Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
October 2020, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of October 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3432 plays from 122 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

  1: "Flyover Country," Susan Werner [Self, 10/2020] (19)
        "El Dorado" (4)
        "Wine Bottles" (3)
        "Barn Radio" (3)
  1: "The Prettiest Bird," Susan Pepper [Ballad, 2020] (19)
        "Screen" (4)
        "Deep Creek" (3)
  3: "...But I'd Rather Be With You," Molly Tuttle [Compass, 8/2020] (18)
        "She's a Rainbow" (5)
        "Standing On the Moon" (5)
        "How Can I Tell You" (4)
  4: "2020," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 5/2020] (17)
        "My Heart Aches" (4)
        "Promises to Keep" (3)
        "#Metoompls" (3)
  4: "Songs Doc Didn't Sing," Doc And Merle Watson [Fli, 10/2020] (17)
        "Windy & Warm" (4)
        "Carroll County Blues" (3)
  4: "When I Wait For You," Dirk Powell [Compass, 9/2020] (17)
        "The Little Things" (5)
  7: "Old Friends," Gathering Time [Treble-G, 2020] (15)
        "Ripple" (4)
        "Carry On" (3)
        "At Seventeen" (2)
        "You were On My Mind" (2)
        "If You Could Read My Mind" (2)
  7: "Boots No. 2 The Lost Songs, Vol. 1," Gillian Welch [Acony, 8/2020] (15)
        "First Place Ribbon" (4)
        "Strange Isabella" (3)
        "Apalachicola" (2)
  9: "100 Summers," James Lee Baker [Self, 9/2020] (14)
        "100 Summers" (9)
        "18-Wheeler" (2)
 10: "Chasing Echoes," Phil Henry [Board By Board, 10/2020] (13)
        "California Stars" (3)
        "What Good Is A Song?" (3)
        "There Be Monsters Here" (2)
        "Leanne" (2)
 10: "More From The Levee," Chris Smither [Signature Sounds, 9/2020] (13)
        "Confirmation" (3)
        "Lonely Time" (3)
        "What I Do" (3)
        "I Am the Ride" (2)
 10: "Tangle Of Souls," Scott Cook [Self, 8/2020] (13)
        "Say Can You See" (5)
        "Put Your Good Foot in the Road" (2)
        "Tangle of Souls" (2)
        "Let Love Have Its Way" (2)
 13: "Shadow Of The Cyclone," Aaron Nathans And Michael G. Ronstadt [Self, 10/2020] (12)
        "Carry a Tune" (3)
        "Ghost Writer" (2)
        "Just One Minute" (2)
 13: "World On The Ground," Sarah Jarosz [Rounder, 6/2020] (12)
        "Little Satchel" (3)
        "Empty Square" (2)
        "Hometown" (2)
        "Eve" (2)
 15: "The Balladeer," Lori McKenna [Thirty Tigers, 7/2020] (11)
        "When You're My Age" (3)
        "Uphill" (3)
        "Good Fight" (2)
        "Marie" (2)
 15: "Bet On Love," Pharis And Jason Romero [Self, 5/2020] (11)
        "We All Fall" (3)
        "Hometown Blues" (2)
        "Roll on My Friend" (2)
 15: "Diary Of A Snowflake," Donal Hinely [Scuffletown, 9/2020] (11)
        "Couldn't Breathe" (3)
        "You Call Yourself A Christian" (3)
        "Great Again" (2)
        "Dirty Business" (2)
 15: "Good Words, Good Thoughts, Good Deeds," Bob Sima [Self, 9/2020] (11)
        "The Song Gets a Little Bit Louder" (4)
        "Good Words, Good Thoughts, Good Deeds" (3)
        "Longer Table" (3)
 15: "On My Way To Hooterville," Christine Lavin [Self, 10/2020] (11)
        "On My Way to Hooterville" (5)
 15: "The Dirt And The Stars," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Lambent Light, 8/2020] (11)
        "Nocturne" (3)
        "Farther Along and Further In" (2)
 21: "Begin Again," Lyn Koonce [Self, 9/2020] (10)
        "Eviction" (3)
        "The River" (3)
        "Making My Way Without You" (2)
 21: "A Dark Murmuration Of Words," Emily Barker [Everyone Sang, 9/2020] (10)
        "The Woman Who Planted Trees" (3)
        "Where Have the Sparrows Gone" (2)
 21: "Friend Of The Sky," CEJ [Gnosong, 10/2020] (10)
        "Friend Of The Sky" (3)
        "Hickory Wind" (3)
        "Honey On The Mind" (2)
 21: "Hand Me Down," Kate Rusby [Pure, 2020] (10)
        "Carolina in My Mind" (2)
        "Days" (2)
        "If I Had A Boat" (2)
        "Manic Monday" (2)
        "Three Little Birds" (2)
 21: "Long Day In The Milky Way," Kris Delmhorst [CEN, 8/2020] (10)
        "Hanging Garden" (2)
        "Horses in the Sky" (2)
        "The Horses" (2)
 21: "Noon," Leo Kottke And Mike Gordon [ATO, 9/2020] (10)
        "From the Cradle to the Grave" (4)
        "Flat Top" (2)
        "The Only One" (2)
 21: "Total Freedom," Kathleen Edwards [Dualtone, 9/2020] (10)
        "Birds On a Feeder" (4)
 28: "Good Good Man," Vance Gilbert [Disismye, 1/2020] (9/11)
        "Another Great Day Above Ground" (3)
        "The Day Before November" (2)
 28: "25 Trips," Sierra Hull [Rounder, 5/2020] (9)
        "How Long" (2)
        "The Last Minute" (2)
        "Beautifully Out Of Place" (2)
 28: "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 6/2020] (9)
        "Hallelujah Morning" (2)
        "The Night That John Prine Died" (2)
 28: "The Gleam III (The Third Gleam)," The Avett Brothers [Loma Vista, 8/2020] (9)
        "Women Like You" (3)
        "The Fire" (2)
 28: "I'd Rather Lead A Band," Loudon Wainwright III [Thirty Tigers, 10/2020] (9)
        "A Ship Without a Sail" (2)
 28: "Mould's Undertaking," Mike Craver [Sapsucker, 10/2020] (9)
        "Five Little Sinners" (2)
        "My Heart Belongs in Illinois" (2)

