The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Folk Album Chart
for the Year of 2026
1 |  | Returning to Myself by: Brandi Carlile   | Label: Interscope Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:    |
2 |  | Crown of Roses by: Patty Griffin | Label: Thirty Tigers Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:   |
3 |  | Shelby Means by: Shelby Means | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
4 |  | Delta Traces by: Billy Jeter | Label: House on Fire Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
5 |  | Heart Go Wild by: Caroline Spence | Label: Tone Tree Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
6 |  | Heat of July by: Briscoe | Label: ATO Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
7 |  | Hysteria by: Billy Jeter | Label: Shine Eye Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
8 |  | Paper Flowers by: Tim O'Brien | Label: Howdy Skies Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
9 |  | So Many Wows by: Lucie Blue Tremblay | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
10 |  | Flesh and Bone by: Cynthia Marchant | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
11 |  | Wait for the Night by: Eric Schmitt | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
12 |  | Beautiful Thing by: Peach & Quiet | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
13 |  | Wilderness Within You by: Parker Millsap | Label: Okrahoma Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:  |
14 |  | All Hat by: Joshua Hedley | Label: New West Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
15 |  | Unentitled by: John Gorka | Label: Red House Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
16 |  | 1988 by: Lori McKenna | Label: Thirty Tigers Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
17 |  | Moon over Larrabee by: Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
18 |  | Where Truth Lies by: Stacy Robin | Label: Dharmapala Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
19 |  | Night Owl Envies the Mourning Dove by: Caitlin Canty | Label: Tone Tree Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
20 |  | I Only See the Moon by: The Milk Carton Kids | Label: Far Cry Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
21 |  | Nature of Necessity by: Adam Wright | Label: Carnival Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
22 |  | Reverie by: Amble | Label: Warner Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
23 |  | Maybe New Mexico by: Helene Cronin | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
24 |  | Flying with Angels by: Suzanne Vega | Label: Cooking Vinyl Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
25 |  | Sticks and Stones by: Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real | Label: 6 Ace Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
26 |  | Love Unfettered by: Marie-Rose | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
27 |  | Homegrown by: Cole Quest and The City Pickers | Label: Jalopy Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
28 |  | A Teacher, a Preacher, and a Bad Farmer by: Ernie Palmer | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
29 |  | Firetrail by: Erin Durant | Label: Ruination Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
30 |  | Fiction by: Megan Bee | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
31 |  | Animal Poem by: Anna Tivel | Label: Fluff & Gravy Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
32 |  | Songs Worth Saving by: Suzie Brown | Label: Mule Kick Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
33 |  | I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away by: Hayden Pedigo | Label: Mexican Summer Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
34 |  | Beware Wolves Volume 9 by: Beware Wolves | Label: Aqualamb Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
35 |  | These Days by: Emily Hines | Label: Keeled Scales Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
36 |  | Cracks by: The Lowtimers | Label: Alabama Sound Company Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
37 |  | Across the Pond by: JigJam | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
38 |  | Lift Up This Old World by: Hilary Hawke | Label: Adhyâropa Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
39 |  | Cry Love by: Paul Burch | Label: Glider Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
40 |  | Anything Beautiful by: Trevor Bahnson | Label: Dimed Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
41 |  | Have Purpose Live Long by: Josie Bello | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
42 |  | Party Lines by: Romen Buffalo and The Loyal Order | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
43 |  | Together on a Rock by: The Pairs | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
44 |  | Bethlehem by: Storyhill | Label: Story Hills Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
45 |  | Armageddon in a Summer Dress by: Sunny War | Label: New West Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
46 |  | Hear My Call by: Cristina Vane | Label: Blue Tip Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
47 |  | Middle by: Jesse Welles | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
48 |  | Lost Dog by: Olive Klug | Label: Signature Sounds Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
49 |  | Looking for the Thread by: Mary Chapin Carpenter | Label: Lambent Light Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:  |
50 |  | Songs for a Winter's Night by: Reid Jamieson | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
51 |  | All That's Real by: Gathering Sparks | Label: Borealis Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
52 |  | Rose Avenue by: Joel Rafael | Label: Inside Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
53 |  | Weary Ramblers by: Weary Ramblers | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
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