The Roots Music Report's
Top Folk Album Chart
for the Year of 2023

 
Album Title Band/Artist Name Label Sub Genre
1You're the OneRhiannon GiddensNonesuchContemporary Folk
2Yellow PerilNat MyersEasy Eye Sound Alternative Folk
3Witness TreesDavid G SmithHey Dave Alternative Folk
4Wilderness Within YouParker MillsapOkrahomaContemporary Folk
5HomeEliza GilkysonSelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
6One More Time Before You Go: a Tribute to Tony RiceDan TyminskiNorth StarTraditional Folk
7You Never Can TellDiane Hubka & The Sun Canyon BandSelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
8Sticks and StonesLukas Nelson & Promise of the Real6 AceContemporary Folk
9CelebrantsNickel CreekThirty TigersContemporary Folk
10Wide Open LightBen HarperChrysalis Alternative Folk
11Jump for JoyHiss Golden MessengerMerge Alternative Folk
121988Lori McKennaThirty TigersContemporary Folk
13Tell Me Who You Are: a Live Tribute to OdettaMisty BluesGuitar OneTraditional Folk
14CardiacAarythmersAarythmersFolk Rock
15Emotional ContractsDeer TickATO Alternative Folk
16In the MomentRaveis KoleBopFolk Rock
17Lay Your Darkness DownMark ErelliSoundly Alternative Folk
18SanctuaryRebecca FolsomSunshine ProductionsContemporary Folk
19Flesh and BoneCynthia MarchantSelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
20Larry Robbins: the SinglesLarry RobbinsMazelationsContemporary Folk
21Cup of SugarTim O'BrienHowdy SkiesContemporary Folk
22The ReturnerAllison RussellBirds of ChicagoContemporary Folk
2312th of JuneLyle LovettVerve Alternative Folk
24I Only See the MoonThe Milk Carton KidsFar CryContemporary Folk
25Traveling WildfireDom FlemonsSmithsonian FolkwaysContemporary Folk
26North Georgia RounderPony BradshawBlack MountainContemporary Folk
27Beautiful ThingPeach & QuietSelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
28OzarkerIsrael NashSoundlyFolk Rock
29Anarchist GospelSunny WarNew WestContemporary Folk
30And I for YouPressing StringsEvil TeenFolk Rock
31Everything is AliveDarlingsideMore DougFolk Rock
32Lover's GameThe War and TreatyMercuryContemporary Folk
33You Only Get a FewUpstateRoyal Potato FamilyContemporary Folk
34FilamentBuddy MondlockSelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
35Crank It, We're DoomedTodd SniderAimlessFolk Rock
36Safe to RunEsther RoseNew West Alternative Folk
37Dang FoolEric SelbySelf-Release Alternative Folk
38Small TownsStillHouse JunkiesDark ShadowTraditional Folk
39Gonna Be BeautifulKarneySelf-ReleaseFolk Rock
40TapePatty GriffinPGMContemporary Folk
41Bits & PiecesMalcolm HolcombeSingularContemporary Folk
42Meat Bird in BeigevilleJudy NazemetzSmokey LadyContemporary Folk
43Creatures in the GardenKarneySelf-ReleaseFolk Rock
44Palomar ParadeSons Of The EastSelf-ReleaseFolk Rock
45There is So Much HereGlen PhillipsCompass Alternative Folk
46A Murder of SongsGrant PeeplesSelf-Release Alternative Folk
47Upstate CrossroadsTim BallIrelandvilleContemporary Folk
48Moving on SkiffleVan MorrisonVirgin Music Alternative Folk
49Sanctity of SilenceNoah DerksenSelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
50Cover to CoverThe Brother BrothersCompassContemporary Folk
51Shake It Loose TodayLinda SussmanSing Out Proud Alternative Folk
52Everyday LegendsLinda MarksSelf-Release Alternative Folk
53CosmosDarling WestJansenContemporary Folk
54World RecordNeil YoungThe Other ShoeContemporary Folk
55So Many WowsLucie Blue TremblaySelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
56The LiarJohn FullbrightBlue DirtContemporary Folk
