Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 13578 airplays from 139 different DJs
1: "The Back Fields," Tim Grimm [Wind River, 10/05] (50)
"People's Highway"
"Sam's Song"
"Lost And Found"
2: "Blues And Lamentations," Kate Campbell [Large River, 8/05] (47)
"Miles Of Blues"
"Freedom Train"
"Peace Comes Stealing Slow"
2: "Paradise Hotel," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 8/05] (47)
"Man Of God"
"Borderline"
"Requiem"
2: "Red Letter Day," The Gibson Brothers [Sugar Hill, new] (47)
"One Raindrop"
"Lonesome Number One"
"Red Letter Day"
5: "Before The Separation," Freebo [Poppabo, new] (39)
"It Goes By Fast"
"Before The Separation"
"We Are All One People"
6: "Laughing In The Face Of The Blues," Jack Williams [Wind River, 10/05] (37)
"Meet Me Mama"
"High Cotton"
"Laughing In The Face Of The Blues"
7: "Your Daughters And Your Sons," Duhks [Self, 2003] (35)
"Leather Winged Bat"
"Rock Of Ages"
8: "My Better Self," Dar Williams [Razor & Tie, 9/05] (34)
"Empire"
"So Close To My Heart"
"Echoes"
9: "Flower Of Avalon," Tracy Grammer [Signature, 4/05] (33)
"Laughlin Boy"
"Hey Ho"
"Winter When He Goes"
9: "The Girl Who Couldn't Fly," Kate Rusby [Compass, 9/05] (33)
"Mary Blaize"
"Elfin Knight"
"Lark"
11: "Fiddler's Green," Tim O'Brien [Sugar Hill, 8/05] (32)
"Early Morning Rain"
"Fiddler's Green"
"Train On The Island"
12: "She Waits For Night," Uncle Earl [Rounder, 7/05] (30)
"Walkin' In My Sleep"
"Ida Red"
"Sugar Babe"
13: "Fair And Square," John Prine [Oh Boy, 4/05] (29)
"Glory Of True Love"
"Long Monday"
"Morning Train"
14: "Blissville," Jeff Talmadge [Corazong, new] (27)
"Lie To Me"
"40 Days Of Rain"
"Hard Part's Letting Go"
14: "Cat Tales: Songs Of The Feline Persuasion," Cindy Mangsen [Compass Rose, 12/05] (27)
"Rudy's Big Adventure"
"Meow"
14: "Cornbread Nation," Tim O'Brien [Sugar Hill, 8/05] (27)
"Runnin' Out Of Memory"
"California Blues"
17: "The Duhks," The Duhks [Sugar Hill, 2/05] (26)
"Death Came A Knockin"
"Dance Hall Girls"
"Wagoner's Lad"
17: "Rags And Bones," Ernie Hawkins [Say Mo', 1/06] (26)
"Avalon Blues"
"Make Believe Strut"
"Tb Blues"
17: "Song Of The Traveling Daughter," Abigail Washburn [Nettwerk, 8/05] (26)
"Coffee's Cold"
"Sometimes"
20: "Hands Across The Water," Various Artists [Compass, 12/05] (25)
"Fair And Tender Ladies," Tim O'Brien W/ Lunasa
"Ae Fond Kiss," Karen Matheson And The Duhks
20: "Wired," Michael McGoldrick [Compass, new] (25)
"Jolly Tinker"
"Paddy In The Smoke"
22: "Downriver," Karen Matheson [Compass, new] (24)
"Singing In The Dark"
"I Will Not Wear The Willow"
22: "Dying To Have A Good Time," Charlie Sohmer [Self, new] (24)
"Cissy Bon"
"Nobody's Baby"
24: "Two Wings," Lauren Sheehan [Wilson River, 10/05] (23)
"Are You Tired Of Me?"
