Mid Year List: The Best Of Country in 2015 (So Far)

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Perhaps it's a bit too soon for this but whatever :)

Now that it's June and we've reached the halfway point of 2015, I figured we could have a thread for people to discuss the best of country music in 2015 so far, whether it be albums, songs, events...etc

Top Song So Far
Tim McGraw- Diamond Rings and Old Barstools

Top 10 Favorite Albums So Far: (Alphabetical order)

Allison Moorer- "Down To Believing"
Blackberry Smoke- "Holding All The Roses"
Chris Stapleton- "Traveller"
Dwight Yoakam- "Second Hand Heart"
Steve Earle & The Dukes- "Terraplane"
The Lone Bellow- "Then Came The Morning"
Wade Bowen/Randy Rogers- "Hold My Beer Vol.1"
Whitey Morgan & The 78's- "Sonic Ranch"
William Clark Green- "Ringling Road"
Will Hoge- "Small Town Dreams"

Honorable Mentions:
Aaron Watson- "The Underdog"
Kristian Bush- "Southern Gravity"
Jon Pardi- "The B-Sides"

Albums I haven't heard or need to hear more of:

Ryan Bingham- Fear and Saturday Night
The Mavericks- Mono
Jamie Lin Wilson - Holidays and Wedding Rings
American Aquarium- Wolves
Gretchen Peters- Blackbirds

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Best album so far... Reba, "Love Somebody".

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Best released songs
Carrie Underwood Little Toy Guns
Tim McGraw Diamond Rings & Old Barstool
Mo Pitney Country
Kacey Musgraves Biscuits

Best Albums

Kelsea Ballerini The First Time
Love & Theft Whiskey On My Breath
Mickey Guyton EP
Aaron Watson UnderDog
Tyler Farr Suffer In Peace
Reba Love Somebody

That's all I can come up with.

[Andy]

Ack, way behind on my 2015 releases.

Here's the albums released this year I've heard more than once, and thus don't feel completely uncomfortable rating:
Gretchen Peters - Blackbirds A
Chris Stapleton - Traveller A-
Ray Wylie Hubbard - The Ruffian's Misfortune A-
Ryan Bingham - Fear and Saturday Night B+
Steve Earle - Terraplane B+

Albums I heard once and need to revisit:
Dwight Yoakam - Second Hand Heart
Reba McEntire - Love Somebody

[Uncle Lumpy]

Top Albums so far!

Chris Stapleton / Traveller
Daryle Singletary / Still A Little Country Left (technically I dont own it yet but Ive heard all but one track)
Kevin Moon / Throwback
Wade Reeves / Keep On Dreaming (technically released in December but didnt discover it til 2015)
Merle Haggard/ Willie Nelson Django & Jimmie
Wade Bowen/Randy Rogers- Hold My Beer Vol.1
John Anderson/ Goldmine
Brian Mallery / Legends II
Wade Hayes / Go Live Your Life
Billy Yates / These Old Walls
Kid Rock /First Kiss
Whitey Morgan & The 78's- Sonic Ranch (solid record but Im struggling to overlook Whiteys voice this go round though)

Top Singles released (or Peaked so far)

Diamond Rings & Old Bar Stools / Tim McGraw
Aint Always Thirsty / Ray Scott
Country / Mo Pitney
Send It On Down / Lee Ann Womack
Traveller / Chris Stapleton
What We Aint Got / Jake Owen
Unfair Weather Friend / Willie & Merle
Better Than You Left Me / Mickey Guyton
Biscuits / Kacey Musgraves
She Dont Love You / Eric Pasley
Its All Going To Pot / Willie & Merle
Buy Me A Boat / Chris Janson
Standards / Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen
Girl Crush / LBT
First Kiss / Kid Rock
I Work Alot Better / John Andersdon

[someguy]

Albums:

Reba McEntire - Love Somebody

Surprise, surprise, but that's the only country album that I've loved so far this year. Truthfully, there really haven't been many yet that have even interested me yet. The only other one I would think to include would be Shania's live album, but I'm only really thinking about studio albums here. I have high hopes for Kacey Musgraves' Pageant Material, though.

EDIT: I totally forgot about Zac Brown Band's Jekyll + Hyde. Really solid album that probably sits as my #2 album of the year so far, in any genre (well, it runs closely with Meghan Trainor, but I think I'd give the edge to ZBB).

