Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
2020
Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L
TOP ALBUMS of 2020
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 156697 plays from 5268 playlists from 182 Folk DJs
1: "2020," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 4/2020] (486)
"Peace in Our Hearts" (89)
"Promises to Keep" (83)
"My Heart Aches" (80)
"We Are Not Alone" (40)
"Beautiful World of Mine" (35)
"A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" (32)
"Sooner or Later" (27)
"Where Have All The Flowers Gone" (25)
"One More Day" (25)
"Beach Haven" (21)
2: "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 6/2020] (393)
"The Night That John Prine Died" (78)
"Six Feet Away" (58)
"Front Line" (40)
"When All of This Is Over" (39)
"Hallelujah Morning" (34)
"Sheltered in Place" (22)
"My Dog Talking Blues" (18)
"Vespers" (17)
"Control" (14)
"One Hundred Years" (12)
"Earth" (12)
3: "Ghost Tattoo," Kristen Grainger And True North [Self, 5/2020] (385)
"Keep the River On Your Right" (84)
"Tattooed Love Song" (48)
"Down in the Lonesome Draw" (48)
"Ghost of Abuelito" (37)
"When No One's Around" (31)
"Wishes & Dreams" (27)
"Jeremiah's Tree" (24)
"She Flies With Her Own Wings" (24)
"Lonesome L.A. Cowboy" (20)
"Light By Light" (15)
"Mississippi" (14)
"Fine Young Companion" (10)
4: "Bet On Love," Pharis And Jason Romero [Self, 5/2020] (346)
"Hometown Blues" (79)
"Bet On Love" (55)
"Roll On My Friend" (31)
"New Day" (31)
"Right in the Garden" (28)
"We All Fall" (25)
"Kind Girl" (24)
"New Caledonia" (22)
"Old Chatelaine" (18)
"A Bit Old School" (17)
"World Stops Turning" (16)
5: "World On The Ground," Sarah Jarosz [Rounder, 6/2020] (330)
"Hometown" (92)
"Eve" (42)
"Johnny" (41)
"Little Satchel" (34)
"Pay It No Mind" (26)
"I'll Be Gone" (24)
"What Do I Do" (22)
"Orange and Blue" (19)
"Maggie" (15)
"Empty Square" (14)
6: "25 Trips," Sierra Hull [Rounder, 3/2020] (324)
"Beautifully Out Of Place" (57)
"How Long" (48)
"Father Time" (47)
"Middle Of The Woods" (38)
"Ceiling To The Floor" (37)
"Everybody's Talking" (19)
"Poison" (19)
"25 Trips" (18)
"The Last Minute" (18)
"Less" (10)
7: "Old Friends," Gathering Time [Treble-G, 2020] (308)
"Turn! Turn! Turn!" (36)
"Ripple" (35)
"Get Together" (31)
"Carry On" (28)
"You Were On My Mind" (27)
"If You Could Read My Mind" (25)
"Hurry Sundown" (22)
"And When I Die" (19)
"At Seventeen" (19)
"Abraham, Martin & John" (18)
"Hazy Shade Of Winter" (17)
"Old Friends" (17)
"River" (12)
8: "Treat A Stranger Right," Frank And Allie Lee [Bake Tone, 1/2020] (302)
"Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right" (40)
"You Are My Flower" (38)
"Come and Go With Me" (37)
"When I Was a Cowboy" (34)
"Sugar Babe" (22)
"The Sailor and the Soldier" (22)
"Lost John" (20)
"Darling Corey" (18)
"Sugar in the Gourd" (18)
"Lazy Farmer" (17)
"White Top Mountain" (16)
"Frankie" (14)
9: "Headlight," Della Mae [Rounder, 2/2020] (300)
"Headlight" (66)
"Waiting For You" (60)
"The Odds Of Getting Even" (48)
"Change" (26)
"The Long Game" (21)
"Peg Monster" (19)
"I Can't Pretend" (17)
"I Like It When You're Home" (12)
10: "Good Good Man," Vance Gilbert [Disismye, 1/2020] (291)
"Another Great Day Above Ground" (72)
"Flyby" (39)
"Pie & Whiskey" (36)
"When I Cross Over" (29)
"Good Good Man" (22)
"Wildflower" (17)
"Zombie Pattycake" (16)
"Trust" (14)
"Brunswick County" (14)
"The Day Before November" (14)
11: "The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs Of Mickey Newbury," Gretchen Peters [Scarlet Letter, 5/2020] (287)
"Just Dropped In" (31)
"Heaven Help the Child" (31)
"She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye" (27)
"The Night You Wrote That Song" (27)
"Why You Been Gone So Long" (27)
"Wish I Was" (25)
"Frisco Depot" (24)
"San Francisco Mabel Joy" (24)
"Leavin' Kentucky" (21)
"Saint Cecelia" (16)
"The Sailor" (15)
"Three Bells For Stephen" (10)
12: "Tangle Of Souls," Scott Cook [Self, 8/2020] (272)
"Say Can You See" (85)
"Put Your Good Foot in the Road" (51)
"Tangle of Souls" (22)
"Passin' Through" (19)
"Let Love Have Its Way" (17)
"Just Enough Empties" (15)
"Leave a Light On" (13)
"Right To Roam" (13)
"Why Am I Leaving My Home Again?" (11)
"What To Keep" (10)
12: "Hello Stranger," Eliza Meyer [Self, 1/2020] (272)
"Hello Stranger" (64)
"Workin' Girl Blues" (34)
"Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" (26)
"Our Town" (23)
"Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On" (21)
"Hills of Home" (16)
"The Cuckoo" (15)
"Aragon Mill" (13)
"When I Stop Dreaming" (13)
"When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again" (11)
14: "Character," Rachael Sage [Mpress, 4/2020] (261)
"Bravery's On Fire" (65)
"Ohio" (42)
"Blue Sky Days" (40)
"Damaged" (35)
"Catch The Light" (29)
"Both Hands" (14)
"Open the Door" (12)
15: "Spider Tales," Jake Blount [Free Dirt, 4/2020] (250)
"Where Did You Sleep Last Night" (34)
"Blackbird Says to the Crow" (30)
"Beyond This Wall" (25)
"Roustabout" (22)
"The Angels Done Bowed Down" (22)
"Rocky Road to Dublin" (19)
"Goodbye, Honey, You Call That Gone" (17)
"Boll Weevil" (16)
"Move, Daniel" (13)
"Done Gone" (12)
"Mad Mama's Blues" (11)
"Old-Timey Grey Eagle" (10)
16: "Ordinary Love," Ellis Delaney [Singing Crow, 6/2020] (244)
"The Finest Adventure" (40)
"Pie for Breakfast" (31)
"Happy Life" (23)
"Bird on a Wire" (23)
"Now Is the Time" (22)
"Better Angels" (22)
"Start Where You Are" (21)
"Ordinary Love" (20)
"I Think About You" (13)
"Paper Wings" (13)
17: "Western Sun," Nell And Jim Band [Whippoorwill Arts, 5/2020] (240)
"Woe Is Me" (32)
"Sequoia Gold" (26)
"In My Beautiful Dream" (23)
"By Stars and Sunrise" (23)
"Travelin' the Road West" (23)
"Hurricane" (19)
"Clinch Mountain Backstep" (17)
"Limonaia" (17)
"Handsome Medley" (15)
18: "The Family Songbook," The Haden Triplets [Thirty Tigers, 1/2020] (239)
"Wildwood Flower" (58)
"Ozark Moon" (35)
"Who Will You Love" (31)
"I'll Fly Away" (31)
"Wayfaring Stranger" (20)
"Pretty Baby" (13)
"Memories of Will Rogers" (11)
"Gray Mother Dreaming" (10)
"Say You Will" (10)
18: "The Path Of Stones," John Doyle [Compass, 4/2020] (239)
"The Path of Stones" (61)
"Lady Wynde" (40)
"Sing Merrily to Me" (30)
"The Rambler from Clare" (29)
"Elevenses" (23)
"Teelin Harbour" (23)
"Naoise Nolan's/An Slabhra Noinini" (10)
20: "Live At The Seagull Shop," Jud Caswell [Self, 3/2020] (229)
"Phoebe On A Fencepost" (27)
"Blackberry Time" (26)
"Get Poor Slow" (26)
"That's the Way We Climb" (23)
"Pour Me A Guinness" (17)
"Black is the Color" (15)
"Stocks" (13)
"Watch The Fall" (12)
"Insurance Plan" (10)
21: "Work My Claim," Brooks Williams [Red Guitar Blue, 3/2020] (227)
"King of California" (38)
"Inland Sailor" (27)
"You Don't Know My Mind" (23)
"Here Comes The Blues" (20)
"Jump That Train" (19)
"Seven Sisters" (18)
"Mercy Illinois" (17)
"Whatever It Takes" (16)
"My Turn Now" (14)
"Frank Delandry" (13)
"Georgia" (11)
"I Got It Bad" (10)
22: "Nonet," The Mammals [Humble Abode, 5/2020] (226)
"If You Could Hear Me Now" (47)
"East Side West Side" (32)
"Radio Signal" (31)
"Coming Down Off Summer" (23)
"California" (21)
"What It All Is" (19)
"Someone's Hurting" (13)
"You Gotta Believe" (12)
"Beyond Civilization" (11)
23: "I Have Known Women - Songs by Si Kahn Celebrating Women's Lives & Struggles," Saro Lynch-Thomason & Sam Gleaves [Strictly Country, 5/2020] (220)
"1920" (36)
"Room for All" (24)
"Truck Driving Woman" (22)
"I Have Known Women" (18)
"The Border" (18)
"Conductor" (18)
"Aliens" (15)
"Praise The Boll Weevil" (12)
"No More, No More" (12)
"Red Haired Becky" (11)
"I Caught the Sheriff" (10)
24: "The Dirt And The Stars," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Lambent Light, 8/2020] (215)
"Secret Keepers" (48)
"Farther Along and Further In" (35)
"Where The Beauty Is" (22)
"American Stooge" (21)
"Everybody's Got Something" (18)
"Old D-35" (16)
"Between The Dirt And The Stars" (13)
"Asking For A Friend" (13)
"Nocturne" (13)
"It's OK To Feel Sad" (12)
25: "Recollections/Revolutions," Windborne [Wand'ring Feet, 1/2020] (214)
"Gimme Just a Little More Time" (14)
"Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" (13)
"Rollin' in my Sweet Baby's Arms" (13)
"Diamond Joe" (11)
"Darlin' Corey" (10)
"Stole and Sold" (10)
"Bread and Roses" (10)
26: "Bad For You," The Steeldrivers [Rounder, 2/2020] (213)
"I Choose You" (55)
"Glad I'm Gone" (44)
"The Bartender" (19)
"Forgive" (16)
"Innocent Man" (15)
"12 O'Clock Blues" (15)
"Mama Says No" (13)
"Lonely and Being Alone" (12)
27: "Bravado," Rose Cousins [Outside, 2/2020] (207)
"The Agreement" (65)
"The Reprise" (49)
"The Return" (22)
"The Benefits of Being Alone" (21)
"The Expert" (12)
"The Time Being" (10)
28: "Making Life Sweet," The Early Risers [Itchy Sabot, 11/2019] (205)
"This Changes Everything" (44)
"Oh My God" (39)
"Walking" (17)
"Making Life Sweet" (16)
"My Town" (16)
