Master ID | Artist | Album | Cat # | Label | Country | Date | Genres | Styles | Info |
| 606698 | David Ball (3) | Steppin' Out | 9777-2-R | RCA | US | 1989-12-00 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 1230152 | Jason D. Williams | Tore Up | 9782-2-R | RCA | US | 1989-12-00 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 1481409 | The Marcy Brothers | Missing You | 9 26051-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1989-10-23 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 49280 | Rickie Lee Jones | Flying Cowboys / A Conversation With Rickie Lee Jones | DIPX 005431 | Geffen Records | US | 1989-09-29 | Rock, Non-Music, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Interview, Pop Rock | Album, Promo |
| 153391 | Joe Strummer | Earthquake Weather | EK 45372 | Epic | US | 1989-09-20 | Rock, Reggae, Folk, World, & Country | Alternative Rock, Classic Rock, Reggae-Pop | Album |
| 1285362 | Shelby Lynne | Sunrise | EK 44260 | Epic | US | 1989-09-12 | Blues, Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 471196 | Keith Whitley | I Wonder Do You Think Of Me | 9809-2-R | RCA | US | 1989-08-01 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Honky Tonk | Album |
| 120709 | Борис Гребенщиков | Radio Silence | CK 44364 | Columbia | US | 1989-05-29 | Electronic, Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Pop Rock, Ballad, New Wave, Synth-pop, Acoustic, Folk Rock, Folk | Album |
| 404440 | Kenny Rogers | Something Inside So Strong | W2 25792 | Reprise Records | US | 1989-04-28 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Club Edition |
| 529566 | Baillie & The Boys | Turn The Tide | 8454-2-R | RCA | US | 1989-01-31 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 996405 | Girls Next Door | How 'Bout Us | 82068-2 | Atlantic | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 990565 | John Anderson (3) | Too Tough To Tame | UVLD-76008 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 98237 | Kassav' | Majestik Zouk | CK 45353 | Columbia | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Zouk | Album |
| 979021 | Sojiro | Harmony | UVLD-78002 | Universal Master Series | US | 1989 | Electronic, Jazz, Classical, Folk, World, & Country | New Age | Album |
| 975120 | Riders In The Sky | Riders Go Commercial | MCAD-42305 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 972043 | Russell Smith (5) | This Little Town | EK 40918 | Epic | US | 1989 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 964456 | Skip Ewing | The Will To Love | MCA-42301 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 960858 | Sawyer Brown | The Boys Are Back | CDP 592358 | Capitol Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Club Edition |
| 934160 | Conway Twitty | House On Old Lonesome Road | MCAD-42297 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 908764 | George Jones (2) | One Woman Man | EK 44078 | Epic | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Honky Tonk | Album |
| 885511 | Raúl Di Blasio | El Piano De America | 9847-2-RL | Ariola | US | 1989 | Jazz, Latin, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Easy Listening | Album |
| 874434 | Gary Morris | Stones | UVLD-76005 | Universal Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Folk | Album |
| 872071 | Raffi (2) | Raffi In Concert With The Rise And Shine Band | SD 0235 | A&M Records | US | 1989 | Reggae, Latin, Pop, Children's, Folk, World, & Country | Reggae, Latin, Music Hall, Reggae-Pop, Vocal, African, Folk | Album, Club Edition |
| 857143 | Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers | Pure 'N Simple | UVLD-42277 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 838377 | Jerry Douglas | Plant Early | MCA-6305 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Progressive Bluegrass | Album, Stereo |
| 836949 | Ricky Van Shelton | Sings Christmas | CK45269 | Columbia | US | 1989 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Holiday | Album, Club Edition |
| 828321 | Jonathan Edwards (2) | The Natural Thing | MCAD-42256 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock | Album |
| 82005 | Les Negresses Vertes | Mlah | W2-26029 | Sire | US | 1989 | Rock, Latin, Funk / Soul, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Acoustic | Album, Club Edition |
| 811419 | The Shooters (2) | Solid As A Rock | EK 44326 | Epic | USA & Canada | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 810579 | Tin Star (2) | Tin Star | R2 70843 | Rhino Records (2) | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 809235 | Waylon Jennings | The Early Years | 9561-2-R | RCA | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Compilation |
| 808470 | Bill Monroe | Bean Blossom | MCAD-8002 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Bluegrass | Album |
| 807219 | Lacy J. Dalton | Survivor | UVLD-42264 | Universal Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 790913 | Lori Yates | Can't Stop The Girl | CK 44278 | Columbia | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 78362 | The Beach Boys | Still Cruisin' | CDP 7 92639 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1989 | Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Surf, Soundtrack, Soft Rock, Pop Rock | Album, Club Edition |
| 775927 | Lee Greenwood | If Only For One Night | MCAD-42300 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 766536 | Merle Haggard | 5:01 Blues | EK 44283 | Epic | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Stereo |
| 763103 | Kix Brooks | Kix Brooks | CDP 7 48506 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 75661 | Lyle Lovett And His Large Band | Lyle Lovett And His Large Band | MCAD-42263 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Jazz, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Big Band | Album |
| 743852 | Dean Dillon | I've Learned To Live | C2 92079 | Capitol Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 743851 | Lionel Cartwright | Lionel Cartwright | MCAD-42276 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 743779 | Steve Wariner | I Got Dreams | MCAD-42272 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 74235 | Various | Mississippi Burning | 91236-2 | Island Records | US | 1989 | Jazz, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen | Soul-Jazz, Gospel, Soundtrack, Score | Album, Compilation |
| 736151 | Andy Narell | Little Secrets | WD-0120 | Windham Hill Records | US | 1989 | Jazz, Latin, Folk, World, & Country | Fusion | Album, Promo |
| 73350 | Dissidenten | Out Of This World | 9 26030-2 | Sire | US | 1989 | Electronic, Folk, World, & Country | Electro, Experimental, Synth-pop | Album |
| 725470 | Marsha Thornton | Marsha Thornton | MCAD 42319 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 706296 | Jesse Winchester | The Best Of | R2 70085 | Rhino Records (2) | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Folk, Country | Album, Compilation |
| 689423 | Shenandoah | The Road Not Taken | CK 44468 | Columbia | USA & Canada | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 677372 | Reba McEntire | Live | MCAD-8034 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 659901 | Jo-El Sonnier | Have A Little Faith | 9718-2-R | RCA | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Cajun | Album |
| 639972 | Gene Watson | Back In The Fire | 9-25832-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 624646 | Billy Hill (2) | I Am Just A Rebel | 9 25915-2 | Reprise Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 622476 | Marty Stuart | Hillbilly Rock | MCAD-42312 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 618454 | Paul Overstreet | Sowin' Love | 9717-2-R | RCA | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 613185 | Suzy Bogguss | Somewhere Between | CDP 7 90237 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 60576 | Youssou N'Dour | The Lion | 0777 7 86117 2 1 | Virgin | US | 1989 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 60479 | Yma Sumac | Legend Of The Sun Virgin | CDP 7 91250 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1989 | Latin, Folk, World, & Country | Andean Music | Album |
| 575601 | The Burch Sisters | New Fire | 836 711-2 | Mercury | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 574077 | Strength In Numbers (2) | The Telluride Sessions | MCAD-6293 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Progressive Bluegrass | Album |
| 572381 | Marie Osmond | Steppin' Stone | CDP 7 91781 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1989 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 568937 | The Statler Brothers | Live And Sold Out | 838 231-2 | Mercury | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 561498 | Wayne Toups & Zydecajun | Blast From The Bayou | 836 518-2 | Mercury | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Cajun, Zydeco | Album |
| 561036 | Ray Stevens | Beside Myself | MCAD-42303 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Novelty | Album |
| 55379 | Cindy Lee Berryhill | Who's Gonna Save The World? | R2 70834 | Rhino Records (2) | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Folk | Album |
| 552648 | Mel McDaniel | Rock-A-Billy Boy | CDP-591133 | Capitol Records | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock | Album |
| 550711 | Kris Kristofferson | Third World Warrior | 834 629-2 | Mercury | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 54645 | Johnny Clegg & Savuka | Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World | CDP 7 93446 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1989 | Rock, Funk / Soul, Folk, World, & Country | Pop Rock | Album, Club Edition |
| 538869 | Pierce Pettis | While The Serpent Lies Sleeping | WD-1087 | Windham Hill Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Folk | Album |
| 529783 | Vern Gosdin | Alone | CK 45104 | Columbia | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 523883 | Wagoneers | Good Fortune | CD 5245 | A&M Records | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Rockabilly | Album |
| 521653 | Lorrie Morgan | Leave The Light On | 9594-2-R | RCA | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 512982 | Reba McEntire | Sweet Sixteen | MCAD-6294 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Club Edition |
