1 Various Artists, O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack (Mercury/Lost Highway)
2 Bob Dylan, Love And Theft (Columbia)
3 Ryan Adams, Gold (Lost Highway)
4 Lyle Lovett, Anthology Vol. 1: Cowboy Man (Curb/MCA)
5 Alison Krauss & Union Station, New Favorite (Rounder)
6 Various Artists, Poet: A Tribute To Townes Van Zandt (Pedernales/Freefalls)
7 Gillian Welch, Time (The Revelator) (Acony)
8 Lucinda Williams, Essence (Lost Highway)
9 Shelby Lynne, Love Shelby (Island)
10 Various Artists, Down From The Mountain soundtrack (Lost Highway)
11 Steve Earle/Townes Van Zandt/Guy Clark, Together At The Bluebird Cafe (American Originals)
12 Jay Farrar, Sebastopol (Artemis)
13 Various Artists, O Sister! The Women’s Bluegrass Collection (Rounder)
14 John Hiatt, The Tiki Bar Is Open (Vanguard)
15 Various Artists, Timeless: A Tribute To Hank Williams (Lost Highway)
16 Robert Earl Keen, Gravitational Forces (Lost Highway)
17 Nickel Creek, self-titled (Sugar Hill)
18 Buddy & Julie Miller, self-titled (HighTone)
19 Chris Thile, Not All Who Wander Are Lost (Sugar Hill)
20 Merle Haggard, Roots Vol. 1 (Anti/Epitaph)
21 North Mississippi Allstars, 51 Phantom (Tone-Cool)
22 Beachwood Sparks, Once We Were Trees (Sub Pop)
23 Earl Scruggs & Friends, self-titled (MCA)
24 George Harrison, All Things Must Pass (Capitol)
25 Scott Miller & the Commonwealth, Thus Always To Tyrants (Sugar Hill)
26 Nick Lowe, The Convincer (Yep Roc)
27 Kasey Chambers, Barricades And Brickwalls (EMI Australia)
28 Sparklehorse, It’s A Wonderful Life (Capitol)
29 Pat Green, Three Days (Universal)
30 Alejandro Escovedo, A Man Under The Influence (Bloodshot)
31 Bellwether, Home Late (Rust Belt)
32 Raul Malo, Today (OmTown)
33 Various Artists, Texas Road Trip (Compadre)
34 Silver Jews, Bright Flight (Drag City)
35 Garcia/Grisman, Grateful Dawg (Acoustic Disc)
36 Bela Fleck, Perpetual Motion (Sony)
37 Libbi Bosworth, Libbiville (RR)
38 Various Artists, Songcatcher soundtrack (Vanguard)
39 Pete Yorn, Music For The Morning After (Columbia)
40 Natalie Merchant, Motherland (Elektra)
Reporting Stores: Aardvark Records (Bloomington, MN), Amoeba Music (San Francisco, CA), Aron’s Records (Los Angeles, CA), Basement Discs (Melbourne, Australia), Book Cellar (Waupaca, WI), Cactus Music (Houston, TX), CD Central (Lexington, KY), CD Spectrum (Conifer, CO), Country Rock Specialisten (Gothenburg, Sweden), The Disc Exchange (Knoxville, TN), Discover Music (Decatur, GA), The Exclusive Co. (Appleton, WI), For The Record (Amherst, MA), Grass Roots Books & Music (Corvallis, OR), Groovacious (Cedar City, UT), Horizon (Greenville, SC), Joseph-Beth (Lexington, KY), The Landing (Seattle, WA), Laser’s Edge (Birmingham, AL), Mad City Music (Madison, WI), Main Street Music (Philadelphia, PA), Malmo Skivhandel (Malmo, Sweden), Miles Of Music (mail order), Music Millennium (Portland, OR), Narragansett Disc (Narragansett, RI), Park Ave. CDs (Winter Park, FL), Phil’s CDs (Ft. Thomas, KY), Plan 9 (Richmond, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, VA), Premier CDs (Pittsburgh, PA), Rock-A-Billys (Utica, MI), Rockin’ Rudy’s (Missoula, MT), Sal’s Music Emporium (Iowa City, IA), Salt City CDs (Salt Lake City, UT), Sonic Boom (Seattle, WA), Sounds Familiar (Myrtle Beach, SC), Street Corner Music (Beverly Hills, MI), Texas Music Round-Up (mail order), Twist & Shout (Denver, CO), Virgin Megastore (Denver, CO), Waterloo Records (Austin, TX), Wherehouse Music (Houston, TX), Wuxtry Records (Decatur, GA).
