The Roots Music Report's
Top Americana Country Song Chart
for the Year of 2021

Rank Song Title Band/Artist Name
1Starting overChris Stapleton
2Something Has to ChangeRodney Crowell
3You Should Probably LeaveChris Stapleton
4Carry MeRoger Street Friedman
5Sittin' on Top of the World (feat. Joe Ely, Butch Hancock & Jimmie Dale Gilmore)The Flatlanders
6Canola FieldsJames McMurtry
7Things Could Get Much WorseJeremy Ivey
8Harlem River BluesSteve Earle
9Queen Jane ApproximatelyEmma Swift
10Isadore GonzalezTom Russell
11Good at Being LonelyHank & Ella with the Fine Country Band
12Ain't the SameBlackberry Smoke
13Blame It on Your HeartThe Mavericks
14Options OpenKathleen Edwards
15Foregone ConclusionZach Schmidt
16Mobile BlueDave Alvin
17This Flatland LifeThe Panhandlers
18You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome when You GoThe Wildmans
19You Don't Really Know MeTim Easton
20Wilder DaysMorgan Wade
21Diesel BabyGrain Thief
22I Feel Like My Old SelfNora Jane Struthers
23Ain't Got a DollarRodney Rice
24Jump inRoy Schneider & Kim Mayfield
25Time, Be My FriendDar Williams
26JustifiedKacey Musgraves
27Midway MotelWill Hoge
28Back in the FireBrit Taylor
29Panic AttackLanghorne Slim
30Devil Put the Coal in the GroundSteve Earle
31The Opportunity to Help Somebody Through ItJim Lauderdale
32Home Sweet Hollywood (feat. Shooter Jennings)Ted Russell Kamp
33South of the AngelsRoss Cooper
34Ain't Got Much TimeWild & Blue
35I AmDori Freeman
36Elevator BootsCounting Crows
37Back to NormalJason Eady
38All in AllThe Delevantes
39The Damn TruthChris Knight
40Keep 'Em on They ToesBrent Cobb
41The SparkTed Russell Kamp
42Swingin'The Mavericks
43Queen of Heartache (feat. Mali Freeman)Elissa Pernu
44Hurt HeartbrokeThe Shootouts
45Don't You Know I'm from HereBrennen Leigh
46ReverieSon Volt
47End of My RopePokey LaFarge
48Open Up Your DoorAmanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters
49MoviesJeremy Ivey
50Hello SunshineRoss Cooper
51Cigarette MachineFred Eaglesmith
52See You on the Other SideMichael Gaither
53I Need Your LoveCharley Crockett
54The HealerThe Steel Wheels
55Bottle It UpJade Jackson
56First Place RibbonGillian Welch
57MockingbirdGrayson Jenkins
58Old Black MagicJosh Ritter
5990 Seconds of Your TimeCorb Lund
60That's How I FeelDori Freeman
61DandelionCarolina Story
62The Times They Are A-Changin’ (feat. Roseanne Cash, Steve Earle, Jason Isbell & the War and Treaty)Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
63Trials of the HeartChad Elliott
64Fine LineParker Millsap
65Bad WeatherAllison Moorer
66Call of the WildChad Elliott
67Hey HeyMoot Davis
68Smokey Mountain RailwayHayde Bluegrass Orchestra
69Back whenMelissa Carper
70Like I Used toAJ Lee & Blue Summit
71Diamond StoneToria Richings
72Born with the BluesRob Ickes & Trey Hensley
73Used to SayToria Richings
74Long WalkBrandy Clark
75HappyZoe Nutt
76You Can't Rule MeLucinda Williams
77The StormDori Freeman
78Island CreekDavid Massey
79Fixer UpperTaylor Rae
80Ain't Nothin' NewThe Texas Gentlemen
81Love AffairToria Richings
82Quittin' Time3 Pairs of Boots
83Down at the Lah De DahJimmy Buffett
84KD and Lunch MeatBoy Golden
85Lonely NightSteven Graves
86Angels of the Trail3 Pairs of Boots
87Devil Road3 Pairs of Boots
88Is It Just That You Can't Find MeWild & Blue
89Without LoveWild & Blue
90Love Conquers FearSteven Graves
91Being ThereWild & Blue
92The People You LoveRobbie Mangiardi
93Demon WindDavid Massey
94Under the BridgeRobbie Mangiardi
95I Think of YouJohn Hall
96Good PeopleSteven Graves
97AnyoneBryan Haraway
98Guitar RedRobbie Mangiardi
99LessonsJohn Hall
100Makin' MemoriesMelissa Carper
101What We BelieveRusty Gear
102Round This WorldCharley Crockett
