The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Folk Song Chart
for the Year of 2017

 
Rank Song Title Band/Artist Name
1Freedom HighwayRhiannon Giddens
2Come Back DownT Sisters
3Please ExplainCatie Curtis
4It's Your Voodoo WorkingEilen Jewell
5BlessingsDarden Smith
6Pictures on My Phone (Live)John Craigie
7ShakedownValerie June
8Love Will Win the WarDarden Smith
9BustedThe Dustbowl Revival
10Can't Stop WorkingNeil Young
11Worried MindEilen Jewell
12Lucifer and the Fallen AngelsRay Wylie Hubbard
13Better Get It Right the First TimeRhiannon Giddens
14Astral PlaneValerie June
15Guardian AngelTim O'Brien
16Where the River Meets the RoadTim O'Brien
17SpringMouths of Babes
18Strike the BellsRayna Gellert
19Got SoulValerie June
20Workin's Too HardRayna Gellert
21When It Comes My TurnDavid Myles
22Lean into LoveElaine Mahon
23Reach for the StarsElaine Mahon
24I'm a Little Mixed UpEilen Jewell
25Big CreekPint & a Half
26Going HomeJoe Jencks
27Ether's ArmsLenore
28Take You AwayChristian Lopez Band
29DestituteChristopher Paul Stelling
30Way over YonderThe Small Glories
31Sake of the SongHayes Carll
32In It's Own TimeDavey O.
33You Are Not AloneElaine Mahon
34Wondrous TravelerThe Small Glories
35Rolling HomeElaine Mahon
36My Hometown's Not My Hometown AnymoreJim Patton & Sherry Brokus
37Crazy Mixed Up WorldEilen Jewell
38Blindly BelievingThe Waifs
39Shadows DancingElaine Mahon
40A Song for MaryJudy Nazemetz
41WaysideMark Erelli
42The Way BackJudy Nazemetz
43Tell the Devil I'm Gettin' There As Fast As I Can (with Lucinda Williams and Eric Church) [feat. Eric Church & Lucinda Williams]Ray Wylie Hubbard
44Behind That Locked DoorJudy Nazemetz
45Cumberland GapDave Rawlings
46We Sang Our Songs in CaliforniaArt Podell
47You've Heard My Voice (And You Know My Name)Art Podell
48One Simple WaltzMicah & Mark Atkinson
49Worried MindTravis Linville
50But then You SmileArt Podell
51All My LifeFlatt Lonesome
52Windy MountainTim O'Brien
53Turtle DoveDori Freeman
54At the Purchaser's OptionRhiannon Giddens
55Say My Name (For Camille Claudel)Joy Zimmerman
56Higher PlaceJoy Zimmerman
57Rub Some Dirt on ItPaul Lee Arnoldi
58Sweet BirdJoy Zimmerman
59Jump on inJoy Zimmerman
60Moonshine FreezeThis Is the Kit
61Old WolfRay Wylie Hubbard
62Blackleg MinerOffa Rex
63Sometimes You've Got to Do Bad Things to Do GoodMatt Patershuk
64Come on over My HouseDave Rawlings
65Got the BluesCarlo Grimelli
66Just Say It NowDori Freeman
67Spread Some LoveCarlo Grimelli
682 StepCarlo Grimelli
69PandoraCarlo Grimelli
7021 DaysCarlo Grimelli
71Devil Said DoLynne Hanson
72Best of YouOrdinary Elephant
73The JukeBrigitte DeMeyer
74On My Way TonightQuiles & Cloud
75Last CigaretteAnna Tivel
76Put 'Em Up SolidDave Rawlings
77Natural CausesRon Renninger
78Polyamorous PollyannTaarka
79Had I PaidThe Small Glories
80Time and the RiverArt Podell
81Driftin DanTimmy Abell
82GypsyMatt Patershuk
83Golden ApplesArt Podell
84Black SnakeTim Grimm and the Family Band
85A Little RoomRob Lutes
86Baby BoyRhiannon Giddens
87DenaliElaine Mahon
88CaliforniaBeth Wood
89Don't Let Your Heart Be TroubledMadison Violet
90So Many LettersTracy Newman and the Reinforcements
91Over ThereDori Freeman
92Fade AwayAvenhart
93Watch It FallJoseph Eid
94I DreamChimney Choir
95HomeDarden Smith
96If andValerie June
97MariaI Draw Slow
98Halfway HeartHeather Platts
