Årets Top 10 album

1. Robert Plant Alison Krauss- Raise the Roof
(Warner Music)
2. Margo Cilker- Pohorylle (Loose)
3. Rose City Band- «Earth Trip» (Thrill Jockey)
4. Israel Nash- Topaz (Loose)
5. Daniel Lanois- Heavy Sun (EOne)
6. Tiffany Pollack- Bayou Liberty (Nola Blue Records)
7. Geir Sundstøl- St. Hanshaugen Steel (Hubro)
8. David Crosby- For Free (BMG)
9. Son Volt- Electro Melodier (Transmit Sound/ Thirty Tigers)
10. Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real- A few Stars apart
(Fantasy)


Årets 10 neste album

11. Valerie June -The Moon and The Stars: Prescriptions for
Dreamers (Fantasy)
12. Lucinda Williams- Southern Soul- From Memphis to
Muscle Shoals & More (Highway 20 Records/ Thirty Tigers)
13. Curtis Harding - If Words were Flowers (Anti-)
14. Los Lobos- Native Sons (New West)
15. Tom Jones- Surrounded by Time (EMI)
16. James McMurtry- The Horses and the Hounds (New West)
17. The Black Keys- Delta Kream (Nonesuch)
18. Riddy Arman (LaHonda records)
19. Jackson Browne- Downhill from Everywhere (Inside Recordings)
20. David Ritchard- Blåbärskonungen (United Stage)

Årets Top 10 country album

1. Shannon McNally- The Waylon Sessions (Blue Rose music)
2. Hayes Carll- You get it all (Dalton)
3. Emmylou Harris and The Nash Ramblers- Ramble in Music City
(Nonesuch)
4. Sturgill Simpson- Cuttin´ Grass Vol. 2- The Cowboy Arms
Sessions (High Top Mountain/ Thirty Tigers)
5. Vincent Neil Emerson (LaHonda Records)
6. David Ferguson- Nashville No More (Fat Possum)
7. Lucinda Williams- Funny How Time Slips Away- A Night of
60´s Country Classics (Highway 20 Records/ Thirty Tigers)
8. Asleep at the Wheel- Half a hundred Years
(Bismeux records)
9. Jesse Daniel- Beyond These Walls (Die True Records)
10. Willie Nelson Family (Legacy/ Sony)

Årets Top 10 norske album

1. Geir Sundstøl- St. Hanshaugen Steel (Hubro)
2. Åge Aleksandersen- Ingen nåde (Solregn/ Cripsin Clover
Records)
3. Johan Berggren - Ei Hytte foran Loven (Rootsy)
4. The Northern Belle- The Women in me (Die With your Boots on)
5. Karin Wrights Gode Selskap- Lyse for oss (oh Yeah!)
6. Robert Moses & the Harmony Crusaders - Leaving Longing
Love (Voices of Wonder)
7. Lise Davidsen- Beethoven- Wagner- Verdi (Decca)
8. Olav Larsen & the Alabama Rodeo Stars- Stream of
Consciousness (Egen utgivelse)
9. Monica Heldal- Ravensdale (Drabant)
10. Ingvild Flottorp- It all seems so Clear (Vestkyst records)

Årets 13 reutgivelser

1. Grateful Dead- Grateful Dead (Scull & Roses) (2 CD/ 2 vinyl)
(Deadnet/ Rhino)
2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young- Déjà vu (5oth Anniversary
DeLuxe Edition/ 4 CD boks) (Atlantic/ Rhino)
3. Cat Stevens- Teaser and The Firecat (50th Anniversary Super
DeLuxe Edition/ 4 CD-bluray-bok) (Island records)
4. Doors- L.A. Woman (50th Anniversary Edition/ Vinyl/ 3 CD)
(Elektra/ Rhino)
5. The Beat Farmers- Tales of the New West
(Vinyl og 2CD utgaver) (Blixa Sounds)
6. Flying Norwegians- New Day (Vinyl og CD utgaver)
(Apollon Records)
7. Flying Norwegians- Wounded Bird (Vinyl og CD utgaver)
(Apollon Records)
Utvalgt til Norsk Americana Kanon- De 15 viktigste
americana- platene utgitt i Norge før år 2000.
8. Jackie Leven- The Mystery of Love is greater than the Mystery of
Death (2 CD/ Cooking Vinyl)
9. Buena Vista Social Club (Edición 25 Aniversario/ 2 vinyl/ 2 CD/
World Circuit)
10. Dr. John- The Night Tripper (3 LP/ Run Out Groove/ Atco)
11. George Harrison- All Things must pass (50th Anniversary/ 5
CD/ bluray/ Apple Records/Capitol/ Universal)
12. Various Artists- Jesus Christ Superstar (DeLuxe 3 CD/ Decca
Broadway/ UMG)
13. Beatles- Let it be (5 CD/ bluray/ Apple records/ Universal)

10 beste av Norske Album Klassikere gjenutgitt på CD

1. Kristin Berglund- Long Distance Lover (Talent 1979)
2. Jan Dahlen and the Shotgun Riders- Dirty Denims and Hungry
Hearts (Colt Records 1983)
3. Åse Kleveland- Midt på natta (Philips 1976)
4. Blind Date- Don´t talk (Epic 1883)
5. Heart of Mary- Greetings from Stucksville
(A Rose for Emily records 1989)
6. Dream- Get dreamy (Polydor 1967)
7. Kåre Virud- Vår daglige blues (RCA Victor 1975)
8. The Act- September Field (Odeon 1975)
9. Young Lords- Same Shit, New Wrapping (Sonet 1980)
10. Saturday Cowboys- We like to watch (New Noise 1981)

