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 103497 plays from 3721 playlists from 129 Folk DJs
1: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (369)
"Appalachia" (73)
"The Time for Flowers" (59)
"Dirtbag Saloon" (40)
"Bless it All" (37)
"Cast Iron Heart" (35)
"The Water is Wide" (33)
"Hymn for the Unholy" (30)
"The Fairest View" (29)
"Time Traveler" (16)
"Sea of Ghosts" (13)
2: "Together Again," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2026] (283)
"The Future" (44)
"Artie's Last Stand" (35)
"Pathfinder" (32)
"Lay This Old Guitar Down" (26)
"Old Dog" (21)
"Stop at Nothing" (18)
"We Know How This Ends" (15)
"Ran Away with the Circus" (14)
"Cheatin' When I'm Eatin'" (14)
"Every Monday at Two" (14)
"Last Man Sitting" (13)
"Famous For A Day" (12)
3: "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years," Pharis & Jason Romero [Self, 5/2026] (282)
"Big Time World" (43)
"Last Call" (41)
"These Are The Days" (38)
"Left My Home" (29)
"Cannonball" (22)
"Georgie" (19)
"Everybody Wants" (16)
"I Got Away From Myself" (16)
"Always Losing Track" (15)
"Hey Babe" (14)
"Last Night" (10)
4: "Field Notes," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2026] (207)
"World of Make Believe" (47)
"Pursued by Grace" (32)
"Vincent Coleman" (25)
"Raven's Glen" (22)
"Going Nowhere Tonight" (20)
"Angels' Share" (17)
"The Cost" (16)
"Blue Heart" (10)
5: "All Tied Together," Ye Vagabonds [River Lea, 1/2026] (203)
"The Flood" (40)
"Where The Heart Lies" (26)
"Cuckoo Storm" (25)
"Long Grass" (22)
"Danny" (20)
"On Sitric Road" (20)
"I'll Keep Singing" (18)
"Four Walls" (16)
"Mayfly" (10)
6: "Lost Cause Lover Fool," The Milk Carton Kids [Thirty Tigers, 1/2026] (196)
"A Friend Like You" (38)
"Blue Water" (35)
"I'll Go Home From Here" (25)
"Young Love" (19)
"My Place Among the Stones" (18)
"Blinded and Smiling" (16)
"Lost Cause Lover Fool" (15)
"Ribbon" (15)
"Sad Song" (14)
7: "Magic Accident," Della Mae [Compass, 1/2026] (191)
"Magic Accident" (35)
"Out Run 'Em" (25)
"My Own Highway" (23)
"Family Tree" (22)
"Little Bird" (20)
"Takes All Kinds" (17)
"I Compare Everyone To You" (14)
"What You're Looking For" (12)
"Nothing At All" (12)
"Lifeline" (11)
8: "Reunion," Mama's Broke [Free Dirt, 4/2026] (186)
"Heaven" (53)
"Build It Up" (26)
"Old-Fashioned Love Song" (24)
"Failing" (16)
"The Nameless" (12)
9: "When I Am a Fossil," Benny Bleu [Circus Tent, 5/2026] (183)
"When I Am a Fossil" (32)
"I've Endured" (25)
"Serenity Song" (21)
"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (21)
"Old Dog" (18)
"March of the Mollusk" (15)
"Fairy Shrimp" (15)
"All I Want to Be" (14)
"Penny's Farm" (11)
"Abbey Lovely" (10)
10: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Self, 2/2026] (178)
"Good News" (30)
"Stars" (26)
"Kitchen Table" (19)
"Somebody's Child" (18)
"Get What's Mine" (17)
"Welcome Home" (14)
"All Night Band" (14)
"Hold It All" (12)
"All Babies Are Beautiful" (12)
"Dead and Gone" (12)
11: "Troubadourly Yours," Scott Cook [Release Guru, 8/2026] (168)
"A Bigger Tent" (27)
"Troubadourly Yours" (26)
"Frankie's Braids" (22)
"There Is a River" (20)
"Keeping Good Company" (19)
"Something to Do with Love" (15)
"Steady for You" (13)
"Enough" (11)
12: "Smoketree," The Kennedys [Self, 8/2026] (161)
"Without Us" (32)
"Smoketree" (22)
"Like An Angel" (19)
"Seeds Of Peace" (16)
"Long Road To Freedom" (13)
"A Star To Guide You" (13)
"Puzzlewood" (13)
"Girl On A Motorcycle" (11)
13: "Maggie's Journal," Valerie Smith [Bell Buckle, 1/2026] (157)
"That Was a Long Time Ago" (21)
"Jealous" (16)
"Started Wrong in This Life" (15)
"Oh Dear Reader" (13)
"When You Ain't Got Nothin'" (13)
"Maggie's Reading, Pt. 12" (13)
"Warm My Feet And Cry" (11)
"What A Shame For A Girl Like Me" (10)
14: "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers," Dervish [Down The Road, 4/2026] (152)
"Blue Is the Eye" (27)
"Land of My Other" (19)
"The Broad Majestic Shannon" (18)
"Passage West" (18)
"Jackie" (13)
"Leave a Light On" (12)
"Rock the MacHine" (10)
15: "Sing Me Alive," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2026] (150)
"The Obvious Child" (20)
"Crossing Muddy Waters" (15)
"Find My Way to You" (11)
"Ancient Light" (10)
"Standing on the Fault Line" (10)
16: "So Much for Goodbyes," Billy Strings [Reprise, 7/2026] (147)
"Burn The Other End" (33)
"Mill Town Flood" (19)
"I'm One of Those" (15)
"I Like Train Songs" (13)
"Bluewater Breakdown" (10)
17: "King of Hearts," Paul Kaplan [Old Coat, 2/2026] (146)
"I Will Keep You Warm" (19)
"The King of Hearts" (19)
"Phil" (14)
"I Had an Old Coat" (14)
"Heather on the Moor" (14)
"Just Another War" (13)
"Take Out The Garbage When You Go" (13)
18: "Simple As," Johnsmith [Blue Pine, 5/2026] (145)
"Simple As" (38)
"Thick as Thieves" (28)
"Falling" (17)
"Blue Rain" (12)
"I'll Come Runnin'" (11)
"Underneath The Stars" (10)
19: "Baggage Flies Free," Ed Snodderly [Majestic, 5/2026] (143)
"Coming Down This Road" (28)
"When Doc Watson Come To Johnson City" (25)
"Will Your Down Home Be Unbroken" (15)
"Fixing This Old Gate" (12)
"The Grandest Tail" (10)
"High In The Rhyme" (10)
20: "WHISTLIN' PAST the GRAVEYARD," Andy Cohen + Eleanor Ellis + William Lee Ellis [Riverlark, 3/2026] (140)
"I Will Turn Your Money Green" (10)
21: "Thread the Light," The McDades [Free Radio, 5/2026] (136)
"Dance Around the Spinning Wheel" (26)
"Gardener's Child" (19)
"Roving Gambler" (16)
"Telegraph Reel/The Three Sisters" (15)
