2014 Top Record Labels
Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart

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

TOP LABELS OF 2014
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 159806 airplays from 184 different DJs

1. Rounder (3773)
2. Red House (2479)
3. Compass (2043)
4. Sugar Hill (1503)
5. Columbia (1468)
6. Smithsonian/Folkways (1384)
7. Signature (1305)
8. Appleseed (1261)
9. Borealis (1045)
10. Rebel (936)
11. Nonesuch (882)
12. Spruce And Maple (797)
13. Waterbug (795)
14. Rhino (775)
15. Warner (727)
16. Vanguard (703)
17. New West (597)
18. Yep Roc (587)
19. Sony (577)
20. Flying Fish (563)
21. Philo (520)
22. Capitol (504)
23. Bear Family (468)
24. Mountain Home (448)
25. Green Linnet (440)
26. RCA (428)
27. Reprise (418)
28. Legacy (410)
29. Pinecastle (407)
30. ATO (397)
31. Arc (395)
32. Greentrax (374)
33. Shanachie (351)
34. Folk-Legacy (345)
35. Rural Rhythm (331)
36. Blue Note (323)
37. Mountain Fever (319)
38. True North (310)
39. Elektra (304)
40. Hudson Harding (295)
41. Wind River (289)
42. MCA (285)
43. Stone Barn (280)
44. Dualtone (278)
45. Appalsongs (271)
46. Music Road (265)
47. Acony (260)
48. Patuxent (245)
49. Alligator (240)
50. Berkalin (235)
51. Compass Rose (233)
52. Topic (232)
53. Milagrito (228)
54. 30 Tigers (222)
55. Mercury (218)
56. Hightone (208)
57. Organic (206)
58. Inside (199)
59. Tightrope (196)
60. Artist (193)
61. Cavalier (192)
62. Razor And Tie (189)
63. Arhoolie (188)
64. Soundside (184)
65. Wepecket Island (183)
66. Bloodshot (182)
67. Strictly Country (179)
68. Waymore (174)
69. Atlantic (172)
70. Red Beet (166)
71. Proper (158)
72. Nettwerk (155)
73. Fiddle Parlor (154)
74. Acoustic Disc (153)
75. Free Dirt (151)
76. Gadfly (149)
77. Remington Road (147)
78. Anti (145)
78. Available Light (145)
78. Putumayo (145)
81. Tompkins Square (142)
82. Island (140)
83. 10 In Hand (138)
83. Blue Night (138)
85. Universal (137)
86. Fantasy (136)
87. A&M (134)
88. McCoury (133)
89. Rising Son (132)
90. M. C. (129)
91. Zoe (125)
92. Culburnie (124)
92. Oh Boy (124)
94. Blue Pine (120)
95. Hand And Heart (119)
96. Blix Street (117)
96. EMI (117)
96. Poetman (117)
99. Omnivore (116)
100. Blue Circle (115)
101. Snow Goose (112)
102. Zoe Cat (111)
103. 5 Eighths (110)
104. Travelin' Shoes (108)
105. CMH (107)
106. Live Oak (106)
107. Spring Hollow (104)
107. Stony Plain (104)
107. Welding Rod (104)
110. County (103)
110. Yellow Tail (103)
112. Black Hen (102)
112. Folk Era (102)
112. Fossil (102)
112. Jsp (102)
112. Sister Trudy's (102)
117. High Country (101)
117. Muddy Roots (101)
117. Ronstadt (101)
120. Polydor (98)
120. 6 Shooter (98)
122. Fallen Angle (97)
122. Skaggs Family (97)
122. Sliced Bread (97)
125. Back Studio (96)
125. Grifftone (96)
125. Vole-O-Tone (96)
125. Yellow Dog (96)
129. 429 (94)
129. Readymade (94)
131. Epic (93)
132. In The Black (92)
133. Grandpa Raccoon (90)
134. Full Skies (89)
134. Hillbilly Pilgrim (89)
134. Old Oak (89)
137. Black Wolf (88)
137. Blue Flute (88)
139. Americelta (87)
139. Blue Boat (87)
139. Copper Creek (87)
139. Patio (87)
139. Treble-G (87)
144. Blind Pig (86)
144. Hadley (86)
146. Deadbeet (85)
147. Corvus (84)
147. Fool's Hill (84)
147. Merriweather (84)
147. Old Man Henry (84)
151. Bcl (83)
151. Upper Management (83)
153. Curb (82)
154. BMG (81)
154. Hearth (81)
154. Sleeve Dog (81)
157. Disismye (80)
158. Groundloop (79)
159. Concord (77)
159. Lula (77)
159. Sassy Time (77)
159. Temple (77)
163. Ormal Nye (75)
