The Roots Music Report's
Top Folk Song Chart
for the Year of 2021

Rank Song Title Band/Artist Name Sub Genre
1The Real ThingParker Millsap Alternative Folk
2Can't Let GoRobert Plant & Allison KrausContemporary Folk
3Cat Man DoBrigitte DeMeyerContemporary Folk
4On the Road AgainThe Brother BrothersContemporary Folk
5You Get It AllHayes CarllContemporary Folk
6BluebirdJamestown RevivalContemporary Folk
7Part WolfJohn Craigie Alternative Folk
8People Get ReadyJohn Hurlbut & Jorma KaukonenContemporary Folk
9Talk About ThatThe High HawksFolk Rock
10Throwin’ Away Your LoveLukas Nelson & Promise of the RealContemporary Folk
11Magic of the MusicJosie BelloContemporary Folk
12Perennial Bloom (Back to You)Lukas Nelson & Promise of the RealContemporary Folk
13The MountainAlec Lytle & Them RoundersContemporary Folk
14Right on TimeBrandi CarlileContemporary Folk
15I Remember EverythingJohn PrineContemporary Folk
16Have Purpose Live LongJosie BelloContemporary Folk
17Send You My LoveLiz LongleyContemporary Folk
18Party with the SaintsJosie BelloContemporary Folk
19I Bleed HumanJosie BelloContemporary Folk
20Make It LastDarling WestContemporary Folk
21EveSarah JaroszContemporary Folk
22MadnessGiriffin SwankContemporary Folk
23All It Takes is TimeJosie BelloContemporary Folk
24Little Boy BlueThe War and TreatyContemporary Folk
25Till the Wheels Fall offStrung Like a Horse Alternative Folk
26Waterbound (with Francesco Turrisi)Rhiannon GiddensContemporary Folk
27CrutchBand Of Horses Alternative Folk
28Diamond Studded ShoesYolaFolk Rock
29Can I Believe YouFleet Foxes Alternative Folk
30He Was a Friend of MineMax GomezTraditional Folk
31Goin' HomeMark O'ConnorTraditional Folk
32Just Hanging onPeter CaseContemporary Folk
33Hole in My LifeJosie BelloContemporary Folk
34NervousTim O'BrienContemporary Folk
35Spruce & PineSLPSTRM Alternative Folk
36Stand for MyselfYolaFolk Rock
37Nine Foot ProblemOtis Gibbs Alternative Folk
38The CureWatkins Family Hour Alternative Folk
39Hickory WindJohn Hurlbut & Jorma KaukonenContemporary Folk
40Land of Milk and HoneyPete BernhardTraditional Folk
41I Shall Not Be Moved (with Francesco Turrisi)Rhiannon GiddensContemporary Folk
42Friend of the SkyCej Alternative Folk
43Honey on the MindCej Alternative Folk
44Creature's BluesCej Alternative Folk
45Crazy Bee (Abeja Loca)Cej Alternative Folk
46Fly AwayCej Alternative Folk
47EnemyThe Dustbowl RevivalContemporary Folk
48Everyone's Welcome HereKerry Patrick ClarkContemporary Folk
49Billie JeanAlexandr Misko Alternative Folk
50Olympia, WAMolly Tuttle Alternative Folk
51You MatterKerry Patrick ClarkContemporary Folk
52Sugar Babe (Highway Troubadour Version)Jesse Colin Young Alternative Folk
53See the WorldBrett DennenContemporary Folk
54SanctuaryHiss Golden Messenger Alternative Folk
55Down the TrailAmy SpeaceContemporary Folk
56Eye of the StormLinda Sussman Alternative Folk
57The Walls Come Tumbling DownKerry Patrick ClarkContemporary Folk
58In the MoodMark StoffelTraditional Folk
59Broken HorsesBrandi CarlileContemporary Folk
60Howl at the MoonIndigo GirlsContemporary Folk
61JackpotMark ErelliContemporary Folk
62Garden of PainWolf JettContemporary Folk
63Ain’t No Stopping Us NowKerry Patrick ClarkContemporary Folk
