2008 Top Songs
Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
Compiled by Richard Gillmann of KBCS-FM
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L
TOP SONGS OF 2008
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 166787 airplays from 200 different DJs
1. "I Am The Big Easy" (81)
by Ray Bonneville
from "Goin By Feel"
also "Our Side Of Town"
2. "Logical Song" (66)
by Joe Crookston
from "Able Baker Charlie And Dog"
3. "Bird By Bird" (63)
by Joe Crookston
from "Able Baker Charlie And Dog"
3. "Unbound" (63)
by The Refugees
from "Unbound"
3. "Wildewood Spring" (63)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Beautiful World"
6. "American Tune" (61)
by Darrell Scott
from "Modern Hymns"
7. "Mighty Storm" (59)
by The Duhks
from "Fast Paced World"
8. "Emerald Street" (57)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Beautiful World"
8. "Red Rooster In The Mash Pile" (57)
by Joe Crookston
from "Able Baker Charlie And Dog"
8. "Summertime" (57)
by Red Molly
from "Love And Other Tragedies"
11. "Green Rolling Hills" (56)
by Kathy Mattea
from "Coal"
11. "There Is A Tree" (56)
by Carrie Newcomer
from "The Geography Of Light"
13. "Great Correction" (55)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Beautiful World"
14. "How Beautiful Upon The Mountain" (54)
by Tom Paxton
from "Comedians And Angels"
14. "This Is My Country" (54)
by Joel Rafael
from "Thirteen Stories High"
16. "Moneyland" (53)
by Del McCoury Band
from "Moneyland"
also "Acoustic Rainbow 32"
16. "Pastures Of Plenty" (53)
by Dana And Susan Robinson
from "Round My Door"
18. "Company Of Friends" (52)
by Danny Schmidt
from "Little Grey Sheep"
18. "God Is God" (52)
by Joan Baez
from "Day After Tomorrow"
20. "Tell Her To Come Back Home" (51)
by Crooked Still
from "Still Crooked"
21. "Able Baker Charlie And Dog" (50)
by Joe Crookston
from "Able Baker Charlie And Dog"
21. "He Came To Our Town" (50)
by Chuck Brodsky
from "Two Sets"
21. "Wichita" (50)
by Red Molly
from "Love And Other Tragedies"
24. "Give Me Back My Country" (49)
by The Kennedys
from "Better Dreams"
24. "Party's Over" (49)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Beautiful World"
24. "Praying For Land" (49)
by Randall Williams
from "Praying For Land"
24. "Urge For Going" (49)
by Darrell Scott
from "Modern Hymns"
28. "Coal Tattoo" (48)
by Kathy Mattea
from "Coal"
28. "Midnight On The Water" (48)
by Caroline Herring
from "Lantana"
30. "Standing On The Side Of Love" (47)
by Greg Greenway
from "Standing On The Side Of Love"
31. "Good Summer Rain" (46)
by Erica Wheeler
from "Good Summer Rain"
31. "I Can't Settle Down" (46)
by The Gordons
from "Our Time"
33. "John Jones" (45)
by Joe Crookston
from "Able Baker Charlie And Dog"
33. "Or Bust" (45)
by Tim Grimm
from "Holding Up The World"
33. "Undone In Sorrow" (45)
by Crooked Still
from "Still Crooked"
36. "Blue State Boy" (44)
by Donal Hinely
from "Blue State Boy"
36. "Holding Up The World" (44)
by Tim Grimm
from "Holding Up The World"
38. "Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning" (43)
by Red Molly
from "Love And Other Tragedies"
38. "May I Suggest" (43)
by Red Molly
from "Love And Other Tragedies"
38. "Well, Well, Well" (43)
by Pat Wictor
from "Sunset Waltz"
41. "Contractor" (42)
by Chuck McCabe
from "Creatures Of Habit"
41. "Naked Truth" (42)
by Joel Mabus
from "Retold"
41. "Nobody Flying" (42)
by We're About 9
from "Paperdust :: Stardust"
41. "Stone Cold World" (42)
by Caroline Herring
from "Lantana"
41. "When A Thread Gets Caught" (42)
by Robin And Linda Williams
from "Buena Vista"
46. "Banjo Pickin' Girl" (41)
by Abigail Washburn And The Sparrow Quartet
from "Abigail Washburn And The Sparrow Quartet"
46. "Down On The Crooked Road" (41)
