Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR 2020
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 161441 plays from 6323 playlists from 174 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Year
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 | Eliza Gilkyson | 468 |
| 2 | Ghost Tattoo | Kristen Grainger and True North | 412 |
| 3 | Cabin Fever: Songs From the Quarantine | John McCutcheon | 405 |
| 4 | Bet on Love | Pharis and Jason Romero | 352 |
| 5 | World on the Ground | Sarah Jarosz | 337 |
| 6 | 25 Trips | Sierra Hull | 334 |
| 7 | Treat a Stranger Right | Frank and Allie Lee | 307 |
| 8 | Headlight | Della Mae | 305 |
| 9 | Good Good Man | Vance Gilbert | 296 |
| 10 | Old Friends | Gathering Time | 295 |
| 11 | The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs of Mickey Newbury | Gretchen Peters | 287 |
| 12 | Tangle of Souls | Scott Cook | 283 |
| 13 | Hello Stranger | Eliza Meyer | 252 |
| 13 | The Family Songbook | The Haden Triplets | 252 |
| 15 | The Longest Night of the Year Vol. 3 | Various Artists | 247 |
| 15 | The Path of Stones | John Doyle | 247 |
| 17 | Spider Tales | Jake Blount | 245 |
| 18 | Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 1 | Gillian Welch | 244 |
| 19 | Western Sun | Nell and Jim Band | 242 |
| 20 | Live at the Seagull Shop | Jud Caswell | 240 |
| 21 | Work My Claim | Brooks Williams | 238 |
| 22 | Ordinary Love | Ellis Delaney | 233 |
| 23 | Nonet | The Mammals | 227 |
| 24 | I Have Known Women: Songs by Si Kahn Celebrating Women's Lives and Struggles | Saro Lynch-Thomason and Sam Gleaves | 226 |
| 25 | Home | Billy Strings | 223 |
| 26 | The Dirt and the Stars | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 218 |
| 26 | Bad for You | The Steeldrivers | 218 |
| 28 | Recollections / Revolutions | Windborne | 213 |
| 28 | Making Life Sweet | The Early Risers | 213 |
| 30 | When I Wait for You | Dirk Powell | 205 |
| 31 | Character | Rachael Sage | 202 |
| 32 | Highway Philosophers | Lara Herscovitch | 201 |
| 33 | Songs Doc Didn't Sing | Doc and Merle Watson | 199 |
| 34 | Songs of Our Native Daughters | Our Native Daughters | 198 |
| 35 | Brother Sister | Watkins Family Hour | 197 |
| 36 | The Balladeer | Lori McKenna | 193 |
| 36 | Bravado | Rose Cousins | 193 |
| 38 | Woman in Color | Raye Zaragoza | 191 |
| 39 | The Storyteller's Suitcase | Ellis Paul | 190 |
| 40 | Love and Fire | Annette Wasilik | 188 |
| 41 | The Tree of Forgiveness | John Prine | 179 |
| 42 | Alicia Viani | Alicia Viani | 176 |
| 42 | Alternative Facts and Other White Lies | Mike Glick | 176 |
| 42 | Song Like a Seed | Sara Thomsen | 176 |
| 42 | Waltz for Abilene | Cindy Cashdollar | 176 |
| 46 | Old Tin | Erynn Marshall and Carl Jones | 175 |
| 47 | The Far Si: The Si Kahn Funny Song Sing-Along Songbook | Matt Watroba | 172 |
| 47 | Big Road | David Bromberg Band | 172 |
| 49 | Assiniboine and the Red | The Small Glories | 164 |
| 50 | Swingin' at the Savoy | Vi Wickam and Paul Anastasio | 163 |
| 51 | Rough and Rowdy Ways | Bob Dylan | 160 |
| 52 | Love Circles 'Round | Byrd and Street | 157 |
| 53 | Besos Kisses | Colleen Kattau | 156 |
| 53 | Circadian | Letitia Vansant | 156 |
| 55 | Bones and Gravity | Lizanne Knott | 152 |
| 55 | Mondegreens | Rachel Garlin | 152 |
| 55 | Lp5 | John Moreland | 152 |
| 58 | Lucky Girl | Claudia Nygaard | 151 |
| 59 | Collection: 2008-2018 | Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus | 150 |
| 59 | Welcome Home | Michael and Nell | 150 |
| 59 | But I'd Rather Be With You | Molly Tuttle | 150 |
| 62 | Up Around the Bend | Kim Moberg | 149 |
| 63 | Best of the Rest | Si Kahn | 138 |
| 63 | The Light We Bring | Trout Steak Revival | 138 |
| 63 | A Dark Murmuration of Words | Emily Barker | 138 |
| 63 | Wildwood | Katie Dahl | 138 |
| 67 | Pilot Me | Dennis Warner | 137 |
| 67 | Treasures in My Chest | Andrew McKnight | 137 |
| 67 | Chasing Echoes | Phil Henry | 137 |
| 67 | The Third Gleam | The Avett Brothers | 137 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gone | Tim Grimm | 106 |
| 2 | Say Can You See | Scott Cook | 95 |
| 3 | Hometown | Sarah Jarosz | 94 |
| 4 | Peace in Our Hearts | Eliza Gilkyson | 91 |
| 4 | Keep the River on Your Right | Kristen Grainger and True North | 91 |
| 6 | The Night That John Prine Died | John McCutcheon | 86 |
| 7 | Promises to Keep | Eliza Gilkyson | 82 |
| 7 | My Heart Aches | Eliza Gilkyson | 82 |
| 9 | Hometown Blues | Pharis and Jason Romero | 80 |
| 10 | Another Great Day Above Ground | Vance Gilbert | 76 |
| 11 | From a Distance | Valerie Smith | 75 |
