The Roots Music Report's
Top Folk Song Chart
for the Year of 2024
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name | Sub Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alibi | Hurray for the Riff Raff | Alternative Folk |
| 2 | Jealous Moon | Sarah Jarosz | Contemporary Folk |
| 3 | Ahead of the Game | Mark Knopfler | Contemporary Folk |
| 4 | The Returner | Allison Russell | Contemporary Folk |
| 5 | Boombox | Charlie Parr | Contemporary Folk |
| 6 | While I'm Down (feat. TK & the Holy Know-Nothings) | John Craigie | Alternative Folk |
| 7 | Hawkmoon | Hurray for the Riff Raff | Alternative Folk |
| 8 | Brown's Ferry Blues (feat. Billy Strings) | Tony Trischka | Alternative Folk |
| 9 | Let's Get Happy Together (feat. Maria Muldaur) | Jim Kweskin | Traditional Folk |
| 10 | Somewhere South | The High Hawks | Folk Rock |
| 11 | River Gonna Talk | David G Smith | Alternative Folk |
| 12 | When I Was Younger | Bonny Light Horseman | Alternative Folk |
| 13 | Let's Take Our Time and Do It Right | David G Smith | Alternative Folk |
| 14 | Weight You Carry | David G Smith | Alternative Folk |
| 15 | I Wanna Go out | David G Smith | Alternative Folk |
| 16 | Hold Me | The Strumbellas | Contemporary Folk |
| 17 | Weepin' Willow Blues (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] | Misty Blues | Traditional Folk |
| 18 | Step into Your Power | Ray LaMontagne | Folk Rock |
| 19 | American Boys | Don McLean | Folk Rock |
| 20 | Hurricane | Jeff Talmadge | Alternative Folk |
| 21 | All the Ways | The Secret Sisters | Contemporary Folk |
| 22 | From a Dying Rose | Todd Snider | Folk Rock |
| 23 | Love of a Girl | The Avett Brothers | Folk Rock |
| 24 | Lagunita | Lizzie No | Alternative Folk |
| 25 | Just a Little Ways Down the Road | Laurie Lewis | Alternative Folk |
| 26 | Orion's Belt | The Avett Brothers | Folk Rock |
| 27 | Too Little, Too Late, Too Bad | Rhiannon Giddens | Contemporary Folk |
| 28 | Snake Plant (The Past is Still Alive) | Hurray for the Riff Raff | Alternative Folk |
| 29 | Frost on the South Side | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz | Alternative Folk |
| 30 | Out of Time (feat. LeAnn Rimes) | Trampled by Turtles | Contemporary Folk |
| 31 | Lemon's Jump | Stefan Grossman | Contemporary Folk |
| 32 | We Don't Talk About It | Gary Nicholson | Alternative Folk |
| 33 | Hold on (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] | Misty Blues | Traditional Folk |
| 34 | Homeless Blues (Live) | Misty Blues | Traditional Folk |
| 35 | This Bluesy Thing We Do | Linda Sussman | Alternative Folk |
| 36 | Win or Lose | Linda Sussman | Alternative Folk |
| 37 | Don't Let It Rain | Linda Sussman | Alternative Folk |
| 38 | City Slickers | Rainbow Girls | Alternative Folk |
| 39 | Atlanta Blues | Stephen Bennett | Contemporary Folk |
| 40 | None of Em Dead | David G Smith | Alternative Folk |
| 41 | Witness Trees | David G Smith | Alternative Folk |
| 42 | Women Are Not Equal | David G Smith | Alternative Folk |
| 43 | Sinners and Saints | Karney | Folk Rock |
| 44 | Rainbow in the Dark | Karney | Folk Rock |
| 45 | Across the Planet (remix) | Karney | Folk Rock |
| 46 | Went to a Party | Nick Lowe | Folk Rock |
| 47 | Devil Rail | John Zipperer | Contemporary Folk |
| 48 | Sound Existence | Steve Forbert | Contemporary Folk |
| 49 | Buddy Roe | Billy Jeter | Contemporary Folk |
