2015 Top Record Labels
Folk Music Airplay Chart

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP LABELS OF 2015
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 165326 airplays from 194 different DJs

1. Rounder (3807)
2. Compass (2237)
3. Red House (2064)
4. Sugar Hill (1537)
5. Signature (1374)
6. Borealis (1365)
7. Columbia (1333)
8. Nonesuch (1062)
9. Smithsonian/Folkways (1025)
10. Waterbug (897)
11. Vanguard (731)
12. Yep Roc (680)
13. Appleseed (672)
14. Warner (661)
15. Green Linnet (655)
16. Rebel (624)
17. Flying Fish (611)
18. Rhino (607)
19. Arc (577)
20. Capitol (560)
21. Philo (550)
22. Sony (534)
23. True North (526)
24. New West (484)
25. Strictly Country (460)
26. RCA (454)
27. Folk-Legacy (448)
28. Shanachie (441)
29. Reprise (417)
30. Dualtone (404)
31. Pinecastle (370)
32. Mountain Home (364)
33. Bear Family (362)
34. Patuxent (351)
35. Legacy (347)
36. Hudson Harding (345)
37. Free Dirt (339)
38. Elektra (338)
39. Mercury (313)
40. Greentrax (311)
41. Mountain Fever (303)
42. ATO (300)
43. Fossil (294)
44. Wind River (291)
45. Acony (288)
46. Rising (285)
47. Music Road (268)
48. Hadley (260)
49. Sisters (250)
50. 30 Tigers (245)
51. Topic (244)
52. Fantasy (241)
52. Honey Dewdrops New (241)
54. Appalsongs (239)
55. MCA (238)
56. Alligator (235)
56. Anti (235)
58. Blue Night (228)
59. Rural Rhythm (227)
60. Inside (209)
61. Lula (207)
62. Pax (204)
63. M. C. (198)
63. Slab Town (198)
63. Vessel Recordings (198)
66. Hightone (190)
66. Putumayo (190)
68. Folk Era (183)
68. Listen Here! (183)
68. Yellow Room (183)
71. Hearth (182)
72. Blue Boat (176)
73. Nettwerk (174)
74. Universal (172)
75. Concord (170)
76. Yellow Tail (167)
77. Gadfly (158)
78. Arhoolie (156)
79. Bloodshot (154)
79. Muddy Roots (154)
79. Spruce And Maple (154)
82. 6 Shooter (151)
83. Slomusic (146)
84. Howdy Skies (142)
85. Community (140)
86. Atlantic (139)
86. Milagrito (139)
88. Razor And Tie (138)
89. A&M (136)
89. EMI (136)
91. Bismeaux (135)
92. Plectrafone (133)
93. Live Once (132)
94. Neworld (130)
95. Stony Plain (129)
96. Golden Hind (128)
96. Harvest (128)
96. Windbone (128)
99. Acoustic Disc (127)
100. Proper (126)
101. Blue Note (123)
102. Island (122)
103. Organic (120)
104. Cavalier (119)
105. Grimm Rising (118)
106. Frontera (114)
106. Tin Halo (114)
108. CMH (113)
109. 10 In Hand (112)
110. Black Hen (111)
111. Make (110)
111. Oh Boy (110)
113. Earwig (109)
114. Dys (107)
114. Temple (107)
116. Mpress (106)
116. Running Scared (106)
116. Wepecket Island (106)
119. Grandpa Raccoon (105)
119. Live Oak (105)
121. Blix Street (104)
121. Flariella (104)
121. Tantobie (104)
124. Dittyville (101)
124. Hollow Body (101)
124. Kingswood (101)
127. Frogs Claw (100)
127. Shiny Gnu (100)
127. Soft Day (100)
127. Southeastern (100)
127. Tompkins Square (100)
127. Verve (100)
127. Yellow Dog (100)
134. Skaggs Family (97)
135. Hand And Heart (95)
136. Big Ring (94)
136. Hannibal (94)
136. Summersongs Unlimited (94)
136. Urban Campfire (94)
140. Disismye (91)
140. Epic (91)
142. Blind Pig (90)
142. Red Beet (90)
144. Black Wolf (89)
145. Entertainment One (88)
145. Laker (88)
147. Gatorbone (86)
148. Copper Creek (85)
148. Desert Night (85)
150. Koch (84)
150. Scarlet Letter (84)
152. Lost Highway (83)
153. Kitchen Table (82)
153. Lark's Nest (82)
153. Robust (82)
153. Swingfingers (82)
153. Up On The Divide (82)
158. 2 Tap (81)
158. Bella Blue (81)
158. McCoury (81)
158. Thin Man (81)
158. Tightrope (81)
158. Zoe (81)
164. 6 Degrees (80)
164. Deep Fried Discs (80)
164. Poppabo (80)
164. Reckless (80)
168. Blue Groove (79)
