1. Dwight Yoakam...Tomorrow's sounds today (Reprise)

             2. Keith Glass...Australian soul                    3. Patty Loveless...Mountain soul

                    (Missing Link Australia)                                               (Epic)

            4. Charlie Robison...Step right up          5. Kasey Chambers...Barricades + brickwalls

                     (Columbia/Lucky Dog)                                         (EMI Australia)      

                  6. Jimmy LaFave...Texoma                  7. Chris Hennessee...Chris Hennessee                                    (Bohemia Beat)                                                    (no label)

8. Dicky Betts Band...Let's get together (FFE)

                  9. Tanya Kernaghan...Big Sky country (ABC Australia)

                                 10. Kentucky Headhunters...Songs from the grass string ranch (Audium)

11. Greg Trooper...Straight down rain (Eminent)

12. Trick Pony...Trick Pony (WB)

13. Roger Creager...I got the guns (no label)

14. Danni Leigh...Divide and conquer (Audium)

15. The Derailers...here come the Derailers (Lucky Dog)

16. Jeffrey Halford & Healers...Hunkpapa (Shoeless)

17. Lynn Marie...All over it (Squeeze)

18. Bruce Robison...CountrySunshine (Boar's nest)

19. Dale Ann Bradley...Cumberland river dreams (Doobie Shea)

20. Yayhoos...Fear not the obvious (Bloodshot)

21. Jeffrey Steele...Something in the weather (Monument)

22. Tony Catlin...Heartache on the run (no label)

23. Catherine Britt...Dusty smiles and heartbreak cures (no label-Australia)

24. Gene Watson...From the heart (RMG)

25. Chris Knight...A pretty good guy (Dualtone)

26. Lucy Kaplansky...Every single day (Red House) >>>>>>>>>>>>>

27. Jim Lauderdale...The other sessions (Dualtone)

28. The Village Singers...All aboard (Pinecastle)

29. Balfa Toujours...La pointe (Rounder)

30. Michael Jeansonne...Crossroads (Tiger)

31. Felicity...New shadow (EMI Australia)

32. Drive-by Truckers...Southern rock Opera (SDR)

33. Dale Watson...Every song I write is for you (Audium)

34. Josh Arnold...Galvanize (ABC Australia) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

35. Tamara Stewart...The way the world is (ABC Australia)

36. Josh Williams...Now that you're gone (Pinecastle)

37. John Anderson...Nobody's got it all (Columbia)

38. The Whites...A lifetime in the making (Ceili)

39. Charivari...I want to dance with you (Rounder)

40. Shaver...The earth rolls on (New West)

41. Rhonda Vincent...The storm still rages (Rounder)

42. Pat Haney...Ghost of things to come (FFE) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

43. Roger McGuinn...Treasures from the folk den (Appleseed)

44. Shelly Laine...Skipping stones (Palo Duro)

45. Confederate Railroad...Unleashed (Audium)

46. Mary Chapin Carpenter...Time*sex*love (Columbia)

47. Ricky Skaggs...History of the future (Skaggs Family)

48. Alison Krauss & Union Station...New favorite (Rounder)

49. George Strait...The road less travelled (MCA)

50. Will Dudley...Corridos and love songs (Mexican Redhead)

American Music

Top 50 2001

American Music is Belgium's longest country music show and its annual Top 50 is compiled, presented and produced by Hans Hanegraaf.

Eligible were regular albums with the exception of compilations and greatest hits.

American Music contains country, folk, rock and a little blues.

American Music's Top 50 was broadcasted in a 4 hour prime-time show

on January 5,  2002.

Best of the best of

I shall be release-The best of James Blundell (EMI Australia)

Greatest hits-Martina McBride (RCA)

I'm a survivor-Greatest hits vol. 3-Reba McEntire (MCA)

Finest "live" albums

1. Charlie Daniels Band...The live record (Audium)

2. Radney Foster...Are you ready for the big show? (Dualtone)

3. Steve Earle/Townes Van Zandt/Guy Clark...Together at the Bluebird Café (American Originals)

4. Dan Baird & Sofa Kings...Redneck Savant (Blue Buffalo)

5. Donna the Buffalo...Live from the American Ballroom (no label)

6. Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart...Must be live (Gearle)

7. kevin Montgomery...Live (Road Trip UK)

8. Yonder Mountain String Band...Mountain tracks vol. 1 (Frog Pad)

9. k.d. lang...Live by request (WB)

10. Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band...Live in New York City (Columbia)

Soundtracks

O Brother where art thou? (Lost Highway)

Down from the mountain (Lost Highway)

South of heaven, west of hell (Reprise)

Various artists "things"

Caught in the webb-A tribute to the legendary Webb Pierce (Little Chickadee)

Earl Scruggs and friends (MCA)

Townes Van Zandt-Texas Rain-The Texas Hill Country Recordings (Tomato)

The Aussie Country Party Pack (ABC Australia)

Truck Driver's Boogie-Big rig hits vol. 1 1939-1969 (Audium)

Dancing with Thunder-PBR (Epic)

Lost... and found

Rick Nelson...Playing to win (Capitol)

Gram Parsons...Another side of this life (Sundazed)

Buck Owens...Young Buck (Audium)

Johnny Duncan with the Bluegrass Boys...Last train from Tennessee to Taree (Rollercoaster UK)

Flying Burrito Brothers...California Jukebox (Icehouse)

Congratulations and thanks to The Bellamy Brothers for the best of country music during 25 years

It's still a shame Gram Parsons ain't inducted in The Country Music Hall Of Fame

Parts of this show will be broadcasted on Australia's "Heroes and Friends"

by Ian Betteridge for 2CCC (Central Coast)

dedicated to the memory of Van Stephenson, Leon Wilkeson and Eddie Shaver

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

HONEY, I'M

(Shania Twain)