2007 Top Songs
Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
Compiled by Richard Gillmann of KBCS-FM
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L
TOP SONGS OF 2007
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 162420 airplays from 197 different DJs
1. "Peace Call" (82)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Land Of Milk And Honey"
2. "Try Me One More Time" (67)
by David Bromberg
from "Try Me One More Time"
3. "Manhattan Moon" (62)
by Lucy Kaplansky
from "Over The Hills"
3. "Who's Gonna Build Your Wall" (62)
by Tom Russell
from "The Wounded Heart Of America"
also "Who's Gonna Build Your Wall?"
5. "Last Goodbye" (57)
by Uncle Earl
from "Waterloo, Tennessee"
6. "Heaven So Small" (55)
by Susan Werner
from "Gospel Truth"
6. "Shenandoah" (55)
by Anais Mitchell
from "The Brightness"
8. "Let Me Rise" (53)
by Eve Goldberg
from "A Kinder Season"
9. "Be The Change" (52)
by Arlon Bennett
from "Summer's Voice"
also "2006 Music To Life"
9. "Joy Comes Back" (52)
by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem
from "Big Old Life"
9. "This Land" (52)
by Jimmy Lafave
from "Cimarron Manifesto"
12. "Fur Peace Rag" (51)
by Jorma Kaukonen
from "Stars In My Crown"
13. "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry" (49)
by David Bromberg
from "Try Me One More Time"
13. "Pretty Girl" (49)
by Diana Jones
from "My Remembrance Of You"
13. "Summer Hunter" (49)
by Jory Nash
from "Folk Jazz Blues And Soul"
13. "Your Fonder Heart" (49)
by Anais Mitchell
from "The Brightness"
17. "Origin Of Species" (48)
by Chris Smither
from "Leave The Light On"
also "Chris Smither"
18. "Devil's Paintbrush Road" (47)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
18. "In Times Like These" (47)
by Arlo Guthrie
from "In Times Like These"
18. "Leave The Light On" (47)
by Chris Smither
from "Leave The Light On"
21. "Ain't No Grave" (45)
by Crooked Still
from "Shaken By A Low Sound"
22. "Are You Alright?" (44)
by Lucinda Williams
from "West"
also "Lucinda Williams"
23. "Black-Eyed Susie" (43)
by Uncle Earl
from "Waterloo, Tennessee"
23. "Ghost Of Tom Joad" (43)
by Pete Seeger And Bruce Springsteen
from "Sowing The Seeds: The 10th Anniversary"
23. "Sourwood Mountain" (43)
by Carolina Chocolate Drops
from "Dona Got A Ramblin' Mind"
23. "Wish I Had My Time Again" (43)
by Uncle Earl
from "Waterloo, Tennessee"
27. "Starry Crown" (42)
by Carolina Chocolate Drops
from "Dona Got A Ramblin' Mind"
27. "Thanksgiving" (42)
by Si Kahn
from "Thanksgiving"
29. "20-4 Hours A Day" (41)
by Elana James
from "Elana James"
29. "Gift" (41)
by Lucy Kaplansky
from "Over The Hills"
29. "Hobo's Lullaby" (41)
by Anais Mitchell
from "The Brightness"
29. "Shake Sugaree" (41)
by David Bromberg
from "Try Me One More Time"
29. "Someday Soon" (41)
by Lucy Kaplansky
from "Over The Hills"
34. "City Of New Orleans" (40)
by Arlo Guthrie
from "In Times Like These"
also "Live In Sydney"
34. "Versatile Heart" (40)
by Linda Thompson
from "Versatile Heart"
36. "Over The Hills" (39)
by Lucy Kaplansky
from "Over The Hills"
36. "Song Of The Magi" (39)
by Anais Mitchell
from "The Brightness"
38. "Hickory Wind" (38)
by Sally Spring
from "Mockingbird"
38. "In This Town" (38)
by Annie And Rod Capps
from "In This Town"
38. "Mandolin Rain" (38)
by Ricky Skaggs And Bruce Hornsby
from "Ricky Skaggs And Bruce Hornsby"
38. "Ol' Cook Pot" (38)
by The Duhks
