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Best 1 Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway - Crooked Tree

Crooked Tree is a bluegrass album by American singer and guitarist Molly Tuttle, released in 2022 in collaboration with her band, Golden Highway. Co-produced by Tuttle and dobro player Jerry Douglas, the record features a mix of original songs deeply rooted in traditional bluegrass instrumentation....

2 Nickel Creek - This Side

This Side is Nickel Creek's 2002 album released on Sugar Hill Records, featuring the trio of Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, and Sean Watkins. Produced by Alison Krauss, the album blended progressive bluegrass with elements of folk, rock, and classical music. It reached #1 on Billboard's Top Bluegrass Al...

3 Billy Strings - Home

Home is the second studio album by American bluegrass musician Billy Strings, released on Rounder Records in September 2019. The album reached number one on Billboard's Bluegrass Albums chart. It won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021. Strings co-wrote...

4 Bela Fleck - My Bluegrass Heart

"My Bluegrass Heart" is a 2021 studio album by American banjo player Béla Fleck, released on the Renew Records label. It serves as the final installment of a bluegrass trilogy that began with his 1988 album "Drive" and 1995's "Tales from the Acoustic Planet." The album features numerous guest musici...

5 Alison Krauss & Union Station - Paper Airplane

Paper Airplane is a studio album by Alison Krauss and Union Station, released on Rounder Records in April 2011. It was the group's first studio recording since Lonely Runs Both Ways (2004), a gap of over six years. The album features dobro player Jerry Douglas, guitarist and vocalist Dan Tyminski, b...

6 John Hartford - Mark Twang

Mark Twang is a 1976 album by American musician John Hartford, released by Flying Fish Records. Hartford performed the record largely as a solo work, using voice, banjo, fiddle, guitar, and rhythmic foot percussion to create a sparse acoustic sound rooted in bluegrass and traditional folk music. The...

7 Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - Bluegrass Rules!

Bluegrass Rules! is a bluegrass album by Ricky Skaggs and his band Kentucky Thunder, released in 1997 on the Rounder label. The album marked Skaggs's return to traditional bluegrass after years in mainstream country music and features standards such as bill Monroe's "Raw Hide." It won the Grammy Awa...

8 Punch Brothers - All Ashore

All Ashore is the 2018 album by Punch Brothers, a progressive acoustic quintet led by mandolinist Chris Thile. Self-produced by the band members, the album represents their most cohesive song cycle to date, addressing themes of relationships and modern life through intricate arrangements that push t...

9 Bill Monroe - Southern Flavor

Southern Flavor is a studio album by American bluegrass musician Bill Monroe, released in 1988 on the MCA Records label. The album features Monroe's signature mandolin playing and singing alongside his band, the Blue Grass Boys. At the 31st Annual Grammy Awards in 1989, Southern Flavor received the...

10 Alison Krauss - I've Got That Old Feeling

*I've Got That Old Feeling* is a bluegrass album by American musician Alison Krauss, released in 1990 on Rounder Records. Produced by Jerry Douglas and Bil VornDick, the record features a contemporary bluegrass sound heavily reliant on Krauss's vocals and fiddle playing. The title track from the alb...

11 Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - Ancient Tones

Ancient Tones is a bluegrass album by Ricky Skaggs and his band Kentucky Thunder, released in 1999 on the Skaggs Family Records label. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album at the 42nd Grammy Awards in 2000. It features Skaggs on mandolin and vocals alongside a lineup of bluegrass...

12 The SteelDrivers - The Muscle Shoals Recordings

The Muscle Shoals Recordings is the fourth studio album by the American bluegrass band The SteelDrivers, released in 2015 on Rounder Records. The album features the band's signature sound, which blends traditional bluegrass instrumentation with elements of country, soul, and blues. It was recorded a...

13 The Infamous Stringdusters - Laws of Gravity

Laws of Gravity is a studio album by the American bluegrass band The Infamous Stringdusters, released on January 13, 2017, under Compass Records. The album consists entirely of original songs written or co-written by the band members, reflecting their collaborative approach to songwriting and instru...

14 Michael Cleveland - Tall Fiddler

Tall Fiddler is Michael Cleveland's 2019 Compass album, notable for winning the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.

15 Del McCoury Band - It's Just the Night

It's Just the Night is a 2003 Del McCoury Band album on McCoury Music, nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.

16 Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - Brand New Strings

Brand New Strings is a 2004 Skaggs Family Records album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder; it won the 2005 Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album.

17 Steep Canyon Rangers - Nobody Knows You

Nobody Knows You is Steep Canyon Rangers' 2012 Rounder album, the solo release that won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.

18 The Travelin' McCourys - The Travelin' McCourys

The Travelin' McCourys is the 2018 self-titled album by Ronnie and Rob McCoury's band, winner of the 2019 Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album.

19 Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - History of the Future

History of the Future is a 2001 album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.

20 Ralph Stanley - Ralph Stanley

Ralph Stanley is a 2002 DMZ/Columbia solo album produced by T Bone Burnett, Bob Neuwirth, and Larry Ehrlich, later nominated for a bluegrass Grammy.

21 Bryan Sutton - Bluegrass Guitar

Bluegrass Guitar is Bryan Sutton's 2003 Sugar Hill album, a solo recording by the American flatpicker after his Kentucky Thunder tenure.

22 U2 - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is the eleventh studio album by the Irish rock band U2, released in November 2004. Produced primarily by Steve Lillywhite, the album represents a straightforward rock sound, moving away from the electronic experimentation of their previous records. The album features...

23 Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Foo Fighters, released on September 25, 2007. Produced by Gil Norton, the album blends the band's signature alternative rock sound with acoustic elements and complex arrangements. The record achieved significant cr...

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