| 12 | Lucy She Rises (Theme) | Nicolas and the Iceni | 72 |
| 13 | A Prayer for the Sane | Danny Schmidt | 69 |
| 14 | I Remember Everything | John Prine | 67 |
| 15 | Get Together | Gathering Time | 65 |
| 16 | The Agreement | Rose Cousins | 64 |
| 16 | You Can't Put My Fire Out | Letitia Vansant | 64 |
| 16 | Bravery's on Fire | Rachael Sage | 64 |
| 19 | Headlight | Della Mae | 63 |
| 19 | The Path of Stones | John Doyle | 63 |
| 19 | Hello Stranger | Eliza Meyer | 63 |
| 22 | Take This Hammer | David Bromberg Band | 62 |
| 23 | Election Day | Ellis Paul | 61 |
| 24 | Wildwood Flower | The Haden Triplets | 60 |
| 24 | The Midnight Special | Lead Belly | 60 |
| 24 | Waiting for You | Della Mae | 60 |
| 24 | Six Feet Away | John McCutcheon | 60 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Prine | 967 |
| 2 | John McCutcheon | 856 |
| 3 | Bob Dylan | 737 |
| 4 | Eliza Gilkyson | 633 |
| 5 | Pete Seeger | 498 |
| 6 | Gillian Welch | 455 |
| 7 | Gathering Time | 435 |
| 8 | Kristen Grainger and True North | 414 |
| 9 | Sarah Jarosz | 412 |
| 10 | Pharis and Jason Romero | 409 |
| 11 | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 367 |
| 12 | Della Mae | 360 |
| 13 | Sierra Hull | 357 |
| 14 | Vance Gilbert | 350 |
| 15 | Scott Cook | 341 |
| 16 | Rachael Sage | 327 |
| 17 | Tim Grimm | 326 |
| 18 | Frank and Allie Lee | 314 |
| 19 | Joni Mitchell | 311 |
| 20 | Gretchen Peters | 310 |
| 21 | Phil Ochs | 297 |
| 22 | Ellis Paul | 296 |
| 23 | Tom Paxton | 287 |
| 24 | Susan Werner | 281 |
| 25 | Jud Caswell | 279 |
| 26 | Brooks Williams | 274 |
| 27 | Si Kahn | 265 |
| 28 | John Doyle | 264 |
| 29 | The Mammals | 263 |
| 30 | The Haden Triplets | 261 |
| 31 | Ellis Delaney | 258 |
| 31 | Joan Baez | 258 |
| 33 | David Olney | 255 |
| 34 | The Steeldrivers | 254 |
| 34 | Eliza Meyer | 254 |
| 36 | Molly Tuttle | 253 |
| 36 | Billy Strings | 253 |
| 38 | Darrell Scott | 251 |
| 38 | Windborne | 251 |
| 40 | Christine Lavin | 250 |
| 40 | Nell and Jim Band | 250 |
Folk DJs
| Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL) |
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY) |
| Anne Fuller and Mike Sakarias (KRNN-FM, AK) |
| Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Art Menius (WCOM-FM, NC) |
| Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM, BC) |
| Arthur Dean (WCNI-FM, CT) |
| Artie Martello (WIOX-FM, mostlyfolk.org-syndicated, powerfolk.org, NY) |
| Bill Hahn (TableTalk - billhahnprogramnotes.blogspot.com, NJ) |
| Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT) |
| Bill Stuart (WFIT-FM, FL) |
| Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA) |
| Bob Heyer (WWOV-FM, WV) |
| Bob McWilliams (KANU-FM & KPR, KS) |
| Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY) |
| Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM, MA) |
| Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Brenda & Roman Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK) |
| Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia) |
| Bruce Swan (WRFR-FM, ME) |
| Bud Johnson (syndicated, AK) |
| Caroline Doctorow (WPKN-FM, CT) |
| Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN) |
| Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK) |
| Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY) |
| Chris McGill (WSPN, NY) |
| Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH) |
| Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia) |
| Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX) |
| Dan Murphy (www.acousticoutpost.com, NH) |
| Dan Robinson (WPR, WI) |
| Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| Dave Hardy (djsleepy.com, MA) |
| David John (KEOS-FM, TX) |
| David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH) |
| Dennis & Judy Cook (WOBC-FM, OH) |
| Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| Diane Crowe (WMCB-FM, MA) |
| Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Diane Karl (KBOO-FM etc, OR) |
| Dick Hermans (WHDD-FM, CT) |
| Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Doug Adamz (KTAL-FM, NM) |
| Doug Dick (WQCS-FM, FL) |
| Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR) |
| Ed Mellnik (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Eddie O'Strange (Wellington Access Radio, NZ) |
| Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN) |
| Fred Frawley (WMPG-FN, ME) |
| Gary Crouth (WYEP-FM, PA) |
| Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC) |
| Graham and Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA) |
| Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH) |
| Greg Schatzmann (CJLX-FM, ON) |
