The Roots Music Report's
Top Folk Rock Song Chart
for the Year of 2025
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Only Way out is Through | Aliza Hava |
| 2 | Even when I'm High | John Stowers |
| 3 | Open | John Stowers |
| 4 | Lovely Rainy Day | John Stowers |
| 5 | Over the Wall | John Stowers |
| 6 | Long Way Home | Ray LaMontagne |
| 7 | Rocket out of Here | John Stowers |
| 8 | Step into Your Power | Ray LaMontagne |
| 9 | Into the Light | Aliza Hava |
| 10 | Rescue Me | Sons Of The East |
| 11 | Don't Pass Go | John Stowers |
| 12 | The Last Goodbye | Aliza Hava |
| 13 | Let It Roar | Aliza Hava |
| 14 | Fix My Fate | Aliza Hava |
| 15 | Pour the Wine | Sons Of The East |
| 16 | Change It Up Baby | John Stowers |
| 17 | Tragic Tom | John Stowers |
| 18 | When the Children Cry | Aliza Hava |
| 19 | Kiss the Girl | John Stowers |
| 20 | The Invitation | Aliza Hava |
| 21 | Gave My Guitar Away | Karney |
| 22 | Love Who You Are | Aliza Hava |
| 23 | Free | Keith Greeninger |
| 24 | Rainbow in the Dark | Karney |
| 25 | Peace is More | Karney |
| 26 | Behind Your Eyes | Aliza Hava |
| 27 | Sinners and Saints | Karney |
| 28 | Soul Family | Aliza Hava |
| 29 | Across the Planet (remix) | Karney |
| 30 | One True Song | Karney |
| 31 | Freedom Summer | Karney |
| 32 | Whole Lotta Livin' (feat. Vince Gill) | The Imaginaries |
| 33 | Peace Train | Cat Stevens |
| 34 | Suspended | Karney |
| 35 | Out of Body 2025 | Karney |
| 36 | Eos | Karney |
| 37 | Atlantic City | Bruce Springsteen |
| 38 | Glacier | Raveis Kole |
| 39 | Bop Bop New Orleans | Raveis Kole |
| 40 | WTF | Aarythmers |
| 41 | Leader of the Band | Dan Fogelberg |
| 42 | Lucky for Me | John Stowers |
| 43 | Closer to the Ground | Joy Of Cooking |
| 44 | Weak Days | John Stowers |
| 45 | Green Light | Darlingside |
| 46 | Can't Understand | Laura Love |
| 47 | Heart of Gold | Neil Young |
| 48 | Unfinished Business | Megan Burtt |
| 49 | And They Called Her California | Ray LaMontagne |
| 50 | Sticky and Sweet | Raveis Kole |
| 51 | Let Her Go | Passenger |
| 52 | So Nice | Raveis Kole |
| 53 | Jackaroo | Jerry Garcia & David Grisman |
| 54 | I Can't Complain (Live) | Todd Snider |
| 55 | Kismet | Raveis Kole |
| 56 | Senses (Thanks JSB) | Aarythmers |
| 57 | Nebraska | Bruce Springsteen |
| 58 | Wherever You Go | Raveis Kole |
| 59 | Done with Love | Aarythmers |
| 60 | Thinking of Her | Aarythmers |
| 61 | Nazareth | Aarythmers |
| 62 | King Arthur's Dream | The Hellecasters |
| 63 | Gotcha | Raveis Kole |
| 64 | Sun Eclipsed by the Moon | Raveis Kole |
| 65 | Stand | Aarythmers |
| 66 | Friends | Aarythmers |
| 67 | I Was Wrong | Aarythmers |
| 68 | Love Forever | Aarythmers |
| 69 | Time | Aarythmers |
| 70 | Find It Again | Aarythmers |
| 71 | Better | Aarythmers |
| 72 | Miss Right Now | Aarythmers |
| 73 | Eliza I See | Darlingside |
| 74 | Upside Down | Aarythmers |
| 75 | Down Here | Darlingside |
| 76 | The Breaking of the Day | Darlingside |
| 77 | Can't Help Falling Apart | Darlingside |
| 78 | Lose the Keys | Darlingside |
| 79 | Baking Soda | Darlingside |
| 80 | Right Friend | Darlingside |
| 81 | All the Lights in the City | Darlingside |
| 82 | Darkening Hour | Darlingside |
| 83 | How Long Again | Darlingside |
| 84 | Sea Dogs | Darlingside |
| 85 | American Boys | Don McLean |
| 86 | The Gypsy Road | Don McLean |
| 87 | Went to a Party | Nick Lowe |
| 88 | Open | Bruce Cockburn |
| 89 | Too Long in the Wasteland | James McMurtry |
| 90 | Alabama | Neil Young |
| 91 | Simple | Laura Love |
| 92 | Creatures in the Garden | Karney |
| 93 | Eternity (remix) | Karney |
| 94 | Aurora (remix) | Karney |
| 95 | Somewhere South | The High Hawks |
| 96 | Gave My Guitar Away (Acoustic Version) | Karney |
| 97 | Freedom Summer (Acoustic Version) | Karney |
| 98 | One True Song (Acoustic Version) | Karney |
| 99 | Recognise | Sons Of The East |
| 100 | Baby You're a Rich Man | John Stowers |
| 101 | All on Red | Fox and Bones |
| 102 | Walking in the Valley of the Shadow | Will Kimbrough |
| 103 | WHILE WE STILL HAVE a CHANCE | Todd Snider |
