Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
February 2026, Week 4 (so far)

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of February 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1570 plays from 54 playlists from 44 Folk DJs

  1: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (24)
        "Appalachia" (5)
        "Cast Iron Heart" (4)
        "Hymn For The Unholy" (4)
  2: "Pet," Big Richard [Signature Sounds, 2/2026] (11/12)
        "Millionaire" (4)
        "Make the World Go Away" (2)
  3: "Together Again," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2026] (9)
        "Pathfinder" (3)
  4: "All That Really Matters," Kim Moberg [Self, 2/2026] (7)
        "$20 Bill" (2)
        "All That Really Matters" (2)
  4: "King of Hearts," Paul Kaplan [Old Coat, 2/2026] (7)
        "I Will Keep You Warm" (2)
  4: "Songs of Hope," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 2/2026] (7)
        "Follow the Light" (2)
  7: "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs," Hana Zara [Self, 2/2026] (6)
        "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (6)
  7: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Self, 2/2026] (6)
        "Good News" (3)
  7: "Questioning the Forty," Kevin Neidig [Self, 2/2026] (6)
        "It's The LIght" (2)
        "Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness" (2)
        "Speed at the Sound of Loneliness" (2)
  7: "World Gone Wrong," Lucinda Williams [Highway] (6)
        "So Much Trouble In The World" (2)
 11: "Flight of the Robin," Debi Smith [Self, 2/2026] (5)
        "I Still Think About You" (1)
 12: "All Tied Together," Ye Vagabonds [River Lea, 2/2026] (4)
        "The Flood" (2)
 12: "Don't Drink the Poison," Linda Sussman [Sing Out Proud, 2/2026] (4)
        "Don't Drink the Poison" (2)
 12: "Driftwood," Weary Ramblers [Self, 1/2026] (4)
        "Oh My Stars" (1)
 12: "Fish Crow," M Sparks [Self, 2/2026] (4)
        "Safe To The Other Side" (2)
        "Full Tank and Good Fried Chicken" (2)
 12: "Sad & Beautiful World," Mavis Staples [anti, 11/2025] (4)
        "We Got To Have Peace" (2)
 12: "A Song for Minnesota," Katie Dahl [Self, 2/2026] (4)
        "A Song for Minnesota" (4)
 12: "Wild & Clear & Blue," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2025] (4)
        "Rhododendron" (2)

TOP SONGS of February 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1570 plays from 54 playlists from 44 Folk DJs

1. "Hold On" (7)
     from "Hold On - single" (Jillian Matundan)
2. "Appalachia" (6)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
2. "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (6)
     from "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (Hana Zara)
4. "Cast Iron Heart" (4)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
4. "Hymn For The Unholy" (4)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
4. "If I Were Free" (4)
     from "If I Were Free - single" (Naomi Sommers)
4. "I'll Never Pass This Way Again" (4)
     from "I'll Never Pass This Way Again - single" (David M. Lutken)
4. "Millionaire" (4)
     from "Pet" (Big Richard)
4. "A Song for Minnesota" (4)
     from "A Song for Minnesota" (Katie Dahl)

TOP ARTISTS of February 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1570 plays from 54 playlists from 44 Folk DJs

1. Emily Scott Robinson (26)
        "Appalachia" (24)
2. Big Richard (13)
        "Pet" (12)
3. Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon (9)
        "Together Again" (9)
4. Bruce Springsteen (8)
        "Streets of Minneapolis" (3)
4. Paul Kaplan (8)
        "King of Hearts" (7)
4. Tom Paxton (8)
        "One Million Lawyers" (1)
7. Bob Dylan (7)
        "Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 18, 1956-1963" (3)
7. Crys Matthews (7)
        "Sleeves Up" (3)
7. Jillian Matundan (7)
        "Hold On - single" (6)
7. John Prine (7)
        "John Prine" (3)
7. Kim Moberg (7)
        "All That Really Matters" (7)
7. Tom Chapin (7)
        "Songs of Hope" (7)
13. Debi Smith (6)
        "Flight of the Robin" (5)
13. Goodnight Moonshine (6)
        "Business Unusual" (6)
13. Hana Zara (6)
        "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (6)
13. I'm With Her (6)
        "Wild & Clear & Blue" (4)
13. Jesse Welles (6)
        "Hells Wells" (1)
13. Joan Baez (6)
        "Whistle Down The Wind" (2)
13. Joe Jencks (6)
        "It's Not For Sale - single" (2)
13. Kevin Neidig (6)
        "Questioning the Forty" (6)
13. Lucinda Williams (6)
        "World Gone Wrong" (5)
13. Nina Simone (6)
        "Jazz Masters 17" (2)
13. Odetta (6)
        "One Grain Of Sand" (1)

TOP LABELS of February 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1570 plays from 54 playlists from 44 Folk DJs

1. Signature Sounds (28)
2. Oh Boy (27)
3. Rounder (21)
4. Columbia (19)
5. Red House (17)
6. Smithsonian/Folkways (16)
7. Compass (15)
8. Nonesuch (10)
9. Rhino (8)
9. Sundance (8)
11. Appalsongs (7/8)
11. Appleseed (7)
11. Old Coat (7)
11. RCA (7)
11. Thirty Tigers (7)
11. Vanguard (7)

FOLK DJs - February 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1570 plays from 54 playlists from 44 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Cheryl Prashker (folkmusicnotebook.com)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
David John (KAXE/KBXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KWGS-FM, OK)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM & PRX, MN)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Katrina Knight (mixcloud.com)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM & mixcloud.com, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Kane (KBCO-FM, MA)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM & mixcloud.com, WA)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (mixcloud.com, NY)
Zeke Duckworthy & Andy Rogovin (WZBC-FM, MA)