Tracy Lawrence – For The Love (2007)
Dale Watson – Whiskey or God (2006)
Brad Paisley – Mud on the Tires (2003)
David Ball – Amigo (2001)
Aaron Watson – Shut Up and Dance (2002)

Johnny Cash – American V: A Hundred Highways (2006)
George Jones – Hits I Missed…And One I Didn’t (2005)
Dailey and Vincent – Brothers from Different Mothers (2009)
Joe Nichols – Revelation (2004)
Sugarland – Twice The Speed of Life (2004)

John Fogerty – The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again (2009)
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol. III (2002)
Patty Loveless – Sleepless Nights (2008)
Mark Chesnutt – Savin’ the Honky Tonk (2004)
Johnny Bush – Lost Highway Saloon (2000)

Ashton Shepherd – Sounds So Good (2008)
Rodney Crowell – The Houston Kid (2001)
Merle Haggard – Haggard Like Never Before (2003)
Livin’, Lovin’, Losin’: Songs of the Louvin Brothers (2003)
Dixie Chicks – Home (2002)

Zac Brown Band – The Foundation (2008)
Del McCoury Band – The Company We Keep (2005)
John Anderson – Easy Money (2007)
Pam Tillis – Rhinestoned (2007)
The Notorious Cherry Bombs – The Notorious Cherry Bombs (2006)

Dailey & Vincent – Dailey & Vincent (2008)
Heather Myles – Sweet Talk and Good Lies (2002)
Josh Turner – Long Black Train (2003)
Elizabeth Cook – Elizabeth Cook (The Blue Album) (2000)
George Strait – Troubadour (2008)

Alison Krauss – A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection (2007)
Paul Brandt – Small Towns and Big Dreams (2001)
Darius Rucker – Learn To Live (2008)
Wade Hayes – Place To Turn Around (2009)
BR549 – Tangled in the Pines (2004)

Billy Joe Shaver – A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver: Live (2005)
Dale Watson – Every Song I Write Is for You (2001)
Billy Joe Shaver – Everybody’s Brother (2007)
Alison Krauss & Union Station – Lonely Runs Both Ways (2004)
Brad Paisley – American Saturday Night (2009)

Sunny Sweeney – Heartbreakers Hall of Fame (2007)
Martina McBride – Timeless (2005)
Dierks Bentley – Dierks Bentley (2003)
Charlie Robison – Beautiful Day (2009)
Bruce Robison – Country Sunshine (2001)

Lembo Allen – Dancing Room Only (2004)
Dale Watson – From the Cradle to the Grave (2007)
Garth Brooks – Scarecrow (2001)
Faith Hill – Fireflies (2004)
Julie Roberts – Men & Mascara (2006)

Dolly Parton – Little Sparrow (2001)
Patty Loveless – On Your Way Home (2003)
Dolly Parton – Halos and Horns (2002)
Vince Gill – These Days (2006)
David Serby – Honkytonk and Vine (2009)

Dan Tyminski – Wheels (2008)
Gary Allan – See If I Care (2003)
Dierks Bentley – Modern Day Drifter (2006)
Josh Turner – Your Man (2006)
Lee Ann Noel – Miss Rhythm (2008)

Dwight Yoakum – Population Me (2003)
Guy Clark – Workbench Songs (2006)
Dwight Yoakum – Tomorrow’s Sounds Today (2000)
Miranda Lambert – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2007)
Eric Church – Sinners Like Me (2006)

Gary Allan – Alright Guy (2001)
Jessi Colter – Out of the Ashes (2006)
Sara Evans – Born To Fly (2000)
Taylor Swift – Fearless (2008)
Lee Ann Womack – There’s More Where That Came From (2005)

