The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Folk Song Chart
for the Year of 2020

Rank Song Title Band/Artist Name
1None'yaHayes Carll
2This Too Shall PassJamestown Revival
3EveSarah Jarosz
4Make It LastDarling West
5No Time for Love SongsThe Mastersons
6The MountainAlec Lytle & Them Rounders
7JohnnySarah Jarosz
8Howl at the MoonIndigo Girls
9Magic of the MusicJosie Bello
10BluebirdJamestown Revival
11EnemyThe Dustbowl Revival
12I Remember EverythingJohn Prine
13Have Purpose Live LongJosie Bello
14It's Your Voodoo WorkingEilen Jewell
15I Bleed HumanJosie Bello
16MadnessGiriffin Swank
17All It Takes is TimeJosie Bello
18Please ExplainCatie Curtis
19Put It Back TogetherStoll Vaughan
20TryNeil Young
21Dark, Dark, DarkGregory Alan Isakov
22Ernest Tubb Had Fuzzy SlippersMatt Patershuk
23One Foot in the GraveKieran Kane & Rayna Gellert
24Chasin' That TrainLinda Sussman
25Please Don't Bury MeJohn Prine
26Pass It on DownLinda Sussman
27Cryin'Linda Sussman
28For YouAngus & Julia Stone
29Party with the SaintsJosie Bello
30Hole in My LifeJosie Bello
31The Last MixLinda Sussman
32Send You My LoveLiz Longley
33Grace is GoneDave Matthews Band
34Nica Libres at DuskBen Howard
35Bullet HolesGregory Alan Isakov
36Talking Tales of WanderingKen Dunn
37Was I Just Another OneGregory Alan Isakov
38CavesGregory Alan Isakov
39The Devil's TearsAngus & Julia Stone
40CopperlineJames Taylor
41Yellow Brick RoadAngus & Julia Stone
42MaggieSarah Jarosz
43The DancerLinda Sussman
44When I Get to HeavenJohn Prine
45Conversational SnowEric Selby
46Every RoadLinda Sussman
47Part of ItEric Selby
48Into Me You See (Here & Now)Raveis Kole
49LegacyMichael Johnathon
50PatientlyEric Selby
51King High TideKen Dunn
52Red and Purple TooKen Dunn
53Friend I Never HadMean Mary
54Come Back JoniKen Dunn
55Deep in the HiveKen Dunn
56Thanksgiving (Feel Like Home) [Nashville Sessions]Raveis Kole
57From a Distance (feat. Irene Kelley & Claire Lynch)Valerie Smith
58Big Grey DogJigJam
59Five More MinutesThe War and Treaty
60You MatterKerry Patrick Clark
61What You're Made ofGracious Me
62I Never Give UpJim Patton & Sherry Brokus
63Won't Abandon ShipGracious Me
64DreamingThe Dustbowl Revival
65CementedThomas Hine
66Don't Let Me DisappearBen Harper
67Angel from MontgomeryRaveis Kole
68ButterflyKelly's Lot
69Hearts TownThe War and Treaty
70AbandonThomas Hine
71Anxious ZenEric Selby
72Eyes Open WideThe Mastersons
73Old County RdJim Patton & Sherry Brokus
74Walking ThroughThomas Hine
75A Little Bit of HeavenLinda Sussman
76LullabyLinda Sussman
77No SummerCinder Well
78It Ain't Workin'EllaHarp
79Everyone's Welcome HereKerry Patrick Clark
80Ain’t No Stopping Us NowKerry Patrick Clark
81The Widow of Glasgow Green (feat. Noe Cervantes)EllaHarp
82HometownSarah Jarosz
83Rebels Without ApplauseJim Patton & Sherry Brokus
84The Walls Come Tumbling DownKerry Patrick Clark
85Old WayEric Selby
86Throw It All AwayEric Selby
87The First TasteEric Selby
88Lock Me UpKelly's Lot
89The Benefits of Being AloneRose Cousins
90This is What You DidThis Is the Kit
91Empty SquareSarah Jarosz
92Enemy FactoryDanny Barnes
93Last SummerJohn Batdorf
94HoneyAne Brun
95HourglassMipso
96AlrightJoe Holt
97Call Me when You LandOld Sea Brigade
98Ledgers and StonesThomas Hine
