Year-End Lists

Evangeline vs. the Machine

11. The Best Country Music Albums of 2025: Holler
26. The 100 Best Albums of 2025: Rolling Stone
39. Best Albums of 2025: Stephen Thomas Erlewine
50. The Best 50 Albums of 2025: Billboard

Heart & Soul

9. The 10 Best Country Albums Of 2021: Marissa R. Moss: Stereogum
19. Albums of the Year 2021: Holler

Desperate Man

7. Top 25 Albums Of 2018: American Songwriter
8. 20 Best Albums of 2018: Entertainment Weekly
19. 20 Best Albums of 2018: Chris Willman: Variety
38. 50 Best Albums of 2018: Rolling Stone

• Top 10 Albums of 2018: Jim Harrington: Mercury News

Mr. Misunderstood

22. 40 Best Albums of 2015: Entertainment Weekly
27. 50 Best Albums of 2015: Rolling Stone
83. Top 100 Albums of 2015: Village Voice: Pazz & Jop

• 55 Best Albums of 2015: AllMusic

The Outsiders

9. 50 Best Albums of the Decade: Jim Harrington: Mercury News
10. 10 Best Albums of 2014: Entertainment Weekly
18. 50 Best Albums of 2014: Stereogum
21. 50 Best Albums of 2014: Rolling Stone
35. Top 50 Albums of 2014: American Songwriter
86. The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s: Stereogum
95. Top 100 Albums of 2014: Village Voice: Pazz & Jop

Chief

5. Top Albums of 2011: Sarah Rodman: Boston Globe
7. Top 10 Albums of 2011: Jon Bream: Minneapolis Star Tribune
8. 10 Favorite Albums of 2011: Jody Rosen: Slate
19. 50 Best Albums of 2011: Rolling Stone
42. 50 Best Albums of 2011: Spin
46. 50 Best Albums of the Decade: Jim Harrington: Mercury News
83. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Rolling Stone
97. Top 100 Albums of 2011: Village Voice: Pazz & Jop

• 50 Favorite Albums of 2011: NPR: NPR Music