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 52067 plays from 1842 playlists from 119 Folk DJs
1: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (287)
"The Time for Flowers" (51)
"Appalachia" (46)
"Dirtbag Saloon" (31)
"Bless it All" (31)
"The Water is Wide" (27)
"Cast Iron Heart" (25)
"Hymn for the Unholy" (25)
"The Fairest View" (24)
"Time Traveler" (12)
"Sea of Ghosts" (12)
2: "Together Again," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2026] (244)
"The Future" (37)
"Artie's Last Stand" (33)
"Pathfinder" (30)
"Lay This Old Guitar Down" (19)
"Old Dog" (18)
"Stop at Nothing" (18)
"Every Monday at Two" (14)
"Cheatin' When I'm Eatin'" (13)
"We Know How This Ends" (12)
"Famous For A Day" (11)
"Ran Away with the Circus" (10)
"Last Man Sitting" (10)
3: "Field Notes," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2026] (177)
"World of Make Believe" (43)
"Pursued by Grace" (23)
"Raven's Glen" (20)
"Vincent Coleman" (20)
"Angels' Share" (16)
"Going Nowhere Tonight" (15)
"The Cost" (13)
"Blue Heart" (10)
4: "All Tied Together," Ye Vagabonds [River Lea, 1/2026] (163)
"The Flood" (34)
"Where The Heart Lies" (22)
"Long Grass" (19)
"Cuckoo Storm" (19)
"Danny" (16)
"On Sitric Road" (16)
"Four Walls" (15)
"I'll Keep Singing" (11)
5: "Magic Accident," Della Mae [Compass, 1/2026] (158)
"Magic Accident" (29)
"Family Tree" (21)
"Little Bird" (19)
"My Own Highway" (18)
"Out Run 'Em" (17)
"Takes All Kinds" (14)
"I Compare Everyone To You" (12)
"Lifeline" (11)
6: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Self, 2/2026] (147)
"Good News" (27)
"Stars" (21)
"Get What's Mine" (15)
"Somebody's Child" (12)
"All Babies Are Beautiful" (12)
"Welcome Home" (12)
"Kitchen Table" (12)
"Dead and Gone" (12)
"All Night Band" (11)
7: "Maggie's Journal," Valerie Smith [Bell Buckle, 1/2026] (139)
"That Was a Long Time Ago" (19)
"Jealous" (14)
"Started Wrong in This Life" (14)
"Maggie's Reading, Pt. 12" (13)
"Oh Dear Reader" (12)
"When You Ain't Got Nothin'" (11)
8: "King of Hearts," Paul Kaplan [Old Coat, 2/2026] (131)
"I Will Keep You Warm" (18)
"The King of Hearts" (18)
"Phil" (13)
"Take Out The Garbage When You Go" (13)
"I Had an Old Coat" (13)
"Heather on the Moor" (13)
"Just Another War" (12)
9: "The Blue Rock Session," Amy Speace [Windbone, 12/2025] (112)
"The Sea and the Shore" (23)
"Kindness" (22)
"I Found a Halo" (12)
"On a Monday in London" (11)
"Weight Of The World" (10)
9: "Circle & Square," Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz [Red Beet, 1/2026] (112)
"10 To 4" (20)
"Thomas Hart Benton" (16)
"Fontana Dam" (14)
"Life of the Mind" (11)
"Wide Open" (11)
"Diego in Detroit" (10)
"Circle and Square" (10)
11: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (107)
"Particle & Wave" (28)
"No Time To Cry" (18)
"A Light Exists in Spring" (11)
12: "Songs of Hope," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 2/2026] (102)
"Hold Our Ground Forever" (14)
"Quite Early Morning" (14)
"Woody Guthrie's Dream" (10)
13: "Whistlin' Past the Graveyard," Andy Cohen & Eleanor Ellis & William Lee Ellis [Riverlark, 4/2026] (98)
"Columbus Stockade" (8)
14: "Lost Cause Lover Fool," The Milk Carton Kids [Thirty Tigers, 1/2026] (96)
"A Friend Like You" (25)
"Blue Water" (19)
"I'll Go Home From Here" (16)
"Young Love" (10)
