Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12641 airplays from 145 different DJs
1: "Firecracker," Wailin' Jennys [Red House, 6/06] (99)
"Devil's Paintbrush Road"
"Glory Bound"
"Swallow"
"Apocalypse Lullaby"
2: "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions," Bruce Springsteen [Columbia, 4/06] (76)
"My Oklahoma Home"
"Pay Me My Money Down"
"Erie Canal"
"John Henry"
3: "Unsung," Slaid Cleaves [Rounder, 5/06] (67)
"Everette"
"Another Kind Of Blue"
"Oh Roberta"
"Flowered Dresses"
4: "Laps In Seven," Sam Bush [Sugar Hill, new] (59)
"Bringing In The Georgia Mail"
"White Bird"
"Where There's A Road"
5: "Taking The Long Way," Dixie Chicks [Columbia, 5/06] (56)
"Not Ready To Make Nice"
"Long Way Around"
"I Hope"
"Lullaby"
6: "Strange Conversation," Kris Delmhorst [Signature, 6/06] (50)
"Everything Is Music"
"Strange Conversation"
"Light Of The Light"
7: "Postcards," Peter Ostroushko [Red House, new] (45)
"Bemidji Blues"
"Manassas Junction"
"Baghdad Blues"
8: "Songs For Bright Street," Amy Speace [Wildflower, new] (42)
"Row Row Row"
"Two"
"Step Out Of The Shade"
9: "Personal File," Johnny Cash [Columbia, 5/06] (41)
"Paradise"
"Letter Edged In Black"
10: "Invisible Man," Darrell Scott [Full Light, new] (38)
"Goodle, Usa"
"Shattered Cross"
"And The River Is Me"
10: "Stone And Sand And Sea And Sky," Penny Lang [Borealis, new] (38)
"Let Me Fly"
"If I Could Be The Rain"
"Prairie Sky"
12: "Honey On My Grave," Abbie Gardner [Gimmie Some Ribs, 5/06] (37)
"Sweet Georgia Pines"
"I'm A Fool"
"Hit The Road Jack"
12: "Roadside Saints," Zoe Mulford [Azalea City, 5/06] (37)
"Earth And The Sky"
"Stone Song"
"American Wake"
14: "Break Me Open," Johnsmith [Blue Pine, 4/06] (36)
"Honest Truth"
"Break Me Open"
"Back To The Mystery"
14: "Vista," David Wilcox [W. A. R, 5/06] (36)
"Great Big World"
"Get On"
"Vista"
16: "Blood Oranges," Ginn Sisters [Self, new] (35)
"Dancing Shoes"
"Get It And Go"
"Hard Fall"
16: "New Day," Claire Lynch [Rounder, 3/06] (35)
"Be Ready To Sail"
"Leavin' On That Evening Train"
"Train Long Gone"
18: "All American Bluegrass Girl," Rhonda Vincent [Rounder, new] (34)
"Heartbreaker's Alibi"
"All American Bluegrass Girl"
"Rhythm Of The Wheels"
19: "My Remembrance Of You," Diana Jones [Newsong, 3/06] (33)
"Pony"
"Hold On Me"
"All My Money On You"
20: "Cottonwood," Brad Colerick [Back, 5/06] (30)
"Come What May"
"There's A Light"
"Cottonwood"
21: "Big Dream Boulevard," Antje Duvekot [Black Wolf, 5/06] (29)
"Dandelion"
"Jerusalem"
"Anna"
21: "Folk Is The New Black," Janis Ian [Cooking Vinyl, 2/06] (29)
"Folk Is The New Black"
"Last Train"
21: "Live At Coalesce," Darryl Purpose With Julie Beaver [Gambler's Grace, 5/06] (29)
"Mr. Schwinn"
"Singer, Songwriter Heaven"
"California"
24: "American Favorite Ballads," Pete Seeger [Smithsonian/Folkways, 2002] (27)
"Summertime"
25: "Accidental Pilgrimage," Jen Cass [Blind Justice, 4/06] (26)
"Dear Mr. President"
"Standing In Your Memory"
"I Believe"
25: "Being There," Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen [Compass, 4/06] (26)
"Road Through The Woods"
"Kid With The Comic Book"
25: "Closer," Lui Collins [Waterbug, 4/06] (26)
"All The Pretty Birds"
"Gone But Not Forgotten"
28: "Love Sweet Love," Lynn Miles [Red House, 4/05] (25)
"1000 Lovers"
"Flames Of Love"
"Rainmaker"
29: "Lost John Dean," Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch And Fats Kaplin [Compass, 5/06] (24)
"Monkey Jump"
"Lost John Dean"
29: "Tulips For Lunch," Chuck Brodsky [Waterbug, 2/06] (24)
"Point"
"Liar Liar Pants On Fire"
"Man Who Blew Kisses"
31: "Ghost Repeater," Jeffrey Foucault [Signature, 5/06] (23)
"Ghost Repeater"
"Mesa, Arizona"
"One Part Love"
31: "Hope And Other Casualties," Mark Erelli [Signature, 3/06] (23)
"Here And Now"
"Passing Through"
"Seeds Of Peace"
33: "West Of The West," Dave Alvin [Yep Roc, 5/06] (22)
"California Bloodlines"
"Here In California"
34: "Black Cadillac," Rosanne Cash [Capitol, 1/06] (20)
