Curb]
• Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 [(1989), MCA]
• Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 [(1995), MCA]

Benjamin Tod (1990– )

• Songs I Swore I'd Never Sing [2022, Anti-Corp], B+(*)

Dierks Bentley (1975– )

• Dierks Bentley [2003, Capitol], B+
• Modern Day Drifter [2005, Capitol]
• Long Trip Alone [2006, Capitol]
• Up on the Ridge [2010, Capitol], B
• Home [2012, Capitol Nashville], B+(*)
• Riser [2014, Capitol Nashville], B–
• Black [2016, Capitol Nashville], B

Matraca Berg (1964– )

• Lying to the Moon [1990, RCA]
• Sunday Morning to Saturday Night [1997, Rising Tide]
• Back in the Saddle [(1998), Rising Tide]

Crystal Bernard

• Don't Touch Me There [1999, Platinum], B–

John Berry (1959– )

• Greatest Hits [(2000), Capitol]

Big and Rich [2004– ]

• Horse of a Different Color [2004, Warner Brothers], B+

Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys [1994– ]

• Jumping from 6 to 6 [1994, Hightone]
• Swingin' West [1995, Hightone], B+(*)
• Radio Favorites [1999, HMG]

Ryan Bingham (1981– )

• Mescalito [2007, Lost Highway]
• Roadhouse Sun [2009, Lost Highway]
• Junky Star [2010, Lost Highway], B+(**)

Bonnie Bishop

• The Walk [2019, Thirty Tigers], B+(**)

Clint Black (1962– )

• Killin' Time [1989, RCA], B+
• Put Yourself in My Shoes [1990, RCA]
• The Hard Way [1992, RCA], B
• Greatest Hits [(1996), RCA]
• Nothin' But the Taillights [1997, RCA]
• D'Lectrified [1999, RCA]
• Spend My Time [2004, Equity Music], C–
• Out of Sane [2020, Blacktop/Thirty Tigers], B+(*)

Blackhawk

• Strong Enough [1995, Arista]

Karl Blau

• Introducing Karl Blau [2016, Raven Marchine Band/Bella Union], B

Leah Blevins

• First Time Feeling [2021, Crabtree], B+(*)

Priscilla Block (1995– )

• Welcome to the Block Party [2022, InDent/Mercury Nashville], B+(*)

Suzy Bogguss (1956– )

• Somewhere Between [1989, Capitol], B+
• Aces [1991, Liberty]
• Greatest Hits [1988–93, Liberty], B+
• Nobody Love, Nobody Gets Hurt [1998, Capitol]

Jason Boland

• Dark and Dirty Mile [2013, Proud Souls Entertainment], B+(**)

Johnny Bond (1915–78)

• That Wild, Wicked, but Wonderful West [1961, Starday]
• The Very Best of Johnny Bond [1955–74, Varese]

Bonnie Lou (1924– )

• Doin' the Tennessee Wig Walk [(2000), West Side]

Debby Boone (1956– )

• You Light Up My Life [1977, MCA]
• Reflections of Rosemary [2005, Concord], B–

Larry Boone (1956– )

• Larry Boone [1987, Mercury]
• Get in Line [1993, Columbia]

Wade Bowen

• Wade Bowen [2014, Amp], B+(*)

Branch Romance [1990–1993]

• Western Dream [1990, Sugar Hill]

BR5–49 [1996– ]

• BR5–49 [1996, Arista], B+

Bobby Braddock (1940– )

• Love Bomb [1980, Elektra]
• Hardpore Cornography [1983, RCA Victor, EP]

Pony Bradshaw

• North Georgia Rounder [2023, Black Mountain Music], B+(**)

Spady Brannan

• The Long Way Around and Other Short Stories [2006, Post Script], B

Elton Britt (1917–72)

• The RCA Years [(1998), Collector's Choice]

The Broken Spokes

• Where I Went Wrong [2022, Broken Spokes Music], B+(**)

Garth Brooks (1962– )

• Garth Brooks [1989, Capitol]
• No Fences [1990, Liberty], B+
• Ropin' the Wind [1991, Liberty], A–
• The Chase [1992, Liberty], B+
• In Pieces [1993, Liberty], B
• The Hits [(1994), Liberty], A–
• Fresh Horses [1995, Capitol]
• Double Live [(1998), Capitol]

Brooks and Dunn [1991– ]

• Brand New Man [1991, Arista]
• The Greatest Hits Collection [1991–97, Arista], B+
• Red Dirt Road [2003, Arista Nashville], B
• Reboot [2019, Arista Nashville], B

The Brother Brothers

• Tugboats E.P. [2017, self-released, EP], B–

Brothers Osborne [2016– ]

• Pawn Shop [2016, EMI Nashville], B+(*)
• Port Saint Joe [2018, EMI Nashville], B
• Skeletons [2020, EMI Nashville], B+(*)
• Brothers Osborne [2023, EMI Nashville], B+(*)

Hylo Brown (1922– )

• Hylo Brown and the Timberliners: 1954–1960 [1954–60, Bear Family, 2 CD]

Jim Ed Brown (1934– )

• The Essential Jim Ed Brown and the Browns [(1996), RCA]

Junior Brown

• 12 Shades of Brown [1989, Curb]
• Guit with It [1993, Curb]
• Semi-Crazy [1996, Curb], B+
• Long Walk Back [1998, Curb], B+

Maggie Brown

• Maggie Brown [2004, Riverwide Music], B+(***)

Marty Brown (1965– )

• High and Dry [1991, MCA], B–
• Wild Kentucky Skies [1993, MCA]
• Here's to the Honky Tonks [1996, Hightone], B

T. Graham Brown (1954– )

• The Best of T. Graham Brown [(1992), Curb]
• Wine into Water [1998, Intersound]
• I Tell It Like It Used to Be [Green Line]

Zac Brown

• The Foundation [2008, Home Grown/ROAR/Big Picture/Atlantic], B+(*)

Jann Browne (1954– )

• Tell Me Why [1990, Curb]
• It Only Hurts When I Laugh [1991, Capitol]

The Browns

• 20 of the Best [(1985), RCA]
• The Three Bells [(1993), Bear Family]

Ed Bruce (1939– )

• Puzzles [1966–68, Bear Family]
• The Best of Ed Bruce [(1995), Varese]

Luke Bryan (1976– )

• Doin' My Thing [2009, Capitol Nashville]
• Tailgates and Tanlines [2011, Capitol Nashville], B
• Crash My Party [2013, Capitol Nashville], C

Zach Bryan (1996– )

• American Heartbreak [2022, Warner, 2CD], B+(**)
• Summertime Blues [2022, Warner, EP], B+(**)
• Zach Bryan [2023, Warner], A–
• Boys of Faith [2023, Warner, EP], B+(**)
• The Great American Bar Scene [2024, Belting Bronco/Warner], B+(**)

Laura Bell Bundy (1981– )

• Achin' and Shakin' [2010, Mercury Nashville], B–

Paul Burch (1966– )

• Wire to Wire [1998, Checkered Past]
• Blue Notes [2000, Merge]
• Still Your Man [2009, Ramseur]
• Words of Love: Songs of Buddy Holly [2011, Perfect Sound], B

Johnny Bush (1935– )

• Greatest Hits 1968–1972 [1968–72, GH]
• 14 Greatest Hits [(1996), Power Play]
• Talk to My Heart [1998, Watermelon]
• Sings Bob Wills [2000, Texas Music Group], B–

Carl Butler (1927–92)

• w/Pearl Butler: Don't Let Me Cross Over [1963, Richmond]
• w/Pearl Butler: Cryin' My Heart Out Over You [1974–76, Bear Family]

Kaitlin Butts

• What Else Can She Do [2022, self-released], B+(*)

Tracy Byrd (1966– )

• No Ordinary Man [1994, MCA]
• Love Lessons [1995, MCA]
• I'm From the Country [1998, MCA]
• Keepers / Greatest Hits [(1999), MCA]

The Cactus Blossoms

• You're Dreaming [2016, Red House], B+(*)
• One Day [2022, Walkie Talkie], B

Buddy Cagle (1936– )

• The Way You Like It [1966, Imperial]

Cam (1984– )

• Welcome to Cam Country [2015, Arista Nashville, EP], B
• Untamed [2015, Arista Nashville], B+(**)
• The Otherside [2020, RCA], B+(***)

Glen Campbell (1936–2017)

• Big Bluegrass Special [1962, Capitol], B+(*)
• Gentle on My Mind [1967, Capitol]
• Galveston [1969, Capitol]
• The Best of Glen Campbell [(1976), Capitol]
• The Very Best of Glen Campbell [(1987), Liberty]
• Gentle on My Mind: The Glen Campbell Collection [1962–89, Razor & Tie, 2CD]
• The Essential Glen Campbell, Vol. 1 [(1995), Capitol]
• The Essential Glen Campbell, Vol. 2 [(1995), Capitol]
• The Essential Glen Campbell, Vol. 3 [(1995), Capitol]
• The Legacy (1961–2002) [1961–2002, Capitol, 4CD], C
• Meet Glen Campbell [2008, Capitol], C
• Ghost on the Canvas [2011, Surfdog], C+

Stacy Dean Campbell (1967– )

• Lonesome Wins Again [1992, Columbia], A–
• Hurt City [1995, Columbia], B

Caitlin Cannon

• The TrashCannon Album [2020, Caitlin Cannon], B+(**)

Laura Cantrell

• Not the Tremblin' Kind [2000, Diesel Only], B+
• When the Roses Bloom Again [2002, Diesel Only], B+
• Humming by the Flowered Vine [2005, Matador]
• Trains and Boats and Planes [1996–2008, Diesel Only, EP], B+(*)
• Kitty Wells Dresses: Songs of the Queen of Country Music [2011, Spit & Polish], B+(***)
• No Way There From Here [2013, Thrift Shop], A–
• Just Like a Rose: The Anniversary Sessions [2023, Propeller Sound], A–

Garrett T. Capps

• I Love San Antone [2021, Vinyl Ranch], B+(***)

Willi Carlisle

• Too Nice to Mean Much [2016, self-released, EP], B+(***)
• To Tell You the Truth [2018, self-released], B+(**)
• Peculiar, Missouri [2022, Free Dirt], A–
• Critterland [2024, Signature Sounds], B+(**)

Hayes Carll (1978– )

• Flowers and Liquor [2002, Compadre]
• Little Rock [2004, Highway 87], A–
• Trouble in Mind [2008, Lost Highway], A
• KMAG YOYO (and Other American Stories) [2011, Lost Highway], A–
• Lovers and Leavers [2016, Highway], B+(***)
• What It Is [2019, Dualtone], A–
• Alone Together Sessions [2020, Dualtone], A–
• You Get It All [2021, Dualtone], A–

Dillon Carmichael

• Hell on an Angel [2018, Riser House], B+(*)

Mary Chapin Carpenter (1958– )

• State of the Heart [1989, Columbia]
• Shooting Straight in the Dark [1990, Columbia]
• Come On Come On [1992, Columbia]
• Party Doll [1989–99, Columbia], B+
• The Essential Mary Chapin Carpenter [1989–2001, Columbia/Legacy], B

Melissa Carper

• Daddy's Country Gold [2021, self-released], B+(***)
• Ramblin' Soul [2022, Mae Music], B+(**)
• Borned in Ya [2024, Mae Music], A–

The Carper Family

• Old-Fashioned Gal [2013, South Central Music], B+(**)

Rodney Carrington

• El Niño Loco [2009, Capitol Nashville], B+(**)

Matt Carson

• No Regrets [2019, Bunba], B+(**)

Carlene Carter (1955– )

• Musical Shapes [1980, F Beat]
• Musical Shapes / Blue Nun [1980–81, Demon]
• C'est C Bon [1983, Razor & Tie], B–
• I Fell in Love [1990, Reprise], A
• Little Love Letters [1993, Giant], A–
• Little Acts of Treason [1995, Giant], B+
• Hindsight 20 / 20 [1976–95, Warner Brothers], B+
• Stronger [2008, Yep Roc], B
• Carter Girl [2014], B+(**)

Deana Carter (1964– )

• Did I Shave My Legs for This? [1995, Capitol]

Johnny Cash (1932–2003)