"Darling Corey" (16)
"Red Bird" (14)
"Devil's Den" (11)
"How Many Miles" (10)
29: "Home," Billy Strings [Rounder, 2/2020] (202)
"Watch It Fall" (40)
"Taking Water" (24)
"Running" (19)
"Must Be Seven" (18)
"Everything's the Same" (17)
"Love Like Me" (13)
"Freedom" (13)
"Long Forgotten Dream" (11)
30: "When I Wait For You," Dirk Powell [Compass, 8/2020] (201)
"I Ain't Playing Pretty Polly" (40)
"Everything Is Alright" (28)
"The Little Things" (28)
"Olivia" (21)
"Say Old Playmate" (14)
"Ain't Never Fell" (13)
"Les Yeux de Rosalie" (13)
"Let the Night Seize Me" (10)
31: "Brother Sister," Watkins Family Hour [Family Hour, 4/2020] (192)
"The Cure" (49)
"Fake Badge, Real Gun" (42)
"Lafayette" (18)
"Keep It Clean" (15)
"Just Another Reason" (14)
"Snow Tunnel" (14)
"Bella and Ivan" (13)
"Miles Of Desert Sand" (12)
31: "Boots No. 2 The Lost Songs, Vol. 1," Gillian Welch [Acony, 8/2020] (192)
"First Place Ribbon" (29)
"Strange Isabella" (27)
"Blind On The Inside" (17)
"Orphan Girl" (13)
"Back Turn and Swing" (12)
"Apalachicola" (10)
"Mighty Good Book" (10)
33: "Highway Philosophers," Lara Herscovitch [La Rama, 4/2020] (190)
"Now Here This" (30)
"Highway Philosophers" (27)
"Angels" (24)
"Shine Sister Shine" (21)
"Rise" (17)
"You USA" (15)
"Wingspan" (13)
33: "The Balladeer," Lori McKenna [Thirty Tigers, 7/2020] (190)
"Uphill" (45)
"When You're My Age" (39)
"Good Fight" (23)
"This Town is a Woman" (20)
"Marie" (15)
"Stuck in High School" (12)
"The Balladeer" (11)
35: "Songs Of Our Native Daughters," Our Native Daughters [Smithsonian/Folkways, 1/2020] (185)
"You're Not Alone" (42)
"Black Myself" (33)
"I Knew I Could Fly" (20)
"Polly Ann's Hammer" (16)
"Moon Meets the Sun" (16)
"Music and Joy" (15)
36: "Songs Doc Didn't Sing," Doc And Merle Watson [Fli, 10/2020] (180)
"Windy & Warm" (32)
"Below Freezing" (22)
"Down Yonder" (17)
"Carroll County Blues" (12)
"Liza - Lady Be Good" (11)
"John Henry/Worried Blues" (11)
"Black Mountain Rag" (10)
"Fisher's Hornpipe" (10)
36: "Woman In Color," Raye Zaragoza [Rebel River, 10/2020] (180)
"They Say" (43)
"Ghosts of Houston Street" (31)
"He Calls Me River" (22)
"Change Your Name" (19)
"Run With The Wolves" (13)
"Rebel Soul" (13)
"Fight Like A Girl" (13)
38: "Love And Fire," Annette Wasilik [Azalea City, 1/2020] (177)
"The World Is On Fire" (34)
"Chincoteague" (27)
"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (22)
"Don't Look Down" (20)
"Almost" (17)
"Highway" (14)
"Lucille Marie" (12)
"Kentucky Babe" (10)
38: "Waltz For Abilene," Cindy Cashdollar [Silver Shot, 3/2020] (177)
"Ring Them Bells" (52)
"That's No Way for Me to Get Along" (43)
"O Susanna" (14)
"Salvation" (12)
40: "Keep On Walkin'," Julie And John Pennell [JPE, 6/2020] (176)
"You Can't Have It All" (29)
"Gonna Hitch a Ride" (29)
"Keep On Walkin'" (26)
"Your Body Never Forgets" (19)
"I Don't Know About Tomorrow" (15)
"Blue Skies" (11)
40: "The Storyteller's Suitcase," Ellis Paul [Rosella, 1/2020] (176)
"Election Day" (54)
"The Storyteller's Suitcase" (20)
"Five Alarm Fire on the 4th of July" (19)
"You'll Never Be This Young Again" (17)
"I Ain't No Jesus" (12)
40: "The Tree Of Forgiveness," John Prine [Oh Boy, 4/2020] (176)
"When I Get to Heaven" (58)
"The Lonesome Friends of Science" (24)
"Summer's End" (20)
"Knockin' On Your Screen Door" (18)
"Boundless Love" (15)
"Egg & Daughter Nite, Lincoln Nebraska, 1967" (10)
43: "Alicia Viani," Alicia Viani [Self, 2/2020] (175)
"Good Man" (33)
"Tomten Farm" (22)
"Lonesome For You" (22)
"Lamplight" (21)
"Redemption" (17)
"Wounded Healer" (16)
"North Carolina Skies" (15)
"How the Sun Survives" (14)
44: "The Far Si," Matt Watroba [Self, 2/2020] (172)
"You Can't Say *** On the Air" (51)
"Is It Love" (18)
"Pete's Peaches" (17)
"Walt's Waltz" (16)
"Did Juneau?" (12)
"One Little Sip" (12)
"Si's Sigh" (11)
"Will's Will" (10)
"Minnesota Magic" (10)
45: "Alternative Facts And Other White Lies," Mike Glick [Self, 6/2020] (171)
"Alternative Facts" (30)
"If You're Not Outraged" (29)
"Fellow Travelers" (21)
"We Shall Be Free" (14)
"Pastures of Plenty" (11)
"Let's Build A Wall Around Jesus" (11)
"A Workers Song" (10)
46: "Big Road," David Bromberg Band [Red House, 4/2020] (170)
"Take This Hammer" (61)
"Big Road" (17)
"Lovin' of the Game" (14)
"George, Merle & Conway" (12)
"The Hills Of Ise Au Haut" (12)
"Standing in the Need of Prayer" (11)
"Mary Jane" (10)
"Roll on John" (10)
47: "Old Tin," Erynn Marshall And Carl Jones [Dittyville, 1/2020] (169)
"Southern Special" (19)
"Reno Blues" (18)
"Cause My Sweet Love Ain't Around" (18)
"Old Tin" (14)
"Turkey Scratch" (12)
"Halloween Wedding March" (11)
"Prayer Of The Donkey" (11)
"The Turning Tide" (10)
48: "Song Like A Seed," Sara Thomsen [Self, 3/2020] (168)
"Water Is Life" (29)
"Let Me Sing for You" (23)
"River Dream" (23)
"Too Many Roosters" (20)
"Song Like a Seed" (18)
"Where Did Jesus Go" (14)
"Root of the Root" (12)
"Canticle of the Feathered Ones" (10)
"Shining Star" (10)
49: "Souvenirs," John Prine [Oh Boy, 4/2020] (166)
"Paradise" (22)
"Hello In There" (21)
"Illegal Smile" (17)
"Sam Stone" (14)
"Angel From Montgomery" (13)
"Souvenirs" (11)
"Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore" (10)
50: "Assiniboine And The Red," The Small Glories [Red House, 5/2019] (164)
"Sing" (45)
"Oh My Love" (30)
"Secondhand" (17)
"Alberta" (15)
"Don't Back Down" (14)
"Winnipeg" (12)
"Long Long Moon" (11)
"Johnson Slide" (10)
51: "Rough And Rowdy Ways," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 6/2020] (160)
"I've Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You" (30)
"False Prophet" (24)
"Mother of Muses" (24)
"I Contain Multitudes" (21)
"Black Rider" (17)
"Goodbye Jimmy Reed" (12)
"Crossing the Rubicon" (10)
52: "Swingin' At The Savoy," Vi Wickam And Paul Anastasio [Self, 6/2020] (157)
"Louisiana Ruckus" (20)
"Hez" (17)
"Weiser Stomp" (17)
"Sister Kate" (15)
"Lady of the Dunes" (13)
"St. James Infirmary Blues" (13)
"Blue Skies" (11)
53: "Flyover Country," Susan Werner [Self, 9/2020] (155)
"Barn Radio" (22)
"Snake Oil" (21)
"Long Live" (16)
"To Be There" (16)
"Wine Bottles" (14)
"El Dorado" (11)
54: "Best Of The Rest," Si Kahn [Strictly Country, 10/2019] (153)
"Moose Lodge" (15)
"When The War Is Done" (13)
"Down On The Merrimack River" (12)
"Rock Me Roll Me" (11)
"I Have Seen Freedom" (10)
"To Hear Doc Watson Play" (10)
55: "Circadian," Letitia Vansant [Self, 1/2020] (152)
"You Can't Put My Fire Out" (61)
"Circadian" (20)
"Driftwood" (14)
"Tin Man" (13)
"Something Real" (13)
"The Hustle" (11)
"Most of Our Dreams Don't Come True" (10)
55: "Love Circles 'Round," Byrd And Street [Self, 7/2020] (152)
"Love Circles 'Round" (19)
"Right Here, Right Now" (17)
"There's a Train on the Track" (17)
"Pickin' Up Apples" (15)
"The Pull of the Earth" (15)
"May the Light Shine Bright on You" (13)
"Smile Again" (13)
"The Sun in Colorado" (13)
55: "Welcome Home," Michael And Nell [Roseheart, 8/2020] (152)
"Election Year Rag" (42)
"Days Gonna Come" (23)
"Jerusalem" (14)
"Hot Chicken" (12)
"Boss Called A Meeting" (11)
"Talkin' With Their Hands" (11)
58: "Bones And Gravity," Lizanne Knott [Good Dog Jake, 10/2019] (150)
"I Was A Bird" (38)
"Emmylou" (33)
"Hurricane" (15)
"Bones And Gravity" (12)
"Caroline" (11)
"Like I Love My Dog" (10)
59: "Mondegreens," Rachel Garlin [Self, 2020] (148)
"Out There" (31)
"Good Morning" (30)
"Mondegreens" (21)
"Capture Me" (18)
"Earthquake Town" (13)
"Radio Silence" (13)
60: "The Longest Night Of The Year, Vol. 3," Various Artists [Hudson Harding, 12/2020] (147)
"It's That Time of Year," Ellis Delaney (15)
"Thank God the Liquor Stores Don't Close on Christmas Eve," Jon Shain & FJ Ventre (15)
"Solstice Dreams," Amelia Krinke (12)
"The Christmas Waltz," Abbie Gardner & Matt Nakoa (10)
"Let's Build That Lovin' Land," Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer (10)
"Santa Claus Ain't Comin' to Town," Mark Stepakoff (10)
60: "Lucky Girl," Claudia Nygaard [Bet The Ranch, 2/2020] (147)
"Lucky Girl" (35)
"A Little Bit Embarrassed" (27)
"Oklahoma" (19)
"Me Too" (14)
"The Codependent's National Anthem" (13)
"I Wonder" (12)
62: "LP5," John Moreland [Thirty Tigers, 2/2020] (146)
"In Times Between" (32)
"When My Fever Breaks" (27)
"Harder Dreams" (25)
"Let Me Be Understood" (20)
"East October" (11)
"A Thought Is Just A Passing Train" (10)
62: "Willie Nile Uncovered," Various Artists [Paradiddle, 8/2020] (146)
"Lonesme Dark EyedBeauty," Caroline Doctorow (31)
"Sideways Beautiful," Slaid Cleaves (11)
"I Can't Do Crazy," John Gorka (11)
64: "Up Around The Bend," Kim Moberg [Self, 6/2020] (144)
"Up Around the Bend" (25)
"21 Steps" (17)
"The Raven" (15)
"Tomorrow's Gonna Be A Better Day" (14)
"The Long Road" (12)
"Avarice and Greed" (12)
"Angels Fly" (11)
"Here Be Dragons" (10)
65: "...But I'd Rather Be With You," Molly Tuttle [Compass, 8/2020] (143)
"She's A Rainbow" (33)
