Johnny Cole’s Favorite Albums of 2017

1. First Cigarette – Travis Meadows
2. All American Made – Margo Price
3. Soul Fire – Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul
4. Bidin’ My Time – Chris Hillman
5. Ladders & Edges – Sugarcane Jane
6. Scarlett Roses – Grayson Capps
7. The Great Room; Somebody Else’s Dream- Paw Paw’s Medine Cabinet
8. From A Room: Vol.1; From.A Room: Vol. 2 – Chris Stapleton
9. Trinity Lane – Lilly Hiatt
10. Mockingbird Soul – Brigitte DeMeyer & Will Kimbrough
11. Big Bad Luv – John Moreland
12. Songs of Experience – U2
13. Close Ties – Rodney Crowell
14. Jump On Board – Texas
15. Melodrama – Lorde
16. You Don’t Own Me Anymore – The Secret Sisters
17. Phases – Angel Olsen
18. Peach – Larkin Poe
19. Pure Comedy – Father John Misty
20. Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie – Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie
21. In the Clouds – Anthony Crawford
22. Live at Callaghan’s – Phil & Foster
23. The Weather Station – The Weather Station
24. Rule 62 – Whitney Rose
25. Chills & Fever – Samantha Fish
26. Silent Sea – Christina Christian
27. Elixir, The Soulgrass Sessions – Paula Boggs
28. Tribute to Dan Fogelburg – Various Artists
29. Dark Matter – Randy Newman
30. Nashville Sound – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
31. Lucky 7 – Wes Lee & Th’ Possum Foot Mojo
32. Love Remedy – Harrison McInnis
33. American Mojo – Robert Cline, Jr.
34. Mental Illness – Aimee Mann
35. The Order of Time – Valerie June
36. Tell Tell The Devil I’m Gettin’ There As Fast As I Can – Ray Wylie Hubbard
37. Adiós – Glen Campbell
38. Gilded – Jade Jackson
39. Southern Blood – Gregg Allman
40. Mount Renraw – Otis Gibbs
41. Poor David’s Almanack – David Rawlings
42. Freedom Highway – Rhiannon Giddens
43. Visionland – Banditos
44. Not Even Happiness – Julie Byrne
45. The Navigator – Hurray For The Riff Raff
46. Pollinator – Blondie
47. Sky Trails – David Crosby
48. Notes of Blue – Son Volt
49. Americana – Ray Davies
50. Johnny Hayes & the Loveseats – Johnny Hayes & the Loveseats
51. Home – Jimmy Lumpkin and the Revival
52. Shanti’s Shadow – Phoebe Hunt & The Gatherers
53. Hitchhiker – Neil Young
54. Four Lost Souls – Jon Langford
55. I Got Your Medicine – Shiny Ribs
56. Brand New Day – The Mavericks
57. Sidelong – Sarah Shook & The The Disarmers (re-released in 2017)
58. Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real – Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
59. Souvenir – Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
60. Fierce Mercy – Colin Hay
61. Wrangled – Angaleena Presley
62. Windy City – Alison Krauss
63. Rise of the Fall – Lynn Drury
64. Joy Comes Back – Ruthie Foster
65. Highway Queen – Nikki Lane
66. Son of a Lady – Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions
67. Utopia – Bjork
68. Big Fish Theory – Vince Staples
69. We’re Not Going Anywhere – David Ramirez
70. Don’t Try to Fight It – David Olney
71. MASSEDUCTION – St. Vincent
72. Something’s Changing – Lucy Rose
73. Spades and Roses – Caroline Spence
74. Walk Into A Storm – The Lone Bellow
75. Concrete and Gold – Foo Fighters
76. Lotta Sea Lice – Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile
77. Tenderheart – Sam Outlaw
78. Lust for Life – Lana Del Rey
79. Prisoner – Ryan Adams
80. Canyons of My Mind – Andrew Combs
81. Robert Plant – Carry Fire – Robert Plant
82. Robyn Hitchcock – Robyn Hitchcock
83. Turn Out the Lights – Julien Baker
84. Modern Pressure – Daniel Romano
85. Manic Revelations – Pokey LaFarge
86. The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone – Lee Ann Womack
87. Heart-Shaped Mountain – Ha Ha Tonka
88. Let The Dancers Inherit The Party – British Sea Power
89. Southern Avenue – Southern Avenue
90. Transient Lullaby – The Mastersons
91. Moon Goes Missing – Carolyn Wonderland
92. 14 Steps to Harlem – Garland Jeffreys
93. For You To See The Stars- Radney Foster
94. Duende – The Band of Heathens
95. The Soul & the Heal – Gurf Molix
96. Hurry Home – The Deslondes
97. Dale & Ray – Dale Watson & Ray Benson
98. Forever and Then Some – Lillie Mae
99. Trophy – Sunny Sweeney
100. Prick of the Litter – Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men
101. ????? could be a number of great albums.
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