TOP SONGS of October 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3432 plays from 122 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

1. "Gone" (15)
     from "Gone - single" (Tim Grimm)
2. "When Trouble Comes" (12)
     from "When Trouble Comes - single" (Allison Lupton & Craig Werth)
3. "100 Summers" (9)
     from "100 Summers" (James Lee Baker)
4. "On My Way to Hooterville" (6)
     from "On My Way To Hooterville" (Christine Lavin)
4. "Standing On the Moon" (6)
     from "...But I'd Rather Be With You" (Molly Tuttle)
6. "The Little Things" (5)
     from "When I Wait For You" (Dirk Powell)
6. "Say Can You See" (5)
     from "Tangle Of Souls" (Scott Cook)
6. "She's a Rainbow" (5)
     from "...But I'd Rather Be With You" (Molly Tuttle)
6. "Steel Rail Blues" (5)
     from "Soul River" (Matthew Alexander)
10. "Birds On a Feeder" (4)
     from "Total Freedom" (Kathleen Edwards)
10. "Breathe" (4)
     from "Breathe" (Aztec Two-Step)
10. "Confirmation" (4)
     from "More From The Levee" (Chris Smither)
10. "The Damage" (4)
     from "Once Upon A River Soundtrack" (Rodney Crowell)
10. "El Dorado" (4)
     from "Flyover Country" (Susan Werner)

TOP ARTISTS of October 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3432 plays from 122 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