"Standing On the Moon" (32)
"How Can I Tell You" (18)
"A Little Lost" (13)
"Olympia, WA" (12)
66: "Wildwood," Katie Dahl [Leaky Boat, 9/2019] (142)
"Braver Than Me" (34)
"Wildwood Girl" (30)
"Worry My Friend" (12)
"The Fisherman's Daughter" (10)
67: "Pilot Me," Dennis Warner [Main Trail, 8/2020] (140)
"Golden Rule" (27)
"Potter's Wheel" (22)
"Noses and Nickels" (15)
"Carefully Taught" (15)
"Love and Maple Syrup" (14)
67: "Where The Wind Blows/Dove Tia O Vento," Beppe Gambetta [Borealis, 5/2020] (140)
"Wise Old Man" (23)
"Forget About Me Not" (23)
"Lambertville Waltz" (17)
"Sunrise Melody" (17)
"Dove Tia O Vento" (12)
"La Musica Nostra" (12)
"Fighting While We Can" (11)
"Hide and Seek" (10)
69: "Besos Kisses," Colleen Kattau [Self, 6/2020] (139)
"Amen to the Freedom Rides" (31)
"When I Walk in the Woods" (22)
"Dangerous Women" (19)
"Not Enough Tears" (14)
"Your Place of Freedom" (11)
"Her Voice Is A River" (10)
70: "Chasing The Sun," Bobtown [Self, 8/2019] (138)
"Daughters Of The Dust" (31)
"No Man's Land" (28)
"Come On Home" (11)
"Kryptonite" (11)
70: "Facets Of Folk," Mara Levine [Self, 2018] (138)
"By My Silence" (19)
"Daughters And Sons" (16)
"You Reap What You Sow" (15)
"Upstream" (12)
"Bitter Green" (10)
72: "The Light We Bring," Trout Steak Revival [Self, 2/2020] (136)
"Through the Pines" (33)
"Loretta" (23)
"Arrows in the Dark" (21)
"The Heart Wants" (17)
"The Way It Moves" (11)
"Only a Moment" (10)
73: "100 Summers," James Lee Baker [Self, 9/2020] (134)
"100 Summers" (51)
"The Last Cowboy in Hutchinson County" (15)
"If Eve Hadn't Eaten the Apple" (11)
"Wipe the Dust off Your Bellows" (10)
"18-Wheeler" (10)
"A New Man's World" (10)
73: "Chasing Echoes," Phil Henry [Board By Board, 10/2020] (134)
"There Be Monsters Here" (34)
"Pompei" (25)
"What Good Is A Song" (17)
"California Stars" (12)
"I Wish I Knew You Then" (11)
"Missed the Show" (11)
73: "A Dark Murmuration Of Words," Emily Barker [Everyone Sang, 9/2020] (134)
"The Woman Who Planted Trees" (47)
"Strange Weather" (19)
"When Stars Cannot Be Found" (16)
"Return Me" (13)
"Where Have the Sparrows Gone" (10)
76: "Treasures In My Chest," Andrew McKnight [Catalooch, 2/2020] (133)
"My Little Town" (20)
"When My Time Comes" (17)
"Aretas Culver" (15)
"Passage/ Our Meeting Is Over" (11)
"Left Behind" (10)
"Margaret/Treasures in My Chest" (10)
77: "Big Blue Sky In The Morning," Barbara Jo Kammer [Self, 5/2020] (132)
"Shine On" (18)
"Cheap Whiskey" (14)
"You Gotta Walk That Lonesome Valley" (13)
"Big Blue Sky In The Morning" (13)
"A Perfect World Ft. Greg Blake" (12)
"That'll Be The Day" (10)
78: "Best Of Many Days," Michael Veitch [Self, 7/2020] (131)
"Best of Many Days" (29)
"That Was The Summer" (19)
"Edge of This Town" (13)
"Pontiac" (13)
78: "Early Morning Rain," Steve Forbert [Blue Rose, 5/2020] (131)
"Early Morning Rain" (47)
"Dignity" (35)
78: "Straight To Marrow," Clint Alphin [Self, 10/2019] (131)
"Bless Your Heart" (39)
"Straight To Marrow" (28)
"Should Have Loved" (26)
81: "Honest," Ordinary Elephant [Berkalin, 4/2019] (130)
"I Come From" (23)
"Jenny & James" (18)
"Scars We Keep" (15)
"Hope to Be That Happy" (15)
"Rust Right Through" (13)
"The War" (11)
"Worth The Weight" (10)
81: "Live At The Kitchen Sink," Ronny Cox [Self, 7/2020] (130)
"Hot Water Cornbread" (16)
"Silver City" (15)
"Bus To Baltimore" (12)
"Facts" (11)
"Portales" (11)
83: "Any Kind Of Angel," Jenny Reynolds [Self, 6/2020] (129)
"Any Kind of Angel" (29)
"There is a Road" (23)
"I'm so Lonesome" (10)
"Dance for Me" (10)
"The Trouble I'm In" (10)
"Love & Gasoline" (10)
83: "Refuge," Sultans Of String [Self, 3/2020] (129)
"I'm Free (feat. Waleed Abdulha" (33)
"The Power of the Land" (25)
"Hurricane (feat. Gündem Yayli" (20)
83: "The Gleam III (The Third Gleam)," The Avett Brothers [Loma Vista, 8/2020] (129)
"Victory" (28)
"I Should've Spent The Day With My Family" (27)
"The Fire" (15)
"Back Into The Light" (13)
"I Go To My Heart" (12)
"Prison To Heaven" (12)
"Untitled #4" (11)
83: "Heart Land Again," Tim Grimm [Vault, 6/2019] (129)
"Better Days" (29)
"Carter's Blues" (14)
"She Remembers" (13)
"Staying In Love" (11)
"Down The Road" (11)
"That Old Man" (10)
87: "Blonde On The Tracks," Emma Swift [Tiny Ghost, 7/2020] (128)
"Queen Jane Approximately" (52)
"Going Going Gone" (20)
"I Contain Multitudes" (15)
"Simple Twist Of Fate" (12)
"The Man in Me" (11)
88: "Long Time Passing," Kronos Quartet [Smithsonian, 9/2020] (127)
"Which Side Are You On?" (24)
"Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" (19)
"Turn Turn Turn" (14)
"The President Sang Amazing Grace" (14)
"Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" (12)
88: "Me And The Ghost Of Charlemagne," Amy Speace [Windbone, 2020] (127)
"Kindness" (41)
"Ginger Ale And Lorna Doones" (23)
"Me and the Ghost of Charlemagne" (20)
"This And My Heart Beside" (11)
90: "Lines And Spaces," Heather Pierson [Vessel, 11/2019] (125)
"Take the Time" (21)
"Get Up On That Horse Again" (20)
"Lines and Spaces" (15)
"Yes To Love" (13)
"Goodness Knows" (12)
91: "We Fit Together," Barry Oreck [Self, 5/2020] (124)
"No Place to Run" (43)
"A 60'S Hippie's Psychedelic Nightmare" (29)
"A Simple Song" (25)
"We Fit Together" (20)
92: "More From The Levee," Chris Smither [Signature Sounds, 9/2020] (123)
"Lonely Time" (38)
"Confirmation" (23)
"What I Do" (13)
"I Am the Ride" (10)
93: "Collection: 2008-2018," Jim Patton And Sherry Brokus [Berkalin, 2020] (122)
"On the Day I Leave This World" (17)
"Ghosts in This Room Tonight" (16)
"My Hometown's Not My Hometown Anymore" (15)
"I Never Give Up" (12)
"Old County Rd" (11)
"Fortunate Man" (11)
93: "Imagine We Have Wings," Jane Godfrey [Self, 9/2020] (122)
"The Moon Tonight" (20)
"Though I Lay My Paddle Down" (17)
"Breakfast" (16)
"Imagine We Have Wings" (10)
"Move On In Love" (10)
95: "Legacy," Michael Johnathon [Poetman, 2020] (121)
"Legacy" (26)
"Winter Rose" (15)
"Rain" (13)
"Blue Skies" (13)
"Like a Rolling Stone" (13)
"Knocking on Heavans Door" (11)
"Woody's Poem" (10)
96: "Next Time We Meet," Terry Kitchen [Urban Campfire, 2/2020] (120)
"Party on the Roof" (29)
"Norwegian Wood" (17)
"Melanie" (15)
"Next Time We Meet" (12)
"Fireball Cinnamon Whisky" (11)
"Hole In The Bottom Of A Lie" (10)
96: "Undercover," Bronwynne Brent [Self, 7/2020] (120)
"Lost in the Moonlight" (18)
"Raincoat" (17)
"Walking Relapse" (13)
"River Lullaby" (11)
"Undercover" (11)
"If You Go Away" (10)
98: "Hang Me Out To Dry," Trip McCool [Thinking Dog, 3/2020] (119)
"Hang Me Out To Dry" (19)
"The First Robin of Spring" (17)
"Cabbage & Spuds" (15)
"John Barleycorn Must Die" (12)
"The Selkie Girl" (11)
"We Fish For Dreams" (10)
98: "Roots And Honey," Old-Time Pharmaceuticals [Self, 2020] (119)
"Midnight Train" (19)
"Ramblin' After Rain" (14)
"The Rose Of Ben Nishaere" (14)
"In The Dark Missouri's Mud" (14)
"Lullaby Of The Sky" (10)
"Joan And Victor Jara" (10)
"Row Me Over Jordan" (10)
98: "Days Of Decision: A Tribute To Phil Ochs," Martyn Joseph [Pipe, 3/2020] (119)
"Days Of Decision" (34)
"Changes" (11)
"Flower Lady" (10)
101: "No Summer," Cinder Well [Free Dirt, 7/2020] (117)
"No Summer" (37)
"Fallen" (19)
"Wandering Boy" (17)
"The Cuckoo" (16)
"Queen of the Earth, Child of the Sea" (11)
101: "The Prettiest Bird," Susan Pepper [Ballad, 2020] (117)
"Deep Creek" (18)
"Get a Transfer" (14)
"The Prettiest Bird" (13)
"The Soldier and the Lady" (10)
"Be Here Now" (10)
"Looking Up" (10)
101: "Up Against The Sky," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2019] (117)
"The Loyal Fisherman" (32)
"All That's Yet To Come" (15)
"In the Time I Was Away" (14)
"Celebrate the Crop" (12)
"Beyond the Day" (10)
104: "Bad Wife," Grant Peeples [Rootball, 2/2020] (115)
"Iris" (20)
"Crying Out" (16)
"Unsustainable" (15)
"Bad Wife" (15)
"Keep Trying" (14)
104: "Waterfalls," Thomas Aaron Garlow [Self, 4/2020] (115)
"Waterfalls" (25)
"Rebo" (18)
"Won't You" (16)
"Appalachian Lady" (15)
"Cold Mountain Wind" (12)
106: "Dylan," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 2007] (114)
"Blowin' In the Wind" (14)
"Bob Dylan's Dream" (10)
106: "Rearrange My Heart," Che Apalache [Free Dirt, 8/2019] (114)
"The Dreamer" (30)
"Rearrange My Heart" (24)
"The Wall" (16)
"Rock of Ages" (10)
108: "Look Long," Indigo Girls [Rounder, 5/2020] (113)
"Look Long" (28)
"Country Radio" (18)
"Howl at the Moon" (16)
"Sorrow and Joy" (12)
"When We Were Writers" (11)
"Feel This Way Again" (10)
109: "No Time For Love Songs," The Mastersons [Compass, 2020] (111/122)
"Spellbound" (39)
"The Last Laugh" (38)
"No Time For Love Songs" (17)
109: "All That's Real," Gathering Sparks [Borealis, 10/2019] (111)
"Feathers and Wings" (29)
"Bringing in the Light" (24)
"You're My Sister" (10)
109: "I Can Still Hear You," Suzzy Roche And Lucy Wainwright Roche [Storysound, 10/2020] (111)
"I Can Still Hear You" (30)
"I Think I Am a Soul" (27)
