Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 166046 airplays from 195 different DJs
1. "There's A Bright Side Somewhere" (106)
by Jorma Kaukonen
from "River Of Time"
2. "Better Off Broke" (92)
by Danny Schmidt
from "Instead The Forest Rose To Sing"
3. "Better Times Will Come" (69)
by Diana Jones
from "Better Times Will Come"
3. "The Loving Kind" (69)
by Nanci Griffith
from "The Loving Kind"
5. "Pointing At The Sun" (68)
by Cheryl Wheeler
from "Pointing At The Sun"
6. "Twenty One" (66)
by Ben Bedford
from "Land Of The Shadows"
7. "Deeper Well" (65)
by The Wailin' Jennys
from "Live At The Mauch Chunk Opera House"
7. "I Know A Bird" (65)
by Eric Brace And Peter Cooper
from "You Don't Have To Like Them Both"
7. "Rocks And Water" (65)
by Bill Evans And Megan Lynch
from "Let's Do Something"
10. "Casey Jones" (64)
by Tom Rush
from "What I Know"
10. "Daddy Played The Banjo" (64)
by Steve Martin
from "The Crow"
12. "River Song" (63)
by Tom Rush
from "What I Know"
13. "Hazy Shade Of Winter" (61)
by Susan Werner
from "Classics"
13. "Steamboat Captain" (61)
by Guy Davis
from "Sweetheart Like You"
13. "Swing Me Down" (61)
by Danny Schmidt
from "Instead The Forest Rose To Sing"
16. "Pound A Week Rise" (57)
by Liz Carroll And John Doyle
from "Double Play"
17. "Come On Up To The House" (56)
by Sarah Jarosz
from "Song Up In Her Head"
18. "Cry" (54)
by Slaid Cleaves
from "Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away"
19. "Haven't Learned A Thing" (53)
by Amy Speace
from "The Killer In Me"
20. "Folk Radio" (52)
by Steve James
from "Short Blue Stories"
20. "Grampa Built Bridges" (52)
by Danny Schmidt
from "Instead The Forest Rose To Sing"
20. "Preachin' On The Old Campground" (52)
by Jorma Kaukonen
from "River Of Time"
23. "House Of Cards" (51)
by James Keelaghan
from "House Of Cards"
23. "Long Road" (51)
by Cliff Eberhardt
from "500 Miles: The Blue Rock Sessions"
23. "Turn Turn Turn" (51)
by Susan Werner
from "Classics"
26. "Long Hot Summer Days" (49)
by Sara Watkins
from "Sara Watkins"
27. "Song Up In Her Head" (48)
by Sarah Jarosz
from "Song Up In Her Head"
28. "Hello Stranger" (47)
by Catie Curtis
from "Hello, Stranger"
28. "Scotch Pine" (47)
by Johnsmith
from "Gravity Of Grace"
30. "Modern World" (46)
by David Wilcox
from "Open Hand"
30. "Serenity Road" (46)
by Annie And Rod Capps
from "My Blue Garden"
32. "Tell Me True" (45)
by Sarah Jarosz
from "Song Up In Her Head"
33. "Angeline The Baker's Gone" (44)
by Euphonia
from "Old Jawbone"
33. "Ring That Bell" (44)
by Johnsmith
from "Gravity Of Grace"
33. "River Of Time" (44)
by Jorma Kaukonen
from "River Of Time"
36. "Buckets Of Rain" (43)
by Bop Ensemble
from "Between Trains"
36. "Grandmother Moon" (43)
by Drew Nelson
from "Dusty Road To Beulah Land"
36. "Pancho And Lefty" (43)
by Steve Earle
from "Townes"
36. "Summer Fly" (43)
by Cheryl Wheeler
from "Pointing At The Sun"
36. "Too Many Memories" (43)
by Tom Rush
from "What I Know"
36. "Unbound" (43)
by The Refugees
from "Unbound"
42. "Green Rolling Hills Of West Virginia" (42)
by Emmylou Harris And Mary Black
from "Singing Through The Hard Times: A Tribute To Utah Phillips"
42. "Sweetheart Like You" (42)
by Guy Davis
