2005 Top Songs
Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
Compiled by Richard Gillmann of KBCS-FM
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L
TOP SONGS OF 2005
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 146403 airplays from 272 different DJs
1. "Peace Call" (100)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Land Of Milk And Honey"
2. "Man Of God" (94)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
3. "Hiway 9" (84)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Land Of Milk And Honey"
also "13 Ways To Live"
4. "Laughlin Boy" (81)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Flower Of Avalon"
5. "Gypsy Rose" (65)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Flower Of Avalon"
6. "The Waking Hour" (62)
by David Francey
from "The Waking Hour"
7. "Death Came A Knockin" (61)
by The Duhks
from "The Duhks"
8. "Homeward Bound" (60)
by Alison Brown
from "Stolen Moments"
8. "Mercy Now" (60)
by Mary Gauthier
from "Mercy Now"
10. "Hey Ho" (59)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Flower Of Avalon"
11. "One Voice" (58)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "40 Days"
12. "Mother, I Climbed" (56)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Flower Of Avalon"
13. "Crazy As A Loon" (55)
by John Prine
from "Fair And Square"
13. "Dance Hall Girls" (55)
by The Duhks
from "The Duhks"
15. "Long Monday" (52)
by John Prine
from "Fair And Square"
16. "Mercy" (50)
by Kate McDonnell
from "Where The Mangoes Are"
17. "Arlington" (49)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "40 Days"
also "These Times We're Living In"
17. "Miles Of Blues" (49)
by Kate Campbell
from "Blues And Lamentations"
17. "Simple Life" (49)
by Nanci Griffith
from "Heart's In Mind"
20. "Fall Down As The Rain" (48)
by Joe Crookston
from "Fall Down As The Rain"
21. "Buckets Of Rain" (47)
by Kris Delmhorst, Jeffrey Foucault And Peter Mulvey
from "Redbird"
21. "I Love This Town" (47)
by Nanci Griffith
from "Hearts In Mind"
21. "Morning Train" (47)
by David Francey
from "The Waking Hour"
21. "Wagoner's Lad" (47)
by The Duhks
from "The Duhks"
25. "Mists Of Down Below" (46)
by The Duhks
from "The Duhks"
25. "Requiem" (46)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
25. "River Road" (46)
by Jimmy Lafave
from "Blue Nightfall"
also "These Times We're Living In"
28. "Sound Of Summer Running" (45)
by Alison Brown
from "Stolen Moments"
28. "Walkin' In My Sleep" (45)
by Uncle Earl
from "She Waits For Night"
30. "Chimes Of Freedom" (44)
by The Kennedys
from "Half A Million Miles"
30. "Hard To Make It" (44)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Flower Of Avalon"
30. "When You Walk On" (44)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
30. "Woodrow" (44)
by Tom Russell
from "Hotwalker"
34. "Borderline" (43)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
34. "Gentle Arms Of Eden" (43)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Drum Hat Buddha"
also "Signature Sounds 10th Anniversary"
34. "Glory Of True Love" (43)
by John Prine
from "Fair And Square"
34. "Let Em Run" (43)
by The Bills
from "Let Em Run"
34. "Tomorrow Is A Long Time" (43)
by Nickel Creek
from "Why Should The Fire Die?"