"Factory Girl" (13)
109: "Stony Run," Ken And Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 2/2020] (111)
"Stony Run" (13)
"Across the Great Divide" (12)
"Wisteria" (12)
"Shakin' Down The Acorns" (12)
"Dizzy Creek" (10)
113: "Diary Of A Snowflake," Donal Hinely [Scuffletown, 9/2020] (110)
"Couldn't Breathe" (19)
"Dirty Business" (18)
"You Call Yourself A Christian" (18)
"When Skies Are Gray" (16)
"Great Again" (12)
114: "Begin Again," Lyn Koonce [Self, 9/2020] (109)
"If I Needed You" (18)
"The River" (15)
"Foot Stompin'" (12)
"Making My Way Without You" (12)
"Eviction" (11)
"These Days" (11)
114: "Let Love Go On," Mark Dvorak [Ten Fingers, 2020] (109)
"Let Love Go On" (18)
"This Train Ain't Bound for Glory" (18)
"In The Shadow Of The Mountain" (14)
"Parade Of Fools" (13)
"The Glory Of Love" (12)
116: "Eiderdown," Gordon Thomas Ward [Self, 2020] (108)
"The Ghost Of Hugh Thompson" (16)
"Truth" (16)
"Are You Sleeping?" (13)
116: "Someday Soon Somehow," Scott Fab [Self, 3/2020] (108)
"How Is Your Heart" (26)
"Someday Soon Somehow" (18)
"Broken Branch" (16)
"Fancy Clothes" (13)
"The Time Of Our Lives" (11)
116: "Winter Stories," Judy Collins & Jonas Fjeld [Wildflower, 12/2019] (108)
"Mountain Girl" (25)
"Northwest Passage" (23)
"Bury Me with My Guitar On" (10)
"The Fallow Way" (10)
119: "Medicine For Living," Alexa Rose [Big Legal Mess, 9/2019] (107/134)
"Medicine For Living" (44)
"The Last Wildflower" (30)
"Tried And True" (30)
"Fine Tooth Comb" (10)
119: "Catching Rain," Peter Mayer [Blue Boat, 11/2019] (107)
"Justice Choir" (15)
"Beautiful Child of the World" (13)
"Everybody In" (11)
"All You Ghosts" (11)
"Looking For Dorothy" (11)
119: "Friend Of The Sky," CEJ [Gnosong, 10/2020] (107)
"Diddle Aye Dee" (22)
"Friend Of The Sky" (22)
"Honey On The Mind" (16)
119: "Just Like Leaving," Bella White [Self, 9/2020] (107)
"Gutted" (29)
"Not to Blame" (14)
"The Hand of Your Raising" (12)
"Do You Think About Me At All" (11)
"Just Unwanted" (10)
119: "Roots, Rhymes And Branches," Brant Miller [Self, 6/2020] (107)
"Where Now America" (19)
"No Interest in That" (17)
"Highway Of My Dreams" (11)
119: "No Holds Barred," The Flyin' A's [Flying A, 1/2020] (107)
"Faith And Gasoline" (18)
"Coal Tattoo" (17)
"Lungs" (14)
"House For My Dog" (10)
"Heart Brakes" (10)
125: "Going To The Well," Linda McRae [42 Rpm, 9/2019] (106)
"Man in the Bottom of the Well" (31)
"Caney Fork River" (19)
"Dimming Of The Day" (10)
125: "Love And Leave You," 100 Mile House [Fallen Tree, 2020] (106)
"Test the Timber" (49)
"Run" (10)
127: "Slow Steady Heart," Claudia Schmidt [Self, 2/2020] (105)
"Eastern Shore" (18)
"Long Long Time" (15)
"Dear Friends" (12)
"Weather" (12)
128: "Possum Came To Town," The Barbaloots [Anything Is Possumable, 8/2020] (104)
"Johnny Appleseed" (16)
"Possum Came to Town" (15)
"Captain Key" (14)
"Which Hazel" (12)
128: "Back To The Earth," Adam Hurt [Ubiquitone, 10/2020] (104)
"Waiting for the Boatsman" (20)
"Kentucky Winder" (13)
"Backstep Cindy" (13)
"Pony Boy" (11)
130: "Lacher Prise," Michael Doucet [Compass, 1/2020] (103)
"Water, Water" (19)
"Walking on a Mardi Gras Day" (14)
"Chere Emelie" (13)
130: "The Perfect Plan," The Lowest Pair [Delicata, 5/2020] (103)
"Too Late Babe" (18)
"Cast Away" (14)
"How Far I Would Go" (13)
"The Perfect Plan" (13)
"Wild Animals" (12)
"Take What You Can Get" (11)
"Enemy of Ease" (11)
130: "Planting In A Drought," Tom Smith [Self, 2020] (103)
"Talkin' Election" (22)
"The Money Flows Up" (13)
"Liberty's Shore" (13)
"We Have Been Here Before" (11)
"I Do the Best I Can" (10)
130: "To Everyone In All The World," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 1/2019] (103)
"Well May the World Go" (21)
"If I Had A Hammer" (16)
"God Bless The Grass" (11)
"Turn, Turn, Turn" (11)
134: "Inner Journey," Darin And Brooke Aldridge [Rounder, 2020] (101/121)
"Emmylou" (31)
"Sweet Companion" (28)
"Trouble In The Fields" (26)
134: "If I Catch My Dream Song Of Ho," Bett Padgett [Self, 2020] (101)
"In My Life" (17)
"We Need a Miracle Now" (13)
136: "Chicago Barn Dance," Special Consensus [Compass, 5/2020] (99)
"Looking Out My Back Door" (17)
"Sweet Home Chicago" (15)
"Chicago Barn Dance" (14)
"City of New Orleans" (13)
"Lake Shore Drive" (12)
136: "Just A Little Rain," Ray Cardwell [Bonfire, 11/2020] (99)
"Take Me To The River" (16)
"Rising Sun" (16)
"Standing on the Rock" (14)
"Grass Is Greener" (13)
136: "Long Day In The Milky Way," Kris Delmhorst [CEN, 8/2020] (99)
"Hanging Garden" (16)
"Wind's Gonna Find a Way" (14)
"Horses In The Sky" (14)
"The Horses" (11)
"Nothing 'Bout Nothing" (10)
136: "Heroes And Sparrows," Kevin Brown [Self, 10/2019] (99)
"When I Go Out At Night" (13)
"How I Kneel" (12)
"The Stone Walls of Ireland" (10)
"Chattaroy" (10)
140: "Already Gone," Chris Titchner [Bridgefolk, 2/2020] (98)
"I'll Come Back Around" (27)
"Hold Up" (26)
"Strong Cup Of Coffee" (13)
140: "And Laurie Lewis," Laurie Lewis [Spruce And Maple, 2020] (98)
"You Are My Flower" (16)
"Troubled Times" (16)
"Old Friend" (13)
"Will The Circle Be Unbroken" (10)
140: "Another Sky," Kelly's Lot [Self, 2020] (98)
"Butterfly" (40)
"Freedom" (10)
140: "North Country Sky," Andy Baker [Self, 7/2020] (98)
"Second Wind" (21)
"Skywriter" (15)
"Next Right Thing" (10)
140: "Embracing The Journey," Kathleen Healy [Self, 2/2020] (98)
"Small Things" (25)
"Two To Tango" (20)
"Speaking Out" (14)
"Gifts From My Mother" (13)
140: "Total Freedom," Kathleen Edwards [Dualtone, 8/2020] (98)
"Birds On a Feeder" (27)
"Who Rescued Who" (13)
"Simple Math" (10)
146: "Bull Frogs Croon," Aoife O'Donovan [Yep Roc, 2020] (97/114)
"Lakes of Pontchartrain" (51)
"Pretty Bird" (41)
147: "Greening The Dark," Debra Cowan [Muzzy House, 10/2019] (96)
"The Old Changing Way" (29)
"Scarecrow" (27)
"Bones and Feathers" (12)
"Polly on the Shore" (11)
"Hills of Greenmore" (10)
147: "Pretty Free," Justin Farren [Self, 10/2020] (96)
"Fixer Upper" (18)
"Eyes Be Healed" (15)
"Always a Little Less Time" (15)
"There's No Such Thing As A Bad Day" (10)
147: "Tribulation," Appalachian Road Show [Billy Blue, 10/2020] (96)
"Don't Want to Die in the Storm" (15)
"Goin' Across The Mountain" (15)
"Wish The Wars Were All Over" (10)
150: "Ready To Go," Reggie Harris [Self, 1/2019] (95)
"Love Guides The Wounded Heart" (16)
"The Times They Are A Changin'" (15)
"Been Down Into The South" (14)
"Ready To Go" (14)
"Better Angels" (11)
150: "Then And Now," Dan And Faith [Self, 1/2020] (95)
"Footsteps" (11)
150: "Uncivil War," Shemekia Copeland [Alligator, 2020] (95)
"Uncivil War" (51)
TOP SONGS of 2020
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 156697 plays from 5268 playlists from 182 Folk DJs
1. "Gone" (101)
from "Gone - single" (Tim Grimm)
also "Tim Grimm" (Tim Grimm)
2. "Say Can You See" (96)
from "Tangle Of Souls" (Scott Cook)
3. "Hometown" (92)
from "World On The Ground" (Sarah Jarosz)
4. "Peace in Our Hearts" (90)
from "2020" (Eliza Gilkyson)
5. "Keep the River On Your Right" (88)
from "Ghost Tattoo" (Kristen Grainger & True North)
6. "Promises to Keep" (83)
from "2020" (Eliza Gilkyson)
7. "The Night That John Prine Died" (82)
from "Cabin Fever" (John McCutcheon)
8. "My Heart Aches" (80)
from "2020" (Eliza Gilkyson)
9. "Hometown Blues" (79)
from "Bet On Love" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
10. "From a Distance" (78)
from "From A Distance" (Valerie Smith)
also "Valerie Smith" (Valerie Smith)
11. "Another Great Day Above Ground" (73)
from "Good Good Man" (Vance Gilbert)
12. "A Prayer For The Sane" (68)
from "A Prayer For The Sane" (Danny Schmidt)
13. "Bravery's On Fire" (67)
from "Character" (Rachael Sage)
13. "Hello Stranger" (67)
from "Hello Stranger" (Eliza Meyer)
15. "The Path of Stones" (65)
from "The Path Of Stones" (John Doyle)
16. "Headlight" (63/65)
from "Headlight" (Della Mae)
17. "Take This Hammer" (61)
from "Big Road" (David Bromberg)
18. "Get Together" (59)
from "Old Friends" (Gathering Time)
18. "When I Get to Heaven" (59)
from "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (John Prine)
20. "Six Feet Away" (58)
from "Cabin Fever" (John McCutcheon)
20. "Wildwood Flower" (58)
from "The Family Songbook" (The Haden Triplets)
22. "2020 Vision" (57)
from "2020 Vision" (Danny Schmidt)
also "2020 - Single" (Danny Schmidt)
22. "Beautifully Out Of Place" (57)
from "25 Trips" (Sierra Hull)
24. "Election Day" (56)
from "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (Ellis Paul)
also "The Songwriter's Suitcase" (Ellis Paul)
24. "I Remember Everything" (56)
from "I Remember Everything" (John Prine)
also "via YouTube.com" (John Prine)
26. "Bet On Love" (55)
from "Bet On Love" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
27. "100 Summers" (54)
from "100 Summers" (James Lee Baker)
also "Baker" (James Lee)
27. "Queen Jane Approximately" (54)
from "Blonde On The Tracks" (Emma Swift)
