1. Bob Dylan – Love & Theft
2001 was a great year for new music but this record is on a much higher level. That Dylan and his band were able to create this music in a couple of weeks is amazing! I can’t believe how great the playing is on this record. The lyrics within each song lead the listener through so many different moods and settings. The vocals are spellbinding. The I distance between Dylan and everyone else has never been greater.

2. Lucinda Williams – – Essence
3. Bruce Springsteen – – Live in New York City

4. Dan Bern – – – New American Language
5. Laura Nyro – – – Angel in the Dark
6. Rodney Crowell – – -The Houston Kid

7. Ryan Adams – – – Gold
8. John Hiatt – – – The Tiki Bar is Open
9. The Crudup Brothers – – – Franktown Blues

10. Paul McCartney – – – Driving Rain
11. Nanci Griffith – – – Clock Without Hands
12. Buddy and Julie Miller – – – Buddy and Julie Miller

13. Lucy Kaplansky – – – Every Single Day
14. Mindy Jostyn – – – Blues Stories
15. John Mayer – – – Room for Squares

16. Shelby Lynne – – – Love Shelby
17. Whiskeytown – – – Pneumonia
18. Diana Krall – – – The Look of Love

19. John Hammond – – – Wicked Grin
20. Graham Parker – – – Deepcut to Nowhere
21. The Legacy of Sun Records – – – Good Rockin’ Tonight

22. Eiton John – – – Songs From the West Coast
23. Cindy Bullens – – – Neverland
24. Ani Difranco – – – revelling/reckoning

25. Timeless: – – Hank Williams Tribute

Favorite Remasters of 2001
George Harrison – All things Must Pass
The Band – Rock of Ages

Favorite Concerts of 2001:
Bob Dylan – MSG
Lucinda Williams – Roseland
Tom Pacheco – The Unison
Buddy & Julie Miller – Town Crier