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 [19772003]
- 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 [198193, 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 [19802000, 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 (193093)
- 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 [198593, 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 [196078, 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 [198084, Warner Brothers], A
- Tokyo, Oklahoma [1985, Warner Brothers], B+
- Countrified [1986, Warner Brothers]
- Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 [198286, 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 [199296, 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 (19182008)
- Strictly from the Hills [1950, Bronco Buster]
- Cattle Call / Thereby Hangs a Tale [196163, Bear Family]
- RCA Country Legends [194666, 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 [199899, Dreamworks], A
- Remembers the Alamo [2003, Shout], B
- 20 Greatest Hits [19722003, 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 [194950, 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 [194779, Buddha, 2 CD]
- The RCA Years [194781, 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 [198397, Columbia/Legacy], B
Rhett Atkins
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 (193899)
- 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 (18991982)
- 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], B+(***)
Bobby Bare (1935 )
- The Best of Bobby Bare [196269, Razor & Tie], B+
- The Mercury Years [197072, Bear Family, 3 CD]
- Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies [1973, RCA/Legacy]
- The Essential Bobby Bare [195977, 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 [198893, Liberty], B+
- Nobody Love, Nobody Gets Hurt [1998, Capitol]
Jason Boland
- Dark and Dirty Mile [2013, Proud Souls Entertainment], B+(**)
Johnny Bond (191578)
- That Wild, Wicked, but Wonderful West [1961, Starday]
- The Very Best of Johnny Bond [195574, 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 [19901993]
- Western Dream [1990, Sugar Hill]
BR549 [1996 ]
- BR549 [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 (191772)
- 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 [199197, 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: 19541960 [195460, 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 [196668, 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 19681972 [196872, GH]
- 14 Greatest Hits [(1996), Power Play]
- Talk to My Heart [1998, Watermelon]
- Sings Bob Wills [2000, Texas Music Group], B
Carl Butler (192792)
- w/Pearl Butler: Don't Let Me Cross Over [1963, Richmond]
- w/Pearl Butler: Cryin' My Heart Out Over You [197476, 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 (19362017)
- 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 [196289, 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 (19612002) [19612002, 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 [19962008, 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 [198999, Columbia], B+
- The Essential Mary Chapin Carpenter [19892001, 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 [198081, 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 [197695, 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 (19322003)
- Johnny Cash With His Hot and Blue Guitar! [195557, Varese Sarabande], A
- Up Through the Years 19551957 [195557, Bear Family]
- All Aboard the Blue Train [195558, Varese Sarabande], B+(**)
- Greatest! [195658, Varese Sarabande], B+
- The Sun Years [195558, Rhino], A+
- The Man in Black, 19541958 [195458, Bear Family]
- The Fabulous Johnny Cash [1958, Columbia/Legacy], A
- Songs of Our Soil [195859, 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 [196162, Columbia], B+(*)
- Hymns From the Heart [1961, Columbia]
- All Aboard the Blue Train [1962, Sun]
- The Man in Black, 19591962 [195962, Bear Family]
- Blood, Sweat and Tears [1962, Columbia], B+(***)
- Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash [195863, Columbia], B+(**)
- Vintage Years, 19551963 [195563, 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 [196566, Columbia], B
- Happiness Is You [196265, 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, 19631969 [196369, Bear Family]
- Bootleg Vol. II: From Memphis to Hollywood [195569, 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 [197173, 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 [197677, Columbia], B
- I Would Like to See You Again [197677, Columbia], B+(**)
- Life [195877, 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 [195679, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD]
- Rockabilly Blues [197980, Columbia], B
- The Baron [198081, Columbia], B
- Ultimate Gospel [195781, Columbia/Legacy], A
- w/Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins: The Survivors Live [1981, Columbia], B
- The Adventures of Johnny Cash [198182, Columbia], B+(*)
- Personal File [197382, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], A
- Inside a Swedish Prison [(1982), Bear Family]
- Johnny 99 [1983, Columbia], B+(*)
- w/June Carter Cash: 16 Biggest Hits [196483, Columbia/Legacy], B
- Columbia Records 19581986 [195883, Columbia], A
- The Essential Johnny Cash (19551983) [195583, Columbia/Legacy, 3CD], A
- Bootleg Vol. I: Personal File [197383, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD], A
- Bootleg Vol. IV: The Soul of Truth [197583, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD], A
- Out Among the Stars [198184, Columbia], B+(***)
- Rainbow [198485, Columbia], B
- w/Waylon Jennings: Heroes [198485, 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 [198589, Mercury Nashville], B
- The Great Lost Performance [1990, Mercury/Chronicles], B+(***)
- 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection: The Best of Johnny Cash Volume 2 [198590, Mercury Nashville], B+(*)
- Come Along and Ride This Train [(1991), Bear Family]
- The Essential Johnny Cash [195593, Columbia, 2CD]
- Songwriter [1993, Mercury Nashville], A
- 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 [19552002, Columbia/Legacy, 4CD], A
- Unearthed [19942003, 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 [20022003, Lost Highway], B+(**)
- The Legend of Johnny Cash [19552003, Island], A
- The Legend of Johnny Cash Vol. II [19562003, Island], B+(**)
June Carter Cash (19292003)
- 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 [19392003, 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 19791989 [197989, 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 [19792003, 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 (19242018)
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 [20132014, 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 (19412016)
- Old No. 1 [1975, Sugar Hill], A
- The Essential Guy Clark [197578, RCA], B+
- Craftsmen [197883, 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 2120: Anthology 19751995 [197595, 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 [20062013, 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 19942004 [19942004, 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 (19312013)
- Guess Things Happen That Way [2004, Dualtone], B+
- For Once and for All [2014, IRS Nashville], B+(***)
Patsy Cline (193263)
- Her First Recordings, Vol. 1: Walkin' Dreams [195557, Rhino]
- Her First Recordings, Vol. 2: Hungry for Love [195759, Rhino]
- Her First Recordings, Vol. 3: Rockin' Side [195659, Rhino]
- Walkin' After Midnight: The Very Best of Patsy Cline [195560, Collectables]
- 25 All-Time Greatest Recordings: The 4 Star Sessions 19551960 [195560, Varese], A
- Live at the Cimarron Ballroom [1961, MCA], A
- Sentimentally Yours [1962, MCA]
- Live, Volume Two [195662, MCA]
- The Patsy Cline Story [(1963), MCA]
- Songwriter's Tribute [(1969), MCA]
- Sweet Dreams [(1985), MCA]
- 12 Greatest Hits [196163, MCA], A
- Live at the Opry [(1988), MCA], A
- The Patsy Cline Commemorative Collection [196263, MCA, 2 CD], B+
- The Definitive Collection [195663, 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) [196163, 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 (19352010)
- The Heart of Hank Cochran [1968, Monument]
- The Heart of Hank: The Monument Sessions [196268, 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 [197486, 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 (19302000)
- 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 [197281, 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 (19412019)
- 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 (193397)
- 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 [19812004, 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 (193295)
- The Drag 'Em off the Interstate, Sock It to 'Em Hits of Dick Curless [196573, 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 [199298, 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 (19362020)
- Fire on the Mountain [1975, Epic]
- A Decade of Hits [(1983), Epic]
- Simple Man [1989, Epic]
- The Essential Charlie Daniels Band [197489, 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 (19422020)
- Greatest Hits [(1979), Columbia]
- Very Best and More [(1984), Casablanca]
- The Best of Mac Davis [(2000), Razor & Tie]
Skeeter Davis (1931 )
- RCA Country Legends [195371, Buddha], B
- The Essential Skeeter Davis [(1996), RCA]
Ward Davis
- Black Cats and Crows [2020, Ward Davis Music], B+(*)
The Davis Sisters [19521957]
- Memories [195257, Bear Family]
Jimmy Day (193499)
- Golden Steel Guitar Hits / Steel and Strings [196263, Bear Family]
Billy Dean (1962 )
- Young Man [1990, Liberty]
- Billy Dean [1991, Liberty]
- Greatest Hits [(1994), Liberty]
Eddie Dean (1907 )
Jimmy Dean (1928 )
- Big Bad John and Other Fabulous Songs and Tales [196162, Sony]
- The Best of Jimmy Dean [196165, 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 (19202015)
- 16 Biggest Hits [194965, Columbia/Legacy], B+(***)
- I'm Little but I'm Loud: The Little Jimmy Dickens Collection [194967, Razor & Tie]
- Country Boy [(1997), Bear Family, 3 CD]
Joe Diffie (19582020)
- 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 (191798)
- Tall Tales in Song [1960, RCA]
- Americana [195761, 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 (19822020)
- 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 [198588, MCA Nashville, 3 CD]
- The Hard Way [1990, MCA], B
- The Essential Steve Earle [198691, MCA], A
- Ain't Ever Satisfied: The Steve Earle Collection [198591, 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 19831997 [198297, 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 19982011 [19982011, New West]
Don Edwards (1939 )
- Songs of the Trail [1992, Warner Brothers]
Stoney Edwards (192997)
- Stoney Edwards/She's My Rock [197173, Hux], B+(***)
- Mississippi, You're on My Mind [1975, Capitol], A
- Blackbird [1976, Capitol]
- Poor Folks Stick Together: The Best of Stoney Edwards [197176, 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 [197781, 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 [197798, 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 [195557, Bear Family]
Charlie Feathers (193298)
- Get With It: Essential Recordings (195469) [195469, 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 19731979 [197379, Bear Family]
Freddy Fender (19372006)
- Early Years: 19591963 [195963, Krazy Kat]
- Canciones de Mi Barrio: Barrio Hits From the 50s and 60s [Roots of Tejano Rock] [195964, 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 [197477, Dot], A
- The Best of Freddy Fender (20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection) [197477, 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 [195983, 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 [199096, 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 (194989)
- Sittin' by the Road [Lost Art]
- The Dawg Years [197578, Fat Possum], B+(**)
- w/The Beaver Valley Boys: Cold, Cold World [197980, 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] [197589, Lost Art], B+(**)
