Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR April 2020
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 11524 plays from 381 playlists from 100 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Tree of Forgiveness | John Prine | 68 |
| 2 | John Prine | John Prine | 58 |
| 3 | 25 Trips | Sierra Hull | 56 |
| 4 | Headlight | Della Mae | 54 |
| 5 | 2020 | Eliza Gilkyson | 52 |
| 6 | Character | Rachael Sage | 48 |
| 6 | Live! At the Seagull Shop Restaurant | Jud Caswell | 48 |
| 8 | The Path of Stones | John Doyle | 43 |
| 9 | Big Road | David Bromberg Band | 39 |
| 10 | Bad for You | The Steeldrivers | 38 |
| 11 | The Family Songbook | The Haden Triplets | 33 |
| 11 | Work My Claim | Brooks Williams | 33 |
| 13 | Alicia Viani | Alicia Viani | 32 |
| 13 | Home | Billy Strings | 32 |
| 15 | Waterfalls | Thomas Aaron Garlow | 31 |
| 16 | Song Like a Seed | Sara Thomsen | 30 |
| 17 | For Better or Worse | John Prine | 27 |
| 17 | The Missing Years | John Prine | 27 |
| 19 | Fair and Square | John Prine | 26 |
| 20 | Someday Soon Somehow | Scott Fab | 25 |
| 21 | The Loud Album | Carla Ulbrich | 24 |
| 21 | Good Good Man | Vance Gilbert | 24 |
| 23 | Covid Humor Songs | Carla Ulbrich | 23 |
| 23 | Souvenirs | John Prine | 23 |
| 25 | Logan Ledger | Logan Ledger | 22 |
| 26 | Mondegreens | Rachel Garlin | 21 |
| 26 | Fine, Thank You! | Deborah Holland | 21 |
| 26 | Bruised Orange | John Prine | 21 |
| 26 | A Long Way Back: The Songs of Glimmer | Kim Richey | 21 |
| 30 | The Moon Is an Ashtray | Miss Tess | 19 |
| 30 | In Spite of Ourselves | John Prine | 19 |
| 30 | Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn | Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn | 19 |
| 30 | Making Life Sweet | The Early Risers | 19 |
| 30 | Lp5 | John Moreland | 19 |
| 30 | Brother Sister | Watkins Family Hour | 19 |
| 36 | Sweet Revenge | John Prine | 18 |
| 37 | Collections: 2005-2018 | Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus | 17 |
| 37 | John Prine Live | John Prine | 17 |
| 37 | Call the Captain | Western Centuries | 17 |
| 37 | Hang Me Out to Dry | Trip McCool | 17 |
| 37 | Waltz for Abilene | Cindy Cashdollar | 17 |
| 42 | Lucky Girl | Claudia Nygaard | 16 |
| 42 | Hello Stranger | Eliza Meyer | 16 |
| 42 | Blindsided | Mark Erelli | 16 |
| 45 | Great Days: The John Prine Anthology | John Prine | 15 |
| 45 | Wildwood | Katie Dahl | 15 |
| 45 | Chasing the Sun | Bobtown | 15 |
| 45 | Assiniboine and the Red | The Small Glories | 15 |
| 45 | Straight to Marrow | Clint Alphin | 15 |
| 50 | Spider Tales | Jake Blount | 13 |
| 50 | Treat a Stranger Right | Frank and Allie Lee | 13 |
| 50 | Refuge | Sultans of String | 13 |
| 50 | Treasures in My Chest | Andrew McKnight | 13 |
| 50 | And Laurie Lewis | Laurie Lewis | 13 |
| 50 | Darrell Scott Sings the Blues of Hank Williams | Darrell Scott | 13 |
| 50 | Heart Land Again | Tim Grimm | 13 |
| 50 | Circadian | Letitia Vansant | 13 |
| 50 | Bright Lights, Long Drives, First Words / Blue Pig Music | Nora Jane Struthers | 13 |
| 50 | Bitter Ballads and Cynical Prayers | Chris Moyse | 13 |
| 60 | Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings | John Prine | 12 |
| 60 | Solo | Gordon Lightfoot | 12 |
| 60 | Slow Steady Heart | Claudia Schmidt | 12 |
| 60 | Days of Decision: A Tribute to Phil Ochs | Martyn Joseph | 12 |
| 60 | Going to the Well | Linda McRae | 12 |
| 60 | Caught From the Rye | Tre Burt | 12 |
| 60 | Already Gone | Chris Titchner | 12 |
