GIF - Holler Albums of the Year 2022 - Title 

A look back on an incredible year of new country, Americana and roots albums

Ciara

Artist - Sierra Ferrell 5

Album - Sierra Ferrell - Long Time Coming

Album - Early James - Strange Time To Be Alive

Album - Various Artists - Something Borrowed Something New: A Tribute To John Anderson

Single - Sierra Ferrell - Silver Dollar - Alternative Version

Single - Sierra Ferrell - Hey Me, Hey Mama

Single - Shakey Graves - ready or Not (feat. Sierra Ferrell)

For a decade, Sierra Ferrell crisscrossed the country busking, an inveterate troubadour for the modern generation.

Deborah 

Artist - Midland 2 

Album - Midland - On The Rocks 

Album - Midland - The Last Resort: Greetings From 

Cover - Midland - Let It Roll

Cover - Midlands - Gator Boys

Cover - Midland - The Sonic Ranch

Album - Midland - The Last Resort EP

Artist - Cody Johnson 4

Cover - Cody Johnson - Let’s Build A Fire

Cover - Cody Johnson - A Different Day

Cover - Cody Johnson - Gotta Be Me

Cover - Cody Johnson - God Bless The Boy

Cover - Cody Johnson - Dear Rodeo

Cover - Cody Johnson - On My Way To You

Cover - Cody Johnson - Son Of A Ramblin’ Man

Cover - Cody Johnson - Dance Her Home 

Album - Cody Johnson - Human: The Double Album

Cover - Cody Johnson - Ain’t Nothin’ To It

Cover - Cody Johnson - Cowboy Like Me

Holler picks the best 15 songs by Cody Johnson

Artist - Billy Strings 2022

Album - Billy Strings - Turmoil & Tinfoil 

Album - Billy Strings - Home

Album - Billy Strings - Renewal

Album - Billy Strings - Me/and/Dad

Album - Billy Strings - Fiddle Tune X

Cover - Billy Strings & Del McCoury - Midnight on the Stormy Deep

Disproving the age-old adage that youth is wasted on the young, Billy Strings has built a remarkable reputation as one of today’s best pickers and players. 

Artist - Whiskey Myers

Album - Whiskey Myers - Whiskey Myers

Album - Whiskey Myers - Mud

Album - Whiskey Myers - Early Morning Shakes

Album - Whiskey Myers - Firewater

Album - Whiskey Myers - Tornillo

Cover - Whiskey Myers - Lonely East Texas Nights

15 of the best songs by the proud Southern rockers

Artist - The Deslondes 2

Nikki Lane

Album - Nikki Lane - All or Nothin' 

Album - Nikki Lane - Highway Queen

Cover - Nikki Lane - Denim and Diamonds

Album - Nikki Lane - Walk of Shame

 who can out smoke, out drink and out sing the best of ‘em, Nikki Lane has been turning heads and breaking hearts with her music for over a decade. 

Matt

Graphic - The Best Kelly Clarkson songs

Artist - Orville Peck 2

Artist - Bruce Springsteen 1

Album - Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska

Album - Bruce Springsteen - Working On A Dream

Album - Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions

Album - Bruce Springsteen - The Ghost of Tom Joad

Album - Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball

Album - Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A.

Album - Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge of Town

Album - Bruce Springsteen - High Hopes

Album - Bruce Springsteen - The River

Album - Bruce Springsteen - The Rising

Album - Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle

Album - Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love

Album - Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen is an all-American musical chameleon who can slip into any genre and make it feel like his own.

Helen M

Artist - Justin Townes Earle 2 

Album - Justin Townes Earle - Harlem River Blues 

Album - Justin Townes Earle - Midnight at the Movies 

Album - Justin Townes Earle - Yuma

Album - Justin Townes Earle - Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now

Album - Justin Townes Earle - The Good Life

Album - Justin Townes Earle - Single Mothers

Album - Justin Townes Earle - The Saint of Lost Causes

Album - Justin Townes Earle - Kids in the Street

It’s tempting to frame Justin Townes Earle within the darker designs that shadowed his life and career, but his artistic achievements are underscored by a lingering legacy. 

Artist - Bobbie Gentry

Album - Bobbie Gentry - Tocuh 'Em With Love

Album - Bobbie Gentry - The Girl From Chickasaw County 

Album - Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell

Album - Bobbie Gentry - The Delta Sweete

Album - Bobbie Gentry - Fancy

Album - Bobbie Gentry - Ode to Billy Joe

As the pride of Chickasaw County, Mississippi, Bobbie Gentry didn’t have a long career, but it turned out to be an influential one.

Artist - Wilco

Album - Wilco - Wilco (The Album)

Album - Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Album - Wilco - A.M.

Album - Wilco - Ode To Joy

Album - Wilco - A Ghost Is Born

Album - Wilco - Cruel Country

Album - Wilco - Star Wars

Album - Wilco - Sky Blue Sky

Album - Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue

Album - Wilco - Summerteeth

For more than 30 years, Jeff Tweedy has led Wilco away from any established musical path without losing its identity or relevance.

