Ballots are listed in ranked order from top to bottom; the number is the total points they received. Ballots submitted unranked were scored at an average 5.5 points for each entry.
Peter Blackstock, editor/columnist
Basia Bulat, Oh My Darling 10
Ben Sollee, Learning To Bend 9
Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet, self-titled 8
Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal 7
Colm Mac Con Iomaire, The Hare’s Corner 6
Old 97’s, Blame It On Gravity 5
R.E.M., Accelerate 4
Chatham County Line, IV 3
Kathleen Edwards, Asking For Flowers 2
Barton Carroll, The Lost One 1
Grant Alden, curmudgeon emeritus/columnist
Como Now: The Voices Of Panola Co., Mississippi 10
Lucinda Williams, Little Honey 9
Basia Bulat, Oh My Darling 8
Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet, self-titled 7
Ben Sollee, Learning To Bend 6
Duffy, Rockferry 5
Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal 4
Kathy Mattea, Coal 3
Shelby Lynne, Just A Little Lovin’ 2
Mavis Staples, Live At The Hideout 1
Paul Cantin, senior editor/columnist
MGMT, Oracular Spectacular 10
Santogold, self-titled 9
Marah, Angels Of Destruction 8
Fleet Foxes, self-titled 7
Erykah Badu, New Amerykah Part One 6
Lindsey Buckingham, Gift Of Screws 5
Radiohead, In Rainbows bonus disc with box set 4
Kathleen Edwards, Asking For Flowers 3
Koushik, Out My Window 2
TV On The Radio, Dear Science 1
David Cantwell, senior editor/columnist
Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal 10
Shelby Lynne, Just A Little Lovin 9
SteelDrivers, self-titled 8
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Leavin Town 7
Glen Campbell, Meet Glen Campbell 6
Chris Knight, Heart Of Stone 5
Cat Power, Jukebox 4
Jenny Lewis, Acid Tongue 3
Raphael Saadiq, The Way I See It 2
Drive-By Truckers, Brighter Than Creations Dark 1
Barry Mazor, senior editor/columnist
Old 97’s, Blame It On Gravity 10
Shelby Lynne, Just A Little Lovin’ 9
Hayes Carll, Trouble In Mind 8
Glen Campbell, Meet Glen Campbell 7
Justin Townes Earle, The Good Life 6
SteelDrivers, self-titled 5
Ben Sollee, Learning To Bend 4
Darrell Scott, Modern Hymns 3
Lucinda Williams, Little Honey 2
Charlie Haden Family & Friends, Rambling Boy 1
Don McLeese, senior editor/columnist
My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges 10
Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal 9
Bob Dylan, Tell Tale Signs 8
Jamey Johnson, That Lonesome Song 7
Shelby Lynne, Just A Little Lovin’ 6
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Dig Lazarus Dig 5
Lucinda Williams, Little Honey 4
Charlie Haden Family & Friends, Rambling Boy 3
Tift Merritt, Another Country 2
SteelDrivers, self-titled 1
Kurt B. Reighley, senior editor/columnist
Hercules & Love Affair, self-titled 10
Toumani Diabate, The Mande Variations 9
Baby Dee, Safe Inside The Day 8
Santogold, self-titled 7
Parenthetical Girls, Entanglements 6
Thao With The Get Down Stay Down, We Brave Bee Stings And All 5
Notwist, The Devil, You + Me 4
Hauschka, Ferndorf 3
Arthur Russell, Love Is Overtaking Me 2
Ponytail, Ice Cream Spiritual 1
Lloyd Sachs, senior editor/columnist
Hayes Carll, Trouble In Mind 10
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Dig Lazarus Dig 9
Rodney Crowell, Sex & Gasoline 8
Robert Forster, The Evangelist 7
Jason Collett, Here’s To Being Here 6
Randy Newman, Harps And Angels 5
Jenny Scheinman, Jenny Scheinman 4
Conor Oberst, self-titled 3
Pretenders, Breaking Up The Concrete 2
Taylor Swift, Fearless 1
Allison Stewart, senior editor/columnist
Taylor Swift, Fearless 10