Singles:

Reba McEntire - "Going Out Like That"
Trisha Yearwood - "I Remember You"
Lee Ann Womack - "Send It On Down"
Kacey Musgraves - "Biscuits"
Terri Clark - "Longer"
Miranda Lambert - "Little Red Wagon"
Little Big Town - "Girl Crush" (Keith Hill would have a fit with all of these tomatoes, lol)
Tim McGraw & Catherine Dunn - "Diamond Rings And Old Barstools"
Zac Brown Band - "Homegrown
Zac Brown Band - "Loving You Easy"
Keith Urban & Eric Church - "Raise Em Up"
Sam Hunt - "Take Your Time"
Sam Hunt - "House Party"
Jake Owen - "Real Life"
Blake Shelton & Ashley Monroe - "Lonely Tonight"
Blake Shelton - "Sangria"
Carrie Underwood - "Little Toy Guns" (not my favourite of hers, but worth a mention)

[zjames]

My two favorite albums of the year are Traveller by Chris Stapleton and Hold My Beer, Vol. 1 by Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen.

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My picks for the best SINGLES so far:

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My picks for the best country albums so far:

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[tim]

I've really found 2015 to be ho-hum when it comes to country music. There just hasn't been much out there on radio or released that has grabbed my attention much. That said, here's a few on my list:

The Traveling Kind - Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
Angeleno - Sam Outlaw
Fear and Saturday Night - Ryan Bingham
Mono - The Mavericks
Second Hand Heart - Dwight Yoakam
Shuteye - Logan Brill (if you haven't listened to her...you should be!)
Still the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Asleep At the Wheel & Various
Simply - K.T. Oslin

edit: adding the rest of my running list for the year so far

Best Songs of 2015
1. "Traveller," Chris Stapleton
2. "Diamond Rings and Old Barstools," Tim McGraw with Catherine Dunn
3. "Wild Child," Kenny Chesney with Grace Potter
4. "Riser," Dierks Bentley
5. "Loving You Easy," - Zac Brown Band
"Raise 'Em Up," Keith Urban featuring Eric Church
"Lay Low," Josh Turner
"Girl Crush," Little Big Town
"Send It On Down," Lee Ann Womack
"Riot," Rascal Flatts

Guilty Pleasures:
"Crash and Burn," Thomas Rhett
"Don't It," Billy Currington

Growing on me:
"Tonight Looks Good On You," Jason Aldean
"Hangover Tonight," Gary Allan

Worst songs:
"Kick the Dust Up," Luke Bryan
"Take Your Time," Sam Hunt
"John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16," Keith Urban
"Real Life," Jake Owen
"Love Me Like You Mean It," Kelsea Ballerini
"Little Red Wagon," Miranda Lambert

Forgettable:
"Sippin' On Fire," Florida Georgia Line
"Crushin' It," Brad Paisley

[Kanenrá:ke]

My Top 50 singles so far! :)

01. "Girl Crush" - Little Big Town
02. "Ain't Always Thirsty" - Ray Scott
03. "Send It On Down" - Lee Ann Womack
04. "I Cheated On You" - Terri Clark
05. "Country" - Mo Pitney
06. "Standards" - Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen
07. "Dime Store Cowgirl" - Kacey Musgraves
08. "Traveller" - Chris Stapleton
09. "Buy Me A Boat" - Chris Janson
10. "Burning House" - Cam

11. "Better Than You Left Me" - Mickey Guyton
12. "Whiskey On My Breath" - Love And Theft
13. "Jim And Jack And Hank" - Alan Jackson
14. "Biscuits" - Kacey Musgraves
15. "Riser" - Dierks Bentley
16. "Crazy Too" - Lucy Angel
17. "I Work A Lot Better" - John Anderson
18. "My Bed" - Sunny Sweeney & Will Hoge
19. "Diamond Rings & Old Barstools" - Tim McGraw & Catherine Dunn
20. "Little Toy Guns" - Carrie Underwood

21. "Me And Johnny Cash" - Rainey Qualley
22. "Daddy Made A Million" - James Robert Webb
23. "Is God Real" - Kasey Chambers
24. "Riot" - Rascal Flatts
25. "Like A Wrecking Ball" - Eric Church
26. "The Sky Is Falling (Patti Joe's Prayer)" - Steve Azar & Sophie Young
27. "On To Something Good" - Ashley Monroe
28. "Homegrown" - Zac Brown Band
29. "White Lightning" - The Cadillac Three
30. "I Remember You" - Trisha Yearwood