• Johnny Cash With His Hot and Blue Guitar! [1955–57, Varese Sarabande], A–
• Up Through the Years 1955–1957 [1955–57, Bear Family]
• All Aboard the Blue Train [1955–58, Varese Sarabande], B+(**)
• Greatest! [1956–58, Varese Sarabande], B+
• The Sun Years [1955–58, Rhino], A+
• The Man in Black, 1954–1958 [1954–58, Bear Family]
• The Fabulous Johnny Cash [1958, Columbia/Legacy], A–
• Songs of Our Soil [1958–59, Columbia/Legacy], A–
• Hymns by Johnny Cash [1959, Columbia/Legacy], B+
• Ride This Train [1960, Columbia/Legacy], B+(**)
• Now, There Was a Song! [1960, Columbia/Legacy], B+(***)
• The Sound of Johnny Cash [1961–62, Columbia], B+(*)
• Hymns From the Heart [1961, Columbia]
• All Aboard the Blue Train [1962, Sun]
• The Man in Black, 1959–1962 [1959–62, Bear Family]
• Blood, Sweat and Tears [1962, Columbia], B+(***)
• Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash [1958–63, Columbia], B+(**)
• Vintage Years, 1955–1963 [1955–63, Rhino]
• I Walk the Line [1964, Columbia]
• Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian [1964, Columbia], A–
• Orange Blossom Special [1964, Columbia/Legacy], B+(*)
• Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West [1965, Columbia/Legacy], B+(***)
• Everybody Loves a Nut [1965–66, Columbia], B–
• Happiness Is You [1962–65, Columbia], B
• w/June Carter: Carryin' On With Johnny Cash and June Carter [1967, Columbia/Legacy], B+(**)
• From Sea to Shining Sea [1967, Columbia], B+(**)
• Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison [1968, Columbia/Legacy], B+
• Johnny Cash at San Quentin (The Complete 1969 Concert) [1969, Columbia/Legacy], A–
• At San Quentin (Legacy Edition) [1969, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD+DVD], B+(**)
• The Man in Black, 1963–1969 [1963–69, Bear Family]
• Bootleg Vol. II: From Memphis to Hollywood [1955–69, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD], B+(**)
• The World of Johnny Cash [1970, Columbia]
• The Johnny Cash Show [1970, Columbia], B+(*)
• I Walk the Line [Original Soundtrack] [1970, Columbia], B
• w/Carl Perkins: Little Fauss and Big Halsy [Soundtrack] [1970, Columbia], B+(*)
• Man in Black [1971, Columbia], B+(***)
• A Thing Called Love [1972, Columbia], B
• America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song [1972, Columbia/Legacy], B+
• Johnny Cash På Österåker [1972, Columbia/Legacy], B+(**)
• Any Old Wind That Blows [1973, Columbia], A–
• w/June Carter Cash: Johnny Cash and His Woman [1973, Columbia], B
• The Johnny Cash Children's Album [1971–73, Columbia/Legacy], B
• Ragged Old Flag [1974, Columbia], B
• Ballads of American Indians [1974, Harmony]
• Johnny Cash Sings Precious Memories [1975, Columbia], C–
• John R. Cash [1975, Columbia], B
• Look at Them Beans [1975, Columbia], B+(*)
• Strawberry Cake [1975, Columbia], B+(**)
• One Piece at a Time [1976, Columbia], B+(***)
• The Last Gunfighter Ballad [1976, Columbia], B+(**)
• The Rambler [1976–77, Columbia], B
• I Would Like to See You Again [1976–77, Columbia], B+(**)
• Life [1958–77, Columbia/Legacy], A–
• Gone Girl [1978, Columbia], B+(**)
• The Unissued Johnny Cash [(1978), Bear Family]
• Johnny and June [(1978), Bear Family]
• Silver [1979, Columbia/Legacy], B+(*)
• A Boy Named Sue [1979, Columbia]
• Bootleg Vol. III: Live Around the World [1956–79, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD]
• Rockabilly Blues [1979–80, Columbia], B
• The Baron [1980–81, Columbia], B
• Ultimate Gospel [1957–81, Columbia/Legacy], A–
• w/Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins: The Survivors Live [1981, Columbia], B
• The Adventures of Johnny Cash [1981–82, Columbia], B+(*)
• Personal File [1973–82, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], A–
• Inside a Swedish Prison [(1982), Bear Family]
• Johnny 99 [1983, Columbia], B+(*)
• w/June Carter Cash: 16 Biggest Hits [1964–83, Columbia/Legacy], B
• Columbia Records 1958–1986 [1958–83, Columbia], A–
• The Essential Johnny Cash (1955–1983) [1955–83, Columbia/Legacy, 3CD], A
• Bootleg Vol. I: Personal File [1973–83, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD], A–
• Bootleg Vol. IV: The Soul of Truth [1975–83, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD], A–
• Out Among the Stars [1981–84, Columbia], B+(***)
• Rainbow [1984–85, Columbia], B–
• w/Waylon Jennings: Heroes [1984–85, Columbia], B–
• Tall Man [(1984), Bear Family]
• Live From Austin TX [1987, New West], B+(**)
• 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Johnny Cash [1985–89, Mercury Nashville], B–
• The Great Lost Performance [1990, Mercury/Chronicles], B+(***)
• 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Johnny Cash Volume 2 [1985–90, Mercury Nashville], B+(*)
• Come Along and Ride This Train [(1991), Bear Family]
• The Essential Johnny Cash [1955–93, Columbia, 2 CD]
• American Recordings [1994, American], B+
• Unchained [1996, American], B+
• Man in Black: Greatest Hits [(1999), Sony]
• The Complete Sun Singles [(1999), Varese]
• American III: Solitary Man [2000, Sony], B
• Murder [(2000), Sony]
• Love [(2000), Sony]
• American IV: The Man Comes Around [2002, Lost Highway], A–
• The Legend [1955–2002, Columbia/Legacy, 4CD], A
• Unearthed [1994–2003, American/Lost Highway, 5CD], B+
• My Mother's Hymn Book [2003, American/Lost Highway], B+
• American V: A Hundred Highways [2003, Lost Highway], B+(***)
• American VI: Ain't No Grave [2002–2003, Lost Highway], B+(**)
• The Legend of Johnny Cash [1955–2003, Island], A–
• The Legend of Johnny Cash Vol. II [1956–2003, Island], B+(**)

June Carter Cash (1929–2003)

• Press On [1999, Risk]
• w/Johnny Cash: It's All in the Family [(1999), Bear Family]
• Wildwood Flower [2003, Dualtone], A–
• Keep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music [1939–2003, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], B+

Rosanne Cash (1955– )

• Right or Wrong [1979, Columbia]
• Seven Year Ache [1981, Columbia/Legacy], B+
• Somewhere in the Stars [1982, Columbia]
• Rhythm and Romance [1985, Columbia], A–
• King's Record Shop [1987, Columbia/Legacy], A–
• Hits 1979–1989 [1979–89, Columbia], A–
• Interiors [1990, Columbia/Legacy], A
• The Wheel [1993, Columbia], B+
• 10 Song Demo [1996, Capitol], B+
• Rules of Travel [2003, Capitol], A–
• The Very Best of Rosanne Cash [1979–2003, Columbia/Legacy], A–
• Black Cadillac [2006, Capitol], A–
• The List [2009, Manhattan], A–
• The River and the Thread [2014, Blue Note], B+(**)
• She Remembers Everything [2018, Blue Note], B+(***)

Caleb Caudle

• Paint Another Layer on My Heart [2014, This Is American Music], B+(***)

Paul Cauthen (1986– )

• Country Coming Down [2022, Thirty Tigers/Velvet Rose], B+(*)

Chapel Hart

• The Girls Are Back in Town [2021, self-released], B+(*)

Beth Nielsen Chapman

• Beth Nielsen Chapman [1990, Reprise]

Marshall Chapman (1949– )

• Me, I'm Feelin' Free [1977, Epic]
• Jaded Virgin [1978, Epic]
• Marshall [1979, Epic]
• Take It On Home [1982, Rounder]
• Dirty Linen [1987, Tall Girl], A
• Inside Job [1991, Tall Girl], A
• It's About Time [1995, Margaritaville], A–
• Love Slave [1996, Polygram], B
• Big Lonesome [2010, Tall Girl], B+(**)
• Blaze of Glory [2013, Tall Girl], B+(***)
• Songs I Can't Live Without [2020, Tall Girl], B+(**)

Don Cherry (1924–2018)

Kenny Chesney (1968– )

• I Will Stand [1997, BNA]
• When the Sun Goes Down [2004, BNA]
• The Road and the Radio [2005, BNA], C+
• Hemingway's Whiskey [2010, BNA], B

Mark Chesnutt (1963– )

• Too Cold at Home [1990, MCA]
• Longnecks and Short Stories [1992, MCA], B+
• Wings [1995, MCA]
• Greatest Hits [(1996), Decca], B+
• I Don't Want to Miss a Thing [1999, MCA]
• Heard It in a Love Song [2006, CBUJ], B+(***)

Tyler Childers (1991– )

• Bottles and Bibles [2011, Hickman Holler], A–
• Live on Red Barn Radio I & II [2013–2014, Hickman Holler, EP], B+(***)
• Purgatory [2017, Hickman Holler], A–
• Country Squire [2019, Hickman Holler/RCA], A–
• Long Violent History [2020, Hickman Holler/RCA], B+(***)
• Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? [2022, Hickman Holler/RCA], B+(*)
• Rustin' in the Rain [2023, Hickman Holler/RCA], B+(***)

Eric Church (1977– )

• Sinners Like Me [2006, Captiol Nashville]
• Carolina [2009, Capitol Nashville]
• Chief [2011, Capitol Nashville], B+(**)
• Caught in the Act: Live [2011, EMI Nashville], B+(*)
• The Outsiders [2014, Capitol Nashville], B+(*)
• Mr. Misunderstood [2015, EMI Nashville], B+(**)
• Desperate Man [2018, EMI Nashville], A–
• Heart [2021, EMI Nashville], B+(**)
• & [2021, EMI Nashville, EP]
• Soul [2021, EMI Nashville], B+(*)

Margo Cilker

• Pohrylle [2021, Fluff and Gravy], A–
• Valley of Heart's Delight [2023, Fluff and Gravy], B+(***)

Brandy Clark (1975– )

• 12 Stories [2013, Smith Music Group], A–
• Big Day in a Small Town [2016, Warner Brothers], A–
• Your Life Is a Record [2020, Warner], A–
• Brandy Clark [2023, Warner], B+(***)

Callista Clark (2003– )

• Real to Me: The Way I Feel [2022, Big Machine], B+(*)

Guy Clark (1941–2016)

• Old No. 1 [1975, Sugar Hill], A–
• The Essential Guy Clark [1975–78, RCA], B+
• Craftsmen [1978–83, Philo, 2 CD]
• Old Friends [1989, Sugar Hill], B
• Live From Austin TX [1989, New West], B+(**)
• Boats to Build [1992, Elektra], B
• Dublin Blues [1995, Elektra/Asylum], B+(***)
• Hindsight 21–20: Anthology 1975–1995 [1975–95, Raven]
• Keepers: A Live Recording [1997, Sugar Hill]
• Workbench Songs [2006, Dualtone], B+
• Somedays the Song Writes You [2009, Dualtone]
• Songs and Stories [2011, Dualtone], B+(*)
• My Favorite Picture of You [2013, Dualtone], A–
• The Best of the Dualtone Years [2006–2013, Dualtone, 2CD], B+(***)

Roy Clark (1933– )

• The Lightning Fingers of Roy Clark [1963, Razor & Tie]
• w/Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown: Makin' Music [1979, One Way]
• Greatest Hits [(1995), Varese]
• Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 [(1997), Varese]
• The Best of Roy Clark [Curb]

Terri Clark (1968– )

• Terri Clark [1995, Mercury Nashville]
• How I Feel [1998, Mercury Nashville]
• Fearless [2000, Mercury Nashville]
• Pain to Kill [2003, Mercury]
• Greatest Hits 1994–2004 [1994–2004, Mercury], B+
• Life Goes On [2005, Mercury Nashville]
• The Long Way Home [2009, TLC/Capitol], B+(*)
• Roots and Wings [2011, Bare Track]
• Some Songs [2014, Bare Track], B+(**)

Cowboy Jack Clement (1931–2013)

• Guess Things Happen That Way [2004, Dualtone], B+
• For Once and for All [2014, IRS Nashville], B+(***)

Patsy Cline (1932–63)

• Her First Recordings, Vol. 1: Walkin' Dreams [1955–57, Rhino]
• Her First Recordings, Vol. 2: Hungry for Love [1957–59, Rhino]
• Her First Recordings, Vol. 3: Rockin' Side [1956–59, Rhino]
• Walkin' After Midnight: The Very Best of Patsy Cline [1955–60, Collectables]
• 25 All-Time Greatest Recordings: The 4 Star Sessions 1955–1960 [1955–60, Varese], A–
• Live at the Cimarron Ballroom [1961, MCA], A–
• Sentimentally Yours [1962, MCA]
• Live, Volume Two [1956–62, MCA]
• The Patsy Cline Story [(1963), MCA]
• Songwriter's Tribute [(1969), MCA]
• Sweet Dreams [(1985), MCA]
• 12 Greatest Hits [1961–63, MCA], A–
• Live at the Opry [(1988), MCA], A–
• The Patsy Cline Commemorative Collection [1962–63, MCA, 2 CD], B+
• The Definitive Collection [1956–63, MCA Nashville], A
• The Patsy Cline Collection [(1991), MCA, 4 CD]
• Crazy Dreams: The Four Star Years [(1996), Magnum]
• Classic Patsy Cline (20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection) [1961–63, MCA], B
• The Ultimate Collection [(2000), MCA]

Brent Cobb (1986– )

• Providence Canyon [2018, Low Country Sound/Elektra], B+(**)
• Keep 'Em on They Toes [2020, Ol' Buddy], B+(**)
• And Now, Let's Turn to Page . . . [2022, Ol' Buddy], B+(**)
• Southern Star [2023, Ol' Buddy/Thirty Tigers], B+(**)

Hank Cochran (1935–2010)

• The Heart of Hank Cochran [1968, Monument]
• The Heart of Hank: The Monument Sessions [1962–68, Koch Nashville]

David Allan Coe (1939– )

• Penitentiary Blues [1970, Hacktone], B
• Once Upon a Rhyme [1974, Columbia], B+
• Longhaired Redneck [1976, Columbia]
• Tattoo [1977, CBS]
• Rides Again [1977, CBS]
• Greatest Hits [(1978), Columbia], B+
• Castles in the Sand [1983, CBS]
• 17 Greatest Hits [(1985), Columbia], B+
• For the Record: The First 10 Years [(1985), Columbia]
• The Essential David Allan Coe [1974–86, Columbia/Legacy], B+
• Super Hits [(1993), Columbia]
• Best of the Best [(1995), Federal]
• Compass Point / I've Got Something to Say [(1995), Bear Family]
• Invictus Means Unconquered / Tennessee Waltz [(1995), Bear Family]
• Live: If That Ain't Country ... [1997, Sony]
• Recommended for Airplay [1999, Lucky Dog/Sony]

Mark Collie (1956– )

• Hardin County Line [1990, MCA]
• Born and Raised in Black and White [1991, MCA], B
• Even the Man in the Moon Is Crying [(1998), MCA]

Tommy Collins (1930–2000)

• Words and Music Country Style [1957, Capitol]
• Callin' [1972, Starday]
• Leonard [(1992), Bear Family, 5 CD]

Jessi Colter (1947– )

• The Very Best of Jessi Colter: An Outlaw . . . a Lady [1972–81, Capitol], B+
• Jessi Colter Collection [(1995), Liberty]
• Edge of Forever [2023, Appalachia], B+(**)

Luke Combs (1990– )

• This One's for You [2017, Columbia Nashville]
• What You See Is What You Get [2019, Columbia Nashville], B+(**)
• Growin' Up [2022, Columbia Nashville], B+(*)
• Gettin' Old [2023, River House Artists], B+(*)

Ray Condo and His Ricochets

• Swing Brother Swing! [1996, Joaquin], B+
• Door to Door Maniac [1998, Joaquin]

John Conlee (1946– )

