The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Folk Rock Song Chart
for the Week of May 23, 2026
| TW | LW | Song Title | Band/Artist Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | Peshtigo | Chicago Farmer |
| - | 2 | 2 | Rescue Me | Sons Of The East |
| - | 3 | 3 | WHILE WE STILL HAVE a CHANCE | Todd Snider |
| ▲ | 4 | 15 | American Boys | Don McLean |
| - | 5 | 5 | Pour the Wine | Sons Of The East |
| - | 6 | 6 | Gave My Guitar Away | Karney |
| - | 7 | 7 | Suspended | Karney |
| - | 8 | 8 | Freedom Summer | Karney |
| - | 9 | 9 | Out of Body 2025 | Karney |
| - | 10 | 10 | Gave My Guitar Away (Acoustic Version) | Karney |
| - | 11 | 11 | Freedom Summer (Acoustic Version) | Karney |
| - | 12 | 12 | One True Song (Acoustic Version) | Karney |
| - | 13 | 13 | Great River Road | Chicago Farmer |
| - | 14 | 14 | Ballad of the Texas Gentlemen (feat. the Texas Gentlemen) | Ryan Bingham |
| ▲ | 15 | - | Even when I'm High | John Stowers |
| ▲ | 16 | - | Eos | Karney |
| - | 17 | 17 | Too Long in the Wasteland | James McMurtry |
| - | 18 | 18 | Open | Bruce Cockburn |
| - | 19 | 19 | Can't Understand | Laura Love |
| - | 20 | 20 | Free | Keith Greeninger |
| - | 21 | 21 | Simple | Laura Love |
| - | 22 | 22 | Hot Corn, Cold Corn | Jerry Garcia & David Grisman |
| *NEW* | 23 | - | The Bed is Made | Chris Bullinger |
| ▼ | 24 | 4 | Open | John Stowers |
| ▼ | 25 | 16 | Over the Wall | John Stowers |
| ▲ | 26 | - | Runaway Train | Eliza Gilkyson |
| *NEW* | 27 | - | Aw Heck | John Prine |
| ▲ | 28 | - | Peace Train | Cat Stevens |
| ▲ | 29 | - | Birds | Neil Young |
| ▲ | 30 | - | And It Stoned Me | Van Morrison |
| ▲ | 31 | - | Adventures of You and Me | Ryan Bingham |
| *NEW* | 32 | - | Direction of the Wind | Ryan Bingham |
| *NEW* | 33 | - | The Weary Kind | Ryan Bingham |
| ▲ | 34 | - | Moondance | Van Morrison |
| *NEW* | 35 | - | Clay Pigeons | Gurf Morlix |
| *NEW* | 36 | - | So Begins the Task | Stephen Stills |
| ▲ | 37 | - | Rocket out of Here | John Stowers |
| ▲ | 38 | - | Lovely Rainy Day | John Stowers |
| ▲ | 39 | - | Heart on a String | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit |
| ▲ | 40 | - | Take It Easy | Jackson Browne |
| *NEW* | 41 | - | On the Beach | Randy Newman |
| ▲ | 42 | - | I Can't Settle | James Maddock |
| *NEW* | 43 | - | The Old Rocker | James Maddock |
| ▲ | 44 | - | Fountain of Sorrow | Jackson Browne |
| *NEW* | 45 | - | King Arthur's Dream | The Hellecasters |
| ▲ | 46 | - | Talking Reality Television Blues | Todd Snider |
| *NEW* | 47 | - | Southside of Heaven | Ryan Bingham |
| ▲ | 48 | - | Closer to the Ground | Joy Of Cooking |
| ▲ | 49 | - | She Moves Me | Keith Greeninger |
| ▲ | 50 | - | Hey Ol' Man | Keith Greeninger |
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