57Now and the EvermoreColin HayCompass Alternative Folk
58Night WorkJames MaddockSongs Of Avenue CTraditional Folk
59Whispers from the WoodsGordon Thomas WardTrespass Music Alternative Folk
60FolkocracyRufus WainwrightBMGContemporary Folk
61A Few Stars ApartLukas Nelson & Promise of the RealFantasyContemporary Folk
62OutpouringsCraig BickhardtSelf-Release Alternative Folk
63NowGraham NashBMGFolk Rock
64How Can I Say This?Annie CappsSelf-Release Alternative Folk
65Accentuate the PositiveVan MorrisonExile Alternative Folk
66Appaloosa BonesGregory Alan IsakovDualtoneContemporary Folk
67Where ZatJohn Roy ZatFlyin Bayou Alternative Folk
68I'm Your HuckleberryTommy GoucherSelf-Release Alternative Folk
69The Little In-BetweenTim GrimmVaultContemporary Folk
70AlpenglowTrampled by TurtlesBanjodadTraditional Folk
71The Price We Pay for LoveJulie ChristensenWierbirdContemporary Folk
72Book of LifeBrian BlakeSelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
73There for YouSteve FreeFraternity Alternative Folk
74The Ballad of Aesop FinBarrett DavisSelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
75Sweet BeginningsKathryn Severing FoxSelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
76All Souls HillThe WaterboysCooking Vinyl Alternative Folk
771977Michelle MaloneBFDContemporary Folk
78BonesMelissa RuthSelf-Release Alternative Folk
79Common Nation of SorrowRachel BaimanSignature SoundsContemporary Folk
8055Ellis PaulRosellaContemporary Folk
81Among Other ThingsBella WhiteRounderTraditional Folk
82Come Back to MePeter OneVerve Forecast Alternative Folk
83From Where I StandWyatt EasterlingSelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
84HysteriaBilly JeterShine EyeContemporary Folk
85Stand for MyselfYolaEasy Eye SoundFolk Rock
86Hold That SpiritRaye ZaragozaRebel RiverContemporary Folk
87Close Enough to HearMile TwelveSelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
88York's Lament & Other StoriesReggie GarrettWonderDogContemporary Folk
89Songs from the River WindEliza GilkysonHowlin' DogContemporary Folk
90The Resonant RoguesThe Resonant RoguesSassafrass SoundsContemporary Folk
91Mermaid SaltJohn CraigieSelf-Release Alternative Folk
92Time Will Finally ComeWolf JettHill HouseContemporary Folk
93Meantime's UpJon Stickley TrioOrganic Alternative Folk
94Center of the UniverseSofia TalvikMakakiContemporary Folk
95The Waiting RoomAlex MabeySelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
96I Draw SlowI Draw SlowCompassContemporary Folk
97Big TalkJarrod DickensonHooked Alternative Folk
98All the Eye Can SeeJoe HenryWorksongContemporary Folk
99Sleeping Sun, Waking MoonBand For SaleElectric HabitatFolk Rock
100Junk DrawerSteve WoodBenajiFolk Rock
101Rolling Golden HolyBonny Light Horseman37d03d Alternative Folk
102In These Silent DaysBrandi CarlileLow Country SoundContemporary Folk
103Time is Funny That WayNina GerberGoatscapeContemporary Folk
104WatchhouseWatchhouseThirty TigersContemporary Folk
105What You Feel is RealNina De VitrySelf-Release Alternative Folk
106Phil Lee and Other Old Time FavoritesPhil LeeSelf-Release Alternative Folk
107Brady StreetDead HorsesVos & WolffContemporary Folk
108Uncertain CountryGreat Lake SwimmersPheromone Alternative Folk
109Southern SunJohn DonovanSelf-Release Alternative Folk
110Blue-Twangled Folk N RollReckless SaintsShiny Gnu Alternative Folk
111Snake CreekPixie and The Partygrass BoysSelf-Release Alternative Folk
112A Place Beyond BeliefSLPSTRM941048 Records DK Alternative Folk
113Tired of TryingJoe HoltSelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
