2012 Top Record Labels
Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart

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

TOP LABELS OF 2012
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 156671 airplays from 194 different DJs

1. Red House (3394)
2. Rounder (3064)
3. Sugar Hill (1711)
4. Compass (1605)
5. Borealis (1540)
6. Columbia (1518)
7. Waterbug (1441)
8. Signature (1397)
9. Appleseed (1076)
10. Smithsonian/Folkways (1004)
11. Vanguard (951)
12. Nonesuch (886)
13. Greentrax (625)
14. Rural Rhythm (619)
15. Warner (603)
16. Rebel (558)
17. Rhino (551)
18. Flying Fish (543)
19. Philo (537)
20. Green Linnet (523)
21. Capitol (518)
22. Sony (482)
23. Bear Family (451)
24. Blue Night (417)
25. Shanachie (387)
26. Appalsongs (360)
26. Trespass (360)
28. RCA (337)
29. Inside (334)
29. Legacy (334)
31. True North (325)
32. Elektra (318)
33. New West (304)
34. Reprise (303)
35. Music Road (285)
36. Pinecastle (277)
37. Full Light (276)
38. Large River (265)
39. MCA (264)
40. Arc (259)
41. Folk-Legacy (258)
42. Hear (253)
43. Razor And Tie (250)
44. Acony (234)
44. Lost Highway (234)
46. Vault (222)
47. Mountain Home (214)
48. Mountain Fever (210)
49. Blix Street (209)
50. ATO (208)
51. Wind River (206)
52. Fossil (205)
52. Yep Roc (205)
54. Zoe (202)
55. Topic (199)
56. Native And Fine (198)
57. Compass Rose (197)
58. Hudson Harding (196)
59. Mercury (194)
59. Patuxent (194)
61. Dualtone (190)
62. Hightone (188)
63. Gadfly (185)
64. Alligator (183)
65. Icehouse (182)
66. Hadley (181)
67. Mad River (180)
68. Threshold (179)
69. Amnesty International (170)
69. Arhoolie (170)
69. Bloodshot (170)
72. Blue Corn (168)
73. Atlantic (165)
73. Perpetual Hoedown (165)
75. Shiny Gnu (163)
76. Blue Boat (157)
77. EMI (156)
78. Frock (150)
79. Wabuho (145)
80. Decca (141)
81. Jsp (140)
81. County (140)
83. Acoustic Disc (139)
83. Blue Groove (139)
83. Stony Plain (139)
86. Howdy Skies (135)
87. South Hand (133)
87. Strictly Country (133)
89. Bearfort (130)
89. Uncle Gus (130)
91. 30 Tigers (129)
91. Poetman (129)
91. Temple (129)
94. Rising Son (128)
95. Oh Boy (126)
96. Black Wolf (121)
96. Fantasy (121)
98. Nettwerk (117)
99. Magic Crow (116)
100. Anti (115)
101. Community (113)
102. Nouveau Retro Media (111)
103. Earthwork (109)
103. Hell No (109)
103. Old Willow Tree (109)
106. A&M (108)
106. Azalea City (108)
106. Metaphor (108)
109. Blue Ruby (107)
110. Azalea City Recordings (106)
110. Fallen Angle (106)
110. Milagrito (106)
113. Flariella (102)
113. Narrow Lane (102)
113. Putumayo (102)
116. Proper (100)
117. 2nd Story Sound (98)
117. Skaggs Family (98)
119. Live Oak (97)
120. Rykodisc (96)
120. Thin Man (96)
120. Universal (96)
123. Spruce And Maple (95)
124. Verve (94)
125. Redwing (93)
126. West Of (92)
127. Dog Boy (91)
127. Woodpecker (91)
129. Cow Island (90)
129. Quinlan Road (90)
131. Asylum (89)
131. Blue Rock (89)
131. Proper American (89)
134. Island (88)
134. Yellow Room (88)
136. Soundside (87)
136. Travelin' Shoes (87)
138. BMG (86)
139. Koch (85)
139. Prime (85)
141. Fogarty's Cove (83)
142. Cornbelt (82)
142. Wepecket Island (82)
142. Yodel-Ay-Hee (82)
145. Blind Pig (81)
145. Lula (81)
147. Corvus (80)
147. Epic (80)
147. Shout Factory (80)
150. Wildflower (79)
151. Copper Creek (78)
151. Dittyville (78)
151. Freshie (78)
154. Reckless (77)
154. Righteous Babe (77)
154. Stone Barn (77)
157. Great Divide (76)
157. Sliced Bread (76)
159. Red Engine (74)
159. Yellow Tail (74)
161. Mile After Mile (73)