from "Migrations"
38. "Poor Boy's Delight" (38)
by The Infamous Stringdusters
from "Fork In The Road"
38. "Waist Deep In The Big Muddy" (38)
by Pete Seeger
from "Headlines And Footnotes: A Collection Of Topical Songs"
also "Waist Deep In The Big Muddy"
44. "Bony On The Isle Of St. Helena" (37)
by Uncle Earl
from "Waterloo, Tennessee"
44. "Can't You Hear Me Callin" (37)
by Crooked Still
from "Shaken By A Low Sound"
44. "Catch The Wind" (37)
by Jimmy Lafave
from "Cimarron Manifesto"
44. "Our Father" (37)
by Susan Werner
from "Gospel Truth"
44. "Red Haired Boy" (37)
by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem
from "Big Old Life"
44. "Today's The Day" (37)
by Lucy Kaplansky
from "Over The Hills"
50. "Dragonfly" (36)
by Joel Mabus
from "The Banjo Monologues"
50. "Dust Bowl Children" (36)
by Peter Rowan And Tony Rice
from "Quartet"
50. "Help Somebody" (36)
by Susan Werner
from "Gospel Truth"
50. "My Remembrance Of You" (36)
by Diana Jones
from "My Remembrance Of You"
50. "Oh Mary, Don't You Weep" (36)
by Kim And Reggie Harris
from "Get On Board!"
50. "One More Night" (36)
by Elana James
from "Elana James"
50. "Ring Of Fire" (36)
by Lucy Kaplansky
from "Over The Hills"
50. "Sunny Side Of The Mountain" (36)
by Peter Rowan And Tony Rice
from "Quartet"
50. "Tom Cruise Scares Me" (36)
by Christine Lavin
from "Happydance Of The Xenophobe"
50. "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" (36)
by Jimmy Lafave
from "Cimarron Manifesto"
also "Joe South"
60. "7 Is The Number" (35)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Seven Is The Number"
60. "Did Trouble Me" (35)
by Susan Werner
from "Gospel Truth"
60. "Let It Come" (35)
by Siobhan Quinn And Michael Bowers
from "Dreamers, Lovers And Outlaws"
60. "No Shoes" (35)
by The Roches
from "Moonswept"
60. "To Hear Doc Watson Play" (35)
by Si Kahn
from "Thanksgiving"
65. "Amelia" (34)
by Lucy Kaplansky
from "Over The Hills"
65. "Beauty Way" (34)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Your Town Tonight"
also "Hard Times In Babylon"
65. "Everything Is Music" (34)
by Kris Delmhorst
from "Strange Conversation"
65. "Fork In The Road" (34)
by The Infamous Stringdusters
from "Fork In The Road"
65. "Give Up The Ghost" (34)
by Storyhill
from "Storyhill"
65. "Pastures Of Plenty" (34)
by Solas
from "Reunion: A Decade of Solas"
also "Words That Remain"
65. "Penelope's Song" (34)
by Loreena McKennitt
from "An Ancient Muse"
also "Nights From The Alhambra"
72. "Big Yellow Taxi" (33)
by Joni Mitchell
from "Shine"
also "Ladies Of The Canyon"
72. "Christmas In The Trenches" (33)
by John McCutcheon
from "Live At Wolf Trap"
also "Winter Solstice"
72. "D And P Blues" (33)
by Uncle Earl
from "Waterloo, Tennessee"
72. "For What It's Worth" (33)
by Joe Jencks
from "The Candle And The Flame"
72. "Houston" (33)
by Mary Chapin Carpenter
from "The Calling"
72. "Lyndon Johnson Told The Nation" (33)
by Tom Paxton
from "I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound: The Best Of Tom Paxton"
also "Politics Live"
72. "Man Of God" (33)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
also "Eliza Gilkyson"
72. "No More To Leave You Behind" (33)
by The Infamous Stringdusters
from "Fork In The Road"
72. "Rich Man's World" (33)
by Eilen Jewell
from "Letters From Sinners And Strangers"
72. "Swimming Song" (33)
by Lucy Kaplansky
from "Over The Hills"