| 502510 | Isabel Pantoja | Se Me Enamora El Alma | 9952-2-RL | RCA | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Flamenco | Album |
| 492995 | The Forester Sisters | All I Need | 9 25779-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock, Soft Rock, Gospel | Album |
| 492646 | David Wilcox | How Did You Find Me Here | CD 5275 | A&M Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 492641 | Holly Dunn | The Blue Rose Of Texas | W2 25939 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 486137 | Mark O'Connor | On The Mark | 9 25970-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1989 | Jazz, Folk, World, & Country | Fusion | Album |
| 481805 | Annie Haslam | Annie Haslam | EK 45223 | Epic | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Pop Rock | Album |
| 479641 | Highway 101 | Paint The Town | 9 25992-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 477849 | Ronnie Milsap | Stranger Things Have Happened | 9588-2-R | RCA | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 471841 | Juice Newton | Ain't Gonna Cry | 8376-2-R | RCA | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 471413 | Clint Black | Killin' Time | 9668-2-R | RCA | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 471137 | Duke Tumatoe And The Power Trio | I Like My Job | 1-25836-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Blues Rock, Country Rock | Album |
| 450966 | Various | A Tribute To Woody Guthrie | 9 26036-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Acoustic, Country Rock, Folk | Album, Compilation |
| 450537 | Billy 'Crash' Craddock | Back On Track | 7 82013-2 | Atlantic | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 444830 | Various | Shag: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 9 25800-2 | Sire | US | 1989 | Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Rock & Roll, Soft Rock, Pop Rock, Soul, Country Rock | Album, Compilation |
| 442619 | Andy Narell | Stickman | WD-0101 | Windham Hill Records | US | 1989 | Jazz, Folk, World, & Country | Contemporary Jazz | Album |
| 441918 | Michael Martin Murphey | Land Of Enchantment | 9 25894-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 440253 | Kingston Trio | The Last Month Of The Year | CDP 7 93116 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Folk, Holiday | Album |
| 439339 | Randy Travis | An Old Time Christmas | 9 25972-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Holiday | Album |
| 43776 | The Pogues | Peace And Love | 7 91225-2 | Island Records | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock, Punk, Folk, Celtic | Album |
| 437116 | Ricky Skaggs | Kentucky Thunder | EK 45027 | Epic | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Bluegrass | Album |
| 434097 | Rodney Crowell | Keys To The Highway | CK 45242 | Columbia | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock, Country | Album |
| 433338 | Philip Aaberg | Upright | WD-1088 | Windham Hill Records | US | 1989 | Electronic, Jazz, Folk, World, & Country | Contemporary Jazz | Album |
| 422632 | Willie Nelson | A Horse Called Music | CK 45046 | Columbia | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 402362 | Kenny Rogers | Christmas In America | W2 25973 | Reprise Records | US | 1989 | Jazz, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Ballad, Easy Listening, Holiday | Album |
| 402252 | Alan Jackson (2) | Here In The Real World | ARCD-8623 | Arista | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Club Edition |
| 396356 | Ricardo Silveira | Sky Light | 837 696-2 | Verve Forecast | US | 1989 | Jazz, Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Acoustic, Fusion | Album |
| 393057 | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | More Great Dirt: The Best Of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Vol. II | 9 25830-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Compilation |
| 392095 | Tammy Wynette | Next To You | EK 44498 | Epic | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 3890770 | Various | Swingin' Country Favorites | 9 25966-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock, Country, Rockabilly, Honky Tonk | Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 385434 | Egberto Gismonti | Dança Dos Escravos | ECM 1387 | ECM Records | US | 1989 | Jazz, Folk, World, & Country | Latin Jazz, Contemporary Jazz | Album |
| 378756 | Emmylou Harris | Bluebird | 9 25776-2 | Reprise Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 372529 | Phranc | I Enjoy Being A Girl | 7 91259-2 | Island Records | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 359922 | Don Williams (2) | One Good Well | 9656-2-R | RCA | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 350589 | The Kentucky Headhunters | Pickin' On Nashville | 838 744-2 | Mercury | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock | Album |
| 346907 | Sipho Mabuse | Chant Of The Marching | 7 91271-2 | Virgin | US | 1989 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | African | Album |
| 342473 | Jimmy Buffett | Off To See The Lizard | MCAD-6314 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 339325 | Kathy Mattea | Willow In The Wind | 836 950-2 | Mercury | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 336549 | Vince Gill | When I Call Your Name | MCAD-42321 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Club Edition |
| 335042 | Tabu Ley Rochereau | Babeti Soukous | CAROL 2304-2 | Caroline Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | African, Soukous | Album |
| 328997 | The Subdudes | The Subdudes | 7 82015-2 | Atlantic | US | 1989 | Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock | Album, Stereo |
| 32809 | Steve Tibbetts | Big Map Idea | ECM 1380 | ECM Records | US | 1989 | Jazz, Folk, World, & Country | | Album, Stereo |
| 3277525 | Tim Noah | Kaddywompas | 7502104152 | A&M Records | US | 1989 | Children's, Folk, World, & Country | | Album, Promo |
| 3220318 | Emily Mitchell | The Holly And The Ivy | 60235-2-RC | BMG Classics | US | 1989 | Classical, Children's, Folk, World, & Country | Holiday | Album |
| 312065 | The Chieftains | A Chieftains Celebration | 7858-2-RC | BMG Classics | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Celtic | Album |
| 307581 | George Strait | Beyond The Blue Neon | MCAD-42266 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 306387 | Mary Chapin Carpenter | State Of The Heart | CK 44228 | Columbia | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 305059 | Dolly Parton | White Limozeen | CK 44384 | Columbia | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 29882 | Peter Gabriel | Passion - Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ | 9 24206-2 | Geffen Records | US | 1989 | Electronic, Rock, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen | Tribal, Ambient, Art Rock, Folk, Soundtrack | Album, Club Edition |
| 295978 | James McMurtry | Too Long In The Wasteland | CK 45229 | Columbia | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 292947 | New Grass Revival | Friday Night In America | CDP 7 90739 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Bluegrass | Album |
| 288529 | Tom Rush | The Circle Game | 7559-60659-2 | Elektra | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock, Folk | Album |
| 286846 | Elvis Presley | Promised Land | 0873-2-R | RCA | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Blues Rock, Classic Rock | Album |
| 280986 | Les Voix Bulgares De L'Ensemble Radio Sofia | Balkan | 2-91368 | Virgin | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen | Soundtrack, Folk | Album |
| 279887 | Various | Lost Angels Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | CD 3926 | A&M Records | US | 1989 | Hip Hop, Rock, Pop, Classical, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen | Alternative Rock, Folk Rock, Indie Rock, Classical, Soundtrack, Gangsta, Electro | Album, Compilation |
| 264369 | Tish Hinojosa | Homeland | CD 5263 | A&M Records | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock, Cajun | Album |
| 257866 | Indio (5) | Big Harvest | CD 5257 | A&M Records | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Rock & Roll, Folk, Acoustic | Album |
| 246446 | Blue Rodeo | Diamond Mine | 7 81971-2 | Atlantic | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 234833 | Randy Travis | No Holdin' Back | W2 25988 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Club Edition |
| 212116 | Garth Brooks | Garth Brooks | CDP 7 90897 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 210763 | Pete Seeger | We Shall Overcome: The Complete Carnegie Hall Concert: Historic Recording Of June 8, 1963 | C2K 45312 | Columbia | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Folk | Album |
| 182102 | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Volume Two) | UVLD-12500 | Universal Records | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock, Bluegrass | Album |
| 175808 | Miriam Makeba | Welela | 838 208-2 | Mercury | US | 1989 | Jazz, Funk / Soul, Folk, World, & Country | Soul | Album |
| 1689912 | Butch Baker (4) | We Will | 834 777-2 | Mercury | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 1652858 | Die Wiener Sängerknaben | Seasons' Greetings | A 21368 | Columbia Music Collection | US | 1989 | Classical, Folk, World, & Country | Choral, Holiday | Album |
| 163323 | Krishnamurti Sridhar | Shringar | CAROL 2306-2 | Caroline Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Indian Classical, Hindustani, Carnatic | Album |
| 159118 | Jane Siberry | Bound By The Beauty | 9 25942-2 | Reprise Records | US | 1989 | Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Pop Rock | Album |
| 155320 | Oysterband | Ride | 838 400-2 | Polydor | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock, Folk | Album |
| 152257 | Michelle Shocked | Captain Swing | 838 878-2 | Mercury | US | 1989 | Jazz, Blues, Folk, World, & Country | Jump Blues, Folk, Swing | Album, Promo |
| 149882 | Salif Keita | Ko-Yan | CCD 9836 | Island Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 145840 | Maria McKee | Maria McKee | GED 24229 | Geffen Records | US | 1989 | Blues, Folk, World, & Country, Rock | | Album |
