The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Bluegrass Song Chart
for the Year of 2023
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | There is a Time | Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band |
| 2 | El Dorado | Molly Tuttle |
| 3 | Lemons and Tangerines | AJ Lee & Blue Summit |
| 4 | Where Did All the Wild Things Go? | Molly Tuttle |
| 5 | Sunny Days (Are Comin' Once Again) [feat. Dan Tyminski & Jeff White] | Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper |
| 6 | Beside Myself | Yonder Mountain String Band |
| 7 | Hard Line | The Infamous Stringdusters |
| 8 | She'll Change | Molly Tuttle |
| 9 | Never Comin' Home | Dan Tyminski |
| 10 | The Price of Falling | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers |
| 11 | Feelin' Bad Blues | Ry Cooder |
| 12 | Crooked Tree | Molly Tuttle |
| 13 | Mayberry State of Mind | Daryl Mosley |
| 14 | The Power of Love | Rick Faris |
| 15 | Mercy of a Train | Lori King & Junction 63 |
| 16 | Black Hole Sun | Leftover Salmon |
| 17 | White Freight Liner Blues (feat. Molly Tuttle) | Tommy Emmanuel |
| 18 | I'm Already Gone | Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen |
| 19 | Holler | Wilson Banjo Co. |
| 20 | Modern Times | Paul Adkins & The Borderline Band |
| 21 | We Needed This Ride | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers |
| 22 | Sadie Danced a Hole in Her Stocking (feat. Glen Crain, Melanie Wilson, Milom Williams, Sarah Logan, Steve Wilson & Tony Wray) | Wilson Banjo Co. |
| 23 | Mighty Mississippi | Olivia Jo |
| 24 | Long Gone | Authentic Unlimited |
| 25 | Tomorrow's Coming Fast | Wilson Banjo Co. |
| 26 | She Don't Know I'm Alive | The Lonesome River Band |
| 27 | Near Mrs. | The Lonesome River Band |
| 28 | For Your Love (feat. Billy Strings & Jeff White) | Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper |
| 29 | If I Didn't Love You | Jana Mougin |
| 30 | Up on the Divide (feat. Andrew Marlin, Noam Pikelny, Chris Eldridge, Alex Hargreaves & Greg Garrison) | Mighty Poplar |
| 31 | Watching the Corn Grow | Lori King & Junction 63 |
| 32 | Ode to Ale 8 | Marty Falle |
| 33 | Greener Grass | Billy Swinson |
| 34 | Palmer | Joe K. Walsh |
| 35 | Side Saddle (feat. Gillian Welch) | Molly Tuttle |
| 36 | Arkansas Without You | Darren Nicholson |
| 37 | Diane | Sister Sadie |
| 38 | The Ties That Bind | Starlett & Big John |
| 39 | Hey Brother | Dan Tyminski |
| 40 | Bad Intentions | Tina Adair |
| 41 | Details | Nick Dumas |
| 42 | What Kind of Fool (Do You Think You're Foolin') | Jerry Salley |
| 43 | Morning Shift | Steep Canyon Rangers |
| 44 | Fire in the Dark | Gary Nichols |
| 45 | Leaving is Believing | Ashby Frank |
| 46 | Pages in Your Hand | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers |
| 47 | Hannah | Authentic Unlimited |
| 48 | Ode to Jimmy | Dan Tyminski |
| 49 | Makin' Tracks to Macon | Starlett & Big John |
| 50 | Dooley's Farm (feat. Billy Strings) | Molly Tuttle |
| 51 | How Tall Does My Bluegrass Grow | Ragged Union |
| 52 | Wildflower Too | Darin & Brooke Aldridge |
| 53 | Quiet Country Town | Wildfire |
| 54 | G.O.A.T. | Dan Tyminski |
| 55 | The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde | Fast Track |
| 56 | Missing You Blues | Nick Chandler & Delivered |
| 57 | Moments | Unspoken Tradition |
| 58 | Heartbreak Train | Caroline Owens |
| 59 | Lost | Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen |
| 60 | North Country Blues (feat. Andrew Marlin, Noam Pikelny, Chris Eldridge, Alex Hargreaves & Greg Garrison) | Mighty Poplar |
| 61 | Empty Pocket Blues (feat. Bryan Sutton) [with Flamekeeper] | Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper |
| 62 | Well | Sister Sadie |
| 63 | Liquor Store | Armchair Boogie |
| 64 | Hold on | Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen |
| 65 | You'll Never Find Another So True | Fast Track |
| 66 | Ghost of Your Memory | Marija Droze |
| 67 | Walk on | Tina Adair |
| 68 | Tennessee Rain | Greg Blake |
| 69 | Next to Nothing | Hammertowne |
| 70 | Looking at Country | Sweet Potato Pie |
| 71 | Goodbye to the Blues | David Parmley |
| 72 | Gamblers & Gypies | Andrew Crawford & Brandi Colt |
| 73 | Big Backyard (feat. Old Crow Medicine Show) | Molly Tuttle |
| 74 | Mirror Lake | Ragged Union |
| 75 | The American Fiddler | Andy Leftwich |
| 76 | Alice in the Bluegrass | Molly Tuttle |
| 77 | Kansas Cornfields | Rick Faris |
| 78 | I'll Blame It on the Rain | Hammertowne |
| 79 | Forever Young (feat. Paul Brewster & Dolly Parton) | Daniel Grindstaff |
| 80 | Don't Forget About Maggie | Wilson Banjo Co. |
| 81 | I Go | The Grascals |
| 82 | Wall Around Your Heart (feat. Jim Lauderdale) | Becky Buller |
| 83 | That's Why You Left Me So Blue | Jason Barie |
| 84 | The Jaybird Song | Special Consensus |
| 85 | Seven Devils Ridge (feat. Brennan Hess, Clay Hess, Kyle Estep & Tim Crouch) | Kim Robins |
| 86 | Everyday Thing | The Goodwin Brothers |
| 87 | Recommend Me | Steep Canyon Rangers |
| 88 | On Her Own | Laura Orshaw |
| 89 | No More Blue Moons in Kentucky (feat. Darin & Brooke Aldridge) | Caroline Owens |
| 90 | Deeper in Love | Carley Arrowood |
| 91 | Paintball Gun | Ashby Frank |
| 92 | Love Train | Mason Via |
| 93 | Hominy Valley | Steep Canyon Rangers |
| 94 | Life Gets Up and Gets Gone (feat. Ned Luberecki, Dan Boner, Nate Lee & Daniel Hardin) | Becky Buller |
| 95 | Nightbird | Wilson Banjo Co. |
| 96 | Other Side of the World | Greg Blake |
| 97 | Riding the Chief | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers |
| 98 | Never Met a Stranger | Dan Tyminski |
| 99 | How Many Towns | Nick Dumas |
| 100 | My Last Run | Henhouse Prowlers |
| 101 | I Didn't Know | The Infamous Stringdusters |
| 102 | When Karma Comes Calling | Volume Five |
| 103 | Riding the Boston and Maine | Nick Dumas |
| 104 | A Life Well Lived | Daryl Mosley |
| 105 | Jump on It | Ashby Frank |
| 106 | Deep End | Steep Canyon Rangers |
| 107 | Broken Glass | Marija Droze |
| 108 | Some Things You Can't Undo | Tina Adair |
| 109 | Tickle the Tom Cat's Tail (Live) | The JackTown Ramblers |
| 110 | Hellfire Club | Rick Faris |
| 111 | Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (feat. Dave Adkins) | Dale Ann Bradley |
| 112 | Working Man's Prayer | Daryl Mosley |
| 113 | Magic City Grey | East Nash Grass |
| 114 | Creep | The Cleverlys |
| 115 | Your Face Again | Ashby Frank |
| 116 | My Little Flower | Henhouse Prowlers |
| 117 | Scarborough Fair | Tony Rice |
| 118 | I'm Not Waiting 'Round | Rick Faris |
| 119 | Seasons of Love | Tina Adair |
| 120 | Time | Curtis Vestal |
| 121 | Deeper Than the Sea | Billy Swinson |
| 122 | Dillsboro Blues | Darren Nicholson |
| 123 | Blackbird (feat. Dale Ann Bradley, Amanda Smith, Rob Ickes & Alison Brown) | Special Consensus |
| 124 | I'm Head over Heels in Love with You | Boone & Foster |
| 125 | Fall of the Year | The Goodwin Brothers |
| 126 | More Like a River | Molly Tuttle |
| 127 | Alberta Bound (feat. the Jaybird Trio, Pharis & Jason Romero, Ray Legere & Claire Lynch) | Special Consensus |
| 128 | You Can Learn a Lot from a Song | Hammertowne |
| 129 | Little Island Love | Nothin' Fancy |
| 130 | Something You Didn’t Count on | Jaelee Roberts |
| 131 | Papa's on the Housetop | East Nash Grass |
| 132 | Ain't No California | Wildfire |
| 133 | Don't Hold Back | Rick Faris |
| 134 | Down Home Dispensary | Molly Tuttle |
