The Best Albums of the Decade, Ranked

Published on January 29, 2020 By Mathew Cohen

26. Sam Hunt, Montevallo, (2014)

Having co-written all 10 tracks, this budding country star enjoyed high critical praise for his debut studio album. Of the five singles featured on this album, four made it to the number one spot on the Billboard Country Airplay listing, making him the first solo male artist to achieve this feat with a single album.

Hunt’s album was later nominated for the Best Country Album at the 58^th Grammy Awards, while it won Digital Album of the Year at the 2016 American Country Countdown Awards.