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 37619 plays from 1339 playlists from 117 Folk DJs
1: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (244)
"The Time for Flowers" (44)
"Appalachia" (40)
"Dirtbag Saloon" (28)
"Bless it All" (25)
"Cast Iron Heart" (23)
"Hymn for the Unholy" (23)
"The Water Is Wide" (23)
"The Fairest View" (17)
"Time Traveler" (10)
"Sea of Ghosts" (10)
2: "Together Again," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2026] (227)
"The Future" (36)
"Artie's Last Stand" (30)
"Pathfinder" (27)
"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)
"Famous For A Day" (10)
3: "All Tied Together," Ye Vagabonds [River Lea, 1/2026] (147)
"The Flood" (32)
"Cuckoo Storm" (18)
"Where The Heart Lies" (18)
"Long Grass" (16)
"Danny" (15)
"On Sitric Road" (15)
"Four Walls" (14)
4: "Field Notes," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2026] (138)
"World of Make Believe" (33)
"Pursued by Grace" (18)
"Vincent Coleman" (17)
"Going Nowhere Tonight" (13)
"Angels' Share" (12)
"The Cost" (11)
"Raven's Glen" (11)
"Blue Heart" (10)
5: "Maggie's Journal," Valerie Smith [Bell Buckle, 1/2026] (130)
"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)
6: "Magic Accident," Della Mae [Compass, 1/2026] (125)
"Magic Accident" (26)
"Family Tree" (16)
"My Own Highway" (14)
"Little Bird" (13)
"Out Run 'Em" (13)
"I Compare Everyone To You" (11)
"Takes All Kinds" (11)
7: "King of Hearts," Paul Kaplan [Old Coat, 2/2026] (119)
"I Will Keep You Warm" (16)
"The King of Hearts" (14)
"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)
8: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Self, 2/2026] (116)
"Good News" (20)
"Stars" (16)
"Get What's Mine" (12)
"Somebody's Child" (11)
"Kitchen Table" (11)
"All Babies Are Beautiful" (10)
9: "Circle & Square," Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz [Red Beet, 1/2026] (105)
"10 To 4" (20)
"Thomas Hart Benton" (14)
"Fontana Dam" (13)
"Life of the Mind" (10)
"Wide Open" (10)
"Circle and Square" (10)
10: "The Blue Rock Session," Amy Speace [Windbone, 12/2025] (98)
"Kindness" (22)
"The Sea and the Shore" (20)
"On a Monday in London" (10)
11: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (96)
"Particle & Wave" (27)
"No Time To Cry" (17)
"A Light Exists in Spring" (11)
12: "Songs of Hope," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 2/2026] (95)
"Hold Our Ground Forever" (14)
"Quite Early Morning" (13)
13: "Where We Go," Jesse Appelman [Self, 12/2025] (90)
"Out in the Valley" (17)
"Glacier Song" (12)
"Valley Springs" (11)
14: "Driftwood," Weary Ramblers [Self, 1/2026] (84)
"Kentucky Never Seemed So Blue" (12)
"Day by Day Love Blues" (11)
"Spring Song" (10)
15: "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)
16: "Flight of the Robin," Debi Smith [Self, 2/2026] (79)
"Dimming of the Day" (14)
"Nebraska Moon" (12)
"Help Them Along" (11)
17: "All That Really Matters," Kim Moberg [Self, 1/2026] (75)
"Both Sides Now" (15)
"I'll Always Be A Friend" (12)
"White Lies" (10)
"Straight For The Heart" (10)
18: "Here & Gone," Sara Thomsen [Self, 1/2026] (70)
"Tough Like That" (20)
"We Are Each Other's Light" (12)
"It's Time" (9)
19: "Keep Going," Ken Whiteley [Pyramid, 2/2026] (66)
"At The End Of The Day" (19)
"I'll Just Say I'm Fine" (9)
19: "Pet," Big Richard [Signature Sounds, 2/2026] (66)
"Millionaire" (22)
21: "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs," Hana Zara [Self, 1/2026] (65)
"The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (65)
21: "Safe, Sensible & Sane," Alison Brown & Steve Martin [Compass, 10/2025] (65)