Laura Marling, Alas I Cannot Swim 9
My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges 8
Basia Bulat, Oh My Darling 7
New Frontiers, Mending 6
Ashton Shepherd, Sounds So Good 5
Bodeans, Still, He And He 4
Coldplay, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends 3
Jamey Johnson, That Lonesome Song 2
REM, Accelerate 1
Silas House, contributing editor
Ben Sollee, Learning To Bend 10
Caroline Herring, Lantana 9
Adele, 19 8
Kathy Mattea, Coal 7
Teddy Thompson, A Piece Of What You Need 6
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson, Rattlin’ Bones 5
Joan Osborne, Little Wild One 4
Patty Loveless, Sleepless Nights 3
Raconteurs, Consolers Of The Lonely 2
She & Him, Volume 1 1
Edd Hurt, contributing editor
Jamey Johnson, That Lonesome Song 10
Chuck Prophet, Dreaming Waylon’s Dreams 9
Randy Newman, Harps And Angels 8
Ross Johnson, Make It Stop 7
Various, Thank You Friends: The Ardent Records Story 6
Linda Perhacs, Parallelograms 5
Walter Becker, Circus Money 4
Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs, /Dirt Don’t Hurt 3
Como Now: The Voices of Panola Co., Mississippi 2
Raphael Saadiq, The Way I See It 1
Roy Kasten, contributing editor
Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal 10
Kathleen Edwards, Asking For Flowers 9
Bob Dylan, Tell Tale Signs 8
Glen Campbell, Meet Glen Campbell 7
Felice Brothers, self-titled 6
Raphael Saadiq, The Way I See It 5
Hold Steady, Stay Positive 4
Matthew Ryan, Vs. The Silver State 3
Drive-By Truckers, Brighter Than Creation’s Dark 2
James McMurtry, Just Us Kids 1
Rich Kienzle, contributing editor
John Pizzarelli, With A Song In My Heart 10
Benny Goodman, Classic Columbia/Okeh Sessions 9
Brad Paisley, Play 8
Johnny Frigo, Summer Me: Live At Battle Ground 7
Peter Cooper, Mission Door 6
Hank III, Damn Right Rebel Proud 5
Jessica Molaskey, A Kiss To Build A Dream On 4
Johnny Cash, At Folsom Prison Legacy Edition 3
Jim Lauderdale & the Dream Players, Honey Songs 2
Heybale, The Last Country Album 1
David Menconi, contributing editor
Radiohead, In Rainbows 10
TV On The Radio, Dear Science 9
Fireman, Electric Arguments 8
Drive-By Truckers, Brighter Than Creation’s Dark 7
Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal 6
Bon Iver, For Emma Forever Ago 5
Megafaun, Bury The Square 4
Santogold, self-titled 3
Duffy, Rockferry 2
She & Him, Volume One 1
Linda Ray, contributing editor
Elf Power, In a Cave 10
Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet, self-titled 9
Calexico, Carried To Dust 8
Carlene Carter, Stronger 7
Justin Townes Earle, The Good Life 6
Cuchillo, self-titled 5
Gary Louris, Vagabonds 4
Giant Sand, Provisions 3
Band of Heathens, self-titled 2
Firewater, The Golden Hour 1
Kim Ruehl, news editor
Bob Dylan, Tell Tale Signs 10
Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis, Two Men With The Blues 9
Ani DiFranco, Red Letter Year 8
Jolie Holland, The Living and the Dead 7
Grascals, Keep On Walkin 6
Ray LaMontagne, Gossip In The Grain 5
Emmylou Harris, All I Intended To Be 4
Brett Dennen, Hope For the Hopeless 3
Bon Iver, For Emma Forever Ago 2
Kris Delmhorst, Shotgun Singer 1
David Baxter
SteelDrivers, self-titled 10
Ben Sollee, Learning To Bend 9
Michael Franti & Spearhead, All Rebel Rockers 8
Caroline Herring, Lantana 7
Crooked Still, Still Crooked 6
Raconteurs, Consolers Of The Lonely 5
Blue Highway, Through The Window Of A Train 4
Infamous Stringdusters, self-titled 3
Patty Loveless, Sleepless Nights 2
Glen Campbell, Meet Glen Campbell 1
Michael Berick
Hayes Carll, Trouble In Mind 10
