Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR April 2026
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 10226 plays from 345 playlists from 103 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twilight Tales | The Heart Collectors | 54 |
| 2 | Field Notes | Dave Gunning | 53 |
| 3 | Never Done | Annie & Rod Capps | 52 |
| 3 | Appalachia | Emily Scott Robinson | 52 |
| 5 | Mountains on the Moon | Paper Wings | 48 |
| 6 | Earl Jam 2 | Tony Trischka | 40 |
| 6 | Blessing on the Wing | Newberry and Verch | 40 |
| 8 | The Truth Machine | Joe Troop and the Truth Machine | 38 |
| 9 | Whistlin' Past the Graveyard | Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis, and William Lee Ellis | 36 |
| 10 | Overdue for a Revolution | Martin Kerr | 33 |
| 11 | Low Country Wedding | Jefferson Ross | 30 |
| 12 | Business Unusual | Goodnight Moonshine | 29 |
| 13 | Sumatra | Paula Boggs Band | 28 |
| 13 | Path of Totality | The Montvales | 28 |
| 15 | Lost Cause Lover Fool | The Milk Carton Kids | 27 |
| 15 | Magic Accident | Della Mae | 27 |
| 17 | Old No. 1 Revisited | Various Artists | 26 |
| 18 | Live at the Rock House | Sky Smeed | 24 |
| 19 | Can't Outrun the Blues | Trey Hensley | 23 |
| 20 | When Summer Comes | David Coller | 22 |
| 21 | Better Times | Matthew Payne | 21 |
| 22 | Keep Going | Ken Whiteley | 20 |
| 22 | Great American Jukebox | Michael J. Miles | 20 |
| 22 | All Tied Together | Ye Vagabonds | 20 |
| 25 | Live at Etsu! A 30-Year Retrospective Event | Blue Highway | 19 |
| 26 | Look to the Sky | C. B. Smith | 18 |
| 27 | Long Long Road | Ringo Starr | 17 |
| 28 | Rainy Nights and Rearview Mirrors | Sue Horowitz | 16 |
| 28 | Joyride | Steve Poltz | 16 |
| 28 | Good as True | Yonder Mountain String Band | 16 |
| 28 | Flight of the Robin | Debi Smith | 16 |
| 28 | Dream Chaser | Willie Nelson | 16 |
| 28 | Driftwood | Weary Ramblers | 16 |
| 28 | Love and Labour | Hannah and Nathan | 16 |
| 35 | What's That I Hear?: The Songs of Phil Ochs | Various Artists | 15 |
| 35 | The Fiddle and the Drum | Renee Fleming | 15 |
| 35 | Land of the Forgotten | Brit Taylor | 15 |
| 35 | Passages | Eric Kilburn | 15 |
| 39 | Villain Era | India Ramey | 14 |
| 39 | Wake | Dirk Powell | 14 |
| 39 | King of Hearts | Paul Kaplan | 14 |
| 42 | The Curves Are Still There | Jamie Anderson | 13 |
| 42 | Together Again | Tom Paxton and John McCutcheon | 13 |
| 42 | There but for Fortune | Phil Ochs | 13 |
| 45 | The Blue Rock Session | Amy Speace | 12 |
| 45 | So Much I Still Don't See | Sam Robbins | 12 |
| 45 | Voisinages | Le Vent Du Nord | 12 |
| 45 | O California! | Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands | 12 |
| 45 | Powerlines | Jana Pochop | 12 |
| 45 | Side by Side | Pert Near Sandstone | 12 |
| 45 | Devils and Doves | Sam Bergquist | 12 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Voice | The Heart Collectors | 22 |
| 2 | Eagles and Horses | The Heart Collectors | 16 |
| 2 | Dream Chaser | Willie Nelson | 16 |
| 2 | Forged in Fire | Crys Matthews | 16 |
| 5 | Billionaires | Joe Troop and the Truth Machine | 15 |
| 5 | World of Make Believe | Dave Gunning | 15 |
| 7 | In the Pines | Renee Fleming | 13 |
| 8 | The Time for Flowers | Emily Scott Robinson | 12 |
| 8 | Raven's Glen | Dave Gunning | 12 |
| 10 | Deportee | Eilen Jewell | 11 |
| 10 | Never Done | Annie & Rod Capps | 11 |
| 12 | Pardon My Dust | Annie & Rod Capps | 10 |
| 12 | Good News | Goodnight Moonshine | 10 |
| 12 | Overdue for a Revolution | Martin Kerr | 10 |
| 12 | Robin on the Wagon Wheel | Newberry and Verch | 10 |
| 12 | So This Is Heartache | Teddy Thompson | 10 |
| 12 | Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream | Crys Matthews | 10 |
| 18 | Choose Love | Ringo Starr | 9 |
| 18 | Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around | Paula Boggs Band | 9 |
| 18 | Time | Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band | 9 |
| 18 | Heaven | Mama's Broke | 9 |
| 18 | Mercy for Migrants | Joe Troop and the Truth Machine | 9 |
| 18 | Red River Valley | Tony Trischka | 9 |
| 24 | Who Am I | Annie & Rod Capps | 8 |
| 24 | Let Nothing Come Between Us | David Coller | 8 |
| 24 | Kite Song | The Heart Collectors | 8 |
| 24 | Mountains on the Moon | Paper Wings | 8 |
| 24 | I'll Go Home From Here | The Milk Carton Kids | 8 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Ochs | 69 |
| 2 | The Heart Collectors | 56 |
| 3 | Dave Gunning | 54 |
| 4 | Annie & Rod Capps | 53 |
| 5 | Emily Scott Robinson | 52 |
| 6 | Paper Wings | 48 |
