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Here Are The Top Americana/Folk Albums for September 2023

Top Folk Albums
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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.

Hozier’s incredible third album, Unreal Unearth, ranks above the top Americana/Folk albums for September 2023. This 16-track piece marks the return of Irish singer-songwriter four years after his sophomore album, Wasteland, Baby!

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Five albums by Zach Bryan are also on the list, with American Heartbreak reigning the second spot. Truly, the rising country star from Oklahoma proves he’s a legendary icon in the making. His self-titled album has now ranked No. 1 on Billboard’s Folk Albums chart, Billboard 200, and Billboard’s Top Country Albums charts.

RELATED: The Top Country Songs of 2023

Other albums you’ll find are Chris Stapleton’s Traveller, Tyler Childers’ Purgatory, The Lumineers’ Cleopatra, and John Denver’s Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits, among others. 

So, what are you waiting for? Keep scrolling below to find the top Americana/Folk albums for September 2023.

  1. Unreal Unearth by Hozier
  2. American Heartbreak by Zach Bryan
  3. Stick Season by Noah Kahan
  4. Appaloosa Bones by Gregory Alan Isakov
  5. Traveller by Chris Stapleton
  6. Hozier by Hozier
  7. Purgatory by Tyler Childers
  8. Elisabeth by Zach Bryan
  9. Starting Over by Chris Stapleton
  10. Summertime Blues by Zach Bryan
  11. DeAnn by Zach Bryan
  12. Cleopatra by The Lumineers
  13. The Record by boygenius
  14. Country Squire by Tyler Childers
  15. Wasteland, Baby! by Hozier
  16. You’re The One by Rhiannon Giddens
  17. Live On Red Barn Radio I & II by Tyler Childers
  18. The Lumineers by The Lumineers
  19. Strange Trails by Lord Huron
  20. Quiet, Heavy Dreams (EP) by Zach Bryan
  21. This Old Dog by Mac DeMarco
  22. Simon And Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits by Simon & Garfunkel
  23. The Best That I Could Do 1978 – 1988 by John Mellencamp
  24. Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits by John Denver
  25. Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits by Jim Croce

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

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