| 14434 | Linda Ronstadt | Cry Like A Rainstorm - Howl Like The Wind | 9 60872-2 | Elektra | US | 1989 | Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Soft Rock, Symphonic Rock, Country Rock | Album |
| 144261 | Mahlathini And The Mahotella Queens | Paris - Soweto | 839 676-2 | Polydor | US | 1989 | Electronic, Folk, World, & Country | House, African | Album |
| 136652 | Ofra Haza | Desert Wind | 9 25976-2 | Sire | US | 1989 | Electronic, Folk, World, & Country | Synth-pop, Mizrahi | Album |
| 1354259 | Tom Chapin | Moonboat | CD 0403 | A&M Records | US | 1989 | Pop, Children's, Folk, World, & Country | Folk | Album |
| 1332304 | Maura O'Connell | Helpless Heart | 9 26016-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Folk, Bluegrass | Album |
| 1324024 | Pinkard & Bowden | Live | 9 26057-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1989 | Non-Music, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Comedy, Novelty, Parody | Album |
| 1318860 | Shane Barmby | Let's Talk About Us | 838 353-2 | Mercury | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 1317606 | The Oak Ridge Boys | American Dreams | MCAD-42311 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Club Edition |
| 1280082 | David Fanshawe | Musical Mariner: Pacific Journey | 426 185-2 | Mercury | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Pacific, Field Recording | Album |
| 127424 | Peter, Paul & Mary | (Moving) | 1473-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1989 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Vocal, Folk | Album, Stereo |
| 1247143 | Various | Heart Of Dixie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | CD 3930 | A&M Records | US | 1989 | Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen | | Album |
| 1244213 | Steven Wayne Horton | Steven Wayne Horton | CDP 7 91983 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 1240554 | Buck Owens | Act Naturally | CDP 7 92893 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Honky Tonk | Album |
| 124029 | Nanci Griffith | Storms | MCAD-6319 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Folk | Album |
| 12368 | Lenny Kravitz | Let Love Rule | 91290-.2 | Virgin | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | | Album, Club Edition |
| 123207 | Indigo Girls | Indigo Girls | EK 45044 | Epic | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock, Acoustic, Alternative Rock | Album |
| 1224728 | Danny Glover | How The Leopard Got His Spots | WD-0715 | Windham Hill Records | US | 1989 | Non-Music, Children's, Folk, World, & Country | Spoken Word, African | Album |
| 1217668 | David Slater | Be With Me | CDP 7 91181 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 1198620 | Wayne Massey | And Black Hawk | 836 517-2 | Mercury | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 116754 | Shawn Colvin | Steady On | CK 45209 | Columbia | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Folk | Album, Club Edition |
| 1157532 | Zaca Creek | Zaca Creek | CK 45128 | Columbia | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 110350 | k.d. lang And The Reclines | Absolute Torch And Twang | 9 25877-2 | Sire | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 1085359 | Hank Thompson | Collectors Series | D 102927 | Capitol Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Compilation, Club Edition |
| 1054248 | Daniele Alexander | First Move | 838 352-2 | Mercury | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock, Country | Album |
| 1038729 | David Broza | Away From Home | CDP-7-46989-2 | EMI USA | US | 1989 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 1030944 | José Luis Rodríguez | Señora Bonita | 842 085-2 | Mercury | US | 1989 | Latin, Folk, World, & Country | Ranchera | Album |
| 1015136 | Tim Malchak | Different Circles | UVLD-76002 | Universal Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 1012476 | Larry Boone (2) | Swingin' Doors, Sawdust Floors | 836 710-2 | Mercury | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 1002235 | Karen Staley | Wildest Dreams | MCAD-42112 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 1001563 | James House | James House | MCAD-42279 | MCA Records | US | 1989 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 16772 | Van Morrison | Irish Heartbeat | 834 496-2 | Mercury | US | 1988-06-20 | Folk, World, & Country | Folk | Album |
| 252984 | The Roches | Keep On Doing | 9 23725-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1988-06-09 | Folk, World, & Country | Folk | Album |
| 378721 | Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen | Hot Licks, Cold Steel & Truckers Favorites | MCAD-31186 | MCA Records | US | 1988-01-00 | Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock, Country | Album |
| 979859 | Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers | Alive & Well...Livin' In The Land Of Dreams... | CK 40905 | Columbia | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 977525 | Lynn Anderson | What She Does Best | 834 625-2 | Mercury | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 955128 | Earl Thomas Conley | The Heart Of It All | 6824-2-R | RCA | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 929657 | Ray Stevens | I Never Made A Record I Didn't Like | MCAD 42172 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Comedy, Country | Album |
| 919823 | Ethel And The Shameless Hussies | Born To Burn | MCAD-42191 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 909148 | T. Graham Brown | Come As You Were | CDP 7 48621 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Club Edition |
| 889212 | Dean Dillon | Slick Nickel | CDP 7 48920 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 883208 | Don McLean | Love Tracks | CDP 7 48080 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Folk, Country | Album |
| 86304 | Shawn Phillips (2) | Second Contribution | 75021 3128 2 | A&M Records | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock | Album |
| 859463 | Conway Twitty | Still In Your Dreams | MCAD-42115 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 856839 | Beth Carvalho | Alma Do Brasil | 836 695-2 | Verve Records | US | 1988 | Latin, Folk, World, & Country | Samba | Album |
| 854542 | Chet Atkins | Chet Atkins, C.G.P. | CK 44323 | Columbia | US | 1988 | Blues, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Folk, Instrumental, Contemporary | Album |
| 835861 | Mason Dixon | Exception To The Rule | CDP 7 90120 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 833247 | The McCarters | The Gift | 9 25737-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1988 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Vocal, Ballad, Country | Album |
| 830128 | Sawyer Brown | Wide Open | CDP 7 90417 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Country Rock | Album |
| 827565 | Therese Schroeder-Sheker | The Queen's Minstrel | WD-1074 | Windham Hill Records | US | 1988 | Classical, Folk, World, & Country | New Age, Medieval, Folk | Album |
| 806816 | Gary Morris | Every Christmas | 9 25760-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Holiday | Album |
| 805868 | T.G. Sheppard | Crossroads | CK 44421 | Columbia | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 759547 | Luis Conte | La Cocina Caliente | CJ2237 | A&M Records | US | 1988 | Jazz, Latin, Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 738340 | Riders In The Sky | Riders Radio Theater | MCAD-42180 | MCA Records | USA & Canada | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 732750 | Earl Thomas Conley | Fire & Smoke | 5981-2-R | RCA | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 722303 | Barbara Mandrell | I'll Be Your Jukebox Tonight | 100584D | Capitol Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Club Edition |
| 710808 | Marty Robbins | Christmas With Marty Robbins | CK 9535 | Columbia | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Holiday | Album |
| 685866 | Sweethearts Of The Rodeo | One Time, One Night | CK 40614 | Columbia | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 68424 | Cowboy Junkies | The Trinity Session | 8568-2-R | RCA | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Alternative Rock, Country | Album |
| 68269 | James Taylor (2) | Never Die Young | CK 40851 | Columbia | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 66684 | Toni Childs | Union | 395175-2 | A&M Records | UK, Europe & US | 1988 | Electronic, Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Pop Rock | Album |
| 658009 | Tom Wopat | Don't Look Back | CDP 7 90121 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 647359 | Janie Fricke | Saddle The Wind | CK 44143 | Columbia | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 64204 | Gipsy Kings | Gipsy Kings | E2 60845 | Elektra | US | 1988 | Latin, Folk, World, & Country | Flamenco | Album |
| 633529 | Mamou | Mamou | MCAD-10124 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Cajun, Southern Rock | Album |
| 607069 | Skip Ewing | The Coast Of Colorado | MCAD-42128 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 603581 | Shenandoah | Shenandoah | CK 40783 | Columbia | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 602120 | Ricky Skaggs | Comin' Home To Stay | EK 40623 | Epic | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Bluegrass | Album |
| 59687 | Joan Armatrading | Whatever's For Us | CD 3227 | A&M Records | US | 1988 | Funk / Soul, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 586861 | Crystal Gayle | Nobody's Angel | 9 25706-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1988 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 583650 | Eddy Raven | The Best Of | 6815-2-R | RCA | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Compilation |
| 577699 | Michael Martin Murphey | River Of Time | 9 25644-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 577507 | Waylon Jennings | Full Circle | MCAD-42222 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 571872 | Lee Greenwood | This Is My Country | MCAD-42167 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 570674 | John Anderson (3) | 10 | MCAD-42218 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 563859 | The Marshall Tucker Band | Still Holdin' On | 832-794-2 | Mercury | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Southern Rock, Country Rock | Album |
