The Roots Music Report's
Top Alternative Folk Song Chart
for the Year of 2024
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alibi | Hurray for the Riff Raff |
| 2 | While I'm Down (feat. TK & the Holy Know-Nothings) | John Craigie |
| 3 | Hawkmoon | Hurray for the Riff Raff |
| 4 | Brown's Ferry Blues (feat. Billy Strings) | Tony Trischka |
| 5 | River Gonna Talk | David G Smith |
| 6 | Let's Take Our Time and Do It Right | David G Smith |
| 7 | When I Was Younger | Bonny Light Horseman |
| 8 | Weight You Carry | David G Smith |
| 9 | I Wanna Go out | David G Smith |
| 10 | Hurricane | Jeff Talmadge |
| 11 | Lagunita | Lizzie No |
| 12 | Just a Little Ways Down the Road | Laurie Lewis |
| 13 | Snake Plant (The Past is Still Alive) | Hurray for the Riff Raff |
| 14 | Frost on the South Side | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz |
| 15 | We Don't Talk About It | Gary Nicholson |
| 16 | City Slickers | Rainbow Girls |
| 17 | None of Em Dead | David G Smith |
| 18 | Witness Trees | David G Smith |
| 19 | Women Are Not Equal | David G Smith |
| 20 | This Bluesy Thing We Do | Linda Sussman |
| 21 | Win or Lose | Linda Sussman |
| 22 | Don't Let It Rain | Linda Sussman |
| 23 | Spruce & Pine | SLPSTRM |
| 24 | What a Little Love Can Do | Gary Nicholson |
| 25 | Make Good Trouble | Gary Nicholson |
| 26 | Midnight Wine | Shannon & The Clams |
| 27 | Far Cry | T Sisters |
| 28 | 20 Years and a Nickel | Hiss Golden Messenger |
| 29 | Worry B Gone | Gary Nicholson |
| 30 | Little Speck of Dust | Jeff Talmadge |
| 31 | Crawl | Shannon & The Clams |
| 32 | All That Makes Me Happy is the Blues | Gary Nicholson |
| 33 | The Truth About a Lie | Gary Nicholson |
| 34 | Katie's Got a Locket | Jeff Talmadge |
| 35 | I Want to Tell You | Katie Knipp |
| 36 | Lights of Change | Linda Sussman |
| 37 | Remember Dorothy | Linda Sussman |
| 38 | I Wanna Fly | Linda Sussman |
| 39 | Colossus of Roads | Hurray for the Riff Raff |
| 40 | The Sound of Falling Snow | Jeff Talmadge |
| 41 | Follow the Money | Gary Nicholson |
| 42 | Give Us Free | David G Smith |
| 43 | Halfsies | Lizzie No |
| 44 | If I Was a Sparrow | Jeff Talmadge |
| 45 | East Runs out of West | Winterlark |
| 46 | Jonah's Song | Rainbow Girls |
| 47 | Bob Dylan Whiskey | Gary Nicholson |
| 48 | Sugaree | Alice DiMicele |
| 49 | Time and Space | Katie Knipp |
| 50 | Forgiveness | Jeff Talmadge |
| 51 | Top of the Hour | Jeff Talmadge |
| 52 | Sing to Me About Tomorrow | Winterlark |
| 53 | Ending with Heart Heart Heart | Winterlark |
| 54 | Devil's Highway | Jeff Talmadge |
| 55 | A Power You'll Never Know | Linda Sussman |
| 56 | Woody's Dream | Gary Nicholson |
| 57 | Long Gone | Laurie Lewis |
| 58 | Night Train from Milan | Jeff Talmadge |
| 59 | Everybody | Gary Nicholson |
| 60 | Common Sense | Gary Nicholson |
| 61 | Someone Else's Prayer | Kerri Powers |
| 62 | Tumblin Down | Bonny Light Horseman |
| 63 | Undertaker Blues | Nat Myers |
| 64 | Take You Back | Sussex |
| 65 | Alameda | Amy Helm |
| 66 | Death Don't Have No Mercy | Alice DiMicele |
| 67 | Yard Sale | Ben Harper |
| 68 | One More Change | Ben Harper |
| 69 | Nashville in the Morning | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz |
| 70 | Sea Fever | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz |
| 71 | Cold Finger Blues | Ben Gage |
| 72 | Maybe Next Year | Jeff Talmadge |
| 73 | Just a Moment | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz |
| 74 | Arkansas | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz |
| 75 | Simple Motion | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz |
| 76 | There's No Them | Gary Nicholson |
| 77 | Cave | Wild Rivers |
| 78 | Damn My Love (feat. TK & the Holy Know-Nothings) | John Craigie |
| 79 | Lady Madonna (feat. the Gibson Brothers) | Tony Trischka |
| 80 | On the Blind Side | Ray Bonneville |
