Here Are The Top Americana/Folk Albums for May 2023

Zach Bryan’s major label debut album American Heartbreak continues to push up the goosebumps that trail under music listeners’ skin as it leads the top Americana/Folk albums for May 2023. The massive album comes with thirty-four exceptional songs, each entailing different feelings of loss, heartbreak, and forgiveness – and fans revel in it.

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Meanwhile, there are new names on this list, including Gordon Lightfoot Gord’s Gold, a remarkable album containing some of his best songs from the 1970s and 1980s. These tracks perfectly capture the alchemy of Lightfoot’s songwriting and storytelling. 

There’s also boygenius – three of the most iconic, impressive indie-rock songwriters of the past decade. The Record showcased the trio’s strikingly pure vocals combined in nostalgic harmony. 

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There’s so much more on this list. So, let’s get into this! Keep scrolling below for the top Americana/Folk albums for May 2023.

1. American Heartbreak by Zach Bryan
2. Traveller by Chris Stapleton
3. Gord’s Gold by Gordon Lightfoot
4. Starting Over by Chris Stapleton
5. The Record by boygenius
6. Hozier by Hozier
7. Purgatory by Tyler Childers
8. Summertime Blues by Zach Bryan
9. Elisabeth by Zach Bryan
10. Live On Red Barn Radio I & II by Tyler Childers
11. Five Seconds Flat by Lizzy McAlpine
12. DeAnn by Zach Bryan
13. Aurora (Soundtrack) by Daisy Jones & The Six
14. Easy On My Eyes by Stephen Sanchez
15. Cleopatra by The Lumineers
16. Simon And Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits by Simon & Garfunkel
17. Country Squire by Tyler Childers
18. Strange Trails by Lord Huron
19. This Old Dog by Mac DeMarco
20. Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits by John Denver
21. The Lumineers by The Lumineers
22. In Between Dreams by Jack Johnson
23. Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits by Jim Croce
24. Dream Your Life Away by Vance Joy
25. The Best That I Could Do 1978 – 1988 by John Mellencamp

So, what do you think about the top Americana/Folk albums for May 2023?