The Roots Music Report's
Top Americana Country Song Chart
for the Year of 2016

Rank Song Title Band/Artist Name
1Train in the DistanceDon Henley
2Let's Get DrunkThe Honeycutters
3TravellerChris Stapleton
4Hard to PleaseThe Black Lillies
5Wonderin' WhereJoe Ely
6One Last TimeSara Watkins
7The Year We Tried to Kill the PainBob Woodruff
8The Traveling KindEmmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
9Nobody to BlameChris Stapleton
10Cabin in the SkyRoy Schneider
11Way BackCoral Creek
12Walkin' Shoes BluesLew Card
13Those DiamondsFreddy Jones Band
14ZCarrie Rodriguez
15ParachuteChris Stapleton
16Take off My DressAna Egge
17Let's RockBill Kirchen & Austin de Lone
18Alabama at NightRobbie Fulks
19Something Left to SayJared Rabin
20Just Someone I Used to Know (with Nikki Lane)Buddy Miller
21Weight of the GunCorb Lund
22Shirley JeanKiefer Sutherland
23Better Than You Found ItTyller Gummersall
24ScarecrowCounting Crows
25Girl Next DoorBrandy Clark
26Glory BoundThe Grahams
27Bottom of the SeaSean McConnell
28Ease My MindMichaela Anne
29TreasureEdge Of The West
30Ode to ThinkingBobby Long
31On the RopesThe Honeycutters
32RadioReckless Kelly
33Sea of LightsBoo Ray
34RattlesnakeDolly Shine
35Surrender to LoveLarry Campbell & Teresa Williams
36Like It Used to BeAllison Moorer
37I Hear Ya Talkin' (with Amos Lee)Asleep At The Wheel
38Double or NothingWestern Centuries
39Something in the WaterPokey LaFarge
40I'm Going InsideCharlie Greene
41How Much TimeNo Fuss and Feathers
42Mama's RadioC. Daniel Boling
43Love is Our Cross to BearJohn Gorka
44(When I Know) I'm Not the Only OneTerry Winchell
45Remember Me (When Candlelights Are Gleaming) [feat. Kathy Mattea]John Prine
46Drivin'Robert Ellis
47Still a ChildDori Freeman
48DogThe Bottle Rockets
49Everything I Can't HaveRob Heath
50Living Without YouMichaela Anne
51It Takes What It TakesLauren Adams
52They Can't Take That Away from MeWillie Nelson
53They'll Never Find MeBlood on the Harp
54Brand New RoadKenny Davin Fine & The Tennessee Texans
55Under My SkinVicky Emerson
56Under the Belly of the NightCorin Raymond
57Lost and Found LoveJim Chesnut
58That GuyJ. Micheal Laferty
59Midnight HighwayLarry Campbell & Teresa Williams
60HallelujahThe Honeycutters
61S Lazy HCorb Lund
62Bad Luck and MoonshineDan Whitaker & The Shinebenders
63Rock in the RiverChatham County Line
64Love Can Go to HellBrandy Clark
65Lopsided MoonNancy Cassidy
66LeaveAlice Wallace
67The Wild OneThe Grahams
68Walk (Back to Your Arms)Tami Neilson
69A Hundred MilesTHE RIFTERS
70T for Texas (with Lyle Lovett)Robert Earl Keen
7199 Years for One Dark Day (with Peter Rowan)Robert Earl Keen
72Take a Picture of ThisDon Henley
73RunawayThe Hello Strangers
74Fading TaillightsDave Murphy
75ColoradoRebecca Folsom
76UndergroundPokey LaFarge
77Dirty HoundCicada Rhythm
78Come on Let's DanceTim Hockenberry
79Come Home to MeNancy Cassidy
80Knockin' the Dust off the Rust Belt TonightPokey LaFarge
81Roll with ItRoss Kennedy
82SmashedMark Brown
83La Última VezCarrie Rodriguez
84AnastasiaJim Andralis
85I Wanna Find outMike Beck
86Long Night MoonReckless Kelly
87Watch 'em FallThe Loudermilks
88It Ain't Necessarily SoWillie Nelson
89That's How I Got to MemphisKarl Blau
90Blacktop BluesLeft Arm Tan
91I Really Don't Miss You at AllWhistler's Father
92Wild Horses (with Shawn Colvin)Buddy Miller
93But You Like Country MusicSunny Sweeney
94You Remind MeBeth Lee and the Breakups
95Merle, Hank & JohnnyDan Bern
96Faded GloryvilleLindi Ortega
97Bayview DriveLauren Adams
98Somebody Loves MeWillie Nelson
99I Got RhythmWillie Nelson
100Everything It Takes (feat. Elvis Costello)Loretta Lynn
101Laugh 'Til We CryLori Yates
102Can't You Hear Them HowlLucero
103Perfect StrangersRobert Ellis
104Something GoodThe Bottle Rockets