"Burn Down This Town"
"Radio Operator"
34: "Getting Somewhere," Allison Moorer [Sugar Hill, new] (20)
"You'll Never Know"
"Fairweather"
34: "New Tattoo," John Cowan Band [Pinecastle, new] (20)
"Carla's Got A New Tattoo"
"Drown"
34: "Paradise Hotel," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 8/05] (20)
"Man Of God"
"Borderline"
34: "Underdog," Wishing Chair [Self, 5/05] (20)
"Bully Circus"
"Outlaw Wedding"
"Sue Mundy"
39: "Case For Case: A Tribute To The Songs Of Peter Case," Various Artists [Hungry For, 4/06] (19)
"Beyond The Blues," Hays Carll
"Put Down The Gun," Joe Ely
39: "Laughing In The Face Of The Blues," Jack Williams [Wind River, 10/05] (19)
"High Cotton"
"Buckets Of Rain"
39: "The Other Side Of The Glass," Paul Mills [Borealis, 2/06] (19)
"45 Years"
"Last Steam Engine Train"
39: "Sail Away: The Songs Of Randy Newman," Various Artists [Sugar Hill, 5/06] (19)
"Political Science," Duhks
"Rider In The Rain," Reckless Kelly And Joe Ely
43: "Acoustic Rainbow 25," Various Artists [Poetman, 5/06] (18)
"Country Blues," Kent Gustavson
"90 Miles To Hemingway," Mike Aiken
43: "Departure," The Mammals [Signature, 2/06] (18)
"Follow Me To Carthage"
"Kiss The Break Of Day"
43: "The Great Divide," Eric Taylor [Blue Ruby, 1/06] (18)
"Big Love"
"The Great Divide"
43: "Harlan County USA: Songs Of The Coal Miner's Struggle," Various Artists [Rounder, new] (18)
"Coal Tattoo," Hazel Dickens
"Dark As A Dungeon," Merle Travis
43: "Let 'er Go, Boys," Michael Cleveland [Rounder, 5/06] (18)
"Flower Blooming In The Wildwood"
"Night"
43: "She Waits For Night," Uncle Earl [Rounder, 7/05] (18)
"Take These Chains"
"Walkin In My Sleep"
49: "All The Roadrunning," Mark Knopfler And Emmylou Harris [Warner, 5/06] (17)
"This Is Us"
"All The Roadrunning"
49: "Chicago Town And Points West," Art Thieme [Folk-Legacy, 5/06] (17)
"Wreck Of The Tennessee Gravy Train"
"When I Was A Cowboy/Roy And Trigger"
49: "Knuckleball Suite," Peter Mulvey [Signature, 4/06] (17)
"Girl In The Hi-Tops"
"Knuckleball Suite"
49: "Live From Charlottesville," Terri Allard [Reckless Abandon, new] (17)
"Louisiana 1927"
49: "Red Letter Day," The Gibson Brothers [Sugar Hill, 1/06] (17)
"Prisoner's Song"
49: "Twilight Of The Dogs," Various Artists [Mrs Ackroyd, new] (17)
"Debate," Les Barker
"Dawning Of The Day," Roy Bailey And Martin Simpson
55: "Knuckled Brass And Bone," David Ross MacDonald [Pepper Tree, new] (16)
"Til I'm Gone"
"We Don't Live Forever"
55: "Life's An Intelligence Test," Bruce Holmes [Haven, 10/05] (16)
"Stand"
"We Were A Family"
57: "Love And Fear," Tom Russell [Hightone, 2/06] (15)
"Pugilist At 59"
"Sound Of One Heart Breaking"
57: "Suitable Disguise," Michael Lille [Downstream, new] (15)
"Just Another Song"
57: "Take Me Back," April Verch [Rounder, 2/06] (15)
"Take Me Back"
"Tennessee Wagoner"
60: "The Art Of Virtue," Adrienne Young And Little Sadie [Addie Belle, 6/05] (14)
"The Art Of Virtue"
"My Sin Is Pride"
60: "Blue Alert," Anjani [Columbia, new] (14)
"Innermost Door"
"Thanks For The Dance"
60: "A Flying Leap," James Hill [Borealis, 4/06] (14)
"Little Wing"
"Never On Sunday"
60: "Little Willies," Little Willies [Milking Bull, 3/06] (14)
"I Gotta Get Drunk"
60: "Live And Otherwise," Jason Wilber [Wilbertone, new] (14)
"My Great Uncle Jim"
"Talk About 69"
60: "Mercernary," Dr. John [EMI, new] (14)
"You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby"
60: "Milly's Cafe," Fred J. Eaglesmith [AML, new] (14)
"Milly's Cafe"
60: "Prairie Home Companion," Various Artists [New Line, new] (14)
"Old Plank Road," Robin And Linda Williams
"You Have Been A Friend To Me," L. Q. Jones
60: "Reunion," Solas [Compass, new] (14)
"Newry Highwayman"
60: "Say I Am You," The Weepies [Nettwerk, 3/06] (14)
"Gotta Have You"
60: "This Weary Way," Wayne Scott [Full Light, 8/05] (14)
"Sunday With My Son"
"It's The Whisky That Eases The Pain"
