# The Carter Family — Every Record We Rank

The Carter Family appears once in our Country list, placing as high as No. 4. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Country
- **Year:** 1928
- **Highest placing:** No. 4 in Country
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/the-carter-family/

## Appears on

### [Wildwood Flower](https://waxonia.com/track/the-carter-family--wildwood-flower/)

*1928 · Victor · No. 4 in [Country](https://waxonia.com/genre/country/)*

Maybelle Carter's thumb-and-fingers guitar style, invented on this record and copied by everyone since. The Bristol sessions in one performance.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Carter%20Family%20Wildwood%20Flower) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=l0DMhqlH20k)

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