The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Bluegrass Song Chart
for the Year of 2018

Rank Song Title Band/Artist Name
1Who You Want Me to BeChris Jones & the Night Drivers
2Let Me KnowThe Infamous Stringdusters
3Here She Comes AgainChris Hillman
4Way Down the River RoadSpecial Consensus
5Losing You BluesSister Sadie
6Calamity JaneBecky Buller
7Friend and a FriendMolly Tuttle
8My Blue Hula GirlPeter Rowan
9Dark Side of the MountainUnspoken Tradition
10Back Home Feelin' AgainDonna Ulisse
11DeliaThe Grascals
12She Took the Tennessee River (feat. Bobby Osborne)Special Consensus
13Queen of CarolinaClaybank
14Sleepin' with the ReaperThe Grascals
15WildflowersChris Hillman
16SteamDeeper Shade Of Blue
17KingpinWood & Wire
18AnnieBreaking Grass
19RicochetKristy Cox
20To Whom It May ConcernBilly Droze
21You Were MineAmanda Cook
22Life to My DaysDoyle Lawson & Quicksilver
23Mayhayley's HouseThe Lonesome River Band
24Speakin' to That MountainBecky Buller
25Bend in the RoadChris Jones & the Night Drivers
26Wreck of My HeartThe Lonesome River Band
27Fly AwayNewTown
28South to North CarolinaKristy Cox
29Lawrence County SeatLarry Cordle
30ThreeWildfire
31The Night Flatt & Scruggs Played Carnegie HallJerry Salley
32YardbirdLarry Cordle
33Something to LoseSister Sadie
34Such is the World That We Live inChris Hillman
35Lightning RodNightflyer
36Where's a Train when You Need OneClaybank
37Midnight 402Amanda Cook
38Something About a Train SoundIrene Kelley
39Papa Wants to Go BackNothin' Fancy
40Speak LoveThe Family Sowell
41Hurting Sure (feat. Molly Tuttle)Special Consensus
42Stoney Mae (feat. Ronnie Bowman)Deanie Richardson
43Hilbilly HeroesHammertowne
44We've Got the Love Thing Figured outDonna Ulisse
45She Don’t Care About TimeChris Hillman
46Umbrella (Acoustic Version)Summer Brooke & Mountain Faith
47Southern MemoriesDale Ann Bradley
48Calling ElvisThe Lonesome River Band
49Whole Lotta Laying AroundChris Roberts
50Happy TogetherThe Grascals
51Swept Away (feat. Alison Brown, Becky Buller, Molly Tuttle & Sierra Hull)Missy Raines & the New Hip
52Can't Get HomeSteep Canyon Rangers
53Another Love Gone WrongBecky Buller
54Going Back to KentuckyDale Ann Bradley
55Feelin' Bad BluesRy Cooder
56Looks Like Losing YouVolume Five
57I Can Almost Smell the SmokeKristy Cox
58Good EnoughMolly Tuttle
59That Feel Good MusicDailey & Vincent
60CarolineSteve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers
61Where I StandOld Salt Union
62Bluegrass JunctionLarry Cordle
63Coal Fed TrainBilly Droze
64I Ain't Gonna Work TomorrowHigh Fidelity
65I See a Heartbreak Comin'Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
66We Might Get a Little LoudFlashback
67BabyThe Cleverlys
68Two of UsJohn Reischman & The Jaybirds
69Just Me LeavingKristy Cox
70Coon Dog CemeteryMilan Miller
71Naomi WiseNewTown
72Walk Right BackChris Hillman
73It's a Good FeelingNothin' Fancy
74Kids These DaysDoyle Lawson & Quicksilver
75Laura LeeNewTown
76New Cut RoadMcKay & Leigh
77That Old County RoadShannon Slaughter
78Written in the Back of the BookBecky Buller
79Heartbreak Hall of FameThe Grascals
80Come See About MeThe Mountain Home Family
81No Smoky MountainsSister Sadie
82She Loved SunflowersBecky Buller
83Boeing Boeing 707Chris Roberts
84MoonshineFlashback
85Front Porch PhilosophyJerry Salley
86Lessons I've LearnedThe Railsplitters
87Bitter Springs to Big TreesBecky Buller
88All Grassed UpEddy Raven
89Life of a Hard Workin' ManDoyle Lawson & Quicksilver
90Raining in BaltimoreKim Robins
91I'll Just Go Away (feat. Vince Gill)Dale Ann Bradley
92Love's Raining DownDeer Creek Boys
93Raven TressesKristi Stanley
94Fall at Your FeetTrout Steak Revival
95The Hills and HomeHigh Fidelity
96FreeWilliamson Branch
97KidsThe Hillbenders
98Over & overNothin' Fancy
99TimepieceMilan Miller
100Cumberland PlateauDarin & Brooke Aldridge
101DerailedDoyle Lawson & Quicksilver
102Without Trouble PleaseDonna Ulisse
103I Can't Breathe Deep YetThe Gibson Brothers