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12641 airplays from 145 different DJs
1. "Devil's Paintbrush Road" (23)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
2. "Bringing In The Georgia Mail" (14)
by Sam Bush
from "Laps In 7"
2. "Glory Bound" (14)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
2. "Not Ready To Make Nice" (14)
by Dixie Chicks
from "Taking The Long Way"
5. "Everything Is Music" (12)
by Kris Delmhorst
from "Strange Conversation"
6. "2" (11)
by Amy Speace
from "Songs For Bright Street"
6. "Everette" (11)
by Slaid Cleaves
from "Unsung"
6. "Long Way Around" (11)
by Dixie Chicks
from "Taking The Long Way"
6. "Randall Knife" (11)
by Guy Clark
from "Craftsman"
also "Dublin Blues"
6. "Row Row Row" (11)
by Amy Speace
from "Songs For Bright Street"
11. "Bemidji Blues" (10)
by Peter Ostroushko
from "Postcards"
11. "Heartbreaker's Alibi" (10)
by Rhonda Vincent
from "All American Bluegrass Girl"
11. "Let Me Fly" (10)
by Penny Lang
from "Stone And Sand And Sea And Sky"
14. "Dear Mr. President" (9)
by Jen Cass
from "Accidental Pilgrimage"
14. "Goodle, Usa" (9)
by Darrell Scott
from "Invisible Man"
14. "Great Big World" (9)
by David Wilcox
from "Vista"
14. "Paradise" (9)
by Johnny Cash
from "Personal File"
14. "Pay Me My Money Down" (9)
by Bruce Springsteen
from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
14. "Swallow" (9)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
20. "Another Kind Of Blue" (8)
by Slaid Cleaves
from "Unsung"
20. "Apocalypse Lullaby" (8)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
20. "Be Ready To Sail" (8)
by Claire Lynch
from "New Day"
20. "Honest Truth" (8)
by Johnsmith
from "Break Me Open"
20. "John Henry" (8)
by Bruce Springsteen
from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
20. "My Oklahoma Home" (8)
by Bruce Springsteen
from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
20. "Oh Roberta" (8)
by Slaid Cleaves
from "Unsung"
20. "Shattered Cross" (8)
by Darrell Scott
from "Invisible Man"
20. "Starlight" (8)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
20. "Step Out Of The Shade" (8)
by Amy Speace
from "Songs For Bright Street"
20. "Strange Conversation" (8)
by Kris Delmhorst
from "Strange Conversation"
20. "Sweet Georgia Pines" (8)
by Abbie Gardner
from "Honey On My Grave"
20. "White Bird" (8)
by Sam Bush
from "Laps In 7"
20. "You'll Never Know" (8)
by Allison Moorer
from "Getting Somewhere"
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12641 airplays from 145 different DJs
1. Wailin' Jennys 2. Bruce Springsteen 3. Slaid Cleaves 4. Sam Bush 5. Pete Seeger 6. Dixie Chicks 6. Johnny Cash 8. Kris Delmhorst 9. Peter Ostroushko 10. Amy Speace 10. Darrell Scott 12. Johnsmith 13. Penny Lang 13. Rhonda Vincent 15. David Wilcox 16. Diana Jones 17. Abbie Gardner 17. Zoe Mulford 19. Claire Lynch 19. Greg Brown 21. Darryl Purpose 21. Eliza Gilkyson 21. Ginn Sisters 24. Nanci Griffith 25. Margaret MacArthur 25. Janis Ian 25. Tom Paxton 28. Antje Duvekot 28. Chuck Brodsky 28. Mark Erelli 28. Tom Russell 32. Alison Krauss 32. Jen Cass 32. John McCutcheon 35. Bob Dylan 36. Brad Colerick 36. John Prine 38. Jeffrey Foucault 38. Lui Collins 40. Jack Williams 40. John Gorka 40. Lynn Miles
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12641 airplays from 145 different DJs
1. Rounder 2. Columbia 3. Red House 4. Sugar Hill 5. Compass 6. Signature 7. Borealis 8. Warner 9. Smithsonian/Folkways 10. Vanguard 11. Philo 12. Greentrax 13. Flying Fish 14. Appleseed 15. Waterbug 16. Rhino 17. Hightone 17. Rebel 19. Green Linnet 19. MCA 19. RCA 22. Capitol 22. Sony 24. Pinecastle 25. Shanachie 26. Wind River 27. EMI 28. Folk-Legacy 29. Elektra 29. Nettwerk 31. Alligator 31. Full Light 33. Dualtone 34. Mercury 34. Yep Roc 36. Wildflower 37. Reprise 38. A&M 39. Skaggs Family 40. What Are 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 official 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