27. "Uncivil War" (54)
from "Uncivil War" (Shemekia Copeland)
30. "Waiting For You" (53/60)
from "Headlight" (Della Mae)
30. "They Say" (53)
from "Woman In Color" (Raye Zaragoza)
32. "The Woman Who Planted Trees" (52)
from "A Dark Murmuration Of Words" (Emily Barker)
33. "The Agreement" (51/65)
from "Bravado" (Rose Cousins)
33. "Put Your Good Foot in the Road" (51)
from "Tangle Of Souls" (Scott Cook)
33. "You Can't Say *** On the Air" (51)
from "The Far Si" (Matt Watroba)
36. "Down in the Lonesome Draw" (50)
from "Ghost Tattoo" (Kristen Grainger & True North)
37. "I Choose You" (49/57)
from "Bad For You" (The Steeldrivers)
37. "The Cure" (49)
from "Brother Sister" (Watkins Family Hour)
37. "How Long" (49)
from "25 Trips" (Sierra Hull)
37. "If You Could Hear Me Now" (49)
from "Nonet" (The Mammals)
37. "Secret Keepers" (49)
from "The Dirt And The Stars" (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
42. "Tattooed Love Song" (48)
from "Ghost Tattoo" (Kristen Grainger & True North)
42. "When Trouble Comes" (48)
from "When Trouble Comes - single" (Allison Lupton & Craig Werth)
also "- Inspired By The Upcoming Election In Metaphorical Song - Digital Only" (Allison Lupton & Craig Werth)
44. "You Can't Put My Fire Out" (47/62)
from "Circadian" (Letitia Vansant)
44. "One Vote One Name" (47)
from "One Vote One Name - single" (Joel Rafael)
also "Joel Rafael Band" (Joel Rafael)
44. "Johnny" (47)
from "World On The Ground" (Sarah Jarosz)
47. "Sing" (45)
from "Assiniboine And The Red" (The Small Glories)
47. "Uphill" (45)
from "The Balladeer" (Lori McKenna)
49. "$20 Bill" (44)
from "$20 Bill - single" (Tom Prasada-Rao)
also "20 Dollar Bill - single" (Tom Prasada-Rao)
50. "No Place to Run" (43)
from "We Fit Together" (Barry Oreck)
50. "Ohio" (43)
from "Character" (Rachael Sage)
50. "You're Not Alone" (43)
from "Songs Of Our Native Daughters" (Our Native Daughters)
53. "Blue Sky Days" (42)
from "Character" (Rachael Sage)
53. "Eve" (42)
from "World On The Ground" (Sarah Jarosz)
53. "Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right" (42)
from "Treat A Stranger Right" (Frank & Allie Lee)
53. "Kindness" (42)
from "Me And The Ghost Of Charlemagne" (Amy Speace)
53. "Lonely Time" (42)
from "More From The Levee" (Chris Smither)
53. "When You're My Age" (42)
from "The Balladeer" (Lori McKenna)
59. "Front Line" (41)
from "Cabin Fever" (John McCutcheon)
59. "I Ain't Playing Pretty Polly" (41)
from "When I Wait For You" (Dirk Powell)
59. "Pickaway" (41)
from "Blue Skies" (Greg Cahill & Don Stiernberg)
59. "We Are Not Alone" (41)
from "2020" (Eliza Gilkyson)
63. "Election Year Rag" (40)
from "Welcome Home" (Michael & Nell)
63. "The Finest Adventure" (40)
from "Ordinary Love" (Ellis Delaney)
63. "If I Needed You" (40)
from "If I Needed You - single" (Tracy Grammer)
63. "Songs Stay Sung" (40)
from "Songs Stay Sung - single" (Zoe Mulford & Windborne)
63. "Watch It Fall" (40)
from "Home" (Billy Strings)
68. "If I Had A Hammer" (39/119)
from "Songs of Hope and Struggle" (Pete Seeger)
also "The Smithsonian Folkways Collection" (Pete Seeger)
68. "Ring Them Bells" (39/52)
from "Waltz For Abilene" (Cindy Cashdollar)
68. "Bless Your Heart" (39)
from "Straight To Marrow" (Clint Alphin)
68. "Butterfly" (39)
from "Another Sky" (Kelly's Lot)
72. "Lakes of Pontchartrain" (37/51)
from "Bull Frogs Croon" (Aoife O'Donovan)
72. "Father Time" (37/47)
from "25 Trips" (Sierra Hull)
74. "This Changes Everything" (35/45)
from "Making Life Sweet" (The Early Risers)
74. "Medicine For Living" (35/45)
from "Medicine For Living" (Alexa Rose)
74. "The Quid Pro Quo Rag" (35/45)
from "The Quid Pro Quo Rag" (Hank Woji & His Anonymous Bras)
74. "Dreamsicle" (35/42)
from "Reunions" (Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit)
78. "You Can Walk Up There" (31/51)
from "You Can Walk Up There" (Darryl Purpose)
78. "Early Morning Rain" (31/46)
from "Early Morning Rain" (Steve Forbert)
also "Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues - Single" (Steve Forbert)
80. "The Odds Of Getting Even" (29/48)
from "Headlight" (Della Mae)
80. "A Little Soon To Say" (29/44)
from "A Little Soon To Say" (Jackson Browne)
82. "Rock Of Ages" (27/52)
from "Rock of Ages" (The Wildmans)
also "The Wildmans" (The Wildmans)
82. "Burlap String" (27/44)
from "Old Flowers" (Courtney Marie Andrews)
82. "Lost Highway" (27/42)
from "Sings The Blues Of Hank Williams" (Darrell Scott)
TOP ARTISTS of 2020
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 156697 plays from 5268 playlists from 182 Folk DJs
1. John Prine (944)
"The Tree Of Forgiveness" (176)
"Souvenirs" (166)
"The Missing Years" (57)
"John Prine" (55)
"Fair And Square" (52)
"I Remember Everything" (51)
"Bruised Orange" (39)
"In Spite Of Ourselves" (29)
"Sweet Revenge" (28)
"For Better, Or Worse" (22)
"The Singing Mailman Delivers" (22)
"German Afternoons" (20)
"John Prine Christmas" (17)
"Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings" (16)
"Aimless Love" (14)
"Diamonds In The Rough" (13)
"Live On Tour" (12)
"Great Days Anthology" (11)
"In Person And On Stage" (11)
2. John McCutcheon (836)
"Cabin Fever" (387)
"To Everyone In All The World" (99)
"Ghost Light" (47)
"This Land: Woody Guthrie's America" (26)
"Water From Another Time" (20)
"Wintersongs" (19)
"Live At Wolf Trap" (17)
"Trolling For Dreams" (13)
"Joe Hill's Last Will" (12)
"Vote Dammit - single" (12)
"Winter Solstice" (12)
"John McCutcheon's Four Seasons: Summersongs" (11)
"Sprout Wings And Fly" (10)
3. Bob Dylan (683)
"Rough And Rowdy Ways" (159)
"Dylan" (114)
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" (28)
"Blood On The Tracks" (26)
"Bringing It All Back Home" (17)
"More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 14" (17)
"Blonde On Blonde" (14)
"Murder Most Foul - single" (13)
"Highway 61 Revisited" (12)
"I Contain Multitudes - single" (11)
4. Eliza Gilkyson (611)
"2020" (459)
"Secularia" (29)
"Beautiful World" (15)
"The Nocturne Diaries" (12)
"Roses At The End Of Time" (12)
"Hard Times In Babylon" (10)
"Land Of Milk And Honey" (10)
5. Pete Seeger (559)
"Songs of Hope and Struggle" (101)
"Pete" (80)
"The Smithsonian Folkways Collection" (75)
"If I Had A Hammer: Songs Of Hope & Struggle" (22)
"Headlines And Footnotes: A Collection Of Topical Songs" (14)
"American Industrial Ballads" (13)
"American Favorite Ballads, Vols. 1-5" (12)
"Precious Friend" (10)
6. Gathering Time (453)
"Old Friends" (308)
"Keepsake" (51)
"Get Together - single" (26)
"Red Apples And Gold" (15)
7. Pharis And Jason Romero (416)
"Bet On Love" (345)
"A Wanderer I'll Stay" (19)
"Long Gone Out West Blues" (15)
"Sweet Old Religion" (11)
8. Sarah Jarosz (414)
"World On The Ground" (329)
"Undercurrent" (19)
"Song Up In Her Head" (16)
"Build Me Up From Bones" (13)
"Follow Me Down" (12)
9. Kristen Grainger & True North (406)
"Ghost Tattoo" (374)
"Ghost Tattoo 2020 Kristen Grainger & " (16)
10. Gillian Welch (385)
"Boots No. 2 The Lost Songs, Vol. 1" (137)
"Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 3" (50)
"Boots No. 1: The Official Revival Bootleg" (42)
"Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 2" (37)
"Time (The Revelator)" (22)
"The Harrow And The Harvest" (19)
"Soul Journey" (12)
11. Mary Chapin Carpenter (376)
"The Dirt And The Stars" (198)
"Come Darkness, Come Light" (39)
"Sometimes Just The Sky" (22)
"The Dirt and the Stars 2020 Lambent Light Records" (17)
"Stones In The Road" (11)
"Between Here And Gone" (10)
12. Si Kahn (365)
"Best Of The Rest" (127)
"It's A Dog's Life" (87)
"Thanksgiving" (21)
"Aragon Mill: The Bluegrass Sessions" (18)
"Courage" (17)
"In My Heart" (16)
"Yo! Semite! - single" (15)
"Bristol Bay" (12)
13. Tim Grimm (349)
"Heart Land Again" (96)
"Gone - single" (88)
"A Stranger In This Time" (41)
"Heart Land" (30)
"Farm Songs" (15)
"Woody's Landlord - single" (15)
"Names" (12)
"The Turning Point" (12)
"Tim Grimm" (10)
14. Della Mae (347)
"Headlight" (298)
"The Butcher Shoppe - Ep" (34)
15. Sierra Hull (346)
"25 Trips" (322)
16. Scott Cook (341)
"Tangle Of Souls" (272)
"Further Down The Line" (38)
"Say Can You See" (10)
17. Vance Gilbert (340)
"Good Good Man" (290)
18. Rachael Sage (323)
"Character" (258)
"Pseudomyopia" (23)
"Joy!" (16)
19. Gretchen Peters (312)
"The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs Of Mickey Newbury" (286)
20. Frank And Allie Lee (309)
"Treat A Stranger Right" (291)
21. Ellis Paul (288)
"The Storyteller's Suitcase" (175)
"American Jukebox Fables" (10)
22. Christine Lavin (286)
"On My Way To Hooterville" (87)
"Spaghettification" (67)
"The Best Of Christine Lavin" (31)
"The Runaway Christmas Tree" (10)
23. Phil Ochs (285)
"I Ain't Marching Anymore" (36)
"All The News That's Fit To Sing" (30)
"There But For Fortune" (28)
"Farewells And Fantasies" (27)
"The Best Of The Rest" (24)
"In Concert" (14)
"A Toast To Those Who Are Gone" (14)
