The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Bluegrass Song Chart
for the Year of 2022
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hard Line | The Infamous Stringdusters |
| 2 | There is a Time | Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band |
| 3 | Black Hole Sun | Leftover Salmon |
| 4 | I Wish I Had a Lifeline | Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band |
| 5 | Lemons and Tangerines | AJ Lee & Blue Summit |
| 6 | Red Daisy | Billy Strings |
| 7 | When Karma Comes Calling | Volume Five |
| 8 | She'll Change | Molly Tuttle |
| 9 | What I've Learned | Rick Faris |
| 10 | Beside Myself | Yonder Mountain String Band |
| 11 | Up All Night, Sleep All Day | The Grascals |
| 12 | Bed of Snow | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers |
| 13 | Before You Miss Me | Authentic Unlimited |
| 14 | We Needed This Ride | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers |
| 15 | Transistor Radio | Daryl Mosley |
| 16 | Good Saddles Ain't Cheap | Doug Flowers |
| 17 | I'll Blame It on the Rain | Hammertowne |
| 18 | California | Unspoken Tradition |
| 19 | I'll Take the Lonesome Every Time | Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver |
| 20 | Riding the Chief | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers |
| 21 | In the End | Dale Ann Bradley |
| 22 | Still Got a Long Way to Go | Tina Adair |
| 23 | Shallow Rivers | Jackson Hollow |
| 24 | Mountainside | Colebrook Road |
| 25 | That Page Won't Turn | Lindley Creek |
| 26 | Once in a While | Darin & Brooke Aldridge |
| 27 | Irons in the Fire | Unspoken Tradition |
| 28 | Everybody's Got a Line | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers |
| 29 | Feelin' Bad Blues | Ry Cooder |
| 30 | Deep River | Rick Faris |
| 31 | Into the Fire | Yonder Mountain String Band |
| 32 | Hank | Laura Orshaw |
| 33 | Grand Ole Circle | Darin & Brooke Aldridge |
| 34 | Take That Shot | Tim Stafford & Thomm Jutz |
| 35 | Heartbreak Hill | Kristi Stanley |
| 36 | Blue Baby Now | Darin & Brooke Aldridge |
| 37 | What I Didn't Say | Volume Five |
| 38 | Four Wheel Drive | Deeper Shade Of Blue |
| 39 | Crooked Tree | Molly Tuttle |
| 40 | L.A. International Airport | Dale Ann Bradley |
| 41 | Maybelle | The Grascals |
| 42 | Heartache and Trouble | Fast Track |
| 43 | Hold on | Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen |
| 44 | Bridge You're Gonna Burn | Tina Adair |
| 45 | Somebody Call the Doctor | Ragged Union |
| 46 | Sadie Danced a Hole in Her Stocking (feat. Glen Crain, Melanie Wilson, Milom Williams, Sarah Logan, Steve Wilson & Tony Wray) | Wilson Banjo Co. |
| 47 | Know It All | Billy Strings |
| 48 | Big Backyard (feat. Old Crow Medicine Show) | Molly Tuttle |
| 49 | I Am the River Wild | Jeremy Garrett |
| 50 | If Only | Yonder Mountain String Band |
| 51 | Means to an End | The Infamous Stringdusters |
| 52 | Love and Regret | Billy Strings |
| 53 | Kangaroo | Chris Castino & Chicken Wire Empire |
| 54 | You Can Learn a Lot from a Song | Hammertowne |
| 55 | Don't Look Back (feat. Ned Luberecki, Dan Boner, Nate Lee & Daniel Hardin) | Becky Buller |
| 56 | Ramblin' Woman | The Po' Ramblin' Boys |
| 57 | Tomorrow's Coming Fast | Wilson Banjo Co. |
| 58 | Midnight Highway | Ashby Frank |
| 59 | Back to the One (feat. Dale Ann Bradley, Erik Alvar, Jason Carter, Nate Lee & Scott Vestal) | Jim Hurst |
| 60 | Weary Old Highway (feat. Darin & Brooke Aldridge, Ethan Burkhardt, Kristin Scott Benson, Shawn Lane & Wayne Benson) | Jim Hurst |
| 61 | I'm Already Gone | Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen |
