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An Alternate Take on the Decade’s Best Country Albums
The 9513, Country Universe and (no doubt) other websites and publications are busy finalizing and publishing their Best Albums of the Decade lists. It is, of course an impossible task as there are hundreds of country and bluegrass albums issued each year, amounting to thousands of albums released during the last decade. When we add [...]
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Top Country Albums of the Decade (#10-#1)
It took three months, 10 voters and 300 nominated albums, but we’ve finally made it to the top of the mountain. These are The 9513’s Top 10 Country Albums of the Decade.
From stark tales of life in the coal mine to slick-and-polished pop country to an outlaw savior, these 10 diverse albums–put forth by [...]Continue reading "Top Country Albums of the Decade (#10-#1)"
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Top Country Albums of the Decade (#20-#11)
The penultimate installment of our countdown may be dominated by legends like Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, The Louvin Brothers, Loretta Lynn and Johny Cash, but it’s a husband and wife duo from down under who come up at the top of this segment, just one notch shy of the Top 10.
20. You Don’t Know [...]
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Top Country Albums of the Decade (#50-#41)
Country music newcomer Ashley Monroe hasn’t even had a CD released yet, but that doesn’t stop her from appearing on our countdown of the decade’s best albums; Monroe’s 2006 digital-only release ranks alongside the debut efforts from left-of-center mainstreamers Miranda Lambert and Zac Brown Band, while just plain “left” singer/songwriter Todd Snider lands his most [...]
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Staff Picks For September/October 2009
Juli Thanki
One More For The Road by Adam Steffey
The past few months have been pretty rough on the wallets of bluegrass fans, with stellar releases coming from the Del McCoury Band, Steep Canyon Rangers, and Ricky Skaggs. But for my money, the best bluegrass record of the past few months—maybe all year—is Adam Steffey’s One [...] -
The 9513 Last.fm Chart Update (11-1-09)
Last.fm Top Artists
Two familiar faces are tied for #1 this week, as George Strait and Miranda Lambert both have 24 listeners. Alan Jackson is one behind to end up at #3, and the group of artists at #4 with 21 listeners includes Taylor Swift, Patty Loveless, Keith Urban and Johnny Cash. For Swift and Urban, [...] -
The George Strait & Reba McEntire Show; Carrie Underwood Released an Album Today
George Strait and Reba McEntire are going on tour together.
String Theory Media’s Craig Havighurst highlighted a NPR feature that argues that charts might be measuring the wrong thing, and because of that, they mean less today than they did in the past.
They’ve always been something of an illusion, a contrivance meant to serve the needs [...]Continue reading "The George Strait & Reba McEntire Show; Carrie Underwood Released an Album Today"
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Lovett, Clark, Ely & Hiatt Recording Mired in Record Deal; New Toby Keith Video; Whip It Like a Mule
In an interview with American Songwriter’s Lynne Margolis, Lyle Lovett commented on the possibility of recording with Joe Ely, Guy Clark, and John Hiatt.
We have recorded. It’s mired in the record deal. We recorded three nights in Redwood City, California, a couple of years ago and it’s all ready to go, if we could get [...] -
The 9513 Last.fm Chart Update (10-25-09)
The 9513 Group has grown to 127 members, but while our membership increases, the quality of our charts remains exemplary. You could take the Top 50 artists on these charts (minus Kelly Clarkson) and build a killer radio playlist with them. It’s split about 50-50 between mainstream country acts and the alt-country/country legends that make [...]
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Leona Atkins Passed Away; Tim McGraw/Danielle Peck Have Their Days; Stream Joe Nichols
Leona Atkins, widow of Chet Atkins, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 85.
A Truer Sound reviewed James McMurtry’s concert in Blacksburg, VA last week, where he was glad to play for a dancing crowd following his tour of Europe where the audience was mostly immobile. “They’re good people,” he said of his UK [...]
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In each and every instance, the best country albums of the past ten years were built on the backs of songs -- stories about you and me from birth to death and stories that paint landscapes rooted in every region of America and beyond. These are the top country albums of the decade.Current Discussion
- Jon: Try to keep up, will you, Jim?
- Vicki: More will vote for Classic Country performers for Entertainter of the year, etc and on GAC and CMT Top 20.
- Michelle: It isn't old people only living out in rural areas. All age groups are living in rural areas. I bought ...
- stormy: I don't know that it will help country with its existing fans base, but it will help music in all ...
- mickey michael: A lengthy comment is necessary to make a small but important correction regarding the 1950's version of the song. ...
- Jon: @K Sorry, but that's not very clear, either, though it still seems like you wind up saying that a ...
- Dan E: Well this debate really doesn't affect Carrie much anyway. She is an amazing vocalist that can sing anything. Beyond that, ...
- K: First off, the songwriters vs. singers debate going on here isn't really what I intended to do with my post. ...
- Mike R: I think this is a great song - simple, but direct. You have to give her credit for sticking ...
- carol: you can't help but love bucky covington he is an awesome guy he is what you call a real down ...