"2 Wings"
24: "The Art Of Virtue," Adrienne Young And Little Sadie [Addie Belle, 6/05] (23)
"The Art Of Virtue"
"Hills And Hollers"
24: "Defying Gravity," Cheryl Wheeler [Philo, 2/05] (23)
"Little Road"
"It's The Phone"
"Since You've Been Gone"
24: "In The Dirt," Karen Savoca [Alcove, new] (23)
"In The Dirt"
"In Trouble With You"
24: "Love Sweet Love," Lynn Miles [True North, 4/05] (23)
"Flames Of Love"
"1000 Lovers"
24: "Seeing Things," Heidi Muller And Bob Webb [Self, 11/05] (23)
"Highway Is Calling"
"Seeing Things"
30: "Some Days," Lou And Peter Berryman [Cornbelt, 10/05] (22)
"Best Laid Plans"
"Lexical Dude"
31: "Forerunner," The Cottars [Rounder, new] (21)
"Byker Hill"
"Hold On"
31: "Regulars And Refugees," Carrie Newcomer [Philo, 8/05] (21)
"Angels Unaware"
"I Fly"
33: "Giants," Donal Hinely [Scuffletown, 11/05] (20)
"Giants"
"Shock And Awe"
33: "Half A Million Miles," The Kennedys [Appleseed, 7/05] (20)
"Chimes Of Freedom"
"Half A Million Miles"
35: "Five Star Day," Liz Carlisle [Self, 8/05] (19)
"9/8 Central"
"Feels Like Home"
35: "I Walk The Road Again," Happy Traum [Roaring Stream, 8/05] (19)
"Blues Ain't Nothin"
"I Walk The Road Again"
37: "Remembering Rachel: Songs Of Rachel Bissex," Various Artists [Self, 8/05] (18)
"Just Like That," Dar Williams And Patty Larkin
37: "Trouble And Me," Rick Shea And Brantley Kearns [Tres Pescadores, new] (18)
"Rachel"
"Sail Away Ladies"
37: "The Waking Hour," David Francey [Red House, 2004] (18)
"Morning Train"
"The Waking Hour"
37: "Wayward Son," John Doyle [Compass, 7/05] (18)
"Bitter The Parting"
"Jack Dolan"
41: "Better Fight," Terry Tufts [Borealis, 12/05] (17)
"Better Fight"
"Pursuant To My Nature"
41: "Blue Nightfall," Jimmy Lafave [Red House, 3/05] (17)
"Revival"
"River Road"
41: "Mercy Now," Mary Gauthier [Lost Highway, 2/05] (17)
"Mercy Now"
"Wheel Inside The Wheel"
41: "Those Were The Days," Dolly Parton [Sugar Hill, 10/05] (17)
"Both Sides Now"
"Those Were The Days"
41: "Weiser Sunrise," Foghorn String Band [Nettwerk, 8/05] (17)
"All Night Long"
"Golden Slippers"
46: "Dominos," Steve Riley And The Mamou Playboys [Rounder, new] (16)
"Dominos"
46: "Every Step Of The Way," Mark Dvorak [Waterbug, new] (16)
"Don't Let The Blues Make You Bad"
"Not War"
46: "One-Horse Town," Jim Henry [Self, new] (16)
"Deep River Blues"
"Quickdraw Southpaw's Last Hurrah"
"One-Horse Town"
46: "Unseen Hours," Malinky [Greentrax, 11/05] (16)
"King Orfeo"
"Scotia Set"
50: "Acoustic Rainbow 24," Various Artists [Poetman, new] (15)
"Banjo Bit Me In The Morning," Jordan Tice
50: "Field Of Crows," Darden Smith [Dualtone, new] (15)
"Field Of Crows"
"Talk Me Down"
50: "Garden Of Days," Jamie Byrd [Rooster Dog, 12/05] (15)
"Gonna Build Me A Barn"
"String Of Pearls"
50: "Harbor," Marc Douglas Berardo [Prime, new] (15)
"Blue Wave"
"Shake Out The Dust"
50: "The Outsider," Rodney Crowell [Columbia, 8/05] (15)
"Don't Get Me Started"
"Shelter From The Storm"
50: "Seeds: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3," Pete Seeger & Friends [Appleseed, 2003] (15)
"Dr. King On Violence; Take It From Dr. King"
"Take It From Dr. King"
50: "Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1," Jackson Browne [Inside Recordings, 10/05] (15)
"Lives In The Balance"
"For A Dancer"
