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 41472 plays from 1474 playlists from 118 Folk DJs
1: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (256)
"The Time for Flowers" (45)
"Appalachia" (40)
"Dirtbag Saloon" (29)
"Bless it All" (26)
"The Water Is Wide" (26)
"Cast Iron Heart" (24)
"Hymn for the Unholy" (23)
"The Fairest View" (20)
"Sea of Ghosts" (11)
"Time Traveler" (10)
2: "Together Again," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2026] (232)
"The Future" (36)
"Artie's Last Stand" (33)
"Pathfinder" (28)
"Stop at Nothing" (18)
"Lay This Old Guitar Down" (18)
"Old Dog" (17)
"Cheatin' When I'm Eatin'" (13)
"We Know How This Ends" (12)
"Every Monday at Two" (12)
"Ran Away with the Circus" (10)
"Famous For A Day" (10)
3: "Field Notes," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2026] (153)
"World of Make Believe" (37)
"Pursued by Grace" (21)
"Vincent Coleman" (18)
"Raven's Glen" (16)
"Going Nowhere Tonight" (13)
"Angels' Share" (13)
"The Cost" (11)
"Blue Heart" (10)
3: "All Tied Together," Ye Vagabonds [River Lea, 1/2026] (153)
"The Flood" (32)
"Where The Heart Lies" (19)
"Long Grass" (18)
"Cuckoo Storm" (18)
"Danny" (16)
"Four Walls" (15)
"On Sitric Road" (15)
5: "Magic Accident," Della Mae [Compass, 1/2026] (135)
"Magic Accident" (27)
"Family Tree" (17)
"My Own Highway" (15)
"Little Bird" (15)
"Out Run 'Em" (13)
"I Compare Everyone To You" (12)
"Takes All Kinds" (12)
"Lifeline" (11)
6: "Maggie's Journal," Valerie Smith [Bell Buckle, 1/2026] (132)
"That Was a Long Time Ago" (19)
"Jealous" (13)
"Maggie's Reading, Pt. 12" (12)
"Started Wrong in This Life" (12)
"When You Ain't Got Nothin'" (11)
"Oh Dear Reader" (10)
7: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Self, 2/2026] (128)
"Good News" (24)
"Stars" (16)
"Get What's Mine" (14)
"Somebody's Child" (12)
"All Babies Are Beautiful" (11)
"Kitchen Table" (11)
"Dead and Gone" (10)
8: "King of Hearts," Paul Kaplan [Old Coat, 2/2026] (123)
"I Will Keep You Warm" (17)
"The King of Hearts" (15)
"Phil" (13)
"I Had an Old Coat" (13)
"Take Out The Garbage When You Go" (12)
"Heather on the Moor" (12)
"Just Another War" (11)
9: "Circle & Square," Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz [Red Beet, 1/2026] (107)
"10 To 4" (20)
"Thomas Hart Benton" (15)
"Fontana Dam" (14)
"Life of the Mind" (10)
"Wide Open" (10)
"Circle and Square" (10)
10: "The Blue Rock Session," Amy Speace [Windbone, 12/2025] (105)
"Kindness" (22)
"The Sea and the Shore" (21)
"On a Monday in London" (11)
"I Found a Halo" (10)
11: "Songs of Hope," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 2/2026] (99)
"Hold Our Ground Forever" (14)
"Quite Early Morning" (14)
"Woody Guthrie's Dream" (10)
11: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (99)
"Particle & Wave" (27)
"No Time To Cry" (17)
"A Light Exists in Spring" (11)
13: "Where We Go," Jesse Appelman [Self, 12/2025] (91)
"Out in the Valley" (17)
"Glacier Song" (12)
"Valley Springs" (11)
14: "Driftwood," Weary Ramblers [Self, 1/2026] (88)
"Kentucky Never Seemed So Blue" (13)
"Day by Day Love Blues" (11)
"Spring Song" (11)
"Oh, My Stars" (10)
15: "Flight of the Robin," Debi Smith [Self, 2/2026] (86)
"Dimming of the Day" (15)
"Nebraska Moon" (13)
"Help Them Along" (11)
16: "World's Gone Wrong," Lucinda Williams [Highway, 2/2026] (80)
"So Much Trouble In The World" (11)
"Freedom Speaks" (11)
"The World's Gone Wrong" (11)
"How Much Did You Get For Your Soul" (11)
"We've Come To Far To Turn Around" (10)
