The Roots Music Report's
Top Alternative Folk Song Chart
for the Year of 2023
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12th of June | Lyle Lovett |
| 2 | Break in the Clouds | Mark Erelli |
| 3 | Yellow Peril | Nat Myers |
| 4 | Weight You Carry | David G Smith |
| 5 | Masterpiece | Ben Harper |
| 6 | I Wanna Go out | David G Smith |
| 7 | River Gonna Talk | David G Smith |
| 8 | I'll Be There for You | Steve Free |
| 9 | Let's Take Our Time and Do It Right | David G Smith |
| 10 | None of Em Dead | David G Smith |
| 11 | Stone Throat | Glen Phillips |
| 12 | Witness Trees | David G Smith |
| 13 | Count Me Down | John Craigie |
| 14 | Make Myself Me Again | Cristina Vane |
| 15 | Here We Go Again | The Waterboys |
| 16 | Spruce & Pine | SLPSTRM |
| 17 | Again | Pixie and The Partygrass Boys |
| 18 | 20 Years and a Nickel | Hiss Golden Messenger |
| 19 | Sanctuary | Hiss Golden Messenger |
| 20 | Women Are Not Equal | David G Smith |
| 21 | Billie Jean | Alexandr Misko |
| 22 | Forgiving Ties | Deer Tick |
| 23 | Fall Apart World | Mary Gauthier |
| 24 | Nu-Grape | Hiss Golden Messenger |
| 25 | Yard Sale | Ben Harper |
| 26 | Careless Whisper | Alexandr Misko |
| 27 | Stairway to Heaven | Lucas Imbiriba |
| 28 | Full Moon Rising | Alex Krawczyk |
| 29 | Lagunita | Lizzie No |
| 30 | Once in a Lifetime | Deer Tick |
| 31 | In the Morning | The Ballroom Thieves |
| 32 | One More Change | Ben Harper |
| 33 | Growing Growing Gone | Ben Harper |
| 34 | Home Again (feat. Oliver Wood & Jano Rix) | Jarrod Dickenson |
| 35 | Worried Man Blues | Van Morrison |
| 36 | Love After Love | Ben Harper |
| 37 | The Light Moves in | Linda Sussman |
| 38 | Honey We Gonna Fly | Linda Sussman |
| 39 | 75-71 | Nat Myers |
| 40 | A Better Scene | Linda Sussman |
| 41 | Dream Big | Linda Sussman |
| 42 | Movin' Up Neck on Your Guitar | Linda Sussman |
| 43 | Deja Vu | Linda Sussman |
| 44 | Chain of Hope | Linda Sussman |
| 45 | Café | Joe Flip |
| 46 | Unsown | Eric Selby |
| 47 | Shine | David G Smith |
| 48 | Jesse James | David G Smith |
| 49 | I Can Only Imagine | Linda Marks |
| 50 | Second Chance | Linda Marks |
| 51 | Unstrummed | Linda Marks |
| 52 | If I Try to Leave | Deer Tick |
| 53 | Thank You Pat Brayer | Ben Harper |
| 54 | Don't Let It Rain | Linda Sussman |
| 55 | A Knew Year | Eric Selby |
| 56 | Different Hues | Eric Selby |
| 57 | Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | Eric Selby |
| 58 | I Carry You | Eric Selby |
| 59 | Stranger Things Have Happened | Eric Selby |
| 60 | Tomorrow Never Knows | Eric Selby |
| 61 | Pure Fool | Keith Rayburn |
| 62 | Horseshoes & Hand Grenades (Acoustic Reprise) | Eric Selby |
| 63 | Gone | David G Smith |
| 64 | Giving Ghosts | Ben Harper |
| 65 | Toner Från Vårt Karga Land | Kusinerna Riippa |
| 66 | Some Love | David G Smith |
| 67 | Jump for Joy | Hiss Golden Messenger |
| 68 | Trying Not to Fall in Love with You | Ben Harper |
| 69 | The Punch | Annie Capps |
| 70 | Go Getter | The Accidentals |
| 71 | Give Us Free | David G Smith |
| 72 | To Be Human | David G Smith |
| 73 | Dirty Little Secret | Annie Capps |
| 74 | Let There Be Love | Linda Marks |
| 75 | Our Children's Prayer | Linda Marks |
| 76 | Please Listen | Linda Marks |
| 77 | Safe Harbor | Linda Marks |
| 78 | Prayer for Peace | Linda Marks |
| 79 | Good Times | Linda Marks |
| 80 | Dream Girl | Esther Rose |
| 81 | 8 Minutes | Ben Harper |
| 82 | Pray for Rain | Nat Myers |
| 83 | Cracks in the Finish | Shred Kelly |
| 84 | Staring into the Blues | Peter One |
| 85 | Heart and Crown | Ben Harper |
| 86 | Wide Open Light | Ben Harper |
| 87 | Yoncalla Moon | Melissa Ruth |
| 88 | Above Us | Michelle Qureshi |
| 89 | Shores of Atlantis | Michelle Qureshi |
| 90 | On the Blind Side | Ray Bonneville |
| 91 | A Good Man | Melissa Ruth |
| 92 | Edith Piaf | Melissa Ruth |
| 93 | New Country | Martha Renaud |
| 94 | Will You Hold My Hand | Linda Sussman |
| 95 | Dreams | Gordon Thomas Ward |
| 96 | Long, Long Ago | Gordon Thomas Ward |
| 97 | American Dream Cafe | John Roy Zat |
| 98 | I'm a Salmon in the River | John Roy Zat |
| 99 | All About Love | John Roy Zat |
| 100 | California is a Dream | John Roy Zat |
| 101 | Well Well Well | John Roy Zat |
| 102 | I Took Hold of Your Hand | John Roy Zat |
| 103 | It's So Good to Be Home | John Roy Zat |
