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 26479 plays from 950 playlists from 115 Folk DJs
1: "Together Again," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2026] (204)
"The Future" (33)
"Artie's Last Stand" (27)
"Pathfinder" (26)
"Old Dog" (15)
"Stop At Nothing" (15)
"Lay This Old Guitar Down" (15)
"Cheatin' When I'm Eatin'" (12)
"Every Monday at Two" (11)
2: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (171)
"Appalachia" (31)
"The Time For Flowers" (25)
"Dirtbag Saloon" (21)
"Hymn for the Unholy" (20)
"Bless it All" (17)
"The Water Is Wide" (17)
"Cast Iron Heart" (16)
"The Fairest View" (11)
3: "Maggie's Journal," Valerie Smith [Bell Buckle, 1/2026] (118)
"That Was a Long Time Ago" (17)
"Started Wrong in This Life" (12)
"Jealous" (10)
"When You Ain't Got Nothin'" (10)
4: "All Tied Together," Ye Vagabonds [River Lea, 1/2026] (113)
"The Flood" (30)
"Where The Heart Lies" (15)
"On Sitric Road" (12)
"Four Walls" (11)
"Danny" (10)
"Long Grass" (10)
"Cuckoo Storm" (10)
5: "King of Hearts," Paul Kaplan [Old Coat, 2/2026] (94)
"I Will Keep You Warm" (16)
"The King of Hearts" (12)
"Take Out The Garbage When You Go" (11)
"Phil" (10)
"I Had an Old Coat" (10)
"Heather on the Moor" (10)
6: "Circle & Square," Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz [Red Beet, 1/2026] (91)
"10 To 4" (16)
"Thomas Hart Benton" (12)
"Fontana Dam" (11)
7: "The Blue Rock Session," Amy Speace [Windbone, 12/2025] (85)
"The Sea and the Shore" (20)
"Kindness" (16)
8: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Self, 2/2026] (82)
"Good News" (12)
"Stars" (11)
8: "Magic Accident," Della Mae [Compass, 1/2026] (82)
"Magic Accident" (21)
"Takes All Kinds" (10)
8: "Songs of Hope," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 2/2026] (82)
"Hold Our Ground Forever" (12)
"Quite Early Morning" (11)
11: "Where We Go," Jesse Appelman [Self, 12/2025] (78)
"Out in the Valley" (13)
"Glacier Song" (11)
12: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (77)
"Particle & Wave" (22)
"No Time To Cry" (15)
13: "Driftwood," Weary Ramblers [Self, 1/2026] (63)
"Kentucky Never Seemed so Blue" (9)
"Day by Day Love Blues" (8)
13: "Field Notes," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2026] (63)
"World of Make Believe" (15)
"Pursued by Grace" (11)
"Going Nowhere Tonight" (8)
13: "World's Gone Wrong," Lucinda Williams [Highway, 2/2026] (63)
"So Much Trouble In The World" (11)
"We've Come To Far To Turn Around" (9)
"The World's Gone Wrong" (9)
16: "All That Really Matters," Kim Moberg [Self, 1/2026] (61)
"Both Sides Now" (13)
"I'll Always Be A Friend" (9)
"White Lies" (9)
"All That Really Matters" (8)
"Straight For The Heart" (8)
17: "Flight of the Robin," Debi Smith [Self, 2/2026] (60)
"Dimming of the Day" (11)
"Nebraska Moon" (10)
"Help Them Along" (8)
18: "Here & Gone," Sara Thomsen [Self, 1/2026] (59)
"Tough Like That" (19)
"We Are Each Other's Light" (10)
"It's Time" (8)
19: "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs," Hana Zara [Self, 1/2026] (57)
"The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (57)
20: "Safe, Sensible & Sane," Alison Brown & Steve Martin [Compass, 10/2025] (55)
"Bluegrass Radio" (9)
"Dear Time" (8)
21: "Empire," Kray Van Kirk [Self, 1/2026] (54)
"Turtle Joe" (10)
"Resistance" (9)
"Be It Resolved" (7)
"Fury Road" (7)
22: "Since You Asked Me," Jan Krist [Yellow Room, 1/2026] (53)
"Since You Asked Me" (11)
22: "Wild & Clear & Blue," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2025] (53)
"Ancient Light" (20)
"Wild and Clear and Blue" (8)
24: "Pet," Big Richard [Signature Sounds, 2/2026] (52)
"Millionaire" (18)
"Make the World Go Away" (7)
