The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Folk Album Chart
for the Year of 2026

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Parry Lamont
by: Parry Lamont

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Where Truth Lies
by: Stacy Robin

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Label: Dharmapala
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Bloodline
by: Mon Rovîa

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Label: Nettwerk
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Driftwood
by: Weary Ramblers

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Crown of Roses
by: Patty Griffin

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Label: Thirty Tigers
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Heat of July
by: Briscoe

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Label: ATO
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Party in the Pines
by: Dave Miller

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Label: Howlin' Dog
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Returning to Myself
by: Brandi Carlile

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Label: Interscope
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Queen of the Angels
by: Linda Marks

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Label: Self-Release
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Hysteria
by: Billy Jeter

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Label: Shine Eye
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Wilderness Within You
by: Parker Millsap

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Label: Okrahoma
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Shelby Means
by: Shelby Means

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Label: Self-Release
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Delta Traces
by: Billy Jeter

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Label: House on Fire
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I Ain't Worried
by: Ray Wyatt

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Label: Self-Release
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Hope is the Thing with Feathers
by: Rhiannon Giddens

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Label: Nonesuch
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So Many Wows
by: Lucie Blue Tremblay

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With Heaven on Top
by: Zach Bryan

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Label: Warner
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Flesh and Bone
by: Cynthia Marchant

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Cover to Cover V1
by: AJ Lee & Blue Summit

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Label: Signature Sounds Recordings
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Heart Go Wild
by: Caroline Spence

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Label: Tone Tree
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Reunion
by: Mama's Broke

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Label: Free Dirt
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Paper Flowers
by: Tim O'Brien

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Label: Howdy Skies
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Moon over Larrabee
by: Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band

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Label: Self-Release
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Unentitled
by: John Gorka

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Label: Red House
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1988
by: Lori McKenna

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Label: Thirty Tigers
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Letting Go
by: Wolf Jett

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Label: Wolf Tracks
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I Only See the Moon
by: The Milk Carton Kids

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Label: Far Cry
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In the Hour of Chaos
by: Allison Russell

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Label: Fantasy
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Playing Pretend
by: Della

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Anarchist Gospel
by: Sunny War

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Label: New West
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All Hat
by: Joshua Hedley

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Label: New West
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Night Owl Envies the Mourning Dove
by: Caitlin Canty

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Label: Tone Tree
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Love Unfettered
by: Marie-Rose

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Nature of Necessity
by: Adam Wright

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Label: Carnival
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The Red Album Vol 2
by: Carsie Blanton

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Label: Self-Release
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Dark Ages
by: Eliza Gilkyson

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Label: Realiza
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Songs for the Heavy Hearted
by: Chris Pierce

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Label: CMG
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Cry Love
by: Paul Burch

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Label: Glider
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Sending Money and Stems
by: Joe Kaplow

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Label: Fluff & Gravy
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Wait for the Night
by: Eric Schmitt

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Label: Self-Release
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All My Faith
by: Maya De Vitry

Label: Mad Maker Studio
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Homegrown
by: Cole Quest and The City Pickers

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Label: Jalopy
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Sidereal Days (Day 1)
by: Bill Scorzari

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Animal Poem
by: Anna Tivel

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Label: Fluff & Gravy
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Fiction
by: Megan Bee

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Maybe New Mexico
by: Helene Cronin

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Pictures of You
by: Buffalo Traffic Jam

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Label: ARISTA
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Stay Put
by: Elexa Dawson

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Label: Turns Out
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Reverie
by: Amble

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Label: Warner
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Across the Pond
by: JigJam

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Made to Wander
by: The Crowe Boys

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Label: EMI
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Desires Shape
by: Stoll Vaughan

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Label: Commonwealth Artist
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Gardens Old, Flowers New
by: Tom Rush

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Label: Appleseed
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One Deep River
by: Mark Knopfler

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Label: Blue Note
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Found Dogs
by: John Prine

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Label: Oh Boy
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You're the One
by: Rhiannon Giddens

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Label: Nonesuch
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A Teacher, a Preacher, and a Bad Farmer
by: Ernie Palmer

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Flying with Angels
by: Suzanne Vega

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Label: Cooking Vinyl
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Firetrail
by: Erin Durant

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Label: Ruination
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Songs Worth Saving
by: Suzie Brown

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Label: Mule Kick
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It Takes One to Know One
by: AJ Lee & Blue Summit

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Label: Signature Sounds
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Changing Seasons
by: Hillary Reynolds

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Label: Billie's Bandits
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Hand Me Downs
by: Amble

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Label: Warner
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The Only Moment
by: Maya De Vitry

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Label: Mad Maker
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The River Flows
by: John Hurlbut & Jorma Kaukonen

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Label: Culture Factory
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I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away
by: Hayden Pedigo

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Label: Mexican Summer
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Together on a Rock
by: The Pairs

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Label: Self-Release
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The River Flows, Vol. 2
by: John Hurlbut & Jorma Kaukonen

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Label: Fur Peace Ranch
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Seeker
by: Brigitte DeMeyer

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Part Time Believer
by: The Strumbellas

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Label: Glassnote
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Ain't No Perfect World
by: Gurf Morlix

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Label: Self-Release
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Beware Wolves Volume 9
by: Beware Wolves

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Label: Aqualamb
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The New Modern Hymns
by: Darrell Scott

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Label: Here
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Hear My Call
by: Cristina Vane

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Label: Blue Tip
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Cracks
by: The Lowtimers

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Label: Alabama Sound Company
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Time Will Finally Come
by: Wolf Jett

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Label: Hill House
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Lift Up This Old World
by: Hilary Hawke

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Label: Adhyâropa
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These Days
by: Emily Hines

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Label: Keeled Scales
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Lost Dog
by: Olive Klug

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Label: Signature Sounds
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Darkening Green
by: Kyle Morgan

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Label: Jalopy
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Middle
by: Jesse Welles

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Looking for the Thread
by: Mary Chapin Carpenter

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Label: Lambent Light
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Songs of Hope and Resistance
by: David Scott Weaver

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Hearts Town
by: The War and Treaty

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Label: Rounder
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One Night
by: Greg Brown

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Label: Red House
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Funeral for My Past
by: Liz Longley

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Label: Tone Tree
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Party Lines
by: Romen Buffalo and The Loyal Order

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Anything Beautiful
by: Trevor Bahnson

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Label: Dimed
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Business Unusual
by: Goodnight Moonshine

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Label: Self-Release
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One More Time Around
by: Scott Cook

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Label: Self
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Wayne's Pain
by: Darrell Scott

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Label: Here Records
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Mind, Man, Medicine
by: The Secret Sisters

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Label: New West
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Silver Bell
by: Patty Griffin

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Label: New West
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Calla Lily
by: The Brother Brothers

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Label: Compass
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Red, White & I Love You Too
by: The Mastersons

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Label: Red House
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Seneca
by: Charles Wesley Godwin

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