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

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of July 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1742 plays from 58 playlists from 46 Folk DJs

  1: "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years," Pharis & Jason Romero [Self, 5/2026] (14)
        "Big Time World" (6)
        "Left My Home" (3)
        "Last Night" (2)
        "These are the Days" (2)
  2: "The Air That You Breathe," Lance Cowan [Patio, 7/2026] (11)
        "The Air That You Breathe" (4)
        "Love" (2)
        "Where'd They Go" (2)
        "Home With You" (2)
  3: "Diving In," Lynn Hollyfield [Self, 7/2026] (10)
        "Diving In" (3)
        "Sweet Tea" (2)
        "Don't Ever Give Up" (2)
        "There Is Always A Way" (2)
  3: "Hand's Cove," Ken & Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 6/2026] (10)
        "Little Bird of Heaven" (4)
        "Shuckin' the Brush" (2)
  5: "Days of Unrest," Margo Price [Loma Vista, 7/2026] (9)
        "Deportee" (2)
        "Oval Room" (2)
  5: "In the Hour of Chaos," Allison Russell [Fantasy, 7/2026] (9)
        "Chaos Theory" (2)
        "Really Real" (2)
        "No Springtime" (2)
        "Love Is A Golden Lion" (2)
  7: "Mirroring the Wildness," Vanessa Lively [Animada, 6/2026] (8)
        "Ready to Find You" (2)
        "Mi Grito" (2)
        "Red Wolf" (2)
  8: "Ozark Shine," Sad Daddy [Catfish, 7/2026] (7)
        "Don't You Take My Dollar Bill" (2)
        "Did We Turn Off The Stove" (2)
  8: "Willow & Stone," Jenny Reynolds [Self, 6/2026] (7)
        "Listening to the Rain" (2)
        "A Little Lie" (2)
  8: "Mayday!," George Mann & Si Kahn [Legacy, 7/2026] (7)
        "In The Heart Of The Country" (2)
 11: "All My Faith," Maya De Vitry [Mad Maker, 7/2026] (6)
        "All My Faith" (2)
 11: "Esperanza," Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt [Crooked Cyclone, 6/2026] (6)
        "Thankful Anyway" (2)
 13: "Wildfire," House of Hamill [Self, 2024] (5/6)
        "Smokejumper" (2)
 13: "Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways] (5)
        "Ran The Blues Out My Window," Roosevelt Sykes (1)
 13: "Dream Chaser," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 4/2026] (5)
        "Dream Chaser" (3)
 13: "Foreign Tongues," The Rolling Stones [Rolling Stones] (5)
        "Beautiful Delilah" (2)
 13: "The Idea Guys," Mr. Sun [Adhyâropa] (5)
        "Shiva" (2)
 13: "Little-Kid Heart," Tipps & Obermiller [Self, 7/2026] (5)
        "The Garden" (1)
 13: "Old No. 1 Revisited," Various Artists [Truly Handmade, 4/2026] (5)
        "Texas 1947," Brennan Leigh (2)
 13: "Then Again," Rodney Crowell [New West] (5)
        "I Won't Lie" (1)
 13: "Union Made," Old Crow Medicine Show [Hartland, 6/2026] (5)
        "My Side of the Mountain" (2)

TOP SONGS of July 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1742 plays from 58 playlists from 46 Folk DJs

1. "Big Time World" (6)
     from "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
2. "The Air That You Breathe" (4)
     from "The Air That You Breathe" (Lance Cowan)
2. "Burn The Other End" (4)
     from "So Much for Goodbyes" (Billy Strings)
2. "Carolina Rain" (4)
     from "Hope Is the Thing" (Rhiannon Giddens)
2. "Little Bird of Heaven" (4)
     from "Hand's Cove" (Ken & Brad Kolodner)
6. "Break & Mend" (3)
     from "Break & Mend" (The Heists)
6. "Build It Up" (3)
     from "Reunion" (Mama's Broke)
6. "Diving In" (3)
     from "Diving In" (Lynn Hollyfield)
6. "Dream Chaser" (3)
     from "Dream Chaser" (Willie Nelson)
6. "For Those Who Put To Sea" (3)
     from "For Those Who Put To Sea - single" (Andy Revkin)

TOP ARTISTS of July 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1742 plays from 58 playlists from 46 Folk DJs

1. Pharis & Jason Romero (15)
        "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (14)
2. Bob Dylan (11)
        "Oh Mercy" (3)
2. Ken & Brad Kolodner (11)
        "Hand's Cove" (10)
2. Lance Cowan (11)
        "The Air That You Breathe" (11)
5. Lynn Hollyfield (10)
        "Diving In" (10)
6. Allison Russell (9)
        "In the Hour of Chaos" (9)
6. Margo Price (9)
        "Days of Unrest" (8)
6. Vanessa Lively (9)
        "Mirroring the Wildness" (8)
9. Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt (8)
        "Esperanza" (6)
9. Willie Nelson (8)
        "Dream Chaser" (5)
11. Billy Strings (7)
        "So Much for Goodbyes" (3)
11. Jenny Reynolds (7)
        "Willow & Stone" (7)
11. Sad Daddy (7)
        "Ozark Shine" (7)
14. Charley Crockett (6)
        "Clovis" (4)
14. George Mann & Si Kahn (6)
        "Mayday!" (6)
14. Maya De Vitry (6)
        "All My Faith" (6)
14. The Rolling Stones (6)
        "Foreign Tongues" (5)
18. House of Hamill (5/6)
        "Wildfire" (6)
18. Andy Revkin (5)
        "For Those Who Put To Sea - single" (3)
18. Bella White (5)
        "A Sign in the Weather" (4)
18. John Gorka (5)
        "The Company You Keep" (1)
18. Mr. Sun (5)
        "The Idea Guys" (5)
18. Nanci Griffith (5)
        "Clock Without Hands" (1)
18. Old Crow Medicine Show (5)
        "Union Made" (5)
18. Rodney Crowell (5)
        "Then Again" (5)
18. Sons of the Never Wrong (5)
        "Feather & the Starry Crown" (2)
18. Tipps & Obermiller (5)
        "Little-Kid Heart" (5)

TOP LABELS of July 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1742 plays from 58 playlists from 46 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (27)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (24)
3. Columbia (21)
4. Thirty Tigers (18)
5. Red House (15)
6. Legacy (14)
7. Compass (13)
8. Free Dirt (12)
9. Elektra (10)
9. Fenchurch (10)
9. Warner (10)
12. Fantasy (9)
12. Nonesuch (9)
12. Sugar Hill (9)
15. Loma Vista (8)

FOLK DJs - July 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1742 plays from 58 playlists from 46 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP & WHQR-FM, NC)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David John (KAXE/KBXE-FM, MN)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM & PRX, MN)
Eureka Mike (WFCF-FM & thesonicplanet.com, CA)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, New Zealand)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Juliet Youngren (WEFT-FM, IL)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
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)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & Radio Hawke's Bay, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, QC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)


Releases new to the chart:
Allison Russell: "In the Hour of Chaos" (Fantasy)
River Shook: "River Shook" (Blackberry River)
Tipps & Obermiller: "Little-Kid Heart" (Self)
Vanessa Lively: "Mirroring the Wildness" (Animada)