AllMusic's Favorite Country Albums of 2009

Year in Review

By AllMusic Staff

Dec. 17, 2009

Through the week of the 20th, the AllMusic Blog will be publishing our editors' favorite albums of 2009. We'll be covering well over a dozen genres and styles, from rap to reggae, R&B to electronic, country to Latin, blues to metal, folk to soundtracks, and several points in-between. Right now, on the AllMusic Blog, we take a look at our favorite country albums of 2009. Be sure to check our upcoming overall feature of new albums and classical releases, AllMusic Loves 2009, and our other 2009 in Review posts.

blog image 1Paul Burch And The WPA Ballclub - Still Your Man
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
blog image 2Henson Cargill - On the Road: The Mega Years Plus
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
blog image 3Rosanne Cash - The List
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
blog image 4Terri Clark - The Long Way Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
blog image 5Steve Earle - Townes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
blog image 6The Flatlanders - Hills and Valleys
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
blog image 7Tennessee Ernie Ford - 6000 Sunset Blvd.
 
 
 
 
 
 
blog image 8Wayne Hancock - Viper of Melody
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
blog image 9George Jones - A Good Year for the Roses: The Complete Musicor Recordings, 1965-1971, Pt. 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
blog image 10Kris Kristofferson - Closer to the Bone
 
 
 
 
 
 
blog image 11Miranda Lambert - Revolution
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
blog image 12Patty Loveless - Mountain Soul II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
blog image 13Mac McAnally - Down by the River
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
blog image 14Buddy and Julie Miller - Written in Chalk
 
 
 
 
 
 
blog image 15Brad Paisley - American Saturday Night
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
blog image 16Jerry Reed - When You're Hot...The Very Best of Jerry Reed: 1967-1983
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
blog image 17George Strait - Twang
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
blog image 18Keith Urban - Defying Gravity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
blog image 19Sara Watkins - Sara Watkins
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
blog image 20Hank Williams - Hank Williams Revealed: The Unreleased Recordings