2013 Top Record Labels
Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart

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

TOP LABELS OF 2013
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 157864 airplays from 187 different DJs

1. Rounder (3542)
2. Red House (2540)
3. Compass (2278)
4. Sugar Hill (1617)
5. Columbia (1376)
6. Borealis (1170)
7. Appleseed (1161)
8. Signature (1159)
9. Smithsonian/Folkways (1000)
10. Waterbug (865)
11. Nonesuch (780)
12. Vanguard (729)
13. New West (724)
14. Rebel (715)
15. Warner (713)
16. Rhino (634)
17. Strictly Country (600)
18. Flying Fish (593)
19. Sony (570)
20. Green Linnet (555)
21. Philo (544)
22. Greentrax (503)
23. Legacy (481)
24. Rural Rhythm (455)
25. RCA (449)
26. Hudson Harding (418)
27. Bear Family (412)
28. Arc (408)
29. Capitol (405)
30. Yep Roc (394)
31. Shanachie (393)
32. Music Road (384)
33. Elektra (362)
33. Pinecastle (362)
35. Mountain Fever (355)
36. MCA (324)
37. Anti (321)
38. Reprise (317)
39. Hearth (314)
40. Dualtone (303)
41. True North (295)
42. Lula (292)
43. Folk-Legacy (289)
44. Razor And Tie (286)
44. Tompkins Square (286)
46. Alligator (281)
47. Bloodshot (261)
48. Hightone (258)
49. Mountain Home (237)
50. ATO (235)
50. Bcl (235)
52. Topic (229)
53. Wilderland (227)
54. Spruce And Maple (226)
55. Red Beet (211)
56. Wepecket Island (206)
57. Fossil (202)
58. Wilson River (199)
58. Wind River (199)
60. Full Skies (196)
61. Gadfly (194)
61. Patuxent (194)
63. Proper (193)
64. Temple (192)
65. Atlantic (191)
66. Blue Rock (190)
67. Mercury (188)
68. Back Studio (175)
69. Putumayo (174)
70. Skaggs Family (172)
71. Arhoolie (169)
71. Community (169)
71. Corvus (169)
74. Appalsongs (161)
75. Itchy Sabot (158)
76. Free Dirt (157)
77. A&M (155)
78. Blue Groove (154)
78. Lost Highway (154)
80. Ninth Street Opus (150)
81. Hadley (149)
81. Yellow Tail (149)
83. Fenchurch (146)
84. 30 Tigers (145)
84. Blue Rock Artists (145)
84. Live Oak (145)
87. Yellow Room (144)
88. Azalea City (143)
88. Trespass (143)
90. Blix Street (142)
90. Earthwork (142)
92. Acoustic Disc (141)
92. M. C. (141)
94. Blue Circle (139)
95. Acony (137)
95. Blue Boat (137)
95. Disappear (137)
98. Zoe (132)
99. Jack Of All Trades (131)
100. Blue Pig (129)
100. Universal (129)
102. County (128)
103. Blind Pig (127)
104. Blue Case Tunes (123)
105. Local Rascal (121)
106. EMI (119)
106. Island (119)
108. Jsp (118)
108. Red Guitar Blue (118)
110. Elizabeth (117)
110. Folk Era (117)
110. Last Gang (117)
113. Mara's Creations (116)
114. Slab Town (114)
114. Stellada (114)
116. New Folk (113)
116. Stony Plain (113)
118. Azalea City Recordings (112)
118. Oh Boy (112)
120. Vole-O-Tone (111)
121. Dog Boy (110)
121. Sleeve Dog (110)
121. Verve (110)
124. Dias (108)
125. Organic (107)
126. Sparking Gap (106)
127. Tin Halo (105)
128. Rising Son (103)
129. Milagrito (102)
130. Cooking Vinyl (101)
131. Blue Corn (100)
131. Koch (100)
131. Reckless (100)
134. Blue Night (99)
134. Flariella (99)
134. Lorimer (99)
134. Nettwerk (99)
134. Sliced Bread (99)
139. Fallen Angle (98)
140. Hannibal (97)
140. Navigator (97)
142. Groove Revival (96)
142. Red Sea (96)
144. Inside (94)
145. Asylum (91)
145. Tcf (91)
147. Concord (90)
148. High Windy (89)
148. Native And Fine (89)
148. Turtlemusik (89)
151. Black Wolf (88)
151. North Road (88)
153. Compass Rose (87)
154. Epic (86)
154. Peg Leg (86)
154. Valcour (86)
157. McCoury (85)
157. Neworld (85)
159. Prime (84)
160. Berkalin (83)