by The Dixie Bee-Liners
from "Ripe"
46. "I Am A Wanderer" (41)
by Joan Baez
from "Day After Tomorrow"
46. "L And N Don't Stop Here Anymore" (41)
by Kathy Mattea
from "Coal"
46. "Looking South" (41)
by Terence Martin
from "Even Trade"
46. "Who's Breathing All The Air" (41)
by Terence Martin
from "Even Trade"
46. "Who's Gonna Build Your Wall" (41)
by Tom Russell
from "The Wounded Heart Of America"
53. "61 Highway" (40)
by Brooks Williams
from "The Time I Spend With You"
53. "Beautiful World" (40)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Beautiful World"
53. "Home" (40)
by Meg Hutchinson
from "Come Up Full"
53. "Wheels" (40)
by Dan Tyminski
from "Wheels"
57. "Hopelessly Midwestern" (39)
by Joel Mabus
from "Retold"
58. "Did You Sleep Well?" (38)
by Crooked Still
from "Still Crooked"
58. "Geodes" (38)
by Carrie Newcomer
from "The Geography Of Light"
58. "How She Could Sing The Wildwood Flower" (38)
by Emmylou Harris
from "All I Intended To Be"
58. "Leaves Are Burning" (38)
by Danny Schmidt
from "Little Grey Sheep"
58. "Mind Of A Soldier" (38)
by Red Molly
from "Love And Other Tragedies"
58. "Old Dogs" (38)
by Bill Staines
from "Old Dogs"
58. "Rattlin' Bones" (38)
by Kasey Chambers And Shane Nicholson
from "Rattlin Bones"
58. "Rose Of Sharon" (38)
by Joan Baez
from "Day After Tomorrow"
58. "Touch A Name On The Wall" (38)
by Joel Mabus
from "Retold"
also "Naked Truth"
58. "Vote" (38)
by Spook Handy
from "Breakfast At Bill's"
58. "Waist Deep In The Big Muddy" (38)
by Pete Seeger
from "At 89"
69. "7 Pies" (37)
by Still On The Hill
from "Ozark: A Celebration In Song"
69. "Freddy The Falcon" (37)
by Joe Crookston
from "Able Baker Charlie And Dog"
69. "Go Ask The Rain" (37)
by Terence Martin
from "Even Trade"
69. "Hope Dies Last" (37)
by Mark Erelli
from "Delivered"
69. "Lay My Burden Down" (37)
by Caroline Herring
from "Lantana"
69. "May The River Run Dry" (37)
by Jonathan Byrd
from "The Law And The Lonesome"
69. "Wading Deep Waters" (37)
by Crooked Still
from "Still Crooked"
69. "Waking Hour" (37)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Book Of Sparrows"
77. "Music Tree" (36)
by Heidi Talbot
from "In Love And Light"
77. "Round My Door" (36)
by Dana And Susan Robinson
from "Round My Door"
77. "So It Goes" (36)
by Tim Grimm
from "Holding Up The World"
77. "Song Of Songs" (36)
by Pat Wictor
from "Sunset Waltz"
81. "Beaumont Rest Stop" (35)
by Red Molly
from "Love And Other Tragedies"
81. "Dangerous Times" (35)
by Chuck Brodsky
from "Two Sets"
also "Color Came One Day"
81. "Hands Metal And Wood" (35)
by Joe Crookston
from "Able Baker Charlie And Dog"
81. "One Woman And A Shovel" (35)
by Carrie Newcomer
from "The Geography Of Light"
81. "Partisan Polka" (35)
by Chuck McCabe
from "Creatures Of Habit"
81. "Ready" (35)
by Meg Hutchinson
from "Come Up Full"
81. "Runaway Train" (35)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Beautiful World"
81. "Wayfaring Stranger" (35)
by Red Molly
from "Love And Other Tragedies"
89. "American Wish" (34)
by The Kennedys
from "Better Dreams"
89. "Day After Tomorrow" (34)
by Joan Baez
from "Day After Tomorrow"
89. "Drawing Board" (34)
by Danny Schmidt
from "Little Grey Sheep"
89. "Drinkin' Dark Whiskey" (34)
by The Steeldrivers
from "The Steeldrivers"
89. "Duct Tape Blues" (34)
by Joel Mabus
from "Retold"
89. "Facets Of The Jewel" (34)
by Noel Paul Stookey
from "Facets"
89. "False From True" (34)
by Pete Seeger
from "At 89"
89. "Ham And Cheese" (34)
by Edgar Meyer And Chris Thile
from "Edgar Meyer And Chris"
89. "Hey Little Darlin" (34)
by The Wilders
from "Someone's Got To Pay"
89. "Holding To The Land" (34)
by Joel Mabus
from "Retold"
89. "Learning To Fall" (34)
by Lowen And Navarro
