Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
July 2025, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of July 2025, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2118 plays from 70 playlists from 61 Folk DJs

  1: "Time Out #3," The Accidentals [Self, 7/2025] (15)
        "Better Than Me" (6)
        "Break Free" (2)
        "Kevin at the End of the World" (2)
        "What a Waste" (2)
        "Fly Away" (2)
  2: "Best of Steve Gillette," Steve Gillette [Compass, 6/2025] (14)
        "The Old Trail" (3)
        "Grapes On The Vine" (3)
  3: "The Woods Have Shown Us," Pony Folk [Hestehus] (12)
        "Shenandoah" (3)
        "Midnight on the Water" (2)
        "Sommer" (2)
        "Soteroen" (2)
  4: "Oubliette," Jez Lowe [Tantobie, 7/2025] (10)
        "Freebody's Wake" (2)
        "Oubliette" (2)
  5: "Colored Edge of Memory," From the Dirt [Self, 7/2025] (9)
        "Afterwards, on the Greyhound" (3)
        "Train Wreck at the Bluegrass Jam" (2)
        "Angeline" (2)
  5: "Personal History," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Thirty Tigers, 6/2025] (9)
        "The Night We Never Met" (3)
        "Girl And Her Dog" (2)
  5: "The Wind Will Change Again," The Twangtown Paramours [Inside Edge, 1/2025] (9)
        "Stars Without a Heaven" (3)
        "Old Friends" (2)
  8: "Gold & Coal," Cassie & Maggie [Self, 5/2025] (8)
        "Bow Down" (2)
  9: "Better Than I Was," Sara Trunzo [Self, 6/2025] (7)
        "Taking My Power Back" (3)
        "One Small Step" (2)
  9: "Big Shot," Talbot Mayo [Self, 7/2025] (7)
        "Burned" (3)
        "Big Shot" (3)
  9: "Saltwater Country," Grace Morrison [Nonesuch, 7/2025] (7)
        "Cranberry Blossoms" (4)
        "Heartbreak Hell" (2)
  9: "The Time That Remains," Mike Ward [Self, 7/2025] (7)
        "Why Not" (3)
        "Paycheck" (2)
 13: "Been All Around This World," Special Consensus [Compass, 7/2025] (6)
        "Like A Train" (2)
        "King Of The Road" (2)
 13: "Homegrown," Cole Quest & the City Pickers [Jallopy, 7/2025] (6)
        "Philadelphia Lawyer" (2)
        "Pastures of Plenty" (2)
 13: "Kentucky Queen," Carla Gover [Redbird, 7/2025] (6)
        "Crazy Love" (1)
 13: "Remembering Now," Van Morrison [Exile] (6)
        "The Only Love I Ever Need Is Yours" (1)
 13: "Signs of Life," My Politic [Self, 6/2025] (6)
        "Signs Of Life" (2)
 13: "Wild & Clear & Blue," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2025] (6)
        "Rhododendron" (2)
 19: "Alchymie," The Heart Collectors [Spins the Gold, 6/2025] (5)
        "Alchymie" (1)
 19: "Burden of Hope," Peter Campbell [Self, 7/2025] (5)
        "Burden of Hope" (3)
        "Coat of Many Colors" (2)
 19: "Dark Ages," Eliza Gilkyson [Realiza Records, 5/2025] (5)
        "Este Salida Del Sol" (2)
        "Dark Night Of The Soul" (2)
 19: "Every Ghost," Kelsey Waldon [Oh Boy] (5)
        "Comanche" (2)
 19: "LilyGild," Hilary Hawke with Reed Stutz [Adhyâropa, 2022] (5)
        "All I've Ever Known" (2)
        "The World Rests Its Head" (2)
 19: "New Skin," Judy Kass [Self, 7/2025] (5)
        "Hopeful Hearts" (2)
 19: "Oh What a Beautiful World," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 4/2025] (5)
        "Still Learning How To Fly" (2)
 19: "Paper Flowers," Tim O'Brien & Jan Fabricius [Howdy Skies, 6/2025] (5)
        "Fat Pile of Puppies" (2)
 19: "Perfume Like a Full Moon," Ray Lambiase [Raytone, 6/2025] (5)
        "One for All" (2)
 19: "Shelby Means," Shelby Means [Self, 6/2025] (5)
        "Streets of Boulder" (2)
 29: "The Ballad of Charlie Avalon," Stillhouse Junkies [Common Loon, 7/2025] (4)
        "Levee" (2)
 29: "The Black Dog & the Wandering Boy," James McMurtry [New West, 7/2025] (4)
        "A Black Dog and A Wandering Boy" (1)
 29: "Ghost Light at the Gillioz," Lyal Strickland [Self] (4)
        "Cool Side of the Pillow" (1)
 29: "House of the Dog," Grain Thief [Plow Man, 7/2025] (4)
        "Champagne & Misery" (1)
 29: "In the West," The Horsenecks [Tiki Parlour, 6/2025] (4)
        "Never Been So Far From Home" (2)
 29: "Life Behind Bars," Vandoliers [Break Maiden] (4)
        "Evergreen" (1)
 29: "Old Growth," Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 6/2025] (4)
        "Sadie At The Back Door" (2)
 29: "The Shape of a Sway," Eli West [Tender and Mild, 5/2025] (4)
        "Ever Lovin' Need to Know" (1)
 29: "So Much I Still Don't See," Sam Robbins [Nine Athens, 3/2025] (4)
        "Piles of Sand" (2)
 29: "Songbird," Waylon Jennings [Blix Street] (4)
        "Songbird" (3)
 29: "Son of the San Lorenzo," Jesse Daniel [Lightning Rod] (4)
        "Time Well Spent For A Man" (2)
 29: "Too High A Price To Pay," Mercedes Nicole [Self] (4)
        "It Took A Long Time Blues" (2)
 29: "Walk This Road," The Doobie Brothers [Rhino] (4)
        "Angels and Mercy" (1)
 29: "Way To The Sun," Minor Gold [MGM] (4)
        "Way To The Sun" (1)