"Peggy-O" (11)
"The Lily of the West" (11)
"Sky Trails" (10)
21: "Circle & Square," Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz [Red Beet, 1/2026] (136)
"10 To 4" (23)
"Thomas Hart Benton" (19)
"Fontana Dam" (18)
"Wide Open" (14)
"Circle and Square" (13)
"Diego in Detroit" (12)
"Life of the Mind" (11)
23: "Earl Jam 2," Tony Trischka [Down The Road, 3/2026] (135)
"Red River Valley" (16)
"Gentle On My Mind" (13)
"Columbus Stockade Blues" (11)
"Lost John" (10)
24: "The Blue Rock Session," Amy Speace [Windbone, 12/2025] (133)
"Kindness" (30)
"The Sea and the Shore" (26)
"On a Monday in London" (15)
"Weight of the World" (13)
"I Found a Halo" (12)
"The Dream of the Hawk" (11)
25: "Old No. 1 Revisited," Various Artists [Truly Handmade, 4/2026] (132)
"LA Freeway," Jade Bird (20)
"Rita Ballou," Margo Price (20)
"She Ain't Goin' Nowhere," Sarah Jarosz (17)
"Nickel for the Fiddler," Kelsey Waldon (16)
"Desperados Waiting For A Train," Andrew Combs (15)
"Texas 1947," Brennen Leigh (13)
"Instant Coffee Blues," Aaron Lee Tasjan (10)
25: "Reckoning," Mary Gauthier [Thirty Tigers, 3/2026] (132)
"Soldier of Fortune" (35)
"Alcohol and Adderall" (29)
"Reckoning" (16)
"Some Times" (12)
"Judgement Day" (11)
27: "Nightclothes," Annie Gallup [Gallway Bay, 1/2026] (130)
"Robots" (29)
"Almost Alright" (22)
"Elephant" (16)
"Arrow" (12)
"Free But Not Really" (10)
28: "Flight of the Robin," Debi Smith [Self, 2/2026] (129)
"Dimming of the Day" (23)
"Nebraska Moon" (19)
"Help Them Along" (15)
"Night's Guitar" (14)
"Flight of the Robin" (13)
"Harvest Song" (11)
"Vincent Van Gogh's Mom" (10)
29: "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 7/2026] (128)
"Carolina Rain" (59)
"Hope Is the Thing with Feathers" (24)
"Freight Train" (11)
"High on a Mountain" (11)
29: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (128)
"Particle & Wave" (34)
"No Time To Cry" (20)
"Welcome Home" (14)
"A Light Exists in Spring" (11)
31: "Songs of Hope," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 2/2026] (119)
"Quite Early Morning" (17)
"Remember When the Music" (14)
"Hold Our Ground Forever" (14)
"Woody Guthrie's Dream" (11)
"Hymns" (10)
"We Will Not Stop" (10)
32: "Driftwood," Weary Ramblers [Self, 1/2026] (117)
"Kentucky Never Seemed So Blue" (19)
"Spring Song" (15)
"Oh, My Stars" (14)
"Day by Day Love Blues" (12)
"Driftwood" (11)
"Thousand Tears" (10)
32: "Where We Go," Jesse Appelman [Self, 12/2025] (117)
"Out in the Valley" (21)
"Glacier Song" (15)
"Valley Springs" (14)
"Anna Lee" (11)
"Liminal Criminal" (11)
32: "Union Made," Old Crow Medicine Show [Hartland, 5/2026] (117)
"Last American Waltz" (26)
"My Side of the Mountain" (19)
"For What It's Worth" (10)
35: "Mountains on the Moon," Paper Wings [Self, 3/2026] (116)
"Fumblin" (18)
"River Stones" (13)
"White Roses" (13)
"Country Girl" (13)
"Mountains on the Moon" (12)
36: "Blessing on the Wing," Newberry & Verch [Slab Town, 3/2026] (115)
"Robin On The Wagon Wheel" (22)
"Blessing On The Wing" (17)
"Where the Songs Come From" (14)
"Honky Tonk Heaven" (12)
"Neighbors" (12)
"Turtle Dove" (10)
36: "Time," Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band [Thirty Tigers, 3/2026] (115)
"Time" (40)
"Life Of Love" (13)
38: "Hand's Cove," Ken & Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 6/2026] (114)
"Hand's Cove" (19)
"Little Bird of Heaven" (14)
"Otter Creek" (13)
"Steam Powered Aereo Plane" (10)
"Shuckin' the Brush" (10)
38: "Mayday!," George Mann & Si Kahn [Legacy, 6/2026] (114)
"Hard Times" (18)
"Stranger In This Land" (16)
"Anyone Can Be President" (14)
"In The Heart Of The Country" (11)
40: "Middle of Nowhere," Kacey Musgraves [Lost Highway, 5/2026] (113)
"Dry Spell" (17)
"Everybody Wants To Be A Cowboy" (12)
"Abilene" (12)
"Mexico Honey" (10)
41: "The Fiddle & the Drum," Renée Fleming [Thirty Tigers, 4/2026] (110)
"In The Pines" (40)
"My Epitaph" (14)
"The Cuckoo" (11)
"The Scarlet Tide" (10)
41: "Never Done," Annie & Rod Capps [Maynard, 4/2026] (110)
"Never Done" (22)
"Pardon My Dust" (19)
"Who Am I" (17)
"Thread" (14)
"Stupid Things" (12)
43: "The Air That You Breathe," Lance Cowan [Lantzapalooza, 7/2026] (109)
"The Air That You Breathe" (21)
"Where'd They Go" (16)
"Love" (13)
"William Cooper Smith" (11)
"Home With You" (10)
44: "Home-Brewed," Kate Macleod's Mind the Gap [Courier, 8/2026] (108)
"I Will Sing My Heart Out" (30)
"The Moon And Mount Ranier" (13)
"The Green Rolling Hills of West Virginia" (13)
"Sometimes a Sound" (12)
"Never Looked So Good to Me Before" (11)
44: "Keep Going," Ken Whiteley [Pyramid, 2/2026] (108)
"At The End Of The Day" (28)
"I'll Just Say I'm Fine" (16)
"Keep Going" (11)
"Everybody's Got To Be Tried" (10)
46: "Twilight Tales," The Heart Collectors [Spins The Gold, 4/2026] (107)
"One Voice" (41)
"Eagles And Horses" (24)
"Kite Song" (21)
"Wildfire" (11)
"Beneath The Fall" (10)
47: "Esperanza," Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt [Crooked Cyclone, 6/2026] (105)
"La Madrugada Tucsonense" (21)
"Mallory Riley" (16)
"Space Oddity" (14)
"Thanksfull Anyway" (14)
"Dust and Sunbeams" (10)
48: "Low Country Wedding," Jefferson Ross [Self, 4/2026] (104)
"Red State Blues" (14)
"Low Country Wedding" (13)
"The Travis Style" (12)
"United Nations" (11)
49: "Dream Chaser," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 3/2026] (103)
"Dream Chaser" (43)
"Fly Away" (10)
50: "Empire," Kray Van Kirk [Self, 1/2026] (101)
"Turtle Joe" (19)