"Dear Time" (12)
"Bluegrass Radio" (11)
23: "Empire," Kray Van Kirk [Self, 1/2026] (64)
"Turtle Joe" (12)
"Resistance" (11)
"Fury Road" (8)
24: "O California!," Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands [Spruce & Maple, 1/2026] (61)
"Fair and Tender Ladies" (12)
"Hell Broke Loose in Georgia" (11)
"Look Down That Lonesome Road" (11)
25: "Whistlin' Past the Graveyard," Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis, William Lee Ellis [Riverlark, 3/2026] (60)
"Columbus Stockade" (8)
26: "Passages," Eric Kilburn [Wellspring, 1/2026] (59)
"Antopol 1903" (16)
"Commie Like Mamdani" (15)
"American Prayer" (8)
26: "Since You Asked Me," Jan Krist [Yellow Room, 1/2026] (59)
"Since You Asked Me" (11)
26: "Wild & Clear & Blue," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2025] (59)
"Ancient Light" (22)
"Wild and Clear and Blue" (8)
29: "Earl Jam," Tony Trischka [Down The Road, 2024] (56)
"Gentle On My Mind" (10)
"Columbus Stockade Blues" (7)
"Red River Valley" (7)
30: "Strangely in Tune," Diane Coll [Happy Fish, 1/2026] (55)
"In and Out of Time" (12)
"Carolina Wren" (11)
"Half Along the Way" (8)
31: "Blessing on the Wing," Newberry & Verch [Slab Town, 3/2026] (54)
"Blessing On The Wing" (12)
"Robin On The Wagon Wheel" (12)
"Where the Songs Come From" (7)
31: "Streets of Minneapolis," Bruce Springsteen [Columbia, 1/2026] (54)
"Streets of Minneapolis" (54)
33: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (53)
"Broken Truth" (23)
"Woody's Landlord Revisited" (8)
"In the Usa" (7)
33: "Voisinages," Le Vent Du Nord [La Compagnie du Nord, 10/2025] (53)
"Bienvenue" (12)
35: "Questioning the Forty," Kevin Neidig [Self, 2/2026] (52)
"Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" (13)
"Don't Take My Gun" (10)
36: "Joyride," Steve Poltz [Red House, 3/2026] (49)
"Love a Little Bigger" (12)
"If It Bleeds It Leads" (7)
36: "The Work, the Hope, the Promise," Wes Weddell [Self, 1/2026] (49)
"Still We Move" (13)
36: "You Climb the Mountain," The Onlies [Self, 8/2025] (49)
"Waves on the Sea" (11)
39: "Blossoms & Ghosts," Thea Hopkins [Self, 2/2026] (48)
"Here in Our World" (10)
"I Am Not A Stranger" (8)
"Trouble" (8)
"Blossoms & Ghosts" (7)
"Red Wing" (6)
40: "Overdue for a Revolution," Martin Kerr [Nettwerk, 3/2026] (46)
"Immigrants" (16)
"Overdue for a Revolution" (12)
41: "Together on a Rock," The Pairs [Self, 4/2025] (45)
"Honey I" (14)
"Everything Ends" (6)
42: "Sad & Beautiful World," Mavis Staples [anti, 11/2025] (44)
"We Got To Have Peace" (11)
"Satisfied Mind" (7)
43: "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)
43: "Long Journey Home," Various Artists [Appalsongs, 9/2025] (43)
"I've Always Been a Rambler," Molly Tuttle (8)
45: "The Curves Are Still There," Jamie Anderson [Tsunami, 2/2026] (42)
"Last Tucson Sunrise" (7)
"Chocolate Is Better" (6)
"Guitar on the Wall" (6)
45: "From Here to the Sea," Meredith Moon [Compass, 10/2025] (42)
"Sapphire Blue" (8)
"East City Blues" (7)
45: "Havin' a Talk," Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence [Warner, 2/2026] (42)
"Good Luck To Ya" (11)
"Thank You But No Thank You" (6)
"Joyous Time" (6)
45: "Party in the Pines," Dave Miller [Howlin' Dog, 1/2026] (42)
"Party in the Pines" (7)
"Jaded Soul" (6)
45: "Lost Cause Lover Fool," The Milk Carton Kids [Thirty Tigers, 1/2026] (42)
"A Friend Like You" (18)
"Blue Water" (11)
"I'll Go Home From Here" (7)
50: "Ivyland," James O'Malley [Self, 1/2026] (41)
"Rosie in the Roses" (8)
"Did You Ever Hear Her Sing" (6)
51: "Avec Elodie," Eloise & Co [Self, 10/2025] (40)