| 50 | 900 Miles (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] | Misty Blues | Traditional Folk |
| 51 | Alabama Bound (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] | Misty Blues | Traditional Folk |
| 52 | Be Ready | Larry Rice | Traditional Folk |
| 53 | Push on Through | Larry Rice | Traditional Folk |
| 54 | Welcome the Stranger | Larry Rice | Traditional Folk |
| 55 | Oola | John Zipperer | Contemporary Folk |
| 56 | Lexi Dance | John Zipperer | Contemporary Folk |
| 57 | Runaway | James Maddock | Traditional Folk |
| 58 | Rickie Lee | Arielle Silver | Contemporary Folk |
| 59 | Asteroids and Chaos | Arielle Silver | Contemporary Folk |
| 60 | Soft on the Shoulder | Arielle Silver | Contemporary Folk |
| 61 | Yonder Come the Blues (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] | Misty Blues | Traditional Folk |
| 62 | Peace is More | Karney | Folk Rock |
| 63 | Feel the Way I Feel | Wolf Jett | Contemporary Folk |
| 64 | World Keeps on Singing | Eliza Gilkyson | Contemporary Folk |
| 65 | Already Gone | Willie Watson | Traditional Folk |
| 66 | Dig a Hole in the Meadow (Darlin Cory) | Morningbird | Contemporary Folk |
| 67 | Senses (Thanks JSB) | Aarythmers | Folk Rock |
| 68 | Your Love | Pressing Strings | Folk Rock |
| 69 | Pretty Lights of Denver | Weary Ramblers | Contemporary Folk |
| 70 | The Living Kind | John Smith | Contemporary Folk |
| 71 | Done with Love | Aarythmers | Folk Rock |
| 72 | Thinking of Her | Aarythmers | Folk Rock |
| 73 | Nazareth | Aarythmers | Folk Rock |
| 74 | WTF | Aarythmers | Folk Rock |
| 75 | Just Doesn't Work Anymore | Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus | Contemporary Folk |
| 76 | Birds and Bees | Morningbird | Contemporary Folk |
| 77 | Time for a Change | Morningbird | Contemporary Folk |
| 78 | Harbortowne | Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus | Contemporary Folk |
| 79 | Lottery | Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus | Contemporary Folk |
| 80 | Sweet Hazel Green | Weary Ramblers | Contemporary Folk |
| 81 | Glacier | Raveis Kole | Folk Rock |
| 82 | Wherever You Go | Raveis Kole | Folk Rock |
| 83 | Medicine Creek | Weary Ramblers | Contemporary Folk |
| 84 | Letter to a Savior | Good Morning Bedlam | Contemporary Folk |
| 85 | Hard Playing Hard to Get | Sons Of The East | Folk Rock |
| 86 | Bop Bop New Orleans | Raveis Kole | Folk Rock |
| 87 | Kismet | Raveis Kole | Folk Rock |
| 88 | Sticky and Sweet | Raveis Kole | Folk Rock |
| 89 | Spruce & Pine | SLPSTRM | Alternative Folk |
| 90 | Jack O' Diamonds (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] | Misty Blues | Traditional Folk |
| 91 | Too Lazy | Joe Holt | Contemporary Folk |
| 92 | It All Comes Down to Love | Tom Rush | Contemporary Folk |
| 93 | The Ballad of Elon Musk | Michael Johnathon | Contemporary Folk |
| 94 | What a Little Love Can Do | Gary Nicholson | Alternative Folk |
| 95 | Stand | Aarythmers | Folk Rock |
| 96 | Friends | Aarythmers | Folk Rock |
| 97 | I Was Wrong | Aarythmers | Folk Rock |
| 98 | Two Pairs of Hands | Mark Knopfler | Contemporary Folk |
| 99 | Jim Crow Blues (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] | Misty Blues | Traditional Folk |
| 100 | Make Good Trouble | Gary Nicholson | Alternative Folk |
| 101 | Season of the Witch | Donovan | Folk |
