2009 Top Record Labels
Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart

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

TOP LABELS OF 2009
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 166046 airplays from 195 different DJs

1. Rounder (4601)
2. Red House (3868)
3. Compass (2790)
4. Sugar Hill (2130)
5. Signature (2105)
6. Appleseed (2040)
7. Columbia (1901)
8. Smithsonian/Folkways (1352)
9. Borealis (1277)
10. Waterbug (1053)
11. Vanguard (1029)
12. Philo (799)
13. Greentrax (798)
14. Green Linnet (703)
14. Warner (703)
16. New West (628)
17. Rhino (622)
18. Yep Roc (619)
19. Flying Fish (592)
20. Wind River (590)
21. Nonesuch (575)
22. Rebel (556)
23. Shanachie (548)
24. Folk-Legacy (525)
25. RCA (435)
26. Sony (413)
27. Pinecastle (400)
28. Capitol (380)
29. Rural Rhythm (374)
30. Hightone (366)
31. Proper American (354)
32. Fossil (350)
33. Reprise (345)
33. Strictly Country (345)
35. Wildflower (342)
36. Righteous Babe (329)
37. Alligator (301)
38. Bloodshot (300)
39. Nettwerk (298)
40. Elektra (295)
41. High Horse (291)
42. Yellow Room (287)
43. Bear Family (282)
44. MCA (281)
45. Razor And Tie (278)
46. Music Road (276)
47. Anti (273)
47. Dualtone (273)
49. Lost Highway (271)
50. True North (259)
51. Dias (254)
52. Rising Son (251)
53. Hudson Harding (250)
54. Shout Factory (245)
55. Hopeful Sky (242)
56. Mercury (237)
56. Temple (237)
58. Turtle Bear (226)
59. Hear (224)
60. Skaggs Family (219)
60. Topic (219)
62. Tuxedo (214)
63. M. C. (208)
64. Black Wolf (200)
64. Red Beet (200)
66. Blue Pine (199)
67. Zoe (197)
68. Acoustic Disc (196)
69. Arhoolie (194)
70. Sleeve Dog (189)
71. Putumayo (187)
72. Moon House (185)
73. Jsp (184)
73. Atlantic (184)
75. Arc (182)
75. Tragedies Private (182)
77. Azalea City (179)
78. Acony (174)
79. What Are (172)
80. EMI (170)
81. Falling Mountain (168)
82. Black Hen (167)
83. Mad River (166)
84. Gadfly (163)
84. Koch (163)
86. A&M (161)
87. Yazoo (160)
87. Woodpecker (160)
89. Cordova Bay (159)
90. Verve (157)
91. Fantasy (154)
92. Manhattan (151)
93. Itchy Sabot (149)
94. Legacy (147)
95. Poetman (144)
96. Grifftone (143)
96. Patuxent (143)
98. Blue Corn (139)
99. Rykodisc (137)
99. Telarc (137)
101. Hannibal (135)
102. Hobemian (133)
103. Wabuho (130)
104. Yodel-Ay-Hee (129)
105. Decca (128)
106. 2nd Story Sound (127)
106. Fogarty's Cove (127)
108. Blix Street (121)
108. Native And Fine (121)
110. American Melody (118)
111. Fallen Angle (115)
111. Threshold (115)
113. Bar None (113)
113. BMG (113)
113. County (113)
116. Flr (112)
116. Northern Blues (112)
116. Proper (112)
119. Cow Island (108)
120. Sundance (106)
121. Funzalo (104)
121. Universal (104)
123. Epic (102)
123. Island (102)
125. Snake River (101)
126. ATO (100)
126. Milagrito (100)
126. Vault (100)
129. Compass Rose (99)
129. Narrow Lane (99)
129. Oasis (99)
132. Wepecket Island (96)
133. Inside-Out (94)
133. Windham Hill (94)
135. Curb (93)
135. McCoury (93)
137. Blind Pig (92)
137. Oh Boy (92)
137. Thin Man (92)
140. Great Divide (90)
141. Backcountry (89)
141. Sliced Bread (89)
143. Quinlan Road (88)
143. Time Life (88)
145. Asylum (86)
145. Copper Creek (86)
145. Slab Town (86)
148. Blue Circle (84)
148. Corazong (84)
148. Stony Plain (84)
151. Round Shining (83)
152. 429 (81)
153. Beltane (80)
153. Yellow Dog (80)
155. Prime (78)
155. Romantic Devil (78)
157. Northside (75)
157. Sub Pop (75)
157. Verve Forecast (75)
157. Yellow Tail (75)
161. Bismeaux (74)
161. Frontera/Scarlet Letter (74)
161. Scuppernong (74)
164. Alter Road (73)
164. Blue Flute (73)
164. Campus (73)
164. Inside Recordings (73)
164. Train Wreck (73)
169. High Street (72)
169. Real World (72)
169. Wilory (72)
172. American (71)
172. Angel (71)
172. Certain (71)
175. Folk Era (70)
176. Inside (69)
176. Red Pajamas (69)
178. 5-String Productions (68)
178. Park (68)
180. Fellside (67)
180. Free And Easy (67)
180. Large River (67)
180. Narada (67)
180. Snow Goose (67)
185. Black Socks (66)
185. Blue Note (66)
185. Mountain Roads (66)
185. Virgin (66)
189. Free Dirt (65)
190. Apex (64)
190. Arista (64)
190. Tales From The Tavern (64)
193. Hadley (63)
193. Lonesome (63)
193. Polydor (63)
193. Tres Pescadores (63)
197. June Appal (62)
197. Lyric Partners (62)
