1
This Land is Your Land
Woody Guthrie
2
Blowin’ in the Wind
Bob Dylan
3
City of New Orleans
Steve Goodman
4
If I Had a Hammer
Pete Seeger
5
Where Have All The Flowers Gone
The Kingston Trio
6
Early Morning Rain
Gordon Lightfoot
7
Suzanne
Leonard Cohen
8
We Shall Overcome
Pete Seeger
9
Four Strong Winds
Ian and Sylvia
10
Last Thing On My Mind
Tom Paxton
11
The Circle Game
Joni Mitchell
12
Tom Dooley
The Kingston Trio
13
Both Sides Now
Joni Mitchell
14
Who Knows Where The Time Goes
Sandy Denny
15
Goodnight Irene
The Weavers
16
Universal Soldier
Buffy St Marie
17
Don’t Think Twice
Bob Dylan
18
Diamonds and Rust
Joan Baez
19
Sounds of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel
20
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Gordon Lightfoot
21
Alice’s Restaurant
Arlo Guthrie
22
Turn, Turn, Turn
The Byrds (Pete Seeger)
23
Puff The Magic Dragon
Peter, Paul and Mary
24
Thirsty Boots
Eric Andersen
25
There But For Fortune
Phil Ochs
26
Across The Great Divide
Kate Wolf
27
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
The Band (Robbie Robertson)
28
The Dutchman
Steve Goodman
29
Matty Groves
Fairport Convention
30
Pastures of Plenty
Woody Guthrie
31
Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Gordon Lightfoot
32
Ramblin’ Boy
Tom Paxton
33
Hello In There
John Prine
34
The Mary Ellen Carter
Stan Rogers
35
Scarborough Fair
Martin Carthy
36
Freight Train
Elizabeth Cotton
37
Like a Rolling Stone
Bob Dylan
38
Paradise
John Prine
39
Northwest Passage
Stan Rogers
40
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
Eric Bogle
41
Changes
Phil Ochs
42
Streets of London
Ralph McTell
43
Gentle On My Mind
John Hartford
44
Barbara Allen
Shirley Collins
45
Little Boxes
Malvina Reynolds
46
The Water is Wide
Traditional
47
Blue Moon of Kentucky
Bill Monroe
48
No Regrets
Tom Rush
49
Amazing Grace
Odetta
50
Catch The Wind
Donovan
51
If I Were a Carpenter
Tim Hardin
52
Big Yellow Taxi
Joni Mitchell
53
House of the Rising Sun
Doc & Richard Watson
54
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
The Weavers
55
Tangled Up In Blue
Bob Dylan
56
The Boxer
Simon and Garfunkel
57
Someday Soon
Ian and Sylvia
58
500 Miles
Peter, Paul and Mary
59
Masters of War
Bob Dylan
60
Wildwood Flower
Carter Family
61
Can The Circle Be Unbroken
Carter Family
62
Can’t Help But Wonder Where I’m Bound
Tom Paxton
63
Teach Your Children
Crosby, Stills Nash & Young
64
Deportee
Woody Guthrie
65
Tecumseh Valley
Towns Van Zandt
66
Mr. Bojangles
Jerry Jeff Walker
67
Cold Missouri Waters
James Keeleghan
68
The Crucifixion
Phil Ochs
69
Angel from Montgomery
John Prine
70
Christmas in the Trenches
John McCutcheon
71
John Henry
Traditional
72
Pack Up Your Sorrows
Richard and Mimi Farina
73
Dirty Old Town
Ewan MacColl
74
Caledonia
Dougie MacLean
75
Gentle Arms of Eden
Dave Carter
76
My Back Pages
Bob Dylan
77
Arrow
Cheryl Wheeler
78
Hallelujah
Leonard Cohen
79
Eve of Destruction
Barry McGuire
80
Man of Constant Sorrow
Ralph Stanley
81
Shady Grove
traditional
82
Pancho and Lefty
Townes Van Zandt
83
Old Man
Neil Young
84
Mr. Tambourine Man
Bob Dylan
85
American Tune
Paul Simon
86
At Seventeen
Janis Ian
87
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
88
Road
Nick Drake
89
Tam Lin
Fairport Convention
90
Ashokan Farewell
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason
91
Desolation Row
Bob Dylan
92
Love Is Our Cross To Bear
John Gorka
93
Hobo’s Lullaby
Woody Guthrie
94
Urge For Going
Tom Rush
95
Return of the Grievous Angel
Gram Parsons
96
Chilly Winds
The Kingston Trio
97
Fountain of Sorrow
Jackson Browne
98
The Times They Are A Changing
Bob Dylan
99
Our Town
Iris Dement
100
Leaving on a Jet Plane
John Denver