72. "Tender Mercies" (33)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Your Town Tonight"
also "Land Of Milk And Honey"
83. "Born In The U. S. A" (32)
by Richard Shindell
from "South Of Delia"
83. "Heavenly Day" (32)
by Patty Griffin
from "Children Running Through"
83. "In My Hour Of Darkness" (32)
by John Starling And Carolina Star
from "Slidin' Home"
83. "Long Black Funeral Train" (32)
by Jory Nash
from "Folk Jazz Blues And Soul"
83. "Orphan Girl" (32)
by Crooked Still
from "Hop High"
83. "Paradise Lost" (32)
by Storyhill
from "Storyhill"
83. "The Spiritual Kind" (32)
by Terri Hendrix
from "The Spiritual Kind"
83. "To Live Is To Fly" (32)
by Peter Rowan And Tony Rice
from "Quartet"
91. "Green Fields" (31)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Your Town Tonight"
91. "One More Time" (31)
by Holly O'Reilly
from "Gifts And Burdens"
93. "Acadian Driftwood" (30)
by Richard Shindell
from "South Of Delia"
93. "All For Good" (30)
by Adrienne Young And Little Sadie
from "Room To Grow"
93. "Cindy/Gerald And Jerald Lee" (30)
by Joel Mabus
from "The Banjo Monologues"
93. "Dreaded Spoon" (30)
by Ricky Skaggs And Bruce Hornsby
from "Ricky Skaggs And Bruce Hornsby"
93. "Gasoline" (30)
by Joe Jencks
from "The Candle And The Flame"
93. "I Will Have My Portion" (30)
by Susan Werner
from "Gospel Truth"
93. "Passing Through" (30)
by Catie Curtis
from "Long Night Moon"
93. "Sawing On The Strings" (30)
by Alison Krauss
from "A Hundred Miles Or More"
93. "Suitcase In My Hand" (30)
by Ry Cooder
from "My Name Is Buddy"
102. "2-Bit Suit" (29)
by John Wort Hannam
from "Two-Bit Suit"
102. "Cocaine Kid" (29)
by Jonathan Byrd
from "This Is The New That"
also "Jonathan Byrd"
102. "Dad's Gonna Kill Me" (29)
by Richard Thompson
from "Sweet Warrior"
102. "The Drugs I Need" (29)
by Austin Lounge Lizards
from "The Drugs I Need"
102. "Dusty Boxcar Wall" (29)
by Eilen Jewell
from "Letters From Sinners And Strangers"
102. "Heaven Is So High" (29)
by Pat Wictor
from "Heaven Is So High"
102. "My Good Name" (29)
by Greg Greenway
from "Weightless"
also "Live"
102. "Old Dan Tucker" (29)
by Bruce Springsteen
from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
also "Live In Dublin"
102. "One True" (29)
by Uncle Earl
from "Waterloo, Tennessee"
102. "Out Of Pawn" (29)
by Anais Mitchell
from "The Brightness"
102. "Seeds Of The Pine" (29)
by Martha Scanlan
from "The West Was Burning"
102. "Tennessee Road" (29)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Your Town Tonight"
102. "Turtle Dove" (29)
by The Duhks
from "Migrations"
102. "Waist Deep In The Big Muddy" (29)
by Ani Difranco
from "Sowing The Seeds: The 10th Anniversary"
116. "Blackberry Time" (28)
by Jud Caswell
from "Blackberry Time"
116. "By The Rivers Of Babylon" (28)
by Jorma Kaukonen
from "Stars In My Crown"
116. "The Calling" (28)
by Mary Chapin Carpenter
from "The Calling"
116. "Caravanserai" (28)
by Loreena McKennitt
from "An Ancient Muse"
also "Nights From The Alhambra"
116. "City Of New Orleans" (28)
by Steve Goodman
from "Live At The Earl Of Old Town"
also "Old Town School Of Folk Music Songbook, Vol. 4"
116. "Everything I Needed To Know About Love I Learned From My Dog" (28)
by Mad Agnes
from "Revenants"
116. "Fox On The Run" (28)
by Tony Trischka
from "Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular"
116. "Glory Bound" (28)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
