Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 161868 airplays from 195 different DJs
1. Si Kahn 2. Bob Dylan 3. Red Molly 4. Pete Seeger 5. Tim O'Brien 6. The Honey Dewdrops 7. Laurie Lewis 8. John McCutcheon 9. John Gorka 10. Red Horse 11. Ellis Paul 12. John Prine 13. Crooked Still 14. Mary Chapin Carpenter 15. Greg Brown 16. Carolina Chocolate Drops 17. Patty Larkin 18. Tim Grimm 19. Johnny Cash 20. Patty Griffin 21. Darrell Scott 22. Carrie Newcomer 23. Solas 24. Jack Williams 25. James Keelaghan 26. Sarah McQuaid 27. Eilen Jewell 28. Chieftains 29. Dar Williams 30. Brooks Williams 31. Carrie Rodriguez 32. Natalie Merchant 33. Pat Wictor 34. Kathy Kallick Band 35. Guy Clark 35. Louise Mosrie 35. Nanci Griffith 35. Rosanne Cash 39. Loudon Wainwright III 40. Judy Collins 40. Richard Shindell 42. Tom Russell 43. Joel Mabus 44. The Infamous Stringdusters 45. Catie Curtis 46. Cheryl Wheeler 46. Eliza Gilkyson 48. Jackson Browne And David Lindley 48. Ruth Moody 50. Joy Kills Sorrow 51. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer 52. Kate And Anna McGarrigle 52. Tom Paxton 54. The Wailin' Jennys 55. Christine Lavin 55. Willie Nelson 57. 3 Penny Acre 57. Chris Smither 57. Lynn Miles 57. Sarah Jarosz 61. Dave Rawlings Machine 62. Alison Krauss 63. Great Big Sea 63. Slaid Cleaves 65. Grada 66. Tom Rush 67. Meg Hutchinson 68. Kruger Brothers 68. Phil Ochs 68. Sally Spring 68. Terri Hendrix 72. Dailey And Vincent 72. The Once 74. Anne Hills 75. Karan Casey And John Doyle 75. Mark Erelli 75. Steve Earle 78. Claire Lynch 79. Arlo Guthrie 80. Sam Bush 81. Joe Jencks 82. Jeni And Billy 82. Woody Guthrie 84. Terence Martin 85. Dala 85. Joni Mitchell 85. Krista Detor 88. The Grascals 88. Leonard Cohen 88. Susan Werner 91. Rhonda Vincent 91. Richard Thompson 93. Joan Baez 94. Martin Simpson 95. David Wilcox 95. Gillian Welch 95. Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs 95. Paul Kamm And Eleanore MacDonald 99. Mary Gauthier 100. Ruth And Max Bloomquist 100. Stan Rogers 102. Peter, Paul And Mary 103. Doug Spears 104. Battlefield Band 104. Doc Watson 106. Jory Nash 106. Madison Violet 106. Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band 109. Zoe Mulford 110. David Grisman 111. Bill Staines 111. Kate Rusby 111. Storyhill 114. Craig Werth 114. Harlem Parlour Music Club 114. Loreena McKennitt 117. Eric Brace And Peter Cooper 117. Rebecca Loebe 119. Caroline Herring 119. Danny Schmidt 121. Heidi Talbot 122. Angel Band 122. Le Vent Du Nord 122. Notorious 125. Carpenter And May 126. Lyle Lovett 127. Emmylou Harris 128. Pieta Brown 129. Altan 129. Steve Goodman 131. Bill Monroe 131. John Hartford 133. Chris Kokesh 134. Peter Mulvey 135. Chuck Brodsky 135. Merle Haggard 135. Old Blind Dogs 138. Dana And Susan Robinson 139. Antje Duvekot 139. Jimmy Lafave 139. Joe Crookston 139. Johnsmith 143. Robin And Linda Williams 144. Jonathan Byrd 144. Jorma Kaukonen 146. The Gibson Brothers 147. Bruce Cockburn 148. David Francey 148. David Mallett 148. Hey Mavis 148. Peter Ostroushko 152. Claudia Schmidt 152. Gordon Lightfoot 154. Eric Bibb 154. Ernest Troost 156. Anne Feeney 156. Finest Kind 156. Shannon Wurst 159. Cosy Sheridan 160. Bruce Springsteen 160. Duhks 160. Trout Fishing In America 163. Andrew And Noah Van Norstrand 164. Carter Family 164. Suzanne Vega 166. Cherryholmes 166. James Gordon 166. Neptune's Car 166. Stephanie Bettman And Luke Halpin 170. Martin Sexton 171. Justin Townes Earle 171. L. J. Booth 173. Lucy Kaplansky 174. Amy Speace 174. Mollie O'Brien And Rich Moore 176. Diana Jones 176. Dierks Bentley 178. Albemarle Ramblers 178. Hank Williams 178. Leo Kottke 178. Levon Helm 182. Fred Eaglesmith 182. John Wort Hannam 182. Smithfield Fair 185. Herdman, Hills And Mangsen 186. Enoch Kent 187. Doyle Lawson And Quicksilver 187. Kate Campbell 187. Lainie Marsh 187. Robert Earl Keen 187. Townes Van Zandt 187. Truckstop Honeymoon 193. Nuala Kennedy 194. Beatles 194. Grace Pettis 196. Anais Mitchell 196. Lisa Bigwood 198. Bill Morrissey 198. John Hiatt 198. Katie Geddes 198. Lissa Schneckenburger 198. Lucinda Williams 198. Roy Zimmerman 204. The Steel Wheels 204. Steeleye Span 206. Michael Johnathon 206. Neil Young 206. The Steeldrivers 209. Chris Hillman And Herb Pedersen 209. Emma's Revolution 209. Ken Whiteley 209. Natasha Borzilova 213. Annie Gallup 213. Chapin Sisters 213. Evie Ladin 213. Indigo Girls 213. Sweet Honey In The Rock 218. Andy Cohen 218. David Bromberg 218. Gordon Bok 218. Iris DeMent 218. Jakob Dylan 218. Jay Ungar And Molly Mason 218. John Flynn 218. John McVey 218. Jonathan Edwards 218. Ramblin' Jack Elliott 218. Tom Fisch 229. Debra Cowan 229. The Twangtown Paramours 229. Uncle Earl 232. Lonesome River Band 232. Ricky Skaggs 234. Kat Eggleston 234. Luka Bloom 236. Cloudstreet 236. Robin Greenstein 236. Shawn Colvin 239. Black Prairie 240. Country Gentlemen 240. Heather Masse 240. Kate Wolf 240. The McCalmans 240. Utah Phillips 245. Caleb Klauder 245. Dave Van Ronk 245. Larry Stephenson 245. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 245. Steep Canyon Rangers 245. Steve Martin 245. Yvette Landry