Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
2026 (so far)

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 19432 plays from 697 playlists from 114 Folk DJs

  1: "Together Again," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2026] (177)
        "The Future" (30)
        "Artie's Last Stand" (26)
        "Pathfinder" (23)
        "Old Dog" (13)
        "Lay This Old Guitar Down" (13)
        "Stop At Nothing" (12)
        "Cheatin' When I'm Eatin'" (11)
  2: "Maggie's Journal," Valerie Smith [Bell Buckle, 1/2026] (111)
        "That Was a Long Time Ago" (16)
        "Started Wrong in This Life" (11)
        "When You Ain't Got Nothin'" (10)
  3: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (107)
        "Appalachia" (23)
        "Dirtbag Saloon" (15)
        "Hymn for the Unholy" (14)
        "The Water Is Wide" (13)
        "Cast Iron Heart" (12)
        "The Time For Flowers" (12)
  4: "Circle & Square," Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz [Red Beet, 1/2026] (80)
        "10 To 4" (15)
        "Thomas Hart Benton" (12)
        "Fontana Dam" (10)
  5: "The Blue Rock Session," Amy Speace [Windbone, 12/2025] (74)
        "The Sea and the Shore" (19)
        "Kindness" (15)
  6: "All Tied Together," Ye Vagabonds [River Lea, 1/2026] (70)
        "The Flood" (21)
        "Danny" (9)
  7: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (61)
        "Particle & Wave" (19)
        "No Time To Cry" (11)
  8: "King of Hearts," Paul Kaplan [Old Coat, 2/2026] (60)
        "I Will Keep You Warm" (14)
        "I Had an Old Coat" (9)
        "King Of Hearts" (9)
  9: "Where We Go," Jesse Appelman [Self, 12/2025] (55)
        "Out in the Valley" (11)
        "Glacier Song" (9)
 10: "Driftwood," Weary Ramblers [Self, 1/2026] (48)
        "Kentucky Never Seemed So Blue" (8)
        "Day by Day Love Blues" (7)
        "Memphis, You & Me" (6)
 11: "Songs of Hope," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 2/2026] (46)
        "Hold Our Ground Forever" (9)
        "Quite Early Morning" (7)
 11: "Strangely in Tune," Diane Coll [Happy Fish, 1/2026] (46)
        "In and Out of Time" (12)
        "Carolina Wren" (10)
        "Half Along the Way" (7)
 13: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Self, 2/2026] (44)
        "Good News" (9)
        "Stars" (8)
        "Kitchen Table" (6)
 13: "Safe, Sensible & Sane," Alison Brown & Steve Martin [Compass, 10/2025] (44)
        "Bluegrass Radio" (8)
        "Dear Time" (6)
 13: "Since You Asked Me," Jan Krist [Yellow Room, 1/2026] (44)
        "Since You Asked Me" (10)
 16: "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs," Hana Zara [Self, 1/2026] (43)
        "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (43)
 17: "Empire," Kray Van Kirk [Self, 1/2026] (42)
        "Resistance" (9)
        "Turtle Joe" (9)
        "Occupation" (6)
 18: "All That Really Matters," Kim Moberg [Self, 1/2026] (41)
        "Both Sides Now" (9)
        "White Lies" (8)
        "$20 Bill" (6)
 18: "Magic Accident," Della Mae [Compass, 1/2026] (41)
        "Magic Accident" (13)
        "Family Tree" (7)
 18: "Streets of Minneapolis," Bruce Springsteen [Columbia, 1/2026] (41)
        "Streets of Minneapolis" (39)
 21: "World's Gone Wrong," Lucinda Williams [Highway, 2/2026] (40)
        "The World's Gone Wrong" (9)
        "So Much Trouble In The World" (6)
        "We've Come To Far To Turn Around" (6)
 22: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (39)
        "Broken Truth" (17)
        "Woody's Landlord Revisited" (5)
        "In the USA" (5)
 22: "You Climb the Mountain," The Onlies [Self, 8/2025] (39)
        "Waves on the Sea" (10)
 24: "Together on a Rock," The Pairs [Self, 4/2025] (38)
        "Honey I" (13)
        "Little Light" (5)
        "Everything Ends" (5)
 25: "Here & Gone," Sara Thomsen [Self, 1/2026] (37)
        "Tough Like That" (16)
