The iTunes Top 40 Americana Songs Chart is your weekly window into the world of americana — a deeply rooted American genre drawing from country, folk, blues, and rock — the sound of the heartland. Updated every week, this chart ranks the top 40 americana singles on iTunes, giving you a real-time snapshot of what’s resonating most with fans of the genre right now.
The genre has been shaped by visionaries like Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, and Sturgill Simpson who keep America’s musical heritage alive and vital, whose work defines what americana can sound and feel like. Whether the genre has centuries of tradition behind it or only emerged in recent decades, the artists on this chart are its current standard-bearers.
Discover what americana sounds like today by exploring the full iTunes Top 40 Americana Songs Chart, updated fresh this week, in the chart below.