2011 Top Record Labels
Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart

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

TOP LABELS OF 2011
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 162061 airplays from 197 different DJs

1. Rounder (4635)
2. Red House (3064)
3. Compass (1938)
4. Sugar Hill (1843)
5. Signature (1806)
6. Columbia (1517)
7. Waterbug (1199)
8. Borealis (1106)
9. Appleseed (996)
10. Nonesuch (855)
11. Smithsonian/Folkways (815)
12. Philo (766)
13. Rebel (744)
14. Vanguard (738)
15. Greentrax (668)
16. Warner (614)
17. Flying Fish (596)
18. Green Linnet (580)
19. Rhino (558)
20. Acony (523)
21. Rural Rhythm (507)
22. True North (499)
23. Capitol (462)
24. Sony (461)
25. Shanachie (441)
26. Bear Family (431)
27. New West (422)
28. RCA (381)
29. Ninth Street Opus (354)
30. Elektra (340)
31. Reprise (335)
32. Blue Boat (326)
33. Mercury (324)
33. Temple (324)
35. Lost Highway (318)
36. Yep Roc (316)
37. 30 Tigers (305)
38. Sleeve Dog (304)
39. Music Road (303)
40. Dualtone (297)
41. MCA (294)
42. Fossil (283)
42. Yellow Room (283)
44. Folk-Legacy (282)
45. Wepecket Island (276)
46. Vault (271)
47. Hightone (269)
48. Strictly Country (265)
49. Topic (262)
50. Milagrito (258)
51. Hudson Harding (257)
52. Blue Night (245)
53. Alligator (242)
54. Corvus (232)
55. Proper American (221)
56. Wind River (220)
57. Razor And Tie (214)
58. Gadfly (212)
59. Mountain Home (209)
60. Proper (208)
61. Long Shot (200)
61. Pinecastle (200)
63. Anti (198)
63. County (198)
65. EMI (196)
66. Red Beet (192)
67. Hadley (189)
68. Wildflower (188)
69. Shout Factory (186)
70. Skinny Dennis (183)
71. Patuxent (182)
72. Hear (181)
73. Arhoolie (177)
74. Bloodshot (171)
75. Jsp (170)
76. Acoustic Disc (168)
77. Fiddlemon (167)
77. Free Dirt (167)
77. Skaggs Family (167)
80. Berkalin (165)
80. Stone Barn (165)
82. Gatorbone (164)
83. Wilson River (161)
84. Blix Street (159)
85. Fogarty's Cove (157)
85. Nettwerk (157)
87. Large River (155)
88. ATO (154)
89. Yodel-Ay-Hee (152)
90. Atlantic (151)
90. Blue Note (151)
92. Black Hen (147)
93. Double Time (145)
94. Telarc (144)
95. Spruce And Maple (142)
96. Morrison And West (141)
97. Arc (140)
98. Fallen Angle (137)
98. Itchy Sabot (137)
98. Oh Boy (137)
101. A&M (135)
102. Putumayo (132)
103. Gimme Some Ribs (130)
103. Great Divide (130)
105. Stony Plain (127)
106. 6 Shooter (123)
106. Mountain Fever (123)
108. Lula (121)
109. Rykodisc (120)
110. Constant Clip (119)
111. 5-String Productions (118)
112. Inside (114)
113. Copper Creek (113)
113. Ruff Shod (113)
115. Koch (112)
115. Reckless (112)
117. Appalsongs (111)
117. Quinlan Road (111)
117. Sub Pop (111)
120. Yellow Dog (110)
121. Laker (109)
121. What Are (109)
123. Available Light (107)
124. Howdy Skies (106)
125. Hannibal (105)
125. McCoury (105)
125. Slab Town (105)
128. Cornbelt (104)
128. Fenchurch (104)
128. Verve (104)
128. Yellow Tail (104)
132. 429 (103)
132. Prime (103)
134. Black Wolf (102)
135. Atom (100)
135. Decca (100)
137. BMG (99)
137. Maggie's (99)
139. Bunny Rae (98)
140. Epic (95)
141. Dtr (94)
142. Island (93)
142. Legacy (93)
144. Blue Flute (89)
144. Windham Hill (89)
146. Fiddle Head (88)
146. Zoe (88)
148. Red Biddy (87)
149. Asylum (86)
149. Rising Son (86)
151. CMH (85)
152. Alter Road (83)
152. Mad River (83)
152. Right Turn On Red (83)
155. McR (82)
156. Blue Circle (81)
157. Disismye (80)
157. Kite Stripe (80)
157. Poppabo (80)
157. Universal (80)
161. Fantasy (79)
162. Woodpecker (78)
163. Blue Corn (77)
163. Live Oak (77)
163. Righteous Babe (77)
166. Arista (76)
166. Azalea City (76)
166. Elizabeth (76)
166. Rabbit Island (76)
170. Manhattan (75)
171. Valcour (74)
172. Tompkins Square (73)
173. Lonesome (72)
173. Wrong Size Shoes (72)
175. Culburnie (71)
175. Delta Groove (71)
175. Good Dog (71)
178. Angel (70)
178. Blue Rock Artists (70)
178. Curb (70)
181. Bet The Ranch (69)
181. Fellside (69)
181. Glassnote (69)
181. World Village (69)
185. Alcove (68)
185. Cello Room (68)
185. Disappear (68)
185. I Like Mike (68)
189. Lochshore (67)
189. Sleeveless (67)
189. Virgin (67)
192. Compass Rose (65)
192. Heart Pine (65)
192. Maresie (65)
192. Red Level (65)
192. Trespass (65)
197. Rack 'em (64)
197. Renegade (64)
199. Folk Era (63)