64Best Bad ThingKathy ForsteFolk Rock
65A Good Chord on a Bad GuitarKathy ForsteFolk Rock
66These WallsLinda Sussman Alternative Folk
67NightflyerAllison RussellContemporary Folk
68The Sun Always Shines in MexicoThorNton CreekContemporary Folk
69Catch Me if I FallLinda Sussman Alternative Folk
70Another PageEric SelbyContemporary Folk
71Cannonball RoadKathy ForsteFolk Rock
72No Time for Love SongsThe MastersonsContemporary Folk
73Walkin' on the WaterKathy ForsteFolk Rock
74God, Guns, and GuitarsKathy ForsteFolk Rock
75The Shape I'm inKeith Rayburn Alternative Folk
76Call Me Home (feat. Heidi Matthews)ThorNton CreekContemporary Folk
77Whassit Matter to You? (feat. Craig Edwards, Roger Ferguson & Randy Rush)ThorNton CreekContemporary Folk
78My BabyLinda Sussman Alternative Folk
79Angel from MontgomeryRaveis KoleContemporary Folk
80Greatest EnemyThe StrumbellasContemporary Folk
81I'll Be There for YouSteve Free Alternative Folk
82Won't Abandon ShipGracious MeContemporary Folk
835 Minutes to SpareThe HellecastersFolk
84What You're Made ofGracious MeContemporary Folk
85(Under The) Heavy SunDaniel LanoisFolk
86Revolutionary LoveAni DiFranco Alternative Folk
87Song to a RefugeeDiana JonesContemporary Folk
88One Life to LiveSteve Free Alternative Folk
89We'll Be SingingSteve Free Alternative Folk
90TransatlanticAoife O'DonovanFolk
91Aerial BoundariesMichael HedgesFolk
92Andy's SongJackdaw Alternative Folk
93Second SightBuck MeekContemporary Folk
94Perfect Girls of PopElizabeth CookFolk Rock
95The Printer's DevilJames Kahn Alternative Folk
96Rio AllieJames Kahn Alternative Folk
97Gypsy MothJames Kahn Alternative Folk
98Teddy Two-WorldsJames Kahn Alternative Folk
99The Night That John Prine DiedJohn McCutcheon Alternative Folk
100Throwing Rocks at the MoonCarrie NewcomerContemporary Folk
101VisionsJose GonzalezContemporary Folk
102Not the America of My DreamsJosie BelloContemporary Folk
103Conversational SnowEric SelbyContemporary Folk
104Shrinking VioletAni DiFranco Alternative Folk
105Twenty-Five YearsJosie BelloContemporary Folk
106Stairway to HeavenLucas Imbiriba Alternative Folk
107SantiagoDiana JonesContemporary Folk
108Without WaterDavid G Smith Alternative Folk
109I Won't Remember YouDavid G Smith Alternative Folk
110Right Amount of WrongDavid G Smith Alternative Folk
111RagamuffinMichael HedgesFolk
112Singing a Mountain SongThe High HawksFolk Rock
113WildfireThe Accidentals Alternative Folk
114Careless WhisperAlexandr Misko Alternative Folk
115A Father's LoveKerry Patrick ClarkContemporary Folk
116It Ain't Workin'EllaHarpContemporary Folk
117What in the World...Michael McDermott Alternative Folk
118Now and the EvermoreColin Hay Alternative Folk
119Mama's Old Hickory StickHot TamaleContemporary Folk
120Sailing to PhiladelphiaMark KnopflerFolk
121Will YouVivian Leva & Riley CalcagnoContemporary Folk
122Who CaresDavid G Smith Alternative Folk
123Shadows by My SideLinda Sussman Alternative Folk
124Low LonesomeDuke LevineFolk
125Season of the WitchDonovanFolk
126Night TrainThe Accidentals Alternative Folk
127Long Violent HistoryTyler ChildersTraditional Folk
128The RealistDerek Bodkin Alternative Folk
129Join HandsLinda Sussman Alternative Folk
130California WayPeach & QuietContemporary Folk