34. "Wheel Inside The Wheel" (43)
by Mary Gauthier
from "Mercy Now"
40. "Chicken On A Raft" (42)
by Ian Robb
from "Jiig"
40. "Devils And Dust" (42)
by Bruce Springsteen
from "Devils And Dust"
40. "Pans Of Biscuits" (42)
by Kate Campbell
from "Blues And Lamentation"
40. "That Front Porch Song" (42)
by Vance Gilbert
from "Unfamiliar Moon"
44. "Grapevine" (41)
by Tom Russell
from "Hotwalker"
44. "Revival" (41)
by Jimmy Lafave
from "Blue Nightfall"
44. "We All Need More Kindness In This World" (41)
by Guy Davis
from "Legacy"
also "These Times We're Living In"
47. "Les Amants Du Saint-Laurent" (40)
by Le Vent Du Nord
from "Les Amants Du Saint Laurent"
also "Quebec Traditional Music"
47. "Little Road" (40)
by Cheryl Wheeler
from "Defying Gravity"
47. "Love Is The Seventh Wave" (40)
by The Duhks
from "The Duhks"
47. "Old Blue Bridge" (40)
by The Bills
from "Let Em Run"
51. "Beautiful Dawn" (39)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "40 Days"
51. "Calm Before The Storm" (39)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
51. "Land Of The Living" (39)
by Lucy Kaplansky
from "The Red Thread"
also "These Times We're Living In"
51. "Man Stands Up" (39)
by J.P. Jones
from "Thugs And Lovers"
51. "Preston Miller" (39)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Flower Of Avalon"
51. "Sing About These Hard Times" (39)
by Peggy Seeger
from "Love Call Me Home"
57. "Half A Million Miles" (38)
by The Kennedys
from "Half A Million Miles"
57. "Restless" (38)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from "Lonely Runs Both Ways"
57. "Shadows Of Evangeline" (38)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Flower Of Avalon"
60. "When In Rome" (37)
by Nickel Creek
from "Why Should The Fire Die?"
61. "Look Down That Lonesome Road" (36)
by Tim O'Brien
from "Fiddler's Green"
also "Prime Cuts Of Bluegrass 77"
61. "Louisiana Storm" (36)
by Bill Staines
from "The Second Million Miles"
also "Bridges"
61. "Nowhere To Be" (36)
by The Bills
from "Let Em Run"
61. "Paradise Hotel" (36)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
61. "Riverside" (36)
by John Gorka
from "These Times We're Livin In"
also "Old Futures Gone"
61. "Sugar Babe" (36)
by Uncle Earl
from "She Waits For Night"
67. "Morning Train" (35)
by John Prine
from "Fair And Square"
67. "Think About You" (35)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
67. "When I Go" (35)
by Dave Carter With Tracy Grammer
from "When I Go"
also "Before Their Time, Volume III"
70. "The Art Of Virtue" (34)
by Adrienne Young And Little Sadie
from "The Art Of Virtue"
70. "California Cotton Fields" (34)
by Phil Leadbetter
from "Slide Effects"
70. "Christmas In The Trenches" (34)
by John McCutcheon
from "Live At Wolf Trap"
also "Winter Solstice"
70. "Dangerous Times" (34)
by Chuck Brodsky
from "Color Came One Day"
70. "Hillbilly Hollywood" (34)
by Jim Photoglo
from "Sparks In The Radio"
70. "Railroad Bill" (34)
by Kate McDonnell
from "Where The Mangoes Are"
70. "Verdant Mile" (34)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Verdant Mile"
70. "Waist Deep In The Big Muddy" (34)
by Richard Shindell
from "Vuelta"
70. "Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key" (34)
by Joel Rafael Band
from "Woodyboye"
also "Folkscene Collection III"
79. "Beauty Way" (33)
by Ray Wylie Hubbard
from "Delirium Tremolos"
79. "Evacuation Route" (33)