| 104 | Except for That One Thing | John Roy Zat |
| 105 | Armageddon Blues | John Roy Zat |
| 106 | Let's Take the Long Way Home | John Roy Zat |
| 107 | Bally B | Tommy Goucher |
| 108 | Book of Life | Tommy Goucher |
| 109 | Doris Irene | Tommy Goucher |
| 110 | End of the Line | Tommy Goucher |
| 111 | The Life You Lead | Tommy Goucher |
| 112 | When We Go Walking | Tommy Goucher |
| 113 | A Belfast Song | Tommy Goucher |
| 114 | Change Your Ways | Tommy Goucher |
| 115 | Child of Child | Tommy Goucher |
| 116 | Walking Free | Tommy Goucher |
| 117 | Let Common Sense Prevail - Remastered | Linda Sussman |
| 118 | Nashi Lyudi | Melissa Ruth |
| 119 | Chula Da Distância | Manuel Maio |
| 120 | Fine Line | May Erlewine |
| 121 | Center of the Circle | Glen Phillips |
| 122 | Prodigal Daughter | Aoife O'Donovan |
| 123 | When the Lights Went out | Matt The Electrician |
| 124 | Shinbone | Hiss Golden Messenger |
| 125 | Kickin off Our Shoes | Bryce Ernest Taylor |
| 126 | Arson | Aspen Jacobsen |
| 127 | Arsonist Daughter | Aspen Jacobsen |
| 128 | Damned Dynasty | Aspen Jacobsen |
| 129 | Dear Brother | Aspen Jacobsen |
| 130 | Enough | Aspen Jacobsen |
| 131 | Escapism | Aspen Jacobsen |
| 132 | Leave It Be | Aspen Jacobsen |
| 133 | Monday Mourning | Aspen Jacobsen |
| 134 | Shouldn't Give a Damn | Aspen Jacobsen |
| 135 | Tale of a Chameleon | Aspen Jacobsen |
| 136 | Temptress | Aspen Jacobsen |
| 137 | Another Way | Bryce Ernest Taylor |
| 138 | Isle of Skye | Bryce Ernest Taylor |
| 139 | Man with the Muse | Bryce Ernest Taylor |
| 140 | Naturally You | Bryce Ernest Taylor |
| 141 | Water | Bryce Ernest Taylor |
| 142 | What Happens to the Music | Bryce Ernest Taylor |
| 143 | Sister Starling | Aoife O'Donovan |
| 144 | Crooked Troubles | Brian Gore Guitar Poet |
| 145 | Without Love | Brian Gore Guitar Poet |
| 146 | Dreaming in Plastique | Brian Gore Guitar Poet |
| 147 | I Come from | Ordinary Elephant |
| 148 | Hope to Be That Happy | Ordinary Elephant |
| 149 | Thank God for You | Mary Gauthier |
| 150 | Half the Time | Calista Garcia |
| 151 | A Beautiful World | Calista Garcia |
| 152 | Call Me North | Brittany Jean |
| 153 | Talkin' Site Unseen Blues | Keegan McInroe |
| 154 | England or Me | Craig Bickhardt |
| 155 | Presence of the Faithful | Kerri Powers |
| 156 | Woman | Reid Jamieson |
| 157 | Real Love | Reid Jamieson |
| 158 | Logger's Lament | Melissa Ruth |
| 159 | Levee Song | Esther Rose |
| 160 | Long Hard Look | Jarrod Dickenson |
| 161 | Shake It Loose Today | Linda Sussman |
| 162 | With Tenderness | Michelle Qureshi |
| 163 | Alice | Bryce Ernest Taylor |
| 164 | Everyday Legends | Linda Marks |
| 165 | A Brighter Light in Heaven | Linda Marks |
| 166 | Bones | Melissa Ruth |
| 167 | Elisabeth | Grant Peeples |
| 168 | Drunk Text | Carter Sampson |
| 169 | I Saw the New Day in the World | Hiss Golden Messenger |
| 170 | Worried Man Blues 2 | Dougie Poole |
| 171 | Warning Signs | Band Of Horses |
| 172 | Someone Else's Prayer | Kerri Powers |
| 173 | Shakin’ All over | Van Morrison |
| 174 | No Other Baby | Van Morrison |
| 175 | Disgrace | Deer Tick |
| 176 | My Mother's Hand | Jill Barber |
| 177 | Warning Bell | Chris Williams & Kid Reverie |
| 178 | Fingers to the Bone | Carter Sampson |
| 179 | The State That We Are in | Rachel Garlin |
| 180 | I Live for This | Craig Bickhardt |
| 181 | Fire of the Spirit | Craig Bickhardt |
| 182 | Trouble | The National Parks |
| 183 | A Light Can Go out in the Heart | Deer Tick |
| 184 | Out of Love | John Donovan |
| 185 | Revolutionary Reel | Grant Peeples |
| 186 | Dear Sadie | Grant Peeples |
| 187 | Messed with My Mind | Molly Tuttle |
| 188 | Love Wins in the Long Run | Mark Erelli |
| 189 | I Won't Remember You | David G Smith |
| 190 | Just to Feel the Wind | David G Smith |
| 191 | Mary Alice | David G Smith |
| 192 | Phoenix | Aoife O'Donovan |
| 193 | Windows and Doors | Linda Marks |
| 194 | The Restless Ones | Grant Peeples |
| 195 | Jenny and James | Wes Collins |
| 196 | My Wing | Hiss Golden Messenger |
| 197 | Is It Enough | Mark Erelli |
| 198 | Iron the Wrinkles Back in | Laura Zucker |
| 199 | Ha'penny Standup | Craig Bickhardt |
| 200 | If Holes Were Coins | Craig Bickhardt |
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