The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Alternative Folk Song Chart
for the Week of May 23, 2026
| TW | LW | Song Title | Band/Artist Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | River Gonna Talk | David G Smith |
| - | 2 | 2 | Weight You Carry | David G Smith |
| - | 3 | 3 | I Wanna Go out | David G Smith |
| - | 4 | 4 | Rumours | John Donovan |
| - | 5 | 5 | 2nd Fiddle | John Donovan |
| - | 6 | 6 | Townhalls & Taverns | John Donovan |
| - | 7 | 7 | Fire Season | John Craigie |
| - | 8 | 8 | Edna Strange | John Craigie |
| - | 9 | 9 | Hero Street | David G Smith |
| ▲ | 10 | - | Masterpiece | Ben Harper |
| ▲ | 11 | - | Let's Take Our Time and Do It Right | David G Smith |
| ▲ | 12 | - | Ancient Light | I'm With Her |
| *NEW* | 13 | - | Omein | James Kahn |
| ▼ | 14 | 10 | Right Where You Want Me | Shane Weisman |
| ▼ | 15 | 12 | Far Cry | T Sisters |
| ▼ | 16 | 13 | Big Boys in Bad Shape | Trout Fishing in America |
| ▼ | 17 | 14 | Love Lives | The Autumn Defense |
| ▼ | 18 | 11 | Big Things and Little Things | Truckstop Honeymoon |
| ▲ | 19 | - | Diamonds & Rust | Joan Baez |
| ▲ | 20 | - | All the Way Home | Katey Laurel |
| ▲ | 21 | - | Not Be the Same | T Sisters |
| ▲ | 22 | - | Blackbirds | Gretchen Peters |
| ▲ | 23 | - | Dinah | Gurf Morlix |
| ▲ | 24 | - | Broken Bell | Tony Furtado |
| *NEW* | 25 | - | Little Bit of Love | Moshe Vilozny |
| *NEW* | 26 | - | Be Free | Moshe Vilozny |
| ▲ | 27 | - | Station Man | Martin Sexton |
| *NEW* | 28 | - | Freedom of the Road | Martin Sexton |
| *NEW* | 29 | - | Black Sheep | Martin Sexton |
| ▲ | 30 | - | What in the World... | Michael McDermott |
| ▲ | 31 | - | Don't Ask | John Craigie |
| ▲ | 32 | - | She's a Rainbow | Molly Tuttle |
| ▲ | 33 | - | Olympia, WA | Molly Tuttle |
| *NEW* | 34 | - | Dear Abby | John Prine |
| ▲ | 35 | - | Wildfire | The Accidentals |
| ▲ | 36 | - | Night Train | The Accidentals |
| ▲ | 37 | - | Anyway | The Accidentals |
| ▲ | 38 | - | All Shall Be Well | The Accidentals |
| *NEW* | 39 | - | Mosaic Man | Melissa Lingo |
| *NEW* | 40 | - | Thistles | Melissa Lingo |
| *NEW* | 41 | - | Sure | Shannon Lay |
| ▲ | 42 | - | Warning Signs | Band Of Horses |
| *NEW* | 43 | - | Distance | John Craigie |
| *NEW* | 44 | - | Steady Love | Greg Brown |
| *NEW* | 45 | - | The Chronicles of You | The Dream Syndicate |
| *NEW* | 46 | - | Arson | Aspen Jacobsen |
| *NEW* | 47 | - | Arsonist Daughter | Aspen Jacobsen |
| *NEW* | 48 | - | Damned Dynasty | Aspen Jacobsen |
| *NEW* | 49 | - | Dear Brother | Aspen Jacobsen |
| *NEW* | 50 | - | Enough | Aspen Jacobsen |
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