The Roots Music Report's
Top Roots Rock Song Chart
for the Year of 2023
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Made Up Mind | Bonnie Raitt |
| 2 | Love Hope Trust | Roger Street Friedman |
| 3 | Kid | The Revivalists |
| 4 | Ramona | The Coffis Brothers |
| 5 | Lethal Love | Eilen Jewell |
| 6 | Pilgrim | The Wood Brothers |
| 7 | Death Wish | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit |
| 8 | Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) | Bruce Springsteen |
| 9 | Ready or Not (feat. Sierra Ferrell) | Shakey Graves |
| 10 | Angry | The Rolling Stones |
| 11 | My Kind of Strange | Kelly Fitzgerald |
| 12 | Heartless Year | The Band of Heathens |
| 13 | Middle of the Morning | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit |
| 14 | Face Down in the Moment | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats |
| 15 | Festival Eyes | Lillie Mae |
| 16 | Never Let Go | Babaux and The Peacemakers |
| 17 | The Beginning of the End | The Pleasures |
| 18 | Alone at Sea | Jeff Plankenhorn |
| 19 | I Love This Life | Bob Schneider |
| 20 | Just Like That | Bonnie Raitt |
| 21 | Stormy Weather | The Band of Heathens |
| 22 | The Sea | Sierra Ferrell |
| 23 | Still Looking for Something | Jackson Browne |
| 24 | A Man Without a Name | Colin Hay |
| 25 | Sink or Swim | Justin Saladino Band |
| 26 | When You Arrive | Bruce Cockburn |
| 27 | Send More Love | Los Lonely Boys |
| 28 | On the Run | Johnny Wheels & the Swamp Donkeys |
| 29 | Can O' Pop | Steve Poltz |
| 30 | Hard Working Man | Marcus King |
| 31 | Dreamland | Amos Lee |
| 32 | New York Comeback | Lucinda Williams |
| 33 | Love to Spare (feat. A.J. Croce) | Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers |
| 34 | Fat Dad | Charlie Mars |
| 35 | I'm in Love | The Lone Bellow |
| 36 | Bad Information | Frankie V and the Lonely Club |
| 37 | Don't Let the Darkness | The Band of Heathens |
| 38 | Always Be Mine | Babaux and The Peacemakers |
| 39 | Picking Up Tears | Shinyribs |
| 40 | Hold the Line on Horizon | Tim Flannery |
| 41 | El Paso | Calexico |
| 42 | Road to Joy (Bright-Side Mix) | Peter Gabriel |
| 43 | The Sun's Coming | Bob Schneider |
| 44 | Lady Luck | Michael McArthur |
| 45 | Problem Child | Ben Harper |
| 46 | Love Doesn't Come from the Barrel of a Gun | Chuck Prophet |
| 47 | Need to Know Basis | Ben Harper |
| 48 | Honeysuckle Blue (feat. Sadler Vaden) | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit |
| 49 | Rock and Roll Doctor (feat. James Petralli) | The Band of Heathens |
| 50 | Did You Say Such a Thing | John Mellencamp |
| 51 | Blood Harmony | Larkin Poe |
| 52 | Marathon | Chuck Prophet |
| 53 | Borderland (feat. the Guilty Ones) | Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore |
| 54 | One in the Head | Brett Spaulding |
| 55 | The Sea | JJ Grey & Mofro |
| 56 | Lady in Black | Babaux and The Peacemakers |
| 57 | Good Morning Coffee | Seth Avett |
| 58 | The Long Con | The Revivalists |
| 59 | Jaded Rust | Anthony Arya |
| 60 | Wasting My Time (feat. Eric Ambel) | Sarah Borges |
| 61 | Not Your Little Girl | Abby Bryant & The Echoes |
| 62 | Town & Country | Loudon Wainwright III |
| 63 | How High | The Record Company |
| 64 | Kentucky Morning | Darrell Scott |
| 65 | Quarry | Wednesday |
| 66 | Corralling the Blues | Colter Wall |
| 67 | Heard from the Grave | Babaux and The Peacemakers |
| 68 | Ridin' with Lady Luck (feat. Walter Trout) | Eric Corne |
| 69 | Just Around the Corner | JD McPherson |