Artist - Thomas Rhett 4

Cover - Thomas Rhett _ It Goes Like This

Album: Thomas Rhett - Country Again Side A

Cover - Thomas Rhett - Where We Started

Album - Thomas Rhett - Tangled Up 

Cover - Thomas Rhett - Life Changes

Cover - Thomas Rhett - Be A Light 

Cover - Thomas Rhett - Center Point Road

A selection of 15 of the best songs from boyfriend country's finest

Maxim

CMA Moments - Charlie Rich

Awards ceremonies are notoriously juicy affairs. We take a look back at some of the most unforgettable CMA Awards moments. 

Artist - American Aquarium 2

Album - American Aquarium - Dances For The Lonely

Album - American Aquarium - Lamentations

Cover - American Aquarium – Chicamacomico

Album - American Aquarium - Things Change

Album - American Aquarium - Burn. Flicker. Die

Album - American Aquarium - Wolves

With ten studio albums under their belt, the band’s blend of country rock, forthright songwriting and blue collar-mentality has earned them a devout legion of fans far and wide.

Artist - Bob Dylan

Album - Bob Dylan - The Basement Tapes 

Album - Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks 

Album - Bob Dylan - Oh Mercy

Album - Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series 

Album - Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding 

Album - Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline

Album - Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Vol. 15: Travelin' Thru, 1967–1969

While Bob Dylan isn’t always thought of as curator of country music, he was one of the single most influential early instigators of rock’s crossover to country. Here's Holler's list of his best country songs. 

Taylor Swift - all too well still 

Album - Mercy Bell - Golden Child

Album - Sara Trunzo - Dirigo Attitude

Album - The Statler Brothers - Pardners in Rhyme

Album - Reba McEntire - Whoever's In New England

Album - Hailey Whitters - Raised

Album - George Strait - Chill Of An Early Fall

Album - Guy Clark - Old No.1 & Texas Cookin'

Album - Kelsea Ballerini - Kelsea

Album - Taylor Swift - Red (Taylor's Version)

Grab your favorite sweater and stock up on bourbon - autumn has officially arrived!

Soda

Artist - Dierks Bentley 1

Album - Dierks Bentley - Gold

Album - Dierks Bentley - The Mountain

Album - Dierks Bentley - Feel That Fire

Album - Dierks Bentley - Modern Day Drifter

Album - Dierks Bentley - Up On The Ridge

Album - Dierks Bentley - Dierks Bentley 

Album - Dierks Bentley - Long Trip Alone

Album - Dierks Bentley - Black

Bentley’s adoration of bluegrass, the gravel in his voice, his way with words and his unassuming attitude make him an artist like no other. Here is Holler's countdown of 15 of his best songs and deep cuts.

Alison

Artist - June Carter Cash 

Album - June Carter Cash - Press On 

Album - Carryin' on with - Johnny Cash & June Carter

Album - June Carter Cash - Keep On the Sunny Side

Album - June Carter Cash - Wildwood Flower

Album - Ring of Fire, the best of - June Carter Cash

A member of the famed Carter Family, June Carter Cash claims an important role in establishing the template for traditional Americana and trailblazing a sound that resonates even today.

Artist - Steve Earle 3

Cover - Enjoy Every Sandwich - Various Artists

Cover - Steve Earle and The Dukes - So You Wanna Be An Outlaw

Cover - Colvin and Earle

Cover - Stever Earle - Train A Comin'

Album - J.T - Steve Earle

Cover - Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band - The Mountain

Cover - Steve Earle - Washington Square Serenade

Album - Steve Earle - Guitar Town

Cover - Steve Earle and The Dukes - The Hard Way

Cover - Steve Earle - Ghosts Of West Virginia

Cover - Steve Earle - I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive

Cover - Steve Earle - I Feel Alright

Cover - Steve Earle - Transcendental Blues

Cover - Steve Earle and The Dukes - Exit 0

Album - Steve Earle - Copperhead Road

Steve Earle - El Corazon Cover

A selection of 20 of the best songs from an eclectic and prolific recording career that began in 1986 and shows no sign of slowing down

Jon Pardi Opry 1

Cover - Jon Pardi - Ain't Always The Cowboy

Cover - Jon Pardi - California Sunrise

Cover - Jon Pardi - Heartache Medication

Cover - Jon Pardi - Write You A Song

A selection of 10 of the best from everybody's favourite modern day traditionalist

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Holler Albums of the Year 2022

The Best Sierra Ferrell Songs List

The Best Midland Songs

ESSENTIALS•The Best Cody Johnson Songs

ESSENTIALS•The Best Billy Strings Songs

ESSENTIALS•The Best Whiskey Myers Songs

ESSENTIALS•The Best The Deslondes Songs

The Best Nikki Lane Songs

The Best Kelly Clarkson Songs

The Best Orville Peck Songs

The Best Bruce Springsteen Songs

The Best Justin Townes Earle Songs

The Best Bobbie Gentry Songs

The Best Wilco Songs