15: "Driftwood," Weary Ramblers [Self, 1/2026] (95)
"Kentucky Never Seemed So Blue" (14)
"Spring Song" (14)
"Day by Day Love Blues" (11)
"Oh, My Stars" (10)
15: "Flight of the Robin," Debi Smith [Self, 2/2026] (95)
"Dimming of the Day" (16)
"Nebraska Moon" (15)
"Help Them Along" (12)
"Flight of the Robin" (11)
17: "Where We Go," Jesse Appelman [Self, 12/2025] (94)
"Out in the Valley" (18)
"Glacier Song" (12)
"Valley Springs" (11)
18: "All That Really Matters," Kim Moberg [Self, 2/2026] (88)
"Both Sides Now" (16)
"White Lies" (15)
"I'll Always Be A Friend" (13)
"$20 Bill" (11)
"Straight For The Heart" (10)
18: "Mountains on the Moon," Paper Wings [Self, 3/2026] (88)
"Fumblin" (15)
"White Roses" (10)
20: "Earl Jam," Tony Trischka [Down The Road, 2024] (85)
"Gentle On My Mind" (11)
"Red River Valley" (10)
20: "Never Done," Annie & Rod Capps [Maynard, 4/2026] (85)
"Pardon My Dust" (19)
"Never Done" (17)
"Thread" (12)
"Who Am I" (11)
22: "World's Gone Wrong," Lucinda Williams [Highway, 2/2026] (84)
"How Much Did You Get For Your Soul" (12)
"So Much Trouble In The World" (11)
"Freedom Speaks" (11)
"The World's Gone Wrong" (11)
"We've Come To Far To Turn Around" (10)
23: "Blessing on the Wing," Newberry & Verch [Slab Town, 3/2026] (83)
"Robin On The Wagon Wheel" (19)
"Blessing On The Wing" (16)
23: "Keep Going," Ken Whiteley [Pyramid, 2/2026] (83)
"At The End Of The Day" (21)
"I'll Just Say I'm Fine" (14)
"Everybody's Got To Be Tried" (10)
25: "Here & Gone," Sara Thomsen [Self, 1/2026] (81)
"Tough Like That" (20)
"We Are Each Other's Light" (15)
"It's Time" (10)
25: "Twilight Tales," The Heart Collectors [Spins The Gold, 4/2026] (81)
"One Voice" (35)
"Eagles And Horses" (21)
"Kite Song" (11)
27: "Empire," Kray Van Kirk [Self, 1/2026] (76)
"Resistance" (14)
"Turtle Joe" (14)
28: "O California!," Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands [Spruce & Maple, 1/2026] (75)
"Hell Broke Loose in Georgia" (13)
"Fair and Tender Ladies" (12)
"Look Down That Lonesome Road" (12)
29: "Overdue for a Revolution," Martin Kerr [Nettwerk, 3/2026] (74)
"Immigrants" (20)
"Overdue For A Revolution" (19)
30: "Old No. 1 Revisited," Various Artists [Truly Handmade, 4/2026] (73)
"LA Freeway," Jade Bird (13)
"Rita Ballou," Margo Price (11)
"Desperados Waiting For A Train," Andrew Combs (10)
30: "Safe, Sensible & Sane," Alison Brown & Steve Martin [Compass, 10/2025] (73)
"Bluegrass Radio" (13)
"Dear Time" (13)
32: "Passages," Eric Kilburn [Wellspring, 1/2026] (71)
"Antopol 1903" (16)
"Commie Like Mamdani" (15)
"American Prayer" (9)
32: "Pet," Big Richard [Signature Sounds, 2/2026] (71)
"Millionaire" (23)
"Red Fox Run" (9)
34: "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs," Hana Zara [Self, 1/2026] (70)
"The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (70)
35: "Time," Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band [Thirty Tigers, 3/2026] (68)
"Time" (31)
36: "Path of Totality," The Montvales [Free Dirt, 3/2026] (67)
"Carolina" (11)
"Plains of Ohio" (10)
36: "Since You Asked Me," Jan Krist [Yellow Room, 1/2026] (67)
"Since You Asked Me" (13)
36: "Wild & Clear & Blue," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2025] (67)
"Ancient Light" (25)
"Wild and Clear and Blue" (9)
39: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (64)
