Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
January 2026, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of January 2026, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1354 plays from 52 playlists from 33 Folk DJs

  1: "Together Again," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2026] (16)
        "The Future" (4)
        "Artie's Last Stand" (3)
        "Stop at Nothing" (2)
        "Cheatin' When I'm Eatin'" (2)
  2: "Since You Asked Me," Jan Krist [Yellow Room, 1/2026] (8)
        "Hemingway's Woods" (2)
        "Since You Asked Me" (2)
        "Praying for Rain" (2)
  3: "All Tied Together," Ye Vagabonds [River Lea, 1/2026] (7)
        "The Flood" (3)
        "Cuckoo Storm" (3)
  3: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (7)
        "The Water Is Wide" (2)
        "The Time For Flowers" (2)
  3: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (7)
        "Broken Truth" (4)
        "In the U.S.A" (2)
  3: "Circle & Square," Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz [Red Beet, 1/2026] (7)
        "10 To 4" (2)
  3: "Where We Go," Jesse Appelman [Self, 12/2025] (7)
        "Glacier Song" (2)
  8: "Here & Gone," Sara Thomsen [Self, 1/2026] (6)
        "Tough Like That" (4)
        "We Are Each Other's Light" (2)
  9: "Empire," Kray Van Kirk [Self, 1/2026] (5)
        "Resistance" (3)
  9: "Lost Cause Lover Fool," The Milk Carton Kids [Thirty Tigers, 1/2026] (5)
        "A Friend Like You" (4)
  9: "Safe, Sensible & Sane," Alison Brown & Steve Martin [Compass, 10/2025] (5)
        "New Cluck Old Hen" (2)
  9: "Streets of Minneapolis," Bruce Springsteen [Columbia, 1/2026] (5)
        "Streets of Minneapolis" (5)
  9: "A Tip Toe High Wire," Sierra Hull [Self, 3/2025] (5)
        "Come Out Of My Blues" (2)
  9: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (5)
        "Favorite Place" (2)
        "No Time To Cry" (2)
  9: "The Work, the Hope, the Promise," Wes Weddell [Self, 1/2026] (5)
        "Carry On" (1)

TOP SONGS of January 2026, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1354 plays from 52 playlists from 33 Folk DJs

1. "Raise Your Hand" (5)
     from "Raise Your Hand - single" (Crowes Pasture)
1. "Streets of Minneapolis" (5)
     from "Streets of Minneapolis" (Bruce Springsteen)
3. "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (4)
     from "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (Hana Zara)
3. "Broken Truth" (4)
     from "Bones of Trees" (Tim Grimm)
3. "A Friend Like You" (4)
     from "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (The Milk Carton Kids)
3. "The Future" (4)
     from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
3. "Tough Like That" (4)
     from "Here & Gone" (Sara Thomsen)
8. "America's Game" (3)
     from "America's Game" (John Flynn)

TOP ARTISTS of January 2026, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1354 plays from 52 playlists from 33 Folk DJs

1. Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon (13)
        "Together Again" (13)
2. Jan Krist (8)
        "Since You Asked Me" (8)
2. Ye Vagabonds (8)
        "All Tied Together" (7)
4. Emily Scott Robinson (7)
        "Appalachia" (7)
4. Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz (7)
        "Circle & Square" (7)
4. Jesse Appelman (7)
        "Where We Go" (7)
4. John Gorka (7)
        "unentitled" (5)
4. Sara Thomsen (7)
        "Here & Gone" (6)
4. Sierra Hull (7)
        "A Tip Toe High Wire" (5)
4. Tim Grimm (7)
        "Bones of Trees" (7)
11. Dar Williams (6)
        "Hummingbird Highway" (3)
11. Eliza Gilkyson (6)
        "Dark Ages" (4)
11. Eric Kilburn (6)
        "Passages" (4)
11. I'm With Her (6)
        "Wild & Clear & Blue" (4)
11. Joni Mitchell (6)
        "Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1" (2)
11. Socks In The Frying Pan (6)
        "Return Of The Giant Sock Monsters From Outer Space" (2)
17. Joe Jencks (5/6)
        "Poets, Philosophers Workers & Wanderers" (3)
17. Alison Brown & Steve Martin (5)
        "Safe, Sensible & Sane" (5)
17. Amy Speace (5)
        "The Blue Rock Session" (4)
17. Bruce Springsteen (5)
        "Streets of Minneapolis" (5)
17. Crowes Pasture (5)
        "Raise Your Hand - single" (4)
17. Kray Van Kirk (5)
        "Empire" (5)
17. Lucinda Williams (5)
        "World's Gone Wrong" (3)
17. The Milk Carton Kids (5)
        "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (5)
17. Molly Tuttle (5)
        "...But I'd Rather Be With You" (2)
17. Muireann Bradley (5)
        "Rose Dogs" (3)
17. Rising Appalachia (5)
        "Lady Liberty - single" (2)
17. Ruth Moody (5)
        "The Garden" (4)
17. Sam Robbins (5)
        "So Much I Still Don't See" (4)
17. Tom Chapin (5)
        "Songs of Hope" (3)
17. Wes Weddell (5)
        "The Work, the Hope, the Promise" (5)

TOP LABELS of January 2026, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1354 plays from 52 playlists from 33 Folk DJs

1. Compass (22)
1. Rounder (22)
3. Red House (20)
4. Thirty Tigers (19)
5. Appalseed (11)
6. Smithsonian/Folkways (10)
7. Borealis (9)
7. Columbia (9)
7. Sugar Hill (9)
7. Yellow Room (9)
11. Appleseed (8)
11. Rhino (8)
11. River Lea (8)
11. Signature Sounds (8)
15. Flying Fish (7/8)
15. Elektra (7)
15. Oh Boy (7)
15. Vault (7)

FOLK DJs - January 2026, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1354 plays from 52 playlists from 33 Folk DJs

Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM & mixcloud.com, OR)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Hawke's Bay, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, BC)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Zeke Duckworthy & Andy Rogovin (WZBC-FM, MA)