31. "Stay A Little Longer" - Brothers Osborne
32. "West Texas Rain" - Wade Bowen
33. "I Got The Boy" - Jana Kramer
34. "My Mistake" - Cam
35. "First Kiss" - Kid Rock
36. "Make You Mine" - High Valley & Ricky Skaggs
37. "When I Woke Up Today" - Wade Bowen
38. "If I Was Over You" - Amanda Watkins & Jamey Johnson
39. "Fly" - Maddie & Tae
40. "That Don't Sound Like You" - Lee Brice

41. "Loving You Easy" - Zac Brown Band
42. "Sangria" - Blake Shelton
43. "Smokin' And Drinkin'" - Miranda Lambert & Little Big Town
44. "Greyhound" - Ashley Clark
45. "Hangover Tonight" - Gary Allan
46. "Ramblin' Man" - Ruthie Collins
47. "I'm Comin' Over" - Chris Young
48. "Going Out Like That" - Reba McEntire
49. "Southern Style" - Darius Rucker
50. "Drinkin' Town With A Football Problem" - Billy Currington

[Spacey_Kacey]

I don't give any album I've heard above a B+ though Yoakam and Stapleton are probably the tops.

As far as actual country radio singles, my best of the year:
1) "Girl Crush" by Little Big Town
2) "Like a Cowboy" by Randy Houser
3) "Biscuits" by Kacey Musgraves
4) "Raise 'Em Up" by Keith Urban
5) "Let It Go" by George Strait

6) "Diamond Rings and Old Barstools" by Tim McGraw
7) "Lonely Tonight" by Blake Shelton
8) "Riser" by Dierks Bentley
9) "Homegrown" by Zac Brown Band
10) "I'm to Blame" by Kip Moore

HM: Little Red Wagon, Little Toy Guns, Fly, Like a Wrecking Ball, 35 MPH Town

Was never an Urban or LBT fan, but those or major standouts. Dierks, Houser, and Miranda seem to have older songs, so I'm not sure if they qualify. "Standards" and "Traveller" are classics, but I'm not sure how qualifying-worthy they are for this type of radio single list.

I've heard a small majority of the songs listed in this thread, so I'm looking forward to some new suggestions. The early songs from Kacey Musgraves' album (particularly "Family Is Family" is giving me hope for the 2nd half of the year)

[trebor]

I took my weekly charts and gave points to each title and this is the result: 
Oh boy, Uncle Lumpy will get a heart attack... !   :)

