The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Folk Album Chart
for the Week of May 16, 2026
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | Where Truth Lies | Stacy Robin | Dharmapala | Contemporary Folk |
| - | 2 | 2 | Bloodline | Mon Rovîa | Nettwerk | Contemporary Folk |
| - | 3 | 3 | One True Song | Karney | Self-Release | Folk Rock |
| ▲ | 4 | 5 | Homeaid | Chicago Farmer | Lofi | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 5 | 4 | Parry Lamont | Parry Lamont | Self-Release | Contemporary Folk |
| - | 6 | 6 | Driftwood | Weary Ramblers | Self-Release | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 7 | 8 | Crown of Roses | Patty Griffin | Thirty Tigers | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 8 | 9 | Against the Dying of the Light | Jose Gonzalez | Unknown | Chamber Folk |
| ▲ | 9 | 10 | Northern Moon | John Donovan | Self-Release | Alternative Folk |
| ▲ | 10 | 11 | HIGH, LONESOME and then SOME. | Todd Snider | Aimless | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 11 | 7 | I Swam Here | John Craigie | Zabriskie Point | Alternative Folk |
| - | 12 | 12 | Queen of the Angels | Linda Marks | Self-Release | Contemporary Folk |
| - | 13 | 13 | Where I Belong | Mary Ann Casale | Guitar One | Alternative Folk |
| - | 14 | 14 | Don't Drink the Poison | Linda Sussman | Sing Out Proud | Alternative Folk |
| - | 15 | 15 | Five | Eric Selby | Self-Release | Alternative Folk |
| - | 16 | 16 | Heat of July | Briscoe | ATO | Contemporary Folk |
| - | 17 | 17 | Sons | Sons Of The East | Metropolitan Groove Merchants | Folk Rock |
| ▲ | 18 | - | EP Two | Slainte Baby | Self-Release | Alternative Folk |
| - | 19 | 19 | Shelby Means | Shelby Means | Self-Release | Contemporary Folk |
| - | 20 | 20 | Party in the Pines | Dave Miller | Howlin' Dog | Contemporary Folk |
| - | 21 | 21 | Returning to Myself | Brandi Carlile | Interscope | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 22 | 29 | American Boys | Don McLean | Self-Release | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 23 | 22 | Occulations | Jim Lampos | Self-Release | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 24 | 23 | Into the Light | Aliza Hava | Self-Release | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 25 | 18 | Sing to Me About Tomorrow | Winterlark | Squink | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 26 | 24 | Playing Pretend | Della | Self-Release | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 27 | 25 | Mother Nature's Show | The High Hawks | Lohi | Folk Rock |
| *NEW* | 28 | - | Lovesexblues | Doggy Daddy | Self-Release | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 29 | 26 | Here and Nowhere | The Autumn Defense | Yep Roc | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 30 | 27 | Simple Motion | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz | Red Beet | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 31 | 28 | Dime Store Mannequin | Son Stone | Self-Release | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 32 | 30 | If You Go There, I Hope You Find It | The Paper Kites | Nettwerk | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 33 | 31 | Memory Mountain | Max Gomez | New West | Traditional Folk |
| ▼ | 34 | 32 | Letting Go | Wolf Jett | Wolf Tracks | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 35 | 33 | Always As Young As We'll Ever Be | The Lowest Pair | Delicata | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 36 | 34 | One Deep River | Mark Knopfler | Blue Note | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 37 | 35 | Empire | Kray van Kirk | Midnight Commander | Traditional Folk |
| ▼ | 38 | 36 | They Call Us the Lucky Ones (feat. the Texas Gentlemen) | Ryan Bingham | Thirty Tigers | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 39 | 37 | Song for Juli (50th Anniversary Edition) | Jesse Colin Young | Pigfoot | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 40 | 38 | Pagan Church | John Craigie | Leslie/Songlines | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 41 | 39 | Big Sun | Happy Landing | Too Fine | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 42 | 40 | Better Luck Tomorrow | Shane Weisman | Too Fine | Alternative Folk |
| ▲ | 43 | - | Sending Money and Stems | Joe Kaplow | Fluff & Gravy | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 44 | 41 | Across the Pond | JigJam | Self-Release | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 45 | 42 | The Universe is Hungry | Damn Tall Buildings | Damn Tall Buildings | Traditional Folk |
| ▼ | 46 | 43 | Time Will Finally Come | Wolf Jett | Hill House | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 47 | 44 | Hear My Call | Cristina Vane | Blue Tip | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 48 | 45 | Willie Watson | Willie Watson | Thirty Tigers | Traditional Folk |
| ▼ | 49 | 46 | Long Way Home | Ray LaMontagne | Liula | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 50 | 47 | Long Time Honey | Fox and Bones | Black Oak Artists | Folk Rock |
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