Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR 2021
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 164278 plays from 5564 playlists from 152 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Year
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gone | Tim Grimm | 372 |
| 2 | On Solid Ground | Reggie Harris | 371 |
| 3 | Bucket List | John McCutcheon | 367 |
| 4 | Changemakers | Crys Matthews | 361 |
| 5 | Downhill From Everywhere | Jackson Browne | 337 |
| 6 | Song to a Refugee | Diana Jones | 329 |
| 7 | Distance and Time | Becky Buller | 309 |
| 8 | First Farewell | Peggy Seeger | 300 |
| 9 | Grit and Polish | Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell | 298 |
| 10 | Just Over the Ridge | Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears | 276 |
| 11 | A Better Day A-Coming | Robin and Linda Williams | 274 |
| 11 | Normal Isn't Normal Anymore | Rod Abernethy | 274 |
| 13 | Time Out - Session 1 | The Accidentals | 251 |
| 14 | Stone by Stone | Tret Fure | 247 |
| 15 | Be Ready When I Call You | Guy Davis | 245 |
| 16 | Ballad of a Bad Girl | Kate McDonnell | 244 |
| 17 | Red Maple Tree | Sloan Wainwright | 242 |
| 18 | There Used to Be Horses Here | Amy Speace and the Orphan Brigade | 237 |
| 19 | Until Now | Carrie Newcomer | 222 |
| 20 | Come Around | Rob Lutes | 214 |
| 21 | All This Time Running | Craig Cardiff | 213 |
| 22 | I'll Meet You Here | Dar Williams | 212 |
| 23 | Renaissance | Valerie Smith | 207 |
| 24 | Long Time Coming | Sierra Ferrell | 206 |
| 24 | They're Calling Me Home | Rhiannon Giddens | 206 |
| 26 | He Walked On | Tim O'Brien | 203 |
| 26 | Outside Child | Allison Russell | 203 |
| 28 | Hourglass | Murray McLauchlan | 201 |
| 29 | Knew Things | Cliff Eberhardt | 197 |
| 30 | Been a Long Time | Si Kahn | 193 |
| 30 | Joyful Banner Blazing | Maria Dunn | 193 |
| 30 | Sober Again | Jackson Grimm | 193 |
| 33 | Ellis Paul's Traveling Medicine Show, Vol. 1 | Ellis Paul | 192 |
| 34 | Cold Rain and Snow | Jared Rabin | 190 |
| 35 | Borrowed Time | Joe Troop | 186 |
| 36 | We Shall Stay Here | Paul Kaplan | 183 |
| 37 | Light and Dark | Chris Ronald | 180 |
| 38 | Calla Lily | The Brother Brothers | 178 |
| 39 | Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno | Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno | 176 |
| 40 | Renewal | Billy Strings | 175 |
| 41 | Still Woman Enough | Loretta Lynn | 173 |
| 41 | Just Causes | Noel Paul Stookey | 173 |
| 43 | Tapered Point of Stone | Eli West | 172 |
| 44 | Why Wait! | Kate Taylor | 171 |
| 45 | Chinook Waltz | Over the Moon | 168 |
| 45 | Don't You Marry No Railroad Man | JP Harris' Dreadful Wind and Rain | 168 |
| 47 | Uppity | Laura Love | 167 |
| 48 | Solace in the Wild | Erin Ivey | 166 |
| 49 | Bet on Love | Pharis and Jason Romero | 165 |
| 50 | Hold the Line | Hardened and Tempered | 164 |
| 50 | Woman in Color | Raye Zaragoza | 164 |
| 52 | A Beautiful Sound | Cosy Sheridan | 162 |
| 53 | The Fray | John Smith | 161 |
| 54 | Streamliner | Jesse Brock | 160 |
| 55 | Annamania | Anna Elizabeth Laube | 158 |
| 56 | Other Voices, Other Rooms | Nanci Griffith | 157 |
| 57 | We Can Hear Each Other | Erin Ash Sullivan | 156 |
| 58 | We Go On: Si Kahn's Songs of Hope in Hard Times | Katie Oates | 154 |
| 58 | Watchhouse | Watchhouse | 154 |
| 58 | Jellyfish on the Moon | Lisa Jeanette | 154 |
| 58 | Right Where I Am | Jonathan Edwards | 154 |
| 62 | Poets | Liz Simmons | 146 |
| 63 | World on the Ground | Sarah Jarosz | 145 |
| 64 | The Canvas Before Us | Joy Zimmerman | 144 |
| 65 | Desert Ghosts | Jaspar Lepak | 142 |
| 65 | Echo Land | Bumarang | 142 |
| 67 | When We Wander | Jesse Terry | 140 |
| 67 | + 1 | Mike Barnett | 140 |
| 69 | Songs Doc Didn't Sing | Doc and Merle Watson | 139 |
| 70 | Undertaker's Songbook | Sons of the Never Wrong | 137 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Year
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildfire | The Accidentals | 105 |
| 2 | Gone | Tim Grimm | 78 |
| 3 | A Better Day A-Coming | Robin and Linda Williams | 77 |
| 4 | Seasons Change | Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears | 76 |
| 5 | We Believe You | Diana Jones | 75 |
| 6 | All This Time Running | Craig Cardiff | 73 |