Red Foley (191068)
- 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 (191991)
- The Ultimate Collection (19491965) [194965, Razor & Tie, 2 CD]
- 16 Tons of Boogie [194955, Rhino], B
- Sixteen Tons [194956, 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 [198790, 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 [19732003, 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 (192875)
- Sings the Songs of Jimmie Rodgers [1960, Koch], A
- Look What Thoughts Will Do [195063, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], A
- Lefty Frizzell's Country Favorites / Saginaw Michigan [195164, Collectables], A
- The Best of Lefty Frizzell [195065, Rhino], A+
- That's the Way Love Goes: The Final Recordings of Lefty Frizzell [197375, Varese Sarabande], B
- Life's Like Poetry [195075, 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 [197588, Columbia/Legacy]
Danny Gatton (194594)
- 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: 19671974 [196774, Raven]
- Chickasaw County Child: The Artistry of Bobbie Gentry [196774, Shout Factory], C+
- The Golden Classics of Bobbie Gentry [(1998), Collectables]
Arna Georgia
- Yes Girl [2020, Arna Georgia], B+(*)
Don Gibson (19282003)
- Oh Lonesome Me [1958, Collectables]
- The Singer, the Songwriter [194960, Bear Family, 4 CD]
- A Legend in His Time [195765, Bear Family]
- The Singer, the Songwriter [196166, Bear Family, 4 CD]
- All-Time Greatest Hits [195766, RCA], A
- RCA Country Legends [195866, 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 [198388, 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 (19372022)
- 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 (19342009)
- 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 (19532021)
- 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 [198791, 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+(***)
- House on Fire [2024, Capitol Nashville], B+(*)
Merle Haggard (19372016)
- 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 [196268, 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 [196871, 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 [196572, 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 [196574, Capitol], A
- Keep Movin' On [1975, Capitol], B
- The Capitol Collectors' Series [196575, 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 [197576, Capitol], A
- 20 Greatest Hits [196676, Capitol], A
- The Best of the Capitol Years [196676, Capitol], A
- Ramblin' Fever [1977, MCA], B+(*)
- My Farewell to Elvis [1977, MCA], B
- Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology (19631977) [196377, 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 [196381, 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 [196683, 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 [197785, 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 [198187, Epic/Legacy], A
- 5:01 Blues [1989, Epic], B
- Blue Jungle [1990, Curb]
- The Family Bible [1992, CEMA]
- 1994 [1994, Curb]
- Down Every Road [196294, Capitol, 4 CD], B+
- 1996 [1996, Curb]
- 40 #1 Hits [196696, 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 [199699, Audium], B+(**)
- Haggard Like Never Before [2003, Hag], A
- Unforgettable [2004, Capitol Nashville]
- Chicago Wind [2005, Capitol], B+(**)
- Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard [19662005, 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 (19362021)
- 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 [196772, 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 [197173, 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 [197175, Mercury], A
- Greatest Hits, Volsumes I and II [196775, 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 [196884, Mercury], A+
- The Best of Tom T. Hall (20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection) [196984, MCA Nashville], B+(*)
- The Definitive Collection [196884, Hip-O], A
- Home Grown [1997, Mercury]
- Storyteller, Poet, Philosopher [196788, Mercury, 2 CD], B
Butch Hancock (1945 )
- Firewater [1981, Rainlight]
- Own and Own [197887, 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 (19522020)
- 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 (18891942)
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 [197578, 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 [20052008, 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 (192163)
- Hawkshaw Hawkins, Vol. 1 [(1958), King]
- Sings Grand Ole Opry Favorites [1959, King]
- Hawk [195361, Bear Family, 3 CD]
- I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy: The King Anthology, 19461963 [194663, 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 (19292007)
- 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 (196871) # [196871, Light in the Attic], B
- There's a Dream I've Been Saving: 19661971 [196671, 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 (192277)
- 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 (193397)
- 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
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 [198590, 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 (192560)
- Honky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton 19561960 [195660, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], B
- 19561960 [195660, 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 (193893)
- 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 [195456, 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 [198995, 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 [19892002, Arista Nashville/Legacy], A
- Greatest Hits Volume II [19962003, 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 [19892008, 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 (19322021)
- 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 [195462, Bear Family, 4 CD]
- Rockin' in the Country: Best of Wanda Jackson [195670, Rhino], A
- The Capitol Singles 19711973 [197173, 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 [195371, Razor & Tie], B
- Capitol Collector's Series [195672, 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 (19372002)
- 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 [195868, 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 [197475, 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 [196886, 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 [196894, RCA], B
- Nashville Rebel [195895, 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 [20082016]
- The Singer and the Song: The Best of Joey + Rory [20082016, 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 (19312013)
- The Best of George Jones, Vol. 1: Hardcore Honky Tonk [195559, Mercury], A
- Cup of Loneliness: The Classic Mercury Years [195559, Mercury, 2CD], A
- Don't Stop the Music [195461, 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) [195562, Mercury], A
- The Definitive Collection 19551962 [195562, Mercury], A
- George Jones Sings Like the Dickens! [1964, United Artists], B+(**)
- w/Melba Montgomery: Vintage Collections [196364, Capitol], A
- United Artists Rarities [196264, EMI Nashville], B+(***)
- Live at Dancetown USA [1965, Ace]
- She Thinks I Still Care: The George Jones Collection [196266, Razor & Tie, 2 CD]
- The Best of George Jones (19551967) [195567, Rhino], A
- w/Melba Montgomery: Sing the Great Country Duets of All Time [1969, Musicor]
- Jones by George! [196571, 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 [196571, Rounder], A
- The Great Lost Hits [196572, Time Life, 2CD], B+(**)
- A Picture of Me / Nothing Ever Hurt Me [197273, Koch], A
- The Battle / Memories of Us [197576, Koch], B+
- Alone Again [1976, Epic], A
- w/Tammy Wynette: Greatest Hits [197177, Epic], B+
- All-Time Greatest Hits, Volume 1 [1977, Epic], B+
- My Very Special Guests [197879, 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 [197280, Epic], A
- w/Tammy Wynette: Super Hits [197180, Epic], A
- w/Tammy Wynette: 16 Biggest Hits [197180, Epic/Legacy], A
- Still the Same Ole Me [197981, Sony Music Custom Marketing Group], B+
- Anniversary: Ten Years of Hits [197282, Epic], A
- By Request [198184, Epic], B+
- Love Songs [197286, Epic/Legacy], B+
- First Time Live! [1987, Epic], B
- Super Hits [197285, Epic], A
- w/Tammy Wynette: Together Again: The Encore Collection [197285, BMG Special Products], C
- Super Hits, Vol. 2 [197288, Epic], A
- 16 Biggest Hits [197288, Epic/Legacy], A
- The Spirit of Country: The Essential George Jones [195588, 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) [197897, 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] [199198, 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 [195499, 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 [19772006, 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 [19791991]
- The Judds [1983, RCA]
- Why Not Me? [1984, RCA]
- Greatest Hits [(1988), RCA]
- All Time Favorites [198489, MCA], B+
- The Judds Collection 19831990 [198390, 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 (19612024)
- Toby Keith [1993, Mercury]
- Pull My Chain [2001, Dreamworks]
- Shock'n Y'All [2003, Dreamworks], C+
- Greatest Hits 2 [19992004, 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 [197789, 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 (19532020)
- Past the Point of Rescue [1991, Curb], B
Will Kimbrough (1964 )
- Spring Break [2020, Daphne], A
Bradley Kincaid (18951989)
- 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 [196999, 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 (19482005)
- 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 [195960, Ace]
- The Best of Brenda Lee (20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection) [195963, MCA], A
- The Brenda Lee Story: Her Greatest Hits [195669, MCA], A
- The Definitive Collection [195779, MCA Nashville/Chronicles], B+(***)
- Anthology 19561980 [195680, 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 [19921997]
- Greatest Hits [(1995), Warner Brothers]
Hank Locklin (1918 )
- Send Me the Pillow You Dream On [194854, Bear Family, 3 CD]
- Please Help Me I'm Falling [195565, Bear Family, 4 CD]
- RCA Country Legends [195667, 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 [195760, 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 [195255, Modern Harmonic, 2CD], B+(***)
- Tragic Songs of Life [195556, Capitol], A
- Nearer My God to Thee [1957, Capitol]
- Radio Favorites 195157 [195157, 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 [195263, 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 [198596, MCA Nashville/Chronicles], B+
- Classics [199399, 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 (193778)
- Classic Country [196076, 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 (19352022)
- Loretta Lynn Sings [1963, Decca], A
- Before I'm Over You [1964, Decca], B+(***)
- Songs From My Heart . . . [1965, Decca], B+(**)
- Alone With You [196164, 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 [196167, 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 [196569, 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 [196176, MCA], A
- I Remember Patsy [1977, MCA], B+(***)
- Out of My Head and Back in My Bed [1978, MCA], B
- The Definitive Collection [196478, 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 [196581, 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 [196088, 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 [20072015, Legacy], B+(**)
- Wouldn't It Be Great [20062017, Legacy], B+(**)
- Still Woman Enough [20072020, Legacy], A
Shelby Lynne (1968 )
- Tough All Over [1990, Epic]
- Epic Recordings [198891, Lucky Dog]
- I Am Shelby Lynne [2000, Mercury], A
- Love, Shelby [2001, Island]
- Identity Crisis [2003, Capitol]
- Suit Yourself [2005, Capitol]
- The Definitive Collection [19892005, 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 (192598)
- Glorybound Train [1960, Capitol]
- Rose Maddox Sings Bluegrass [1962, Capitol]
- Rose of the West Coast Country [198082, Arhoolie]
- The One Rose: The Capitol Years [(1993), Bear Family, 4 CD]
