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Top Tex-Mex albums of all time

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Updated: 23 April
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Sir Douglas Quintet - Mendocino, Cover art
Mendocino
Sir Douglas Quintet
3.64 330 330 10 10
March 1969 Album
Country Rock Tex-Mex
Garage Rock Psychedelic Rock
melodic
330 Ratings 10 Reviews 3.64 Average
Los Lobos - Kiko, Cover art
Kiko
Los Lobos
3.63 951 951 25 25
May 1992 Album
Tex-Mex
Folk Rock
warm desert mellow bittersweet alcohol melancholic atmospheric nocturnal
951 Ratings 25 Reviews 3.63 Average
Los Lobos - The Neighborhood, Cover art
The Neighborhood
Los Lobos
3.62 371 371 7 7
4 September 1990 Album
Tex-Mex Roots Rock
Southern Rock Blues Rock
melodic passionate
371 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.62 Average
Los Lobos - By the Light of the Moon, Cover art
By the Light of the Moon
Los Lobos
3.59 424 424 11 11
19 January 1987 Album
Roots Rock Tex-Mex
Rock & Roll
energetic
424 Ratings 11 Reviews 3.59 Average
Ry Cooder - Chávez Ravine, Cover art
Chávez Ravine
Ry Cooder
3.53 442 442 25 25
7 June 2005 Album
Latin Alternative Tex-Mex
Corrido Rhumba Latin Jazz
political concept album passionate eclectic
442 Ratings 25 Reviews 3.53 Average
Los Lobos - Good Morning Aztlán, Cover art
Good Morning Aztlán
Los Lobos
3.59 198 198 4 4
4 June 2002 Album
Tex-Mex Roots Rock
Americana Heartland Rock
melodic
198 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.59 Average
Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive?, Cover art
How Will the Wolf Survive?
Los Lobos
3.49 1k 1,025 18 18
1984 Album
Tex-Mex
Rock & Roll Tejano Music
energetic alcohol rhythmic melodic passionate death
1k Ratings 18 Reviews 3.49 Average
Texas Tornados - Texas Tornados, Cover art
Texas Tornados
Texas Tornados
3.53 152 152 6 6
24 July 1990 Album
Tejano Music Tex-Mex
Ranchera Country
warm melodic uplifting love pastoral
152 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.53 Average
Friends of Dean Martinez - The Shadow of Your Smile, Cover art
The Shadow of Your Smile
Friends of Dean Martinez
3.43 234 234 5 5
22 August 1995 Album
Americana Roots Rock Tex-Mex
Alt-Country Surf Rock Post-Rock Spaghetti Western Cocktail Nation
atmospheric instrumental ethereal warm
234 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.43 Average
Los Lobos - Tin Can Trust, Cover art
Tin Can Trust
Los Lobos
3.56 168 168 3 3
3 August 2010 Album
Roots Rock Tex-Mex
Blues Rock Norteño Tejano Music
rhythmic urban melodic
168 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.56 Average
Los Lobos - The Town and the City, Cover art
The Town and the City
Los Lobos
3.54 173 173 5 5
12 September 2006 Album
Tex-Mex Heartland Rock
Roots Rock
rhythmic nocturnal urban melodic passionate
173 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.54 Average
Los Lonely Boys - Los Lonely Boys, Cover art
Los Lonely Boys
Los Lonely Boys
3.33 254 254 19 19
30 March 2004 Album
Latin Rock Tex-Mex
Blues Rock Roots Rock
love romantic warm peaceful religious melodic summer bittersweet
254 Ratings 19 Reviews 3.33 Average
Sir Douglas Quintet - Together After Five, Cover art
Together After Five
Sir Douglas Quintet
3.65 117 117 1 1
1970 Album
Tex-Mex Country Rock
Country Rock Blues Rock Roots Rock
warm
117 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.65 Average
Los Lobos - The Ride, Cover art
The Ride
Los Lobos
3.52 150 150 6 6
4 May 2004 Album
Tex-Mex Latin Rock
Blues Rock