17: "All That Really Matters," Kim Moberg [Self, 1/2026] (79)
"Both Sides Now" (16)
"I'll Always Be A Friend" (12)
"White Lies" (11)
"Straight For The Heart" (10)
18: "Whistlin' Past the Graveyard," Andy Cohen & Eleanor Ellis & William Lee Ellis [Riverlark, 4/2026] (76)
"Columbus Stockade" (8)
19: "Here & Gone," Sara Thomsen [Self, 1/2026] (75)
"Tough Like That" (20)
"We Are Each Other's Light" (14)
20: "Keep Going," Ken Whiteley [Pyramid, 2/2026] (74)
"At The End Of The Day" (21)
"I'll Just Say I'm Fine" (11)
"Everybody's Got To Be Tried" (10)
21: "Mountains on the Moon," Paper Wings [Self, 3/2026] (70)
"White Roses" (10)
22: "Safe, Sensible & Sane," Alison Brown & Steve Martin [Compass, 10/2025] (69)
"Dear Time" (13)
"Bluegrass Radio" (12)
23: "Empire," Kray Van Kirk [Self, 1/2026] (68)
"Turtle Joe" (13)
"Resistance" (12)
23: "Pet," Big Richard [Signature Sounds, 2/2026] (68)
"Millionaire" (22)
"Red Fox Run" (9)
25: "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs," Hana Zara [Self, 1/2026] (67)
"The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (67)
25: "Blessing on the Wing," Newberry & Verch [Slab Town, 3/2026] (67)
"Robin On The Wagon Wheel" (16)
"Blessing On The Wing" (13)
25: "Earl Jam," Tony Trischka [Down The Road, 2024] (67)
"Gentle On My Mind" (11)
"Red River Valley" (9)
28: "O California!," Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands [Spruce & Maple, 1/2026] (65)
"Fair and Tender Ladies" (12)
"Hell Broke Loose in Georgia" (11)
"Look Down That Lonesome Road" (11)
28: "Passages," Eric Kilburn [Wellspring, 1/2026] (65)
"Antopol 1903" (16)
"Commie Like Mamdani" (15)
"American Prayer" (9)
30: "Wild & Clear & Blue," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2025] (63)
"Ancient Light" (24)
"Wild and Clear and Blue" (9)
31: "Since You Asked Me," Jan Krist [Yellow Room, 1/2026] (61)
"Since You Asked Me" (11)
32: "Lost Cause Lover Fool," The Milk Carton Kids [Thirty Tigers, 1/2026] (58)
"A Friend Like You" (20)
"Blue Water" (15)
"I'll Go Home From Here" (9)
33: "Overdue for a Revolution," Martin Kerr [Nettwerk, 3/2026] (57)
"Immigrants" (18)
"Overdue For A Revolution" (15)
33: "Voisinages," Le Vent Du Nord [La Compagnie du Nord, 10/2025] (57)
"Bienvenue" (13)
35: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (56)
"Broken Truth" (25)
"Woody's Landlord Revisited" (8)
"In the Usa" (7)
35: "Questioning the Forty," Kevin Neidig [Self, 2/2026] (56)
"Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" (14)
"Don't Take My Gun" (10)
35: "Streets of Minneapolis," Bruce Springsteen [Columbia, 1/2026] (56)
"Streets of Minneapolis" (56)
35: "Strangely in Tune," Diane Coll [Happy Fish, 1/2026] (56)
"In and Out of Time" (12)
"Carolina Wren" (11)
"Half Along the Way" (8)
"Strangely in Tune" (7)
39: "Never Done," Annie & Rod Capps [Maynard, 4/2026] (54)
"Pardon My Dust" (12)
"Never Done" (10)
"Who Am I" (8)
39: "Twilight Tales," The Heart Collectors [Spins The Gold, 4/2026] (54)
"One Voice" (26)
"Eagles And Horses" (14)
"Kite Song" (7)
41: "You Climb the Mountain," The Onlies [Self, 8/2025] (53)
"Waves on the Sea" (12)
42: "Joyride," Steve Poltz [Red House, 3/2026] (52)
"Love a Little Bigger" (12)
"If It Bleeds It Leads" (7)
"Brand New Liver" (7)
43: "The Work, the Hope, the Promise," Wes Weddell [Self, 1/2026] (50)
"Still We Move" (13)
44: "Blossoms & Ghosts," Thea Hopkins [Self, 2/2026] (49)
"Here in Our World" (10)
"I Am Not A Stranger" (8)
"Trouble" (8)
"Red Wing" (7)
"Blossoms & Ghosts" (7)
