The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Folk Song Chart
for the Week of May 30, 2026
| TW | LW | Song Title | Band/Artist Name | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | Back at the Start | Patty Griffin | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 2 | 3 | Peshtigo | Chicago Farmer | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 3 | 2 | Heavy Foot | Mon Rovîa | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 4 | 5 | Saving Grace | Briscoe | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 5 | 7 | WHILE WE STILL HAVE a CHANCE | Todd Snider | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 6 | 4 | Drive | Stacy Robin | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 7 | 9 | As We Fall | Stacy Robin | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 8 | 35 | Hero Street | David G Smith | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 9 | 6 | Rescue Me | Sons Of The East | Folk Rock |
| ▲ | 10 | 44 | Right Where You Want Me | Shane Weisman | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 11 | 10 | Darling Pretty | Mark Knopfler | Folk |
| ▲ | 12 | 15 | Party in the Pines | Dave Miller | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 13 | 17 | Pour the Wine | Sons Of The East | Folk Rock |
| ▲ | 14 | 25 | Great River Road | Chicago Farmer | Folk Rock |
| ▲ | 15 | 26 | Ballad of the Texas Gentlemen (feat. the Texas Gentlemen) | Ryan Bingham | Folk Rock |
| ▲ | 16 | 33 | Fire Season | John Craigie | Alternative Folk |
| ▲ | 17 | 43 | Too Afraid to Fall in Love | Max Gomez | Traditional Folk |
| ▲ | 18 | 42 | A Perfect Storm | Jose Gonzalez | Chamber Folk |
| ▲ | 19 | 48 | Pamela Brown | Leo Kottke | Folk |
| ▲ | 20 | 51 | Louise | Leo Kottke | Folk |
| ▲ | 21 | 53 | 44 & 66 | Greg Brown | Folk |
| ▲ | 22 | 58 | Look out for My Love | Neil Young | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 23 | 61 | Straight Back Home to You | Wolf Jett | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 24 | 63 | Open | Bruce Cockburn | Folk Rock |
| ▲ | 25 | 67 | Hot Corn, Cold Corn | Jerry Garcia & David Grisman | Folk Rock |
| ▲ | 26 | 79 | Big Things and Little Things | Truckstop Honeymoon | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 27 | 11 | Lemon's Jump | Stefan Grossman | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 28 | 12 | Atlanta Blues | Stephen Bennett | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 29 | 13 | Liquor Store Angel | Parry Lamont | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 30 | 14 | The Vagrant | Parry Lamont | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 31 | 16 | American Boys | Don McLean | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 32 | 18 | Gave My Guitar Away | Karney | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 33 | 19 | Suspended | Karney | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 34 | 20 | Freedom Summer | Karney | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 35 | 21 | Out of Body 2025 | Karney | Folk Rock |
| ▲ | 36 | 37 | Eos | Karney | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 37 | 22 | Gave My Guitar Away (Acoustic Version) | Karney | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 38 | 23 | Freedom Summer (Acoustic Version) | Karney | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 39 | 24 | One True Song (Acoustic Version) | Karney | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 40 | 27 | River Gonna Talk | David G Smith | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 41 | 28 | Weight You Carry | David G Smith | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 42 | 29 | I Wanna Go out | David G Smith | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 43 | 30 | Rumours | John Donovan | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 44 | 31 | 2nd Fiddle | John Donovan | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 45 | 32 | Townhalls & Taverns | John Donovan | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 46 | 34 | Edna Strange | John Craigie | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 47 | 41 | Omein | James Kahn | Alternative Folk |
| *NEW* | 48 | - | Souvenirs | John Prine | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 49 | - | Yard Sale | Ben Harper | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 50 | 45 | Memphis in the Meantime | John Hiatt | Folk |
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