"Janet's/Angel Rocks" (7)
"We're Not Broken" (6)
51: "Mountains on the Moon," Paper Wings [Self, 3/2026] (40)
"White Roses" (7)
"Fumblin" (7)
"Country Girl" (6)
"After All This Time" (5)
53: "Blackbirding," Queen Esther [EL Recordings, 2/2026] (39)
"Hold Steady" (12)
"Home Free" (9)
53: "Feather & the Starry Crown," Sons of the Never Wrong [Self, 2/2026] (39)
"Stand Up Shout Out" (12)
"Feather and the Starry Crown" (8)
"Sing Sing Sing" (5)
55: "So Much I Still Don't See," Sam Robbins [Nine Athens, 3/2025] (38)
"I Will" (7)
"Piles of Sand" (7)
"The Real Thing" (6)
"So Much I Still Don't See" (6)
55: "Twilight Tales," The Heart Collectors [Spins The Gold, 4/2026] (38)
"One Voice" (21)
"Eagles And Horses" (9)
57: "Dark Ages," Eliza Gilkyson [Realiza Records, 5/2025] (37)
"Dark Night of the Soul" (14)
"Times Like These" (9)
"Impossible Dreams" (5)
57: "The Journals," Sammy Brue [Bloodshot, 2/2026] (37)
"Promise To Keep" (9)
"Lonely Mornings" (8)
"For Justin" (5)
59: "Never Done," Annie & Rod Capps [Maynard, 4/2026] (36)
"Pardon My Dust" (11)
"Who Am I" (6)
59: "Rainy Nights & Rearview Windows," Sue Horowitz [Self, 3/2026] (36)
"Keep the Light On, Cordelia" (6)
"Mystic" (5)
61: "The Breathing Room," Cosy Sheridan [Self, 10/2025] (35)
"The Breathing Room" (8)
"The Kind Words" (6)
"Here's the rain" (5)
61: "Hardscrabble Hope," Maria Dunn [Distant Whisper, 12/2025] (35)
"Another Year" (6)
"Walking the Miles" (5)
"Pill For A Broken Heart" (5)
61: "Bringing the Light," Hot Tamale [Self, 1/2026] (35)
"Stand Up!" (10)
"Ain't No Friend" (6)
"Red Betty" (5)
64: "Code to Live By," Grant Peeples [Ping, 1/2026] (34)
"Some Times" (8)
"Sunshine State" (6)
"Sins of the Fathers" (5)
"The Ledger" (5)
64: "Fish Crow," M Sparks [Self, 2/2026] (34)
"Full Tank And Good Fried Chicken" (15)
"All She's Worth" (9)
66: "On a Wing," James Houlahan [OOB, 2/2026] (33)
"Waiting on Your Love" (6)
"That Bird & I" (6)
66: "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)
66: "A Song for Minnesota," Katie Dahl [Self, 2/2026] (33)
"A Song for Minnesota" (33)
69: "Don't Drink the Poison," Linda Sussman [Sing Out Proud, 1/2026] (32)
"Don't Drink The Poison" (7)
"Let Freedom Ring" (5)
"All the Songs of Peace" (4)
"Remember Dorothy" (4)
69: "It Runs Deep," Garrett Boys [Pond Ridge, 3/2026] (32)
"Back Home" (15)
"Who I Am" (5)
69: "Returning to Myself," Brandi Carlile [Interscope, 11/2025] (32)
"Returning To Myself" (9)
"Joni" (5)
"A War With Time" (4)
69: "Spring Green," Mark Erelli [Self, 2/2026] (32)
"King Of Nothing" (6)
"Weary Traveler" (5)
"Spring Green" (5)
"Friend Like You" (4)
73: "America's Game," John Flynn [Self, 2/2026] (31)
"America's Game" (31)
73: "Kentucky Queen," Carla Gover [Redbird, 8/2025] (31)
"Hug More Necks" (5)
"Raise a Little Cane" (4)
"Angels Gather Round" (4)
"Pine Mountain High" (4)
75: "Devils & Doves," Sam Bergquist [Self, 3/2026] (30)
"Envy Blues" (9)
"Redwood Tree" (6)
"Louisiana Lightning" (4)
75: "Happiness & Misery," Kenny Shore [Self, 3/2026] (30)
"Roller Coaster Ride" (7)
"I'll Take Off My Hat" (6)
"Happiness & Misery" (6)
75: "Hill Country Folk Music," Terry Klein [Self, 11/2025] (30)
"Try Again" (12)
"The Job Interview Song" (4)
"Hopelessness Is Going Around" (4)
75: "Hummingbird Highway," Dar Williams [Righteous Babe, 8/2025] (30)
"Hummingbird Highway" (8)
"Put the Coins on His Eyes" (5)
"Olive Tree" (4)
75: "Path of Totality," The Montvales [Free Dirt, 3/2026] (30)
"Carolina" (8)
"Hellbent On Colorado" (4)
"Loud & Clear" (4)
"Plains of Ohio" (4)