161. New Folk (73)
163. Moving Forward (72)
164. Blue Circle (70)
164. Gusto (70)
164. Hannibal (70)
164. Mountain Roads (70)
168. Free Dirt (69)
168. Wilderland (69)
170. Gatorbone (68)
170. Yellow Dog (68)
172. Sage Arts (67)
173. Arista (66)
174. High Windy (65)
174. Western Seeds (65)
176. Black Hen (64)
176. Navigator (64)
178. Clyded (63)
178. Scarlet Letter (63)
178. Sensibility (63)
181. Berkalin (62)
181. Slab Town (62)
183. Folk Era (61)
183. Hearth (61)
183. Ithaca (61)
183. Sound Artist (61)
183. Vmm (61)
188. Amalgamated Balladry (60)
188. Buddha (60)
188. Eone (60)
188. Evil Diane (60)
188. Polydor (60)
193. Curb (59)
193. Lonesome (59)
193. Windham Hill (59)
196. Disappear (58)
196. Laker (58)
196. Paradiddle (58)
199. Great Bear (57)
199. Grimm Rising (57)
199. Looking Up (57)
199. Sci Fidelity (57)
199. Swallow (57)
204. CMH (56)
204. Milk (56)
206. 6 Shooter (55)
206. Blue Dirt (55)
206. Blue Pine (55)
206. McCoury (55)
206. Moraine (55)
211. Concord (54)
211. Dias (54)
211. Sonic Underground (54)
211. Tsw (54)
215. Americana Agency (53)
215. Available Light (53)
215. Lonesome Day (53)
215. Muzzzy House (53)
215. Skinny Dennis (53)
220. Inspireline/Trebleg (52)
220. Major Label (52)
220. Spring Hollow (52)
220. Tompkins Square (52)
224. Bunny Rae (51)
224. Manhattan (51)
224. Park (51)
224. Red Pajamas (51)
224. Vole-O-Tone (51)
229. Canada (50)
229. Mesa (50)
229. Transatlantic (50)
229. World Village (50)
233. Bean-Tone (49)
233. Blue Flute (49)
233. Groove House (49)
233. Newtex (49)
233. Superfan (49)
233. Timberhead (49)
233. Ireland (48)
233. Blue Fiddle (48)
233. Desert Night (48)
233. Humble Abode (48)
243. Aimless (47)
243. Blue Note (47)
243. Mailboat (47)
246. Double Time (46)
246. Real World (46)
246. Southern Ground (46)
246. Union Made (46)
250. Golden Hind (45)
250. High Street (45)
250. Long Shot (45)
250. Valcour (45)
254. Falling Mountain (44)
254. High Country (44)
254. Narada (44)
254. Old Man Henry (44)
254. Squirrel (44)
259. 6 Degrees (43)
259. Flying Stone (43)
259. Hillabeanz (43)
259. North Road (43)
259. Saguaro Road (43)
259. Sub Pop (43)
265. Fiddlemon (42)
265. Green Jeans (42)
265. Lightning Rod (42)
265. Rabbit Island (42)
265. Valley Entertainment (42)
265. Yazoo (42)
271. ABC (41)
271. Hem And Haw (41)
271. Ninth Street Opus (41)
271. Old Farm Pony (41)
271. Turtle Bear (41)
271. Upper Management (41)
277. Glassnote (40)
277. Red Beet (40)
277. Sisters (40)
277. Telarc (40)
281. Bluegrass Ahead (39)
281. Bordello (39)
281. Northside (39)
281. Sarahmcquaid (39)
281. Termite Tracs (39)
286. Alcazar (38)
286. Atom (38)
286. Banjodad (38)
286. Cello Room (38)
286. Disismye (38)
286. Trout (38)
292. Big Song (37)
292. Constant Clip (37)
292. Dancing Bear (37)
292. Fenchurch (37)
292. Madrona Ring (37)
292. Milking Bull (37)
292. Red Level (37)
292. Roheen (37)
292. Snow Goose (37)
301. 429 (36)
301. American (36)
301. Catalooch (36)
301. Cumbancha (36)
301. Fellside (36)
301. Poppabo (36)
307. Angel (35)
307. Blue Rock Artists (35)
307. Dancing Druid (35)
307. Happy Appy (35)
307. Turkey King (35)
307. Wrong Size Shoes (35)
313. 42 Rpm (34)
313. Cat And The Moon (34)
315. Bliss (33)
315. Bristlecone (33)
315. Chess (33)
315. Culburnie (33)
315. File Under (33)
315. Loyal Dutchess (33)
315. Mudthumper (33)
315. Riverwide (33)
315. Ruby (33)
315. Ruf (33)
315. Train Wreck (33)
326. Wea (32)
326. Blue Plate (32)
326. Depot (32)
326. H3o (32)
326. Kaleidoscope (32)
326. Kite Stripe (32)