"Phil Ochs In Concert" (13)
"Best Of Broadside" (10)
24. Joni Mitchell (278)
"Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)" (66)
"Blue" (40)
"Ladies Of The Canyon" (35)
"Hits" (30)
"Court and Spark" (16)
"Clouds" (14)
25. The Mammals (274)
"Nonet" (223)
"Born To Win" - single" (10)
25. Tom Paxton (274)
"I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound: The Best Of Tom Paxton" (22)
"Redemption Road" (21)
"Boat In The Water" (18)
"Comedians And Angels" (16)
"Ramblin' Boy" (16)
"A Child's Christmas" (10)
27. Jud Caswell (273)
"Live At The Seagull Shop" (229)
"Jud Caswell Live!" (12)
28. Mara Levine (267/269)
"Facets Of Folk" (138)
"Jewels And Harmony" (72)
"Mara's Gems" (41)
29. Ellis Delaney (266)
"Ordinary Love" (244)
"The Longest Night of the Year, Vol. 3" (16)
30. Brooks Williams (265)
"Work My Claim" (227)
31. John Doyle (262)
"The Path Of Stones" (233)
31. Susan Werner (262)
"Flyover Country" (129)
"Nola" (32)
"Hayseed" (13)
"Gospel Truth" (12)
33. Joan Baez (261)
"Whistle Down The Wind" (38)
"75th Birthday Celebration" (17)
"Ring Them Bells" (14)
"Joan Baez 75th Birthday Celebration" (11)
"Diamonds & Rust" (10)
34. The Haden Triplets (250)
"The Family Songbook" (238)
35. Eliza Meyer (248)
"Hello Stranger" (239)
36. Darrell Scott (247)
"Sings The Blues Of Hank Williams" (88)
"Jaroso" (57)
"Modern Hymns" (22)
"A Satisfied Man" (20)
"A Crooked Road" (14)
37. Jake Blount (245)
"Spider Tales" (242)
38. The Steeldrivers (244)
"Bad For You" (213)
"The Steeldrivers" (13)
39. Raye Zaragoza (243)
"Woman In Color" (162)
"Fight Like A Girl" (19)
"Woman in Color 2020 " (18)
"Fight for You" (14)
"The It Girl - single" (12)
"They Say - single" (10)
40. Molly Tuttle (241)
"...But I'd Rather Be With You" (142)
"When You're Ready" (57)
"Helpless - single" (20)
"Rise" (10)
41. Joel Mabus (240)
"Time And Truth" (60)
"Different Hymnals" (35)
"Ukulele Crimes" (32)
"Retold" (14)
"How Like The Holly" (11)
"A Bird In This World" (10)
41. Windborne (240)
"Recollections/Revolutions" (205)
43. Nell And Jim Band (239)
"Western Sun" (232)
44. Billy Strings (236)
"Home" (202)
"Turmoil And Tinfoil" (18)
44. David Olney (236)
"This Side Or The Other" (19)
"Migration" (16)
"Roses" (14)
"The Stone" (14)
"Deeper Well" (13)
"Dutchman's Curve" (13)
"The Wheel" (13)
"When The Deal Goes Down" (13)
"One Tough Town" (10)
"Through a Glass Darkly" (10)
44. Dirk Powell (236)
"When I Wait For You" (200)
47. Lori McKenna (226)
"The Balladeer" (180)
"The Balladeer 2020 CN Records" (10)
"The Tree" (10)
48. Michael Johnathon (224)
"Legacy" (121)
"Dazed And Confuzed" (19)
"Pirate" (11)
48. Nanci Griffith (224)
"Other Voices, Other Rooms" (58)
"Other Voices, Too" (19)
"One Fair Summer Evening" (14)
"Once in a Very Blue Moon" (13)
50. John Gorka (222)
"True In Time" (26)
"So Dark You See" (18)
"Before Beginning" (15)
"The Company You Keep" (13)
"Jack's Crows" (12)
"Willie Nile Uncovered" (11)
51. Chris Smither (220)
"More From The Levee" (123)
"Leave The Light On" (14)
52. Rose Cousins (216)
"Bravado" (206)
53. Richard Thompson (213)
"If You're Going To The City: A Tribute To Mose Allison" (31)
"Acoustic Classics II" (29)
"Bloody Noses Ep" (21)
"Rumor and Sigh" (14)
"Action Packed" (13)
54. Tim O'Brien (210)
"The Crossing" (33)
"Red On Blonde" (29)
"Traveler" (21)
"Chameleon" (15)
"Two Journeys" (14)
"Where The River Meets The Road" (14)
"Tim O'Brien Band" (11)
55. The Early Risers (209)
"Making Life Sweet" (205)
55. Runa (209)
"Ten: The Errant Night" (68)
"The Tide Of Winter" (26)
"Live" (19)
"Current Affairs" (12)
"Runa LIVE" (11)
55. Saro Lynch-Thomason & Sam Gleaves (209)
"I Have Known Women - Songs by Si Kahn Celebrating Women's Lives & Struggles" (200)
58. Danny Schmidt (208)
"A Prayer For The Sane" (64)
"2020 Vision" (55)
"Standard Deviation" (30)
"Black & Blue - single" (20)
59. Steve Earle (207)
"Ghosts Of West Virginia" (72)
"GUY" (21)
"El Corazón" (11)
"Washington Square Serenade" (10)
59. Willie Nelson (207)
"First Rose Of Spring" (58)
"Ride Me Back Home" (20)
"Vote 'Em Out" (11)
61. Carrie Newcomer (203)
"The Point Of Arrival" (55)
"The Beautiful Not Yet" (22)
"The Geography Of Light" (18)
"A Permeable Life" (14)
"The Gathering of Spirits" (11)
"The Age of Possibility" (10)
61. Jerry Jeff Walker (203)
"Mr. Bojangles" (22)
"Gypsy Songman" (21)
"Ultimate Collection" (19)
"Viva Terlingua" (14)
"Viva Terlingua!" (13)
61. Watkins Family Hour (203)
"Brother Sister" (191)
64. Tom Russell (202)
"October In The Railroad Earth" (34)
"Mesabi" (16)
"Indians Cowboys Horses Dogs" (14)
"Modern Art" (13)
"Wounded Heart of America" (13)
"Folk Hotel" (11)
65. Carla Ulbrich (201)
"The Loud Album" (88)
"Inside Jokes: Songs from Quarantine" (33)
"Unreleased" (12)
"Put On a Mask - single" (11)
66. Lara Herscovitch (199)
"Highway Philosophers" (190)
67. Lizanne Knott (198)
"Bones And Gravity" (145)
"This Old World" (17)
68. CEJ (196)
"Friend Of The Sky" (106)
"Adobe Road" (50)
"Change Is Afoot - single" (17)
"Clovis Man" (13)
68. Johnny Cash (196)
"The Essential Johnny Cash" (23)
"Johnny Cash & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" (20)
"Live from Austin, TX" (12)
70. Byrd And Street (195)
"Love Circles 'Round" (152)
"This Much Is True" (12)
70. Doc And Merle Watson (195)
"Songs Doc Didn't Sing" (157)
70. Emmylou Harris (195)
"Wrecking Ball" (15)
"Elite Hotel" (13)
"At the Ryman" (12)
"Hard Bargain" (11)
"Blue Kentucky Girl" (10)
"Cowgirl's Prayer" (10)
73. Ordinary Elephant (193)
"Honest" (130)
"Let Me Tell You What I Think - single" (24)
"Before I Go" (21)
74. Judy Collins (191)
"Forever" (22)
"Fifth Album" (13)
"Amazing Grace - single" (12)
"Winter Stories" (11)
"Wildflowers" (10)
75. The Kingston Trio (190)
"The Kingston Trio" (41)
"The Capitol Collector's Series: The Kingston Trio" (13)
"The Capitol Years" (10)
"KT Holiday Concert" (10)
75. Mike Glick (190)
"Alternative Facts And Other White Lies" (170)
77. The Avett Brothers (188)
"The Gleam III (The Third Gleam)" (127)
"Closer Than Together" (12)
77. Laurie Lewis (188)
"And Laurie Lewis" (92)
"The Hazel And Alice Sessions" (21)
"Skippin' And Flyin'" (10)
77. The Small Glories (188)
"Assiniboine And The Red" (164)
"Wondrous Traveler" (14)
80. Sara Thomsen (186)
"Song Like A Seed" (167)
81. Matt Watroba (183)
"The Far Si" (172)
82. Gordon Lightfoot (182)
"Gord's Gold" (34)
"Songbook" (22)
"Solo" (21)
"The United Artists Collection" (14)
"Summertime Dream" (12)
83. Peter, Paul And Mary (181)
"Carry It On" (39)
"The Very Best Of Peter, Paul And Mary" (20)
"Around The Campfire" (13)
"Lifelines" (10)
"Peter, Paul And Mary" (10)
84. Cindy Cashdollar (180)
"Waltz For Abilene" (176)
84. Peter Mayer (180)
"Catching Rain" (107)
"Midwinter" (23)
"Million Year Mind" (12)
"Heaven Below" (10)
84. Steve Forbert (180)
"Early Morning Rain" (120)
"Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues - Single" (43)
84. Erynn Marshall And Carl Jones (180)
"Old Tin" (167)
88. Annette Wasilik (179)
"Love And Fire" (175)
89. Alicia Viani (178)
"Alicia Viani" (175)
90. Rachel Garlin (176)
"Mondegreens" (148)
90. Julie And John Pennell (176)
"Keep On Walkin'" (170)
92. Emma's Revolution (175)
"Revolution Now" (61)
"One" (27)
"Roots, Rock And Revolution" (19)
"Gonna Vote Your Asses Out - single" (12)
"Revolutions Per Minute" (10)
92. Loudon Wainwright III (175)
"I'd Rather Lead A Band" (47)
"If You're Going To The City" (41)
94. Beppe Gambetta (174)
"Where The Wind Blows/Dove Tia O Vento" (139)
"Short Stories" (18)
94. Cheryl Wheeler (174)
"Driving Home" (33)
"Different Stripe" (23)
"Greetings From Cheryl Wheeler Live" (23)
"Sylvia Hotel" (19)
"Mrs. Pinocci's Guitar" (16)
"Pointing At The Sun" (15)
"Circles & Arrows" (12)
"Defying Gravity" (12)
94. The Mastersons (174)
"No Time For Love Songs" (121)
"Red, White & I Love You Too" (36)
97. Joe Jencks (171)
"The Forgotten" (47)
"Poets, Philosophers, Workers And Wanderers" (45)
"Rise As One" (25)
"The Candle And The Flame" (19)
"Links In A Chain" (15)
97. Woody Guthrie (171)
"This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1" (29)
"Folkways - The Original Vision" (16)
"Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection" (15)
"My Dusty Road" (12)
"Bound for Glory" (10)
"Dust Bowl Ballads" (10)
99. Katie Dahl (170)
"Wildwood" (141)
"Ordinary Band" (14)
99. Our Native Daughters (170)
"Songs Of Our Native Daughters" (157)
101. Mark Erelli (169)
"Blindsided" (93)
"Hope And Other Casualties" (10)
101. Martyn Joseph (169)
"Days Of Decision: A Tribute To Phil Ochs" (116)
"Here Come The Young" (14)
101. Steve Goodman (169)
"No Big Surprise" (41)
"Steve Goodman" (17)
"Affordable Art" (16)
"Somebody Else's Troubles" (16)
"The Easter Tapes" (12)
"Live At The Earl Of Old Town" (11)
104. Kate Rusby (167)
"Hand Me Down" (53)
"Philosophers, Poets And Kings" (19)
104. Kim Moberg (167)
"Up Around The Bend" (139)
