Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
January 2025, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of January 2025, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1162 plays from 35 playlists from 28 Folk DJs

  1: "The Wind Will Change Again," The Twangtown Paramours [Inside Edge, 1/2025] (22)
        "Stars Without A Heaven" (5)
        "The Goodwill Store" (4)
        "The Wind Will Change Again" (3)
  2: "Field of Stars," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2025] (15)
        "Redneck" (3)
        "Hell and High Water" (2)
        "Field of Stars" (2)
        "Here" (2)
  3: "Reclamation," Crys Matthews [Self, 10/2024] (7)
        "Cancel Culture" (2)
        "My Skin" (2)
  4: "Glimmer," Carol Crittenden [Self, 1/2025] (5)
        "One Small Step" (2)
  5: "Vintage Collection," George Jones & Melba Montgomery [Capitol] (4)
        "I'd Jump the Mississippi" (1)
  6: "Ride in the Light," Cindy Kallet [Sleepy Creek, 12/2024] (3/5)
        "Graduation" (1)
  6: "Woodland," Gillian Welch & David Rawlings [Acony, 8/2024] (3/5)
        "Howdy Howdy" (1)
  6: "From China to Appalachia," Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian [Community, 7/2024] (3/4)
        "Nan Ni Wan" (1)
  6: "Look Up," Ringo Starr [Lost Highway, 1/2025] (3/4)
        "Look Up" (1)
  6: "Revival," Gillian Welch [Acony, 1996] (3/4)
        "One More Dollar" (1)
  6: "Who We Are," Dan & Faith [Self, 11/2024] (3/4)
        "I Want to Sing About Love" (1)
  6: "Between the Lines," Price Sisters [McCoury] (3)
        "The Gospel Ship" (1)
  6: "Bluegrass Sings Paxton," Various Artists [Crossroads] (3)
        "Central Square," Laurie Lewis (1)
  6: "Celebrants," Nickel Creek [Thirty Tigers, 2023] (3)
        "Where the Long Line Leads" (2)
  6: "Drum School Dropout," Christine Lavin [Self, 1/2025] (3)
        "Mercury & Mars" (3)
  6: "Fable," Ainsley Hamill [Self] (3)
        "Sinnerman" (1)
  6: "Gold in Your Pocket," Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms [Free Dirt, 11/2024] (3)
        "Chained By Desire" (1)
  6: "Greenin' Up," David Mallett [North Road, 2012] (3)
        "I Knew This Place" (1)
  6: "Quiet Town," Mindy Smith [Compass, 9/2024] (3)
        "Peace Eludes Me" (1)
  6: "Shine," Sussex [Self] (3)
        "I'll See You in My Dreams" (1)
  6: "Sleeves Up," Crys Matthews [Self] (3)
        "Sleeves Up" (3)
  6: "Still Troubled," Mike Ward [Self] (3)
        "Immigration Nation" (2)
  6: "There's a Bright Side Somewhere," Happy Traum [Self, 2022] (3)
        "How Are Things in Glocca Morra" (1)

TOP SONGS of January 2025, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1162 plays from 35 playlists from 28 Folk DJs

1. "Stars Without A Heaven" (5)
     from "The Wind Will Change Again" (The Twangtown Paramours)
2. "The Goodwill Store" (4)
     from "The Wind Will Change Again" (The Twangtown Paramours)
3. "Mercury & Mars" (3)
     from "Drum School Dropout" (Christine Lavin)
3. "Redneck" (3)
     from "Field of Stars" (John McCutcheon)
3. "Sleeves Up" (3)
     from "Sleeves Up" (Crys Matthews)
3. "The Wind Will Change Again" (3)
     from "The Wind Will Change Again" (The Twangtown Paramours)
7. "One Small Step" (2)
     from "Glimmer" (Carol Crittenden)
7. "Big Big Heartaches" (2)
     from "Melba Montgomery" (Melba Montgomery)

TOP ARTISTS of January 2025, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1162 plays from 35 playlists from 28 Folk DJs

1. The Twangtown Paramours (22)
        "The Wind Will Change Again" (22)
2. John McCutcheon (15)
        "Field of Stars" (15)
3. Crys Matthews (11)
        "Reclamation" (7)
        "Sleeves Up" (3)
4. George Jones & Melba Montgomery (9)
        "Vintage Collection" (4)
5. Pete Seeger (7/8)
        "The Essential Pete Seeger" (4)
5. Eliza Gilkyson (7)
        "2020" (2)
7. Gillian Welch (6)
        "Revival" (4)
7. Sarah Jarosz (6)
        "Live at the Troubadour-EP" (3)
9. David Mallett (5/12)
        "Greenin' Up" (3)
9. Cindy Kallet (5/6)
        "Ride in the Light" (5)
9. The Band (5)
        "Stage Fright" (2)
9. Bob Dylan (5)
        "The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol.12" (1)
9. Carol Crittenden (5)
        "Glimmer" (5)
9. Josh White Jr (5)
        "Cortelia Clark" (3)

TOP LABELS of January 2025, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1162 plays from 35 playlists from 28 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (26)
2. Inside Edge (22)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (16)
4. Compass (15)
5. Appalseed (11)
5. Capitol (11)
5. Columbia (11)
5. Free Dirt (11)
9. Acony (10)
9. Borealis (10)
11. Sugar Hill (8)
11. Vanguard (8)
13. Nonesuch (7)
13. Red House (7)
15. Flying Fish (6)
15. Rhino (6)
15. Signature Sounds (6)

FOLK DJs - January 2025, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1162 plays from 35 playlists from 28 Folk DJs

Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Art Stevenson (WORT-FM, WI)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Denis McGilvray (KPBX-FM, OK)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM & mixcloud.com, OR)
Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM, DC)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM & WFUV-FM, MA)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & newfolkrecords.com, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM, CT)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)