Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
October 2018

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of October 2018
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 12735 plays from 520 playlists from 149 Folk DJs

  1: "Appleseed's 21st Anniversary: Roots And Branches," Various Artists [Appleseed, 10/2018] (75)
        "If I Had A Hammer," Bruce Springsteen (10)
  2: "Little Beast," Lucy Wainwright Roche [Self, 10/2018] (73)
        "Soft Line" (14)
        "Trouble" (13)
        "Quit With Me" (10)
  3: "Horrible World," Kathy Kallick Band [Live Oak, 9/2018] (72)
        "Pockets Full Of Rain" (10)
  4: "2018," Various Artists [?] (66)
        "Are You Kidding Me," Holly Near (4)
  5: "Grenades," Kaia Kater [Smithsonian/Folkways, 10/2018] (62)
        "New Colossus" (11)
        "Canyonland" (10)
  6: "Vintage," John Flynn [Self, 10/2018] (61)
        "She Persisted" (13)
        "Sing Me On My Way" (10)
        "Let In The Song" (10)
  6: "Damn Sure Blue," Kate Campbell [Large River, 8/2018] (61)
        "Damn Sure Blue" (13)
        "Change Should've Come By Now" (8)
        "Peace, Precious Peace" (8)
  8: "Pretty Bird," Kathy Mattea [Captain Potato, 9/2018] (60)
        "October Song" (10)
  9: "Everyday Street," Lucy Kaplansky [Self, 9/2018] (58)
        "Old Friends" (12)
        "I Wish It Would Rain" (9)
        "Keeping Time" (8)
 10: "The Bloom Of Youth," Childsplay [Self, 9/2018] (50)
        "Where Are You Tonight I Wonder" (11)
        "Sailing Off To Yankee Land" (9)
 11: "Music Of Our People," Various Artists [Self, 9/2018] (49)
        "Up On The Roof," Darol Anger And Emy Phelps (9)
 11: "Family Recipe," Michael Jerling [Fool's Hill, 10/2018] (49)
        "That's Why Republicans Hate Trains" (10)
        "I Never Thought" (7)
 13: "Last Day On This Earth," David Roth [Self, 8/2018] (48)
        "Is It Too Much To Ask" (10)
 13: "Live At The Cma Theater," The Earls Of Leicester [Rounder, 9/2018] (48)
        "Salty Dog Blues" (10)
 15: "Home For The Harvest," Craig Bickhardt [Stone Barn, 10/2018] (39)
        "Steady As She Goes" (12)
        "Home For The Harvest" (7)
        "It Takes A Winding Road" (5)
 15: "Make Your Own Luck," Mustard's Retreat [Yellow Room, 7/2018] (39)
        "The Gathering Of Spirits" (8)
        "I'm Gonna Walk It With You" (6)
        "Make Your Own Luck" (6)
        "Part Of Me Remembers" (5)
 17: "Secularia," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 7/2018] (38)
        "Down By The Riverside" (6)
        "Conservation" (6)
        "Solitary Singer" (5)
        "Emmanuelle" (5)
 18: "Songs Of The Plains," Colter Wall [Thirty Tigers, 10/2018] (36)
        "Saskatchewan In 1881" (8)
        "The Trains Are Gone" (7)
        "Plain To See Plainsman" (5)
 19: "Nowthen," Rich Krueger [Self, 10/2018] (35)
        "Elizabeth" (6)
        "In Regard Of Flight" (5)
 20: "One At A Time," George Mann [Running Scared, 10/2018] (33)
        "Did It Really Happen Here?" (7)
        "How Can I Keep From Singing?" (6)
        "Oklahoma's Son" (5)
        "1960S Holiday" (5)
 20: "Royal Traveller," Missy Raines [Compass, 10/2018] (33)
        "Swept Away" (9)
        "Allegheny Town" (6)
        "Goodbye Virginia" (5)
 22: "Reflections," Andy And Judy [Self, 10/2018] (32)
        "Turn Off The Noise" (6)
        "You're The Key" (5)
        "Some Assembly Required" (4)
 22: "Wings," Zoe Speaks [Redbird, 10/2018] (32)
        "Wings Of A Dove" (7)
        "There's A Hole Where Your Soul's Supposed To Be" (5)
        "Give Me Some Sugar" (4)
        "Bluebird" (4)
 24: "The Hermit's Spyglass," Ben Bedford [Hopeful Sky, 9/2018] (31)
        "Little Falcon" (8)
        "Thunderstorm" (6)
        "Quiet On The Green Hill" (4)
 24: "Dead Reckoning," The Jellyman's Daughter [Boat Duck, 9/2018] (31)
        "The Shoogly Peg" (8)
        "I Hope" (8)
 26: "Acrobats," Moors And McCumber [Self, 8/2018] (30)
        "When The Trains Pass By" (7)
        "The Edge" (6)
        "We All Fall Down" (5)
        "Bigger Win" (4)
 26: "Reckless Abandon," Susan Shann [Self, 8/2018] (30)
        "Ordinary Miracles" (9)
        "Price On Heaven" (5)
        "Earth Mama" (4)