"Broken Truth" (30)
"Woody's Landlord Revisited" (9)
"In the Usa" (8)
40: "Questioning the Forty," Kevin Neidig [Self, 2/2026] (63)
"Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" (16)
"Don't Take My Gun" (10)
"Shoot the Tires, Donald" (8)
41: "Voisinages," Le Vent Du Nord [La Compagnie du Nord, 10/2025] (62)
"Bienvenue" (13)
41: "Sing Me Alive," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2026] (62)
"The Obvious Child" (8)
43: "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers," Dervish [Down The Road, 4/2026] (59)
"Blue Is the Eye" (16)
"Passage West" (8)
43: "Sumatra," Paula Boggs Band [Boggs, 4/2026] (59)
"Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" (26)
45: "Joyride," Steve Poltz [Red House, 3/2026] (58)
"Love a Little Bigger" (12)
"If It Bleeds It Leads" (8)
45: "Streets of Minneapolis," Bruce Springsteen [Columbia, 1/2026] (58)
"Streets of Minneapolis" (58)
47: "With Body And Soul: A Bluegrass Tribute To Bill Monroe," Various Artists [Borealis Records, 2026] (57/78)
"Genuine Negro Jig," Carolina Chocolate Drops: Here Rattler (2)
47: "Strangely in Tune," Diane Coll [Happy Fish, 1/2026] (57)
"In and Out of Time" (13)
"Carolina Wren" (11)
"Half Along the Way" (8)
47: "You Climb the Mountain," The Onlies [Self, 8/2025] (57)
"Waves on the Sea" (12)
50: "Blossoms & Ghosts," Thea Hopkins [Self, 2/2026] (56)
"Here in Our World" (10)
"Blossoms & Ghosts" (9)
"Trouble" (9)
"Red Wing" (8)
"I Am Not A Stranger" (8)
50: "Long Journey Home," Various Artists [Appalsongs, 9/2025] (56)
"I've Always Been a Rambler," Molly Tuttle w/ Ketch Secor (9)
"900 Miles," Tim O'Brien (7)
50: "Together on a Rock," The Pairs [Self, 4/2025] (56)
"Honey I" (14)
"Good Bad Day" (7)
53: "Rainy Nights & Rearview Windows," Sue Horowitz [Self, 3/2026] (55)
"Mystic" (9)
"Anybody Can Write A Song" (8)
"Keep the Light On, Cordelia" (8)
54: "The Work, the Hope, the Promise," Wes Weddell [Self, 1/2026] (53)
"Still We Move" (14)
"I Curse" (7)
55: "Low Country Wedding," Jefferson Ross [Self, 4/2026] (52)
"The Travis Style" (7)
"Low Country Wedding" (7)
55: "When I Am a Fossil," Benny Bleu [Circus Tent, 5/2026] (52)
"When I Am a Fossil" (17)
"Serenity Song" (8)
"I've Endured" (7)
55: "Feather & the Starry Crown," Sons of the Never Wrong [Self, 2/2026] (52)
"Stand Up Shout Out" (14)
"Feather and the Starry Crown" (11)
58: "Dream Chaser," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 3/2026] (50)
"Dream Chaser" (29)
58: "Havin' a Talk," Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence [Warner, 2/2026] (50)
"Good Luck To Ya" (12)
"Joyous Time" (8)
"Thank You But No Thank You" (7)
60: "Avec Elodie," Eloise & Co [Self, 10/2025] (49)
"Janet's/Angel Rocks" (7)
60: "The Curves Are Still There," Jamie Anderson [Tsunami, 2/2026] (49)
"Guitar on the Wall" (8)
"Last Tucson Sunrise" (7)
60: "Long Long Road," Ringo Starr [UMe, 3/2026] (49)
"It's Been Too Long" (19)
"Choose Love" (12)
63: "Can't Outrun the Blues," Trey Hensley [Pinecastle, 4/2026] (47)
"Going and Gone" (9)
"Up On Cripple Creek" (9)
"Can't Outrun The Blues" (8)
"Tucson" (7)
63: "Love & Labour," Hannah & Nathan [Self, 4/2026] (47)
"Little Bird" (13)
"Blood Is Thicker Than Water" (12)
"Love and Labour" (6)
63: "Sad & Beautiful World," Mavis Staples [anti, 11/2025] (47)