from "Sweetheart Like You"
42. "Wild Rose Of The Mountain" (42)
by Mara Levine
from "Mara's Gems"
45. "Cotton" (41)
by Sam Baker
from "Cotton"
45. "Highway 2" (41)
by Drew Nelson
from "Dusty Road To Beulah Land"
45. "Juggler Out In Traffic" (41)
by Richard Shindell
from "Not Far Now"
45. "Long Way" (41)
by Antje Duvekot
from "The Near Demise of the High Wire Dancer"
45. "My Blue Garden" (41)
by Annie And Rod Capps
from "My Blue Garden"
50. "Across America" (40)
by Nanci Griffith
from "The Loving Kind"
50. "Bless Your Foolish Heart" (40)
by Jesse Winchester
from "Love Filling Station"
50. "One Step At A Time" (40)
by Cheryl Wheeler
from "Pointing At The Sun"
50. "Pretty Flowers" (40)
by Steve Martin
from "The Crow"
50. "Safe Home" (40)
by James Keelaghan
from "House Of Cards"
50. "Toe The Line" (40)
by Ben Bullington
from "White Sulphur Springs"
56. "Free To Fall" (39)
by Beaucoup Blue
from "Free To Fall"
56. "Hallelujah Song" (39)
by Pierce Pettis
from "That Kind Of Love"
56. "I Think Of You" (39)
by John Gorka
from "So Dark You See"
56. "Springhill" (39)
by Brian Vardigans
from "Springhill"
60. "100 Miles" (38)
by Catie Curtis
from "Hello, Stranger"
60. "Am I Right" (38)
by Joel Mabus
from "No Worries Now"
60. "Get Up Clara" (38)
by Richard Shindell
from "Not Far Now"
60. "Grandmother Song" (38)
by Vienna Teng
from "Inland Territory"
60. "Last Love Letter" (38)
by Cosy Sheridan
from "Eros"
60. "Links In A Chain" (38)
by Joe Jencks
from "Links In A Chain"
60. "Logical Song" (38)
by Joe Crookston
from "Able Baker Charlie And Dog"
60. "Southland Street" (38)
by Danny Schmidt
from "Instead The Forest Rose To Sing"
60. "Trono" (38)
by Cori Brewster
from "Buffalo Street"
69. "American Tune" (37)
by Darrell Scott
from "Modern Hymns"
69. "East Of Woodstock, West Of Viet Nam" (37)
by Tom Russell
from "Blood And Candle Smoke"
69. "Is It Me?" (37)
by Jim Photoglo
from "Is It Me"
69. "Shakin' All Over" (37)
by Eilen Jewell
from "Sea Of Tears"
73. "Bird By Bird" (36)
by Joe Crookston
from "Able Baker Charlie And Dog"
73. "East Of Eden" (36)
by Tom Rush
from "What I Know"
73. "Fall Into The Night" (36)
by Tom Rush
from "What I Know"
73. "Girls Like Us" (36)
by Rhythm Angels
from "Girls Like Us"
73. "Land Of The Shadows" (36)
by Ben Bedford
from "Land Of The Shadows"
73. "Lord Won't You Help Me" (36)
by Sara Watkins
from "Sara Watkins"
73. "Ring The Bell" (36)
by The Gibson Brothers
from "Ring The Bell"
73. "Waist Deep In The Big Muddy" (36)
by Pete Seeger
from "At 89"
73. "Weight Of The World" (36)
by Amy Speace
from "The Killer In Me"
82. "Dakota Lullaby" (35)
by Albert And Gage
from "Dakota Lullaby"
82. "Gentle Arms Of Eden" (35)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Drum Hat Buddha"
82. "Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still" (35)
by Eric Brace And Peter Cooper
from "You Don't Have To Like Them"
82. "Mountain" (35)
by Richard Shindell
from "Not Far Now"
82. "Serpentine Cycle Of Money" (35)
by Danny Schmidt
from "Instead The Forest"
82. "Surprise, Surprise" (35)
by Chris Smither
from "Time Stands Still"
82. "Wondering Where The Lions Are" (35)
by Bruce Cockburn
from "Slice O Life: Live Solo"