"Resistance" (17)
"Silence in the Archives" (12)
"Fury Road" (12)
51: "Here & Gone," Sara Thomsen [Self, 1/2026] (100)
"Tough Like That" (24)
"We Are Each Other's Light" (19)
"The Lily" (11)
"It's Time" (10)
51: "This Village," Ranky Tanky [Self, 7/2026] (100)
"Be Alright" (17)
"Stomp It In The Ground" (13)
"This Village" (12)
"Lift Me Up" (10)
53: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (99)
"Broken Truth" (46)
"Woody's Landlord Revisited" (15)
"In the Usa" (13)
54: "All My Faith," Maya de Vitry [Mad Maker, 7/2026] (98)
"All My Faith" (17)
"Coin in Your Soul" (15)
"Bachelorette Lessons" (15)
"Nobody Else" (13)
"Traveller" (12)
55: "Love & Labour," Hannah & Nathan [Self, 4/2026] (97)
"Little Bird" (19)
"Blood Is Thicker Than Water" (15)
"Maggie" (10)
56: "World's Gone Wrong," Lucinda Williams [Highway, 2/2026] (96)
"The World's Gone Wrong" (15)
"So Much Trouble In The World" (14)
"Freedom Speaks" (14)
"How Much Did You Get For Your Soul" (12)
"We've Come To Far To Turn Around" (10)
57: "All That Really Matters," Kim Moberg [Self, 2/2026] (95)
"Both Sides Now" (17)
"White Lies" (16)
"I'll Always Be A Friend" (15)
"All That Really Matters" (11)
"$20 Bill" (11)
"Straight For The Heart" (10)
57: "Sumatra," Paula Boggs Band [Boggs, 4/2026] (95)
"Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" (44)
57: "Wild & Clear & Blue," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2025] (95)
"Ancient Light" (37)
"Wild and Clear and Blue" (11)
"Find My Way to You" (10)
60: "Requiem for a Sleepless Night," Kelly Hunt [Compass, 8/2026] (94)
"Clouds" (23)
"All the King's Horses" (19)
"Dreamer" (12)
60: "Safe, Sensible & Sane," Alison Brown & Steve Martin [Compass, 10/2025] (94)
"Dear Time" (16)
"Bluegrass Radio" (14)
"New Cluck Old Hen" (12)
62: "Diving In," Lynn Hollyfield [Self, 6/2026] (92)
"We Are The People" (29)
"Diving In" (14)
"Sweet Tea" (10)
62: "In the Meantime," Brant Miller [Miller Woods, 7/2026] (92)
"The Last Songwriter" (19)
"In the Meantime" (13)
62: "Willow & Stone," Jenny Reynolds [Self, 6/2026] (92)
"Listening To The Rain" (18)
"Learning To Be Yours" (14)
65: "O California!," Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands [Spruce & Maple, 1/2026] (88)
"Look Down That Lonesome Road" (14)
"Hell Broke Loose in Georgia" (12)
"Fair and Tender Ladies" (12)
"Voices of the Water" (10)
66: "Long Journey Home," Various Artists [Appalsongs, 9/2025] (87)
"I've Always Been a Rambler," Molly Tuttle (14)
"900 Miles," Tim O'Brien (12)
66: "Overdue for a Revolution," Martin Kerr [Nettwerk, 3/2026] (87)
"Immigrants" (23)
"Overdue for a Revolution" (22)
66: "Passages," Eric Kilburn [Wellspring, 1/2026] (87)
"Antopol 1903" (17)
"Commie Like Mamdani" (16)
"American Prayer" (12)
69: "Dark on a Sunny Day," Maisy Owen [Tompkins Square, 5/2026] (86)
"On My Way Down" (19)
"Dark On A Sunny Day" (14)
"The Rest of Me" (13)
69: "Next Act," Steep Canyon Rangers [Yep Roc, 4/2026] (86)
"Rumble Strips" (23)
"Circling the Drain" (10)
69: "Some Comfort," Kate Waters [Wild Raspberry, 7/2026] (86)
"Words" (12)
"Some Comfort" (12)
"Honey, I'm Tired" (12)
"Next Right Thing" (12)
"Peace on Earth" (10)
"It Gets Better" (10)
72: "Pet," Big Richard [Signature Sounds, 2/2026] (85)
"Millionaire" (24)
"Red Fox Run" (13)
72: "Rainy Nights & Rearview Windows," Sue Horowitz [Self, 3/2026] (85)
"Keep the light on, Cordelia" (14)
"Mystic" (12)
"Anybody Can Write a Song" (12)
74: "Joyride," Steve Poltz [Red House, 3/2026] (84)
"Love a Little Bigger" (16)
"Petrichor" (12)
"If It Bleeds It Leads" (10)
74: "Together on a Rock," The Pairs [Self, 4/2025] (84)
"Honey I" (20)
"Little Light" (13)
"Good Bad Day" (12)
76: "Heirloom," Nathan Evans Fox [Free Dirt, 7/2026] (83)
"Little Bit of Shine" (21)
"Hillbilly Hymn" (15)
"Heirloom" (10)
77: "With Body And Soul: A Bluegrass Tribute To Bill Monroe," Various Artists [Borealis Records, 2026] (81/85)
"Genuine Negro Jig," Carolina Chocolate Drops: Here Rattler (2)
77: "Days of Unrest," Margo Price [Loma Vista, 7/2026] (81)
"Oval Room" (17)
"Deportee" (15)
"Long Haired Country Girl" (13)
"Maggie's Farm" (12)
"De Colores" (10)
77: "Long Long Road," Ringo Starr [UMe, 3/2026] (81)
"It's Been Too Long" (19)
"Choose Love" (18)
80: "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs," Hana Zara [Self, 1/2026] (80)
"The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (80)
81: "Path of Totality," The Montvales [Free Dirt, 3/2026] (79)
"Carolina" (12)
"Plains of Ohio" (11)
"Hellbent on Colorado" (10)
81: "Since You Asked Me," Jan Krist [Yellow Room, 1/2026] (79)
"Since You Asked Me" (16)
83: "Dark Ages," Eliza Gilkyson [Realiza Records, 5/2025] (78)
"Dark Night of the Soul" (24)
"Times Like These" (20)
84: "Questioning the Forty," Kevin Neidig [Self, 2/2026] (77)
"Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" (20)
"Don't Take My Gun" (11)
84: "Raise Your Voice," Various Artists [Various Artists, 5/2026] (77)
"I Don't Want Your Billions Mister," David Scott Weaver (13)
"Hold On," Jillian Matundan (10)
86: "Tamarack," Kalos [Self, 8/2026] (76)
"The Open Door" (13)
"Pretty Good Friday / Ladybug" (13)
87: "Trade My Troubles," Rising Appalachia [Self, 6/2026] (74)
"In Love with the Quiet" (22)
"Chance at Wholesome" (13)
88: "Feather & the Starry Crown," Sons of the Never Wrong [Self, 2/2026] (73)
"Stand Up Shout Out" (19)
"Feather and the Starry Crown" (11)
"Sing Sing Sing" (10)
