The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Bluegrass Song Chart
for the Year of 2022
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hard Line | The Infamous Stringdusters |
| 2 | There is a Time | Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band |
| 3 | Black Hole Sun | Leftover Salmon |
| 4 | Lemons and Tangerines | AJ Lee & Blue Summit |
| 5 | I Wish I Had a Lifeline | Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band |
| 6 | Red Daisy | Billy Strings |
| 7 | She'll Change | Molly Tuttle |
| 8 | When Karma Comes Calling | Volume Five |
| 9 | What I've Learned | Rick Faris |
| 10 | Beside Myself | Yonder Mountain String Band |
| 11 | Up All Night, Sleep All Day | The Grascals |
| 12 | Bed of Snow | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers |
| 13 | Before You Miss Me | Authentic Unlimited |
| 14 | We Needed This Ride | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers |
| 15 | Transistor Radio | Daryl Mosley |
| 16 | Good Saddles Ain't Cheap | Doug Flowers |
| 17 | I'll Blame It on the Rain | Hammertowne |
| 18 | California | Unspoken Tradition |
| 19 | I'll Take the Lonesome Every Time | Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver |
| 20 | Riding the Chief | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers |
| 21 | In the End | Dale Ann Bradley |
| 22 | Still Got a Long Way to Go | Tina Adair |
| 23 | Shallow Rivers | Jackson Hollow |
| 24 | Mountainside | Colebrook Road |
| 25 | That Page Won't Turn | Lindley Creek |
| 26 | Once in a While | Darin & Brooke Aldridge |
| 27 | Everybody's Got a Line | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers |
| 28 | Irons in the Fire | Unspoken Tradition |
| 29 | Feelin' Bad Blues | Ry Cooder |
| 30 | Deep River | Rick Faris |
| 31 | Into the Fire | Yonder Mountain String Band |
| 32 | Hank | Laura Orshaw |
| 33 | Grand Ole Circle | Darin & Brooke Aldridge |
| 34 | Take That Shot | Tim Stafford & Thomm Jutz |
| 35 | Heartbreak Hill | Kristi Stanley |
| 36 | Blue Baby Now | Darin & Brooke Aldridge |
| 37 | What I Didn't Say | Volume Five |
| 38 | Crooked Tree | Molly Tuttle |
| 39 | Four Wheel Drive | Deeper Shade Of Blue |
| 40 | Maybelle | The Grascals |
| 41 | L.A. International Airport | Dale Ann Bradley |
| 42 | Heartache and Trouble | Fast Track |
| 43 | Hold on | Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen |
| 44 | Bridge You're Gonna Burn | Tina Adair |
| 45 | Sadie Danced a Hole in Her Stocking (feat. Glen Crain, Melanie Wilson, Milom Williams, Sarah Logan, Steve Wilson & Tony Wray) | Wilson Banjo Co. |
| 46 | Somebody Call the Doctor | Ragged Union |
| 47 | Big Backyard (feat. Old Crow Medicine Show) | Molly Tuttle |
| 48 | If Only | Yonder Mountain String Band |
| 49 | Know It All | Billy Strings |
| 50 | I Am the River Wild | Jeremy Garrett |
| 51 | Means to an End | The Infamous Stringdusters |
| 52 | Love and Regret | Billy Strings |
| 53 | Don't Look Back (feat. Ned Luberecki, Dan Boner, Nate Lee & Daniel Hardin) | Becky Buller |
| 54 | Kangaroo | Chris Castino & Chicken Wire Empire |
| 55 | You Can Learn a Lot from a Song | Hammertowne |
| 56 | On Her Own | Laura Orshaw |