by Michelle Shocked
from "Don't Ask Don't Tell"
also "Acoustic Rainbow 22"
79. "Highway 95" (33)
by David Francey
from "The Waking Hour"
79. "Is It Like Today" (33)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
79. "Louisiana 1927" (33)
by Marcia Ball
from "Live! Down The Road"
also "Let Me Play With Your Poodele"
79. "Prayer Wheel" (33)
by Alison Brown
from "Stolen Moments"
79. "Shelter From The Storm" (33)
by Rodney Crowell
from "The Outsider"
79. "Ships" (33)
by Kris Delmhorst, Jeffrey Foucault And Peter Mulvey
from "Redbird"
79. "Sparks In The Radio" (33)
by Jim Photoglo
from "Sparks In The Radio"
79. "Weather And Water" (33)
by The Greencards
from "Weather And Water"
89. "How Will I Ever Be Simple Again" (32)
by Kennedys
from "Half A Million Milels"
89. "It's The Phone" (32)
by Cheryl Wheeler
from "Defying Gravity"
89. "Lighthouse" (32)
by The Waifs
from "A Brief History"
also "Up All Night"
89. "Listen To The Radio" (32)
by Northern Lights
from "New Moon"
93. "Freedom Train" (31)
by Kate Campbell
from "Blues And Lamentation"
93. "Hank And Fred" (31)
by Loudon Wainwright III
from "Here Come The Choppers"
93. "Hold On" (31)
by Tim O'Brien
from "Cornbread Nation"
93. "Lucky Ones" (31)
by Rod MacDonald
from "Tale Of Two Americas"
93. "Pretty Boy Floyd" (31)
by Tim Grimm
from "Names"
93. "Stillhouse Road" (31)
by Julie Lee
from "Stillhouse Road"
99. "City Of New Orleans" (30)
by Arlo Guthrie
from "Live In Sydney"
also "Hobo's Lullaby"
99. "Early Morning Rain" (30)
by Tim O'Brien
from "Fiddler's Green"
99. "East Of The River" (30)
by Terence Martin
from "Lost Hills"
99. "Handsome Molly" (30)
by Kate MacLeod And The Pancakes
from "Breakfast"
99. "Pack Up Your Sorrows" (30)
by Tim Harrison
from "Grey County"
99. "People's Highway" (30)
by Tim Grimm
from "The Back Fields"
99. "Stepstone" (30)
by Joel Rafael Band
from "Woodyboye"
99. "This Train Keeps Rollin" (30)
by Jim Photoglo
from "Sparks In The Radio"
99. "True Religion" (30)
by The Duhks
from "The Duhks"
108. "Everybody Knows" (29)
by The Duhks
from "The Duhks"
108. "My Poor Old Heart" (29)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from "Lonely Runs Both Ways"
108. "Old Man" (29)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "40 Days"
108. "So Says The Whipporwill" (29)
by Richard Shindell
from "Vuelta"
108. "This Train Is Bound For Glory" (29)
by Joel Rafael Band
from "Woodyboye"
113. "Cornbread Nation" (28)
by Tim O'Brien
from "Cornbread Nation"
113. "Dancing With My Mother" (28)
by Rachel Bissex
from "Don't Look Down"
also "Remembering Rachel: Songs Of Rachel Bissex"
113. "Game Of All Fours" (28)
by Kate Rusby
from "The Girl Who Couldn't Fly"
113. "Green Eyed Girl" (28)
by Greg Trooper
from "Make It Through The World"
113. "Hills And Hollers" (28)
by Adrienne Young And Little Sadie
from "The Art Of Virtue"
113. "Since You've Been Gone" (28)
by Cheryl Wheeler
from "Defying Gravity"
113. "Yellow" (28)
by Cary Cooper
from "Yellow"
120. "Any Way I Do" (27)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Flower Of Avalon"
120. "Blacktop Train" (27)
by Ellis Paul
from "American Jukebox Fables"
120. "Fourth Of July" (27)
by David Francey
from "The Waking Hour"
also "These Times We're Living In"
120. "Heart Of Indochine" (27)
by Nanci Griffith
from "Hearts In Mind"
120. "Mary Ellen Carter" (27)
by Stan Rogers
from "Between The Breaks...Live!"
