The Roots Music Report's
Top Alternative Country Song Chart
for the Year of 2020
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Trick (feat. Ringo Starr, Don Was, Joe Walsh & Chris Robinson) | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 2 | Anymore | Beth Bombara |
| 3 | As the Crow Flies | The Brothers Comatose |
| 4 | Thunder Mountain | Rob Splatt Appelblatt |
| 5 | Weathervane | Rob Splatt Appelblatt |
| 6 | And Release | Rob Splatt Appelblatt |
| 7 | Old Ground | Matt Ward w/Bonnie Montgomery |
| 8 | Fast Left Hand (feat. the Cadillac Three) | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 9 | Demons | Tejon Street Corner Thieves |
| 10 | Across | Sado-Domestics |
| 11 | Run to Me | Mark Sebby |
| 12 | Redneck Rockstar | Mikey Goode |
| 13 | Home | The Wyatts |
| 14 | Toolbag | Caitlin Cannon |
| 15 | Outlaw Blood (feat. Ashley McBryde) | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 16 | Everybody Breaks | Ivan & Alyosha |
| 17 | Bad Times Are Coming Round Again | Waco Brothers |
| 18 | Rock Gods (feat. Aaron Lee Tasjan) | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 19 | Drink Till I See Double (feat. Paula Nelson & Elizabeth Cook) | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 20 | The Messenger (feat. Ronnie Dunn & Pam Tillis) | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 21 | Thunderbird Wine | David Quinn |
| 22 | Dreamer in My Dreams | Wilco |
| 23 | Trouble Bound | The Threadbarons |
| 24 | The Next Big Show | J.R. Herrera Band |
| 25 | Sunken Treasure | Wilco |
| 26 | Why Would You Wanna Live | Wilco |
| 27 | Mississippi John Hurt (feat. Pam Tillis) | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 28 | We Will Rise | White Rose Motor Oil |
| 29 | In a Rut | Whitney Rose |
| 30 | Thunderbird | Irene Kelley |
| 31 | Alright | Bison Bone |
| 32 | Wrap Me in a Fever | Ruby Boots |
| 33 | Reap What You Sow | Jim Bachmann |
| 34 | Cd Afterglow | white owl red |
| 35 | Hold This Town Together | Jeff Crosby |
| 36 | Sarah and Charlie | Western Centuries |
| 37 | Radio Keeps Me on the Ground | I See Hawks In L.A. |
| 38 | Hummingbird (feat. Peter Rowan) | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 39 | Born a Rotten Egg | The Harmed Brothers |
| 40 | Rise Above It | Austin Plaine |
| 41 | When the Roses Bloom Again | Wilco |
| 42 | Upside Down | Beth Bombara |
| 43 | Colorado River | Trout Steak Revival |
| 44 | Whiskey & Wine | Ivan & Alyosha |
| 45 | Deep Red Bells (Live) | Neko Case |
| 46 | Jose Gonzales | YepOk |
| 47 | Barbers and Bartenders | Caitlin Cannon |
| 48 | Somebody's Daughter | Lilly Hiatt |
| 49 | The Needle Has Landed | Neko Case |
| 50 | Machine Gun Kelly | The South Austin Moonlighters |
| 51 | After Party After Life | Lasers Lasers Birmingham |
| 52 | Your Wonderful Life | John Surge And The Haymakers |
| 53 | Studio Apartment Blues | John Surge And The Haymakers |
| 54 | Gun Sale at the Church | John Surge And The Haymakers |
| 55 | Play the Pretty One | Jim Bachmann |
| 56 | Last of a Dying Breed | Jim Bachmann |
| 57 | Chemical | Sado-Domestics |
| 58 | On the Fringe | The Jensen Sisters |
| 59 | All the Way Through | The Jensen Sisters |
| 60 | Lightning Rods | The Jensen Sisters |
| 61 | Can't Unring That Bell | Sado-Domestics |
| 62 | Vortexas | Howe Gelb |
| 63 | I Don't Care | Nikki Lane |
| 64 | Bracing for Sunday | Neko Case |
| 65 | Irish Black Bottom | Eileen Ivers |
| 66 | Lay You Down | Nikki Lane |
| 67 | Black Muddy River | Gregg Allman |
| 68 | Reunion | The Yawpers |
| 69 | Wild and Young | Austin Plaine |
| 70 | Box Full of Letters | Wilco |
| 71 | New Deal Blues | Waco Brothers |
| 72 | Way over Yonder in the Minor Key | Wilco |
| 73 | Don't Be Afraid of Your Anger | Clem Snide |
| 74 | Morning Train | Matt Skinner Band |
| 75 | Hold on Tight | Rookie |
| 76 | No Heart | Waco Brothers |
| 77 | José González | YepOk |
| 78 | Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis | Neko Case |
| 79 | In California (Live) | Neko Case |
| 80 | Hell and the Blues | white owl red |
| 81 | Out on the Waters | white owl red |
| 82 | Airline to Heaven (Live) | Wilco |
| 83 | Walk on | Eileen Ivers |
| 84 | A Decision is Made | The Yawpers |
| 85 | Hold on | white owl red |
| 86 | R.O.C.K. (feat. Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown) | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 87 | Right Time | Nikki Lane |
| 88 | Working on the Highway | Blitzen Trapper |
| 89 | Bad on Fords | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 90 | Ashes to Ashes | Matt Skinner Band |
| 91 | Down by the River | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 92 | Time to Believe in | The Deslondes |
| 93 | What's the World Got in Store | Wilco |
| 94 | Kitty's Wedding | Eileen Ivers |
| 95 | Hold On, Hold on | Neko Case |
| 96 | John Saw That Number | Neko Case |
| 97 | Good Ole Days | Whiskey Myers |
| 98 | Talkin' | Driftwood |
| 99 | Jackpot | Nikki Lane |
| 100 | Impossible Germany | Wilco |
| 101 | Mon Dieu | The Yawpers |
| 102 | Take | Barb Ryman |
| 103 | Rattlesnake Shakin’ Woman (feat. Larkin Poe) | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 104 | This Tornado Loves You | Neko Case |
| 105 | Space Force Feat. Jim Lauderdale | Western Centuries |
| 106 | Just a Kid | Wilco |
| 107 | Generic America | Blue Mountain |
| 108 | Moment in the Sun | Clem Snide |
| 109 | Ice Cube | Clem Snide |
| 110 | Either Way | Wilco |
| 111 | Telling Stories | Drivin' N' Cryin' |
| 112 | At My Window Sad and Lonely | Wilco |
| 113 | A Shot in the Arm | Wilco |
| 114 | I'm Always in Love | Wilco |
| 115 | Funnel of Love | Nikki Lane |
| 116 | Side of the Road | Rookie |
| 117 | Will Not Fade Away | White Rose Motor Oil |
| 118 | Fast Train Down | Waco Brothers |
| 119 | Dog Day Nights | Ben Nichols |
| 120 | Shelter | Ben Nichols |
| 121 | Sheila | Tommy Roe |
| 122 | Christ for President | Wilco |
| 123 | I Fell in Love with the Grateful Dead | I See Hawks In L.A. |
| 124 | Honeysuckle Blue | Drivin' N' Cryin' |
| 125 | Honky Tonk Hiccups | Neko Case |
| 126 | Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth | Neko Case |
| 127 | (What's So Funny Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding? - Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC | Wilco |
| 128 | How to Fight Loneliness | Wilco |
| 129 | Stinging Velvet | Neko Case |
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