The Roots Music Report's
Top Folk Rock Song Chart
for the Year of 2017

Rank Song Title Band/Artist Name
1It Ain't over YetRodney Crowell
2DoomsdayRyan Adams
3Mystery TrainDaniel Champagne
4Damned (If You Do)The Mavericks
5FirestarterThe Currys
6It's a Jungle out ThereRandy Newman
7Won't Let You DownBridget Kearney
8I Can't SettleJames Maddock
9States I'm inBruce Cockburn
10Not Dark YetShelby Lynne
11I Still BelieveLaura Love
12Hard WorkChristopher Paul Stelling
13She KnowsSean Hayes
14To Be Without YouRyan Adams
15Do You Still Love Me?Ryan Adams
16Rocket out of HereJohn Stowers
17Lovely Rainy DayJohn Stowers
18Brand New DayThe Mavericks
19Better DayJohn Stowers
20Electric Blue DandelionRaveis Kole
21She KillsJerry Castle
22Fearless (All In)Raveis Kole
23Holding Onto a RainbowRaveis Kole
24Dawn Breaks ThroughRaveis Kole
25The Great DebateRandy Newman
26AlohaRaveis Kole
27Even when I'm HighJohn Stowers
28Goodnight WaltzThe Mavericks
29East Houston BluesRodney Crowell
30Young at HeartBob Dylan
31HitchhikerNeil Young
32Life Without SusannaRodney Crowell
33Maybe You'll Be ThereBob Dylan
34Sure Could Use Some LoveJohn Batdorf
35Sonny BoyRandy Newman
36On FireKelly's Lot
37Domino (Time Will Tell)Hiss Golden Messenger
38Trinity LaneLilly Hiatt
39I Don't Care AnymoreRodney Crowell
40Stab at MatterBruce Cockburn
41About HerKelly's Lot
42Nashville 1972Rodney Crowell
43PrisonerRyan Adams
44Born to Be That WomanMean Mary
45Next TimeLaura Marling
46GladiolaDirk Hamilton
47Every Time You LeaveShelby Lynne
48Head on a NeckDirk Hamilton
49Touch and GoDirk Hamilton
50Blame the PoorDirk Hamilton
51Not Free to MeDirk Hamilton
52Play to Win (feat. Sam Howard, Radoslav Lorkovic & Ji Tanzer)Carl Solomon
53North of Beautiful (feat. Sam Howard, Ji Tanzer, Anna Tivel & Kelly Brightwell)Carl Solomon
54Promised Land (feat. Sam Howard, Mike Meadows & David Jacob Strain)Carl Solomon
55Blues for Adam (feat. Johann Wagner, Sam Howard, Ji Tanzer, David Jacob Strain & Kelly Brightwell)Carl Solomon
56Whiskey Souls (feat. Sam Howard, Ji Tanzer, Johann Wagner & David Jacob Strain)Carl Solomon
57RecklessRodney Crowell
58I'm Looking for Blue EyesShelby Lynne
59Paradise FellKaia Kater
60Pandora's BoxJoy Zimmerman
61LamppostJoy Zimmerman
62WarrantyJoy Zimmerman
63The Pen is Mightier Than the SwordVan Morrison
64Jenny of the RosesHiss Golden Messenger
65Down by the WaterThe Decemberists
66I'm Tied to YaRodney Crowell
67Once I WasGregg Allman
68Little PinkKaia Kater
69Why Are People Like That?David Bromberg
70Black LeafJohn Paul White
71The Next Voice You Hear (En Vivo)Jackson Browne
72After the Gold RushNeil Young
73Rolling AlongThe Mavericks
74NashvilleTommy Womack
75Leadbelly, WoodyC. Daniel Boling
76It Had to Be YouBob Dylan
77Expecting to FlyNeil Young
78Darkest HourBob Weir
79Storm WarningRodney Crowell
80Your Bright Baby Blues (En Vivo)Jackson Browne
81Let a Little Light inMichael McDermott
82What Happened TodayBridget Kearney
83Ride with MeThe Mavericks
