1. Justin Trevino: The Scene Of The Crying (Lone Star) *JE/*JF/*JH/*KD/*KL/*LB/*NA/*PR/*RR/*S&D/*SH/*TA
   
   
2. Billy Joe Shaver: Freedom’s Child (Compadre) *CM/*CP/*FF/*JS/*MP/*WR
   
   
3. VA: Making Singles, Drinking Doubles (Bloodshot) *BR/*MO/*SJ/*ST
   
   
4. Johnny Cash: American IV; The Man Comes Around (American) *DT/*RH/*TJ/*RMS
   
   
5. Bob Dylan: Live 1975; The Rolling Thunder Revue (Columbia Legacy) *DJ/*EW/*MR
   
   
6. The Shiners: See Rock City (Planetary) *DA/*TW
   
   
7. Rod Picott: Stray Dogs (Welding Rod) *DY/*TF
   
   
8. The Sadies: Stories Often Told (Outside) *HTR
   
   
9. Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez: Let’s Leave This Town (Lone Star) *LW/*RJ
   
   
10. Steve Earle: Jerusalem (Artemis) *DO
    
    
11. Tom Armstrong: Songs That Make the Jukebox Play (Carswell) *TG
    Stan Martin: Cigarettes And Cheap Whiskey (Twangtone) *MM
    Kenny Roby: Rather Not Know (Morebarn) *CW/*SG
    
    
12. Laura Cantrell: When The Roses Bloom Again (Diesel Only) *AR
    Lost John Casner: Don’t Make Me Laugh (While I’m Drinking) (Spectrum) *JZ
    
    
13. Buddy Miller: Midnight And Lonesome (Hightone) *DWB
    
    
14. Mountain Heart: No Other Way (Skaggs Family) *EB
    
    
15. Max Stalling: One Of The Ways (Blind Nello)
    Greg Trooper: Between A House And A Hard Place (McGonigel’s Mucky Duck) *LH
    
    
16. Bobby Bare Jr: Young Criminal’s Starvation League (Bloodshot) *DF
    VA: Happy Birthday Buck (Texas Music Round-Up) *RT
    
    
17. Bill Chambers: Sleeping With The Blues (Reckless) *DB
    Clothesline Revival: Of My Native Land (Paleo) *LG
    
    
18. Two Dollar Pistols: You Ruined Everything (Yep Roc) *DN
    
    
19. James McMurtry: St Mary Of The Woods (Sugar Hill)
    Chris Mills: The Silver Line (Powerless Pop) *RC
    
    
20. Neko Case: Blacklisted (Bloodshot)
    The Lucky Pierres: Cloverleaf (self)
    
    
21. Missy Roback: Just Like Breathing (Hear Kitty) *JRS
    
    
22. Annita: What Good’ll It Do Me (Continental) *MT
    The Blasters: Trouble Bound (Hightone) *DP
    Johnny Bush: Live! (self) *SC
    Cowboy Nation: Cowgirl A-Go-Go (Coconut Grove) *BW
    Diane Craig: Fortunes Told (CoraZong) *ND
    Davey Davis: Sophisticated Beyond Repair (Country Eastern) *GS
    From Good Homes: Take Enough Home (BOS Music) *MF
    The Great Crusades: Never Go Home (Glitterhouse) *AL
    Jenny Jumpstart (Cap Gun) *PP
    Last Train Home: Holiday Limited (Adult Swim) *MDT
    Len’s Lounge: String Band (Silo) *VP
    Lucero: Tennessee (Madjack) *MY
    ’Tis The Season For Los Straitjackets (Yep Rock) *TS
    Bones Maki & The Sundodgers (Woodward) *DC
    Mark David Manders: Highs And Lows (Blind Nello) *EGB
    Jamie Michaels: Angelus (self) *SM
    Ron Orlando & Mystery Train: Jasper, Texas (self) *RP
    Jim Page: Human Interesting (Whid-Isle) *JW
    Reeltime Travelers: Livin’ Reeltime, Thinkin’ Old-Time (Yodel-Ay-Hee) *FW
    The Shots: King Ludd (self) *KC
    Stewboss: Sweet Lullabye (Flying Sparks/Bertus) *KR
    VA: Banjoman: A Tribute To Derroll Adams (Rising Sun) *CD
    VA: Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be Vols 5 & 6 (Yazoo) *JT
    Camper Van Beethoven: Cigarettes & Carrot Juice (SpinART) *CZ
    Porter Wagoner: Unplugged (Shell Point) *CL
    Brian Webb: Broken Folk (self) *JB

NOTE: reporters' top three picks will be indicated. Album of the Month is still the reporter's initials with an asterisk, #2 is just the initials, #3 the initials in lower case.

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