Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
October 2026, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of October 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2227 plays from 81 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

  1: "Reckoning," Mary Gauthier [Thirty Tigers, 7/2026] (22)
        "Alcohol and Adderall" (5)
        "Judgement Day" (5)
        "Reckoning" (4)
        "Soldier of Fortune" (3)
  2: "Seven North," Phil Henry [Board By Board, 10/2026] (19)
        "Make Good Trouble Again" (4)
        "Green Mountain Blues" (3)
        "Hey There Gilligan" (3)
  3: "Undo the Damage," Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, 5/2026] (14)
        "Undo The Damage" (5)
        "Say It in a Song" (2)
  4: "Songs From the Knoxville Project," Angela Easterling [De L'est, 9/2026] (13/16)
        "Count All the Stars" (4)
        "Look for Red" (3)
        "Nolichucky River" (2)
        "Rejoicing as I Go" (2)
        "Trouble" (2)
  4: "I Gotta Do Somethin'," The Twangtown Paramours [Inside Edge, 10/2026] (13)
        "I Gotta Do Somethin'" (13)
  6: "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 9/2026] (12)
        "Hope is the Thing with Feathers" (4)
        "Step Away Blues" (2)
        "Cluck Old Hen" (2)
        "Angel Fire Rise" (2)
  6: "Sunday Afternoon," Kate Prascher [FCA, 10/2026] (12)
        "Jubilee" (3)
        "Sunday Afternoon" (2)
        "Sing Again" (2)
        "Retrograde" (2)
        "Memphis to Mobile" (2)
  8: "The Answer," Caroline Cotter [Self, 9/2026] (11)
        "Grounded In Love" (4)
        "The Answer" (3)
        "I Am The Light" (2)
  9: "Under My Canopy," Rachael Sage & the Sequins [MPress, 10/2026] (9)
        "Just Enough" (4)
        "Everyday" (3)
 10: "Gulf Coast Duets," Libby Koch & Michael O'Connor [Coastal Bend, 10/2026] (8)
        "Ain't Gonna Stop Me" (2)
        "Gulf Coast Highway" (2)
 10: "Hope Is Restless," Nicole Mish [Whole Sky, 10/2026] (8)
        "Tell Me Something Good" (4)
        "Let Them Shine" (2)
 10: "If You Love Somebody, Tell Them," The Pinkerton Raid [Self, 10/2026] (8)
        "How Does The Story End" (2)
        "If You Love Somebody, Tell Them" (2)
 10: "Shooter of Truth," Lyal Strickland [Shedding Dog, 10/2026] (8)
        "Birds" (3)
        "Shooter Of Truth" (3)
 14: "The Big Bang," Dala [Self] (7)
        "Scarborough Fair" (2)
        "Love With A Broken Heart" (2)
        "The Big Bang" (2)
 14: "Honeymoon Bridge," Donald Wg Lindsay & Roo Geddes [Self, 10/2026] (7)
        "Auld Springs Gie's Nae Price" (1)
 14: "Reunion," Mama's Broke [Free Dirt, 5/2026] (7)
        "Heaven" (2)
        "Bridges" (2)
 17: "Second Song," Neil Young & the Chrome Hearts [Reprise, 10/2026] (6)
        "Soon I Might Be Going" (2)
 17: "Canyon Falls Trailer Band," Ian Noe [Lock13, 10/2026] (6)
        "Canyon Falls Trailer Band" (2)
 17: "Cover to Cover," AJ Lee & Blue Summit [Signature Sounds, 9/2026] (6)
        "Fishin' in the Dark" (2)
 17: "Lucky Water," Laura Cortese [Compass, 9/2026] (6)
        "Calling Across the Lake" (3)
        "Tied in a Knot" (2)
 17: "Over the Horizon," Giselle & Erik [Self, 9/2026] (6)
        "Morning Brew" (2)
 17: "Troubadourly Yours," Scott Cook [Release Guru, 8/2026] (6)
        "Troubadourly Yours" (2)
 23: "Bluegrass Women," Lindsay Lou [Son Of Bart, 9/2026] (5)
        "Won't You Come and Sing For Me" (3)
 23: "Fools for the Fleeting," Katie Pruitt [Rounder] (5)
        "Disaster" (2)
        "Fools for the Fleeting" (2)
 23: "Head Noise," Stephanie Sammons [Point Guard, 8/2026] (5)
        "Tough Love" (2)
 23: "Hippies, Thugs & Heroes," Richard Thompson [New West, 10/2026] (5)
        "Sorcerer's Apprentice" (5)
 23: "The Oracle," Zera Starchild [Self] (5)
        "If you Don't Get Right Then You Gone Get Left" (2)
 23: "Requiem for a Sleepless Night," Kelly Hunt [Compass, 8/2026] (5)
        "Everything Has Its Time" (2)
 23: "Simple As," Johnsmith [Blue Pine, 5/2026] (5)
        "Falling" (4)
 23: "Williams Branch Is Hard to Find," Carla Gover & Friends [Legacy, 9/2026] (5)
        "Williams Branch is Hard to Find" (2)

