Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR August 2023
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 11816 plays from 407 playlists from 111 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hold That Spirit | Raye Zaragoza | 77 |
| 2 | City of Gold | Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway | 74 |
| 3 | Gently as I Go | Caroline Cotter | 71 |
| 4 | Triple Shot | Shannon Leigh Reynolds | 65 |
| 5 | Ever Onward | Bob and Sarah Amos | 54 |
| 6 | Where the Light Lives | Joy Zimmerman | 52 |
| 7 | Another Ghost Town | Andy and Judy | 49 |
| 8 | California Morning | Rachel Anne Goodman | 48 |
| 8 | The Seven Fires Prophecy Suite for Humanity | Kim Moberg | 48 |
| 10 | New Old Friends | C. Daniel Boling | 46 |
| 11 | Macguffin | Phil Henry | 45 |
| 11 | Rants and Romance | Rod MacDonald | 45 |
| 13 | 1988 | Lori McKenna | 44 |
| 14 | Center of the Universe | Sofia Talvik | 43 |
| 15 | Home | Eliza Gilkyson | 40 |
| 16 | Joni Mitchell at Newport | Joni Mitchell | 37 |
| 17 | Everything Is Alive | Darlingside | 34 |
| 17 | You're the One | Rhiannon Giddens | 34 |
| 19 | Don't Blink | Crowes Pasture | 31 |
| 20 | Lift You Up | The Scooches | 30 |
| 21 | Nothing but the Green Willow: The Songs of Mary Sands and Jane Gentry | Martin Simpson and Thomm Jutz | 29 |
| 22 | Visions | Jan Gillies | 28 |
| 22 | The Last Waltz | The Band | 28 |
| 24 | On My Way | Owen Walsh | 27 |
| 24 | Quiet Flame | Caitlin Canty | 27 |
| 26 | Kentucky for Me | Dale Ann Bradley | 26 |
| 26 | The Band | The Band | 26 |
| 26 | Playing for the Man at the Door: Field Recordings From the Collection of Mark McCormick | Various Artists | 26 |
| 29 | Seven Stones | Katie Dahl | 25 |
| 30 | Alone at Sea | Jeff Plankenhorn | 24 |
| 30 | Circle of Days | The Nields | 24 |
| 32 | Lightfoot | Brittany Jean | 23 |
| 33 | Sweet Western Sound | Tanya Tucker | 22 |
| 34 | Songs Before They Write Themselves | Holler Choir | 21 |
| 34 | Bluegrass | Willie Nelson | 21 |
| 34 | Nothing Else Matters | Phoebe Hunt | 21 |
| 34 | Dandelion Breeze | The Clements Brothers | 21 |
| 34 | 55 | Ellis Paul | 21 |
| 39 | Music From Big Pink | The Band | 20 |
| 39 | Little Songs | Colter Wall | 20 |
| 41 | Thank Goodness | Robert Bidney | 19 |
| 41 | Headwinds | The Kennedys | 19 |
| 41 | Nine Becomes One | Joe Crookston | 19 |
| 44 | O Sun O Moon | Bruce Cockburn | 18 |
| 44 | Cup of Sugar | Tim O'Brien | 18 |
| 44 | When My Mamma Sang to Me | Songs of Murphy Hicks Henry | 18 |
| 44 | Gallery of Echoes | Steve Howell | 18 |
| 44 | It's a Complicated Life | The Two Tracks | 18 |
| 49 | The Ballad of Madelyne and Therese | Rachel Garlin | 17 |
| 49 | Stories From a Rock N Roll Heart | Lucinda Williams | 17 |
| 49 | Bits and Pieces | Malcolm Holcombe | 17 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Weight | The Band | 20 |
| 2 | Strong Woman | Raye Zaragoza | 19 |
| 3 | Up on Cripple Creek | The Band | 16 |
| 3 | How Shall We Sing | Joy Zimmerman | 16 |
| 5 | The Djs | Andy and Judy | 14 |
| 5 | The Welcome Song | Jan Aldridge Clark | 14 |
| 5 | Italian Balconies | Lara Herscovitch | 14 |
| 8 | Don't Wait | Caroline Cotter | 13 |
| 9 | Circle of Destruction | Sofia Talvik | 12 |
| 9 | The Year of the Wrecking Ball | Caroline Cotter | 12 |
| 11 | Old Friends | C. Daniel Boling | 11 |
| 11 | If I Should Fall Behind | Joy Zimmerman | 11 |
| 11 | World Keeps on Singing | Eliza Gilkyson | 11 |
| 11 | Joy Revolution | Raye Zaragoza | 11 |
| 11 | On the Sunny Side of Life | Bob and Sarah Amos | 11 |
| 11 | I Put a Spell on You | Shannon Leigh Reynolds | 11 |
| 11 | Songs That Still Make You Cry | Phil Henry | 11 |
| 11 | Hold That Spirit | Raye Zaragoza | 11 |
| 11 | Still Here | Raye Zaragoza | 11 |
| 11 | Waiting for the Rain | Rachel Anne Goodman | 11 |
| 21 | Big Yellow Taxi | Joni Mitchell | 10 |
| 21 | The First Fire - Exodus | Kim Moberg | 10 |
| 21 | Break My Mind | Shannon Leigh Reynolds | 10 |
| 21 | California Morning | Rachel Anne Goodman | 10 |
| 21 | Weightless | Phil Henry | 10 |
| 21 | Here Comes the Storm | Julie Grower | 10 |
