The Roots Music Report's
Top Alternative Folk Song Chart
for the Year of 2024
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alibi | Hurray for the Riff Raff |
| 2 | While I'm Down (feat. TK & the Holy Know-Nothings) | John Craigie |
| 3 | Hawkmoon | Hurray for the Riff Raff |
| 4 | Brown's Ferry Blues (feat. Billy Strings) | Tony Trischka |
| 5 | River Gonna Talk | David G Smith |
| 6 | When I Was Younger | Bonny Light Horseman |
| 7 | Let's Take Our Time and Do It Right | David G Smith |
| 8 | Weight You Carry | David G Smith |
| 9 | I Wanna Go out | David G Smith |
| 10 | Hurricane | Jeff Talmadge |
| 11 | Lagunita | Lizzie No |
| 12 | Just a Little Ways Down the Road | Laurie Lewis |
| 13 | Snake Plant (The Past is Still Alive) | Hurray for the Riff Raff |
| 14 | Frost on the South Side | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz |
| 15 | We Don't Talk About It | Gary Nicholson |
| 16 | This Bluesy Thing We Do | Linda Sussman |
| 17 | Win or Lose | Linda Sussman |
| 18 | Don't Let It Rain | Linda Sussman |
| 19 | City Slickers | Rainbow Girls |
| 20 | None of Em Dead | David G Smith |
| 21 | Witness Trees | David G Smith |
| 22 | Women Are Not Equal | David G Smith |
| 23 | Spruce & Pine | SLPSTRM |
| 24 | What a Little Love Can Do | Gary Nicholson |
| 25 | Make Good Trouble | Gary Nicholson |
| 26 | Midnight Wine | Shannon & The Clams |
| 27 | Far Cry | T Sisters |
| 28 | 20 Years and a Nickel | Hiss Golden Messenger |
| 29 | Worry B Gone | Gary Nicholson |
| 30 | Give Us Free | David G Smith |
| 31 | Lights of Change | Linda Sussman |
| 32 | I Wanna Fly | Linda Sussman |
| 33 | Little Speck of Dust | Jeff Talmadge |
| 34 | All That Makes Me Happy is the Blues | Gary Nicholson |
| 35 | Crawl | Shannon & The Clams |
| 36 | The Truth About a Lie | Gary Nicholson |
| 37 | Broken Truth | Tim Grimm |
| 38 | Katie's Got a Locket | Jeff Talmadge |
| 39 | Halfsies | Lizzie No |
| 40 | A Power You'll Never Know - Remastered | Linda Sussman |
| 41 | If I Was a Sparrow | Jeff Talmadge |
| 42 | I Want to Tell You | Katie Knipp |
| 43 | Remember Dorothy | Linda Sussman |
| 44 | Follow the Money | Gary Nicholson |
| 45 | Yard Sale | Ben Harper |
| 46 | One More Change | Ben Harper |
| 47 | Colossus of Roads | Hurray for the Riff Raff |
| 48 | The Sound of Falling Snow | Jeff Talmadge |
| 49 | Love After Love | Ben Harper |
| 50 | Time and Space | Katie Knipp |
| 51 | Bob Dylan Whiskey | Gary Nicholson |
| 52 | Jonah's Song | Rainbow Girls |
| 53 | Careless Whisper | Alexandr Misko |
| 54 | Masterpiece | Ben Harper |
| 55 | Thank You Pat Brayer | Ben Harper |
| 56 | Wide Open Light | Ben Harper |
| 57 | Sugaree | Alice DiMicele |
| 58 | East Runs out of West | Winterlark |
| 59 | Let Common Sense Prevail - Remastered | Linda Sussman |
| 60 | Billie Jean | Alexandr Misko |
| 61 | Stairway to Heaven | Lucas Imbiriba |
| 62 | Youth | Daughter |
| 63 | Café | Joe Flip |
| 64 | A Knew Year | Eric Selby |
| 65 | Different Hues | Eric Selby |
| 66 | Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | Eric Selby |
| 67 | I Carry You | Eric Selby |
| 68 | Stranger Things Have Happened | Eric Selby |
| 69 | Tomorrow Never Knows | Eric Selby |