105I'm Old (Amy's Song)Judy Nazemetz
106Still Crazy After All These YearsRobert Ellis
107I Love You a Thousand WaysBrennen Leigh
108Clyde and His ClippersLyal Strickland
109It's Not My Fault You're BeautifulKenny Davin Fine & The Tennessee Texans
110Seminole WindLauren Adams
111Old MotelJack Ingram
112Empty RoomsThe Time Jumpers
113Color of LoveBirds Of Chicago
114Any WonderDori Freeman
115A Girl in Longview TexasKeith Rea
116My TownMichael Reno Harrell
117The Love That We NeedHayes Carll
118Lead Me to the WaterThe Looking
119The Woman in the WingsAndy May
120Wild Texas WindThe Flyin' A's
121The Long, Long RoadAllan Frank
122Should Have Loved YouThe Nouveaux Honkies
123All Night LongPokey LaFarge
124OutlawThe Staves
125Not That Kind of GirlSusie Glaze and The Hilonesome Band
126Cut Me offJoel Hofmann Band
127Who's Gonna Take the Garbage out (feat. Iris DeMent)John Prine
128My Golden NuggetJoel Hofmann Band
129Polka Dots and MoonbeamsBob Dylan
130Elmore JamesTim Easton
131Color of the Blues (feat. Susan Tedeschi)John Prine
132A Long Way HomeThe Good Intentions
133AngelenoSam Outlaw
134Ghost TownSam Outlaw
135PennyElise Davis
136StrongerParsonsfield
137Long GoneVicky Emerson
138TwinkleJim Libby Band
139Born with a Broken HeartFootfall
140My Girl & Me in '93Lucero
141Mr. & Mrs. Used to Be (feat. Iris DeMent)John Prine
142Back RowThe Honeycutters
143More GoodbyeWard Davis
144Picture of a LifeProvince Of Thieves
145Second BestNatasha James
146TenderheartedSara Watkins
147I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) [feat. the Time Jumpers]Willie Nelson
148Coming Home to YouShalo Lee
149No One else but LonelyMax Stalling
150Get the Angle RightDennis Dougherty
151The Last LaughBlood on the Harp
152Estrella GoodbyeBirds Of Chicago
153One More HellHailey Whitters
154Somewhere elseLauren Adams
155Only TearsTami Neilson
156Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas (with Robert Earl Keen & Ray Benson)Asleep At The Wheel
157You Used toOsborne Jones
158Sing AlongRobert Ellis
159You SayDori Freeman
160500 PiecesThe Honeycutters
161Enough About Hard TimesCaitlin Canty
162Blue BesidesThe Honeycutters
163Short Walk to HellRodney Rice
164Count on MeThe Statesboro Revue
165Night's Pay in My BootMax Stalling
166FishbowlDriftwood
167I'm in Love with a GirlLucero
168Dens of YarrowSusie Glaze and The Hilonesome Band
169Cry CryGrant Lee Phillips
170Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and BurningLarry Campbell & Teresa Williams
171Fallin RainKarl Blau
172Black is the ColorRhiannon Giddens
173The Truth Won't Set Us FreeSara Watkins
174I Got a SongAllan Frank
175Useless MemoriesThe Honeycutters
176Rock'em Sock'em CowboysBennett Jackson and the Ranch Hands
177Coming HomeBlood on the Harp
178Dim Lights, Thick Smoke, and Loud, Loud Music (feat. Amanda Shires)John Prine
179Left by OneBlood on the Harp
180Truth in Your EyesKiefer Sutherland
181Time and TimesBirds Of Chicago
182Ornaments in TranslationBlood on the Harp
183Smoke and SparksGrant Lee Phillips
184To the Bottom of Lake BufordBlood on the Harp
185Southern Railroad BluesLew Card
186Wedding SongThe Honeycutters
187You, You Make Me FeelEddy Mann
188Move MeSara Watkins
189I Just Wanted to See You So BadEmmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
190JukeboxThe Honeycutters
191Long Come to JesusHailey Whitters
192Le Danse De La JoieEmmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
193Falling in Love Again (feat. Alison Krauss)John Prine
194Here I AmIvas John
195Blue Jeans and HeelsRoss Kennedy
196The Empty PageKevin Brown
197LullabyDori Freeman
198Llano EstacadoCarrie Rodriguez
199Hoochie WomanTony Joe White
200LetterJJ McGuigan
 

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