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{01.12.2014 - 30.05.2015}
1 - One Hell Of An Amen - Brantley Gilbert - Valory
2 - Don't It - Billy Currington - Mercury
3 - Fires Out - Rick Monroe - MRG
4 - Girl Crush - Little Big Town - Capitol Nashville
5 - A Guy Walks Into A Bar - Tyler Farr - Columbia Nashville
6 - Lay It On Me - Dylan Scott - Sidewalk
7 - Say You Do - Dierks Bentley - Capitol Nashville
8 - Swerve On - Denny Strickland - Denny Strickland
9 - Hell Of A Night - Dustin Lynch - Broken Bow
10 - Mountain Man - Dean Brody - Open Road
11 - When I Woke Up Today - Wade Bowen - amp
12 - Somewhere Tonight - James Otto - Ottopilot
13 - Come On Back Home - Philip Claypool - HeyDay
14 - Drivin' You Outta My Mind - LiveWire - Way Out West
15 - Groovin' With You - Gord Bamford - Cache | Sony Music Canada
16 - One Night Taco Stand - Josh Grider - amp
17 - Never Really Left - Brian Collins - Blue Light
18 - She Don't Love You - Eric Paslay - EMI Nashville
19 - Make You Mine - High Valley Featuring Ricky Skaggs - Open Road
20 - Love You Like That - Canaan Smith - Mercury Nashville
21 - Drinking Class - Lee Brice - Curb
22 - Country Proud - The Stickers - Wodarek
23 - Going Out Like That - Reba McEntire - Nash Icon | Valory
24 - Never Didn't Love You - Bobby Wills - Willing Nashville/MDM | UMC
25 - That Look - Aaron Watson - BIG | Thrity Tigers
26 - Lonely Eyes - Chris Young - RCA Nashville
27 - Lay Low - Josh Turner - MCA Nashville
28 - I Wanna Go Home - Sundy Best - eOne
29 - Middle Of America - Will Hoge - Cumberland | Thirty Tigers
30 - Till It Breaks My Heart - Marianne Allison - VeraStar
31 - Mean To Me - Brett Eldredge - Atlantic | WMN
32 - Just Gettin' Started - Jason Aldean - Broken Bow
33 - Riot - Rascal Flatts - Big Machine
34 - County Line - High Valley - Open Road
35 - Hayseed Highway - Gator Park - First Base
36 - The Sky Is Falling (Patti Jo's Prayer) - Steve Azar Featuring Sophie Young - Ride
37 - Lonely Tonight - Blake Shelton Featuring Ashley Monroe - Warner Bros. | WMN
38 - What We Ain't Got - Jake Owen - RCA Nashville
39 - Dancing All Around It - Mike Ryan - Rock & Soul
40 - Trouble - Gloriana - Emblem/Warner Bros. | WAR
41 - Diamond Rings And Old Barstools - Tim McGraw With Catherine Dunn - McGraw | Big Machine
42 - Better Than You Left Me - Mickey Guyton - Capitol Nashville
43 - Shut Me Up - Old Dominion - ReeSmack | Crescendo
44 - God Only Knows - Jason Michael Carroll - For The Lonely
45 - Turn This Car Around - The Boom Chucka Boys - Royalty | Sony Music Canada
46 - Hit The Ground Runnin' - Crab Apple Lane - Chevelle
47 - Early Morning Shakes - Whiskey Myers - Wiggy Thump | Thirty Tigers
48 - Wake Up Drunk - Corey Cox - Markle
49 - Raised By A Good Time - Steven Lee Olsen - Columbia Nashville
50 - Baby's Got Her Boots On - Brushville - Brushville
51 - I See You - Luke Bryan - Capitol Nashville
52 - Pray For You - The Swon Brothers - Arista Nashville
53 - Like A Cowboy - Randy Houser - Stoney Creek
54 - Homegrown - Zac Brown Band - Varvatos/Republic | Southern Ground
55 - Fallen Angel - Smith 'N Western - 80 Proof
56 - Beautiful Work - Shane Gamble - RT 50
57 - Crushin' It - Brad Paisley - Arista Nashville
58 - Steal Me Away - Olivia Lane - Big Spark
59 - Friendship - Kenny Davin Fine - Higher Ground
60 - Gonna Wanna Tonight - Chase Rice - Dack Janiels | Columbia Nashville
61 - The Promise - Sturgill Simpson - High Top Mountain | Thirty Tigers
62 - Can't Get Away From A Good Time - Logan Mize - June Harvest
63 - Run Away With You - Big & Rich - B$R | New Revolution
64 - Send It On Down - Lee Ann Womack - Sugar Hill
65 - Storm Breaking - Adrian Duffy & The Mayo Brothers - Symphony Ray
66 - Ain't Worth The Whiskey - Cole Swindell - Warner Bros. Nashville | WMN
67 - I Must Be Alive - James Carothers - Renegade Mountain
68 - Smoke - A Thousand Horses - Republic Nashville
69 - You Know Who We Are - Tim Dugger - Sidewalk
70 - Country - Mo Pitney - Curb
71 - Talladega - Eric Church - EMI Nashville
72 - So Do I - Tim Hicks - Open Road
73 - Saturday Afternoon - Chuck Wicks - Blaster
74 - Biscuits - Kacey Musgraves - Mercury Nashville
75 - Like A Wrecking Ball - Eric Church - EMI Nashville
76 - Baby Be My Love Song - Easton Corbin - Mercury Nashville
77 - Radio Song - Michael Scott - Saba
78 - Little Toy Guns - Carrie Underwood - 19 | Arista Nashville
79 - Make Me Wanna - Thomas Rhett - Valory
80 - Stomp - Jared Blake - Skiddco
81 - Phone Call (Boom Boom) - Craig Morrison - Lucky 53
82 - This Kind Of Town - Justin Moore - Valory
83 - Take It To The Moonlight - Jacob Martin Band - Hype Train
