The Roots Music Report's
Top Alternative Country Song Chart
for the Year of 2022
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hellbent for Leather (feat. Steve Earle) | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 2 | One Step Forward | Jamestown Revival |
| 3 | Willie McCoy | The Youngers |
| 4 | Too Many Places | The Brothers Comatose |
| 5 | Gone Gone Gone | The Brothers Comatose |
| 6 | Harvest Moon (feat. Aj Lee & Blue Summit) | The Brothers Comatose |
| 7 | Young Man | Jamestown Revival |
| 8 | Liars, Criminals, Beggars and Thieves | Ian Jones |
| 9 | Naturally Wild (feat. Lzzy Hale & John 5) | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 10 | Evergreens | Ian Jones |
| 11 | Promised Land | Ian Jones |
| 12 | Little Things | American Aquarium |
| 13 | The Mercury | Turnpike Troubadours |
| 14 | I'm the One for You | The Great Get Gone |
| 15 | On the Ranch | Emily Nenni |
| 16 | Slow It Down | Jamestown Revival |
| 17 | Groove (feat. Kevin Russell & the Shiny Soul Sisters) | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 18 | Astrosurf | The Youngers |
| 19 | All I Needed | American Aquarium |
| 20 | Country Fresh | David Quinn |
| 21 | Rescue Me | The Great Get Gone |
| 22 | The Wanderer | The Great Get Gone |
| 23 | Place out Back | Jonathan Terrell |
| 24 | Miss Understanding (Hoedown) | The Great Get Gone |
| 25 | Leavin' 101 | Geoffrey Miller |
| 26 | To Die for | Arlo McKinley |
| 27 | The Things We Lost Along the Way | American Aquarium |
| 28 | Built to Last | American Aquarium |
| 29 | Honky Tonk Saints | The Western Express |
| 30 | In the Mornin’ | Emily Nenni |
| 31 | Deep Red Bells (Live) | Neko Case |
| 32 | Moving Man | Jamestown Revival |
| 33 | I've Been Around | Johnny Cash |
| 34 | Dig a Little Deeper in the Well | Dailey & Vincent |
| 35 | Feels Like That Again | Dailey & Vincent |
| 36 | Last Call | Ian Jones |
| 37 | Backspin | Massy Ferguson |
| 38 | Waking Up the Echoes | American Aquarium |
| 39 | Have Mercy | Jeb Lipson |
| 40 | Missing Someone | Jaimee Harris |
| 41 | Afraid | Leah Blevins |
| 42 | Down Home | David Quinn |
| 43 | The Hard Six | Massy Ferguson |
| 44 | I Ran Down Every Dream (feat. Elvis Costello) | Tommy McLain |
| 45 | Good Morning Blues | Geoffrey Miller |
| 46 | The First Year | American Aquarium |
| 47 | Claim Your Prize | John Moreland |
| 48 | Buckets of Rain (Live) | Neko Case |
| 49 | Working on Love | Jamestown Revival |
| 50 | Low Down Lady | Grayson Jenkins |
| 51 | La Reel De Barza | Rose & The Bros |
| 52 | I Wish I Was the Moon | Neko Case |
| 53 | If You Were Mine | Erika Lewis |
| 54 | Pale Moon | Shannon McNally |
| 55 | Picture Us | Barb Ryman |
| 56 | Alone and Forsaken (Live) | Neko Case |
| 57 | The Cats and the Rats | Joe Ely |
| 58 | Memphis | The Youngers |
| 59 | Wither | The Rocketz |
| 60 | I Don't Know Why | Massy Ferguson |
| 61 | Miles Away - Radio Edit | Massy Ferguson |
| 62 | Love Along the Way (feat. Tim O'Brien) | Joe Troop |
| 63 | These Days | Jamestown Revival |
| 64 | Sister Roll Up | Massy Ferguson |
| 65 | Brilliant Disguise (feat. Lois Mahalia) | The Great Get Gone |
| 66 | Desperate Man (feat. the Band of Heathens) | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 67 | Even when | The Waymores |
| 68 | Low Down | David Quinn |
| 69 | A Thousand Miles | Erika Lewis |
| 70 | Just Close Enough | American Aquarium |
| 71 | Livin' on the Losin' End | Tommy McLain |
| 72 | The Greatest Show on Hurt | Tommy McLain |
| 73 | There's a Reason | June Star |
| 74 | Magnolias | Leah Blevins |
| 75 | Born a Cowboy | Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road |
| 76 | Shadowless | Neko Case |
| 77 | Maybe Sparrow | Neko Case |
| 78 | Keep It Rolling | George Cessna |
| 79 | Win You Back | The Threadbarons |