• Rose Colored Glasses [1978, MCA]
• Greatest Hits [(1983), MCA]
• Greatest Hits, Volume 2 [(1985), MCA], B+
• 20 Greatest Hits [(1987), MCA], B

Earl Thomas Conley (1941–2019)

• Fire and Smoke [1981, RCA]
• Don't Make It Easy for Me [1983, RCA]
• The Essential Earl Thomas Conley [(1996), RCA]

Kiely Connell

• Calumet Queen [2021, self-released], B+(**)

Elizabeth Cook (1972– )

• Hey, Y'all [2002, Warner Brothers]
• Balls [2007, Thirty Tigers], A–
• Welder [2010, Thirty One Tigers], A–
• Gospel Plow [2012, Thirty One Tigers, EP], B+(*)
• Exodus of Venus [2016, Agent Love], A–
• Aftermath [2020, Agent Love], A–

Easton Corbin (1982– )

• Easton Corbin [2010, Mercury Nashville], B+(**)
• All Over the Road [2012, Mercury Nashville]
• About to Get Real [2015, Mercury Nashville], B

Court Yard Hounds

• Court Yard Hounds [2010, Columbia]
• Amelita [2013, Columbia], B

Cowboy Jazz

• That's What We Like About the West [1990, Rounder]

Cowboy Nation [1997– ]

• Cowboy Nation [1997, Demon]
• We Do as We Please [2001, Paras]

Billy Crash Craddock (1939– )

• Boom Boom Baby [(1992), Bear Family]
• Crash's Smashes: The Hits of Billy "Crash" Craddock [(1996), Razor & Tie]

John Craigie (1980– )

• Asterisk the Universe [2020, Zabriskie Point], A–

Floyd Cramer (1933–97)

• The Essential Floyd Cramer [(1995), RCA], C+

Roger Creager

• Live Across Texas [2004, Dualtone], B

Charley Crockett (1984– )

• Welcome to Hard Times [2020, Son of Davy], B+(*)
• 10 for Slim: Charley Crockett Sings James Hand [2021, Son of Davy], B+(**)
• Music City USA [2021, Son of Davy], B+(***)
• Lil G.L. Presents: Jukebox Charley [2022, Son of Davy], B+(**)
• The Man From Waco [2022, Son of Davy], B+(**)
• Live From the Ryman Auditorium [2022, Son of Davy], A–
• $10 Cowboy [2024, Son of Davy], B+(**)
• $10 Cowboy Chapter II: Visions of Dallas [2024, Son of Davy], B+(***)

Rodney Crowell (1950– )

• Ain't Living Long Like This [1978, Warner Brothers], B+(***)
• Rodney Crowell [1981, Warner Brothers]
• Diamonds and Dirt [1988, Columbia], B+
• Keys to the Highway [1989, Columbia], A–
• The Rodney Crowell Collection [(1989), Warner Brothers]
• Life Is Messy [1992, Lucky Dog], B
• Greatest Hits [(1993), Columbia]
• Super Hits [(1995), Columbia]
• The Houston Kid [2001, Sugar Hill], A–
• Fate's Right Hand [2003, DMX/Epic], B+(***)
• The Essential Rodney Crowell [1981–2004, Columbia/Legacy], B+
• The Outsider [2005, Columbia], B+
• Sex and Gasoline [2008, Yep Roc], B+(***)
• Tarpaper Sky [2014, New West], A–
• Close Ties [2017, New West], B+(***)
• Acoustic Classics [2018, RC1], B+(*)
• Texas [2019, RC1], B+(***)
• Triage [2021, RC1], B+(***)
• The Chicago Sessions [2023, New West], A–

Croy and the Boys

• Howdy High-Rise [2019, Spaceflight], B+(**)

Bobbie Cryner (1961– )

• Bobbie Cryner [1993, Epic], A–
• Girl of Your Dreams [1995, MCA], A–

Dick Curless (1932–95)

• The Drag 'Em off the Interstate, Sock It to 'Em Hits of Dick Curless [1965–73, Razor & Tie], B+
• Traveling Through [1994, Rounder], B+
• A Tombstone Every Mile [(1996), Bear Family, ? CD]

Billy Currington (1973– )

• Doin' Something Right [2005, Mercury Nashville]
• Little Bit of Everything [2008, Mercury Nashville]
• We Are Tonight [2013, Mercury Nashville], B+(*)

Billy Ray Cyrus (1961– )

• Some Gave All [1992, Mercury]
• Trail of Tears [1996, Mercury]
• The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus: Cover to Cover [(1997), Mercury]
• 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus [1992–98, Mercury Nashville], B

Lacy J. Dalton (1948– )

• Greatest Hits [(1983), Columbia]
• The Best of Lacy J. Dalton [(1993), Liberty]

Jesse Daniel

• Beyond These Walls [2021, Die True], B+(***)

Charlie Daniels (1936–2020)

• Fire on the Mountain [1975, Epic]
• A Decade of Hits [(1983), Epic]
• Simple Man [1989, Epic]
• The Essential Charlie Daniels Band [1974–89, Epic/Legacy], C+
• All-Time Greatest Hits [(1993), Epic]
• Super Hits [(1994), Epic]
• Roots Remain [(1996), Sony, 3 CD]
• Tailgate Party [1999, Blue Hat]

Dave and Sugar

• Anthology [(1998), Renaissance]

Gail Davies (1948– )

• I'll Be There [1980, Warner Brothers]
• Giving Herself Away [1982, Warner Brothers]
• Where Is a Woman to Go [1984, RCA]
• The Best of Gail Davies [(1991), Liberty]

Danny Davis (1925– )

• The Best of Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass [(1974), Curb]

Elise Davis

• Cheap Date [2011, self-released], B+(*)

Jordan Davis (1988– )

• Bluebird Days [2023, MCA Nashville], B+(*)

Mac Davis (1942–2020)

• Greatest Hits [(1979), Columbia]
• Very Best and More [(1984), Casablanca]
• The Best of Mac Davis [(2000), Razor & Tie]

Skeeter Davis (1931– )

• RCA Country Legends [1953–71, Buddha], B–
• The Essential Skeeter Davis [(1996), RCA]

Ward Davis

• Black Cats and Crows [2020, Ward Davis Music], B+(*)

The Davis Sisters [1952–1957]

• Memories [1952–57, Bear Family]

Jimmy Day (1934–99)

• Golden Steel Guitar Hits / Steel and Strings [1962–63, Bear Family]

Billy Dean (1962– )

• Young Man [1990, Liberty]
• Billy Dean [1991, Liberty]
• Greatest Hits [(1994), Liberty]

Eddie Dean (1907– )

• Dean of the West [WFC]

Jimmy Dean (1928– )

• Big Bad John and Other Fabulous Songs and Tales [1961–62, Sony]
• The Best of Jimmy Dean [1961–65, Columbia/Legacy], B–
• American Originals [(1989), Columbia]
• Jimmy Dean's Greatest Hits [(1998), Columbia/Legacy]

Larry Dean

• From a Distance [1995, Boulevard]

George Dearborne

• Lotta Honky Tonkin' Left in Me [2024, Wingate], B+(**)

Brigitte DeMeyer

• Another Thousand Miles [2001, BDM Music]
• Nothing Comes Free [2003, BDM Music], A–
• Something After All [2006, BDM Music]
• Red River Flower [2009, BDM Music]
• Rose of Jericho [2011, BDM Music], B+(***)
• Savannah Road [2014, BDM Music], B+(**)

The Derailers [1994– ]

• Jackpot [1996, Watermelon], B
• Reverb Deluxe [1997, Watermelon]
• Full Western Dress [1999, Sire], B

The Desert Rose Band [1985– ]

• Running [1988, Curb]
• A Dozen Roses: Greatest Hits [(1991), Curb]
• Life Goes On [1993, Curb]

The Devil Makes Three [2002– ]

• The Devil Makes Three [2002, Milan]
• Longjohns, Boots and a Bell [2004, self-released]
• I'm a Stranger Here [2013, New West], B+(*)

Kristin Diable

• Create Your Own Mythology [2015, Speakeasy], B

Diamond Rio [1991– ]

• Diamond Rio [1991, Arista]
• Greatest Hits [(1997), Arista]

Little Jimmy Dickens (1920–2015)

• 16 Biggest Hits [1949–65, Columbia/Legacy], B+(***)
• I'm Little but I'm Loud: The Little Jimmy Dickens Collection [1949–67, Razor & Tie]
• Country Boy [(1997), Bear Family, 3 CD]

Joe Diffie (1958–2020)

• A Thousand Winding Roads [1990, Epic]
• Regular Joe [1992, Epic]
• Third Rock From the Sun [1994, Epic]
• Greatest Hits [(1998), Epic]
• Tougher Than Nails [2004, Broken Bow], B

Dean Dillon (1955– )

• Our of Your Ever-Lovin' Mind [1991, Atlantic]

Dixie Chicks [1992– ]

• Shouldn't a Told You That [1993, Crystal Clear]
• Wide Open Spaces [1998, Monument], B
• Fly [1999, Monument], B
• Home [2002, Open Wide/Monument], B+
• Taking the Long Way [2006, Open Wide/Columbia], B
• The Chicks: Gaslighter [2020, Columbia], B+(***)

Dalton Domino

• Corners [2017, Lightning Rod], B+(**)

Daniel Donato (1995– )

• A Young Man's Country [2020, Cosmic Country Music], B+(***)

Bobby Dove

• Hopeless Romantic [2021, self-released], A–

Jimmie Driftwood (1917–98)

• Tall Tales in Song [1960, RCA]
• Americana [1957–61, Bear Family, 3 CD]
• Down in the Arkansas [1964, Monument]

Roy Drusky (1930– )

• Songs of Love and Life [(1995), Mercury]

Dave Dudley (1928– )

• Truck Drivin' Songs [(1992), Intersound], B+
• Trucker Classics [(1996), Sun]

Hope Dunbar

• Three Black Crows [2017, self-released], B+(***)
• Sweetheartland [2021, self-released], B+(***)
• You Let the Light In [2021, self-released], B+(**)

Holly Dunn (1957– )

• Across the Rio Grande [1988, MTM]
• Getting It Dunn [1992, Warner Brothers]
• Milestones: Greatest Hits [1991, Warner Brothers]

Jason Eady

• Jason Eady [2017, Old Guitar], A–
• I Travel On [2018, Old Guitar], B+(***)
• Mississippi [2023, Old Guitar], B+(**)

Justin Townes Earle (1982–2020)

• The Good Life [2008, Bloodshot]
• Midnight at the Movies [2009, Bloodshot]
• Harlem River Blues [2010, Bloodshot], B+(*)
• Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now [2012, Bloodshot], B+(*)
• Single Mothers [2014, Vagrant], B+(**)
• Absent Fathers [2015, Vagrant], B+(*)
• Kids in the Street [2017, New West], B+(**)
• The Saint of Lost Causes [2019, New West], B+(***)

Steve Earle (1955– )

• Guitar Town [1986, MCA], A–
• Live From Austin TX [1986, New West], A–
• Early Tracks [1987, MCA]
• Exit 0 [1987, MCA]
• Copperhead Road [1988, MCA], B+
• Chronicles [1985–88, MCA Nashville, 3 CD]
• The Hard Way [1990, MCA], B
• The Essential Steve Earle [1986–91, MCA], A
• Ain't Ever Satisfied: The Steve Earle Collection [1985–91, HIPP, 2 CD]
• Train-a-Comin' [1995, Winter Harvest], A–
• I Feel Alright [1996, Warner Brothers], A–
• El Corazón [1997, Warner Brothers], B+
• The Definitive Collection 1983–1997 [1982–97, Hip-O], A–
• w/Del McCoury Band: The Mountain [1999, E-Squared], A–
• Transcendental Blues [2000, E-Squared/Artemis], B+
• Live From Austin TX: November 12, 2000 [2000, New West], B+(***)
• Sidetracks [(2002), E-Squared/Artemis]
• Jerusalem [2002, E-Squared/Artemis], A–
• Just an American Boy: The Audio Documentary [2003, E-Squared/Artemis, 2 CD], A–
• The Revolution Starts . . . Now [2004, E-Squared/Artemis], A–
• Washington Square Serenade [2007, New West], B+(***)
• Townes [2009, New West], B
• I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive [2011, New West], B+(***)
• The Low Highway [2013, New West], A–
• Terraplane [2014, New West], B+(**)
• So You Wannabe an Outlaw [2017, Warner Brothers], A–
• Steve Earle & the Dukes: Guy [2019, New West], B+(***)
• Ghosts of West Virginia [2020, New West], B+(***)
• J.T. [2021, New West], A–
• Jerry Jeff [2022, New West], B+(**)

Tim Easton

• Before the Revolution: The Best of 1998–2011 [1998–2011, New West]

Don Edwards (1939– )

• Songs of the Trail [1992, Warner Brothers]

Stoney Edwards (1929–97)

• Stoney Edwards/She's My Rock [1971–73, Hux], B+(***)
• Mississippi, You're on My Mind [1975, Capitol], A–
• Blackbird [1976, Capitol]
• Poor Folks Stick Together: The Best of Stoney Edwards [1971–76, Razor & Tie], A–

Shirley Eikhard (1955– )

• The Last Hurrah [2000, SEM], B+(***)
• End of the Day [2001, SEM], B+(*)
• Stay Open [2003, SEM], B+(***)

Robert Ellis (1988– )

• Photographs [2011, New West], B+(*)
• The Lights From the Chemical Plant [2014, New West], B
• Texas Piano Man [2019, New West], B

Joe Ely (1947– )

• Joe Ely [1977, MCA], A–
• Honky Tonk Masquerade [1978, MCA], A+
• Down on the Drag [1979, MCA], B+
• Live Shots [1980, MCA]
• No Bad Talk or Loud Talk [1977–81, Edsel]
• Lord of the Highway [1987, Hightone], B+
• Live at Liberty Lunch [1990, MCA]
• Love and Danger [1993, MCA], A–
• Letter to Laredo [1995, MCA], A–
• Twistin' in the Wind [1998, MCA]
• The Best of Joe Ely [1977–98, MCA], A
• Streets of Sin [2003, Rounder], A–
• Happy Songs From Rattlesnake Gulch [2007, Rack 'Em], B+(**)
• Satisfied at Last [2011, Rack 'Em], B+(**)
• Panhandle Rambler [2015, Rack 'Em], B+(**)
• Love in the Midst of Mayhem [2020, Rack 'Em], B