103Forgiveness AfterallRusty Gear
104What I Really MeanRobert Earl Keen
105The EmpathMatthew James Adkins
106OK AlrightBryan Haraway
107Boo-Hoo Baby Bye ByeBryan Haraway
108Home is Where the Heartaches (feat. Calamity Jane)Rusty Gear
109Another SunsetJohn Hall
110Back Porch Gettin' DownMac Gayden
111Cherokee MoonMac Gayden
112Strawberry Wine (feat. Lee Roy Parnell)The Rock House All Stars
113Long Long TimeDavid Massey
114Once in a Blue MoonDave Goddess Group
115Just Another Whistle Stop (feat. Rick Huckaby)The Rock House All Stars
116Daylight's BurningThe Caleb Daugherty Band
117Cheap DrunkThe Royal Hounds
118The Shape I'm in (feat. Yates McKendree)The Rock House All Stars
119Come AlongMac Gayden
120When You're Happy, I'm HappyDave Goddess Group
121Drink You off My MindMatthew Austin Hunt
122Existential CrossroadsJess Jocoy
123Gettin' by on Gettin' DownSam Morrow
124Crazy Without YouBilly Simard
125ShadowsBilly Simard
126Round 'n' RoundSam Morrow
127Monkey TownMichael Gaither
128I Only See You with My Eyes ClosedReckless Kelly
129Freewheelin FeelinRoss Cooper
130The Ballad of Two LoversJess Jocoy
131Stoned on My OwnMatthew James Adkins
132ShadowsMatthew James Adkins
133Woman I Used to BeDulcie Taylor
134I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)Vandoliers
135Watch Me HurtDulcie Taylor
136MaybeDulcie Taylor
137Hard on EveryoneKathleen Edwards
138RosaritaSam Morrow
139Count on MeThe Lone Bellow
140Mileposts in the Rear ViewDoug Schmude
141The Ballad of EarlyDoug Schmude
142Maybe I Just Wont Go Home TonightDoug Schmude
143Half a Hundred YearsAsleep At The Wheel
144I Wonder WhyKacy & Clayton
145Forever YoungMartin Tallstrom
146Schoolin'The Weber Brothers And Timothy Bracken
147I Ain’t Living Long Like This (feat. Rodney Crowell)Shannon McNally
148Transient Global Amnesia BluesRodney Crowell
149More Than Meets the EyeBill Abernathy
150Murder in the CityThe Avett Brothers
151Same RiverJim Stanard
152CaliforniaWhippoorwill
153Looks Like TodayWill Jackson
154Walk to the RiverJeffrey Halford & the Healers
155RiseRoger Street Friedman
156LessonsRoger Street Friedman
157BlindsidedMark Erelli
158Sing to Me, Willie (feat. Willie Nelson)Edie Brickell
159The MiddleTrampled by Turtles
160OlodumJesse Cook
161Come What MayRoger Street Friedman
162Good EnoughWill Jackson
163Tough CrowdRoger Street Friedman
164Last Train to BabylonRoger Street Friedman
165Soul MateBill Wence
166Swamp Stompin'Craig Erickson
167Nashville GirlsJanet Simpson
168Dusty PorchJohn Williams
169Love, Devils and the BluesStefan Grossman
170Dog LegJohn Williams
171Ain't a Woman Like a RiverFlat River Band
172Shining Through My WindowFlat River Band
173AnubisKelly Valleau
174You Give It All AwayDar Williams
175A Whiter Shade of PaleMartin Tallstrom
176HeroesNatalie Hemby
177Too Hard to GetMike McAdoo
178FreeMatthew Austin Hunt
179Maggie's SongChris Stapleton
180AngeleneBill Wence
181The Coming Home SongBill Wence
182Never MindMargie Singleton
183SecretBilly Simard
184VolunteersDave Goddess Group
185Jazz on the AutobahnThe Felice Brothers
186GlenfernKathleen Edwards
187Good TimesThe Lone Bellow
188That RiverMargo Cilker
189Toys in the JunkyardThe Weber Brothers And Timothy Bracken
190I Just Wish You Were Someone I LoveFlat River Band
191Hard TimesGillian Welch
192Polaroid ParadeWill Jackson
193Healin' TimeMatthew Austin Hunt
194Everything is Your FaultBuddy & Julie Miller
195Many Moons Ago (feat. Sarah Jarosz)Danny Burns
196I'm Still HereTravis Linville
197To-Do ListThe Felice Brothers
198Birds on a FeederKathleen Edwards
199Bottle & BagChris Gardner
200The Stars Are AlignedMelissa Carper
 

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