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Here Are The Top Americana/Folk Albums for January 2024

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  • Riley is a Senior Country Music Journalist for Country Thang Daily, known for her engaging storytelling and insightful coverage of the genre.
  • Before joining Country Thang Daily, Riley developed her expertise at Billboard and People magazine, focusing on feature stories and music reviews.
  • Riley has a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Belmont University, with a minor in Cultural Studies.

Noah Kahan overtakes Zach Bryan on the top Americana/Folk Albums for January 2024 with his breakthrough album Stick Season. It’s amazing how the indie-folk artist was able to build a connection between the listeners and his experiences growing up in a small town in Vermont through the album’s fourteen remarkable tracks that also express Kahan’s struggle with mental health, loneliness, and the mixed emotions about the hometown he was raised in.

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While Bryan’s self-titled album is now on the second spot, his five other albums are still on the list. Truly, there’s no stopping now for the “Something in the Orange” singer. 

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There are so many more albums by our favorite artists here – including ones by Hozier, Tyler Childers, The Lumineers, and Chris Stapleton. So, let’s press forward, as we don’t want you to wait any longer. Here are the top Americana/Folk Albums for January 2024. 

  1. Stick Season by Noah Kahan
  2. Zach Bryan by Zach Bryan
  3. American Heartbreak by Zach Bryan
  4. Higher by Chris Stapleton
  5. Traveller by Chris Stapleton
  6. Hozier by Hozier
  7. Starting Over by Chris Stapleton
  8. Elisabeth by Zach Bryan
  9. Purgatory by Tyler Childers
  10. Summertime Blues by Zach Bryan
  11. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
  12. Angel Face by Stephen Sanches
  13. Unreal Unearth by Hozier
  14. Cleopatra by The Lumineers
  15. DeAnn by Zach Bryan
  16. Boys Of Faith (EP) by Zach Bryan
  17. Wasteland, Baby! by Hozier
  18. Moment of Truth by The Red Clay Strays
  19. The Record by boygenius
  20. This Old Dog by Mac DeMarco
  21. The Lumineers by The Lumineers
  22. Strange Trails by Lord Huron
  23. No Better Time by Dylan Gossett
  24. Million Eyes by Sam Barber
  25. Dream Your Life Away by Vance Joy

So, what are your thoughts on the top Americana/Folk Albums for January 2024? Any personal favorites among the bunch?

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