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The Best Country Albums of 2024: “Billboard” vs. “Rolling Stone”

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“Billboard” and “Rolling Stone” just put out their end of the year Best Country Album of 2024 lists.

Let’s see how the two stack up against each other.  Which list do you vibe with more?

Here are the Top 10 country albums of the year, according to “Billboard”:

1.  “F-1 Trillion” by Post Malone

2.  “Whirlwind” by Lainey Wilson

3.  “Leather (Deluxe Edition)” by Cody Johnson

4.  “Midnight Gasoline” by Jamey Johnson

5.  “Made by These Moments” by the Red Clay Strays

6.  “Cowboy Carter” by Beyoncé

7.  “Cold Beer & Country Music” by Zach Top

8.  “The Great American Bar Scene” by Zach Bryan

9.  “Postcards from Texas” by Miranda Lambert

10.  “Beautifully Broken” by Jelly Roll

 

As for “Rolling Stone”, they added in Americana albums to their Best Country list, but, the more the merrier.  So, here are the Top 10, according to “Rolling Stone”:

1.  “Trail of Flowers” by Sierra Ferrell

2.  “Passage Du Desir” by Johnny Blue Skies

3.  “Cowboy Carter” by Beyoncé

4.  “Roadrunner!” by Kaitlin Butts

5.  “9 Lives” by Koe Wetzel

6.  “Woodland” by Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

7.  “Go Down Singin'” by Chase Rice

8.  “Whirlwind” by Lainey Wilson

9.  “Anniversary” by Adeem the Artist

10.  “No One Gets Out of Here Alive” by Maggie Rose

Fun Note:  “F-1 Trillion” by Post Malone, which was the #1 album on “Billboard’s” list, didn’t even crack the top 30 at “Rolling Stone”.

(Billboard / Rolling Stone)

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