| 21 | Heal the World | Rod MacDonald | 10 |
| 21 | Get a Life! | C. Daniel Boling | 10 |
| 21 | The Piney Wood Hills | Shannon Leigh Reynolds | 10 |
| 21 | Alice in the Bluegrass | Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway | 10 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Band | 126 |
| 2 | Raye Zaragoza | 78 |
| 3 | Caroline Cotter | 74 |
| 3 | Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway | 74 |
| 5 | Shannon Leigh Reynolds | 65 |
| 6 | Eliza Gilkyson | 64 |
| 6 | Joni Mitchell | 64 |
| 8 | Joy Zimmerman | 57 |
| 9 | Rod MacDonald | 55 |
| 10 | Bob and Sarah Amos | 54 |
| 11 | Phil Henry | 50 |
| 12 | Andy and Judy | 49 |
| 12 | Kim Moberg | 49 |
| 14 | Rachel Anne Goodman | 48 |
| 14 | Lori McKenna | 48 |
| 14 | C. Daniel Boling | 48 |
| 17 | Sofia Talvik | 47 |
| 18 | Rhiannon Giddens | 41 |
| 19 | Bob Dylan | 38 |
| 20 | Willie Nelson | 37 |
| 21 | John McCutcheon | 36 |
| 22 | Crowes Pasture | 35 |
| 23 | Darlingside | 34 |
| 23 | Nanci Griffith | 34 |
| 25 | Caitlin Canty | 33 |
| 26 | Robbie Robertson | 32 |
| 27 | Brittany Jean | 31 |
| 27 | Dale Ann Bradley | 31 |
| 29 | The Scooches | 30 |
| 29 | Joe Crookston | 30 |
| 31 | Martin Simpson and Thomm Jutz | 29 |
| 31 | Tim O'Brien | 29 |
| 33 | Jan Gillies | 28 |
| 34 | Ellis Paul | 27 |
| 34 | Joan Baez | 27 |
| 34 | Owen Walsh | 27 |
| 37 | Katie Dahl | 26 |
| 37 | Tanya Tucker | 26 |
| 39 | Sinead O'Connor | 25 |
| 39 | The Nields | 25 |
Folk DJs
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| 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) |
| Bill \"Rusty\" Crowell and Jan Alba (WPPM-FM, PA) |
| Bob Heyer (WWOV-FM, WV) |
| Bob McWilliams (KANU-FM & KPR, KS) |
| Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM, MA) |
| Bruce Swan (WSFM-FM, NC) |
| Bud Johnson (syndicated, AK) |
| 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) |
| Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia) |
| Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX) |
| Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| David John (KEOS-FM, TX) |
| David Sears (WBGU-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 Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR) |
| Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN) |
| Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC) |
| Gordon Nash (Folk Music Notebook, NY) |
| Graham and Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA) |
| Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH) |
| Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jeanne Holton (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| Jenny Flux (2bbb-FM, Australia) |
| Jeremy Butler (WUAL-FM & APR, AL) |
| 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 Platt (WFUV, NY) |
| Jon 'Chip' Colcord (syndicated, NH) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| Kelly Walker (WEOS-FM, NY) |
| Ken Nagelberg (WHYR-FM, LA) |
| Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL) |
| Kim Ware (RadioPlastique.com, NC) |
| Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY) |
| Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR) |
| Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL) |
| Lindsay Mar (2RRR-FM, NSW, Australia) |
| 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) |
| Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Mary Katherine Aldin (KPFK-FM, CA) |
| 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 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) |
| Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, wtsrlegacy.com, NJ) |
| Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA) |
| Rachel Goodman (KSQD-FM, CA) |
| Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT) |
| Robert Resnik (VPR, VT) |
| 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) |
| Tim Forsman (WMHB-FM, ME) |
| Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB) |
| Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM) |
| Wally Bowen (KOCF-FM, OR) |
| Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY) |
| Wayne Greene (radiowayne.com, TX) |