| 62 | How Do You Know? | The Infamous Stringdusters |
| 63 | You Don't Have to Do That | Della Mae |
| 64 | On Her Own | Laura Orshaw |
| 65 | Train of Trouble (feat. Larry Hurst & Shawn Lane) | Jim Hurst |
| 66 | Speakin' of the Devil | Kristi Stanley |
| 67 | The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde | Fast Track |
| 68 | San Francisco Blues (feat. Dan Tyminski) | Molly Tuttle |
| 69 | My, My, My | Seth Mulder & Midnight Run |
| 70 | I Didn't Know | The Infamous Stringdusters |
| 71 | Blues Are Close at Hand | The Po' Ramblin' Boys |
| 72 | Cartersville | Route 3 |
| 73 | Time to Move on | Rick Faris |
| 74 | Appalachian Blue | Kristy Cox |
| 75 | Love Train | Mason Via |
| 76 | Little Island Love | Nothin' Fancy |
| 77 | It's the Love | The Farm Hands Bluegrass Quartet |
| 78 | Side Saddle (feat. Gillian Welch) | Molly Tuttle |
| 79 | New November | Thomas Cassell |
| 80 | Mary Jane Won't You Be Mine | Fast Track |
| 81 | Spirits Wild | The Infamous Stringdusters |
| 82 | Orange Blossom Breakdown | Mike Compton |
| 83 | I Just Can't | Yonder Mountain String Band |
| 84 | Diane | Sister Sadie |
| 85 | Another Highway This Time | Amanda Cook |
| 86 | Losing Time | Route 3 |
| 87 | People, Places and Songs | Greg Blake |
| 88 | The Sun is Going to Shine (feat. J.P. Pennington) | Dale Ann Bradley |
| 89 | Flying at Night | Leftover Salmon |
| 90 | Long Gone | Authentic Unlimited |
| 91 | Lost Town (feat. James Kee) | Rick Lang |
| 92 | I’ll Trade You Money for Wine | Laura Orshaw |
| 93 | Down from the Mountain | The Infamous Stringdusters |
| 94 | Sawmill Man (feat. Tim Stafford) | Rick Lang |
| 95 | Plain Old Country Boy | Fast Track |
| 96 | Mudfish Momma | The Wooks |
| 97 | Laurel of the Mountain | Rick Faris |
| 98 | Johnny Clay (feat. Brennan Hess, Clay Hess, Kyle Estep & Tim Crouch) | Kim Robins |
| 99 | It's Been Raining Since You've Gone | Lori King & Junction 63 |
| 100 | These Songs | Della Mae |
| 101 | They Sawed Up a Storm (feat. Becky Buller) | Rick Lang |
| 102 | Goin' Up the Mountain | Shannon Slaughter |
| 103 | Hard A'port | Shannon Slaughter |
| 104 | Crooked Mind | Tray Wellington |
| 105 | Goodbye Girl | Molly Tuttle |
| 106 | Barefoot Girl | The Goodwin Brothers |
| 107 | Seasons of Love | Tina Adair |
| 108 | Rake and the Rambling Blade | Apple & Setser |
| 109 | Sunnyside Garden (feat. Alan Bibey, Christian Ward, Darin & Brooke Aldridge, Michael Gaisbacher & Steve Wilson) | Jim Hurst |
| 110 | Flatland Girl (feat. Margo Price) | Molly Tuttle |
| 111 | One More Night | Seth Mulder & Midnight Run |
| 112 | Silver City | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers |
| 113 | In a Song | Jeremy Garrett |
| 114 | Band of Jesse James | Laura Orshaw |
| 115 | Look Me Up by the Ocean Door | Amanda Cook |
| 116 | Whither You Roam | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers |
| 117 | Pearl of Carolina | The Infamous Stringdusters |
| 118 | This Old World | Billy Strings |
| 119 | Castilleja | Molly Tuttle |
| 120 | Letting Go Now | Carley Arrowood |
| 121 | Ride Away | Della Mae |
| 122 | The Devil Was an Angel Too | Kristy Cox |
| 123 | November | Jaelee Roberts |
| 124 | Seven Devils Ridge (feat. Brennan Hess, Clay Hess, Kyle Estep & Tim Crouch) | Kim Robins |
| 125 | A Man's World | Kristi Stanley |
| 126 | Can I Go Home with You | Jr Williams |
| 127 | Watershed | Justin Moses |
| 128 | Dry Town | Della Mae |
| 129 | Running the Route | Billy Strings |
| 130 | Jackson County (feat. Jerry Douglas & Adam Greuel) | Chris Castino & Chicken Wire Empire |
| 131 | No Deal | StillHouse Junkies |
