The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Alternative Folk Album Chart
for the Week of Feb 28, 2026
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | Witness Trees | David G Smith | Hey Dave |
| ▲ | 2 | 4 | Wide Open Light | Ben Harper | Chrysalis |
| ▲ | 3 | 5 | Curtains | Just Desserts | Earhorn Disks/Sojourn |
| ▼ | 4 | 3 | Northern Moon | John Donovan | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 5 | 9 | If You Go There, I Hope You Find It | The Paper Kites | Nettwerk |
| ▲ | 6 | 7 | The Silence of the Stars | Linda Marks | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 7 | 8 | Don't Drink the Poison | Linda Sussman | Sing Out Proud |
| ▲ | 8 | 23 | Map of a Blue City | Marc Ribot | New West |
| ▲ | 9 | 10 | Occulations | Jim Lampos | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 10 | - | Sun Without the Heat | Leyla McCalla | Anti |
| ▼ | 11 | 6 | The Ground is Changing | Andi Jane | Nash Nouveau |
| ▲ | 12 | 16 | Here and Nowhere | The Autumn Defense | Yep Roc |
| ▼ | 13 | 12 | Five | Eric Selby | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 14 | 13 | Two Birds to Kill a Stone | Son Stone | Kaimana |
| ▼ | 15 | 14 | Sing to Me About Tomorrow | Winterlark | Squink |
| ▼ | 16 | 15 | EP Two | Slainte Baby | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 17 | 33 | Old Trails | Forrest VanTuyl | Self-Release |
| - | 18 | 18 | Walking on the Wire | Gordon Thomas Ward | Self-Release |
| - | 19 | 19 | EP One | Slainte Baby | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 20 | 35 | Restless Hearts | John Jenkins | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 21 | - | Bristlecone | Gurf Morlix | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 22 | 31 | Gumshoe | Samantha Crain | Real Kind |
| ▲ | 23 | - | Wild and Clear and Blue | I'm With Her | Rounder |
| ▲ | 24 | 28 | Where You Used to Be | Alison Tucker | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 25 | - | Big Girl Pants | T Sisters | Burning House |
| ▼ | 26 | 2 | Heart So Rare | Dave Murphy | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 27 | 17 | Thinking Too Much | Joshua Slone | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 28 | - | Cruel Joke | Ken Pomeroy | Rounder |
| ▼ | 29 | 11 | Code to Live by | Grant Peeples | Ping |
| ▲ | 30 | 32 | Down at Evangelina's | The Acousticats | Flying Fish |
| ▼ | 31 | 26 | Within | Michelle Qureshi | myndstream |
| ▼ | 32 | 27 | Seek the Love You're Yearning | Brian Gore Guitar Poet | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 33 | 36 | Safe to Run | Esther Rose | New West |
| ▼ | 34 | 22 | Who Wants to Talk About Love? | Jade Bird | Glassnote |
| ▲ | 35 | - | Hoosier National | Otis Gibbs | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 36 | 20 | Voices | Jack Barksdale | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 37 | 21 | Let It Hiss | The Barr Brothers | Secret City |
| ▼ | 38 | 34 | A Very Lonely Solstice | Fleet Foxes | Anti |
| ▼ | 39 | 30 | Wildflower | Malin Pettersen | Die With Your Boots On |
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