116. "Katy Cruel" (28)
by Linda Thompson
from "Versatile Heart"
116. "Late Breaking News" (28)
by Jorma Kaukonen
from "Stars In My Crown"
116. "New Railroad" (28)
by Crooked Still
from "Shaken By A Low Sound"
116. "Not Dark Yet" (28)
by Jimmy Lafave
from "Cimarron Manifesto"
116. "Only You Know How" (28)
by The Roches
from "Moonswept"
116. "People Look Around" (28)
by Catie Curtis
from "Long Night Moon"
116. "Pony" (28)
by Diana Jones
from "My Remembrance Of You"
116. "Shine On" (28)
by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem
from "Big Old Life"
116. "Shinin' In The Dark" (28)
by The Greencards
from "Viridian"
116. "Tall Cotton" (28)
by Eric Bibb
from "Diamond Days"
116. "This Train / Ezekiel And The Wheel" (28)
by Laura Love
from "NeGrass"
116. "Trapeze" (28)
by Patty Griffin
from "Children Running Through"
116. "Walking On The Moon" (28)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "The Wounded Heart Of America"
116. "Who's Watching The Man" (28)
by Si Kahn
from "Thanksgiving"
138. "Across The Rocky Mountain" (27)
by Ricky Skaggs And Bruce Hornsby
from "Ricky Skaggs And Bruce Hornsby"
also "Ricky Skaggs And"
138. "Been In The Storm So Long" (27)
by Eve Goldberg
from "A Kinder Season"
138. "Circle Around The Sun" (27)
by The Pines
from "Sparrows In The Bell"
138. "Crow" (27)
by Tony Trischka
from "Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular"
138. "High On A Mountain" (27)
by Ollabelle
from "Riverside Battle Songs"
138. "Hiway 9" (27)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Land Of Milk And Honey"
138. "How Long" (27)
by Kenny White
from "Never Like This"
138. "Killing The Blues" (27)
by Robert Plant And Alison Krauss
from "Raising Sand"
138. "Life's A Song" (27)
by Terri Hendrix
from "The Spiritual Kind"
138. "Mercy Street" (27)
by Richard Shindell
from "South Of Delia"
138. "Moonlight Midnight" (27)
by Peter Rowan And Tony Rice
from "Quartet"
138. "My Little Carpenter" (27)
by Uncle Earl
from "Waterloo, Tennessee"
138. "Out Of The Rain" (27)
by The Duhks
from "Migrations"
138. "Stay On The Ride" (27)
by Patty Griffin
from "Children Running Through"
138. "Storms Are On The Ocean" (27)
by Richard Shindell
from "South Of Delia"
138. "Visions Of Johanna" (27)
by Chris Smither
from "Leave The Light On"
138. "Weeping Willow" (27)
by Devon Sproule
from "Keep Your Silver Shined"
138. "When Fall Comes To New England" (27)
by Cheryl Wheeler
from "Driving Home"
also "Different Stripe"
138. "When I Was A Little Kid" (27)
by Buddy Mondlock
from "The Edge Of The World"
157. "Big Old Life" (26)
by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem
from "Big Old Life"
157. "Careful How You Break My Heart" (26)
by Jory Nash
from "Folk Jazz Blues And Soul"
157. "Come On In My Kitchen" (26)
by Crooked Still
from "Shaken By A Low Sound"
157. "Goodbye Liza Jane" (26)
by Elana James
from "Elana James"
157. "Hippie Song" (26)
by Lenore
from "Another Life"
157. "I Will Come For You" (26)
by Randall Williams
from "One Night In Louisiana"
157. "Jesus Shaves" (26)
by The Roches
from "Moonswept"
157. "Light The Lamp" (26)
by Emily Kurn
from "Hudson Harding Sampler, Vol. 2: Happy Holidays"
157. "Little Orphant Annie" (26)
by Anne Hills
from "Ef You Don't Watch Out"
157. "Moses Don't Get Lost" (26)
by The Duhks
from "Migrations"
