The Top Celtic Folk Music Songs on iTunes This Week
The iTunes Top 40 Celtic Folk Songs Chart is your weekly window into the world of celtic folk music — the ancient musical traditions of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Brittany reimagined for contemporary ears. Updated every week, this chart ranks the top 40 celtic folk music 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 Christy Moore, The Pogues, Altan, and Loreena McKennitt who blend traditional Celtic instruments with modern sensibilities, whose work defines what celtic folk music 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 celtic folk music sounds like today by exploring the full iTunes Top 40 Celtic Folk Music Songs Chart, updated fresh this week, in the chart below.
Chart updated this week on: 2026-08-04
1.
Whiskey In the Jar
The Dubliners
January 1, 1968
2.
The Wild Rover
The Dubliners
January 1, 1964
3.
The Unicorn
The Irish Rovers
January 1, 1967
4.
The Town I Loved So Well
The Dubliners
November 2, 1998
5.
Lily the Pink
The Irish Rovers
January 1, 1980
6.
The Town I Loved So Well (Live)
The Dubliners
January 1, 1997
7.
Sam Hall
The Dubliners
January 1, 1967
8.
Liberty Awaits
The Trouble Notes
November 18, 2022
9.
Seven Drunken Nights
The Dubliners
January 1, 1990
10.
Raglan Road
The Dubliners
January 1, 1983
11.
The Fields of Athenry (Live)
The Dubliners
January 1, 1997
12.
The Hag with the Money / Gan Ainm / Nancy's Rambles
The House Devils
February 1, 2010
13.
Viking (Old Norse)
Kalden Stale
April 26, 2024
14.
Molly Malone
The Dubliners
June 1, 1977
15.
Galway Girl
The High Kings
September 20, 2013
16.
Star of the County Down
The Irish Rovers
September 1, 1996
17.
Whiskey On a Sunday (The Puppet Song)
The Irish Rovers
January 1, 1980
18.
Mountain Tay
The Irish Rovers
September 1, 1996
19.
Peggy Gordon
The Dubliners
January 1, 1968
20.
Livin' in America (feat. The Gobshites)
Black 47
March 5, 2021
21.
Robin Sweet
Karliene
August 16, 2018
22.
The Black Velvet Band
The Dubliners
January 1, 1967
23.
The Parting Glass
The Dubliners
March 22, 1993
24.
Wasn't That a Party
The Irish Rovers
September 1, 1996
25.
The Sick Note (Live)
The Dubliners
January 1, 1997
26.
The Rising of the Moon
The Dubliners
January 1, 1967
27.
The Galway Races
The Dubliners
January 1, 1967
28.
The Biplane, Ever More
The Irish Rovers
January 1, 1974
29.
The Rocky Road to Dublin / Within a Mile of Dublin
