Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
February 2026, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of February 2026, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2559 plays from 98 playlists from 73 Folk DJs

  1: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (22)
        "Appalachia" (6)
        "The Time For Flowers" (4)
        "The Water Is Wide" (4)
        "Dirtbag Saloon" (3)
  2: "All Tied Together," Ye Vagabonds [River Lea, 2/2026] (21)
        "The Flood" (8)
        "On Sitric Road" (3)
  3: "Streets of Minneapolis," Bruce Springsteen [Columbia, 2/2026] (18)
        "Streets of Minneapolis" (17)
  4: "Together Again," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2026] (17)
        "Old Dog" (4)
        "The Future" (3)
  5: "Songs of Hope," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 2/2026] (15)
        "Hold Our Ground Forever" (4)
        "We Will Not Stop" (3)
        "Quite Early Morning" (3)
        "Woody Guthrie's Dream" (2)
  6: "Maggie's Journal," Valerie Smith [Bell Buckle, 1/2026] (14)
        "Maggie's Reading, Pt. 12" (3)
        "What a Shame for a Girl Like Me" (2)
        "Warm My Feet and Cry" (2)
  7: "King of Hearts," Paul Kaplan [Old Coat, 2/2026] (13/15)
        "I Will Keep You Warm" (3)
        "phil" (2)
        "Take Out The Garbage When You Go" (2)
        "The King Of Hearts" (2)
  8: "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs," Hana Zara [Self, 2/2026] (12)
        "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (12)
  8: "Strangely in Tune," Diane Coll [Happy Fish, 1/2026] (12)
        "Half Along the Way" (3)
        "Better Fly Me Right" (2)
        "Carolina Wren" (2)
        "In and Out of Time" (2)
  8: "World's Gone Wrong," Lucinda Williams [Highway, 2/2026] (12)
        "So Much Trouble In The World" (3)
        "We've Come Too Far To Turn Around" (2)
        "The World's Gone Wrong" (2)
        "Freedom Speaks" (2)
 11: "Empire," Kray Van Kirk [Self, 1/2026] (11)
        "Occupation" (2)
        "Turtle Joe" (2)
        "Fury Road" (2)
 12: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Self, 2/2026] (9)
        "Good News" (2)
        "Stars" (2)
        "All Night Band" (2)
 12: "Circle & Square," Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz [Red Beet, 1/2026] (9)
        "Thomas Hart Benton" (4)
        "10 To 4" (2)
 14: "All That Really Matters," Kim Moberg [Self, 2/2026] (8)
        "All That Really Matters" (3)
        "$20 Bill" (2)
 15: "Bringing the Light," Hot Tamale [Self, 1/2026] (7)
        "Stand Up" (3)
 15: "Code to Live By," Grant Peeples [Ping, 1/2026] (7)
        "Some Times" (2)
        "Sins of the Fathers" (2)
 15: "Driftwood," Weary Ramblers [Self, 1/2026] (7)
        "Day By Day Love Blues" (2)
 15: "Fallen Angel," The Unfaithful Servants [Self, 10/2025] (7)
        "Real To Touch" (2)
        "Adeline" (2)
 15: "Sleeves Up," Crys Matthews [Self] (7)
        "Sleeves Up" (7)
 15: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (7)
        "Favorite Place" (3)
        "No Time To Cry" (3)
 15: "Where We Go," Jesse Appelman [Self, 12/2025] (7)
        "Out in the Valley" (3)
 22: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (6)
        "Broken Truth" (4)
        "In The Usa" (2)
 22: "Here & Gone," Sara Thomsen [Self, 1/2026] (6)
        "Tough Like That" (2)
 22: "Questioning the Forty," Kevin Neidig [Self, 2/2026] (6)
        "Shoot The Tires, Donald!" (2)
 25: "Bloodline," Mon Rovîa [Nettwerk] (5)
        "Black Cauldron" (1)
 25: "Howlin' Waters," Terry Robb [New Folk] (5)
        "Katie and Arnie" (1)
 25: "Ivyland," James O'Malley [Self, 2/2026] (5)
        "Did You Ever Hear Her Sing" (1)
 25: "Keep Going," Ken Whiteley [Self] (5)
        "At the End of the Day" (5)
 25: "Magic Accident," Della Mae [Compass, 1/2026] (5)
        "Little Bird" (2)
        "My Own Highway" (2)
 25: "Pet," Big Richard [Signature Sounds, 2/2026] (5)
        "Millionaire" (5)
 25: "Sad & Beautiful World," Mavis Staples [anti, 11/2025] (5)
        "Satisfied Mind" (2)
 25: "Since You Asked Me," Jan Krist [Yellow Room, 1/2026] (5)
        "Ghandi and Theresa" (1)
 25: "Valentine," Courtney Marie Andrews [Thirty Tigers, 2/2026] (5)
        "Keeper" (2)
 25: "Voisinages," Le Vent Du Nord [La Compagnie du Nord, 10/2025] (5)
        "Salut Réjean" (1)
 25: "What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow," Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson [Nonesuch, 4/2025] (5)
        "Rain Crow" (2)
 25: "The Work, the Hope, the Promise," Wes Weddell [Self, 1/2026] (5)
        "I Curse" (2)
        "Still We Move" (2)