157. "Mother, I Climbed" (26)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Flower Of Avalon"
157. "Old Virginia Block" (26)
by Devon Sproule
from "Keep Your Silver Shined"
157. "On With The Song" (26)
by Mary Chapin Carpenter
from "The Calling"
157. "Pay Me My Money Down" (26)
by Bruce Springsteen
from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
157. "Walking Down To The Station" (26)
by Kim Beggs
from "Wanderer's Paean"
157. "Went To See The Gypsy" (26)
by Martha Scanlan
from "The West Was Burning"
173. "Bare Necessities" (25)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Your Town Tonight"
173. "Big Road" (25)
by David Bromberg
from "Try Me One More Time"
173. "Black Crow" (25)
by Mad Agnes
from "Revenants"
173. "Brogan" (25)
by Laura Love
from "NeGrass"
173. "Every 24 Hours" (25)
by Peter Case
from "Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John"
173. "Fall Down As The Rain" (25)
by Joe Crookston
from "Fall Down As The Rain"
173. "For Sale" (25)
by Jud Caswell
from "Blackberry Time"
173. "Fruit" (25)
by Tim Grimm
from "Wilderness Plots"
173. "Gentle Arms Of Eden" (25)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Drum Hat Buddha"
173. "George W Told The Nation" (25)
by Tom Paxton
from "George W Told The Nation"
173. "Great Divide" (25)
by Janis Ian
from "Folk Is The New Black"
173. "The High Above And The Down Below" (25)
by Cliff Eberhardt
from "The High Above And The Down Below"
173. "Kind Hearted Woman" (25)
by David Bromberg
from "Try Me One More Time"
173. "Laughlin Boy" (25)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Flower Of Avalon"
173. "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" (25)
by Red Molly
from "Never Been To Vegas"
173. "Lost My Religion" (25)
by Susan Werner
from "Gospel Truth"
173. "Mud" (25)
by Buddy Mondlock
from "The Edge Of The World"
173. "O Mary Don't You Weep" (25)
by Bruce Springsteen
from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
also "Live In Dublin"
173. "Pastures Of Plenty" (25)
by Terri Hendrix
from "The Spiritual Kind"
173. "Probably Not" (25)
by Susan Werner
from "Gospel Truth"
173. "Shady Grove" (25)
by Laura Love
from "NeGrass"
173. "Sunday Mornings" (25)
by Susan Werner
from "Gospel Truth"
173. "There's A Table Sitting In Heaven" (25)
by Jorma Kaukonen
from "Stars In My Crown"
173. "Waitin' For A Train" (25)
by John Starling And Carolina Star
from "Slidin' Home"
173. "Walls Of Time" (25)
by Peter Rowan And Tony Rice
from "Quartet"
173. "Will There Be Any Stars In My Crown?" (25)
by Jorma Kaukonen
from "Stars In My Crown"
173. "Your Eyes" (25)
by Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands
from "Golden West"
200. "3 Fishers" (24)
by The Duhks
from "Migrations"
200. "All My Money On You" (24)
by Diana Jones
from "My Remembrance Of You"
also "King Easy Radio Sampler"
200. "Banjo Girl" (24)
by Jenny Whiteley
from "Dear"
200. "Dark Side Of Town" (24)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Your Town Tonight"
also "Land Of Milk And Honey"
200. "Didn't It Rain" (24)
by Jim Byrnes
from "House Of Refuge"
also "Acoustic Rainbow 27"
200. "East Virginia" (24)
by David Bromberg
from "Try Me One More Time"
200. "Farewell Angelina" (24)
by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem
from "Big Old Life"
200. "Gates Of Istanbul" (24)
by Loreena McKennitt
from "An Ancient Muse"
200. "Golden Slippers" (24)