        "We Are Each Other's Light" (6)
 25: "The Work, the Hope, the Promise," Wes Weddell [Self, 1/2026] (37)
        "Still We Move" (10)
 27: "Wild & Clear & Blue," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2025] (35)
        "Ancient Light" (16)
 28: "Pet," Big Richard [Signature Sounds, 2/2026] (34)
        "Millionaire" (16)
 29: "With Body And Soul: A Bluegrass Tribute To Bill Monroe," Various Artists [Mountain Fever Records, 2026] (33/38)
        "Lost Jimmy Whelan," Aengus Finnan (1)
 30: "Party in the Pines," Dave Miller [Howlin' Dog, 1/2026] (32)
        "Jaded Soul" (5)
        "Party in the Pines" (5)
        "Loser's Prayer" (5)
 30: "Sad & Beautiful World," Mavis Staples [anti, 11/2025] (32)
        "We Got To Have Peace" (9)
        "Godspeed" (4)
        "Satisfied Mind" (4)
 30: "Voisinages," Le Vent Du Nord [La Compagnie du Nord, 10/2025] (32)
        "Carillon" (5)
        "Bienvenue" (5)
        "Une Nuit Dans Les Auberges" (4)
        "Par-dessus le pont" (4)
 33: "From Here to the Sea," Meredith Moon [Compass, 10/2025] (30)
        "Sapphire Blue" (6)
        "East City Blues" (6)
 33: "Long Journey Home," Various Artists [Appalsongs, 9/2025] (30)
        "I've Always Been a Rambler," Molly Tuttle (6)
 33: "Questioning the Forty," Kevin Neidig [Self, 2/2026] (30)
        "Don't Take My Gun" (8)
        "Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness" (6)
        "It's The Light" (4)
 36: "Code to Live By," Grant Peeples [Ping, 1/2026] (29)
        "Some Times" (7)
        "Sins of the Fathers" (5)
        "Sunshine State" (4)
        "The Ledger" (4)
 36: "Dark Ages," Eliza Gilkyson [Realiza Records, 5/2025] (29)
        "Dark Night of the Soul" (12)
        "Times Like These" (6)
        "Impossible Dreams" (4)
 36: "Ivyland," James O'Malley [Self, 1/2026] (29)
        "Rosie in the Roses" (7)
        "Did You Ever Hear Her Sing" (6)
        "Holding Onto Hope" (4)
 39: "Flight of the Robin," Debi Smith [Self, 2/2026] (28)
        "Nebraska Moon" (5)
        "Help Them Along" (5)
        "Dimming of the Day" (4)
 40: "O California!," Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands [Spruce & Maple, 1/2026] (27)
        "Hell Broke Loose in Georgia" (10)
        "Fair and Tender Ladies" (8)
        "Look Down That Lonesome Road" (4)
 40: "Bringing the Light," Hot Tamale [Self, 1/2026] (27)
        "Stand Up!" (9)
        "Ain't No Friend" (5)
 42: "Hardscrabble Hope," Maria Dunn [Distant Whisper, 12/2025] (26)
        "Another Year" (5)
        "Walking the Miles" (5)
 43: "Avec Elodie," Eloise & Co [Self, 10/2025] (24)
        "Janet's/Angel Rocks" (5)
        "We're Not Broken" (3)
 43: "Shelter From the Storms," Lennie Gallant [Gallant Effort, 7/2025] (24)
        "Sable Island Horses" (5)
        "Uncle Harold" (3)
        "Old Friends" (3)
        "Counting On Angels" (3)
        "She's Gonna Drive You Crazy" (3)
 43: "A Tip Toe High Wire," Sierra Hull [Self, 3/2025] (24)
        "Come Out Of My Blues" (5)
        "Lord, That's A Long Way" (4)
        "Let's Go" (3)
        "Boom" (3)
 46: "The Breathing Room," Cosy Sheridan [Self, 10/2025] (23)
        "The Breathing Room" (7)
        "The Kind Words" (4)
        "Here's the rain" (3)
 46: "Don't Drink the Poison," Linda Sussman [Sing Out Proud, 1/2026] (23)
        "Don't Drink The Poison" (6)
        "Remember Dorothy" (4)
        "Let Freedom Ring" (3)
        "We Get By" (3)
 48: "Hill Country Folk Music," Terry Klein [Self, 11/2025] (22)
        "Try Again" (9)
        "The Job Interview Song" (4)
        "Hopelessness Is Going Around" (3)
 48: "Valentine," Courtney Marie Andrews [Thirty Tigers, 2/2026] (22)
        "Keeper" (4)
        "Everyone Wants To Feel Like You Do" (3)
        "Pendulum Swing" (3)
        "Cons and Clowns" (3)
 48: "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 11/2025] (22)