25: "Strangely in Tune," Diane Coll [Happy Fish, 1/2026] (50)
"In and Out of Time" (12)
"Carolina Wren" (11)
"Half Along the Way" (7)
26: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (49)
"Broken Truth" (19)
"Woody's Landlord Revisited" (8)
"In the Usa" (7)
27: "Streets of Minneapolis," Bruce Springsteen [Columbia, 1/2026] (47)
"Streets of Minneapolis" (45)
28: "The Work, the Hope, the Promise," Wes Weddell [Self, 1/2026] (46)
"Still We Move" (12)
"I Curse" (6)
29: "Questioning the Forty," Kevin Neidig [Self, 2/2026] (45)
"Don't Take My Gun" (10)
"Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" (9)
30: "You Climb the Mountain," The Onlies [Self, 8/2025] (44)
"Waves on the Sea" (10)
31: "O California!," Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands [Spruce & Maple, 1/2026] (41)
"Hell Broke Loose in Georgia" (11)
"Look Down That Lonesome Road" (10)
"Fair and Tender Ladies" (8)
32: "Sad & Beautiful World," Mavis Staples [anti, 11/2025] (40)
"We Got To Have Peace" (11)
"Satisfied Mind" (5)
32: "Together on a Rock," The Pairs [Self, 4/2025] (40)
"Honey I" (13)
"Everything Ends" (6)
"Little Light" (5)
34: "Ivyland," James O'Malley [Self, 1/2026] (38)
"Rosie in the Roses" (8)
"Did You Ever Hear Her Sing" (6)
34: "Party in the Pines," Dave Miller [Howlin' Dog, 1/2026] (38)
"Party in the Pines" (6)
"Jaded Soul" (5)
"Loser's Prayer" (5)
34: "Voisinages," Le Vent Du Nord [La Compagnie du Nord, 10/2025] (38)
"Bienvenue" (8)
"Carillon" (5)
37: "Keep Going," Ken Whiteley [Pyramid, 2/2026] (36)
"At The End Of The Day" (15)
"A Smooth One" (5)
"I'll Just Say I'm Fine" (5)
37: "Long Journey Home," Various Artists [Appalsongs, 9/2025] (36)
"I've Always Been a Rambler," Molly Tuttle w/ Ketch Secor (7)
"900 Miles," Tim O'Brien (5)
37: "Passages," Eric Kilburn [Wellspring, 1/2026] (36)
"Commie Like Mamdani" (13)
"Antopol" (10)
40: "From Here to the Sea," Meredith Moon [Compass, 10/2025] (35)
"Sapphire Blue" (7)
"East City Blues" (6)
41: "Dark Ages," Eliza Gilkyson [Realiza Records, 5/2025] (34)
"Dark Night of the Soul" (13)
"Times Like These" (8)
"Impossible Dreams" (5)
42: "With Body And Soul: A Bluegrass Tribute To Bill Monroe," Various Artists [Mountain Fever Records, 2026] (33/66)
"Genuine Negro Jig," Carolina Chocolate Drops: Here Rattler (2)
42: "Code to Live By," Grant Peeples [Ping, 1/2026] (33)
"Some Times" (8)
"Sunshine State" (6)
"Sins of the Fathers" (5)
42: "Hardscrabble Hope," Maria Dunn [Distant Whisper, 12/2025] (33)
"Another Year" (6)
"Walking the Miles" (5)
"Pill For A Broken Heart" (5)
42: "Havin' a Talk," Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence [Warner, 2/2026] (33)
"Good Luck To Ya" (9)
"Thank You But No Thank You" (5)
46: "Valentine," Courtney Marie Andrews [Thirty Tigers, 2/2026] (31)
"Everyone Wants To Feel Like You Do" (6)
"Pendulum Swing" (5)
"Cons and Clowns" (5)
"Keeper" (4)
46: "Bringing the Light," Hot Tamale [Self, 1/2026] (31)
"Stand Up!" (9)
"Ain't No Friend" (6)
"Red Betty" (5)
48: "Don't Drink the Poison," Linda Sussman [Sing Out Proud, 1/2026] (30)
"Don't Drink The Poison" (7)
"Let Freedom Ring" (5)
"Remember Dorothy" (4)
49: "Avec Elodie," Eloise & Co [Self, 10/2025] (29)
"Janet's/Angel Rocks" (6)
"We're Not Broken" (4)
50: "A Tip Toe High Wire," Sierra Hull [Self, 3/2025] (28)
"Come Out Of My Blues" (6)
"Lord, That's A Long Way" (5)
"Let's Go" (4)
51: "The Breathing Room," Cosy Sheridan [Self, 10/2025] (27)
"The Breathing Room" (7)
"The Kind Words" (6)
51: "Fish Crow," M Sparks [Self, 2/2026] (27)
"Full Tank And Good Fried Chicken" (15)
"All She's Worth" (5)
51: "Returning to Myself," Brandi Carlile [Interscope, 11/2025] (27)
