Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
July 2026, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of July 2026, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2666 plays from 92 playlists from 69 Folk DJs

  1: "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years," Pharis & Jason Romero [Self, 5/2026] (16)
        "I Got Away From Myself" (3)
        "Cannonball" (3)
        "These Are The Days" (2)
  2: "Baggage Flies Free," Ed Snodderly [Majestic, 5/2026] (11)
        "Coming Down This Road" (2)
        "That I Need You More Than I Have Ever Now" (2)
        "This Old Guitar" (2)
        "When Doc Watson Came To Johnson City" (2)
  2: "Union Made," Old Crow Medicine Show [Hartland, 6/2026] (11)
        "Howdy Do America" (3)
        "Lincoln Highway" (2)
        "Last American Waltz w-Molly Tuttle" (2)
  4: "Thread the Light," The McDades [Free Radio, 5/2026] (10)
        "The Lily of the West" (3)
        "Dance Around The Spinning Wheel" (2)
  5: "Diving In," Lynn Hollyfield [Self, 7/2026] (9)
        "We Are The People" (9)
  5: "Hand's Cove," Ken & Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 6/2026] (9)
        "Piper's Lagoon" (3)
        "Voice on the Wind" (2)
        "Steam Powered Aereo Plane" (2)
  7: "The Air That You Breathe," Lance Cowan [Patio, 7/2026] (8)
        "William Cooper Smith" (2)
        "Where'd They Go" (2)
        "The Air That You Breathe" (2)
  8: "Esperanza," Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt [Crooked Cyclone, 6/2026] (7)
        "Dr. Shockley's Greatest Trick" (1)
  8: "Hope Is The Thing With Feathers," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch] (7)
        "Carolina Rain" (7)
  8: "Mayday!," George Mann & Si Kahn [Legacy, 7/2026] (7)
        "Stranger in This Land" (2)
        "Ask the Penguin, Ask the Seal" (2)
  8: "Middle of Nowhere," Kacey Musgraves [Lost Highway, 5/2026] (7)
        "Coyote" (1)
  8: "Promised Land," Gina Forsyth [Waterbug, 2012] (7)
        "4th Of July" (5)
  8: "Simple As," Johnsmith [Blue Pine, 5/2026] (7)
        "Blue Rain" (2)
  8: "Veranda," Veranda [Big In The Garden, 5/2026] (7)
        "Sans Ardillon" (2)
 15: "Beautiful Dreamer," Various Artists [American Roots] (6)
        "Beautiful Dreamer," Raul Malo (2)
 15: "Heirloom," Nathan Evans Fox [Free Dirt] (6)
        "Hillbilly Hymn" (3)
        "Little Bit of Shine" (2)
 15: "Nightclothes," Annie Gallup [Gallway Bay, 2/2026] (6)
        "Elephant" (2)
        "Book of Cliches" (2)
 15: "Old No. 1 Revisited," Various Artists [Truly Handmade, 4/2026] (6)
        "L.A. Freeway," Jade Bird (2)
 15: "Songs of Hope and Resistance," David Scott Weaver [Self] (6)
        "Everything That Jesus Wouldn't Do" (2)
 15: "When I Am a Fossil," Benny Bleu [Circus Tent, 5/2026] (6)
        "Serenity Song" (2)
        "Penny's Farm" (2)
 21: "All The News That's Fit To Sing," Phil Ochs [Elektra, 1994] (5)
        "Knock On The Door" (2)
        "Power and the Glory" (2)
 21: "Days of Unrest," Margo Price [Loma Vista, 7/2026] (5)
        "Long Haired Country Girl" (2)
 21: "Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still," Sophie Wellington [Adhyâropa] (5)
        "Shacks and Chalets" (1)
 21: "Ozark Shine," Sad Daddy [Catfish] (5)
        "Let's Go Fishin'" (2)
        "Bootlegger" (2)
 21: "Sing Me Alive," I'm With Her [Rounder, 5/2026] (5)
        "Crossing Muddy Waters" (2)
 21: "Snow White Memories," Irene Kelley [IRK, 2023] (5)
        "4th Of July In My Hometown" (5)
 21: "We The People," Schooner Fare [Folk Era] (5)
        "We the People" (4)
 21: "Clock Without Hands," Nanci Griffith [Elektra] (5)
        "Roses On the 4th of July" (5)
 21: "The Fiddle & the Drum," Renée Fleming [Thirty Tigers, 4/2026] (5)
        "The Fiddle and the Drum" (1)
 21: "Who's Keeping Time?," Alela Diane [Fluff and Gravy] (5)
        "Galloping" (2)

TOP SONGS of July 2026, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2666 plays from 92 playlists from 69 Folk DJs

