The Roots Music Report's
Top Traditional Bluegrass Song Chart
for the Year of 2021
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Sweet Little Girl | Cole Quest and The City Pickers |
| 2 | Goodbye Marie | Tim Raybon Band |
| 3 | Rivers, Rains and Runaway Trains | Balsam Range |
| 4 | Love Songs | The Lonesome River Band |
| 5 | Birmingham Jail (feat. Vince Gill) | Barry Abernathy |
| 6 | Last Train (feat. Sarah Jarosz) | Bronwyn Keith-Hynes |
| 7 | I'm Leaving Town Tonight | Tim Raybon Band |
| 8 | Hitchhiking to California | Alan Bibey & Grasstowne |
| 9 | Grit and Grace | Balsam Range |
| 10 | Santa Barbara | Balsam Range |
| 11 | Wild West | Tim Stafford |
| 12 | Happy Go Lucky | Alan Bibey and Doyle Lawson |
| 13 | Dixieland for Me | Mikayla Burrows |
| 14 | Fast Train (Live) | Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band |
| 15 | Thirty Years (Live) | Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band |
| 16 | Richest Man | Balsam Range |
| 17 | Vertigo (feat. Bryan Sutton, Edgar Meyer, Sam Bush & Stuart Duncan) | Bela Fleck |
| 18 | I Don't Mind | Sturgill Simpson |
| 19 | Back to the Ozarks | Lillyanne McCool |
| 20 | Sweet Companion (feat. Herb Pedersen) | The Dillards |
| 21 | Just a Guy in a Bar | Sideline |
| 22 | Grown Cold | Carolina Blue |
| 23 | Goin' to Bring Her Back | Appalachian Road Show |
| 24 | Both Ends of the Train | Blue Highway |
| 25 | Gonna Rise and Shine | Alan Bibey & Grasstowne |
| 26 | Way over Yonder in the Minor Key | Cole Quest and The City Pickers |
| 27 | Eli Funkleby | Nick Chandler & Delivered |
| 28 | Movin' on | Tim Raybon Band |
| 29 | Take Me Back to West Virginia | Larry Sparks |
| 30 | Mend This Heart of Mine | Junior Sisk |
| 31 | I Wonder Where You Are Tonight | Steve Thomas and the Time Machine |
| 32 | Mountain Man | Adam Steffey |
| 33 | Highway Side | Balsam Range |
| 34 | Ostrich Therapy | Cole Quest and The City Pickers |
| 35 | Moonshiner | Shannon Bielski & Moonlight Drive |
| 36 | Hickory, Walnut & Pine | The Po' Ramblin' Boys |
| 37 | Dana | Dewey & Leslie Brown and The Carolina Gentlemen |
| 38 | Open Water (feat. Sierra Hull) | Bronwyn Keith-Hynes |
| 39 | Round Rock (feat. Jerry Douglas & Michael Cleveland) | Bela Fleck |
| 40 | Lonesomeville | Alan Bibey & Grasstowne |
| 41 | Cumberland River Shore | The Lonesome River Band |
| 42 | All the Pretty Colors | Sturgill Simpson |
| 43 | The Old North Woods | Bela Fleck |
| 44 | Angelina Baker | Shannon Bielski & Moonlight Drive |
| 45 | Last Refrain | The Lonely Heartstring Band |
| 46 | Raining in Roanoke | Carolina Blue |
| 47 | One Leg at a Time (feat. Steve Gulley) | Barry Abernathy |
| 48 | Wheels Up (feat. Molly Tuttle & Sierra Hull) | Bela Fleck |
| 49 | Hello Trouble (feat. James Kee & Tim O'Brien) | Bronwyn Keith-Hynes |
| 50 | Short Life of Trouble (feat. Vince Gill) | Barry Abernathy |
| 51 | Just to Hear You Call Me Darlin' | Lillyanne McCool |
| 52 | Fiddler's Pastime (feat. Laura Orshaw) | Bronwyn Keith-Hynes |