160. Pettifer (83)
162. Gawd (82)
162. Lightning Rod (82)
162. Rykodisc (82)
165. Flyin (81)
165. Full Light (81)
165. Gin Ridge (81)
165. Sonas (81)
169. Curb (79)
169. Icehouse (79)
169. Laker (79)
169. Vault (79)
173. Mark Stepakoff New (78)
174. Pisgah Ridge (77)
175. Decca (73)
176. Aaron Keim (72)
176. Sleeping Giant (72)
178. Radio Rhythm (71)
179. Telarc (70)
180. Mad River (69)
180. Second String (69)
180. Windham Hill (69)
183. Metaphor (68)
183. Arista (68)
183. Blue Note (68)
183. CMH (68)
183. Copper Creek (68)
183. Swingfingers (68)
183. Threshold (68)
190. Kelp (67)
190. Merriweather (67)
190. Readymade (67)
190. Redwing (67)
190. Righteous Babe (67)
190. Tomboy Girl (67)
196. BMG (66)
196. Fantasy (66)
196. Fogarty's Cove (66)
196. Hear (66)
200. In The Black (65)
200. Shiny Gnu (65)
202. Amnesty International (62)
202. Mpress (62)
202. Twitter Twatter (62)
205. Owl Mountain (61)
205. Reviver (61)
207. Duet Right (60)
207. Grimm Rising (60)
207. Polydor (60)
210. Loftus (59)
210. Muddy Roots (59)
212. Quinlan Road (58)
212. Timberhead (58)
214. Cornbelt (57)
214. Golden Hind (57)
214. Hickoryjack (57)
214. Maggie's (57)
214. Narrow Lane (57)
214. Story Sound (57)
220. Tsw (56)
220. Woodpecker (56)
222. 6 Shooter (55)
222. Howdy Skies (55)
222. Large River (55)
222. Maker/Mender (55)
222. Masterworks (55)
222. Shout Factory (55)
228. Fellside (54)
228. Darling Street (54)
228. Sky Crunch (54)
228. Yazoo (54)
232. 6 Degrees (53)
232. Cow Island (53)
232. Poetman (53)
235. Old Hat (52)
235. Angel (52)
235. Big Song (52)
235. Glassnote (52)
235. Paradiddle (52)
235. Tamarack (52)
235. Wildflower (52)
235. Yodel-Ay-Hee (52)
243. Beachwood (51)
243. Doubloon (51)
243. Rageon (51)
243. Rootball (51)
247. Boston Road (50)
247. Fairewood (50)
247. Frontera (50)
247. Takoma (50)
247. Tremont Productions (50)
247. Vessel Recordings (50)
253. Gusto (49)
253. Uncle Gus (49)
253. Virgin (49)
256. Black Hen (48)
256. Hibernian (48)
256. Moraine (48)
256. Moving Forward (48)
256. Red Engine (48)
256. Train Wreck (48)
262. Deep Fried Discs (47)
262. Motema (47)
262. Park (47)
262. Snow Goose (47)
266. Delta Groove (46)
266. 42 Rpm (46)
268. Anima (45)
268. Mo Leanbh (45)
268. Northside (45)
268. Stax (45)
268. Wepecket (45)
273. Cumbancha (44)
273. Gatorbone (44)
273. Perpetual Hoedown (44)
273. Plowboy (44)
277. 429 (43)
277. Almanac Trail (43)
277. Cracker Barrel (43)
277. Milo (43)
277. Omnivore (43)
277. Squirrel (43)
277. Thunder Ridge (43)
284. Gourd (42)
284. Blue Pine (42)
284. Falling Mountain (42)
284. Home Perm (42)
284. Lotos Nile (42)
284. Swallow (42)
284. Tree Frog (42)
284. Windbone (42)
292. Alula (41)
292. Compadre (41)
292. Double Time (41)
292. E One (41)
292. Rabbit Island (41)
292. Sradag (41)
292. Tara (41)
292. Third Man (41)
300. Center (40)
300. High Street (40)
300. Lonesome Day (40)
300. Tightrope (40)
300. World Village (40)
305. Georgiana (39)
305. Global Recording Artists (39)
305. Ruf (39)
305. Thin Man (39)
309. Sain (38)
309. Barker (38)
309. Magic Crow (38)
309. Narada (38)
309. Red Pajamas (38)
309. Shefa (38)
309. Yellow Dog (38)
316. American Melody (37)
316. Bristlecone (37)
316. Guardian (37)
316. Snake River (37)
320. CBS (36)
320. Frumdahart (36)
320. Geffen (36)
320. Hand And Heart (36)
320. Sub Pop (36)
320. Voxhall (36)
326. Dunkeld (35)
326. Fellside Recordings (35)
326. Snortin' Horse (35)
326. Tamarack Recordings (35)
326. Transatlantic (35)
326. Welding Rod (35)