1. "We Are The People" (9)
     from "Diving In" (Lynn Hollyfield)
2. "Carolina Rain" (7)
     from "Hope Is the Thing With Feathers" (Rhiannon Giddens)
3. "4th Of July" (6)
     from "King of California" (Dave Alvin)
3. "America" (6)
     from "Bookends" (Simon & Garfunkel)
5. "4th Of July" (5)
     from "Promised Land" (Gina Forsyth)
5. "4th Of July In My Hometown" (5)
     from "Snow White Memories" (Irene Kelley)
5. "Roses On the 4th of July" (5)
     from "Clock Without Hands" (Nanci Griffith)
8. "If Jesus Had an AK" (4)
     from "If Jesus Had An AK - single" (John Flynn)
8. "New Pledge" (4)
     from "New Pledge - single" (Andrew Pauls)
8. "Power and the Glory" (4)
     from "All The News That's Fit To Sing" (Phil Ochs)
11. "All American Music" (3)
     from "All American Music - single" (Phil Kennelty)
11. "American Tune" (3)
     from "Friends Of Fall" (Crooked Still)
11. "Beautiful Dreamer" (3)
     from "Beautiful Dreamer" (Raul Malo)
11. "Break & Mend" (3)
     from "Break & Mend" (The Heists)

TOP ARTISTS of July 2026, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2666 plays from 92 playlists from 69 Folk DJs

1. Pharis & Jason Romero (16)
        "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (14)
2. Old Crow Medicine Show (14)
        "Union Made" (11)
3. Ed Snodderly (13/14)
        "Baggage Flies Free" (11)
        "Chimney Smoke" (3)
4. Ken & Brad Kolodner (12)
        "Hand's Cove" (8)
4. Nanci Griffith (12)
        "Clock Without Hands" (4)
4. Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem (12)
        "Cocktail Swing" (5)
        "Big Old Life" (4)
7. Rhiannon Giddens (11)
        "Hope Is The Thing With Feathers" (7)
8. Lynn Hollyfield (10)
        "Diving In" (9)
8. The McDades (10)
        "Thread the Light" (10)
10. Crys Matthews (9)
        "Citizen" (3)
10. Dave Van Ronk (9)
        "Down in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection" (2)
10. Eliza Gilkyson (9)
        "2020" (1)
10. Johnsmith (9)
        "Simple As" (7)
10. John McCutcheon (9)
        "This Land: Woody Guthrie's America" (3)
10. John Prine (9)
        "John Prine" (2)
10. Lucy Kaplansky (9)
        "Last Days of Summer" (3)
10. Pete Seeger (9)
        "American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 1" (2)
10. Phil Ochs (9)
        "All The News That's Fit To Sing" (5)
10. Tom Russell (9)
        "Hotwalker" (2)
20. Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt (8)
        "Esperanza" (6)
20. John Flynn (8)
        "If Jesus Had An AK - single" (4)
20. Lance Cowan (8)
        "The Air That You Breathe" (8)
20. Simon & Garfunkel (8)
        "Bookends" (4)
24. Annie Gallup (7)
        "Nightclothes" (6)
24. Catie Curtis (7)
        "C'mon Butterfly" (3)
24. David Scott Weaver (7)
        "Songs of Hope and Resistance" (6)
24. Dave Alvin (7)
        "King of California" (4)
24. George Mann & Si Kahn (7)
        "Mayday!" (7)
24. I'm With Her (7)
        "Sing Me Alive" (5)
24. Margo Price (7)
        "Days of Unrest" (5)
24. Veranda (7)
        "Veranda" (7)

TOP LABELS of July 2026, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2666 plays from 92 playlists from 69 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (49)
2. Thirty Tigers (41)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (36)
4. Columbia (32)
5. Signature Sounds (28)
6. Elektra (23)
6. Red House (23)
8. Nonesuch (20)
9. Compass (17)
10. Legacy (16)
11. Appleseed (14)
12. Sony (13)
13. Warner (12)
14. Rhino (11)
15. Borealis (10)
15. Fenchurch (10)
15. Free Dirt (10)
15. Sugar Hill (10)
15. Vanguard (10)
20. Free Radio (9)
20. Hartland (9)
20. Reprise (9)

FOLK DJs - July 2026, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2666 plays from 92 playlists from 69 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)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KWGS-FM, OK)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ed Mellnick (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, MN)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com)
JB Nuttle (WSDL-FM, MD)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (mixcloud.com)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Juliet Youngren (WEFT-FM, IL)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Katrina Knight (folkmusicnotebook.com)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM, CA)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & SiriusXM, 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)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & Radio Hawke's Bay, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, BC)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM & WHUS-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)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WERE-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)
Zeke Duckworthy & Andy Rogovin (WZBC-FM, MA)