Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
April 2026, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of April 2026, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 819 plays from 28 playlists from 16 Folk DJs

  1: "Citizen," Crys Matthews [Shamus, 4/2026] (7)
        "Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream" (4)
        "Citizen" (2)
  2: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (5)
        "Bless it All" (1)
  2: "Feather & the Starry Crown," Sons of the Never Wrong [Self, 3/2026] (5)
        "Stand Up Shout Out" (1)
  4: "Low Country Wedding," Jefferson Ross [Self, 4/2026] (3/5)
        "The Travis Style" (1)
  4: "Can't Outrun the Blues," Trey Hensley [Pinecastle, 4/2026] (3/4)
        "Can't Outrun The Blues" (1)
  4: "Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits," Pete Seeger [Columbia, 1987] (3/4)
        "Which Side Are You On" (1)
  4: "Good as True," Yonder Mountain String Band [Thirty Tigers, 4/2026] (3)
        "Blind" (1)
  4: "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers," Dervish [Down The Road, 4/2026] (3)
        "The Broad Majestic Shannon" (2)
  4: "Here & Gone," Sara Thomsen [Self, 1/2026] (3)
        "The Lily" (1)
  4: "Hummingbird Highway," Dar Williams [Righteous Babe, 8/2025] (3)
        "Hummingbird Highway" (2)
  4: "Never Done," Annie & Rod Capps [Maynard, 4/2026] (3)
        "Never Done" (2)
  4: "Old No. 1 Revisited," Various Artists [Truly Handmade, 4/2026] (3)
        "L.A. Freeway," Jade Bird (2)
  4: "Spring Green," Mark Erelli [Self, 2/2026] (3)
        "In Waves" (1)
  4: "Tanglewood Tree," Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer [Signature Sounds, 2000] (3)
        "Happytown" (1)

TOP SONGS of April 2026, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 819 plays from 28 playlists from 16 Folk DJs

1. "Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream" (5)
     from "Citizen" (Crys Matthews)
2. "Citizen" (2)
     from "Citizen" (Crys Matthews)
2. "Dance Around The Spinning Wheel" (2)
     from "Thread the Light" (The McDades)
2. "Gentle On My Mind Feat. Billy Strings" (2)
     from "Earl Jam" (Tony Trischka)
2. "Good News" (2)
     from "Business Unusual" (Goodnight Moonshine)

TOP ARTISTS of April 2026, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 819 plays from 28 playlists from 16 Folk DJs

1. Crys Matthews (10)
        "Citizen" (7)
2. Sons of the Never Wrong (7/9)
        "Feather & the Starry Crown" (5)
        "On A Good Day. . .I Am" (4)
2. Pete Seeger (7)
        "Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits" (4)
4. John Gorka (5/9)
        "Jack's Crows" (2)
4. Emily Scott Robinson (5)
        "Appalachia" (5)

TOP LABELS of April 2026, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 819 plays from 28 playlists from 16 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (18)
2. Signature Sounds (15)
3. Red House (11)
4. Oh Boy (10)
5. Thirty Tigers (9/14)
6. Columbia (8)
6. Compass (8)
8. Sugar Hill (7)
9. Green Linnet (6)
9. Shamus (6)
11. Vanguard (5/8)
11. Elektra (5)
11. Smithsonian/Folkways (5)

FOLK DJs - April 2026, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 819 plays from 28 playlists from 16 Folk DJs

Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)