| 81 | Presence of the Faithful | Kerri Powers |
| 82 | Alaska Highway | Dan Bern |
| 83 | Shield and Sword | Lizzie No |
| 84 | Hound Dog Blues | Laurie Lewis |
| 85 | The Heartbreak Store | Lizzie No |
| 86 | Abby | Brad Strang |
| 87 | Something Real | Brad Strang |
| 88 | Nickel of Wine | Brad Strang |
| 89 | Love After Love | Ben Harper |
| 90 | Fine Line | May Erlewine |
| 91 | Go Getter | The Accidentals |
| 92 | Talkin' Site Unseen Blues | Keegan McInroe |
| 93 | Nothing Works the Way It Should | Son Stone |
| 94 | Tape | Dan Bern |
| 95 | Rice | Dan Bern |
| 96 | Pagan Church (feat. TK & the Holy Know-Nothings) | John Craigie |
| 97 | Big News | Winterlark |
| 98 | The Clover | Bonny Light Horseman |
| 99 | Vetiver | Hurray for the Riff Raff |
| 100 | Snake Bite | The Ballroom Thieves |
| 101 | Bury Me Beneath the Willow (feat. Vince Gill) | Tony Trischka |
| 102 | Paperwork | The Honey Dewdrops |
| 103 | Marion | Kevin Gordon |
| 104 | Jump for Joy | Hiss Golden Messenger |
| 105 | Walking Guilty (feat. TK & the Holy Know-Nothings) | John Craigie |
| 106 | A Shot of Rhythm and Blues | Van Morrison |
| 107 | Shinbone | Hiss Golden Messenger |
| 108 | Bye Bye Johnny | Van Morrison |
| 109 | Forgiving Ties | Deer Tick |
| 110 | Wave Goodbye to the Clown | Son Stone |
| 111 | Mad Hot for Me | Son Stone |
| 112 | You Can Talk Dirty to Me | Son Stone |
| 113 | Can't Change the Weather | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz |
| 114 | Mourning Dove Waltz | Lizzie No |
| 115 | Texas Wind | Laurie Lewis |
| 116 | Grand Junction (feat. TK & the Holy Know-Nothings) | John Craigie |
| 117 | She's a Rainbow | Molly Tuttle |
| 118 | Good to You (feat. TK & the Holy Know-Nothings) | John Craigie |
| 119 | Company | Ben Gage |
| 120 | Tree | Leyla McCalla |
| 121 | Back East | Josh Gray |
| 122 | Radio Stations | Josh Gray |
| 123 | Last Dance | Our Man in the Field |
| 124 | I Like Women | Phil Lee |
| 125 | Trees | Laurie Lewis |
| 126 | Careless Whisper | Alexandr Misko |
| 127 | Yellow Peril | Nat Myers |
| 128 | Masterpiece | Ben Harper |
| 129 | Wide Open Light | Ben Harper |
| 130 | Break in the Clouds | Mark Erelli |
| 131 | Nu-Grape | Hiss Golden Messenger |
| 132 | Once in a Lifetime | Deer Tick |
| 133 | Let Common Sense Prevail | Linda Sussman |
| 134 | Thank You Pat Brayer | Ben Harper |
| 135 | Staring into the Blues | Peter One |
| 136 | Relief | Jobi Riccio |
| 137 | Edith Piaf | Melissa Ruth |
| 138 | Reeling Me in | Son Stone |
| 139 | Getaway Car | Lizzie No |
| 140 | True Love Can't Surf | Scott Ballew |
| 141 | Hope, Love and Prayers | Linda Marks |
| 142 | Scaled to Survive | Leyla McCalla |
| 143 | Trouble Darling | Scott Ballew |
| 144 | Take Me Away | Leyla McCalla |
| 145 | The Newsman | John McEuen |
| 146 | A Power You'll Never Know - Remastered | Linda Sussman |
| 147 | Fly Trouble (Remastered) | John McEuen |
| 148 | The Cremation of Sam McGee | John McEuen |
| 149 | Dear Louisiana | Amy Helm |
| 150 | 12th of June | Lyle Lovett |
| 151 | When the Lights Went out | Matt The Electrician |
| 152 | Just Another Reason | Watkins Family Hour |
| 153 | Phoenix | Aoife O'Donovan |
| 154 | Heaven and Light | River Whyless |
| 155 | I Need a Teacher | Hiss Golden Messenger |
| 156 | Feeling Eternal | Hiss Golden Messenger |
| 157 | I Come from | Ordinary Elephant |
| 158 | Shake Rattle and Roll | Van Morrison |
| 159 | Whiplash | Jobi Riccio |
| 160 | Rust Right Through | Ordinary Elephant |
| 161 | Lonesome Train | Van Morrison |
| 162 | Dynamo | Hurray for the Riff Raff |
| 163 | This Kind of War | Crys Matthews |
| 164 | Women Who Walked on Water | Joy Zimmerman |
| 165 | Boulder to Birmingham | Brittany Jean |
| 166 | When Will I Be Loved? | Van Morrison |
| 167 | Down on the Levee | Laurie Lewis |
| 168 | Tides (feat. Tommy Emmanuel) | Muriel Anderson |
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