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While you may not agree that every song deserves a spot on this list, we hope you'll agree that alt-country deserves its place cemented in the history books.

Whether you're a country fan or not, these albums are must-listens!

The Boot rounds up a list of 50 country, Americana, alt-country, bluegrass and folk songs that everyone should hear at least once in their lifetime.

We went through the massive list of releases for this year's Record Store Day and picked out some of our favorites. What's on your shopping list?

Ronnie Fauss premieres his version of Uncle Tupelo's "New Madrid" with The Boot.