The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Alternative Folk Song Chart
for the Week of Nov 7, 2026
| TW | LW | Song Title | Band/Artist Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | Dark Was the Night | Ry Cooder |
| - | 2 | 2 | Hero Street | David G Smith |
| - | 3 | 3 | Days of Babel | David G Smith |
| - | 4 | 4 | Green Fire | David G Smith |
| - | 5 | 5 | Walking Each Other Home | David G Smith |
| - | 6 | 6 | Hymn to Humanity | David G Smith |
| - | 7 | 7 | Anna Tried | James Curley |
| - | 8 | 8 | Better Angels | James Curley |
| - | 9 | 9 | Carpe Every Diem | James Curley |
| - | 10 | 10 | What Does a Moon Do? | James Curley |
| ▲ | 11 | 36 | Yard Sale | Ben Harper |
| ▲ | 12 | 22 | Omein | James Kahn |
| ▲ | 13 | 23 | Rust on the Moon | David G Smith |
| ▲ | 14 | 24 | When the Universe Throws You a Bone | James Curley |
| ▲ | 15 | - | Broken Truth | Tim Grimm |
| *NEW* | 16 | - | Peas N Rice | Steph Wall |
| ▼ | 17 | 16 | Last Night | Brett Aaron |
| ▼ | 18 | 17 | Midnight Rose Intro | Brett Aaron |
| ▲ | 19 | 26 | Damned Dynasty | Aspen Jacobsen |
| ▲ | 20 | 27 | Dear Brother | Aspen Jacobsen |
| ▲ | 21 | 28 | Enough | Aspen Jacobsen |
| ▲ | 22 | - | Arsonist Daughter | Aspen Jacobsen |
| ▲ | 23 | 29 | Arson | Aspen Jacobsen |
| ▲ | 24 | 30 | Occulations of the Ballerina | Jim Lampos |
| ▲ | 25 | 31 | Ceremonies of Baron Samedi | Jim Lampos |
| ▲ | 26 | 32 | Downerville | Jim Lampos |
| ▼ | 27 | 18 | Rumours | John Donovan |
| ▲ | 28 | 33 | Blood Street | Jim Lampos |
| ▲ | 29 | 34 | Crossing Longfellow Bridge | Jim Lampos |
| ▼ | 30 | 19 | Townhalls & Taverns | John Donovan |
| ▲ | 31 | 35 | Masterpiece | Ben Harper |
| ▼ | 32 | 20 | 2nd Fiddle | John Donovan |
| ▲ | 33 | 37 | Giving Ghosts | Ben Harper |
| ▲ | 34 | 38 | When All You Got is a Hammer | Gretchen Peters |
| ▲ | 35 | 39 | Trying Not to Fall in Love with You | Ben Harper |
| ▲ | 36 | 40 | 8 Minutes | Ben Harper |
| ▲ | 37 | - | Heart and Crown | Ben Harper |
| ▲ | 38 | 42 | Station Man | Martin Sexton |
| ▲ | 39 | 43 | Springfield Mountain Coalminer | The Acousticats |
| ▲ | 40 | 44 | Bitter Ender | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| ▲ | 41 | - | Wide Open Light | Ben Harper |
| ▲ | 42 | 46 | American Prelude | Michelle Qureshi |
| ▲ | 43 | 47 | No MSG, Please | The Acousticats |
| ▼ | 44 | 21 | Throes of Love | John Donovan |
| ▲ | 45 | 48 | Night Train | The Accidentals |
| ▲ | 46 | 50 | Jelly Ain't My Jam | Son Stone |
| ▲ | 47 | 51 | Old Fashioned | Son Stone |
| ▲ | 48 | 52 | You Belong | Son Stone |
| ▲ | 49 | 53 | Shake the Blues | Eric Selby |
| ▲ | 50 | 55 | Passively Polite | Eric Selby |
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