"We Got To Have Peace" (11)
"Satisfied Mind" (8)
63: "So Much I Still Don't See," Sam Robbins [Nine Athens, 3/2025] (47)
"I Will" (8)
"The Real Thing" (8)
"Piles of Sand" (8)
"So Much I Still Don't See" (6)
67: "Citizen," Crys Matthews [Shamus, 4/2026] (45)
"Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" (23)
"Citizen" (18)
67: "Ivyland," James O'Malley [Self, 1/2026] (45)
"Rosie In The Roses" (9)
"Did You Ever Hear Her Sing" (6)
67: "Party in the Pines," Dave Miller [Howlin' Dog, 1/2026] (45)
"Party in the Pines" (7)
"Loser's Prayer" (7)
"Jaded Soul" (6)
70: "Hardscrabble Hope," Maria Dunn [Distant Whisper, 12/2025] (44)
"Walking the Miles" (7)
"Pill For A Broken Heart" (7)
"Another Year" (6)
70: "Joe Troop & the Truth Machine," Joe Troop & the Truth Machine [Joe Troop, 3/2026] (44)
"Billionaires" (18)
"Mercy for Migrants" (9)
"Overdrive" (6)
"Sweet Pea" (6)
70: "Simple As," Johnsmith [Blue Pine, 5/2026] (44)
"Simple As" (18)
"Thick as Thieves" (6)
73: "Blackbirding," Queen Esther [EL Recordings, 2/2026] (43)
"Hold Steady" (12)
"Home Free" (10)
73: "Dark on a Sunny Day," Maisy Owen [Tompkins Square, 5/2026] (43)
"On My Way Down" (11)
"My Youth Is All For You" (6)
"The Rest of Me" (6)
73: "Fish Crow," M Sparks [Self, 2/2026] (43)
"Full Tank And Good Fried Chicken" (18)
"All She's Worth" (13)
73: "Forged in Fire," Crys Matthews [Shamus, 3/2026] (43)
"Forged in Fire" (43)
73: "Reunion," Various Artists [Red House, 2021] (43)
"Heaven," Mama's Broke (21)
73: "Spring Green," Mark Erelli [Self, 2/2026] (43)
"Spring Green" (11)
"Weary Traveler" (6)
"King Of Nothing" (6)
"Friend Like You" (6)
73: "When Summer Comes," David Coller [Upstart Yankee, 3/2026] (43)
"Let Nothing Come Between Us" (15)
80: "The Breathing Room," Cosy Sheridan [Self, 10/2025] (42)
"The Breathing Room" (9)
"Here's the rain" (7)
"The Kind Words" (6)
80: "Dark Ages," Eliza Gilkyson [Realiza Records, 5/2025] (42)
"Dark Night of the Soul" (16)
"Times Like These" (11)
80: "Devils & Doves," Sam Bergquist [Self, 3/2026] (42)
"Envy Blues" (12)
"Redwood Tree" (9)
80: "From Here to the Sea," Meredith Moon [Compass, 10/2025] (42)
"Sapphire Blue" (8)
"East City Blues" (7)
80: "It Runs Deep," Garrett Boys [Pond Ridge, 3/2026] (42)
"Back Home" (17)
"Who I Am" (8)
80: "Sin & Squalor," Clay Street Unit [Leo 33, 3/2026] (42)
"Drive" (9)
"Nothing Else Matters" (7)
"Choctaw County" (6)
TOP SONGS of 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 52067 plays from 1842 playlists from 119 Folk DJs
1. "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (70)
from "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (Hana Zara)
2. "Streets of Minneapolis" (57)
from "Streets of Minneapolis" (Bruce Springsteen)
3. "The Time for Flowers" (54)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
4. "Appalachia" (46)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
5. "Forged in Fire" (43)
from "Forged in Fire" (Crys Matthews)
5. "World of Make Believe" (43)
from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
7. "One Voice" (36)
from "Twilight Tales" (The Heart Collectors)
7. "The Future" (36)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
9. "The Flood" (34)
from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
9. "A Song for Minnesota" (34)