326. World (35)
333. Brambus (34)
333. Barra (34)
333. Great Divide (34)
333. Nell Robinson (34)
333. Salty Bayou (34)
333. South Hand (34)
333. Southern Ground (34)
333. Thl (34)
333. Tradition (34)
342. 52 Shakes (33)
342. Buxom County (33)
342. Eastern Woods (33)
342. Eone (33)
342. Lucky Bear (33)
342. Rage On (33)
342. Right Side Up (33)
342. Sing Out (33)
342. Time Life (33)
342. Western Seeds (33)
342. Wind Bone (33)
353. Abkco (32)
353. New Tex (32)
353. Americana Agency (32)
353. Ceili (32)
353. Les Productions Du Moulin (32)
353. Music Maker (32)
359. Alcazar (31)
359. Errant (31)
359. Fluke (31)
359. High Country (31)
359. Itz Evolving (31)
359. New Time (31)
359. Polygram (31)
359. Red River (31)
359. Tantobie (31)
359. Worldwind (31)
369. Old Blue (30)
369. Virtue (30)
369. Ace (30)
369. Blue Dirt (30)
369. Dead Reckoning (30)
369. Footprint (30)
369. Pegleg (30)
369. Real World (30)
369. Red Biddy (30)
369. Sage Arts (30)
369. Southeastern (30)
369. Turtle Bear (30)
381. ABC (29)
381. Beltane (29)
381. Document (29)
381. Legacy Recordings (29)
381. Mountain Roads (29)
381. Newtex (29)
381. Pugwash (29)
381. Pure (29)
381. Sanctuary (29)
381. Watermelon (29)
391. 9 Mile (28)
391. Wea (28)
391. Binky (28)
391. Calico Tracks (28)
391. Claddagh (28)
391. Depot (28)
391. Front Hall (28)
391. Humble Abode (28)
391. MacKinaw Harvest (28)
391. Merge (28)
391. Soundstage (28)
391. Valley Entertainment (28)
403. Long Shot (27)
403. Perpetual Obscurity (27)
403. Sacred Sumac (27)
403. Shout! Factory (27)
403. Stevenson Productions (27)
403. Varese Sarabande (27)
409. Trailer (26)
409. Surfdog (26)
409. Delmark (26)
409. Appalseed (26)
409. Blue Plate (26)
409. Earwig (26)
409. Proper American (26)
409. Rough Trade (26)
409. Sire (26)
409. Stone Barn (26)
419. Alice Otter (25)
419. Blackbeard's Fiddle (25)
419. Culburnie (25)
419. Detroit Radio (25)
419. Earth Work (25)
419. Hearth Pr (25)
419. Northern Blues (25)
419. Raven (25)
419. Wellfield (25)
428. Oasis (24)
428. King (24)
428. Biograph (24)
428. Black Socks (24)
428. Black Socks Press (24)
428. Distant Whisper (24)
428. Hay Holler (24)
428. Jasmine (24)
428. My Friend Hafiz (24)
428. Provogue (24)
428. Sapsucker (24)
439. Bumstead (23)
439. Castle (23)
439. Chrysalis (23)
439. Earthbeat! (23)
439. Flaming Heart (23)
439. Ramseur (23)
439. Sawdust (23)
439. Wild Goose (23)
447. Blue Rose (22)
447. Hungry For (22)
447. Old Homestead (22)
447. Apple (22)
447. Degan (22)
447. Drag City (22)
447. Elite Circuit (22)
447. Factor (22)
447. Gael Linn (22)
447. Good Dog (22)
447. Hickory Jack (22)
447. Kang (22)
447. Manhattan (22)
447. Outside (22)
447. Painted Sun (22)
447. Shelter (22)
447. Silverwolf (22)
447. Solid Air (22)
447. Upper Management (22)
447. Wee House Of (22)
468. 8 Ball (21)
468. Dancing Cat (21)
468. Disismye (21)
468. Eastern Front (21)
468. Eats (21)
468. Jewell Ridge (21)
468. Lochshore (21)
468. Mountain Railroad (21)
468. Muzzy House (21)
468. North Knox (21)
468. Peaceful Uprising (21)
468. Rouseabout (21)
468. Shout (21)
468. Team Love (21)
468. Tsunami (21)
483. Busted Flat (20)
483. Valory (20)
483. Artemis (20)
483. Atco (20)
483. Backcountry (20)
483. Chess (20)
483. Collector's Choice (20)
483. Fat Possum (20)
483. Freewheel (20)
483. Frogville (20)
483. Gizzy (20)
483. Kaleidoscope (20)
483. Liberty (20)
483. Mrs Ackroyd (20)
483. Okeh (20)
483. Revenant (20)
483. Scarlet Letter (20)
483. Trout (20)
483. Verve Forecast (20)