Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 14893 airplays from 151 different DJs
1: "Get On Board!," Kim And Reggie Harris [Appleseed, new] (70)
"Oh Mary Don't You Weep"
"Get On Board"
"Ballad Of The Underground Railroad"
"Freedom Is A Constant Struggle"
2: "Revenants," Mad Agnes [Self, new] (50)
"Everything I Needed To Know About Love I Learned From My Dog"
"Chocolate"
"Black Crow"
"Voyager"
3: "An Ancient Muse," Loreena McKennitt [Verve, 11/06] (48)
"Penelope's Song"
"Gates Of Istanbul"
"Kecharitomene"
4: "My Remembrance Of You," Diana Jones [Newsong, 3/06] (47)
"Pretty Girl"
"My Remembrance Of You"
"All My Money On You"
"My Beloved"
5: "Shaken By A Low Sound," Crooked Still [Signature, 8/06] (42)
"Can't You Hear Me Callin"
"Ain't No Grave"
"Come On In My Kitchen"
6: "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions," Bruce Springsteen [Columbia, 4/06] (41)
"We Shall Overcome"
"Eyes On The Prize"
"Erie Canal"
7: "Firecracker," Wailin' Jennys [Red House, 6/06] (40)
"Devil's Paintbrush Road"
"Firecracker"
"Glory Bound"
8: "Migrations," The Duhks [Sugar Hill, 9/06] (39)
"3 Fishers"
"Out Of The Rain"
"Ol' Cook Pot"
8: "My Sacred Heart," Erik Balkey [Self, new] (39)
"What Good Am I"
"Eyes Wide Open"
"If A Song Could Save Your Soul"
10: "Ballads And Barsongs," Iain Campbell Smith [Self, 10/06] (33)
"Maryanne"
"4 Strong Hands"
"Texas"
10: "Long Night Moon," Catie Curtis [Compass, 8/06] (33)
"People Look Around"
"It's A Wonder"
"Passing Through"
10: "Wild Bouquet," Burns Sisters Band [Ithaca, 9/06] (33)
"Bring Them Home"
"Democracy"
"Ella"
13: "Gray Sky Girls," Gray Sky Girls [American Melody, 10/06] (32)
"Shady Grove"
"Oh Susannah"
13: "A Kinder Season," Eve Goldberg [Borealis, new] (32)
"Let Me Rise"
"Been In The Storm So Long"
"Old Tin Cup / Peel The Onion"
15: "The Drugs I Need," Austin Lounge Lizards [Blue Corn, 10/06] (31)
"Banjo Players In Heaven"
"The Drugs I Need"
"One True God"
15: "Leave The Light On," Chris Smither [Signature, 9/06] (31)
"Leave The Light On"
"Origin Of Species"
"Visions Of Johanna"
17: "Writing In The Margins," John Gorka [Red House, 7/06] (30)
"Road Of Good Intentions"
"Chance Of Rain"
"Writing In The Margins"
18: "Break Me Open," Johnsmith [Blue Pine, 4/06] (29)
"Back To The Mystery"
"Pothole Season"
18: "Ruby's Torch," Nanci Griffith [Rounder, 11/06] (29)
"Grapefruit Moon"
"Late Night Grande Hotel"
"Please Call Me, Baby"
18: "Weightless," Greg Greenway [Sheen Of Heat, 9/06] (29)
"My Good Name"
"I Love Everybody"
21: "Heaven Is So High," Pat Wictor [Risky Disc, 7/06] (28)
"Heaven Is So High"
"You Got To Move"
"Raise My Voice And Sing"
21: "Strange Conversation," Kris Delmhorst [Signature, 6/06] (28)
"Everything Is Music"
"Galuppi Baldessare"
23: "Invisible Man," Darrell Scott [Full Light, 6/06] (27)
"Goodle Usa"
"Invisible Man"
"Hank Williams' Ghost"
24: "Seven Is The Number," Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer [Self, 7/06] (26)
"7 Is The Number"
"Gas Station Girl"
24: "Boundary County," Eilen Jewell [Self, 4/06] (26)
"Boundary County"
"Mess Around"
"Gotta Get Right"
26: "Better Late Than Never," Mary McCaslin [Self, 12/06] (25)
"Acres Of Houses"
"Oildale"