75: "Shelter From the Storms," Lennie Gallant [Gallant Effort, 7/2025] (30)
"Sable Island Horses" (7)
"Uncle Harold" (4)
"Old Friends" (4)
75: "Sin & Squalor," Clay Street Unit [Leo 33, 3/2026] (30)
"Drive" (7)
"Nothing Else Matters" (5)
"Freightline Blues" (4)
"Virginia" (4)
"Choctaw County" (4)
75: "A Tip Toe High Wire," Sierra Hull [Self, 3/2025] (30)
"Come Out Of My Blues" (7)
"Lord, That's A Long Way" (5)
"Let's Go" (4)
83: "One Mississippi," Eric Bibb [Repute, 2/2026] (29)
"This One Don't" (6)
"Didn't I Keep Runnin'" (4)
83: "Joe Troop & the Truth Machine," Joe Troop & the Truth Machine [Joe Troop, 3/2026] (29)
"Billionaires" (15)
"Mercy For the Migrants" (4)
"Running From the Weather" (4)
83: "Prizefighter," Mumford & Sons [Self, 3/2026] (29)
"Here" (5)
"Rubber Band Man" (4)
83: "Queen of the Angels," Linda Marks [Self, 3/2026] (29)
"Queen of the Angels" (8)
"Gardener's Lament" (8)
83: "Sumatra," Paula Boggs Band [Boggs, 4/2026] (29)
"Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" (15)
TOP SONGS of 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 37619 plays from 1339 playlists from 117 Folk DJs
1. "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (65)
from "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (Hana Zara)
2. "Streets of Minneapolis" (53)
from "Streets of Minneapolis" (Bruce Springsteen)
3. "The Time for Flowers" (46)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
4. "Appalachia" (40)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
5. "The Future" (35)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
6. "A Song for Minnesota" (33)
from "A Song for Minnesota" (Katie Dahl)
6. "World of Make Believe" (33)
from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
8. "The Flood" (32)
from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
9. "America's Game" (31)
from "America's Game" (John Flynn)
10. "Artie's Last Stand" (29)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
11. "Dirtbag Saloon" (28)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
11. "Forged In Fire" (28)
from "Forged in Fire" (Crys Matthews)
11. "Particle & Wave" (28)
from "unentitled" (John Gorka)
14. "Billionaires" (27)
from "Joe Troop & the Truth Machine" (Joe Troop & the Truth Machine)
15. "Magic Accident" (26)
from "Magic Accident" (Della Mae)
15. "Pathfinder" (26)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
17. "Bless it All" (25)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
18. "I Lie" (24)
from "I Lie - single" (Joe Jencks)
18. "Kindness" (24)
from "The Blue Rock Session" (Amy Speace)
20. "Broken Truth" (23)
from "Bones of Trees" (Tim Grimm)
20. "Cast Iron Heart" (23)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
20. "Hold On" (23)
from "Hold On - single" (Jillian Matundan)
20. "Hymn for the Unholy" (23)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
20. "It's Not For Sale" (23)
from "It's Not for Sale - single" (Joe Jencks)
20. "Peggy-O" (23)
from "Peggy-O" (The McDades)
20. "Raise Your Hand" (23)
from "Raise Your Hand - single" (Crowes Pasture)
20. "The Water Is Wide" (23)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
28. "One Voice" (22)
from "Twilight Tales" (The Heart Collectors)
28. "Ancient Light" (22)
from "Wild & Clear & Blue" (I'm With Her)
28. "Millionaire" (22)
from "Pet" (Big Richard)
31. "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" (21)
from "Sumatra" (Paula Boggs Band)
31. "Antopol 1903" (21)
from "Passages" (Eric Kilburn)
31. "Good News" (21)
from "Business Unusual" (Goodnight Moonshine)
31. "The Sea and the Shore" (21)