131Throw It All AwayEric SelbyContemporary Folk
132Part of ItEric SelbyContemporary Folk
133The First TasteEric SelbyContemporary Folk
134Diamonds on the InsideBen HarperFolk
135Young and FreeSeverin BrowneFolk Rock
136SnorkelLeo KottkeFolk
137Art of MotionAndy McKeeContemporary Folk
138Empty to FillPeach & QuietContemporary Folk
139Anxious ZenEric SelbyContemporary Folk
140Call It HomePaula StandingContemporary Folk
141PatientlyEric SelbyContemporary Folk
142On My Way to PlaySeverin BrowneFolk Rock
143The Devil in MeGarrison Starr Alternative Folk
144CocoonLinda Sussman Alternative Folk
145El ChaparralDiana JonesContemporary Folk
146Mountain of FireLinda Sussman Alternative Folk
147You'd Be So Nice to Come Home toThe Duke Robillard Jazz TrioFolk
148Nice ThingsHayes CarllContemporary Folk
149Coast StarlightCej Alternative Folk
150I Just Don’t Know What to Do with MyselfColin Hay Alternative Folk
151New CountryMartha Renaud Alternative Folk
152G-ManLos StraitjacketsFolk
153SoundsLinda Sussman Alternative Folk
154SunriseLarry CarltonFolk
155For My LovePeach & QuietContemporary Folk
156Let Her GoPassengerFolk Rock
157Last SummerJohn BatdorfContemporary Folk
158Good Music Never Goes AwayJohn BatdorfContemporary Folk
159Prayin'John BatdorfContemporary Folk
160I Wanna Be with YouJohn BatdorfContemporary Folk
161Take Me HomeNick JusticeFolk Rock
162Judgment DayNick JusticeFolk Rock
163Down CountryNick JusticeFolk Rock
164The Road Not TakenNick JusticeFolk Rock
165You Didn't Love Me AnywayNick JusticeFolk Rock
166Every HighwayJames Lee Stanley Alternative Folk
167Barton HollowThe Civil WarsFolk
168Sweet Boy from MinnesotaAnna Elizabeth LaubeContemporary Folk
169OverdueSeverin BrowneFolk Rock
170Water Flowing DownwardAndrea von Kampen Alternative Folk
171The More I GivePaula StandingContemporary Folk
172Times a Getting Hard BoysPartington & SweeneyTraditional Folk
173OrbitEric SelbyContemporary Folk
174Simple SongLiz BarnezFolk
175My Friends Are All Around MeSeverin BrowneFolk Rock
176RunGarrison Starr Alternative Folk
177Round ThingLuca StricagnoliContemporary Folk
178One More TimeJackdaw Alternative Folk
179The Very Last Cowboy in ParisJackdaw Alternative Folk
180Sing You MineJackdaw Alternative Folk
181All Shall Be WellThe Accidentals Alternative Folk
182Don't Give UpLinda Sussman Alternative Folk
183Deer IslandPartington & SweeneyTraditional Folk
184Just for You (feat. Dan Kassel)Gordon Thomas Ward Alternative Folk
185Into Me You See (Here & Now)Raveis KoleContemporary Folk
186The RiverCitizen CopeFolk Rock
187WonderlandMartha Renaud Alternative Folk
188Tomorrow BluesLinda Sussman Alternative Folk
189I Am and I WillSeverin BrowneFolk Rock
190Mr. JohnDuke LevineFolk
191Heart of GoldNeil YoungFolk Rock
192Good TimesJeremy GarrettContemporary Folk
193Shoreline After a StormPeach & QuietContemporary Folk
194Alton AirDarrell ScottContemporary Folk
195Shed a Little LightJoy ZimmermanContemporary Folk
196Vagabond WindJackdaw Alternative Folk
197Walking ThroughThomas HineContemporary Folk
198Trouble with My LoverRobert Plant & Allison KrausContemporary Folk
199King Arthur's DreamThe HellecastersFolk
200Dinner for TwoMagic RedFolk
 

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