| 104 | Shell Shock Girl (acoustic) | Karney |
| 105 | Wildfire | Karney |
| 106 | Valentine | Grey DeLisle |
| 107 | Blues for Terry Southern | The Waterboys |
| 108 | Peshtigo | Chicago Farmer |
| 109 | Georgia on My Mind | Grey DeLisle |
| 110 | Orion's Belt | The Avett Brothers |
| 111 | You Are the Light | Grey DeLisle |
| 112 | Fever | The Imaginaries |
| 113 | You Only Live Twice | Grey DeLisle |
| 114 | When I Think About You | Britton Patrick Morgan |
| 115 | House by the River | Fox and Bones |
| 116 | Ride with Me | The Mavericks |
| 117 | Another Brick in the Wall | Grey DeLisle |
| 118 | Symphony | Yola |
| 119 | Borrowed and Blue | Grey DeLisle |
| 120 | Transcendental Peruvian Blues | The Waterboys |
| 121 | Moondance | Van Morrison |
| 122 | Sturgeon Moon | John Calvin |
| 123 | Shenandoah | John Calvin |
| 124 | Future Enemies | Yola |
| 125 | Michelle (Always Stay) | The Waterboys |
| 126 | Biscuit House | Jordie Lane |
| 127 | My Way | Yola |
| 128 | Our Souls Have Broken Chains | John Calvin |
| 129 | Easy Money (Live) | Todd Snider |
| 130 | Bad Tom Smith | Britton Patrick Morgan |
| 131 | Drugstore Brand | Megan Burtt |
| 132 | Austin Chalk | John Calvin |
| 133 | Harder That We Love | Keith Greeninger |
| 134 | Rabbit Run | Will Johnson |
| 135 | Hollywood '55 | The Waterboys |
| 136 | Radio Loud | The High Hawks |
| 137 | THE ONE, FOUR, FIVE BLUES | Todd Snider |
| 138 | Call It Democracy | Bruce Cockburn |
| 139 | Garden State Variety | John Calvin |
| 140 | Freakout at the Mud Palace | The Waterboys |
| 141 | Frank (Let's F*ck) | The Waterboys |
| 142 | Golf, They Say | The Waterboys |
| 143 | Live in the Moment, Baby | The Waterboys |
| 144 | Cairo | Will Johnson |
| 145 | Suddenly the Leaves | Peter Salett |
| 146 | THE HUMAN CONDITION | Todd Snider |
| 147 | Welcome at the Table | Vi Wickam |
| 148 | Baxter, KY | Britton Patrick Morgan |
| 149 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Yola |
| 150 | Ready | Yola |
| 151 | Temporary | Yola |
| 152 | She Might Be a Song | John Calvin |
| 153 | Sweet Thing | Sons Of The East |
| 154 | Hard to Tell | Sons Of The East |
| 155 | Yesterday's Grace | Peter Salett |
| 156 | Electricity | Megan Burtt |
| 157 | Dancing Away in Tears | Yola |
| 158 | Southern Gothic Love Story | Britton Patrick Morgan |
| 159 | These Days | Jackson Browne |
| 160 | High is My Favorite Height | John Calvin |
| 161 | State of the Union | James McMurtry |
| 162 | Gravity | John Calvin |
| 163 | Hazel or Blue | John Calvin |
| 164 | Clem Witkins | Will Johnson |
| 165 | Rock Bottom | The Waterboys |
| 166 | Diamond City | Will Johnson |
| 167 | Open | Peter Salett |
| 168 | Dancing a Life | Peter Salett |
| 169 | Stand for Myself | Yola |
| 170 | Hey Ol' Man | Keith Greeninger |
| 171 | A Quiet Place | Nick Lowe |
| 172 | Tokyo Bay | Nick Lowe |
| 173 | Long May You Run | Neil Young |
| 174 | Crying Inside | Nick Lowe |
| 175 | Well's Running Dry | Tim Heidecker |
| 176 | Bottom of the 8th | Tim Heidecker |
| 177 | I Can Make Your Heart Mine | John Calvin |
| 178 | Floodway Fall | Will Johnson |
| 179 | Freaks on Wheels | The Waterboys |
| 180 | Riding Down to Mardi Gras | The Waterboys |
| 181 | Sylvarena | Will Johnson |
| 182 | HIGH, LONESOME and then SOME. | Todd Snider |
| 183 | Nancy Avenue | Ole 60 |
| 184 | Jet Pac Boomerang | Nick Lowe |
| 185 | I See You | Megan Burtt |
| 186 | Hellecaster Stomp | The Hellecasters |
| 187 | 50 Years | Gurf Morlix |
| 188 | Temperature is Rising | The High Hawks |
| 189 | Old Number Seven | The Devil Makes Three |
| 190 | Down by the River | Neil Young |
| 191 | My Lady Fair | Ray LaMontagne |
| 192 | Dont Let Me Down | Keith Greeninger |
| 193 | Clay Pigeons | Gurf Morlix |
| 194 | I Am the Man Thomas | The Devil Makes Three |
| 195 | States I'm in | Bruce Cockburn |
| 196 | The Old Rocker | James Maddock |
| 197 | Fountain of Sorrow | Jackson Browne |
| 198 | Ode to Denis Johnson | John Calvin |
| 199 | Hopper's on Top (Genius) | The Waterboys |
| 200 | Unfamiliar Ghost | Will Johnson |
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