American Music's 2005 Top 100
with some late arrivals
compiled out of 831 albums
and on page 2 live albums, greatest hits, compilations a.s.
compiled and produced by Hans Hanegraaf,
who was only guided by his personal taste
# 1
Van Zant
Get right with the man
Columbia ( CD + DVD)
# 2 Gretchen Wilson
All jacked up
Epic
# 3 Trish Murphy
Girls get in free
Raven
# 4 Jimmy LaFave
Blue nightfall
Red House
# 5 Kirsten Davies
Unseen
CWP
# 6 Dwight Yoakam
Blame the vain
New West
# 7 Moondogs
The blues'll get ya'
Market Square UK
# 8 Audrey Auld Mezera
Texas
Reckless Australia
# 9 Kim Carnes
Chasin' wild trains
CoraZong
# 10 Keith Glass
Miss Ala
Missing Link Australia/USA
# 11 Cory Morrow
Nothing left to hide
Smith Entertainment
# 12 Young Dubliners
Real world
Higher Octave/EMI
# 13 Trent Tomlinson
Country is my rock
Lyric Street advance
# 14 Halfway
Farewell to the fainthearted
Laughing Outlaw Australia
# 15 Kathleen Edwards
Back to me
Zoë
# 16 Charlotte
the Fall
See Bright
# 17 Leland Martin
Leland Martin
Magnet
# 18 Susan Tedeschi
Hope and desire
Verve Forecast
# 19 John Prine
Fair & square
Oh Boy
# 20 Montana Rose
Dear Patsy
MTR
# 21 Lisa Mills
I'm changing
self-released
# 22 The Kennedys
Half a million miles
Appleseed
# 23 Jessica Belle
Just walk away
JB Music Australia
# 24 Kate Campbell
Blues and lamentations
Large River
# 25 Phil Leadbetter
Slide effects
Pinecastle
# 26 Amy Rigby
Little fugitive
Signature Sounds
# 27 Troy Cassar-Daley
Brighter day
Capitol/EMI Australia (2 CD)
# 28 Donna the Buffalo
Life's a ride
Wildlife/BMG
# 29 Travis Collins
Start the car
ABC Australia
# 30 Blue Rodeo
Are you ready
Rounder
# 31 Kel
Kel
Soundbox Australia
# 32 Gene Watson
Then & Now
Koch
# 33 Rob Heath
Couple of times round the sun
RHM Canada
# 34 Rachael Warwick
Anglo-Americana
Impressive UK
# 35 Southwind
Looking back
self-released
# 36 Patty Loveless
Dreamin' my dreams
Epic
# 37 James Blundell
Deluge
Revenge Australia
# 38 Charivari
A trip to the Holiday Lounge
Rounder
# 39 The Duhks
The Duhks
Sugar Hill
# 40 Adam Brand
Get loud
Compass Bros. Australia
# 41 Delbert McClinton
Cost of living
New West
# 42 Melinda Schneider
Family tree
Compass Bros. Australia
# 43 Buck Jones
Lucky star
Western Beat
# 44 Paulette Carlson
It's about time
Polly Girl
# 45 Shooter Jennings
Put the O back in country
Universal South
# 46 Hilary James with Simon Mayor
Laughing with the moon
Acoustics UK
# 47 John Williamson
The whiskey and the highway
Tiger Creek
# 48 Annie Mosher
Nobody's child
self-released
# 49 The Wallflowers
Rebel sweetheart
Interscope
# 50 Todd Fritsch
Todd Fritsch
Diamond
# 51 Pat Waters
Right where I belong
self-released
# 52 Stacey Morris
Borders and boundaries
Hot Source Australia
# 53 The Greencards
Weather and water
Dualtone
# 54 Alison Krauss & Union Station
Lonely runs both ways
Rounder
# 55 The Hoyle Brothers
Back to the door
Loose Booty
# 56 Carter & Carter
Acoustic gospel
Crestway Australia
# 57 Reckless Kelly
Wicked twisted road
Sugar Hill
# 58 Terri Clark
Life goes on
Mercury
# 59 Alastair Moock
Let it go
CoraZong
# 60 Jerry Douglas
The best kept secret
Koch
# 61 Toe Sucking Cowgirls
Thirteen thongs
self-released
# 62 Owen Gray
Mumbo jumbo
Revenge Australia
# 63 Susan Haynes
Crooked little heart
Epic advance
# 64 The Vibe
Walkaway
TVB Australia
# 65 David Olney
Migration
Loudhouse
# 66 Jo Dee Messina
Delicious surprise
Curb
# 67 Perry Keyes
Meter
Laughing Outlaw Australia (2 CD)
# 68 The Trevor Finlay Band
Show me what u got
BKSA Canada
# 69 Beccy Cole
Feel this free
ABC Australia (2 CD)
# 70 Clay Dubose
These days
Lazy River
# 71 Sara Storer
Firefly
ABC Australia (CD + DVD)
# 72 Marty Stuart
Badlands
Universal South
# 73 Keith Anderson
Three chord country
and American rock'n'roll
Arista
# 74 Trick Pony
R.I.D.E.
Curb
# 75 Mike Kindred w/ Dexter Walker
Handstand
Loudhouse
# 76 John Williamson
Chandelier of stars
EMI Australia
# 77 Charlie Daniels
A Gospel bluegrass collection
Koch
# 78 Rod Dowsett
Dodging bullets
self-released Australia
# 79 The Believers
Crashyertown
Bona Fide
# 80 Dolly Parton
Those were the days
Sugar Hill
# 81 Adam Harvey
Can't settle for less
ABC Australia (CD + DVD)
# 82 Robert Earl Keen
What I really mean
Koch
# 83 Kathy Mattea
Right out of nowhere
Narada
# 84 King Wilkie
Tierra del Fuego
Three Feathers
# 85 The Rolling Stones
A bigger bang
Virgin/EMI
# 86 George Strait
Somewhere down in Texas
MCA
# 87 The Gibson Brothers
Red letter day
Sugar Hill
# 88 Two Tons of Steel
Vegas
Palo Duro
# 89 Hanna & McEuen
Hanna & McEuen
Dreamworks
# 90 Don Michael Sampson
Dashboard angel
self-released
# 91 Nelson & the Stagecoach
Winners & losers
PON Sweden
# 92 Michelle Nixon & Drive
What more should I say
Pinecastle
# 93 The Kentucky Headhunters
Big boss man
CBUJ
# 94 Marisa Yeaman
Pure motive
Deep Pearl Australia
# 95 Pat Boone
Ready to rock
Gold Label & Oak
# 96 21 Against
Nothing to write home about
Fat Shark UK
# 97 Liz Carlisle
Five star day
Wildground
# 98 The Dust Devils
Gathering dust
Heritage
# 99 Brad Paisley
Time well wasted
Arista
# 100 Lisa Zanghi
A woman does too
Great Nation Ent.
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