        "Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down" (5)
        "Silver Wings" (4)
        "Today I Started Loving You Again" (4)
        "Somewhere Between" (3)
 51: "Blue Kentucky Girl," Tiffany Williams [Self, 1/2026] (21)
        "Blue Kentucky Girl" (19)
 51: "Gold & Coal," Cassie & Maggie [Self, 5/2025] (21)
        "Bow Down" (5)
        "Robert Frost" (5)
        "The Gold Rush is Over and I'm Moving On" (4)
 51: "So Long Little Miss Sunshine," Molly Tuttle [Nonesuch, 8/2025] (21)
        "That's Gonna Leave a Mark" (5)
        "No Regrets" (3)
        "The Highway Knows" (3)
 51: "So Much I Still Don't See," Sam Robbins [Nine Athens, 3/2025] (21)
        "So Much I Still Don't See" (4)
        "I Will" (4)
        "What a Little Love Can Do" (3)
        "The Real Thing" (3)
 55: "Reclamation," Crys Matthews [Self, 2024] (20)
        "Cancel Culture" (3)
        "My Skin" (3)
        "Like Jesus Would" (3)
 56: "One Mississippi," Eric Bibb [Repute, 2/2026] (19)
        "This One Don't" (6)
        "Didn't I Keep Runnin'" (3)
 56: "A Feather in a Hurricane," Oliver the Crow [Self, 1/2026] (19)
        "Shark Tooth Hunting" (5)
        "Doing My Best" (4)
        "Shore Song" (3)
 56: "Kentucky Queen," Carla Gover [Redbird, 8/2025] (19)
        "Hug More Necks" (4)
        "Raise a Little Cane" (4)
        "Pine Mountain High" (3)
 56: "Returning to Myself," Brandi Carlile [Interscope, 11/2025] (19)
        "Returning To Myself" (5)
 56: "Tip of the Spear," Doug Mishkin [Midoaks, 6/2025] (19)
        "If They'd Been Black" (10)
        "Pour Me Another Year" (5)
 61: "Arcadia," Alison Krauss & Union Station [Down The Road, 3/2025] (18)
        "Richmond On The James" (5)
        "Looks Like The End Of The Road" (4)
        "One Ray of Shine" (3)
 61: "Fallen Angel," The Unfaithful Servants [Self, 10/2025] (18)
        "Real To Touch" (3)
        "Endless Highway" (3)
        "Adeline" (3)
 61: "Fish Crow," M Sparks [Self, 2/2026] (18)
        "Full Tank And Good Fried Chicken" (10)
        "Two Sugars" (3)
 61: "Havin' a Talk," Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence [Warner, 2/2026] (18)
        "Good Luck To Ya" (8)
 61: "Lost & Found," Becki Davis [Self, 9/2025] (18)
        "Persephone" (3)
 61: "Songs From a Secret Room," Chris Rusin [Rushing River, 11/2025] (18)
        "Cinders" (7)
        "Life is Easy" (3)
 67: "Get Your Feathers Ready," Blue Moon Marquee & Northern Cree [Self, 1/2026] (17)
        "Soul Of A Man" (5)
        "Put Your Feathers On" (5)
        "Rollin' & Tumblin'" (3)
 67: "Hummingbird Highway," Dar Williams [Righteous Babe, 8/2025] (17)
        "Hummingbird Highway" (4)
 67: "Labor of Love," Tinsley Ellis [Alligator, 1/2026] (17)
        "Long Time" (4)
        "Hoodoo Woman" (3)
 67: "Lost Cause Lover Fool," The Milk Carton Kids [Thirty Tigers, 1/2026] (17)
        "A Friend Like You" (15)
 67: "Nightclothes," Annie Gallup [Gallway Bay, 1/2026] (17)
        "Robots" (17)
 67: "Peggy-O," The McDades [Free Radio, 1/2026] (17)
        "Peggy-O" (16)
 67: "A Song for Minnesota," Katie Dahl [Self, 2/2026] (17)
        "A Song for Minnesota" (17)
 67: "What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow," Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson [Nonesuch, 4/2025] (17)
        "Rain Crow" (4)
        "Old Joe Clark" (3)
 67: "The Wind Will Change Again," The Twangtown Paramours [Inside Edge, 1/2025] (17)
        "Old Friends" (5)
        "The Wind Will Change Again" (3)

TOP SONGS of 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 19432 plays from 697 playlists from 114 Folk DJs

1. "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (43)
     from "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (Hana Zara)
2. "Streets of Minneapolis" (39)
     from "Streets of Minneapolis" (Bruce Springsteen)
3. "The Future" (29)
     from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