Vincent Neil Emerson

• Fried Chicken and Evil Women [2019, La Homda], A–
• Vincent Neil Emerson [2021, La Honda], A–

Buddy Emmons (1937– )

• Amazing Steel Guitar: The Buddy Emmons Collection [(1997), Razor & Tie]

Erin Enderlin

• Faulkner County [2019, Black Crow Productions], B+(*)
• Barroom Mirrors EP [2021, EP], B+(**)

Jeff Evans Porkestra

• Willow Pillow [2024, self-released, EP], B+(***)

Jace Everett (1972– )

• Red Revelations [2010, Wrasse], B

Skip Ewing (1964– )

• Coast of Colorado [1988, MCA]
• Greatest Hits [1991, MCA]

Exile [1978– ]

• Exile [1983, Wooden Nickel]
• Greatest Hits [(1986), Epic]
• Still Standing [1990, Arista]
• The Complete Collection [(1991), Curb]

Werly Fairburn (1924– )

• Everybody's Rockin' [(1994), Bear Family]

Donna Fargo (1949– )

• The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA [1972, Dot]
• Winners [1986, Mercury]
• The Best of Donna Fargo [(1995), Varese]

Drayton Farley

• Twenty on High [2023, Hargrove], B

The Farmer Boys

• Flash, Crash and Thunder [1955–57, Bear Family]

Charlie Feathers (1932–98)

• Get With It: Essential Recordings (1954–69) [1954–69, Revenant, 2 CD], B
• Jungle Fever [1987, Kay]
• Rock-a-Billy [1991, Zu-Zazz]
• Charlie Feathers [1991, Elektra], A–
• Tip Top Daddy [1995, Norton]
• Rock-a-Billy: Rare and Unissued Recordings [(1998), Bear Family]
• His Complete King Recordings [(1999), King]

Rory Feek (1965– )

• Gentle Man [2021, Gaither Music Group], B+(***)

Narvel Felts (1938– )

• Narvel the Marvel [1976, Dot], B
• Drift Away: The Best of Narvel Felts 1973–1979 [1973–79, Bear Family]

Freddy Fender (1937–2006)

• Early Years: 1959–1963 [1959–63, Krazy Kat]
• Canciones de Mi Barrio: Barrio Hits From the 50s and 60s [Roots of Tejano Rock] [1959–64, Arhoolie], B+(**)
• Before the Next Teardrop Falls [1974, Dot], B+(***)
• Are You Ready for Freddy [1975, Dot], B+
• Rock 'n' Country [1976, Dot], B+
• The Best of Freddy Fender [1974–77, Dot], A–
• The Best of Freddy Fender (20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection) [1974–77, MCA Nashville], B+(***)
• Swamp Gold [1978, ABC], B+(**)
• The Freddy Fender Collection [(1991), Warner Brothers]
• In His Prime [(1997), Edsel]
• Greatest Hits: The Crazy Cajun Recordings [(1999), Edsel]
• Lone Star: The Best of Freddy Fender [1959–83, Music Club], A–

Sierra Ferrell (1988– )

• Long Time Coming [2021, Rounder], A–
• Trail of Flowers [2024, Rounder], B+(***)

Amanda Fields

• What, When and Without [2023, Are and Be], B+(**)

Flatland Cavalry

• Welcome to Countryland [2021, self-released], B+(*)

The Flatlanders [1972– ]

• The Odessa Tapes [1972, New West], B+(***)
• More a Legend Than a Band [1972, Rounder], A–
• Now Again [2002, New West], B+
• Wheels of Fortune [2004, New West], B
• Hills and Valleys [2009, New West], B+(**)
• Treasure of Love [2021, Rack 'Em], B+(***)

Rosie Flores (1950– )

• Rosie Flores [1987, Reprise], A
• A Honky Tonk Reprise [1987, Rounder], A–
• After the Farm [1992, Hightone], A–
• Once More with Feeling [1993, Hightone], B+
• Rockabilly Filly [1995, Hightone], B
• w/Ray Campi: A Little Bit of Heartache [1990–96, Watermelon], B–
• Dance Hall Dreams [1999, Rounder]
• Girl of the Century [2009, Bloodshot], B+(*)
• Working Girl's Guitar [2012, Bloodshot], B+(*)
• Simple Case of the Blues [2019, The Last Music Company], B+(**)

Blaze Foley (1949–89)

• Sittin' by the Road [Lost Art]
• The Dawg Years [1975–78, Fat Possum], B+(**)
• w/The Beaver Valley Boys: Cold, Cold World [1979–80, Lost Art]
• Live at the Austin Outhouse [1988, Lost Art]
• Wanted More Dead Than Alive [1988, Waddell Hollow]
• Oval Room [1989, Lost Art]
• Duct Tape Messiah [Soundtrack From the Documentary Film] [1975–89, Lost Art], B+(**)

Red Foley (1910–68)

• Red and Ernie [1956, Decca]
• Beyond the Sunset [1958, Decca]
• Hot Country Boogies [(1982), Rocketeer]
• The Country Music Hall of Fame Series [(1991), MCA], B

Colt Ford (1969– )

• Chicken and Biscuits [2010, Average Joe's]
• Every Chance I Get [2011, Average Joe's], B

Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919–91)

• The Ultimate Collection (1949–1965) [1949–65, Razor & Tie, 2 CD]
• 16 Tons of Boogie [1949–55, Rhino], B
• Sixteen Tons [1949–56, Capitol], B+(**)
• All-Time Greatest Hymns [(1990), Curb]
• Capitol Collectors Series [(1991), Capitol]
• Sings 22 Favorite Hymns [1983, Ranwood]
• Vintage Collections [(1997), Capitol]

The Forester Sisters [1985– ]

• The Forester Sisters [1985, Warner Brothers]
• Sinerely [1988, Warner Brothers]
• Greatest Hits [(1989), Warner Brothers]
• Come Hold Me [1990, Warner Brothers], B

49 Winchester [2014– ]

• Fortune Favors the Bold [2022, New West], B

Radney Foster (1959– )

• Del Rio, Texas, 1959 [1992, Arista]

Foster and Lloyd

• The Essential Foster and Lloyd [1987–90, RCA]

Janie Fricke (1952– )

• 17 Greatest Hits [(1986), Columbia]
• Anthology [(1999), Renaissance]

Kinky Friedman (1944– )

• Sold American [1973, Vanguard], A–
• Live From Austin TX [1975, New West], B
• Lasso from El Paso [1983, Epic]
• From One Good American to Another [1995, Fruit of the Tune]
• Last of the Jewish Cowboys: The Best of Kinky Friedman [1973–2003, Shout! Factory], B+(**)
• The Loneliest Man I Ever Met [2015, Avenue A], B+(**)
• Circus of Life [2018, Echo Hill], B+(*)

Donnie Fritts (1942– )

• Everybody's Got a Song [1997, Oh Boy]
• Oh My Goodness [2015, Single Lock], B+(***)

Jonny Fritz

Jonny Corndawg

• Jonny Corndawg: Down on the Bikini Line [2011, Nasty Memories, EP], B+(**)
• Dad Country [2013, ATO], B+(**)
• Sweet Creep [2016, ATO], B+(*)

Lefty Frizzell (1928–75)

• Sings the Songs of Jimmie Rodgers [1960, Koch], A
• Look What Thoughts Will Do [1950–63, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], A
• Lefty Frizzell's Country Favorites / Saginaw Michigan [1951–64, Collectables], A–
• The Best of Lefty Frizzell [1950–65, Rhino], A+
• That's the Way Love Goes: The Final Recordings of Lefty Frizzell [1973–75, Varese Sarabande], B
• Life's Like Poetry [1950–75, Bear Family, 12 CD]

Robbie Fulks (1963– )

• Country Love Songs [1996, Bloodshot], A–
• South Mouth [1998, Bloodshot]
• Let's Kill Saturday Night [1998, Geffen], B–
• The Very Best of Robbie Fulks [(2000), Bloodshot]
• Happy: Robbie Fulks Plays the Music of Michael Jackson [2002, Bloodshot], B
• Georgia Hard [2005, Yep Roc], A–
• Revenge! [2007, Yep Roc]
• Gone Away Backward [2013, Bloodshot], B+(**)
• Upland Stories [2016, Bloodshot], A–
• w/Linda Gail Lewis: Wild! Wild! Wild! [2018, Bloodshot], A–
• Bluegrass Vacation [2023, Compass], B+(***)

John Fullbright (1988– )

• From the Ground Up [2012, Blue Dirt], B+(**)
• Songs [2014, Blue Dirt], B+(*)
• The Liar [2022, Blue Dirt/Thirty Tigers], B+(**)

Larry Gatlin (1948– )

• Larry Gatlin with Family and Friends [1976, Monument]
• Straight Ahead [1979, Columbia]
• Greatest Hits [(1980), Columbia]
• Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 [(1983), Columbia]
• 16 Biggest Hits [(2000), Sony]

The Gatlin Brothers [1976– ]

• The Best of the Gatlins: All the Gold in California [1975–88, Columbia/Legacy]

Danny Gatton (1945–94)

• 88 Elmire Street [1991, Elektra], B
• Hot Rod Guitar: The Danny Gatton Anthology [(1999), Rhino, 2 CD]

Mary Gauthier (1962– )

• Dixie Kitchen [1997, Orchard]
• Drag Queens in Limousines [1999, Munich]
• Filth and Fire [2002, Signature Sounds]
• Mercy Now [2005, Lost Highway], A–
• Between Daylight and Dark [2007, Lost Highway], B+(***)
• The Foundling [2010, Razor & Tie], B+(***)
• Trouble and Love [2014, In the Black], A–
• Rifles and Rosary Beads [2018, In the Black], A–
• Dark Enough to See the Stars [2022, In the Black/Thirty Tigers], B+(***)

Crystal Gayle (1951– )

• Somebody Loves You [1975, United Artists]
• Crystal Gayle [1978, MCA]
• Classic Crystal [(1979), EMI]
• True Love [1982, Elektra]
• Crystal Gayle's Greatest Hits [(1983), Columbia]
• What If We Fall in Love [1987, Warner Brothers]

Bobbie Gentry (1944– )

• Ode to Bobbie Gentry [1967, Capitol], B
• The Delta Sweete [1968, Capitol], C+
• An American Quilt: 1967–1974 [1967–74, Raven]
• Chickasaw County Child: The Artistry of Bobbie Gentry [1967–74, Shout Factory], C+
• The Golden Classics of Bobbie Gentry [(1998), Collectables]

Arna Georgia

• Yes Girl [2020, Arna Georgia], B+(*)

Don Gibson (1928–2003)

• Oh Lonesome Me [1958, Collectables]
• The Singer, the Songwriter [1949–60, Bear Family, 4 CD]
• A Legend in His Time [1957–65, Bear Family]
• The Singer, the Songwriter [1961–66, Bear Family, 4 CD]
• All-Time Greatest Hits [1957–66, RCA], A
• RCA Country Legends [1958–66, Buddha], A–
• Don Gibson and Los Indios Tabajaras [(1986), Bear Family]

Brantley Gilbert (1985– )

• Just as I Am [2014, Valory], B–

Vince Gill (1957– )

• The Way Back Home [1987, RCA]
• When I Call Your Name [1989, MCA]
• Pocket Full of Gold [1991, MCA]
• I Still Believe in You [1992, MCA]
• Souvenirs [(1995), MCA]
• The Essential Vince Gill [1983–88, RCA], B+
• The Key [1998, MCA]
• The Next Big Thing [2003, MCA]
• These Days [2006, MCA Nashville, 4CD]
• Guitar Slinger [2011, MCA Nashville], B+(**)
• w/Paul Franklin: Bakersfield [2013, MCA Nashville], B+(***)
• Down to My Last Bad Habit [2016, MCA Nashville], B+(*)
• w/Paul Franklin: Sweet Memories: The Music of Ray Price and the Cherokee Cowboys [2023, MCA Nashville], B+(*)

Steve Gillette

• Steve Gillette [1967, Vanguard]
• Live in Concert [1991, Compass Rose]
• Texas and Tennessee [1998, Redwing]

Mickey Gilley (1937–2022)

• Mickey at Gilley's [1978, Checkmate]
• That's All That Matters to Me [1980, Epic]
• Ten Years of Hits [(1984), Epic]

Jimmie Dale Gilmore (1945– )

• Fair and Square [1988, Hightone], B+
• Jimmie Dale Gilmore [1989, Hightone], A
• After Awhile [1991, Elektra], A–
• Spinning Around the Sun [1993, Elektra], A+
• Braver Newer World [1996, Elektra], B
• One Endless Night [2000, Rounder], A
• Come On Back [2005, Rounder], A–
• w/The Wronglers: Heirloom Music [2011, Neanderthal Noise], A

Johnny Gimble (1926– )

• Johnny Gimble's Texas Dance Party [1976, Columbia/Lone Star], B
• The Texas Fiddle Collection [1981, CMH], B+

Tompall Glaser (1933– )

• The Outlaw [1977, Bear Family]
• The Rogue [(1992), Bear Family]

Charles Wesley Godwin

• How the Mighty Fall [2021, self-released], B+(**)
• Family Ties [2023, self-released], B+(*)

Michael Monroe Goodman

• The Flag, the Bible, and Bill Monroe [2015, MammerJam], B+(***)

Vern Gosdin (1934–2009)

• Chiseled in Stone [1988, Columbia]
• Super Hits [(1994), Columbia]

William Clark Green

• Ringling Road [2015, Bill Grease], B+(*)

Lee Greenwood (1942– )

• Inside Out [1982, MCA]
• Greatest Hits [(1985), MCA]
• The Best of Lee Greenwood [(1993), Liberty]

Nanci Griffith (1953–2021)