57: "Gonna Let It Shine," Odetta [M. C., 10/05] (14)
"Keep On Movin' It On"
57: "Love And Thirst," Joyce Andersen [Joyscream, new] (14)
"Riding On A Train"
57: "Parlor Guitar," Joel Mabus [Fossil, 9/05] (14)
"You Made Me Love You / Ida"
57: "Profile," Pat Donohue [Bluesky, 10/05] (14)
"Buddy The Blues"
57: "Serenade," Mick McAuley And Winifred Horan [Compass, 1/06] (14)
"After The Gold Rush"
"Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy"
57: "The Tide," Lucy Kaplansky [Red House, 9/05] (14)
"My Name Joe"
"The Tide"
57: "Why Should The Fire Die?," Nickel Creek [Sugar Hill, 8/05] (14)
"Tomorrow Is A Long Time"
64: "American Jukebox Fables," Ellis Paul [Philo, 4/05] (13)
"Clarity"
64: "The Best Kept Secret," Jerry Douglas [Koch, 9/05] (13)
"Snow's First Fall"
"Who's Your Uncle"
64: "Cherryholmes," Cherryholmes [Skaggs Family, 9/05] (13)
"Don't Fall In Love"
"How Long"
64: "Fields Of Dreams And Glory," Dan McKinnon [Self, new] (13)
"Aesop's Fables"
"Wandering Days"
64: "Like Water," Paul Kamm And Eleanore MacDonald [Freewheel, 9/05] (13)
"Talking About Freedom"
64: "Lovely Nancy," Sylvia Herold And Euphonia [Tuxedo, 7/05] (13)
"Fennario"
"Dublin City"
64: "One Foot Out The Door," Abi Tapia [Wanderlusty, 5/05] (13)
"Big Front Porch"
64: "Solace For The Lonely," Robinella [Dualtone, new] (13)
"Whippin Wind"
"Down The Mountain"
64: "Waves," Eric Andersen [Appleseed, 10/05] (13)
"Today Is The Highway"
64: "Where The Mangoes Are," Kate McDonnell [Appleseed, 2/05] (13)
"Luis"
"Mercy"
64: "Yellow Room Gang," Various Artists [Yellow Room, new] (13)
"Gamble's Song," David Barrett
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 13578 airplays from 139 different DJs
1. "It Goes By Fast" (14)
by Freebo
from "Before The Separation"
1. "Man Of God" (14)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
3. "Miles Of Blues" (12)
by Kate Campbell
from "Blues And Lamentations"
4. "Glory Of True Love" (10)
by John Prine
from "Fair And Square"
4. "People's Highway" (10)
by Tim Grimm
from "The Back Fields"
6. "Before The Separation" (9)
by Freebo
from "Before The Separation"
6. "Freedom Train" (9)
by Kate Campbell
from "Blues And Lamentations"
6. "Meet Me Mama" (9)
by Jack Williams
from "Laughing In The Face Of The Blues"
6. "Morning Train" (9)
by David Francey
from "The Waking Hour"
6. "One Raindrop" (9)
by The Gibson Brothers
from "Red Letter Day"
11. "Giants" (8)
by Donal Hinely
from "Giants"
11. "Leather Winged Bat" (8)
by Duhks
from "Your Daughters And Your Sons"
11. "Mercy Now" (8)
by Mary Gauthier
from "Mercy Now"
11. "Riding On A Train" (8)
by Joyce Andersen
from "Love And Thirst"
11. "Rudy's Big Adventure" (8)
by Cindy Mangsen
from "Cat Tales: Songs Of The Feline Persuasion"
16. "9/8 Central" (7)
by Liz Carlisle
from "Five Star Day"
16. "Big Front Porch" (7)
by Abi Tapia
from "One Foot Out The Door"
16. "Borderline" (7)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
16. "Gonna Build Me A Barn" (7)
by Jamie Byrd
from "Garden Of Days"
16. "Laughlin Boy" (7)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Flower Of Avalon"
16. "Rock Of Ages" (7)
by Duhks
from "Your Daughters And Your Sons"
16. "Runnin' Out Of Memory" (7)
by Tim O'Brien
from "Cornbread Nation"
16. "Sam's Song" (7)
by Tim Grimm