4. "Artie's Last Stand" (25)
     from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
5. "Appalachia" (23)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
5. "Pathfinder" (23)
     from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
5. "Raise Your Hand" (23)
     from "Raise Your Hand - single" (Crowes Pasture)
8. "The Flood" (21)
     from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
9. "America's Game" (20)
     from "America's Game - single" (John Flynn)
9. "The Sea and the Shore" (20)
     from "The Blue Rock Session" (Amy Speace)
11. "Blue Kentucky Girl" (19)
     from "Blue Kentucky Girl" (Tiffany Williams)
11. "Particle & Wave" (19)
     from "unentitled" (John Gorka)
13. "Broken Truth" (17)
     from "Bones of Trees" (Tim Grimm)
13. "A Friend Like You" (17)
     from "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (The Milk Carton Kids)
13. "Kindness" (17)
     from "The Blue Rock Session" (Amy Speace)
13. "Peggy-O" (17)
     from "Peggy-O" (The McDades)
13. "Robots" (17)
     from "Nightclothes" (Annie Gallup)
13. "A Song for Minnesota" (17)
     from "A Song for Minnesota" (Katie Dahl)
13. "Tough Like That" (17)
     from "Here & Gone" (Sara Thomsen)
20. "Ancient Light" (16)
     from "Wild & Clear & Blue" (I'm With Her)
20. "Blackbird" (16)
     from "Blackbird - single" (Ed Sweeney & Cathy Clasper-Torch)
20. "It's Not For Sale" (16)
     from "It's Not For Sale - single" (Joe Jencks)
20. "Millionaire" (16)
     from "Pet" (Big Richard)
20. "That Was a Long Time Ago" (16)
     from "Maggie's Journal" (Valerie Smith)
25. "10 To 4" (15)
     from "Circle & Square" (Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz)
25. "Dirtbag Saloon" (15)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
27. "Hold On" (14)
     from "Hold On - single" (Jillian Matundan)
27. "Honey I" (14)
     from "Together on a Rock" (The Pairs)
27. "Hymn for the Unholy" (14)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
27. "I Will Keep You Warm" (14)
     from "King of Hearts" (Paul Kaplan)
31. "Hell Broke Loose in Georgia" (13)
     from "O California!" (Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands)
31. "I Lie" (13)
     from "I Lie - single" (Joe Jencks)
31. "Lay This Old Guitar Down" (13)
     from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
31. "Magic Accident" (13)
     from "Magic Accident" (Della Mae)

TOP ARTISTS of 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 19432 plays from 697 playlists from 114 Folk DJs

1. Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon (170)
        "Together Again" (167)
2. Emily Scott Robinson (113)
        "Appalachia" (106)
3. Valerie Smith (112)
        "Maggie's Journal" (110)
4. Amy Speace (82)
        "The Blue Rock Session" (74)
5. Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz (79)
        "Circle & Square" (78)
5. John Gorka (79)
        "unentitled" (61)
5. Ye Vagabonds (79)
        "All Tied Together" (69)
8. Joan Baez (67)
        "Whistle Down The Wind" (9)
9. Bob Dylan (64)
        "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (7)
9. Paul Kaplan (64)
        "King of Hearts" (60)
11. Bruce Springsteen (58)
        "Streets of Minneapolis" (41)
11. Joe Jencks (58)
        "It's Not For Sale - single" (15)
        "I Lie - single" (14)
13. Lucinda Williams (56)
        "World's Gone Wrong" (39)
14. Tom Chapin (55)
        "Songs of Hope" (46)
15. Jesse Appelman (54)
        "Where We Go" (54)
16. Mavis Staples (52)
        "Sad & Beautiful World" (32)
16. Pete Seeger (52)
        "The Complete Carnegie Hall Concert, June 8, 1963" (4)
18. Weary Ramblers (50)
        "Driftwood" (48)
19. Della Mae (48)
        "Magic Accident" (41)
19. Diane Coll (48)
        "Strangely in Tune" (46)
19. Tim Grimm (48)
        "Bones of Trees" (39)
19. Willie Nelson (48)
        "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle" (22)