45: "The Curves Are Still There," Jamie Anderson [Tsunami, 2/2026] (46)
"Guitar on the Wall" (7)
"Last Tucson Sunrise" (7)
"Chocolate Is Better" (6)
45: "Path of Totality," The Montvales [Free Dirt, 3/2026] (46)
"Carolina" (9)
"Plains of Ohio" (7)
"Hellbent on Colorado" (6)
45: "Together on a Rock," The Pairs [Self, 4/2025] (46)
"Honey I" (14)
"Everything Ends" (6)
48: "Long Journey Home," Various Artists [Appalsongs, 9/2025] (45)
"I've Always Been a Rambler," Molly Tuttle (8)
48: "Sad & Beautiful World," Mavis Staples [anti, 11/2025] (45)
"We Got To Have Peace" (11)
"Satisfied Mind" (7)
50: "Havin' a Talk," Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence [Warner, 2/2026] (44)
"Good Luck To Ya" (12)
"Thank You But No Thank You" (7)
"Joyous Time" (6)
50: "Ivyland," James O'Malley [Self, 1/2026] (44)
"Rosie in the Roses" (8)
"Did You Ever Hear Her Sing" (6)
50: "So Much I Still Don't See," Sam Robbins [Nine Athens, 3/2025] (44)
"Piles of Sand" (8)
"I Will" (7)
"The Real Thing" (7)
"So Much I Still Don't See" (6)
53: "With Body And Soul: A Bluegrass Tribute To Bill Monroe," Various Artists [Mountain Fever Records, 2026] (43/71)
"Genuine Negro Jig," Carolina Chocolate Drops: Here Rattler (2)
53: "Party in the Pines," Dave Miller [Howlin' Dog, 1/2026] (43)
"Party in the Pines" (7)
"Jaded Soul" (6)
55: "From Here to the Sea," Meredith Moon [Compass, 10/2025] (42)
"Sapphire Blue" (8)
"East City Blues" (7)
55: "Feather & the Starry Crown," Sons of the Never Wrong [Self, 2/2026] (42)
"Stand Up Shout Out" (14)
"Feather and the Starry Crown" (8)
57: "Avec Elodie," Eloise & Co [Self, 10/2025] (41)
"Janet's/Angel Rocks" (7)
"We're Not Broken" (6)
57: "Blackbirding," Queen Esther [EL Recordings, 2/2026] (41)
"Hold Steady" (12)
"Home Free" (10)
57: "Sumatra," Paula Boggs Band [Boggs, 4/2026] (41)
"Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" (21)
"Bard of Vietnam" (6)
60: "Rainy Nights & Rearview Windows," Sue Horowitz [Self, 3/2026] (39)
"Keep the Light On, Cordelia" (6)
"Mystic" (5)
"Anybody Can Write A Song" (5)
61: "The Breathing Room," Cosy Sheridan [Self, 10/2025] (38)
"The Breathing Room" (9)
"Here's the rain" (6)
"The Kind Words" (6)
61: "Can't Outrun the Blues," Trey Hensley [Pinecastle, 4/2026] (38)
"Can't Outrun The Blues" (8)
"Up On Cripple Creek" (8)
"Tucson" (6)
"Going and Gone" (5)
61: "Dark Ages," Eliza Gilkyson [Realiza Records, 5/2025] (38)
"Dark Night of the Soul" (14)
"Times Like These" (10)
"Impossible Dreams" (5)
61: "Fish Crow," M Sparks [Self, 2/2026] (38)
"Full Tank And Good Fried Chicken" (16)
"All She's Worth" (11)
61: "Hardscrabble Hope," Maria Dunn [Distant Whisper, 12/2025] (38)
"Walking the Miles" (6)
"Another Year" (6)
"Pill For A Broken Heart" (6)
"Reach Out" (5)
61: "The Journals," Sammy Brue [Bloodshot, 2/2026] (38)
"Promise To Keep" (9)
"Lonely Mornings" (8)
"For Justin" (5)
67: "Spring Green," Mark Erelli [Self, 2/2026] (37)
"Spring Green" (8)
"King Of Nothing" (6)
"Weary Traveler" (5)
68: "Forged in Fire," Crys Matthews [Shamus, 3/2026] (36)
"Forged In Fire" (36)
68: "It Runs Deep," Garrett Boys [Pond Ridge, 3/2026] (36)
"Back Home" (16)
"Who I Am" (7)
70: "Code to Live By," Grant Peeples [Ping, 1/2026] (35)
"Some Times" (8)
"Sunshine State" (6)
"Sins of the Fathers" (5)
"The Ledger" (5)
70: "Joe Troop & the Truth Machine," Joe Troop & the Truth Machine [Joe Troop, 3/2026] (35)
"Billionaires" (16)
"Mercy for Migrants" (7)
"Runnin' from the Weather" (5)
