The Roots Music Report's
Top Folk Song Chart
for the Year of 2020

Rank Song Title Band/Artist Name Sub Genre
1She Moves MeKeith GreeningerFolk Rock
2None'yaHayes CarllContemporary Folk
3This Too Shall PassJamestown RevivalContemporary Folk
4EveSarah JaroszContemporary Folk
5Make It LastDarling WestContemporary Folk
6Just Like OvernightTodd SniderFolk Rock
7Part WolfJohn Craigie Alternative Folk
8No Time for Love SongsThe MastersonsContemporary Folk
9The Good Old DaysJohn Paul WhiteFolk Rock
10The MountainAlec Lytle & Them RoundersContemporary Folk
11I Don't Wanna LieYolaFolk Rock
12Don't AskJohn Craigie Alternative Folk
13JohnnySarah JaroszContemporary Folk
14Howl at the MoonIndigo GirlsContemporary Folk
15Olympia, WAMolly Tuttle Alternative Folk
16Magic of the MusicJosie BelloContemporary Folk
17BluebirdJamestown RevivalContemporary Folk
18The CureWatkins Family Hour Alternative Folk
19EnemyThe Dustbowl RevivalContemporary Folk
20I Remember EverythingJohn PrineContemporary Folk
21Have Purpose Live LongJosie BelloContemporary Folk
22It's Your Voodoo WorkingEilen JewellContemporary Folk
23I Bleed HumanJosie BelloContemporary Folk
24MadnessGiriffin SwankContemporary Folk
25End of the DayAaron Lee TasjanFolk Rock
26All It Takes is TimeJosie BelloContemporary Folk
27Please ExplainCatie CurtisContemporary Folk
28Billie JeanAlexandr Misko Alternative Folk
29Sailing to PhiladelphiaMark KnopflerFolk
30Put It Back TogetherStoll VaughanContemporary Folk
31One More TimeJackdaw Alternative Folk
32The Very Last Cowboy in ParisJackdaw Alternative Folk
33Sing You MineJackdaw Alternative Folk
34Nine Foot ProblemOtis Gibbs Alternative Folk
35Paris, TexasRy CooderFolk
36RealityAntoine DufourFolk
37RagamuffinMichael HedgesFolk
38Beautiful ImperfectionGuthrie GovanFolk
39Sweet Child O' MineLuca StricagnoliFolk
40Low LonesomeDuke LevineFolk
41Aerial BoundariesMichael HedgesFolk
42RylynnAndy McKeeFolk
43TryNeil YoungContemporary Folk
44Dark, Dark, DarkGregory Alan IsakovContemporary Folk
45ForgivenessChristie McCarthyFolk Rock
46Every HighwayJames Lee Stanley Alternative Folk
47Don't DenyJohn Craigie Alternative Folk
48Perfect Girls of PopElizabeth CookFolk Rock
49Ernest Tubb Had Fuzzy SlippersMatt PatershukContemporary Folk
50What in the World...Michael McDermott Alternative Folk
51One Foot in the GraveKieran Kane & Rayna GellertContemporary Folk
52Chasin' That TrainLinda SussmanContemporary Folk
53Please Don't Bury MeJohn PrineContemporary Folk
54HomesickTrae SheehanFolk
55Mi FamiliaDavid G Smith Alternative Folk
56Where is the MedicineDavid G Smith Alternative Folk
57Pass It on DownLinda SussmanContemporary Folk
58Cryin'Linda SussmanContemporary Folk
59For YouAngus & Julia StoneContemporary Folk
60Party with the SaintsJosie BelloContemporary Folk
61Hole in My LifeJosie BelloContemporary Folk
62Season of the WitchDonovanFolk
63The Last MixLinda SussmanContemporary Folk
64Send You My LoveLiz LongleyContemporary Folk
65World Without WallsAztec Two-Step 2.0Folk Rock
66Bright Morning StarsThe Wailin' JennysFolk
67Take Me HomeNick JusticeFolk Rock
68Ocean (Live)John Butler TrioFolk
