The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Folk Song Chart
for the Year of 2019

Rank Song Title Band/Artist Name
1None'yaHayes Carll
2This Too Shall PassJamestown Revival
3It's Your Voodoo WorkingEilen Jewell
4Flower in the Gun (feat. Victoria Canal)Michael Franti & Spearhead
5Lookin' at the River in the RainSteve Forbert
6Please ExplainCatie Curtis
7For YouAngus & Julia Stone
8AlbertaThe Small Glories
9Bullet HolesGregory Alan Isakov
10Dark, Dark, DarkGregory Alan Isakov
11Love Will Win the WarDarden Smith
12CavesGregory Alan Isakov
13Was I Just Another OneGregory Alan Isakov
14Grace is GoneDave Matthews Band
15Come Back DownT Sisters
16BlessingsDarden Smith
17LeelaThe Levins
18The Story I Can HearThe Levins
19Through the Looking GlassEliza Gilkyson
20SalvationThe Strumbellas
21Yellow Brick RoadAngus & Julia Stone
22The Devil's TearsAngus & Julia Stone
23Friend I Never HadMean Mary
24CopperlineJames Taylor
25Trouble and WoeRuth Moody
26Where I Come fromPatty Griffin
27LonelinessDarling West
28Cryin'Linda Sussman
29Pass It on DownLinda Sussman
30Nica Libres at DuskBen Howard
31Chasin' That TrainLinda Sussman
32Rainy DayMean Mary
33The Last MixLinda Sussman
34Dandelion TimeDaniel Norgren
35Dark WoodsMean Mary
36Thinkin' Outside the Box (feat. Tammy King & Jerry Salley)Dave Adkins
37The DancerLinda Sussman
38Wooh DangDaniel Norgren
39The FadingJoan Shelley
40Just to Say I Love YouMichael Franti & Spearhead
41American DarknessDan Tedesco
42Front PorchJoy Williams
43Naked to the EyeMary Chapin Carpenter
44No Man's LandCej
45Ernest Tubb Had Fuzzy SlippersMatt Patershuk
46HudsonSparrow Blue
47When I Get to HeavenJohn Prine
48A Place for You & MeJames Lee Baker
49One Foot in the GraveKieran Kane & Rayna Gellert
50Big Grey DogJigJam
51Disappear for the WeekendJames Lee Baker
52Miami UnderwaterJudy Nazemetz
53Talk to a HumanTerri Hendrix
54Shed a Little LightJoy Zimmerman
55The Hard WayBeth Wood
56WhippoorwillSparrow Blue
57Summertime Won't Last LongMichael Franti & Spearhead
58Into Me You See (Here & Now)Raveis Kole
59Thanksgiving (Feel Like Home) [Nashville Sessions]Raveis Kole
60One ShotBeth Wood
61Let It BreatheKelly's Lot
62The Only OnesThe Milk Carton Kids
63Astral PlaneValerie June
64All in Your NameHeather Maloney
65Pretty SureJoy Zimmerman
66Bluebird DosidoCej
67The Long RoadBeth Wood
68Why Be NormalJoy Zimmerman
69To the GirlJoy Zimmerman
70The ExceptionClint Alphin
71Say You Will (feat. Lynn Hollyfield)Les Hatley
72JubileeCharlie Parr
73Straight to MarrowClint Alphin
74Bob & MeJoy Zimmerman
75Steady As She GoesCraig Bickhardt
76Common ManJoe Iadanza
77Shifting SandKen Dunn
78Should Have LovedClint Alphin
79Just Wait Til They See YouDanny Schmidt
80Angels or Los AngelesCaroline Spence
81SugareeMatt Patershuk
82What You Don’t KnowCaroline Spence
83Smokin' AshesThe Appalucians
84Wayfaring Stranger (with Francesco Turrisi)Rhiannon Giddens
85A Song for MaryJudy Nazemetz
86Forty Seven MainThe Appalucians
87Remember MeJoe Iadanza
88Home for the HarvestCraig Bickhardt
89Emma RoseJoe Iadanza
90Little ThingsMichael Franti & Spearhead
91PharmakonHumbird
92Cabin SongFireside Collective
93Please Don't Bury MeJohn Prine
94146th StreetJoe Holt
95Desert DreamGrady Shawver
96For Lady JGrady Shawver
97The Road HomeGrady Shawver
98The Way You Loved MeCraig Bickhardt
99The StatueMichael Johnathon
100Dazed & ConfusedMichael Johnathon
101Don't Wanna Be Without YaPenny & Sparrow
102Freedom TrainChris Ronald
103Little Bit of ThisKelly's Lot