| 562809 | Anne Murray | As I Am | CDP 7 48764 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1988 | Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Country Rock | Album |
| 561118 | Mac McAnally | Finish Lines | 9 24191-2 | Geffen Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 54780 | Johnny Clegg & Savuka | Shadow Man | CDP-590411 | Capitol Records | US | 1988 | Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Afrobeat, Pop Rock | Album, Club Edition |
| 546286 | The Statler Brothers | Christmas Card | 822 743-2 | Mercury | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Holiday | Album |
| 545486 | Metamora | Morning Walk | WD-1068 | Windham Hill Records | US | 1988 | Electronic, Folk, World, & Country | New Age, Neofolk | Album |
| 523884 | Wagoneers | Stout & High | CD SP5200 DX003154 | A&M Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 502226 | Patty Loveless | If My Heart Had Windows | MCAD-42092 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 496945 | Johnny Cash | Water From The Wells Of Home | 834 778-2 | Mercury | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 489249 | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | Workin' Band | 9 25722-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Country Rock | Album |
| 479134 | Patty Loveless | Honky Tonk Angel | MCAD-42223 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 478949 | Steve Wariner | I Should Be With You | MCAD-42130 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 478309 | The Charlie Daniels Band | Homesick Heroes | EK 44324 | Epic | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock, Southern Rock | Album |
| 471678 | Keith Whitley | Don't Close Your Eyes | 6494-2-R | RCA | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 462893 | Michael Anderson (5) | Sound Alarm | CD 5203 | A&M Records | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock | Album |
| 462111 | Gheorghe Zamfir | A Return To Romance | 836 056-2 | Mercury | US | 1988 | Pop, Classical, Folk, World, & Country | Easy Listening | Album |
| 458116 | Loretta Lynn | Who Was That Stranger | MCAD 42174 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 449543 | The Oak Ridge Boys | Monongahela | MCAD-42205 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Club Edition |
| 445241 | Asleep At The Wheel | Western Standard Time | EK 44213 | Epic | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Swing | Album |
| 43765 | The Pogues | If I Should Fall From Grace With God | 90872-2 | Island Records | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Alternative Rock, Folk Rock, Punk, Celtic | Album |
| 435738 | Darden Smith | Darden Smith | EK 40938 | Epic | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock | Album |
| 429280 | K.T. Oslin | This Woman | 8369-2-R | RCA | US | 1988 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Contemporary | Album |
| 42723 | Clannad | Sirius | 6846-2-R | RCA | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock, Celtic | Album |
| 411513 | Various | Bull Durham, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | CDP 7 90586 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1988 | Jazz, Rock, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen | Soundtrack | Album |
| 407011 | Alabama | Southern Star | 8587-2-R | RCA | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 404946 | Desert Rose Band | Running | MCAD-42169 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Bluegrass, Folk, Country Rock | Album |
| 396354 | Ricardo Silveira | Long Distance | 835 054-2 | Verve Forecast | US | 1988 | Jazz, Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Acoustic, Fusion | Album |
| 393094 | Restless Heart | Big Dreams In A Small Town | 8317-2-R | RCA | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 391195 | George Strait | If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin' | MCAD-42114 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 390090 | Rodney Crowell | Diamonds & Dirt | CK 44076 | Columbia | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 386932 | Ricky Van Shelton | Loving Proof | CK 44221 | Columbia | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 380083 | Gordon Lightfoot | Gord's Gold Volume II | W2 25784 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Folk | Album, Club Edition |
| 378411 | Johnny Cash | Classic Cash | 834 526-2 | Mercury | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 377847 | Anne Murray | Christmas | CDP 7 90886 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1988 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Vocal, Holiday | Album |
| 3762 | Leonard Cohen | I'm Your Man | CK 44191 | Columbia | US | 1988 | Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Ballad, Folk Rock | Album |
| 3698412 | Various | Christmas On The General Jackson | 834 628-2 | Mercury | US | 1988 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Holiday | Album |
| 368677 | Willie Nelson | What A Wonderful World | CK 44331 | Columbia | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 355955 | Reba McEntire | Reba | MCAD-42134 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 35500 | Billy Bragg | Workers Playtime | 9 60824-2 | Elektra | US | 1988 | Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock, Indie Rock | Album |
| 354043 | Buckwheat Zydeco | Taking It Home | 7 90968-2 | Island Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Zydeco | Album |
| 334397 | Alabama | Alabama Live | 6825-2-R | RCA | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 333773 | Dana McVicker | Dana McVicker | CDP 7 46967 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Country Rock | Album |
| 329075 | John Kilzer | Memory In The Making | 9 24190-2 | Geffen Records | US | 1988 | Rock, Blues, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 326460 | Desert Rose Band | The Desert Rose Band | MCAD-5991 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Country Rock | Album |
| 325994 | Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson | WWII | 6329-2-R | RCA | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Stereo |
| 322689 | Acoustic Alchemy | Natural Elements | MCAD-42125 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Electronic, Jazz, Folk, World, & Country | Experimental, New Age, Smooth Jazz | Album, Club Edition |
| 320549 | The Forester Sisters | Sincerely | 9 25746-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 317378 | Southern Pacific | Zuma | 925 609-1 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock | Album, Club Edition, Stereo |
| 310116 | The Oak Ridge Boys | Bobbie Sue | MCAD-5294 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 293431 | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Journey Of Dreams | 9 25753-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1988 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Vocal, Choral, African | Album, Club Edition |
| 292429 | Nanci Griffith | Little Love Affairs | MCAD-42102 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Folk | Album |
| 289907 | Patsy Cline | Live At The Opry | MCAD-42142 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Honky Tonk | Album |
| 273168 | Anne Murray | Danny's Song | CDP 7 48446 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1988 | Jazz, Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country, AOR, Easy Listening | Album, Stereo |
| 269344 | Highway 101 | Highway 101² | 9 25742-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Pop Rock | Album, Club Edition |
| 267897 | Dwight Yoakam | Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room | 9 25749-2 | Reprise Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 262691 | Tennessee Ernie Ford | The Star Carol | CDP 7 91010 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1988 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Folk, Holiday | Album |
| 256702 | Joan Baez | Come From The Shadows | CD 3103 | A&M Records | USA & Canada | 1988 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Folk | Album, Stereo |
| 254178 | Youssou N'Dour | Immigrés | 7 91020-2 | Virgin Records America, Inc. | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | African | Album |
| 253812 | Nanci Griffith | One Fair Summer Evening | MCAD-42255 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Folk, Folk Rock, Country | Album |
| 239939 | Tim Hardin | Bird On A Wire | CK 30551 | Columbia | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Folk, Folk Rock | Album |
| 2377363 | Various | Sampler '88 Volume Two | MCAD-39113 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Jazz, Rock, Funk / Soul, Blues, Classical, Folk, World, & Country | Acoustic | Album, Compilation |
| 229145 | Various | Folkways: A Vision Shared (A Tribute To Woody Guthrie And Leadbelly) | CK 44034 | Columbia | USA & Canada | 1988 | Blues, Folk, World, & Country | Folk | Album |
| 203742 | William Ackerman | Imaginary Roads | WD-1078 | Windham Hill Records | US | 1988 | Electronic, Rock, Folk, World, & Country | New Age, Acoustic | Album |
| 194421 | Gentlemen Without Weapons | Transmissions | CD 5204 | A&M Records | US | 1988 | Electronic, Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Experimental, Ethno-pop | Album |
| 191032 | Shadowfax | Folksongs For A Nuclear Village | CDP 7 46924 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1988 | Electronic, Jazz, Folk, World, & Country | Fusion, Neofolk | Album |
| 189968 | Various | Stay Awake (Various Interpretations Of Music From Vintage Disney Films) | CD 3918 | A&M Records | US | 1988 | Jazz, Pop, Children's, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen | | Album |
| 187782 | Little Feat | Let It Roll | 9 25750-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Rock & Roll, Cajun, Pop Rock | Album |