Band Of Heathens, self-titled 9
Mark Erelli, Delivered 8
Kathleen Edwards, Asking For Flowers 7
Two Cow Garage, Speaking In Cursive 6
Becky Schlegel, For All The World To See 5
Collin Herring, Past Life Crashing 4
Jason Collett, Heres To Being Here 3
Lucinda Williams, Little Honey 2
Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal 1
Scott Brodeur
Vampire Weekend, self-titled 10
Ryan Adams, Cardinology 9
Bon Iver, For Emma Forever Ago 8
Lucinda Williams, Little Honey 7
Hold Steady, Stay Positive 6
Kathleen Edwards, Asking For Flowers 5
Felice Brothers, self-titled 4
Sun Kil Moon, April 3
Winterpills, Central Chambers 2
Hayes Carll, Trouble In Mind 1
Rick Cornell
Gaslight Anthem, The 59 Sound 10
Frank Turner, Love Ire & Song 9
Baseball Project, Frozen Ropes & Dying Quails 8
Drive-By Truckers, Brighter Than Creations Dark 7
Felice Brothers, self-titled 6
Lost Crusaders, Have You Heard About The World? 5
Chris Mills, Living In The Aftermath 4
James McMurtry, Just Us Kids 3
Chatham County Line, IV 2
Scotland Barr & the Slow Drags, All The Great Aviators Agree 1
Eric R. Danton
Bon Iver, For Emma Forever Ago 10
Santogold, self-titled 9
Hold Steady, Stay Positive 8
Drive-By Truckers, Brighter Than Creation’s Dark 7
Magnetic Fields, Distortion 6
Death Cab For Cutie, Narrow Stairs 5
Kanye West, 808’s & Heartbreak 4
Mates Of State, Re-Arrange Us 3
Castanets, City Of Refuge 2
Ry Cooder, I Flathead 1
Jim Desmond
Alejandro Escoved0, Real Animal 10
I’m Not Jim, self-titled 9
She & Him, Volume One 8
R.E.M., Accelerate 7
TV On The Radio, Dear Science 6
Cat Power, Jukebox 5
Drive-By Truckers, Brighter Than Creation’s Dark 4
Blitzen Trapper, Furr 3
My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges 2
Hold Steady, Stay Positive 1
Daniel Durchholz
Nick Cave, Dig Lazarus Dig 10
Fleet Foxes, self-titled 9
Girl Talk, Feed The Animals 8
Buika, Nina De Fuego 7
Parts & Labor, Receivers 6
Santogold, self-titled 5
Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal 4
Toumani Diabate, The Mande Variations 3
Metallica, Death Magnetic 2
Sigur Ros, Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust 1
Mark Guarino
Gary Louris, Vagabonds 10
Nada Surf, Lucky 9
Fleet Foxes, Fleet Foxes 8
Sera Cahoone, Only As the Day Is Long 7
David Byrne & Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today 6
Mercury Rev, Snowflake Midnight 5
Death Cab For Cutie, Narrow Stairs 4
Nick Cave, Dig Lazarus Dig 3
Raveonettes, Lust Lust Lust 2
Raconteurs, Consolers Of The Lonely 1
Russell Hall
Giant Sand, Provisions 10
R.E.M., Accelerate 9
Jakob Dylan, Seeing Things 8
Patty Larkin, Watch the Sky 7
Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal 6
Lucinda Williams, Little Honey 5
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Dig Lazarus Dig 4
She & Him, Volume One 3
Hold Steady, Stay Positive 2
Grayson Capps, Rott ‘N’ Roll 1
Jewly Hight
Shelby Lynne, Just A Little Lovin’ 10
Justin Townes Earle, The Good Life 9
Jamey Johnson, That Lonesome Song 8
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson, Rattlin’ Bones 7
Hayes Carll, Trouble In Mind 6
Steeldrivers, self-titled 5
Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet, self-titled 4
Grayson Capps, Rott ‘N’ Roll 3
Rory Block, Blues Walkin’ Like A Man 2
Black Diamond Heavies, Touch Of Someone Else’s Class 1
John Marks
Tift Merritt, Another Country 10
Kathleen Edwards, Asking For Flowers 9
Old 97’s, Blame It On Gravity 8
Sacred Shakers, Debut 7
Calexico, Carried To Dust 6
Grupo Fantasma, Sonidos Gold 5
Duffy, Rockferry 4