also "Home In Halifax"
120. "Summer's Almost Over" (27)
by Cheryl Wheeler
from "Defying Gravity"
120. "Winter When He Goes" (27)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Flower Of Avalon"
127. "Ordinary Town" (26)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Drum Hat Buddha"
127. "2 Wings" (26)
by Lauren Sheehan
from "Two Wings"
127. "Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" (26)
by Bob Dylan
from "No Direction Home"
also "Freewheelin' Bob Dylan"
127. "House Of The Rising Sun" (26)
by Tim O'Brien
from "Cornbread Nation"
127. "Last Train Home" (26)
by Nanci Griffith
from "Hearts In Mind"
also "Winter Marquee"
127. "Milk And Honey" (26)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Land Of Milk And Honey"
127. "My Darlin' Hometown" (26)
by John Prine
from "Fair And Square"
127. "Ode To The Simple Man" (26)
by The Chapmans
from "Simple Man"
also "Acoustic Rainbow 22"
127. "Ramblin' Reckless Hobo" (26)
by Joel Rafael Band
from "Woodyboye"
127. "Rough And Rocky" (26)
by Cathie Ryan
from "The Farthest Wave"
also "Acoustic Rainbow 23"
127. "Sweet And Sunny South" (26)
by Malvinas
from "Love, Hope And Transportation"
127. "Thirsty Boots" (26)
by Eric Andersen
from "Waves"
127. "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You" (26)
by Happy Traum
from "I Walk The Road Again"
127. "Tumbleweed" (26)
by Kate McDonnell
from "Where The Mangoes Are"
141. "Blues Ain't Nothin" (25)
by Happy Traum
from "I Walk The Road Again"
141. "Clay Pigeons" (25)
by John Prine
from "Fair And Square"
141. "Long Time Traveling" (25)
by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem
from "Signature Sounds 10th Anniv Collection"
141. "Lord, Help The Poor And Needy" (25)
by Kate Campbell
from "Blues And Lamentations"
141. "Louisiana 1927" (25)
by Old School Freight Train
from "Run"
141. "Love Call Me Home" (25)
by Peggy Seeger
from "Love Call Me Home"
141. "Love Is The Water" (25)
by Pat Wictor
from "Waiting For The Water"
141. "Magnificent 7" (25)
by Alison Brown
from "Stolen Moments"
141. "Must Be The Whiskey" (25)
by Chip Taylor And Carrie Rodriguez
from "Red Dog Tracks"
141. "My Lovely Assistant" (25)
by David Olney
from "Migration"
141. "One Morning In May" (25)
by Alison Brown
from "Stolen Moments"
141. "Parting Glass" (25)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "40 Days"
141. "Shotgun Shells On A Christmas Tree" (25)
by Robin And Linda Williams
from "The First Christmas Gift"
154. "2 Kids" (24)
by Anais Mitchell
from "Hymns For The Exiled"
154. "8 Miles High" (24)
by Chris Hillman
from "The Other Side"
154. "Alabama 1959" (24)
by Pierce Pettis
from "Great Big World"
154. "Bring Them Home" (24)
by Pete Seeger & Friends
from "Seeds: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3"
154. "Cept You And Me Babe" (24)
by Greg Brown
from "These Times We're Livin' In"
also "Covenant"
154. "Coast" (24)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "These Times We're Livin' In"
also "Hard Times In Babylon"
154. "Defying Gravity" (24)
by Cheryl Wheeler
from "Defying Gravity"
154. "Don't Dig My Grave Too Deep" (24)
by Pat Wictor
from "Waiting For The Water"
154. "Elfin Knight" (24)
by Kate Rusby
from "The Girl Who Couldn't Fly"
154. "I Had Something" (24)
by Lucy Kaplansky
from "The Red Thread"
also "American Folk"
154. "Pretty Fair Maid In The Garden" (24)
by Tim O'Brien
from "Fiddler's Green"
154. "Silver Dagger" (24)
by Solas
from "Waiting For An Echo"
154. "The Christians And The Pagans" (24)
by Dar Williams
from "Mortal City"
also "Out There Live"
154. "Wasteland Of The Free" (24)
by Iris DeMent
from "The Way I Should"
154. "Which Side Are You On" (24)
by Natalie Merchant
from "The House Carpenter's Daughter"
154. "Who Cares" (24)
by Suzzy And Maggie Roche
from "Why The Long Face"
also "These Times We're Living In"
170. "7 Nights In Eire" (23)
by Reckless Kelly
from "Wicked Twisted Road"
170. "Ballad Of The Moonlight Lady" (23)
by Melwood Cutlery