89: "Songs From the Knoxville Project," Angela Easterling [De L'est, 9/2026] (72)
"Count All the Stars" (15)
"Trouble" (10)
90: "Citizen," Crys Matthews [Shamus, 4/2026] (71)
"Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" (38)
"Citizen" (27)
90: "In the Hour of Chaos," Allison Russell [Fantasy, 7/2026] (71)
"Really Real" (19)
"No Springtime" (15)
"Rainbows" (9)
90: "Williams Branch Is Hard to Find," Carla Gover & Friends [Legacy, 8/2026] (71)
"Plant a Seed, Write a Song" (12)
"Williams Branch is Hard to Find" (11)
93: "The Curves Are Still There," Jamie Anderson [Tsunami, 3/2026] (70)
"Guitar on the Wall" (11)
"Last Tucson Sunrise" (11)
94: "Head Noise," Stephanie Sammons [Point Guard, 8/2026] (69)
"Lone Coyote" (22)
"Head Noise" (14)
95: "Fortune Teller," Bobby Dove [New Motor, 5/2026] (68)
"Did I Speak Too Soon" (12)
"Dreamt I Met John Prine" (12)
95: "Sweet Spot," Shanna in a Dress [Self, 7/2026] (68)
"Sweet Spot" (21)
"Shelli" (18)
"You Are A Song" (10)
95: "The Morning Dark," Hayden Stern [Adhyâropa, 9/2026] (68)
"Boston Harbor Welcome" (11)
98: "Voisinages," Le Vent Du Nord [La Compagnie du Nord, 10/2025] (67)
"Bienvenue" (14)
98: "You Climb the Mountain," The Onlies [Self, 8/2025] (67)
"Waves on the Sea" (15)
100: "Can't Outrun the Blues," Trey Hensley [Pinecastle, 4/2026] (66)
"Can't Outrun The Blues" (16)
"Going and Gone" (14)
"Up On Cripple Creek" (11)
"Tucson" (9)
100: "Live at the Rock House," Sky Smeed [Self, 4/2026] (66)
"Hanging On" (9)
"Don't Think Twice It's Alright" (9)
100: "Then Again," Rodney Crowell [New West, 5/2026] (66)
"Are You One of Us?" (16)
"Go Light a Candle" (11)
103: "Blossoms & Ghosts," Thea Hopkins [Self, 2/2026] (65)
"Here in Our World" (11)
"Red Wing" (10)
"Trouble" (10)
"Blossoms & Ghosts" (10)
103: "Lost & Found," Becki Davis [Self, 9/2025] (65)
"Simple & Beautiful" (7)
103: "Ozark Shine," Sad Daddy [Catfish, 6/2026] (65)
"Bootlegger" (11)
"Did We Turn Off The Stove" (9)
103: "Cover to Cover," AJ Lee & Blue Summit [Signature Sounds, 7/2026] (65)
"Fishin' in the Dark" (21)
"Red Dirt Girl" (13)
107: "Avec Elodie," Eloise & Co [Self, 10/2025] (63)
"We're Not Broken" (8)
107: "Great American Jukebox," Michael J. Miles [Right Turn On Red, 4/2026] (63)
"Madman Across the Water" (9)
"Strawberry Fields Forever" (9)
107: "Hardscrabble Hope," Maria Dunn [Distant Whisper, 12/2025] (63)
"Pill for a Broken Heart" (10)
"Walking the Miles" (10)
107: "Pilgrimage," Leeroy Stagger [Cordova Bay, 6/2026] (63)
"Fiddler's Daughter" (13)
"Summer Rain" (10)
"Lost In The Flood" (10)
"Highlands Leaving" (9)
107: "So Much I Still Don't See," Sam Robbins [Nine Athens, 3/2025] (63)
"I Will" (10)
"Piles of Sand" (10)
"The Real Thing" (9)
"So Much I Still Don't See" (8)
107: "Undo the Damage," Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, 5/2026] (63)
"Undo The Damage" (31)
113: "Break & Mend," The Heists [Muskeg Collective, 7/2026] (62)
"Buck Up Buttercup" (18)
"Break & Mend" (16)
"Farewell Old Treadwell" (12)
"Seasons Turn" (8)
113: "Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still," Sophie Wellington [Adhyâropa, 6/2026] (62)
"Shacks and Chalets" (17)
"Scolding Wife" (10)
113: "Mirroring the Wildness," Vanessa Lively [Animada, 7/2026] (62)
"Red Wolf" (14)
"Ready to Find You" (9)
"She Calls The Wind" (8)
113: "Strangely in Tune," Diane Coll [Happy Fish, 1/2026] (62)
"In and Out of Time" (13)
"Carolina Wren" (13)
"Half Along the Way" (8)
"Strangely in Tune" (8)
113: "When Summer Comes," David Coller [Upstart Yankee, 3/2026] (62)
"Let Nothing Come Between Us" (16)
118: "Broken River," Hank Alrich [Walkinay, 4/2026] (61)
"Broken River" (11)
"Fast Money" (9)
118: "Havin' a Talk," Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence [Warner, 2/2026] (61)
"Good Luck To Ya" (14)
"Joyous Time" (9)
118: "Over Again," A Different Thread [Same Cloth, 5/2026] (61)
"Over Again" (17)
"Always Leaving" (8)
118: "The Work, the Hope, the Promise," Wes Weddell [Self, 1/2026] (61)
"Still We Move" (14)
"Remembering Yesterday" (8)
TOP SONGS of 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 103497 plays from 3721 playlists from 129 Folk DJs
1. "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (80)
from "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (Hana Zara)
2. "Appalachia" (71)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
3. "The Time for Flowers" (62)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
4. "Carolina Rain" (59)
from "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers" (Rhiannon Giddens)
5. "Streets of Minneapolis" (55)
from "Streets of Minneapolis" (Bruce Springsteen)
6. "Heaven" (54)
from "Reunion" (Mama's Broke)
7. "Forged In Fire" (53)
from "Forged in Fire" (Crys Matthews)
8. "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" (49)
from "Sumatra" (Paula Boggs Band)
9. "Ancient Light" (48)
from "Wild & Clear & Blue" (I'm With Her)
10. "World of Make Believe" (47)
from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
11. "Broken Truth" (46)
from "Bones of Trees" (Tim Grimm)
12. "Dream Chaser" (43)
from "Dream Chaser" (Willie Nelson)
12. "The Future" (43)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
12. "In The Pines" (43)
from "The Fiddle & the Drum" (Renée Fleming)
15. "One Voice" (42)
from "Twilight Tales" (The Heart Collectors)
16. "Big Time World" (41)
from "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
16. "Last Call" (41)