"To Some Cool Blue-Iced Shore"
26: "Endless Highway: The Music Of The Band," Various Artists [Savoy, new] (25)
"Acadian Driftwood," Roches
"King Harvest," Bruce Hornsby
26: "Golden West," Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands [Hightone, 9/06] (25)
"Rank Stranger"
"Live Forever"
"Before The Sun Goes Down"
26: "Paradise Hotel," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 2005] (25)
"Man Of God"
"Borderline"
30: "Catch Tomorrow," Dale Ann Bradley [Compass, 10/06] (24)
"Julia Belle"
"Live Forever"
30: "Land Of Milk And Honey," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 2004] (24)
"Peace Call"
"Hiway 9"
30: "This Is The New That," Jonathan Byrd [Self, new] (24)
"Cocaine Kid"
"Colleen"
33: "Adieu False Heart," Linda Ronstadt And Ann Savoy [Vanguard, 7/06] (23)
"Adieu False Heart"
"Walk Away Renee"
33: "Modern Times," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 9/06] (23)
"Levee's Gonna Break"
"Thunder On The Mountain"
35: "The Evening Call," Greg Brown [Red House, 8/06] (22)
"Cold And Dark And Wet"
"The Evening Call"
"Joy Tears"
35: "Hudson Harding Sampler, Vol. 1: Happy Holidays," Various Artists [Hudson Harding, 12/06] (22)
"Welcome In Another Year," Zoe Mulford
"Peace Come Christmas Day," Erik Bakley
35: "Taking The Long Way," Dixie Chicks [Columbia, 5/06] (22)
"Long Way Around"
"Not Ready To Make Nice"
38: "One Meat Ball," Christine Lavin And Friends [Appleseed, 8/06] (21)
"Bacon," Mary Liz McNamara
"Mocha Java," Alan Miceli
39: "Being There," Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen [Compass Rose, 4/06] (20)
"Kid With The Comic Book"
"Hurricane"
39: "The Brightness," Anais Mitchell [Righteous Babe, new] (20)
"Hobo's Lullaby"
"Shenandoah"
39: "Hello Love," The Be Good Tanyas [Nettwerk, 10/06] (20)
"When Doves Cry"
"Ootischenia"
39: "Pretty Little Stranger," Joan Osborne [Vanguard, 11/06] (20)
"Who Divided"
"Holy Waters"
39: "Reunion: A Decade of Solas," Solas [Compass, 4/06] (20)
"Newry Highwayman"
"Pastures Of Plenty"
39: "Seeds: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3," Pete Seeger & Friends [Appleseed, 2003] (20)
"Bring Them Home"
"Dr. King On Violence"
"Take It From Dr. King"
45: "After The Morning," Cara Dillon [Compass, 9/06] (19)
"Garden Valley"
"Here's A Health"
45: "All That Is True," Scott Alarik [Self, 12/06] (19)
"Colorado Trail"
"All That Is True"
45: "Hidden Everywhere," Chris Rosser [Self, 10/06] (19)
"Natural Wonder"
45: "Laps In Seven," Sam Bush [Sugar Hill, 6/06] (19)
"Bringing In The Georgia Mail"
"River's Gonna Run"
45: "Long List Of Heartaches," Grascals [Rounder, 8/06] (19)
"Hard Times"
"Hoedown In Motown"
45: "Songs Of The Open Road," The Kennedys [Appleseed, 8/06] (19)
"Happytown"
45: "State Of Grace," The Holmes Brothers [Alligator, 1/07] (19)
"I've Just Seen The Rock Of Ages"
"Bad Moon Rising"
45: "Workbench Songs," Guy Clark [Dualtone, 7/06] (19)
"Tornado Time In Texas"
"Walkin' Man"
45: "Yours Truly," Natalie MacMaster [Rounder, 10/06] (19)
"Farewell To Peter"
"Cape Classico"
54: "Two Wolves," John Flynn [Mettafour, 7/06] (18)
"Blink"
"Put Your Freedom Where Your Mouth Is"
54: "Essentials," Ellis Paul [Philo, 10/06] (18)
"Did Galileo Pray?"
