The Roots Music Report's
Top Alternative Folk Album Chart
for the Year of 2024

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The Past is Still Alive
by: Hurray for the Riff Raff

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Witness Trees
by: David G Smith

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Label: Hey Dave
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Common Sense
by: Gary Nicholson

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Label: Qualified
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Pagan Church
by: John Craigie

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Label: Leslie/Songlines
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Sparrow
by: Jeff Talmadge

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Label: Berkalin
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Win or Lose
by: Linda Sussman

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Label: Sing Out Proud
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Earl Jam
by: Tony Trischka

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Label: Down The Road
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TREES
by: Laurie Lewis

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Label: Spruce And Maple Music
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Simple Motion
by: Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz

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Label: Red Beet
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Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free
by: Bonny Light Horseman

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Label: Jagjaguwar
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Halfsies
by: Lizzie No

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Label: Thirty Tigers
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Wide Open Light
by: Ben Harper

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Label: Chrysalis
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Jump for Joy
by: Hiss Golden Messenger

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Label: Merge
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Welcome to Whatever
by: Rainbow Girls

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Label: Self-Release
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Arsonist Daughter
by: Aspen Jacobsen

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Occulations
by: Jim Lampos

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Cat Power Sings Dylan: the 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert
by: Cat Power

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Label: Domino
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A Recipe for Hope
by: Linda Marks

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Label: Self-Release
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Accentuate the Positive
by: Van Morrison

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Label: Exile
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Man with the Muse
by: Bryce Ernest Taylor

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Dang Fool
by: Eric Selby

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Yellow Peril
by: Nat Myers

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Label: Easy Eye Sound
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Two Birds to Kill a Stone
by: Son Stone

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Label: Kaimana
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Silver City
by: Amy Helm

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Label: Sun
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Revelation
by: Leif Vollebekk

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Label: Secret City
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Year of the Spider
by: Shannon & The Clams

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Label: Easy Eye Sound
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The Newsman: a Man of Record
by: John McEuen

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Label: Compass
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The Ocean Knocked Me Down
by: Matt The Electrician

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Label: Self-Release
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Walking on the Wire
by: Gordon Thomas Ward

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All Now
by: The Staves

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Label: Nonesuch
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Sing to Me About Tomorrow
by: Winterlark

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Label: Squink
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Never Better
by: Wild Rivers

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Label: Nettwerk
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The in Between
by: Kevin Gordon

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Label: Self-Release
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A Place Beyond Belief
by: SLPSTRM

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Label: 941048 Records DK
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Within
by: Michelle Qureshi

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Label: myndstream
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Seek the Love You're Yearning
by: Brian Gore Guitar Poet

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Label: Self-Release
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37
Whiplash
by: Jobi Riccio

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Label: Yep Roc
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Two Singing Songs
by: Ben Gage

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Label: Self-Release
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Echo Me on
by: Lee Baggett

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Label: Perpetual Doom
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Sailing Dreams
by: Muriel Anderson

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Label: Muriel Anderson
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Accompany
by: Michael Nau

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Label: Karma Chief
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Sun Without the Heat
by: Leyla McCalla

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Label: Anti
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Tripping off to Mars
by: Brad Strang

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Label: Self-Release
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Lifeline
by: Laura Zucker

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Blow My Cover
by: Ajay Mathur

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Label: Yakketeeyak
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From Self, with Love
by: Lowland Hum

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Label: Tone Tree
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47
Interpretations: Volume 1
by: Alice DiMicele

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Label: Self-Release
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Cover Art
by: The Accidentals

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Label: Self-Release
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Everyday Legends
by: Linda Marks

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Sundust
by: The Ballroom Thieves

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Label: Nettwerk
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Gold on the Horizon
by: Our Man in the Field

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Label: In the Field
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Me Daza
by: Reid Jamieson

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Label: Self-Release
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Uncertain Country
by: Great Lake Swimmers

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Label: Pheromone
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Shake It Loose Today
by: Linda Sussman

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Label: Sing Out Proud
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Cadence to the Flame
by: Nolen Sellwood

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Label: New Folk
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Agnes
by: Keegan McInroe

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Here in the Mountains
by: The Honey Dewdrops

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Trevor Hall and the Great In-Between
by: Trevor Hall

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Label: 3 Rivers
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Blue-Twangled Folk N Roll
by: Reckless Saints

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Label: Shiny Gnu
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Rio Bravo
by: Scott Ballew

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Label: La Honda
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Dusty Highway
by: David Gelman

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Ordinary Magic
by: Lea Morris

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Emotional Contracts
by: Deer Tick

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Label: ATO
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At the Roadhouse
by: The Paper Kites

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Label: Nettwerk
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Blurry Vision
by: Shred Kelly

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Shine
by: Sussex

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Label: Lucky Bear
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About the Winter
by: Barbaro

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Label: StorySound
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Seed of a Seed
by: Haley Heynderickx

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Label: Mama Bird
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Dirt
by: Strung Like a Horse

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Label: Transoceanic
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Walk Alone
by: Josh Gray

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Label: Self-Release
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The Light at the End of the Line
by: Janis Ian

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Label: Rude Girls
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Leap!
by: John McCutcheon

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Label: Appalsongs
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How Can I Say This?
by: Annie Capps

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The Coward Brothers
by: The Coward Brothers

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Label: New West
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The Wilburland Session
by: Rena Guinn & the Gentlemen

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Songs of Our Native Daughters
by: Our Native Daughters

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Label: Smithsonian Folkways
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What You Feel is Real
by: Nina De Vitry

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Lay Your Darkness Down
by: Mark Erelli

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Label: Soundly
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Moving on Skiffle
by: Van Morrison

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Label: Virgin Music
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12th of June
by: Lyle Lovett

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Label: Verve
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Come Back to Me
by: Peter One

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Label: Verve Forecast
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There is So Much Here
by: Glen Phillips

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Label: Compass
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83
Phil Lee and Other Old Time Favorites
by: Phil Lee

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Asterisk the Universe
by: John Craigie

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Label: Thirty Tigers
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85
Bones
by: Melissa Ruth

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Honest
by: Ordinary Elephant

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Things Are Great
by: Band Of Horses

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Label: BMG
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Dark Enough to See the Stars
by: Mary Gauthier

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All Souls Hill
by: The Waterboys

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Label: Cooking Vinyl
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Outpourings
by: Craig Bickhardt

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The Rainbow Wheel of Death
by: Dougie Poole

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Label: Wharf Cat
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8th Wonder
by: The National Parks

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Southern Sun
by: John Donovan

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Brother Sister
by: Watkins Family Hour

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Label: Family Hour
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Whoa!
by: Strung Like a Horse

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Label: Transoceanic
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It's a Beautiful Day and I Love You
by: Jillette Johnson

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Label: Moss Rose
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Changemakers
by: Crys Matthews

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Terms of Surrender
by: Hiss Golden Messenger

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Label: Merge
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The Canvas Before Us
by: Joy Zimmerman

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100
We Imagined an Ending
by: Matt The Electrician

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101
Big Talk
by: Jarrod Dickenson

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Label: Hooked
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102
A Murder of Songs
by: Grant Peeples

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Something from Nothing
by: Chris Williams & Kid Reverie

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Label: Gray Sun
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Gold
by: Carter Sampson

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Label: Horton
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Colors & Covers
by: Brittany Jean

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