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Here Are The Top Americana/Folk Albums for August 2023

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  • Arden is a Senior Country Music Journalist for Country Thang Daily, specializing in classic hits and contemporary chart-toppers.
  • Prior to joining Country Thang Daily, Arden wrote for Billboard and People magazine, covering country music legends and emerging artists.
  • Arden holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Tennessee, with a minor in Music Studies.

Singer-songwriter Zach Bryan is again atop the Top Americana/Folk Albums for August 2023 with his critically acclaimed, chart-topping album, American Heartbreak

Indeed, the impact of Bryan’s songs from this 34-track album – including “Sun to Me,” “From Austin,” and, of course, his first radio single and biggest hit to date, “Something In the Orange” – to a whole new crowd of hardcore fans is just something beyond compare.

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Did you know that American Heartbreak earned the most streams of any album on the day it was released? Truly, this album is an absolute victor. 

RELATED: The Best Country Songs of 2023

What’s even more amazing is that three more of Bryan’s albums are also in the top 10 of this list – along with albums by Noah Kahan, Chris Stapleton, and Tyler Childers, among others. So, if you want to know the Top Americana/Folk Albums for August 2023, keep scrolling below.

  1. American Heartbreak by Zach Bryan
  2. Stick Season by Noah Kahan
  3. Traveller by Chris Stapleton
  4. Starting Over by Chris Stapleton
  5. Purgatory by Tyler Childers
  6. Hozier by Hozier
  7. Elisabeth by Zach Bryan
  8. Summertime Blues by Zach Bryan
  9. DeAnn by Zach Bryan
  10. The Record by boygenius
  11. Cleopatra by The Lumineers
  12. Country Squire by Tyler Childers
  13. Live On Red Barn Radio I & II by Tyler Childers
  14. The Lumineers by The Lumineers
  15. Simon And Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits by Simon & Garfunkel
  16. Strange Trails by Lord Huron
  17. This Old Dog by Mac DeMarco
  18. Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits by John Denver
  19. Little Songs by Colter Wall
  20. From A Room: Volume 1 by Chris Stapleton
  21. Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits by Jim Croce
  22. Dream Your Life Away by Vance Joy
  23. In Between Dreams by Jack Johnson
  24. Wasteland, Baby! by Hozier
  25. The Best That I Could Do 1978 – 1988 by John Mellencamp

Aren’t these Top Americana/Folk Albums for August 2023 among the best throughout the years?

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