The Roots Music Report's
Top Alternative Folk Album Chart
for the Year of 2021
1 |  | Be Here Instead by: Parker Millsap Tweet Buy Now:   | Label: Oklahoma/Thirty Tigers Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:    |
2 |  | Friend of the Sky by: Cej Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Gnosong Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
3 |  | Asterisk the Universe by: John Craigie Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Thirty Tigers Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:  |
4 |  | Time out Session 1 by: The Accidentals Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:  |
5 |  | These Walls by: Linda Sussman Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Sing Out Proud Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
6 |  | Revolutionary Love by: Ani DiFranco Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Righteous Babe Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:  |
7 |  | Brother Sister by: Watkins Family Hour Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Family Hour Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
8 |  | That Spell by: Andrea von Kampen Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Fantasy Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
9 |  | I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself by: Colin Hay Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Compass Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
10 |  | Cycles by: Rachel Baiman Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Signature Sounds Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
11 |  | A Dark Murmuration of Words by: Emily Barker Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Thirty Tigers Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
12 |  | ...but I'd Rather Be with You by: Molly Tuttle Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Compass Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
13 |  | Whoa! by: Strung Like a Horse Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Transoceanic Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
14 |  | Girl I Used to Be by: Garrison Starr Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Soundly Music Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
15 |  | Vessel by: The Accidentals Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
16 |  | Quietly Blowing It by: Hiss Golden Messenger Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Merge Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
17 |  | Bucket List by: John McCutcheon Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Appalseed Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
18 |  | Shore by: Fleet Foxes Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Anti Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
19 |  | How Many Times by: Esther Rose Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Father/Daughter Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
20 |  | Who Cares by: David G Smith Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Hey Dave Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
21 |  | No Cactus by: Jackdaw Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Cutthroat Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
22 |  | Matamoros by: James Kahn Tweet Buy Now:  | Label: Words and Music Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
23 |  | There for You by: Steve Free Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Fraternity Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
24 |  | Wonderland by: Martha Renaud Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
25 |  | A Place Beyond Belief by: SLPSTRM Tweet Buy Now: | Label: 941048 Records DK Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
26 |  | Shall We Hope by: Tony Trischka Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Shefa Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
27 |  | You, Yeah, You by: Tre Burt Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Oh Boy Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
28 |  | Mondegreens by: Rachel Garlin Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
29 |  | Eiderdown by: Gordon Thomas Ward Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Trespass Music Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
30 |  | The State That We Are in by: Rachel Garlin Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
31 |  | Hoosier National by: Otis Gibbs Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
32 |  | It's a Beautiful Day and I Love You by: Jillette Johnson Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Moss Rose Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
33 |  | On the Wings of the Wind by: Alec Fraser Jr Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Circus Bass Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
34 |  | Highway Troubadour by: Jesse Colin Young Tweet Buy Now: | Label: BMG Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
35 |  | Cabin Fever: Songs from the Quarantine by: John McCutcheon Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Appalsongs Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
36 |  | Geist by: Shannon Lay Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Sub Pop Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
37 |  | Carolina Child by: Ric Robertson Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Free Dirt Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
38 |  | How to Break a Fall by: Maya De Vitry Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Mad Maker Studio Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
39 |  | Namesake by: Them Coulee Boys Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Some Fun Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
40 |  | No. Blood by: Reid Parsons Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Unsigned Seats Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
41 |  | Shadow of the Cyclone by: Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Trespass Music Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
42 |  | Changemakers by: Crys Matthews Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
43 |  | We Imagined an Ending by: Matt The Electrician Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
44 |  | Things Are Great by: Band Of Horses Tweet Buy Now: | Label: BMG Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
45 |  | Ghost Folk by: Allysen Callery Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
46 |  | The Canvas Before Us by: Joy Zimmerman Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
47 |  | The Ocean Wide by: Sussex Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Lucky Bear Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
48 |  | Age of Apathy by: Aoife O'Donovan Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Yep Roc Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
49 |  | Within by: Michelle Qureshi Tweet Buy Now: | Label: myndstream Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
50 |  | Jake & Friends by: Jake Shimabukuro Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Music Theories Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
51 |  | What Keeps the Heart Afloat by: Garrett Wieland Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
52 |  | Waysides by: Bedouine Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
53 |  | Springshine by: Debbie Cushman Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
54 |  | The Light We Bring by: Trout Steak Revival Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Tsrecords Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
55 |  | Hooptie by: Derek Bodkin Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
56 |  | Speed, Sound, Lonely KV by: Kurt Vile Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Matador Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
57 |  | Epic Journey by: Lucas Imbiriba Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
58 |  | Without Susie by: James Lee Stanley Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Beachwood Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
59 |  | Year of the Spider by: Shannon & The Clams Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Easy Eye Sound Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
60 |  | Mortal Flames by: John Dennis Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
61 |  | En Masse by: Mike Edel Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Pennant Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
62 |  | Old Future by: Norma MacDonald Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Noyes Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
63 |  | Unfollow the Rules (The Paramour Session) [Live] by: Rufus Wainwright Tweet Buy Now: | Label: BMG Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
64 |  | Songs of Our Native Daughters by: Our Native Daughters Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Smithsonian Folkways Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
65 |  | Pseudonymous by: WhiteWater Ramble Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
66 |  | Sage by: Michelle Qureshi Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
67 |  | We Go On: Si Kahn's Songs of Hope in Hard Times by: Katie Oates Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
68 |  | Terms of Surrender by: Hiss Golden Messenger Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Merge Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
69 |  | I'd Rather Lead a Band by: Loudon Wainwright III Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Search Party Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
70 |  | Lucky Enough by: Reed Foehl Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Green Mountain Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
71 |  | Circles by: Jeremy Garrett Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Organic Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
72 |  | Honest by: Ordinary Elephant Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
73 |  | The Greatest Part by: Becca Mancari Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Captured Tracks Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
74 |  | Scatter the Light by: Eileen Ivers Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Musical Bridge Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
75 |  | Empathy and Comedy by: Jay Brown Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
76 |  | And Laurie Lewis by: Laurie Lewis Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Spruce And Maple Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
77 |  | The Light at the End of the Line by: Janis Ian Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Rude Girls Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
78 |  | Low Flyin' Planes by: Adam Klein Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Broken Hill Songs Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
79 |  | Any Kind of Weather by: The River Arkansas Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Mike Clark Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
80 |  | Chasing the Sun by: Bobtown Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
81 |  | Bonny Light Horseman by: Bonny Light Horseman Tweet Buy Now: | Label: 37d03d Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
82 |  | Between the Tracks by: Steve Eulberg Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Owl Mountain Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
83 |  | Winter is for Lovers by: Ben Harper Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Anti Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
84 |  | Eno Axis by: H.C. McEntire Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Merge Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
85 |  | Blue 50 (Demos & Outtakes) by: Joni Mitchell Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Rhino Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
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