| 183578 | Philippe Saisse | Valerian | WD-1073 | Windham Hill Records | US | 1988 | Electronic, Jazz, Classical, Folk, World, & Country | New Age, Fusion, Neo-Classical, Contemporary Jazz | Album |
| 179260 | Nightnoise (2) | At The End Of The Evening | WD-1076 | Windham Hill Records | US | 1988 | Jazz, Folk, World, & Country | New Age, Smooth Jazz, Celtic | Album |
| 175805 | Miriam Makeba | Sangoma | 9 25673-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1988 | Jazz, Reggae, Funk / Soul, Folk, World, & Country | Afrobeat | Album |
| 171461 | Jimmy Buffett | Volcano | MCAD-1657 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock, Country Rock | Album |
| 163200 | Tanya Tucker | Strong Enough To Bend | CDP 7 48865 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1988 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Country Rock | Album |
| 1605749 | Johnny Rodriguez (4) | Gracias | CDP 7 90040 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 159214 | Mary Margaret O'Hara | Miss America | 91274-2 | Virgin Records America, Inc. | US | 1988 | Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Alternative Rock, Ethereal | Album |
| 152252 | Michelle Shocked | Short Sharp Shocked | 834 924-2 | Mercury | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock, Acoustic, Alternative Rock, Country Rock | Album |
| 149183 | k.d. lang | Shadowland (The Owen Bradley Sessions) | 9 25724-2 | Sire | US | 1988 | Jazz, Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Honky Tonk, Vocal, Western Swing, Country | Album |
| 148466 | Randy Travis | Old 8x10 | W2 25738 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Club Edition |
| 1460486 | Johnny Gimble | Still Fiddlin' Around | MCAD-42021 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 1448197 | J.C. Crowley | Beneath The Texas Moon | 8370-2-R | RCA | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 136649 | Ofra Haza | Shaday | 7599258162 | Sire | US | 1988 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 1358696 | David Slater | Exchange Of Hearts | CDP 7 48307 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 128611 | Various | Live For Ireland | MCAD-42113 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Pop Rock | Album |
| 1230029 | Larry Boone (2) | Larry Boone | 834 377-2 | Mercury | USA & Canada | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 122442 | Fairground Attraction | The First Of A Million Kisses | 8596-2-R | RCA | US | 1988 | Jazz, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock | Album |
| 1158327 | Charly McClain | Charly McClain | 834 998-2 | Mercury | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 1157071 | Donna Meade | Love's Last Stand | 834 624-2 | Mercury | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 1147361 | Edgar Meyer | Love Of A Lifetime | MCAD-6257 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Bluegrass | Album |
| 1142156 | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | Southern Flavor | MCAD-42133 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Bluegrass | Album |
| 1142124 | Charles John Quarto | Hobo Carousel | 6823-2-R | RCA | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 1099637 | The A-Strings | Home For Christmas | 9 25759-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1988 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Holiday | Album |
| 105802 | Tracy Chapman | Tracy Chapman | 9 60774-2 | Elektra | US | 1988 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock, Pop Rock | Album |
| 1011934 | Mel McDaniel | Now You're Talkin' | C2-548058 | Capitol Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 1009063 | Asleep At The Wheel | Asleep At The Wheel | MCAD-31281 | MCA Records | US | 1988 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Compilation |
| 223861 | Idjah Hadidjah | Tonggeret | 9 79173-2 | Nonesuch | US | 1987-12-15 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 467077 | Various | The Legend Of Jesse James | 393 718-2 | A&M Records | US | 1987-10-21 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Folk, Country Rock | Album |
| 493233 | Steve Wariner | Greatest Hits | MCAD-42032 | MCA Records | US | 1987-09-07 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Compilation |
| 492878 | Steve Wariner | Life's Highway | MCAD-31002 | MCA Records | US | 1987-08-00 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 90950 | Shadowfax | Shadowfax | WD-1022 | Windham Hill Records | US | 1987-07-07 | Electronic, Jazz, Folk, World, & Country | Fusion, Contemporary Jazz, Neofolk | Album |
| 449955 | Emmylou Harris | Angel Band | 9 25585-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1987-07-07 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 691869 | David Allan Coe | A Matter Of Life... ...And Death | CK-40571 | Columbia | US | 1987-05-00 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 1129777 | The Oak Ridge Boys | Bobbie Sue/Step On Out | MCAD-5922 | MCA Records | US | 1987-05-00 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Compilation |
| 1320747 | Various | Hits Of Eighty Six | 5768-2-R | RCA | US | 1987-03-00 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Compilation |
| 908928 | Anne Murray | Country Hits | CDP 7 46487 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 890871 | Lacy J. Dalton | Blue Eyed Blues | CK 40780 | Columbia | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 887381 | Luciano Pavarotti | Volare | 421 052-2 | London Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album, Club Edition, Stereo |
| 835900 | John Conlee | American Faces | CK 40442 | Columbia | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 813244 | Ray Stevens | Ray Stevens Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | MCAD-42062 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Comedy, Novelty | Album, Compilation |
| 812653 | Conway Twitty | Borderline | MCAD-5969 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 805860 | T.G. Sheppard | One For The Money | CK 40796 | Columbia | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 795951 | Waylon Jennings | Hangin Tough | MCAD-5911 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Honky Tonk | Album, Stereo |
| 773505 | Glen Campbell | Still Within The Sound Of My Voice | MCAD-42009 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Stereo |
| 726719 | Bellamy Brothers | Crazy From The Heart | MCAD-42039 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock | Album |
| 725959 | Sylvia (7) | Greatest Hits | 5618-2-R | RCA | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 723637 | Vince Gill | The Way Back Home | 5923-2-R | RCA | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 705881 | Tom Jones | Things That Matter Most To Me | 830 409 2 | Mercury | US | 1987 | Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Vocal | Album, Compilation |
| 702793 | Janie Fricke | After Midnight | CK 40666 | Columbia | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 688302 | The Oak Ridge Boys | Heartbeat | MCAD-42036 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 683687 | Exile (7) | Shelter From The Night | EK 40901 | Epic | US | 1987 | Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 676710 | George Strait | Strait From The Heart | MCA-31117 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 65008 | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Shaka Zulu | 9 25582-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Vocal, African | Album |
| 649100 | Raffi (2) | Everything Grows | SD 0234 | A&M Records | US | 1987 | Pop, Children's, Folk, World, & Country | Chanson, Light Music | Album |
| 64049 | Kenny Rankin | After The Roses | 19271-2 | Atlantic | US | 1987 | Jazz, Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock, Country Rock, Smooth Jazz, Easy Listening, Soft Rock, Acoustic, Ballad | Album |
| 635809 | Jerry Douglas | Changing Channels | MCAD 5965 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 629494 | Patty Loveless | Patty Loveless | MCAD-5915 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 618451 | Gene Watson | Honky Tonk Crazy | EK 40644 | Epic | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Honky Tonk | Album |
| 60200 | Robbie Robertson | Robbie Robertson | M2G-24160 | Geffen Records | US | 1987 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | | Album, Club Edition |
| 594603 | The Statler Brothers | Maple Street Memories | 832 404-2 Q-1 | Mercury | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 569112 | Ray Stevens | Crackin' Up | MCAD-42020 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 564285 | Julie Andrews | Christmas With Julie Andrews | CK 40857 | Columbia | US | 1987 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Vocal, Holiday | Album |
| 54727 | Johnny Clegg & Savuka | Third World Child | CDP 7 46778 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1987 | Rock, Reggae, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Pop Rock, African | Album |
| 537789 | Merle Haggard | Seashores Of Old Mexico | EK 40293 | Epic | US | 1987 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Folk Rock, Pop Rock | Album |
| 533057 | Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin | The Dolphin's Way | 7 90651-2 | Virgin Records America, Inc. | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Folk | Album |
| 525275 | The Chieftains | Celtic Wedding | 6358-2-RC | RCA | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Celtic | Album |
| 519606 | Moe Bandy | You Haven't Heard The Last Of Me | MCAD-31224 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Honky Tonk | Album |
| 508626 | Juice Newton | Emotion | 6371-2-R | RCA | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 500220 | Joan Manuel Serrat | Bienaventurados | 6694-2-RL | Ariola | US | 1987 | Latin, Folk, World, & Country | Nueva Cancion | Album |
| 498832 | The Oak Ridge Boys | Where The Fast Lane Ends | MCAD-5945 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 488436 | Willie Nelson | Island In The Sea | CK 40487 | Columbia | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 486136 | Mark O'Connor | Stone From Which The Arch Was Made | 9 25539-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1987 | Jazz, Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Bluegrass, Contemporary Jazz, Celtic, Acoustic, Soft Rock, Jazz-Rock | Album |