"Above Ground" (12)
104. Lucinda Williams (167)
"Good Souls Better Angels" (93)
"Car Wheels On A Gravel Road" (11)
"Lucinda Williams" (11)
107. Bruce Springsteen (166)
"We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions" (39)
"Letter to You" (29)
"Springsteen on Broadway" (13)
"Western Stars" (12)
107. Laura Cortese And The Dance Cards (166)
"Bitter Better" (81)
"We Can" (55)
109. Indigo Girls (165)
"Look Long" (113)
"Holly Happy Days" (10)
109. Skinner & T'witch (165)
"The Lockdown Sessions 2020" (22)
"The Bells Of Christmas" (21)
"The Fool's Journey" (17)
"Working From Home - single" (17)
"Dreaming Of A Safer Christmas - single" (12)
"Everybody's Grotty" (10)
111. Kate Wolf (164)
"Weaver Of Visions" (24)
"An Evening In Austin" (19)
"Close To You" (14)
"Give Yourself To Love" (14)
"The Wind Blows Wild" (12)
"Back Roads" (10)
"Live in Mendocino" (10)
"Poet's Heart" (10)
111. Terry Kitchen (164)
"Next Time We Meet" (119)
"The Quiet Places" (26)
113. Richard Shindell (163)
"South Of Delia" (25)
"Courier" (20)
"Reunion Hill" (20)
"Careless" (14)
"Somewhere Near Paterson" (11)
114. Arlo Guthrie (162)
"Alice's Restaurant" (24)
"Live In Sydney" (16)
"Hobo's Lullaby" (12)
"In Times Like These" (10)
114. Stan Rogers (162)
"The Very Best Of Stan Rogers" (32)
"Between The Breaks...Live!" (25)
"Northwest Passage" (19)
"Home In Halifax" (16)
"Fogarty's Cove" (14)
"From Fresh Water" (13)
114. Tom Rush (162)
"Got a Mind To Ramble" (35)
"The Circle Game" (22)
"Tom Rush Celebrates 50 Years Of Music" (18)
"Voices" (14)
"Trolling For Owls" (11)
"What I Know" (11)
117. Claudia Nygaard (161)
"Lucky Girl" (146)
"Let The Storm Roll In" (11)
117. Guy Clark (161)
"Somedays The Song Writes You" (21)
"The Dark" (19)
"Keepers" (17)
"Dublin Blues" (15)
"Old No. 1" (13)
"Cold Dog Soup" (10)
117. The Lonesome Ace Stringband (161)
"Jamboree" (75)
"Modern Old-Time Sounds For The Bluegrass And Folksong Jamboree" (51)
"Self-Released" (13)
120. Colleen Kattau (160)
"Besos Kisses" (139)
120. Grant Peeples (160)
"Bad Wife" (115)
"Man In A Mask - single" (16)
120. Letitia Vansant (160)
"Circadian" (150)
120. Trout Steak Revival (160)
"The Light We Bring" (136)
"Spirit To The Sea" (12)
120. Emily Barker (160)
"A Dark Murmuration Of Words" (134)
125. Amy Speace (159)
"Me And The Ghost Of Charlemagne" (126)
126. Dan Bern (157)
"Ivan's Barbershop" (23)
"Ivan's Barber Shop" (15)
"Dan Berggren in Concert: Caffe Lena" (12)
"Fresh Territory" (10)
126. Dave Van Ronk (157)
"Sunday Street" (54)
"DVR" (13)
"Two Sides Of Dave Van Ronk" (12)
"Down in Washington Square" (11)
128. Andy And Judy (156)
"This Road" (77)
"Reflections" (48)
"This Old Town" (21)
128. Greg Brown (156)
"If I Had Known: Essential Recordings, 1980-1996" (17)
"In The Hills Of California" (15)
"The Poet Game" (11)
"One More Goodnight Kiss" (10)
"The Iowa Waltz" (10)
128. John Moreland (156)
"LP5" (146)
131. Bill Monroe (155)
"1950-58" (38)
"Bluegrass 1959-1969" (25)
"Bluegrass 1950-1958" (21)
"Blue Moon Of Kentucky" (11)
"The Music Of Bill Monroe: 1936-1994" (10)
131. Rhiannon Giddens (155)
"Freedom Highway" (61)
"There Is No Other" (42)
"Tomorrow Is My Turn" (17)
133. Dave Gunning (154)
"Up Against The Sky" (115)
"Lift" (15)
"No More Pennies" (10)
133. Heather Pierson (154)
"Lines And Spaces" (119)
"Beside The Firelight - single" (13)
133. Vi Wickam And Paul Anastasio (154)
"Swingin' At The Savoy" (151)
136. Claudia Schmidt (153)
"Slow Steady Heart" (105)
137. Mark Dvorak (152)
"Let Love Go On" (109)
"Time Ain't Got Nothin' On Me" (15)
138. Patty Larkin (150)
"Bird In A Cage" (79)
"Angels Running" (11)
139. John Hartford (148)
"Aereo-Plain" (49)
"Me Oh My, How the Time Does Fly: A John Hartford Anthology" (12)
"Gum Tree Canoe" (11)
139. Michael And Nell (148)
"Welcome Home" (142)
139. Michael Veitch (148)
"Best Of Many Days" (131)
"Wake Up Call" (11)
139. Phil Henry (148)
"Chasing Echoes" (133)
143. Sultans Of String (146)
"Refuge" (122)
"Christmas Caravan" (13)
144. The Beatles (145)
"Abbey Road" (14)
"The Beatles" (12)
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (12)
"Revolver" (10)
144. Spook Handy (145)
"Dedicated To The Proposition" (59)
"Pete, Woody & Me - Volume I: Keep The Flame Alive" (32)
"Breakfast At Bill's" (13)
"Whatcha Gonna Do?" (11)
146. Andrew McKnight (144)
"Treasures In My Chest" (133)
146. Cathy Fink And Marcy Marxer (144)
"Wahoo!" (53)
"Get Up And Do Right" (24)
"Hold Each Other Up - single" (16)
"The Longest Night of the Year, Vol. 3" (10)
146. Joel Rafael (144)
"Rose Avenue" (53)
"One Vote One Name - single" (38)
"The Songs Of Woody Guthrie, Vol. 1 & 2" (25)
146. Jim Patton And Sherry Brokus (144)
"Collection: 2008-2018" (121)
150. Ben Winship (143)
"Acorns" (77)
"Toolshed" (50)
"Snake River" (12)
150. Lucy Kaplansky (143)
"Everyday Street" (33)
"Reunion" (23)
"The Tide" (15)
"Over The Hills" (12)
"The Red Thread" (11)
"Willie Nile Uncovered" (10)
152. Aoife O'Donovan (141)
"Bull Frogs Croon" (114)
152. Dennis Warner (141)
"Pilot Me" (137)
154. Jackson Browne (140)
"A Little Soon To Say" (42)
"Let The Rhythm Lead" (23)
"Standing In The Breach" (11)
"Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1" (10)
155. Dar Williams (138)
"Mortal City" (24)
"End Of The Summer" (18)
"Many Great Companions" (15)
"Emerald" (14)
155. The Wailin' Jennys (138)
"Fifteen" (40)
"Live At The Mauch Chunk Opera House" (27)
"40 Days" (22)
"Bright Morning Stars" (19)
"Firecracker" (14)
157. Nina Ricci (137)
"Fare Thee Well: A Joan Baez Tribute" (71)
"Designs On Me" (27)
"Goodbye Sandals, Hello Boots - single" (12)
157. Tret Fure (137)
"Roses In November" (38)
"Across The Room - single" (24)
"Far Too Fast - single" (24)
"Rembrandt Afternoons" (10)
159. Barbara Jo Kammer (136)
"Big Blue Sky In The Morning" (131)
159. Clint Alphin (136)
"Straight To Marrow" (122)
159. James Lee Baker (136)
"100 Summers" (133)
159. Neil Young (136)
"Lookin'' For A Leader 2020" (20)
"Homegrown" (16)
"Harvest" (13)
159. Ronny Cox (136)
"Live At The Kitchen Sink" (129)
159. The Seldom Scene (136)
"Changes" (60)
"The Best Of The Seldom Scene" (11)
165. Susan Pepper (135)
"The Prettiest Bird" (115)
"George Floyd - single" (16)
165. Aaron Nathans And Michael G. Ronstadt (135)
"Shadow Of The Cyclone" (92)
"Rebuild - single" (13)
165. Darin And Brooke Aldridge (135/138)
"Inner Journey" (121)
168. Sofia Talvik (134)
"Paws Of A Bear" (67)
"Broken - single" (17)
"When Winter Comes" (10)
169. Bobtown (133)
"Chasing The Sun" (116)
169. Crowes Pasture (133)
"Slow It Down" (61)
"Quarantine - single" (13)
"Crowes Pasture" (11)
"Edge Of America" (10)
171. David Bromberg Band (132)
"Big Road" (120)
171. Magpie (132)
"When We Stand Together" (33)
"A Tiding" (18)
"Tidings" (16)
"Give Light" (12)
173. David Roth (131)
"Griefcase" (32)
"Meet You Where You Are" (16)
"Last Day On This Earth" (15)
"So Far, So Good" (12)
"Rising In Love" (10)
173. Debra Cowan (131)
"Greening The Dark" (96)
"Fond Desire Farewell" (14)
"Among Friends" (10)
173. Doc Watson (131)
"Doc Watson" (30)
"Songs Doc Didn't Sing" (12)
"Memories" (11)
"The Vanguard Years" (10)
173. Emma Swift (131)
"Blonde On The Tracks" (123)
177. Courtney Marie Andrews (130)
"Old Flowers" (101)
177. Hank Williams (130)
"40 Greatest Hits" (19)
179. Barry Oreck (129)
"We Fit Together" (122)
179. Iris DeMent (129)
"Infamous Angel" (47)
"My Life" (21)
"The Way I Should" (17)
181. Bill Staines (128)
"The First Million Miles" (17)
"The Whistle Of The Jay" (17)
"The Second Million Miles" (14)
"Going To The West" (12)
"Just Play One Tune More" (12)
181. Jenny Reynolds (128)
"Any Kind Of Angel" (128)
181. Michael Smith (128)
"Such Things Are Finely Done" (43)
"Love Letter On A Fish" (23)
"Time" (20)
"Love Stories" (16)
184. Donal Hinely (127)
"Diary Of A Snowflake" (110)
184. Gordon Thomas Ward (127)
"Eiderdown" (106)
"Eiderdown, Vol. 1" (11)
184. Keb' Mo' (127)
"Oklahoma" (84)
"Keb' Mo'" (11)
184. Kim & Reggie Harris and Magpie (127)
"Spoken in Love" (43)
"Steal Away" (15)
"Let My People Go! - A Jewish & African American Celebration of Freedom" (10)
188. Bronwynne Brent (125)
"Undercover" (119)
188. Jane Godfrey (125)
"Imagine We Have Wings" (121)
188. Kris Delmhorst (125)
"Long Day In The Milky Way" (99)
191. Bruce Cockburn (124)
"Crowing Ignites" (43)
"Slice O' Life - Solo Live" (11)
191. Eric Andersen (124)
"Woodstock Under The Stars" (55)
191. Lynn Miles (124)
"We'll Look For Stars" (83)
"Slightly Haunted" (11)
194. Trip McCool (123)
"Hang Me Out To Dry" (117)
195. The Barefoot Movement (122)
"Rise And Fly" (88)
195. Che Apalache (122)
"Rearrange My Heart" (113)
195. Kronos Quartet (122)
"Long Time Passing" (112)
195. Leonard Cohen (122)
"Thanks For The Dance" (29)
"The Essential Leonard Cohen" (16)
"Songs Of Leonard Cohen" (10)
195. Special Consensus (122)
"Chicago Barn Dance" (99)
200. The Dillards (121)