84 - Something You Just Don't Forget - Brett Kissel - Warner Music Canada
85 - Hard To Be Cool - Joe Nichols - Red Bow
86 - Love You Like You Mean It - Kelsea Ballerini - Black River
87 - Raise 'Em Up - Keith Urban Featuring Eric Church - Hit Red | Capitol Nashville
88 - Save Your Breath - Josh Dorr - RCA Nashville
89 - Tonight Looks Good On You - Jason Aldean - Broken Bow
90 - Down South - Johnny Orr Band - John And John
91 - Got It All Right Here - David Aldo - Stillbrook | Arrow
92 - When The Lights Go Down - Chad Brownlee - MDM
93 - American Dream - Jordan Anderson - GTR Nashville
94 - Pedal To The Floor - Gunnar & The Grizzly Boys - Gunnar And The Grizzly Boys | 4 Mile
95 - Upside Down - Dean Brody - Open Road
96 - Just Another Love Song - Haley & Michaels - H&M | New Revolution
97 - Sangria - Blake Shelton - Warner Bros. | WMN
98 - Take Your Time - Sam Hunt - MCA Nashville
99 - West Texas Rain - Wade Bowen - amp
100 - Country Go Round - Troy Bullock - Mont-Merch | Nine North
101 - Something In The Water - Carrie Underwood - 19 | Arista Nashville
102 - Drunk Americans - Toby Keith - Show Dog | Universal
103 - Whiskey On My Breath - Love And Theft - Hate And Purchase / Thirty Tigers
104 - Keep On Pushing Ahead - Adam Wayne - Madalin
105 - Perfect Storm - Brad Paisley - Arista Nashville
106 - I'm To Blame - Kip Moore - MCA Nashville
107 - Wild Child - Kenny Chesney With Grace Potter - Blue Chair | Columbia Nashville
108 - I'll Just Leave It All Alone - Marty McIntosh - Major Sound South
109 - The Way I'm Livin' - Lee Ann Womack - Sugar Hill
110 - Go Back - Leah Daniels - Spin
111 - Trailer Hitch - Kristian Bush - Streamsound
112 - Hangin' Around - Josh Abbott Band - Atlantic | WMN
113 - Kiss You Tonight - David Nail - MCA Nashville
114 - Mom - Garth Brooks - Pearl | RCA Nashville
115 - One Night Between Friends - Katie Armiger - Cold River
116 - She Does - Jackie Lee - Broken Bow
117 - Crank It Up - Colt Ford - Average Joes
118 - Headlights - Montgomery Gentry - Blaster
119 - Homegrown Honey - Darius Rucker - Capitol Nashville
120 - Til It's Gone - Kenny Chesney - Blue Chair | Columbia Nashville
121 - Cowboy Girl - Jason Cassidy - Nine North/Turnpike | Edgehill
122 - Sippin' On Fire - Florida Georgia Line - Republic Nashville
123 - Just Because - Chad Brownlee - MDM
124 - Take It On Back - Chase Bryant - Red Bow
125 - Gentle On My Mind - The Band Perry - Big Machine | Republic Nashville
126 - Fly - Maddie & Tae - Dot
127 - This Is Me - Bryan Mayer - Nine North
128 - Damn This Storm - Larry Fleet - Music Mill
129 - Broken Windshield View - Chris Lane - Big Loud Mountain
130 - Days Like This - Damian Howard - Digital Wagon
131 - Hangover Tonight - Gary Allan - MCA Nashville
132 - Who Am I - Deryl Dodd - Smith
133 - When I've Been Drinkin' - Jon Pardi - Capitol Nashville
134 - Manhunt - Christie Lamb - SMG Nashville
135 - Eat Sleep Love You Repeat - Rodney Atkins - Curb
136 - Country Road - Shane Gamble - RT 50
137 - Shotgun Rider (2014) - Tim McGraw - Big Machine
138 - Gimme More Money - Greg Hanna - Pheromone
139 - Love Like Jesus - PawnShop Kings - Sony
140 - Tough People Do - Brett Kissel - Warner Music Canada
141 - Close Your Eyes - Parmalee - Stoney Creek
142 - Little Red Wagon - Miranda Lambert - RCA Nashville
143 - He's Messed Up - Jo Dee Messina - Dreambound
144 - Freestyle - Lady Antebellum - Capitol Nashville
145 - Higher Education - Will Dailey - Wheelkick
146 - Pretty Good Day - Lonestar - 4Star
147 - Sun Daze - Florida Georgia Line - Republic Nashville
148 - Already Callin' You Mine - Parmalee - Stoney Creek
149 - Cowboy Like Me - Cody Johnson - MMG
150 - Stay A Little Longer - Brothers Osborne - EMI Nashville
151 - Break Up With Him - Old Dominion - ReeSmack | Crescendo // RCA Nashville
152 - Target On My Heart - Ashliegh Lisset - ALS
153 - Reach The Sky - Georgia Fall - BSE Australia
154 - Honky Tonk City - Scott Collier - WJO
155 - I Love This Life - LoCash - Reviver
156 - Girl In A Country Song - Maddie & Tae - Dot
157 - Pretty Good At Lovin' You - John Spicer - Legend
158 - Knock Knock - Victoria Avenue - Dog Whistle
159 - Fall Apart - Casey James - 19 | Columbia Nashville
160 - My Bed - Sunny Sweeney Featuring Will Hoge - Thirty Tigers
161 - Standards - Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen - Lil' Buddy Toons
162 - Ramblin' Man - Ruthie Collins - Curb | Sidewalk
163 - Folks Like Us - Montgomery Gentry - Blaster
164 - Hop In My Truck - Tim Cadiere & Wash Board Band - 6 Tone
165 - Hillbilly Girl - Greg Shirley - Garage Door
166 - Lookin' For A Cowgirl - Kristy Lee Cook - Broken Bow