169. Family Hour (78)
169. Full Light (78)
169. Poetman (78)
172. Earthwork (77)
172. Fallen Angle (77)
172. String Dreams (77)
175. Culburnie (76)
175. Tomboy Girl (76)
177. Available Light (75)
178. Blue Corn (74)
178. Cornbelt (74)
178. Music Maker (74)
181. County (72)
181. Itchy Sabot (72)
181. Valcour (72)
184. Dark Shadow (71)
184. Wildflower (71)
186. Blue Pig (70)
186. Rising Son (70)
188. Blue Elan (69)
188. BMG (69)
188. Hillbilly Pilgrim (69)
191. Lightning Rod (68)
191. Snow Goose (68)
193. Asylum (67)
193. Cattail (67)
193. Curb (67)
193. Remington Road (67)
197. Polydor (65)
198. Azalea City (64)
198. Bfd (64)
198. Blue Pine (64)
198. Vault (64)
202. Decca (63)
202. Heart Pine (63)
202. Fgm (62)
205. 429 (61)
205. No Quarter (61)
205. Provogue (61)
205. Red Pajamas (61)
209. Drive On (60)
209. Voxhall (60)
211. Continental Song City (59)
211. Rykodisc (59)
213. Depot Recordings (58)
213. Little Hat (58)
213. Virgin (58)
216. Alice Otter (57)
216. Blue Circle (57)
216. Brendan Taaffe (57)
216. Highway 142 (57)
216. Jsp (57)
216. Snarf (57)
222. Arista (56)
222. Grace/Parkinsong (56)
222. Michael Troy New (56)
222. Prime (56)
222. Real World (56)
222. Sliced Bread (56)
222. Woodpecker (56)
222. Zoe Cat (56)
230. Cold Country (55)
230. Compass Rose (55)
230. E One (55)
230. Righteous Babe (55)
230. Sleeve Dog (55)
230. Welding Rod (55)
236. Navigator (54)
237. Cooking Vinyl (53)
237. Happy Appy (53)
237. Norna (53)
237. Transatlantic (53)
237. Vole-O-Tone (53)
242. Beeswing (52)
242. Cumbancha (52)
242. North Road (52)
242. World Village (52)
246. Berkalin (51)
246. King (51)
246. Linus (51)
246. MCA Nashville (51)
246. Park (51)
246. Sain (51)
246. Yazoo (51)
253. 101 Ranch (50)
253. Fogarty's Cove (50)
253. Full Skies (50)
253. Geffen (50)
253. Large River (50)
258. Fellside (49)
258. Readymade (49)
258. Redwing (49)
258. Thunder Ridge (49)
258. Tnh Band (49)
258. Yellowcar (49)
264. Hay Holler (48)
264. Lucks Dumpy Toad (48)
264. Narada (48)
264. Omnivore (48)
268. Easy On The Record (47)
268. Humble Abode (47)
268. Phoenix Rising (47)
268. Pure (47)
268. Shout Factory (47)
268. Windham Hill (47)
274. 52 Shakes (46)
274. Brave Hearts (46)
274. Gusto (46)
274. Horton (46)
274. Howlin' Dog (46)
274. Larrea (46)
274. New Time (46)
274. Rack 'em (46)
274. Sky Island (46)
274. Stone Barn (46)
284. Big Blue Zoo (45)
284. Northside (45)
284. Tactile (45)
284. Varese Sarabande (45)
288. Castle (44)
288. Red Guitar Blue (44)
288. Sleepy Creek (44)
291. Amr (43)
291. Beacon Ridge (43)
291. Bordello (43)
291. Complicated Game (43)
291. Eone (43)
291. Lonesome Day (43)
291. Metaphor (43)
291. Okehdokee (43)
291. Threshold (43)
300. Footprint (42)
300. Gawd (42)
302. Grifftone (41)
302. High Street (41)
302. Telarc (41)
305. Foghorn (40)
305. Trailer (40)
307. Merriweather (39)
307. Ramseur (39)
307. Valory (39)
310. Corvus (38)
310. Hear (38)
310. Highway 20 (38)
310. Kite Stripe (38)
310. Magnolia (38)
310. Rabbit Island (38)
310. Sire (38)
310. Sub Pop (38)
310. Yodel-Ay-Hee (38)
319. Deux Lions (37)
319. June Appal (37)
319. Little Tiny (37)
319. World Circuit (37)
323. Alliance (36)
323. Deep End Sessions (36)
323. Maggie's (36)
323. Magi (36)
323. Plowboy (36)
323. Timberhead (36)
323. Tradition (36)
330. Back 9 (35)
330. Disappear (35)
330. Falling Mountain (35)
330. Gallway Bay (35)
330. Mercy House (35)
330. Patio (35)
336. Lusafrica (34)
336. Angel (34)
336. Down Home Diva (34)
336. Front Hall (34)
336. Harmonia Mundi (34)
336. Moon House (34)
336. Rootball (34)
336. Stevenson (34)
336. Sundance (34)
