Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
June 2026, Week 4

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 2084 plays from 71 playlists from 60 Folk DJs

  1: "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years," Pharis & Jason Romero [Self, 5/2026] (23)
        "Big Time World" (7)
        "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] (12)
        "March of the Mollusk" (3)
        "When I Am A Fossil" (2)
        "I've Endured" (2)
        "Old Dog" (2)
  4: "The Fiddle & the Drum," Renée Fleming [Thirty Tigers, 4/2026] (10)
        "My Epitaph" (3)
        "In The Pines" (2)
  4: "Nightclothes," Annie Gallup [Gallway Bay, 2/2026] (10)
        "Elephant" (4)
        "Almost Alright" (2)
  6: "Baggage Flies Free," Ed Snodderly [Majestic, 5/2026] (9)
        "When Doc Watson Come to Johnson City" (3)
        "Coming Down This Road" (2)
  7: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (8)
        "The Water Is Wide" (2)
        "Appalachia" (2)
  7: "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers," Dervish [Down The Road, 4/2026] (8)
        "Land of My Other" (2)
        "Blue Is the Eye" (2)
  7: "Sing Me Alive," I'm With Her [Rounder, 5/2026] (8)
        "Year After Year" (1)
  7: "Union Made," Old Crow Medicine Show [Hartland, 6/2026] (8)
        "For What It's Worth" (2)
        "Last American Waltz" (2)
        "Howdy Do America" (2)
 11: "Esperanza," Aaron Nathans & Michael G Ronstadt [Crooked Cyclone] (7)
        "Mallory Riley" (2)
 11: "Hand's Cove," Ken & Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 6/2026] (7)
        "Hand's Cove" (3)
        "Little Bird of Heaven" (2)
 11: "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)
 17: "Days Are Long," Scott Sean White [AMPG Music, 6/2026] (5)
        "She'd Be the Bible" (1)
 17: "Fortune Teller," Bobby Dove [New Motor, 5/2026] (5)
        "Did I Speak Too Soon" (2)
 17: "Mayday!," George Mann & Si Kahn [Legacy, 6/2026] (5)
        "Going Going Gone" (1)
 17: "Next Act," Steep Canyon Rangers [Yep Roc, 6/2026] (5)
        "Halfway To Reno" (2)
 17: "Ozark Shine," Sad Daddy [Sad Dady/Catfish] (5)
        "Did We Turn Off the Stove" (2)
 17: "Willow & Stone," Jenny Reynolds [Self, 6/2026] (5)
        "Shadow and Sin" (1)
 17: "Heer Bright Smile Haunts Me Still," Sophie Wellington [Adhyâropa] (5)
        "Scolding Wife" (2)
 24: "American Epitaph," Adam Brodsky [Permanent] (4)
        "Achy breaky America" (2)
 24: "American Rough," Andrew Sa [Bloodshot] (4)
        "Lavender Cowboy" (2)
 24: "Diving In," Lynn Hollyfield [Self, 6/2026] (4)
        "We Are the People" (4)
 24: "Dream Chaser," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 4/2026] (4)
        "Developing My Picture" (1)
 24: "Earl Jam 2," Tony Trischka [Down The Road, 3/2026] (4)
        "Maple on the hill" (2)
 24: "Lost And Found," Cumberland Trio [Sunbird] (4)
        "Chiquitita" (1)
 24: "Love & Labour," Hannah & Nathan [Self, 4/2026] (4)
        "Turtle Dove" (3)
 24: "Raise Your Voice," Various Artists [Various Artists, 5/2026] (4)
        "Raise Your Voice," Meghan Cary (1)
 24: "Seasons Unknown," The Two Tracks [Self, 6/2026] (4)
        "Lilac Weather" (2)
 24: "Tony Rice," Tony Rice [Craft/Concord] (4)
        "Don't Give Your Heart To A Rambler" (2)
 24: "Veranda," Veranda [Big In The Garden, 5/2026] (4)
        "Yodel Beu No.2" (1)

TOP SONGS of June 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2084 plays from 71 playlists from 60 Folk DJs

1. "Big Time World" (7)
     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. "Father and Son" (5)
     from "Tea for the Tillerman" (Cat Stevens)
2. "History Repeats Itself" (5)
     from "New Ways to Lose" (American Aquarium)
5. "California Melody" (4)
     from "California Melody - single" (Bob & Wendy)
5. "Elephant" (4)
     from "Nightclothes" (Annie Gallup)
5. "Last Call" (4)
     from "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
5. "We Are the People" (4)
     from "Diving In" (Lynn Hollyfield)
9. "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" (3)
     from "Sumatra" (Paula Boggs Band)
9. "American Dissident" (3)
     from "American Dissident" (John Flynn)
9. "Carolina Rain" (3)
     from "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers" (Rhiannon Giddens)
9. "Feelin' Good Again" (3)
     from "Feelin' Good Again - single" (Turnpike Troubadours & Sierra Hull)
9. "A Friend Like You" (3)
     from "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (The Milk Carton Kids)
9. "Hand's Cove" (3)
     from "Hand's Cove" (Ken & Brad Kolodner)
9. "In Love With The Quiet" (3)
     from "Trade My Troubles" (Rising Appalachia)

TOP ARTISTS of June 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2084 plays from 71 playlists from 60 Folk DJs

1. Pharis & Jason Romero (26)
        "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (23)
2. The Milk Carton Kids (13/15)
        "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (15)
2. Johnsmith (13)
        "Simple As" (7)
4. Benny Bleu (12)
        "When I Am a Fossil" (12)
5. Annie Gallup (10)
        "Nightclothes" (10)
6. Aaron Nathans & Michael G Ronstadt (9)
        "Esperanza" (7)
6. Bob Dylan (9)
        "Good as I've Been to You" (2)
6. Ed Snodderly (9)
        "Baggage Flies Free" (9)
6. Ken & Brad Kolodner (9)
        "Hand's Cove" (7)
10. Dervish (8)
        "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers" (7)
10. Emily Scott Robinson (8)
        "Appalachia" (7)
10. I'm With Her (8)
        "Sing Me Alive" (8)
10. Old Crow Medicine Show (8)
        "Union Made" (8)
14. Neil Young (7)
        "As Time Explodes" (3)

TOP LABELS of June 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2084 plays from 71 playlists from 60 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (47)
2. Thirty Tigers (30)
3. Red House (18)
4. Signature Sounds (15)
5. Elektra (14)
5. Oh Boy (14)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (14)
8. Columbia (13)
8. Compass (13)
8. Legacy (13)
11. Circus Tent (12)
11. Green Linnet (12)
13. Borealis (11)
13. Reprise (11)
15. Warner (10)
16. Blue Pine (9)
16. Free Dirt (9)
16. Majestic (9)
16. Mercury (9)
16. Vanguard (9)

FOLK DJs - June 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2084 plays from 71 playlists from 60 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, IN)
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)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
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)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM & mixcloud.com, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
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 Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
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)