American Songwriter: Top 25 Albums of 2019, listed alphabetically
[see also 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2012, 2011]
- (Sandy) Alex G — House of Sugar
- Angel Olsen — All Mirrors
- Bill Callahan — Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
- Brittany Howard — Jaime
- Caroline Spence — Mint Condition
- Craig Finn — I Need a New War
- Duster — Duster
- Dylan LeBlanc — Renegade
- Gary Clark Jr. — This Land
- Jenny Lewis — On the Line
- J.S. Ondara — Tales of America
- Justin Townes Earle — The Saint of Lost Causes
- Kelsey Waldon — White Noise / White Lines
- Marc Cohn & The Blind Boys of Alabama — Work To Do
- Michael Kiwanuka — Kiwanuka
- Purple Mountains — Purple Mountains
- Reba McEntire — Stronger Than the Truth
- Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi — there is no Other
- Sharon Van Etten — Remind Me Tomorrow
- Sturgill Simpson — Sound & Fury
- The Claypool Lennon Delirium — South of Reality
- The Highwomen — The Highwomen
- The Lumineers — III
- The Raconteurs — Help Us Stranger
- Yola — Walk Through Fire
- Allison Moorer — Blood
- Billie Eilish — When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
- Bon Iver — i,i
- Bonnie “Prince” Billy — I Made a Place
- Bruce Springsteen — Western Stars
- Charles Wesley Godwin — Seneca
- Dan Luke and the Raid — Out of the Blue
- Ed Sheeran — No.6 Collaborations Project
- Emily Scott Robinson — Traveling Mercies
- Erin Enderlin — Faulkner County
- FKA twigs — Magdalene
- Horse Jumper of Love — So Divine
- Jason Hawk Harris — Love & the Dark
- Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage — Bad Wiring
- Josh Ritter — Fever Breaks
- Lana Del Rey — Norman Fucking Rockwell!
- Leonard Cohen — Thanks for the Dance
- Liam Gallagher — Why Me? Why Not.
- Liz Brasher — Painted Image
- Mavis Staples — We Get By
- Michaela Anne — Desert Dove
- Molly Tuttle — When You're Ready
- Neil Young — Colorado
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds — Ghosteen
- Paul Cauthen — Room 41
- people-proof — invisibility
- PUP — Morbid Stuff
- Spencer Radcliffe — Hot Spring
- Steve Gunn — The Unseen In Between
- Strand of Oaks — Eraserland
- Taylor Swift — Lover
- The National — I Am Easy to Find
- Vampire Weekend — Father of the Bride