• There's a Light Beyond These Woods [1978, Philo]
• Poet in My Window [1982, Philo]
• Once in a Very Blue Moon [1984, Philo], B+
• The Last of the True Believers [1986, Philo], A–
• Lone Star State of Mind [1987, MCA], A–
• Little Love Affairs [1988, MCA], B+
• One Fair Summer Evening [1988, MCA], B
• Storms [1989, MCA], B–
• The MCA Years: A Retrospective [1987–91, MCA], A–
• Other Voices, Other Rooms [1993, Elektra], B+
• Flyer [1994, Elektra]
• Blue Roses From the Moons [1997, Elektra]
• Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful) [1998, Elektra], B+
• Clock Without Hands [2001, Elektra], B+
• Hearts in Mind [2004, New Door/Universal], B+
• Intersection [2012, Proper], B+(**)

The Gringo Pistoleros

• The Rise and . . . Subsequent Fall of the Texas Alien [2024, self-released], B+(**)

Mickey Guyton (1983– )

• Bridges [2020, Capitol Nashville, EP], B+(**)
• Remember Her Name [2021, Capitol Nashville], B+(***)

Merle Haggard (1937–2016)

• Strangers [1965, Capitol], B+(***)
• Swinging Doors and the Bottle Let Me Down [1966, Capitol], A–
• I'm a Lonesome Fugitive [1967, Capitol], A–
• Branded Man [1967, Capitol], B+(**)
• Sing Me Back Home [1968, Capitol]
• The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde [1968, Capitol], B
• Mama Tried [1968, Capitol], B+(**)
• Untamed Hawk: The Early Recordings of Merle Haggard [1962–68, Bear Family, 5 CD]
• Okie From Muskogee [1969, Capitol], B
• Pride in What I Am [1969, Capitol], A–
• Same Train, Different Time [1969, Capitol], B+
• A Portrait of Merle Haggard [1969, Capitol], B+(*)
• A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (Or, My Salute to Bob Wills) [1970, Capitol], B+
• The Fightin' Side of Me [1970, Capitol], B+(**)
• Hag [1971, Capitol], B+(***)
• Someday We'll Look Back [1971, Capitol], B+(***)
• The Best of the Best of Merle Haggard [1968–71, Capitol], B+(***)
• Let Me Tell You About a Song [1972, Capitol], B+(***)
• It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) [1972, Capitol], B+(**)
• Vintage Collections [1965–72, Capitol], B+(**)
• I Love Dixie Blues [1973, Capitol]
• If We Make It Through December [1974, Capitol], B+(**)
• Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album [1974, Capitol], A–
• Songs I'll Always Sing [1965–74, Capitol], A–
• Keep Movin' On [1975, Capitol], B
• The Capitol Collectors' Series [1965–75, Capitol], A
• It's All in the Movies [1976, Capitol], B+(*)
• My Love Affair With Trains [1976, Capitol], B
• The Roots of My Raising [1976, Capitol], B+(***)
• A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today [1975–76, Capitol], A–
• 20 Greatest Hits [1966–76, Capitol], A–
• The Best of the Capitol Years [1966–76, Capitol], A
• Ramblin' Fever [1977, MCA], B+(*)
• My Farewell to Elvis [1977, MCA], B–
• Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology (1963–1977) [1963–77, Razor & Tie, 2 CD]
• I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall [1978, MCA]
• The Way It Was in '51 [1978, Capitol], B+
• Live From Austin TX '78 [1978, New West], B+(**)
• Serving 190 Proof [1979, MCA], A–
• The Way I Am [1980, MCA], B+(**)
• Back to the Barrooms [1980, MCA], B+(*)
• Big City [1981, Epic], B+(**)
• Rainbow Stew: Live at Anaheim Stadium [1981, MCA], B+(***)
• More of the Best [1963–81, Rhino], A
• w/George Jones: A Taste of Yesterday's Wine [1982, Epic], B
• Going Where the Lonely Go [1982, Epic], B+(*)
• w/Willie Nelson: Pancho and Lefty [1982, Columbia], B+
• That's the Way Love Goes [1983, Epic], B+(*)
• The Epic Collection (Recorded Live) [1983, Epic]
• The Ultimate Collection [1966–83, Hip-O], A–
• It's All in the Game [1984, Epic], B+(*)
• Kern River [1985, Epic], B+(*)
• Live From Austin TX [1985, New West], A–
• Amber Waves of Grain [1985, Epic], B–
• His Greatest and His Best [1977–85, MCA], B
• A Friend in California [1986, Epic], B+(**)
• Out Among the Stars [1986, Epic], B
• w/George Jones, Willie Nelson: Walking the Line [1987, Epic], B–
• Chill Factor [1987, Epic]
• The Essential Merle Haggard: The Epic Years [1981–87, Epic/Legacy], A–
• 5:01 Blues [1989, Epic], B
• Blue Jungle [1990, Curb]
• The Family Bible [1992, CEMA]
• 1994 [1994, Curb]
• Down Every Road [1962–94, Capitol, 4 CD], B+
• 1996 [1996, Curb]
• 40 #1 Hits [1966–96, Capitol, 2 CD], A–
• For the Record: 43 Legendary Hits [1999, BNA, 2 CD], B–
• Live at Billy Bob's Texas: Motorcycle Cowboy [2000, Smith Group/Razor & Tie], B
• If I Could Only Fly [2000, Epitaph], A–
• Roots, Volume 1 [2001, Epitaph], B+
• The Peer Sessions [1996–99, Audium], B+(**)
• Haggard Like Never Before [2003, Hag], A–
• Unforgettable [2004, Capitol Nashville]
• Chicago Wind [2005, Capitol], B+(**)
• Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard [1966–2005, Capitol], A
• The Bluegrass Sessions [2007, McCoury], B+(*)
• I Am What I Am [2010, Vanguard], B+(***)
• Working in Tennessee [2011, Vanguard], A–

Robert David Hall (1947– )

• Things They Don't Teach You in School [2008, Robert David Hall Music], B+(***)

Tom T. Hall (1936–2021)

• Ballad of Forty Dollars and His Other Great Songs [1969, Mercury], B+(**)
• Homecoming [1969, Mercury]
• I Witness Life [1970, Mercury]
• One Hundred Children [1970, Mercury]
• In Search of a Song [1971, Mercury], A
• We All Got Together And . . . [1972, Mercury], A–
• Greatest Hits [1967–72, Mercury], A–
• The Storyteller [1972, Mercury]
• The Rhymer and Other Five and Dimers [1973, Mercury], A–
• In Search of a Song / The Rhymer and Other Five and Dimers [1971–73, Hux], A
• For the People in the Last Hard Town [1973, Mercury]
• Country Is [1974, Mercury]
• Songs of Fox Hollow [1974, Mercury]
• I Wrote a Song About It [1975, Mercury]
• Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 [1971–75, Mercury], A–
• Greatest Hits, Volsumes I and II [1967–75, Mercury], A–
• Faster Horses [1976, Mercury], A–
• The Magnificent Music Machine [1976, Mercury]
• About Love [1977, Mercury]
• Greatest Hits: Volume III [(1978), Mercury]
• New Train Same Rider [1978, RCA Victor], B+(*)
• Places I've Done Time [1978, RCA Victor], B+(***)
• In Concert! Recorded Live at the Grand Ole Opry [1979, RCA Victor], B
• Saturday Morning Songs [1979, RCA Victor], B+(**)
• Ol' T's in Town [1979, RCA Victor], A–
• Soldier of Fortune [1980, RCA Victor], B+(*)
• Everything From Jesus to Jack Daniels [1983, Mercury]
• The Essential Tom T. Hall: The Story Songs [1968–84, Mercury], A+
• The Best of Tom T. Hall (20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection) [1969–84, MCA Nashville], B+(*)
• The Definitive Collection [1968–84, Hip-O], A–
• Home Grown [1997, Mercury]
• Storyteller, Poet, Philosopher [1967–88, Mercury, 2 CD], B–

Butch Hancock (1945– )

• Firewater [1981, Rainlight]
• Own and Own [1978–87, Sugar Hill], B–
• Eats Away the Night [1995, Sugar Hill]

Wayne Hancock (1965– )

• Thunderstorms and Neon Signs [1995, Dejadisc], B+
• Swing Time [2003, Bloodshot], B+
• Viper of Melody [2009, Bloodshot], B+(***)
• Ride [2013, Bloodshot], A–
• Slingin' Rhythm [2016, Bloodshot], B+(**)

James Hand (1952–2020)

• The Truth Will Set You Free [2006, Rounder], B+(***)
• Shadow on the Ground [2009, Rounder], B+(***)

Hardy (1990– )

• The Mockingbird and the Crow [2023, Big Loud], B+(**)

Linda Hargrove (1951– )

• Blue Jean Country Queen [1974, Elektra]

Kelly Harrell (1889–1942)

Emmylou Harris (1949– )

• Pieces of the Sky [1975, Reprise], B–
• Elite Hotel [1975, Reprise]
• Hot Night in Roslyn: 1976 Radio Broadcast Recording [1976, Hobo], B+(***)
• Luxury Liner [1977, Reprise], B+
• Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town [1978, Reprise]
• Profile: The Best of Emmylou Harris [1975–78, Reprise], A–
• Blue Kentucky Girl [1979, Reprise]
• Light of the Stable [1979, Reprise]
• Roses in the Snow [1980, Reprise]
• Cimarron [1981, Reprise]
• Profile II: The Best of Emmylou Harris [(1984), Reprise]
• The Ballad of Sally Rose [1985, Reprise]
• Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers: Ramble in Music City: The Lost Concert [1990, Nonesuch], B+(**)
• At the Ryman [1992, Reprise], B+
• Cowgirl's Prayer [1993, Asylum], B+
• Songs of the West [1994, Warner Brothers], B
• Wrecking Ball [1995, Elektra], B+
• Portraits [(1996), Warner Brothers, 3 CD]
• Spyboy [1998, Eminent]
• Red Dirt Girl [2000, Elektra], B
• Stumble Into Grace [2003, Nonesuch], B+
• All I Intended to Be [2005–2008, Nonesuch], B+(***)
• Hard Bargain [2010, Nonesuch], B
• w/Rodney Crowell: Old Yellow Moon [2013, Nonesuch], B+(***)
• w/Rodney Crowell: The Traveling Kind [2015, Nonesuch], B+(*)

Jaimee Harris

• Boomerang Town [2023, Folk'n'Roll], B+(**)

Jason Hawk Harris

• Love and the Dark [2019, Bloodshot], C+

Freddie Hart (1933– )

• The Best of Freddie Hart [(1975), MCA]

Hawkshaw Hawkins (1921–63)

• Hawkshaw Hawkins, Vol. 1 [(1958), King]
• Sings Grand Ole Opry Favorites [1959, King]
• Hawk [1953–61, Bear Family, 3 CD]
• I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy: The King Anthology, 1946–1963 [1946–63, West Side]
• 22 Greatest Hits [(1994), Deluxe]

Wade Hayes (1969– )

• Old Country Song [2017, Conabor], B

Walker Hayes (1979– )

• Country Stuff [2021, Monument, EP], B+(**)
• Country Stuff: The Album [2022, Monument], B

Lee Hazlewood (1929–2007)

• Trouble Is a Lonesome Town [1963, Smells Like]
• The Very Special World of Lee Hazlewood [1966, Water Music]
• Lee Hazlewood-ism: Its Cause and Cure [1967, Water Music]
• Love and Other Crimes [1968, Reprise]
• Nancy and Lee [1968, Reprise]
• Cowboy in Sweden [1970, Smells Like]
• Requiem for an Almost Lady [1971, Smells Like]
• The LHI Years: Singles, Nudes and Backsides (1968–71) # [1968–71, Light in the Attic], B–
• There's a Dream I've Been Saving: 1966–1971 [1966–71, Light in the Attic]
• Poet, Fool or Bum [1973, Capitol]
• Fairy Tales and Fantasies [(1989), Rhino]
• The Many Sides of Lee [(1991), Request]

Jimmy Heap (1922–77)

• Release Me [(1992), Bear Family]

Joshua Hedley (1984– )

• Mr. Jukebox [2018, Third Man], B
• Neon Blue [2022, New West], B+(**)

Hellbound Glory

• The Immortal Hellbound Glory: Nobody Knows You [2022, Black Country], B+(*)

Bobby Helms (1933–97)

• Fraulein: The Classic Years [(1994), Bear Family]

Natalie Hemby (1977– )

• Puxico [2017, GetWrucke], B+(**)
• Pins and Needles [2021, Fantasy], B+(*)

Terri Hendrix

• Places in Between [2000, Wilory]

Weldon Henson

• One Heart's Gone [2011, self-released], B+(**)
• Weldon Henson's Honky Tonk Frontier [2015, Hillbilly Renegade], B+(***)
• Texas Made Honky Tonk [2018, Hillbilly Renegade], A–

Don Henry

• Wild in the Backyard [1991, Epic]

Caroline Herring

• Twilight [2001, Blue Corn Music]
• Camilla [2012, Signature Sounds], B+(*)

Collin Herring

• The Other Side of Kindness [2004, Gravestone Picnic], B+(**)

Emily Herring

• Gliding [2017, Eight], B

Lilly Hiatt (1984– )

• Trinity Lane [2017, New West], B+(**)
• Walking Proof [2020, New West], B+(**)

Highway 101 [1987– ]

• Highway 101 [1987, Warner Brothers]

The Highwaymen [1984– ]

• Highwayman [1984, Columbia], B
• Highwayman 2 [1989, Columbia], B–
• Super Hits [1985–90, Columbia], B
• The Road Goes On Forever [1995, Liberty], B+

The Highwomen

• The Highwomen [2019, Elektra], B

Faith Hill (1967– )

• It Matters to Me [1995, Warner Brothers]
• Faith [1998, Warner Brothers]
• Cry [2002, Warner Brothers]

Goldie Hill (1933– )

• Goldie Hill [1960, Decca]

Chris Hillman (1944– )

• The Hillmen [1969, Together]
• Morning Sky [1982, Sugar Hill]
• Desert Rose [1984, Sugar Hill]
• A Dozen Roses: Greatest Hits [(1991), Curb]
• Like a Hurricane [1998, Sugar Hill]

Will Hoge (1972– )

• My American Dream [2018, Thirty Tigers/EDLO, EP], B+(**)

Homer and Jethro

• America's Song Butchers: The Weird World of Homer and Jethro [(1997), Razor & Tie]

Johnny Horton (1925–60)

