The Roots Music Report's
Top Alternative Folk Album Chart
for the Year of 2021
1 |  | Be Here Instead by: Parker Millsap   | Label: Oklahoma/Thirty Tigers Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:    |
2 |  | Friend of the Sky by: Cej | Label: Gnosong Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
3 |  | Asterisk the Universe by: John Craigie | Label: Thirty Tigers Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:  |
4 |  | These Walls by: Linda Sussman | Label: Sing Out Proud Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
5 |  | Revolutionary Love by: Ani DiFranco | Label: Righteous Babe Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:   |
6 |  | Brother Sister by: Watkins Family Hour | Label: Family Hour Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
7 |  | That Spell by: Andrea von Kampen | Label: Fantasy Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
8 |  | I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself by: Colin Hay | Label: Compass Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
9 |  | Cycles by: Rachel Baiman | Label: Signature Sounds Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
10 |  | A Dark Murmuration of Words by: Emily Barker | Label: Thirty Tigers Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
11 |  | ...but I'd Rather Be with You by: Molly Tuttle | Label: Compass Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
12 |  | Whoa! by: Strung Like a Horse | Label: Transoceanic Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
13 |  | Girl I Used to Be by: Garrison Starr | Label: Soundly Music Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
14 |  | Vessel by: The Accidentals | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
15 |  | Quietly Blowing It by: Hiss Golden Messenger | Label: Merge Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
16 |  | Bucket List by: John McCutcheon | Label: Appalseed Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
17 |  | Shore by: Fleet Foxes | Label: Anti Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
18 |  | How Many Times by: Esther Rose | Label: Father/Daughter Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
19 |  | Who Cares by: David G Smith | Label: Hey Dave Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
20 |  | No Cactus by: Jackdaw | Label: Cutthroat Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
21 |  | Matamoros by: James Kahn  | Label: Words and Music Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
22 |  | There for You by: Steve Free | Label: Fraternity Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
23 |  | Wonderland by: Martha Renaud | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
24 |  | A Place Beyond Belief by: SLPSTRM | Label: 941048 Records DK Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
25 |  | Shall We Hope by: Tony Trischka | Label: Shefa Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
26 |  | You, Yeah, You by: Tre Burt | Label: Oh Boy Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
27 |  | Mondegreens by: Rachel Garlin | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
28 |  | Eiderdown by: Gordon Thomas Ward | Label: Trespass Music Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
29 |  | The State That We Are in by: Rachel Garlin | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
30 |  | Hoosier National by: Otis Gibbs | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
31 |  | It's a Beautiful Day and I Love You by: Jillette Johnson | Label: Moss Rose Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
32 |  | On the Wings of the Wind by: Alec Fraser Jr | Label: Circus Bass Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
33 |  | Highway Troubadour by: Jesse Colin Young | Label: BMG Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
34 |  | Beyond the Box by: Alexandr Misko | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
35 |  | Cabin Fever: Songs from the Quarantine by: John McCutcheon | Label: Appalsongs Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
36 |  | Geist by: Shannon Lay | Label: Sub Pop Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
37 |  | Carolina Child by: Ric Robertson | Label: Free Dirt Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
38 |  | How to Break a Fall by: Maya De Vitry | Label: Mad Maker Studio Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
39 |  | Namesake by: Them Coulee Boys | Label: Some Fun Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
40 |  | No. Blood by: Reid Parsons | Label: Unsigned Seats Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
41 |  | Shadow of the Cyclone by: Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt | Label: Trespass Music Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
42 |  | Changemakers by: Crys Matthews | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
43 |  | We Imagined an Ending by: Matt The Electrician | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
44 |  | Things Are Great by: Band Of Horses | Label: BMG Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
45 |  | Ghost Folk by: Allysen Callery | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
46 |  | The Canvas Before Us by: Joy Zimmerman | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
47 |  | The Ocean Wide by: Sussex | Label: Lucky Bear Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
48 |  | Within by: Michelle Qureshi | Label: myndstream Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
49 |  | What Keeps the Heart Afloat by: Garrett Wieland | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
50 |  | Waysides by: Bedouine | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
51 |  | Springshine by: Debbie Cushman | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
52 |  | The Light We Bring by: Trout Steak Revival | Label: Tsrecords Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
53 |  | Every Kingdom by: Ben Howard | Label: Universal Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
54 |  | Hooptie by: Derek Bodkin | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