| 70 | Unsown | Eric Selby |
| 71 | Horseshoes & Hand Grenades (Acoustic Reprise) | Eric Selby |
| 72 | Growing Growing Gone | Ben Harper |
| 73 | Gone | David G Smith |
| 74 | Giving Ghosts | Ben Harper |
| 75 | Trying Not to Fall in Love with You | Ben Harper |
| 76 | Some Love | David G Smith |
| 77 | To Be Human | David G Smith |
| 78 | Above Us | Michelle Qureshi |
| 79 | Shores of Atlantis | Michelle Qureshi |
| 80 | 8 Minutes | Ben Harper |
| 81 | The Sermon of St. Francis | The Deer's Cry |
| 82 | Kickin off Our Shoes | Bryce Ernest Taylor |
| 83 | Arson | Aspen Jacobsen |
| 84 | Arsonist Daughter | Aspen Jacobsen |
| 85 | Damned Dynasty | Aspen Jacobsen |
| 86 | Dear Brother | Aspen Jacobsen |
| 87 | Enough | Aspen Jacobsen |
| 88 | Escapism | Aspen Jacobsen |
| 89 | Leave It Be | Aspen Jacobsen |
| 90 | Monday Mourning | Aspen Jacobsen |
| 91 | Shouldn't Give a Damn | Aspen Jacobsen |
| 92 | Tale of a Chameleon | Aspen Jacobsen |
| 93 | Temptress | Aspen Jacobsen |
| 94 | Another Way | Bryce Ernest Taylor |
| 95 | Isle of Skye | Bryce Ernest Taylor |
| 96 | Man with the Muse | Bryce Ernest Taylor |
| 97 | Naturally You | Bryce Ernest Taylor |
| 98 | Water | Bryce Ernest Taylor |
| 99 | What Happens to the Music | Bryce Ernest Taylor |
| 100 | Cavern Cathedral | The Deer's Cry |
| 101 | Dogwood Tree | The Deer's Cry |
| 102 | Heal the Heart | The Deer's Cry |
| 103 | I See His Blood Upon the Rose | The Deer's Cry |
| 104 | I Want to Get Through to You | The Deer's Cry |
| 105 | Morning Light | The Deer's Cry |
| 106 | Pieces | The Deer's Cry |
| 107 | Heart and Crown | Ben Harper |
| 108 | Jesus Sees Me (feat. Hannah Holbrook) | The Deer's Cry |
| 109 | Crooked Troubles | Brian Gore Guitar Poet |
| 110 | Without Love | Brian Gore Guitar Poet |
| 111 | Dreaming in Plastique | Brian Gore Guitar Poet |
| 112 | With Tenderness | Michelle Qureshi |
| 113 | Alice | Bryce Ernest Taylor |
| 114 | American Prelude | Michelle Qureshi |
| 115 | Mayan Trails | Michelle Qureshi |
| 116 | Walk at Dusk | Michelle Qureshi |
| 117 | Within This Night | Michelle Qureshi |
| 118 | Belonging Here | Michelle Qureshi |
| 119 | Slipped Away | Michelle Qureshi |
| 120 | Forgiveness | Jeff Talmadge |
| 121 | Top of the Hour | Jeff Talmadge |
| 122 | Occulations of the Ballerina | Jim Lampos |
| 123 | Ceremonies of Baron Samedi | Jim Lampos |
| 124 | Downerville | Jim Lampos |
| 125 | Mary Le Bon | Jim Lampos |
| 126 | Blood Street | Jim Lampos |
| 127 | Crossing Longfellow Bridge | Jim Lampos |
| 128 | Slow Me Down | Jim Lampos |
| 129 | Under the Spell of the Moon | Jim Lampos |
| 130 | Nothing Works the Way It Should | Son Stone |
| 131 | The Road to Hope | Linda Marks |
| 132 | Love Letters in the Sky | Linda Marks |
| 133 | Facebook Songwriter's Blues | Linda Marks |
| 134 | Psychotherapist's Work Song | Linda Marks |
| 135 | Another Stop Gun Violence Song | Linda Marks |
| 136 | Out on a Limb | Linda Marks |
| 137 | New Chapter | Linda Marks |
| 138 | Wave Goodbye to the Clown | Son Stone |
| 139 | Mad Hot for Me | Son Stone |
| 140 | You Can Talk Dirty to Me | Son Stone |
| 141 | My Heart is Sinking - Cello Mix | Linda Sussman |
| 142 | Woody's Dream | Gary Nicholson |