| 102 | Walking in the Valley of the Shadow | Will Kimbrough | Folk Rock |
| 103 | Midnight Wine | Shannon & The Clams | Alternative Folk |
| 104 | You Louisiana Man | Rhiannon Giddens | Contemporary Folk |
| 105 | Unfinished Business | Megan Burtt | Folk Rock |
| 106 | Keep on Movin' It on (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] | Misty Blues | Traditional Folk |
| 107 | Special Delivery Blues (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] | Misty Blues | Traditional Folk |
| 108 | Sweet Beginnings | Kathryn Severing Fox | Contemporary Folk |
| 109 | White Lines & Headlights | Kathryn Severing Fox | Contemporary Folk |
| 110 | Secret | Kathryn Severing Fox | Contemporary Folk |
| 111 | Far Cry | T Sisters | Alternative Folk |
| 112 | 20 Years and a Nickel | Hiss Golden Messenger | Alternative Folk |
| 113 | Worry B Gone | Gary Nicholson | Alternative Folk |
| 114 | On and on | Grace Cummings | Folk Rock |
| 115 | Give Us Free | David G Smith | Alternative Folk |
| 116 | You're the One | Rhiannon Giddens | Contemporary Folk |
| 117 | Lights of Change | Linda Sussman | Alternative Folk |
| 118 | And They Called Her California | Ray LaMontagne | Folk Rock |
| 119 | I Wanna Fly | Linda Sussman | Alternative Folk |
| 120 | Sundown | Gordon Lightfoot | Folk |
| 121 | Little Speck of Dust | Jeff Talmadge | Alternative Folk |
| 122 | What You've Shown Me | Parker Millsap | Contemporary Folk |
| 123 | Things We Contemplate | Larry Robbins | Contemporary Folk |
| 124 | Procrastination (I'll Do It Later) | Larry Robbins | Contemporary Folk |
| 125 | Everlasting | Larry Robbins | Contemporary Folk |
| 126 | Hands on | Larry Robbins | Contemporary Folk |
| 127 | Freedom Trilogy (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] | Misty Blues | Traditional Folk |
| 128 | All That Makes Me Happy is the Blues | Gary Nicholson | Alternative Folk |
| 129 | Crawl | Shannon & The Clams | Alternative Folk |
| 130 | Closer to Fine | Indigo Girls | Contemporary Folk |
| 131 | The Truth About a Lie | Gary Nicholson | Alternative Folk |
| 132 | The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald | Gordon Lightfoot | Contemporary Folk |
| 133 | Broken Truth | Tim Grimm | Alternative Folk |
| 134 | Go Down Sunshine (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] | Misty Blues | Traditional Folk |
| 135 | I Wouldn't Change a Thing | Ray LaMontagne | Folk Rock |
| 136 | Katie's Got a Locket | Jeff Talmadge | Alternative Folk |
| 137 | Good Friends | Max Gomez | Traditional Folk |
| 138 | Halfsies | Lizzie No | Alternative Folk |
| 139 | A Power You'll Never Know - Remastered | Linda Sussman | Alternative Folk |
| 140 | Backwater Voodoo | The High Hawks | Folk Rock |
| 141 | If I Was a Sparrow | Jeff Talmadge | Alternative Folk |
| 142 | I Want to Tell You | Katie Knipp | Alternative Folk |
| 143 | Slim and the Devil | Willie Watson | Traditional Folk |
| 144 | Old Radio | Robby Hecht | Folk Rock |
| 145 | Remember Dorothy | Linda Sussman | Alternative Folk |
| 146 | Follow the Money | Gary Nicholson | Alternative Folk |
| 147 | Let Her Go | Passenger | Folk Rock |
| 148 | Yard Sale | Ben Harper | Alternative Folk |
| 149 | One More Change | Ben Harper | Alternative Folk |
| 150 | If We Would Let It | Parker Millsap | Contemporary Folk |
| 151 | Colossus of Roads | Hurray for the Riff Raff | Alternative Folk |