"Returning To Myself" (7)
"Joni" (5)
51: "So Much I Still Don't See," Sam Robbins [Nine Athens, 3/2025] (27)
"So Much I Still Don't See" (6)
"What a Little Love Can Do" (4)
"Piles of Sand" (4)
"I Will" (4)
51: "Feather & the Starry Crown," Sons of the Never Wrong [Self, 2/2026] (27)
"Stand Up Shout Out" (8)
"Feather and the Starry Crown" (8)
56: "One Mississippi," Eric Bibb [Repute, 2/2026] (26)
"This One Don't" (6)
"Didn't I Keep Runnin'" (4)
56: "Blossoms & Ghosts," Thea Hopkins [Self, 2/2026] (26)
"Here in Our World" (7)
"Red Wing" (4)
"Trouble" (4)
56: "Hill Country Folk Music," Terry Klein [Self, 11/2025] (26)
"Try Again" (11)
"The Job Interview Song" (4)
56: "Shelter From the Storms," Lennie Gallant [Gallant Effort, 7/2025] (26)
"Sable Island Horses" (7)
56: "Spring Green," Mark Erelli [Self, 2/2026] (26)
"King Of Nothing" (6)
"Weary Traveler" (5)
56: "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 11/2025] (26)
"Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down" (5)
"Workin' Man Blues" (4)
"Silver Wings" (4)
"Today I Started Loving You Again" (4)
56: "A Song for Minnesota," Katie Dahl [Self, 2/2026] (26)
"A Song for Minnesota" (26)
63: "Blackbirding," Queen Esther [EL Recordings, 2/2026] (25)
"Hold Steady" (10)
"Home Free" (4)
64: "Fallen Angel," The Unfaithful Servants [Self, 10/2025] (24)
"Real to Touch" (4)
"Endless Highway" (4)
"Adeline" (4)
65: "Earl Jam," Tony Trischka [Down The Road, 2024] (23)
"Gentle On My Mind" (8)
"Lost John" (5)
"Red River Valley" (3)
65: "Hummingbird Highway," Dar Williams [Righteous Babe, 8/2025] (23)
"Hummingbird Highway" (7)
"Put the Coins on His Eyes" (3)
"Sacred Mountain" (3)
65: "Labor of Love," Tinsley Ellis [Alligator, 1/2026] (23)
"Sunnyland" (4)
"Long Time" (4)
"Hoodoo Woman" (3)
65: "Lost & Found," Becki Davis [Self, 9/2025] (23)
"Simple & Beautiful" (3)
"Persephone" (3)
65: "So Long Little Miss Sunshine," Molly Tuttle [Nonesuch, 8/2025] (23)
"That's Gonna Leave a Mark" (5)
"The Highway Knows" (4)
"No Regrets" (3)
70: "Arcadia," Alison Krauss & Union Station [Down The Road, 3/2025] (22)
"Richmond On The James" (5)
"Looks Like The End Of The Road" (4)
"The Wrong Way" (3)
"One Ray of Shine" (3)
70: "Blue Kentucky Girl," Tiffany Williams [Self, 1/2026] (22)
"Blue Kentucky Girl" (19)
70: "Blue Mountain," Bob Weir [Columbia, 2016] (22)
"Gonesville" (5)
"One More River to Cross" (4)
"Only a River" (3)
70: "The Curves Are Still There," Jamie Anderson [Tsunami, 2/2026] (22)
"Guitar on the Wall" (4)
"Last Tucson Sunrise" (4)
"When We're Singing" (3)
70: "Get Your Feathers Ready," Blue Moon Marquee & Northern Cree [Self, 1/2026] (22)
"Put Your Feathers On" (6)
"Soul Of A Man" (5)
"Rollin' & Tumblin'" (4)
"Future Blues" (3)
70: "Joyride," Steve Poltz [Red House, 3/2026] (22)
"Love a Little Bigger" (9)
"Brand New Liver" (5)
"If It Bleeds It Leads" (3)
70: "Kentucky Queen," Carla Gover [Redbird, 8/2025] (22)
"Hug More Necks" (4)
"Raise a Little Cane" (4)
"Pine Mountain High" (3)
70: "Sin & Squalor," Clay Street Unit [Leo 33, 2/2026] (22)
"Drive" (6)
"Nothing Else Matters" (4)
"Choctaw County" (4)
"Freightline Blues" (3)
78: "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)
78: "The Light Still Shines on the Main," Jory Nash [Self, 9/2025] (21)
"Bombs Away" (3)
"Oh Little One" (3)
"Come Alive" (3)
78: "Made to Wonder," The Foreign Landers [Tin Foil, 1/2026] (21)
"The Walking Song" (9)
"When the Morning Comes" (3)
"Wildflowers" (3)
78: "Peggy-O," The McDades [Free Radio, 1/2026] (21)
"Peggy-O" (20)
78: "The Steel Wheels," The Steel Wheels [Big Ring, 10/2025] (21)
"Go Back" (5)
"Banjos For Everyone" (5)
"Chase It All Away" (3)
"Long To Hear That Sound" (3)