| 132 | Wasted Time | Tray Wellington |
| 133 | Moonshine Song | Rick Faris |
| 134 | I Can't Settle Down | Laura Orshaw |
| 135 | Goin’ Home Comin’ on | Carley Arrowood |
| 136 | Red Fox Run | Leftover Salmon |
| 137 | From Me to We | Greg Blake |
| 138 | Up This Hill | Yonder Mountain String Band |
| 139 | Soldier's Last Request (feat. Trey Hensley) | Rick Lang |
| 140 | Out of the Pan | Yonder Mountain String Band |
| 141 | Straight 58 | Starlett & Big John |
| 142 | Quiet Country Town | Wildfire |
| 143 | Snow Country Girl | Peter Rowan |
| 144 | Toodleoo (feat. Stephen Mougin) | Rick Lang |
| 145 | In the Blink of an Eye | Jeremy Garrett |
| 146 | Be My Baby | Theo & Brenna |
| 147 | Keep It Between the Lines | Sturgill Simpson |
| 148 | Chasing Rainbows | Casey Penn |
| 149 | I Don't Wanna Be Me Anymore | Nick Chandler & Delivered |
| 150 | Power in a Moment | Deeper Shade Of Blue |
| 151 | Head on Down the Line (feat. Ned Luberecki, Dan Boner, Nate Lee & Daniel Hardin) | Becky Buller |
| 152 | That's Where My Music Comes from | Shannon Slaughter |
| 153 | For the Likes of You | Edgar Loudermilk Band |
| 154 | Diggin' | Kristi Stanley |
| 155 | The Beginning Was the End | Jaelee Roberts |
| 156 | Jenny Lynn | Fast Track |
| 157 | Little Lives | Casey Penn |
| 158 | That's Why You Left Me So Blue | Jason Barie |
| 159 | Make Your Mama Proud | Ashby Frank |
| 160 | Toward the Fray | The Infamous Stringdusters |
| 161 | Leave It at the Gate | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers |
| 162 | We Need to Hear from You | Chris Jones & the Night Drivers |
| 163 | Lonely Side of Goodbye | Magnolia Drive |
| 164 | Foxtail | Jeremy Garrett |
| 165 | Ducks on the Millpond | Carley Arrowood |
| 166 | The River Roaming Song | The Slocan Ramblers |
| 167 | Scorchin' the Gravy | Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen |
| 168 | Born Again | Wolfpen Branch |
| 169 | Poison | Sierra Hull |
| 170 | Broken Lady | Deeper Shade Of Blue |
| 171 | Blackbird (feat. Dale Ann Bradley, Alison Brown, Rob Ickes & Amanda Smith) | Special Consensus |
| 172 | Take My Ashes to the River | The Po' Ramblin' Boys |
| 173 | Grandma Danced with the Arkansas Traveler | Apple & Setser |
| 174 | Wanderlust | Rock Hearts |
| 175 | I'll Love Nobody but You | Apple & Setser |
| 176 | Castles in the Air | Pert Near Sandstone |
| 177 | Until I Cross That Line | The Lonely Heartstring Band |
| 178 | At the End of the Day | Ilya Toshinskiy |
| 179 | Don't Let Me Cross over | Sister Sadie |
| 180 | I'll See You in My Dreams | Edgar Loudermilk Band |
| 181 | Category Stomp | Leftover Salmon |
| 182 | Deal | Jesse McReynolds |
| 183 | We'd Go to Town | Nick Dumas |
| 184 | Wise & Born | Justin Moses |
| 185 | Deal with the Devil | Peter Rowan |
| 186 | Blue Night (Live) | Hot Rize |
| 187 | Back to Where We've Been | Colebrook Road |
| 188 | Carolina Line | Seth Mulder & Midnight Run |
| 189 | Dust on the Royal | Rick Faris |
| 190 | Jared's Rag | Deeper Shade Of Blue |
| 191 | Country Blue | East Nash Grass |
| 192 | Texas Fireball (feat. Keller Williams & Andy Hall) | Chris Castino & Chicken Wire Empire |
| 193 | Over the Line | Molly Tuttle |
| 194 | Will You Be Leavin’ | Carley Arrowood |
| 195 | A Mind with a Heart of Its Own | The Slocan Ramblers |
| 196 | 15 Miles to Birmingham (feat. Don Rigsby) | Jim Hurst |
| 197 | To the Lighthouse | Circus No. 9 |
| 198 | Lost | Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen |
| 199 | The First Move | Thomas Cassell |
| 200 | Another You | Thomas Cassell |
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