from "The Blue Rock Session" (Amy Speace)
31. "Soldier of Fortune" (21)
from "Soldier of Fortune" (Mary Gauthier)
31. "Time" (21)
from "Time" (Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band)
31. "Tough Like That" (21)
from "Here & Gone" (Sara Thomsen)
38. "10 To 4" (20)
from "Circle & Square" (Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz)
38. "A Friend Like You" (20)
from "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (The Milk Carton Kids)
40. "At The End Of The Day" (19)
from "Keep Going" (Ken Whiteley)
40. "Blue Kentucky Girl" (19)
from "Blue Kentucky Girl" (Tiffany Williams)
40. "Ice On The Road" (19)
from "Ice On the Road - single" (Brian Claflin)
40. "It's Been Too Long" (19)
from "Long Long Road" (Ringo Starr)
44. "Blackbird" (18)
from "Blackbird - single" (Ed Sweeney & Cathy Clasper-Torch)
44. "Cuckoo Storm" (18)
from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
44. "Dream Chaser" (18)
from "Dream Chaser" (Willie Nelson)
44. "Hold Our Ground Forever" (18)
from "Songs of Hope" (Tom Chapin)
44. "Lay This Old Guitar Down" (18)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
44. "No Kings in America" (18)
from "No Kings in America" (Lisa Bastoni)
44. "No Time To Cry" (18)
from "unentitled" (John Gorka)
44. "Pursued by Grace" (18)
from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
44. "Sleeves Up" (18)
from "Sleeves Up" (Crys Matthews)
44. "Stop at Nothing" (18)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
44. "That Was a Long Time Ago" (18)
from "Maggie's Journal" (Valerie Smith)
44. "Where The Heart Lies" (18)
from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
56. "The Fairest View" (17)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
56. "Family Tree" (17)
from "Magic Accident" (Della Mae)
56. "Long Grass" (17)
from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
56. "Old Dog" (17)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
56. "Robots" (17)
from "Nightclothes" (Annie Gallup)
56. "So This Is Heartache" (17)
from "Never Be the Same" (Teddy Thompson)
56. "Vincent Coleman" (17)
from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
63. "Brand New Heartache" (16)
from "Good as True" (Yonder Mountain String Band)
63. "For What It's Worth" (16)
from "For What It's Worth - single" (Tom Prasada-Rao)
63. "Full Tank And Good Fried Chicken" (16)
from "Fish Crow" (M Sparks)
63. "Immigrants" (16)
from "Overdue for a Revolution" (Martin Kerr)
63. "I Will Keep You Warm" (16)
from "King of Hearts" (Paul Kaplan)
63. "On Sitric Road" (16)
from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
63. "Out in the Valley" (16)
from "Where We Go" (Jesse Appelman)
63. "Stars" (16)
from "Business Unusual" (Goodnight Moonshine)
TOP ARTISTS of 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 37619 plays from 1339 playlists from 117 Folk DJs
1. Emily Scott Robinson (251)
"Appalachia" (243)
2. Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon (220)
"Together Again" (214)
3. Ye Vagabonds (157)
"All Tied Together" (146)
4. Dave Gunning (148)
"Field Notes" (137)
5. Della Mae (139)
"Magic Accident" (125)
6. John Gorka (132)
"unentitled" (96)
6. Valerie Smith (132)
"Maggie's Journal" (128)
8. Paul Kaplan (120)
"King of Hearts" (115)
8. Phil Ochs (120)
"All The News That's Fit To Sing" (17)
"There But For Fortune" (14)
"Phil Ochs In Concert" (11)
"Farewells And Fantasies" (10)
10. Bob Dylan (118)
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" (11)
11. Goodnight Moonshine (116)
"Business Unusual" (113)
12. Tom Chapin (113)
"Songs of Hope" (93)
