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This page lists the top artists of the year based on progressive amounts of airplay/exposure, plus social media standing.

OVERALL LIST
100 Abigail Dowd
99 The Brehms
98 Steve Dawson
97 Kalo
96 Golden Shoals
95 Chief State
94 Keelaghan
93 Ben Bedford
92 Jesse Terry
91 Danielle Miraglia
90 HuDost
89 Chuck Brodsky
88 Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem
87 Antigone Rising
86 Claudia Schmidt
85 Eddie 9 Volt
84 Kenny George Band
83 Stillhouse Junkies
82 Scott Cook
81 Blake Morgan
80 Sirsy
79 Le Vent Du Nord
78 Anthony Gomes
77 The Currys
76 Yarn
75 Shinyribs
74 Slaid Cleaves
73 Blacktop Mojo
72 Luna Kiss
71 Eliane Amherd
70 Moonfruits
69 John Wort Hannam
68 Michele D’Amour & The Love Dealers
67 Carole Wise
66 Jo Wymer
65 Jack Grace
64 Aimee Van Dyne
63 Deidre McCalla
62 Few Miles South
61 MJ Hibbett
60 Meg WIlliams
59 Humn For Her
58 Dana Cooper
57 Kris Delmhorst
56 Greg Greenway
55 The L.A. Maybe
54 Rod Picott
53 Donna Herula
52 Amy Speace
51 Castle Black
50 Dan Weber
49 Lara Herscovitch
48 Tom Freund
47 Jess Novak Band
46 Soraia (BEST PHILLY ARTIST)
45 The Accidentals
44 John McCutcheon
43 Tom Collins (BEST WALES ARTIST)
42 Rodney Cromwell
41 Napoleon
40 Mike Agranoff
39 Bruce T Carroll
38 Joe Purdy
37 Katie Knipp
36 Joy Zimmerman
35 Clay Melton
34 Terry Klein
33 Beth Wood
32 Abbie Gardner
31 Shane Martin
30 Aztec Two Step 2.0
29 Laurie Morvan
28 Jon Shain
27 Terri Hendrix
26 Livingston Taylor
25 Donna The Buffalo
24 Todd Snider
23 Silverstein
22 The Kut (BEST UK ARTIST)
21 Shanna In A Dress
20 Switchback
19 Buffalo Rose (BEST EP)
18 Vance Gilbert
17 Mark Erelli
16 Smash Into Pieces (BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST, BEST ROCK BAND)
15 Ash & Eric
14 Meghan Cary
13 Grace Morrison
12 Giulia Millanta
11 Peter Mulvey
10 Julian Taylor (BEST ARTIST OUTSIDE UNITED STATES)
9 Miss Tess
8 Jonathan Byrd
7 The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams
6 Sam Robbins
5 Deni Bonet
4 Kevin Daniel
3 Chris Smither
2 Professor Louie & The Crowmatix (BEST BAND, BEST FOLK GROUP)
1 Heather Pierson (BEST SONGWRITER, BEST FOLK, BEST INDIE)

HISTORICAL RCB CHARTS:

Best Album:
2004: “Ballads & Burlesque” – Rachael Sage
2005: “Little Star” – Girlyman
2006: “Hope & Other Casualties” – Mark Erelli
2007: “Revolution” – Sirsy
2008: “Brand New Frame” – Natalia Zukerman
2009: “Back To Love” – Tom Goss
2010: “Little Vigils” – Mark Erelli
2011: “Old White Men” – Vance Gilbert
2012: “Satellite” – Anna Dagmar
2013: “No More Rain” – The Steel Wheels
2014: “The Red Album” – Red Molly
2015: “Wage Love” – Fred Gillen Jr.
2016: Professor Louie & The Crowmatix “Music From Hurley Mountain”
2017: Kurt Henry Band “Flaming June”
2018: Mare Wakefield & Nomad “Time To Fly”
2019: Professor Louie & The Crowmatix”Miles Of Blues”
2020: Vance Gilbert “Good Good Man”
2021 Kevin Daniel “Been Here Before”
2022 Professor Louie & The Crowmatix “Strike Up The Band” 