from "Learning To Fall"
89. "Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key" (34)
by Joel Rafael
from "Ribbon Of Highway Endless Skyway"
89. "Where's Love Come From" (34)
by Tim O'Brien
from "Chameleon"
102. "Chicken Ridge" (33)
by Jeni And Billy
from "Jewell Ridge Coal"
102. "Gentle Arms Of Eden" (33)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Drum Hat Buddha"
102. "Get Out There And Dance" (33)
by Tim O'Brien
from "Chameleon"
102. "Hallelujah" (33)
by Patty Larkin
from "Watch The Sky"
102. "My America" (33)
by Anne Hills
from "Mission Street Project: Make Levees"
102. "My Peach Pie" (33)
by Dana And Susan Robinson
from "Round My Door"
102. "One Morning In May" (33)
by Hungrytown
from "Hungrytown"
102. "Spirit Of Amelia" (33)
by Randall Williams
from "Praying For Land"
102. "This Land" (33)
by Jimmy Lafave
from "Cimarron Manifesto"
102. "Whiskey Vacation" (33)
by Pat Wictor
from "Sunset Waltz"
112. "Blue Side Of The Mountain" (32)
by The Steeldrivers
from "The Steeldrivers"
112. "Heart So Full" (32)
by Tim Grimm
from "Holding Up The World"
112. "I Will Come For You" (32)
by Randall Williams
from "Praying For Land"
112. "Killing The Blues" (32)
by Robert Plant And Alison Krauss
from "Raising Sand"
112. "Maybelle's Guitar And Monroe's Mandolin" (32)
by Robin And Linda Williams
from "Buena Vista"
112. "Peace Call" (32)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Land Of Milk And Honey"
also "Ribbon Of Highway Endless Skyway"
112. "Safe Home" (32)
by Andrew McKnight
from "Something Worth Standing For"
119. "Blackjack Davey" (31)
by The Gordons
from "Our Time"
119. "Breathe" (31)
by The Kennedys
from "Better Dreams"
119. "In My Head" (31)
by Kym Tuvim
from "Nothing Sweet Nothing"
119. "Mary Ellen Carter" (31)
by Stan Rogers
from "Home In Halifax"
also "Between The Breaks...Live!"
119. "Rebecca Versailles" (31)
by Tim Grimm
from "Holding Up The World"
119. "Right On Time" (31)
by David Wilcox
from "Airstream"
119. "Seeing Stars" (31)
by Meg Hutchinson
from "Come Up Full"
119. "That's The Way It's Gonna Be" (31)
by Pat Wictor
from "Sunset Waltz"
119. "Times They Are A-Changin" (31)
by Bob Dylan
from "The Best Of Bob Dylan"
128. "Requiem" (30)
by Joan Baez
from "Day After Tomorrow"
128. "Awkward Annie" (30)
by Kate Rusby
from "Awkward Annie"
128. "Blue Wing" (30)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Book Of Sparrows"
128. "Comedians And Angels" (30)
by Tom Paxton
from "Comedians And Angels"
128. "Did Trouble Me" (30)
by Susan Werner
from "Gospel Truth"
128. "Existentialist Blues" (30)
by Pat Wictor
from "Sunset Waltz"
128. "Final Trawl" (30)
by Archie Fisher
from "Windward Away"
128. "Jellico Highway" (30)
by The Refugees
from "Unbound"
128. "Never Look Back" (30)
by Terence Martin
from "Even Trade"
128. "Red Dog In The Morning" (30)
by Tim O'Brien
from "Chameleon"
128. "Save The Day" (30)
by Kate Campbell
from "Save The Day"
128. "Through The Window Of A Train" (30)
by Blue Highway
from "Through The Window"
128. "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" (30)
by Kathy Mattea
from "Coal"
141. "5 Kinds Of Snow" (29)
by Joel Mabus
from "Retold"
141. "All That You Have Is Your Soul" (29)
by Emmylou Harris
from "All I Intended To Be"
141. "Blowin' In The Wind" (29)
by Tim Grimm
from "Holding Up The World"
141. "Fishin' In The Dark" (29)
by The Refugees
from "Unbound"
141. "Lightning" (29)
by Brooks Williams
from "The Time I Spend With You"
141. "Out Among The Stars" (29)
by Darrell Scott
from "Modern Hymns"
141. "Save The Best For Last" (29)
by The Refugees
from "Unbound"
141. "Sweet Life" (29)
by Catie Curtis
from "Sweet Life"
141. "The Time I Spend With You" (29)
by Brooks Williams
from "The Time I Spend With You"