• Honky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton 1956–1960 [1956–60, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], B
• 1956–1960 [1956–60, Bear Family, 4 CD]
• Rockin' Rollin' Johnny Horton [(1981), Bear Family]
• American Originals [(1989), Columbia]
• The Early Years [(1991), Bear Family, 4 CD]
• 16 Biggest Hits [(1999), Columbia/Legacy]

Hot Club of Cowtown [1998– ]

• Swingin' Stampede [1998, Hightone]
• Tall Tales [1999, Hightone]
• Continental Stomp [2003, Hightone]
• Wishful Thinking [2009, Gold Strike]
• What Makes Bob Holler [2010, Proper], B+(*)

Tom House (1949– )

• The Neighborhood Is Changing [1997, Checkered Past]
• The White Man's Burden [1998, Checkered Past]

Randy Houser (1975– )

• Magnolia [2019, Stoney Creek], B+(**)

David Houston (1938–93)

• American Originals [(1989), Columbia]
• The Best of David Houston [(1999), Collector's Choice]

Rebecca Lynn Howard (1979– )

• No Rules [2008, Saguaro Road], C+

Ray Wylie Hubbard (1946– )

• Ray Wylie Hubbard and the Cowboy Twinkies [1975, Warner Brothers]
• Loco Gringo's Lament [1994, Dejadisc]
• Lost Train of Thought [1995, Dejadisc]
• Dangerous Spirits [1997, Philo]
• Crusades of the Restless Knights [1999, Philo]
• Eternal and Lowdown [2001, Rounder]
• Growl [2003, Philo]
• Delirium Tremolos [2005, Philo]
• Snake Farm [2006, Sustain]
• A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There Is No C) [2010, Bordello], B+(***)
• The Grifter's Hymnal [2012, Bordello], A–
• The Ruffian's Misfortune [2015, Bordello], A–
• Tell the Devil I'm Gettin' There as Fast as I Can [2017, Bordello/Thirty Tigers], A–
• Co-Starring [2020, Big Machine], B+(**)
• Co-Starring Too [2022, Big Machine], A–

Joseph Huber

• The Suffering Stage [2017, self-released], B+(***)

Sam Hunt (1984– )

• Montevalo [2014, MCA Nashville], B
• Between the Pines: Acoustic Mixtape [2015, MCA Nashville], B
• Southside [2020, MCA Nashville], B+(*)

Ferlin Husky (1927– )

• Capitol Collector's Series [(1989), Capitol]
• Vintage Collections [(1996), Capitol]

Frank Ifield (1937– )

• I'll Remember You [(1997), EMI]
• The Best of Frank Ifield [Curb]
• The EMI Years [Capitol]

Jack Ingram

• w/Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall: The Marfa Tapes [2021, RCA Nashville], B+(***)

James Intveld

• James Intveld [(1996), Bear Family]

Mike Ireland

• Learning How to Live [1998, Sub Pop]

Bud Isaacs (1928– )

• Bud's Bounce [1954–56, Bear Family]

Jeremy Ivey

• Invisible Pictures [2022, Anti-], B

Alan Jackson (1958– )

• Here in the Real World [1989, Arista], B+(***)
• Don't Rock the Jukebox [1991, Arista], A–
• A Lot About Livin' (and a Little 'Bout Love) [1992, Arista], B+(**)
• Honky Tonk Christmas [1993, Arista]
• Who I Am [1994, Arista], B+
• The Greatest Hits Collection [1989–95, Arista], A–
• Everything I Love [1996, Arista], B+(**)
• High Mileage [1998, Arista], B+(***)
• Under the Influence [1999, Arista], B
• When Somebody Loves You [2000, Arista], B
• Drive [2002, Arista], B+
• 16 Biggest Hits [1989–2002, Arista Nashville/Legacy], A–
• Greatest Hits Volume II [1996–2003, Arista]
• What I Do [2004, Arista Nashville], B+(***)
• Like Red on a Rose [2006, Arista Nashville], B+(*)
• Good Time [2008, Arista Nashville], A–
• 34 Number Ones [1989–2008, Arista Nashville, 2 CD], B+(***)
• Freight Train [2010, Arista Nashville], B+(**)
• Thirty Miles West [2012, ACR/EMI Nashville], B+(**)
• The Bluegrass Album [2013, Capitol Nashville]
• Precious Memories Vol. 2 [2013, Capitol Nashville]
• Angels and Alcohol [2015, Capitol Nashville], A–
• Where Have You Gone [2021, EMI Nashville], B+(***)

Stonewall Jackson (1932–2021)

• The Dynamic Stonewall Jackson [1959, Sony], B+
• A Tribute to Hank Williams [1969, Columbia]
• American Originals [(1989), Columbia]
• Classic Country [(1998), Simitar]

Wanda Jackson (1937– )

• Right or Wrong [1954–62, Bear Family, 4 CD]
• Rockin' in the Country: Best of Wanda Jackson [1956–70, Rhino], A–
• The Capitol Singles 1971–1973 [1971–73, EMI Music Nashville], B+(*)
• Vintage Collection [(1996), Capitol]
• Queen of Rockabilly [(2000), Ace]
• Heart Trouble [2003, CMH]
• The Party Ain't Over [2011, Nonesuch], B–
• Unfinished Business [2012, Sugar Hill], B+(*)
• Encore [2021, Big Machine/Blackheart], B+(*)

Jason James

• Jason James [2015, New West], B+(***)

Sonny James (1929– )

• Young Love [1962, Dot]
• Empty Arms [1971, Capitol]
• Young Love: The Classic Hits of Sonny James [1953–71, Razor & Tie], B–
• Capitol Collector's Series [1956–72, Capitol]

Jelly Roll (1984– )

• Whitsit Chapel [2023, BBR Music Group], B+(**)

Gethen Jenkins

• Western Gold [2019, 5 Music], B+(*)

Lauren Jenkins (1991– )

• No Saint [2019, Big Machine], B+(**)

Waylon Jennings (1937–2002)

• Waylon at JD's [1964, Bat]
• Don't Think Twice [1965, RCA]
• Folk Country [1966, Razor & Tie]
• Sings Ol' Harlan [1967, RCA]
• Love of the Common People [1967, Buddha], B–
• The Journey: Destiny's Child [1958–68, Bear Family, 6 CD]
• Just to Satisfy You [1969, RCA]
• Ned Kelly [1970, United Artists]
• Honky Tonk Heroes [1973, Buddha/BMG Heritage], B
• The Ramblin' Man [1974, Buddah], B+
• This Time [1974, RCA]
• Dreaming My Dreams [1974–75, Buddha], B+
• w/Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, Tompall Glaser: Wanted! The Outlaws [1976, RCA], B+
• Live [1976, RCA]
• w/Willie Nelson: Waylon and Willie [1978, Buddha], B
• Greatest Hits [(1979), RCA]
• w/Willie Nelson: WWII [1982, Buddha], B
• Live From Austin TX '84 [1984, New West], B+(**)
• Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 [(1985), RCA]
• Ultimate Waylon Jennings [1968–86, RCA Nashville/BMG Heritage]
• A Man Called Hoss [1987, MCA], B+(*)
• Live From Austin TX [1989, New West], B+(***)
• Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line: The RCA Years [(1993), RCA, 2 CD]
• The Essential Waylon Jennings [1968–94, RCA], B
• Nashville Rebel [1958–95, RCA Nashville/Legacy, 4 CD], A–
• Super Hits [(1996), RCA]
• Cowboys, Sisters, Rascals and Dirt [1998, RCA]
• The Journey: Six Strings Away [(1999), Bear Family]

Eilen Jewell

• Sea of Tears [2009, Signature Sounds]
• Butcher Holler: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn [2010, Signature Sounds]
• Queen of the Minor Key [2011, Signature Sounds], B+(**)

Cody Jinks (1980– )

• I'm Not the Devil [2016, Cody Jinks Music], B+(**)
• Lifers [2018, Rounder], B+(*)
• After the Fire [2019, Late August], B+(***)
• The Wanting [2019, Late August], B+(**)

Joey + Rory [2008–2016]

• The Singer and the Song: The Best of Joey + Rory [2008–2016, Gaither Music Group], B

Johnnie and Jack [1938– ]

• All the Best of Johnnie and Jack [(1970), RCA]
• Johnnie and Jack and the Tennessee Mountain Boys [(1992), Bear Family, 6 CD]
• w/Kitty Wells: At KWKH [(1994), Bear Family]
• Greatest Hits [(1998), King]

Cody Johnson (1987– )

• Leather [2023, Warner Music Nashville], B

Jamey Johnson

• The Dollar [2006, BNA]
• That Lonesome Song [2008, Mercury Nashville], B+(**)
• The Guitar Song [2010, Mercury Nashville, 2 CD], B+(**)
• Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran [2012, Mercury Nashville], B+(***)

Karen Jonas

• Oklahoma Lottery [2014, self-released], B+(***)
• The Southwest Sky and Other Dreams [2020, Yellow Brick], B+(**)
• The Rise and Fall of American Kitsch [2024, self-released], B+(*)

George Jones (1931–2013)

• The Best of George Jones, Vol. 1: Hardcore Honky Tonk [1955–59, Mercury], A–
• Cup of Loneliness: The Classic Mercury Years [1955–59, Mercury, 2CD], A
• Don't Stop the Music [1954–61, Ace]
• George Jones Sings the Hits of His Country Cousins [1962, United Artists], B+(***)
• Homecoming in Heaven [1962, Razor & Tie], B
• My Favorites of Hank Williams [1962, United Artists], B+(*)
• George Jones Sings Bob Wills [1962, Razor & Tie], B
• Hank, Bob and Me [1962, Fuel 2000], B+
• The Best of George Jones (20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection) [1955–62, Mercury], A
• The Definitive Collection 1955–1962 [1955–62, Mercury], A
• George Jones Sings Like the Dickens! [1964, United Artists], B+(**)
• w/Melba Montgomery: Vintage Collections [1963–64, Capitol], A–
• United Artists Rarities [1962–64, EMI Nashville], B+(***)
• Live at Dancetown USA [1965, Ace]
• She Thinks I Still Care: The George Jones Collection [1962–66, Razor & Tie, 2 CD]
• The Best of George Jones (1955–1967) [1955–67, Rhino], A
• w/Melba Montgomery: Sing the Great Country Duets of All Time [1969, Musicor]
• Jones by George! [1965–71, Proper, 2 CD], B
• The Best of Sacred Music [1971, Hollywood]
• Sings the Great Songs of Leon Payne [1971, Hollywood], B+
• Burn the Honky Tonk Down [1965–71, Rounder], A–
• The Great Lost Hits [1965–72, Time Life, 2CD], B+(**)
• A Picture of Me / Nothing Ever Hurt Me [1972–73, Koch], A–
• The Battle / Memories of Us [1975–76, Koch], B+
• Alone Again [1976, Epic], A
• w/Tammy Wynette: Greatest Hits [1971–77, Epic], B+
• All-Time Greatest Hits, Volume 1 [1977, Epic], B+
• My Very Special Guests [1978–79, Epic], B+
• w/Johnny Paycheck: Double Trouble [1980, Razor & Tie], B+
• I Am What I Am [1980, Epic/Legacy], A–
• w/Tammy Wynette: Greatest Hits Vol. 2 [1972–80, Epic], A–
• w/Tammy Wynette: Super Hits [1971–80, Epic], A–
• w/Tammy Wynette: 16 Biggest Hits [1971–80, Epic/Legacy], A–
• Still the Same Ole Me [1979–81, Sony Music Custom Marketing Group], B+
• Anniversary: Ten Years of Hits [1972–82, Epic], A
• By Request [1981–84, Epic], B+
• Love Songs [1972–86, Epic/Legacy], B+
• First Time Live! [1987, Epic], B
• Super Hits [1972–85, Epic], A–
• w/Tammy Wynette: Together Again: The Encore Collection [1972–85, BMG Special Products], C
• Super Hits, Vol. 2 [1972–88, Epic], A–
• 16 Biggest Hits [1972–88, Epic/Legacy], A–
• The Spirit of Country: The Essential George Jones [1955–88, Epic/Legacy, 2 CD], A
• One Woman Man [1989, Epic], B+
• Friends in High Places [1991, Epic]
• And Along Came Jones [1991, MCA], B+(**)
• Walls Can Fall [1992, MCA], A–
• High-Tech Redneck [1993, MCA], B
• The Bradley Barn Sessions [1994, MCA]
• w/Tammy Wynette: One [1995, MCA], B+
• I Lived to Tell It All [1996, MCA], B+(*)
• My Very Special Guests (Legacy Edition) [1978–97, Epic/Legacy, 2 CD], B
• It Don't Get Any Better Than This [1998, MCA], B+
• The Best of George Jones Volume 2: The '90s [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] [1991–98, MCA Nashville], B+
• Cold Hard Truth [1999, Elektra], A–
• Live With the Possum [1999, Asylum], B–
• The George Jones Collection [(1999), MCA]
• The Essential George Jones [1954–99, Epic/Legacy, 2 CD], A
• The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001 [2001, Bandit/BNA], B+
• The Gospel Collection [2003, Bandit/BNA, 2 CD], B
• Hits I Missed . . . and One I Didn't [2005, Bandit/BNA], B+(*)
• Burn Your Playhouse Down: The Unreleased Duets [1977–2006, Bandit]

Georgette Jones (1970– )

• Skin [2019, self-released], B+(**)

Tresa Jordan

• Tresa Jordan [2006, South River Road], B

Scott Joss

• Souvenirs [1996, Little Dog]

Wynonna Judd (1964– )

• Wynonna [1992, Curb]
• Tell Me Why [1993, Curb], B+
• Collection [(1997), MCA]
• New Day Dawning [2000, Curb]

The Judds [1979–1991]

• The Judds [1983, RCA]
• Why Not Me? [1984, RCA]
• Greatest Hits [(1988), RCA]
• All Time Favorites [1984–89, MCA], B+
• The Judds Collection 1983–1990 [1983–90, RCA]
• Reflections [1994, RCA]
• The Number One Hits [(1994), RCA]
• The Essential Judds [(1995), RCA]
• Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 [(1996), RCA]
• Christmas Time with the Judds [RCA]

Kieran Kane (1949– )