| 152 | Leader of the Band | Dan Fogelberg | Folk Rock |
| 153 | Mr. Tambourine Man | Bob Dylan | Folk |
| 154 | When the Lights Go out | Sarah Jarosz | Contemporary Folk |
| 155 | The Sound of Falling Snow | Jeff Talmadge | Alternative Folk |
| 156 | Peace Train | Cat Stevens | Folk Rock |
| 157 | What We Wanna Be | Indigo Girls | Folk Rock |
| 158 | Love After Love | Ben Harper | Alternative Folk |
| 159 | Time and Space | Katie Knipp | Alternative Folk |
| 160 | Aerial Boundaries | Michael Hedges | Folk |
| 161 | Please Come to Boston | Dave Loggins | Contemporary Folk |
| 162 | You Ain't Goin' Nowhere | Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band | Contemporary Folk |
| 163 | The Town in Your Heart | Lori McKenna | Contemporary Folk |
| 164 | Happy Children | Lori McKenna | Contemporary Folk |
| 165 | Letting People Down | Lori McKenna | Contemporary Folk |
| 166 | Growing Up | Lori McKenna | Contemporary Folk |
| 167 | Days Are Honey | Lori McKenna | Contemporary Folk |
| 168 | Killing Me (feat. Hillary Lindsey) | Lori McKenna | Contemporary Folk |
| 169 | The Tunnel | Lori McKenna | Contemporary Folk |
| 170 | Green Light | Darlingside | Folk Rock |
| 171 | Glory Glory (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] | Misty Blues | Traditional Folk |
| 172 | Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] | Misty Blues | Traditional Folk |
| 173 | Bob Dylan Whiskey | Gary Nicholson | Alternative Folk |
| 174 | Hit or Miss (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] | Misty Blues | Traditional Folk |
| 175 | Easy Rider (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] | Misty Blues | Traditional Folk |
| 176 | My Lady Fair | Ray LaMontagne | Folk Rock |
| 177 | Hambone Stomp (feat. Bobby Rush) | Billy Jeter | Contemporary Folk |
| 178 | Take This Hammer (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] | Misty Blues | Traditional Folk |
| 179 | Dink's Blues (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] | Misty Blues | Traditional Folk |
| 180 | This Little Light of Mine (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] | Misty Blues | Traditional Folk |
| 181 | Midnight Special (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] | Misty Blues | Traditional Folk |
| 182 | Jonah's Song | Rainbow Girls | Alternative Folk |
| 183 | Running on Time | Parker Millsap | Contemporary Folk |
| 184 | Sailing to Philadelphia | Mark Knopfler | Folk |
| 185 | Careless Whisper | Alexandr Misko | Alternative Folk |
| 186 | Hello in There | John Prine | Contemporary Folk |
| 187 | Masterpiece | Ben Harper | Alternative Folk |
| 188 | Snorkel | Leo Kottke | Folk |
| 189 | It Ain't Me Babe | Bob Dylan | Traditional Folk |
| 190 | Sam Stone | John Prine | Contemporary Folk |
| 191 | Atlantic City | Bruce Springsteen | Folk Rock |
| 192 | All of the Time in the World to Kill | The Milk Carton Kids | Contemporary Folk |
| 193 | Life is Short and Sweet | Cynthia Marchant | Contemporary Folk |
| 194 | The Thief | Cynthia Marchant | Contemporary Folk |
| 195 | The Old Woman in Me | Lori McKenna | Contemporary Folk |
| 196 | Oklahoma or Arkansas | Peach & Quiet | Contemporary Folk |
| 197 | In My Reign | Romen Buffalo and The Loyal Order | Contemporary Folk |
| 198 | Thank You Pat Brayer | Ben Harper | Alternative Folk |
