The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Alternative Folk Album Chart
for the Week of Jul 26, 2025

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Wild and Clear and Blue
by: I'm With Her

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Label: Rounder
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Witness Trees
by: David G Smith

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Label: Hey Dave
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Who Wants to Talk About Love?
by: Jade Bird

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Label: Glassnote
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Heart So Rare
by: Dave Murphy

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Label: Self-Release
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My Home is Not in This World
by: Natalie Bergman

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Label: Third Man
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Sing to Me About Tomorrow
by: Winterlark

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Label: Squink
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Yev
by: Yev

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The Silence of the Stars
by: Linda Marks

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Starting to Sync in
by: Eric Selby

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Wide Open Light
by: Ben Harper

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Label: Chrysalis
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Dear Meadowlark
by: The Wildwoods

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Label: Self-Release
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Occulations
by: Jim Lampos

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Dime Store Mannequin
by: Son Stone

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Win or Lose
by: Linda Sussman

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Label: Sing Out Proud
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Songs from My Kitchen, Vol. 1
by: Curtis Stigers

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Label: Pandemic Poodle
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Dang Fool
by: Eric Selby

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Two Birds to Kill a Stone
by: Son Stone

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Label: Kaimana
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Beyond the Great Pause
by: Doug Cox & Linda McRae

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Label: Self-Release
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Walking on the Wire
by: Gordon Thomas Ward

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Gumshoe
by: Samantha Crain

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Label: Real Kind
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Safe to Run
by: Esther Rose

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Label: New West
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EP One
by: Slainte Baby

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Label: Self-Release
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The Past is Still Alive
by: Hurray for the Riff Raff

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Label: Nonesuch
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Ghosts in the Garden
by: Kris Delmhorst

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Label: Self-Release
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Within
by: Michelle Qureshi

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Label: myndstream
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Seek the Love You're Yearning
by: Brian Gore Guitar Poet

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Cruel Joke
by: Ken Pomeroy

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Label: Rounder
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Me Daza
by: Reid Jamieson

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Label: Self-Release
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Geist
by: Shannon Lay

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Label: Sub Pop
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The Purple Bird
by: Bonnie "Prince" Billy

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Label: No Quarter
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Basia's Palace
by: Basia Bulat

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Label: Secret City
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A Taste of Ashes
by: Gurf Morlix

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Label: Rootball
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Bare Bones, Vol. 1: the Duo Recordings (Master Takes)
by: Jerry Garcia & David Grisman

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Label: Acoustic Disc
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Map of a Blue City
by: Marc Ribot

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Label: New West
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