from "Campfire"
170. "Bohemian Cowboy Blues" (23)
by Jimmy Lafave
from "Blue Nightfall"
170. "Fall On My Knees" (23)
by The Mammals
from "Rock That Babe"
170. "Giants" (23)
by Donal Hinely
from "Giants"
170. "Jukebox On My Grave" (23)
by Ellis Paul
from "American Jukebox Fables"
170. "Kentucky Borderline" (23)
by Rhonda Vincent And The Rage
from "Ragin Live"
also "One Step Ahead"
170. "Magnolia Set" (23)
by The Duhks
from "The Duhks"
170. "Monopoly" (23)
by Terri Hendrix
from "The Art Of Removing Wallpaper"
170. "Namaste" (23)
by The Kennedys
from "Half A Million Miles"
170. "No Love Today" (23)
by Chris Smither
from "Live As I'll Ever Be"
also "Drive You Home Again"
170. "Pastures Of Plenty" (23)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from "Lonely Runs Both Ways"
170. "Redbird" (23)
by Kris Delmhorst, Jeffrey Foucault And Peter Mulvey
from "Redbird"
170. "Sylvan Song" (23)
by Joe Crookston
from "Fall Down As The Rain"
170. "Tale Of 2 Americas" (23)
by Rod MacDonald
from "Tale Of Two Americas"
170. "These Days" (23)
by Jackson Browne
from "Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1"
170. "When I Die" (23)
by The Waifs
from "A Brief History"
also "Telluride Bluegrass"
170. "You Must Slumber" (23)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Signature Sounds 10^Th Anniversary Collection"
170. "For You Only" (23)
by Rachel Ries
from "For You Only"
189. "Angel" (22)
by Alison Brown
from "Stolen Moments"
189. "Angeline" (22)
by Erica Wheeler
from "Almost Like Tonight"
189. "Go Down Moses" (22)
by Kate McDonnell
from "Where The Mangoes Are"
189. "Goodbye Is All We Have" (22)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from "Lonely Runs Both Ways"
189. "Hank Williams" (22)
by Terence Martin
from "Lost Hills"
189. "I'll Fly Away" (22)
by Alison Krauss And Gillian Welch
from "O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack"
189. "Mud" (22)
by Malvinas
from "Love, Hope And Transportation"
189. "Nobody Said" (22)
by Dreamsicles
from "Luv Songs For Grown Ups"
189. "O, Chain Lightnin" (22)
by Jack Williams
from "O, Chain Lightnin'"
189. "One Step Ahead Of The Blues" (22)
by Rhonda Vincent And The Rage
from "Ragin Live"
189. "Peace Comes Stealing Slow" (22)
by Kate Campbell
from "Blues And Lamentations"
189. "Rain Falling Down" (22)
by Jimmy Lafave
from "Blue Nightfall"
189. "Some Humans Ain't Human" (22)
by John Prine
from "Fair And Square"
189. "Sunday Morning" (22)
by David Francey
from "The Waking Hour"
189. "Superstition" (22)
by Old School Freight Train
from "Run"
189. "Take These Chains" (22)
by Uncle Earl
from "She Waits For Night"
189. "Teen For God" (22)
by Dar Williams
from "My Better Self"
189. "There Is A Time" (22)
by Uncle Earl
from "She Waits For Night"
189. "We Are The Day" (22)
by Kathy Hussey
from "Moments Of Wonder"
189. "When Fall Comes To New England" (22)
by Cheryl Wheeler
from "Driving Home"
also "Different Stripe"
209. "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" (21)
by Eric Bogle
from "Scraps Of Paper"
also "At This Stage"
209. "Be Like The Sea" (21)
by Cathie Ryan
from "The Farthest Wave"
209. "Bush Boys" (21)
by The Mammals
from "Rock That Babe"
209. "Camptown Races" (21)
by Duhks
from "Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs Of Stephen Foster"
209. "Crazy As Me" (21)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from "Lonely Runs Both Way"
209. "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" (21)
by The Waifs
from "A Brief History"
209. "Drivin' Nails In My Coffin" (21)
by Rhonda Vincent And The Rage
from "Ragin Live"
209. "Easy Rider" (21)
by Will Taylor And Strings Attached
from "Collaborations"
209. "Fishin' In The Dark" (21)
by Jim Photoglo
from "Sparks In The Radio"
209. "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow" (21)
by Soggy Bottom Boys
from "O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack"
209. "I Know Rain" (21)
by Michelle Nixon
from "What More Should I Say?"