| 60 | Bird in a Cage | Patty Larkin | 12 |
| 68 | Visions | Alice Howe | 11 |
| 68 | I Have Known Women",2020 | Saro Lynch-Thomason and Sam Gleaves | 11 |
| 68 | Heroes and Sparrows | Kevin Brown | 11 |
| 68 | Different Hymnals | Joel Mabus | 11 |
| 68 | Legacy | Michael Johnathon | 11 |
| 68 | Love and Fire | Annette Wasilik | 11 |
| 68 | Apples in the Fall | Anna Lynch | 11 |
| 68 | How We Want to Love | Lisa Bastoni | 11 |
| 68 | No Time for Love Songs | The Mastersons | 11 |
| 68 | Bad Wife | Grant Peeples | 11 |
| 68 | Stony Run | Ken and Brad Kolodner | 11 |
| 68 | The Panhandlers | The Panhandlers | 11 |
| 68 | German Afternoons | John Prine | 11 |
| 68 | The Far Si | Matt Watroba | 11 |
| 68 | Even the Sparrow | Kelly Hunt | 11 |
| 68 | Highway Philosophers | Lara Herscovitch | 11 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When I Get to Heaven | John Prine | 31 |
| 2 | From a Distance | Valerie Smith | 24 |
| 3 | Hello in There | John Prine | 22 |
| 4 | Paradise | John Prine | 18 |
| 5 | Illegal Smile | John Prine | 13 |
| 5 | Angel From Montgomery | John Prine | 13 |
| 5 | In Spite of Ourselves | John Prine | 13 |
| 5 | Fish and Whistle | John Prine | 13 |
| 5 | All the Best | Erik Balkey | 13 |
| 10 | The Gift of an Ordinary Day | John and Sheila Ludgate | 11 |
| 10 | Bravery's on Fire | Rachael Sage | 11 |
| 12 | Ohio | Rachael Sage | 10 |
| 12 | Spanish Pipedream | John Prine | 10 |
| 12 | Waterfalls | Thomas Aaron Garlow | 10 |
| 12 | Blue Sky Days | Rachael Sage | 10 |
| 12 | That's the Way the World Goes Round | John Prine | 10 |
| 17 | Sam Stone | John Prine | 9 |
| 17 | The Path of Stones | John Doyle | 9 |
| 17 | Headlight | Della Mae | 9 |
| 17 | Poison | Sierra Hull | 9 |
| 17 | The Midnight Special | Lead Belly | 9 |
| 17 | It's a Big Old Goofy World | John Prine | 9 |
| 17 | Father Time | Sierra Hull | 9 |
| 17 | Middle of the Woods | Sierra Hull | 9 |
| 17 | Waiting for You | Della Mae | 9 |
| 17 | Beautiful World of Mine | Eliza Gilkyson | 9 |
| 17 | 1920 | Saro Lynch-Thomason and Sam Gleaves | 9 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Prine | 419 |
| 2 | Eliza Gilkyson | 63 |
| 3 | Sierra Hull | 57 |
| 4 | Della Mae | 54 |
| 5 | Jud Caswell | 49 |
| 6 | Rachael Sage | 48 |
| 6 | Carla Ulbrich | 48 |
| 8 | John McCutcheon | 47 |
| 9 | Pete Seeger | 45 |
| 10 | John Doyle | 44 |
| 10 | The Steeldrivers | 44 |
| 12 | David Bromberg Band | 43 |
| 13 | Bob Dylan | 35 |
| 14 | The Haden Triplets | 34 |
| 15 | Billy Strings | 33 |
| 15 | Brooks Williams | 33 |
| 15 | Joel Mabus | 33 |
| 18 | Sara Thomsen | 32 |
| 18 | Alicia Viani | 32 |
| 20 | Thomas Aaron Garlow | 31 |
| 21 | Tim Grimm | 29 |
| 22 | Valerie Smith | 28 |
| 23 | Steve Goodman | 27 |
| 23 | Vance Gilbert | 27 |
| 25 | Mark Erelli | 26 |
| 25 | Various | 26 |
| 27 | Scott Fab | 25 |
| 28 | Gordon Lightfoot | 24 |
| 28 | Tom Paxton | 24 |
| 30 | Martyn Joseph | 23 |
| 30 | Deborah Holland | 23 |
| 30 | Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn | 23 |
| 30 | Michael Johnathon | 23 |
| 34 | Matt Watroba | 22 |
| 34 | Logan Ledger | 22 |
| 34 | Stan Rogers | 22 |
| 34 | Laurie Lewis | 22 |
| 34 | Watkins Family Hour | 22 |
| 39 | Joe Jencks | 21 |
| 39 | Rachel Garlin | 21 |
| 39 | Western Centuries | 21 |
| 39 | Kim Richey | 21 |
| 39 | Mara Levine | 21 |
Folk DJs
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY) |
| Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Art Menius (WCOM-FM, NC) |
| Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM, BC) |
| Artie Martello (WIOX-FM, mostlyfolk.org-syndicated, powerfolk.org, NY) |
| Bill Stuart (WFIT-FM, FL) |
| Bob Heyer (WWOV-FM, WV) |
| Bob McWilliams (KANU-FM & KPR, KS) |
| Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY) |
| Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM, MA) |
| Brenda & Roman Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK) |
| Bruce Swan (WRFR-FM, ME) |
| Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, 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) |
| Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| Dave Hardy (djsleepy.com, MA) |
| David John (KEOS-FM, TX) |
| Dennis & Judy Cook (WOBC-FM, OH) |
| Diane Crowe (WMCB-FM, MA) |
| Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Diane Karl (KBOO-FM etc, OR) |
| Dick Hermans (WHDD-FM, CT) |
| Ed Mellnik (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Eddie O'Strange (Wellington Access Radio, NZ) |
| Fred Frawley (WMPG-FN, ME) |
| Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC) |
| Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH) |
| Greg Torrington (Stingray Music, QB) |
| Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| Jan Hall (syndicated & folkrootsradio.com, ON) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jeremy Butler (WUAL-FM & APR, AL) |
| Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN) |
| Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH) |
| Joe Pszonek (WNTI & Blues and Roots Radio, NJ) |
| John & Maureen Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| John Mazza (WNHU-FM, CT) |
| John Patterson (WXPI-FM, PA) |
| John Platt (WFUV, NY) |
| John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON) |
| Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA) |
| Jon 'Chip' Colcord (syndicated, NH) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Juergen Kramer (ZuSa, Germany) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| Kate McNally (NHPR, NH) |
| Kelly Walker (WEOS-FM, NY) |
| Ken Nagelberg (WHYR-FM, LA) |
| 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) |
| Lyle Skinner (CJUM/UMFM, MB) |
| Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM & KFOK-LP, CA) |
| Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT) |
| Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM, LA) |
| Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & syndicated, DC) |
| Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI) |
| Menachem Vinegrad (Upper Galilee-FM, Israel) |
| Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY) |
| Michael Park (prx.org, NY) |
| Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL) |
| Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON) |
| Mitch Park (Kidnappers, New Zealand) |
| Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD) |
| Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| 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 Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT) |
| Rob Killam (WFIT-FM, FL) |
| Robert Resnik (VPR, VT) |
| Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM) |
| Sonny Ochs (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| Steve Edge (CITR-FM, BC) |
| Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM & WWUH-FM, CT) |
| Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia) |
| Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA) |
| 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) |