The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Contemporary Folk Song Chart
for the Week of May 23, 2026

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TW LW Song Title Band/Artist Name
-11Heavy FootMon Rovîa
▲26DriveStacy Robin
-33Saving GraceBriscoe
*NEW*4-Farm GirlShelby Means
▼52As We FallStacy Robin
▲612Lemon's JumpStefan Grossman
-77Atlanta BluesStephen Bennett
-88Liquor Store AngelParry Lamont
-99The VagrantParry Lamont
-1010Party in the PinesDave Miller
▲1114Night Rider's LamentNanci Griffith
▲1215Closer to FineIndigo Girls
▲1316(I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout ThatJames Taylor
▲1417Look out for My LoveNeil Young
▲151820 YearsJude Johnstone
▲1619The American in MeSteve Forbert
▲1720Straight Back Home to YouWolf Jett
▼184Kentucky Never Seemed So Blue (feat. Sam Bush)Weary Ramblers
▼195DriftwoodWeary Ramblers
▼2011Across the Great DivideKate Wolf
▲21-GoneTim Grimm
▲22-Across the Great DivideNanci Griffith
*NEW*23-Spring WindGreg Brown
*NEW*24-CoyoteJoni Mitchell
*NEW*25-BoomtownGreg Brown
▲26-That's What Makes You StrongJesse Winchester
*NEW*27-True Love Will Never FadeMark Knopfler
▲28-Long Ride HomePatty Griffin
▲29-Go in PeaceSam Baker
*NEW*30-Punish the MonkeyMark Knopfler
▲31-Victory in the StruggleDarryl Purpose
*NEW*32-Two Little FeetGreg Brown
▲33-Love for a WhileKeith Greeninger
*NEW*34-JealousyNatalie Merchant
▲35-Please Don't Bury MeJohn Prine
▲36-Shame on YouIndigo Girls
▲37-Witchi-Tai-ToBrewer & Shipley
▲38-GhostsJesse Winchester
▲39-Never Forget to BoogieJesse Winchester
▲40-Deeper WellEmmylou Harris
▲41-Shake SugareeRhiannon Giddens
▲42-Heaven Don't Come by HereThe Steel Wheels
*NEW*43-A Horse in the CountryCowboy Junkies
▲44-Country Music, I'm Talking to YouDarrell Scott
*NEW*45-GoodbyeMary Gauthier
▲46-There Isn't One WayPatty Griffin
*NEW*47-If You Could Read My MindGordon Lightfoot
*NEW*48-One Cool RemoveShawn Colvin
*NEW*49-Cowboy RomanceNatalie Merchant
*NEW*50-Where I GoNatalie Merchant
 

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