| 53 | Lost John | Barry Abernathy |
| 54 | Big Mon | Jesse Brock |
| 55 | Hey, Spikedriver | Jesse Brock |
| 56 | When the Crow Comes Down (feat. Deanie Richardson & Richard Bennett) | Wilson Banjo Co. |
| 57 | Sour Grapes | Bela Fleck |
| 58 | Rooster Rock | Balsam Range |
| 59 | If I Still Had You | Cole Quest and The City Pickers |
| 60 | Hello Sunshine | Tim Raybon Band |
| 61 | Uncle Bill's Still | The Kody Norris Show |
| 62 | Ghost in This House | Marty Raybon |
| 63 | Roanoke | Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys |
| 64 | Hendersonville Hop | Bronwyn Keith-Hynes |
| 65 | North Garden | Bronwyn Keith-Hynes |
| 66 | Streamliner | Jesse Brock |
| 67 | Boulderdash (feat. Noam Pikelny & Tony Trischka) | Bela Fleck |
| 68 | Strider (feat. Molly Tuttle & Sierra Hull) | Bela Fleck |
| 69 | This Old Road (feat. Billy Strings & David Grisman) | Bela Fleck |
| 70 | How Deep is the Lonesome | Cedar Hill |
| 71 | The Turntable | The Alex Leach Band |
| 72 | The Bitcoin Gambler | Cole Quest and The City Pickers |
| 73 | Standing on the Banks | The Lonesome River Band |
| 74 | Working Hard Ain't Hardly Working Anymore | Jason Davis |
| 75 | Running Wild | Del McCoury Band |
| 76 | Back Home in Tennessee | Wood Family Tradition |
| 77 | Follow Me | Meadow Mountain |
| 78 | Shelby Tell Me | Tim Raybon Band |
| 79 | Shut the Door | The Slocan Ramblers |
| 80 | Blue Collar Blues | Alan Bibey & Grasstowne |
| 81 | Next Train South | The Po' Ramblin' Boys |
| 82 | Livin' Large in a Little Town | Donna Ulisse |
| 83 | Midnight on the Highway (feat. Alan Bibey & Andrew Crawford) | Wilson Banjo Co. |
| 84 | You Send Me | Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out |
| 85 | Renae Rose | Tim Raybon Band |
| 86 | Natchez Whistle (feat. Chris Eldridge) | Bronwyn Keith-Hynes |
| 87 | Wonder Could I Live There Anymore | Jesse Brock |
| 88 | Railroad | Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn |
| 89 | You Don't Know How Lucky You Are | Rhonda Vincent |
| 90 | Hey Lonesome | Claire Lynch |
| 91 | Safe Haven | Claire Lynch |
| 92 | Next to You Next to Me | Marty Raybon |
| 93 | Shady Grove | The Crooked Jades |
| 94 | Riley the Furniture Man | The Slocan Ramblers |
| 95 | Mississippi Heavy Water Blues | The Slocan Ramblers |
| 96 | Sun's Gonna Shine in My Back Door Someday | The Slocan Ramblers |
| 97 | Sometimes Wine | Sturgill Simpson |
| 98 | Down Yonder (feat. Byron Berline) | Doc & Merle Watson |
| 99 | Sheeps in the Meadow : Stoney Fork (feat. Mark O'Connor) | Doc & Merle Watson |
| 100 | Rhythm of the Rails | Alan Bibey & Grasstowne |
| 101 | 7-11 / Foggy Mountain Rock | Cole Quest and The City Pickers |
| 102 | Black Rock City | Jesse Brock |
| 103 | Old Guitar Case | Sideline |
| 104 | Love Please Come Home | Jeff Scroggins & Colorado |
| 105 | Something 'Bout That Suitcase | Balsam Range |
| 106 | Ophelia | Bill Emerson |
| 107 | Horseshoe Bend | Blue Highway |