69Now and the EvermoreColin Hay Alternative Folk
70WonderThe Lone BellowFolk
71Grace is GoneDave Matthews BandContemporary Folk
72Windows Are Rolled DownAmos LeeFolk
73Trouble and WoeRuth MoodyContemporary Folk
74The Lament of Eustace ScrubbThe Oh HellosFolk
75Lake MarieJohn PrineFolk
76Barton HollowThe Civil WarsFolk
77Wishing WellThe Oh HellosFolk
78ViolinAmos LeeFolk
79Only LoveBen HowardFolk
80Nica Libres at DuskBen HowardContemporary Folk
81WatercolorsMichelle Qureshi Alternative Folk
82Judgment DayNick JusticeFolk Rock
83Long Violent HistoryTyler ChildersTraditional Folk
84Rest of My LifeNickel CreekCeltic
85Bullet HolesGregory Alan IsakovContemporary Folk
86DiamondsBen Howard Alternative Folk
87Talking Tales of WanderingKen DunnContemporary Folk
88Was I Just Another OneGregory Alan IsakovContemporary Folk
89That Western SkylineDawesFolk Rock
90I Have Made MistakesThe Oh HellosFolk
91CavesGregory Alan IsakovContemporary Folk
92The Devil's TearsAngus & Julia StoneContemporary Folk
93A Little Bit of EverythingDawesFolk Rock
94Let Her GoPassengerFolk Rock
95Other Side of Town (Live)John PrineFolk
96CopperlineJames TaylorContemporary Folk
97Old PineBen HowardFolk
98Yellow Brick RoadAngus & Julia StoneContemporary Folk
99Love of MineNickel CreekCeltic
100Down CountryNick JusticeFolk Rock
101The Road Not TakenNick JusticeFolk Rock
102You Didn't Love Me AnywayNick JusticeFolk Rock
103Apocalypse (Now!)Aztec Two-Step 2.0Folk Rock
104MaggieSarah JaroszContemporary Folk
105The DancerLinda SussmanContemporary Folk
106Just for You (feat. Dan Kassel)Gordon Thomas Ward Alternative Folk
107When I Get to HeavenJohn PrineContemporary Folk
108Conversational SnowEric SelbyContemporary Folk
109Every RoadLinda SussmanContemporary Folk
1105 Minutes to SpareThe HellecastersFolk
111Part of ItEric SelbyContemporary Folk
112Picture ShowJohn PrineFolk
113Diamonds on the InsideBen HarperFolk
114Into Me You See (Here & Now)Raveis KoleContemporary Folk
115One Horse TownBlackberry SmokeFolk
116Dancin'Pete BernhardTraditional Folk
117False ProphetBob DylanTraditional Folk
118LegacyMichael JohnathonContemporary Folk
119PatientlyEric SelbyContemporary Folk
120MatamorosJames Kahn Alternative Folk
121King High TideKen DunnContemporary Folk
122ShineDavid G Smith Alternative Folk
123SunriseLarry CarltonFolk
124Wanderin'Justin Townes EarleFolk
125Harder DaysTrae SheehanFolk
126King Arthur's DreamThe HellecastersFolk
127Lost in RioGuthrie GovanFolk
128Mr. JohnDuke LevineFolk
129Red and Purple TooKen DunnContemporary Folk
130Harley's LamentJames Kahn Alternative Folk
131Ripples in the Dance FloorJames Lee Stanley Alternative Folk
132Friend of the SkyCej Alternative Folk
133Friend I Never HadMean MaryContemporary Folk
134Come Back JoniKen DunnContemporary Folk
135Andy's SongJackdaw Alternative Folk
136Live It Up NowJames Lee Stanley Alternative Folk
137So Long the RiverJames Kahn Alternative Folk
138Deep in the HiveKen DunnContemporary Folk
139The Ballad of Joseph Martin (feat. Eric Troyer)Gordon Thomas Ward Alternative Folk
140Skipping StonesMichelle Qureshi Alternative Folk
