The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Contemporary Folk Album Chart
for the Week of Jan 17, 2026
1 ▲ LW 3 |  | Crown of Roses - Twitter by: Patty Griffin Buy Now:   | Label: Thirty Tigers Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:      |
2 ▼ LW 1 |  | Returning to Myself - Twitter by: Brandi Carlile Buy Now: | Label: Interscope Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
3 ▲ LW 4 |  | Shelby Means - Twitter by: Shelby Means Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
4 ▲ LW 5 |  | Delta Traces by: Billy Jeter Buy Now: | Label: House on Fire Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
5 ▲ LW 6 |  | Heart Go Wild - Twitter by: Caroline Spence Buy Now: | Label: Tone Tree Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
6 ▲ LW 17 |  | Unentitled - Twitter by: John Gorka Buy Now: | Label: Red House Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
7 ▲ LW 8 |  | Paper Flowers - Twitter by: Tim O'Brien Buy Now: | Label: Howdy Skies Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
8 ▲ LW 9 |  | Hysteria by: Billy Jeter Buy Now: | Label: Shine Eye Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
9 ▲ LW 11 |  | So Many Wows by: Lucie Blue Tremblay Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
10 ▲ LW 12 |  | Flesh and Bone by: Cynthia Marchant Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
11 ▲ LW 13 |  | Beautiful Thing - Twitter by: Peach & Quiet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
12 ▲ LW 29 |  | You Climb the Mountain - Twitter by: The Onlies Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
13 ▼ LW 10 |  | All Hat - Twitter by: Joshua Hedley Buy Now: | Label: New West Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
14 ▲ LW 16 |  | Night Owl Envies the Mourning Dove - Twitter by: Caitlin Canty Buy Now: | Label: Tone Tree Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
15 ▲ LW 18 |  | 1988 - Twitter by: Lori McKenna Buy Now: | Label: Thirty Tigers Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
16 ▲ LW 19 |  | The Thanksgiving Album - Twitter by: Vi Wickam Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
17 ▲ LW 20 |  | Moon over Larrabee - Twitter by: Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
18 ▲ LW 21 |  | I Only See the Moon - Twitter by: The Milk Carton Kids Buy Now: | Label: Far Cry Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
19 ▲ LW 22 |  | Maybe New Mexico by: Helene Cronin Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
20 ▼ LW 7 |  | Wait for the Night by: Eric Schmitt Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
21 ▲ LW 23 |  | Reverie by: Amble Buy Now: | Label: Warner Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
22 ▲ LW 34 |  | Songs Worth Saving - Twitter by: Suzie Brown Buy Now: | Label: Mule Kick Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
23 ▲ LW 24 |  | Flying with Angels - Twitter by: Suzanne Vega Buy Now: | Label: Cooking Vinyl Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
24 ▼ LW 2 |  | Heat of July - Twitter by: Briscoe Buy Now: | Label: ATO Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
25 - LW 25 |  | Love Unfettered by: Marie-Rose Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
26 - LW 26 |  | Nature of Necessity - Twitter by: Adam Wright Buy Now: | Label: Carnival Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
27 ▲ LW 28 |  | A Teacher, a Preacher, and a Bad Farmer by: Ernie Palmer Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
28 ▲ LW 30 |  | Firetrail by: Erin Durant Buy Now: | Label: Ruination Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
29 ▼ LW 27 |  | Homegrown by: Cole Quest and The City Pickers Buy Now: | Label: Jalopy Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
30 ▲ LW 31 |  | Animal Poem by: Anna Tivel Buy Now: | Label: Fluff & Gravy Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:  |
31 ▲ LW 32 |  | Fiction by: Megan Bee Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
32 ▲ LW 33 |  | Beware Wolves Volume 9 by: Beware Wolves Buy Now: | Label: Aqualamb Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
33 ▲ LW 35 |  | Cracks by: The Lowtimers Buy Now: | Label: Alabama Sound Company Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
34 ▲ LW 36 |  | I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away by: Hayden Pedigo Buy Now: | Label: Mexican Summer Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
35 ▲ LW 37 |  | These Days by: Emily Hines Buy Now: | Label: Keeled Scales Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
36 ▲ LW 39 |  | Across the Pond - Twitter by: JigJam Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
37 ▲ LW 40 |  | Anything Beautiful by: Trevor Bahnson Buy Now: | Label: Dimed Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
38 ▲ LW 41 |  | Lift Up This Old World by: Hilary Hawke Buy Now: | Label: Adhyâropa Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
39 ▲ LW 42 |  | Cry Love by: Paul Burch Buy Now: | Label: Glider Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
40 *NEW* LW - |  | Where Truth Lies - Twitter by: Stacy Robin Buy Now: | Label: Dharmapala Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
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