| 70 | Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (feat. Ray Wylie Hubbard) | The Band of Heathens |
| 71 | Should Have Seen It Coming | Billy Bragg |
| 72 | No Matter What They Say | The Empty Pockets |
| 73 | Wasted Days (feat. Bruce Springsteen) | John Mellencamp |
| 74 | Baby Got Gone | Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band |
| 75 | Harness the Wind | Calexico |
| 76 | Apple of My Eye | Josh Rouse |
| 77 | Back on the Road to You | Freedy Johnston |
| 78 | When We Were Close | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit |
| 79 | Macon if We Make It | Lucero |
| 80 | Where Did We Go Wrong | Ben Harper |
| 81 | Blame It on Me | Babaux and The Peacemakers |
| 82 | Without the Medicine | Babaux and The Peacemakers |
| 83 | Might As Well Be Me | Larkin Poe |
| 84 | Early Grave | Babaux and The Peacemakers |
| 85 | Rolling Stone Blues | The Rolling Stones |
| 86 | Simply Belong to You | Shinyribs |
| 87 | World's End Blues | David Ronaldo |
| 88 | Georgia off My Mind | Larkin Poe |
| 89 | Deep Stays Down | Larkin Poe |
| 90 | Razor Wire | Brett Spaulding |
| 91 | Breakless Heart | Brett Spaulding |
| 92 | Let the Rains Fall | Babaux and The Peacemakers |
| 93 | Tumbling Dice (feat. Nicki Bluhm) | The Band of Heathens |
| 94 | Golden Hour | The Boxmasters |
| 95 | Finding Your Way Back Home | Johnny Wheels & the Swamp Donkeys |
| 96 | Mother Road | Grace Potter |
| 97 | Good Time | Grace Potter |
| 98 | Wish I Knew You | The Revivalists |
| 99 | I’m Getting Better (And I'm Feeling It Right Now) | The Record Company |
| 100 | Carry Your Love | The Band of Heathens |
| 101 | By the Way | Tommy Prine |
| 102 | Wide Open Horizon | Babaux and The Peacemakers |
| 103 | Bye Bye to You | Babaux and The Peacemakers |
| 104 | Ride of Your Life | Babaux and The Peacemakers |
| 105 | Turning Onto You | First Aid Kit |
| 106 | Step Below the Line | Babaux and The Peacemakers |
| 107 | You're Gonna Hear Me on the Radio (Live) | Dustin Arbuckle & the Damnations |
| 108 | Tail Feathers | Babaux and The Peacemakers |
| 109 | Annabelle | Roger Street Friedman |
| 110 | In the Summertime | Roger Street Friedman |
| 111 | Test of Time | Babaux and The Peacemakers |
| 112 | Lucky Ones | Babaux and The Peacemakers |
| 113 | Walls Close in | Roger Street Friedman |
| 114 | November Blues | Jason Lang |
| 115 | Price on My Head | David Ronaldo |
| 116 | All Things | Brett Spaulding |
| 117 | Little Piece of Me | Loudon Wainwright III |
| 118 | Fallen Snow | First Aid Kit |
| 119 | Sick of Me | Christian Lopez Band |
| 120 | Slow Sunday June (feat. the Sensational Barnes Brothers) | Luke Winslow-King |
| 121 | Never Giving Up | Jonah Tolchin |
| 122 | So Much Fun | A.J. Croce |
| 123 | The Poet Game | Seth Avett |
| 124 | Everybody's Smalltime Now | Bob Bradshaw |
| 125 | Mother's Little Helper | The Rolling Stones |
| 126 | I've Been There Too | Babaux and The Peacemakers |
| 127 | When You Were | Babaux and The Peacemakers |
| 128 | Call It What You Will | Babaux and The Peacemakers |
| 129 | George Fisk | Johnny Wheels & the Swamp Donkeys |
| 130 | I Got the Time | The Band of Heathens |
| 131 | Woman Down in Arkansas (Live) | Dustin Arbuckle & the Damnations |
| 132 | Fly on Love | Babaux and The Peacemakers |
| 133 | Someone for Everyone | The Wood Brothers |
| 134 | Second Hand News (Live at the Fabulous Forum, Inglewood, CA, 08/29/77) | Fleetwood Mac |
| 135 | Grab Some | Babaux and The Peacemakers |
