The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Contemporary Folk Song Chart
for the Week of May 16, 2026
| TW | LW | Song Title | Band/Artist Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | Heavy Foot | Mon Rovîa |
| ▲ | 2 | 3 | As We Fall | Stacy Robin |
| ▲ | 3 | 7 | Saving Grace | Briscoe |
| - | 4 | 4 | Kentucky Never Seemed So Blue (feat. Sam Bush) | Weary Ramblers |
| - | 5 | 5 | Driftwood | Weary Ramblers |
| ▼ | 6 | 2 | Drive | Stacy Robin |
| ▲ | 7 | 9 | Atlanta Blues | Stephen Bennett |
| ▲ | 8 | 10 | Liquor Store Angel | Parry Lamont |
| ▼ | 9 | 8 | The Vagrant | Parry Lamont |
| ▲ | 10 | 11 | Party in the Pines | Dave Miller |
| *NEW* | 11 | - | Across the Great Divide | Kate Wolf |
| ▲ | 12 | - | Lemon's Jump | Stefan Grossman |
| ▼ | 13 | 6 | Memphis, You & Me (feat. Sam Bush) | Weary Ramblers |
| ▲ | 14 | 15 | Night Rider's Lament | Nanci Griffith |
| ▼ | 15 | 12 | Closer to Fine | Indigo Girls |
| ▼ | 16 | 13 | (I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That | James Taylor |
| ▼ | 17 | 16 | Look out for My Love | Neil Young |
| ▼ | 18 | 14 | 20 Years | Jude Johnstone |
| ▼ | 19 | 17 | The American in Me | Steve Forbert |
| ▼ | 20 | 18 | Straight Back Home to You | Wolf Jett |
| ▲ | 21 | - | Cutting Board Blues | Cowboy Junkies |
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