by Gray Sky Girls
from "Gray Sky Girls"
200. "I Think I Saw Elvis" (24)
by Scott And Michelle Dalziel
from "Thinking Out Loud"
200. "Lakes Of Champlain" (24)
by Martin Simpson
from "Prodigal Son"
also "Froots #29"
200. "Lay Them Down" (24)
by Holly O'Reilly
from "Gifts And Burdens"
200. "Let The Mystery Be" (24)
by Iris DeMent
from "Infamous Angel"
200. "Life Is Hard Enough" (24)
by Terry Kitchen
from "Heaven Here On Earth"
200. "Little Monk" (24)
by Russ Barenberg
from "When At Last"
200. "Liza Jane" (24)
by Joel Mabus
from "The Banjo Monologues"
200. "Long Time Traveller" (24)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
200. "Mary And The Soldier" (24)
by Eddi Reader
from "Peacetime"
200. "Oil In My Vessel" (24)
by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem
from "Big Old Life"
200. "Passin" (24)
by Laura Love
from "NeGrass"
200. "Saskatchewan" (24)
by Laura Love
from "NeGrass"
200. "Shady Grove" (24)
by Gray Sky Girls
from "Gray Sky Girls"
200. "Take Me To The Water" (24)
by Sally Spring
from "Mockingbird"
200. "Wagon Wheel" (24)
by Old Crow Medicine Show
from "Americana"
also "O.C.M.S."
200. "Walking Down The Line" (24)
by Eilen Jewell
from "Letters From Sinners And Strangers"
200. "Wallflower" (24)
by Uncle Earl
from "Waterloo, Tennessee"
200. "The West Was Burning" (24)
by Martha Scanlan
from "The West Was Burning"
200. "When I Go" (24)
by Dave Carter With Tracy Grammer
from "When I Go"
200. "Writing In The Margins" (24)
by John Gorka
from "Writing In The Margins"
200. "Your Long Journey" (24)
by Robert Plant And Alison Krauss
from "Raising Sand"
230. "Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans" (23)
by Christine Lavin
from "Happydance Of The Xenophobe"
230. "Cold Missouri Waters" (23)
by James Keelaghan
from "Recent Future"
also "Then Again"
230. "Come Back Baby" (23)
by Jorma Kaukonen
from "Stars In My Crown"
230. "Day After Tomorrow" (23)
by Linda Thompson
from "Versatile Heart"
230. "Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age" (23)
by John Prine And Mac Wiseman
from "Standard Songs For Average People"
230. "English Ladye And The Knight" (23)
by Loreena McKennitt
from "An Ancient Muse"
230. "Everything Has Changed" (23)
by Lucinda Williams
from "West"
230. "Healing Waters" (23)
by Carrie Newcomer
from "Wilderness Plots"
230. "High Shelf Booze" (23)
by Eilen Jewell
from "Letters From Sinners And Strangers"
230. "Hobo's Lullaby" (23)
by Bruce Springsteen And Pete Seeger
from "Give Us Your Poor"
230. "Hope Dies Last" (23)
by John McCutcheon
from "This Fire"
230. "I Count You My Friend" (23)
by Buddy Mondlock
from "The Edge Of The World"
230. "I'd Like To Wander Back To The Old Home" (23)
by Special Consensus
from "The Trail Of Aching Hearts"
230. "Infantryman" (23)
by John Wort Hannam
from "Two-Bit Suit"
230. "King Of The Dust" (23)
by Jory Nash
from "Folk Jazz Blues And Soul"
230. "Lonesome Side Of Town" (23)
by The Greencards
from "Viridian"
230. "Never-Ending Road" (23)
by Loreena McKennitt
from "An Ancient Muse"
also "Nights From The Alhambra"
230. "Paradise" (23)
by John Prine
from "John Prine"
also "Old Town School Of Folk Music Songbook, Vol. 4"
230. "Run Away With Me" (23)
by Elana James
from "Elana James"
230. "Starry Night" (23)
by The Infamous Stringdusters
from "Fork In The Road"
230. "Throw Me In The River" (23)
by The Pines
from "Sparrows In The Bell"