| 57 | Ramblin' Woman | The Po' Ramblin' Boys |
| 58 | I'm Already Gone | Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen |
| 59 | Back to the One (feat. Dale Ann Bradley, Erik Alvar, Jason Carter, Nate Lee & Scott Vestal) | Jim Hurst |
| 60 | Tomorrow's Coming Fast | Wilson Banjo Co. |
| 61 | Blues Are Close at Hand | The Po' Ramblin' Boys |
| 62 | You Don't Have to Do That | Della Mae |
| 63 | Midnight Highway | Ashby Frank |
| 64 | I Didn't Know | The Infamous Stringdusters |
| 65 | My, My, My | Seth Mulder & Midnight Run |
| 66 | Weary Old Highway (feat. Darin & Brooke Aldridge, Ethan Burkhardt, Kristin Scott Benson, Shawn Lane & Wayne Benson) | Jim Hurst |
| 67 | San Francisco Blues (feat. Dan Tyminski) | Molly Tuttle |
| 68 | How Do You Know? | The Infamous Stringdusters |
| 69 | Side Saddle (feat. Gillian Welch) | Molly Tuttle |
| 70 | It's the Love | The Farm Hands Bluegrass Quartet |
| 71 | The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde | Fast Track |
| 72 | Diane | Sister Sadie |
| 73 | Train of Trouble (feat. Larry Hurst & Shawn Lane) | Jim Hurst |
| 74 | I Just Can't | Yonder Mountain String Band |
| 75 | I’ll Trade You Money for Wine | Laura Orshaw |
| 76 | Goin' Up the Mountain | Shannon Slaughter |
| 77 | Speakin' of the Devil | Kristi Stanley |
| 78 | Letting Go Now | Carley Arrowood |
| 79 | Plain Old Country Boy | Fast Track |
| 80 | Down from the Mountain | The Infamous Stringdusters |
| 81 | Another Highway This Time | Amanda Cook |
| 82 | Barefoot Girl | The Goodwin Brothers |
| 83 | Appalachian Blue | Kristy Cox |
| 84 | Time to Move on | Rick Faris |
| 85 | Love Train | Mason Via |
| 86 | Little Island Love | Nothin' Fancy |
| 87 | Moonshine Song | Rick Faris |
| 88 | Spirits Wild | The Infamous Stringdusters |
| 89 | Laurel of the Mountain | Rick Faris |
| 90 | Cartersville | Route 3 |
| 91 | Goodbye Girl | Molly Tuttle |
| 92 | Ride Away | Della Mae |
| 93 | Mudfish Momma | The Wooks |
| 94 | Everything to Me | Kenny & Amanda Smith |
| 95 | Flatland Girl (feat. Margo Price) | Molly Tuttle |
| 96 | In a Song | Jeremy Garrett |
| 97 | Flying at Night | Leftover Salmon |
| 98 | Long Gone | Authentic Unlimited |
| 99 | Hard A'port | Shannon Slaughter |
| 100 | New November | Thomas Cassell |
| 101 | I Can't Settle Down | Laura Orshaw |
| 102 | Toward the Fray | The Infamous Stringdusters |
| 103 | Lonesome Desert | Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper |
| 104 | The Sun is Going to Shine (feat. J.P. Pennington) | Dale Ann Bradley |
| 105 | People, Places and Songs | Greg Blake |
| 106 | Lost Town (feat. James Kee) | Rick Lang |
| 107 | Mary Jane Won't You Be Mine | Fast Track |
| 108 | Orange Blossom Breakdown | Mike Compton |
| 109 | Whither You Roam | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers |
| 110 | They Sawed Up a Storm (feat. Becky Buller) | Rick Lang |
| 111 | Jackson County (feat. Jerry Douglas & Adam Greuel) | Chris Castino & Chicken Wire Empire |
| 112 | Music's What I See | Rhonda Vincent |
| 113 | Hellbender | Billy Strings |
| 114 | Losing Time | Route 3 |
| 115 | Still the One | The Goodwin Brothers |
| 116 | You Can't Stop Me from Staying | Jaelee Roberts |
