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100 Greatest Alt Country & Americana

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

From Avett Brothers to Whiskeytown, this is the best in modern alt country and Americana.

99 SONGS • 6 HOURS AND 57 MINUTES

1I'm the Man Who Loves You
I'm the Man Who Loves You
Wilco
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot [Explicit]
03:55
216 Days (Album Version)
16 Days (Album Version)
Whiskeytown
Strangers Almanac
03:54
3No Depression
No Depression
Uncle Tupelo
No Depression (Legacy Edition)
02:20
4A Minor Place
A Minor Place
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
I See A Darkness
03:43
5Save It For A Rainy Day (Album Version)
Save It For A Rainy Day (Album Version)
The Jayhawks
Rainy Day Music
03:07
6Always On the Ride
Always On the Ride
Richmond Fontaine
Post to Wire
03:36
7Dancefloors
Dancefloors
My Morning Jacket
It Still Moves
05:38
8Indianapolis
Indianapolis
The Bottle Rockets
24 Hours A Day
03:32
9It's Hard To Be Humble (When You're From Alabama)
It's Hard To Be Humble (When You're From Alabama)
Phosphorescent
Here's To Taking It Easy
04:28
10Up with People
Up with People
Lambchop
Up with People
06:02
11Random Rules
Random Rules
Silver Jews
American Water
03:58
12For Emma
For Emma
Bon Iver
For Emma, Forever Ago
03:40
13Kathleen
Kathleen
Josh Ritter
Hello Starling (Deluxe Edition)
04:08
14Come Pick Me Up
Come Pick Me Up
E
Ryan Adams
Heartbreaker
05:18
15Windfall (2015 Remaster)
Windfall (2015 Remaster)
Son Volt
Trace (Remastered)
02:59
16Question
Question
Old 97's
Hit By a Train: The Best of Old 97's
02:16
17Far From Any Road
Far From Any Road
The Handsome Family
True Detective (Music From The HBO Series)
02:48
18Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins)
Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins)
Father John Misty
I Love You, Honeybear [Explicit]
02:50
19Two Silver Trees
Two Silver Trees
Calexico
Carried to Dust
03:49
20If I've Only One Time Askin'
If I've Only One Time Askin'
Daniel Romano
If I've Only One Time Askin'
02:54
21Furr
Furr
Blitzen Trapper
Furr (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
04:07
22First Day Of My Life
First Day Of My Life
Bright Eyes
Working From Home Acoustic [Explicit]
03:08
23Alabama Pines (Live)
Alabama Pines (Live)
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Live from Alabama
04:11
24Frankie's Gun!
Frankie's Gun!
The Felice Brothers
The Felice Brothers
04:06
25I Have Been to the Mountain
I Have Been to the Mountain
Kevin Morby
Singing Saw
03:14
26The Old Black Hen
The Old Black Hen
Songs: Ohia feat. Lawrence Peters
Magnolia Electric Co. (Deluxe Edition)
05:48
27The Way It Goes
The Way It Goes
E
Gillian Welch
The Harrow & The Harvest
04:01
28Barton Hollow
Barton Hollow
The Civil Wars
Barton Hollow
03:25
29Unless It's Kicks
Unless It's Kicks
Okkervil River
The Stage Names
04:38
30I Wish I Was the Moon
I Wish I Was the Moon
Neko Case
Blacklisted
03:34
31Wife Beater
Wife Beater
Drive-By Truckers
Gangstabilly
03:32
32Twenty Miles
Twenty Miles
Deer Tick
The Black Dirt Sessions
03:43
33Despite What You've Been Told
Despite What You've Been Told
Two Gallants
Two Gallants
04:29
34Under The Pressure
Under The Pressure
The War On Drugs
Lost In The Dream
08:52
35Ashes
Ashes
Lindi Ortega
Faded Gloryville
04:34
36Winter in the Hamptons
Winter in the Hamptons
Josh Rouse
Nashville
03:08
37Wish Me Luck
Wish Me Luck
Chuck Prophet
Night Surfer
03:37
38Flirted With You All My Life
Flirted With You All My Life
Vic Chesnutt
At The Cut
04:41
39Breakers Roar
Breakers Roar
Sturgill Simpson
A Sailor's Guide to Earth
03:32
40Silver Lining
Silver Lining
Kacey Musgraves
Same Trailer Different Park
03:50
41Own Side
Own Side
Caitlin Rose
Own Side Now
03:56
42Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Cowboy Junkies
The Trinity Session
03:35
43Naked As We Came
Naked As We Came
Iron & Wine
Our Endless Numbered Days
02:32
44The Weary Kind
The Weary Kind
Ryan Bingham
Junky Star (International Version)
04:18
45What Kind of Love
What Kind of Love
Danny & The Champions Of The World
What Kind of Love
03:11
46California Stars
California Stars
Billy Bragg & Wilco
Mermaid Avenue
04:58
47I Got You
I Got You
E
The White Buffalo
Love and the Death of Damnation
03:13
48Lone Pine Hill
Lone Pine Hill
Justin Townes Earle
The Good Life
03:03
49Bottle Of Blues
Bottle Of Blues
Beck
Mutations
04:55
50Someday I Will Treat You Good
