This page lists the top artists of the year based on progressive amounts of airplay/exposure, plus social media standing. This list was last updated 12/25/24
OVERALL LIST
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”
2023 Kevin Daniel “The Life & Adventures Of Kevin Daniel”
2024: Scott Sean White “Even Better On The Bad Days”
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
2023 Professor Louie & The Crowmatix
2024: Scott Sean White
Best EP
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2004 Hunted Rebirth–Redjacket
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2005 Plans In Pencil–Lisa Alice
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2006 The Green Room Sessions–Kyler England
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2007 Sin List–Travis McGee & The Revelers
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2008 s/t– The Alternate Routes
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2009 The Best Game In Town–Rebecca Pronsky
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2010 From The Mouth Of Paris–The Mieka Canon
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2011 Bess Rogers Presents –Bess Rogers
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2012 Another Side–Daniel Levi Goans
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2013: Auto Kiss Proof – Aqua Cherry
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2014: Whiskey & Wine Vol 1. – Antigone Rising
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2015 Butchers Blind – A Place In America
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2016: Darlingside – Whipporwill
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2017 The Slants – The Band That Must Not Be Named
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2018: Bruce T Carroll – Finding You
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2019: Castle Black “Dead In A Dream”
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2020: Fred Gillen Jr “Birds”
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2021 Aztec Two Step 2.0 “Birth Days”
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2022 Buffalo Rose (with Tom Paxton) “Rabbit”
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2023 Surprise Chef “Friendship”
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2024: not awarded
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2025:
Best Concept Album:
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2005 Hotwalker-Tom Russell
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2006 The Martini Cowboy Jack Grace
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2007 A Million Ukuleles MJ Hibbett
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2008 none awarded
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2009 Up On Rockfield– Vance Gilbert
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2010 Hadestown –Anais Mitchell
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2011 1861 Project–various
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2012 “Little Blue Egg” Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer
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2013: Esperanza: Songs from Jack Kerouac’s “Tristessa” (various)
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2015: Darryl Holter “Radio Songs: Woody Guthrie In California 1937-1939”
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2016: Professor Louie & The Crowmatix: Music From Hurley Mountain
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2017: Kristin Hersh: Wyatt At The Coyote Palace
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2018: Michael Martin Murphey: Austinology: Alleys Of Austin
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2019: David Newland “Northbound: The Northwest Passage In Story and Song”
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2020: not awarded
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2021 David Uoskkinnen’s In The Pocket “The Philly Special”
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2022: Putumayo World Music “Afro-Cubano”
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2023 not awarded
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2024: Putumayo World Music “Tropical Party”
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2025:
Best Tribute Album:
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2018: King Of The Road – A Tribute to Roger Miller (various)
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2019: not awarded
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2020: Gretchen Peters “The Night You Wrote That Song – A Tribute to MIckey Newbury”
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2021 “Stage Fright at 50 – An Ovation From Nashville (featuring The Rock House All Stars)
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2022 Edgar Winter “Brother Johnny”
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2023 Christian Parker “Sweethearts: A Tribute To The Byrds’ “Sweethearts Of The Rodeo”
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2024: Christian Parker “Change Is Now: A Tribute To The Byrds” (1964-71)
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Best New Artist:
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2004 Simon Stinger
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2005 Michael Tiernan
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2006 Hundred Year Flood
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2007 The Alternate Routes
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2009 Lisa Bianco
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2010 The Vanguard
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2011 Spuyten Duyvil
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2012 The Steel Wheels
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| 2013: Davey O. |
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2014: Ray Lambiase
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2015: Dan Weber
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2016: Monica Rizzio
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2017: Just Dave Band
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2018: Shane Martin
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2019: Tragedy Ann
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2020: Nobody’s Girl
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2021: Sam Robbins
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2022: Julian Taylor
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2023 Jaimee Harris
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2024: Zookraught
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ALL TIME CHART (based on total chart rank per Top 50 artist, covering years 2003-2025
Artists 1-100 are being revealed in a countdown podcast series throughout 2025
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