336. Wtju (34)
346. 5 Eighths (33)
346. Americelta (33)
346. Hollow Reed Arts (33)
346. Okeh (33)
346. Prestige Folklore (33)
346. Vis A Vis (33)
346. World (33)
353. Jersey Girl (32)
353. Beacon Ridge Productions (32)
353. Fellside Recordings (32)
353. Greenhays (32)
353. Narrow Lane (32)
353. Quinlan Road (32)
353. Sanctuary (32)
353. Slr Productions (32)
353. Under The Arch (32)
353. Wilson River (32)
363. 3 Notches (31)
363. Baby Black Panda (31)
363. Blue Crown (31)
363. Blue Flute (31)
363. Blue Road (31)
363. Cascadia (31)
363. CBS (31)
363. Elko (31)
363. La Pruche Libre (31)
363. Shout! (31)
363. Takoma (31)
363. Time Life (31)
363. Wild Goose (31)
376. Groundloop (30)
376. Appalseed (30)
376. Blue Plate (30)
376. Fresh Squeezed Productions (30)
376. Kaleidoscope (30)
376. Train Wreck (30)
376. Watermelon (30)
383. Anti/Epitaph (29)
383. De L'est (29)
383. Document (29)
383. Highway (29)
383. Lunacy (29)
383. Normaltown (29)
383. Roheen (29)
383. Wildgoose (29)
383. Zen Cowboy (29)
392. Beltane (28)
392. Cassel (28)
392. Dunkeld (28)
392. Guardian (28)
392. High Country Recordings (28)
392. Moxy (28)
392. Revolting (28)
399. ABC (27)
399. Busted Flat (27)
399. Double Time (27)
399. Fiddle Parlor (27)
399. Old Farm Pony (27)
399. Polygram (27)
399. Tree Frog (27)
399. Turtle Bear (27)
399. University Studios (27)
399. Wilderland (27)
409. Pugwash (26)
409. Alcazar (26)
409. Alula (26)
409. Azalea City Recordings (26)
409. Back Porch (26)
409. Back Studio (26)
409. Ceili (26)
409. Chrysalis (26)
409. Kindred (26)
409. Omnivore Recordings (26)
409. Orange Blossom (26)
409. Ruf (26)
409. Sage Arts (26)
409. Swallow (26)
409. Upper Management (26)
424. Backcountry (25)
424. Bunj Jam (25)
424. Dragonwing (25)
424. Elite Circuit (25)
424. Masterworks (25)
424. Mountain Roads (25)
424. Precambrian (25)
424. Well Done (25)
432. Highland (24)
432. Compadre (24)
432. Dead Oceans (24)
432. Dog My Cat (24)
432. Foghorn Stringband (24)
432. Frog Pad (24)
432. Hollywood (24)
432. Lochshore (24)
432. Moving Forward (24)
432. New Folk (24)
432. Vessel (24)
432. Wee House Of (24)
432. White Fall (24)
432. Wilory (24)
446. Acoustic (23)
446. American (23)
446. Big Machine (23)
446. Blueblade (23)
446. Collectables (23)
446. Heart And Hope (23)
446. Icehouse (23)
446. Randm (23)
446. Sky Crunch (23)
446. Vertical (23)
456. Delta Groove (22)
456. Suitcase Town (22)
456. Collector (22)
456. Adventure (22)
456. Better (22)
456. Bird On The Wing (22)
456. Break A String (22)
456. Cow Island (22)
456. Dusty Shadows (22)
456. Fenchurch (22)
456. Little Sur (22)
456. Lorimer (22)
456. Merge (22)
456. Red (22)
456. Reuben (22)
456. Sleeping Giant (22)
456. Wellfield (22)
456. Z And C (22)
474. Aries (21)
474. Bell Buckle (21)
474. Calico Tracks (21)
474. Dadgad (21)
474. Ernest Engine Songs (21)
474. Gourd (21)
474. In The Black (21)
474. Louisiana Red Hot (21)
474. Red Biddy (21)
474. Signet (21)
474. Travelin' Shoes (21)
474. Vagrant (21)
474. Westpark (21)
487. Rainbow (20)
487. Epact (20)
487. Hungry For (20)
487. Washington Square (20)
487. Truckstop Honeymoon (20)
487. Hopeful Sky (20)
487. Fast Folk (20)
487. Madrina (20)
487. Sing Out (20)
487. Linus Entertainment (20)
487. Mara's Creations (20)
487. Socks In The (20)
487. Ace (20)
487. Big Book (20)
487. Blind Nello (20)
487. Claddagh (20)
487. Cracker Barrel (20)
487. Deadbeet (20)
487. Delmark (20)
487. Ecc (20)
487. Perpetual Obscurity (20)
487. Rock Beat (20)
487. Round (20)
487. Spring Hollow (20)
487. Steep Ravine New (20)
487. Virginia Soul (20)
487. Worldwind (20)