Someday I Will Treat You Good
Sparklehorse
Someday I Will Treat You Good
03:44
51Granddaddy
Granddaddy
Patterson Hood
Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs)
02:39
52Blue Canoe
Blue Canoe
Blue Mountain
Dog Days
04:39
53Fallin' Rain
Fallin' Rain
Karl Blau
Introducing Karl Blau
09:38
54People C'Mon
People C'Mon
Delta Spirit
People C'Mon / Trashcan
03:25
55Metallic Cloud
Metallic Cloud
Damien Jurado
Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son
03:25
56There Was a Time
There Was a Time
Mandolin Orange
This Side of Jordan
04:14
57I Won't Slip Up
I Won't Slip Up
The Delines
Colfax
04:12
58Hello Cruel World
Hello Cruel World
Gretchen Peters
The Essential
04:22
59Copperhead Road
Copperhead Road
Steve Earle
Copperhead Road
04:30
60My Best Girl
My Best Girl
Lucero
Lucero
04:15
61If I Had A Boat
If I Had A Boat
Lyle Lovett
Pontiac
03:09
62A Feather's Not A Bird
A Feather's Not A Bird
Rosanne Cash
The River & The Thread
03:18
63Does My Ring Burn Your Finger
Does My Ring Burn Your Finger
Buddy Miller
Cruel Moon & Midnight and Lonesome
03:15
64I And Love And You
I And Love And You
The Avett Brothers
I And Love And You
05:00
65No One's Gonna Love You (Stockholm Version)
No One's Gonna Love You (Stockholm Version)
Band Of Horses
No One's Gonna Love You (Stockholm Version)
03:48
66Static on the Radio
Static on the Radio
Jim White
Drill A Hole in that Substrate and Tell Me What You See
06:31
67Drunken Angel (Album Version)
Drunken Angel (Album Version)
Lucinda Williams
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
03:19
68God Only Knows
God Only Knows
Joe Henry
Civilians
05:02
69Soft Hand
Soft Hand
Willard Grant Conspiracy
Regard the End
05:43
70Untitled Love Song
Untitled Love Song
Angels Of Light
How I Loved You
04:54
71A Heart Arcane
A Heart Arcane
Horse Feathers
Cynic's New Year
02:49
72Shiver
Shiver
Giant Sand
Chore of Enchantment (25th Anniversary Edition)
04:00
73Then Came the Morning
Then Came the Morning
The Lone Bellow
Then Came the Morning
04:11
74American Beauty
American Beauty
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
Medicine
02:38
75Down In The Valley
Down In The Valley
The Head and the Heart
The Head And The Heart
05:03
76Put on What You Wanna
Put on What You Wanna
Richard Buckner
Impasse
02:14
77Across the River
Across the River
Alejandro Escovedo
A Man Under the Influence
05:20
78You Make It Easy (Album Version)
You Make It Easy (Album Version)
Golden Smog
Another Fine Day
04:12
79Killed Myself When I Was Young
Killed Myself When I Was Young
A.A. Bondy
American Hearts
03:50
80Start a War
Start a War
The National
Boxer [Explicit]
03:16
81Wakin On A Pretty Day
Wakin On A Pretty Day
Kurt Vile
Wakin On A Pretty Daze (Deluxe Daze (Post Haze))
09:30
82Snake Farm
Snake Farm
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Snake Farm
03:54
83I Hope He Breaks Your Heart
I Hope He Breaks Your Heart
E
American Aquarium
Dances For The Lonely
06:04
84Don't Carry It All
Don't Carry It All
The Decemberists
The King Is Dead
04:17
85First Night
First Night
The Hold Steady
Boys And Girls in America (Deluxe Edition)
04:54
86Here's Lookin At You, Kid
Here's Lookin At You, Kid
The Gaslight Anthem
The '59 Sound
03:36
87Vampiring Again
Vampiring Again
Califone
Quicksand/Cradlesnakes (Deluxe Reissue)
05:04
88The Love That We Need
The Love That We Need
Hayes Carll
Lovers and Leavers
04:08
89Love is All
Love is All
The Tallest Man On Earth
The Wild Hunt
04:15
90The Man Comes Around
The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
American IV: The Man Comes Around
04:26
91Red Dirt Girl
Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris
Red Dirt Girl
04:16
92Ways To Be Wicked (Album Version)
Ways To Be Wicked (Album Version)
Lone Justice
Lone Justice
03:25
93Carry Me Ohio
Carry Me Ohio
Sun Kil Moon
Ghosts of the Great Highway
06:21
94Roscoe (Beyond the Wizard’s Sleeve Remix)
Roscoe (Beyond the Wizard’s Sleeve Remix)
Midlake
Late Night Tales: Groove Armada
06:53
95Chinese Translation
Chinese Translation
M. Ward
Post-War
03:58
96It's All Over
It's All Over
The Broken Family Band
It's All Over - The Best of The Broken Family Band [Explicit]
03:44
97The Nashville Sound
The Nashville Sound
Howe Gelb
The Listener
02:07
98Not Alone (Album Version)
Not Alone (Album Version)
Patty Griffin
Living With Ghosts
04:32
99Love Songs on the Radio
Love Songs on the Radio
Mojave 3
Facing the Wrong Way
05:48
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