melodic passionate
150 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.52 Average
Sir Douglas Quintet - Sir Douglas Quintet + 2 = Honkey Blues, Cover art
Sir Douglas Quintet + 2 = Honkey Blues
Sir Douglas Quintet
3.54 105 105 3 3
September 1968 Album
Psychedelic Soul Jazz-Rock Blue-Eyed Soul
Blues Rock Country Rock Tejano Music Jazz
105 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.54 Average
Calexico - Aerocalexico, Cover art
Aerocalexico
Calexico
3.43 155 155 2 2
2001 Album
Americana Tex-Mex
Tejano Music Norteño Alt-Country
desert lo-fi
155 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.43 Average
The Mavericks - Trampoline, Cover art
Trampoline
The Mavericks
3.46 127 127 5 5
10 March 1998 Album
Country Rock Tex-Mex
Americana Roots Rock Rock & Roll
127 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.46 Average
Los Lobos - This Time, Cover art
This Time
Los Lobos
3.32 155 155 6 6
20 July 1999 Album
Tex-Mex Rock
Latin Rock Latin Alternative Heartland Rock
melodic
155 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.32 Average
Sir Douglas Quintet - The Return of Doug Saldaña, Cover art
The Return of Doug Saldaña
Sir Douglas Quintet
3.65 83 83 3 3
1971 Album
Tex-Mex Country Rock
Tejano Music
83 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.65 Average
Calexico - Tool Box, Cover art
Tool Box
Calexico
3.29 149 149 4 4
2007 Album
Americana Alt-Country Tex-Mex
Norteño Tejano Music
instrumental desert lo-fi acoustic
149 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.29 Average
The Mavericks - Music for All Occasions, Cover art
Music for All Occasions
The Mavericks
3.49 99 99 5 5
1995 Album
Neo-Traditionalist Country Tex-Mex
Country Pop Rockabilly Honky Tonk
99 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.49 Average
Sir Doug & the Texas Tornados - Texas Rock for Country Rollers, Cover art
Texas Rock for Country Rollers
Sir Doug & the Texas Tornados
3.49 88 88 1 1
1976 Album
Country Rock Tex-Mex Outlaw Country
Blues Country Blues
88 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.49 Average
Sir Douglas Quintet - 1+1+1=4, Cover art
1+1+1=4
Sir Douglas Quintet
3.48 87 87 3 3
July 1970 Album
Tex-Mex
Country Rock Country Soul
87 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.48 Average
The Mavericks - In Time, Cover art
In Time
The Mavericks
3.58 68 68 4 4
26 February 2013 Album
Tex-Mex
Western Swing Salsa
acoustic romantic summer bittersweet passionate
68 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.58 Average
Sir Douglas Quintet - Border Wave, Cover art
Border Wave
Sir Douglas Quintet
3.54 67 67 3 3
1981 Album
Tex-Mex
Roots Rock
67 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.54 Average
Los Lobos - Gates of Gold, Cover art
Gates of Gold
Los Lobos
3.41 69 69 3 3
25 September 2015 Album
Tex-Mex Heartland Rock
Blues Rock
rhythmic melodic passionate
69 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.41 Average
Joe "King" Carrasco - Joe "King" Carrasco and the Crowns, Cover art
Joe "King" Carrasco and the Crowns
Joe "King" Carrasco
3.39 73 73 4 4
1980 Album
New Wave Tex-Mex
Rock & Roll
quirky rhythmic raw uplifting playful energetic manic
73 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.39 Average
Los Super Seven - Los Super Seven, Cover art
Los Super Seven
Los Super Seven
3.57 78 78
1998 Album
Tex-Mex
Tejano Music Son cubano Latin Rock Salsa
78 Ratings 3.57 Average
The Sir Douglas Band - Texas Tornado, Cover art
Texas Tornado
The Sir Douglas Band
3.58 50 50 1 1
1973 Album
Tex-Mex
