The Roots Music Report's
Top Traditional Bluegrass Song Chart
for the Year of 2022

Rank Song Title Band/Artist Name
1Highway SideBalsam Range
2Leaving ClevelandTim Raybon Band
3Santa BarbaraBalsam Range
4Just a Guy in a BarSideline
5Livin' Large in a Little TownDonna Ulisse
6Rivers, Rains and Runaway TrainsBalsam Range
7Rhythm of the RailsAlan Bibey & Grasstowne
8Vertigo (feat. Bryan Sutton, Edgar Meyer, Sam Bush & Stuart Duncan)Bela Fleck
9Mary Ann is a PistolThe Lonesome River Band
10Goodbye MarieTim Raybon Band
11California EarthquakeSam Bush
12Issaqueena (feat. Alan Bibey, Ethan Burkhardt & Michael Cleveland)Wilson Banjo Co.
13She is a Gambler (feat. Clay Hess)Wilson Banjo Co.
14Orphan AnnieDarrell Webb
15King of the HillJason Carter
16Patches on My HeartJunior Sisk
17I'm Warming Up to an Old FlameThe Tennessee Bluegrass Band
18My Sweet Little GirlCole Quest and The City Pickers
19When the Crow Comes Down (feat. Deanie Richardson & Richard Bennett)Wilson Banjo Co.
20Dixieland DelightDave Adkins
21The Lonely Side of GoodbyeJunior Sisk
22In Tall BuildingsSam Bush
23I'm Still HereSam Bush
24Better Angels Fly AwayAudie Blaylock and Redline
25Almost ProudDel McCoury Band
26Blue Ridge Mountain BabyAppalachian Road Show
27The Old North WoodsBela Fleck
28I Wanna Be Where You AreJunior Sisk
29DowntownFull Cord Bluegrass
30Colors of My Life (feat. Alan Bibey & Richard Bennett)Wilson Banjo Co.
31This Old Road (feat. Billy Strings & David Grisman)Bela Fleck
32Mountain RosalieThe Kody Norris Show
33Autumn Leaves (feat. Gena Britt)Wilson Banjo Co.
34Up There on the HillsideJunior Sisk
35TravelerDave Adkins
36Radio JohnSam Bush
37I Should've Called (Live)Larry Stephenson Band
38Big CityJoe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers
39Honky Tonk Nights (feat. Vince Gill)Del McCoury Band
40Running WildDel McCoury Band
41Love Don't Live Here AnymoreDel McCoury Band
42We're All CrazyDave Adkins
43Ginseng SullivanBob Minner
44Sour GrapesBela Fleck
45Life in the CountryThe Tennessee Bluegrass Band
46Last Lonesome PineEddie Sanders
47Smilin'Cedar Hill
48Sally JohnsonTim Raybon Band
49Millworker (feat. Dennis Parker, Marty Raybon & Tony Wray) [Acoustic Tribute to James Taylor]Tony Wray
50A Simple Thing As LoveSam Bush
51Cascadia (feat. Chris Eldridge, Todd Phillips & Trent Freeman)John Reischman
52Dandy Longlegs (feat. Patrick Sauber, Nick Hornbuckle, Trisha Gagnon & Greg Spatz)John Reischman
53Round Rock (feat. Jerry Douglas & Michael Cleveland)Bela Fleck
54The Only Thing Missing is YouCrowe Brothers
55I Ain't Dead YetEddie Sanders
56Bluegrass State of MindDave Adkins
57Long Hard Day (feat. Adam Plott, Glen Crain & Grayson Lane) [Alternate Cut]Wilson Banjo Co.
58Tall Weeds and RustThe Tennessee Bluegrass Band
59In Time, Jubilation (feat. Dolly Parton)Appalachian Road Show
60Happy Go LuckyAlan Bibey and Doyle Lawson
61Goodbye Girls I'm Going to BostonAdam Steffey
62Old City JailThe Unseen Strangers
63Hug Point (feat. Molly Tuttle & Sierra Hull)Bela Fleck
64Baptist Pumpkin FarmBela Fleck
65Old Guitar CaseSideline
66Brother GreenAppalachian Road Show
67The Six O'clock Train and a Girl with Green EyesJason Carter
68Granny Wontcha You Smoke Some MarijuanaSam Bush
69Letters Have No ArmsThe Tennessee Bluegrass Band
70Hillbilly BluesThe Tennessee Bluegrass Band
71Like a Bad OutlawEddie Sanders
72What Do I Tell My HeartEddie Sanders
73Gray Rock, Red Clay LandDonna Ulisse
74Slow Train Through GeorgiaBob Minner
75Leslie County BluesThe Tennessee Bluegrass Band
76Who's Gonna Tell the StoryLorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
77Hitchhiking to CaliforniaAlan Bibey & Grasstowne
78Yesterday’s BluesJesse Smathers
79How Deep is the LonesomeCedar Hill
80Messin' with SasquatchAlan Bibey & Grasstowne
81Squirrel HunterAdam Steffey
82The WakeMeadow Mountain
83Orange County BreakdownBlue Mule
84It's Only a Phonograph RecordMikayla Burrows
85Old Fashioned Ways (feat. Severin Theinert)Wilson Banjo Co.