| 199 | Song from a Tree | Peach & Quiet | Contemporary Folk |
| 200 | Wide Open Light | Ben Harper | Alternative Folk |
| 201 | I Only See the Moon | The Milk Carton Kids | Contemporary Folk |
| 202 | Wilderness Within You (feat. Gillian Welch) | Parker Millsap | Contemporary Folk |
| 203 | Running on Sweet Smile | The Milk Carton Kids | Contemporary Folk |
| 204 | Star Shine | The Milk Carton Kids | Contemporary Folk |
| 205 | 1988 | Lori McKenna | Contemporary Folk |
| 206 | Darkening Hour | Darlingside | Folk Rock |
| 207 | Sugaree | Alice DiMicele | Alternative Folk |
| 208 | East Runs out of West | Winterlark | Alternative Folk |
| 209 | Whole Lotta Livin' (feat. Vince Gill) | The Imaginaries | Folk Rock |
| 210 | Thunderstorm Girl | Don McLean | Folk Rock |
| 211 | Let Common Sense Prevail - Remastered | Linda Sussman | Alternative Folk |
| 212 | Better | Aarythmers | Folk Rock |
| 213 | After the Revolution | Carsie Blanton | Contemporary Folk |
| 214 | Columbus & 89th | Sarah Jarosz | Contemporary Folk |
| 215 | Front Porchin' | Parker Millsap | Contemporary Folk |
| 216 | How Long Blues (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] | Misty Blues | Traditional Folk |
| 217 | Perfectly Absurd | Larry Robbins | Contemporary Folk |
| 218 | Coffee Shop Open Mic | Josie Bello | Contemporary Folk |
| 219 | The Sound of Guitars | Josie Bello | Contemporary Folk |
| 220 | Rising | Josie Bello | Contemporary Folk |
| 221 | Love That 's Real | Josie Bello | Contemporary Folk |
| 222 | Resilience | Josie Bello | Contemporary Folk |
| 223 | Billie Jean | Alexandr Misko | Alternative Folk |
| 224 | Albuquerque | Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band | Contemporary Folk |
| 225 | Nebraska | Bruce Springsteen | Folk Rock |
| 226 | Home | Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band | Contemporary Folk |
| 227 | Art of Motion | Andy McKee | Contemporary Folk |
| 228 | Stairway to Heaven | Lucas Imbiriba | Alternative Folk |
| 229 | Diamonds on the Inside | Ben Harper | Folk |
| 230 | Low Lonesome | Duke Levine | Folk |
| 231 | Are We in Trouble Now | Mark Knopfler | Folk |
| 232 | Youth | Daughter | Alternative Folk |
| 233 | Mr. John | Duke Levine | Folk |
| 234 | King Arthur's Dream | The Hellecasters | Folk Rock |
| 235 | Sunrise | Larry Carlton | Folk |
| 236 | Golden Heart | Mark Knopfler | Folk |
| 237 | Heart of Gold | Neil Young | Folk Rock |
| 238 | If You Could Read My Mind | Gordon Lightfoot | Contemporary Folk |
| 239 | Country Road | James Taylor | Contemporary Folk |
| 240 | Fire and Rain | James Taylor | Contemporary Folk |
| 241 | I Am Empty | Josie Bello | Contemporary Folk |
| 242 | Too Many Changes | Josie Bello | Contemporary Folk |
| 243 | Calling Card | Josie Bello | Contemporary Folk |
| 244 | Killing Time | Josie Bello | Contemporary Folk |
| 245 | Lua | Bright Eyes | Folk |
| 246 | Monkey Bars | Guthrie Trapp | Folk |
| 247 | Pick Peace | Guthrie Trapp | Folk |
| 248 | Zim Zam Zoom | Guthrie Trapp | Folk |
| 249 | Mudslide | Guthrie Trapp | Folk |
| 250 | Fat Lip | John Scofield | Folk |
| 251 | Round Thing | Luca Stricagnoli | Contemporary Folk |
| 252 | El Toro | The Fathoms | Contemporary Folk |
| 253 | The Possum | Ray Wyatt | Contemporary Folk |
| 254 | Castles in the Air | Don McLean | Folk Rock |
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