Årets 7 boks-sett/ antologier

1. Bob Dylan- Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series vol. 16
1980-1985 (5 CD/ Legacy/ Sony Music)
2. Grateful Dead- Listen to the River: St. Louis 71-72-73 (20 CD
Deadnet/ Rhino)
3. The Beach Boys- Feel Flows- The Sunflower & Surf´s Up
Sessions 1969-1971 (5 CD/ Brother Records/ Capitol/
Universal)
4. Elvis- Back in Nashville (4 CD/ Legacy/ RCA)
5. Various Artists- Sassy and Strong: Forgotten Sides from
Nashville´s Finest Ladies (1967-1973) (vinyl/ The Omni
Recording Corporation)
6. Various Artists- Country Funk III (1975- 1982) (Light in the
Attic)
7. Various Artists- Choctaw Ridge- New Fables of the American
South 1968-1973 (Ace records)


Årets 12 musikk dokumentarer

1. The Beatles- Get Back (Regi: Peter Jackson) (Disney +)
2. Summer of Soul (Or when the revolution could not be
televised) (Regi: Questlove) (Disney +)
3. Crock of Gold: A few rounds with Shane MacGowan
(Regi: Julian Temple) (Altitude DVD)
4. a-ha: The Movie (Regi: Thomas Robsahm) (Euforia bluray)
5. The Sparks Brothers (Regi: Edgar Wright) (Focus Features)
6. David Byrne´s American Utopia (Regi: Spike Lee)
(Dogwoof DVD)
7. Under the Volcano: The Story of George Martin´s Air Studios
Montserrat & The Sound that changed music forever (Regi:
Gracia Otto) (Dogwood DVD)
8. Zappa (Regi: Alex Winter) (Magnolia DVD)
9. The Bee Gees: How can you mend a broken Heart (Regi:
Frank Marshall) (PolyGram Entertainment bluray)
10. Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, do Something (Regi: Rick Korn)
(Kino Lorber)
11. Tina (Tina Turner) (Regi: Daniel Lindsay) (HBO Max/ DVD)
12. The Beatles and India: An enduring love affair
(Regi: Ajoy Bose) (Renoir pictures)


25 Plater som gjorde 2021 til et bedre år

1. Rodger Wilhoit- The «Social World» of Rodger Wilhoit
(Vinyl/ Sweet Mental Revenge Records)
2. Bruce Springsteen E Street Band- The Legendary 1979 No Nukes
Concerts (2 CD/1 DVD/ (Sony Music)
3. Various Artists- Look at my Soul-The Latin Shade of Texas Soul
(Nacional records)
4. Hiss Golden Messenger- Quietly blowing it (Merge records)
5. Various Artists- Psychedelic Soul: Produced by Norman Whitfield
(Kent Soul)
6. Brian Eno- Film Music 1976-2020 (Opal records)
7. Tindersticks- ´distractions´ (Lucky Dog/ City Slang)
8. Emily Scott Robinson- American Siren (oh Boy Records)
9. Steve Almaas- Everywhere you’ve been (Lonesome Whipporwill)
10. Floating Points/ Pharao Sanders & The London Symphony
Orchestra- Promises (Luaka Bop)
11. Redd Jasper- (3 spor EP/ Vinyl/ Pentagrammafon)
12. Ole Kirkeng- Rocking Chair (5 spor EP/ Die With Your Boots On)
13. Robert Finley- Sharecroppers´s Son (Easy Eye Sound)
14. Endless Boogie- Admonitions (No Quarter)
15. Various Artists- Led Zeppelin in Jazz (A Jazz tribute to Led
Zeppelin) (Wagram)
16. Elvis Costello & The Attractions- Spanish Model (UMP)
17. Tedeschi Trucks Band featuring Trey Anastasio- Layla Revisited
(Live at Lockn´/ Fantasy)
18. Pokey Lafarge- In the Blossom of the Shade (New West)
19. Adia Victoria- A Southern Gothic (Atlantic records)
20. Dylan LeBlanc- «pastimes» (6 spor minialbum/ vinyl/ ATO
Records)
21. Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit- Georgia Blue (Southeastern
Records/ Thirty Tigers)
22. Durand Jones & The Indications- Private Space (Dead Oceans)
23. Alejandro Escovedo con Don Antonio- La Cruzada (yep rok records)


New Noise, Friends of New Noise og annen Halden-støy

Luke Elliot- Boom Boom Mancini (7-tommer, neseblod-farget og puch drunk-farget vinyl, Friends of New Noise)
Chip Taylor- Can I offer you a Song ( ltd. edition whiskey-
farget dobbel vinyl/ Friends of New Noise)
Monne- Jungle of Emotions (ltd. edition orange blossom vinyl, New Noise)
Hege Brynildsen- Blue Birds, Black Knights (ltd. edition Blå transparent vinyl, New Noise)
Gringo Bandito- Chief Police (vinyl, Siste Reis)