| 143 | Devil's Highway | Jeff Talmadge |
| 144 | She | Reid Jamieson |
| 145 | Everybody | Gary Nicholson |
| 146 | Reeling Me in | Son Stone |
| 147 | Common Sense | Gary Nicholson |
| 148 | Tumblin Down | Bonny Light Horseman |
| 149 | Damn My Love (feat. TK & the Holy Know-Nothings) | John Craigie |
| 150 | Breathe Me in | Son Stone |
| 151 | Sing to Me About Tomorrow | Winterlark |
| 152 | Ending with Heart Heart Heart | Winterlark |
| 153 | A Recipe for Hope | Linda Marks |
| 154 | Night Train from Milan | Jeff Talmadge |
| 155 | Coat Hanger Abortions and People Shooting Guns | Linda Marks |
| 156 | Long Gone | Laurie Lewis |
| 157 | Just a Moment | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz |
| 158 | Over My Head | Alice DiMicele |
| 159 | Sea Fever | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz |
| 160 | Alaska Highway | Dan Bern |
| 161 | Run from the Lightning | Linda Sussman |
| 162 | Good to You (feat. TK & the Holy Know-Nothings) | John Craigie |
| 163 | The Clover | Bonny Light Horseman |
| 164 | Nashville in the Morning | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz |
| 165 | Shield and Sword | Lizzie No |
| 166 | There's No Them | Gary Nicholson |
| 167 | Fine Line | May Erlewine |
| 168 | Death Don't Have No Mercy | Alice DiMicele |
| 169 | Arkansas | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz |
| 170 | Simple Motion | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz |
| 171 | Vetiver | Hurray for the Riff Raff |
| 172 | Hope, Love and Prayers | Linda Marks |
| 173 | Judas (feat. TK & the Holy Know-Nothings) | John Craigie |
| 174 | Grand Junction (feat. TK & the Holy Know-Nothings) | John Craigie |
| 175 | Maybe Next Year | Jeff Talmadge |
| 176 | Undertaker Blues | Nat Myers |
| 177 | Alameda | Amy Helm |
| 178 | On the Blind Side | Ray Bonneville |
| 179 | Someone Else's Prayer | Kerri Powers |
| 180 | Can't Change the Weather | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz |
| 181 | Take You Back | Sussex |
| 182 | The Heartbreak Store | Lizzie No |
| 183 | Quicksand | Michael McDermott |
| 184 | Walking Guilty (feat. TK & the Holy Know-Nothings) | John Craigie |
| 185 | California Sober (feat. TK & the Holy Know-Nothings) | John Craigie |
| 186 | Cold Finger Blues | Ben Gage |
| 187 | Outside Views | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz |
| 188 | Relief | Jobi Riccio |
| 189 | Mourning Dove Waltz | Lizzie No |
| 190 | Burn | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz |
| 191 | I'll Be Glad (When They Run out of Gas) [Remastered] | John McEuen |
| 192 | Cave | Wild Rivers |
| 193 | Anywhere but Here | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz |
| 194 | Big News | Winterlark |
| 195 | Viking Sex (feat. TK & the Holy Know-Nothings) | John Craigie |
| 196 | When London Was the World | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz |
| 197 | Presence of the Faithful | Kerri Powers |
| 198 | The Hounds of Winter | Alice DiMicele |
| 199 | Sleeping in the Next Room | Lizzie No |
| 200 | Pagan Church (feat. TK & the Holy Know-Nothings) | John Craigie |
| 201 | Ramble | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz |
| 202 | Buffalo | Hurray for the Riff Raff |
| 203 | What You Get for Getting Older | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz |
| 204 | Paperwork | The Honey Dewdrops |
| 205 | She's a Rainbow | Molly Tuttle |
| 206 | Abby | Brad Strang |
| 207 | Something Real | Brad Strang |
| 208 | Nickel of Wine | Brad Strang |
| 209 | Talkin' Site Unseen Blues | Keegan McInroe |
| 210 | Little Boat | Ajay Mathur |
| 211 | Holiday Inn Express | Matt The Electrician |
| 212 | Adam & Eve | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz |
| 213 | Marion | Kevin Gordon |
| 214 | Lady Madonna (feat. the Gibson Brothers) | Tony Trischka |
| 215 | Harvest Moon | Alice DiMicele |
| 216 | Trouble Darling | Scott Ballew |
| 217 | Texas Wind | Laurie Lewis |
| 218 | Then You'll Know | Keegan McInroe |
| 219 | Summer | Jobi Riccio |
| 220 | Drink This Water Child | Lilli Lewis |
| 221 | Tape | Dan Bern |
| 222 | Rice | Dan Bern |
| 223 | When the Lights Went out | Matt The Electrician |
| 224 | Shinbone | Hiss Golden Messenger |
| 225 | Go Getter | The Accidentals |
| 226 | Let It Roll | Laura Zucker |
| 227 | Together (In That Way) | Lowland Hum |
| 228 | Honey, for | Barbaro |
| 229 | Kinder to Myself | Jobi Riccio |
| 230 | Ciel Éternel | Lilli Lewis |
| 231 | Sandra (feat. TK & the Holy Know-Nothings) | John Craigie |
| 232 | Snake Bite | The Ballroom Thieves |
| 233 | Waiting and Waiting | Bonny Light Horseman |
| 234 | Heaven and Light | River Whyless |
| 235 | Getaway Car | Lizzie No |
| 236 | Hound Dog Blues | Laurie Lewis |
| 237 | What I Would Have Said | Laura Zucker |
| 238 | Highwire | Laura Zucker |
| 239 | Stoned and Broken Hearted | Keegan McInroe |
| 240 | Homesick | Jobi Riccio |
| 241 | Original Condition | Matt The Electrician |
| 242 | Last Dance | Our Man in the Field |
| 243 | Post Office Song | Matt The Electrician |
| 244 | Where It's from (feat. TK & the Holy Know-Nothings) | John Craigie |
| 245 | Seasons | Malin Pettersen |
| 246 | Just Another Reason | Watkins Family Hour |
| 247 | Jump for Joy | Hiss Golden Messenger |
| 248 | True Love Can't Surf | Scott Ballew |
| 249 | Old Man | Alice DiMicele |
| 250 | Forgiving Ties | Deer Tick |
| 251 | Jenny and James | Wes Collins |
| 252 | One Last Time | Jobi Riccio |
| 253 | L'Etranger | Our Man in the Field |
| 254 | Sometimes | Hello June |
| 255 | If This is the End | Lowland Hum |
| 256 | Losing Steam | Ben Gage |
| 257 | Walking on the Water | Ajay Mathur |
| 258 | Give Yourself to Love | Alice DiMicele |
| 259 | Great Wave | The Staves |
| 260 | Over the Pass | Bonny Light Horseman |
| 261 | Daylily | The Dead Tongues |
| 262 | Swannanoa Tunnel / Steel-Driving Man | Silkroad Ensemble & Rhiannon Giddens |
| 263 | Yellow Peril | Nat Myers |
| 264 | Company | Ben Gage |
| 265 | Robert Strang | Brad Strang |
| 266 | Speed of the Sound of Loneliness | Kurt Vile |
| 267 | Hollow | WhiteWater Ramble |
| 268 | Sweet | Jobi Riccio |
| 269 | Days We Have Left | Shred Kelly |
| 270 | Till the Flame Turns Blue | The Paper Kites |
| 271 | Pennies to Gold | Ajay Mathur |
| 272 | California | Hello June |
| 273 | London 1969 | Emily Triggs |
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