Country Rock Blues Rock Jazz-Rock
50 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.58 Average
The Mavericks - En español, Cover art
En español
The Mavericks
3.47 51 51 1 1
21 August 2020 Album
Tex-Mex
Americana Mexican Folk Music Neo-Traditionalist Country
51 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.47 Average
Los Super Seven - Heard It on the x, Cover art
Heard It on the x
Los Super Seven
3.61 59 59 2 2
2005 Album
Tex-Mex
Electric Texas Blues Tejano Music
59 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.61 Average
Calexico - Travelall, Cover art
Travelall
Calexico
3.14 90 90 2 2
2000 Album
Americana Jazz Fusion Tex-Mex
Tejano Music Slowcore Alt-Country
instrumental desert rhythmic nocturnal eclectic mysterious atmospheric
90 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.14 Average
Calexico - The Book and the Canal, Cover art
The Book and the Canal
Calexico
3.17 82 82 1 1
November 2005 Album
Americana Alt-Country Tex-Mex
Tejano Music
82 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.17 Average
Texas Tornados - Zone of Our Own, Cover art
Zone of Our Own
Texas Tornados
3.45 43 43
10 September 1991 Album
Tex-Mex
Country Tejano Music
43 Ratings 3.45 Average
The Mavericks - Mono, Cover art
Mono
The Mavericks
3.20 54 54
17 February 2015 Album
Tex-Mex
Salsa Ska Country Soul Swing Revival
melodic
54 Ratings 3.20 Average
Sir Douglas Quintet - Rough Edges, Cover art
Rough Edges
Sir Douglas Quintet
3.68 36 36
1973 Album
Country Rock Tex-Mex
36 Ratings 3.68 Average
The Mavericks - The Mavericks, Cover art
The Mavericks
The Mavericks
3.30 55 55 1 1
23 September 2003 Album
Country Rock Americana Tex-Mex
Country Soul Western Swing Salsa
55 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.30 Average
Doug Sahm - The Return of Wayne Douglas, Cover art
The Return of Wayne Douglas
Doug Sahm
3.64 40 40
2000 Album
Country Rock Tex-Mex
Electric Texas Blues
40 Ratings 3.64 Average
Los Lonely Boys - Sacred, Cover art
Sacred
Los Lonely Boys
3.14 66 66 2 2
18 July 2006 Album
Tex-Mex Latin Rock
66 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.14 Average
Texas Tornados - Hangin' On by a Thread, Cover art
Hangin' On by a Thread
Texas Tornados
3.37 36 36
November 1992 Album
Tex-Mex
Tejano Music
36 Ratings 3.37 Average
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  • Calexico - The Guard, Cover art
    The Guard
    2011 Album
    30 Ratings 3.09 Average
    3.09 30 30
  • The Earthbound - Στάκαμαν! (Stakaman!), Cover art
    Στάκαμαν! (Stakaman!)
    2001 Album
    6 Ratings 3.21 Average
    3.21 6 6
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  • Ry Cooder - Show Time, Cover art
    Show Time
    1977 Album
    184 Ratings 9 Reviews 3.65 Average
    3.65 184 184 9 9
  • Calexico - Scraping, Cover art
    Scraping
    2002 Album
    95 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.66 Average
    3.66 95 95 2 2
  • Los Lobos - Live at the Fillmore, Cover art
    Live at the Fillmore
    2005 Album
    42 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.71 Average
    3.71 42 42 1 1
  • Los Lonely Boys - Live at the Fillmore, Cover art
    Live at the Fillmore
    2005 Album
    31 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.61 Average
    3.61 31 31 1 1
  • Los Lobos - Disconnected in New York, Cover art
    Disconnected in New York
    2013 Album
    29 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.56 Average
    3.56 29 29 1 1
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