Gary Louris, Vagabonds 3
Lee Ann Womack, Call Me Crazy 2
Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal 1
Eli Messinger
Hank Williams, The Unreleased Recordings 10
Hayes Carll, Trouble In Mind 9
Tift Merritt, Another Country 8
Glen Campbell, Meet Glen Campbell 7
Dion, Heroes: Giants Of Early Guitar Rock 6
Samantha Crain, The Confiscation 5
Willie Nile, Live From The Streets Of New York 4
Gibson Brothers, Iron & Diamonds 3
Amelia, A Long Lovely List of Repairs 2
Various, Thank You Friends: The Ardent Records Story 1
John Milward
Drive-By Truckers, Brighter Than Creations Dark 10
My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges 9
Eliza Gilkyson, Beautiful World 8
Teddy Thompson, A Piece Of What You Need 7
Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal 6
B.B. King, One Kind Favor 5
Raphael Saadiq, The Way I See It 4
Randy Newman, Harps And Angels 3
Al Green, Lay It Down 2
Charlie Haden Family & Friends, Rambling Boy 1
Andy Moore
My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges 10
Calexico, Carried To Dust 9
Bon Iver, For Emma Forever Ago 8
Pieta Brown, Flight Time 7
Blueheels, Lessons In Sunday Driving 6
Bonnie Prince Billy, Lie Down In The Light 5
Old 97s, Blame It On Gravity 4
Backyard Tire Fire, The Places We Lived 3
Michael Franti, All Rebel Rockers 2
Old Crow Medicine Show, Tennessee Pusher 1
Kevin Oliver
Raveonettes, Lust Lust Lust 5.5
Jamie Lidell, Jim 5.5
Teddy Thompson, A Piece Of What You Need 5.5
Hold Steady, Stay Positive 5.5
Drive By Truckers, Brighter Than Creations Dark 5.5
Danielle Sansone, Two Flowers 5.5
Anthony David, Acey Deucy 5.5
Warm In The Wake, Speak Plainly EP 5.5
Spring Standards, No One Will Know EP 5.5
Avett Brothers, Second Gleam EP 5.5
Steve Pick
Ray Davies, Working Man’s Cafe 10
Randy Newman, Harps And Angels 9
Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal 8
B.B. King, One Kind Favor 7
Elvis Costello, Momofuku 6
K.D. Lang, Watershed 5
Sonny Rollins, Road Shows Vol. 1 4
AC/DC, Black Ice 3
Cassandra Wilson, Loverly 2
Marah, Angels Of Destruction 1
Britt Robson
Various Artists, Miles From India 10
Roots, Rising Down 9
Ani DiFranco, Red Letter Year 8
Danilo Perez & Claus Ogerman, Across The Crystal Sea 7
Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal 6
Magic Slim & the Teardrops, Midnight Blues 5
Chiwoniso, Rebel Woman 4
Michael Franti & Spearhead, All Rebel Rockers 3
Hold Steady, Stay Positive 2
David Byrne & Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today 1
Mike Usinger
Amanda Palmer, Who Killed Amanda Palmer 10
Black Keys, Attack & Release 9
Raconteurs, Consolers Of The Lonely 8
Jolie Holland – The Living And The Dead 7
Kills, Midnight Boom 6
Pack A.D., Funeral Mixtape 5
Okkervil River, The Stand Ins 4
Los Campesinos, Hold On Now Youngster 3
Vetiver, Thing Of The Past 2
Sons & Daughters, The Gift 1
Tom Wilk
Ry Cooder, I Flathead 10
Hacienda Brothers, Arizona Motel 9
Lucinda Williams, Little Honey 8
Lindsey Buckingham, Gift Of Screws 7
Randy Newman, Harps And Angels 6
James McMurtry, Just Us Kids 5
Kate Campbell, Save The Day 4
John Hiatt, Same Old Man 3
Dan Penn, Junkyard Junky 2
James Talley, Heartsong 1
Jerry Withrow
Como Now: The Voices Of Panola Co., Mississippi 10
Paul Heaton, The Cross Eyed Rambler 9
Buika, Nina De Fuega 8
J.D. Souther, If The World Was You 7
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Dig Lazarus Dig 6
Randy Newman, Harps And Angels 5
Eliza Gilkyson, Beautiful World 4
James Blackshaw, Litany Of Echoes 3
B.B. King, One Kind Favor 2
Shelby Lynne, Just A Little Lovin’ 1