326. La Rama (32)
326. Polygram (32)
326. Time Life (32)
326. Watermelon (32)
336. Dead Reckoning (31)
336. Document (31)
336. Fairewood (31)
336. Jewish (31)
336. Living Tradition (31)
336. Oasis (31)
336. Potter Street (31)
336. Pragmavision (31)
336. Pure (31)
336. Running Scared Productions (31)
336. Shout! Factory (31)
336. Squatney (31)
348. CBS (30)
348. Dtr (30)
348. E One (30)
348. Front Hall (30)
348. Geffen (30)
348. Good Dog (30)
348. Los (30)
348. Maggie's (30)
348. Mercy House (30)
348. Merge (30)
348. Music Maker (30)
348. New Time (30)
348. Prima (30)
348. Purple Turtle (30)
348. Raven (30)
348. Sleeping Giant (30)
348. Songs Of The South (30)
348. Takoma (30)
348. Tara (30)
348. Tradition (30)
348. Virgin (30)
369. Collector (29)
369. Elizabeth (29)
369. Free And Easy (29)
369. Neanderthal (29)
369. Red (29)
369. Sleeve Dog (29)
369. Virtue (29)
369. Wilory (29)
377. Delta Groove (28)
377. Thunder Ridge (28)
377. Big Mammy (28)
377. Bunj Jam (28)
377. Gearle (28)
377. Hand And Heart (28)
377. Itchy Sabot (28)
377. Last Gang (28)
377. Lochshore (28)
386. Backcountry (27)
386. Calico Tracks (27)
386. Charly (27)
386. Delmark (27)
386. Fish Tail (27)
386. Guardian (27)
386. Lost Again (27)
386. Main Trail Productions (27)
386. MCA Nashville (27)
386. Mrs Ackroyd (27)
396. Gourd (26)
396. Trailer (26)
396. Bet The Ranch (26)
396. Compadre (26)
396. Cooking Vinyl (26)
396. Harbourtown (26)
396. Hip-O (26)
396. Northern Blues (26)
396. Red Hen (26)
396. Woodstock (26)
406. Alula (25)
406. Hay Holler (25)
406. Jericho Beach (25)
406. King (25)
406. Lazy Sob (25)
406. Mgm (25)
406. Real (25)
406. Rough Trade (25)
406. Sanctuary (25)
406. Slim Chicken (25)
406. Tomato (25)
417. Busted Flat (24)
417. Motown (24)
417. Mountain Roads Recordings (24)
417. Ribbon (24)
417. Pisgah Ridge (24)
417. Ace (24)
417. Footprint (24)
417. Hungry For (24)
417. Kang (24)
417. Palmetto (24)
417. Perpetual Obscurity (24)
428. Beltane (23)
428. Claddagh (23)
428. Fellside Recordings (23)
428. Frog's Claw (23)
428. Plump (23)
428. Prometheus (23)
428. Ramseur (23)
428. Ruff Shod (23)
428. Snake River (23)
428. Summerhill (23)
428. Vanishing Castle (23)
439. Black Socks Press (22)
439. Toronto Arts Council (22)
439. Bud-Man (22)
439. Celtic (22)
439. Freewheel (22)
439. Jackpot (22)
439. Liberation (22)
439. Playing In Traffic (22)
439. Red Biddy (22)
439. Steamboat Mountain (22)
439. Turtlemusik (22)
439. Wee House Of (22)
451. Earth Work (21)
451. Earthbeat! (21)
451. Fledg'ling (21)
451. Fuel (21)
451. Hopeful Sky (21)
451. Luaka Bop (21)
451. Moon And Back (21)
451. Moonlit Pond (21)
451. New (21)
451. Old Hat (21)
451. Riptone (21)
451. Shefa (21)
451. Turtle Rock (21)
451. Well Done (21)
451. Wild Goose (21)
466. Old West (20)
466. Abkco (20)
466. Apple (20)
466. Baby Munsta (20)
466. Chrysalis (20)
466. Crammed Discs (20)
466. Danielle (20)
466. Distant Whisper (20)
466. Ecc (20)
466. Mishara (20)
466. Mo Leanbh (20)
466. Moon House (20)
466. Orb Discs (20)
466. Oxford American (20)
466. Raincoe (20)
466. Virginia Soul (20)
466. World Circuit (20)
483. 31 Tigers (19)
483. Barra (19)
483. Behemoth (19)
483. Castle (19)
483. Earwig (19)
483. Fiddle Head (19)
483. Free Reed (19)
483. Groove Revival (19)
483. Hollywood (19)
483. Linus (19)
483. M. C. (19)
483. Old 97 (19)
483. Outside (19)
483. Pa's Fiddle Recordings (19)
483. Pensongs Productions (19)
483. Pipe (19)
483. Storysound (19)
483. Thinking Dog (19)
483. White Fall (19)