104Country Boy (feat. Alison Brown, Sierra Hull & Stuart Duncan)Bobby Osborne
105You Can't Outrun the RiverShannon Slaughter
106A New Spin on an Old HeartacheJerry Salley
107Midnight & DawnDeer Creek Boys
108Raging Rivers (feat. Marija Droze)Billy Droze
109Rain Won't Quit (feat. Ronnie Bowman)Billy Droze
110Hillbilly GrahamThe Farm Hands Bluegrass Quartet
111NightbirdThe Bankesters
112The Girl I LoveShannon Slaughter
113Thin Blue LineJerry Salley
114Glory BoundThe Wooks
115The Lonesome Cry of the WhipporwillVolume Five
116Bluegrass BluesDoyle Lawson & Quicksilver
117Milwaukee BluesDavid Davis & The Warrior River Boys
118A Little Past LonelyDonna Ulisse
119She's Not the OneNothin' Fancy
120DemonsThe Grascals
121ParalyzedDeer Creek Boys
122Gotta Get You Near Me BluesHigh Fidelity
123Bluegrass State of MindBackline
124Drive This Cold out of MeDonna Ulisse
125Every Time You LeaveDarin & Brooke Aldridge
126This is My Year for MexicoDale Ann Bradley
127Don't Leave Him Hangin'Crowe Brothers
128Crossing over Black MountainThomm Jutz
129Baton RougeDailey & Vincent
130Santa FeSteve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers
131Nobody KnowsBreaking Grass
132Little GirlDoyle Lawson & Quicksilver
133Driving NailsWildfire
134Fiddler's DreamMichael Cleveland and Flamekeeper
135Blackberry SummerDale Ann Bradley
136My Quiet MindThe Gibson Brothers
137If That's the Way You FeelSmithsonian Folkways
138Tell Me You're Not LeavingVolume Five
139You Didn't Call My NameMolly Tuttle
140Love is a Cross and Three NailsShannon Slaughter
141He RambledDavid Davis & The Warrior River Boys
142Til I'm Too OldAmanda Cook
143Free WorldMissy Raines & the New Hip
144Clear Corn LiquorThe Grascals
145New ShoesCaleb Klauder & Reeb Willms
146No RegretsBluegrass Outlaws
147Making Good TimeThe Gibson Brothers
148Dusty Gravel RoadThe Family Sowell
149Lynchburg Chicken RunThe Grascals
150John D. ChampionBecky Buller
151Haunted by the WindBilly Droze
152I'm in a Hurry to Go NowhereDonna Ulisse
153The Lamb, Lion, and KingVolume Five
154Straight from the HeartBackline
155My Honey LouKathy Kallick Band
156Fly Around My Pretty Little MissThe Lonesome River Band
157Put Some Bluegrass in My EarDeeper Shade Of Blue
158He Moved a MountainShannon Slaughter
159The Bad GroundsMountain Heart
160Queen Anne's Revenge (Acoustic Version)Summer Brooke & Mountain Faith
161Big RiverSpecial Consensus
162Now and then (Dreams Do Come True)Dale Ann Bradley
163Lost & LonesomeThe Grascals
164Hammer DownFeller & Hill
165Girl from River RunSteve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers
166Kentucky BorderlineRhonda Vincent
167Muleskinner BluesRhonda Vincent
168What Am I Gonna Do with This Broken HeartLawson & Williams
169Our Last GoodbyeDale Ann Bradley
170Cry Cry Darlin'Amanda Cook
171Every Time I Fall AsleepRebekah Long
172Little BessieBorrowed Tyme Band
173Waking Up with YouBreaking Grass
174Allegheny TownMissy Raines & the New Hip
175The Love That We'd Once KnownKim Robins
176On This Winding RoadBéla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
177The Bridges That You've BurnedNu-Blu
178We Are StrongDonna Ulisse
179I'll Be Loving YouKim Robins
180You Can Call Me AlOld Salt Union
181Never Say NeverKristi Stanley
182Catfish JohnWilson Banjo Co.
183Banks of Big BendAmanda Cook
184Caleb MeyerAmanda Cook
185My Saviour's TrainHigh Fidelity
186I'll Turn My BackVolume Five
187Boston TownDella Mae
188LandUnspoken Tradition
189Mom's Old Picture BookLou Reid & Carolina
190Lonesome BoneThe Lonesome River Band
191Deep WatersThe Lonely Heartstring Band
192By His HandsBrandon Rickman
193Carolina WindIrene Kelley
194Young Love Never Grows OldKristy Cox
195The Heart You've Been TendingNewTown
196All About the BanjoRhonda Vincent
197You Don't Love God (If You Don't Love Your Neighbor)Rhonda Vincent
198Fool's HillThe Gibson Brothers
199I'm Sorry I Caused You to CryLawson & Williams
200Rural RouteThe Farm Hands Bluegrass Quartet
 

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