Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
May 2026, Week 3 (so far)

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of May 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1642 plays from 57 playlists from 46 Folk DJs

  1: "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers," Dervish [Down The Road, 4/2026] (7)
        "Land of My Other" (2)
        "The Town I Loved So Well" (2)
        "Blue is the Eye" (2)
  1: "Lost Cause Lover Fool," The Milk Carton Kids [Thirty Tigers, 2/2026] (7)
        "Sad Song" (2)
        "A Friend Like You" (2)
        "Young Love" (2)
  1: "When I Am A Fossil," Benny Bleu [Circus Tent] (7)
        "Old Dog" (2)
        "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (2)
  4: "Baggage Flies Free," Ed Snodderly [Majestic, 5/2026] (6)
        "Coming Down This Road" (2)
  4: "Old No. 1 Revisited," Various Artists [Truly Handmade, 4/2026] (6)
        "La Freeway," Jade Bird (2)
  4: "Sing Me Alive," I'm With Her [Rounder, 5/2026] (6)
        "Crossing Muddy Waters" (1)
  7: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Self, 2/2026] (5)
        "Stars" (3)
  7: "Dark on a Sunny Day," Maisy Owen [Tompkins Square, 5/2026] (5)
        "On My Way Down" (1)
  7: "Dream Chaser," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 4/2026] (5)
        "Dream Chaser" (2)
  7: "Long Long Road," Ringo Starr [UMe, 4/2026] (5)
        "She's Gone" (1)
  7: "The Matter of the Heart," Matthew Alexander [Caravan] (5)
        "A Crooked Rhyme" (2)
  7: "Simple As," Johnsmith [Blue Pine, 5/2026] (5)
        "Underneath the Stars" (1)
 13: "The Afterlife Sessions," Allen Dobb [Skipping Stone] (4)
        "Black And White" (1)
 13: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (4)
        "The Fairest View" (1)
 13: "Broken River," Hank Alrich [Walkinay, 5/2026] (4)
        "She Had Whiskey For Dinner" (2)
 13: "Magic Accident," Della Mae [Compass, 1/2026] (4)
        "Nothing At All" (1)
 13: "Narrow Line," Mama's Broke [Free Dirt, 2022] (4)
        "Between the Briar & the Rose" (1)
 13: "Never Be The Same," Teddy Thompson [Royal Potato Family] (4)
        "Make Up Your Mind" (1)
 13: "Never Done," Annie & Rod Capps [Maynard, 4/2026] (4)
        "Stupid Things" (2)
 13: "Over Again," A Different Thread [Same Cloth, 5/2026] (4)
        "Amaranth" (2)
        "Over Again" (2)
 13: "Passages," Eric Kilburn [Wellspring, 3/2026] (4)
        "Victim Hill" (1)
 13: "Then Again," Rodney Crowell [Jericho Beach] (4)
        "If I Could Speak To Leonard" (2)
 13: "Time," Taj Mahal & Phantom Blues Band [Resonatin'] (4)
        "TIME" (1)
 13: "Twilight Tales," The Heart Collectors [Spins The Gold, 4/2026] (4)
        "Eagles And Horses" (2)

TOP SONGS of May 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1642 plays from 57 playlists from 46 Folk DJs

1. "All the Immigrants Are Gone" (3)
     from "A Line in the Sand" (Phil Kennelty)
1. "Citizen" (3)
     from "Citizen - single" (Crys Matthews)
1. "Eagles & Horses" (3)
     from "Twilight Tales" (The Heart Collectors)
1. "If I Could Speak To Leonard" (3)
     from "Then Again" (Rodney Crowell)
1. "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" (3)
     from "Citizen - single" (Crys Matthews)
1. "Someone To Watch The Band With" (3)
     from "Someone to Watch the Band With Me - single" (Tift Merritt)
1. "Stars" (3)
     from "Business Unusual" (Goodnight Moonshine)
8. "One Mistake at a Time" (2)
     from "Empty Pair of Shoes" (Claire Lynch)

TOP ARTISTS of May 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1642 plays from 57 playlists from 46 Folk DJs

1. Benny Bleu (9)
        "When I Am A Fossil" (7)
2. Bob Dylan (8)
        "Blood On The Tracks" (1)
3. Crys Matthews (7)
        "Citizen - single" (5)
3. Dervish (7)
        "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers" (7)
3. Maisy Owen (7)
        "Dark on a Sunny Day" (5)
3. The Milk Carton Kids (7)
        "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (7)
3. Willie Nelson (7)
        "Dream Chaser" (5)
8. I'm With Her (6)
        "Sing Me Alive" (6)
8. Utah Phillips (6)
        "I've Got To Know" (3)
10. Lennie Gallant (5/6)
        "The Open Window" (4)
10. Ed Snodderly (5)
        "Baggage Flies Free" (4)
10. Goodnight Moonshine (5)
        "Business Unusual" (5)
10. The Heart Collectors (5)
        "Twilight Tales" (4)
10. John Gorka (5)
        "unentitled" (3)
10. Johnsmith (5)
        "Simple As" (5)
10. Mama's Broke (5)
        "Narrow Line" (4)
10. Matthew Alexander (5)
        "The Matter of the Heart" (5)
10. Pharis & Jason Romero (5)
        "Lost Lula - single" (2)
10. Ringo Starr (5)
        "Long Long Road" (5)
10. Tanasi (5)
        "Tanasi" (3)
10. Tony Trischka (5)
        "Earl Jam" (2)
10. Taj Mahal & Phantom Blues Band (5)
        "Time" (3)

TOP LABELS of May 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1642 plays from 57 playlists from 46 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (29)
2. Red House (25)
3. Columbia (22)
4. Compass (14)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (14)
4. Thirty Tigers (14)
7. Rhino (12)
8. Down The Road (10)
8. Free Dirt (10)
8. Signature Sounds (10)
8. Sugar Hill (10)
12. Warner (9)
13. Appleseed (8)
13. Capitol (8)
13. Legacy (8)
13. New West (8)

FOLK DJs - May 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1642 plays from 57 playlists from 46 Folk DJs

Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Daryana Antipova (WFHB-FM)
David John (KEOS-FM & KAXE/KBXE-FM, TX)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Eureka Mike (WFCF-FM & thesonicplanet.com, FL)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jean Geiger (mixcloud.com)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Katrina Knight (mixcloud.com & folkmusicnotebook.com, Australia)
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 & mixcloud.com, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Mitch Park (Radio Hawke's Bay, New Zealand)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, BC)
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 Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Zeke Duckworthy & Andy Rogovin (WZBC-FM, MA)