86Long Hard Day (feat. Ethan Burkhardt, Glen Crain & Tony Wray)Wilson Banjo Co.
87True Life BluesStarlett & Big John
88Dim Lights, Thick SmokeJ.D. Crowe & Rickey Wasson
89Most of the TimeRiverbend
90All I NeedKenny & Amanda Smith
91Dear DepartedDave Adkins
92The Nameless PhotographBob Minner
93A Little Bit of BluegrassLorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
94Take My Ring from Your FingerJunior Sisk
95Rooster RockBalsam Range
96Slippery Eel (feat. Billy Strings & Chris Thile)Bela Fleck
97Something About a SoldierLeona Williams, Ron Williams & Bluegrass Martinss
98North GardenBronwyn Keith-Hynes
99Love SongsThe Lonesome River Band
100MoonshinerShannon Bielski & Moonlight Drive
101Singing the BluesEcho Valley
102Rosco's Ramble (feat. Jim Nunally, Sharon Gilchrist, Patrick Sauber, Mike Witcher & Greg Spatz)John Reischman
103Last Train (feat. Sarah Jarosz)Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
104Appalachia Gotta Have You Feeling in My BonesDonna Ulisse
105I'll Be Here in the MorningLinda Lay
106Don't Let My Ramblin' Bother Your MindRiverbend
107Gallows PoleAppalachian Road Show
108Hard Times in the MinesAppalachian Road Show
109Designated Recreation Hour // Cold FrontMeadow Mountain
110Well GloryRicky Skaggs
111Farewell BluesKristin Scott Benson
112Heartbreak HighwayEddie Sanders
113The End of CrazyDonna Ulisse
114Harp with Golden StringsDonna Ulisse
115Don't Bury This Bible with MeDonna Ulisse
116Cold Hearted WomanDave Adkins
117Gabriel's Already StandingThe Lonesome River Band
118Lineman in the RainThe Alex Leach Band
119No End of LoveSam Bush
120I'll Follow YouTim Raybon Band
121I'm Leaving Town TonightTim Raybon Band
122I'll Have You BackStarlett & Big John
123World is Waiting for the SunriseFull Cord Bluegrass
124That Kind of LonesomeEddie Sanders
125Wrong Turn That Led Me to You (feat. Colton Rudd)Wilson Banjo Co.
126Heart CollectorStarlett & Big John
127Introduction with Jean Shepherd (Live)Larry Stephenson Band
128Country Side of Heaven (Where the Bluegrass Music Flows) [Live]Larry Stephenson Band
129Restless Blue Eyed Lover (Live)Larry Stephenson Band
130Tomorrow Will Be Different Than TodayAudie Blaylock and Redline
131Why Don't You Tell Me SoJ.D. Crowe & Rickey Wasson
132Love and WealthJ.D. Crowe & Rickey Wasson
133Lonesome JennyBob Minner
134Hello BluesTerry Baucom
135Steppin' StonesRiverbend
136Church Street BluesBob Minner
137On & on & onBob Minner
138Ridge Road GravelBob Minner
139Kentucky Sun Going DownThe Tennessee Bluegrass Band
140Ilene BakerTim Raybon Band
141A Battle She Just Couldn't WinJunior Sisk
142A Lonesome Road to TravelAppalachian Road Show
143Machine Gun Kelly (feat. Dennis Parker & Tony Wray)Tony Wray
144I Don't MindSturgill Simpson
145Long Gone BabyMatt Wallace
146The Old HometownThe Seldom Scene
147Long Chain Charlie and MoundsvilleThe Slocan Ramblers
148You're in My HeartRhonda Vincent
149Right Beside YouJeff White
150The Best I Can DoThe Unseen Strangers
151I Guess I'll Go on DreamingHighland Travelers
152Hill to ClimbThe Slocan Ramblers
153Moonlight MidnightPeter Rowan
154Bad Case of the BluesLaurel Canyon Ramblers
155MelindaAllison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves
156Grandma's BowlWood Family Tradition
157Us ChickensBela Fleck
158I'll Always Be a GypsySideline
159Love's Fleeting FireAudie Blaylock and Redline
160Up to YouThe Alex Leach Band
161His Tomb is Empty NowBalsam Range
162Stanley SoundCedar Hill
163If I Don't Lose My FireTerry Baucom
 

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