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Readers’ Pick: Best Album of 2017

Friday, December 08, 2017 By Tom Osborne

The Contenders, Laughing With The Reckless - cover art

‘Laughing With The Reckless’ by The Contenders edged out ‘Brand New Day’ by The Mavericks in what has to be our most competitive end of year Readers’ Pick poll to date. Thanks to all who voted. Look for our annual Authors’ picks coming soon.

What was your favorite new album of 2017?

  • THE CONTENDERS, Laughing with the Reckless (35%, 445 Votes)
  • THE MAVERICKS, Brand New Day (32%, 401 Votes)
  • EILEN JEWELL, Downhearted Blues (6%, 81 Votes)
  • RUTHIE FOSTER, Joy Comes Back (4%, 52 Votes)
  • A.J. CROCE, Just Like Medicine (3%, 42 Votes)
  • WHITNEY ROSE, Rule 62 (3%, 33 Votes)
  • JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT, The Nashville Sound (2%, 29 Votes)
  • BRIGITTE DEMEYER AND WILL KIMBROUGH, Mockingbird Soul (1%, 15 Votes)
  • THE DUSTBOWL REVIVAL, The Dustbowl Revival (1%, 15 Votes)
  • JOHN MORELAND, Big Bad Luv (1%, 11 Votes)
  • RAY WYLIE HUBBARD, Tell The Devil I’m Gettin’ There As Fast As I Can (1%, 10 Votes)
  • RODNEY CROWELL, Close Ties (1%, 9 Votes)
  • RYAN ADAMS, Prisoner (1%, 8 Votes)
  • COLTER WALL, Colter Wall (1%, 7 Votes)
  • GREGG ALLMAN, Southern Blood (0%, 6 Votes)
  • LILLY HIATT, Trinity Lane (0%, 6 Votes)
  • TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS, A Long Way From Your Heart (0%, 5 Votes)
  • DAVID RAWLINGS, Poor David’s Almanack (0%, 5 Votes)
  • WILL HOGE, Anchors (0%, 5 Votes)
  • NIKKI LANE, Highway Queen (0%, 4 Votes)
  • JD MCPHERSON, Undivided Heart & Soul (0%, 4 Votes)
  • COLIN HAY, Fierce Mercy (0%, 3 Votes)
  • DAVID RAMIREZ, We're Not Going Anywhere (0%, 3 Votes)
  • RHIANNON GIDDENS, Freedom Highway (0%, 3 Votes)
  • AIMEE MANN, Mental Illness (0%, 3 Votes)
  • TAJ MAHAL & KEB’ MO’, TajMo (0%, 3 Votes)
  • LUKAS NELSON & PROMISE OF THE REAL, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real (0%, 3 Votes)
  • ERIC BIBB, Migration Blues (0%, 3 Votes)
  • DORI FREEMAN, Letter Never Read (0%, 3 Votes)
  • HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER, Hallelujah Anyhow (0%, 3 Votes)
  • STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES, So You Wannabe An Outlaw (0%, 3 Votes)
  • MATTHEW RYAN, Hustle Up Starlings (0%, 3 Votes)
  • THE SECRET SISTERS, You Don’t Own Me Anymore (0%, 2 Votes)
  • THE CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD, Barefoot in the Head (0%, 2 Votes)
  • FATHER JOHN MISTY, Pure Comedy (0%, 2 Votes)
  • RANDALL BRAMBLETT, Juke Joint At The Edge Of The World (0%, 2 Votes)
  • CRAIG FINN, We All Want the Same Things (0%, 2 Votes)
  • SON VOLT, Notes of Blue (0%, 2 Votes)
  • BASH AND POP, Anything Could Happen (0%, 2 Votes)
  • MARGO PRICE, All American Made (0%, 2 Votes)
  • RADNEY FOSTER, For You to See The Stars (0%, 1 Votes)
  • FRONT COUNTRY, Other Love Songs (0%, 1 Votes)
  • HANNAH ALDRIDGE, Gold Rush (0%, 1 Votes)
  • DANIEL ROMANO, Modern Pressure (0%, 1 Votes)
  • THE BAND OF HEATHENS, Duende (0%, 1 Votes)
  • MATTHEW SWEET, Tomorrow Forever (0%, 1 Votes)
  • THE TEXAS GENTLEMEN, TX Jelly (0%, 1 Votes)
  • LEE BAINS III & THE GLORY FIRES, Youth Detention (0%, 1 Votes)
  • RAY DAVIES, Americana (0%, 1 Votes)
  • THE COFFIS BROTHERS, Roll With It (0%, 1 Votes)
  • JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE, Kids In the Street (0%, 1 Votes)
  • ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND, Got Soul (0%, 1 Votes)
  • ELVIN BISHOP’S BIG FUN TRIO, Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio (0%, 0 Votes)
  • IRON & WINE, Beast Epic (0%, 0 Votes)
  • THE WILD REEDS, The World We Built (0%, 0 Votes)
  • SHELBY LYNNE & ALLISON MOORER, Not Dark Yet (0%, 0 Votes)
  • THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS, Laws Of Gravity (0%, 0 Votes)
  • RONNIE FAUSS, Last of the True (0%, 0 Votes)
  • R.L. BOYCE, Roll And Tumble (0%, 0 Votes)
  • THE MASTERSONS, Transient Lullaby (0%, 0 Votes)
  • ROBERT CRAY & HI RHYTHM, Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm (0%, 0 Votes)
  • NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS, Prayer for Peace (0%, 0 Votes)
  • TERRA LIGHTFOOT, New Mistakes (0%, 0 Votes)
  • BLITZEN TRAPPER, Wild & Reckless (0%, 0 Votes)
  • LILLIE MAE, Forever and Then Some (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,254

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