| 7 | Tony Trischka | 47 |
| 8 | John Prine | 42 |
| 9 | Willie Nelson | 40 |
| 9 | Newberry and Verch | 40 |
| 11 | Joe Troop and the Truth Machine | 38 |
| 11 | Crys Matthews | 38 |
| 13 | Pete Seeger | 37 |
| 14 | Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis, and William Lee Ellis | 36 |
| 15 | Martin Kerr | 34 |
| 16 | Jefferson Ross | 33 |
| 17 | Bob Dylan | 32 |
| 17 | Clannad | 32 |
| 19 | Dervish | 31 |
| 20 | John Gorka | 30 |
| 20 | Della Mae | 30 |
| 22 | Goodnight Moonshine | 29 |
| 23 | Paula Boggs Band | 28 |
| 23 | The Milk Carton Kids | 28 |
| 23 | The Montvales | 28 |
| 26 | Tom Rush | 26 |
| 27 | Trey Hensley | 25 |
| 27 | Sky Smeed | 25 |
| 29 | David Coller | 22 |
| 29 | Matthew Payne | 22 |
| 29 | Blue Highway | 22 |
| 32 | Michael J. Miles | 21 |
| 33 | Judy Collins | 20 |
| 33 | Steve Goodman | 20 |
| 33 | Ye Vagabonds | 20 |
| 33 | Tom Paxton | 20 |
| 33 | Nanci Griffith | 20 |
| 33 | Dolores Keane | 20 |
| 33 | Ken Whiteley | 20 |
| 40 | I'm With Her | 19 |
| 40 | Joni Mitchell | 19 |
| 40 | Eilen Jewell | 19 |
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) |
| Artie Martello (WIOX-FM, mostlyfolk.org-syndicated, powerfolk.org, NY) |
| Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT) |
| Bill \"Rusty\" Crowell and Jan Alba (WPPM-FM, PA) |
| Bob McWilliams (KANU-FM & KPR, KS) |
| Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM, MA) |
| Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia) |
| Bruce Swan (WSFM-FM, NC) |
| Bud Johnson (syndicated, AK) |
| Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN) |
| Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY) |
| Chris McGill (WSPN, NY) |
| Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia) |
| Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX) |
| Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Daryana Antipova (WFHB-FM, IN) |
| Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| David John (KEOS-FM, TX) |
| David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH) |
| Denis McGilvray (Public Radio Tulsa, OK) |
| Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Dick Hermans (WHDD-FM, CT) |
| Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR) |
| Ed Mellnik (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Eureka Mike (thesonicplanet.com, FL) |
| Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC) |
| Gordon Nash (Folk Music Notebook, NY) |
| Graham and Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA) |
| Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| Helen Leicht (FolkMusicNotebook.com, PA) |
| Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| 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) |
| Joe Pszonek (Folk Music Notebook, NJ) |
| John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ) |
| Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Justin Helmer (KVSC, MN) |
| Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| Kate McNally (NHPR, NH) |
| Katrina Knight (FolkMusicNotebook.com, WA) |
| Kejo Buchanan (CJTM - AM, ON) |
| Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA) |
| Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL) |
| Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM, CA) |
| Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR) |
| Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL) |
| Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR) |
| Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL) |
| Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT) |
| Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| 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) |
| Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA) |
| 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) |
| Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY) |
| Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, wtsrlegacy.com, NJ) |
| Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT) |
| Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM) |
| Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM and FolkMusicNotebook.com, NJ) |
| Sonny Ochs (FolkMusicNotebook.com, 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) |
| Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA) |
| Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB) |
| Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM) |
| Wally Bowen (KOCF-FM, OR) |
| Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY) |
| Wayne Greene (radiowayne.com, TX) |
| Zeke Duckworthy & Andy Rogovin (WZBC-FM, MA) |