1 Various Artists, Return Of The Grievous Angel: A Tribute To Gram Parsons (Almo)
2 Lyle Lovett, Live In Texas (Curb)
3 Alison Krauss, Forget About It (Rounder)
4 Tom Waits, Mule Variations (Epitaph)
5 Los Lobos, This Time (Hollywood)
6 Ronstadt/Harris, Western Wall: Tucson Sessions (Asylum)
7 Lucinda Williams, Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (Mercury)
8 Townes Van Zandt, A Far Cry From Dead (Arista Austin)
9 Julie Miller, Broken Things (HighTone)
10 Kelly Willis, What I Deserve (Ryko)
11 Old 97’s, Fight Songs (Elektra)
12 Bela Fleck & Friends, The Bluegrass Sessions: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 2 (Warner Bros.)
13 Bottle Rockets, Brand New Year (Doolittle)
14 Wilco, Summer Teeth (Reprise)
15 Wayne Hancock, Wild, Free & Reckless (Ark 21)
16 Kelly Joe Phelps, Shine Eyed Mister Zen (Ryko)
17 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Echo (Warner Bros.)
18 Steve Earle & the Del McCoury Band, The Mountain (E-Squared)
19 Asleep At The Wheel, Ride With Bob (DreamWorks)
20 Beth Orton, Central Reservation (Arista)
21 Freedy Johnston, Blue Days Black Nights (Elektra)
22 Kim Richey, Glimmer (Mercury)
23 Various Artists, Exposed Roots (K-Tel)
24 Susan Tedeschi, Just Won’t Burn (Tone-Cool)
25 Mike Ness, Cheating At Solitaire (Time Bomb)
26 Alexander “Skip” Spence, Oar (Sundazed)
27 Phillips/DiFranco, Fellow Workers (Righteous Babe)
28 Billy Bragg & Wilco, Mermaid Avenue (Elektra)
29 Hot Club Of Cowtown, Tall Tales (HighTone)
30 Richard Buckner, Bloomed (Slow River)
31 Ry Cooder, Buena Vista Social Club (Nonesuch)
32 Richard Thompson, Mock Tudor (Capitol)
33 Various Artists, More Oar: A Tribute To The Alexander “Skip” Spence Album (Birdman)
34 Alejandro Escovedo, Bourbonitis Blues (Bloodshot)
35 Trish Murphy, Rubies On The Lawn (Doolittle)
36 Bruce Robison, Long Way From Home Anywhere (Lucky Dog)
37 Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers, Zola & The Tulip Tree (Creek)
38 Dwight Yoakam, Last Chance For A Thousand Years: Greatest Hits From The ’90s (Reprise)
39 Tim O’Brien, The Crossing (Alula)
40 Harris/Parton/Ronstadt, Trio II (Asylum)
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