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

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of June 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1891 plays from 66 playlists from 55 Folk DJs

  1: "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years," Pharis & Jason Romero [Self, 5/2026] (22)
        "Big Time World" (6)
        "Last Call" (4)
  2: "Lost Cause Lover Fool," The Milk Carton Kids [Thirty Tigers, 2/2026] (13/15)
        "A Friend Like You" (3)
        "Sad Song" (3)
        "Blinded and Smiling" (2)
        "Ribbon" (2)
  3: "When I Am a Fossil," Benny Bleu [Circus Tent, 5/2026] (11)
        "March of the Mollusk" (3)
        "When I Am A Fossil" (2)
        "Old Dog" (2)
  4: "The Fiddle & the Drum," Renée Fleming [Thirty Tigers, 4/2026] (9)
        "My Epitaph" (3)
        "In The Pines" (2)
  4: "Nightclothes," Annie Gallup [Gallway Bay, 2/2026] (9)
        "Elephant" (3)
        "Almost Alright" (2)
  6: "Sing Me Alive," I'm With Her [Rounder, 5/2026] (8)
        "Year After Year" (1)
  6: "Union Made," Old Crow Medicine Show [Hartland, 6/2026] (8)
        "For What It's Worth" (2)
        "Last American Waltz" (2)
        "Howdy Do America" (2)
  8: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (7)
        "The Water Is Wide" (2)
  8: "Baggage Flies Free," Ed Snodderly [Majestic, 5/2026] (7)
        "Coming Down This Road" (2)
        "When Doc Watson Come to Johnson City" (2)
  8: "Esperanza," Aaron Nathans & Michael G Ronstadt [Crooked Cyclone] (7)
        "Mallory Riley" (2)
  8: "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers," Dervish [Down The Road, 4/2026] (7)
        "Land of My Other" (2)
        "Blue Is the Eye" (2)
  8: "Hand's Cove," Ken & Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 6/2026] (7)
        "Hand's Cove" (3)
        "Little Bird of Heaven" (2)
  8: "Simple As," Johnsmith [Blue Pine, 5/2026] (7)
        "Thick As Thieves" (2)
        "Simple As" (2)
 14: "Pattonville," Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus [Berkalin, 6/2026] (6)
        "My Friends Seemed Like Strangers to Me" (2)
        "We're Not So Different" (2)
 14: "Thread the Light," The McDades [Free Radio, 5/2026] (6)
        "Dance Around The Spinning Wheel" (2)
 14: "New Ways to Lose," American Aquarium [Losing Side] (6)
        "History Repeats Itself" (5)

TOP SONGS of June 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1891 plays from 66 playlists from 55 Folk DJs

1. "Big Time World" (6)
     from "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
2. "Deportee" (5)
     from "Sing It While You Can" (Mason Via & Lucinda Williams)
2. "History Repeats Itself" (5)
     from "New Ways to Lose" (American Aquarium)
4. "California Melody" (4)
     from "California Melody - single" (Bob & Wendy)
4. "Father And Son" (4)
     from "Tea for the Tillerman" (Cat Stevens)
4. "Last Call" (4)
     from "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
4. "We Are the People" (4)
     from "Diving In" (Lynn Hollyfield)
8. "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" (3)
     from "Sumatra" (Paula Boggs Band)
8. "American Dissident" (3)
     from "American Dissident" (John Flynn)
8. "Carolina Rain" (3)
     from "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers" (Rhiannon Giddens)

TOP ARTISTS of June 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1891 plays from 66 playlists from 55 Folk DJs

1. Pharis & Jason Romero (24)
        "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (22)
2. The Milk Carton Kids (13/15)
        "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (15)
3. Johnsmith (12)
        "Simple As" (7)
4. Benny Bleu (11)
        "When I Am a Fossil" (11)
5. Annie Gallup (9)
        "Nightclothes" (9)
5. Ken & Brad Kolodner (9)
        "Hand's Cove" (7)
7. Aaron Nathans & Michael G Ronstadt (8)
        "Esperanza" (7)
7. Dervish (8)
        "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers" (7)
7. I'm With Her (8)
        "Sing Me Alive" (8)
7. Old Crow Medicine Show (8)
        "Union Made" (8)
11. Bob Dylan (7/8)
        "Good as I've Been to You" (2)
11. Ed Snodderly (7)
        "Baggage Flies Free" (7)
11. Emily Scott Robinson (7)
        "Appalachia" (6)
14. American Aquarium (6)
        "New Ways to Lose" (6)
14. Jesse Welles (6)
        "Masks Off" (4)
14. Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus (6)
        "Pattonville" (6)
14. The McDades (6)
        "Thread the Light" (6)
18. Neil Young (5/6)
        "As Time Explodes" (3)
18. Bob & Wendy (5)
        "California Melody - single" (4)
18. Bobby Dove (5)
        "Fortune Teller" (5)
18. Lynn Hollyfield (5)
        "Diving In" (2)
18. Mason Via & Lucinda Williams (5)
        "Sing It While You Can" (3)
18. Peter, Paul & Mary (5)
        "Carry It On" (1)
18. Richard Thompson (5)
        "1000 Years Of Popular Music" (2)
18. Sad Daddy (5)
        "Ozark Shine" (5)
18. Steep Canyon Rangers (5)
        "Next Act" (5)

TOP LABELS of June 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1891 plays from 66 playlists from 55 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (42)
2. Thirty Tigers (29)
3. Red House (16)
4. Signature Sounds (14)
5. Green Linnet (12)
5. Oh Boy (12)
7. Circus Tent (11)
7. Columbia (11)
7. Compass (11)
10. Borealis (10)
10. Elektra (10)
10. Reprise (10)
13. Smithsonian/Folkways (9)
14. Blue Pine (8)
14. Free Dirt (8)
14. Hartland (8)
14. Legacy (8)
14. Mercury (8)

FOLK DJs - June 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1891 plays from 66 playlists from 55 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Daryana Antipova (WFHB-FM)
David John (KAXE/KBXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ed Mellnick (KBOO-FM, OR)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, UK)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM & mixcloud.com, OR)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
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)
Paul Hefti (KRCL-FM & mixcloud.com, UT)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, BC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM & WHUS-FM, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)


Releases new to the chart:
Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt: "Esperanza" (Crooked Cyclone)
Allen Dobb: "The A" (Skipping Stone)
Ken & Brad Kolodner: "Hand's Cove" (Fenchurch)
March to August: "Highway 75" (Self)
Old Crow Medicine Show: "Union Made" (Hartland)
Scott Sean White: "Days Are Long" (AMPG Music)