from "A Song for Minnesota" (Katie Dahl)
11. "America's Game" (33)
from "America's Game" (John Flynn)
11. "Billionaires" (33)
from "Joe Troop & the Truth Machine" (Joe Troop & the Truth Machine)
13. "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" (32)
from "Sumatra" (Paula Boggs Band)
13. "Artie's Last Stand" (32)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
15. "Bless it All" (31)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
15. "Dirtbag Saloon" (31)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
15. "Hold On" (31)
from "Hold On" (Jillian Matundan)
15. "Time" (31)
from "Time" (Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band)
19. "Broken Truth" (30)
from "Bones of Trees" (Tim Grimm)
20. "Dream Chaser" (29)
from "Dream Chaser" (Willie Nelson)
20. "Magic Accident" (29)
from "Magic Accident" (Della Mae)
20. "Particle & Wave" (29)
from "unentitled" (John Gorka)
20. "Pathfinder" (29)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
24. "Ancient Light" (28)
from "Wild & Clear & Blue" (I'm With Her)
24. "Good News" (28)
from "Business Unusual" (Goodnight Moonshine)
26. "A Friend Like You" (27)
from "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (The Milk Carton Kids)
26. "The Water is Wide" (27)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
28. "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" (26)
from "Citizen" (Crys Matthews)
29. "Cast Iron Heart" (25)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
29. "Hymn for the Unholy" (25)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
29. "I Lie" (25)
from "I Lie - single" (Joe Jencks)
29. "Peggy-O" (25)
from "Peggy-O" (The McDades)
29. "The Sea and the Shore" (25)
from "The Blue Rock Session" (Amy Speace)
34. "The Fairest View" (24)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
34. "In The Pines" (24)
from "The Fiddle & the Drum" (Renee Fleming)
34. "Kindness" (24)
from "The Blue Rock Session" (Amy Speace)
34. "Soldier of Fortune" (24)
from "Soldier of Fortune" (Mary Gauthier)
38. "Eagles And Horses" (23)
from "Twilight Tales" (The Heart Collectors)
38. "It's Not For Sale" (23)
from "It's Not for Sale - single" (Joe Jencks)
38. "Millionaire" (23)
from "Pet" (Big Richard)
38. "Pursued by Grace" (23)
from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
38. "Raise Your Hand" (23)
from "Raise Your Hand - single" (Crowes Pasture)
38. "So This Is Heartache" (23)
from "Never Be the Same" (Teddy Thompson)
44. "Family Tree" (22)
from "Magic Accident" (Della Mae)
44. "Heaven" (22)
from "Reunion" (Mama's Broke)
44. "Where The Heart Lies" (22)
from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
47. "Antopol 1903" (21)
from "Passages" (Eric Kilburn)
47. "At The End Of The Day" (21)
from "Keep Going" (Ken Whiteley)
47. "It's Been Too Long" (21)
from "Long Long Road" (Ringo Starr)
47. "Stars" (21)
from "Business Unusual" (Goodnight Moonshine)
47. "Tough Like That" (21)
from "Here & Gone" (Sara Thomsen)
52. "10 To 4" (20)
from "Circle & Square" (Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz)
52. "Hold Our Ground Forever" (20)
from "Songs of Hope" (Tom Chapin)
52. "Ice On The Road" (20)
from "Ice On the Road - single" (Brian Claflin)
52. "Immigrants" (20)
from "Overdue for a Revolution" (Martin Kerr)