197. Maggie's (62)
200. Risky Disc (61)
201. Cornbelt (60)
201. Depot (60)
201. Gold Strike (60)
201. North Road (60)
201. Steamboat Mountain (60)
206. Earthwork (59)
206. Jewell Ridge (59)
208. Wild Goose (58)
208. CMH (58)
208. Rabbit Island (58)
208. Ramseur (58)
208. Tuna Mine (58)
213. Appalsongs (57)
213. Mad Dragon (57)
213. Tompkins Square (57)
216. Merriweather (56)
216. Music Maker (56)
216. Spruce And Maple (56)
219. Concord (54)
219. Dunkeld (54)
219. Make (54)
219. Squirrel (54)
223. Geffen (53)
223. King Easy (53)
223. Out Of The Past (53)
223. Ruf (53)
227. Caribou (52)
227. Saguaro Road (52)
229. Captain Potato (50)
229. Footprint (50)
229. Mettafour (50)
229. Stardreamer (50)
233. Delta Groove (49)
233. Eats (49)
233. Laker (49)
236. Rte (48)
236. Tactile (48)
238. Airtime (47)
238. Blue Ruby (47)
238. Lochshore (47)
238. Riverwide (47)
238. Roheen (47)
238. Sci Fidelity (47)
238. Trout (47)
238. Urban Campfire (47)
246. Old Hat (46)
246. Back (46)
246. Dogstreet (46)
249. Atom (45)
249. Good Dog (45)
249. Red Guitar Blue (45)
252. KBC (44)
252. Elizabeth (44)
252. Navigator (44)
252. Pest Control (44)
252. Rock-A-Lot (44)
257. Bent Trees (43)
257. Fiddle And Dance (43)
257. Harbourtown (43)
257. Redwing (43)
257. Stevenson Productions (43)
257. Weeping Wood (43)
263. Octoroon Biography (42)
263. Skyhunter (42)
263. World Village (42)
266. Blue Boat (41)
266. CBS (41)
266. Hand And Heart (41)
266. Sleeping Giant (41)
266. Small Treasures (41)
266. Watermelon (41)
272. Alcazar (40)
272. Hay Holler (40)
272. Polygram (40)
272. Red Sea (40)
276. Blues Acres (39)
276. Chrysalis (39)
276. Compadre (39)
276. Nouveau Retro (39)
276. Valcour (39)
281. Earth Work (38)
281. Bad Dog (38)
281. Flyin' Cloud (38)
281. Golden Hind (38)
285. Brave Hearts (37)
285. Bre (37)
285. Cooking Vinyl (37)
285. Culburnie (37)
285. Fgm (37)
285. Pure (37)
285. Sage Arts (37)
285. Sire (37)
293. Echo Mountain (36)
293. Metaphor (36)
293. Zatchubilly (36)
296. 9th Child (35)
296. Addie Belle (35)
296. Fool's Hill (35)
296. Hyena (35)
296. Lonesome Day (35)
296. Reckless (35)
296. Summerhill (35)
296. Wellfield (35)
304. Termite Tracs (34)
305. Band In The Hand (33)
305. Big Gack (33)
305. Boston Road (33)
305. Daring (33)
305. Newsong (33)
305. Point Clear (33)
305. Simon Slick (33)
305. Timberhead (33)
305. Vigortone (33)
314. Gourd (32)
314. Barking Dog (32)
314. Delmark (32)
314. Disismye (32)
314. Fledg'ling (32)
314. Frog's Claw (32)
314. Lots Of Coffee (32)
314. Rock Ridge (32)
314. Rough Trade (32)
314. Takoma (32)
324. Almo (31)
324. Alula (31)
324. Dorian (31)
324. Frog Pad (31)
324. Full Light (31)
324. Guardian (31)
324. Horus (31)
324. Hungry For (31)
324. Jericho Beach (31)
324. Silverwolf (31)
324. Virginia Soul (31)
335. Peacock (30)
335. 6 Shooter (30)
335. Blue Plate (30)
335. Cattail (30)
335. Free Reed (30)
335. Lightning Rod (30)
341. 5-String (29)
341. Distant Whisper (29)
341. Skinny Dennis (29)
344. Australia (28)
344. Document (28)
344. Blue Groove (28)
344. Dys (28)
344. Frumdahart (28)
344. Luaka Bop (28)
344. No Masters (28)
344. Omnium (28)
344. Revolting (28)
344. Shock (28)
344. Swallow (28)
355. 6 Degrees (27)
355. Brushfire (27)
355. Cumbancha (27)
355. Dara (27)
355. Dead Reckoning (27)
355. Ithaca (27)
355. Live Once (27)
355. Tradition (27)
355. Wea (27)
355. World (27)
365. Wildgoose (26)
365. Collective Works (26)
365. Fontana (26)
365. Hollywood (26)
365. Home Perm (26)
365. Quiet Waters (26)
365. Telarc Blues (26)
372. ABC (25)
372. Arts And Media (25)
372. Calico Tracks (25)
372. Dpr (25)
372. Festival 5 (25)
372. Fox On A Hill (25)
372. Front Hall (25)
372. Humble Abode (25)
372. Inspireline (25)
372. Sing Out! (25)
372. Solid Air (25)
372. Transatlantic (25)
372. Trough (25)
385. 2 Defpig (24)
385. 30 Tigers (24)
385. Aries (24)
385. Collector's Choice (24)
385. Eastern Front (24)
385. Fat Possum (24)
385. Kells (24)
385. Latent (24)
385. Scarlet Letter (24)
385. Traditional Crossroads (24)
385. Trailer (24)
385. Weasel (24)
385. World Circuit (24)
398. Blue Pie (23)
398. Charisma (23)
398. Derby Disc (23)
398. Heads Up (23)
398. Liberty (23)
398. Soona Songs (23)
398. Tara (23)
398. Wallaby Trails (23)
398. Wolf Moon (23)