        "Oh What a Beautiful World" (7)
23. Eliza Gilkyson (47)
        "Dark Ages" (29)
24. Goodnight Moonshine (46)
        "Business Unusual" (44)
24. Kim Moberg (46)
        "All That Really Matters" (41)
26. John McCutcheon (45)
        "Field of Stars" (14)
26. Molly Tuttle (45)
        "So Long Little Miss Sunshine" (21)
        "...But I'd Rather Be With You" (6)
        "Long Journey Home" (6)
26. The Pairs (45)
        "Together on a Rock" (38)
29. Alison Brown & Steve Martin (44)
        "Safe, Sensible & Sane" (42)
29. Hana Zara (44)
        "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (43)
29. Kray Van Kirk (44)
        "Empire" (42)
32. Jan Krist (43)
        "Since You Asked Me" (43)
33. Crys Matthews (41)
        "Reclamation" (20)
        "Sleeves Up" (13)
        "Changemakers" (7)
33. I'm With Her (41)
        "Wild & Clear & Blue" (35)
33. John Prine (41)
        "John Prine" (9)
33. Joni Mitchell (41)
        "Hits" (8)
37. Grateful Dead (40)
        "American Beauty" (12)
37. The Onlies (40)
        "You Climb the Mountain" (39)
37. Sara Thomsen (40)
        "Here & Gone" (37)
40. Wes Weddell (39)
        "The Work, the Hope, the Promise" (37)
41. Dar Williams (38)
        "Hummingbird Highway" (17)
        "Mortal City" (10)
41. Joe Ely (38)
        "Full Circle: The Lubbock Tapes" (8)
41. Tiffany Williams (38)
        "Blue Kentucky Girl" (20)
        "Things A Man Oughta Know" (8)
44. Cosy Sheridan (37)
        "The Breathing Room" (23)
45. Dave Miller (36)
        "Party in the Pines" (32)
45. Grant Peeples (36)
        "Code to Live By" (29)
45. John Flynn (36)
        "America's Game - single" (20)
        "Kindred Spirits" (11)
48. Big Richard (35)
        "Pet" (34)
48. Le Vent Du Nord (35)
        "Voisinages" (32)
48. Meredith Moon (35)
        "From Here to the Sea" (30)
48. Phil Ochs (35)
        "All The News That's Fit To Sing" (10)
        "Phil Ochs In Concert" (7)
52. Dolly Parton (34)
        "Little Sparrow" (5)
52. Eric Bibb (34)
        "One Mississippi" (19)
        "In the Real World" (6)
52. Sierra Hull (34)
        "A Tip Toe High Wire" (24)
55. Colleen Kattau (33)
        "Peace-Loving Nation - single" (7)
        "Besos Kisses" (6)
        "This Hen's Gonna Crow" (6)
56. Crowes Pasture (32)
        "Raise Your Hand - single" (21)
56. Judy Collins (32)
        "Forever - An Anthology" (4)
56. Lennie Gallant (32)
        "Shelter From the Storms" (24)
56. Mary Chapin Carpenter (32)
        "Personal History" (16)
        "Looking for the Thread" (6)
56. Nanci Griffith (32)
        "Other Voices, Other Rooms" (5)
61. James O'Malley (31)
        "Ivyland" (29)
61. Kevin Neidig (31)
        "Questioning the Forty" (30)
63. Bob Weir (30)
        "Blue Mountain" (16)
        "Ace" (6)
64. Debi Smith (29)
        "Flight of the Robin" (28)
64. Hot Tamale (29)
        "Bringing the Light" (25)
64. Maria Dunn (29)
        "Hardscrabble Hope" (25)
64. The McDades (29)
        "Peggy-O" (16)
        "Gardener's Child - single" (5)
68. Brandi Carlile (28)
        "Returning to Myself" (19)
68. Gordon Lightfoot (28)
        "Gord's Gold" (6)
        "Lightfoot!" (5)
        "The United Artists Collection" (5)
        "Songbook" (4)
68. The Milk Carton Kids (28)
        "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (17)
        "The Ash & Clay" (4)
68. Peter, Paul & Mary (28)
        "Carry It On" (8)
        "Peter, Paul And Mary" (7)
72. Odetta (27)
        "Lookin' For A Home" (5)
73. Cassie & Maggie (26)
        "Gold & Coal" (20)
73. Emmylou Harris (26)
        "Hard Bargain" (3)
73. Mark Rubin (26)
        "Dispatches: Songs From a World Gone Mad" (9)
        "Barricades - single" (8)
        "Nobody's Pig Foot - single" (6)
73. Tom Paxton (26)
        "One Million Lawyers and Other Disasters" (2)
73. Tony Trischka (26)
        "Earl Jam" (12)
        "Lost John" (4)