- $35 and a Dream [1994, Arhoolie]
Maddox Brothers and Rose [19351957]
- On the Air: The 1940s [194049, Arhoolie]
- America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band, Vol. 1 [194651, Arhoolie], A
- America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band, Vol. 2 [194751, 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 [194853, Proper], A
- Columbia Historic Edition [195157, 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 (192186)
- Fire on the Strings [195559, Columbia/Legacy], B+
- Flying Fingers [195560, Bear Family]
- Live at Town Hall Party [195861, 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 [198397, 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
Skeets McDonald (191568)
- 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 [197783, 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 [198487, MCA], A
- For My Broken Heart [1991, MCA]
- Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 [(1993), MCA]
- Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor [19902001, MCA], B
- Reba #1's [19822003, 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 [19942006, 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 [20132014, 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 [19952002, 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 [195456, Bear Family]
- Rockin' Rollin' Frankie Miller [195963, Bear Family]
Roger Miller (193695)
- A Man Like Me: The Early Years of Roger Miller [195660, Bear Family]
- Golden Hits [196465, Smash]
- 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection: The Best of Roger Miller [196466, MCA], A
- The Best of Roger Miller, Volume One: Country Tunesmith [195767, Mercury], A
- The Best of Roger Miller, Vol. 2: King of the Road [195772, Mercury], A
- All Time Greatest Hits [196485, Mercury/Chronicles], A
- King of the Road: The Genius of Roger Miller [195786, 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 [197388, 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 (192087)
- 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 (192575)
- Room Full of Roses: The George Morgan Collection [(1996), Razor & Tie], B
- Candy Kisses [194966, 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 (190967)
- Moon Mullican Sings His All-Time Greatest Hits [(1958), King]
- Moon's Rock [(1992), Bear Family], A
- Moonshine Jamboree [(1993), Ace], B+
Michael Martin Murphey (1945 )
- Cowboy Songs [1990, Warner Brothers], B
Jimmy Murphy (192581)
- Electricity [197778, 1999), Sugar Hill], A
Anne Murray (1945 )
- Country [1974, Capitol]
- The Best ... So Far [(1994), Capitol]
- Now and Forever [(1994), Capitol, 3 CD]
Kacey Musgraves (1988 )
- Same Trailer Different Park [2013, Mercury Nashville], A
- Pageant Material [2015, Mercury Nashville], B+(***)
- Golden Hour [2018, MCA Nashville], B
- Star-Crossed [2021, MCA Nashville], B+(**)
- Deeper Well [2024, MCA Nashville], A
David Nail (1979 )
- I'm About to Come Alive [2009, MCA Nashville]
- The Sound of a Million Dreams [2011, MCA Nashville], B
Tami Neilson (1977 )
- Red Dirt Angel [2008, self-released], B+(**)
- Dynamite! [2014, self-released], A
- Don't Be Afraid [2015, self-released], B+(**)
- Sassafrass! [2018, Outside Music], B+(**)
- Chicka Boom! [2019, Outside], B+(**)
- Kingmaker [2022, Killbeat Music], B+(***)
Bobbie Nelson (19312022)
- w/Amanda Shires: Loving You [2021, ATO], B+(***)
Lukas Nelson
- Turn Off the News (Build a Garden) [2019, Fantasy], B+(*)
Willie Nelson (1933 )
- Face of a Fighter [1961, Lone Star]
- I Let My Mind Wander [1961, Kingfisher], A
- The Early Years [196163, Scotti Bros.], B+
- The Early Years: The Complete Liberty Recordings Plus More [195963, Liberty, 2 CD], B+
- Country Willie: His Own Songs [1965, Buddha], A
- Country Favorites Willie Nelson Style [1966, Buddha], B+
- Crazy: The Demo Sessions [196066, Sugar Hill], B+
- Oh Boy Records Classics Presents: Willie Nelson [196066, Oh Boy], B+
- Face of a Fighter [196066, Delta Blue, 2 CD], B+
- Broken Promises [196066, Proper, 2 CD], A
- The Party's Over and Other Great Willie Nelson Songs [1967, RCA], B
- Legends of the Grand Ole Opry [196467, Time/Life], B
- Texas in My Soul [1968, RCA], B
- Good Times [1969, RCA], B
- My Own Peculiar Way [1969, RCA], B+(*)
- Both Sides Now [1970, RCA], B+(**)
- Laying My Burdens Down [1970, RCA], B
- Naked Willie [196670, RCA Nashville/Legacy], B+(**)
- Willie Nelson and Family [1971, RCA], C+
- Yesterday's Wine [1971, RCA], A
- Nite Life: Greatest Hits and Rare Tracks [195971, Rhino], A+
- The Words Don't Fit the Picture [1972, RCA], B
- The Willie Way [1972, RCA], B+(**)
- The Essential Willie Nelson [196572, RCA], A
- RCA Country Legends [196772, RCA/BMG Heritage], B
- Nashville Was the Roughest [196572, Bear Family, 8 CD]
- Shotgun Willie [1973, Atlantic], B
- Phases and Stages [1974, Atlantic], A
- The Troublemaker [197374, Columbia/Legacy], B+
- Red Headed Stranger [1975, Columbia/Legacy], A
- The Sound in Your Mind [1976, Columbia], B
- To Lefty From Willie [1977, Columbia], B
- Stardust [1977, 1999), Columbia/Legacy], A
- Willie and Family Live [1978, Columbia, 2 CD], B+
- Pretty Paper [1979, Columbia], B
- Willie Nelson Sings Kristofferson [1979, Columbia], B
- w/Leon Russell: One for the Road [1979, Columbia], B
- w/Ray Price: San Antonio Rose [1980, Columbia], B+
- Honeysuckle Rose [1980, Columbia], B
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow [1981, Columbia], B+
- Greatest Hits (and Some That Will Be) [(1981), Columbia], B+
- Always on My Mind [1982, Columbia], C+
- w/Roger Miller: Old Friends [1982, Columbia], A
- w/Webb Pierce: In the Jailhouse Now [1982, Columbia], A
- Tougher Than Leather [1983, Columbia/Legacy], B+(***)
- Without a Song [1983, Columbia], B
- City of New Orleans [1984, Columbia], B
- The Masters: Willie Nelson Sings the Country Hits [196584, Eagle], B+
- w/Hank Snow: Brand on My Heart [1985, Columbia], A+
- w/Webb Pierce, Hank Snow: In the Jailhouse Now / Brand on My Heart [198285, DCC], A
- w/Faron Young: Funny How Time Slips Away [1985, Columbia], B+
- Old Friends / Funny How Time Slips Away [198285, Koch], A
- Me and Paul [1985, DCC], A
- Half Nelson [1985, Columbia], B
- What a Wonderful World [1988, Columbia], B
- Love Songs [197888, Columbia/Legacy], D+
- A Horse Called Music [1989, Columbia], B
- 16 Biggest Hits [197589, Columbia/Legacy], A
- The Very Best of Willie Nelson [197489, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD], B+
- Stardust (Legacy Edition) [197690, Columbia/Legacy, 2CD], A
- Live From Austin TX [1990, New West], B+(*)
- The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories? [1991, Sony, 2 CD], B
- Across the Borderline [1993, Columbia], B+
- Revolutions of Time . . . The Journey [197593, Columbia/Legacy, 3 CD], B+
- Healing Hands of Time [1994, Liberty], B
- Moonlight Becomes You [1994, Justice], B+
- w/Curtis Potter: Six Hours at Pedernales [1994, Step One], B+
- Just One Love [1995, Justice], B+(**)
- A Classic and Unreleased Collection [(1995), Rhino, 3 CD]
- w/Bobbie Nelson: How Great Thou Art [1996, Finer Arts], B+
- Spirit [1996, Island], A
- Nacogdoches [1997, Pedernales], A
- Teatro [1998, Island], B+
- Night and Day [1999, Pedernales], A
- Me and the Drummer [2000, Luck], A
- Milk Cow Blues [2000, Island], B
- Rainbow Connection [2001, Island], B+
- Great Divide [2002, Lost Highway], C
- Stars and Guitars [2002, Lost Highway], C+
- w/Ray Price: Run That By Me One More Time [2003, Lost Highway], A
- Live and Kickin' [2003, Lost Highway]
- The Essential Willie Nelson [19612003, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], A
- It Always Will Be [2004, Lost Highway], B+(***)
- Outlaws and Angels [2004, Lost Highway], B+(**)
- Countryman [19952004, Lost Highway], B
- Songs for Tsunami Relief: Austin to South Asia [2005, Lost Highway]
- Songs [(2005), Lost Highway]
- You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker [2006, Lost Highway], A
- Songbird [2006, Lost Highway], B
- w/Merle Haggard, Ray Price: Last of the Breed [2007, Lost Highway, 2 CD], A
- One Hell of a Ride [19542007, Columbia/Legacy, 4 CD], A
- w/Wynton Marsalis: Two Men With the Blues [2007, Blue Note], B+(***)
- Moment of Forever [2008, Lost Highway], B+(*)
- w/Asleep at the Wheel: Willie and the Wheel [2009, Bismeaux], A
- Lost Highway [20022008, Lost Highway], B
- American Classic [2009, Blue Note], B+(**)
- Country Music [2010, Rounder], B+(*)
- w/Wynton Marsalis: Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Music of Ray Charles [2009, Blue Note], B+(**)
- Remember Me, Vol. 1 [2011, R&J], B+(*)
- Heroes [2012, Legacy], B+(**)
- Willie's Stash Vol. 2: Willie and the Boys [20112012, Legacy], B+(*)
- Let's Face the Music and Dance [2013, Legacy], B+(**)
- Too All the Girls . . . [2013, Legacy], B+(*)
- Band of Brothers [2014, Legacy], A
- w/Bobbie Nelson ["Sister Bobbie"]: December Day [Willie's Stash, Vol. 1] [(2014), Legacy], B
- w/Merle Haggard: Django and Jimmie [2015, Legacy], A
- Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin [2016, Legacy], B
- For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price [2016, Legacy], B+(*)
- God's Problem Child [2017, Legacy], B+(**)
- Last Man Standing [2018, Legacy], A
- My Way [2018, Legacy], B+(**)
- Ride Me Back Home [2019, Legacy], A
- First Rose of Spring [2020, Legacy], B+(***)
- That's Life [2021, Legacy], B
- The Willie Nelson Family [2021, Legacy], B
- A Beautiful Time [2022, Legacy], A
- I Don't Know a Thing About Love: The Songs of Harlan Howard [2023, Legacy], B+(**)
- Bluegrass [2023, Legacy], B+(*)
- The Border [2024, Legacy], A
- Last Leaf on the Tree [2024, Legacy], B+(**)
Jennifer Nettles (1974 )
- That Girl [2014, Mercury Nashville], B
Mickey Newbury (19402002)
- Looks Like Rain [1969, Mercury]
- Frisco Mabel Joy [1971, Mountain Retreat]
- Heaven Help the Child [1973, Elektra]
- Live at Montezuma Hall [1973, Elektra]
- Nights When I Am Sane [1994, Winter Harvest]
- The Mickey Newbury Collection [196981, Whistle Stop, 8 CD]
Heidi Newfield
- What Am I Waiting For [2008, Curb], B+(**)
Juice Newton (1952 )
- After the Dust Settles [1976, RCA]
- Juice [1981, Capitol]
- Quiet Lies [1982, Capitol]
- Greatest Hits [(1984), Capitol]
- Old Flame [1986, RCA]
- Anthology [(1998), Renaissance]
Joe Nichols (1976 )
- Old Things New [2009, Universal South], B+(***)
Nickel Creek [20002005]
- Nickel Creek [2000, Sugar Hill]
- This Side [2002, Sugar Hill]
- Why Should the Fire Die? [2005, Sugar Hill]
- A Dotted Line [2014, Nonesuch]
- Celebrants [2023, Thirty Tigers], B
Jerrod Niemann
- Judge Jerrod and the Hung Jury [2010, Arista]
- Free the Music [2012, Arista], B+(**)
Kyle Nix
- Lightning on the Mountain and Other Short Stories [2020, self-released], B+(*)
Ian Noe (1990 )
- Between the Country [2019, National Treasury], B+(***)
- River Fools and Mountain Saints [2022, Thirty Tigers], A
Norma Jean (1938 )
- The Best of Norma Jean [(2000), Collector's Choice]
The Notorious Cherry Bombs [2004 ]
- The Notorious Cherry Bombs [2004, Universal South], B+
Oak Ridge Boys [1959 ]
- Y'All Come Back Saloon [1977, ABC]
- Room Service [1978, MCA]
- The Best of the Oak Ridge Boys [(1978), CBS]
- The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived [1979, MCA]
- Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 [(1980), MCA]
- Fancy Free [1981, MCA]
- Bobbie Sue [1982, MCA]
- Deliver [1983, MCA]
- Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 [(1984), MCA]
- Monongahela [1987, MCA]
- Sensational Oak Ridge Boys [(1987), Hollywood]
- Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 [(1989), MCA]
- The Best of the Oak Ridge Boys [(1993), RCA]
Mark O'Connor (1961 )
- Soppin' the Gravy [1979, Rounder], B+
- The Championship Years [197584, Country Music Foundation]
- Live in New York [2004, OMAC], B
- Jam Session [20002004, OMAC], B
- Markology II [20172020, OMAC], B+(*)
Molly O'Day (192387)
- Molly O'Day and the Cumberland Mountain Folks [194651, Bear Family, 2 CD]
James O'Gwynn (1928 )
- The Smiling Irishman of Country Music [1982, Cattle]
Zephaniah OHora
