Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
December 2025, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of December 2025, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1624 plays from 55 playlists from 39 Folk DJs

  1: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (12)
        "No Time To Cry" (4)
        "Particle & Wave" (3)
        "Favorite Place" (2)
        "First Snow On The Mountains" (2)
  2: "The Blue Rock Session," Amy Speace [Windbone, 12/2025] (9)
        "Kindness" (3)
        "On a Monday in London" (2)
  3: "Long Journey Home," Various Artists [Appalsongs, 9/2025] (7)
        "Cumberland Gap," Stuart Duncan (2)
        "900 Miles," Tim O'Brien (2)
  4: "The Bells of Dublin," Chie [RCA, 2021] (6)
        "The Rebel Jesus" (2)
        "& Jackson Browne The" (2)
        "with Jackson Browne \ The Rebel Jesus \ The" (2)
  4: "Christine Lavin Presents Just One Angel," Various Artists [Yellow Tail, 2016] (6)
        "Jewish Kid Born On Christmas Day Talkin' Blues," Sally Fingerett (2)
  6: "American Noel," Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer [Signature Sounds, 2007] (5)
        "American Noel" (3)
  6: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (5)
        "Barbed Wire Boys" (2)
  6: "From Here to the Sea," Meredith Moon [Compass, 10/2025] (5)
        "Sapphire Blue" (2)
  6: "Safe Sensible & Sane," Alison Brown & Steve Martin [Compass, 11/2025] (5)
        "Dear Time" (2)
  6: "Wild & Clear & Blue," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2025] (5)
        "Wild And Clear And Blue" (2)
 11: "Driftwood," Weary Ramblers [Self] (4)
        "Roll on Rose" (1)
 11: "Field of Stars," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2025] (4)
        "Only Ones Dancing" (1)
 11: "Goodnight Regret," Tom Prasada-Rao [Self, 2010] (4)
        "Angel Wings" (4)
 11: "Mortal City," Dar Williams [Razor & Tie, 1996] (4)
        "The Christians and the Pagans" (3)
 11: "Saving Grace," Robert Plant [Nonesuch, 10/2025] (4)
        "As I Roved Out" (2)
 11: "Songs That Sing Me," Becky Buller [Dark Shadow, 8/2025] (4)
        "Muddy Waters" (2)
 11: "Tip of the Spear," Doug Mishkin [Midoaks, 6/2025] (4)
        "Pour Me Another Year" (3)
 11: "Together on a Rock," The Pairs [Self, 4/2025] (4)
        "Little Light" (2)
 11: "Voisinages," Le Vent Du Nord [La Compagnie du Nord, 10/2025] (4)
        "La Lettre" (1)
 11: "Where We Go," Jesse Appelman [Self, 12/2025] (4)
        "Glacier Song" (2)

TOP SONGS of December 2025, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1624 plays from 55 playlists from 39 Folk DJs

1. "Angel Wings" (6)
     from "Goodnight Regret" (Tom Prasada-Rao)
2. "The Christians and the Pagans" (4)
     from "Mortal City" (Dar Williams)
2. "No Time To Cry" (4)
     from "unentitled" (John Gorka)
4. "American Noel" (3)
     from "American Noel" (Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer)
4. "Kindness" (3)
     from "The Blue Rock Session" (Amy Speace)
4. "Light One Candle" (3)
     from "A Holiday Celebration With the New York Choral Society" (Peter, Paul & Mary)
4. "New Years Eve" (3)
     from "New Years Eve - single" (George Potts)
4. "Particle & Wave" (3)
     from "unentitled" (John Gorka)
4. "Pour Me Another Year" (3)
     from "Tip of the Spear" (Doug Mishkin)

TOP ARTISTS of December 2025, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1624 plays from 55 playlists from 39 Folk DJs

1. Joe Ely (15/17)
        "Honky Tonk Masquerade" (3)
2. John Gorka (13)
        "unentitled" (12)
3. Amy Speace (12)
        "The Blue Rock Session" (9)
4. Tom Prasada-Rao (10)
        "Goodnight Regret" (4)
        "Beautiful You: The Songs of Tom Prasada-Rao" (3)
5. Archie Fisher (9)
        "A Silent Song" (4)
6. Joni Mitchell (8)
        "Blue" (3)
6. Peter, Paul & Mary (8)
        "A Holiday Celebration With The New York Choral Society" (2)
6. Todd Snider (8)
        "High, Lonesome and Then Some" (3)
9. Dar Williams (7)
        "Mortal City" (4)
9. John McCutcheon (7)
        "Field of Stars" (4)
9. Willie Nelson (7)
        "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle" (3)
12. Bruce Cockburn (6)
        "Nothing But A Burning Light" (2)
12. Chie (6)
        "The Bells of Dublin" (6)
12. Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer (6)
        "American Noel" (5)
12. Meredith Moon (6)
        "From Here to the Sea" (5)
12. Tim Grimm (6)
        "Bones of Trees" (5)
12. Tom Lehrer (6)
        "That Was the Year That Was" (2)
12. Townes Van Zandt (6)
        "Rear View Mirror" (2)
19. Alison Brown & Steve Martin (5)
        "Safe Sensible & Sane" (5)
19. Becky Buller (5)
        "Songs That Sing Me" (4)
19. Bett Padgett (5)
        "If I Catch My Dream Song Of Ho" (3)
19. I'm With Her (5)
        "Wild & Clear & Blue" (5)
19. John Hartford (5)
        "Tribute to Steve Goodman" (2)
19. Judy Collins (5)
        "All on a Wintry Night: A Judy Collins Christmas" (1)
19. Kate Macleod (5)
        "Perennial" (2)
19. Waylon Jennings (5)
        "Songbird" (4)

TOP LABELS of December 2025, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1624 plays from 55 playlists from 39 Folk DJs

1. Red House (28)
2. Rounder (26)
3. Compass (21)
4. Columbia (20)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (16)
6. Rhino (14)
7. Legacy (13)
8. RCA (12)
8. Signature Sounds (12)
10. Nonesuch (11)
10. Thirty Tigers (11)
12. Appalsongs (10)
12. Windbone (10)
14. Reprise (9)
15. Acony (7)
15. Folk-Legacy (7)
15. MCA (7)
15. Philo (7)

FOLK DJs - December 2025, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1624 plays from 55 playlists from 39 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Arthur & Andrea Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Artie Martello (mostlyfolk.org & mixcloud.com, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David John (KAVE/KBXE-FM & KAXE/KBXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KWGS-FM, OK)
Ed Mellnick (KBOO-FM, OR)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jean Geiger (mixcloud.com, WA)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Katrina Knight (3RFS-FM & mixcloud.com, Australia)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM & KPFA-FM, CA)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM & WNCW-FM, MA)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM & mixcloud.com, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)