Welcome to my curated archive of favourite albums from the beginning of the blog in 2017. This page brings together my annual lists alongside some key posts that define what Highway Queens is about – celebrating the best women in Americana music!
Yearly Best of Lists
Below are links to my favourite albums and songs from each year of Highway Queens:
Queens of Highway Queens
There are some artists who are core to the identity of Highway Queens, artists who inspired me to start the blog and who I’ve written about ever since. Follow the links below to read everything I’ve written about them:
- Dolly Parton – features and my discography project
- Miranda Lambert – album and live reviews plus opinion pieces
- Margo Price – album and book reviews
Best Of the Blog
If you’re new here then here are some more posts that might interest you:
Under Her Influence: an ongoing series of posts tracing the influence of artists like Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton and Bobbie Gentry.
Opinion: On Album Covers, Judgement and Objectification
2026 Album Review: Kacey Musgraves – Middle of Nowhere
Highway Queens 