There is no such thing as the best albums of any year, just records that are considered personal favourites. This list will omit many records that did not cross my path in 2015, but from a personal perspective it is a mighty fine collection of albums that kept me entertained all year. Many were reviewed but more importantly all were immensely enjoyed. * link to review.
1 Allison Moorer - Down To Believing *
2 Jason Isbell - Something More Than Free *
3 Brandi Carlile - The Firewatcher's Daughter
4 Kacey Musgraves - Pageant Material
5 Gretchen Peters - Blackbird *
6 Katzenjammer - Rockland *
7 Chris Stapleton - Traveller
8 Laura Marling - Short Movie
9 The Dreaming Spires - Searching For The Supertruth *
10 Cale Tyson - Introducing Cale Tyson *
11 Lindi Ortega - Faded Gloryville
12 Ryan Bingham - Fear and Saturday Night *
13 Rhiannon Giddens - Tomorrow is My Turn
14 Don Gallardo - Hickory *
15 Don Henley - Cass County
16 Case Hardin - Colours Simple *
17 Suzanne Jarvie - Spiral Road *
18 Aaron Watson - The Underdog
19 Pokey LaFarge - Something in the Water
20 Bob Collum and the Welfare Mothers - Little Rock *
21 Whitehorse - Leave No Bridge Unburned *
22 Lauren Housley - Sweet Surrender *
23 Tom Russell - The Rose of Roscrae *
24 Jimmy LaFave - The Night Tribe *
25 The Orphan Brigade - Soundtrack to a Ghost Story *
26 Ashley Monroe - The Blade
27 Good Lovelies - Burn the Plan *
28 Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar - Send the Nightingale *
29 Della Mae - Della Mae
30 Dawes - All Your Favourite Bands
31 Frankie Lee - American Dreamer *
32 Hannah Rose Platt - Portraits *
33 Danni Nicholls - Mockingbird Lane *
34 The Delta Bell - Bow Out of the Fading Light *
35 Daniel Romano - If I've Only One Time Askin' *
36 Kimmie Rhodes - Cowgirl Boudoir *
37 Danny and the Champions of the World - What Kind of Love *
38 Will Hoge - Small Town Dreams *
39 Drew Holcombe and the Neighbors - Medicine *
40 Caddy Cooper - Outside the Wire *