Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12714 airplays from 135 different DJs
1: "The Art Of Virtue," Adrienne Young And Little Sadie [Addie Belle, new] (56)
"The Art Of Virtue"
"Hills And Hollers"
"My Sin Is Pride"
2: "Paradise Hotel," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, new] (46)
"Man Of God"
"Borderline"
"Paradise Hotel"
3: "Lost Hills," Terence Martin [Good Dog, 6/05] (42)
"East Of The River"
"Hank Williams"
"Next Best Thing"
4: "Fair And Square," John Prine [Oh Boy, 4/05] (39)
"Crazy As A Loon"
"Long Monday"
"Morning Train"
4: "Luv Songs For Grownups," The Dreamsicles [Self, new] (39)
"Really Good At Loving You"
"Unless You Take Yes For An Answer"
"Nobody Said"
6: "Stolen Moments," Alison Brown [Compass, 5/05] (38)
"Homeward Bound"
"Prayer Wheel"
"Magnificent 7"
6: "Tale Of Two Americas," Rod MacDonald [Wind River, 6/05] (38)
"Tale Of 2 Americas"
"Ray And Ron"
8: "Campfire," Melwood Cutlery [Borealis, 5/05] (37)
"Ballad Of The Moonlight Lady"
"Jimmy's Room"
"Loon On The Lake"
9: "Flower Of Avalon," Tracy Grammer [Signature, 4/05] (33)
"Gypsy Rose"
"Laughlin Boy"
"Hey Ho"
10: "Calico," Erynn Marshall [Merriweather, 6/05] (32)
"Boat's Up The River"
"Calico"
11: "Songs Of Misfortune," The Love Hall Tryst [Appleseed, new] (31)
"Do Not Fear The Dark"
"Female Rambling Sailor"
"Abandoned Baby"
11: "Weather And Water," The Greencards [Dualtone, 6/05] (31)
"Ghost Of Who We Were"
"Weather And Water"
"Ballad Of Kitty Brown"
13: "The Other Side," Chris Hillman [Self, 5/05] (30)
"8 Miles High"
"Heaven Is My Home"
14: "The Duhks," The Duhks [Sugar Hill, 2/05] (29)
"Dance Hall Girls"
"Wagoner's Lad"
14: "Sparks In The Radio," Jim Photoglo [Grifftone, 4/05] (29)
"Sparks In The Radio"
"Fishin' In The Dark"
"Hillbilly Hollywood"
16: "What More Should I Say??," Michelle Nixon And Drive [Pinecastle, new] (28)
"I Know Rain"
"Prisoner Of Your Love"
17: "She Waits For Night," Uncle Earl [Rounder, new] (27)
"Sugar Babe"
"Pale Moon"
18: "Lovely Nancy," Sylvia Herold And Euphonia [Tuxedo, new] (26)
"Fennario"
"Here's Adieu, My Lovely Nancy"
"Kitty And I"
18: "Moments Of Wonder," Kathy Hussey [Raku, 6/05] (26)
"We Are The Day"
"Sing My Memory"
18: "New Moon," Northern Lights [Fifty Fifty, 4/05] (26)
"Blue Chalk"
"Listen To The Radio"
18: "Only Word," Kat Eggleston [Redwing, 6/05] (26)
"Rain"
"One More Step"
18: "Waking Hour," David Francey [Red House, 9/04] (26)
"Waking Hour"
"Fourth Of July"
18: "Why Should The Fire Die?," Nickel Creek [Sugar Hill, new] (26)
"Tomorrow Is A Long Time"
"When In Rome"
"Jealous Of The Moon"
24: "Land Of Milk And Honey," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 3/04] (25)
"Peace Call"
"Hiway 9"
25: "40 Days," Wailin' Jennys [Red House, 4/04] (24)
"One Voice"
"Old Man"
25: "Rarities," Indigo Girls [Epic, new] (24)
"Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters"
"Uncle John's Band"
25: "Wayward Son," John Doyle [Compass, new] (24)
"Cocks Are Crowing"
"Apprentice Boy"
28: "Defying Gravity," Cheryl Wheeler [Philo, 2/05] (23)
"It's The Phone"
"Little Road"
28: "How To Find A Rainbow," Adie Grey [Hey Baby, 6/05] (23)
"Ballad Of Black Charlie"
"Gospel Of The Hammer"