• Dead Rekoning [1995, Dead Reckoning]
• Six Months, No Sun [(1998), Dead Reckoning]
• Find My Way Home [Atlantic]

Toby Keith (1961–2024)

• Toby Keith [1993, Mercury]
• Pull My Chain [2001, Dreamworks]
• Shock'n Y'All [2003, Dreamworks], C+
• Greatest Hits 2 [1999–2004, Dreamworks], C–
• Honkytonk University [2005, Dreamworks]
• White Trash With Money [2006, Show Dog Nashville/Universal]
• American Ride [2009, Show Dog Nashville]
• Bullets in the Gun [2010, Show Dog Nashville], B
• Clancy's Tavern [2011, Show Dog Nashville], B+(*)
• Hope on the Rocks [2012, Show Dog Nashville], B
• Drinks After Work [2013, Show Dog Nashville], B
• 35 MPH Town [2015, Show Dog Nashville], B

Kimberly Kelly

• I'll Tell You What's Gonna Happen [2022, Show Dog Nashville], B+(***)

Ruston Kelly (1988– )

• The Weakness [2023, Rounder], B+(*)

The Kendalls [1969– ]

• 20 Favorites [1977–89, Epic], A–

The Kentucky Headhunters [1987– ]

• Pickin' on Nashville [1989, Mercury], B

Sammy Kershaw (1958– )

• Haunted Heart [1993, Mercury], B
• The Hits: Chapter 1 [(1995), Mercury]

Hal Ketchum (1953–2020)

• Past the Point of Rescue [1991, Curb], B–

Will Kimbrough (1964– )

• Spring Break [2020, Daphne], A–

Bradley Kincaid (1895–1989)

• Favorite Old-Time Songs [1984, Old Homestead]

Randall King

• Shot Glass [2022, Warner Nashville], B+(**)

The Kinleys

• Just Between You and Me [1998, Epic], B+

Katy Kirby

• Cool Dry Place [2021, Keeled Scales], B+(*)

Lola Kirke (1990– )

• Country Curious [2024, One Riot, EP], B+(*)

Chris Knight (1960– )

• The Trailer Tapes [1996, Drifter's Church], A–
• Trailer II [1996, Drifter's Church], B+(***)
• Chris Knight [1998, MCA], B+
• A Pretty Good Guy [2001, Dualtone], A–
• The Jealous Kind [2003, Dualtone], A–
• Enough Rope [2006, Drifter's Church], A–
• Heart of Stone [2008, Drifter's Church], B+(***)
• Little Victories [2012, Drifter's Church], A
• Almost Daylight [2019, Drifters Church], A–

Kenny Knight

• Crossroads [1980, Paradise of Bachelors], B+(***)

Roger Knox

• w/The Pine Valley Cosmonauts: Stranger in My Land [2013, Bloodshot], A–

Fred Koller

• Songs from the Night Before [1989, Alcazar]
• Where the Fast Lane Ends [1990, Alcazar]

Kris Kristofferson (1936– )

• Kristofferson [1970, Monument]
• Me and Bobby McGee [1971, Momument]
• The Silver Tongued Devil and I [1971, Monument]
• Border Lord [1972, One Way]
• Live at the Philharmonic [1972, Monument]
• Third World Warrior [1976, Mercury]
• The Songs of Kristofferson [1977, Monument]
• Singer / Songwriter [1991, Monument]
• Live From Austin TX [1981, New West], B
• A Moment of Forever [1995, Justice]
• The Essential Kris Kristofferson [1969–99, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], B–

Lady Antebellum [2008– ]

• Lady Antebellum [2008, Capitol Nashville]
• Need You Now [2010, Capitol Nashville], B–

Nikki Lane

• Walk of Shame [2011, IAmSound], B
• All or Nothin' [2014, New West], B+(*)
• Highway Queen [2017, New West], B+(**)
• Denim and Diamonds [2022, New West], B+(**)

Miranda Lambert (1983– )

• Kerosene [2005, Epic Nashville], B+(**)
• Crazy Ex-Girlfriend [2007, Sony/BMG Nashville], A–
• Revolution [2009, Sony Nashville], A–
• Four the Record [2011, RCA Nashville], A–
• Platinum [2014, RCA Nashville], A–
• The Weight of These Wings [2016, RCA Nashville, 2CD], A–
• Wildcard [2019, RCA Nashville], A–
• Palomino [2022, Vanner/RCA Nashville], A–
• Postcards From Texas [2024, Republic Nashville], A–

K.D. Lang (1961– )

• Shadowland [1988, Sire], B–
• Absolute Torch and Twang [1989, Sire], B–
• Invincible Summer [2000, Warner Brothers]
• Hymns of the 49th Parallel [2004, Nonesuch], B–

Ella Langley

• Excuse the Mess [2023, Sawgood, EP], B+(*)

Blaine Larsen

• Off to Join the World [2005, BNA], A–

Jim Lauderdale (1957– )

• Planet of Love [1991, Reprise]
• Pretty Close to the Truth [1994, Atlantic], B+(*)
• Onward Through It All [1999, RCA]
• w/Ralph Stanley: I Feel Like Singing Today [1999, Rebel]

Lauren Alaina (1994– )

• Sitting Pretty on Top of the World [2021, Mercury Nashville], B–
• Unlocked [2023, Big Loud, EP], B+(**)

Lavender Country [1973– ]

• Lavender Country [1973, Paradise of Bachelors], B+(**)
• Blackberry Rose and Other Songs and Sorrows From Lavender Country [2019, Don Giovanni], B+(**)

Tracy Lawrence (1968– )

• Sticks and Stones [1991, Atlantic]
• Live and Unplugged [1995, Atlantic]
• The Best of Tracy Lawrence [(1998), Atlantic]

Chris LeDoux (1948–2005)

• Rodeo Songs Old and New [1973, Liberty]
• Songs of Rodeo and Country [1974, Liberty]
• Western Tunesmith [1980, Liberty]
• Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy [1992, Liberty]
• Live [1997, Capitol]
• 20 Greatest Hits [(1999), Capitol]

Brenda Lee (1944– )

• Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang! / Miss Dynamite [1959–60, Ace]
• The Best of Brenda Lee (20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection) [1959–63, MCA], A–
• The Brenda Lee Story: Her Greatest Hits [1956–69, MCA], A–
• The Definitive Collection [1957–79, MCA Nashville/Chronicles], B+(***)
• Anthology 1956–1980 [1956–80, MCA, 2 CD]
• Little Miss Dynamite [(1995), Bear Family]

Gabe Lee

• Farmland [2019, Torrez Music Group], B+(**)
• Honky Tonk Hell [2020, Torrez Music Group], B+(**)
• Drink the River [2023, Torrez Music Group], A–

Johnny Lee (1937– )

• Lookin' for Love [1980, Asylum]
• Greatest Hits [(1983), Warner Brothers]

Brennen Leigh (1984– )

• Too Thin to Plow [2004, Down Time], B+(**)
• The Box [2010, self-released], B+(**)
• Brennen Leigh Sings Lefty Frizzell [2015, self-released], B+(***)
• Prairie Love Letter [2020, self-released], B+(**)
• w/Asleep at the Wheel: Obsessed With the West [2022, Signature Sounds], B+(***)
• Ain't Through Honky-Tonkin' Yet [2023, Signature Sounds], B+(***)

Sonia Leigh (1978– )

• 1978 December [2011, Southern Ground], B+(**)

Rob Leines

• Blood Sweat and Beers [2021, self-released], B+(**)

Linda Gail Lewis (1947– )

• The Two Sides of Linda Gail Lewis [1969, Smash], B+(*)
• International Affair [1990, New Rose], B+
• Hard Rockin' Woman! [2015, Lanark], B+(**)
• Heartbreak Highway [2015, Ball and Chain], B+(***)

Little Big Town [2002– ]

• Tornado [2012, Capitol]
• Pain Killer [2014, Capitol Nashville], C+

Little Texas [1992–1997]

• Greatest Hits [(1995), Warner Brothers]

Hank Locklin (1918– )

• Send Me the Pillow You Dream On [1948–54, Bear Family, 3 CD]
• Please Help Me I'm Falling [1955–65, Bear Family, 4 CD]
• RCA Country Legends [1956–67, BMG Heritage], B
• Please Help Me I'm Falling [(1998), Collectables]

Lonesome Bob

• Things Fall Apart [1997, Checkered Past], B+

John D. Loudermilk (1934– )

• Sittin' in the Balcony [1957–60, Bear Family]
• Blue Train [(1989), Bear Family]
• It's My Time [(1989), Bear Family]

Charlie Louvin (1927– )

• 50 Years of Makin' Music [(1991), Playback]
• The Longest Train [1996, Watermelon]

The Louvin Brothers [194– ]

• Songs That Tell a Story [1952, Rounder], B
• Love and Wealth: The Lost Recordings [1952–55, Modern Harmonic, 2CD], B+(***)
• Tragic Songs of Life [1955–56, Capitol], A–
• Nearer My God to Thee [1957, Capitol]
• Radio Favorites 1951–57 [1951–57, Country Music Foundation]
• The Family Who Prays [1958, Capitol]
• A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers [1960, Capitol]
• Satan Is Real [1960, Capitol]
• My Baby's Gone [1960, Stetson]
• Capitol Country Music Classics [1952–63, EMI], A–
• Close Harmony [(1992), Bear Family, 8 CD]
• When I Stop Dreaming: The Best of the Louvin Brothers [(1995), Razor & Tie]
• The Best of the Early Louvin Brothers [Rebel]

Lydia Loveless (1990– )

• Indestructible Machine [2011, Bloodshot], A–
• Boy Crazy [2013, Bloodshot, EP], B+(*)
• Somewhere Else [2014, Bloodshot], B+(**)
• Real [2016, Bloodshot], B
• Daughter [2020, Honey, You're Gonna Be Late], B+(*)
• Nothing's Gonna Stand in My Way Again [2023, Bloodshot], B+(*)

Patty Loveless (1957– )

• If My Heart Had Windows [1988, MCA]
• Honky Tonk Angel [1988, MCA], B+
• On Down the Line [1990, MCA], B
• Up Against My Heart [1991, MCA], A–
• Only What I Feel [1993, Epic], B+
• Greatest Hits [(1993), MCA]
• When Fallen Angels Fly [1994, Epic], A–
• The Trouble With the Truth [1996, Epic]
• The Definitive Collection [1985–96, MCA Nashville/Chronicles], B+
• Classics [1993–99, Epic], B+
• Strong Heart [2000, Epic]
• Mountain Soul [2001, Epic], B+
• On Your Way Home [2003, Epic]
• Dreamin' My Dreams [2005, Epic]
• Sleepless Nights [2008, Time/Life]
• Mountain Soul II [2009, Saguaro Road], B

Lyle Lovett (1957– )

• Lyle Lovett [1986, Curb]
• Pontiac [1987, Curb], B+
• Lyle Lovett and His Large Band [1989, Curb]
• Joshua Judges Ruth [1992, MCA/Curb], B+
• I Love Everybody [1994, Curb], A–
• The Road to Ensenada [1996, Curb]
• Step Inside This House [1998, MCA]
• Live in Texas [1999, Curb], B+
• My Baby Don't Tolerate [2003, Lost Highway]
• It's Not Big It's Large [2007, Lost Highway]
• Natural Forces [2009, Lost Highway], B+(***)
• Release Me [2011, Lost Highway], B+(*)
• Twelfth of June [2022, Verve], B+(**)

Bob Luman (1937–78)

• Classic Country [1960–76, Simitar]
• American Originals [(1984), Columbia]

Corb Lund

• Five Dollar Bill [2002, Stony Plain]
• Losin' Lately Gambler [2009, New West]
• Cabin Fever [2012, New West], B+(**)
• Counterfeit Blues [2014, New West], B+(*)
• Agricultural Tragic [2020, New West], B+(**)
• Songs My Friends Wrote [2022, New West], A–
• El Viejo [2024, New West], B+(***)

Brady Lux

• Ain't Gone So Far [2024, 6483357 Records DK], B+(***)

Lera Lynn (1984– )

• On My Own [2020, Ruby Range], B+(*)

Loretta Lynn (1935–2022)

• Loretta Lynn Sings [1963, Decca], A–
• Before I'm Over You [1964, Decca], B+(***)
• Songs From My Heart . . . [1965, Decca], B+(**)
• Alone With You [1961–64, Vocalion], B+(**)
• Blue Kentucky Girl [1965, Decca], B+(**)
• Hymns [1965, Decca], B
• I Like 'Em Country [1966, Decca], B+(*)
• You Ain't Woman Enough [1966, Decca], B+(**)
• Country Christmas [1966, Decca]
• Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind [1967, Decca], B+(***)
• Singin' With Feelin' [1967, Decca]
• Loretta Lynn's Greatest Hits [1961–67, Decca], A–
• Who Says God Is Dead! [1968, Decca], B+(*)
• Fist City [1968, Decca], A–
• Your Squaw Is on the Warpath [1969, Decca], B+(*)
• Woman of the World / To Make a Man [1969, Decca]
• Here's Loretta Singing "Wings Upon Your Horns" [1969, Decca], B+(*)
• Loretta Lynn Writes 'Em and Sings 'Em [1965–69, Decca], B+(***)
• Coal Miner's Daughter [1970, Decca], B+(***)
• w/Conway Twitty: We Only Make Believe [1971, Decca]
• I Wanna Be Free [1971, Decca], B+(*)
• You're Lookin' at Country [1971, Decca], B+(**)
• One's on the Way [1972, Decca], B+(***)
• God Bless America Again [1972, Decca]
• Here I Am Again [1972, Decca], B+(*)
• Entertainer of the Year [1972, Decca], B+(*)
• Love Is the Foundation [1973, MCA], B+(**)
• w/Conway Twitty: Country Partners [1974, MCA], B+(***)
• They Don't Make 'Em Like My Daddy [1974, MCA], B+(*)
• Back to the Country [1975, MCA], B+(*)
• w/Conway Twitty: Feelins' [1975, MCA], B–
• Home [1975, MCA]
• When the Tingle Becomes a Chill [1976, MCA], B+(*)
• w/Conway Twitty: United Talent [1976, MCA], B
• Somebody Somewhere [1976, MCA]
• Country Music Hall of Fame [1961–76, MCA], A
• I Remember Patsy [1977, MCA], B+(***)
• Out of My Head and Back in My Bed [1978, MCA], B
• The Definitive Collection [1964–78, MCA Nashville/Chronicles], A–
• We've Come a Long Way, Baby [1979, MCA]
• w/Conway Twitty: The Very Best of Loretta and Conway [(1979), MCA], A–
• Loretta [1980, MCA]
• Looking Good [1980, MCA]
• 20 Greatest Hits [1965–81, MCA], A+
• I Lie [1982, MCA]
• Making Love From Memory [1982, MCA], B
• Lyin', Cheatin', Woman Chasin', Honky Tonkin', Whiskey Drinkin' You [1983, MCA], B+(*)
• Just a Woman [1985, MCA], B+(**)
• Live From the Wheeling Jamboree [1986, MCA]
• Who Was That Stranger [1988, MCA], B+(**)
• Honky Tonk Girl [1960–88, MCA, 3CD], A–
• The Old Rugged Cross [1992, MCA]
• Making More Memories [1995, Nashville Sound]
• Still Country [2000, Audium], B+(*)
• Van Lear Rose [2004, Interscope], A–
• Full Circle [2007–2015, Legacy], B+(**)
• Wouldn't It Be Great [2006–2017, Legacy], B+(**)
• Still Woman Enough [2007–2020, Legacy], A–