78: "Tip of the Spear," Doug Mishkin [Midoaks, 6/2025] (21)
"If They'd Been Black" (10)
"Pour Me Another Year" (5)
"Our Cardiac Condition" (3)
78: "Lost Cause Lover Fool," The Milk Carton Kids [Thirty Tigers, 1/2026] (21)
"A Friend Like You" (18)
78: "Songs From a Secret Room," Chris Rusin [Rushing River, 11/2025] (21)
"Cinders" (7)
"Life is Easy" (3)
TOP SONGS of 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 26479 plays from 950 playlists from 115 Folk DJs
1. "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (57)
from "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (Hana Zara)
2. "Streets of Minneapolis" (45)
from "Streets of Minneapolis" (Bruce Springsteen)
3. "The Future" (32)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
4. "Appalachia" (31)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
5. "The Flood" (30)
from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
6. "The Time For Flowers" (27)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
7. "Artie's Last Stand" (26)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
7. "A Song for Minnesota" (26)
from "A Song for Minnesota" (Katie Dahl)
9. "Pathfinder" (25)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
10. "I Lie" (23)
from "I Lie - single" (Joe Jencks)
10. "It's Not For Sale" (23)
from "It's Not for Sale - single" (Joe Jencks)
10. "Particle & Wave" (23)
from "unentitled" (John Gorka)
10. "Raise Your Hand" (23)
from "Raise Your Hand - single" (Crowes Pasture)
14. "America's Game" (22)
from "America's Game - single" (John Flynn)
15. "Dirtbag Saloon" (21)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
15. "Magic Accident" (21)
from "Magic Accident" (Della Mae)
15. "Peggy-O" (21)
from "Peggy-O" (The McDades)
15. "The Sea and the Shore" (21)
from "The Blue Rock Session" (Amy Speace)
19. "Ancient Light" (20)
from "Wild & Clear & Blue" (I'm With Her)
19. "A Friend Like You" (20)
from "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (The Milk Carton Kids)
19. "Hold On" (20)
from "Hold On - single" (Jillian Matundan)
19. "Hymn for the Unholy" (20)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
19. "Tough Like That" (20)
from "Here & Gone" (Sara Thomsen)
24. "Blue Kentucky Girl" (19)
from "Blue Kentucky Girl" (Tiffany Williams)
24. "Broken Truth" (19)
from "Bones of Trees" (Tim Grimm)
26. "Blackbird" (18)
from "Blackbird - single" (Ed Sweeney & Cathy Clasper-Torch)
26. "Kindness" (18)
from "The Blue Rock Session" (Amy Speace)
26. "Millionaire" (18)
from "Pet" (Big Richard)
29. "Bless it All" (17)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
29. "Robots" (17)
from "Nightclothes" (Annie Gallup)
29. "That Was a Long Time Ago" (17)
from "Maggie's Journal" (Valerie Smith)
29. "The Water Is Wide" (17)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
33. "10 To 4" (16)
from "Circle & Square" (Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz)
33. "Cast Iron Heart" (16)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
33. "Full Tank And Good Fried Chicken" (16)
from "Fish Crow" (M Sparks)
33. "I Will Keep You Warm" (16)
from "King of Hearts" (Paul Kaplan)
33. "No Time To Cry" (16)
from "unentitled" (John Gorka)
38. "At The End Of The Day" (15)
from "Keep Going" (Ken Whiteley)
38. "Hold Our Ground Forever" (15)
from "Songs of Hope" (Tom Chapin)
38. "Ice On The Road" (15)
from "Ice On the Road - single" (Brian Claflin)
38. "Lay This Old Guitar Down" (15)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
38. "Old Dog" (15)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
38. "Sleeves Up" (15)
from "Sleeves Up" (Crys Matthews)