54: "Long Island Shores," Mindy Smith [Vanguard, 10/06] (18)
"Peace Of Mind"
"Long Island Shores"
54: "Love And Fear," Tom Russell [Hightone, 2/06] (18)
"It Goes Away"
"Sound Of One Heart Breaking"
54: "Singsong And A Scrap," Chumbawamba [AK Press, new] (18)
"By And By"
"Bankrobber"
54: "Unsung," Slaid Cleaves [Rounder, 5/06] (18)
"Working Stiff"
"Fairest Of Them All"
60: "Big Dream Boulevard," Antje Duvekot [Black Wolf, 5/06] (17)
"Helpless Kiss"
"Dandelion"
60: "Dance Like Flames," Tanglefoot [Borealis, 10/06] (17)
"Empire And The Right"
60: "Tulips For Lunch," Chuck Brodsky [Waterbug, 2/06] (17)
"2 Left Feet"
"Liar Liar, Pants On Fire"
63: "Instrumentals," Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder [Skaggs Family, 8/06] (16)
"Polk City"
"Going To Richmond"
63: "Long Steel Rail," Riley Baugus [Sugar Hill, 8/06] (16)
"Long Steel Rail"
63: "A Long Way From Home," Sara Grey [Fellside, 2005] (16)
"Lazy John"
63: "Mockingbird," Sally Spring [Sniffinpup, 5/06] (16)
"Take Me To The Water"
63: "Never Been To Vegas," Red Molly [Self, 8/06] (16)
"Coal Tattoo"
"Long Ride Home"
63: "Notorious," Eden MacAdam-Somer And Larry Unger [Black Socks, 12/06] (16)
"New Railroad"
"Payne's Prairie"
63: "Troubled Times," David Davis and the Warrior River Boys [Rebel, 9/06] (16)
"House Of Gold"
"Jake Satterfield"
70: "Curious Thing," Cormac McCarthy [Rakish Tilt, 7/06] (15)
"Curious Thing In The Middle"
70: "Faulty Intelligence," Roy Zimmerman [Self, 10/06] (15)
"Chickenhawk"
"Hello, Nsa"
70: "Hail To The Thieves, Vol. 3," George Mann, Julius Margolin and Friends [George And Julius, 9/06] (15)
"Royally Oily," Colleen Katteen
70: "Magical Thinking," J. P. Jones [Vision Company, 10/06] (15)
"Man Stands Up"
"Fool In Love"
70: "Midnight On The Water," David Mallett [North Road, 7/06] (15)
"Somewhere In Time"
70: "Old Town School of Folk Music Songbook, Vol. 1," Various Artists [Bloodshot, 12/06] (15)
"Brown's Ferry Blues," Robbie Fulks
"Wabash Cannonball," Danny Barnes
70: "These Four Walls," Shawn Colvin [Nonesuch, 10/06] (15)
"These 4 Walls"
70: "Viridian," The Greencards [Dualtone, new] (15)
"Lonesome Side Of Town"
"Shinin' In The Dark"
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 14893 airplays from 151 different DJs
1. "Oh Mary Don't You Weep" (16)
by Kim And Reggie Harris
from "Get On Board!"
2. "Devil's Paintbrush Road" (14)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
3. "Lyndon Johnson Told The Nation" (13)
by Tom Paxton
from "Ain't That News"
3. "Peace Call" (13)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Land Of Milk And Honey"
3. "Waist Deep In The Big Muddy" (13)
by Pete Seeger
from "Headlines And Footnotes: A Collection Of Topical Songs"
6. "Penelope's Song" (11)
by Loreena McKennitt
from "An Ancient Muse"
7. "3 Fishers" (10)
by The Duhks
from "Migrations"
7. "7 Is The Number" (10)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Seven Is The Number"
7. "Everything Is Music" (10)
by Kris Delmhorst
from "Strange Conversation"
7. "Gates Of Istanbul" (10)
by Loreena McKennitt
from "An Ancient Muse"
7. "Leave The Light On" (10)
by Chris Smither
from "Leave The Light On"
7. "Welcome In Another Year" (10)
by Zoe Mulford
from "Hudson Harding Sampler, Vol. 1: Happy Holidays"
13. "Everything I Needed To Know About Love I Learned From My Dog" (9)
by Mad Agnes
from "Revenants"
13. "Let Me Rise" (9)
by Eve Goldberg
from "A Kinder Season"
13. "Man Of God" (9)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
13. "People Look Around" (9)
by Catie Curtis
from "Long Night Moon"
13. "We Shall Overcome" (9)
by Bruce Springsteen
from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
13. "What Good Am I" (9)
by Erik Balkey
from "My Sacred Heart"
19. "Acadian Driftwood" (8)
by Roches
from "Endless Highway: The Music Of The Band"
19. "Are You Alright?" (8)
by Lucinda Williams
from "West"
19. "Back To The Mystery" (8)
by Johnsmith
from "Break Me Open"
19. "Bring Them Home" (8)
by Pete Seeger & Friends
from "Seeds: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3"
19. "Can't You Hear Me Callin" (8)
by Crooked Still
from "Shaken By A Low Sound"
19. "Chocolate" (8)
by Mad Agnes
from "Revenants"
19. "Get On Board" (8)
by Kim And Reggie Harris
from "Get On Board!"
