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

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of October 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2279 plays from 84 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

  1: "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 9/2026] (17)
        "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers" (5)
        "Carolina Rain" (4)
        "High on a Mountain" (3)
  2: "Binnorie," Louise Bichan [Adhyâropa, 10/2026] (16)
        "Greenwood Sidie-O" (3)
        "Three Ravens" (3)
        "Binnorie-O" (2)
        "Spooky NIght Cat" (2)
        "Beef" (2)
  3: "Reckoning," Mary Gauthier [Thirty Tigers, 7/2026] (15)
        "Soldier of Fortune" (4)
        "Judgement Day" (3)
        "Some Times" (2)
        "Black Ice" (2)
        "Gone" (2)
  4: "The Answer," Caroline Cotter [Self, 9/2026] (14)
        "Just For You" (4)
        "Let There Be Peace" (3)
        "War For Sale" (3)
  4: "Undo the Damage," Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, 5/2026] (14)
        "Undo the Damage" (5)
        "Your Angel Celeste" (2)
        "Banana Republic" (2)
  6: "Songs From the Knoxville Project," Angela Easterling [De L'est, 9/2026] (12)
        "Nolichucky River" (2)
        "The Myth of Narcissus" (2)
        "My Dream Is You" (2)
  6: "Shooter of Truth," Lyal Strickland [Shedding Dog, 10/2026] (12)
        "Birds" (5)
        "Another Place amd Time" (2)
        "Homewrecker" (2)
        "I'm Still Poor" (2)
  6: "Smoketree," The Kennedys [Self, 8/2026] (12)
        "Puzzlewood" (3)
        "Seeds of Peace" (2)
        "Like an Angel" (2)
  9: "Hippies, Thugs & Heroes," Richard Thompson [New West, 10/2026] (10)
        "The Soul In Me" (3)
  9: "Troubadourly Yours," Scott Cook [Release Guru, 8/2026] (10)
        "A Bigger Tent" (2)
        "The Wolf that Wins" (2)
        "Keeping Good Company" (2)
 11: "Hand's Cove," Ken & Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 6/2026] (9)
        "Hand's Cove" (2)
        "Sally In The Turnip Patch" (2)
 11: "So Much for Goodbyes," Billy Strings [Reprise, 7/2026] (9)
        "I'm one of Those" (2)
 11: "Tamarack," Kalos [Self, 9/2026] (9)
        "Annan Water" (2)
        "MacPherson's Rant" (2)
        "Tamarack" (2)
 14: "Requiem for a Sleepless Night," Kelly Hunt [Compass, 8/2026] (8)
        "All the Kings Horses" (3)
        "Winter Wheat" (2)
 15: "Seven North," Phil Henry [Board By Board, 10/2026] (7)
        "Ticonderoga #2" (2)
 15: "The Blood of Others," Bruce Cockburn [Sunset Blvd, 10/2026] (7)
        "That's All Right" (2)
        "Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down" (2)
 15: "Dandelion Blue," Gordie Tentrees [Self] (7)
        "Telegraph" (3)
        "Back at the Cabin" (2)
 18: "Bluegrass Women," Lindsay Lou [Son Of Bart, 9/2026] (6)
        "Like a River" (3)
        "High On A Mountain" (2)
 18: "Simple As," Johnsmith [Blue Pine, 5/2026] (6)
        "Simple As" (2)
 18: "Sunday Afternoon," Kate Prascher [FCA, 10/2026] (6)
        "Jubilee" (2)
 18: "Under My Canopy," Rachael Sage [MPress] (6)
        "Everyday" (3)
 22: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (5)
        "Appalachia" (2)
 22: "Canyon Falls Trailer Band," Ian Noe [Lock13, 10/2026] (5)
        "Kentucky Hurricane" (1)
 22: "Honeymoon Bridge," Donald WG Lindsay [Self] (5)
        "The Echo Mocks The Corncrake" (2)
 22: "In the Meantime," Brant Miller [Miller Woods, 8/2026] (5)
        "Our Love Still Stands" (1)
 22: "Little White Cross," Margo Cilker [Fossil, 8/2026] (5)
        "Little White Cross" (2)
        "Ladybug" (2)
 22: "The Long Memory: 20 Years of Free Dirt Records," Various Artists [Free Dirt] (5)
        "I Can't Know Now," Liv Greene (2)
 22: "Mes Amis," Mark Freeman [Mo Ko Spin] (5)
        "Them Gals from Kalamazoo" (2)
        "St. Brendan's" (2)
 22: "The Old Beloved Path," Jake Xerxes Fussell [Fat Possum] (5)
        "Every Time I Go to Town" (2)
 22: "Rooming House," Charlie Parr [Smithsonian/Folkways, 9/2026] (5)
        "Bank Robber" (2)
        "Universal Healthcare?" (2)
 22: "Saving Grace: All That Glitters," Robert Plant [Nonesuch] (5)
        "The Blackest Crow" (2)
        "Two Coats" (2)
 22: "Trade My Troubles," Rising Appalachia [Self, 8/2026] (5)
        "Red Prairie Dawn RedRocking Chair" (2)
 22: "If You Love Somebody, Tell Them," The Pinkerton Raid [Self, 10/2026] (5)
        "We Tremble with the Noise" (1)