99Barren DaughtersThomas Hine
100One SkyPhilip Scott Poli
101You Can't Put My Fire outLetitia VanSant
102The AgreementRose Cousins
103Peace in Our HeartsEliza Gilkyson
104Serious NowJoe Holt
105Shed a Little LightJoy Zimmerman
106ChangedTrae Sheehan
107When No One's AroundKristen Grainger & True North
108Simple ManKelly's Lot
109The Battle's Not overGracious Me
110They SayRaye Zaragoza
111Times Like TheseHayes Carll
112LandslideAlec Lytle & Them Rounders
113All MineSarah Morris
114Lakes of PontchartrainAoife O'Donovan
115American DarknessDan Tedesco
116Good Music Never Goes AwayJohn Batdorf
117Prayin'John Batdorf
118I Wanna Be with YouJohn Batdorf
119Fight Like a GirlRaye Zaragoza
120My Little TownAndrew McKnight
121Pay It No MindSarah Jarosz
122Dark WoodsMean Mary
123Rainy DayMean Mary
124ParisTrae Sheehan
125Better offTrae Sheehan
126Medicine for LivingAlexa Rose
127Give Me AwayPhilip Scott Poli
128Heartbreak CastsTrae Sheehan
129To Be AloneTrae Sheehan
130AvenalMatt Costa
131Orange and BlueSarah Jarosz
132Another PageEric Selby
133A Father's LoveKerry Patrick Clark
134PastimeSamantha Crain
135Long HaulFretland
136The FraudRose Cousins
137Alton AirDarrell Scott
138When the Tide Comes inJamie Drake
139Promises to KeepEliza Gilkyson
140Eyes Be HealedJustin Farren
141JubileeThe War and Treaty
142FineStephanie Lambring
143Margaret / Treasures in My ChestAndrew McKnight
144Two to TangoKathleen Healy
145SomedayJigJam
146Web of MysteryAndrew McKnight
147Left BehindAndrew McKnight
148Sons & FathersAndrew McKnight
149Mayday ManJamestown Revival
150Beautiful World of MineEliza Gilkyson
151Mint ConditionCaroline Spence
152Change My HeartIndigo Girls
153Not the America of My DreamsJosie Bello
154AlbertaThe Small Glories
155The SeaJessica Smucker
156We Are Not AloneEliza Gilkyson
157Wildwood GirlKatie Dahl
158Urge for GoingKatherine Rondeau
159I Think I Am a SoulSuzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche
160Twenty-Five YearsJosie Bello
161TumbleweedsJessica Smucker
162Round Prairie RoadJamestown Revival
163Astral PlaneValerie June
164Bravery's on FireRachael Sage
165Already Want YouPhilip Scott Poli
166Iron into GoldPhilip Scott Poli
167Fast Turning World (feat. Scott Nygaard)The Small Glories
168PretendersTaylor Ashton
169Sonic BoomThe Dustbowl Revival
170HurricaneKelly's Lot
171ShinePhilip Scott Poli
172Mèsi BondyeLeyla McCalla
173Southern GirlKaia Kater
174Sooner or LaterEliza Gilkyson
175Don't Back DownThe Small Glories
176FreedomKelly's Lot
177Say You Will (feat. Lynn Hollyfield)Les Hatley
178Blue Sky DaysRachael Sage
179Go in PeaceSam Baker
180Johnson SlideThe Small Glories
181TroubleJoe Edwards
182Across the Great DivideNanci Griffith
183This Changes EverythingThe Early Risers
184How is Your HeartScott Fab
185Big StarMipso
186Foolish TryKelly's Lot
187Can't Help ItDarling West
188SlowMatt Costa
189Hey ThereDarling West
190WeightlessAlexa Wildish
191Straight BackTaylor Ashton
192Outrun the NightKate Mills
193Good FightLori McKenna
194The ExpertRose Cousins
195Backwater BluesJoachim Cooder
196Take Hold of MeAne Brun
197House of CardsGabrielle Louise
198Bye Bye BabyHayes Carll
199Thunder on the MountainKelly Augustine
200Borrow Your HeartAlexa Rose
 

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