| 7 | Call Them In | Crys Matthews | 68 |
| 8 | Gentle Arms of Eden | Darryl Purpose | 67 |
| 9 | It's Who We Are | Reggie Harris | 66 |
| 9 | Monuments | Tret Fure | 66 |
| 9 | Exactly Where You Are | Crys Matthews | 66 |
| 9 | Bucket List | John McCutcheon | 66 |
| 13 | 25 Trees | Tim Grimm | 64 |
| 14 | Dreaming of King Lear | Tim Grimm | 63 |
| 14 | My Cleveland Heart | Jackson Browne | 63 |
| 14 | The Welcome Song | Jan Aldridge Clark | 63 |
| 17 | Right Where I Am | Jonathan Edwards | 62 |
| 17 | The Invisible Woman | Peggy Seeger | 62 |
| 19 | Carry Me With You | Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears | 61 |
| 20 | Music for a Found Harmonium | Patrick Street | 60 |
| 20 | Bryan 3rd Saturday Back Porch Harmony Kaxe | Random Routes Keos College Station | 60 |
| 22 | All Shall Be Well | The Accidentals | 59 |
| 23 | This Land Is Your Land | Woody Guthrie | 58 |
| 24 | How I Long for Peace | Peggy Seeger | 57 |
| 24 | Jeremiah | Sierra Ferrell | 57 |
| 24 | Heart of Nat Turner | Laura Love | 57 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Year
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nanci Griffith | 847 |
| 2 | John McCutcheon | 828 |
| 3 | Bob Dylan | 778 |
| 4 | Tim Grimm | 517 |
| 5 | John Prine | 493 |
| 6 | Reggie Harris | 453 |
| 7 | Pete Seeger | 449 |
| 8 | Jackson Browne | 427 |
| 9 | Tim O'Brien | 410 |
| 10 | Dar Williams | 400 |
| 11 | Ellis Paul | 390 |
| 11 | Crys Matthews | 390 |
| 13 | Robin and Linda Williams | 388 |
| 14 | Joni Mitchell | 384 |
| 15 | Sloan Wainwright | 383 |
| 16 | Diana Jones | 381 |
| 17 | Bill Staines | 375 |
| 18 | Cosy Sheridan | 367 |
| 19 | Carrie Newcomer | 360 |
| 19 | Si Kahn | 360 |
| 21 | The Accidentals | 354 |
| 22 | Rhiannon Giddens | 353 |
| 23 | Peggy Seeger | 352 |
| 24 | Becky Buller | 335 |
| 25 | Tret Fure | 319 |
| 26 | Guy Davis | 312 |
| 27 | Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell | 302 |
| 28 | Eliza Gilkyson | 290 |
| 29 | Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears | 287 |
| 30 | Sarah Jarosz | 281 |
| 31 | Rod Abernethy | 278 |
| 32 | Joan Baez | 269 |
| 33 | Billy Strings | 264 |
| 34 | Kate McDonnell | 258 |
| 35 | Tony Rice | 255 |
| 35 | Laura Love | 255 |
| 35 | Gillian Welch | 255 |
| 38 | John Smith | 251 |
| 39 | The Chieftains | 246 |
| 39 | Emmylou Harris | 246 |
Folk DJs
| Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL) |
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| Allen Mullen (KOCF-FM, OR) |
| 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 Revill (WESU-FM, CT) |
| 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) |
| Carl Newman (WFVR-FM, VT) |
| 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) |
| Clint Harding (KOPN-FM, MO) |
| Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia) |
| Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX) |
| Dan Murphy (acousticoutpost.com, NH) |
| Dan Robinson (WPR, WI) |
| Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Gordon Nash (Folk Music Notebook, NY) |
| Graham and Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA) |
| Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH) |
| Greg Torrington (Stingray Music, QB) |
| Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| 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) |
| Jenny Flux (2bbb-FM, Australia) |
| 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 (Folk Music Notebook, NJ) |
| John & Maureen Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR) |
| 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 Katherine Aldin (KPFK-FM, CA) |
| 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 Benson (WPKN-FM & WESU-FM, CT) |
| 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) |
| Ned Johnston (WERU-FM, ME) |
| 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, wtsrlegacy.com, NJ) |
| Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA) |
| Rachel Goodman (KSQD-FM, CA) |
| Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA) |
| Terry Fatseas (2MCE-FM, Australia) |
| Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB) |
| Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM) |
| Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY) |
| Wayne Greene (radiowayne.com, TX) |