Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
July 2026, Week 4

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 2451 plays from 85 playlists from 66 Folk DJs

  1: "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years," Pharis & Jason Romero [Self, 5/2026] (19)
        "Big Time World" (8)
        "Left My Home" (4)
  1: "Mayday!," George Mann & Si Kahn [Legacy, 7/2026] (19)
        "Ask The Penguin, Ask The Seal" (3)
        "Stranger In This Land" (3)
  3: "The Air That You Breathe," Lance Cowan [Lantzapalooza, 7/2026] (15)
        "The Air That You Breathe" (4)
        "Home With You" (3)
        "Where'd They Go" (3)
        "Love" (2)
        "William Cooper Smith" (2)
  4: "Hand's Cove," Ken & Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 6/2026] (11)
        "Little Bird of Heaven" (4)
        "Shuckin' the Brush" (2)
  5: "Days of Unrest," Margo Price [Loma Vista, 7/2026] (10)
        "Deportee" (2)
        "Oval Room" (2)
        "Long Haired Country Girl" (2)
  5: "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)
  7: "All My Faith," Maya De Vitry [Mad Maker, 7/2026] (9)
        "All My Faith" (2)
        "Nobody Else" (2)
  7: "Ozark Shine," Sad Daddy [Catfish, 7/2026] (9)
        "Did We Turn Off The Stove" (3)
        "Don't You Take My Dollar Bill" (2)
  7: "Then Again," Rodney Crowell [New West, 7/2026] (9)
        "The Ballad of Artemis and Orion" (2)
 10: "In the Hour of Chaos," Allison Russell [Fantasy, 7/2026] (8)
        "Really Real" (2)
        "No Springtime" (2)
        "Love Is A Golden Lion" (2)
 10: "Mirroring the Wildness," Vanessa Lively [Animada, 7/2026] (8)
        "Ready to Find You" (3)
        "Mi Grito" (2)
        "Red Wolf" (2)
 10: "Simple As," Johnsmith [Blue Pine, 5/2026] (8)
        "Falling" (3)
        "Simple As" (3)
 10: "Willow & Stone," Jenny Reynolds [Self, 6/2026] (8)
        "Listening to the Rain" (2)
        "I'm Not The One" (2)
        "A Little Lie" (2)
 14: "Esperanza," Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt [Crooked Cyclone, 6/2026] (7)
        "Thankful Anyway" (3)
 15: "Blue Collar," Chris O'Leary [Alligator] (6)
        "After 2 A.M" (1)
 15: "Little-Kid Heart," Tipps & Obermiller [Self, 7/2026] (6)
        "So Far from Alone" (1)
 15: "Reunion," Mama's Broke [Free Dirt, 5/2026] (6)
        "Build It Up" (4)
 15: "Union Made," Old Crow Medicine Show [Hartland, 6/2026] (6)
        "Last American Waltz" (2)
        "My Side of the Mountain" (2)
 15: "When I Am a Fossil," Benny Bleu [Circus Tent, 5/2026] (6)
        "Serenity Song" (2)
        "Mercy Mercy Mercy" (2)
 20: "Nightclothes," Annie Gallup [Gallway Bay, 2/2026] (5/6)
        "Arrow" (2)
 20: "Wildfire," House of Hamill [Self, 2024] (5/6)
        "Smokejumper" (2)
 20: "Classic Blues From," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways] (5)
        "Ran The Blues Out My Window," Roosevelt Sykes (1)
 20: "Dream Chaser," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 4/2026] (5)
        "Dream Chaser" (3)
 20: "Foreign Tongues," The Rolling Stones [Rolling Stones] (5)
        "Beautiful Delilah" (2)
 20: "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2," Dervish [Down The Road] (5)
        "The Broad Majestic Shannon" (2)
        "Land of My Other" (2)
 20: "Heirloom," Nathan Evans Fox [Free Dirt, 7/2026] (5)
        "Jackpot" (1)
 20: "Hope Is the Thing," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 7/2026] (5)
        "Carolina Rain" (5)
 20: "The Idea Guys," Mr. Sun [Adhyâropa] (5)
        "Shiva" (2)
 20: "Middle of Nowhere," Kacey Musgraves [Lost Highway, 5/2026] (5)
        "Everybody Wants To Be A Cowboy" (3)
 20: "Old No. 1 Revisited," Various Artists [Truly Handmade, 4/2026] (5)
        "Texas 1947," Brennan Leigh (2)
 20: "The Very Best of Buddy Guy," Buddy Guy w/Junior Wells [ACE] (5)
        "Blues At My Baby's House" (1)