150. "Scarlet Tide" (28)
by Joan Baez
from "Day After Tomorrow"
150. "300 Miles From Hazard" (28)
by The Gordons
from "Our Time"
150. "Ghost Of Tom Joad" (28)
by Pete Seeger And Bruce Springsteen
from "Sowing The Seeds: The 10th Anniversary"
150. "Glory Bound" (28)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
150. "Lincoln's Man" (28)
by Ben Bedford
from "Lincoln's Man"
150. "Rose Or The Briar" (28)
by Hungrytown
from "Hungrytown"
156. "Black Water Side" (27)
by Cara Luft
from "Light Fantastic"
156. "Clean Edge Of Change" (27)
by Carrie Newcomer
from "The Geography Of Light"
156. "Fordlandia" (27)
by Kate Campbell
from "Save The Day"
156. "Hard Livin" (27)
by Justin Townes Earle
from "The Good Life"
156. "In The Shape Of A Heart" (27)
by Jackson Browne
from "Solo Acoustic, Vol. 2"
156. "Lincoln's Funeral Train" (27)
by The Gordons
from "Our Time"
156. "Lord Of The Buffalo" (27)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Book Of Sparrows"
156. "Marching Still" (27)
by Pat Wictor
from "Sunset Waltz"
156. "Prairie Girl" (27)
by Jonathan Byrd
from "The Law And The Lonesome"
156. "Red Barn" (27)
by Abbie Gardner And Anthony Da Costa
from "Bad Nights / Better Days"
156. "Red-Winged Blackbird" (27)
by Kathy Mattea
from "Coal"
156. "Rich Man's World" (27)
by Eilen Jewell
from "Letters From Sinners And Saints"
156. "Starlight On The Rails" (27)
by Rosalie Sorrels
from "Strangers In Another Country"
156. "Unsustainable" (27)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Beautiful World"
156. "Wait For It" (27)
by Annabelle Chvostek
from "Resilience"
156. "The Waking Hour" (27)
by David Francey
from "The Waking Hour"
172. "Lovin' Arms" (26)
by The Wood Brothers
from "Loaded"
172. "Cecilia's Kitchen" (26)
by Donal Hinely
from "Blue State Boy"
172. "Apache Motel" (26)
by Erica Wheeler
from "Good Summer Rain"
172. "April Come She Will" (26)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Book Of Sparrows"
172. "Buena Vista" (26)
by Robin And Linda Williams
from "Buena Vista"
172. "Changes" (26)
by Pat Wictor
from "Sunset Waltz"
172. "Clever Disguise" (26)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Beautiful World"
172. "Coming Of The Roads" (26)
by Kathy Mattea
from "Coal"
172. "Dark As A Dungeon" (26)
by Kathy Mattea
from "Coal"
172. "Dream Lover" (26)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Beautiful World"
172. "Freight Train Lady" (26)
by Robby Hecht
from "Late Last Night"
172. "Gold" (26)
by Emmylou Harris
from "All I Intended To Be"
172. "How Would It Be" (26)
by Ellis
from "Break The Spell"
also "Undefended Heart"
172. "I See You" (26)
by The Duhks
from "Fast Paced World"
172. "I'll Sing This Song For You" (26)
by Angel Band
from "With Roots And Wings"
172. "If It Hadn't Been For Love" (26)
by The Steeldrivers
from "The Steeldrivers"
172. "In My Dreams" (26)
by The Kennedys
from "Better Dreams"
172. "Jericho Road" (26)
by Joan Baez
from "Day After Tomorrow"
172. "Last Goodbye" (26)
by Uncle Earl
from "Waterloo, Tennessee"
172. "The Law And The Lonesome" (26)
by Jonathan Byrd
from "The Law And The Lonesome"
172. "Lucky, Lucky You" (26)
by Joel Mabus
from "Retold"
172. "Make Levees Not War" (26)
by Pat Wictor
from "Mission Street Project: Make Levees"
172. "Muddy Waters" (26)
by Erica Wheeler
from "Good Summer Rain"
172. "Once In A While" (26)
by Kasey Chambers And Shane Nicholson
from "Rattlin Bones"
172. "Poor Old Dirt Farmer" (26)
by Levon Helm
from "Dirt Farmer"
172. "Rich Man's War" (26)
by Joel Rafael
from "Thirteen Stories High"
172. "Thanks For The Support" (26)
by Roy Zimmerman
from "Thanks For The Support"
172. "That's The Way It's Gonna Be" (26)
by Bob Gibson
from "Living Legend Years"