Artist Of The Year:
2003: Jenn Lindsay
2004: Rachael Sage
2005: Nadine Goellner
2006: Mark Erelli
2007: Amy Speace
2008: Andy Friedman
2009: Hungrytown
2010: Mark Erelli
2011: Vance Gilbert
2012: Vance Gilbert
2013: Aztec Two-Step
2014: Tom Principato
2015 Ellis Paul
2016 Professor Louie & The Crowmatix
2017 Jess Novak Band
2018 Lara Herscovitch
2019 Jonathan Byrd
2020 Sirsy
2021 Jonathan Byrd
2022 Heather Pierson 

Best EP

2022 Buffalo Rose (with Tom Paxton) “Rabbit” 
2021 Aztec Two Step 2.0 “Birth Days”
2020: Fred Gillen Jr “Birds”
2019: Castle Black “Dead In A Dream”
2018: Bruce T Carroll – Finding You
2017 The Slants – The Band That Must Not Be Named
2016: Darlingside – Whipporwill
2015 Butchers Blind – A Place In America
2014: Whiskey & Wine Vol 1. – Antigone Rising
2013: Auto Kiss Proof – Aqua Cherry
2012 Another Side Daniel Levi Goans
2011 Bess Rogers Presents Bess Rogers
2010 From The Mouth Of Paris The Mieka Canon
2009 The Best Game In Town Rebecca Pronsky
2008 s/t The Alternate Routes
2007 Sin List Travis McGee & The Revelers
2006 The Green Room Sessions Kyler England
2005 Plans In Pencil Lisa Alice
2004 Hunted Rebirth Redjacket

Best Concept Album:
2022: Putumayo World Music “Afro-Cubano”
2021 David Uoskkinnen’s In The Pocket “The Philly Special”
2020: not awarded
2019: David Newland “Northbound: The Northwest Passage In Story and Song”
2018: Michael Martin Murphey: Austinology: Alleys Of Austin
2017: Kristin Hersh: Wyatt At The Coyote Palace
2016: Professor Louie & The Crowmatix: Music From Hurley Mountain
2015: Darryl Holter “Radio Songs: Woody Guthrie In California 1937-1939”
2014: none
2013: Esperanza: Songs from Jack Kerouac’s “Tristessa” (various)
2012 Little Blue Egg Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer
2011 1861 Project various
2010 Hadestown Anais Mitchell
2009 Up On Rockfield Vance Gilbert
2008 none awarded
2007 A Million Ukuleles MJ Hibbett
2006 The Martini Cowboy Jack Grace
2005 Hotwalker Tom Russell

Best Tribute Album:
2022 Edgar Winter “Brother Johnny” 
2021 “Stage Fright at 50 – An Ovation From Nashville (featuring The Rock House All Stars)
2020: Gretchen Peters “The Night You Wrote That Song – A Tribute to MIckey Newbury”
2019: not awarded
2018: King Of The Road – A Tribute to Roger Miller

Best New Artist:
2022: Julian Taylor
2021: Sam Robbins
2020: Nobody’s Girl
2019: Tragedy Ann
2018: Shane Martin
2017: Just Dave Band
2016: Monica Rizzio
2015: Dan Weber
2014: Ray Lambiase
2013: Davey O.
2012 The Steel Wheels
2011 Spuyten Duyvil
2010 The Vanguard
2009 Lisa Bianco
2008 Corrientes
2007 The Alternate Routes
2006 Hundred Year Flood
2005 Michael Tiernan
2004 Simon Stinger

ALL TIME RCB ARTIST LIST as of 2021 (based on multiple Top 10 Artist placements since 2003)
1 Sirsy
2 Vance Gilbert
3 Professor Louie & The Crowmatix
4 Mark Erelli
5 Jonathan Byrd
6 Red Molly
7 Heather Pierson
8 Lara Herscovitch
9 Anais Mitchell
10 Natalia Zukerman
11 Tom Principato
12 Amy Speace
13 Hungrytown
14 Patti DeRosa
15 Schwervon!