TOP SONGS of February 2026, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2559 plays from 98 playlists from 73 Folk DJs

1. "Streets of Minneapolis" (17)
     from "Streets of Minneapolis" (Bruce Springsteen)
2. "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (12)
     from "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (Hana Zara)
3. "The Flood" (8)
     from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
4. "America's Game" (7)
     from "America's Game - single" (John Flynn)
4. "Sleeves Up" (7)
     from "Sleeves Up" (Crys Matthews)
6. "Appalachia" (5)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
6. "At the End of the Day" (5)
     from "Keep Going" (Ken Whiteley)
6. "Ice On The Road" (5)
     from "Ice On the Road - single" (Brian Claflin)
6. "Millionaire" (5)
     from "Pet" (Big Richard)
6. "The Time For Flowers" (5)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
11. "Broken Truth" (4)
     from "Bones of Trees" (Tim Grimm)
11. "City Of Heroes" (4)
     from "City of Heroes" (Billy Bragg)
11. "Copper Lips" (4)
     from "Copper Lips - single" (Lisa Jeanette)
11. "Hold Our Ground Forever" (4)
     from "Songs of Hope" (Tom Chapin)

TOP ARTISTS of February 2026, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2559 plays from 98 playlists from 73 Folk DJs

1. Ye Vagabonds (26)
        "All Tied Together" (21)
2. Emily Scott Robinson (23)
        "Appalachia" (21)
3. Bruce Springsteen (20)
        "Streets of Minneapolis" (18)
4. Tom Chapin (18)
        "Songs of Hope" (15)
4. Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon (18)
        "Together Again" (17)
6. Paul Kaplan (17)
        "King of Hearts" (15)
7. Valerie Smith (14)
        "Maggie's Journal" (14)
8. Bob Dylan (13)
        "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (3)
8. Lucinda Williams (13)
        "World's Gone Wrong" (12)
10. Diane Coll (12)
        "Strangely in Tune" (12)
10. Hana Zara (12)
        "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (12)
10. Kray Van Kirk (12)
        "Empire" (11)
13. Joe Jencks (11)
        "The Candle And The Flame" (3)
        "It's Not For Sale - single" (3)
14. Goodnight Moonshine (10)
        "Business Unusual" (9)
14. Grant Peeples (10)
        "Code to Live By" (7)
16. Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz (9)
        "Circle & Square" (9)
16. John Gorka (9)
        "unentitled" (7)
18. Joan Baez (8)
        "From Every Stage" (4)
18. John Flynn (8)
        "America's Game - single" (7)
18. Joni Mitchell (8)
        "Hits" (3)
18. Kim Moberg (8)
        "All That Really Matters" (8)
22. Crys Matthews (7)
        "Sleeves Up" (7)
22. Hot Tamale (7)
        "Bringing the Light" (7)
22. Mavis Staples (7)
        "Sad & Beautiful World" (5)
22. Tim Grimm (7)
        "Bones of Trees" (6)
22. The Unfaithful Servants (7)
        "Fallen Angel" (7)
22. Weary Ramblers (7)
        "Driftwood" (7)

TOP LABELS of February 2026, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2559 plays from 98 playlists from 73 Folk DJs

1. Columbia (45)
2. Oh Boy (27)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (27)
4. Compass (25)
5. River Lea (22)
6. Rounder (21)
7. Red House (19)
8. Thirty Tigers (18)
9. Nonesuch (17)
10. Sundance (16)
11. Signature Sounds (15)
11. Warner (15)
13. Bell Buckle (14)
14. Old Coat (11/14)
14. Appalsongs (11)
14. Borealis (11)
14. Red Beet (11)
14. Reprise (11)
19. Highway (10)
20. Appalseed (9)
20. Rhino (9)

FOLK DJs - February 2026, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2559 plays from 98 playlists from 73 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (folkmusicnotebook.com & mixcloud.com, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KWGS-FM, OK)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR)
Ed Mellnick (KBOO-FM, OR)
Eureka Mike (WFCF-FM & thesonicplanet.com, FL)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (mixcloud.com, WA)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Katrina Knight (mixcloud.com)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM & KPFA-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Sahlgren and Darcy Wilkin (WRKF-FM, LA)
Mary Katherine Aldin (KPFK-FM, CA)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael Park (PRX, NY)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & Radio Hawke's Bay, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
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)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)
Zeke Duckworthy & Andy Rogovin (WZBC-FM, MA)