28: "Master Of Disaster," John Hiatt [New West, new] (23)
"Thunderbird"
"Master Of Disaster"
28: "Telluride Bluegrass Festival," Various Artists [Rounder, 6/05] (23)
"When I Die," Waifs
"Taxman," Nickel Creek
32: "Marbletown," Blue Highway [Rounder, 6/05] (22)
"Message From The Wind"
"Nothing But A Whippoorwill"
33: "Impossible Dream," Patty Griffin [ATO, 4/04] (21)
"Kite Song"
"Love Throw A Line"
34: "Run," Old School Freight Train [Acoustic Disc, 5/05] (20)
"Henry Brown"
"Run"
34: "Song Of The Traveling Daughter," Abigail Washburn [Nettwerk, new] (20)
"Song Of The Traveling Daughter"
"Lost Lamb"
36: "Feet All Over The Floor," The Stairwell Sisters [Yodel-Ay-Hee, new] (19)
"Riley The Furniture Man"
"Lost Love"
36: "Hide Head Blues," Jim Mills [Sugar Hill, new] (19)
"Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar"
"Hide Head Blues"
38: "Dad's Dinner Pail," Debra Cowan [Falling Mountain, new] (18)
"Walloping Window Blind"
"Dad's Dinner Pail"
38: "Don't Ask Don't Tell," Michelle Shocked [Mighty Sound, 6/05] (18)
"Early Morning Saturday"
"Evacuation Route"
38: "Down The Line," Ciaran Tourish [Compass, 6/05] (18)
"Slan Le Mhaigh"
38: "The Farthest Wave," Cathie Ryan [Shanachie, 4/05] (18)
"Be Like The Sea"
"Rough And Rocky"
38: "How High The Moon," Frances Black [Koch, 6/05] (18)
"Magdalen Laundry"
38: "Humming By The Flowered Vine," Laura Cantrell [Matador, new] (18)
"14th Street"
"Old Downtown"
38: "New Century Suite," Michael J. Miles [Self, 4/05] (18)
"New Century Suite III And Iv"
"Vincent Black Lightning"
38: "Okemah And The Melody Of Riot," Son Volt [Sony, new] (18)
"Bandages And Scars"
"Endless War"
38: "Red Dog Tracks," Chip Taylor And Carrie Rodriguez [Back Porch, 5/05] (18)
"I Can't Help It"
47: "Lucky Drive," Open Road [Rounder, new] (17)
"It's Blowing Away"
"Lucky Drive"
47: "Migration," David Olney [Loudhouse, 4/05] (17)
"Birds"
"Ace Of Spade Blues"
47: "The Other Evening In Chicago," Bob Franke [Waterbug, new] (17)
"Kitchen Boy"
"Thanksgiving Eve"
47: "Ready To Receive," Claudia Russell [Radio Rhythm, 5/05] (17)
"Ready To Receive"
"Bugs"
51: "Blue Nightfall," Jimmy Lafave [Red House, 3/05] (16)
"Blue Nightfall"
"Revival"
51: "Classic Bluegrass, Vol. 2," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways, new] (16)
"China Grove My Home Town," Nashville Grass
51: "Far Away Blues," Adam Carroll [Blue Corn, 5/05] (16)
"Alright"
"Rice Birds"
51: "Fast As Time Can Take Me," Troublesome Creek [County, new] (16)
"I've Got A Bulldog In My Backyard"
"River Of Jordan"
51: "Georgia Hard," Robbie Fulks [Yep Roc, 5/05] (16)
"Where There's A Road"
"Countrier Than Thou"
51: "Half A Million Miles," Kennedys [Appleseed, new] (16)
"Chimes Of Freedom"
"Namaste"
51: "O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack," Various Artists [Mercury, 2000] (16)
"Down To The River To Pray," Alison Krauss
"Hard Time Killing Floor Blues," Chris Thomas King
58: "Breakfast," Kate MacLeod And The Pancakes [Waterbug, 4/05] (15)
"Whole World Round"
"Prodigal Son"
58: "Home From Home," Tim Radford [Fallen Angle, new] (15)
"Come, Come My Friends"
"John Barleycorn"
58: "Iron Flowers," Grey DeLisle [Sugar Hill, 6/05] (15)
"Who Made You King ?"