"Old Road New Again" (74)
"Earthman" (11)
200. Ken And Brad Kolodner (121)
"Stony Run" (104)
"The Swift House" (10)
200. Mandolin Orange (121)
"Tides Of A Teardrop" (46)
"Blindfaller" (22)
"Such Jubilee" (17)
200. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer (121)
"Drum Hat Buddha" (32)
"Tanglewood Tree" (26)
"Little Blue Egg" (20)
"When I Go" (11)
"American Noel" (10)
TOP LABELS of 2020
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 156697 plays from 5268 playlists from 182 Folk DJs
1. Rounder (4419)
2. Compass (2340)
3. Red House (1940)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (1850)
5. Columbia (1649)
6. Thirty Tigers (1322)
7. Sugar Hill (1042)
8. Borealis (990)
9. Signature Sounds (905)
10. Oh Boy (841)
11. Pinecastle (793)
12. Yep Roc (752)
13. Free Dirt (745)
14. Warner (729)
15. Rhino (677)
16. Nonesuch (632)
17. Elektra (623)
18. Philo (554)
19. Rebel (550)
20. Appleseed (549)
21. Capitol (537)
22. Strictly Country (516)
23. Vanguard (509)
24. Appalsongs (502)
25. New West (476)
26. Acony (464)
27. Legacy (462)
28. Sony (444)
29. Reprise (442)
30. Bear Family (407)
31. Flying Fish (406)
32. Waterbug (388)
33. RCA (371)
34. Berkalin (351)
35. True North (349)
36. Shanachie (339)
37. Atlantic (323)
38. Green Linnet (321)
39. BMG (301)
39. Dualtone (301)
41. Treble-G (300)
42. Hudson Harding (291)
43. Bake Tone (287)
44. Vault (276)
45. Azalea City (274)
46. Disismye (266)
47. Alligator (265)
48. Mpress (263)
49. MCA (244)
50. Stony Plain (243)
51. Scarlet Letter (241)
52. Topic (239)
53. Greentrax (235)
54. Bloodshot (232)
55. Lula (229)
56. Bonfire (228)
57. Mountain Fever (220)
58. Itchy Sabot (218)
59. Outside (216)
60. Mountain Home (214)
61. Fossil (210)
62. Nettwerk (209)
63. Red Guitar Blue (207)
64. Mercury (205)
65. Singing Crow (198)
66. Fantasy (196)
67. Fat Possum (193/225)
67. Proper (193)
69. Humble Abode (191)
70. Whippoorwill Arts (185)
71. Folk-Legacy (184)
72. Dittyville (175)
73. Fallen Tree (172)
74. Blue Rose (170)
75. Silver Shot (168)
76. Lambent Light (162)
77. ATO (161)
78. Blue Boat (159)
79. Arhoolie (157)
80. JPE (156)
80. Rosella (156)
82. Inside (153)
83. Blue Note (151)
83. Concord (151)
83. Gnosong (151)
86. Wand'ring Feet (150)
87. Red Beet (148)
88. ARC (144)
89. La Rama (142)
89. Paradiddle (142)
91. Vessel (140)
92. Poetman (139)
93. Hightone (137)
93. Leaky Boat (137)
95. Cooking Vinyl (132)
96. Community (131)
97. Billy Blue (130)
97. Storysound (130)
97. Windbone (130)
100. Tompkins Square (129)
100. Wind River (129)
102. Urban Campfire (128)
103. Razor & Tie (127)
104. Patuxent (125)
105. Full Light (121)
105. Travianna (121)
107. Roseheart (119)
108. Acoustic Disc (117)
108. Main Trail (117)
110. Bell Buckle (116)
110. Blue Corn (116)
112. Rootball (114)
112. Turtle Bear (114)
114. Soundly (113/152)
114. A&M (113)
114. Bet The Ranch (113)
114. Loma Vista (113)
118. Anti- (111)
119. Snake River (109)
120. Ten Fingers (108)
FOLK DJs - 2020
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 156697 plays from 5268 playlists from 182 Folk DJs
Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allegra Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & podcast, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Anne Fuller (KRNN-FM, AK)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Armin Heurich (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WCOM-LP, NC)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Arthur Dean (WCNI-FM, CT)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, NY)
Barbara Dean (WRPI-FM & WBCR-LP, MA)
Bill Garrett (WJFF-FM, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM & soundcloud.com, CT)
Bill Stuart (WFIT-FM, FL)
Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA)
Biz Bisard (WNMC-FM, MI)
Bob Brown (WNMC-FM, MI)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM, NY)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WRFR-LP & soundcloud.com, CT)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Caroline Doctorow (WPKN-FM, CT)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, IN)
Cej ()
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (CORR-FM & beyondradio.co.uk, MixCloud)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM & syndicated, TX)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Robinson (Wisconsin Public Radio)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
Dave Hardy (live365.com)
David John (KAXE-FM & KEOS-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
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)
Doug Adamz (KTAL-LP & syndicated, NM)
Doug Dick (WQCS-FM, FL)
Doug Lewis (WQCS-FM, FL)
Doug Tucker (Facebook "radiio")
Ed Mellnik (KBOO-FM, OR)
Eddie O'Strange (Wellington Access Radio & kiwifolk.com-FM, New Zealand)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN)
Frank Roszak (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gary Crouth (WYEP-FM, PA)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Greg Schatzmann (CJLX-FM, ON)
Greg Torrington (stingray.com)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM & syndicated, GA)
Helen Jankoski (WCNI-FM, CT)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Lee Stanley (folkalliance.org & podcast)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & soundcloud.com, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (CKPC-AM & justusfolk.com, ON)
Jared Ingersol (Syndicated, MixCloud)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jeannie Holton (WMNF-FM, FL)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM & podcast, CA)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Monaghan (WDHA-FM, NJ)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (WNTI-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
John Mazza (WNHU-FM, CT)
John Patterson (CODA-FM & podcast, VT)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM & podcast, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Colcord (CJMP-FM & syndicated, NH)
Jon Kiger (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM & syndicated, NY)
Jon Whitsell (KBAC-FM, NM)
Judy & Dennis Cook (WOBC-FM, OH)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Kara Barnard ()
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Kate McNallyhttp (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Kathy Kallick (KALW-FM, CA)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Ken Nagelberg (WHYR-FM & soundcloud.com, LA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM & soundcloud.com, CA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Laura Chartier (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & podcast, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM & CKJS-AM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI)
Mark Sahlgren and Darcy Wilkin (WMUK-FM & soundcloud.com, MI)
Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM, LA)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM & podcast, WA)
Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & folk.org)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael Park (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif & Chris White (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mike Sakarias & Anne Fuller (KRNN-FM, AK)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & acousticrainbow.com, New Zealand)
Naomi Soule & Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO)
Norm Mast & Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KUBU-LP & live365.com, CA)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM & WWII-FM, NJ)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Rachel Anne Goodman (KSQD-FM, CA)
Ray Baumler (WRUR-FM, NY)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Rich Warren (WFMT-FM & syndicated, IL)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, UT)
Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT)
Rik Palieri (WBTV-LP, VT)
Rob Killam (WFIT-FM, FL)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Lewis (WNUR-FM, IL)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & soundcloud.com, NJ)
Sonny Ochs (WIOX-FM, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steve Pritchard (CIUT-FM & podcast, ON)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM & WHUS-FM, CT)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Tampa Community Radio (WMNF-FM, FL)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Terry Fatseas (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Tod Elmore (soundcloud.com, GA)
Todd Gracyk (KALW-FM, CA)
Todd Tyson (WNCS-FM, VT)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Valerie Smith (WLIJ-FM & syndicated, TN)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & syndicated, NY)
Wayne Greene (KZCC-LP & KEOS-FM, TX)
Fri Sep 22 09:57:00 2023
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