163. Pisgah Ridge (75)
163. Signet (75)
166. Cornbelt (74)
166. Hear (74)
166. Yazoo (74)
169. Cattail (73)
169. Koch (73)
169. Pettifer (73)
169. Rykodisc (73)
169. Yellow Room (73)
174. Masterworks (72)
174. Moon House (72)
176. Cassel (71)
176. Jersey Girl (71)
176. Real World (71)
176. Roaring Twenties (71)
180. Golden Hind (70)
180. Hannibal (70)
180. Red Guitar Blue (70)
180. Righteous Babe (70)
184. Asylum (69)
184. Tsb (69)
186. Kite Stripe (68)
186. Prime (68)
186. Third Man (68)
189. Blue Corn (67)
189. Verve (67)
191. Earthwork (66)
192. Cris Cuddy New (65)
192. Lonesome Day (65)
194. Azalea City Recordings (64)
194. Cumulus (64)
196. Decca (63)
196. Fenchurch (63)
198. Lost Highway (62)
199. Cow Island (61)
199. Harvest (61)
199. Sky Crunch (61)
199. What Are (61)
199. Yodel-Ay-Hee (61)
204. Blue Dirt (60)
204. Community (60)
204. Cooking Vinyl (60)
204. Gatorbone (60)
204. North C (60)
204. Slab Town (60)
204. Woodpecker (60)
211. Back 9 (59)
211. Broken Record (59)
211. Cavalier Recordings (59)
211. Redwing (59)
215. Arista (58)
215. Wilderland (58)
217. Cumbancha (57)
217. King (57)
217. Make (57)
217. Navigator (57)
217. Windham Hill (57)
222. Azalea City (56)
222. North Road (56)
222. Time Life (56)
225. Beste Unterhaltung (55)
225. Storch Songs (55)
227. Depot (54)
227. Icehouse (54)
227. Lightning Rod (54)
227. Music Maker (54)
227. Valcour (54)
227. Well Done (54)
227. Y'all-Ternative (54)
234. Adventure (53)
234. Show Ponies New (53)
236. Blue Pig (52)
236. Fellside (52)
236. Loyal Dutchess (52)
236. Wildflower (52)
240. Hay Holler (51)
240. Prestige Folklore (51)
240. White Fall (51)
243. Daphne (50)
243. Gusto (50)
243. Sidewalking Crab (50)
243. Termite Tracks (50)
243. World Circuit (50)
248. Bird On The Wing (49)
248. Free Reed (49)
248. High Street (49)
248. Tradition (49)
252. Hi-Line (48)
252. Red Pajamas (48)
254. Dark Shadow (46)
254. Happy Appy (46)
254. Hopeful Sky (46)
254. Phoenix Rising (46)
254. Pure (46)
254. Telarc (46)
260. 6 Degrees (45)
260. Fat Possum (45)
260. Precambrian (45)
260. Southeastern (45)
260. Sub Pop (45)
265. Document (44)
265. Dunkeld (44)
265. File Under (44)
265. Full Light (44)
265. Quinlan Road (44)
265. Soko (44)
265. Squirrel (44)
272. Daemon (43)
272. Plowboy (43)
272. Red Biddy (43)
272. Sundance (43)
276. Calico Tracks (42)
276. Howdy Skies (42)
276. Northside (42)
276. Shout Factory (42)
280. Beeswing (41)
280. Blue Rock (41)
280. Large River (41)
280. Maggie's (41)
280. Threshold (41)
285. Beltane (40)
285. Flying Stone (40)
285. Ithaca (40)
285. Laker (40)
285. Mesa/Bluemoon (40)
285. Okeh (40)
285. Under The Arch (40)
285. Wooden Door (40)
293. Al-Ubudiyya Productions (39)
293. Moving Forward (39)
293. Republic (39)
293. Timberhead (39)
293. Turtle Bear (39)
293. Vault (39)
293. Vessel (39)
300. Americana Agency (38)
300. Captain Potato (38)
300. Dangerous You (38)
300. Living (38)
300. Nimbit (38)
300. Reckless (38)
300. Travianna (38)
300. Wind Bone (38)
300. World Village (38)
309. Blue Plate (37)
309. Cascadia (37)
309. Fgm (37)
309. Gourd (37)
309. Grammar Fight (37)
309. Melvin (37)
309. Park (37)
309. Provogue (37)
309. Ruf (37)
309. Wepecket (37)
319. Raven (36)
319. Flariella (36)
319. Perdition (36)
319. Rock Beat (36)
323. Blue Case Tunes (35)
323. Falling Mountain (35)
323. Grimm Rising (35)
323. Narrow Lane (35)
323. Running Dog (35)
323. Swallow (35)
323. World (35)
330. Fellside Recordings (34)
330. Blue Rock Artists (34)
330. Geffen (34)