from "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
16. "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" (41)
from "Citizen" (Crys Matthews)
19. "Dirtbag Saloon" (40)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
19. "The Flood" (40)
from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
19. "A Friend Like You" (40)
from "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (The Milk Carton Kids)
19. "Time" (40)
from "Time" (Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band)
23. "Hold On" (39)
from "Hold On" (Jillian Matundan)
23. "Soldier of Fortune" (39)
from "Reckoning" (Mary Gauthier)
25. "Simple As" (38)
from "Simple As" (Johnsmith)
26. "Bless it All" (37)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
27. "Particle & Wave" (36)
from "unentitled" (John Gorka)
27. "A Song for Minnesota" (36)
from "A Song for Minnesota" (Katie Dahl)
29. "America's Game" (35)
from "America's Game" (John Flynn)
29. "Blue Water" (35)
from "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (The Milk Carton Kids)
29. "Cast Iron Heart" (35)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
29. "Magic Accident" (35)
from "Magic Accident" (Della Mae)
33. "American Dissident" (34)
from "American Dissident" (John Flynn)
33. "Burn The Other End" (34)
from "So Much for Goodbyes" (Billy Strings)
33. "Peggy-O" (34)
from "Peggy-O" (The McDades)
36. "Artie's Last Stand" (33)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
36. "I Will Sing My Heart Out" (33)
from "Home-Brewed" (Kate Macleod's Mind the Gap)
36. "The Water is Wide" (33)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
39. "Alcohol and Adderall" (32)
from "Reckoning" (Mary Gauthier)
39. "Coat of Many Colors" (32)
from "Coat of Many Colors" (Dolly Parton)
39. "Kindness" (32)
from "The Blue Rock Session" (Amy Speace)
39. "Pursued by Grace" (32)
from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
39. "When I Am a Fossil" (32)
from "When I Am a Fossil" (Benny Bleu)
39. "Without Us" (32)
from "Smoketree" (The Kennedys)
45. "Good News" (31)
from "Business Unusual" (Goodnight Moonshine)
45. "Pathfinder" (31)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
45. "These Are The Days" (31)
from "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
45. "Undo The Damage" (31)
from "Undo the Damage" (Rod MacDonald)
49. "Hymn for the Unholy" (30)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
49. "Last American Waltz" (30)
from "Union Made" (Old Crow Medicine Show)
51. "The Fairest View" (29)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
51. "I Lie" (29)
from "I Lie" (Joe Jencks)
51. "Left My Home" (29)
from "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
51. "Robots" (29)
from "Nightclothes" (Annie Gallup)
51. "The Sea and the Shore" (29)
from "The Blue Rock Session" (Amy Speace)
51. "Sleeves Up" (29)
from "Sleeves Up" (Crys Matthews)
51. "We Are The People" (29)
from "Diving In" (Lynn Hollyfield)
58. "At The End Of The Day" (28)
from "Keep Going" (Ken Whiteley)
58. "Build It Up" (28)
from "Reunion" (Mama's Broke)
58. "Citizen" (28)
from "Citizen" (Crys Matthews)
58. "Find My Way to You" (28)
from "Sing Me Alive" (I'm With Her)
58. "Masters of War" (28)
from "Don't Think Twice" (Abbie Gardner)
58. "Thick as Thieves" (28)
from "Simple As" (Johnsmith)
64. "A Bigger Tent" (27)
from "Troubadourly Yours" (Scott Cook)
64. "Coming Down This Road" (27)
from "Baggage Flies Free" (Ed Snodderly)
64. "Dance Around the Spinning Wheel" (27)
from "Thread the Light" (The McDades)
64. "Eagles And Horses" (27)
from "Twilight Tales" (The Heart Collectors)
64. "Heavy Foot" (27)
from "Bloodline" (Mon Rovîa)
64. "I Gotta Do Somethin'" (27)
from "I Gotta Do Somethin'" (The Twangtown Paramours)
64. "Troubadourly Yours" (27)
from "Troubadourly Yours" (Scott Cook)
71. "I'll Go Home From Here" (26)
from "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (The Milk Carton Kids)
71. "Lay This Old Guitar Down" (26)
from "Together Again" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
71. "The Obvious Child" (26)
from "Sing Me Alive" (I'm With Her)
71. "Out Run 'Em" (26)
from "Magic Accident" (Della Mae)
71. "So This Is Heartache" (26)
from "Never Be the Same" (Teddy Thompson)
71. "Stars" (26)
from "Business Unusual" (Goodnight Moonshine)
71. "Where The Heart Lies" (26)
from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
78. "Cuckoo Storm" (25)
from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
78. "I've Endured" (25)
from "When I Am a Fossil" (Benny Bleu)
78. "Little White Cross" (25)
from "Little White Cross" (Margo Cilker)
78. "The Power And The Glory" (25)
by Phil Ochs
TOP ARTISTS of 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 103497 plays from 3721 playlists from 129 Folk DJs
1. Bob Dylan (393)
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" (30)
"Bringing It All Back Home" (18)
"Through The Open Window: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 18 1956-1963" (16)
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" (15)
"Love and Theft" (13)
"Nashville Skyline" (13)
"Blood On The Tracks" (11)
"Blonde On Blonde" (11)
"Oh Mercy" (10)
2. Emily Scott Robinson (376)
"Appalachia" (364)
3. Dolly Parton (368)
"Little Sparrow" (47)
"Dolly" (34)
"The Grass Is Blue" (32)
"Coat of Many Colors" (19)
"My Tennessee Mountain Home" (19)
"Halos & Horns" (18)
"Jolene" (16)
"Rockstar" (12)
"Those Were The Days" (12)
