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

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of April 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1415 plays from 51 playlists from 42 Folk DJs

  1: "Lost Cause Lover Fool," The Milk Carton Kids [Thirty Tigers, 2/2026] (8)
        "Blinded And Smiling" (2)
  1: "Never Done," Annie & Rod Capps [Maynard, 4/2026] (8)
        "Here's to the Moments" (2)
        "Stupid Things" (2)
        "Never Done" (2)
  1: "Old No. 1 Revisited," Various Artists [Truly Handmade] (8)
        "La Freeway," Jade Bird (2)
        "Desperados Waiting For A Train," Andrew Combs with Rodney Crowell (2)
        "Texas 1947," Brennen Leigh (2)
  1: "Sumatra," Paula Boggs Band [Boggs, 4/2026] (8)
        "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" (3)
        "Bard of Vietnam" (2)
        "Sumatra" (2)
  5: "Field Notes," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2026] (7)
        "Raven's Glen" (2)
  5: "Mountains on the Moon," Paper Wings [Self, 3/2026] (7)
        "Desert Song" (2)
        "Mountains on the Moon" (2)
  7: "Low Country Wedding," Jefferson Ross [Self, 4/2026] (6)
        "Low Country Wedding" (1)
  7: "Earl Jam," Tony Trischka [Down The Road, 2024] (6)
        "I Still Miss Someone" (2)
  9: "Better Times," Matthew Payne [Self] (5)
        "Better Times" (2)
  9: "Whistlin' Past the Graveyard," Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis and William Lee Ellis [Riverlark] (5)
        "Police Dog Blues" (2)
 11: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (4)
        "Cast Iron Heart" (1)
 11: "Broken River," Hank Alrich [Walkinay] (4)
        "Broken River" (2)
 11: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Self, 2/2026] (4)
        "Get What's Mine" (2)
 11: "Dream Chaser," Willie Nelson [Legacy] (4)
        "Dream Chaser" (4)
 11: "Live at ETSU! A 30-Year Retrospective Event," Blue Highway [Down The Road] (4)
        "Tears Fell on Missouri" (2)
 11: "Live at the Rock House," Sky Smeed [Self, 4/2026] (4)
        "Lunker Bass" (1)
 11: "Long Long Road," Ringo Starr [UMG] (4)
        "Choose Love" (3)
 11: "Path of Totality," The Montvales [Free Dirt, 3/2026] (4)
        "Carolina" (1)
 11: "Traffic," Traffic [Island] (4)
        "Feelin' Alright" (3)

TOP SONGS of April 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1415 plays from 51 playlists from 42 Folk DJs

1. "Dream Chaser" (4)
     from "Dream Chaser" (Willie Nelson)
1. "Heaven" (4)
     from "Reunion" (Mama's Broke)
3. "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" (3)
     from "Sumatra" (Paula Boggs Band)
3. "All I Want to Be" (3)
     from "When I Am a Fossil" (Benny Bleu)
3. "Choose Love" (3)
     from "Long Long Road" (Ringo Starr)
3. "Feelin' Alright" (3)
     from "Traffic" (Traffic)
3. "Mercy for Migrants" (3)
     from "Joe Troop & the Truth Machine" (Joe Troop & the Truth Machine)
3. "Woke Up In LA" (3)
     from "Woke Up In LA - single" (Jesse Lynn Madera)

TOP ARTISTS of April 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1415 plays from 51 playlists from 42 Folk DJs

1. Clannad (15/17)
        "In a Lifetime" (3)
2. Willie Nelson (13)
        "Dream Chaser" (4)
3. Annie & Rod Capps (9)
        "Never Done" (8)
4. Dave Mason (8)
        "Alone Together" (3)
4. Dervish (8)
        "the Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2" (2)
4. The Milk Carton Kids (8)
        "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (8)
4. Paula Boggs Band (8)
        "Sumatra" (8)
8. Brennen Leigh (7)
        "Obsessed With The West" (4)
8. Dave Gunning (7)
        "Field Notes" (7)
8. Paper Wings (7)
        "Mountains on the Moon" (7)
8. Pete Seeger (7)
        "American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 1" (1)
8. Tim Grimm (7)
        "Bones of Trees" (3)
13. Blue Highway (6)
        "Live at ETSU! A 30-Year Retrospective Event" (4)
13. I'm With Her (6)
        "Sing Me Alive" (2)
13. Jefferson Ross (6)
        "Low Country Wedding" (6)
13. Tony Trischka (6)
        "Earl Jam" (5)
17. Tom Rush (5/13)
        "Celebrating 50 Years Live" (6)
        "very best of Tom rush" (3)
17. Dave Van Ronk (5)
        "In The Tradition" (3)
17. Dolores Keane (5)
        "Night Owl" (3)
17. Joe Jencks (5)
        "The Candle And The Flame" (1)
17. John McCutcheon (5)
        "Field of Stars" (3)
17. Matthew Payne (5)
        "Better Times" (5)
17. Nanci Griffith (5)
        "Winter Marquee" (3)

TOP LABELS of April 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1415 plays from 51 playlists from 42 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (32)
2. Compass (24)
3. Thirty Tigers (16)
4. Red House (15)
5. Columbia (13)
6. Down The Road (12)
6. Signature Sounds (12)
8. Smithsonian/Folkways (10)
9. Appleseed (9)
10. Elektra (8)
10. Legacy (8)
10. Truly Handmade (8)
13. Pinecastle (7/9)
14. Boggs (6)
14. Free Dirt (6)
14. MCA (6)
14. Rhino (6)
14. Sugar Hill (6)
14. Warner (6)

FOLK DJs - April 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1415 plays from 51 playlists from 42 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
David John (KAXE/KBXE-FM, MN)
Denis McGilvray (KWGS-FM, OK)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Ed Mellnick (OR)
Eureka Mike (WFCF-FM & thesonicplanet.com, FL)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM & soundcloud.com, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Katrina Knight (mixcloud.com & folkmusicnotebook.com)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Michael Kane (WWII-FM, MA)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Hawke's Bay & Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
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)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)