- This Highway [2017, MRI], B+(**)
- Listening to the Music [2020, Last Roundup], A
The O'Kanes [19871990]
- The O'Kanes [1987, Columbia]
- Tired of the Runnin' [1988, Columbia]
The Okra All-Stars
- The Okra All-Stars [1999, Innerstate]
Old Crow Medicine Show
- Remedy [2014, ATO], B+(**)
- Volunteer [2018, Columbia Nashville], B+(*)
- Paint This Town [2022, ATO], B
- Jubilee [2023, ATO], B
The Old Joe Clarks [1997 ]
- Metal Shed Blues [1999, Checkered Past]
Jamie O'Neal (1968 )
- Brave [2005, Capitol], B
Lindi Ortega
- Little Red Boots [2011, Last Gang]
- Cigarettes and Truckstops [2012, Last Gang], B+(*)
- Tin Star [2013, Last Gang], B+(**)
- Faded Gloryville [2015, Last Gang], B+(***)
K.T. Oslin (19422020)
- 80's Ladies [1987, RCA], B+
- Love in a Small Town [1990, RCA], A
- Greatest Hits: Songs From an Aging Sex Bomb [(1993), RCA], A
- Live Close By, Visit Often [2001, BNA]
Sam Outlaw (1982 )
- Terra Cotta [2024, Black Hills], B+(*)
Bonnie Owens (19292006)
- w/Merle Haggard: Just Between the Two of Us [1966, Capitol], B+(**)
Buck Owens (19292006)
- Buck Owens [1961, Sundazed]
- Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard [1961, Sundazed]
- Buck Owens Sings Tommy Collins [1963, Sundazed]
- I've Got a Tiger by the Tail [1965, Sundazed]
- Christmas with Buck Owens [1965, Sundazed]
- Roll Out the Red Carpet [1966, Sundazed]
- Live at Carnegie Hall [1966, Country Music Foundation]
- Buck Owens and His Buckaroos in Japan! [1967, Sundazed]
- Tall Dark Stranger [1969, Capitol]
- Hot Dog [1988, Capitol], B+
- Live From Austin TX [1988, New West], B+(*)
- 21 #1 Hits: The Ultimate Collection [196388, Rhino], A
- The Buck Owens Collection [195990, Rhino, 3 CD], B+
- The Very Best of Buck Owens, Vol. 1 [(1994), Rhino]
- The Very Best of Buck Owens, Vol. 2 [(1994), Rhino]
Brad Paisley (1972 )
- Who Needs Pictures [1999, Arista]
- Part II [2001, Arista]
- Mud on the Tires [2003, Arista Nashville], B+
- Time Well Wasted [2005, Arista Nashville], B+
- 5th Gear [2007, Arista Nashville], B
- American Saturday Night [2009, Arista Nashville], B+(*)
- This Is Country Music [2011, Arista Nashville], B+(*)
- Wheelhouse [2012, Arista Nashville], B
- Moonshine in the Trunk [2014, Arista], B
- Love and War [2017, Arista Nashville], B
Caroline Parke
- Pause and Pine [2021, self-released], B+(*)
Lee Roy Parnell (1957 )
- Lee Roy Parnell [1990, Arista]
- Love Without Mercy [1992, Arista]
- Every Night's a Saturday Night [1997, Arista]
- Hits and Highways Ahead [(1999), Arista]
Dolly Parton (1946 )
- Hello, I'm Dolly [1967, Monument]
- Just Because I'm a Woman [1968, RCA]
- w/George Jones: Dolly Parton and George Jones [1968, Starday]
- In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) [1969, RCA]
- w/Porter Wagoner: A Real Live Dolly [1970, RCA]
- w/Porter Wagoner: Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca [1970, RCA]
- Coat of Many Colors [196971, RCA Nashville/Legacy], A
- My Favorite Song Writer: Porter Wagoner [1972, RCA]
- My Tennessee Mountain Home [1972, RCA Nashville/Legacy], A
- Jolene [1973, RCA Nashville/Legacy], B
- The Best of Dolly Parton [197175, RCA], A
- Mission Chapel Memories 19711975 [197175, Raven]
- 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs [1980, RCA Nashville/Legacy], B+(*)
- Greatest Hits [197382, RCA], B+
- RCA Country Legends [196784, RCA/BMG Heritage], B+
- Love Songs [197485, RLG/Legacy], B+(**)
- The RCA Years [196786, RCA, 2 CD], B+
- w/Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris: Trio [1987, Warner Brothers], B+
- The Ultimate Dolly Parton [197088, RCA Nashville/BMG Heritage], B
- White Limozeen [1989, Columbia]
- w/Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette: Honky Tonk Angels [1993, Columbia], B+(**)
- The Essential Dolly Parton, Vol. 1: I Will Always Love You [(1995), RCA]
- Super Hits [(1996), RCA]
- The Essential Dolly Parton, Vol. 2 [(1997), RCA]
- Hungry Again [1998, Decca], B
- w/Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris: Trio II [1998, Elektra], B
- The Grass Is Blue [1999, Sugar Hill], B+
- The Essential Dolly Parton [19672000, RCA/Legacy, 2 CD], B+
- Little Sparrow [2001, Sugar Hill], B
- Backwoods Barbie [2008, Dolly], C
- Better Day [2011, Dolly], B
- Blue Smoke [2014, Sony Masterworks], B+(*)
- Run, Rose, Run [2022, Butterfly], B+(**)
- Rockstar [2023, Butterfly/Big Machine], B
Eric Paslay (1983 )
- Eric Paslay [2014, Capitol Nashville], B
Johnny Paycheck (19382003)
- The Real Mr. Heartache: The Little Darlin' Years [196468, Country Music Foundation], A
- She's All I Got [1971, Koch]
- Johnny Paycheck's Greatest Hits [1974, Epic], B
- Greatest Hits, Volume 2 [197578, Epic], B+(**)
- 16 Biggest Hits [197179, Epic], B+(***)
- Mr. Hag Told My Story [1981, Epic], B+(**)
- Biggest Hits [(1983), Epic]
Waylon Payne (1972 )
- Blue Eyes, the Harlot, the Queer, the Pusher and Me [2020, Carnival], B+(***)
Carly Pearce (1990 )
- Every Little Thing [2017, Big Machine], B
- Carly Pearce [20182019, Big Machine], B
- 29 [2021, Big Machine, EP], B+(***)
- 29: Written in Stone [2021, Big Machine], A
- Hummingbird [2024, Big Machine], B+(***)
Minnie Pearl (191296)
- Country Music Hall of Fame [(1998), King]
- The Best of Minnie Pearl [Nashville]
Orville Peck (1988 )
- Pony [2019, Sub Pop], B
- Bronco [2022, Columbia], B+(*)
Gretchen Peters (1957 )
- Burnt Toast and Offerings [2007, Scarlet Letter]
- Hello Cruel World [2012, Scarlet Letter]
- Blackbirds [2015, Scarlet Letter], B+(*)
Sara Petite
- The Empress [2023, Forty Below], A
Malin Pettersen (1988 )
- Wildhorse [2020, Die With Your Boots On], B+(**)
Kellie Pickler (1986 )
- 100 Proof [2011, BNA], B+(**)
Jo Carol Pierce (1944 )
- Bad Girls Upset by the Truth [1995, Monkey Hill], A
Webb Pierce (192691)
- Hayride Boogie, 19501951 [195051, Krazy Kat]
- The Unavailable Sides [195051, Krazy Kat]
- The Wondering Boy, 19511958 [195158, Bear Family, 4 CD]
- In the Jailhouse Now [(1992), Intersound], A
- King of the Honky-Tonk [(1994), Country Music Foundation], A
The Pine Valley Cosmonauts [1998 ]
- Jonboy Langford and the Pine Valley Astronauts: Misery Loves Company [1995, Bloodshot], B+
- Salute the Majesty of Bob Wills [1998, Bloodshot], A
- The Executioner's Last Songs, Volume 1 [2002, Bloodshot], A
- The Executioner's Last Songs, Volume 2 & 3 [2003, Bloodshot, 2 CD], B+
Pillbox Patti
- Florida [2022, Monument], B+(**)
Bobby Pinson
- Man Like Me [2005, RCA], A
- Songs for Somebody [2007, Cash Daddy], A
Pistol Annies [2011 ]
- Hell on Heels [2011, Columbia Nashville], A
- Annie Up [2013, RCA Nashville], A
- Interstate Gospel [2018, RCA Nashville], A
Mary Kay Place (1947 )
- Tonite! At the Capri Lounge Loretta Haggers [1976, Columbia]
Plains
- I Walked With You a Ways [2022, Anti-], A
Dougie Poole
- The Rainbow Wheel of Death [2023, Wharf Cat], B+(*)
Grace Potter (1983 )
- Mother Road [2023, Fantasy], A
Angaleena Presley (1976 )
- American Middle Class [2014, Slate Creek], A
- Wrangled [2017, Thirty Tigers], A
Margo Price (1983 )
- Midwest Farmer's Daughter [2016, Third Man], A
- All American Made [2017, Third Man], B+(**)
- Perfectly Imperfect at the Ryman [2018, Loma Vista], B+(***)
- That's How Rumors Get Started [2020, Loma Vista], B+(*)
- Strays [2023, Loma Vista], B+(*)
Ray Price (19262013)
- San Antonio Rose [1961, Koch]
- The Essential Ray Price 195162 [195162, Columbia/Legacy], A
- Night Life [1963, Koch]
- The Other Woman [1965, Columbia]
- The Honky Tonk Years (19501966) [195066, Bear Family, 10 CD]
- The Best of Ray Price [1976, Columbia]
- Hits on Monument [1979, Sony], C+
- The Essential Ray Price [195080, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], B+(*)
- Tribute to Willie and Kris [1981, Columbia]
- American Originals [(1989), Columbia]
- Super Hits [(1997), Columbia]
- 16 Biggest Hits [(1999), Columbia/Legacy]
- In a Honky Tonk Mood [(2000), Jasmine]
- Beauty Is . . . the Final Sessions [(2014), Amerimonte]
Charley Pride (1938 )
- The Country Way [1967, RCA]
- The Pride of Country Music [1967, RCA]
- In Person [1969, RCA]
- The Sensational Charlie Pride [1969, RCA]
- Christmas in My Home Town [1970, RCA]
- From Me to You [1971, RCA]
- Did You Think to Pray [1971, RCA]
- Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs [1971, RCA]
- The Incomparable Charley Pride [1973, Camden]
- There's a Little Bit of Hank in Me [1980, RCA], B+
- RCA Country Legends [196681, Buddha], A
- Charley Sings Everybody's Choice [1982, RCA]
- Anthology [196684, RCA Nashville/BMG Heritage, 2 CD], A
- The Essential Charley Pride [196684, RCA Nashville/Legacy, 2 CD], A
- The Best of Charley Pride [(1991), Curb]
- The Essential Charley Pride [(1997), RCA], A
- Branson City Limits [1998, Unison]
Jeanne Pruett (1937 )
- Satin Sheets: Greatest Hits [(1998), Varese]
Katie Pruitt (1994 )
- Expectations [2020, Rounder], B+(*)
- Mantras [2024, Rounder], B+(**)
Eddie Rabbitt (194198)
- The Best of Eddie Rabbitt: Greatest Hits [(1983), Warner Brothers]
- #1's [(1985), Warner Brothers]
- All Time Greatest Hits [(1991), Warner Brothers]
RaeLynn (1994 )
- WildHorse [2017, Warner Music Nashville]
- Baytown [2020, Round Here, EP], B+(**)
- Baytown [2021, Round Here], B+(***)
Marvin Rainwater (1925 )
- Whole Lotta Woman [195681, Bear Family], B
- Classic Recordings [(1992), Bear Family, 4 CD]
Aaron Raitiere
- Single Wide Dreamer [2022, Dinner Time], B+(***)
Willis Alan Ramsey
- Willis Alan Ramsey [1972, Koch], B
Wayne Raney (192193)
- Songs from the Hills [1958, King]
Rascal Flatts
Eddy Raven (1945 )
- The Best of Eddy Raven [(1988), RCA]
- Greatest Country Hits [(1990), Curb]
- The Best of Eddy Raven [(1997), Curb]
Collin Raye (1959 )
- Extremes [1994, Epic]
- The Best of Collin Raye: Direct Hits [(1997), Epic], B
Susan Raye (1944 )
- 16 Greatest Hits [(1999), Varese]
Jerry Reed (19372008)
- Alabama Wild Man / Explores Guitar Country [196869, One Way], C
- Georgia Sunshine / Oh What a Woman [197072, One Way], C+
- The Essential Jerry Reed [(1995), RCA]
- Guitar Man [(1997), Camden]
- RCA Country Legends [(2001), Buddha]
Del Reeves (1934 )
- His Greatest Hits [(1994), Razor & Tie]
Jim Reeves (192464)
- Jim Reeves [1956, Abbott]
- Four Walls: The Legend Begins [195357, RCA]
- He'll Have to Go and Other Hits [(1960), RCA]
- Live at the Grand Ole Opry [195360, Country Music Foundation]
- Twelve Songs of Christmas [1963, RCA]
- Up Through the Years [(1965), RCA]
- The Essential Jim Reeves [195766, RCA], B
- The Blue Side of Lonesome [1967, RCA]
- Gentleman Jim: 19551959 [195559, Bear Family, 4 CD]
- Anthology [195368, RCA Nashville/BMG Heritage, 2 CD], B+(*)
- The Essential Jim Reeves [195368, RCA Nashville/Legacy, 2 CD], B+(*)
- Welcome to My World: The Essential Jim Reeves Collection [(1993), RCA, 2 CD]
- Welcome to My World [(1996), Bear Family, 16 CD]
- Radio Days Vol. 1 [(1999), Bear Family, 3 CD]
- The Best of Jim Reeves [(1999), Time Life]
Mike Reid (1947 )
Chase Rice (1985 )
- I Hate Cowboys and All Dogs Go to Hell [2023, Broken Bow], A
Rodney Rice
- Empty Pockets and a Troubled Mind [2014, self-released], B+(**)
- Same Shirt, Different Day [2020, Moody Spring Music], B+(***)
Charlie Rich (193295)
- The Legendary Sun Classics [195862, Charly], B
- Lonely Weekends: The Best of the Sun Years [195863, AVI]
- Sun Years: 19581963 [195863, Bear Family]
- Big Boss Man: The Groove Sessions [1964, Koch]
- The Complete Smash Sessions [196566, Mercury]
- Set Me Free [1968, Koch]
- The Fabulous Charlie Rich [1970, Epic], B+(***)
- Boss Man [1970, Epic]
- The Best of Charlie Rich [196872, Epic]
- Behind Closed Doors [1973, Epic]
- The Silver Fox [1974, Epic]
- Sings the Songs of Hank Williams [1975, London]
- Greatest Hits [(1976), Epic]
- The Most Beautiful Girl [1978, Embassy]
- American Originals [(1989), Columbia]
- Feel Like Going Home: The Essential Charlie Rich [195991, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], B+
- The Essential Charlie Rich [195991, Epic/Legacy, 2 CD], A
- Pictures and Paintings [1992, Sire], B+(***)
John Rich
- Underneath the Same Moon [199899, BNA/Legacy], B
Kim Richey (1956 )
- Kim Richey [1995, Mercury Nashville]
