The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Folk Album Chart
for the Week of Aug 20, 2022
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *NEW* | 1 | - | One More Time Before You Go: a Tribute to Tony Rice | Dan Tyminski | North Star | Traditional Folk |
| ▲ | 2 | 5 | Tell 'Em You Were Gold | Pharis & Jason Romero | Smithsonian Folkways | Traditional Folk |
| ▼ | 3 | 2 | Tape | Patty Griffin | PGM | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 4 | 1 | 12th of June | Lyle Lovett | Verve | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 5 | 4 | Cover to Cover | The Brother Brothers | Compass | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 6 | 3 | Dark Enough to See the Stars | Mary Gauthier | Self-Release | Alternative Folk |
| ▲ | 7 | 16 | Last Days of Summer | Lucy Kaplansky | Self-Release | Roots Rock |
| ▼ | 8 | 7 | Make Myself Me Again | Cristina Vane | Red Parlor | Alternative Folk |
| ▲ | 9 | 56 | Backroads | Johnsmith | Self-Release | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 10 | 17 | Only the Killer Would Know | Valorie Miller | Blackbird | Contemporary Folk |
| *NEW* | 11 | - | Clouds | The Ballroom Thieves | Nettwerk | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 12 | 6 | Resilience | Josie Bello | Guitar One | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 13 | 18 | Songs from the River Wind | Eliza Gilkyson | Howlin' Dog | Folk |
| ▲ | 14 | - | Spellbound | Judy Collins | Cleopatra | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 15 | 11 | All Souls Hill | The Waterboys | Cooking Vinyl | Alternative Folk |
| ▲ | 16 | 31 | Junk Drawer | Steve Wood | Benaji | Folk Rock |
| ▲ | 17 | 55 | Violet Light | Maya De Vitry | Self-Release | Folk |
| ▲ | 18 | 42 | Meat Bird in Beigeville | Judy Nazemetz | Smokey Lady | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 19 | 23 | By the Risin' of the Sea | James Kahn | Self-Release | Traditional Folk |
| ▲ | 20 | 62 | Ride | Jack Broadbent | Crows Feet | Folk Rock |
| ▲ | 21 | 24 | Horizon Line | Dan Navarro | Red Hen | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 22 | 29 | Gravity, Wings, and Heavy Things | Chuck Brodsky | Self-Release | Alternative Folk |
| ▲ | 23 | 58 | Breaking the Thermometer | Leyla McCalla | Anti | Alternative Folk |
| *NEW* | 24 | - | Love is the Only Thing | Peter Mulvey | Righteous Babe | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 25 | 19 | Extrovert | Mr. Sun | Compass | Traditional Folk |
| ▲ | 26 | 28 | Where Zat | John Roy Zat | Flyin Bayou | Alternative Folk |
| *NEW* | 27 | - | The Veil | Edie Carey | Self-Release | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 28 | 57 | Don't Be Discouraged | Peter Lehndorff | Self-Release | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 29 | 15 | Moving Through America | Steve Forbert | Blue Rose | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 30 | 12 | Shake It Loose Today | Linda Sussman | Sing Out Proud | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 31 | 10 | He Walked on | Tim O'Brien | Howdy Skies | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 32 | 60 | The Local Honeys | The Local Honeys | La Honda | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 33 | 41 | So Much Time, So Much Love | Shelton & Williams | Grass Tank Music | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 34 | 83 | Hackensaw Boys | Hackensaw Boys | Suns Work | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 35 | 21 | Found Light | Laura Veirs | Bella Union | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 36 | 39 | Out Here Now | Ever More Nest | Self-Release | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 37 | 32 | Heart over Head | Cassie Jean and the Fireflies | Self-Release | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 38 | 35 | What a Show | Kerry Patrick Clark | Studio 234 | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 39 | 36 | Who Cares | David G Smith | Hey Dave | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 40 | 37 | Below Sea Level | Aarythmers | Self-Release | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 41 | 25 | Mermaid Salt | John Craigie | Self-Release | Alternative Folk |
| *NEW* | 42 | - | Summertime Blues | Zach Bryan | Belting Bronco | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 43 | - | Breathe in the World, Breathe out Music | Mike Stevens | Stony Plain | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 44 | 13 | Now and the Evermore | Colin Hay | Compass | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 45 | 38 | All Wood and Led | James Lee Stanley and Dan Navarro | Beachwood | Folk Rock |
| ▲ | 46 | - | The Spur | Joan Shelley | No Quarter | Contemporary Folk |
| *NEW* | 47 | - | Wachtraum | Michael Veitch | Self-Release | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 48 | 82 | Uranium Maiden | Kate MacLeod | Self-Release | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 49 | 43 | Gonna Be Beautiful | Karney | Self-Release | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 50 | 34 | Phil Lee and Other Old Time Favorites | Phil Lee | Self-Release | Alternative Folk |
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