141What Would the Indians SayAztec Two-Step 2.0Folk Rock
142Thanksgiving (Feel Like Home) [Nashville Sessions]Raveis KoleContemporary Folk
143MichiganThe Milk Carton KidsFolk
144From a Distance (feat. Irene Kelley & Claire Lynch)Valerie SmithContemporary Folk
145Big Grey DogJigJamContemporary Folk
146Of the HarvestMichelle QureshiFolk
147Holding Onto a RainbowRaveis KoleFolk Rock
148All My TrialsArt and PaulTraditional Folk
149MoonshinerArt and PaulTraditional Folk
150Désirée (feat. Eric Troyer)Gordon Thomas Ward Alternative Folk
151Five More MinutesThe War and TreatyContemporary Folk
152Dark RoadJames Lee Stanley Alternative Folk
153All the Pretty Little HorsesArt and PaulTraditional Folk
154Wish I Didn't Miss Her SoArt and PaulTraditional Folk
155Devilish MaryArt and PaulTraditional Folk
156Vagabond WindJackdaw Alternative Folk
157Can't Find YouPete BernhardTraditional Folk
158You MatterKerry Patrick ClarkContemporary Folk
159Satellites (feat. Eric Troyer)Gordon Thomas Ward Alternative Folk
160Eiderdown (feat. Caroline Cotter, Eric Troyer, Ian Rankine & Michael Mitsch)Gordon Thomas Ward Alternative Folk
161What You're Made ofGracious MeContemporary Folk
162I Never Give UpJim Patton & Sherry BrokusContemporary Folk
163Mortal FlamesJohn Dennis Alternative Folk
164Three Feet off the EarthTrae SheehanFolk
165Won't Abandon ShipGracious MeContemporary Folk
166DreamingThe Dustbowl RevivalContemporary Folk
167CementedThomas HineContemporary Folk
168Piety of Thieves (feat. Eric Troyer)Gordon Thomas Ward Alternative Folk
169Don't Let Me DisappearBen HarperContemporary Folk
170The RealistDerek Bodkin Alternative Folk
171I Knew YouPete BernhardTraditional Folk
172Angel from MontgomeryRaveis KoleContemporary Folk
173ButterflyKelly's LotContemporary Folk
174A Good Chord on a Bad GuitarKathy ForsteFolk Rock
175Walkin' on the WaterKathy ForsteFolk Rock
176Best Bad ThingKathy ForsteFolk Rock
177Cannonball RoadKathy ForsteFolk Rock
178God, Guns, and GuitarsKathy ForsteFolk Rock
179More Than I ShouldDuff Ferguson Alternative Folk
180Open Your EyesDuff Ferguson Alternative Folk
181The Hurting TimesBarnaby Bright Alternative Folk
182Hearts TownThe War and TreatyContemporary Folk
183AbandonThomas HineContemporary Folk
184Anxious ZenEric SelbyContemporary Folk
185Eyes Open WideThe MastersonsContemporary Folk
186Old County RdJim Patton & Sherry BrokusContemporary Folk
187Walking ThroughThomas HineContemporary Folk
188What Becomes a MemoryDuff Ferguson Alternative Folk
189A Little Bit of HeavenLinda SussmanContemporary Folk
190Scully's RedemptionJames Kahn Alternative Folk
191Precipice Forgiveness (Flow is On)Raveis KoleFolk Rock
192LullabyLinda SussmanContemporary Folk
193No SummerCinder WellContemporary Folk
194Say DieDavid G Smith Alternative Folk
195Black Eyed DogBen Harper Alternative Folk
196First LightJohn Dennis Alternative Folk
197Straw HousesDavid G Smith Alternative Folk
198It Ain't Workin'EllaHarpContemporary Folk
199Solomon's ShantyJames Kahn Alternative Folk
200Everyone's Welcome HereKerry Patrick ClarkContemporary Folk
 

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