- Bitter Sweet [1997, Mercury Nashville]
- Rise [2002, Lost Highway]
- The Collection [(2004), Lost Highway]
- Chinese Boxes [2007, Vanguard]
- Thorn in My Heart [2013, Yep Roc], B+(**)
Jeannie C. Riley (1945 )
- Harper Valley P.T.A. [1968, Plantation], A
- Yearbooks and Yesterdays [1969, Plantation], B+(**)
- The Best of Jeannie C. Riley [196871, Varese Sarabande]
- Harper Valley PTA and Other Greatest Hits [(1989), Rhino]
LeAnn Rimes (1982 )
- Blue [1996, Curb]
- Family [2007, Curb]
- All-Time Greatest Hits [19962007, Curb], C+
- Spitfire [2013, Curb], B+(*)
Jason Ringenberg (1958 )
- Stand Tall [2019, Courageous Chicken], A
- Rhinestoned [2021, Courageous Chicken], B+(**)
Dennis Robbins
- Man with a Plan [1992, Giant], A
Kathy Robertson
- To Roy Nichols with Love [1997, Cowgirl]
Marty Robbins (192582)
- Rock'n Roll'n Robbins [1957, Koch]
- Country 19511958 [195158, Bear Family]
- Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs [1959, Columbia]
- More Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs [1960, Columbia]
- The Drifter [1966, Columbia]
- Country (19601966) [196066, Bear Family]
- The Story of My Life: The Best of Marty Robbins [195269, Columbia/Legacy]
- All-Time Greatest Hits [(1972), Columbia/Legacy]
- Biggest Hits [(1982), Columbia]
- The Essential Marty Robbins [195182, Columbia, 2 CD], B
- The Essential Marty Robbins [195282, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], B
- A Lifetime of Song (19511982) [195182, Columbia]
- Rockin' Rollin' Robbins [(1985), Bear Family]
- Ruby Ann: Rockin' Rollin' Robbins, Vol. 3 [(1991), Bear Family]
- Super Hits [(1995), Columbia]
- Under Western Skies [(1996), Bear Family]
- 16 Biggest Hits [(1998), Columbia/Legacy]
Emily Scott Robinson
- American Siren [2021, Oh Boy], B+(***)
Bruce Robison
- Wrapped [1998, Sony]
- Eleven Stories [2006, Sustain], B+(**)
- w/Kelly Willis: Our Year [2014, Premium], B+(***)
- w/Kelly Willis: Beautiful Lie [2019, Next Waltz], B+(**)
Charlie Robison
- Life of the Party [1998, Columbia]
- Good Times [2004, Dualtone], B+
Carrie Rodriguez (1978 )
- She Ain't Me [2008, Back Porch Music]
- Love and Circumstance [2010, Ninth Street Opus], B+(*)
- w/Ben Kyle: We Still Love Our Country [2011, Ninth Street Opus, EP], B+(*)
- Give Me All You Got [2013, Ninth Street Opus], B+(**)
- Lola [2016, Luz], B+(*)
Johnny Rodriguez (1952 )
- The Greatest Hits of Johnny Rodriguez [197376, Mercury]
- You Can Say That Again [1996, Hightone]
Kenny Rogers (19382020)
- Ten Years of Gold [(1977), EMI America]
- The Gambler [1978, EMI America]
- Greatest Hits [(1980), EMI America]
- 20 Great Years [196980, Reprise], B
- 25 Greatest Hits [(1987), EMI America]
- The Best of Kenny Rogers [(1995), Capitol]
- Kenny Rogers and the First Edition: Greatest Hits [(1996), Hip-O]
- Through the Years: A Retrospective [(1999), Capitol]
- Kenny Rogers [(1999), Liberty]
Randy Rogers
- w/Wade Bowen: Hold My Beer, Vol. 1 [2015, Lil' Buddy Toons], B+(***)
- Nothing Shines Like Neon [2016, Tommy Jackson], B+(*)
- w/Wade Bowen: Hold My Beer, Vol. 2 [2020, Lil' Buddy Toons], B+(*)
Daniel Romano (1985 )
- Come Cry With Me [2013, Normaltown], B+(*)
- If I've Only One Time Askin' [2015, New West], B+(*)
- Mosey [2016, New West], B
Chelle Rose
- Ghost of Browder Holler [2012, Lil' Damsel], B+(**)
Esther Rose
- Safe to Run [2023, New West], B+(**)
Whitney Rose (1986 )
- South Texas Suite [2017, Six Shooter, EP], B+(***)
- Rule 62 [2017, Six Shooter], B+(**)
- We Still Go to Rodeos [2020, MCG], B+(**)
- Rosie [2023, MCG], B+(***)
Alma Russ
- Next Town [2020, self-released], B+(*)
- Fool's Gold [2022, self-released], B+(**)
Darrell Scott (1959 )
- w/Danny Thompson, Kenny Malone: Live in NC [2003, Full Light], B+
- The Invisible Man [2006, Full Light], B
- A Crooked Road [2010, Full Light, 2 CD], B
- Long Ride Home [2012, Full Light], B
- Darrell Scott Sings the Blues of Hank Williams [2020, Full Light], B
- Jaroso [2020, Full Light], B+(*)
Hillary Scott (1986 )
- Hillary Scott and the Scott Family: Love Remains [2016, Capitol Nashville], B
Jack Scott (1936 )
- Scott on Groove [(1989), Bear Family]
- Greatest Hits [(1990), Curb]
- Classic Scott [(1994), Bear Family]
Ray Scott (1969 )
- Nowhere Near Done [2020, Jethropolitan, EP], B+(**)
Wayne Scott (19352011)
- This Weary Way [2005, Full Light], A
Dan Seals (1948 )
- The Best of Dan Seals [(1987), Liberty]
- Rage On [1988, Liberty]
- The Songwriter [1992, Liberty]
The Secret Sisters
- The Secret Sisters [2010, Universal Republic], B+(**)
- Saturn Return [2020, New West], B+(*)
Doug Seegers (1952 )
- Going Down to the River [2014, Rounder], A
Jeannie Seely (1940 )
- The Seely Style [1966, Monument], B
- Thanks Hank! [1967, Monument], B+(*)
- An American Classic [2020, Curb], B
Ronnie Self (193881)
- Bop-a-Lena [(1990), Bear Family]
Aubrie Sellers (1991 )
- New City Blues [2016, Carnival], B+(*)
Jason Sellers
- A Matter of Time [1999, BNA]
Shaboozey (1995 )
- Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going [2024, Republic/Empire], B+(*)
Elvie Shane
- Backslider [2021, Wheelhouse], B+(*)
Billy Joe Shaver (19392020)
- Old Five and Dimers Like Me [1973, Koch]
- Honky Tonk Heroes [197677, Bear Family]
- I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal [1981, Columbia]
- Billy Joe Shaver [1982, Columbia]
- Restless Wind: The Legendary Billy Joe Shaver [197387, Razor & Tie], B+
- Shaver: Tramp on Your Street [1993, Zoo], A
- Shaver: Unshaven: Live at Smith's Olde Bar [1995, Zoo Entertainment], A
- Shaver: Highway of Life [1996, Justice], B
- Shaver: Victory [1998, New West]
- Shaver: The Earth Rolls On [2001, New West], B+
- Shaver: Shaver's Jewels: The Best of Shaver [19932001, New West], A
- Freedom's Child [2002, Compadre]
- w/Kinky Friedman: Live Down Under [2002, Omnivore], B+(**)
- Billy and the Kid [2004, Compadre]
- The Real Deal [2005, Compadre]
- Everybody's Brother [2007, Compadre]
- Long in the Tooth [2014, Lightning Rod], A
Shedaisy [1999 ]
- Brand New Year [2000, Hollywood]
Blake Shelton (1976 )
- Blake Shelton [2001, Warner Brothers]
- Blake Shelton's Barn and Grill [2004, Warner Brothers]
- Pure BS [2007, Warner Brothers]
- Hillbilly Bone [2010, Warner Brothers, EP], B+(**)
- Red River Blue [2011, Warner Brothers], B
- Texoma Shore [2017, Warner Brothers Nashville], B+(*)
Shenandoah [1987 ]
- The Road Not Taken [1989, Columbia]
- Greatest Hits [(1992), Columbia]
- Super Hits [(1994), Columbia]
- The Best of Shenandoah [(1995), RCA]
Jean Shepard (19332016)
- Songs of a Love Affair / Heartaches and Tears [195662, EMI]
- Honky-Tonk Heroine [195264, Country Music Foundation], B+
- Melody Ranch Girl [195264, Bear Family, 5 CD]
Ashton Shepherd (1986 )
- Sounds So Good [2008, MCA Nashville], C+
- Where Country Grows [2011, MCA Nashville], B
T.G. Sheppard (1944 )
- The Best of T.G. Sheppard [(1992), Curb]
Amanda Shires (1982 )
- My Piece of Land [2016, BMG], B+(***)
- To the Sunset [2018, Silver Knife], B+(***)
- Take It Like a Man [2022, ATO], B+(**)
The Shootouts
- Stampede [2023, Soundly Music], B+(***)
Kalie Shorr (1994 )
- Open Book [2019, self-released], A
- Open Book: Unabridged [2019, Tmwrk], A
- I Got Here by Accident [2021, Tmwrk, EP], A
Nick Shoulders
- All Bad [2023, Gar Hole], B+(**)
Red Simpson (1934 )
- The Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer [196673, Razor & Tie], B+
Sturgill Simpson (1978 )
- High Top Mountain [2013, High Top Mountain]
- Metamodern Sounds in Country Music [2014, High Top Mountain], B+(***)
- A Sailor's Guide to Earth [2016, Atlantic], B+(***)
- Sound and Fury [2019, Elektra], B+(***)
- Cuttin' Grass Vol. 1 (The Butcher Shoppe Sessions) [2020, High Top Mountain], A
- Cuttin' Grass Vol. 2 (The Cowboy Arms Sessions) [2020, High Top Mountain], A
- The Ballad of Dood and Juanita [2021, High Top Mountain, EP], B+(**)
- Johnny Blue Skies: Passage Du Desir [2024, High Top Mountain], B+(**)
Sisters Wade
- Sisters Wade [1999, Blue Hat]
Jimmy Skinner (190979)
- From the Beginning to Fame [194961, Bronco Buster]
Caitlyn Smith
- Starfire [2018, Monument], B
- High and Low [2023, Monument], B+(*)
Cal Smith (1932 )
- I've Found Someone of My Own [1972, Decca]
Carl Smith (19272010)
- The Essential Carl Smith [195056, Columbia], A
- The Country Gentleman Sings [1967, Columbia]
- A Tribute to Roy Acuff [1969, Columbia]
- Satisfaction Guaranteed [(1996), Bear Family, 5 CD]
Connie Smith (1941 )
- The Essential Connie Smith [196572, RCA], B
- Greatest Hits on Monument [197779, Sony]
- Connie Smith [1998, Warner Brothers]
- Long Line of Heartaches [2010, Sugar Hill], A
- The Cry of the Heart [2021, Fat Possum], B+(**)
- Love, Prison, Wisdom and Heartaches [2024, Fat Possum], B+(**)
Corey Smith (1979 )
- The Broken Record [2011, Average Joe's], B+(*)
Margo Smith (1942 )
- Don't Break the Heart That Loves You [1978, Warner Brothers]
- A Woman [1979, Warner Brothers]
- The Best of Margo Smith [MCA]
Russell Smith (19492019)
Sammi Smith (1943 )
- Help Me Make It Through the Night [1970, Mega]
- The Best of Sammi Smith [(1996), Varese]
Hank Snow (191499)
- The Yodelling Ranger 19361947 [193647, Bear Family, 5CD]
- The Singing Ranger 19591953 [194953, Bear Family, 4CD]
- The Thesaurus Transcriptions [195056, Bear Family, 5CD]
- I'm Movin' On and Other Great Country Hits [194956, RCA], A
- The Singing Ranger, Vol. 2 [195358, Bear Family, 4CD]
- 16 Top Tracks [196165, RCA], B+(***)
- The Essential Hank Snow [195073, RCA], A
- The Singing Ranger, Vol.3 [(1994), Bear Family, 12CD]
- The Singing Ranger, Vol.4 [196984, Bear Family, 9CD]
- The Essential Hank Snow [193784, RCA/Legacy, 2CD], B+(***)
Billie Jo Spears (1937 )
- The Best of Billie Jo Spears [(1994), Razor & Tie]
Caroline Spence
- Mint Condition [2019, Rounder], A
- True North [2022, Rounder], B+(**)
Split Lip Rayfield [1998 ]
- Split Lip Rayfield [1998, Bloodshot]
- In the Mud [1999, Bloodshot]
- Never Make It Home [2001, Bloodshot]
- Should Have Seen It Coming [2004, Bloodshot], B
Joe Stamm
- Joe Stamm Band: Wild Man, B+(*)
Joe Stampley (1943 )
- The Best of Joe Stampley [(1995), Varese Sarabande]
- Good Ol' Boy: His Greatest Hits [(1995), Razor & Tie]
Chris Stapleton (1978 )
- Traveller [2015, Mercury Nashville], B+(*)
- From a Room: Volume 1 [2017, Mercury Nashville], B+(***)
- From a Room: Volume 2 [2017, Mercury Nashville], B+(**)
- Starting Over [2020, Mercury Nashville], B+(**)
- Higher [2023, Mercury Nashville], B+(*)
The Statler Brothers [1955 ]
- Flowers on the Wall: The Essential Statler Brothers [196672, Columbia/Legacy]
- Bed of Rose's [1971, Mercury]
- Country Music Then and Now [1972, Mercury]
- Holy Bible: Old Testament [1975, Mercury]
- Holy Bible: New Testament [1975, Mercury]
- The Best of the Statler Brothers [(1975), Mercury], B
- Short Stories [1977, Mercury]
- Holy Bible: Old and New Testament [1979, Mercury]
- Statler Brothers Christmas Card [1979, Mercury]
- The Best of the Statler Brothers, Vol. 2 [(1980), Mercury]
- Today [1983, Mercury]
- Atlanta Blue [1984, Mercury]
- Pardners in Rhyme [1985, Mercury]
- Maple Street Memories [1987, Mercury]
- A 30th Anniversary Celebration [(1994), Mercury, 3 CD]
- Oh, Happy Day [(1995), Sony]
Connie Stevens
- Songs of Hank Williams [1969, Harmony]
Ray Stevens
- Greatest Hits [(1983), RCA], B
Gary Stewart (19452003)
- You're Not the Woman You Used to Be [1973, MCA], A
- Out of Hand [1975, Hightone], A
- Steppin' Out [1976, RCA], B
- Your Place or Mine [1977, RCA], B+
- Greatest Hits [197581, RCA], A
- The Essential Gary Stewart [197482, RCA], A
- Brand New [1988, Hightone], B+
- Battleground [1990, Hightone], B+
- Gary's Greatest [197390, Hightone], A
- I'm a Texan [1993, Hightone]
- Best of the Hightone Years [198893, Hightone], A
- Live at Billy Bob's Texas [2003, Smith Music Group], A
Tamara Stewart
- Woman [2023, self-released], B+(**)
Wynn Stewart (193485)
- California Country: The Best of the Challenge Masters [195964, AVI], A
Doug Stone (1956 )
- Doug Stone [1990, Epic]
- From the Heart [1992, Epic]
- Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 [(1995), Epic]
- Super Hits [(1997), Columbia]