| 117 | Over the Line | Molly Tuttle |
| 118 | Love Someone Like Me | Zach Top |
| 119 | Out of the Pan | Yonder Mountain String Band |
| 120 | Pearl of Carolina | The Infamous Stringdusters |
| 121 | Sawmill Man (feat. Tim Stafford) | Rick Lang |
| 122 | A Little More Faith in Jesus | Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver |
| 123 | One Last Goodbye (feat. Jerry Douglas, Barry Bales, Rob McCoury, Buddy Melton, Jason Carter & Daren Shumaker) | Woody Platt |
| 124 | Silver City | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers |
| 125 | Johnny Clay (feat. Brennan Hess, Clay Hess, Kyle Estep & Tim Crouch) | Kim Robins |
| 126 | The Devil Was an Angel Too | Kristy Cox |
| 127 | Straight 58 | Starlett & Big John |
| 128 | Be My Baby | Theo & Brenna |
| 129 | Crooked Mind | Tray Wellington |
| 130 | Born Again | Wolfpen Branch |
| 131 | Seasons of Love | Tina Adair |
| 132 | Take My Ashes to the River | The Po' Ramblin' Boys |
| 133 | One More Night | Seth Mulder & Midnight Run |
| 134 | It's Been Raining Since You've Gone | Lori King & Junction 63 |
| 135 | November | Jaelee Roberts |
| 136 | Castilleja | Molly Tuttle |
| 137 | You Ain't Heard Lonesome Yet | Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver |
| 138 | Chasing Rainbows | Casey Penn |
| 139 | Moonlight, Moonshine and Blue Moon of Kentucky | Kristy Cox |
| 140 | These Songs | Della Mae |
| 141 | Red Fox Run | Leftover Salmon |
| 142 | Darling Please Come on Home | Nick Chandler & Delivered |
| 143 | Lonely Side of Goodbye | Magnolia Drive |
| 144 | See You on the Other Side (feat. Sam Bush) | Rick Faris |
| 145 | Up This Hill | Yonder Mountain String Band |
| 146 | Irregular Heartbeat | Chris Castino & Chicken Wire Empire |
| 147 | Old Time Angels | The Po' Ramblin' Boys |
| 148 | Dooley's Farm (feat. Billy Strings) | Molly Tuttle |
| 149 | What’s That You’re Doin | Jeremy Garrett |
| 150 | This Old World | Billy Strings |
| 151 | Band of Jesse James | Laura Orshaw |
| 152 | Grass Valley | Molly Tuttle |
| 153 | Lonely is My Name | Laura Orshaw |
| 154 | Rake and the Rambling Blade | Apple & Setser |
| 155 | Sunnyside Garden (feat. Alan Bibey, Christian Ward, Darin & Brooke Aldridge, Michael Gaisbacher & Steve Wilson) | Jim Hurst |
| 156 | Goin’ Home Comin’ on | Carley Arrowood |
| 157 | Ridin' Through the Country | Shannon Slaughter |
| 158 | Person of the Year | Kristy Cox |
| 159 | Scorchin' the Gravy | Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen |
| 160 | Sad Songs | Jaelee Roberts |
| 161 | Blue Merle | Wood Belly |
| 162 | Quiet Country Town | Wildfire |
| 163 | Category Stomp | Leftover Salmon |
| 164 | Something You Didn’t Count on | Jaelee Roberts |
| 165 | The Dark Side of Lonesome | Edgar Loudermilk Band |
| 166 | The Lonesome Season | Andrew Crawford |
| 167 | Seven Devils Ridge (feat. Brennan Hess, Clay Hess, Kyle Estep & Tim Crouch) | Kim Robins |
| 168 | Put Your Head Down | AJ Lee & Blue Summit |
| 169 | Leave It at the Gate | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers |
| 170 | We Need to Hear from You | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers |
| 171 | Look Me Up by the Ocean Door | Amanda Cook |
| 172 | Between Me & Jolene (feat. Darin and Brooke Aldridge) | Lori King & Junction 63 |
| 173 | Mountain Bluebird | East Nash Grass |
| 174 | Wasted Time | Tray Wellington |
| 175 | Common Ground | Shannon Slaughter |
| 176 | The American Fiddler | Andy Leftwich |
| 177 | Toodleoo (feat. Stephen Mougin) | Rick Lang |
| 178 | In the Blink of an Eye | Jeremy Garrett |
| 179 | I'll Love Nobody but You | Apple & Setser |
| 180 | Chicken Truck | Billy Droze |
| 181 | Millworker | Becky Buller |
| 182 | The River Knows | Molly Tuttle |
| 183 | Poison | Sierra Hull |
| 184 | I’ll Be Hurtin' Either Way | Laura Orshaw |
| 185 | The Girl on Sugar Pie Lane | Magnolia Drive |
| 186 | I'll Put the Blame on You | Edgar Loudermilk Band |
| 187 | A Mind with a Heart of Its Own | The Slocan Ramblers |
| 188 | Watershed | Justin Moses |
| 189 | Dry Town | Della Mae |
| 190 | Running the Route | Billy Strings |
| 191 | No Deal | StillHouse Junkies |
| 192 | Why You Been Gone So Long | Tina Adair |
| 193 | That's Where My Music Comes from | Shannon Slaughter |
| 194 | For the Likes of You | Edgar Loudermilk Band |
| 195 | The Beginning Was the End | Jaelee Roberts |
| 196 | A Man's World | Kristi Stanley |
| 197 | Can I Go Home with You | Jr Williams |
| 198 | Date with an Angel | Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass |
| 199 | Show Me the Door | Billy Strings |
| 200 | The River Roaming Song | The Slocan Ramblers |
| 201 | Wanderlust | Rock Hearts |
| 202 | Soldier's Last Request (feat. Trey Hensley) | Rick Lang |
| 203 | One by One (feat. Danny Paisley) | Dale Ann Bradley |
| 204 | I Hear Banjos | Mike Mitchell |
| 205 | Molly Burns | Crandall Creek |
| 206 | Carried Away | Amanda Cook |
| 207 | That's Why You Left Me So Blue | Jason Barie |
| 208 | Shantytown (feat. Vince Herman) | Chris Castino & Chicken Wire Empire |
| 209 | Limitless | Paper Bird |
| 210 | Blackbird (feat. Dale Ann Bradley, Alison Brown, Rob Ickes & Amanda Smith) | Special Consensus |
| 211 | From Me to We | Greg Blake |
| 212 | Miner's Son (feat. Luke Munday) | Rick Lang |
| 213 | When Will I Ride Again (Tragic 2) | The Infamous Stringdusters |
| 214 | Til I'm Satisfied | The Infamous Stringdusters |
| 215 | How I Want to Be Remembered | Jerry Salley |
| 216 | You Are the Reason | Daryl Mosley |
| 217 | Going Back in Time | Magnolia Drive |
| 218 | Foxtail | Jeremy Garrett |
| 219 | I Don't Know | The Slocan Ramblers |
| 220 | Modern Times | Paul Adkins & The Borderline Band |
| 221 | Keep It Between the Lines | Sturgill Simpson |
| 222 | Snow Country Girl | Peter Rowan |
| 223 | Can't Build a Bridge to Glory (feat. Dale Perry, Eddie Faris & Ronnie Bowman) | Rick Faris |
| 224 | There's a Record Book | Rhonda Vincent |
| 225 | I Stand for the Flag (And I Kneel at the Cross) | Shannon Slaughter |
| 226 | A Place to Hang My Hat | The Grascals |
| 227 | I'm Not Alone | The Infamous Stringdusters |
| 228 | I Feel the Blues Movin' in | The Goodwin Brothers |
| 229 | Ducks on the Millpond | Carley Arrowood |
| 230 | In the Morning Light | Billy Strings |
| 231 | Castles in the Air | Pert Near Sandstone |