84CaliforniaThe Roosevelts
85Copper CanteenJames McMurtry
86I've Been over This Before (feat. the Secret Sisters)John Paul White
87TightropeRyan Adams
88Lying in Your ArmsDietrich Strause
89The Beast That Rolls WithinDietrich Strause
90Spring Has SprungDietrich Strause
9140 Years in the WildernessBruce Cockburn
92Bone on BoneBruce Cockburn
93When I DieThe Stray Birds
94I Am the Man ThomasThe Devil Makes Three
95SleepKelly's Lot
96Your Own Two HandsBeth Bombara
97Let It RhymeVan Morrison
98Country BluesBow Thayer
99Oh DeathBow Thayer
1003 Al Purdy'sBruce Cockburn
101Ain't Seen Nothing YetMegan Burtt
102I Think of YouThe Mavericks
103When You Call My NameGarland Jeffreys
104The Night David Bowie DiedLilly Hiatt
105She Chose MeRandy Newman
106SerenityBridget Kearney
107Bad ThingsGurf Morlix
108Bang Bang BangGurf Morlix
109RadioRyan Bingham
110Broken Heart TattoosRyan Bingham
111I Will Be YoursThe Mavericks
112World Without WallsAztec Two-Step 2.0
113LungsShelby Lynne
114Straightjacket LoveElizabeth Cook
115SabrinaThe Stray Birds
116Quicksilver KissGurf Morlix
117Rise AboveKelly's Lot
118Wild OnceLaura Marling
119Hands of ManThe Stray Birds
120Black DiamondJordie Lane
121Analog HeroMark Erelli
122End of the DayMark Erelli
123Third Day in a RowThe Stray Birds
124Drunken Hearted ManThe Devil Makes Three
125The DoveDietrich Strause
126Caledonia SwingVan Morrison
127Ki-Yi BossieBob Weir
128Storm CountryBob Weir
129Blue MountainBob Weir
130One More River to CrossBob Weir
131SymmetryJordie Lane
132Papa's Little Angel ChildBow Thayer
133Shoe Glue BluesBow Thayer
134Out of StateJordie Lane
135Precipice Forgiveness (Flow is On)Raveis Kole
136Cole YoungerBow Thayer
137Sugar BabyBow Thayer
138Unveil Your LoveBow Thayer
139Wild Bill JonesBow Thayer
140Shake 'em on DownBow Thayer
141When the Train Comes AlongBow Thayer
142Who Are We KiddingBridget Kearney
143Café SocietyBruce Cockburn
144Jesus TrainBruce Cockburn
145Harlem's Little BlackbirdKaia Kater
146Michigan and AgainThe Accidentals
147Hope I DieJohn Paul White
148Haunted HouseRyan Adams
149Anything I Say to You NowRyan Adams
150The Best We CanGurf Morlix
151Easy As It SeemsThe Mavericks
152Forty Miles from NowhereRodney Crowell
153DanielBridget Kearney
154Back of My MindSarah Jarosz
155Saint ElizabethKaia Kater
156Hard Work PaySara Syms
157Say It...The Westies
158Sometimes HonestlyThe Ragbirds
159Viper's NestKaia Kater
160RadioThe Stray Birds
161Sunday MorningThe Stray Birds
162All the NewsThe Stray Birds
163Down in the ValleyThe Devil Makes Three
164The Funky TomatoTodd Snider
165Hate the Way You Love MeJohn Paul White
166Shiver and ShakeRyan Adams
167Hotel RoomRorey Carroll
168Black DogRorey Carroll
169MaryRorey Carroll
170Love is Hard to CatchKelly's Lot
171HappyKelly's Lot
172Burning MilesBow Thayer
173I Wish You WellThe Mavericks
174For the AgesThe Mavericks
175Wash UpBridget Kearney
176Workin' for the MTAJustin Townes Earle
 

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