- Pure Country [(1998), Sony]
George Strait (1952 )
- Strait Country [1981, MCA], B+(**)
- Strait From the Heart [1982, MCA], B
- Right or Wrong [1983, MCA], B+(***)
- Greatest Hits [198183, MCA], A
- Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind [1984, MCA], B+(**)
- Something Special [1985, MCA], A
- Ocean Front Property [1987, MCA]
- Greatest Hits, Volume Two [(1987), MCA], B+
- Beyond the Blue Neon [1989, MCA]
- 2 Ten Strait Hits [(1991), MCA]
- Chill of an Early Fall [1991, MCA]
- The Best of George Strait [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] [198393, MCA Nashville], B+(**)
- Strait out of the Box [(1995), MCA, 4 CD]
- Blue Clear Sky [1996, MCA]
- Latest Greatest Straitest Hits [(2000), MCA]
- Honkytonkville [2003, MCA Nashville]
- 50 Number Ones [19822004, MCA Nashville, 2CD], B+(***)
- Somewhere Down in Texas [2005, MCA Nashville]
- Troubadour [2008, MCA Nashville], B+(*)
- Twang [2009, MCA Nashville], B
- Here for a Good Time [2011, MCA Nashville], B+(***)
- Honky Tonk Time Machine [2019, MCA Nashville], B
Mel Street (193376)
- Mel Street's Greatest Hits [(1994), Deluxe]
Nora Jane Struthers (1983 )
- Bright Lights, Long Drives, First Words [2020, Blue Pig Music], B+(*)
Marty Stuart (1958 )
- Busy Bee Cafe [1982, Sugar Hill], B
- Let There Be Country [1988, Columbia]
- Hillbilly Rock [1989, MCA]
- Tempted [1991, MCA]
- This One's Gonna Hurt You [1992, MCA]
- The Marty Stuart Party Hit Pack [1995, MCA], B
- The Pilgrim [1999, MCA]
- Souls' Chapel [2005, Superlatone], B+
- Live at the Ryman [2006, Superlatone]
- Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions [2010, Sugar Hill], B+(***)
- Saturday Night / Sunday Morning [2014, Superlatone, 2CD], B+(*)
- Way Out West [2017, Superlatone], B
- Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives: Altitude [2023, Snakefarm], B
Sugarland [2004 ]
- Enjoy the Ride [2006, Mercury Nashville]
- Love on the Inside [2008, Mercury Nashville], B
Trent Summar
- Trent Summar and the New Row Mob [2000, VFR]
The Sundowners [19601971]
- Chicago Country Legends [196071, Bloodshot Revival], B
Sundy Best
- Feel Good Country [2023, self-released], B+(*)
Doug Supernaw (1960 )
- Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind [1994, BNA], B+
Charlie Sutton
- Trout Takes [2022, Chuckwagon, EP], B+(*)
Sunny Sweeney (1976 )
- Heartbreaker's Hall of Fame [2006, Big Machine]
- Concrete [2011, Republic Nashville], B+(*)
- Provoked [2014, Aunt Daddy], B+(*)
- Trophy [2017, Aunt Daddy], B+(***)
- Recorded Live at the Machine Shop Recording Studio [2020, Aunt Daddy], A
- Married Alone [2022, Aunt Daddy], B+(***)
Sweethearts of the Rodeo [1986 ]
- Sweethearts of the Rodeo [1986, Columbia]
Sylvia (1956 )
- Anthoogy [197989, Renaissance]
James Talley (1944 )
- Got No Bread, No Milk, No Money, But We Sure Got a Lot of Love [1975, Capitol], A+
- Tryin' Like the Devil [1976, Capitol], A
- Got No Bread, No Milk, No Money / Tryin' Like the Devil [197576, Bear Family]
- Blackjack Choir [1977, Capitol], B+
- Ain't It Something [1977, Capitol], B+
- Love Songs and the Blues [1989, Bear Family], B
- The Road to Torreón [1992, Bear Family]
- Live [1979, Bear Family], B+
- Woody Guthrie and Songs of My Oklahoma Home [2000, Cimarron], B+
- Nashville City Blues [2000, Cimarron], B+
- Touchstones [2002, Cimarron], A
- Journey [2002, Cimarron]
- Journey: The Second Voyage [2009, Cimarron], B+(*)
- Heartsong [2009, Cimarron], B+(**)
Aaron Lee Tasjan (1986 )
- Silver Tears [2016, New West], B
- Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan! [2021, New West], B
Brit Taylor
- Kentucky Blue [2023, Cut a Shine], B+(***)
Willy Tea Taylor
- Willy Tea Taylor and the Fellership: The Great Western Hangover [2023, self-released], B+(**)
The Tender Things
- How You Make a Fool [2020, Spaceflight], B+(*)
Texas Tornados [19891999]
- Texas Tornados [1990, Reprise], B+
- Live From Austin TX [1990, New West], B+(**)
- Zone of Our Own [1991, Reprise]
- Hangin' on by a Thread [1992, Reprise]
- The Best of Texas Tornados [(1993), Reprise], A
- ¡Esta Bueno! [2010, Bismeaux], B+(*)
B.J. Thomas (1942 )
- I'm So Lonely I Could Cry [1966, Scepter]
- Greatest Hits [(1990), Rhino]
- More Greatest Hits [(1995), Varese]
- The Very Best of B.J. Thomas [(1997), Varese]
Hank Thompson (19252007)
- Radio Broadcasts 1952 [1952, Flyright], B+
- Hank World [1954, Bloodshot], A
- Dance Ranch / Songs for Rounders [195759, Koch], B+
- At the Golden Nugget [1961, Liberty], B+
- Vintage Collections [194761, Capitol], A
- The Capitol Collector's Series [194761, Capitol], A
- Country Music Hall of Fame [196878, MCA]
- The Best of Hank Thompson 19661979 [196679, Varese], A
- The Best of the Best of Hank Thompson [(1996), Hollywood]
- Hank Thompson and Friends [1997, Curb]
- Seven Decades [2000, Hightone], B+
- In the Mood for Hank [(2000), Jasmine], B+
Thompson Square [2011 ]
- Thompson Square [2011, Stoney Creek], C
Paul Thorn (1964 )
Paul Thorn (1964 )
- Mission Temple Fireworks Stand [2002, Back Porch Music]
- Are You With Me? [2004, Back Porch Music]
- Pimps and Preachers [2010, Perpetual Obscurity], B+(*)
- Too Blessed to Be Stressed [2014, Perpetual Obscurity], B+(**)
Mel Tillis (1932 )
- Greatest Hits [(1991), Curb]
- The Memory Maker [(1995), Mercury]
Pam Tillis (1957 )
- Put Yourself in My Place [1991, Arista]
- Sweetheart's Dance [1994, Arista], B
- Pam Tillis Collection [(1994), Warner Brothers]
- Greatest Hits [(1997), Arista]
- Rhinestoned [2007, Stellar Cat], B+(**)
- Looking for a Feeling [2020, Stellar Cat], B+(*)
Floyd Tillman (19142003)
- Country Music Hall of Fame Series [193944, MCA], B+
- Columbia Historic Edition [(1985), Columbia], A
- The Best of Floyd Tillman [194655, Collector's Choice], A
- The Crazy Cajun Recordings [(1999), Edsel]
Aaron Tippin (1958 )
- You've Got to Stand for Something [1991, RCA]
- Lookin' Back at Myself [1994, RCA]
- Greatest Hits . . . and Then Some [199097, RCA], A
- The Essential Aaron Tippin [199097, RCA]
- Ultimate Aaron Tippin [199097, RCA Nashville/BMG Heritage], B+(***)
- What This Country Needs [1998, Hollywood]
- In Overdrive [2009, Country Crossing], B+(**)
Lucky Tomblin
- The Lucky Tomblin Band [2003, Texas Works], B+
Josie Toney
- Extra [2023, Like You Mean It], B+(**)
Zach Top
- Cold Beer and Country Music [2024, Leo33], B+(**)
Tenille Townes
- The Lemonade Stand [2020, Columbia Nashvile], B+(**)
Rhonda Towns
- I Wanna Be Loved by You [2005, Dawn], B+(**)
Merle Travis (191783)
- Unreleased Radio Transcriptions 19441949 [194449, Rounder]
- Merle Travis 19441949: Unreleased Radio Transcriptions [194449, Country Routes], B
- Hot Pickin' [194352, Proper, 2CD], A
- Sweet Temptation: The Best of Merle Travis 19461953 [194653, Razor & Tie], A
- Guitar Rags and a Too Far Past [194355, Bear Family, 5 CD]
- Back Home [1957, Capitol]
- Walkin' the Strings [1960, Capitol], B+
- Folksongs of the Hills / Back Home / Songs of the Coalmines [194663, Bear Family], A
- Merle Travis and Joe Maphis [1963, Capitol]
- The Best of Merle Travis [194668, Rhino], A
- Great Songs of the Delmore Brothers [1969, Capitol]
- Strictly Guitar [1969, Capitol]
- Travis Pickin' [1981, CMH]
- w/Joe Maphis: Country Guitar Thunder [197781, CMH]
- The Merle Travis Story: 24 Greatest Hits [(1989), CMH]
Randy Travis (1959 )
- Storms of Life [1986, Warner Brothers], A
- Always and Forever [1987, Warner Brothers]
- Old 8x10 [1988, Warner Brothers], A
- No Holdin' Back [1989, Warner Brothers], A
- High Lonesome [1991, Warner Brothers], B+
- Greatest Hits, Volume One [(1992), Warner Brothers], A
- Greatest Hits, Volume Two [(1992), Warner Brothers], A
- This Is Me [1994, Warner Brothers], B+
- Forever and Ever: The Best of Randy Travis [(1995), Warner Brothers]
- Greatest #1 Hits [(1998), Warner Brothers]
- Trail of Memories: The Randy Travis Anthology [198599, Rhino, 2 CD], A
- Inspirational Journey [2000, Warner Brothers]
- Rise and Shine [2002, Warner Brothers], C
- Influence Vol. 1: The Man I Am [2012, Warner Brothers], B
- Influence Vol. 2: The Man I Am [2012, Warner Brothers], B+(**)
Rick Trevino (1971 )
- Looking for the Light [1995, Columbia]
- Super Hits [(1999), Sony]
The Trishas
- High, Wide and Handsome [2012, self-released], B+(*)
Travis Tritt (1963 )
- It's All About to Change [1991, Warner Brothers]
- A Travis Tritt Christmas: Loving Time of the Year [1992, Warner Brothers]
- Greatest Hits: From the Beginning [(1995), Warner Brothers]
- Restless Kind [1996, Warner Brothers]
Ernest Tubb (191484)
- Walking the Floor Over You [193647, Bear Family, 8 CD]
- The Texas Troubadour [193652, Proper, 4 CD], B+
- Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello [194753, Bear Family, 5 CD]
- Yellow Rose of Texas [195460, Bear Family, 5 CD]
- w/Loretta Lynn: Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be [1965, Decca], B
- The Country Music Hall of Fame Series [194165, MCA], A
- Live 1965 [1965, Rhino], A
- The Complete Live 1965 Show [1965, Lost Gold]
- Waltz Across Texas [196166, Bear Family, 6 CD]
- The Definitive Collection [194166, MCA Nashville/Chronicles], A
- w/Loretta Lynn: Singin' Again, B+(**)
- w/Loretta Lynn: If We Put Our Heads Together [1969, Decca]
- Another Story [196675, Bear Family, 6 CD]
- The Last Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits [(1997), First Generation, 2 CD]
Justin Tubb (1935 )
- The Best of Justin Tubb [(1965), Starday]
- Rock It On Down to My House [(1994), Bear Family, 2 CD]
Tanya Tucker (1958 )
- Delta Dawn [1972, Columbia]
- What's Your Mama's Name / Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone) [197374, Collectables]
- Greatest Hits [197275, Columbia]
- Greatest Hits [(1978), MCA]
- Love Me Like You Used To [1987, Liberty]
- Greatest Hits [(1989), Liberty]
- Collection [(1992), MCA]
- Greatest Hits 19901992 [199092, Liberty]
- Fire to Fire [1995, Liberty]
- The Upper 48 Hits 19721997 [197297, Raven, 2 CD], B
- Super Hits [(1998), Columbia]
- 20 Greatest Hits [(2000), Capitol]
- My Turn [2009, Saguaro Road], A
- While I'm Livin' [2019, Fantasy], B+(**)
- Sweet Western Sound [2023, Fantasy], B+(**)
Josh Turner (1977 )
- Country State of Mind [2020, MCA Nashville], B+(**)
Turnpike Troubadours [2007 ]
- Diamonds and Gasoline [2010, Onward Music]
- Goodbye Normal Street [2012, Bossier City]
- Turnpike Troubadours [2015, Bossier City], B
- A Long Way From Your Heart [2017, Bossier City], B
- A Cat in the Rain [2023, Bossier City], B
Shania Twain (1965 )
- The Woman in Me [1995, Mercury], B
- Come on Over [1997, Mercury], B+
- Up! [2002, Universal, 2 CD], B
Conway Twitty (193393)
- The Best of Conway Twitty, Vol. 1: Rockin' Years [(1991), Mercury], B
- Rock 'n' Roll Years [195664, Bear Family, 8CD]
- Hello Darlin' [1970, Decca]
- w/Loretta Lynn: Lead Me On [1972, Decca], B+(**)
- Conway Twitty's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 [(1972), MCA]
- w/Loretta Lynn: Louisiana Woman / Mississippi Man [1973, MCA], B+(***)
- Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 [(1976), MCA]
- w/Loretta Lynn: Dynamic Duo [1977, MCA]
- Honky Tonk Heroes [1978, MCA]
- w/Loretta Lynn: Diamond Duet [1979, MCA]
- w/Loretta Lynn: The Very Best of Conway and Loretta [(1979), MCA]
- 20 Greatest Hits [196980, MCA], B+
- w/Loretta Lynn: Two's a Party [1981, MCA], B
- Number Ones [(1982), MCA]
- Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn [(1984), MCA]
- 25 Number Ones [195886, MCA Nashville], A
- w/Loretta Lynn: Making Believe [1988, MCA]
- w/Loretta Lynn: The Definitive Collection [197088, MCA Nashville/Chronicles], A
- The Best of Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] [197188, MCA Nashville], B+(***)
- The Best of Conway Twitty [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] [195890, MCA], B+
- Silver Anniversary Collection [(1990), MCA]
- Gold [195891, MCA Nashville, 2 CD], A
- Country Gospel Greats [(1992), MCA]
- Rockin' Conway: The MGM Years [(1993), Mercury]
- The Conway Twitty Collection [195893, MCA, 4 CD]
- The #1's Collection [(2000), MCA]
T. Texas Tyler (191672)
- The Best of T. Tyler Texas [194554, Collector's Choice]