330. Imi (34)
330. Moody Maraccas (34)
335. Amanuensis (33)
335. Bismeaux (33)
335. Civility (33)
335. Fogarty's Cove (33)
335. Jamface Productions (33)
335. Sleeping Giant (33)
335. Sweet Cody Boy (33)
335. Takoma (33)
343. Blue Castle (32)
343. Cadence (32)
343. CBS (32)
343. Double Time (32)
343. Mara's Creations (32)
343. Motherlode (32)
343. Reveal (32)
343. Shefa (32)
343. Vinny And Joe Ferris (32)
352. Amnesty International (31)
352. Castle (31)
352. Daisy Rings (31)
352. Depot Recordings (31)
352. Devil's River (31)
352. Highway 20 (31)
352. Lorimer (31)
352. Maresie (31)
352. Stevenson Productions (31)
352. Trailer (31)
352. Virgin (31)
363. Epact (30)
363. Acmuse (30)
363. Apex (30)
363. Button Box (30)
363. Dl Arts (30)
363. Doobie Shea (30)
363. Kaleidoscope (30)
363. Kind Of Blue (30)
363. Liberty (30)
363. Palmetto (30)
363. Phatcat (30)
363. Same Room (30)
363. Tomato (30)
376. Cinnamon Bones (29)
376. Delta Groove (29)
376. Fox Run (29)
376. Ninth Street Opus (29)
376. Sage Arts (29)
376. Sanctuary (29)
376. Tommy Byrd (29)
383. South Hand (28)
383. Apple (28)
383. Brave Hearts (28)
383. Dine Alone (28)
383. Inspireline (28)
383. Kingswood (28)
383. Mishara (28)
383. New Folk (28)
383. Wild Goose (28)
392. 52 Shakes (27)
392. ABC (27)
392. Banjodad (27)
392. Compadre (27)
392. Dara (27)
392. Dias (27)
392. Gnosong (27)
392. Hollywood (27)
392. Kang (27)
392. Lotos Nile (27)
392. Narada (27)
392. Polygram (27)
392. Sierra (27)
392. Thrift Shop (27)
392. Wildgoose (27)
392. Wrinkled (27)
408. Can (26)
408. Front Hall (26)
408. Sain (26)
408. Hickoryjack (26)
408. Angel (26)
408. Artemis (26)
408. Crow Town (26)
408. Cub Bear Productions (26)
408. Great Divide (26)
408. Humble Abode (26)
408. Metaphor (26)
408. Moira Smiley (26)
408. Out Of The Past (26)
408. Scotland (26)
408. Watermelon (26)
408. Wea (26)
424. Alcazar (25)
424. Alula (25)
424. Blue Groove (25)
424. Cordulia (25)
424. Fish Tail (25)
424. Harbourtown (25)
424. Mountain Roads (25)
424. Northern Blues (25)
424. Old Hat (25)
424. Pugwash (25)
424. Train Wreck (25)
424. Wilory (25)
436. Lusafrica (24)
436. Collectors Choice (24)
436. Hearth Pr (24)
436. Bgo (24)
436. Cob's Cobble (24)
436. Collector (24)
436. Double Lot (24)
436. Factor (24)
436. Gypsy Eyes (24)
436. Hobemian (24)
436. Motema (24)
436. Roheen (24)
436. Squeezed Fresh (24)
436. Tin Halo (24)
450. Asharta (23)
450. Blue Crown (23)
450. Chess (23)
450. Chrysalis (23)
450. Elizabeth (23)
450. Manhattan (23)
450. Native And Fine (23)
450. Perpetual Obscurity (23)
450. Proper American (23)
450. Sire (23)
450. Vagrant (23)
461. Delmark (22)
461. Dog Boy (22)
461. Good Dog (22)
461. Guardian (22)
461. Legacy Recordings (22)
461. Local Rascal (22)
461. MCA Nashville (22)
461. Medina River (22)
461. Okrahoma (22)
461. Parlophone (22)
461. Trout (22)
461. Waystation (22)
461. We're About (22)
474. Abkco (21)
474. American Roots (21)
474. Black Socks Press (21)
474. Doreli (21)
474. Fledg'ling (21)
474. Major Label (21)
474. New World (21)
474. Raincoe (21)
474. Ruby (21)
474. Sleepy Creek (21)
474. Tara (21)
474. Vaguely Reminiscent Sounds (21)
474. Vitamin (21)
474. Wilson River (21)
488. American (20)
488. Brambus (20)
488. Brendan Taaffe (20)
488. Ceili (20)
488. Charly (20)
488. Dragonwing (20)
488. Dust-To-Digital (20)
488. Last Gang (20)
488. Mad River (20)
488. Newtex (20)
488. Rock Ridge (20)
488. Shout (20)
488. Soona Songs (20)
488. Starday (20)
488. Tsunami (20)
488. Wounded Bird (20)