American Music
2008 Top 100... plus*
page 1
compiled November 20 , 2008 out of more than 900 albums
* includes some 2007 late arrivals
feel free to use this for publicity
BRING IT ON
(Little Big Town)
1. John Schumann & The Vagabond Crew
Behind the lines
ABC Australia
2. Crakajak
Shake down
CE Australia
3. The Slim Dusty Family
Reunion
EMI Australia
5. I See Hawks In L.A.
Hallowed ground
Big Books
6. Ross Wilson
Tributary
Liberation Australia
7. Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson
Rattlin' bones
Sugar Hill
8. Jeff Healy
Mess of blues
RUF Germany
9. Adam Brand
Blame it on Eve
Compass Bros. Australia
10. Willie Stradlin
Willie Stradlin
WSM
11. Melonie Cannon
And the wheels turn
Rural Rhythm
12. The Dive Bar Stalkers
Rockin' the house
DBS
13. James Dunn
The long ride home
JDM
14. Richard Koechli & Blue Roots Cie.
Laid-back
AMA Germany
15. Audrey Auld Mezera
Music with the dirt left on
Reckless Australia
16. Annie Keating
Belmont
AKM
17. Rob Black
Regular guy
Compass Bros. Australia
18. Sierra Hull
Secrets
Rounder
19. Big Daddy Weave
What life would be like
Word
20. Big Bob Young
Hard way to make a dollar
BBY
21. Trisha Yearwood
Heaven, heartache and the power of love
Big Machine
22. Susan Tedeschi
Back to the river
Verve Forecast
23. Eleven Hundred Springs
Country Jam
Palo Duro
24. Dolly Parton
Backwoods Barbie
Dolly
25. Chris Knight
Heart of stone
Drifter's Church
26. Becky Schlegel
For all the world to see
Lily Ray
27. The Branded Sons
The Branded Sons
BSM
28. The Sunny Cowgirls
Dust will settle
Compass Bros. Australia
29. Matt Manning
Borderline
MMM Australia
30. Rhythm Bombs
Better be ready
Donor Belgium
31. Shannon Haley
Someday soon
SHM
32. The Youngers
Heritage
33. Russell Smith & the Aamazing Rhythm Aces
Midnight Communion
RSM
34. Donna The Buffalo
Silverlined
Sugar Hill
35. River Country
Rockin' the country
RCM
36. Kathy Mattea
Coal
Thirty Tigers
37. Camille and Stuie
The kindy sessions
CTM Australia
38. Amos Morris
Sign of the times
EMI Australia
39. Mike Cullison
Blue collar tired
MCM
40. The Believers
Lucky you
CoraZong Holland
41. Eric Hisaw
Nature of the blues
Saustex
42. Michelle Wright
Everything and more
Savannah
43. Joey & Rory
The life of a song
Sugar Hill
44. Jo-El Sonnier
The real deal
Musique de Jo-El
46. Ted Russell Kamp
Poor man's paradise
Dualtone
47. David Sutherland
On the waiting list
Red Kite UK
48. Laura Bryna
Trying to be me
Equity
49. The Kennedys
Better dreams
Appleseed
50. Kathleen Edwards
Asking for flowers
Zoe / Rounder
51. Carlene Carter
Stronger
Yep Rock
52. Desert Radio
Asleep at the wheel
DRM Canada
54. Robin Dean Salmon
Come on home
RDS
56. Grasstowne
The road headin' home
Pinecastle
57. Otis Gibbs
Grandpa walked a picketline
Lucky Dice Holland
58. Grant Peeples
It's later than you think
GPM
59. Amanda Shaw
Pretty runs out
Rounder
63. Kate Campbell
Save the day
Large River
65. Anita Ree
Story songs
Ringbark Australia
67. The Mystix
Blue morning
Mystix Eyes
71. Adam Puddington
Back in town
Hay Sale Canada
77. Alan Jackson
Good time
Arista
81. Delaney Bramlett
A new kind of blues
Magnolia Gold
82. Dean Perrett
A thousand campfires
DPM Australia
83. Catherine Britt
Little wild flowers
ABC Australia
88. Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers
Miles from home
Dionysos
89. Stellar Kart
Expect the impossible
Word
90. The Aaron Daniels Band
Leaving here
Blue Sky Australia
94. Wolverines
Occasional course language
WM Australia
96. Jayne Denham
Sudden change in weather
Leap Australia
4. Michael Falzarano
We are all one
Woodstock
45. Kimber Sparks
It's her turn
KSM Australia
53. Randy Thompson
Further on
Jackpot
55. Lucinda Williams
Little honey
Lost Highway
60. Brad Cole
Icebreaker
MGM Australia
61. Angel Band
With roots & wings
Appleseed
62. The Rowdy Prairie Dogs
The revenge of The Rowdy Prairie Dogs
Pop Bomb
64. John Stephen
All my life
IGN Australia
66. The Gibson Brothers
Iron & diamonds
Sugar Hill
68. Kara Grainger
Grand and Green River
Craving
69. Randy Rogers Band
Randy Rogers Band
Mercury
70. Drive-By Truckers
Brighter than creation's dark
New West
72. Eli Young Band
Jet Black & jealous
Universal
73. Jason Brown
Lovin' off the land
Dream It
74. Tracy Killeen
Back there
TKM Australia
75. The Lost Trailers
Holler back
BNA
76. DeAnne Moore
Never too late
DMM
78. John Mellencamp
Life death love and freedom
Hear
79. Whipsaws
60 Watt Avenue
Shut Eye
80. Stormin' Norman & friends
Then and now
Ivory
84. Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
The great unravel
Slambovian
85. Justin Townes Earle
The good life
Bloodshot
86. Old Crow Medicine Show
Tennessee pusher
Nettwerk
87. Brad Paisley
5th gear
Arista
91. Peter Denahy
Picture in a frame
Compass Bros Australia
92. JD & the Straight Shot
Right on time
Artist Garage
93. Jett's Creek
Supposed to be
JCM
95. Derek Sholl
Here
RMM
97. The Mother Truckers
Let's all go to bed
Funzalo
98. Jadi Norris
Man of steel
NSD
99. Tiny Tin Lady
Ridiculous Bohemia
Proper UK
100. Mike Aiken
Hula girl highway
Aspirion