| 80 | This Tornado Loves You | Neko Case |
| 81 | You Don't Bother Me | Massy Ferguson |
| 82 | Useless | Emily Nenni |
| 83 | Oh Grace | Kasey Chambers |
| 84 | Guaranteed Broken Heart | Karen & The Sorrows |
| 85 | Born Again Sinner | Ian Jones |
| 86 | 2320 | Jesse Stratton |
| 87 | Rodeo Dust | Jesse Stratton |
| 88 | Sparkle | The Youngers |
| 89 | Cat Eyes | The Youngers |
| 90 | Only a Fool (feat. the Bluebonnets) | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 91 | Fancy Boys (feat. Hayes Carll, James McMurtry & Dalton Domino) | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 92 | (Is It) Hot Enough for Ya | Carla Ulbrich |
| 93 | No Sleep Tonight | The Rocketz |
| 94 | See You Around | The Rocketz |
| 95 | A Thief and a Liar | Erika Lewis |
| 96 | The Mountain | JESSE STRATTON BAND |
| 97 | Hole in My Pocket | The Brothers Comatose |
| 98 | Young Love | Blue Dogs |
| 99 | All Night Long | Blue Dogs |
| 100 | Steel Driver | The Brothers Comatose |
| 101 | Fare Thee Well | Nora O'Connor |
| 102 | The Rooster and the Hen | Emily Nenni |
| 103 | Rock My Baby to Sleep | Joe Ely |
| 104 | Woody Knows Nothin' | Joe Ely |
| 105 | Love and Happiness for You (feat. Kimmie Rhodes) | Joe Ely |
| 106 | Books & Records | Adeem The Artist |
| 107 | Right Time | Nikki Lane |
| 108 | Dreamer in My Dreams | Wilco |
| 109 | Things That Scare Me | Neko Case |
| 110 | Transcendental Blues | Steve Earle |
| 111 | Morning Train | Matt Skinner Band |
| 112 | Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth | Neko Case |
| 113 | Where Evil Grows | White Rose Motor Oil |
| 114 | End of the Road | The Great Get Gone |
| 115 | Stone Blind Horses (feat. Willie Nelson) | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 116 | Crazy Love | Rose & The Bros |
| 117 | Running Wild | Erika Lewis |
| 118 | A Walk Around the Sun | Erika Lewis |
| 119 | Wildfire | American Aquarium |
| 120 | The Hardest Thing | American Aquarium |
| 121 | I Hope | Tommy McLain |
| 122 | That's What Mama Used to Do | Tommy McLain |
| 123 | Somebody | Tommy McLain |
| 124 | Stand for Something | Tommy McLain |
| 125 | Deep Red Bells | Neko Case |
| 126 | Why Would You Wanna Live | Wilco |
| 127 | Impossible Germany | Wilco |
| 128 | Anymore | Beth Bombara |
| 129 | Sky Blue Sky | Wilco |
| 130 | Red, White & Blues | Joe Troop |
| 131 | The Galway Girl | Steve Earle |
| 132 | Forget the Flowers | Wilco |
| 133 | Time to Believe in | The Deslondes |
| 134 | Jesus Would've Let Me Pick the Restaurant | Lilly Hiatt |
| 135 | A Widow's Toast | Neko Case |
| 136 | Send the Sun | Nikki Lane |
| 137 | Give Me Drugs | Those Poor Bastards |
| 138 | Mon Dieu | The Yawpers |
| 139 | Bad Tattoos | Edward David Anderson |
| 140 | Something Good | Million Miles |
| 141 | Box Full of Letters | Wilco |
| 142 | Just a Kid | Wilco |
| 143 | Fast Train Down | Waco Brothers |
| 144 | I Thought I Held You | Wilco |
| 145 | Walken | Wilco |
| 146 | Horizon | Joe Troop |
| 147 | Coyote | Jamestown Revival |
| 148 | Way It Was | Jamestown Revival |
| 149 | Old Man Looking Back | Jamestown Revival |
| 150 | Flames | Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road |
| 151 | FaLaLaLaLove Ya | Nikki Lane |
| 152 | Ghost Riders in the Sky | White Rose Motor Oil |
| 153 | I'll Still Love You | Johnny Cash |
| 154 | Jesus Etc. | Wilco |
| 155 | Move Along Train | Marty Stuart |
| 156 | The Road Ahead | Massy Ferguson |
| 157 | Scarred but Smarter | Drivin' N' Cryin' |
| 158 | Hey Porter | Marty Stuart |
| 159 | Baba O'riley | Waco Brothers |
| 160 | Abacus | Arliss Nancy |
| 161 | That's What I'm Gonna Do | Matt Skinner Band |
| 162 | Behind the House (Live) | Neko Case |
| 163 | The Throes | Two Gallants |
| 164 | Torque (Tango De La Tongue) | Howe Gelb |
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