70: "Old No. 1 Revisited," Various Artists [Truly Handmade, 4/2026] (35)
"Rita Ballou," Margo Price (9)
"La Freeway," Jade Bird (8)
"Texas 1947," Brennen Leigh (5)
70: "Bringing the Light," Hot Tamale [Self, 1/2026] (35)
"Stand Up!" (10)
"Ain't No Friend" (6)
"Red Betty" (5)
74: "Devils & Doves," Sam Bergquist [Self, 3/2026] (34)
"Envy Blues" (10)
"Redwood Tree" (8)
74: "Queen of the Angels," Linda Marks [Self, 3/2026] (34)
"Queen of the Angels" (9)
"Gardener's Lament" (9)
74: "Sin & Squalor," Clay Street Unit [Leo 33, 3/2026] (34)
"Drive" (9)
"Nothing Else Matters" (5)
"Choctaw County" (5)
74: "A Tip Toe High Wire," Sierra Hull [Self, 3/2025] (34)
"Come Out Of My Blues" (9)
"Lord, That's A Long Way" (6)
78: "Don't Drink the Poison," Linda Sussman [Sing Out Proud, 1/2026] (33)
"Don't Drink The Poison" (8)
"Let Freedom Ring" (5)
78: "Good as True," Yonder Mountain String Band [Thirty Tigers, 3/2026] (33)
"Brand New Heartache" (18)
"Blind" (9)
78: "Kentucky Queen," Carla Gover [Redbird, 8/2025] (33)
"Hug More Necks" (6)
78: "On a Wing," James Houlahan [OOB, 2/2026] (33)
"Waiting on Your Love" (6)
"That Bird & I" (6)
78: "Valentine," Courtney Marie Andrews [Thirty Tigers, 2/2026] (33)
"Everyone Wants To Feel Like You Do" (6)
"Pendulum Swing" (5)
"Keeper" (5)
"Cons and Clowns" (5)
78: "A Song for Minnesota," Katie Dahl [Self, 2/2026] (33)
"A Song for Minnesota" (33)
84: "Returning to Myself," Brandi Carlile [Interscope, 11/2025] (32)
"Returning To Myself" (9)
"Joni" (5)
"A War With Time" (4)
85: "One Mississippi," Eric Bibb [Repute, 2/2026] (31)
"This One Don't" (6)
"Didn't I Keep Runnin'" (5)
85: "America's Game," John Flynn [Self, 2/2026] (31)
"America's Game" (31)
85: "Gold & Coal," Cassie & Maggie [Self, 5/2025] (31)
"Bow Down" (7)
"Robert Frost" (6)
"The Gold Rush is Over and I'm Moving On" (5)
85: "Happiness & Misery," Kenny Shore [Self, 3/2026] (31)
"Roller Coaster Ride" (7)
"I'll Take Off My Hat" (6)
"Happiness & Misery" (6)
85: "Long Long Road," Ringo Starr [UMe, 3/2026] (31)
"It's Been Too Long" (17)
"Choose Love" (10)
85: "Prizefighter," Mumford & Sons [Self, 3/2026] (31)
"Here" (6)
"The Banjo Song" (4)
"Rubber Band Man" (4)
85: "When Summer Comes," David Coller [Upstart Yankee, 3/2026] (31)
"Let Nothing Come Between Us" (11)
"Small Blue Island" (4)
TOP SONGS of 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 41472 plays from 1474 playlists from 118 Folk DJs
1. "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (67)
from "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (Hana Zara)
2. "Streets of Minneapolis" (55)
from "Streets of Minneapolis" (Bruce Springsteen)
3. "The Time for Flowers" (48)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
4. "Appalachia" (40)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
5. "World of Make Believe" (37)
from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
6. "Forged In Fire" (36)
from "Forged in Fire" (Crys Matthews)
7. "The Future" (35)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
8. "A Song for Minnesota" (33)
from "A Song for Minnesota" (Katie Dahl)
9. "Artie's Last Stand" (32)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
9. "The Flood" (32)
from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
11. "America's Game" (31)
from "America's Game" (John Flynn)
12. "Billionaires" (29)
from "Joe Troop & the Truth Machine" (Joe Troop & the Truth Machine)
12. "Dirtbag Saloon" (29)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
14. "Particle & Wave" (28)