"Iron Flowers"
58: "Ragin' Live," Rhonda Vincent And The Rage [Rounder, 3/05] (15)
"Drivin' Nails In My Coffin"
"One Step Ahead Of The Blues"
58: "Tin Lily," Jeff Black [Dualtone, new] (15)
"Easy On Me"
"All Days Shine"
58: "What I Really Mean," Robert Earl Keen [Koch, 5/05] (15)
"What I Really Mean"
"Great Hank"
58: "Woodyboye," Joel Rafael Band [Appleseed, 4/05] (15)
"Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key"
65: "40," Larry Sparks [Rebel, 3/05] (14)
"Blues Stay Away From Me"
65: "Chavez Ravine," Ry Cooder [Nonesuch, new] (14)
"Poor Man's Shangri-La"
65: "Hop High," Crooked Still [Footprint, 8/04] (14)
"Angeline The Baker"
65: "Hotwalker," Tom Russell [Hightone, 3/05] (14)
"Grapevine"
"Woodrow"
65: "Let Em Run," The Bills [Red House, 7/04] (14)
"Old Blue Bridge"
65: "On The Rise," Blue Moon Rising [Lonesome Day, 6/05] (14)
"Papaw Taught Me"
65: "Wayward Angel," Kasey Chambers [Warner, 9/04] (14)
"Wayward Angel"
65: "Where The Mangoes Are," Kate McDonnell [Appleseed, 2/05] (14)
"Mercy"
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12714 airplays from 135 different DJs
1. "Man Of God" (21)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
2. "Peace Call" (14)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Land Of Milk And Honey"
3. "Tomorrow Is A Long Time" (11)
by Nickel Creek
from "Why Should The Fire Die"
4. "Gypsy Rose" (10)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Flower Of Avalon"
4. "This Land Is Your Land" (10)
by Woody Guthrie
from "This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1"
also "Folkways The Original Vision"
6. "8 Miles High" (9)
by Chris Hillman
from "The Other Side"
6. "The Art Of Virtue" (9)
by Adrienne Young And Little Sadie
from "The Art Of Virtue"
6. "Ballad Of The Moonlight Lady" (9)
by Melwood Cutlery
from "Campfire"
6. "East Of The River" (9)
by Terence Martin
from "Lost Hills"
6. "Hills And Hollers" (9)
by Adrienne Young And Little Sadie
from "The Art Of Virtue"
6. "I Know Rain" (9)
by Michelle Nixon And Drive
from "What More Should I Say??"
6. "Tale Of 2 Americas" (9)
by Rod MacDonald
from "Tale Of Two Americas"
13. "Ballad Of Black Charlie" (8)
by Adie Grey
from "How To Find A Rainbow"
13. "Really Good At Loving You" (8)
by The Dreamsicles
from "Luv Songs For Grownups"
13. "Thunderbird" (8)
by John Hiatt
from "Master Of Disaster"
13. "Waking Hour" (8)
by David Francey
from "Waking Hour"
17. "Boat's Up The River" (7)
by Erynn Marshall
from "Calico"
17. "Crazy As A Loon" (7)
by John Prine
from "Fair And Square"
17. "Dance Hall Girls" (7)
by The Duhks
from "The Duhks"
17. "Easy On Me" (7)
by Jeff Black
from "Tin Lily"
17. "Hiway 9" (7)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Land Of Milk And Honey"
17. "Homeward Bound" (7)
by Alison Brown
from "Stolen Moments"
17. "Long Monday" (7)
by John Prine
from "Fair And Square"
17. "Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters" (7)
by Indigo Girls
from "Rarities"
17. "Morning Train" (7)
by John Prine
from "Fair And Square"
17. "Sparks In The Radio" (7)
by Jim Photoglo
from "Sparks In The Radio"
17. "We Are The Day" (7)
by Kathy Hussey
from "Moments Of Wonder"
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12714 airplays from 135 different DJs
1. Eliza Gilkyson 2. Bob Dylan 3. Adrienne Young 4. John Prine 5. Rod MacDonald 6. Nanci Griffith 7. Cheryl Wheeler 8. The Dreamsicles 8. Terence Martin 10. Tracy Grammer 11. Alison Brown 12. Pete Seeger 13. Melwood Cutlery 14. David Francey 14. The Greencards 14. Patty Griffin 17. The Duhks 17. John Hiatt 19. Jim Photoglo 19. John Doyle 19. The Love Hall Tryst 19. Nickel Creek 19. Tom Russell 19. Woody Guthrie 25. Alison Krauss 25. Blue Highway 25. Kat Eggleston 25. Uncle Earl 29. Emmylou Harris 29. Erynn Marshall 29. Waifs 32. Indigo Girls 33. Chris Hillman 33. Michelle Nixon And Drive 35. Hedy West 35. Northern Lights 37. Greg Brown 37. Michelle Shocked 37. Richard Shindell 37. Richard Thompson 37. Wailin' Jennys
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12714 airplays from 135 different DJs
1. Rounder 2. Sugar Hill 3. Red House 4. Columbia 5. Compass 6. Appleseed 7. Philo 8. Smithsonian/Folkways 9. Warner 10. Signature 11. Shanachie 12. Borealis 13. Vanguard 13. Waterbug 15. Green Linnet 16. Flying Fish 17. Pinecastle 18. Hightone 19. Rebel 20. Capitol 21. Dualtone 21. Greentrax 23. Folk-Legacy 24. Sony 25. Rhino 26. Elektra 27. RCA 27. Wind River 29. Copper Creek 29. County 31. New West 31. Yodel-Ay-Hee 33. Nonesuch 34. Koch 34. Mercury 36. Addie Belle 37. MCA 37. Nettwerk 39. Good Dog 39. Reprise 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 Monday "Lunch With Folks" Noon-3pm richard@nwfolk.com KBCS (91.3 FM) - Bellevue, WA http://kbcs.fm