73. Woody Guthrie (26)
        "Woody At Home - Vol 1 + 2" (7)
79. Eloise & Co (25)
        "Avec Elodie" (24)
79. Kate Wolf (25)
        "Close To You" (8)
79. Laurie Lewis (25)
        "O California!" (9)
79. Lucy Kaplansky (25)
        "The Lucy Story - Unreleased & Rare Tracks" (13)

TOP LABELS of 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 19432 plays from 697 playlists from 114 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (245)
2. Columbia (204)
2. Compass (204)
4. Red House (195)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (192)
6. Signature Sounds (151)
7. Oh Boy (145)
8. Thirty Tigers (132)
9. Nonesuch (119)
10. Warner (115)
11. Appalseed (113)
12. Appalsongs (102)
12. Bell Buckle (102)
14. Legacy (92)
15. Rhino (86)
16. Sugar Hill (82)
17. Red Beet (81)
18. New West (80)
19. Windbone (79)
20. River Lea (70)
21. Appleseed (68)
21. Elektra (68)
23. Borealis (64)
23. RCA (64)
25. Vanguard (62)
26. Capitol (61)
27. Old Coat (56)
28. Sundance (54)
29. Philo (53)
30. Reprise (52)
31. Alligator (43)
32. Greentrax (42)
33. Pinecastle (41)
34. BMG (39)
35. Free Dirt (38)
35. True North (38)
37. Atlantic (36)
37. Yellow Room (36)
39. Dualtone (35)
39. Flying Fish (35)
39. Happy Fish (35)
39. Vault (35)
43. Hudson Harding (34)
44. Sony (33)
45. Yep Roc (32)
46. Berkalin (31)
46. Down The Road (31)
48. Anti- (30)
48. La Compagnie du Nord (30)
48. Waterbug (30)
51. Highway (29)
51. Howlin' Dog (29)
51. Rebel (29)
54. Mercury (28)
54. Turtle Bear (28)

FOLK DJs - 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 19432 plays from 697 playlists from 114 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WMNF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, FL)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Art Stevenson (WORT-FM, WI)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & mixcloud.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)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Cheryl Prashker (folkmusicnotebook.com)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Daryana Antipova (WFHB-FM, IN)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David John (KAXE/KBXE-FM & KEOS-FM, TX)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KWGS-FM, OK)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR)
Ed Mellnick (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM & PRX, MN)
Eureka Mike (WFCF-FM & thesonicplanet.com, FL)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (mixcloud.com, WA)
Jeannie Holton & Tom Elligett (WMNF-FM, FL)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & mixcloud.com, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM & soundcloud.com, NY)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Katrina Knight (mixcloud.com, BC)
Kejo Buchanan (CJTM-AM, ON)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM & soundcloud.com, CA)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
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 Humphrey (KPFK-FM, CA)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI)
Mark Sahlgren and Darcy Wilkin (WRKF-FM, LA)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Mary Katherine Aldin (KPFK-FM, CA)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM & KBCO-FM, MA)
Michael Park (PRX & mixcloud.com, NY)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & folktunefinder.com, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KRCL-FM & live365.com, UT)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM & syndicated, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM & mixcloud.com, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Rusty & Jan (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, BC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
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)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)
Zeke Duckworthy & Andy Rogovin (WZBC-FM, MA)