52. "Long Grass" (20)
from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
52. "Raven's Glen" (20)
from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
52. "Vincent Coleman" (20)
from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
59. "Blue Kentucky Girl" (19)
from "Blue Kentucky Girl" (Tiffany Williams)
59. "Blue Water" (19)
from "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (The Milk Carton Kids)
59. "Citizen" (19)
from "Citizen" (Crys Matthews)
59. "Cuckoo Storm" (19)
from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
59. "Deportee" (19)
from "Deportee" (Eilen Jewell)
TOP ARTISTS of 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 52067 plays from 1842 playlists from 119 Folk DJs
1. Emily Scott Robinson (296)
"Appalachia" (285)
2. Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon (234)
"Together Again" (228)
3. Bob Dylan (230)
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" (17)
"Through The Open Window: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 18" (14)
"Bob Dylan" (11)
"Nashville Skyline" (11)
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" (10)
4. Dave Gunning (190)
"Field Notes" (176)
5. Della Mae (178)
"Magic Accident" (158)
6. Pete Seeger (177)
"The Complete Carnegie Hall Concert, June 8, 1963" (9)
7. Ye Vagabonds (174)
"All Tied Together" (162)
8. John Gorka (173)
"unentitled" (107)
9. Crys Matthews (155)
"Citizen" (45)
"Forged in Fire" (43)
"Reclamation" (24)
"Sleeves Up" (19)
"Changemakers" (16)
10. Goodnight Moonshine (147)
"Business Unusual" (144)
10. Willie Nelson (147)
"Dream Chaser" (50)
"Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle" (31)
"Oh What a Beautiful World" (10)
12. Valerie Smith (143)
"Maggie's Journal" (137)
13. I'm With Her (142)
"Wild & Clear & Blue" (66)
"Sing Me Alive" (61)
14. Phil Ochs (140)
"All The News That's Fit To Sing" (20)
"There But For Fortune" (16)
"Phil Ochs In Concert" (13)
"Farewells And Fantasies" (11)
15. Tom Chapin (136)
"Songs of Hope" (98)
"Hold Our Ground" (12)
16. Amy Speace (134)
"The Blue Rock Session" (112)
17. Paul Kaplan (133)
"King of Hearts" (127)
18. Joan Baez (126)
"Whistle Down The Wind" (12)
"Joan Baez" (10)
19. Lucinda Williams (124)
"World's Gone Wrong" (82)
19. Tony Trischka (124)
"Earl Jam" (82)
"Earl Jam 2" (18)
21. John Prine (123)
"John Prine" (23)
"Fair And Square" (15)
"The Tree Of Forgiveness" (14)
22. Dervish (118)
"The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers" (57)
"The Great Irish Songbook" (28)
23. Joe Jencks (116)
"I Lie - single" (26)
"It's Not for Sale - single" (22)
"The Candle And The Flame" (14)
"The Coming of the Years" (12)
24. Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz (112)
"Circle & Square" (110)
25. The Milk Carton Kids (109)
"Lost Cause Lover Fool" (94)
26. Bruce Springsteen (106)
"Streets of Minneapolis" (57)
27. Judy Collins (105)
"Forever - An Anthology" (11)
28. Paper Wings (101)
"Mountains on the Moon" (88)
29. Debi Smith (100)
"Flight of the Robin" (95)
29. Eliza Gilkyson (100)
"Dark Ages" (42)
"Land Of Milk And Honey" (11)
29. Weary Ramblers (100)
"Driftwood" (95)
32. The Heart Collectors (99)
"Twilight Tales" (81)
33. John McCutcheon (98)
"Field of Stars" (20)
34. Tim Grimm (96)
"Bones of Trees" (64)
35. Kim Moberg (95)
"All That Really Matters" (88)
