The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Folk Song Chart
for the Year of 2014

Rank Song Title Band/Artist Name
1You've Heard My Voice (And You Know My Name)Art Podell
2But then You SmileArt Podell
3Golden ApplesArt Podell
4Time and the RiverArt Podell
5CloseErnest Troost
6When a Woman Goes ColdMary Gauthier
7Lies You Forgot You ToldPeter Mulvey
8Jagged ScarHat Check Girl
9Since the Big Box Came to TownPaddy Mills
10City of RefugeAbigail Washburn
11We Sang Our Songs in CaliforniaArt Podell
12She Makes It Easy NowJesse Winchester
13Take a LessonJudy Kass
14WaterfallCave & Cliff
15Room at the TableCarrie Newcomer
16WritersHat Check Girl
17Love for a WhileKeith Greeninger
18Song for DinkArt Podell
19A Thousand StarsHat Check Girl
20Fare the We'll Dinks SongOscar Isaac
21The Old YouHat Check Girl
22Something in BlueDavid Olney
23Try Me TomorrowJim Photoglo
24Come CleanTeresa Storch Band
25Sacred LoveNaomi Wachira
26Grandma's Best ChinaHat Check Girl
27The Other ShoeThe Mastersons
28KokomoGreg Brown
29Goodbye ButterfieldHat Check Girl
30Acadian DriftwoodRichard Shindell
31Texas RangersRichard Shindell
32Toni's Poem (Laurel Canyon)Art Podell
33MangroveThe Accidentals
34JealousyNatalie Merchant
35You BetterNaomi Wachira
36You Don't Know What You've Lost (She Came Back)Art Podell
37Grisly BearThe Accidentals
38The HighwayArt Podell
39My Wrecking BallRyan Adams
40Miller's WheelNelson Wright
41KathleenTattletale Saints
42Devil AgainBronwynne Brent
43ShakeShook Twins
44Hole in the BibleRod Macdonald
45Trouble and LoveMary Gauthier
46This Old House (feat. Emma and Grace Kromm)Randall Kromm
47See See RiderRegina Carter
48The MatadorAmelia Curran
49Sad Saturday NightDavid Olney
50Big Blue HoleDavid Olney
51LeadfootHaas Kowert Tice
52Fountain of SorrowIndigo Girls
53Fell Upon the FieldsTattletale Saints
54Love We Are We LoveThe Sea The Sea
55One Light ShiningRuth Moody
56PearlsAoife O'Donovan
57Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)Robert Plant & Allison Kraus
58Please Read the LetterRobert Plant & Allison Kraus
59A Walk in the WoodsMichelle Malone
60When We Were YoungBrett Dennen
61Get Up ClaraRichard Shindell
62The SilenceThe Accidentals
63When the Deal Goes DownDavid Olney
64Echo in the HillsCarrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt
65Company of FriendsCarrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt
66GhostsJesse Winchester
67Never Forget to BoogieJesse Winchester
68Bulletproof GlassThe Accidentals
69SnakebitMary Gauthier
70When I Was a CowboyTom Russell
71AbigailTeresa Storch Band
72Mister Stay at HomeDavid Olney
73The Backseat and MeScott Wolfson and Other Heroes
74Foolish HeartJesse Winchester
75The Big ChillCris Cuddy
76The Hard WayThe Keller Sisters
77SideshowThe Keller Sisters
78Soldier of MisfortuneDavid Olney
79You're Already My WifeRod Macdonald
80Mercy NowMary Gauthier
81Every Little Bit of ItCarrie Newcomer
82DetailsJudy Kass
83A History of GhostsBobtown
84Another WorldBronwynne Brent
85TroubleRyan Adams
86Our Lady of Guadalupe StreetBobtown
87Stay with MeRyan Adams
88I Just MightRyan Adams
89The DevilRyan Taylor Band
90RavenRod Macdonald
91If I Need to KnowCarrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt
92Month of Bad HabitsAndrew Combs
93New York CityRobby Hecht
94Now That You're HomeLoretta Hagen
95Living with a Long Way to GoDel Barber
96Every Bite of That SandwichJean Mann
97An Empty ChairCarrie Newcomer
98Benign DisillusionThe Accidentals
99Crossroads CorrectionalHat Check Girl
100Scarecrow ManDavid Olney
101No Diamond RingBrianna Lea Pruett
102You Can't Get Your Kicks on Route 66Honey Don't