 28: "Sing Me Back Home: The Dc Tapes, 1965-1969," Hazel Dickens And Alice Gerrard [Free Dirt, 9/2018] (29)
        "James Alley Blues" (5)
        "Will You Miss Me" (4)
        "Cannonball Blues" (4)
 29: "Roses In November," Tret Fure [Tomboy Girl, 6/2018] (28)
        "Roses In November" (6)
        "Lessons From Home Plate" (4)
 30: "This Too Shall Light," Amy Helm [Yep Roc, 2018] (26)
        "Michigan" (6)
        "Mandolin Wind" (5)
        "Gloryland" (5)
 30: "Invisible Forces," The Whispering Tree [Self, 9/2018] (26)
        "Fat Cat" (8)
        "These Houses" (7)
        "Bells" (5)
 32: "Ready To Go," Reggie Harris [Self, 10/2018] (25)
        "Ready To Go" (4)
 32: "Lucky Star," Brooks Williams [Self, 6/2018] (25)
        "Jump That Train" (4)
        "Mama's Song" (4)
 34: "The Tree Of Forgiveness," John Prine [Oh Boy, 10/2018] (24)
        "Boundless Love" (5)
        "Knockin' On Your Screen Door" (4)
        "Summer's End" (3)
        "Caravan Of Fools" (3)
        "God Only Knows" (3)
 34: "Welcome To The Ether," Wes Collins [Self, 8/2018] (24)
        "Ether" (10)
        "Pelican" (3)
        "Anywhere But Here" (3)
 36: "Homestead Hands," The Lark And The Loon [Self, 9/2018] (23)
        "Bitterroot Creek" (5)
        "Deal With The Devil" (3)
        "Code Of The West" (3)
 36: "March Through Storms," House Of Hamill [Self, 9/2018] (23)
        "Pound A Week Rise" (6)
        "Snake Oil" (4)
        "Rainy Day Set" (3)
        "Cedars House" (3)
        "The Crow" (3)
 38: "Years In The Making," Loudon Wainwright III [Storysound, 8/2018] (22)
        "Your Mother And I" (4)
 39: "Black Cowboys," Dom Flemons [Smithsonian/Folkways, 3/2018] (21)
        "Going Down The Road Feelin' Bad" (3)
 39: "The Broken Heart Of Everything," David Francey [Laker, 4/2018] (21)
        "Night And Morning" (5)
        "Come Sunday" (3)
        "I Know It Won't" (3)
 39: "No One Travels Alone," Jon Brooks [Borealis, 9/2018] (21)
        "Gulfport Ms" (4)
        "The Wow! Signal" (3)
        "All Life's Meaning" (3)
        "Standing At The Gates" (3)
        "Todos Caminamos Por Este Caminito" (3)
 42: "Don't Apologize," Beth Snapp [Self, 10/2018] (20)
        "Don't Apologize" (9)
        "Counting Down" (3)
        "Easy To Love" (3)
        "Confessions Of An Exhausted Thirty-Something" (3)
 42: "Holler," Amy Ray [Compass, 10/2018] (20)
        "Fine With The Dark" (4)
        "Jesus Was A Walking Man" (3)
 42: "Hot Rize's 40th Anniversary Bash," Hot Rize [Ten In Hand, 2018] (20)
        "Wichita Lineman" (4)
        "Radio Boogie" (3)
        "You Were On My Mind" (3)
 42: "Rize Up," Roy Zimmerman [Metaphor, 10/2018] (20)
        "Rise Up" (5)
        "Drain The Swamp" (5)
        "Thoughts And Prayers" (4)
 46: "Ghost Light," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2018] (19)
        "This Road" (4)
        "She Just Dances" (3)
        "Story Of Abe" (3)
        "Waiting For The Rain" (3)
 46: "Hot Jazz, Cool Blues And Hard-Hitting Songs," Barbara Dane [Smithsonian/Folkways, 3/2018] (19)
        "Join The Gi Movement" (3)
        "You Don't Know Me\You Don't Know My Mind" (3)
 46: "The River & the Light," Martha Scanlan [Rock Ridge, 10/2018] (19)
        "West Virginia Rain" (7)
        "Buttermilk Road" (5)
        "Revival" (4)
 46: "True In Time," John Gorka [Red House, 12/2017] (19)
        "The Ballad Of Iris And Pearl" (3)
 46: "Full Detroit," Paul Sachs [Self, 8/2018] (19)
        "Leave A Little Heaven Behind" (6)
        "People Are A Lot Of Work" (3)
 46: "Lovers Tree," Claudia Russell And Bruce Kaplan [Radio Rhythm, 7/2018] (19)
        "Land Of Plenty" (4)
        "Hey Johnny" (3)
        "My Old Brooklyn Deli" (3)
 52: "Been On Your Side," Courtney Hartman And Taylor Ashton [Free Dirt, 8/2018] (18)
        "Wayside" (9)
 52: "Kanawha County Flatpicking," Tyler Grant And Robin Kessinger [Grant Central, 8/2018] (18)
        "No Hard Times" (3)
 52: "Sentimental Season," Randall Kromm [Self, 10/2018] (18)
        "Train Of Zombies" (8)
        "It's Halloween" (3)
 55: "Roots And Branches," Various Artists [Appleseed, 10/2018] (17/18)
        "If I Had A Hammer," Bruce Springsteen (3)