World on the Ground is the fifth studio album by American singer–songwriter Sarah Jarosz, released on June 5, 2020 by Rounder Records.

Produced by John Leventhal,[1] it was recorded at Studio 22 in New York.

The fourth track on the album, "Johnny", a song with chord progressions reminiscent of the 1991 Nirvana song, "Polly", was performed by Jarosz on the music variety radio program Live from Here on May 30, 2020.

[2] On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating to reviews from mainstream publications, World on the Ground received an average score of 83 out of 100, based on 6 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim" from critics.

[3] At the 2021 Grammy Awards, World on the Ground won for Best Americana Album.