Carrie Underwood (1983 )
- Some Hearts [2005, Arista Nashville]
- Carnival Ride [2005, Arista Nashville], C
- Play On [2009, 19/Arista Nashville]
- Blown Away [2012, Arista]
- Greatest Hits: Decade #1 [20052014, Arista Nashville, 2CD], C
- Storyteller [2015, 19/Arista Nashville], B
Keith Urban (1967 )
- Ripcord [2016, Capitol Nashville], B
Ricky Van Shelton (1952 )
- Wild-Eyed Dream [1987, Columbia]
- Loving Proof [1988, Columbia]
- Backroads [1991, Columbia]
- Greatest Hits Plus [(1992), Columbia]
- 16 Biggest Hits [(1999), Sony]
The Vidalias
- Stayin' in the Doghouse [1996, Upstart]
Patricia Vonne
- Guitars and Castanets [2005, CoraZong], B+
Morgan Wade (1994 )
- Reckless [2021, Ladylike], A
- Psychopath [2023, Ladylike/RCA], A
- Obsessed [2024, Ladylike/RCA Nashville], A
Stephen Wade
- Dancing Home [1990, Flying Fish]
The Wagoneers [19881989]
- Stout and High [1988, A&M]
Porter Wagoner (19272007)
- Satisfied Mind [1957, RCA]
- Slice of Life: Songs Happy 'n' Sad [1962, RCA]
- The Thin Man from West Plains: The RCA Sessions 19521962 [195262, Bear Family, 4 CD]
- The Porter Wagoner Show [1963, RCA]
- In Person [1964, Koch]
- The Thin Man from West Plains [1965, RCA]
- Confessions of a Broken Man [1966, RCA]
- w/Dolly Parton: Always, Always [1969, RCA]
- Misery Loves Company [195469, Masked Weasel], B+(***)
- Porter Wagoner's Greatest Hits [195474, ESX], A
- The Essential Porter Wagoner [195477, RCA], A
- w/Dolly Parton: The Essential Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton [196779, RCA], A
- w/Dolly Parton: Lassoes and Spurs [(1992), RCA], B+
- Wagonmaster [2007, Anti-], B+(***)
Kelsey Waldon
- The Gold Mine [2014, self-released], A
- I've Got a Way [2016, Monkey's Eyebrow], A
- White Noise / White Lines [2019, Oh Boy], A
- They'll Never Keep Us Down [2020, Oh Boy, EP], B+(***)
- No Regular Dog [2022, Oh Boy], B+(***)
- There's Always a Song [2024, Oh Boy], B+(***)
Billy Walker (1929 )
- Cross the Brazos at Waco [194965, Bear Family, 6 CD]
Clay Walker (1969 )
- Clay Walker [1993, Giant]
- If I Could Make a Living [1994, Giant]
- Greatest Hits [(1998), Giant]
Jerry Jeff Walker (19422020)
- Circus Maximus With Jerry Jeff Walker [1967, Vanguard]
- Mr. Bojangles [1968, Rhino]
- Driftin' Way of Life [1969, Vanguard]
- The Best of the Vanguard Years [196769, Vanguard]
- Jerry Jeff Walker [1972, Decca]
- Viva Terlingua [1973, MCA]
- Ridin' High [1975, MCA]
- It's a Good Night for Singin' [1976, MCA]
- A Man Must Carry On [1977, MCA]
- Contrary to Ordinary [1978, MCA]
- Lone Wolf: The Best of the Elektra Sessions [197879, Warner Archives]
- The Very Best of Jerry Jeff Walker [(1980), MCA]
- Gypsy Songman [1988, Rykodisc]
- Great Gonzos [(1991), MCA]
- Man Must Carry On, Vol. 1 [(1997), MCA]
- Man Must Carry On, Vol. 2 [(1997), MCA]
Joshua Ray Walker
- See You Next Time [2021, State Fair], B+(**)
Chris Wall (1952 )
- Honky Tonk Heart [1991, Ryko]
Colter Wall (1995 )
- Colter Wall [2017, Young Mary's], A
- Songs of the Plains [2018, Young Mary's], B+(**)
- Western Swing and Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs [2020, La Honda], B+(**)
- Little Songs [2023, Black Hole/La Honda], B+(***)
Alice Wallace
- Into the Blue [2019, Rebelle Road], B+(*)
Jerry Wallace
- Primrose Lane: The Very Best of Jerry Wallace [(1998), Collectables]
Morgan Wallen
- If I Know Me [2018, Big Loud]
- Dangerous: The Double Album [2021, Big Loud]
- One Thing at a Time [2023, Big Loud], B+(*)
Don Walser (19342006)
- Rolling Stone from Texas [1994, Watermelon], A
- The Archive Series, Vol. 1 [(1995), Watermelon]
- The Archive Series, Vol. 2 [(1995), Watermelon]
- Texas Top Hand [1996, Watermelon]
- Down at the Sky-Vue Drive-In [1998, Watermelon/Sire]
- Here's to Country Music [1999, Sire]
Wandering Eyes [1998 ]
- Songs of Forbidden Love [1998, Lazy Sob], B+(**)
Monte Warden
- Monte Warden [1993, Watermelon]
Steve Wariner (1954 )
- Steve Wariner [1982, RCA]
- It's a Crazy World [1987, MCA]
- Greatest Hits [(1987), RCA]
- Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 [(1991), MCA]
Jennifer Warnes (1947 )
- The Best of Jennifer Warnes [(1982), Arista]
- Famous Blue Raincoat [1987, Private Music]
Becky Warren
- War Surplus [2016, self-released], A
- Undesirable [2018, self-released], A
- The Sick Season [2020, Becky Warren], B+(***)
Riley Watkins
- Riley: Grandma's Roadhouse [1970, Delmore Recording Society], B
Dale Watson (1962 )
- Cheatin' Heart Attack [1995, Hightone], B+
- Blessed or Damned [1996, Hightone]
- I Hate These Songs [1997, Hightone], B+
- The Truckin' Sessions [1998, Koch]
- The Truckin' Sessions, Vol. 2 [2009, Hyena]
- The Truckin' Sessions, Vol. 3 [2014, Red River], B+(***)
- Call Me Insane [2015, Red House], B+(**)
Gene Watson (1943 )
- This Dream's on Me [1982, MCA]
- Greatest Hits [(1986), MCA]
- Greatest Hits [(1990), Curb]
Bob Wayne
- Back to the Camper [2014, self-released], A
Dallas Wayne (1956 )
- Coldwater, Tennessee [2022, Audium/BFD], B+(*)
Kevin Welch (1955 )
- Kevin Welch [1990, Reprise]
Kitty Wells (1918 )
- The Queen of Country Music [194958, Bear Family, 4 CD]
- Dust on the Bible [1959, Decca]
- Country Music Hall of Fame Series [195265, MCA], A
- God's Honky Tonk Angel: The First Queen of Country Music [195265, Edsel]
Dottie West (193291)
- The Essential Dottie West [196374, RCA], B+(**)
Speedy West (1924 )
- Steel Guitar from Outer Space [(1989), See For Miles]
- w/Jimmy Bryant: Stratosphere Boogie: The Flaming Guitars of Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant [(1995), Razor & Tie], B+
- w/Jimmy Bryant: Swingin' on the Strings [(1999), Razor & Tie]
Johnny Western (1934 )
- Heroes and Cowboys [(1993), Bear Family]
Onie Wheeler (192184)
- Onie's Bop [(1991), Bear Family]
Dee White
- Southern Gentleman [2019, Easy Eye Sound/Warner Music Nashville], B+(**)
Howard White
- Western Swing and Steel Instrumentals [1992, Bear Family]
Joy Lynn White (1961 )
- Wild Love [1994, Columbia]
- Lucky Few [1997, Little Dog]
Lari White (1966 )
- Lead Me Not [1993, RCA]
- Wishes [1994, RCA]
- The Best of Lari White [(1997), RCA]
Keith Whitley (195589)
- Don't Close Your Eyes [1988, RCA]
- I Wonder Do You Think of Me [1989, RCA], A
- Greatest Hits [(1990), RCA]
- Kentucky Bluebird [1991, RCA]
- Super Hits [(1996), RCA]
- The Essential Keith Whitley [198495, RCA], B+
- Sad Songs and Waltzes [(2000), Rounder]
Slim Whitman (1924 )
- Slim Whitman Sings and Yodels [1954, RCA]
- Rose Marie [194959, Bear Family, 6 CD]
- The Best of Slim Whitman [(1960), EMI America]
- 15th Anniversary [(1967), Imperial]
- Una Paloma Blanca: The Best of Slim Whitman [(1990), EMI]
- The Best of Slim Whitman (19521972) [195272, Rhino]
- Best Loved Favorites [(1991), Vanguard]
- Vintage Collections [(1997), Capitol]
The Whitstein Brothers [1984 ]
- Rose of My Heart [1984, Rounder]
- Old Time Duets [1989, Rounder]
Hailey Whitters
- The Dream [2020, Pigasus], B+(**)
- Raised [2022, Big Loud/Pigasus], A
- I'm in Love [2023, Big Loud/Pigasus, EP], B+(**)
Cecily Wilborn
- Kuntry Gurl Playlist [2024, self-released], B+(*)
The Wilburn Brothers
- The Wilburn Brothers [1957, Decca]
- Livin' in God's Country [1959, Decca]
- Trouble's Back in Town [1963, Decca]
- Wilburn Brothers [(1998), Edsel]
- Retrospective [MCA]
David Wilkie
- Cowboy Ceilidh [1998, Red House]
Don Williams (19392017)
- w/Pozo Seco Singers: The Little Darlin' Sound of Don Williams [1970, Koch], D+
- Greatest Hits [197375, MCA]
- The Best of Don Williams, Vol. 2 [197578, MCA], B+(***)
- The Best of Don Williams (20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection) [197582, MCA], A
- The Best of Don Williams, Vol. 3 [(1984), MCA]
- 20 Greatest Hits [197386, MCA], A
- The Definitive Collection [197386, MCA Nashville/Chronicles], A
- Anthology [(2000), Hip-O, 2 CD]
- And So It Goes [2012, Sugar Hill]
- Reflections [2014, Sugar Hill], B+(*)
Hank Williams (192353)
- Rare Demos: First to Last [(1990), Country Music Foundation], B+
- I Ain't Got Nothin' but Time (December 1946-April 1947) [194647, Polydor]
- Lovesick Blues (August 1947-December 1948) [194748, Polydor]
- Lost Highway (December 1948-March 1949)
- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (March 1949-August 1949)
- Alone With His Guitar [1949, Mercury], A
- Health and Happiness Shows [1949, Mercury, 2 CD]
- The Complete Health and Happiness Recordings [1949, BMG, 2CD], A
- Long Gone Lonesome Blues (August 1949-December 1950) [194950, Polydor], A
- Hey, Good Lookin' (December 1950-July 1951) [195051, Polydor]
- There's Nothing as Sweet as My Baby [1951, Mount Olive]
- The Unreleased Recordings [1951, Time Life, 3 CD], A
- Let's Turn Back the Years (July 1951-June 1952) [195152, Polydor]
- I Won't Be Home No More (June 1952-September 1952) [1952, Polydor]
- Low Down Blues [194752, Mercury], A
- Beyond the Sunset [195052, Mercury], B+
- 40 Greatest Hits [194752, Polydor, 2 CD], A
- The Original Singles Collection [194252, Polydor, 3 CD], A+
- Alone and Forsaken [194752, Mercury], A
- The Complete Hank Williams [193952, Mercury, 10 CD], A
- The Ultimate Collection [194752, Mercury, 2 CD], A+
- Turn Back the Years: The Essential Hank Williams Collection [194752, Mercury/Chronicles, 3 CD], B+
- I Saw the Light [(1956), Mercury]
- 24 Greatest Hits [(1976), Mercury]
Hank Williams Jr. (1949 )
- Songs of Hank Williams [1963, MGM]
- Ballads of the Hills and Plains [1965, MGM]
- Songs My Father Left Me [1969, MGM]
- Living Proof: The MGM Recordings 19631975 [196375, Mercury]
- Hank Williams Jr. and Friends [1976, Polydor], A
- Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound [1979, Curb]
- Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits [(1982), Warner Brothers]
- Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 [(1985), Warner Brothers]
- Born to Boogie [1987, Warner Brothers]
- Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound: Original Classic Hits, Vol. 4 [(1987), Warner Brothers]
- Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 [(1989), Warner Brothers]
- The Best of Hank Williams, Jr., Vol. 1: Roots and Branches [(1992), Mercury]
- The Bocephus Box: The Hank Williams Jr. Collection 19791992 [197992, Capricorn, 3CD]
- 20 Hits [(1995), Curb]
- The Bocephus Box [197999, Curb, 3CD]
- Rich White Honky Blues [2022, Easy Eye Sound], B+(***)
Hank Williams III (1972 )
- Risin' Outlaw [1999, Curb], B+
- Lovesick, Broke and Driftin' [2002, Curb], B+
- Straight to Hell [2006, Bruc, 2 CD], A
- Damn Right, Rebel Proud [2008, Sidewalk], B+(***)
- Rebel Within [2010, Sidewalk], B+(**)
- Ramblin' Man [19992010, Curb, EP], B+(*)
- Hillbilly Joker [2011, Curb], B
- Ghost to a Ghost / Gutter Town [2011, Hank3, 2CD], B+(**)
Hank Williams IV (1998 )
- Honky Tonk Habit [2023, Lone Star Reserve, EP], B+(*)
Holly Williams (1981 )
- Here With Me [2009, Mercury Nashville], B
- The Highway [2013, Georgiana], B+(*)
Tessy Lou Williams
- Tessy Lou Williams [2020, Tessy Lou Williams], B+(**)
Jess Williamson
- Time Ain't Accidental [2023, Mexican Summer], B+(***)
Foy Willing (191578)
- Cowboy / New Sound of American Folk [195862, Soundies]
Kelly Willis (1968 )
- Well Traveled Love [1990, MCA], B+
- Bang Bang [1991, MCA], B+
- Kelly Willis [1993, MCA], B
- Fading Fast [1996, A&M]
- What I Deserve [1999, Rykodisc], B
- One More Time: The MCA Recordings [199093, MCA]
- Easy [2002, Rykodisc], B
- Translated From Love [2007, Rykodisc]
- w/Bruce Robison: Cheater's Game [2013, Premium/Thirty Tigers], B+(***)
- Back Being Blue [2018, Premium], B+(*)
- w/Melissa Carper, Brennen Leigh: Wonder Women of Country [2024, Brooklyn Basement, EP], B+(**)
Gretchen Wilson (1973 )
- Here for the Party [2004, Epic], B+
- All Jacked Up [2005, Epic], B+
- One of the Boys [2007, Sony/BMG], A
- I Got Your Country Right Here [2010, Redneck], B
- Right on Time [2013, Redneck], B
- Under the Covers [2013, Redneck], B
Jamie Lin Wilson
- Jumping Over Rocks [2018, self-released], B+(**)
Lainey Wilson (1992 )
- Sayin' What I'm Thinkin' [2021, Broken Bow], B+(***)
- Bell Bottom Country [2022, Broken Bow], B+(***)
- Whirlwind [2024, BBR], B+(***)
Stephen Wilson Jr.