"Treasures" (12)
"Live And Well" (11)
4. Pharis & Jason Romero (303)
"These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (253)
"Tell 'Em You Were Gold" (12)
5. Pete Seeger (296)
"American Favorite Ballads, Vols. 1-5" (25)
"American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 1" (19)
"Headlines And Footnotes: A Collection Of Topical Songs" (19)
"If I Had A Hammer" (13)
"Pete" (12)
"The Smithsonian Folkways Collection" (12)
"The Essential Pete Seeger" (11)
"The Complete Carnegie Hall Concert, June 8, 1963" (10)
"Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits" (10)
6. Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon (293)
"Together Again" (268)
"Together" (22)
7. John Prine (280)
"The Tree Of Forgiveness" (38)
"Fair And Square" (31)
"John Prine" (21)
"Souvenirs" (18)
"Found Dogs" (14)
"The Missing Years" (13)
"Bruised Orange" (10)
"In Spite Of Ourselves" (10)
8. I'm With Her (258)
"Sing Me Alive" (149)
"Wild & Clear & Blue" (87)
9. Eliza Gilkyson (253)
"Dark Ages" (77)
"Land Of Milk And Honey" (20)
"2020" (19)
"Songs From The River Wind" (19)
"In America - single" (15)
"Beautiful World" (11)
"Secularia" (10)
10. Crys Matthews (242)
"Citizen" (70)
"Forged in Fire" (53)
"Reclamation" (41)
"Changemakers" (30)
"Sleeves Up" (29)
11. John Gorka (241)
"unentitled" (128)
"So Dark You See" (12)
"The Company You Keep" (11)
12. Billy Strings (239)
"So Much for Goodbyes" (147)
"Highway Prayers" (29)
"Me/And/Dad" (19)
"Renewal" (15)
"Home" (13)
13. Willie Nelson (236)
"Dream Chaser" (103)
"Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle" (39)
"Oh What a Beautiful World" (10)
14. Dave Gunning (234)
"Field Notes" (206)
15. John McCutcheon (229)
"Field of Stars" (38)
"Joe Hill's Last Will" (18)
"Trolling For Dreams" (12)
"Untold" (10)
16. Della Mae (224)
"Magic Accident" (191)
17. Amy Speace (218)
"The Blue Rock Session" (133)
"The Reckoning" (20)
"The American Dream" (11)
18. The Milk Carton Kids (217)
"Lost Cause Lover Fool" (194)
18. Ye Vagabonds (217)
"All Tied Together" (202)
20. Dervish (216)
"The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers" (147)
"The Great Irish Songbook" (29)
21. Benny Bleu (212)
"When I Am a Fossil" (183)
"Banjo Jubilations" (15)
22. Rhiannon Giddens (211)
"Hope Is the Thing with Feathers" (127)
"Freedom Highway" (28)
"They're Calling Me Home" (12)
"You're the One" (12)
23. The Kennedys (207)
"Smoketree" (161)
"Headwinds" (10)
24. Johnsmith (204)
"Simple As" (145)
"Gravity Of Grace" (15)
25. Nanci Griffith (201)
"Other Voices, Other Rooms" (35)
"Other Voices Too" (19)
"Once in a Very Blue Moon" (17)
"Storms" (15)
"One Fair Summer Evening" (10)
"Clock Without Hands" (10)
26. Scott Cook (199)
"Troubadourly Yours" (167)
"Tangle Of Souls" (18)
27. Mary Gauthier (195)
"Reckoning" (121)
"Dark Enough to See the Stars" (13)
"Mercy Now" (12)
28. Phil Ochs (194)
"There But For Fortune" (30)
"All The News That's Fit To Sing" (26)
"Phil Ochs In Concert" (22)
"Farewells And Fantasies" (14)
29. Joni Mitchell (192)
"Blue" (25)
"Hits" (17)
"Ladies Of The Canyon" (16)
"Court and Spark" (14)
"Clovis" (11)
30. Mama's Broke (188)
"Reunion" (163)
"Narrow Line" (16)
31. Joan Baez (186)
"Whistle Down The Wind" (16)
"Ring Them Bells" (12)
"Diamonds & Rust" (10)
32. Tony Trischka (184)
"Earl Jam 2" (128)
"Earl Jam" (22)
33. The McDades (181)
"Thread the Light" (136)
"Peggy-O" (21)
33. Tom Chapin (181)
"Songs of Hope" (111)
"Hold Our Ground" (24)
35. Goodnight Moonshine (178)
"Business Unusual" (174)
36. Judy Collins (173)
"Forever - An Anthology" (14)
"In My Life" (11)
37. Joe Jencks (169)
"I Lie" (28)
"Poets, Philosophers Workers & Wanderers" (26)
"It's Not for Sale - single" (23)
"The Coming of the Years" (17)
"The Candle And The Flame" (16)
"The Forgotten" (14)
"Rise As One" (11)
37. Valerie Smith (169)
"Maggie's Journal" (155)
39. Bruce Springsteen (163)
"Streets of Minneapolis" (55)
"We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions" (14)
"The Ghost Of Tom Joad" (10)
40. Tim Grimm (160)
"Bones of Trees" (99)
"The Little In-Between" (15)
"The Turning Point" (10)
41. Old Crow Medicine Show (157)
"Union Made" (111)
42. Lucinda Williams (153)
"World's Gone Wrong" (93)
"Car Wheels On A Gravel Road" (11)
43. Dar Williams (152)
"Hummingbird Highway" (44)
"Epilogue: The Cellar Tapes" (13)
"The Honesty Room" (13)
"Mortal City" (12)
43. Woody Guthrie (152)
"This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1" (19)
"Woody At Home - Vol 1 + 2" (16)
"My Dusty Road" (14)
"Dust Bowl Ballads" (10)
"Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection" (10)
45. Paul Kaplan (150)
"King of Hearts" (142)
46. Tom Russell (146)
"Mount Olive" (23)
"Modern Art" (16)
"Old Songs Yet To Sing" (11)
47. Annie Gallup (145)
"Nightclothes" (130)
47. Ed Snodderly (145)
"Baggage Flies Free" (134)
49. Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz (140)
"Circle & Square" (133)
49. Paper Wings (140)
"Mountains on the Moon" (115)
"Listen to the World Spin" (10)
"Mountains" (10)
51. The Heart Collectors (137)
"Twilight Tales" (108)
"The Space Between" (10)
52. Debi Smith (136)
"Flight of the Robin" (129)
53. John Flynn (134)
"America's Game" (35)
"American Dissident" (31)
"Kindred Spirits" (17)
"Two Wolves" (14)
"If Jesus Had An AK - single" (10)
53. Tom Paxton (134)
"Ramblin' Boy" (11)
55. Sons of the Never Wrong (133)
"Feather & the Starry Crown" (73)
"On A Good Day. . .I Am" (38)
