Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
February 2026 (so far)

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of February 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3695 plays from 136 playlists from 80 Folk DJs

  1: "All Tied Together," Ye Vagabonds [River Lea, 2/2026] (29)
        "The Flood" (8)
        "On Sitric Road" (5)
  1: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (29)
        "Appalachia" (7)
        "The Water Is Wide" (5)
        "Dirtbag Saloon" (4)
        "The Time For Flowers" (4)
        "Hymn for the Unholy" (4)
  1: "Together Again," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2026] (29)
        "Old Dog" (7)
        "Pathfinder" (4)
        "Artie's Last Stand" (4)
  4: "Maggie's Journal," Valerie Smith [Bell Buckle, 1/2026] (24)
        "Maggie's Reading, Pt. 12" (5)
        "Started Wrong in This Life" (3)
        "That Was A Long Time Ago" (3)
        "Jealous" (3)
  4: "Streets of Minneapolis," Bruce Springsteen [Columbia, 2/2026] (24)
        "Streets of Minneapolis" (23)
  6: "Songs of Hope," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 2/2026] (20)
        "Hold Our Ground Forever" (5)
        "We Will Not Stop" (3)
        "Quite Early Morning" (3)
  7: "King of Hearts," Paul Kaplan [Old Coat, 2/2026] (19)
        "I Will Keep You Warm" (5)
        "The King Of Hearts" (3)
  8: "Strangely in Tune," Diane Coll [Happy Fish, 1/2026] (16)
        "Better Fly Me Right" (3)
        "Half Along the Way" (3)
        "Carolina Wren" (3)
        "In and Out of Time" (2)
  9: "Empire," Kray Van Kirk [Self, 1/2026] (15)
        "Occupation" (3)
        "Turtle Joe" (3)
        "Fury Road" (3)
        "Resistance" (2)
  9: "World's Gone Wrong," Lucinda Williams [Highway, 2/2026] (15)
        "The World's Gone Wrong" (4)
        "So Much Trouble In The World" (3)
        "We've Come Too Far To Turn Around" (2)
        "How Much Did You Get for Your Soul" (2)
        "Freedom Speaks" (2)
 11: "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs," Hana Zara [Self, 2/2026] (14)
        "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (14)
 11: "Circle & Square," Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz [Red Beet, 1/2026] (14)
        "Thomas Hart Benton" (4)
        "10 To 4" (4)
        "Life Of the Mind" (2)
 13: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Self, 2/2026] (13)
        "Good News" (3)
        "Stars" (3)
        "All Night Band" (3)
        "Kitchen Table" (2)
 14: "Driftwood," Weary Ramblers [Self, 1/2026] (12)
        "Kentucky Never Seemed So Blue" (4)
        "Memphis, You & Me" (2)
        "Day By Day Love Blues" (2)
 14: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (12)
        "No Time To Cry" (4)
        "Favorite Place" (3)
        "Particle & Wave" (2)
        "Welcome Home" (2)
 16: "All That Really Matters," Kim Moberg [Self, 2/2026] (10)
        "All That Really Matters" (3)
        "$20 Bill" (2)
        "White Lies" (2)
        "Both Sides Now" (2)
 17: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (9)
        "Broken Truth" (5)
        "In The Usa" (2)
 17: "Ivyland," James O'Malley [Self, 2/2026] (9)
        "Did You Ever Hear Her Sing" (2)
        "Holding On To Hope" (2)
 17: "Sad & Beautiful World," Mavis Staples [anti, 11/2025] (9)
        "We Got To Have Peace" (2)
        "Godspeed" (2)
        "Chicago" (2)
        "Satisfied Mind" (2)
 17: "Valentine," Courtney Marie Andrews [Thirty Tigers, 2/2026] (9)
        "Keeper" (2)
        "Hangman" (2)
        "Cons and Clowns" (2)
 17: "Bringing the Light," Hot Tamale [Self, 1/2026] (9)
        "Stand Up!" (5)
 22: "Act I," Kashus Culpepper [Big Loud] (8)
        "Believe" (2)
        "Southern Man" (2)
        "Woman" (2)
 22: "Since You Asked Me," Jan Krist [Yellow Room, 1/2026] (8)
        "Ghandi and Theresa" (1)
 22: "Sleeves Up," Crys Matthews [Self] (8)
        "Sleeves Up" (8)
 22: "Wild & Clear & Blue," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2025] (8)
        "Ancient Light" (6)
 26: "Blackbirding," Queen Esther [Self] (7)
        "Hold Steady" (4)
        "The Devil May Care" (2)
 26: "Code to Live By," Grant Peeples [Ping, 1/2026] (7)
        "Some Times" (2)
        "Sins of the Fathers" (2)
 26: "Fallen Angel," The Unfaithful Servants [Self, 10/2025] (7)
        "Real To Touch" (2)
        "Adeline" (2)
 26: "Pet," Big Richard [Signature Sounds] (7)
        "Millionaire" (5)
 26: "Questioning The Forty," Kevin Neidig [Self] (7)
        "Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness" (2)
        "Shoot The Tires, Donald!" (2)
 26: "Voisinages," Le Vent Du Nord [La Compagnie du Nord, 10/2025] (7)
        "L'acadie" (2)
 26: "Where We Go," Jesse Appelman [Self, 12/2025] (7)
        "Out in the Valley" (3)