38. "Stop At Nothing" (15)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
38. "Where The Heart Lies" (15)
from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
38. "World of Make Believe" (15)
from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
47. "Hell Broke Loose in Georgia" (14)
from "O California!" (Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands)
47. "Honey I" (14)
from "Together on a Rock" (The Pairs)
49. "Both Sides Now" (13)
from "Both Sides Now - single" (Cassandra Kubinski)
49. "Both Sides Now" (13)
from "All That Really Matters" (Kim Moberg)
49. "Commie Like Mamdani" (13)
from "Passages" (Eric Kilburn)
49. "Dark Night of the Soul" (13)
from "Dark Ages" (Eliza Gilkyson)
49. "Good News" (13)
from "Business Unusual" (Goodnight Moonshine)
49. "It's Been Too Long" (13)
from "Long Long Road" (Ringo Starr)
49. "Look Down That Lonesome Road" (13)
from "O California!" (Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands)
49. "On Sitric Road" (13)
from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
49. "Wild Mountain Thyme" (13)
from "Wild Mountain Thyme - single" (Red Thread + Lazerbeak)
58. "Cheatin' When I'm Eatin'" (12)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
58. "If I Were Free" (12)
from "If I Were Free - single" (Naomi Sommers)
58. "In and Out of Time" (12)
from "Strangely in Tune" (Diane Coll)
58. "The King of Hearts" (12)
from "King of Hearts" (Paul Kaplan)
58. "No Kings in America" (12)
from "No Kings in America" (Lisa Bastoni)
58. "Out in the Valley" (12)
from "Where We Go" (Jesse Appelman)
58. "Quite Early Morning" (12)
from "Songs of Hope" (Tom Chapin)
58. "Since You Asked Me" (12)
from "Since You Asked Me" (Jan Krist)
58. "Started Wrong in This Life" (12)
from "Maggie's Journal" (Valerie Smith)
58. "Still We Move" (12)
from "The Work, the Hope, the Promise" (Wes Weddell)
58. "Thomas Hart Benton" (12)
from "Circle & Square" (Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz)
69. "Four Walls" (11)
from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
69. "The 6th of January" (11)
from "The 6th of January - single" (Amy Grant)
69. "Barricades" (11)
from "Barricades - single" (Mark Rubin)
TOP ARTISTS of 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 26479 plays from 950 playlists from 115 Folk DJs
1. Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon (197)
"Together Again" (192)
2. Emily Scott Robinson (178)
"Appalachia" (170)
3. Ye Vagabonds (122)
"All Tied Together" (112)
4. Valerie Smith (121)
"Maggie's Journal" (117)
5. John Gorka (101)
"unentitled" (77)
6. Amy Speace (96)
"The Blue Rock Session" (85)
6. Paul Kaplan (96)
"King of Hearts" (93)
6. Tom Chapin (96)
"Songs of Hope" (81)
9. Della Mae (94)
"Magic Accident" (82)
10. Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz (90)
"Circle & Square" (89)
11. Lucinda Williams (83)
"World's Gone Wrong" (62)
12. Bob Dylan (82)
"Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 18, 1956-1963" (8)
13. Goodnight Moonshine (81)
"Business Unusual" (80)
14. Jesse Appelman (78)
"Where We Go" (77)
15. Joe Jencks (77)
"I Lie - single" (24)
"It's Not for Sale - single" (22)
16. Joan Baez (76)
"Whistle Down The Wind" (9)
17. Bruce Springsteen (71)
"Streets of Minneapolis" (47)
17. Dave Gunning (71)
"Field Notes" (62)
19. Kim Moberg (67)
"All That Really Matters" (61)
20. Weary Ramblers (66)
"Driftwood" (63)
21. Mavis Staples (65)
"Sad & Beautiful World" (40)
22. Debi Smith (62)
"Flight of the Robin" (60)
22. Sara Thomsen (62)
"Here & Gone" (59)
24. Tim Grimm (61)
"Bones of Trees" (49)
25. Hana Zara (60)
"The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (57)
25. I'm With Her (60)