82. "Yesterdays And Used To Be's" (35)
by Eric Brace And Peter Cooper
from "You Don't Have To Like Them Both"
90. "Sweet And Shiny Eyes" (34)
by Gretchen Peters With Tom Russell
from "One To The Heart, One To The Head"
90. "I Am Nothing" (34)
by Pierce Pettis
from "That Kind Of Love"
90. "Dream Again" (34)
by David Wilcox
from "Open Hand"
90. "Hoedown At Alice's" (34)
by Steve Martin
from "The Crow"
90. "Right Into Love" (34)
by Johnsmith
from "Gravity Of Grace"
90. "True And Fine" (34)
by Drew Nelson
from "Dusty Road To Beulah Land"
96. "Choose Joy" (33)
by Buskin And Batteau
from "Red Shoes And Golden Hearts"
96. "Crooked Man" (33)
by Chris Stuart And Backcountry
from "Crooked Man"
96. "Hot Tonight" (33)
by Tom Rush
from "What I Know"
96. "Mississippi River Runnin' Backwards" (33)
by Tom Russell
from "Blood And Candle Smoke"
96. "Night's Beginning To Shine" (33)
by Danny Schmidt
from "Instead The Forest Rose To Sing"
96. "Spencer The Rover" (33)
by Cara Dillon
from "Hill Of Thieves"
96. "Stranger" (33)
by Drew Nelson
from "Dusty Road To Beulah Land"
96. "To Live Is To Fly" (33)
by Steve Earle
from "Townes"
104. "7 Pies" (32)
by Still On The Hill
from "Ozark: A Celebration In Song"
104. "Any Old Time" (32)
by Sara Watkins
from "Sara Watkins"
104. "Cherry Mine" (32)
by Ben Bedford
from "Land Of The Shadows"
104. "Drift Away" (32)
by Tom Rush
from "What I Know"
104. "Forky On The Water" (32)
by Alison Brown
from "The Company You Keep"
104. "Green Mountains And Me" (32)
by Slaid Cleaves
from "Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away"
104. "Honey, Sugar, Baby, Mine" (32)
by Annie And Rod Capps
from "My Blue Garden"
104. "How Can I Keep From Singing" (32)
by Joel Mabus
from "No Worries Now"
104. "Joy On The Other Side" (32)
by Ruthie Foster
from "The Truth According To Ruthie Foster"
104. "Mother Jones On The Line" (32)
by Ben Bedford
from "Land Of The Shadows"
104. "Peace Like A River" (32)
by Bop Ensemble
from "Between Trains"
104. "Robber Barons" (32)
by Battlefield Band
from "Zama Zama: Try Your Luck"
104. "We Will Adjust" (32)
by Tom Chapin
from "Let The Bad Times Roll"
104. "When I Go" (32)
by Dave Carter With Tracy Grammer
from "When I Go"
118. "America's Waiting" (31)
by John Flynn
from "America's Waiting"
118. "Blue Car" (31)
by Greg Brown
from "Dream City: Essential Recordings, 1997-2006"
118. "Driving" (31)
by The Wailin' Jennys
from "Live At The Mauch Chunk Opera House"
118. "Ignorance And Privilege" (31)
by John Gorka
from "So Dark You See"
118. "It's A Shame About Him" (31)
by Jesse Winchester
from "Love Filling Station"
118. "Morningside" (31)
by Bill Evans And Megan Lynch
from "Let's Do Something"
118. "Pray Tell" (31)
by The Pines
from "Tremolo"
118. "Rattlin' Bones" (31)
by Kasey Chambers And Shane Nicholson
from "Rattlin Bones"
118. "Safe Home" (31)
by Johnsmith
from "Gravity Of Grace"
118. "Sangamon" (31)
by Ben Bedford
from "Land Of The Shadows"
118. "Santa Ana Wind" (31)
by Tom Russell
from "Blood And Candle Smoke"
118. "Slow Down" (31)
by Shout Sister Shout
from "Hit That Jive"
118. "Tennessee Jed" (31)
by Levon Helm
from "Electric Dirt"
118. "Wind" (31)
by Susan Werner
from "Classics"