| 232 | Old Man Winter | Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver |
| 233 | Suburban Girl | Yonder Mountain String Band |
| 234 | I Don't Wanna Be Me Anymore | Nick Chandler & Delivered |
| 235 | Minnesota Moon | Chris Castino & Chicken Wire Empire |
| 236 | Lost Cause Loving You | Edgar Loudermilk Band |
| 237 | Groundhog's Retreat | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers |
| 238 | I Surely Will Be Singing | Tim Stafford & Thomm Jutz |
| 239 | Carolina Line | Seth Mulder & Midnight Run |
| 240 | We'll Get by | Leftover Salmon |
| 241 | Broken Lady | Deeper Shade Of Blue |
| 242 | Power in a Moment | Deeper Shade Of Blue |
| 243 | Head on Down the Line (feat. Ned Luberecki, Dan Boner, Nate Lee & Daniel Hardin) | Becky Buller |
| 244 | Diggin' | Kristi Stanley |
| 245 | Jenny Lynn | Fast Track |
| 246 | Little Lives | Casey Penn |
| 247 | Make Your Mama Proud | Ashby Frank |
| 248 | Sunday | Paper Bird |
| 249 | Sleepwalker | Paper Bird |
| 250 | He's Gettin' Me Ready (feat. the Oak Ridge Boys) | Darin & Brooke Aldridge |
| 251 | Walk the Way You Talk | Magnolia Drive |
| 252 | Lookout Mountain | Unspoken Tradition |
| 253 | Conway (feat. Wayne Benson & Kristin Scott Benson) | Benson |
| 254 | Grandma Danced with the Arkansas Traveler | Apple & Setser |
| 255 | Snow Owl | The Slocan Ramblers |
| 256 | Once You're Gone | Jeremy Garrett |
| 257 | Hoot Owl Call | Rick Faris |
| 258 | Veins of Coal | Laura Orshaw |
| 259 | Ice Bridges | Billy Strings |
| 260 | Texas Fireball (feat. Keller Williams & Andy Hall) | Chris Castino & Chicken Wire Empire |
| 261 | Will You Be Leavin’ | Carley Arrowood |
| 262 | 15 Miles to Birmingham (feat. Don Rigsby) | Jim Hurst |
| 263 | To the Lighthouse | Circus No. 9 |
| 264 | The First Move | Thomas Cassell |
| 265 | Gettin' Gone | Mason Via |
| 266 | I'd Like to Be a Train | Rhonda Vincent |
| 267 | Bringing Simple Back | Daryl Mosley |
| 268 | Won't Be Crying over You | Tina Adair |
| 269 | Nothing’s Working | Billy Strings |
| 270 | Don't Let Me Cross over | Sister Sadie |
| 271 | I'll See You in My Dreams | Edgar Loudermilk Band |
| 272 | 12 O’Clock Blues | The Steeldrivers |
| 273 | May I Sleep in Your Barn | Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass |
| 274 | I'm Asking You Today | Rick Faris |
| 275 | Look Who's Talking Now | Jackson Hollow |
| 276 | Movin' Train | Edgar Loudermilk Band |
| 277 | Come to Jesus | Shannon Slaughter |
| 278 | Pathway of Teardrops | Bobby Osborne |
| 279 | The Run | Paper Bird |
| 280 | Hannah | Authentic Unlimited |
| 281 | Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses | Tina Adair |
| 282 | Railroad Town Without a Train | Jr Williams |
| 283 | Mirror Lake | Ragged Union |
| 284 | How Tall Does My Bluegrass Grow | Ragged Union |
| 285 | We'd Go to Town | Nick Dumas |
| 286 | Wise & Born | Justin Moses |
| 287 | Until I Cross That Line | The Lonely Heartstring Band |
| 288 | I'll Come Back | AJ Lee & Blue Summit |
| 289 | I'll Be Lovin' You | Greg Blake |
| 290 | Bound for the South (feat. Tim O'Brien & Nick Forster) | Chris Castino & Chicken Wire Empire |
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