172. "Who Woulda Thunk It?" (26)
by Greg Brown
from "Red House 25"
172. "Won't Be Coming Back" (26)
by The Infamous Stringdusters
from "The Infamous Stringdusters"
202. "As The Crow Flies" (25)
by Erica Wheeler
from "Good Summer Rain"
202. "Cliff Song" (25)
by Danny Schmidt
from "Little Grey Sheep"
202. "Color Yellow" (25)
by Greg Greenway
from "Standing On The Side Of Love"
202. "Fields Of Gold" (25)
by Fragment
from "10 Years Of European World Of Bluegrass"
202. "Gasoline" (25)
by Joe Jencks
from "The Candle And The Flame"
202. "Hope Dies Last" (25)
by John McCutcheon
from "This Fire"
202. "Infantryman" (25)
by John Wort Hannam
from "Two-Bit Suit"
202. "Joy Comes Back" (25)
by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem
from "Big Old Life"
202. "Mending Walls" (25)
by Joe Crookston
from "Able Baker Charlie And Dog"
202. "Merry Go Round" (25)
by Solas
from "For Love And Laughter"
202. "Mystery" (25)
by Kym Tuvim
from "Nothing Sweet Nothing"
202. "Obama Is The One For Me" (25)
by Peggy Seeger
from "Obama Is The One For Me"
202. "Origin Of Species" (25)
by Chris Smither
from "Leave The Light On"
202. "Paper Gown" (25)
by Caroline Herring
from "Lantana"
202. "Preacher And The Flood" (25)
by Joel Mabus
from "Retold"
202. "Randall Collins" (25)
by The Gordons
from "Our Time"
202. "So Long Blues" (25)
by Ray Bonneville
from "Goin By Feel"
202. "Song For Bob" (25)
by Donal Hinely
from "Blue State Boy"
202. "Tied Down, Home Free" (25)
by Robin And Linda Williams
from "Buena Vista"
202. "Wandering Shepherd" (25)
by Joe Crookston
from "Able Baker Charlie And Dog"
222. "Speed Of Soul" (24)
by The Kennedys
from "Better Dreams"
222. "Absentee" (24)
by Crooked Still
from "Still Crooked"
222. "Be The Change" (24)
by Arlon Bennett
from "Summer's Voice"
222. "Breadline Blues 2008" (24)
by Del McCoury And Friends
from "Moneyland"
222. "By The Mark" (24)
by Dailey And Vincent
from "Dailey And Vincent"
222. "California's On Fire" (24)
by Danny Schmidt
from "Little Grey Sheep"
222. "Daddy, What's A Train?" (24)
by Utah Phillips
from "Good Though!"
222. "Devil's Paintbrush Road" (24)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
222. "Eventide" (24)
by Pat Wictor
from "Sunset Waltz"
222. "Glory In The Meeting House" (24)
by Dana And Susan Robinson
from "Round My Door"
222. "Johnny's Farewell" (24)
by Brooks Williams
from "The Time I Spend With You"
222. "Junior" (24)
by Garnet Rogers
from "Get A Witness"
222. "Lucille, Lucille" (24)
by Hungrytown
from "Hungrytown"
222. "Moon Song" (24)
by Emmylou Harris
from "All I Intended To Be"
222. "One Voice" (24)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "40 Days"
222. "Sundirtwater" (24)
by The Waifs
from "Sundirtwater"
222. "Sweet Carrie" (24)
by Dailey And Vincent
from "Dailey And Vincent"
222. "Swing That Thing" (24)
by Joel Mabus
from "Retold"
222. "Telling Takes Me Home" (24)
by Utah Phillips
from "Starlight On The Rails"
222. "They Lost My Vote" (24)
by Ellen Bukstel
from "Daddy's Little Girl"
222. "What Else Can I Do" (24)
by Crabtree And Mills
from "Flight Of Fancy"
222. "When I Go" (24)
by Dave Carter With Tracy Grammer
from "When I Go"
244. "All My Tears" (23)
by The Gordons
from "Our Time"
244. "Canned Goods" (23)
by Greg Brown
from "One Night"
also "If I Had Known: Essential Recordings, 1980-1996"
244. "Christmas In The Trenches" (23)
by John McCutcheon
from "Live At Wolf Trap"
also "Winter Solstice"
244. "Cover Me" (23)
by Patty Larkin
from "Watch The Sky"
244. "Crazy In Love" (23)
by Abbie Gardner And Anthony Da Costa
from "Bad Nights / Better Days"
244. "Crooked Man" (23)
by Chris Stuart And Backcountry
from "Crooked Man"
244. "Dance In The Evermore" (23)
by Lynne Hanson
from "Eleven Months"