Dec. 17, 2008 — Hayes Carll, whose "She Left Me For Jesus" won Song of the Year during the Americana Honors & Awards, is the most-played Americana artist for 2008, according to data provided by the Americana Music Association.
Hayes, James McMurtry and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss top the chart, which reflects airplay for all the songs contained on a specific album. The ranking is based on broadcasts between Nov. 19, 2007 and Nov. 10, 2008.
Many of the Americana genre’s calling-card artists actually appear outside the Top 10 in the list, which extends a full 100 places. Albums that missed the Top 10 include Willie Nelson’s Moment Of Forever, Emmylou Harris’ All I Intended To Be, Rodney Crowell’s Sex And Gasoline, Cross Canadian Ragweed’s Mission California and Old Crow Medicine Show’s Tennessee Pusher.
The 10 most-played Americana albums of 2008 include:
• Hayes Carll, Trouble In Mind
• James McMurtry, Just Us Kids
• Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Raising Sand
• Steve Earle, Washington Square Serenade
• Tift Merritt, Another Country
• Ryan Bingham, Mescalito
• John Hiatt, Same Old Man
• Band Of Heathens, Band Of Heathens
• Levon Helm, Dirt Farmer
• Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal
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