"Wild & Clear & Blue" (53)
27. Eliza Gilkyson (59)
"Dark Ages" (34)
28. Kray Van Kirk (58)
"Empire" (54)
28. Pete Seeger (58)
"The Essential Pete Seeger" (6)
30. Willie Nelson (57)
"Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle" (26)
31. Alison Brown & Steve Martin (56)
"Safe, Sensible & Sane" (53)
31. Joni Mitchell (56)
"Hits" (8)
33. Big Richard (53)
"Pet" (52)
33. Diane Coll (53)
"Strangely in Tune" (50)
33. Molly Tuttle (53)
"So Long Little Miss Sunshine" (23)
"Long Journey Home" (7)
36. Jan Krist (52)
"Since You Asked Me" (52)
36. John Prine (52)
"John Prine" (11)
38. Dar Williams (51)
"Hummingbird Highway" (23)
"Mortal City" (12)
38. John McCutcheon (51)
"Field of Stars" (15)
40. Crys Matthews (50)
"Reclamation" (20)
"Sleeves Up" (15)
"Changemakers" (10)
40. Grateful Dead (50)
"American Beauty" (15)
42. Wes Weddell (48)
"The Work, the Hope, the Promise" (46)
43. Eric Bibb (47)
"One Mississippi" (26)
"In the Real World" (6)
43. The Pairs (47)
"Together on a Rock" (40)
43. Kevin Neidig (47)
"Questioning the Forty" (45)
46. Cosy Sheridan (46)
"The Breathing Room" (27)
"Grand Design" (8)
47. Bob Weir (45)
"Blue Mountain" (22)
"Ace" (13)
47. The Onlies (45)
"You Climb the Mountain" (44)
49. Sons of the Never Wrong (44)
"Feather & the Starry Crown" (26)
"On A Good Day. . .I Am" (9)
50. Dave Miller (42)
"Party in the Pines" (38)
50. Judy Collins (42)
"Forever - An Anthology" (4)
50. Le Vent Du Nord (42)
"Voisinages" (38)
50. Nanci Griffith (42)
"Other Voices, Other Rooms" (10)
50. Tim O'Brien (42)
"Long Journey Home" (9)
"Red On Blonde" (8)
55. Eric Kilburn (41)
"Passages" (34)
55. Joe Ely (41)
"Full Circle: The Lubbock Tapes" (8)
55. John Flynn (41)
"America's Game - single" (22)
"Kindred Spirits" (12)
55. Phil Ochs (41)
"All The News That's Fit To Sing" (10)
"Phil Ochs In Concert" (8)
TOP LABELS of 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 26479 plays from 950 playlists from 115 Folk DJs
1. Rounder (366)
2. Compass (322)
3. Columbia (283)
4. Red House (266)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (253)
6. Oh Boy (215)
7. Signature Sounds (193)
8. Thirty Tigers (170)
9. Nonesuch (152)
10. Warner (141)
11. Appalseed (131)
12. Appalsongs (118)
12. Rhino (118)
14. Legacy (111)
15. River Lea (109)
16. Bell Buckle (108)
17. Vanguard (103)
18. Sugar Hill (102)
19. New West (97)
20. Sundance (95)
21. Red Beet (92)
21. Windbone (92)
23. Elektra (90)
24. Old Coat (88)
25. Appleseed (87)
26. RCA (85)
27. Borealis (84)
28. Philo (79)
29. Capitol (74)
30. Reprise (69)
31. Alligator (66)
32. BMG (55)
33. Free Dirt (52)
33. Green Linnet (52)
35. Atlantic (50)
36. Pinecastle (47)
37. Greentrax (46)
38. Down The Road (45)
38. Turtle Bear (45)
40. Sony (44)
40. Vault (44)
40. Waterbug (44)
43. Flying Fish (43)
44. True North (42)
44. Yep Roc (42)
46. Highway (41)
46. Yellow Room (41)
48. Rebel (40)
49. Dualtone (39)
49. Fantasy (39)
49. Happy Fish (39)
49. Hudson Harding (39)
49. Mercury (39)
54. Righteous Babe (38)
55. Berkalin (37)
56. Howlin' Dog (36)
FOLK DJs - 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 26479 plays from 950 playlists from 115 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 & 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, 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 & 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 & 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 (PRX & mixcloud.com, NY)
Michael S. 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 & 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)
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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