TOP SONGS of October 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2279 plays from 84 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

1. "In America" (7)
     from "In America - single" (Eliza Gilkyson)
2. "Birds" (5)
     from "Shooter of Truth" (Lyal Strickland)
2. "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers" (5)
     from "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers" (Rhiannon Giddens)
2. "Undo the Damage" (5)
     from "Undo the Damage" (Rod MacDonald)
5. "Carolina Rain" (4)
     from "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers" (Rhiannon Giddens)
5. "I Gotta Do Somethin'" (4)
     from "I Gotta Do Somethin'" (The Twangtown Paramours)
5. "Just For You" (4)
     from "The Answer" (Caroline Cotter)
5. "Soldier of Fortune" (4)
     from "Reckoning" (Mary Gauthier)
9. "Three Ravens" (3)
     from "Binnorie" (Louise Bichan)
9. "Are You Happy Now?" (3)
     from "Sparrows Point" (Richard Shindell)
9. "Better Way" (3)
     from "Better Way - single" (Robert Sarazin Blake)
9. "Broken Truth" (3)
     from "Bones of Trees" (Tim Grimm)
9. "Crabapple" (3)
     from "Crabapple: Songs of Evan Richert" (Sara Trunzo)
9. "Everyday" (3)
     from "Under My Canopy" (Rachel Sage & the Sequins)
9. "Greenwood Sidie-O" (3)
     from "Binnorie" (Louise Bichan)

TOP ARTISTS of October 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2279 plays from 84 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

1. John Prine (20)
        "Bruised Orange" (3)
2. Rhiannon Giddens (19)
        "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers" (16)
3. Louise Bichan (16)
        "Binnorie" (16)
4. Lyal Strickland (15)
        "Shooter of Truth" (12)
4. Mary Gauthier (15)
        "Reckoning" (15)
6. Caroline Cotter (14)
        "The Answer" (14)
6. Rod MacDonald (14)
        "Undo the Damage" (14)
8. Bob Dylan (13)
        "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" (3)
8. The Kennedys (13)
        "Smoketree" (12)
10. Angela Easterling (12)
        "Songs From the Knoxville Project" (12)
11. Billy Strings (11)
        "So Much for Goodbyes" (9)
12. Bruce Cockburn (10)
        "The Blood of Others" (7)
12. Eliza Gilkyson (10)
        "In America - single" (7)
12. Richard Thompson (10)
        "Hippies, Thugs & Heroes" (10)
12. Scott Cook (10)
        "Troubadourly Yours" (10)
16. Stan Rogers (9/10)
        "Fogarty's Cove" (3)
16. Kalos (9)
        "Tamarack" (9)
16. Kelly Hunt (9)
        "Requiem for a Sleepless Night" (8)
16. Ken & Brad Kolodner (9)
        "Hand's Cove" (9)
20. Phil Henry (8)
        "Seven North" (7)
21. Gordie Tentrees (7)
        "Dandelion Blue" (7)
21. John McCutcheon (7)
        "Field of Stars" (2)
21. Steve Goodman (7)
        "Affordable Art" (2)
21. Tom Rush (7)
        "Gardens Old, Flowers New" (3)

TOP LABELS of October 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2279 plays from 84 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (31)
2. Nonesuch (30)
3. Compass (23)
3. Thirty Tigers (23)
5. Adhyâropa (21)
5. Red House (21)
7. Columbia (20)
8. Reprise (19)
9. Smithsonian/Folkways (18)
10. New West (17)
11. Legacy (15)
11. Oh Boy (15)
13. Blue Flute (14)
13. Elektra (14)
13. Signature Sounds (14)
16. Borealis (13)
17. Free Dirt (12)
17. Shedding Dog (12)
19. Philo (11)
19. Warner (11)

FOLK DJs - October 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2279 plays from 84 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

Art Menius (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)
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 McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David John (KAXE/KBXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KWGS-FM, OK)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Ed Mellnik (KBOO-FM, OR)
Eureka Mike (WFCF-FM & thesonicplanet.com, FL)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (COAL-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com)
Jack Dugan (thesonicplanet.com)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jeannie Holton (WMNF-FM, FL)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (CMON-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Katrina Knight (WICA-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, TN)
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, 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)
Sarah LaDuke (folkalley.com, NY)
Sherre Birenbaum (therootsfm.org, MO)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, BC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)


Releases new to the chart:
David Coller: "Blue Water" (Self)
Donald Wg Lindsay & Roo Geddes: "Honeymoon Bridge" (Self)
Ian Noe: "Canyon Falls Trailer Band" (Lock13)
Lyal Strickland: "Shooter of Truth" (Shedding Dog)
Richard Thompson: "Hippies, Thugs & Heroes" (New West)
Rita Bliss: "One More Winter" (Self)
The Pinkerton Raid: "If You Love Somebody, Tell Them" (Self)