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 1327 plays from 46 playlists from 41 Folk DJs

  1: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 2/2026] (9)
        "Dirtbag Saloon" (3)
        "The Time For Flowers" (3)
  1: "Songs of Hope," Tom Chapin [Sundance] (9)
        "We Will Not Stop" (3)
        "Hold Our Ground Forever" (3)
  1: "Together Again," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2026] (9)
        "Old Dog" (3)
        "The Future" (2)
        "Artie's Last Stand" (2)
  4: "World's Gone Wrong," Lucinda Williams [Highway] (8)
        "So Much Trouble In The World" (2)
        "The World's Gone Wrong" (2)
  5: "Strangely in Tune," Diane Coll [Happy Fish, 1/2026] (6)
        "Half Along the Way" (2)
        "In and Out of Time" (2)
  6: "King Of Hearts," Paul Kaplan [Self] (5/11)
        "I Will Keep You Warm" (2)
        "Take Out The Garbage When You Go" (2)
  6: "All Tied Together," Ye Vagabonds [River Lea, 2/2026] (5/10)
        "On Sitric Road" (2)
        "The Flood" (2)
  6: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (5)
        "Broken Truth" (4)
  6: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (5)
        "No Time To Cry" (2)
        "Favorite Place" (2)
  6: "What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow," Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson [Nonesuch, 4/2025] (5)
        "Rain Crow" (2)
 11: "Blue Kentucky Girl," Tiffany Williams [Self, 2/2026] (4)
        "Blue Kentucky Girl" (3)
 11: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Equitone] (4)
        "All Babies Are Beautiful" (1)
 11: "Empire," Kray Van Kirk [Self, 1/2026] (4)
        "Occupation" (1)
 11: "Seventy," Paul Kelly [Cooking Vinyl, 11/2025] (4)
        "Happy Birthday Ida Mae" (2)
 11: "Voisinages," Le Vent Du Nord [La Compagnie du Nord, 10/2025] (4)
        "Salut Réjean" (1)
 11: "The Work, the Hope, the Promise," Wes Weddell [Self, 1/2026] (4)
        "Still We Move" (2)

TOP SONGS of February 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1327 plays from 46 playlists from 41 Folk DJs

1. "Streets of Minneapolis" (10)
     from "Streets of Minneapolis - single" (Bruce Springsteen)
2. "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (6)
     from "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs - single" (Hana Zara)
3. "Broken Truth" (4)
     from "Bones of Trees" (Tim Grimm)
4. "America's Game" (3)
     from "America's Game" - single" (John Flynn)
4. "Blue Kentucky Girl" (3)
     from "Blue Kentucky Girl" (Tiffany Williams)
4. "City Of Heroes" (3)
     from "City of Heroes" (Billy Bragg)
4. "Dirtbag Saloon" (3)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
4. "Hold Our Ground Forever" (3)
     from "Songs of Hope" (Tom Chapin)
4. "Ice On The Road" (3)
     from "Ice On the Road - single" (Brian Claflin)
4. "Join ICE" (3)
     from "Join ICE - single" (Jesse Welles)

TOP ARTISTS of February 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1327 plays from 46 playlists from 41 Folk DJs

1. Bruce Springsteen (11)
        "Streets of Minneapolis - single" (10)
2. Emily Scott Robinson (10)
        "Appalachia" (9)
2. Tom Chapin (10)
        "Songs of Hope" (9)
2. Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon (10)
        "Together Again" (9)
5. Lucinda Williams (8)
        "World's Gone Wrong" (8)
6. Paul Kaplan (7/12)
        "King Of Hearts" (11)
6. Bob Dylan (7)
        "Springtime in New York" (2)
8. Diane Coll (6)
        "Strangely in Tune" (6)
8. Goodnight Moonshine (6)
        "Business Unusual" (4)
8. Hana Zara (6)
        "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs - single" (6)
8. John Gorka (6)
        "unentitled" (5)
8. Tim Grimm (6)
        "Bones of Trees" (5)
13. Ye Vagabonds (5/10)
        "All Tied Together" (10)
13. Grant Peeples (5)
        "Code to Live By" (2)
13. Joni Mitchell (5)
        "Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years" (1)
13. Le Vent Du Nord (5)
        "Voisinages" (4)
13. Paul Kelly (5)
        "Seventy" (4)
13. Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson (5)
        "What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow" (5)
13. Woody Guthrie (5)
        "Acoustic Rainbow 18" (1)

TOP LABELS of February 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1327 plays from 46 playlists from 41 Folk DJs

1. Columbia (23)
2. Rounder (13)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (11/16)
3. Nonesuch (11)
3. Warner (11)
6. Oh Boy (9)
7. Red House (8)
7. Thirty Tigers (8)
9. Appalsongs (7)
9. Borealis (7)
9. Compass (7)
9. Highway (7)
13. Appalseed (6)
13. Atlantic (6)
13. Legacy (6)
13. New West (6)

FOLK DJs - February 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1327 plays from 46 playlists from 41 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Artie Martello (folkmusicnotebook.com & mixcloud.com, NY)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ed Mellnick (KBOO-FM, OR)
Eureka Mike (WFCF-FM & thesonicplanet.com, FL)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jean Geiger (mixcloud.com, WA)
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 Vance (KALW-FM & KPFA-FM, CA)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
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)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM & mixcloud.com, WA)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)