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 | I've Been Around | Johnny Cash |
| 4 | Too Many Places | The Brothers Comatose |
| 5 | Gone Gone Gone | The Brothers Comatose |
| 6 | Anymore | Beth Bombara |
| 7 | Afraid | Leah Blevins |
| 8 | White County Shine | Stephen Flatt |
| 9 | Speed of the Sound of Loneliness | Nanci Griffith |
| 10 | Patches | Nate Fredrick |
| 11 | Heaven on Earth | Joe Troop |
| 12 | Horizon | Joe Troop |
| 13 | The Money | Charlie Mars |
| 14 | Dreamer in My Dreams | Wilco |
| 15 | Last Call | Ian Jones |
| 16 | Across | Sado-Domestics |
| 17 | Chemical | Sado-Domestics |
| 18 | Carry You with Me | Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road |
| 19 | Roots | Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road |
| 20 | Low Down Lady | Grayson Jenkins |
| 21 | Love Along the Way (feat. Tim O'Brien) | Joe Troop |
| 22 | Evergreens | Ian Jones |
| 23 | Red, White & Blues (feat. Tim O'Brien) | Joe Troop |
| 24 | Prisionero | Joe Troop |
| 25 | Magnolias | Leah Blevins |
| 26 | Colorado River | Trout Steak Revival |
| 27 | Going Going Gone | Gregg Allman |
| 28 | Why Would You Wanna Live | Wilco |
| 29 | Rattlesnake Shakin’ Woman (feat. Larkin Poe) | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 30 | Oh Grace | Kasey Chambers |
| 31 | Don't Stop Me This Time | Kevin Gordon |
| 32 | The Needle Has Landed | Neko Case |
| 33 | I'm an Animal | Neko Case |
| 34 | Can't Unring That Bell | Sado-Domestics |
| 35 | Play a Train Song | The Hard Working Americans |
| 36 | Boundary County | Eilen Jewell |
| 37 | Sunken Treasure | Wilco |
| 38 | Transcendental Blues | Steve Earle |
| 39 | Margaret Vs. Pauline | Neko Case |
| 40 | Hold On, Hold on | Neko Case |
| 41 | John Saw That Number | Neko Case |
| 42 | Deep Red Bells (Live) | Neko Case |
| 43 | Hey Mama, My Time Ain't Long | Ray Wylie Hubbard |
| 44 | Another Town | Steve Earle |
| 45 | Mantra | Keller Williams |
| 46 | Fought the Blues and Won | The Deslondes |
| 47 | Monday | Wilco |
| 48 | Kingpin | Wilco |
| 49 | Robert Cole | Brent Best |
| 50 | Jesus Would've Let Me Pick the Restaurant | Lilly Hiatt |
| 51 | A Widow's Toast | Neko Case |
| 52 | That Teenage Feeling | Neko Case |
| 53 | Fox Confessor Brings the Flood | Neko Case |
| 54 | Muddy Water | The Deslondes |
| 55 | Mon Dieu | The Yawpers |
| 56 | I Must Be High | Wilco |
| 57 | Handshake Drugs (Live) | Wilco |
| 58 | Casino Queen | Wilco |
| 59 | Lost Love (Take 1 Vocal 2) | Wilco |
| 60 | Behind the House (Live) | Neko Case |
| 61 | Knock Loud (Live) | Neko Case |
| 62 | In California (Live) | Neko Case |
| 63 | Muzzle of Bees (Live) | Wilco |
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