56. Molly Tuttle (132)
"So Long Little Miss Sunshine" (51)
"When You're Ready" (19)
"Long Journey Home" (14)
"...But I'd Rather Be With You" (13)
57. Emmylou Harris (131)
"Hard Bargain" (11)
"All I Intended To Be" (10)
"Last Date" (10)
58. Ken & Brad Kolodner (128)
"Hand's Cove" (113)
59. Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt (126)
"Esperanza" (103)
59. Peter, Paul & Mary (126)
"Carry It On" (21)
"Peter, Paul And Mary" (19)
"The Very Best Of Peter, Paul And Mary" (13)
61. Jefferson Ross (124)
"Low Country Wedding" (104)
"Backstage Balladeer" (11)
62. Gordon Lightfoot (123)
"The United Artists Collection" (20)
"Gord's Gold" (17)
"Lightfoot!" (13)
"Songbook" (10)
63. Bruce Cockburn (121)
"The Blood of Others" (39)
63. Richard Thompson (121)
"Hippies, Thugs & Heroes" (30)
"Acoustic Classics II" (21)
63. Weary Ramblers (121)
"Driftwood" (117)
66. Lance Cowan (120)
"The Air That You Breathe" (109)
66. Lucy Kaplansky (120)
"The Lucy Story - Unreleased & Rare Tracks" (26)
"Last Days of Summer" (22)
"The Red Thread" (15)
"Reunion" (15)
66. Annie & Rod Capps (120)
"Never Done" (110)
69. Greg Brown (118)
"If I Had Known: Essential Recordings, 1980-1996" (20)
"The Poet Game" (11)
"Milk Of The Moon" (10)
69. Steep Canyon Rangers (118)
"Next Act" (86)
71. Kate Macleod's Mind the Gap (116)
"Home-Brewed" (105)
72. Charley Crockett (115)
"Clovis" (45)
"Age of the Ram" (43)
72. George Mann & Si Kahn (115)
"Mayday!" (107)
72. Jesse Appelman (115)
"Where We Go" (114)
72. Kate Wolf (115)
"Close To You" (39)
"Carry It On" (10)
"Give Yourself to Love" (10)
"The Wind Blows Wild" (10)
72. Mary Chapin Carpenter (115)
"Personal History" (30)
77. Guy Clark (114)
"Dublin Blues" (17)
77. The Pairs (114)
"Together on a Rock" (83)
"If I Had a Hammer - single" (14)
77. Jesse Welles (114)
"Middle" (21)
"Masks Off" (20)
"Joan Baez" (13)
"(YouTube)" (12)
"Join Ice - single" (10)
77. Maya de Vitry (114)
"All My Faith" (97)
81. Kelly Hunt (113)
"Requiem for a Sleepless Night" (94)
"Even the Sparrow" (12)
81. Rod MacDonald (113)
"Undo the Damage" (62)
"Rants & Romance" (10)
81. Margo Price (113)
"Days of Unrest" (69)
"Old No. 1 Revisited" (19)
"Hard Headed Woman" (10)
84. Sara Thomsen (111)
"Here & Gone" (100)
85. Alison Krauss & Union Station (110)
"Arcadia" (42)
"Alison Krauss & Union Station Live" (18)
"Paper Airplane" (11)
85. Cosy Sheridan (110)
"The Breathing Room" (45)
"Grand Design" (21)
85. Doc Watson (110)
"Southbound" (12)
"The Vanguard Years" (11)
85. Mavis Staples (110)
"Sad & Beautiful World" (54)
"We'll Never Turn Back" (11)
89. Carrie Newcomer (109)
"A Great Wild Mercy" (18)
"Until Now" (15)
89. Kacey Musgraves (109)
"Middle of Nowhere" (95)
89. Kim Moberg (109)
"All That Really Matters" (95)
89. Maisy Owen (109)
"Dark on a Sunny Day" (86)
"Dark" (11)
89. Tim O'Brien (109)
"Red On Blonde" (17)
"Long Journey Home" (16)
"Where The River Meets The Road" (11)
94. Dave Van Ronk (108)
"In The Tradition" (22)
"Down in Washington Square" (13)
94. Kray Van Kirk (108)
"Empire" (100)
96. Allison Russell (107)
"In the Hour of Chaos" (58)
"Outside Child" (11)
96. Ken Whiteley (107)
"Keep Going" (98)
96. Paula Boggs Band (107)
"Sumatra" (93)
99. Lynn Hollyfield (105)
"Diving In" (92)
100. Johnny Cash (104)
"The Essential Johnny Cash" (19)
100. Stan Rogers (104)
"Fogarty's Cove" (17)
"Between The Breaks...Live!" (14)
"Home In Halifax" (13)
"Northwest Passage" (13)
"Turnaround" (12)
"The Very Best Of Stan Rogers" (11)
102. Cheryl Wheeler (102)
"Driving Home" (24)
"Defying Gravity" (15)
"Sylvia Hotel" (14)
"Mrs. Pinocci's Guitar" (11)
"Different Stripe" (10)
103. Alison Brown & Steve Martin (101)
"Safe, Sensible & Sane" (90)
103. Eric Kilburn (101)
"Passages" (83)
"My Own Mistakes" (10)
103. Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band (101)
"Time" (98)
106. Tom Rush (100)
"Gardens Old, Flowers New" (24)
"Blues, Songs and Ballads" (11)
107. Brant Miller (99)
"In the Meantime" (91)
108. Big Richard (98)
"Pet" (85)
108. Eric Bibb (98)
"One Mississippi" (40)
"In the Real World" (14)
108. Kalos (98)
"Tamarack" (76)
"Headland" (11)
108. Ranky Tanky (98)
"This Village" (97)
112. David Coller (97)
"When Summer Comes" (60)
"Blue Water" (32)
112. Jenny Reynolds (97)
"Willow & Stone" (92)
112. Susan Werner (97)
"The Gospel Truth" (13)
"Nola" (11)
115. Brandi Carlile (96)
"Returning to Myself" (49)
"By The Way, I Forgive You" (10)
115. Leonard Cohen (96)
"Songs Of Leonard Cohen" (12)
117. Steve Poltz (95)
"Joyride" (81)
118. Steve Goodman (94)
"No Big Surprise" (21)
"The Easter Tapes" (10)
"Somebody Else's Troubles" (10)
119. Hana Zara (93)
"The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (80)
119. Martin Kerr (93)
"Overdue for a Revolution" (87)
119. Rodney Crowell (93)
"Then Again" (61)
"Airline Highway" (10)
119. Sierra Hull (93)
"A Tip Toe High Wire" (50)
"25 Trips" (12)
123. Rising Appalachia (92)
"Trade My Troubles" (72)
124. Anne Hills (91)
"Every Town" (30)
"The Benevolence of Trees" (14)
"Angle Of The Light" (10)
124. Mark Erelli (91)
"Spring Green" (60)
124. Sue Horowitz (91)
"Rainy Nights & Rearview Windows" (82)
124. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer (91)
"Drum Hat Buddha" (38)
"Tanglewood Tree" (24)
"Little Blue Egg" (14)
128. Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands (90)
"O California!" (74)
128. Newberry & Verch (90)
"Blessing on the Wing" (87)
130. Ringo Starr (89)
"Long Long Road" (81)