114Passages and PartingsApril VerchSlab TownContemporary Folk
115The New FaithJake BlountSmithsonian FolkwaysContemporary Folk
116Sisters of White ChapelAnnie BartholomewMuskeg CollectiveContemporary Folk
117In the SummertimeTattletale SaintsSelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
118WhiplashJobi RiccioYep Roc Alternative Folk
119Year of the SpiderShannon & The ClamsEasy Eye Sound Alternative Folk
120Uranium MaidenKate MacLeodSelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
121Age of ApathyAoife O'DonovanYep Roc Alternative Folk
122The Rainbow Wheel of DeathDougie PooleWharf Cat Alternative Folk
123Sleeping DogsDamn Tall BuildingsSelf-ReleaseTraditional Folk
124Roscoe's DreamMapacheInnovative LeisureContemporary Folk
125LandmarksHelene CroninSelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
126Nine Apples of GoldKaran CaseyCrow ValleyContemporary Folk
1278th WonderThe National ParksSelf-Release Alternative Folk
128Tiny Beautiful ThingsMay ErlewineTone City MusicContemporary Folk
129The More I GivePaula StandingSelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
130ReimaginingClaudia SchmidtSelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
131Seek the Love You're YearningBrian Gore Guitar PoetSelf-Release Alternative Folk
132Another End of a YearConnor GarveySelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
133ReckoningsEric KilburnSelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
134Coming Home: a Collection of SongsDrew Holcomb & Ellie HolcombMagnoliaContemporary Folk
135LifelineLaura ZuckerSelf-Release Alternative Folk
136Last Days of SummerLucy KaplanskySelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
137ShufflemaniaRobyn HitchcockTiny Ghost Alternative Folk
138Pizza TicketsTaylor AshtonSignature SoundsContemporary Folk
139Moon CalendarTravis McNamaraSelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
140CloudsThe Ballroom ThievesNettwerk Alternative Folk
141From Self, with LoveLowland HumTone Tree Alternative Folk
142Blurry VisionShred KellySelf-Release Alternative Folk
143BorrowedGrey DeLisleRegionalFolk Rock
144The Darkest BrillianceCoastwest UnrestReclaim Alternative Folk
145At the RoadhouseThe Paper KitesNettwerk Alternative Folk
146Breaking the ThermometerLeyla McCallaAnti Alternative Folk
147ExtrovertMr. SunCompassTraditional Folk
148Long Day's Journey into LightPayson LyonEarwigContemporary Folk
149Time out Session #2The AccidentalsSelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
150With You in My LifeSheila K. CameronGlalellContemporary Folk
151AvalancheJenny Owen YoungsYep RocContemporary Folk
152Party LinesRomen Buffalo and The Loyal OrderSelf-ReleaseContemporary Folk
153Let All Who WillChris PierceFriends at WorkContemporary Folk
154Songs of Our GrandfathersZoe & CloydOrganicTraditional Folk
155GoldCarter SampsonHorton Alternative Folk
156Family TiesCharles Wesley GodwinBig LoudContemporary Folk
157ConstellationsMeredith MoonTrue NorthContemporary Folk
158Quietly Blowing ItHiss Golden MessengerMerge Alternative Folk
159CanvasNatalie MacMasterLinusCeltic
160Where I'm fromMike BermanSelf-ReleaseFolk Rock
161WithinMichelle Qureshimyndstream Alternative Folk
162Tell 'Em You Were GoldPharis & Jason RomeroSmithsonian FolkwaysTraditional Folk
163HomemakerJill BarberOutside Alternative Folk
164Love is the Only ThingPeter MulveyRighteous Babe Alternative Folk
165BarnNeil YoungThe Other ShoeContemporary Folk
166Twenty-First Century TimesJoe AstleySelf-ReleaseFolk Rock
 

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