| 108 | Don’t Kneel at My Graveside | The Po' Ramblin' Boys |
| 109 | Widow Mae | The Po' Ramblin' Boys |
| 110 | Dear Kentucky | Blue Highway |
| 111 | Take the Long Way Home | Alan Bibey & Grasstowne |
| 112 | Blue Blue Ridge Mountain Girl | Linda Lay |
| 113 | Designated Recreation Hour // Cold Front | Meadow Mountain |
| 114 | Hello Heartache | Balsam Range |
| 115 | When I Go All Bluegrass on You | Donna Ulisse |
| 116 | There's a Higher Power | Eddie Sanders |
| 117 | Just a Few More Miles (feat. Dale Ann Bradley & Dale Perry) | Wilson Banjo Co. |
| 118 | Stacking Up the Rocks | Balsam Range |
| 119 | Johnny Don't Get Drunk | Adam Steffey |
| 120 | Who Now Will Sing Me Lullabies | Adam Steffey |
| 121 | Freight Train | Blue Moon Rising |
| 122 | The Old Hometown | The Seldom Scene |
| 123 | Midnight Rain | Blue Mafia |
| 124 | He'll Always Be Papaw to Me | Nathan Stanley |
| 125 | Get in Line Buddy | Junior Sisk |
| 126 | The Farm | Backline |
| 127 | River Bottom | Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out |
| 128 | Wolves Howling | Hackensaw Boys |
| 129 | Ramblin Feels Good | Jeff Scroggins & Colorado |
| 130 | Sometimes Dig for Taters | Jeff Scroggins & Colorado |
| 131 | Graceland | Love Canon |
| 132 | Dance in Old Kentucky | Dede Wyland |
| 133 | Careless Heart | Meadow Mountain |
| 134 | Shadow of a Mountain | Meadow Mountain |
| 135 | Caught out on the Line | Meadow Mountain |
| 136 | Tracks and Trains | Lou Reid & Carolina |
| 137 | Just Load the Wagon | Junior Sisk |
| 138 | Lost and Lonely | Carolina Blue |
| 139 | Peacock Rag | Larry Sparks |
| 140 | Old Road New Again (feat. Don Henley & Herb Pedersen) | The Dillards |
| 141 | Ole Carolina | The Kody Norris Show |
| 142 | Outlaw | Turning Ground |
| 143 | Bad Deal | Turning Ground |
| 144 | Fast As I Can Crawl | Sideline |
| 145 | That's Life | The Lonesome River Band |
| 146 | Hop High | Lillyanne McCool |
| 147 | Beech Creek | Tim Stafford |
| 148 | Messin' with Sasquatch | Alan Bibey & Grasstowne |
| 149 | I Don't Know when | Alan Bibey & Grasstowne |
| 150 | Crime at Quiet Dell | Alan Bibey & Grasstowne |
| 151 | Brand New Hit in Nashville | The Kody Norris Show |
| 152 | I'm Going Back to the Mountains | The Kody Norris Show |
| 153 | Let's Go Strollin' | The Kody Norris Show |
| 154 | Rogue River Valley | Full Cord Bluegrass |
| 155 | Mandy Mae | The Alex Leach Band |
| 156 | Miss Charlotte's Game | Sideline |
| 157 | Slippery Eel (feat. Billy Strings & Chris Thile) | Bela Fleck |
| 158 | I Shot the Sheriff | Blue Mule |
| 159 | You Still Call Me Baby | Sideline |
| 160 | Jesse's Barn | Sideline |
| 161 | Miner's Song | Sideline |
| 162 | Tonight I'm Heading South | Balsam Range |
| 163 | Sugar Coated Love | Starlett & Big John |
| 164 | Until I See You Again | Balsam Range |
| 165 | Up to You | The Alex Leach Band |
| 166 | Cascadia (feat. Chris Eldridge, Todd Phillips & Trent Freeman) | John Reischman |
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