The Roots Music Report’s
Top 50 Contemporary Folk Song Chart
for the Week of Sep 26, 2026
| TW | LW | Song Title | Band/Artist Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ | Tear My Stillhouse Down (feat. Lindsay Lou) | AJ Lee & Blue Summit |
| 2 | 12 | ▲ | Carolina Rain | Rhiannon Giddens |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ | Wildflowers | Mama's Broke |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ | The Vagrant | Parry Lamont |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ | Liquor Store Angel | Parry Lamont |
| 6 | 6 | - | Wonder | Natalie Merchant |
| 7 | 17 | ▲ | Atlanta Blues | Stephen Bennett |
| 8 | 41 | ▲ | Lemon's Jump | Stefan Grossman |
| 9 | 75 | ▲ | Drive | Stacy Robin |
| 10 | 82 | ▲ | Sing to My Heart | Stacy Robin |
| 11 | 95 | ▲ | Beginnings | Stacy Robin |
| 12 | 24 | ▲ | Take These Chains | Stacy Robin |
| 13 | - | ▲ | Memphis BBQ Blues | Dave Miller |
| 14 | - | *NEW* | Somewhere in Between | Jason Lenyer Buchanan |
| 15 | 9 | ▼ | Closer to Fine | Indigo Girls |
| 16 | 10 | ▼ | 20 Years | Jude Johnstone |
| 17 | 7 | ▼ | The American in Me | Steve Forbert |
| 18 | 11 | ▼ | (I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That | James Taylor |
| 19 | - | *NEW* | Big Yellow Taxi | Kathy Moser |
| 20 | 5 | ▼ | Mourn Me Not | Stacy Robin |
| 21 | - | *NEW* | Whole | Sunny War |
| 22 | - | ▲ | Sundown | Patty Griffin |
| 23 | - | ▲ | Sing Hallelujah | Mandy Rowden |
| 24 | - | ▲ | Lay Me Down | Ryland Moranz |
| 25 | - | ▲ | Hash Pipe | Keller Williams |
| 26 | - | ▲ | Where Are My Blue Eyes | Ryland Moranz |
| 27 | - | ▲ | Beautiful World | Ryland Moranz |
| 28 | - | ▲ | Horses | Jesse Welles |
| 29 | - | *NEW* | What to Make of Me | Olive Klug |
| 30 | 8 | ▼ | Orphan Girl | Emmylou Harris |
| 31 | 42 | ▲ | Coffee Shop Open Mic | Josie Bello |
| 32 | 43 | ▲ | The Sound of Guitars | Josie Bello |
| 33 | 44 | ▲ | Rising | Josie Bello |
| 34 | 45 | ▲ | Love That 's Real | Josie Bello |
| 35 | 46 | ▲ | Resilience | Josie Bello |
| 36 | 47 | ▲ | Albuquerque | Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band |
| 37 | 48 | ▲ | Home | Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band |
| 38 | 49 | ▲ | I Am Empty | Josie Bello |
| 39 | 50 | ▲ | Killing Time | Josie Bello |
| 40 | 51 | ▲ | El Toro | The Fathoms |
| 41 | 52 | ▲ | Calling Card | Josie Bello |
| 42 | 53 | ▲ | Hold Me Close | The Ruta Beggars |
| 43 | 55 | ▲ | The Blues is My Business | Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band |
| 44 | 56 | ▲ | Pockets Empty | Peach & Quiet |
| 45 | 57 | ▲ | Twenty-Five Years | Josie Bello |
| 46 | 58 | ▲ | Calgary Skyline | Peach & Quiet |
| 47 | 59 | ▲ | Beautiful Thing | Peach & Quiet |
| 48 | 60 | ▲ | Behind the Sun | Peach & Quiet |
| 49 | 61 | ▲ | Just Before the Dawn | Peach & Quiet |
| 50 | 62 | ▲ | You Ain't Goin' Nowhere | Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band |
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