Alternative Country · Albums
Top alternative country albums
The most listened-to alternative country album on Riffiter is 1989 by Ryan Adams.
118 alternative country albums ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. Riffiter catalogues 118 alternative country albums, spanning 1986 to 2026, awaiting their first community ratings.
02 Where I've Been, isn't Where I'm Going
Shaboozey · 2024
03 Sackcloth 'n' Ashes
16 Horsepower · 1996
04 Low Estate
16 Horsepower · 1997
05 Prisoner
Ryan Adams · 2017
06 Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams · 2014
07 Love Is Hell
Ryan Adams · 2004
08 Love and the Death of Damnation
The White Buffalo · 2015
09 Ashes & Fire
Ryan Adams · 2011
10 Heartbreaker
Ryan Adams · 2000
11 Darkest Darks, Lightest Lights
The White Buffalo · 2017
12 Demolition
Ryan Adams · 2002
13 The Lone Bellow
The Lone Bellow · 2013
14 Reunions
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit · 2020
15 Knock Knock
Smog · 1999
16 Gold
Ryan Adams · 2001
17 Easy Tiger
Ryan Adams · 2007
18 A River Ain't Too Much to Love
Smog · 2005
19 Southeastern
Jason Isbell · 2013
20 So Runs the World Away
Josh Ritter · 2010
21 29
Ryan Adams · 2005
22 Weathervanes
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit · 2023
23 Tomorrow the Green Grass
The Jayhawks · 1995
24 Hollywood Town Hall
The Jayhawks · 1992
25 A Boot and a Shoe
Sam Phillips · 2004
26 Rainy Day Music
The Jayhawks · 2003
27 Supper
Smog · 2003
28 Red Apple Falls
Smog · 1997
29 XOXO
The Jayhawks · 2020
30 Dongs of Sevotion
Smog · 2000
31 Georgia Blue
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit · 2021
32 World's Gone Wrong
Lucinda Williams · 2026
33 Cautionary Tale
Dylan LeBlanc · 2016
34 Misguided Roses
Edwin McCain · 1997
35 Paging Mr. Proust
The Jayhawks · 2016
36 The Doctor Came at Dawn
Smog · 1996
37 Hello Starling
Josh Ritter · 2003
38 Cast the Same Old Shadow
Dylan LeBlanc · 2012
39 Wild Love
Smog · 1995
40 Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter · 1999
41 Honky Tonk
Son Volt · 2013
42 Blue Earth
The Jayhawks · 1989
43 Smile
The Jayhawks · 2000
44 Sound of Lies
The Jayhawks · 1997
45 Julius Caesar
Smog · 1993
46 Rain on Lens
Smog · 2001
47 The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter · 2007
48 Wednesdays
Ryan Adams · 2020
49 Martinis & Bikinis
Sam Phillips · 1994
50 Trace
Son Volt · 1995
51 Straightaways
Son Volt · 1997
52 Rock N Roll
Ryan Adams · 2003
53 Sewn to the Sky
Smog · 1990
54 The Indescribable Wow
Sam Phillips · 1988
55 Blitzen Trapper
Blitzen Trapper · 2003
56 Back Roads and Abandoned Motels
The Jayhawks · 2018
57 The Beast In Its Tracks
Josh Ritter · 2013
58 Honor Among Thieves
Edwin McCain · 1995
59 Destroyer of the Void
Blitzen Trapper · 2010
60 12 Shades of Brown
Junior Brown · 1993
61 Okemah and the Melody of Riot
Son Volt · 2005
62 Sirens of the Ditch
Jason Isbell · 2007
63 Accumulation: None
Smog · 2002
64 Forgotten Foundation
Smog · 1992
65 American Goldwing
Blitzen Trapper · 2011
66 Wolves
American Aquarium · 2015
67 The Search
Son Volt · 2007
68 Field Rexx
Blitzen Trapper · 2004
69 Things Change
American Aquarium · 2018
70 Burn.Flicker.Die.
American Aquarium · 2012
71 Half Moon Light
The Lone Bellow · 2020
72 Then Came the Morning
The Lone Bellow · 2015
73 Golden Age of Radio
Josh Ritter · 2002
74 Furr
Blitzen Trapper · 2008
75 Junior High
Junior Brown · 1995
76 Love Songs for Losers
The Lone Bellow · 2022
77 Hollow
The Handsome Family · 2023
78 Dances for the Lonely
American Aquarium · 2009
79 Something More Than Free
Jason Isbell · 2015
80 Far From Over
Edwin McCain · 2001
81 Small Town Hymns
American Aquarium · 2010
82 Foxes in the Snow
Jason Isbell · 2025
83 Renegade
Dylan LeBlanc · 2019
84 Lost in America
Edwin McCain · 2006
85 Paupers Field
Dylan LeBlanc · 2010
86 Down Home Chrome
Junior Brown · 2004
87 The Animal Years
Josh Ritter · 2006
88 Wild Mountain Nation
Blitzen Trapper · 2007
89 Hoarse
16 Horsepower · 2000
90 The Bible & The Bottle
American Aquarium · 2008
91 American Central Dust
Son Volt · 2009
92 Wide Swing Tremolo
Son Volt · 1998
93 Hogtied Like a Rodeo
The White Buffalo · 2002
94 Prepare for Black & Blue
The White Buffalo · 2010
95 Hogtied Revisited
The White Buffalo · 2009
96 Shadows, Greys & Evil Ways
The White Buffalo · 2013
97 Once Upon a Time in the West
The White Buffalo · 2012
98 Folklore
16 Horsepower · 2002
99 Olden
16 Horsepower · 2003
100 Secret South
16 Horsepower · 2000
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