104Everything Goes GreenChris Ronald
105Movin' on Down That LineFireside Collective
106Sons of SummerChris Ronald
107Just One StepFireside Collective
108Okanagan SunsetChris Ronald
109Lookin' for a FightSusan Gibson
110Times Like TheseHayes Carll
111The Widow of Glasgow Green (feat. Noe Cervantes)EllaHarp
112Honey BeeAlice Howe
113The Road is DividedCatherine MacLellan
114Who’s Gonna Make My MistakesCaroline Spence
115The F WordJudy Nazemetz
116RootsLaura Berman
117Higher GoodLaura Berman
118WinnipegThe Small Glories
119HomeLaura Berman
120Crazy World (Judgement Day)Jamestown Revival
121The Way BackJudy Nazemetz
122He Said My Name RightJudy Nazemetz
123My Daily RegimenJudy Nazemetz
124Behind That Locked DoorJudy Nazemetz
125Oh My LoveThe Small Glories
126Mint ConditionCaroline Spence
127Coal CountryCharles Wesley Godwin
128ClayLaura Berman
129SingThe Small Glories
130Thoughts & PrayersWill Hoge
131Take Me for a RideCaitlin Canty
132There is No Other (with Francesco Turrisi)Rhiannon Giddens
133Somewhere in the MiddleWes Weddell
134Mourning in AmericaThe Milk Carton Kids
135Died a Little BitMissouri Mile
136You're Not Gonna Use MeMissouri Mile
137Eve Boards a TrainHumbird
138Love Like There's No TomorrowThe War and Treaty
139AlrightJoe Holt
140Wild As a BirdsongHeather Maloney
141Bring It on Home to MeAlice Howe
142It Ain't Workin'EllaHarp
143Coming Down for YouJoan Shelley
144Redwood TreeJamie Drake
145Things You Don't Wanna KnowHayes Carll
146Where Do You GoFlatt Lonesome
147Highway of PainFlatt Lonesome
148Had a Good ReasonPatty Griffin
149Mama's WorriedPatty Griffin
150February FaceWes Weddell
151Make That ChangeMatt Costa
152Velvet BulldozerMatt Patershuk
153Hop Down Reel / Johnny Doherty's ReelTim O'Brien
154Miles to RowWes Weddell
155GoWes Weddell
156We Had ReasonsWes Weddell
157Love Gone WrongLula Wiles
158I'm on My Way (with Francesco Turrisi)Rhiannon Giddens
159Don't Think Twice, It's All RightAlice Howe
160Wouldn't Change It for the WorldPierce Pettis
161All I NeedJoy Williams
162Axe Mountain (Revisited)John Smith
163Always the MountainBen Winship
164CornbreadCasey Joe Lambert
165Drunkard's WalkTim O'Brien
166Cowtown BluesJames Lee Baker
167Don't Know Where I AmPierce Pettis
168This World Will Break Your HeartMichael McDermott
169The Things That MatterGuy Forsyth
170Diagnostic HeartSusan Gibson
171HurricaneSusan Gibson
172SecondhandThe Small Glories
173Mayday ManJamestown Revival
174All My LifeFlatt Lonesome
175Let's Give This Bottle a Black EyeMatt Patershuk
176The Blues Don't Bother MeMatt Patershuk
177Still on My MindAlice Howe
178AloneTracy Newman and the Reinforcements
179That's What Love Can Do to Your HeartTracy Newman and the Reinforcements
180What Used to BeKaren Tobin
181Homeless HeartKaren Tobin
182Before It's Too LateKaren Tobin
183Beautiful DayKaren Tobin
184Until We Meet AgainKaren Tobin
185Make Me FallMissouri Mile
186LiarMissouri Mile
187Crooked RoadTim O'Brien
188What It isHayes Carll
189Where I GoBeth Wood
190Love is an Unraveling Bird's NestCharlie Parr
191Lazy JoeCej
192Sight of the SunMadison Violet
193King of the Keelboat MenEric Brace, Peter Cooper & Thomm Jutz
194Red BirdThe Early Risers
195AntiquesSusan Gibson
196Imaginary LinesSusan Gibson
197You're Not Alone (feat. Rhiannon Giddens & Allison Russell)Our Native Daughters
198Gaps in the StoriesDenise Glover
199Mary the Forgotten OneDenise Glover
200Way over Yonder in the Minor KeyTerri Hendrix
 

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