from "unentitled" (John Gorka)
15. "One Voice" (27)
from "Twilight Tales" (The Heart Collectors)
15. "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" (27)
from "Sumatra" (Paula Boggs Band)
15. "Magic Accident" (27)
from "Magic Accident" (Della Mae)
15. "Pathfinder" (27)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
19. "Bless it All" (26)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
19. "Time" (26)
from "Time" (Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band)
19. "The Water Is Wide" (26)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
22. "Broken Truth" (25)
from "Bones of Trees" (Tim Grimm)
22. "Good News" (25)
from "Business Unusual" (Goodnight Moonshine)
24. "Ancient Light" (24)
from "Wild & Clear & Blue" (I'm With Her)
24. "Cast Iron Heart" (24)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
24. "Dream Chaser" (24)
from "Dream Chaser" (Willie Nelson)
24. "I Lie" (24)
from "I Lie - single" (Joe Jencks)
24. "Kindness" (24)
from "The Blue Rock Session" (Amy Speace)
29. "Hold On" (23)
from "Hold On - single" (Jillian Matundan)
29. "Hymn for the Unholy" (23)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
29. "It's Not For Sale" (23)
from "It's Not for Sale - single" (Joe Jencks)
29. "Peggy-O" (23)
from "Peggy-O" (The McDades)
29. "Raise Your Hand" (23)
from "Raise Your Hand - single" (Crowes Pasture)
29. "The Sea and the Shore" (23)
from "The Blue Rock Session" (Amy Speace)
29. "Soldier of Fortune" (23)
from "Soldier of Fortune" (Mary Gauthier)
36. "A Friend Like You" (22)
from "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (The Milk Carton Kids)
36. "In the Pines" (22)
from "The Fiddle and the Drum" (RENEE FLEMING With BELA FLECK)
36. "Millionaire" (22)
from "Pet" (Big Richard)
39. "Antopol 1903" (21)
from "Passages" (Eric Kilburn)
39. "At The End Of The Day" (21)
from "Keep Going" (Ken Whiteley)
39. "Pursued by Grace" (21)
from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
39. "Tough Like That" (21)
from "Here & Gone" (Sara Thomsen)
43. "10 To 4" (20)
from "Circle & Square" (Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz)
43. "The Fairest View" (20)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
43. "So This Is Heartache" (20)
from "Never Be the Same" (Teddy Thompson)
46. "Blue Kentucky Girl" (19)
from "Blue Kentucky Girl" (Tiffany Williams)
46. "Ice On The Road" (19)
from "Ice On the Road - single" (Brian Claflin)
46. "It's Been Too Long" (19)
from "Long Long Road" (Ringo Starr)
46. "Long Grass" (19)
from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
46. "Where The Heart Lies" (19)
from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
51. "Blackbird" (18)
from "Blackbird - single" (Ed Sweeney & Cathy Clasper-Torch)
51. "Brand New Heartache" (18)
from "Good as True" (Yonder Mountain String Band)
51. "Cuckoo Storm" (18)
from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
51. "Family Tree" (18)
from "Magic Accident" (Della Mae)
51. "Hold Our Ground Forever" (18)
from "Songs of Hope" (Tom Chapin)
51. "Immigrants" (18)
from "Overdue for a Revolution" (Martin Kerr)
51. "Lay This Old Guitar Down" (18)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
51. "No Kings in America" (18)
from "No Kings in America" (Lisa Bastoni)
51. "No Time To Cry" (18)
from "unentitled" (John Gorka)
51. "Sleeves Up" (18)
from "Sleeves Up" (Crys Matthews)
51. "Stop at Nothing" (18)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
51. "That Was a Long Time Ago" (18)