35. Nanci Griffith (95)
"Other Voices, Other Rooms" (21)
37. Jesse Appelman (94)
"Where We Go" (93)
37. Joni Mitchell (94)
"Blue" (12)
"Ladies Of The Canyon" (10)
39. Dar Williams (91)
"Hummingbird Highway" (33)
"Mortal City" (12)
40. Annie & Rod Capps (89)
"Never Done" (85)
41. Sara Thomsen (88)
"Here & Gone" (81)
42. Sons of the Never Wrong (83)
"Feather & the Starry Crown" (51)
"On A Good Day. . .I Am" (20)
43. Ken Whiteley (82)
"Keep Going" (77)
43. Kray Van Kirk (82)
"Empire" (76)
43. Tom Paxton (82)
"The Best of Tom Paxton" (7)
46. Cosy Sheridan (81)
"The Breathing Room" (40)
"Grand Design" (14)
46. Mavis Staples (81)
"Sad & Beautiful World" (47)
48. John Flynn (79)
"America's Game" (33)
"Kindred Spirits" (17)
48. Martin Kerr (79)
"Overdue for a Revolution" (74)
48. The McDades (79)
"Thread the Light" (39)
"Peggy-O" (22)
51. Big Richard (76)
"Pet" (71)
51. Eric Kilburn (76)
"Passages" (67)
51. Hana Zara (76)
"The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (70)
51. Peter, Paul & Mary (76)
"Peter, Paul And Mary" (15)
"Carry It On" (14)
55. Alison Brown & Steve Martin (74)
"Safe, Sensible & Sane" (70)
56. Tom Russell (73)
"Mount Olive" (20)
57. Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands (72)
"O California!" (64)
58. Emmylou Harris (71)
"All I Intended To Be" (5)
58. Le Vent Du Nord (71)
"Voisinages" (62)
60. Benny Bleu (69)
"When I Am a Fossil" (52)
"Banjo Jubilations" (10)
60. Eric Bibb (69)
"One Mississippi" (37)
60. Molly Tuttle (69)
"So Long Little Miss Sunshine" (26)
"...But I'd Rather Be With You" (9)
"Long Journey Home" (9)
60. Paula Boggs Band (69)
"Sumatra" (59)
60. Tim O'Brien (69)
"Red On Blonde" (14)
"Long Journey Home" (11)
65. Jan Krist (68)
"Since You Asked Me" (66)
65. Steve Poltz (68)
"Joyride" (58)
67. Johnsmith (66)
"Simple As" (44)
67. The Montvales (66)
"Path of Totality" (66)
67. Newberry & Verch (66)
"Blessing on the Wing" (63)
67. The Pairs (66)
"Together on a Rock" (55)
71. Kevin Neidig (65)
"Questioning the Forty" (63)
71. Lucy Kaplansky (65)
"The Lucy Story - Unreleased & Rare Tracks" (20)
"Reunion" (10)
"Last Days of Summer" (9)
73. Diane Coll (64)
"Strangely in Tune" (57)
74. Gordon Lightfoot (63)
"The United Artists Collection" (13)
"Gord's Gold" (8)
"Songbook" (8)
"Summer Side of Life" (8)
74. Sue Horowitz (63)
"Rainy Nights & Rearview Windows" (55)
76. Jefferson Ross (62)
"Low Country Wedding" (52)
"Backstage Balladeer" (9)
76. Roy Book Binder (62)
"The Good Book" (14)
78. Carrie Newcomer (61)
"Until Now" (12)
"A Great Wild Mercy" (11)
79. Andy Cohen & Eleanor Ellis & William Lee Ellis (60)
"Whistlin' Past the Graveyard" (60)
79. Jamie Anderson (60)
"The Curves Are Still There" (49)
79. The Onlies (60)
"You Climb the Mountain" (57)
82. Brandi Carlile (59)
"Returning to Myself" (33)
"By The Way, I Forgive You" (10)
82. Mary Gauthier (59)
"Soldier Of Fortune" (23)
82. Wes Weddell (59)
"The Work, the Hope, the Promise" (53)
85. Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band (57)
"Time" (56)
85. Thea Hopkins (57)
"Blossoms & Ghosts" (56)
87. Crowes Pasture (56)
"Raise Your Hand - single" (22)
"Don't Blink" (11)
87. Doc Watson (56)
"Southbound" (7)
87. Mark Erelli (56)
"Spring Green" (43)
90. Grateful Dead (55)
"American Beauty" (15)
"Workingman's Dead" (7)