99GravityAmelia Curran
100I'd Rather Be the DevilRed Tail Ring
101Hey BébéRhiannon Giddens
102Following the North StarRhiannon Giddens
103Peace TrailNeil Young
104Broken with YouLynne Hanson
105Further Down the LineScott Cook
106God Looked AroundRay Wylie Hubbard
107Riverside HotelAnna Tivel
108Higher GroundThe Waifs
109Same As I Ever Have BeenMatt Patershuk
110Dark ChandelierAnna Tivel
111The JokeBrandi Carlile
112The Angels Laid Him AwayRhiannon Giddens
113Same SunMadison Violet
114Ordinary DanceAnna Tivel
115Empty NestHeather Platts
116Speed BumpHeather Platts
117TiptoesHeather Platts
118Runnin' It RedHeather Platts
119WildflowersThe Wailin' Jennys
120Counting HeartbeatsLynne Hanson
121Eyes Brand NewZoe & Cloyd
122Railroad ManOrdinary Elephant
123Something's ComingThe Waifs
124Midnight TrainDave Rawlings
125Wayfaring Stanger/June AppleCindy Novelo
126Silver MoonCindy Novelo
127Let Me inJoseph Eid
128DiaryJoseph Eid
129Starting overJoseph Eid
130The Last SongPeter Mulvey
131Grandma's HandsTim O'Brien
132Highway of PainFlatt Lonesome
133My PortionI Draw Slow
134The Way It DimmedAmanda Shires
135Y'all Means AllJohn McCutcheon
136Debtors' PrisonThe Dustbowl Revival
137Highest BuildingAnna Tivel
138Wild SunThe Strumbellas
139Just for NowLynne Hanson
140Always on the RunCarrie Elkin
141I'd Do if for YouJim Bruno
142MarieJim Bruno
143Say Mama DayJim Bruno
144Walk That Lonesome ValleyScott Cook
145These Rollin' HillsTim Grimm and the Family Band
146That's All RightDori Freeman
147I Want to See the Bright Lights TonightDori Freeman
148California RainJim Bruno
149Dial ToneAnna Tivel
150By the Rio GrandeQuiles & Cloud
151Take Me Dancing (feat. Birds of Chicago)Mouths of Babes
152Accidental ThiefMatt The Electrician
153Who Do You Run FormFrances Luke Accord
154Leave Me BreathlessAne Brun
155MosquitoChris Ronald
156Cuba isSusan Werner
157Yonder Comes a SuckerDori Freeman
158My Old Brown Coat and MeTim O'Brien
159A Stranger in This TimeTim Grimm
160A Handmade LifeJill Freeman
161Letters from MurdertownJill Freeman
162No HandsJill Freeman
163Welcome to the BonehouseJill Freeman
164The Light That Leads Me ThereJill Freeman
165AirplaneDave Rawlings
166Paper KitesBeth Wood
167Run to YouBeth Wood
168Black Coal TrainBeth Wood
169Gone Too SoonBeth Wood
170Little Patch of SkyLarry Murante
171Ball and ChainLarry Murante
172Every Now and thenJan Seides
173High Hopes for YouJan Seides
174Gotta DanceJan Seides
175Thinking of YouJan Seides
176Books Pliés and SorrowsLarry Murante
177EverythingDarden Smith
178Told a Lie to My HeartHarrow Fair
179DishonestyJan Seides
180IllinoisAnna Tivel
181While We're HereCatie Curtis
182You Can't Take BackSky Smeed
183Cry Like a BabySky Smeed
184Won't Go to WorkSky Smeed
185Lovers on the RunDori Freeman
186Cold WavesDori Freeman
187You'll Be MineEilen Jewell
188The Miner (feat. Dustin Bentall)Barney Bentall
189Ready for the DarkLarry Murante
190Fall Down As the RainJoe Crookston
191White FlagRose Cousins
192Movin' on Down That LineFireside Collective
193American FlowersBirds Of Chicago
194She Holds onMichael Howard
195I Will Be Your ManHarrow Fair
196Humble & KindLori McKenna
197The FireflyJoy Zimmerman
198Steal My HeartJoy Zimmerman
199Underground RailroadZoe & Cloyd
200Slip Slide on byValerie June
 

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