209. "Kickin' This Stone" (21)
by Johnsmith
from "Kickin' This Stone"
209. "Kiss The Sun" (21)
by Ellis Paul
from "American Jukebox Fables"
209. "Maryland County Road" (21)
by Erica Wheeler
from "Almost Like Tonight"
also "Signature Sounds 10th Anniversary Collection"
209. "Not In My Name" (21)
by John McCutcheon
from "The Greatest Story Never Told"
209. "Our Town" (21)
by Iris DeMent
from "Infamous Angel"
209. "Patience" (21)
by Kris Delmhorst, Jeffrey Foucault And Peter Mulvey
from "Redbird"
209. "Step It Up And Go" (21)
by Happy Traum
from "I Walk The Road Again"
209. "Thunderbird" (21)
by John Hiatt
from "Master Of Disaster"
209. "Tonight In My Dreams" (21)
by David Francey
from "The Waking Hour"
209. "Wagon Wheel" (21)
by Old Crow Medicine Show
from "O.C.M.S."
also "Wagon Wheel"
209. "When Will We All Be Free" (21)
by Karan Casey
from "Chasing The Sun"
209. "Your Brighter Day" (21)
by Vance Gilbert
from "Unfamiliar Moon"
232. "5 Days In May" (20)
by Salamander Crossing
from "Signature Sounds 10th Anniversary Collection"
also "Bottleneck Dreams"
232. "Birds" (20)
by David Olney
from "Migration"
232. "Buffalo Skinners" (20)
by Tim O'Brien
from "Fiddler's Green"
232. "Don't Get Me Started" (20)
by Rodney Crowell
from "The Outsider"
232. "Downtown Baghdad Blues" (20)
by Black 47
from "Elvis Murphy's Green Sued Shoes"
also "Green Suede Shoes"
232. "Everybody's Working For The Man Again" (20)
by Kieran Kane And Kevin Welch
from "You Can't Save Everybody"
232. "Feels Like Home" (20)
by Liz Carlisle
from "Five Star Day"
232. "Fenario" (20)
by Richard Shindell
from "Vuelta"
232. "Fields Of Gold" (20)
by Eva Cassidy
from "Songbird"
also "Live At Blues Alley"
232. "Ghost Of Who We Were" (20)
by The Greencards
from "Weather And Water"
232. "Goodbye Song" (20)
by Kate McDonnell
from "Where The Mangoes Are"
232. "I Drink" (20)
by Mary Gauthier
from "Mercy Now"
also "Drag Queens In Limousines"
232. "Jolene" (20)
by Rhonda Vincent And The Rage
from "Ragin Live"
232. "Miles From Home" (20)
by Jed Marum
from "Miles From Home"
232. "Pale Moon" (20)
by Uncle Earl
from "She Waits For Night"
232. "Potter's Wheel" (20)
by Kate MacLeod And The Pancakes
from "Breakfast"
232. "Rain Please Go Away" (20)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from "Lonely Runs Both Ways"
232. "Rangers Command" (20)
by Joel Rafael Band
from "Woodyboye"
232. "Solitary Man" (20)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Verdant Mile"