13. Amy Speace (112)
"The Blue Rock Session" (98)
14. Lucinda Williams (109)
"World's Gone Wrong" (79)
15. Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz (104)
"Circle & Square" (103)
16. Joan Baez (96)
"Whistle Down The Wind" (10)
17. Joe Jencks (94)
"I Lie - single" (25)
"It's Not for Sale - single" (22)
18. Crys Matthews (93)
"Forged in Fire" (28)
"Reclamation" (23)
"Sleeves Up" (18)
"Changemakers" (14)
19. John Prine (92)
"John Prine" (15)
"Fair And Square" (11)
"The Tree Of Forgiveness" (11)
20. Jesse Appelman (90)
"Where We Go" (89)
21. Bruce Springsteen (89)
"Streets of Minneapolis" (53)
22. Weary Ramblers (88)
"Driftwood" (84)
23. Pete Seeger (83)
"The Essential Pete Seeger" (6)
23. Tony Trischka (83)
"Earl Jam" (54)
"Earl Jam 2" (10)
23. Willie Nelson (83)
"Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle" (27)
"Dream Chaser" (18)
26. Debi Smith (81)
"Flight of the Robin" (79)
27. Kim Moberg (80)
"All That Really Matters" (75)
28. I'm With Her (77)
"Wild & Clear & Blue" (59)
29. Sara Thomsen (76)
"Here & Gone" (70)
30. Joni Mitchell (75)
"Blue" (8)
31. Eliza Gilkyson (74)
"Dark Ages" (37)
32. Mavis Staples (73)
"Sad & Beautiful World" (44)
33. Tim Grimm (72)
"Bones of Trees" (53)
34. Big Richard (70)
"Pet" (66)
35. Kray Van Kirk (69)
"Empire" (64)
36. Dar Williams (68)
"Hummingbird Highway" (30)
"Mortal City" (12)
36. Hana Zara (68)
"The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (65)
36. Judy Collins (68)
"Forever - An Anthology" (8)
39. Alison Brown & Steve Martin (66)
"Safe, Sensible & Sane" (63)
40. Ken Whiteley (65)
"Keep Going" (61)
41. Eric Kilburn (64)
"Passages" (55)
41. John McCutcheon (64)
"Field of Stars" (15)
43. Molly Tuttle (62)
"So Long Little Miss Sunshine" (25)
"Long Journey Home" (8)
43. Nanci Griffith (62)
"Other Voices, Other Rooms" (13)
"Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back To Bountiful)" (8)
45. Cosy Sheridan (61)
"The Breathing Room" (34)
"Grand Design" (11)
45. Sons of the Never Wrong (61)
"Feather & the Starry Crown" (38)
"On A Good Day. . .I Am" (13)
47. Le Vent Du Nord (60)
"Voisinages" (53)
47. Roy Book Binder (60)
"The Good Book" (13)
49. Diane Coll (59)
"Strangely in Tune" (55)
49. Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands (59)
"O California!" (52)
51. Jan Krist (58)
"Since You Asked Me" (58)
51. John Flynn (58)
"America's Game" (31)
"Kindred Spirits" (17)
51. Peter, Paul & Mary (58)
"Peter, Paul And Mary" (13)
"Carry It On" (11)
51. Steve Poltz (58)
"Joyride" (49)
55. Emmylou Harris (56)
"Hard Bargain" (5)
55. Eric Bibb (56)
"One Mississippi" (29)
"In the Real World" (8)
55. The Milk Carton Kids (56)
"Lost Cause Lover Fool" (41)
58. Tim O'Brien (55)
"Red On Blonde" (10)
"Long Journey Home" (9)
59. Kevin Neidig (54)
"Questioning the Forty" (52)
59. Tom Paxton (54)
"No Kings Here - Single" (4)
61. Dervish (53)
"The Great Irish Songbook" (16)
"The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2" (11)
61. Grateful Dead (53)
"American Beauty" (15)
61. Tom Russell (53)
"Mount Olive" (17)
61. Wes Weddell (53)
"The Work, the Hope, the Promise" (49)
65. Crowes Pasture (52)
"Raise Your Hand - single" (22)
"Don't Blink" (10)
65. The Heart Collectors (52)
"Twilight Tales" (38)
65. Paper Wings (52)
"Mountains on the Moon" (40)
68. Jamie Anderson (51)
"The Curves Are Still There" (42)
68. Martin Kerr (51)
"Overdue for a Revolution" (46)
68. The Pairs (51)
"Together on a Rock" (44)
71. The Onlies (50)
"You Climb the Mountain" (49)
71. The McDades (50)
"Peggy-O" (21)
"Thread The Light" (10)
73. Meredith Moon (49)