167 - Young & Crazy - Frankie Ballard - Warner Bros. Nashville | WAR
168 - Bury Me In Blue Jeans - Granger Smith - Thirty Tigers
169 - Look At You - Big & Rich - B&R | New Revolution
170 - Lose My Mind - Brett Eldredge - Atlantic | WMN
171 - Lonely In Tucson - Chris Chitsey - Premier Nashville
172 - Sober And Sorry - Kayla Adams - SSM Nashville
173 - Somewhere In My Car - Keith Urban - Hit Red | Capitol Nashville
174 - I Got The Boy - Jana Kramer - Elektra Nashville | WAR
175 - 35 Mph Town - Toby Keith - Show Dog | Universal
176 - Lie A Little Better - Lucy Hale - DMG Nashville | Bigger Picture
177 - Trampoline - Jackie Dee - Jackie Dee
178 - Buzz Back Girl - Jerrod Niemann - Sea Gayle | Arista Nashville
179 - Turn It On - Eli Young Band - Republic Nashville
180 - God Made Girls - RaeLynn - Valory
181 - Loving You Easy - Zac Brown Band - Varvatos/Republic | Southern Ground
182 - Nothin' Like You - Dan + Shy - Warner Bros. Nashville | WAR
183 - Traveller - Chris Stapleton - Mercury Nashville
184 - She's Done - Matt Farris - Skytone
185 - You Can't Hide Love - Johnny Orr Band - John And John
186 - On To Something Good - Ashley Monroe - Warner Bros. Nashville | WMN
187 - Hayride - The Hicks - MTS
188 - Buy You A Drink - Clayton Gardner - Clayton Gardner
189 - Crash And Burn - Thomas Rhett - Valory
190 - Show You Off - Dan + Shay - Warner Bros. Nashville | WAR
191 - I'm Comin' Over - Chris Young - RCA Nashville
192 - Kiss You In The Morning - Michael Ray - Warner Bros. Nashville | WEA
193 - Good On You - Native Run - Show Dog-Universal
194 - We Went - Randy Houser - Stoney Creek
195 - All Country On You - Austin Webb - Streamsound
196 - Miss You Something Crazy - Michael Sarver - S&G
197 - Cold Water - Tanner Clark - Soncured
198 - Man I'm Supposed To Be - American Aquarium - American Aquarium
199 - What We Weren't Looking For - David James - MDM
200 - Wasn't Gonna Drink Tonight - American Young - Curb
201 - Kick The Dust Up - Luke Bryan - Capitol Nashville
202 - Nowhere With You - SaraBeth - Circle S
203 - Put My Heart Down - Sara Evans - RCA Nashville
204 - That Don't Sound Like You - Lee Brice - Curb
205 - Love - Jana Kramer - Elektra Nashville | WAR
206 - Good Show - Jason Pritchett - BDMG
207 - Doin' Country Right - David Fanning - Red Bow
208 - First Kiss - Kid Rock - Top Dog | Warner Bros.
209 - Used - Jess Moskaluke - MDM
210 - Long Stretch Of Love - Lady Antebellum - Capitol Nashville
211 - Hit The Road - Waterloo Revival - Big Machine
212 - That's What I Call Love - Doc Walker - Open Road
213 - It Feels Good - Drake White - Dot
214 - Feelin' It - Scotty McCreery - 19/Interscope | Mercury Nashville
215 - Party In The Barn - James Robert Webb - Bison Creek
216 - Lifted - Dallas Smith - 604 | Universal Music Canada
217 - Straight Up - Dustin Collins - Dustin Collins
218 - Who We Are - Emerson Drive - Big Star
219 - My Mistake - Cam - Arista Nashville
220 - Withdrawals - Tyler Farr - Columbia Nashville
221 - Shut Me Up - Lindsay Ell - Stoney Creek
222 - Quit You - LiveWire - Way Out West
223 - Buy Me A Boat - Chris Janson - Warner Bros. Nashville | WAR
224 - Our Town - Cold Creek County - Sony Music Canada
225 - Neon Light - Blake Shelton - Warner Bros. Nashville | WMN
226 - Let Me See Ya Girl - Cole Swindell - Warner Bros. Nashville | WMN
227 - Young Nights - Bryson Jennings - Cocky Marlin
228 - Day Drinking - Little Big Town - Capitol Nashville
229 - Let It Go - George Strait - MCA Nashville
230 - Alone Tonight - Shotgun Rider - Alex Torrez
231 - Heading South - Moonlight Social - Moonlight Social
232 - For A Boy - RaeLynn - Valory | Republic
233 - Trans Am - Thompson Square - Stoney Creek
234 - Hanging On A Lie - Striking Matches - I.R.S. Nashville
235 - Sunshine & Whiskey - Frankie Ballard - Warner Bros. Nashville | WAR
236 - Little Bit Of You - Chase Bryant - Red Bow
237 - On Your Lips - John King - Black River
238 - Leave The Night On - Sam Hunt - MCA Nashville
239 - House Party - Sam Hunt - MCA Nashville
240 - Southern Style - Darius Rucker - Capitol Nashville
241 - Love Is Your Name - Steven Tyler - Dot
242 - Party Like You - The Cadillac Three - Nobody Buys | Big Machine
243 - Drinkin' Town With A Football Problem - Billy Currington - Mercury
244 - Real Life - Jake Owen - RCA Nashville
245 - 21 - Hunter Hayes - Warner Bros. Nashville | WMN
246 - Wasting No More Whiskey - Mike Ryan - Rock & Soul
247 - Daddy Made A Million - James Robert Webb - Bison Creek
248 - Burnin' It Down - Jason Aldean - Broken Bow
249 - Destination - Nickel Creek - Sugar Hill
250 - Tattoo - Hunter Hayes - Atlantic | WMN

