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Americana genre — history, bands and artists
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Geography of Americana
Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio
Landmark albums of Americana
Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre
2002
American IV: The Man Comes AroundJohnny Cash
2012
The LumineersThe Lumineers
2006We Shall Overcome: The Seeger SessionsBruce Springsteen
1993August and Everything AfterCounting Crows
1995
Forever BlueChris Isaak
2022
El miradorCalexico
2019
Country SquireTyler Childers
2017
Freedom HighwayRhiannon Giddens
New in Americana
Albums and singles of the genre released in the last four months
2026A Million ReasonsDavid Allan Coe
2026Pick You UpSheryl Crow
2026Hope Is the Thing With FeathersRhiannon Giddens
2026Wooden MachineGoodnight, Texas
2026God Damn Blues ManWindow Business
2026Far Out Country I & IIFuturebirds
Americana by year
How many studio albums of the genre came out each year
Americana by country and decade
Bands and artists of the genre from different countries and eras, the best albums of each decade
By country
By decade
Best albums by decade
Artists of Americana
The most listened artists of the genre and its subgenres: the bigger the name, the more listeners
Alvin Lee
Annie Moses Band- Bettye LaVette
Bill Callahan- Bill Monroe
- Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Brandi Carlile- Brittany Howard
- Charley Crockett
Dave Alvin- Delbert McClinton
Dermot Kennedy- Elle King
Emmylou Harris- Ethel Cain
Frazey Ford
Hayes Carll- Houndmouth
- Hurray for the Riff Raff
- James McMurtry
- Joan Baez
- Joe Ely
- Lambchop
- Lyle Lovett
- M. Ward
- Margo Price
Mark Lanegan- Molly Tuttle
- Mt. Joy
- Nanci Griffith
- Natalie Merchant
Neko Case
Parker McCollum- Paul Cauthen
- Pokey LaFarge
- Randy Newman
- Ray Wylie Hubbard
- Reckless Kelly
- Rhiannon Giddens
- Robert Earl Keen
- Ry Cooder
- Ryan Adams
Shakey Graves- Sheryl Crow
Sierra Ferrell- Son Volt
- Sturgill Simpson
- Tami Neilson
- The Avett Brothers
The Black Sorrows- The Dead South
- The Lumineers
- The Mavericks
The Wallflowers- Townes Van Zandt
- Turnpike Troubadours
- Tyler Childers
- Valerie June
- Wendy Moten
- Yola
Overview
Genre relations
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Subgenres
Subgenres or what Americana is divided into
Origins
Genres from which Americana originated
Parent genre
Americana is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles
Derived genres
Genres that evolved from Americana