TOP SONGS of October 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2227 plays from 81 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

1. "I Gotta Do Somethin'" (13)
     from "I Gotta Do Somethin'" (The Twangtown Paramours)
2. "Scapegoat" (6)
     from "Scapegoat - single" (Skinner & T'witch)
3. "Alcohol and Adderall" (5)
     from "Reckoning" (Mary Gauthier)
3. "Gettin' Used To Leavin'" (5)
     from "Beau Woes And Other Problems of Modern Life" (Christine Lavin)
3. "Grounded In Love" (5)
     from "The Answer" (Caroline Cotter)
3. "Judgement Day" (5)
     from "Reckoning" (Mary Gauthier)
3. "Sorcerer's Apprentice" (5)
     from "Hippies, Thugs & Heroes" (Richard Thompson)
3. "Undo The Damage" (5)
     from "Undo the Damage" (Rod MacDonald)
9. "Count All the Stars" (4)
     from "Songs From the Knoxville Project" (Angela Easterling)
9. "Falling" (4)
     from "Simple As" (Johnsmith)
9. "Hope is the Thing with Feathers" (4)
     from "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers" (Rhiannon Giddens)
9. "John Lewis Says Freedom" (4)
     from "We'll Make It Through" (Charlie King)
9. "John Prine Last Night" (4)
     from "Out of the Darkness" (Nina Jo Smith)
9. "Just Enough" (4)
     from "Under My Canopy" (Rachael Sage & the Sequins)
9. "Make Good Trouble Again" (4)
     from "Seven North" (Phil Henry)

TOP ARTISTS of October 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2227 plays from 81 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

1. Mary Gauthier (24)
        "Reckoning" (22)
2. Phil Henry (20)
        "Seven North" (19)
3. John Prine (16)
        "Found Dogs" (3)
4. Angela Easterling (13/16)
        "Songs From the Knoxville Project" (16)
4. Rhiannon Giddens (13)
        "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers" (12)
4. Rod MacDonald (13)
        "Undo the Damage" (13)
4. The Twangtown Paramours (13)
        "I Gotta Do Somethin'" (13)
8. Caroline Cotter (12)
        "The Answer" (11)
8. Kate Prascher (12)
        "Sunday Afternoon" (12)
10. Doc Watson (9/10)
        "At Gerdes Folk City" (3)
10. Nicole Mish (9)
        "Hope Is Restless" (8)
10. Richard Thompson (9)
        "Hippies, Thugs & Heroes" (5)
13. Bruce Cockburn (8)
        "The Blood of Others" (4)
13. Libby Koch & Michael O'Connor (8)
        "Gulf Coast Duets" (8)
13. Lyal Strickland (8)
        "Shooter of Truth" (8)
13. Mama's Broke (8)
        "Reunion" (7)
13. The Pinkerton Raid (8)
        "If You Love Somebody, Tell Them" (8)
18. Bob Dylan (7)
        "Bringing It All Back Home" (2)
18. Dala (7)
        "The Big Bang" (7)
18. Donald Wg Lindsay & Roo Geddes (7)
        "Honeymoon Bridge" (7)
18. Gathering Time (7)
        "Lessons Learned Lessons Spurned" (2)

TOP LABELS of October 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2227 plays from 81 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

1. Columbia (33)
2. Rounder (31)
3. Thirty Tigers (25)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (22)
5. Compass (20)
5. Nonesuch (20)
5. Sugar Hill (20)
8. Reprise (15)
9. Oh Boy (14)
9. Red House (14)
11. Borealis (13/16)
11. Blue Flute (13)
11. Board By Board (13)
11. Inside Edge (13)
11. Signature Sounds (13)
16. Free Dirt (12)
17. De L'est (11/15)
18. Legacy (10)
18. Warner (10)
20. FCA (9)
20. In The Black (9)
20. Philo (9)

FOLK DJs - October 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2227 plays from 81 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
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 Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Dusty James & Abalone Pearl (therootsfm.org, MO)
Eureka Mike (thesonicplanet.com, FL)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com)
JB Nuttle (WSDL-FM, MD)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM & thesonicplanet.com, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Katrina Knight (mixcloud.com & folkmusicnotebook.com)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM & mixcloud.com, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael Park (mixcloud.com, PRX)
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)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Sarah LaDuke (WEIR-FM & folkalley.com, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, BC)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)
Zeke Duckworthy & Andy Rogovin (WZBC-FM, MA)