from "Maggie's Journal" (Valerie Smith)
51. "Vincent Coleman" (18)
from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
64. "Full Tank And Good Fried Chicken" (17)
from "Fish Crow" (M Sparks)
64. "I Will Keep You Warm" (17)
from "King of Hearts" (Paul Kaplan)
64. "No ICE" (17)
from "No ICE - single" (Emma's Revolution)
64. "Old Dog" (17)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
64. "Robots" (17)
from "Nightclothes" (Annie Gallup)
69. "Back Home" (16)
from "It Runs Deep" (Garrett Boys)
TOP ARTISTS of 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 41472 plays from 1474 playlists from 118 Folk DJs
1. Emily Scott Robinson (263)
"Appalachia" (254)
2. Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon (225)
"Together Again" (219)
3. Dave Gunning (163)
"Field Notes" (152)
3. Ye Vagabonds (163)
"All Tied Together" (152)
5. Della Mae (149)
"Magic Accident" (135)
6. John Gorka (140)
"unentitled" (99)
7. Valerie Smith (134)
"Maggie's Journal" (130)
8. Goodnight Moonshine (128)
"Business Unusual" (125)
9. Bob Dylan (127)
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" (11)
10. Paul Kaplan (125)
"King of Hearts" (119)
10. Phil Ochs (125)
"All The News That's Fit To Sing" (18)
"There But For Fortune" (14)
"Phil Ochs In Concert" (11)
"Farewells And Fantasies" (10)
12. Amy Speace (123)
"The Blue Rock Session" (105)
13. Tom Chapin (119)
"Songs of Hope" (95)
14. Lucinda Williams (111)
"World's Gone Wrong" (79)
15. Crys Matthews (108)
"Forged in Fire" (36)
"Reclamation" (23)
"Sleeves Up" (18)
"Changemakers" (14)
16. Willie Nelson (107)
"Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle" (28)
"Dream Chaser" (25)
17. Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz (106)
"Circle & Square" (105)
18. Joan Baez (102)
"Whistle Down The Wind" (10)
18. Joe Jencks (102)
"I Lie - single" (25)
"It's Not for Sale - single" (22)
"The Candle And The Flame" (12)
"The Coming of the Years" (10)
18. John Prine (102)
"John Prine" (18)
"Fair And Square" (13)
"The Tree Of Forgiveness" (12)
21. Tony Trischka (96)
"Earl Jam" (64)
"Earl Jam 2" (13)
22. Bruce Springsteen (94)
"Streets of Minneapolis" (55)
23. Pete Seeger (93)
"The Essential Pete Seeger" (6)
24. Weary Ramblers (92)
"Driftwood" (88)
25. Jesse Appelman (91)
"Where We Go" (90)
26. Debi Smith (88)
"Flight of the Robin" (86)
27. I'm With Her (87)
"Wild & Clear & Blue" (62)
"Sing Me Alive" (12)
28. Joni Mitchell (84)
"Ladies Of The Canyon" (10)
28. Kim Moberg (84)
"All That Really Matters" (79)
30. Paper Wings (82)
"Mountains on the Moon" (70)
30. Sara Thomsen (82)
"Here & Gone" (75)
30. Tim Grimm (82)
"Bones of Trees" (56)
33. Dar Williams (81)
"Hummingbird Highway" (30)
"Mortal City" (12)
34. Eliza Gilkyson (79)
"Dark Ages" (38)
35. Judy Collins (76)
"Forever - An Anthology" (9)
36. John McCutcheon (74)
"Field of Stars" (18)
36. Mavis Staples (74)
"Sad & Beautiful World" (45)
38. Kray Van Kirk (73)
"Empire" (68)
39. Big Richard (72)
"Pet" (68)
39. Ken Whiteley (72)
"Keep Going" (68)
39. The Milk Carton Kids (72)
"Lost Cause Lover Fool" (57)
42. Hana Zara (71)
"The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (67)
43. Alison Brown & Steve Martin (70)
"Safe, Sensible & Sane" (67)
43. Eric Kilburn (70)
"Passages" (61)
45. The Heart Collectors (69)
"Twilight Tales" (54)
46. Dervish (68)
"The Great Irish Songbook" (19)
"The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers" (18)
46. Nanci Griffith (68)
"Other Voices, Other Rooms" (14)