| 135 | Calamity Jane | Becky Buller |
| 136 | Where I'm Bound | Ashby Frank |
| 137 | Break My Mind | Shannon Leigh Reynolds |
| 138 | Just 18 | Crandall Creek |
| 139 | Alabama Calling | Steep Canyon Rangers |
| 140 | The Beginning Was the End | Jaelee Roberts |
| 141 | Listen to Your Heart | Marija Droze |
| 142 | John Williams (feat. Ethan Burkhardt, Michael Witcher, Shawn Lane & Steve Wilson) | Jim Hurst |
| 143 | Can't Stop Now | Jackson Hollow |
| 144 | Howard Hughes' Blues (Live) | The JackTown Ramblers |
| 145 | Kentucky Proud | Marty Falle |
| 146 | Too Often Left Alone | Kenny & Amanda Smith |
| 147 | Fall in Tennessee (feat. Jerry Douglas) | Authentic Unlimited |
| 148 | Makeup and Faded Blue Jeans | Starlett & Big John |
| 149 | When You Come Home | East Nash Grass |
| 150 | We Need More of That | Daryl Mosley |
| 151 | Grandma Danced with the Arkansas Traveler | Apple & Setser |
| 152 | I Almost Told Her | East Nash Grass |
| 153 | Prairie Fire | Charm City Junction |
| 154 | Broke Down Engine (feat. Del McCoury) | Woody Platt |
| 155 | San Joaquin | Molly Tuttle |
| 156 | Rake and the Rambling Blade | Apple & Setser |
| 157 | A Hundred Miles to Go | Greg Blake |
| 158 | Tell the Truth (Shame the Devil) [feat. the Fairfield Four, Ned Luberecki, Dan Boner, Nate Lee & Daniel Hardin] | Becky Buller |
| 159 | We'd Go to Town | Nick Dumas |
| 160 | Sad Songs | Jaelee Roberts |
| 161 | L.A. International Airport | Dale Ann Bradley |
| 162 | I Hope She Sings | Edgar Loudermilk Band |
| 163 | I Don't Wanna Be Me Anymore | Nick Chandler & Delivered |
| 164 | Bootlegger's Blues | Hammertowne |
| 165 | For No Good Reason | Jr Williams |
| 166 | Any Trouble | Ashby Frank |
| 167 | You'll Always Be My Blue Eyed Darling | Olivia Jo |
| 168 | I've Never Been So Lonesome | Boone & Foster |
| 169 | Brave Mountaineers | Special Consensus |
| 170 | Blackbird (feat. Dale Ann Bradley, Alison Brown, Rob Ickes & Amanda Smith) | Special Consensus |
| 171 | Lamp Lighting Time in the Valley (feat. Judah Buggay; Joshua Kemble) | Anthony Howell |
| 172 | Walk Beside Me | Volume Five |
| 173 | Three Arrows | Daniel Grindstaff |
| 174 | If Only | Yonder Mountain String Band |
| 175 | Limitless | Paper Bird |
| 176 | I'll Follow the Sun (feat. Wayne Benson & Kristin Scott Benson) | Benson |
| 177 | Living in the South | Starlett & Big John |
| 178 | The River Knows | Molly Tuttle |
| 179 | Keep Your Eye on Kentucky | Dan Tyminski |
| 180 | The One That Got Away | Rick Faris |
| 181 | I Feel the Same Way As You | The Gibson Brothers |
| 182 | One Minute of You (Song for Annie Gray) | The Gibson Brothers |
| 183 | Railroadin' & Gamblin' | East Nash Grass |
| 184 | No Song to Sing | Dan Tyminski |
| 185 | Time Wanders on | Special Consensus |
| 186 | East Due West Blues | East Nash Grass |
| 187 | Safely in the Arms of Jesus | Starlett & Big John |
| 188 | The First Time I Fell in Love | Molly Tuttle |
| 189 | Straight 58 | Starlett & Big John |
| 190 | Grand Ole Circle | Darin & Brooke Aldridge |
| 191 | Sunnyside Garden (feat. Alan Bibey, Christian Ward, Darin & Brooke Aldridge, Michael Gaisbacher & Steve Wilson) | Jim Hurst |
| 192 | Hand Me Down My Walking Cane | Apple & Setser |
| 193 | My Life | Volume Five |
| 194 | Into the Fire | Yonder Mountain String Band |
| 195 | You'll Find Me | Authentic Unlimited |
| 196 | The Run | Paper Bird |
| 197 | Red Fox Run | Leftover Salmon |
| 198 | Head on Down the Line (feat. Ned Luberecki, Dan Boner, Nate Lee & Daniel Hardin) | Becky Buller |
| 199 | Lost Cause Loving You | Edgar Loudermilk Band |
| 200 | Mary Jane Won't You Be Mine | Fast Track |
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