Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
June 2026, Week 1 (so far)

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of June 2026, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1912 plays from 68 playlists from 54 Folk DJs

  1: "Old No. 1 Revisited," Various Artists [Truly Handmade, 4/2026] (10)
        "Rita Ballou," Margo Price (2)
        "Instant Coffee Blues," Aaron Lee Tasjan (2)
        "Let Him Roll," Caroline Randall Williams (2)
  2: "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers," Dervish [Down The Road, 4/2026] (9)
        "Land Of My Other" (2)
        "Passage West" (2)
  2: "Sing Me Alive," I'm With Her [Rounder, 5/2026] (9)
        "Ancient Light" (2)
  2: "When I Am a Fossil," Benny Bleu [Circus Tent, 5/2026] (9)
        "Fairy Shrimp" (2)
        "Serenity Song" (2)
        "I've Endured" (2)
  5: "Baggage Flies Free," Ed Snodderly [Majestic, 5/2026] (8)
        "The Grandest Tail" (2)
  5: "Next Act," Steep Canyon Rangers [Yep Roc] (8)
        "Back of Beyond" (3)
  7: "African Sojourn - Putumayo World Music," Various Artists [Putumayo] (7)
        "Niger," Boube (2)
  7: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (7)
        "The Time for Flowers" (2)
        "Dirtbag Saloon" (2)
  7: "Nightclothes," Annie Gallup [Gallway Bay, 2/2026] (7)
        "Free But Not Really" (2)
        "Almost Alright" (2)
  7: "Thread the Light," The McDades [Free Radio, 5/2026] (7)
        "Gardener's Child" (3)
  7: "Time," Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band [Thirty Tigers, 5/2026] (7)
        "Time" (2)
  7: "Veranda," Veranda [Big In The Garden, 5/2026] (7)
        "Premier train" (2)
  7: "Wake," Dirk Powell [Last Music, 4/2026] (7)
        "Ally Ally in Come Free" (1)
 14: "Dark on a Sunny Day," Maisy Owen [Tompkins Square, 5/2026] (6)
        "On My Way Down" (2)
        "The Rest Of Me" (2)
 14: "The Fiddle and the Drum," RENÉE FLEMING W/Béla FLECK [Renée Fleming] (6)
        "The Cuckoo" (2)
 14: "Lost Cause Lover Fool," The Milk Carton Kids [Thirty Tigers, 2/2026] (6)
        "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (2)
 14: "Middle of Nowhere," Kacey Musgraves [Lost Highway, 5/2026] (6)
        "Middle Of Nowhere" (2)
 14: "Union Made," Old Crow Medicine Show [Hartland] (6)
        "For What It's Worth" (2)

TOP SONGS of June 2026, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1912 plays from 68 playlists from 54 Folk DJs

1. "Gardener's Child" (4)
     from "Thread the Light" (The McDades)
2. "Ancient Light" (3)
     from "Sing Me Alive" (I'm With Her)
2. "Back of Beyond" (3)
     from "Next Act" (Steep Canyon Rangers)
2. "Down In The Valley" (3)
     from "Better Times" (Matthew Payne)
2. "Idaho" (3)
     from "Face the Feeling" (Jobi Riccio)
2. "Lulu Gal" (3)
     from "From Here to the Sea" (Meredith Moon)
2. "Simple As" (3)
     from "Simple As" (Johnsmith)
2. "Soldier of Fortune" (3)
     from "Soldier of Fortune" (Mary Gauthier)
2. "We're Not so Different" (3)
     from "Pattonville" (Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus)
10. "Almost Alright" (2)
     from "Nightclothes" (Annie Gallup)

TOP ARTISTS of June 2026, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1912 plays from 68 playlists from 54 Folk DJs

1. I'm With Her (10)
        "Sing Me Alive" (9)
2. Benny Bleu (9)
        "When I Am a Fossil" (9)
2. Dervish (9)
        "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers" (9)
2. The McDades (9)
        "Thread the Light" (7)
5. Annie Gallup (8)
        "Nightclothes" (7)
5. Steep Canyon Rangers (8)
        "Next Act" (8)
7. Ye Vagabonds (7/9)
        "All Tied Together" (8)
7. Emily Scott Robinson (7)
        "Appalachia" (7)
7. Johnsmith (7)
        "Simple As" (5)
7. Maisy Owen (7)
        "Dark on a Sunny Day" (6)
7. Old Crow Medicine Show (7)
        "Union Made" (6)
7. Veranda (7)
        "Veranda" (7)
13. Brandi Carlile (6)
        "Life On The Run - single" (2)
13. Crys Matthews (6)
        "Citizen" (2)
13. Greg Brown (6)
        "Iowa Waltz" (2)
13. Kacey Musgraves (6)
        "Middle of Nowhere" (6)
13. Mary Gauthier (6)
        "Soldier Of Fortune" (3)
13. The Milk Carton Kids (6)
        "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (6)
13. Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band (6)
        "Time" (6)
20. Claudia Schmidt (5/9)
        "Bend In The River" (3)
20. Mark Erelli (5/6)
        "Spring Green" (6)
20. Alison Krauss And Union Station (5)
        "Paper Airplane" (3)
20. Clifton Chenier (5)
        "King of Louisiana Blues and Zydeco" (4)
20. Della Mae (5)
        "Magic Accident" (5)
20. Eliza Gilkyson (5)
        "Dark Ages" (2)
20. Jefferson Ross (5)
        "Low Country Wedding" (4)
20. Jobi Riccio (5)
        "Face The Feeling" (5)
20. Joe Jencks (5)
        "Poets, Philosophers Workers & Wanderers" (2)
20. Punch Brothers (5)
        "Who's Feeling Young Now?" (2)
20. The Two Tracks (5)
        "Seasons Unknown" (5)
20. Willie Nelson (5)
        "Dream Chaser" (4)
20. Woody Guthrie (5)
        "Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection" (2)

TOP LABELS of June 2026, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1912 plays from 68 playlists from 54 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (43)
2. Red House (28)
3. Compass (23)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (19)
5. Vanguard (17)
6. Yep Roc (16)
7. Thirty Tigers (15)
8. Columbia (14)
8. Nonesuch (14)
10. Down The Road (12)
10. Elektra (12)
12. Oh Boy (10)
12. Warner (10)
14. Free Dirt (9)
14. Putumayo (9)
14. Rhino (9)

FOLK DJs - June 2026, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1912 plays from 68 playlists from 54 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Artie Martello (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David John (KAXE/KBXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KWGS-FM, OK)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ed Mellnick (KBOO-FM, OR)
Eureka Mike (thesonicplanet.com, FL)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com)
JB Nuttle (WSDL-FM, MD)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Katrina Knight (folkmusicnotebook.com)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, CA)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM & mixcloud.com, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM)
Mary Katherine Aldin (KPFK-FM, CA)
Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM)
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 (mixcloud.com, PRX)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & folktunefinder.com, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, BC)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM & WHUS-FM, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)


Releases new to the chart:
Neale Eckstein: "Build Our Dreams" (Self)