- Søn of Dad [2023, Big Loud], A
Lee Ann Womack (1966 )
- Some Things I Know [1998, MCA]
- I Hope You Dance [2000, MCA], A
- Something Worth Leaving Behind [2002, MCA]
- Greatest Hits [19972002, MCA Nashville], B
- There's More Where That Came From [2005, MCA Nashville]
- Call Me Crazy [2008, MCA Nashville]
- The Way I'm Livin' [2014, Sugar Hill/Welk], A
- The Lonely, the Lonesome and the Gone [2017, ATO], B+(**)
Matt Woods
- With Love From Brushy Mountain [2014, self-released], B+(***)
Sheb Wooley (1921 )
- That's My Pa [(1998), Bear Family]
Charlie Worsham (1985 )
- Beginning of Things [2017, Warner Bros. Nashville], B
Wylie and the Wild West [1992 ]
- Wylie & the Wild West Show [1992, Oh Boy]
- Ridin' the Hi-Line [2000, Rounder]
- Hooves of the Horses [2004, Western Jubilee], B
Tammy Wynette (194298)
- Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad [1967, Epic/Legacy]
- D-I-V-O-R-C-E [1968, Koch], B+
- Stand By Your Man [1969, Epic], A
- Tammy's Greatest Hits [196769, Epic]
- Tammy's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 [(1971), Epic]
- Tammy Wynette's Greatest Hits Volume Three [(1975), Epic]
- Womanhood [1978, Epic]
- Greatest Hits Volume 4 [(1978), Epic]
- Just Tammy [1978, Epic]
- Anniversary: Twenty Years of Hits [(1987), Epic], A
- Best Loved Hits [(1991), Epic]
- Tears of Fire: The 25th Anniversary Collection [(1992), Epic, 3CD]
- Super Hits [(1996), Epic]
- 16 Biggest Hits [(1999), Epic]
Jimmy Work (1924 )
- Making Believe [(1994), Bear Family, 2 CD]
Tom Wurth
- Tom Wurth [2006, Aspirion], B
Jaime Wyatt
- Felony Blues [2017, Forty Below, EP], B+(*)
- Neon Cross [2020, New West], B+(*)
- Feel Good [2023, New West], B
Wylie and the Wild West Show [1992 ]
- Wylie and the Wild West Show [1992, Cross Three]
Trisha Yearwood (1964 )
- Trisha Yearwood [1991, MCA]
- Hearts in Armor [1992, MCA], B+
- The Song Remembers When [1993, MCA]
- The Sweetest Gift [1994, MCA]
- Songbook: A Collection of Hits [(1997), MCA]
- Real Live Woman [2000, MCA]
- Jasper County [2005, MCA Nashville], C
- Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love [2007, Big Machine], B
Dwight Yoakam (1956 )
- Guitars Cadillacs Etc. Etc. [1986, Reprise], B
- Hillbilly Deluxe [1987, Reprise]
- Buenos Noches From a Lonely Room [1988, Reprise], B+
- Live From Austin TX [1988, New West], B+(**)
- Just Lookin' for a Hit [198689, Reprise], B+(***)
- If There Was a Way [1990, Reprise], B+
- La Croix D'Amour [(1992), Reprise]
- This Time [1993, Reprise], A
- Dwight Live [1994, Rhino Flashback], B+(**)
- Gone [1995, Reprise]
- Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits From the 90's [199099, Reprise], A
- dwightyoakamacoustic.net [2000, Warner Brothers]
- Tomorrow's Sounds Today [2000, Reprise], B+
- The Very Best of Dwight Yoakam [19862000, Rhino/Reprise], A
- Dwight's Used Records [19932004, Koch], B
- Dwight Sings Buck [2007, New West], B+(**)
- 3 Pears [2012, Warner Brothers], B+(*)
- Second Hand Heart [2015, Warner Brothers], B
Chris Young (1985 )
Faron Young (193296)
- Live Fast, Love Hard [195262, Country Music Foundation], A
- All-Time Greatest Hits [(1990), Curb]
- The Classic Years [195262, Bear Family, 5 CD]
- Golden Hits [(1995), Mercury]
- Faron Young and the Circle A Wranglers [(1997), Bronco Buster]
- The Complete Capitol Hits of Faron Young [(2000), Collector's Choice, 2 CD]
Steve Young (1942 )
- Renegade Picker [1976, RCA]
- No Place to Fall [1977, RCA]
- Solo / Live [1991, Watermelon]
Bailey Zimmerman (2000 )
- Religiously: The Album [2023, Warner Nashville], B+(**)
Various Artists
- Across the Great Divide: Songs of Jo Carol Pierce [1992, Dejadisc], B
- . . . And the Answer Is: Great Country Answer Discs from the '50s and '60s, Vol. 1 [(1995), Bear Family]
- Back in the Saddle Again [New World, 2 CD]
- Cat'n Around [194951, Krazy Kat]
- Classic Country Music: A Smithsonian Collection, Volume 1 [(1990), Smithsonian], A
- Classic Country Music: A Smithsonian Collection, Volume 2 [(1990), Smithsonian], A
- Classic Country Music: A Smithsonian Collection, Volume 3 [(1990), Smithsonian], A
- Classic Country Music: A Smithsonian Collection, Volume 4 [(1990), Smithsonian]
- Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn [2010, Columbia], B+(*)
- Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 1: The Golden Age [193553, Columbia], A
- Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 2: Honky Tonk Heroes [194661, Columbia], A
- Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana [195484, Columbia], B+
- Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 4: The Nashville Sound [195373, Columbia], B+
- Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 5: A New Tradition [196787, Columbia], B+(**)
- Cowboy Songs on Folkways [(1991), Smithsonian/Folkways]
- Cryin', Lyin', Lovin' and Leavin' [1998, Rebound]
- From the Vaults: Decca Country Classics [(1994), Decca, 3 CD]
- From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music [192795, Warner Brothers, 3 CD], B
- Gentle Giants: The Songs of Don Williams [2017, Slate Creek], B+(***)
- Great Divorce Songs for Her [(1994), Warner Brothers]
- Guitar Player Presents Legends of Guitar: Country, Vol. 2 [(1991), Rhino]
- Harley Davidson Country Road Songs [(1996), Capitol, 2 CD]
- Hillbilly Boogie [193951, Proper, 4CD], A
- Hillbilly Boogie! [194654, Columbia/Legacy], A
- Hillbilly Fever, Vol. 1: Legends of Western Swing [193375, Rhino], A
- Hillbilly Fever, Vol. 2: Legends of Honky Tonk [(1995), Rhino], B+
- Hillbilly Fever, Vol. 3: Legends of Nashville [(1995), Rhino]
- Hillbilly Fever, Vol. 4: Legends of the West Coast [194159, Rhino], B
- Hillbilly Fever, Vol. 5: Legends of Country Rock [(1995), Rhino]
- Hillbilly Holiday [(1988), Rhino], B
- Hillbilly Music ... Thank God!, Vol. 1 [(1989), Bug], A
- I'm a Honky Tonk Daddy [Flyright]
- Keith Whitley: A Tribute Album [1994, RCA]
- Kin: Songs by Mary Karr and Rodney Crowell [2012, Vanguard], B+(**)
- King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller [2018, BMG, 2CD], B+(**)
- Live Forever: A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver [2022, New West], A
- Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers [2003, Universal South], B
- Look Again to the Wind: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited [2014, Masterworks], B+(**)
- The Lost Notebooks of Hank Wiliams [2011, Egyptian/Columbia], B+(**)
- Lowe Country: The Songs of Nick Lowe [2012, Fiesta Red], B
- Now That's What I Call Music: Outlaw Country [19682015, NOW], B+(***)
- Outlaws and Armadillos: Country's Roaring '70s [197179, Legacy, 2CD], B+(**)
- RCA Nashville Classics: The '50s [(1995), RCA]
- RCA Nashville Classics: The '60s [(1995), RCA]
- Real: A Tribute to Tom T. Hall [1997, Delmore], B
- Rebels and Outlaws: Music from the Wild Side of Life [(1999), Capitol]
- Rhythm, Country and Blues [1994, MCA]
- Rig Rock Deluxe: A Musical Salute to the American Truck Driver [1996, Diesel Only/Upstart]
- Something Borrowed, Something New: A Tribute to John Anderson [2022, Easy Eye Sound], B+(**)
- The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute [1997, Columbia], A
- Songs of the West [(1993), Rhino, 4 CD]
- Southern Family [2016, Elektra/Low Country Sound], B+(**)
- Stars of Texas Honky Tonk [195456, Ace]
- Straight Outta Boone County [1997, Bloodshot]
- Swing West! Vol. 1: Bakersfield [(1999), Razor & Tie], A
- Swing West! Vol. 2: Guitar Slingers [195172, Razor & Tie], B
- Swing West! Vol. 3: Western Swing [194558, Razor & Tie], B+
- Ten in Texas [2005, Icehouse Music], B+
- Texas Music, Vol. 2: Western Swing & Honky Tonk [193476, Rhino], A
- This Is Outlaw Country [(1998), Simitar]
- This One's for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark [2011, Icehouse, 2CD], B+(***)
- Timeless: Hank Williams [2001, Lost Highway], A
- A Town South of Bakersfield, Vols. 1 and 2 [(1988), Enigma]
- A Town South of Bakersfield, Vol. 3 [(1992), Enigma]
- Tulare Dust: A Songwriter's Tribute to Merle Haggard [1994, HighTone], A
- 26 All-Time Country Classics [(1998), Pearl]
- The Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage of the Carter Family [2004, Dualtone], B
- Uprooted: The Best of Roots Country Singer / Songwriters [1998, Shanachie], B+
- A Western Jubilee: Songs and Stories of the American West [19952004, Dualtone], B
- Why the Hell Not . . . The Songs of Kinky Friedman [2006, Sustain], B+(*)
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