199. Newtex (63)
199. Skyhunter (63)
202. Campus (62)
202. Turtle Bear (62)
204. Remington Road (61)
204. Stevenson Productions (61)
204. Whippoorwill (61)
207. Freewheel (60)
207. Golden Hind (60)
207. Poetman (60)
210. Beachwood (59)
210. Listen Here! (59)
212. Rootball (58)
212. Sliced Bread (58)
214. Full Light (57)
215. Appalseed (56)
215. Blugrascal (56)
215. K Z (56)
215. Mile After Mile (56)
215. Northside (56)
215. Oasis (56)
221. Earwig (55)
221. Moving Forward (55)
221. Sassy Time (55)
224. Avalon (54)
224. Black Socks Press (54)
224. Redwing (54)
224. Summerhill (54)
228. Blue Rock (53)
228. Melon Patch (53)
228. Park (53)
228. Patches Publishing (53)
232. 6 Degrees (52)
232. Darling Street (52)
232. David Wax (52)
232. Real World (52)
232. Rubberneck (52)
232. Sensibility (52)
232. Travelin' Girl (52)
232. Weasel (52)
240. Bluesky (51)
240. Dramatico (51)
240. Polydor (51)
240. White Fall (51)
244. Blue Pine (50)
244. Cumbancha (50)
244. Falling Mountain (50)
244. High Street (50)
244. Neanderthal (50)
244. Watermelon (50)
250. Blind Pig (49)
250. Music Maker (49)
250. Sundance (49)
250. Vole-O-Tone (49)
250. Yazoo (49)
255. Deadbeet (48)
255. Pure (48)
255. Verve Forecast (48)
255. Violin Shop (48)
259. Agillator (47)
259. Credential (47)
259. Funzalo (47)
259. Okehdokee (47)
259. Train Wreck (47)
264. American (46)
264. Brothersun (46)
264. Concord (46)
264. Narada (46)
268. Lonesome Day (45)
268. New Time (45)
268. Pelican (45)
268. Trailer (45)
272. 3 Feathers (44)
272. Beladroit (44)
272. Quicksilver Productions (44)
275. Backcountry (43)
275. Compadre (43)
275. Horizon (43)
278. ABC (42)
278. Eone (42)
278. Ruby (42)
278. Shipwhistle (42)
278. Timberhead (42)
283. Butch Bunny (41)
283. Great Bear (41)
283. Lightning Rod (41)
283. North Road (41)
283. Northern Blues (41)
283. Omac (41)
283. Roheen (41)
283. Snow Goose (41)
291. Frumdahart (40)
291. Little Fuji (40)
293. Attack Monkey (39)
293. Geffen (39)
293. Navigator (39)
296. Fairewood (38)
296. Alcazar (38)
296. Blue Plate (38)
296. Deep Fried Discs (38)
296. Hand And Heart (38)
296. Kleztone (38)
296. Metaphor (38)
296. Ruf (38)
296. Swallow (38)
296. Trout (38)
306. Beltane (37)
306. Black Socks (37)
306. Footprint (37)
306. Guardian (37)
306. Hay Holler (37)
306. Island Gypsy (37)
306. Rough Trade (37)
306. Taureau (37)
306. Vanishing Castle (37)
315. Buddha (36)
315. Cooking Vinyl (36)
315. El Paisano (36)
315. Htrp (36)
315. M. C. (36)
315. Red Pajamas (36)
315. Takoma (36)
315. Upper Management (36)
315. Zoe Cat (36)
324. Fancy Mayhem (35)
324. Fellside Recordings (35)
324. Gourd (35)
324. Groove Revival (35)
324. Kindred (35)
324. Raven (35)
324. Sleeping Giant (35)
324. Wildgoose (35)
332. Dome Island (34)
332. Dunkeld (34)
332. Earthwork (34)
332. King (34)
332. Last Gang (34)
332. Mountain Redbird (34)
332. Saguaro Road (34)
339. Alula (33)
339. Dragonwing (33)
341. Atco (32)
341. Captain Potato (32)
341. Cypress Moss (32)
341. Frog's Claw (32)
341. Loftus (32)
341. Merriweather (32)
341. Mpress (32)
341. Red (32)
341. Wilory (32)
341. Woodstock (32)
351. Bismeaux (31)
351. Hearth (31)
351. Johnboy And Billy (31)
351. Luaka Bop (31)
351. Soko (31)
351. Stone's Throw (31)
351. Suma (31)
351. Transatlantic (31)
359. Mountain Roads (30)
359. Bake Tone (30)
359. Bell Buckle (30)
359. Castle (30)
359. CBS (30)
359. Chrysalis (30)
359. Hobemian (30)
359. Kaleidoscope (30)
359. Magi (30)
359. Threshold (30)
359. Tightrope (30)
359. Varese Sarabande (30)
371. American Melody (29)
371. Gamblers Grace (29)
371. Moon House (29)
371. Pugwash (29)
371. Tantobie (29)
371. Trapdoor Media (29)
371. Welding Rod (29)
378. Gusto (28)
378. Canada (28)
378. Motown (28)
378. Old 97 (28)
378. Document (28)
378. Sing Out (28)
378. Free Reed (28)
378. 9 Mile (28)
378. All About Murray (28)
378. Apex (28)
378. Borderline Talent (28)
378. Cello Room Productions (28)
378. Lost Again (28)
378. Polygram (28)
378. Sniffinpup (28)
393. Bashert (27)
393. Blue Ruby (27)
393. Candyrat (27)
393. Ramseur (27)
393. Sage Arts (27)
393. Time Life (27)
399. Sain (26)
399. New Folk (26)
399. Old Blue (26)
399. Bcn (26)
399. Big I Deer (26)
399. Boston Road (26)
399. Dog My Cat (26)
399. Roues Et Archets (26)
399. Wea (26)