2017 saw some great music released from country music artists. Nearly 100 albums were released by the genre with everyone from Lady Antebellum to Tyler Childers, from Blake Shelton to Aaron Watson, from Ned Loedoux to Shania Twain. It was a great year for country albums. The first album released this year was Natalie Hemby’s ‘Puxico‘ on January 13th and the last was Luke Bryan’s ‘What Makes You Country‘ on December 8th. NECM staff voted on their favorite 20 country albums of 2017 and here are the results!
20.) ‘Legacy‘ – The Cadillac Three
19.) ‘When The Good Guys Win‘ – Granger Smith
18.) ‘Until My Voice Goes Out‘ – Josh Abbott Band
17.) ‘The Project‘ – Lindsay Ell
16.) ‘Lambs and Lions‘ – Chase Rice
15.) ‘Current Mood‘ – Dustin Lynch
14.) ‘Unapologetically‘ – Kelsea Ballerini
13.) ‘Texoma Shore‘ – Blake SheltonÂ
12.) ‘Road Less Traveled‘ – Lauren Alaina
11.) ‘This One’s For You‘ – Luke Combs
10.) ‘Losing Sleep‘ – Chris Young
9.) ‘Every Little Thing‘ – Carly Pearce
8.) ‘Brett Eldredge‘ – Brett Eldredge
7.) ‘From A Room: Volume 1‘ – Chris Stapleton
6.) ‘Brett Young‘ – Brett Young
5.) ‘Life Changes‘ – Thomas Rhett
4.) ‘Live In No Shoes Nation‘ – Kenny Chesney
3.) ‘From A Room: Volume 2‘ – Chris Stapleton
2.) ‘Slowheart‘ – Kip Moore
1.) ‘Happy Endings‘ – Old DominionÂ