Shelby Lynne (1968– )

• Tough All Over [1990, Epic]
• Epic Recordings [1988–91, Lucky Dog]
• I Am Shelby Lynne [2000, Mercury], A–
• Love, Shelby [2001, Island]
• Identity Crisis [2003, Capitol]
• Suit Yourself [2005, Capitol]
• The Definitive Collection [1989–2005, Hip-O]
• Just a Little Lovin' [2008, Lost Highway], B+(*)
• Tears, Lies and Alibis [2010, Everso], B+(***)
• Revelation Road [2011, Everso], B+(*)
• I Can't Imagine [2015, New Rounder], B
• Consequences of the Crown [2024, Monument], B

Maddie and Tae

• Start Here [2015, Dot], B+(*)
• The Way It Feels [2020, Mercury Nashville]
• Through the Madness [2022, Merury Nashville, EP], B+(*)
• Through the Madness Vol. 2 [2022, Mercury Nashville, EP], B+(*)

Rose Maddox (1925–98)

• Glorybound Train [1960, Capitol]
• Rose Maddox Sings Bluegrass [1962, Capitol]
• Rose of the West Coast Country [1980–82, Arhoolie]
• The One Rose: The Capitol Years [(1993), Bear Family, 4 CD]
• $35 and a Dream [1994, Arhoolie]

Maddox Brothers and Rose [1935–1957]

• On the Air: The 1940s [1940–49, Arhoolie]
• America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band, Vol. 1 [1946–51, Arhoolie], A
• America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band, Vol. 2 [1947–51, Arhoolie]
• Live: On the Radio: Excerpts from 1953 Radio Broadcasts [1953, Arhoolie], B+
• A Proper Introduction to Maddox Brothers and Rose: That'll Learn Ya Durn Ya [1948–53, Proper], A
• Columbia Historic Edition [1951–57, Columbia]
• The Most Colorful Hilbilly Band in America [(1998), Bear Family, 4 CD]
• The Hillbilly Boogie Years [Rockateer]

Natalie Maines (1974– )

• Mother [2013, Columbia], B–

The Malpass Brothers

• Lonely Street [2023, Billy Jam], B+(***)

Barbara Mandrell (1948– )

• The Midnight Oil [1973, Columbia]
• The Best of Barbara Mandrell [(1979), Liberty]
• Super Hits [(1997), Columbia]

Joe Maphis (1921–86)

• Fire on the Strings [1955–59, Columbia/Legacy], B+
• Flying Fingers [1955–60, Bear Family]
• Live at Town Hall Party [1958–61, Country Routes]
• Flat-Picking Spectacular [(1982), CMH]

Charlie Marie

• Charlie Marie [2019, self-released, EP], B+(**)
• Ramble On [2021, self-released], B+(**)

Carolyn Mark

• The Pros and Cons of Collaboration [2004, Mint]
• Let's Just Stay Here [2009, Mint]
• The Queen of Vancouver Island [2012, Mint], A–

Miko Marks

• Miko Marks & the Resurrectors: Our Country [2021, Redtone], A–
• Miko Marks and the Resurrectors: Feel Like Going Home, B+(***)

Daniel Lee Martin

• On My Way to You [2007, Chin Music], B+(**)

Kathy Mattea (1959– )

• Walk the Way the Wind Blows [1986, Mercury]
• Willow in the Wind [1989, Mercury]
• A Collection of Hits [(1990), Mercury]
• Lonesome Standard Time [1992, Mercury], A–
• Walking Away a Winner [1993, Mercury], B+
• The Definitive Collection [1983–97, Mercury/Chronicles], B+(**)

The Mavericks [1990– ]

• From Hell to Paradise [1992, MCA]
• What a Crying Shame [1994, MCA], B+
• Music for All Occasions [1995, MCA]
• Trampoline [1998, MCA]
• In Time [2013, Valory], B
• Mono [2015, Valory], B+(**)

Martina McBride (1966– )

• The Way That I Am [1993, RCA]
• Wild Angels [1995, RCA]
• Evolution [1997, RCA]
• Martina [2003, RCA]
• Timeless [2005, RCA]
• Eleven [2011, Universal Republic], B+(*)

Ashley McBryde (1983– )

• Girl Going Nowhere [2018, Warner Nashville], B+(**)
• Never Will [2020, Warner Nashville], A–
• Presents: Lindeville [2022, Warner Music Nashville], B+(***)
• The Devil I Know [2023, Warner Music Nashville], B+(***)

C.W. McCall (1928– )

• Greatest Hits [(1990), Polygram]

Antsy McClain (1962– )

• Trailercana [2007, DPR], B+(*)

Neal McCoy (1963– )

• No Doubt About It [1994, Atlantic]
• Greatest Hits [(1997), Atlantic]

Mindy McCready

• Super Hits [(2000), BNA]

Skeets McDonald (1915–68)

• Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes [(1998), Bear Family, 5 CD]

Reba McEntire (1955– )

• Reba McEntire [1977, Mercury]
• The Best of Reba McEntire [1977–83, Mercury], B
• My Kind of Country [1984, MCA], B+
• Whoever's in New England [1986, MCA]
• What Am I Gonna Do About You [1986, MCA]
• Greatest Hits [1984–87, MCA], A–
• For My Broken Heart [1991, MCA]
• Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 [(1993), MCA]
• Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor [1990–2001, MCA], B–
• Reba #1's [1982–2003, MCA Nashville, 2 CD]
• Stronger Than the Truth [2019, Big Machine], B+(*)

Tim McGraw (1967– )

• Not a Moment Too Soon [1994, Curb]
• Everywhere [1997, Curb]
• Greatest Hits [(2000), Curb]
• Live Like You Were Dying [2004, Curb]
• Greatest Hits Vol. 2 [1994–2006, Curb], C+

Carson McHone

• Still Life [2022, Merge], B+(*)

McKay Brothers

• Cold Beer and Hot Tamales [2006, Medina River], A–

Arlo McKinley

• Die Midwestern [2020, Oh Boy], B
• This Mess We're In [2021, Oh Boy], B+(*)

James McMurtry (1962– )

• Too Long in the Wasteland [1989, Columbia]
• Candyland [1992, Columbia], B+(*)
• Where'd You Hide the Body [1995, Columbia]
• It Had to Happen [1997, Sugar Hill]
• Walk Between the Raindrops [1998, Sugar Hill]
• Saint Mary of the Woods [2002, Sugar Hill]
• Live in Aught-Three [2004, Compradre], A–
• Childish Things [2005, Compadre], A–
• Just Us Kids [2008, Lightning Rod], A–
• Live in Europe [2009, Lightning Rod], B+(*)
• Complicated Game [2013–2014, Complicated Game], A–
• The Horses and the Hounds [2021, New West], A–

Tift Merritt (1975– )

• Bramble Rose [2002, Lost Highway], B
• Tambourine [2004, Lost Highway]
• Home Is Loud [2005, Blue Rose], B+(**)
• See You on the Moon [2010, Fantasy], B+(**)
• Traveling Alone [2012, Yep Roc], B+(**)
• Stitch of the World [2017, Yep Roc], B+(*)

Mike and the Moonpies

• Cheap Silver and Solid Country Gold [2019, Prairie Rose], B+(*)
• Touch of You: The Lost Songs of Gary Stewart [2020, Prairie Rose], B+(**)
• One to Grow On [2021, Prairie Rose], B+(*)

Buddy Miller (1952– )

• Your Love and Other Lies [1995, Hightone]
• Poison Love [1997, Hightone], B+
• Cruel Moon [1999, Hightone]
• w/Julie Miller: Buddy and Julie Miller [2001, Hightone], B+
• w/Julie Miller: Love Snuck Up [1995–2002, Hightone], B+(***)
• Universal United House of Prayer [2004, New West], A–
• w/Julie Miller: Written in Chalk [2009, New West], A–
• The Majestic Silver Strings [2010, New West], B+(*)
• w/Jim Lauderdale: Buddy and Jim [2012, New West], B–
• Cayamo: Sessions at Sea [2016, New West], B+(*)
• w/Julie Miller: Breakdown on 20th Ave. South [2019, New West], B+(**)
• w/Julie Miller: Lockdown Songs [2020, self-released], B+(***)
• w/Julie Miller: In the Throes [2023, New West], B+(**)

John R. Miller

• Service Engine [2014, 789875 DK], B+(***)
• John R Miller & the Engine Lights: The Trouble You Follow [2018, Emperor], B+(**)
• Depreciated [2021, Rounder], A–

Julie Miller (1956– )

• Orphans and Angels [1993, Myrrh]
• Blue Pony [1997, Hightone]
• Broken Things [1999, Hightone], B+

Frankie Miller (1931– )

• Sugar Coated Baby [1954–56, Bear Family]
• Rockin' Rollin' Frankie Miller [1959–63, Bear Family]

Roger Miller (1936–95)

• A Man Like Me: The Early Years of Roger Miller [1956–60, Bear Family]
• Golden Hits [1964–65, Smash]
• 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Roger Miller [1964–66, MCA], A
• The Best of Roger Miller, Volume One: Country Tunesmith [1957–67, Mercury], A–
• The Best of Roger Miller, Vol. 2: King of the Road [1957–72, Mercury], A
• All Time Greatest Hits [1964–85, Mercury/Chronicles], A–
• King of the Road: The Genius of Roger Miller [1957–86, Mercury, 3 CD], A
• King of the Road [(1994), Bear Family]
• Oh Boy Classics Presents Roger Miller [(2000), Oh Boy]

Parker Millsap

• The Very Last Day [2016, Okrahoma], B+(*)
• Other Arrangements [2018, Okrahoma], B+(*)

Ronnie Milsap (1944– )

• Greatest Hits [(1980), RCA]
• Inside Ronnie Milsap [1982, RCA]
• Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 [(1985), RCA]
• The Essential Ronnie Milsap [1973–88, RCA Nashville/Legacy, 2 CD], B–
• The Essential Ronnie Milsap [(1995), RCA]
• Super Hits [(1996), RCA]
• 40 #1 Hits [(2000), Virgin, 2 CD], B–

Ashley Monroe (1986– )

• Like a Rose [2012, Warner Brothers], A–
• The Blade [2015, Warner Music], A–
• Sparrow [2018, Warner Nashville], B–
• Rosegold [2021, Mountainrose Sparrow], B

Randy Montana (1985– )

• Randy Montana [2011, Mercury Nashville], B+(*)

Bonnie Montgomery

• River [2023, Gar Hole], B+(*)

John Michael Montgomery (1965– )

• Kickin' It Up [1994, Atlantic]
• John Michael Montgomery [1995, Atlantic]
• Greatest Hits [(1997), Atlantic]

Melba Montgomery (1938– )

Ralph Mooney (1928– )

• w/James Burton: Corn Pickin' and Slick Slidin' [1968, Capitol]

Kip Moore

• Up All Night [2012, MCA Nashville], B+(*)

Merrill Moore (1923– )

• Boogie My Blues Away [1958, Bear Family]

Tiny Moore (1920–87)

• Tiny Moore Music [1972, Kaleidoscope]
• Back to Back [Kaleidoscope]

Allison Moorer (1972– )

• Alabama Song [1998, MCA]
• The Hardest Part [2000, MCA]
• Crows [2010, Rykodisc], B
• Down to Believing [2015, E1], B+(**)
• Blood [2019, Autotelic], A–

John Moreland (1985– )

• High on Tulsa Heat [2015, Old Omens], A–
• Big Bad Luv [2017, 4AD], A–
• LP5 [2020, Old Omens], B+(**)
• Birds in the Ceiling [2022, Thirty Tigers], B+(*)
• Visitor [2024, Thirty Tigers], B+(***)

George Morgan (1925–75)

• Room Full of Roses: The George Morgan Collection [(1996), Razor & Tie], B
• Candy Kisses [1949–66, Bear Family, 8 CD]

Lorrie Morgan (1959– )

• Leave the Light On [1989, RCA]
• Watch Me [1992, RCA]
• Greatest Hits [(1995), BNA]
• w/Pam Tillis: Come See Me and Come Lonely [2017, Goldenlane], B+(**)

Whitey Morgan

• Born, Raised and Live From Flint [2011, Bloodshot], B+(**)
• Sonic Ranch [2015, Whitey Morgan Music], B+(***)
• Hard Times and White Lines [2018, Whitey Morgan Music], B+(*)

Megan Moroney (1996– )

• Lucky [2023, Sony Music Nashville], B+(***)
• Am I Okay? [2024, Columbia Nashville], B+(***)

Maren Morris (1990– )

• Hero [2016, Columbia Nashville], B
• Girl [2019, Columbia Nashville], B
• Humble Quest [2022, Columbia Nashville], B+(***)

Cahalen Morrison

• Wealth of Sorrow [2020, self-released], B+(**)

Cory Morrow (1972– )

• Outside the Lines [2002, Write On]
• Live From Austin TX [2002, New West], B+(**)

Moon Mullican (1909–67)