55 |  | Epic Journey by: Lucas Imbiriba | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
56 |  | Without Susie by: James Lee Stanley | Label: Beachwood Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
57 |  | One House by: David G Smith | Label: Hey Dave Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
58 |  | Mortal Flames by: John Dennis | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
59 |  | En Masse by: Mike Edel | Label: Pennant Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
60 |  | Old Future by: Norma MacDonald | Label: Noyes Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
61 |  | The Meaning of Life by: James Kahn | Label: Words and Music Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
62 |  | Unfollow the Rules (The Paramour Session) [Live] by: Rufus Wainwright | Label: BMG Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
63 |  | Songs of Our Native Daughters by: Our Native Daughters | Label: Smithsonian Folkways Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
64 |  | Pseudonymous by: WhiteWater Ramble | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
65 |  | Sage by: Michelle Qureshi | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
66 |  | We Go On: Si Kahn's Songs of Hope in Hard Times by: Katie Oates | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
67 |  | Terms of Surrender by: Hiss Golden Messenger | Label: Merge Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
68 |  | I'd Rather Lead a Band by: Loudon Wainwright III | Label: Search Party Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
69 |  | Lucky Enough by: Reed Foehl | Label: Green Mountain Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
70 |  | Circles by: Jeremy Garrett | Label: Organic Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
71 |  | Petals by: Elephant Revival | Label: Itz Evolving Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
72 |  | The Bell by: Tony Furtado | Label: Yousayfurtado Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
73 |  | SHEL by: SHEL | Label: Moraine Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
74 |  | No Rain, No Rose by: John Craigie | Label: Zabriskie Point Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
75 |  | Honest by: Ordinary Elephant | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
76 |  | The Greatest Part by: Becca Mancari | Label: Captured Tracks Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
77 |  | Scatter the Light by: Eileen Ivers | Label: Musical Bridge Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
78 |  | And Laurie Lewis by: Laurie Lewis | Label: Spruce And Maple Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
79 |  | The Money by: Charlie Mars | Label: Thirty Tigers Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
80 |  | Empathy and Comedy by: Jay Brown | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
81 |  | Roots & Groove by: WhiteWater Ramble | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
82 |  | Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn by: Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn | Label: Rounder Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
83 |  | Fine Bloom by: Free The Honey | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
84 |  | Sermon on the Rocks by: Josh Ritter | Label: Pytheas Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
85 |  | Low Flyin' Planes by: Adam Klein | Label: Broken Hill Songs Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
86 |  | More Than a Little by: Adrian + Meredith | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
87 |  | Pieces of You by: Jewel | Label: Atlantic Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
88 |  | Any Kind of Weather by: The River Arkansas | Label: Mike Clark Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
89 |  | Together by: Cary Morin | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
90 |  | Joan Baez: 75th Birthday Celebration by: Joan Baez | Label: Razor and Tie Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
91 |  | The Story Behind the Story by: Mark Stepakoff | Label: Self Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
92 |  | Chasing the Sun by: Bobtown | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
93 |  | Happy Little Trees by: KC Groves | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
94 |  | Bonny Light Horseman by: Bonny Light Horseman | Label: 37d03d Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
95 |  | Magic Music by: Magic Music | Label: Bright Sun Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
96 |  | Between the Tracks by: Steve Eulberg | Label: Owl Mountain Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
97 |  | Kindred Lines by: T Sisters | Label: Spruce And Maple Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
98 |  | Season of the Sticks by: Ask The Woods | Label: Self-released Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
99 |  | Flight by: Coty Hogue | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
100 |  | The Great Divide by: National Park Radio | Label: Edge Water Music Group Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
101 |  | Winter is for Lovers by: Ben Harper | Label: Anti Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
102 |  | Cautionary Tale by: Dylan LeBlanc | Label: Thirty Tigers Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
103 |  | All Night Drive by: WhiteWater Ramble | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
104 |  | Tempest and Rapture by: The Deer | Label: Owl Bum Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
105 |  | Schmilco by: Wilco | Label: dBPM Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
106 |  | Outlet by: The Moxie Strings | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
107 |  | Mother Lion by: May Erlewine | Label: Earthwork Music Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
108 |  | Eno Axis by: H.C. McEntire | Label: Merge Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
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