The Chicks Albums Ranked

The Chicks (previously known as Dixie Chicks) are an American country music band. Since 1997, the band has consisted of Natalie Maines (lead vocals, guitar) and sisters Martie Maguire (vocals, fiddle, mandolin, guitar) and Emily Strayer (vocals, guitar, banjo, Dobro). Maguire and Strayer, both née Erwin, founded the band in 1989 in Dallas, Texas, with bassist Laura Lynch and vocalist and guitarist Robin Lynn Macy. They performed bluegrass and country music, busking and touring the bluegrass festival circuits and small venues for six years without attracting a major label. In 1992, Macy left and Lynch became the lead vocalist. The Chicks have won 13 Grammy Awards, including five in 2007 for Taking the Long Way, which received the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, and its single “Not Ready to Make Nice”, which received the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. By July 2020, with 33 million certified albums sold and sales of 27.9 million albums in the US, the Chicks had become the best-selling female band and best-selling country group in the US during the Nielsen SoundScan era (1991–present). Here are all of The Chicks albums ranked.

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7. Top Of The World Tour: Live 

“Regardless if you love or hate what Natalie had to say about Bush. Your can never say these ladies don’t have guts and the sure will to not ever play nice. Natalie and the Dixie chicks may never play nice. Strong will’s in country music don’t come around much. The music on this audio cd is strong, full or spite, to the point and in your face. Why hide the fact you live in a free country.”

6. Thank Heavens For Dale Evans 

“This is actually kinda nice, before all the pop pretensions and mainstream expectations, as well as with the group’s original singer, this is rather enjoyable. The old-school harmonies are the best part of the album.”

5. Fly 

“While I’m in no way behind the Dixie Chick’s snooty we-blame-everything-on-Dubya-n-America braindead liberal theology, still there’s no getting around the fact that when these babes leave politics to the big girls and concentrate on just making music…THEY ROCK!! You’d be hard pressed to find any album with more hook laden chops and sweet family harmonies than “Fly”.

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4. Gaslighter 

“Gaslighter has some decent compositional ideas on display here. I think it goes without saying at this point, but if you come into this album expecting more of the contemporary country sound that The Chicks were most famous for during the 1990s, you’re going to be taken for a loop. But the compositions haven’t changed too much. The Chicks vocal harmonies are still very solid throughout the project. The warm atmospherics that symbolize Jack Antonoff’s production give the album some good low end. “

3. Wide Open Spaces 

“On “Wide Open Spaces” Dixie Chicks play what could be described as Pop Country but this is about as far away as you can get from the schlock that is usually associated with this sub-genre. There’s an authenticity to the sound these ladies produce that, say, Shania Twain lacks. A more accurate description would be Americana or Alternative Country with bits of Bluegrass added for good measure.”

2. Taking The Long Way 

“This band from Dallas has its roots in traditional country, with a focus on vocal harmonies. The Long Way Around is about the experience of receiving death threats after criticizing the invasion of Iraq. It starts with acoustic guitar strumming, then expands to a full sound with horn and strings. After that the album turns back to a more traditional country sound with banjo, mandolin and steel guitar. Natalie Maines also plays the omnichord. Her vocals are very clear and with natural expression.”

1. Home 

“The country band sticks to its roots, but at the same time there’s room for modern ideas. Long Time Gone is a light-hearted, more or less autobiographical story. Travelin’ Soldier is a sad musical tale, supported by violin and banjo. Drum rolls at the end suggests a marching rhythm as a tribute to the deceased soldier. White Trash Wedding is the comical story of two poor people who had to get married because the girl was pregnant. They have beautifully blending voices and the instrumental arrangements are colorful.”