| 136 | You Can't Always Get What You Want | The Rolling Stones |
| 137 | Sarah's Place (feat. Noah Kahan) | Zach Bryan |
| 138 | Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? (Joyful Noise Version) | Tyler Childers |
| 139 | Bad Spell | Larkin Poe |
| 140 | On a Roll | Bruce Cockburn |
| 141 | Stolen Moments | Lucinda Williams |
| 142 | Wasted My Life | David Ronaldo |
| 143 | Hideaway | John Mayall |
| 144 | Groovin' is Easy | The Third Mind |
| 145 | Love Let in | Brett Spaulding |
| 146 | Laid-back & Easy | David Ronaldo |
| 147 | Off My Medication | Willie Nile |
| 148 | Grocery Store Skeletons | Michael McArthur |
| 149 | The Fall | Johnny Wheels & the Swamp Donkeys |
| 150 | Blood on the Tracks | Marcus King |
| 151 | Light Me Up (Hold Me In) | Johnny Wheels & the Swamp Donkeys |
| 152 | Down in the Dirt | The Revivalists |
| 153 | New Orleans Going Down | Afton Wolfe |
| 154 | Do a Little Dancing | Jeff Plankenhorn |
| 155 | Alabama Coldcock | Black Pistol Fire |
| 156 | The Lonely Club | Frankie V and the Lonely Club |
| 157 | Hang Around | Frankie V and the Lonely Club |
| 158 | Little Bit Crazy | Blackberry Smoke |
| 159 | Work Until I Die | S.G. Goodman |
| 160 | Rollin' on | The Wood Brothers |
| 161 | Happiness is | Jason Lang |
| 162 | Sweetening | Shinyribs |
| 163 | Weed, Wine & Time | Caleb Elliott |
| 164 | Living with the Blues | Jason Lang |
| 165 | Red Bird | Darrell Scott |
| 166 | Dreamy Skies | The Rolling Stones |
| 167 | Let's Get the Band Back Together | Lucinda Williams |
| 168 | Handle with Care | Jason Lang |
| 169 | Honest Lies | Justin Saladino Band |
| 170 | Hunter | Jess Williamson |
| 171 | Little Songs | Colter Wall |
| 172 | Far from Alone | The Wood Brothers |
| 173 | Bolt Cutters & the Family Name | Larkin Poe |
| 174 | No Promises Broken | Dylan LeBlanc |
| 175 | Caught Me Thinkin' | The Lone Bellow |
| 176 | Blind Faith | Justin Saladino Band |
| 177 | I’m on Your Side | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats |
| 178 | Good Old Days | The Revivalists |
| 179 | Mizz Karman | Johnny Wheels & the Swamp Donkeys |
| 180 | Short Fuse | David Ronaldo |
| 181 | What Have You Really Done | David Ronaldo |
| 182 | I Should've Danced More | Joan Osborne |
| 183 | Searching for My Soul | Jonah Tolchin |
| 184 | Truckin' | Grateful Dead |
| 185 | You Don’t Know How It Feels (Live at the Fillmore, 1997) | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
| 186 | Honey Bee (Live at the Fillmore, 1997) | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
| 187 | Mary Jane's Last Dance (Live at the Fillmore, 1997) | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
| 188 | Dirt Road Blues (Version 1) | Bob Dylan |
| 189 | Mississippi (Version 2) | Bob Dylan |
| 190 | Monday Morning (Live at the Fabulous Forum, Inglewood, CA, 08/29/77) | Fleetwood Mac |
| 191 | Oh Well (Pt. 1) [Live at the Fabulous Forum, Inglewood, CA, 08/29/77] | Fleetwood Mac |
| 192 | Gotta Lotta Love | Charlie Mars |
| 193 | Times Have Changed | Charlie Mars |
| 194 | As Long As You're There | Johnny Wheels & the Swamp Donkeys |
| 195 | I Don’t Know (What the World is Coming To) | Eli "Paperboy" Reed |
| 196 | Rock N Roll Heart | Lucinda Williams |
| 197 | Hunted Man, Pts. 1 & 2 | David Ronaldo |
| 198 | That's on You, That's on Me | Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors |
| 199 | Kick the Blues | Larkin Poe |
| 200 | Good Thing Going on | Scott Cooper |
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