from "The Back Fields"
16. "Who's Your Uncle" (7)
by Jerry Douglas
from "The Best Kept Secret"
16. "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" (7)
by Darrell Scott
from "Aloha From Nashville"
also "Live In NC"
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 13578 airplays from 139 different DJs
1. Tim O'Brien 2. Eliza Gilkyson 3. Kate Campbell 4. John McCutcheon 5. The Duhks 6. Bob Dylan 7. Tim Grimm 8. The Gibson Brothers 9. John Prine 10. Dar Williams 11. Jack Williams 12. Greg Brown 13. Cheryl Wheeler 13. Kate Rusby 13. Tracy Grammer 16. Freebo 17. Pete Seeger 18. Joel Mabus 18. John Gorka 20. Cindy Mangsen 20. Johnny Cash 20. Uncle Earl 23. Bill Staines 24. David Francey 24. Ernie Hawkins 24. Gillian Welch 27. Jeff Talmadge 27. Lynn Miles 29. The Cottars 29. Richard Thompson 31. Dolly Parton 31. Lucy Kaplansky 31. Nanci Griffith 34. Abigail Washburn 34. Adrienne Young 34. Alison Krauss 34. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer 34. Michael McGoldrick 39. Karen Savoca 39. Rodney Crowell
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 13578 airplays from 139 different DJs
1. Rounder 2. Red House 3. Sugar Hill 4. Compass 5. Columbia 6. Appleseed 7. Philo 8. Signature 9. Dualtone 9. Flying Fish 11. Vanguard 12. Warner 13. Wind River 14. Smithsonian/Folkways 15. Waterbug 16. Borealis 17. Shanachie 18. Nettwerk 19. Koch 20. Green Linnet 21. Rebel 22. RCA 23. Greentrax 23. Rhino 25. Pinecastle 26. Hightone 27. Reprise 28. Capitol 29. Folk-Legacy 30. Razor And Tie 31. Elektra 32. Large River 32. Sony 34. Topic 35. Alligator 35. Gadfly 37. Oh Boy 38. Yodel-Ay-Hee 39. Fossil 39. Lost Highway 39. Putumayo These lists are compiled and posted to the FOLKDJ-L web site every month (since October 1997). The archive of past Top Album lists is available at http://folkradio.org (Mike Yuhas' FOLKDJ-L web site) and also, in an extended version, at http://nwfolk.com (my personal web site). The process of compiling the Top Albums list is automated (I do hand correct some obvious errors and typos). The results are based on playlists posted to FOLKDJ-L during the calendar month. I wrote a pair of programs that work with the Eudora email program's filtering feature. One program parses each playlist as it comes in and adds it to a spreadsheet. The second program processes the spreadsheet into a readable report. Playlists have to include artist, song and album name (label is optional) and be in a reasonably regular format for my program to be able to parse them. My programs wind up identifying 60% to 80% of the songs actually posted. The number of airplays listed for each album is the number that my programs caught, which is smaller than the actual number. The Top Albums list is sorted in descending order by number of plays recorded for each album. Within an album, the number of times each of the more popular tracks were played is shown. If a single DJ is the only one mostly playing an album, the count of plays is adjusted downwards; otherwise the raw counts are used. The top 70 albums are listed. A more detailed explanation is available at nwfolk.com. Richard Gillmann http://www.nwfolk.com Tuesday "Lunch With Folks" Noon-3pm richard@nwfolk.com KBCS (91.3 FM) - Bellevue, WA http://kbcs.fm