The best Alt-Country albums of all time

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Alt-Country (or Alternative/Left-field country) originally referred to country artists who were going against the prevailing trend, however during the 1990s the term was adopted to cover artists who mixed the rural appeal of traditional country with lo-fi & punk influences. Vote for the best here.

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  1. Straightaways

    (Son Volt)

    Rank1

    Straightaways
  2. Meet John Doe

    (John Doe)

    Rank1

    Meet John Doe
  3. Rank3

    Poor Little Critter on the Road
  4. The Search

    (Son Volt)

    Rank3

    The Search
  5. Furnace Room Lullaby

    (Neko Case)

    Rank3

    Furnace Room Lullaby
  6. Blacklisted

    (Neko Case)

    Rank3

    Blacklisted
  7. The Virginian

    (Neko Case)

    Rank3

    The Virginian
  8. Trace

    (Son Volt)

    Rank3

    Trace
  9. Rank3

    The Tigers Have Spoken
  10. Live from Austin, TX

    (Neko Case)

    Rank3

    Live from Austin, TX
  11. Wide Swing Tremolo

    (Son Volt)

    Rank3

    Wide Swing Tremolo
  12. Hollywood Town Hall

    (The Jayhawks)

    Rank3

    Hollywood Town Hall
  13. Rank3

    Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
  14. Rank3

    A Retrospective: 1995-2000
  15. Rank3

    Okemah and the Melody of Riot
  16. Faithless Street

    (Whiskeytown)

    Rank3

    Faithless Street
  17. Rank3

    The Modern Sounds of the Knitters
  18. A.M.

    (Wilco)

    Rank18

    A.M.
  19. Anodyne

    (Uncle Tupelo)

    Rank18

    Anodyne
  20. Rank20

    Sweetheart of the Rodeo

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