"From Here to the Sea" (42)
73. Thea Hopkins (49)
"Blossoms & Ghosts" (48)
75. Bob Weir (48)
"Blue Mountain" (23)
"Ace" (14)
75. Mary Chapin Carpenter (48)
"Personal History" (19)
77. John Hammond (47)
"Wicked Grin" (5)
78. Colleen Kattau (46)
"Besos Kisses" (11)
"This Hen's Gonna Crow" (8)
"Peace-Loving Nation - single" (8)
"So Much Going On" (6)
78. Dave Miller (46)
"Party in the Pines" (42)
78. The Steel Wheels (46)
"The Steel Wheels" (28)
81. Dolores Keane (45)
"Night Owl" (10)
"Solid Ground" (8)
81. Joe Ely (45)
"Full Circle: The Lubbock Tapes" (8)
83. Brandi Carlile (44)
"Returning to Myself" (32)
83. Gordon Lightfoot (44)
"The United Artists Collection" (11)
"Gord's Gold" (7)
"Lightfoot!" (6)
83. James O'Malley (44)
"Ivyland" (41)
83. Sierra Hull (44)
"A Tip Toe High Wire" (30)
83. Sue Horowitz (44)
"Rainy Nights & Rearview Windows" (36)
"Strings, Wings And Curious Things" (7)
83. Woody Guthrie (44)
"Woody At Home - Vol 1 + 2" (9)
"This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1" (7)
89. Newberry & Verch (43)
"Blessing on the Wing" (41)
90. Dolly Parton (42)
"Little Sparrow" (5)
90. Grant Peeples (42)
"Code to Live By" (34)
90. Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence (42)
"Havin' a Talk" (39)
93. Carrie Newcomer (41)
"Until Now" (9)
"The Beautiful Not Yet" (6)
93. Eloise & Co (41)
"Avec Elodie" (40)
93. Lucy Kaplansky (41)
"The Lucy Story - Unreleased & Rare Tracks" (16)
93. Maria Dunn (41)
"Hardscrabble Hope" (33)
93. Queen Esther (41)
"Blackbirding" (39)
93. Sam Robbins (41)
"So Much I Still Don't See" (38)
TOP LABELS of 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 37619 plays from 1339 playlists from 117 Folk DJs
1. Rounder (531)
2. Compass (463)
3. Columbia (400)
4. Red House (389)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (343)
6. Oh Boy (328)
7. Thirty Tigers (290)
8. Signature Sounds (271)
9. Warner (205)
10. Nonesuch (201)
11. Elektra (176)
12. Rhino (173)
13. Sugar Hill (164)
14. Legacy (153)
15. Vanguard (150)
16. Appalseed (147)
17. River Lea (143)
18. Appalsongs (140)
19. Bell Buckle (133)
20. New West (123)
21. Appleseed (121)
22. Philo (114)
23. Old Coat (112)
24. Sundance (110)
25. RCA (109)
25. Red Beet (109)
27. Reprise (108)
28. Windbone (106)
29. Capitol (105)
30. Borealis (103)
31. Free Dirt (92)
32. Alligator (91)
33. Down The Road (89)
34. Riverlark (82)
35. Nettwerk (74)
36. Flying Fish (72)
36. Sony (72)
38. Atlantic (70)
38. Shamus (70)
40. BMG (69)
40. Green Linnet (69)
40. MCA (69)
40. Yellow Room (69)
44. Pinecastle (68)
44. Waterbug (68)
46. Mercury (65)
47. Greentrax (64)
48. Dualtone (62)
48. Righteous Babe (62)
50. Highway (61)
51. Fantasy (60)
51. True North (60)
53. Turtle Bear (59)
54. Yep Roc (58)
55. Pyramid (55)
56. Topic (54)
56. Vault (54)
56. Wellspring (54)
59. La Compagnie du Nord (52)
59. Rebel (52)
61. Shanachie (51)
62. Hudson Harding (49)
63. Bloodshot (48)
64. Mountain Fever (47)
65. Stony Plain (46)
66. ATO (45)
66. Berkalin (45)
66. Happy Fish (45)
66. Verve (45)
70. SME (44)
71. Tsunami (43)
72. Howlin' Dog (41)
73. Acony (40)
74. Cooking Vinyl (39)
74. Island (39)
74. Slab Town (39)
77. Dark Shadow (38)
77. Razor & Tie (38)
77. Spruce & Maple (38)
80. Arhoolie (37)
FOLK DJs - 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 37619 plays from 1339 playlists from 117 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 & newfolkrecords.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)
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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