The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Contemporary Folk Song Chart
for the Week of Sep 19, 2026
| TW | LW | Song Title | Band/Artist Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | Wildflowers | Mama's Broke |
| - | 2 | 2 | Tear My Stillhouse Down (feat. Lindsay Lou) | AJ Lee & Blue Summit |
| ▲ | 3 | 4 | The Vagrant | Parry Lamont |
| ▲ | 4 | 5 | Liquor Store Angel | Parry Lamont |
| ▲ | 5 | - | Mourn Me Not | Stacy Robin |
| ▲ | 6 | - | Wonder | Natalie Merchant |
| ▲ | 7 | 8 | The American in Me | Steve Forbert |
| ▲ | 8 | 9 | Orphan Girl | Emmylou Harris |
| ▲ | 9 | - | Closer to Fine | Indigo Girls |
| ▲ | 10 | - | 20 Years | Jude Johnstone |
| ▲ | 11 | - | (I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That | James Taylor |
| *NEW* | 12 | - | Carolina Rain | Rhiannon Giddens |
| *NEW* | 13 | - | Shake It | Keith Greeninger |
| ▲ | 14 | - | Good Luck John | Joe Crookston |
| ▲ | 15 | - | As We Fall | Stacy Robin |
| ▲ | 16 | - | Straight Back Home to You | Wolf Jett |
| ▼ | 17 | 3 | Atlanta Blues | Stephen Bennett |
| ▲ | 18 | - | Front Porchin' | Parker Millsap |
| ▲ | 19 | - | It All Comes Down to Love | Tom Rush |
| ▲ | 20 | - | Ghosts | Jesse Winchester |
| ▼ | 21 | 6 | Turn the Tide | Stacy Robin |
| ▲ | 22 | - | Hold Me | The Strumbellas |
| ▲ | 23 | - | Spring Wind | Greg Brown |
| ▼ | 24 | 7 | Take These Chains | Stacy Robin |
| ▲ | 25 | - | You Drive Me Crazy | Greg Brown |
| ▲ | 26 | - | The Joke | Brandi Carlile |
| ▲ | 27 | - | Knockin' on Your Screen Door | John Prine |
| *NEW* | 28 | - | The Immigrant | Tony Furtado |
| ▲ | 29 | - | Little Boy Blue | The War and Treaty |
| ▲ | 30 | - | Drag Me Down | Wolf Jett |
| ▲ | 31 | - | Caravan of Fools | John Prine |
| ▲ | 32 | - | Black Crow | Joni Mitchell |
| *NEW* | 33 | - | Loser's Prayer | Dave Miller |
| ▲ | 34 | - | Punish the Monkey | Mark Knopfler |
| *NEW* | 35 | - | Hear My Call (feat. Molly Tuttle) | Cristina Vane |
| ▲ | 36 | - | It Takes One to Know One | AJ Lee & Blue Summit |
| *NEW* | 37 | - | Little by Little | Mon Rovîa |
| ▲ | 38 | - | Just to Say I Love You | Michael Franti & Spearhead |
| ▲ | 39 | - | Laughing River | Greg Brown |
| ▲ | 40 | - | Miner in the Mourning | Joe Crookston |
| ▲ | 41 | - | Lemon's Jump | Stefan Grossman |
| ▲ | 42 | - | Coffee Shop Open Mic | Josie Bello |
| ▲ | 43 | - | The Sound of Guitars | Josie Bello |
| ▲ | 44 | - | Rising | Josie Bello |
| ▲ | 45 | - | Love That 's Real | Josie Bello |
| ▲ | 46 | - | Resilience | Josie Bello |
| ▲ | 47 | - | Albuquerque | Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band |
| ▲ | 48 | - | Home | Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band |
| ▲ | 49 | - | I Am Empty | Josie Bello |
| ▲ | 50 | - | Killing Time | Josie Bello |
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