Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
June 2026, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of June 2026, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1223 plays from 36 playlists from 25 Folk DJs

  1: "Union Made," Old Crow Medicine Show [Hartland, 6/2026] (9)
        "Last American Waltz" (3)
  2: "Nightclothes," Annie Gallup [Gallway Bay, 2/2026] (7)
        "Almost Alright" (2)
  3: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (6)
        "Bless it All" (2)
  3: "Esperanza," Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt [Crooked Cyclone, 6/2026] (6)
        "Mallory Riley" (3)
        "Thankful Anyway" (2)
  3: "Next Act," Steep Canyon Rangers [Yep Roc, 6/2026] (6)
        "Rumble Strips" (3)
  3: "Twilight Tales," The Heart Collectors [Spins The Gold, 4/2026] (6)
        "Kite Song" (2)
        "Beneath the Fall" (2)
  3: "When I Am a Fossil," Benny Bleu [Circus Tent, 5/2026] (6)
        "Serenity Song" (1)
  3: "Willow & Stone," Jenny Reynolds [Self, 6/2026] (6)
        "Learning To Be Yours" (3)
  3: "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years," Pharis & Jason Romero [Self, 5/2026] (6)
        "Two Pianos" (1)
 10: "Lost Cause Lover Fool," The Milk Carton Kids [Thirty Tigers, 2/2026] (5/7)
        "Blue Water" (2)
 10: "The Blue Rock Session," Amy Speace [Windbone, 12/2025] (5)
        "Kindness" (1)
 10: "Flight of the Robin," Debi Smith [Self, 2/2026] (5)
        "Night's Guitar" (2)
 10: "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers," Dervish [Down The Road, 4/2026] (5)
        "Jackie" (2)
 14: "Hummingbird Highway," Dar Williams [Righteous Babe, 8/2025] (4)
        "Hummingbird Highway" (1)
 14: "Long Long Road," Ringo Starr [UMe, 4/2026] (4)
        "Long Long Road" (2)
 14: "Simple As," Johnsmith [Blue Pine, 5/2026] (4)
        "Underneath the Stars" (1)

TOP SONGS of June 2026, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1223 plays from 36 playlists from 25 Folk DJs

1. "Last American Waltz" (5)
     from "Union Made" (Old Crow Medicine Show)
2. "Rumble Strips" (3)
     from "Next Act" (Steep Canyon Rangers)
3. "Five Alarm Fire on the 4th of July" (2)
     from "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (Ellis Paul)
3. "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'round" (2)
     from "Sumatra" (Paula Boggs Band)
3. "Better Times" (2)
     from "Better Times" (Matthew Payne)
3. "Bless It All" (2)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)

TOP ARTISTS of June 2026, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1223 plays from 36 playlists from 25 Folk DJs

1. Old Crow Medicine Show (10)
        "Union Made" (9)
2. Annie Gallup (9)
        "Nightclothes" (7)
3. John McCutcheon (8)
        "John McCutcheon's Four Seasons: Summersongs" (3)
4. Amy Speace (7)
        "The Blue Rock Session" (5)
4. The Heart Collectors (7)
        "Twilight Tales" (6)
4. Johnsmith (7)
        "Simple As" (4)
        "Gravity Of Grace" (3)
4. Steep Canyon Rangers (7)
        "Next Act" (6)
8. Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt (6)
        "Esperanza" (6)
8. Benny Bleu (6)
        "When I Am a Fossil" (6)
8. Crys Matthews (6)
        "Forged in Fire" (2)
8. Emily Scott Robinson (6)
        "Appalachia" (6)
8. Jenny Reynolds (6)
        "Willow & Stone" (6)
8. Pharis & Jason Romero (6)
        "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (5)
14. Clifton Chenier (5/11)
        "King of Louisiana Blues and Zydeco" (10)
14. The Milk Carton Kids (5/7)
        "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (7)
14. Punch Brothers (5/7)
        "Ahoy! - EP" (2)
14. Catie Curtis (5)
        "Truth From Lies" (2)
14. Dar Williams (5)
        "Hummingbird Highway" (4)
14. Debi Smith (5)
        "Flight of the Robin" (5)
14. Dervish (5)
        "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers" (5)
14. Ellis Paul (5)
        "55" (2)

TOP LABELS of June 2026, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1223 plays from 36 playlists from 25 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (35)
2. Columbia (19/29)
3. Nonesuch (13)
3. Yep Roc (13)
5. Down The Road (11)
5. Righteous Babe (11)
7. Elektra (10)
8. Hartland (9)
8. Legacy (9)
8. RCA (9)
11. Red House (8)
11. Thirty Tigers (8)
13. Arhoolie (7/12)
13. BMG (7/10)
13. Gallway Bay (7)
13. Oh Boy (7)
13. Smithsonian/Folkways (7)
13. Vanguard (7)

FOLK DJs - June 2026, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1223 plays from 36 playlists from 25 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Artie Martello (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
David John (KAXE/KBXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, UK)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM & soundcloud.com, NY)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (WFUV-FM & WBRS-FM, NY)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)