TOP SONGS of February 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3695 plays from 136 playlists from 80 Folk DJs

1. "Streets of Minneapolis" (23)
     from "Streets of Minneapolis" (Bruce Springsteen)
2. "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (14)
     from "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (Hana Zara)
3. "America's Game" (9)
     from "America's Game - single" (John Flynn)
4. "The Flood" (8)
     from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
4. "Sleeves Up" (8)
     from "Sleeves Up" (Crys Matthews)
6. "Old Dog" (7)
     from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
7. "Ancient Light" (6)
     from "Wild & Clear & Blue" (I'm With Her)
7. "Appalachia" (6)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
7. "At The End Of The Day" (6)
     from "Keep Going" (Ken Whiteley)
7. "City Of Heroes" (6)
     from "City of Heroes" (Billy Bragg)
7. "Hold Our Ground Forever" (6)
     from "Songs of Hope" (Tom Chapin)
12. "Blackbird" (5)
     from "Blackbird - single" (Ed Sweeney & Cathy Clasper-Torch)
12. "Broken Truth" (5)
     from "Bones of Trees" (Tim Grimm)
12. "A Friend Like You" (5)
     from "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (The Milk Carton Kids)

TOP ARTISTS of February 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3695 plays from 136 playlists from 80 Folk DJs

1. Emily Scott Robinson (31)
        "Appalachia" (28)
1. Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon (31)
        "Together Again" (29)
3. Ye Vagabonds (29)
        "All Tied Together" (29)
4. Bruce Springsteen (27)
        "Streets of Minneapolis" (24)
5. Tom Chapin (24)
        "Songs of Hope" (20)
5. Valerie Smith (24)
        "Maggie's Journal" (24)
7. Paul Kaplan (21)
        "King of Hearts" (19)
8. Lucinda Williams (17)
        "World's Gone Wrong" (15)
9. Bob Dylan (16)
        "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (4)
9. Diane Coll (16)
        "Strangely in Tune" (16)
9. Kray Van Kirk (16)
        "Empire" (15)
12. Goodnight Moonshine (15)
        "Business Unusual" (13)
13. Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz (14)
        "Circle & Square" (13)
13. Hana Zara (14)
        "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (14)
13. Joe Jencks (14)
        "The Candle And The Flame" (4)
        "It's Not For Sale - single" (4)
        "I Lie - single" (3)
13. John Gorka (14)
        "unentitled" (12)
17. Weary Ramblers (12)
        "Driftwood" (12)
18. Kashus Culpepper (11)
        "Act I" (8)
18. Mavis Staples (11)
        "Sad & Beautiful World" (9)
18. Willie Nelson (11)
        "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle" (4)
21. Grant Peeples (10)
        "Code to Live By" (7)
21. I'm With Her (10)
        "Wild & Clear & Blue" (8)
21. John Flynn (10)
        "America's Game - single" (9)
21. Kim Moberg (10)
        "All That Really Matters" (10)
21. Tim Grimm (10)
        "Bones of Trees" (9)
26. Courtney Marie Andrews (9)
        "Valentine" (9)
26. Crys Matthews (9)
        "Sleeves Up" (8)
26. Eric Bibb (9)
        "One Mississippi" (6)
26. Hot Tamale (9)
        "Bringing the Light" (8)
26. James O'Malley (9)
        "Ivyland" (9)
26. Joan Baez (9)
        "From Every Stage" (4)

TOP LABELS of February 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3695 plays from 136 playlists from 80 Folk DJs

1. Columbia (61)
2. Rounder (43)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (36)
4. Oh Boy (35)
5. Compass (31)
6. Red House (30)
7. Thirty Tigers (27)
8. Nonesuch (24)
8. River Lea (24)
10. Signature Sounds (23)
11. Sundance (22)
12. New West (20)
12. Warner (20)
14. Appalseed (19)
14. Bell Buckle (19)
16. Appalsongs (18)
16. Borealis (18)
16. Old Coat (18)
16. Reprise (18)
20. Legacy (15)
20. Red Beet (15)

FOLK DJs - February 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3695 plays from 136 playlists from 80 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WMNF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, FL)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP)
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 & WMNF-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Daryana Antipova (WFHB-FM, IN)
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)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Katrina Knight (mixcloud.com)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
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 & mixcloud.com, 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)
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)
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)