2008 Top Labels
Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart

Compiled by Richard Gillmann of KBCS-FM
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP LABELS OF 2008
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 166787 airplays from 200 different DJs

1. Rounder (3975)
2. Red House (3756)
3. Compass (2321)
4. Appleseed (2274)
5. Sugar Hill (2174)
6. Signature (1980)
7. Columbia (1834)
8. Waterbug (1708)
9. Philo (1235)
10. Smithsonian/Folkways (1073)
11. Vanguard (1062)
12. Borealis (928)
13. Greentrax (914)
14. Warner (872)
15. Green Linnet (825)
16. Rhino (668)
17. Nonesuch (667)
18. Shanachie (656)
19. Flying Fish (624)
20. Rebel (615)
21. Razor And Tie (590)
22. Nettwerk (549)
23. Lost Highway (534)
24. Wind River (530)
25. Capitol (515)
26. Hightone (507)
27. Fossil (506)
28. Hudson Harding (481)
29. Reprise (477)
30. Pinecastle (474)
31. RCA (466)
32. Strictly Country (463)
33. Yep Roc (356)
34. Sony (352)
35. Elektra (350)
36. MCA (349)
37. Proper American (346)
38. Alligator (340)
39. New West (331)
40. Inside (325)
40. Putumayo (325)
42. Risky Disc (316)
43. Folk-Legacy (313)
44. Black Hen (311)
45. Skaggs Family (302)
46. Vault (298)
47. Wabuho (265)
48. Telarc (264)
49. EMI (261)
50. A&M (255)
51. Verve (254)
52. Bloodshot (249)
53. Dualtone (246)
54. Gadfly (244)
55. Koch (240)
56. Rural Rhythm (239)
57. Bear Family (228)
58. Mercury (222)
59. Zoe (221)
60. Hear (217)
61. Captain Potato (213)
62. Threshold (200)
63. Blix Street (199)
64. Milagrito (198)
64. Poetman (198)
66. Atlantic (197)
67. Good Dog (195)
68. Arhoolie (193)
69. Lonesome Day (190)
70. Decca (189)
71. Fantasy (188)
71. Music Road (188)
73. Anti (187)
74. Yazoo (186)
74. Topic (186)
76. Hannibal (181)
76. Righteous Babe (181)
78. McCoury (180)
78. Blue Circle (176)
78. Falling Mountain (176)
81. Woodpecker (172)
82. Bmi (169)
82. True North (169)
84. Listen Here! (167)
84. M. C. (167)
86. Termite Tracs (166)
87. Acoustic Disc (163)
88. Yodel-Ay-Hee (162)
89. Northern Blues (160)
90. Legacy (159)
90. Rykodisc (159)
92. Rising Son (158)
93. Oh Boy (156)
94. Blue Corn (155)
94. Yellow Room (155)
96. Epic (147)
97. Fogarty's Cove (146)
98. Arc (145)
99. Hopeful Sky (144)
100. Quinlan Road (141)
101. Inside-Out (137)
101. Moon House (137)
103. Blue Note (136)
104. Big Book (134)
104. Copper Creek (134)
104. Great Divide (134)
107. Blue Pie (133)
107. Northside (133)
107. Wolf Moon (133)
110. Large River (130)
110. Spruce And Maple (130)
112. Akashic (129)
112. Red Guitar Blue (129)
112. Temple (129)
112. Windham Hill (129)
116. County (128)
116. Scuppernong (128)
116. Yellow Tail (128)
119. Derby Disc (123)
120. Jsp (122)
120. Grz1406 (122)
122. BMG (121)
123. Island (120)
123. Wilory (120)
125. Daemon (119)
126. Appalsongs (118)
126. Maggie's (118)
126. Wildplum (118)
129. Fallen Angle (117)
130. Turtle Bear (115)
131. Blind Pig (114)
131. Stony Plain (114)
133. Curb (113)
133. Narada (113)
135. Snow Goose (112)
136. Pure (110)
137. Wrensong (108)
138. Corazong (106)
138. Folk Era (106)
138. Proper (106)
141. Inside Recordings (105)
141. Oasis (105)
143. Asylum (103)
143. Atom (103)
143. Earthwork (103)
146. Certain (102)
146. Merriweather (102)
148. Blue Ruby (100)
148. Laker (100)
148. Manhattan (100)
148. Newsong (100)
152. What Are (98)
153. Running Scared Productions (97)
153. Skinny Dennis (97)
155. Train Wreck (95)
155. Virgin (95)
157. Universal (94)
158. Azalea City (93)
159. Bad Dog (91)
159. High Street (91)
161. ATO (90)
161. Footprint (90)
163. Compass Rose (89)
163. Polydor (89)
165. Musafir (88)
166. Depot (87)
166. Lyric Partners (87)
166. Real World (87)
166. Split Rock/31 Tigers (87)
166. Usa / Tracy Grammer (87)
171. King Easy (84)
172. Free Dirt (82)
173. Arista (81)
173. CMH (81)
175. Rude Girl (80)
176. Sci Fidelity (79)
176. Steamboat Mountain (79)
176. Tremont (79)
176. Yellow Dog (79)
180. Gourd (78)
180. Mettafour (78)
180. Red Pajamas (78)
180. Retrofit (78)
184. Sliced Bread (77)
184. Wildflower (77)
186. Fellside (76)
186. Jewell Ridge (76)
186. Metaphor (76)
186. Sunbird (76)
190. Backcountry (75)
190. Loftus (75)
192. KBC (74)
192. Harbourtown (74)
192. Rm (74)
192. Verve Forecast (74)
196. Roheen (73)
