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10 Best “Not Quite Country” Albums of 2010
Many of the artists on this list could have be featured on one of our country lists. They didn’t, but I still think the albums they released in 2010 might be appreciated by fans of country music
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The 50 Best Country Songs of 2010
The best country music often comes from the most unlikely places. A host of perennial “best songs” contenders appear on this list, but much of 2010′s most compelling country music was produced by unknown or little-known artists whose releases went largely unnoticed by listeners and media alike
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10 Worst Country Albums of 2010
From country rap to pop-country crap, there was an especially long list of dreadfully bad country albums in 2010. Here’s a countdown of ten of the worst offenders
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Top 10 Country Music Albums of 2010
If your musical tastes are anything like mine, you’ll remember 2010 as one of the worst years for country music in a very long time. Mainstream country was almost unbearable, and some of the year’s most promising Americana releases (Ryan Bingham, Robert Plant) were lackluster affairs that failed to live up to their predecessors.
But, for every Colt Ford there’s a Jamey Johnson, and for every Danny Gokey there’s a Gary Allan. And just like every year, a handful of talented artists stepped up and delivered albums full of inspired music. Here’s a list of the ten best albums of the year
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