The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Contemporary Folk Song Chart
for the Week of Oct 3, 2026
| TW | LW | Song Title | Band/Artist Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *NEW* | 1 | - | Angel Fire Rise | Rhiannon Giddens |
| ▲ | 2 | 3 | Wildflowers | Mama's Broke |
| ▲ | 3 | 7 | Atlanta Blues | Stephen Bennett |
| ▲ | 4 | 8 | Lemon's Jump | Stefan Grossman |
| - | 5 | 5 | Liquor Store Angel | Parry Lamont |
| - | 6 | 6 | Wonder | Natalie Merchant |
| ▲ | 7 | 74 | Turn the Tide | Stacy Robin |
| ▲ | 8 | 82 | Love of Mine | Stacy Robin |
| *NEW* | 9 | - | High on a Mountain | Rhiannon Giddens |
| ▼ | 10 | 2 | Carolina Rain | Rhiannon Giddens |
| ▲ | 11 | 15 | Closer to Fine | Indigo Girls |
| ▲ | 12 | 16 | 20 Years | Jude Johnstone |
| ▲ | 13 | 17 | The American in Me | Steve Forbert |
| ▲ | 14 | - | Back at the Start | Patty Griffin |
| ▲ | 15 | - | I Sing | Joe Crookston |
| ▼ | 16 | 1 | Tear My Stillhouse Down (feat. Lindsay Lou) | AJ Lee & Blue Summit |
| ▲ | 17 | - | Go in Peace | Sam Baker |
| ▼ | 18 | 9 | Drive | Stacy Robin |
| ▼ | 19 | 4 | The Vagrant | Parry Lamont |
| ▼ | 20 | 10 | Sing to My Heart | Stacy Robin |
| ▼ | 21 | 11 | Beginnings | Stacy Robin |
| ▼ | 22 | 12 | Take These Chains | Stacy Robin |
| ▼ | 23 | 13 | Memphis BBQ Blues | Dave Miller |
| ▲ | 24 | - | Glendale Train (feat. Kyle Tuttle) | AJ Lee & Blue Summit |
| ▲ | 25 | - | Human | Brandi Carlile |
| *NEW* | 26 | - | I Don't Wanna Grow Up | Hayes Carll |
| ▼ | 27 | 14 | Somewhere in Between | Jason Lenyer Buchanan |
| *NEW* | 28 | - | Knockin' over Whiskeys | Hayes Carll |
| ▲ | 29 | 31 | Coffee Shop Open Mic | Josie Bello |
| ▲ | 30 | 32 | The Sound of Guitars | Josie Bello |
| ▲ | 31 | 33 | Rising | Josie Bello |
| ▲ | 32 | 34 | Love That 's Real | Josie Bello |
| ▲ | 33 | 35 | Resilience | Josie Bello |
| ▲ | 34 | 36 | Albuquerque | Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band |
| ▲ | 35 | 37 | Home | Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band |
| ▲ | 36 | 38 | I Am Empty | Josie Bello |
| ▲ | 37 | 39 | Killing Time | Josie Bello |
| ▲ | 38 | 40 | El Toro | The Fathoms |
| ▲ | 39 | 41 | Calling Card | Josie Bello |
| ▲ | 40 | 42 | Hold Me Close | The Ruta Beggars |
| ▲ | 41 | - | To the Light | Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band |
| ▲ | 42 | 43 | The Blues is My Business | Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band |
| ▲ | 43 | 44 | Pockets Empty | Peach & Quiet |
| ▲ | 44 | 45 | Twenty-Five Years | Josie Bello |
| ▲ | 45 | 46 | Calgary Skyline | Peach & Quiet |
| ▲ | 46 | 47 | Beautiful Thing | Peach & Quiet |
| ▲ | 47 | 48 | Behind the Sun | Peach & Quiet |
| ▲ | 48 | 49 | Just Before the Dawn | Peach & Quiet |
| ▲ | 49 | 50 | You Ain't Goin' Nowhere | Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band |
| ▲ | 50 | 51 | Papa's Got Ahold of the Wine | The Ruta Beggars |
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