A bird's eye view of the combined top 20 lists of what we like to call a "loose confederation of like minded bloggers". This is the inaugural year. It's been a patchy one! But what we do have is a decent idea, and what we feel is an interesting list. So Here it is. The best albums of the year as voted on by 30 of the web's leading aficionados of twanglike music.

#1

Justin Townes Earle

Midnight at the Movies

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#2

Lucero

1372 Overton Park

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#3

Ryan Bingham & Dead Horses

Roadhouse Sun

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#4

Buddy and Julie Miller

Written in Chalk

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#5

Dave Rawlings Machine

A Friend of a Friend

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#6

Slaid Cleaves

Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away

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#7

Todd Snider

The Excitement Plan

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#8

Avett Brothers

I and Love and You

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#9

Band of Heathens

One Foot In The Ether

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#10

Tom Russell

Blood & Candlesmoke

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#11

Jason Isbell & 400 Unit

Self Titled

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#12

Corb Lund

Losin' Lately Gambler

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#13

Charlie Robison

Beautiful Day

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#14

Drive-By Truckers

The Fine Print

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#15

Steve Earle

Townes

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#16

Deer Tick

Born on Flag Day

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#17

Wrinkle Neck Mules

Let The Lead Fly

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#18

Magnolia Electric Co.

Josephine

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#19

Guy Clark

Somedays The Song Writes You

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#20

Those Darlins

Self Titled

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#20

Miranda Lambert

Revolution

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