The Roots Music Report's
Top Alternative Country Song Chart
for the Year of 2021
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Trick (feat. Ringo Starr, Don Was, Joe Walsh & Chris Robinson) | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 2 | Young Man | Jamestown Revival |
| 3 | Anymore | Beth Bombara |
| 4 | Afraid | Leah Blevins |
| 5 | That's Life | Willie Nelson |
| 6 | White County Shine | Stephen Flatt |
| 7 | Speed of the Sound of Loneliness | Nanci Griffith |
| 8 | Nice Work if You Can Get It | Willie Nelson |
| 9 | Cottage for Sale | Willie Nelson |
| 10 | You Make Me Feel So Young | Willie Nelson |
| 11 | Luck Be a Lady | Willie Nelson |
| 12 | Heaven on Earth | Joe Troop |
| 13 | Horizon | Joe Troop |
| 14 | I Won't Dance (feat. Diana Krall) | Willie Nelson |
| 15 | Last Call | Ian Jones |
| 16 | I've Got You Under My Skin | Willie Nelson |
| 17 | The Money | Charlie Mars |
| 18 | Low Down Lady | Grayson Jenkins |
| 19 | Dreamer in My Dreams (Remastered) | Wilco |
| 20 | Evergreens | Ian Jones |
| 21 | I Am Trying to Break Your Heart | Wilco |
| 22 | Red, White & Blues (feat. Tim O'Brien) | Joe Troop |
| 23 | Magnolias | Leah Blevins |
| 24 | Love Along the Way (feat. Tim O'Brien) | Joe Troop |
| 25 | Across | Sado-Domestics |
| 26 | Prisionero | Joe Troop |
| 27 | Going Going Gone | Gregg Allman |
| 28 | Logan Creek | Stephen Flatt |
| 29 | Colorado River | Trout Steak Revival |
| 30 | Never Coming Back | Allison Pierce |
| 31 | Hold You Tonight | Stephen Flatt |
| 32 | One More Time | Stephen Flatt |
| 33 | All Night Long | Brock Gonyea |
| 34 | Why Would You Wanna Live | Wilco |
| 35 | Oh Grace | Kasey Chambers |
| 36 | Don't Stop Me This Time | Kevin Gordon |
| 37 | The Needle Has Landed | Neko Case |
| 38 | Lovin’ You | Brock Gonyea |
| 39 | Born Again Sinner | Ian Jones |
| 40 | Liars, Criminals, Beggars and Thieves | Ian Jones |
| 41 | Hallelujah | Ian Jones |
| 42 | Promised Land | Ian Jones |
| 43 | Play a Train Song | The Hard Working Americans |
| 44 | Boundary County | Eilen Jewell |
| 45 | Sunken Treasure | Wilco |
| 46 | Transcendental Blues | Steve Earle |
| 47 | Margaret Vs. Pauline | Neko Case |
| 48 | Hold On, Hold on | Neko Case |
| 49 | John Saw That Number | Neko Case |
| 50 | Heavy Metal Drummer | Wilco |
| 51 | Where My Heart is | Brock Gonyea |
| 52 | Wild One | Nikki Lane |
| 53 | Coat of Many Colors | Dolly Parton |
| 54 | Heartbreaker of the Year | Whitney Rose |
| 55 | Satellite | Stephen Flatt |
| 56 | Why Me | Willie Nelson |
| 57 | Right Time | Nikki Lane |
| 58 | Hey Mama, My Time Ain't Long | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 59 | Another Town | Steve Earle |
| 60 | Mantra | Keller Williams |
| 61 | Fought the Blues and Won | The Deslondes |
| 62 | Kingpin | Wilco |
| 63 | Robert Cole | Brent Best |
| 64 | Jesus Would've Let Me Pick the Restaurant | Lilly Hiatt |
| 65 | A Widow's Toast | Neko Case |
| 66 | That Teenage Feeling | Neko Case |
| 67 | Fox Confessor Brings the Flood | Neko Case |
| 68 | Muddy Water | The Deslondes |
| 69 | Mon Dieu | The Yawpers |
| 70 | Summer Wind | Willie Nelson |
| 71 | In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning | Willie Nelson |
| 72 | Monday (Remastered) | Wilco |
| 73 | Jackpot | Nikki Lane |
| 74 | Sideways | Travis Meadows |
| 75 | I'll Be Around | Willie Nelson |
| 76 | Sevilla | Joe Troop |
| 77 | Monte Oscuro | Joe Troop |
| 78 | Mercy for Migrants (feat. Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn) | Joe Troop |
| 79 | Don't Change for Me | Gregory Dwane |
| 80 | Fragile Man | Gregory Dwane |
| 81 | Lost and Found | Gregory Dwane |
| 82 | Isn't Love Great | Sam Baker |
| 83 | Lake Harriet | Carrie Rodriguez |
| 84 | The Galway Girl | Steve Earle |
| 85 | Still Someone | The Deslondes |
| 86 | Highway Queen | Nikki Lane |
| 87 | What is This Thing Called Love (with Norah Jones) | Willie Nelson |
| 88 | Young at Heart | Willie Nelson |
| 89 | The Rise of Dreama Caldwell (feat. Charlie Hunter) | Joe Troop |
| 90 | Hermano Migrante (feat. Tim O'Brien) | Joe Troop |
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