[Zeebz]

My favorite country albums of the year are Reba's Love Somebody and Zac Brown Band's Jekyll + Hyde, but I'm admittedly behind on 2015 releases.

Here's my favorite singles of the year so far! I may have forgotten some so if I recall any I'll edit them in later. :)

01. "Girl Crush" - Little Big Town
02. "What We Ain't Got" - Jake Owen
03. "Little Toy Guns" - Carrie Underwood
04. "Better Than You Left Me" - Mickey Guyton
05. "Going Out Like That" - Reba McEntire
06. "Raise 'Em Up" - Keith Urban ft. Eric Church
07. "Lay Low" - Josh Turner
08. "I Got The Boy" - Jana Kramer
09. "Dime Store Cowgirl" - Kacey Musgraves
10. "Loving You Easy" - Zac Brown Band
11. "Biscuits" - Kacey Musgraves
12. "Love Me Like You Mean It" - Kelsea Ballerini
13. "Say You Do" - Dierks Bentley
14. "Diamond Rings and Old Barstools" - Tim McGraw ft. Catherine Dunn
15. "Country" - Mo Pitney
16. "Stay A Little Longer" - Brothers Osborne
17. "For A Boy" - RaeLynn
18. "Sangria" - Blake Shelton
19. "On To Something Good" - Ashley Monroe
20. "Long Stretch Of Love" - Lady Antebellum
21. "Burning House" - Cam
22. "Fly" - Maddie & Tae
23. "Break Up With Him" - Old Dominion
24. "Lonely Tonight" - Blake Shelton & Ashley Monroe
25. "Send It On Down" - Lee Ann Womack

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Love everyone's lists! :)

Went ahead and just made my official mid year lists....

Top 15 SONGS so far:

1. Gretchen Peters- "Everything Falls Away"
2. Aaron Watson- "Bluebonnets (Julia's Song)
3. William Clark Green- "Ringling Road"
4. Whitey Morgan- "Waitin' Round To Die"
5. Jamie Lin Wilson- "Whisper On My Skin"
6. Zac Brown Band- "Bittersweet"
7. The Lone Bellow- "Telluride"
8. Tim McGraw/Catherine Dunn- "Diamond Rings and Old Barstools"
9. Will Hoge- "They Don't Make Em Like They Used To"
10. Dierks Bentley- "Riser"
11. Steve Earle and The Dukes- "The Tennessee Kid"
12. Love & Theft- "Whiskey On My Breath"
13. Randy Rogers/Wade Bowen- "Standards"
14. Chris Stapleton- "Sometimes I Cry"
15. Jon Pardi- "Borrowed Time"