1. Gillian Welch (22)
        "Boots No. 2 The Lost Songs, Vol. 1" (11)
        "Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 2" (4)
2. Molly Tuttle (20)
        "...But I'd Rather Be With You" (18)
2. Susan Werner (20)
        "Flyover Country" (19)
2. Tim Grimm (20)
        "Gone - single" (13)
5. Susan Pepper (19)
        "The Prettiest Bird" (19)
6. Chris Smither (18)
        "More From The Levee" (13)
7. Dirk Powell (17)
        "When I Wait For You" (17)
7. Doc And Merle Watson (17)
        "Songs Doc Didn't Sing" (16)
9. Eliza Gilkyson (16)
        "2020" (14)
10. Christine Lavin (15)
        "On My Way To Hooterville" (11)
10. Gathering Time (15)
        "Old Friends" (15)
10. James Lee Baker (15)
        "100 Summers" (14)
10. Sarah Jarosz (15)
        "World On The Ground" (12)
14. John McCutcheon (14)
        "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (9)
        "Vote Dammit - single" (3)
14. John Prine (14)
        "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (4)
16. Aaron Nathans And Michael G. Ronstadt (13)
        "Shadow Of The Cyclone" (12)
16. Kristen Grainger And True North (13)
        "Ghost Tattoo" (8)
        "Ghost Tattoo 2020 Kristen Grainger & " (4)
16. Lori McKenna (13)
        "The Balladeer" (11)
16. Pete Seeger (13)
        "American Favorite Ballads, Vols. 1-5" (2)
16. Phil Henry (13)
        "Chasing Echoes" (13)
16. Rodney Crowell (13)
        "Acoustic Classics" (5)
16. Scott Cook (13)
        "Tangle Of Souls" (13)
23. Allison Lupton & Craig Werth (12)
        "When Trouble Comes - single" (12)
23. The Avett Brothers (12)
        "The Gleam III (The Third Gleam)" (9)
23. Loudon Wainwright III (12)
        "I'd Rather Lead A Band" (9)
23. Mary Chapin Carpenter (12)
        "The Dirt And The Stars" (8)
23. New Grass Revival (12)
        "Best of New Grass Revival" (3)
28. Vance Gilbert (11/12)
        "Good Good Man" (11)
28. Bob Sima (11)
        "Good Words, Good Thoughts, Good Deeds" (11)
28. Donal Hinely (11)
        "Diary Of A Snowflake" (11)
28. Kate Rusby (11)
        "Hand Me Down" (10)
28. Leo Kottke And Mike Gordon (11)
        "Noon" (10)
28. Pharis And Jason Romero (11)
        "Bet On Love" (11)

TOP LABELS of October 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3432 plays from 122 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (94)
2. Compass (68)
3. Columbia (42)
3. Red House (42)
3. Thirty Tigers (42)
6. Smithsonian/Folkways (39)
7. Signature Sounds (32)
8. Sugar Hill (31)
9. Pinecastle (26)
10. Acony (25)
10. Yep Roc (25)
12. Capitol (24)
13. Warner (22)
14. Borealis (20)
15. Rebel (17)
15. Vault (17)
17. Ballad (16)
18. Appleseed (13)
18. Dualtone (13)
18. Elektra (13)
18. Oh Boy (13)

FOLK DJs - October 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3432 plays from 122 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM, NY)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WRFR-LP, CT)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Robinson (Wisconsin Public Radio)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP, MA)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Eddie O'Strange (kiwifolk.com-FM & Wellington Access Radio, New Zealand)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Torrington (stingray.com)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & soundcloud.com, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jared Ingersol (Syndicated, MixCloud)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM & syndicated, CA)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
John Patterson (americanfolkmovie.com & podcast, VT)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & podcast, AR)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM & CKJS-AM, MB)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM & podcast, WA)
Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & folk.org)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & acousticrainbow.com, New Zealand)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Rachel Anne Goodman (KSQD-FM, CA)
Ray Baumler (WRUR-FM, NY)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Richard Gordon (WVUD-FM & syndicated, DE)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Sonny Ochs (WIOX-FM, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wayne Greene (KZCC-LP & KZCW-LP, TX)