The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Folk Song Chart
for the Week of Aug 29, 2026
| TW | LW | Song Title | Band/Artist Name | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | Big Things and Little Things | Truckstop Honeymoon | Alternative Folk |
| - | 2 | 2 | Drive | Stacy Robin | Contemporary Folk |
| - | 3 | 3 | Lemon's Jump | Stefan Grossman | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 4 | - | Liquor Store Angel | Parry Lamont | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 5 | 6 | As We Fall | Stacy Robin | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 6 | - | Party in the Pines | Dave Miller | Contemporary Folk |
| - | 7 | 7 | Gave My Guitar Away | Karney | Folk Rock |
| - | 8 | 8 | Suspended | Karney | Folk Rock |
| - | 9 | 9 | Freedom Summer | Karney | Folk Rock |
| - | 10 | 10 | Gave My Guitar Away (Acoustic Version) | Karney | Folk Rock |
| - | 11 | 11 | Freedom Summer (Acoustic Version) | Karney | Folk Rock |
| - | 12 | 12 | One True Song (Acoustic Version) | Karney | Folk Rock |
| ▲ | 13 | - | Ballad of the Texas Gentlemen (feat. the Texas Gentlemen) | Ryan Bingham | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 14 | 13 | Rumours | John Donovan | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 15 | 14 | 2nd Fiddle | John Donovan | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 16 | 15 | Townhalls & Taverns | John Donovan | Alternative Folk |
| ▲ | 17 | - | Fire Season | John Craigie | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 18 | 16 | Hero Street | David G Smith | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 19 | 17 | Omein | James Kahn | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 20 | 18 | Rust on the Moon | David G Smith | Alternative Folk |
| ▲ | 21 | - | Memphis in the Meantime | John Hiatt | Folk |
| ▼ | 22 | 19 | Cannibals | Mark Knopfler | Folk |
| ▲ | 23 | - | Returning to Myself | Brandi Carlile | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 24 | - | Sing to My Heart | Stacy Robin | Contemporary Folk |
| *NEW* | 25 | - | The Other Side | Stacy Robin | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 26 | - | Yard Sale | Ben Harper | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 27 | 21 | Days of Babel | David G Smith | Alternative Folk |
| *NEW* | 28 | - | Tecumseh Valley | Nanci Griffith | Contemporary Folk |
| *NEW* | 29 | - | Where I'll Stand | The Dream Syndicate | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 30 | 22 | Green Fire | David G Smith | Alternative Folk |
| *NEW* | 31 | - | Walking Each Other Home | David G Smith | Alternative Folk |
| *NEW* | 32 | - | Hymn to Humanity | David G Smith | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 33 | 27 | The American in Me | Steve Forbert | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 34 | 28 | Free | Keith Greeninger | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 35 | 29 | Jackaroo | Jerry Garcia & David Grisman | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 36 | 30 | All on Red | Fox and Bones | Folk Rock |
| ▲ | 37 | - | Orphan Girl | Emmylou Harris | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 38 | 31 | Long May You Run | Neil Young | Folk Rock |
| *NEW* | 39 | - | The Reckless | Ocie Elliott | Alternative Folk |
| *NEW* | 40 | - | Sunblind | Fleet Foxes | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 41 | 32 | Smith's Bay Drowning | Miss Emily | Traditional Folk |
| ▼ | 42 | 33 | Go Go Go | Grey DeLisle | Folk Rock |
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