Top 15 SINGLES so far

1. Tim McGraw/Catherine Dunn- "Diamond Rings and Old Barstools"
2. Dierks Bentley- "Riser"
3. Love & Theft- "Whiskey On My Breath"
4. Lee Ann Womack- "Send It On Down"
5. Chris Stapleton- "Traveller"
6. Jana Kramer- "I Got The Boy"
7. Cam- "Burning House"
8. Zac Brown Band- "Homegrown"
9. Wade Bowen- "West Texas Rain"
10. Sunny Sweeney/Will Hoge- "My Bed"
11. Carrie Underwood- "Little Toy Guns"
12. Kenny Chesney/Grace Potter- "Wild Child"
13. Kip Moore- "I'm To Blame"
14. Chris Young- "I'm Comin' Over"
15. John Anderson- "I Work A Lot Better"

Worst 15 SINGLES so far

1. Hayley Georgia- "Ridiculous"
2. Bret Michaels- "Girls On Bars"
3. Jake Owen- "Real Life"
4. Sam Hunt- "House Party"
5. Thomas Rhett- "Crash & Burn"
6. Luke Bryan- "Kick The Dust Up"
7. David Fanning- "Doin' Country Right"
8. Keith Urban- "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"
9. Cole Swindell- "Let Me See Ya Girl"
10. Eric Church- "Like A Wrecking Ball"
11. Eli Young Band- "Turn It On"
12. Raelynn- "For A Boy"
13. Michael Ray- "Kiss You In The Morning"
14. Brett Eldredge- "Lose My Mind"
15. Chris Janson- "Buy Me A Boat"

Top 30 ALBUMS so far

1. Gretchen Peters- "Blackbirds"
2. William Clark Green- "Ringling Road"
3. Whitey Morgan & The 78's- "Sonic Ranch"
4. Chris Stapleton- "Traveller"
5. Steve Earle & The Dukes- "Terraplane"
6. Blackberry Smoke- "Holding All The Roses"
7. Jon Pardi- "The B-Sides"
8. Dwight Yoakam- "Second Hand Heart"
9. Willie Nelson/Merle Haggard- "Django & Jimmie"
10. Houndmouth- "Little Neon Limelight"
11. The Malpass Brothers- "The Malpass Brothers"
12. Allison Moorer- "Down To Believing"
13. Randy Rogers/Wade Bowen- "Hold My Beer Vol. 1"
14. Aaron Watson- "The Underdog"
15. Will Hoge- "Small Town Dreams"
16. Kristian Bush- "Southern Gravity"
17. Zac Brown Band- "Jekyll & Hyde"
18. Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors- "Medicine"
19. The Lone Bellow- "Then Came The Morning"
20. Jamie Lin Wilson- "Holidays and Wedding Rings"
21. Montgomery Gentry- "Folks Like Us"
22. A Thousand Horses- "Southernality"
23. Tyler Farr- "Suffer In Peace"
24. Billy Currington- "Summer Forever"
25. Jason Michael Carroll- "What Color Is Your Sky"
26. Striking Matches- "Nothing But The Silence"
27. Love & Theft- "Whiskey On My Breath"
28. The Mavericks- "Mono"
29. Ray Wylie Hubbard- "The Ruffian's Misfortune"
30. Gloriana- "Three"

Edit:

This is a list of albums I'd like to get/hear on down the road:

Brandi Carlile- "The Firewatchers Daughter"
Reba- "Love Somebody"
Sam Outlaw- "Angeleno"
Ryan Bingham- "Fear and Saturday Night"
American Aquarium- "Wolves"
The Steeldrivers- "The Muscle Shoals Recordings"
James McMurtry- "Complicated Game"
The Honeycutters- "Me Oh My"

[Andy]

Still working on my albums list, but here's my (extremely tentative and preliminary) list of favorite tracks. Keep in mind there's a lot of well-regarded albums I still haven't heard yet. No particular order:

Brandi Carlile - The Eye
Brandi Carlile - Wherever Is Your Heart
Chris Stapleton - Parachute
Darrell Scott - Country Music, I'm Talking to You
Dwight Yoakam - Dreams of Clay
Gretchen Peters - When All You Have is a Hammer (I have to listen to this album again)
The Mavericks - Nitty Gritty
Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen - El Dorado
Ray Wylie Hubbard - Stone Blind Horses
Ray Wylie Hubbard - Too Young Ripe, Too Young Rotten
Ryan Bingham - Snow Falls in June
Steve Earle & The Dukes - Go-Go Boots are Back
Steve Earle & The Dukes - King of the Blues
Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard - Unfair Weather Friend