19. "Heaven Is So High" (8)
by Pat Wictor
from "Heaven Is So High"
19. "Pretty Girl" (8)
by Diana Jones
from "My Remembrance Of You"
19. "Road Of Good Intentions" (8)
by John Gorka
from "Writing In The Margins"
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 14893 airplays from 151 different DJs
1. Kim And Reggie Harris 2. Bob Dylan 3. Pete Seeger 4. Eliza Gilkyson 5. Mad Agnes 6. Loreena McKennitt 7. John Gorka 8. The Duhks 8. Erik Balkey 10. Nanci Griffith 11. Diana Jones 12. Wailin' Jennys 13. Crooked Still 13. John McCutcheon 15. John Prine 16. Chris Smither 16. Tom Paxton 18. Bruce Springsteen 18. Iain Campbell Smith 18. Johnsmith 21. Greg Brown 22. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer 23. Catie Curtis 23. Guy Clark 23. Kris Delmhorst 26. Laurie Lewis 26. Tom Russell 28. Burns Sisters 28. Kate Campbell 30. Gray Sky Girls 31. Austin Lounge Lizards 31. The Kennedys 31. Shawn Colvin 34. Eve Goldberg 34. Greg Greenway 36. Dar Williams 37. Mary McCaslin 37. Pat Wictor 39. Darrell Scott 39. Dougie MacLean 39. Jonathan Byrd 39. Lucinda Williams
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 14893 airplays from 151 different DJs
1. Rounder 2. Columbia 3. Red House 4. Compass 5. Sugar Hill 6. Appleseed 7. Signature 8. Waterbug 9. Greentrax 10. Warner 11. Green Linnet 12. Philo 13. Vanguard 14. Borealis 14. Smithsonian/Folkways 16. Hightone 17. Flying Fish 18. Nettwerk 19. Dualtone 20. Rebel 21. Shanachie 22. Hudson Harding 23. Reprise 24. Pinecastle 25. Rhino 26. Capitol 27. MCA 28. RCA 29. Skaggs Family 29. Sony 31. Blue Corn 31. Elektra 31. Wind River 34. Nonesuch 35. Koch 36. Alligator 36. Anti 36. Gadfly 36. Ithaca 40. Bloodshot 40. Folk-Legacy 40. Topic
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 14893 airplays from 151 different DJs
1. Abby Esty (XETRA, CA & Mexico) 2. Allan Nelson (BBC, U.K.) 3. Andrew Doerr (KCSB-FM, CA) 4. Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY) 5. Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY) 6. Arthur Berman (CITR-FM, BC) 7. Arthur Dean (WCNI-FM, CT) 8. Arthur Elliott (4RED-FM, Australia) 9. Barry Parks (2HHH-FM, Australia) 10. Ben Sands (Clanrye-FM, Ireland) 11. Bill Hahn (WFDU-FM, NJ) 12. Bill Stuart (WFIT-FM, FL) 13. Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA) 14. Blair Larsen (KUSU-FM & UPR, UT) 15. Bob Blackman (WKAR-FM, MI) 16. Bob McWilliams (KANU-FM & KPR, KS) 17. Bob Weiser (WBRS-FM & WOMR-FM, MA) 18. Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK) 19. Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia) 20. Bryan French (WUMD-FM, MN) 21. Bud Johnson (syndicated, AK) 22. Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN) 23. Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY) 24. Chris King (WAGE-AM, VA) 25. Chrisana McGill (WSPN-FM, NY) 26. Christian Rath (Radio Dreyeckland, Germany) 27. Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH) 28. Clytia Fuller (KZSC-FM, CA) 29. Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX) 30. Dan Ross (KACI-FM, OR) 31. David Fuente, Jr. (WKSU-FM etc, OH) 32. David John (KTRU-FM, TX) 33. David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH) 34. Diane Karl (KBOO-FM etc, OR) 35. Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY) 36. Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR) 37. Doug Dick (WVGN-FM, VI) 38. Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR) 39. Ed McDonald (WVMR-FM etc, WV) 40. Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN) 41. Frank Gosar (KLCC-FM, OR) 42. Frank Hoppe (KCSN-FM, CA) 43. Fred Dolan (WJCU-FM, OH) 44. Gary Harrison (KVMR-FM, CA) 45. Gary Irving (WVUD-FM, DE) 46. Gaye Auxier (WDBX-FM, IL) 47. Gene Shay (WXPN-FM, PA) 48. George Brown (WDCB-FM, IL) 49. George Maida (WCVE-FM, VA) 50. Gerd Stassen (EVW, Germany) 51. Gerrie Blake (KUNV-FM, NV) 52. Ginger Hopper (KBCS-FM, WA) 53. Graham McDonald (ArtSound-FM, Australia) 54. Greg Schatzmann (CJLX-FM, ON) 55. Hal Durden (KBCS-FM, WA) 56. Hansjoerg Malonek (ISW-FM, Germany) 57. Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA) 58. Heinrich Wesolly (Radio Neckarburg, Germany) 59. Henk de Weerd (5EBI-FM, Australia) 60. Howard & Roz Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) 61. Jamie Hoover (KSUT-FM, CO) 62. Jeff Robson (CJUM-FM, MB) 63. Jenny Flux (2AIR-FM, Australia) 64. Jeremy Butler (WUAL-FM & APR, AL) 65. Jim Colbert (WPSU-FM, PA) 66. Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH) 67. Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON) 68. Jim Rogers (WIUP-FM, PA) 69. Jo Beattie (CFUR-FM, BC) 70. Joe Colvin (WYSO-FM, OH) 71. Joel Wortzman (CKLN-FM, ON) 72. John Kalb (WSCL-FM, MD) 73. John Mazza (WNHU-FM, CT) 74. John McLaughlin (WMUC-FM, MD) 75. John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY) 76. John Sincock (KBCS-FM, WA) 77. John Trout (WYEP-FM, PA) 78. John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ) 79. John Wright (WLUW-FM, IL) 80. Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) 81. Jude & Mart Fowler (2HHH-FM, Australia) 82. Judith Gennett (KPSU, OR) 83. Juliet Youngren (WEFT-FM, IL) 84. Jürgen Kramer (ZuSa, Germany) 85. Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) 86. Kate McNally (NHPR, NH) 87. Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA) 88. Ken Yavit (KBAC-FM, NM) 89. Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL) 90. Kevin Vance (KALW-FM, CA) 91. Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY) 92. Laura Summerfield (2AIR-FM, Australia) 93. Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA) 94. Laurie Niles (KZFR-FM, CA) 95. Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR) 96. Len Osland (CJUM-FM, MB) 97. Leonard Epstein (KRFC-FM, CO) 98. Linda Bull (CITR-FM, BC) 99. Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM, MB) 100. Maggie Ferguson (WXOU-FM, MI) 101. Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT) 102. Mark Richardson (WFHB-FM, IN) 103. Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM, LA) 104. Matt Watroba (WDET-DM, MI) 105. Menachem Vinegrad (Upper Galilee-FM, Israel) 106. Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY) 107. Mike Flynn (KUAF-FM & syndicated, AR) 108. Mike Kelsey (WFHB, IN) 109. Mike Regenstreif (CKUT-FM, QC) 110. Mitch Park (Kidnappers, New Zealand) 111. Naomi Soule and Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO) 112. Norman Whitman (WYSO-FM, OH) 113. Paul Hefti (cable FM, CA) 114. Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO) 115. Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY) 116. Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ) 117. Phil Knipe (KLFM, Australia) 118. Randall Auxier (WDBX-FM, IL) 119. Randy Wynne (WMNF-FM, FL) 120. Rebecca Derry (WOBC-FM, OH) 121. Rich Pietrzak (WPRK-FM, FL) 122. Rich Warren (WFMT-FM, XM & syndicated, IL) 123. Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA) 124. Rob Killam (WFIT-FM, FL) 125. Robert Resnik (VPR, VT) 126. Roger Wise (KGNU-FM, CO) 127. Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ) 128. Ruby Slippers (KVMR-FM, CA) 129. Sandy Stift (CJSR-FM, AB) 130. Sean Donovan (KBCS-FM, WA) 131. Sonja Hedlund (WJFF, NY) 132. Sonny Ochs (WRPI-FM, NY) 133. Steve Edge (CITR-FM, BC) 134. Steve Jerrett (KOPN-FM, MO) 135. Steve Pritchard (CKLN-FM, ON) 136. Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL) 137. Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL) 138. Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM, CT) 139. Suzi Wollenberg (WVUD-FM, DE) 140. Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA) 141. Terry Carpenter (WTJU-FM, VA) 142. Tom Bingham (WCVF-FM, NY) 143. Tom Bohan (WRUR-FM, NY) 144. Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB) 145. Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM) 146. Tom Martin-Erickson (WPR, WI) 147. Tom Pittman (KOOP & KUTX, TX) 148. Trevor Ruffell (Kidnappers, New Zealand) 149. Troy Tyree (WICN-FM, MA) 150. Valerie Cormier (CITR-FM, BC) 151. Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY) 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 (the 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