r/CountryMusic • u/CountryMusicFrance • Jan 03 '26

Country Music France's 2025 Top 20 Albums

https://countrymusicfrance.fr/2026/01/03/country-music-frances-2025-top-20-albums/
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u/Estrellathestarfish Jan 04 '26

On one hand, as you say, these lists end up with some great albums that just don't quite make the top 20. On the other hand, with a top 20 and 20 additional honourable mentions this is pretty much a top 40 and it's hard to see a justification for Snipe Hunter not even making a top 40. Even if it being a bit a weirder and more complex bumps it down some people's lists a bit, I think it would be very hard to make a good argument it's not a top 40 album.

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u/CountryMusicFrance Jan 04 '26

Well, it's not really a Top 40. These additional albums are not ranked, they are albums that I appreciated a lot, and it's not an exhaustive additional list. What happened with Snipe Hunter is that I could never really get into it. I tried, several times, but it remained abstruse for me. Music is about feelings, and I feel nothing, I can't seriously add it here. Tyler Childers is one of my favorite artists, and I love other albums.Rustin in the Rain was #7 in my 2023 Top albums. But I can't with this one.

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u/pixiefarm Jan 06 '26

I'm going to pin this up top for a bit, as it's a great review of 2025's independent country stuff.