TOP SONGS of July 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2451 plays from 85 playlists from 66 Folk DJs

1. "Big Time World" (8)
     from "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
2. "Burn The Other End" (5)
     from "So Much for Goodbyes" (Billy Strings)
2. "Carolina Rain" (5)
     from "Hope Is the Thing" (Rhiannon Giddens)
4. "The Air That You Breathe" (4)
     from "The Air That You Breathe" (Lance Cowan)
4. "Break & Mend" (4)
     from "Break & Mend" (The Heists)
4. "Build It Up" (4)
     from "Reunion" (Mama's Broke)
4. "Left My Home" (4)
     from "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
4. "Little Bird of Heaven" (4)
     from "Hand's Cove" (Ken & Brad Kolodner)
9. "The Ballad of Artemis and Orion" (3)
     from "Then Again" (Rodney Crowell)
9. "Can't Outrun the Blues" (3)
     from "Can't Outrun the Blues" (Trey Hensley)
9. "Dance Around the Spinning Wheel" (3)
     from "Thread the Light" (The McDades)
9. "Did We Turn Off The Stove" (3)
     from "Ozark Shine" (Sad Daddy)
9. "Diving In" (3)
     from "Diving In" (Lynn Hollyfield)
9. "Dream Chaser" (3)
     from "Dream Chaser" (Willie Nelson)
9. "Falling" (3)
     from "Simple As" (Johnsmith)

TOP ARTISTS of July 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2451 plays from 85 playlists from 66 Folk DJs

1. Pharis & Jason Romero (21)
        "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (19)
2. George Mann & Si Kahn (18)
        "Mayday!" (18)
3. Lance Cowan (15)
        "The Air That You Breathe" (15)
4. Ken & Brad Kolodner (12)
        "Hand's Cove" (11)
5. Bob Dylan (11)
        "Oh Mercy" (3)
6. Lynn Hollyfield (10)
        "Diving In" (10)
6. Margo Price (10)
        "Days of Unrest" (9)
6. Vanessa Lively (10)
        "Mirroring the Wildness" (8)
9. Allison Russell (9)
        "In the Hour of Chaos" (8)
9. Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt (9)
        "Esperanza" (7)
9. Billy Strings (9)
        "So Much for Goodbyes" (4)
9. Johnsmith (9)
        "Simple As" (8)
9. Maya De Vitry (9)
        "All My Faith" (9)
9. Sad Daddy (9)
        "Ozark Shine" (9)
15. Andy Revkin (8)
        "Wake Me Up Martha" (4)
        "For Those Who Put To Sea - single" (3)
15. Jenny Reynolds (8)
        "Willow & Stone" (8)
15. Rodney Crowell (8)
        "Then Again" (8)
15. Willie Nelson (8)
        "Dream Chaser" (5)
19. Alison Krauss & Union Station (7/22)
        "Alison Krauss & Union Station Live" (6)
        "Two Highways" (3)
19. John Gorka (7)
        "unentitled" (2)
19. Old Crow Medicine Show (7)
        "Union Made" (6)
19. Nanci Griffith (7)
        "Clock Without Hands" (1)

TOP LABELS of July 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2451 plays from 85 playlists from 66 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (43)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (32)
3. Legacy (29)
4. Red House (24)
5. Compass (22)
5. Thirty Tigers (22)
7. Columbia (21)
8. Free Dirt (15)
9. Sugar Hill (14)
9. Yep Roc (14)
11. New West (13)
11. Nonesuch (13)
11. Warner (13)
14. Elektra (12)
15. Alligator (10)
15. Fenchurch (10)
15. Signature Sounds (10)
18. Fantasy (9)
19. Atlantic (8)
19. Capitol (8)
19. Loma Vista (8)
19. Philo (8)
19. Pinecastle (8)
19. Rhino (8)

FOLK DJs - July 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2451 plays from 85 playlists from 66 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP & WHQR-FM, NC)
Artie Martello (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David John (KAXE/KBXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KWGS-FM, OK)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM & PRX, MN)
Eureka Mike (WFCF-FM & thesonicplanet.com, FL)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, New Zealand)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
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)
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)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
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)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, QC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
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 (WAMC-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)