Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
July 2026, Week 3 (so far)

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of July 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 739 plays from 28 playlists from 22 Folk DJs

  1: "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years," Pharis & Jason Romero [Self, 5/2026] (9)
        "I Got Away From Myself" (2)
        "Left My Home" (2)
        "Big Time World" (2)
  2: "Hand's Cove," Ken & Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 6/2026] (8)
        "Bradley's Tune" (2)
  3: "Fortune Teller," Bobby Dove [New Motor, 5/2026] (4)
        "Did I Speak Too Soon" (2)
  3: "Pattonville," Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus [Berkalin, 6/2026] (4)
        "Goodbye Joe Williams" (1)
  3: "A Sign in the Weather," Bella White [Rounder] (4)
        "Doing Well" (1)
  3: "Union Made," Old Crow Medicine Show [Hartland, 6/2026] (4)
        "For What It's Worth" (2)
  7: "Baggage Flies Free," Ed Snodderly [Majestic, 5/2026] (3)
        "Coming Down This Road" (1)
  7: "A Blooming Body," Cinder Well [Hen House] (3)
        "Of Nettles and Roses" (1)
  7: "Days of Unrest," Margo Price [Loma Vista, 7/2026] (3)
        "Deportee" (2)
  7: "Esperanza," Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt [Crooked Cyclone, 6/2026] (3)
        "Mallory Riley" (2)
  7: "Hard Travelin'," Various Artists [Fantasy] (3)
        "Hard Travelin'," Woody Guthrie (1)
  7: "Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still," Sophie Wellington [Adhyâropa] (3)
        "Shacks and Chalets" (1)
  7: "Lost Cause Lover Fool," The Milk Carton Kids [Thirty Tigers, 2/2026] (3)
        "Sad Song" (1)
  7: "Nightclothes," Annie Gallup [Gallway Bay, 2/2026] (3)
        "Arrow" (1)
  7: "Veranda," Veranda [Big In The Garden, 5/2026] (3)
        "Samedi Soir a MacAza" (1)
  7: "Willow & Stone," Jenny Reynolds [Self, 6/2026] (3)
        "Imperfect" (1)

TOP SONGS of July 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 739 plays from 28 playlists from 22 Folk DJs

1. "Anything He Was" (2)
     from "Anything He Was" (Tiny Habits)
1. "Ask the Penguin, Ask the Seal" (2)
     from "Mayday!" (George Mann & Si Kahn)
1. "Bradley's Tune" (2)
     from "Hand's Cove" (Ken & Brad Kolodner)
1. "Carolina Rain" (2)
     from "Hope Is the Thing With Feathers" (Rhiannon Giddens)
1. "Deportee" (2)
     from "Days of Unrest" (Margo Price)
1. "Did I Speak Too Soon" (2)
     from "Fortune Teller" (Bobby Dove)
1. "For What It's Worth" (2)
     from "Union Made" (Old Crow Medicine Show)
1. "I Got Away From Myself" (2)
     from "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (Pharis & Jason Romero)

TOP ARTISTS of July 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 739 plays from 28 playlists from 22 Folk DJs

1. Ken & Brad Kolodner (8)
        "Hand's Cove" (8)
1. Woody Guthrie (8)
        "The Asch Recordings Vol.1" (2)
3. Pharis & Jason Romero (6)
        "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (6)

TOP LABELS of July 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 739 plays from 28 playlists from 22 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (17)
2. Thirty Tigers (11/12)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (9)
4. Compass (6)
4. Fenchurch (6)
6. Borealis (5/6)
6. Philo (5/6)
6. Berkalin (5)
6. Elektra (5)
6. Free Dirt (5)
6. Legacy (5)
6. Lula (5)
6. Sugar Hill (5)

FOLK DJs - July 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 739 plays from 28 playlists from 22 Folk DJs

Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, UK)
JB Nuttle (WSDL-FM, MD)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & folktunefinder.com, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)


Releases new to the chart:
Margo Price: "Days of Unrest" (Loma Vista)