103The Rank Outsiders BallRupert Wates
104A Piece of the SkyTret Fure
105Jerry Lee Lewis All NightSmithfield Fair
106Rainy Day SongAndrew Combs
107Across the SeaThe Wailin' Jennys
108Sweet Sunny SouthMelody Walker & Jacob Groopman
109Mom & Dad's WaltzPatty Griffin
110Asleep at LastThe Wailin' Jennys
111Georgia I'm HereJoe Crookston
112I Won't Let You DownMel Parsons
113Lonesome BonesJean Mann
114Used BikeJean Mann
115GracelandMelody Walker & Jacob Groopman
116Echoing off the MoonPaddy Mills
117James Monroe Feat. the Bog Neck Brass BandThe Henry Girls
118SympathiesPeter Mulvey
119You Can’t Be ToldValerie June
120What?Judy Kass
121BittersweetThe Accidentals
122Brooklyn in JulyJoe Crookston
123We've Got LakesTattletale Saints
124It's Not EasyThe Henry Girls
125BrakeThe Accidentals
126City of CardboardThe Accidentals
127Ghost of a LieThe Accidentals
128Miso SoupThe Accidentals
129UsThe Accidentals
130Tennessee PlatesHat Check Girl
131Swing from a NoteCarrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt
132Time of DelightDonna Lynn Caskey
133I'm Not Going AnywhereDonna Lynn Caskey
134This FieldJohnsmith
135Oh Wintermoira smiley & VOCO
136Deporteemoira smiley & VOCO
137We're All OneRod Macdonald
138SympathyTeresa Storch Band
139StillTeresa Storch Band
140Traces of YouTattletale Saints
141Button in the GrassJean Mann
142Lonely for a WhileJesse Winchester
143A Light in the WindowCarrie Newcomer
144Little Glass of WineJesse Winchester
145Baby, We'd Be RichOld Man Luedecke
146Ask Youself the QuestionDavey O.
147Impermanent ThingsJoe Crookston
148Green Lined CoatJudy Kass
149Brand New Tennessee WaltzJesse Winchester
150Yankee LadyJesse Winchester
151Workin' Woman BluesValerie June
152ShadowJudy Kass
153Far Side Bank of JordanJesse Winchester
154Girl in the WoodsCarrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt
155The Turning PointTim Grimm
156FireflyThe Squirrel Hillbillies
157Girl in BlueBobtown
158Fosse GrimBobtown
159Waterfall (Live)Michael Johnathon
160Doctor DoctorTattletale Saints
161Took It Like a ManCarrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt
162VisitationCarrie Newcomer
163A Little LouisianaJesse Winchester
164Sunday StreetMollie O'Brien
165Jessica on Prairie LegsTattletale Saints
166Riding the Train (The Meter Maid Mix)Joe Crookston
167Complicated ManTattletale Saints
168O What a ThrillJesse Winchester
169Bless Your Foolish HeartJesse Winchester
170MaybeThe Henry Girls
171Comin' for Ya North Georgia BluesEliot Bronson
172Sweet Celia Ann (Aka Mattie Earp)Neptune's Car
173For the SummerRay LaMontagne
174Flat Earth DiaryKrista Detor
175Money for FloodsRichard Shindell
176So Long but Not GoodbyeThe Henry Girls
177Tragic MishapsThe Accidentals
178We Made It HomeMelody Walker & Jacob Groopman
179AuroritaArt Podell
180TrueBrother Sun
181Shame on YouIndigo Girls
182Something of MeJim Photoglo
183The Parting GlassSarah McQuaid
184Borders of the MoonJohnsmith
185Girl from the North Fork ValleyFY5
186Garden Grow Feat. Tom Rozum Nina Gerber and the T SistersLaurie Lewis & Kathy Kallick
187Yellowhead RoadDel Barber
188ShotgunValerie June
189Pushin’ Against a StoneValerie June
1901849American Nomad
191Sky Picked BlueCarrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt
192Beg Steal or BorrowRay LaMontagne
193Kiss Me NowCarrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt
194Settle UpPaddy Mills
195Follow This HighwayNeptune's Car
196We'll Buy a FlagRobert Morgan Fisher
197Aurora Means DawnKrista Detor
198How Red is the Blood from a Broken HeartTattletale Saints
199WorthyMary Gauthier
200Darlin'Bobtown
 

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