| 467739 | Dervish (6) | Music Of The Whirling Dervishes | 7 82493-2 | Atlantic | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 454261 | Waylon Jennings | A Man Called Hoss | MCAD-42038 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 433855 | Monks Of The Monastery Of Gyuto, Tibet | Tibetan Tantric Choir | WD-2001 | Windham Hill Records | US | 1987 | Non-Music, Folk, World, & Country | Religious, Overtone Singing | Album |
| 419435 | Highway 101 | Highway 101 | 9 25608-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 415964 | Various | A World Apart (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 73138357632 | Milan | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen | Soundtrack, Score | Album |
| 413187 | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | Bluegrass '87 | MCAD-5970 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Bluegrass | Album |
| 411526 | Merle Haggard | Chill Factor | EK 40986 | Epic | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 410952 | New Grass Revival | Hold To A Dream | CDP 7 46962 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Bluegrass | Album, Stereo |
| 395981 | Ricky Van Shelton | Wild-Eyed Dream | CK 40602 | Columbia | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 394328 | Hank Williams Jr. | Born To Boogie | W2 25593 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Honky Tonk | Album, Club Edition |
| 392264 | John Anderson (3) | Blue Skies Again | MCAD-42037 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 375112 | Gary Morris | Hits | 9 25581-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Compilation |
| 363593 | The Charlie Daniels Band | Powder Keg | EK 40760 | Epic | US | 1987 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock | Album |
| 360138 | Kathy Mattea | Untasted Honey | 832 793-2 | Mercury | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 357158 | Reba McEntire | Merry Christmas To You | MCAD-42031 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Folk, Holiday | Album, Club Edition, Stereo |
| 353207 | George Jones (2) | Too Wild Too Long | EK 40781 | Epic | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 349136 | John Schneider | You Ain't Seen The Last Of Me | MCAD-5973 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 344283 | Don Williams (2) | Traces | CDP 7 48034 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 344265 | Crystal Gayle | What If We Fall In Love? | 9 25507-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 334877 | Reba McEntire | The Last One To Know | MCAD-42030 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 331660 | Liberace | A Liberace Christmas | MCAD-31146 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Pop, Classical, Folk, World, & Country | Novelty, Easy Listening, Holiday | Album |
| 3279679 | Frank Yankovic And His Orchestra | Greatest Polkas And Waltzes Volume Two | MCAD-31180 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Polka | Album, Compilation |
| 327317 | Jo-El Sonnier | Come On Joe | 6374-2-R | RCA | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Cajun | Album |
| 327173 | Steve Earle | Early Tracks | EK 39226 | Epic | US | 1987 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Southern Rock | Album |
| 326429 | John Conlee | Rose Colored Glasses | MCAD-31228 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 323845 | Asleep At The Wheel | 10 | EK 40681 | Epic | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Swing | Album |
| 321540 | Foster And Lloyd | Foster And Lloyd | 6372-2-R | RCA | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 321056 | Baillie & The Boys | Baillie & The Boys | 6272-2-R | RCA | US | 1987 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 31987 | French Frith Kaiser Thompson | Live, Love, Larf & Loaf | RNCD 70831 | Rhino Records (2) | US | 1987 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock, Rock & Roll, Art Rock | Album |
| 312360 | Kenny Rogers | I Prefer The Moonlight | 6484-2-R | RCA | US | 1987 | Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Soft Rock, Ballad, Country Rock | Album |
| 309638 | Sawyer Brown | Somewhere In The Night | CDP 7 46923 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 308077 | Amy Grant | Never Alone | CD 5053 DX 956 | A&M Records | US | 1987 | Electronic, Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock, Country Rock, Soft Rock, Ballad | Album |
| 304703 | Keith Whitley | L.A. To Miami | 5870-2-RRE | RCA | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 304609 | Rosanne Cash | King's Record Shop | CK 40777 | Columbia | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 303205 | Oysterband | Wide Blue Yonder | 837 387-2 | Polydor | US | 1987 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock, Folk | Album |
| 299939 | Steve Wariner | It's A Crazy World | MCAD-5926 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 299670 | The Horseflies | Human Fly | MCAD-10123 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 298485 | Ronnie Milsap | Heart And Soul | 6245-2-R | RCA | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 292428 | Nanci Griffith | Lone Star State Of Mind | MCAD-5927 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Vocal, Ballad | Album |
| 288005 | Tanya Tucker | Love Me Like You Used To | CDP 7 46870 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1987 | Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock, AOR | Album |
| 281276 | The Judds | Heartland | 5916-2-R | RCA | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 267503 | K.T. Oslin | 80's Ladies | 2193-2-R | RCA | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Club Edition |
| 261566 | Chet Atkins | Sails | CK 40593 | Columbia | US | 1987 | Electronic, Jazz, Folk, World, & Country | New Age, Folk Rock, Smooth Jazz | Album |
| 259101 | David Lynn Jones | Hard Times On Easy Street | 832-518-2 Q-1 | Mercury | US | 1987 | Rock, Blues, Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 238172 | Kassav' | Vini Pou | CK 44420 | Columbia | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Zouk | Album |
| 236878 | Buckwheat Zydeco | On A Night Like This | 7 90622-2 | Island Records | US | 1987 | Blues, Folk, World, & Country | Zydeco | Album |
| 236541 | Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson | Take It To The Limit | CK 38562 | Columbia | US | 1987 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock, Country | Album |
| 211269 | George Strait | Right Or Wrong | MCAD-31068 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 211268 | George Strait | Ocean Front Property | MCAD-5913 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 207640 | Nightnoise (2) | Something Of Time | WD-1057 | Windham Hill Records | US | 1987 | Jazz, Folk, World, & Country | New Age, Celtic, Neofolk | Album |
| 205854 | Duane Eddy | Duane Eddy | CDP 7 46897 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1987 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock, Pop Rock, Rockabilly | Album |
| 199277 | Amy Grant | In Concert Volume Two | CD 5055 | A&M Records | US | 1987 | Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock, Acoustic, Soft Rock, Ballad, Country Rock | Album |
| 198973 | Victoria Williams | Happy Come Home | GEFD 24140 | Geffen Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Folk | Album |
| 183983 | Dolly Parton | Rainbow | CK 40968 | Columbia | USA & Canada | 1987 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Country Rock, Pop Rock | Album |
| 178460 | Michael Hedges | Live On The Double Planet | WD-1066 | Windham Hill Records | US | 1987 | Electronic, Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Acoustic, Folk | Album |
| 174686 | Buster Poindexter | Buster Poindexter | 6633-2-R | RCA | US | 1987 | Jazz, Rock, Latin, Funk / Soul, Blues, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Latin, Rockabilly, Ballad, Calypso, Jump Blues, Lounge | Album |
| 173579 | Air Supply | The Christmas Album | 7551744992-2 | BMG Arista | US | 1987 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Vocal, Holiday | Album |
| 171463 | Jimmy Buffett | Somewhere Over China | MCAD-31168 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Soft Rock | Album |
| 157366 | Judy Collins | Wildflowers | EKS-74012-2 | Elektra | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock, Soft Rock | Album |
| 156911 | Olivia Newton-John | Let Me Be There | MCAD-31017 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock, Soft Rock, Country | Album |
| 154489 | Dwight Yoakam | Hillbilly DeLuxe | 9 25567-2 | Reprise Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Club Edition |
| 150867 | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | Hold On | 9 25573-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1987 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Country Rock | Album |
| 148465 | Randy Travis | Always & Forever | 9 25568-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1987 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock, Country | Album, Club Edition |
| 14721 | Dolly Parton | Trio | W2-25491 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock, Country Rock, Country | Album, Club Edition |
| 141753 | Various | Platoon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack And Songs From The Era) | 7 81742-2 | Atlantic | US | 1987 | Rock, Funk / Soul, Classical, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen | Psychedelic Rock, Contemporary, Country, Soul, Rhythm & Blues | Album, Compilation |
| 136406 | Traffic | Welcome To The Canteen | CID 9166 | Island Records | US | 1987 | Rock, Blues, Folk, World, & Country | Blues Rock, Electric Blues, Modern Electric Blues | Album |
| 1288051 | Various | Vintage Music: Volumes 19 & 20 | MCAD-5940 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Classic Rock, Doo Wop, Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll, Psychedelic Rock, Vocal | Album, Compilation, Stereo, Mono |