| Greg Torrington (Stingray Music, QB) |
| Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| Helen Jankoski (WCNI-FM, CT) |
| Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| Jan Hall (syndicated & folkrootsradio.com, ON) |
| Jared Ingersol (syndicated & sweetharmony.fm, CA) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jeanne Holton (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM & KNYO-FM, CA) |
| Jeremy Butler (WUAL-FM & APR, AL) |
| Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI) |
| Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN) |
| Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH) |
| Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON) |
| Jim Welsh (radiosummerhall.com, UK) |
| Joe Pszonek (WNTI & Blues and Roots Radio, NJ) |
| John & Maureen Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| John Lupton and George Mercer (WVUD-FM, DE) |
| John Mazza (WNHU-FM, CT) |
| John Patterson (WXPI-FM, PA) |
| John Platt (WFUV, NY) |
| John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON) |
| John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ) |
| Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA) |
| Jon 'Chip' Colcord (syndicated, NH) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Jonathan Mernit (WJFF-FM, NY) |
| Juergen Kramer (ZuSa, Germany) |
| Justin Helmer (KVSC, MN) |
| Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| Kate McNally (NHPR, NH) |
| Kelly Walker (WEOS-FM, NY) |
| Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA) |
| Ken Nagelberg (WHYR-FM, LA) |
| Ken Yavit (KBAC-FM, PA) |
| Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL) |
| Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM, CA) |
| Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY) |
| Laura Chartier (KNBA-FM, AK) |
| Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR) |
| Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL) |
| Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS & CJUM/UMFM-FM, MB) |
| Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM & KFOK-LP, CA) |
| Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL) |
| Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT) |
| Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI) |
| Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM, LA) |
| Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & syndicated, DC) |
| Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI) |
| Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME) |
| Menachem Vinegrad (Upper Galilee-FM, Israel) |
| Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY) |
| Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA) |
| Michael Park (prx.org, NY) |
| Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL) |
| Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON) |
| Mitch Park (Kidnappers, New Zealand) |
| Naomi Soule and Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO) |
| Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD) |
| Paul Hefti (live365.com, CA) |
| Paul Porzio (FCAC-FM, VA) |
| Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO) |
| Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, www.wtsrlegacy.com, NJ) |
| Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA) |
| Rachel Goodman (KSQD-FM, CA) |
| Ray Baumler (WRUR-FM & WITH-FM, NY) |
| Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA) |
| Rich Warren (WFMT-FM & syndicated, IL) |
| Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT) |
| Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT) |
| Rik Palieri (WBTV-LP-FM, VT) |
| Rob Killam (WFIT-FM, FL) |
| Robert Resnik (VPR, VT) |
| Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM) |
| Ron Lewis (WNUR-FM, IL) |
| Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ) |
| Sonny Ochs (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO) |
| Steve Edge (CITR-FM, BC) |
| Steve Harris (KQSC-FM, CO) |
| Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL) |
| Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL) |
| Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM & WWUH-FM, CT) |
| Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia) |
| Susie Gee (southbirminghamradio.com, UK) |
| Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA) |
| Terry Fatseas (2MCE-FM, Australia) |
| Todd Tyson (pointfm.com, VT) |
| Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB) |
| Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM) |
| Valerie Smith (WLIJ, TN) |
| Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY) |
| Wayne Greene (radiowayne.com, TX) |