48. Sons of the Never Wrong (67)
"Feather & the Starry Crown" (41)
"On A Good Day. . .I Am" (15)
49. Cosy Sheridan (66)
"The Breathing Room" (36)
"Grand Design" (13)
50. Molly Tuttle (65)
"So Long Little Miss Sunshine" (26)
51. Le Vent Du Nord (64)
"Voisinages" (57)
52. Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands (63)
"O California!" (56)
53. Diane Coll (62)
"Strangely in Tune" (56)
53. Emmylou Harris (62)
"Hard Bargain" (5)
53. Martin Kerr (62)
"Overdue for a Revolution" (57)
53. Peter, Paul & Mary (62)
"Peter, Paul And Mary" (13)
"Carry It On" (11)
53. Steve Poltz (62)
"Joyride" (52)
53. Tom Paxton (62)
"No Kings Here - Single" (5)
59. Jan Krist (60)
"Since You Asked Me" (60)
59. John Flynn (60)
"America's Game" (31)
"Kindred Spirits" (17)
59. Roy Book Binder (60)
"The Good Book" (13)
62. Eric Bibb (59)
"One Mississippi" (31)
"In the Real World" (8)
63. Kevin Neidig (58)
"Questioning the Forty" (56)
63. Tim O'Brien (58)
"Red On Blonde" (10)
"Long Journey Home" (9)
65. Tom Russell (57)
"Mount Olive" (17)
66. Annie & Rod Capps (56)
"Never Done" (54)
66. The Onlies (56)
"You Climb the Mountain" (53)
68. Jamie Anderson (55)
"The Curves Are Still There" (46)
68. Wes Weddell (55)
"The Work, the Hope, the Promise" (50)
70. Grateful Dead (54)
"American Beauty" (15)
71. Crowes Pasture (53)
"Raise Your Hand - single" (22)
"Don't Blink" (10)
71. Newberry & Verch (53)
"Blessing on the Wing" (51)
73. The Pairs (52)
"Together on a Rock" (45)
73. Paula Boggs Band (52)
"Sumatra" (41)
73. Sierra Hull (52)
"A Tip Toe High Wire" (34)
73. The McDades (52)
"Peggy-O" (21)
"Thread The Light" (12)
77. Dolores Keane (51)
"Night Owl" (13)
"Solid Ground" (10)
78. Thea Hopkins (50)
"Blossoms & Ghosts" (49)
78. Tom Rush (50)
"Gardens Old, Flowers New" (10)
80. Bob Weir (49)
"Blue Mountain" (23)
"Ace" (14)
80. John Hammond (49)
"Wicked Grin" (6)
80. Mary Chapin Carpenter (49)
"Personal History" (19)
80. Meredith Moon (49)
"From Here to the Sea" (42)
80. The Steel Wheels (49)
"The Steel Wheels" (29)
85. Brandi Carlile (48)
"Returning to Myself" (32)
86. Dave Miller (47)
"Party in the Pines" (43)
86. Gordon Lightfoot (47)
"The United Artists Collection" (11)
"Gord's Gold" (7)
"Lightfoot!" (7)
"Songbook" (7)
86. James O'Malley (47)
"Ivyland" (44)
86. Sam Robbins (47)
"So Much I Still Don't See" (44)
86. Sue Horowitz (47)
"Rainy Nights & Rearview Windows" (39)
"Strings, Wings And Curious Things" (7)
91. Brennen Leigh (46)
"Don't You Ever Give Up on Love" (18)
"Obsessed With The West" (8)
"Ainā\u20ac\u2122t Through Honky Tonkinā\u20ac\u2122 Yet" (6)
91. Carrie Newcomer (46)
"Until Now" (10)
"The Beautiful Not Yet" (6)
91. Colleen Kattau (46)
"Besos Kisses" (11)
"This Hen's Gonna Crow" (8)
"Peace-Loving Nation - single" (8)
"So Much Going On" (6)
91. Dave Van Ronk (46)
"In The Tradition" (19)
91. Lucy Kaplansky (46)
"The Lucy Story - Unreleased & Rare Tracks" (18)
91. Woody Guthrie (46)
"Woody At Home - Vol 1 + 2" (9)
"This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1" (8)
97. Andy Cohen & Eleanor Ellis & William Lee Ellis (45)
"Whistlin' Past the Graveyard" (45)
97. Joe Ely (45)
"Full Circle: The Lubbock Tapes" (8)
97. Joe Troop & the Truth Machine (45)
"Joe Troop & the Truth Machine" (34)
"The Truth MacHine" (7)
97. Maria Dunn (45)
"Hardscrabble Hope" (36)
97. Mark Erelli (45)
"Spring Green" (37)
97. The Montvales (45)
"Path of Totality" (45)
TOP LABELS of 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 41472 plays from 1474 playlists from 118 Folk DJs