| 113650 | Alabama | Just Us | 755174475825 | RCA | US | 1987 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 113565 | Steve Earle & The Dukes | Exit 0 | MCAD-5998 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 110352 | k.d. lang and the reclines | Angel With A Lariat | W2 25441 | Sire | US | 1987 | Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock, Pop Rock | Album |
| 11004 | Kenny Rogers | Christmas | CDP 7 46558 2 | EMI America | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Holiday | Album |
| 10974 | Kitaro | The Light Of The Spirit | 9 24163-2 | Geffen Records | US | 1987 | Electronic, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | New Age | Album |
| 1027881 | Charly McClain | Still I Stay | EK 40534 | Epic | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 1025246 | George Jones (2) | By Request | EK 39546 | Epic | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Compilation |
| 1017961 | Dann Rogers | Still Runnin' | MCAD-42025 | MCA Records | US | 1987 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 1012471 | Bobby Springfield | All Fired Up | EK 40816 | Epic | US | 1987 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Country Rock | Album |
| 627843 | The Oak Ridge Boys | Christmas Again | MCAD-5799 | MCA Records | US | 1986-11-00 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Holiday | Album |
| 586870 | The Oak Ridge Boys | Christmas | MCAD-5365 | MCA Records | US | 1986-10-00 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Holiday | Album |
| 322759 | Reba McEntire | What Am I Gonna Do About You | MCAD-5807 | MCA Records | US | 1986-09-02 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 321344 | Randy Travis | Storms Of Life | 9 25435-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1986-06-06 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 335105 | Reba McEntire | Whoever's In New England | MCAD-5691 | MCA Records | US | 1986-02-10 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 879929 | William Golden | American Vagabond | MCAD-31075 | MCA Records | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 87443 | Steve Earle | Guitar Town | MCAD-5713 | MCA Records | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 766814 | Jimmy Buffett | Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes/ Havana Daydreamin' | MCAD-5875 | MCA Records | US | 1986 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Acoustic, Country, Country Rock | Album, Compilation |
| 74674 | Art Garfunkel | Angel Clare | CK 31474 | Columbia | US | 1986 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock | Album |
| 704231 | The Hampton String Quartet | What If Mozart Wrote "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" | 5625-2-RC | RCA | US | 1986 | Classical, Folk, World, & Country | Holiday | Album |
| 702792 | Janie Fricke | Black & White | CK 40383 | Columbia | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 679625 | The Statler Brothers | Radio Gospel Favorites | 826 780-2 | Mercury | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Gospel | Album |
| 662938 | John Conlee | Harmony | CK 40257 | Columbia | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 640238 | Ronnie Milsap | Lost In The Fifties Tonight | PCD1-7194 | RCA | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 613636 | Sawyer Brown | Out Goin' Cattin' | CDP 7 46328 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1986 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock, Pop Rock | Album |
| 601658 | Marilyn Horne | Beautiful Dreamer (The Great American Songbook) | 417 242-2 | London Records | US | 1986 | Classical, Folk, World, & Country | Vocal | Album |
| 580605 | Gary Morris | Plain Brown Wrapper | 9 25438-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1986 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock | Album |
| 568984 | Kathy Mattea | Walk The Way The Wind Blows | 830 405-2 M-1 | Mercury | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 55658 | Paul Simon | Graceland | W2-25447 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Folk | Album, Club Edition |
| 537878 | Sweethearts Of The Rodeo | Sweethearts Of The Rodeo | CK 40406 | Columbia | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 530676 | Bellamy Brothers | Country Rap | MCAD-31306 | MCA Records | US | 1986 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock | Album |
| 501045 | Merle Haggard | Out Among The Stars | EK 40107 | Epic | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 501026 | John Schneider | Take The Long Way Home | MCAD 5789 | MCA Records | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 496050 | Anne Murray | Something To Talk About | CDP 7 46197 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1986 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Vocal | Album |
| 437483 | George Jones (2) | Wine Colored Roses | EK 40413 | Epic | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 437353 | Mark Germino | London Moon And Barnyard Remedies | PCD1-5852 | RCA | US | 1986 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock, Art Rock | Album |
| 427988 | Jerry Douglas | Under The Wire | MCAD-5675 | MCA Records | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Bluegrass | Album |
| 408286 | T. Graham Brown | I Tell It Like It Used To Be | CDP 7 46901 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 402285 | Ricky Skaggs | Favorite Country Songs | EK 39409 | Epic | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Compilation |
| 398368 | John Schneider | A Memory Like You | MCAD-5668 | MCA Records | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Club Edition |
| 391705 | Malcolm Dalglish | Jogging The Memory | WD-1046 | Windham Hill Records | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Acoustic, Folk | Album |
| 391411 | Youssou N'Dour | Nelson Mandela | 831 294-2 | Polydor | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | African | Album |
| 386711 | Restless Heart | Wheels | 5648-2-R | RCA | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 386572 | John Denver | One World | PCD1-5811 | RCA | US | 1986 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock | Album |
| 385972 | Dan Seals | On The Front Line | CDP 7 46352 2 | EMI America | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 368170 | George Strait | Merry Christmas Strait To You | MCAD-5800 | MCA Records | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Holiday | Album |
| 354371 | Marie Osmond | I Only Wanted You | CDP 7 46348 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country, Pop | Country | Album |
| 349208 | Edgar Meyer | Unfolding | MCAD-5694 | MCA Records | US | 1986 | Jazz, Folk, World, & Country | Bluegrass | Album |
| 345923 | Barbara Mandrell | The Best of Barbara Mandrell | MCAD-31107 | MCA Records | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album, Compilation |
| 341843 | Merle Haggard | A Friend In California | EK 40286 | Epic | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 338227 | Rosanne Cash | Somewhere In The Stars | CK 37570 | Columbia | US | 1986 | Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock, Country | Album |
| 331035 | Rodney Crowell | Street Language | CK 40116 | Columbia | US | 1986 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | | Album, Stereo |
| 330360 | George Strait | #7 | MCAD-5750 | MCA Records | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 323948 | Lee Greenwood | Love Will Find Its Way To You | MCAD-5770 | MCA Records | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 313457 | Albert Lee | Speechless | MCAD-5693 | MCA Records | US | 1986 | Jazz, Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock, Contemporary Jazz, Avant-garde Jazz | Album |
| 311430 | Hank Williams Jr. | Montana Cafe | 9 25412-2 | Warner Bros. Records | USA & Europe | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 300362 | The Oak Ridge Boys | Seasons | MCAD-5714 | MCA Records | US | 1986 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock | Album |
| 300272 | Ricky Skaggs | Love's Gonna Get Ya! | EK 40309 | Epic | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Bluegrass | Album |
| 300265 | Ricky Skaggs | Live In London | EK 40103 | Epic | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Bluegrass | Album |
| 298454 | Waylon Jennings | Will The Wolf Survive | MCAD-5688 | MCA Records | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 281909 | Willie Nelson | Partners | CK 39894 | Columbia | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 27579 | Enya | Enya | 781842-2 | Atlantic | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen | New Age | Album |
| 270643 | Willie Nelson | The Promiseland | CK 40327 | Columbia | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 264514 | Jimmy Buffett | Floridays | MCAD-5730 | MCA Records | US | 1986 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock, Country Rock | Album |
| 249743 | Lyle Lovett | Lyle Lovett | MCAD-5748 | MCA Records | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Folk | Album |
| 245020 | Johnny Cash | Heroes | CK 40347 | Columbia | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 226424 | The Judds | Why Not Me | PCD1-5319 | RCA | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 211383 | Alabama | The Touch | 5649-1-R | RCA | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 154488 | Dwight Yoakam | Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. | W2-25372 | Reprise Records | US | 1986 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Honky Tonk, Rock & Roll | Album, Club Edition |
| 1217328 | Nashville Symphony Orchestra | Nashville Platinum | CK 40440 | Columbia | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 1204078 | Various | The Nashville Christmas Album | EK 40418 | Epic | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Holiday | Album |
| 1040657 | Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers | Partners | CK 40431 | Columbia | US | 1986 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 880465 | Richard Clayderman | A Romantic Christmas | CK 40190 | Columbia | US | 1985 | Pop, Classical, Folk, World, & Country | Holiday | Album |