196. Time Life (73)
198. Sleepy Creek (72)
199. North Road (71)
199. Wild Goose (71)
201. Music Maker (70)
202. Park (69)
203. Arm (68)
203. Disismye (68)
203. Prime (68)
206. Acony (67)
206. Black Socks (67)
206. Patuxent (67)
206. Valcour (67)
210. Free Reed (66)
210. Weasel (66)
212. Blue Pine (65)
212. Horus (65)
212. Mrs Ackroyd (65)
212. World (65)
216. Face (64)
216. Rack'em (64)
216. Rubberneck (64)
216. Ruf (64)
216. Sadiebird (64)
216. Shout Factory (64)
216. Trout (64)
223. Cornbelt (62)
223. Golden Hind (62)
225. Ak Press (61)
225. Appalseed (61)
225. CBS (61)
225. Geffen (61)
229. Blue Boat (60)
229. Point Clear (60)
229. Sheena Dog (60)
232. Root Beat (59)
233. Concord (57)
233. Fgm (57)
233. Illinois Humanities Council (57)
233. Lightning Rod (57)
233. Summerhill (57)
238. Compadre (56)
238. Red Hen (56)
240. Cumbancha (55)
240. New World (55)
240. Ramseur (55)
240. Redwing (55)
240. Tara (55)
245. Black Wolf (54)
245. Culburnie (54)
245. Dunkeld (54)
245. Earth Work (54)
249. Delta Groove (53)
249. Happy Appy (53)
249. Madrina (53)
252. Free And Easy (52)
252. Mountain Home (52)
252. Vertical (52)
255. Bob Gibson Legacy (51)
255. Hollywood (51)
255. Overall (51)
255. Snr (51)
259. Cattail (50)
259. Collective Works (50)
261. Boston Road (49)
261. Glacier (49)
261. Snarf (49)
261. Trade Root (49)
261. World Village (49)
266. American Fallout (48)
266. Lunar Canoe (48)
266. Rosehill (48)
266. Small Time (48)
270. Cow Island (47)
270. Free Radio (47)
272. Hobemian (46)
272. Hay Holler (46)
272. Sage Arts (46)
272. Sleeve Dog (46)
276. Flyin' Cloud (45)
276. Rs (45)
276. Tradition (45)
279. Document (44)
279. Back Porch (44)
279. Bozart (44)
279. Fox On A Hill (44)
279. Guardian (44)
279. Inside Out (44)
279. MacKinaw Harvest (44)
279. Red Sea (44)
279. Sparking Gap (44)
288. Alula (43)
288. Dancing Cat (43)
288. Echo Mountain (43)
288. Haven (43)
288. Make (43)
293. Angel (42)
293. Mud Dauber (42)
293. Polygram (42)
293. Wea (42)
293. World Circuit (42)
298. Pest Control (41)
299. Back Porch/Manhattan (40)
299. Candyrat (40)
299. Cooking Vinyl (40)
299. Tightrope (40)
303. Alcazar (39)
303. Full Light (39)
303. Hip-O (39)
303. Jericho Beach (39)
303. Palo Duro (39)
303. Red Beet (39)
303. Uncle Gus (39)
303. Wepecket Island (39)
311. Addie Belle (38)
311. Almo (38)
311. Hazzazar (38)
311. Ramona (38)
311. Secret Mountain (38)
316. Corvus (37)
316. Hickoryjack (37)
316. Sire (37)
316. Turn And Spin (37)
320. Revenant (36)
320. Wildgoose (36)
320. Blue Plate (36)
320. Kaleidoscope (36)
320. Lochshore (36)
320. Silverwolf (36)
320. Thin Man (36)
320. Trova (36)
328. Back (35)
328. Boquillas (35)
328. New Line (35)
328. Watermelon (35)
332. Heritage (34)
332. Isg (34)
332. Octoroon Biography (34)
332. Sheen Of Heat (34)
332. Shout (34)
332. Telarc Blues (34)
332. World Vill (34)
339. Earwig (33)
339. Ignatius (33)
339. Usw (33)
342. Brushfire (32)
342. Howdy Skies (32)
342. Kells (32)
342. Perdition (32)
346. Big Hen (31)
346. Chrysalis (31)
346. Dara (31)
346. Keda (31)
346. Luaka Bop (31)
346. Running Scared (31)
346. Sleeping Giant (31)
346. Swallow (31)
346. Tompkins Square (31)
346. Trough (31)
356. Hungry For (30)
356. American Melody (30)
356. Embassy Hotel (30)
356. Fuel (30)
356. New Door (30)
356. Roues Et Archets (30)
356. Solid Air (30)
363. Band In The Hand (29)
363. Buddha (29)
363. Foot Stompin (29)
363. Funzalo (29)
363. Hadley (29)
363. Heads Up (29)
363. Ithaca (29)
363. Pie (29)
363. Rough Trade (29)
363. Takoma (29)
373. Vmd (28)
373. Rural (28)
373. Fellside Recordings (28)
373. Big Dog (28)
373. Shock (28)
373. Fool's Hill (28)
373. Freewheel (28)
373. Frogville (28)
373. Kennedys (28)
373. Kitchen Table (28)
373. Myth America (28)
373. New Folk (28)
373. Roaring Stream (28)
373. Rufus (28)
373. Trailer (28)
388. Delmark (27)
388. Humble Abode (27)
388. Plump (27)
388. Riverwide (27)
388. Rock-A-Lot (27)
388. Sanctuary (27)
388. Tortes (27)
395. Mastershield (26)
395. Plum (26)
395. American Roots (26)
395. Bell Buckle (26)
395. Beltane (26)
395. Bluesky (26)
395. Caribou (26)
395. Dead Reckoning (26)
395. Gin Ridge (26)
395. Hand And Heart (26)
395. Hyena (26)
395. Looking Up (26)
395. Tantobie (26)
395. Well Done (26)