1. Rounder (602)
2. Compass (506)
3. Columbia (436)
4. Red House (429)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (374)
6. Oh Boy (346)
7. Thirty Tigers (333)
8. Signature Sounds (307)
9. Warner (220)
10. Nonesuch (214)
11. Elektra (193)
12. Rhino (184)
13. Legacy (181)
14. Sugar Hill (180)
15. Vanguard (164)
16. Appalseed (152)
17. River Lea (149)
18. Appalsongs (148)
19. Appleseed (137)
20. Bell Buckle (135)
21. Philo (132)
22. New West (130)
23. Down The Road (124)
24. Old Coat (117)
24. Reprise (117)
24. Sundance (117)
27. Capitol (114)
27. Free Dirt (114)
27. RCA (114)
27. Windbone (114)
31. Red Beet (113)
32. Borealis (110)
33. Riverlark (101)
34. Alligator (96)
35. Pinecastle (93)
36. Atlantic (82)
36. Nettwerk (82)
38. Shamus (81)
39. Green Linnet (80)
40. Yellow Room (78)
41. Flying Fish (77)
41. Mercury (77)
43. MCA (75)
44. Sony (74)
45. Waterbug (73)
46. Greentrax (72)
47. BMG (71)
47. Fantasy (71)
49. Dualtone (66)
49. Yep Roc (66)
51. Rebel (64)
51. Righteous Babe (64)
51. True North (64)
54. Turtle Bear (63)
54. Vault (63)
56. Highway (62)
56. Topic (62)
58. Pyramid (61)
59. Wellspring (59)
60. Shanachie (57)
61. La Compagnie du Nord (56)
62. Truly Handmade (52)
63. Hudson Harding (51)
63. SME (51)
65. Bloodshot (50)
66. ATO (49)
66. Berkalin (49)
66. Slab Town (49)
69. Happy Fish (48)
70. Island (47)
70. Mountain Fever (47)
70. Stony Plain (47)
70. Tsunami (47)
70. Verve (47)
75. Howlin' Dog (44)
75. Spins The Gold (44)
77. Dark Shadow (43)
77. Razor & Tie (43)
79. Spruce & Maple (42)
80. Acony (41)
80. Cooking Vinyl (41)
80. Wee House of (41)
FOLK DJs - 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 41472 plays from 1474 playlists from 118 Folk DJs
Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Art Stevenson (WORT-FM, WI)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & 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)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM & WHFB-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, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Debbie Fisher Pics (WJFF-FM, NY)
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 & folkmusicnotebook.com, MN)
Eureka Mike (WFCF-FM & thesonicplanet.com, FL)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, New Zealand)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, UK)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (mixcloud.com)
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)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Katrina Knight (mixcloud.com & folkmusicnotebook.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 & podcast, IL)
Mark Humphrey (KPFK-FM, CA)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM & WGDR-FM, VT)
Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI)
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 (mixcloud.com, PRX)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & acousticrainbow.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 & WFIT-FM, VA)
Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO)
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 & mixcloud.com, 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)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM & WHUS-FM, CT)
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)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)
Zeke Duckworthy & Andy Rogovin (WZBC-FM, MA)
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