90. Joe Troop & the Truth Machine (55)
"Joe Troop & the Truth Machine" (43)
"The Truth MacHine" (8)
92. Mary Chapin Carpenter (54)
"Personal History" (20)
92. Ringo Starr (54)
"Long Long Road" (49)
92. The Steel Wheels (54)
"The Steel Wheels" (30)
95. Colleen Kattau (53)
"Besos Kisses" (11)
"This Hen's Gonna Crow" (9)
"Peace-Loving Nation - single" (8)
95. John Hammond (53)
"Wicked Grin" (7)
95. Sierra Hull (53)
"A Tip Toe High Wire" (34)
98. Blue Highway (52)
"Live at ETSU! A 30-Year Retrospective Event" (23)
"live at E.T.S.U." (14)
98. Brennen Leigh (52)
"Don't You Ever Give Up on Love" (18)
"Obsessed With The West" (9)
"Ain't Through Honky Tonkin' Yet" (7)
98. Dolores Keane (52)
"Night Owl" (13)
"Solid Ground" (11)
98. Greg Brown (52)
"If I Had Known: Essential Recordings, 1980-1996" (8)
"The Poet Game" (7)
98. Tom Rush (52)
"Gardens Old, Flowers New" (9)
98. Woody Guthrie (52)
"Woody At Home - Vol 1 + 2" (10)
"This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1" (8)
TOP LABELS of 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 52067 plays from 1842 playlists from 119 Folk DJs
1. Rounder (816)
2. Columbia (587)
3. Compass (585)
4. Red House (554)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (502)
6. Thirty Tigers (446)
7. Oh Boy (391)
8. Signature Sounds (369)
9. Warner (295)
10. Elektra (251)
11. Nonesuch (240)
12. Sugar Hill (234)
13. Legacy (226)
14. Rhino (222)
15. Vanguard (210)
16. Down The Road (195)
17. Appleseed (179)
18. Appalsongs (174)
19. Free Dirt (172)
20. Philo (169)
21. New West (167)
22. Appalseed (162)
23. River Lea (159)
24. Capitol (148)
24. Reprise (148)
26. Bell Buckle (144)
27. Borealis (140)
28. Shamus (138)
29. RCA (131)
30. Sundance (130)
30. Windbone (130)
32. Pinecastle (126)
33. Old Coat (125)
33. Riverlark (125)
35. Red Beet (120)
36. Alligator (116)
37. Nettwerk (107)
38. Atlantic (103)
39. Sony (96)
40. Green Linnet (95)
40. Waterbug (95)
42. Flying Fish (94)
42. Yellow Room (94)
44. Mercury (93)
45. Fantasy (90)
46. MCA (87)
47. Truly Handmade (86)
48. Yep Roc (85)
49. Greentrax (84)
50. Topic (83)
51. BMG (81)
52. Righteous Babe (80)
53. Vault (76)
54. Rebel (73)
54. SME (73)
56. Dualtone (72)
56. Shanachie (72)
56. Turtle Bear (72)
59. True North (71)
60. Pyramid (70)
61. Highway (69)
61. Lost Highway (69)
63. Spins The Gold (67)
63. Tompkins Square (67)
65. Hudson Harding (64)
65. Wellspring (64)
67. ATO (63)
68. La Compagnie du Nord (62)
69. Slab Town (61)
70. Island (60)
71. Acony (58)
71. Berkalin (58)
71. Bloodshot (58)
74. Dark Shadow (56)
75. Adhyâropa (55)
76. Razor & Tie (54)
76. Verve (54)
78. Free Radio (53)
79. Spruce & Maple (51)
79. Tsunami (51)
FOLK DJs - 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 52067 plays from 1842 playlists from 119 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)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com)
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)
Juliet Youngren (WEFT-FM, IL)
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)
Kejo Buchanan (CJTM-AM & soundcloud.com, 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 & 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 & 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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