131. James Keelaghan (88)
"Second-Hand" (19)
"History: The First 25 Years" (14)
"A Recent Future" (11)
"Home" (10)
131. Janis Ian (88)
"The Light At The End Of The Line" (19)
131. Joe Crookston (88)
"Able Baker Charlie And Dog" (22)
"Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee" (22)
"Georgia I'm Here" (16)
134. Grateful Dead (87)
"American Beauty" (23)
"Workingman's Dead" (12)
135. AJ Lee & Blue Summit (86)
"Cover to Cover" (58)
135. Kate Waters (86)
"Some Comfort" (86)
135. Simon & Garfunkel (86)
"Sounds of Silence" (14)
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" (11)
"Bookends" (10)
138. Andy Cohen + Eleanor Ellis + William Lee Ellis (85)
"WHISTLIN' PAST the GRAVEYARD" (82)
138. Odetta (85)
"Lookin' For A Home" (15)
140. Gillian Welch (84)
"Revival" (18)
"Time (The Revelator)" (12)
"The Harrow And The Harvest" (11)
"Boots No. 1: The Official Revival Bootleg" (10)
140. Le Vent Du Nord (84)
"Voisinages" (67)
140. Paul Simon (84)
"Graceland" (22)
"The Quiet Celebration Concert" (16)
140. Peggy Seeger (84)
"Teleology" (15)
"First Farewell" (14)
"Vintage" (14)
144. David Francey (83)
"Torn Screen Door" (15)
"The First Set" (11)
"Skating Rink" (10)
144. Keb' Mo' (83)
"The Breakdown" (53)
144. Richard Shindell (83)
"Courier" (16)
"Reunion Hill" (14)
"South Of Delia" (11)
144. Chuck Brodsky (83)
"Two Sets" (18)
"Gravity, Wings, & Heavy Things" (10)
148. The Beatles (82)
"Rubber Soul" (10)
148. Hannah & Nathan (82)
"Love & Labour" (79)
148. Jamie Anderson (82)
"The Curves Are Still There" (69)
TOP LABELS of 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 103497 plays from 3721 playlists from 129 Folk DJs
1. Rounder (1715)
2. Columbia (1081)
3. Compass (1055)
4. Red House (1035)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (1010)
6. Thirty Tigers (937)
7. Signature Sounds (700)
8. Oh Boy (617)
9. Legacy (612)
10. Nonesuch (604)
11. Free Dirt (547)
12. Warner (546)
13. Sugar Hill (537)
14. Elektra (449)
15. Reprise (430)
16. Rhino (420)
17. New West (419)
18. Appleseed (352)
19. Vanguard (340)
20. Philo (327)
21. Down The Road (302)
22. Borealis (299)
23. RCA (268)
24. Appalsongs (266)
25. Yep Roc (248)
26. Capitol (236)
27. Adhyâropa (235)
28. Appalseed (234)
29. Pinecastle (230)
30. Atlantic (217)
31. Shamus (207)
32. Sony (206)
33. Mercury (199)
34. River Lea (198)
35. Fantasy (192)
36. Nettwerk (189)
37. Windbone (183)
38. Riverlark (179)
39. Alligator (178)
39. Flying Fish (178)
39. Green Linnet (178)
42. Sundance (172)
42. Waterbug (172)
44. Concord (171)
45. SME (170)
46. Bell Buckle (166)
47. Righteous Babe (159)
48. Red Beet (156)
49. Circus Tent (154)
49. Topic (154)
51. Greentrax (153)
52. Lost Highway (152)
53. Free Radio (149)
54. BMG (148)
55. Blue Pine (144)
56. Berkalin (143)
56. Shanachie (143)
58. Old Coat (141)
59. ATO (138)
60. Rebel (136)
61. Island (135)
61. True North (135)
61. Vault (135)
64. Fossil (134)
65. Truly Handmade (133)
66. MCA (132)
67. Tompkins Square (130)
68. Yellow Room (128)
69. Release Guru (126)
70. Acony (121)
71. Dualtone (119)
72. Lula (118)
73. Arhoolie (117)
74. Hartland (113)
75. Turtle Bear (110)
76. Sub Pop (108)
77. Dark Shadow (107)
78. Fenchurch (106)
79. Craft (104)
80. Hightone (103)
81. Majestic (99)
82. Gallway Bay (95)
82. Mad Maker (95)
84. Hudson Harding (94)
85. Spins The Gold (93)
86. Crooked Cyclone (90)
87. Courier (89)
87. Highway (89)
87. Stony Plain (89)
90. Down the Road (88)
90. Pyramid (88)
92. Bloodshot (87)
93. Razor & Tie (85)
93. Slab Town (85)
95. A&M (84)
95. Folk-Legacy (84)
95. Strictly Country (84)
98. Bear Family (83/112)
98. Verve (83)
100. Blue Flute (82)
100. Loma Vista (82)
FOLK DJs - 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 103497 plays from 3721 playlists from 129 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 & WHQR-FM, 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)
Cindy Howes (folkalley.com)
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 (KEOS-FM & KAXE/KBXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Debbie Fisher (WJFF-FM, NY)
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)
Dusty James & Abalone Pearl (therootsfm.org, MO)
Ed Mellnik (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, MN)
Eureka Mike (WFCF-FM & thesonicplanet.com, FL)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (COAL-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, UK)
Ivy Sheppard (WEHC-FM, VA)
JB Nuttle (WSDL-FM, MD)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM & thesonicplanet.com, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBOO-FM & mixcloud.com)
Jeannie Holton & Tom Elligett (WMNF-FM, FL)
Jeannie Holton (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 (CMON-FM & 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 (WICA-FM & 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)
Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM, US/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 & soundcloud.com, MD)
Paul Hefti (KUTZ-FM & mixcloud.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)
Sarah LaDuke (WEIR-FM & folkalley.com, NY)
Sherre Birenbaum (therootsfm.org, MO)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Stella Prince (KPFK-FM, CA)
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 & folkmusicnotebook.com, 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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