75. One foot in the Ether: The Band Of Heathens..
74 One Lonely Shadow: Blue Moon Rising
73. Drive Alan Jackson
72.That Kind of lonely Roger Wallace.
71.Naked Willie
70. Secrets, Profane and Sugarcane Elvis Costello.
69.Dry Branch Fire Squad Echo’s of the Mountain.
68.Dark Bar and a juke box J.B Beverly and the wayward drifters
67.Trailer Tapes Chris Knight
66.Big Country Blue Grass 20 years of grass
65 In a perfect World Gene Watson.
64.The Good Life Justin Townes Earle
63.Dailey and Vincent: Dailey and Vincent
62.Yuma, Justin Townes Earle
61 Livin’, Lovin’, Losin’: Songs of the Louvin Brother
60. Lonesome highway Josh Williams
59.Saving the honky tonks Mark Chesnunt
58.Lovesick, Broke and Driftin’ Hank Williams III
57. Downtown Cowboy Tom Phillips and the men of constant sorrow.
56.The List Roseanne Cash.
55.Everybody’s Brother Billy Joe Shaver.
54.The Flatlanders Hills and Valleys
53.Population Me Dwight Yoakum
52. Tennessee Pusher: Old Crow Medicine Show
51.Viper of a Melody Wayne Hancock.
50.Big Iron World Old Crow Medicine Show
49. 50 years of hits George Jones
48.Balls Elisabeth Cook.
47.Flat mountain girls Wicked talk and idle deeds
46.Hits I Missed…And One I Didn’t George Jones
45 Soul Journey Gillian Welch
44.Halos and Horns Dolly Parton
43Highway for Dreams Bradley Walker
42.Sleepless Night Patty Loveless
41Tulsa Wayne Hancock
40.Here come the tear drops Amber Digby
39.Anchored in love tribute to June Carter Cash
38.Bar of Gold Arty hill and the long gone daddies
37.Honky Tonk Daddy The Bays Brothers
36.Head for the Hills Jim Lauderdale
35.Whiskey or God Dale Watson.
34.The Last Suit you wear Larry Sparks
33.12 ounce world Rodney Hayden
32.Caught in the web tribute to web Peirce
31.Mountain Soul Patty Loveless
30. Back roads Volatile Baby
29.Heartbreakers Hall of Fame Sunny Sweeney
28. Once upon a time. Kimberly Murray
27.Dona’s Got a Ramblin Mind Carolina Chocolate Drops
26.The Rock Stone Cold Country George Jones.
25.Empty Old Mail Box Don Rigsby
24.Sad Songs and Waltz Keith Whitley
23.Charlie Louvin: Charlie Louvin
22. The Peer Sessions Merle Haggard
21. Kickin out the Foot lights. Merle Haggard and George Jones
20.Smokin and Drinkin Scotty Cambell.
19.A town Blues Wayne Hancock
18.From the Cradle to the grave Dale Watson
17.American Junk yard Brain Burns
16.Coal Kathy Mattea
15.All I intended to be. Emmy Lou Harris
14.Ralph Stanley 2 The one is two
13.Between the whiskey and the wine. Miss Leslie
12. Hero’s friends and Other Troubled Souls Billy Don Burns.
11.Timeless tribute to Hank Williams Various
10.Dirt Farmer Levon Helm
9.Volatile Baby Traveling light
8.Oh Brother were art thou various artists
7.The Last Of The Breed. Willie Nelson, Ray Price Merle Haggard.
6.Snake Farm Ray Wylie Hubbard
5.Van Lear Rose Lottera Lynn.
4.Press On June Carter Cash.
3.Fair & Square John Prine
2.Wagonmaster Porter Wagoner
1.American IV: The Man Comes Around Johnny Cash

I don’t, and not because I think the reasons have anything to do with talent. One big one has to do with Rhonda being nearly invisible for most of the 90s.

As for the Vincent/Krauss comparisons, I think their catalogs are similar in quality (Krauss’ albums tend to rely too heavily on slow-tempo material, I think) and Vincent certainly has more vocal power, but Krauss’ voice is gorgeous in its own right and she’s helped bring bluegrass to the greater public. (In some corners, I know that’s a dubious achievement.) She’s also proven to be thego-to woman (for mainstream Nashville) as a producer, instrumentalist and harmony singer, and so on and so forth. I’m sure Paul would agree, though, that their career accomplishments are lopsided in terms of their relative talents.

I think it’s a toss-up between that and Back Home Again, which squeaked into this decade by 11 days. Rhonda’s never made anything close to a bad album, but songs like “All American Bluegrass Girl” and “Bluegrass Saturday Night” on more recent releases don’t do much for me.

The Storm Still Rages was actually my favorite Vincent disc of the decade. Especially liked “Drivin’ Nails in My Coffin” and “Don’t Lie.” I hate that I forgot it on my list. Glad to see her recognized here.