(Nashville, Tenn.) December 3, 2014 - The Americana Music Association has announced its year-end Top 10 and Top 100 Albums of the Year. These are based on the records reported to the Americana Airplay Chart during the period of December 2, 2013 through December 1, 2014.

This year's Top 10 most played albums are:

1.   Rosanne Cash, The River & The Thread
2.   Nickel Creek, A Dotted Line
3.   Rodney Crowell, Tarpaper Sky
4.   Hard Working Americans, Hard Working Americans
5.   Old Crow Medicine Show, Remedy
6.   Nikki Lane, All Or Nothin'
7.   Lake Street Dive, Bad Self Portraits
8.   Shovels & Rope, Swimmin' Time
9.   John Hiatt, Terms Of My Surrender
10. Sturgill Simpson, Metamodern Sounds In Country Music

Click here to view the complete 2014 Top 100 Albums.

Americana Music makes a great holiday gift! If you haven't heard these and other albums, go to Amazon, iTunes, New Releases Now or visit your local independent record store to start your holiday shopping now and BUY MUSIC! If you need to locate a store, our friends at Record Store Day have a handy store finder.

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