TOP SONGS of July 2025, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2118 plays from 70 playlists from 61 Folk DJs

1. "Better Than Me" (6)
     from "Time Out #3" (The Accidentals)
2. "Cranberry Blossoms" (4)
     from "Saltwater Country" (Grace Morrison)
3. "Afterwards, On The Greyhound" (3)
     from "Colored Edge of Memory" (From the Dirt)
3. "Big Shot" (3)
     from "Big Shot" (Talbot Mayo)
3. "Burned" (3)
     from "Big Shot" (Talbot Mayo)
3. "Burden of Hope" (3)
     from "Burden of Hope" (Peter Campbell)
3. "Chocolate Jesus" (3)
     from "Ballads of Tom Waits" (Eddie Skuller)
3. "Crucified Son" (3)
     from "Dollar a Day" (Charley Crockett)
3. "Girl And Her Dog" (3)
     from "Personal History" (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
3. "Grapes On The Vine" (3)
     from "Best of Steve Gillette" (Steve Gillette)
3. "Honeybees" (3)
     from "Honeybees - single" (Steve Kunzman)
3. "The Little Things" (3)
     from "The Little Things - single" (Great Aunt)
3. "Masters of War" (3)
     from "Don'T Think Twice" (Abbie Gardner)
3. "The Night We Never Met" (3)
     from "Personal History" (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
3. "The Old Trail" (3)
     from "Best of Steve Gillette" (Steve Gillette)

TOP ARTISTS of July 2025, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2118 plays from 70 playlists from 61 Folk DJs

1. The Accidentals (15)
        "Time Out #3" (15)
2. Steve Gillette (14)
        "Best of Steve Gillette" (14)
3. Jez Lowe (12)
        "Oubliette" (10)
3. Pony Folk (12)
        "The Woods Have Shown Us" (12)
5. Mary Chapin Carpenter (11)
        "Personal History" (9)
6. From the Dirt (9)
        "Colored Edge of Memory" (9)
6. The Twangtown Paramours (9)
        "The Wind Will Change Again" (9)
8. The Kingston Trio (7/10)
        "The Capitol Years" (6)
8. Bob Dylan (7)
        "Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits" (3)
8. Cassie & Maggie (7)
        "Gold & Coal" (7)
8. Grace Morrison (7)
        "Saltwater Country" (7)
8. Joni Mitchell (7)
        "Blue" (3)
8. The Limeliters (7)
        "Until We Can't Sing Anymore" (3)
8. Maria Muldaur (7)
        "One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey" (2)
8. Mike Ward (7)
        "The Time That Remains" (7)
8. Sara Trunzo (7)
        "Better Than I Was" (7)
8. Talbot Mayo (7)
        "Big Shot" (7)
8. Van Morrison (7)
        "Remembering Now" (6)
8. Willie Nelson (7)
        "Oh What a Beautiful World" (5)
8. Woody Guthrie (7)
        "1940-1946 The Original Recordings" (2)

TOP LABELS of July 2025, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2118 plays from 70 playlists from 61 Folk DJs

1. Compass (35)
2. Rounder (27)
3. Thirty Tigers (19)
4. Columbia (17)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (16)
6. Nonesuch (14)
7. New West (13)
7. Rhino (13)
9. Hestehus (12)
9. Reprise (12)
9. Signature Sounds (12)
12. Sugar Hill (11)
12. Tantobie (11)
14. Jalopy (10)
14. Vanguard (10)
16. Capitol (9)
16. Elektra (9)
16. Free Dirt (9)
19. Borealis (8)
19. Legacy (8)
19. Oh Boy (8)
19. Red House (8)

FOLK DJs - July 2025, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2118 plays from 70 playlists from 61 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Artie Martello (mostlyfolk.org & podcast, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Katrina Knight (mixcloud.com, WA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & SiriusXM, AR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Park (mixcloud.com & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (Vermont Public Radio)
Mitch Park (Radio Hawke's Bay & folktunefinder.com, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KRCL-FM & live365.com, UT)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM & mixcloud.com, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)