Folk

Source: Folk Alley’s listener-voted 100 Essential Folk Songs

top 100

1
This Land is Your Land
Woody Guthrie
2
Blowin’ in the Wind
Bob Dylan
3
City of New Orleans
Steve Goodman
4
If I Had a Hammer
Pete Seeger
5
Where Have All The Flowers Gone
The Kingston Trio
6
Early Morning Rain
Gordon Lightfoot
7
Suzanne
Leonard Cohen
8
We Shall Overcome
Pete Seeger
9
Four Strong Winds
Ian and Sylvia
10
Last Thing On My Mind
Tom Paxton
11
The Circle Game
Joni Mitchell
12
Tom Dooley
The Kingston Trio
13
Both Sides Now
Joni Mitchell
14
Who Knows Where The Time Goes
Sandy Denny
15
Goodnight Irene
The Weavers
16
Universal Soldier
Buffy St Marie
17
Don’t Think Twice
Bob Dylan
18
Diamonds and Rust
Joan Baez
19
Sounds of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel
20
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Gordon Lightfoot
21
Alice’s Restaurant
Arlo Guthrie
22
Turn, Turn, Turn
The Byrds (Pete Seeger)
23
Puff The Magic Dragon
Peter, Paul and Mary
24
Thirsty Boots
Eric Andersen
25
There But For Fortune
Phil Ochs
26
Across The Great Divide
Kate Wolf
27
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
The Band (Robbie Robertson)
28
The Dutchman
Steve Goodman
29
Matty Groves
Fairport Convention
30
Pastures of Plenty
Woody Guthrie
31
Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Gordon Lightfoot
32
Ramblin’ Boy
Tom Paxton
33
Hello In There
John Prine
34
The Mary Ellen Carter
Stan Rogers
35
Scarborough Fair
Martin Carthy
36
Freight Train
Elizabeth Cotton
37
Like a Rolling Stone
Bob Dylan
38
Paradise
John Prine
39
Northwest Passage
Stan Rogers
40
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
Eric Bogle
41
Changes
Phil Ochs
42
Streets of London
Ralph McTell
43
Gentle On My Mind
John Hartford
44
Barbara Allen
Shirley Collins
45
Little Boxes
Malvina Reynolds
46
The Water is Wide
Traditional
47
Blue Moon of Kentucky
Bill Monroe
48
No Regrets
Tom Rush
49
Amazing Grace
Odetta
50
Catch The Wind
Donovan
51
If I Were a Carpenter
Tim Hardin
52
Big Yellow Taxi
Joni Mitchell
53
House of the Rising Sun
Doc & Richard Watson
54
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
The Weavers
55
Tangled Up In Blue
Bob Dylan
56
The Boxer
Simon and Garfunkel
57
Someday Soon
Ian and Sylvia
58
500 Miles
Peter, Paul and Mary
59
Masters of War
Bob Dylan
60
Wildwood Flower
Carter Family
61
Can The Circle Be Unbroken
Carter Family
62
Can’t Help But Wonder Where I’m Bound
Tom Paxton
63
Teach Your Children
Crosby, Stills Nash & Young
64
Deportee
Woody Guthrie
65
Tecumseh Valley
Towns Van Zandt
66
Mr. Bojangles
Jerry Jeff Walker
67
Cold Missouri Waters
James Keeleghan
68
The Crucifixion
Phil Ochs
69
Angel from Montgomery
John Prine
70
Christmas in the Trenches
John McCutcheon
71
John Henry
Traditional
72
Pack Up Your Sorrows
Richard and Mimi Farina
73
Dirty Old Town
Ewan MacColl
74
Caledonia
Dougie MacLean
75
Gentle Arms of Eden
Dave Carter
76
My Back Pages
Bob Dylan
77
Arrow
Cheryl Wheeler
78
Hallelujah
Leonard Cohen
79
Eve of Destruction
Barry McGuire
80
Man of Constant Sorrow
Ralph Stanley
81
Shady Grove
traditional
82
Pancho and Lefty
Townes Van Zandt
83
Old Man
Neil Young
84
Mr. Tambourine Man
Bob Dylan
85
American Tune
Paul Simon
86
At Seventeen
Janis Ian
87
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
88
Road
Nick Drake
89
Tam Lin
Fairport Convention
90
Ashokan Farewell
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason
91
Desolation Row
Bob Dylan
92
Love Is Our Cross To Bear
John Gorka
93
Hobo’s Lullaby
Woody Guthrie
94
Urge For Going
Tom Rush
95
Return of the Grievous Angel
Gram Parsons
96
Chilly Winds
The Kingston Trio
97
Fountain of Sorrow
Jackson Browne
98
The Times They Are A Changing
Bob Dylan
99
Our Town
Iris Dement
100
Leaving on a Jet Plane
John Denver