| 749858 | George Jones (2) | Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes | EK 39598 | Epic | US | 1985 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 741166 | Charly McClain | Biggest Hits | EK 40186 | Epic | US | 1985 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Compilation |
| 682350 | T.G. Sheppard | Livin' On The Edge | CK 40007 | Columbia | US | 1985 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 65086 | Stewart Copeland | The Rhythmatist | CD 5084 | A&M Records | US | 1985 | Jazz, Rock, Reggae, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen | Zouk, Symphonic Rock, Fusion, Score, Ethereal, Jazz-Rock, Reggae-Pop | Album |
| 598270 | Darol Anger / Barbara Higbie Quintet | Live At Montreux | WD-1036 | Windham Hill Records | US | 1985 | Jazz, Folk, World, & Country | Fusion | Album |
| 593622 | The Statler Brothers | Christmas Present | 51416 5168 2 | Mercury | US | 1985 | Folk, World, & Country | Holiday | Album |
| 593596 | The Statler Brothers | Pardners In Rhyme | 824 420-2 M-1 | Mercury | US | 1985 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 530613 | Merle Haggard | Kern River | EK 39602 | Epic | US | 1985 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 434255 | Marie Osmond | There's No Stopping Your Heart | CDP 7 48449 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1985 | Folk, World, & Country, Pop | Country | Album |
| 42719 | Clannad | Macalla | PCD1-8063 | RCA | US | 1985 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Folk Rock, Celtic, Pop Rock | Album |
| 410566 | Various | Porky's Revenge! | MFCD 797 | Columbia | US | 1985 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen | Soundtrack, Rock & Roll, Pop Rock, Country | Album, Compilation |
| 372494 | Hank Williams Jr. | Five - O | 9 25267-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1985 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 36369 | Waylon Jennings | Highwayman | CK 40056 | Columbia | US | 1985 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Folk | Album |
| 354340 | John Schneider | Too Good To Stop Now | MCAD-31116 | MCA Records | US | 1985 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 31638 | Suzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | CD 5072 | A&M Records | US | 1985 | Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Soft Rock, Folk | Album, Stereo |
| 310378 | Kenny Rogers | The Heart Of The Matter | PCD1-7023 | RCA | US | 1985 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 307601 | Exile (7) | Hang On To Your Heart | EK-40000 | Epic | US | 1985 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 304840 | Juice Newton | Old Flame | PCD1-5493 | RCA | US | 1985 | Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 301806 | John Denver | Dreamland Express | PCD1-5458 | RCA | US | 1985 | Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Soft Rock, Country | Album |
| 28593 | George Winston | December | WD-1025 | Windham Hill Records | US | 1985 | Classical, Folk, World, & Country | Contemporary, Holiday | Album |
| 281879 | Emmylou Harris | The Ballad Of Sally Rose | 9 25205-2 | Warner Bros. Records | USA & Europe | 1985 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 276566 | George Strait | Something Special | MCAD-5605 | MCA Records | US | 1985 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 220498 | Philip Aaberg | High Plains (Solo Piano) | WD-1037 | Windham Hill Records | US | 1985 | Jazz, Folk, World, & Country | New Age, Contemporary Jazz | Album |
| 173508 | Chet Atkins | Stay Tuned | CK 39591 | Columbia | US | 1985 | Folk, World, & Country | Swing | Album |
| 170715 | Sawyer Brown | Shakin' | CDP 7 46468 2 | Capitol Records | US | 1985 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock, Pop Rock | Album |
| 1258101 | Rita Ford's Music Boxes | A Christmas Tree - A Collection Of Enchanting Music Box Melodies | CK 40171 | Columbia | US | 1985 | Pop, Classical, Folk, World, & Country | Holiday | Album |
| 113652 | Alabama | Christmas | BG2 44753 | RCA | US | 1985 | Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock, Country, Holiday | Album, Club Edition |
| 113651 | Alabama | 40 Hour Week | PCD1-5339 | RCA | US | 1985 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 105628 | Patsy Cline | Sweet Dreams: The Life And Times Of Patsy Cline | MCAD-6149 | MCA Records | US | 1985 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen | Soundtrack, Country, Country Rock | Album |
| 1018794 | Louise Mandrell | Maybe My Baby | PCD1-5454 | RCA | US | 1985 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 0 | Various | Super 10 | PCD1-7131 | RCA | US | 1985 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album, Compilation |
| 255611 | Jimmy Buffett | Riddles In The Sand | MCAD-31095 | MCA Records | US | 1984-09-00 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Country Rock | Album |
| 932959 | Bill Monroe | Columbia Historic Edition | CK 38904 | Columbia | US | 1984 | Folk, World, & Country | Bluegrass | Album, Compilation |
| 9314 | Kitaro | Asia | 9240872 | Geffen Records | US | 1984 | Electronic, Folk, World, & Country | New Age | Album, Stereo |
| 92706 | Shadowfax | The Dreams Of Children | WD-1038 | Windham Hill Records | US | 1984 | Jazz, Rock, Folk, World, & Country | New Age, Contemporary Jazz, Neofolk, Prog Rock | Album |
| 638530 | Tom Jones | Love Is On The Radio | 822 701-2 M 1 | Mercury | US | 1984 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Vocal | Album |
| 590902 | Various | Rhinestone - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | PCD1-5032 | RCA | US | 1984 | Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen | Country, Soundtrack | Album |
| 581759 | Lee Greenwood | Somebody's Gonna Love You | MCAD-5403 | MCA Records | US | 1984 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 529868 | Deborah Allen | Let Me Be The First | PCD1-5318 | RCA | US | 1984 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 518572 | Charley Pride | Night Games | PCD14822 | RCA | US | 1984 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 468411 | Louise Mandrell | Too Hot To Sleep | PCD14820 | RCA | US | 1984 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 460205 | Hank Williams Jr. | Major Moves | 25088-2 | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1984 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Country Rock | Album |
| 438842 | Juice Newton | Can't Wait All Night | PCD1-4995 | RCA | US | 1984 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 436387 | The Statler Brothers | Atlanta Blue | 818 652-2 | Mercury | US | 1984 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 436372 | Judy Collins | Home Again | 9 60304-2 | Elektra | US | 1984 | Folk, World, & Country, Rock | Folk Rock, Soft Rock, Folk | Album |
| 392309 | Sylvia (7) | Snapshot | PCD1-4672 | RCA | US | 1984 | Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Pop Rock, Country, Country Rock | Album |
| 373557 | Ronnie Milsap | One More Try For Love | PCD1-5016 | RCA | US | 1984 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Ballad | Album |
| 341978 | Ricky Skaggs | Country Boy | EK 39410 | Epic | US | 1984 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 324876 | Michael Hedges | Aerial Boundaries | WD-1032 | Windham Hill Records | US | 1984 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | New Age, Acoustic | Album |
| 312235 | Kenny Rogers | Once Upon A Christmas | PCD1-5307 | RCA | US | 1984 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen | Country, Religious, Pop Rock, Holiday | Album |
| 307317 | Merle Haggard | Big City | EK 37593 | Epic | US | 1984 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 296609 | Dolly Parton | The Great Pretender | PCD14940 | RCA | US | 1984 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Ballad | Album |
| 28632 | Charles Gross | Country (An Original Soundtrack Album) | WD-1039 | Windham Hill Records | US | 1984 | Electronic, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen | Soundtrack, New Age, Ambient | Album |
| 273011 | Ray Charles | Friendship | CK 39415 | Columbia | USA & Canada | 1984 | Blues, Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 261370 | Willie Nelson | City Of New Orleans | CK 39145 | Columbia | US | 1984 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Folk Rock, Pop Rock | Album |
| 245085 | Waylon Jennings | Waylon And Company | PCD14826 | RCA | US | 1984 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 211267 | George Strait | Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind | MCAD-31032 | MCA Records | US | 1984 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 16756 | Van Morrison | Live At The Grand Opera House Belfast | 818 336-2 | Mercury | USA & Europe | 1984 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 1403705 | Chuck Wagon Gang | 16 Country Gospel Favorites | MCAD-11075 | MCA Records | US | 1984 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Gospel | Album, Compilation |
| 132485 | Emmylou Harris | White Shoes | 9 23961-2 | Warner Bros. Records | USA & Europe | 1984 | Folk, World, & Country | Country, Folk | Album |
| 113656 | Alabama | Roll On | PCD14939 | RCA | US | 1984 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Country Rock | Album |
| 113044 | Kenny Rogers | What About Me? | PCD1-5335 | RCA | US | 1984 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Country, Ballad, Vocal | Album |
| 81266 | Amy Grant | A Christmas Album | CD 5057 | A&M Records | US | 1983 | Folk, World, & Country | Folk, Holiday | Album |
| 6365 | Kenny Rogers | Eyes That See In The Dark | PCD14697 | RCA | US | 1983 | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Ballad, Country | Album |
| 490895 | Ronnie Milsap | Keyed Up | PCD14670 | RCA | US | 1983 | Folk, World, & Country | Country | Album |
| 479127 | Dean Martin | The Nashville Sessions | none | Warner Bros. Records | US | 1983 | Folk, World, & Country | | Album |
| 113657 | Alabama | The Closer You Get... | PCD14663 | RCA | US | 1983 | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Country Rock | Album |