Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR August 2025
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 10944 plays from 361 playlists from 94 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky Queen | Carla Gover | 81 |
| 2 | Time Out 3 | The Accidentals | 69 |
| 3 | The America Chronicles | Kemp Harris | 67 |
| 4 | Drum School Dropout | Christine Lavin | 63 |
| 5 | Connected | Darryl Purpose | 59 |
| 6 | Fire and Honey | Wild Mountain Mystics | 53 |
| 7 | The Woods Have Shown Us | Ponyfolk | 42 |
| 8 | Crown of Roses | Patty Griffin | 40 |
| 9 | Wild and Clear and Blue | I'm With Her | 38 |
| 10 | You Climb the Mountain | The Onlies | 35 |
| 11 | Gold and Coal | Cassie and Maggie | 33 |
| 12 | In the West | The Horsenecks | 32 |
| 12 | Squirrels | Jubal Lee Young | 32 |
| 14 | Personal History | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 31 |
| 14 | Saltwater Country | Grace Morrison | 31 |
| 14 | Past Lives | Eli Lev | 31 |
| 17 | Homegrown | Cole Quest and the City Pickers | 30 |
| 17 | Kerrville Covers | Janet Feld | 30 |
| 19 | American Portraits | Marty Cooper | 29 |
| 19 | Oubliette | Jez Lowe | 29 |
| 21 | Lift Up This Old World | Hilary Hawke | 27 |
| 22 | The Shape of a Sway | Eli West | 26 |
| 23 | Bones of Trees | Tim Grimm | 24 |
| 23 | Hummingbird Highway | Dar Williams | 24 |
| 23 | Dark Ages | Eliza Gilkyson | 24 |
| 23 | The Time That Remains | Mike Ward | 24 |
| 27 | New Skin | Judy Kass | 23 |
| 28 | Best Of | Steve Gillette | 21 |
| 29 | Rosedale | M Sparks | 20 |
| 29 | House of the Dog | Grain Thief | 20 |
| 29 | In My Blood | Cody Jinks | 20 |
| 29 | Rhinestone Requiem | Sunny Sweeney | 20 |
| 33 | Shelby Means | Shelby Means | 19 |
| 33 | Songs That Sing Me | Becky Buller | 19 |
| 33 | So Long Little Miss Sunshine | Molly Tuttle | 19 |
| 33 | That Was the Year That Was | Tom Lehrer | 19 |
| 37 | Paper Flowers | Tim O'Brien and Jan Fabricious | 18 |
| 37 | Stay Put | Elexa Dawson | 18 |
| 37 | Been All Around This World | Special Concensus | 18 |
| 37 | Arcadia | Alison Krauss and Union Station | 18 |
| 37 | We're Only Human | Hayes Carll | 18 |
| 37 | One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey | Maria Muldaur | 18 |
| 37 | The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy | James McMurtry | 18 |
| 44 | A Tribute to the King of Zydeco, Clifton Chenier | Various Artists | 17 |
| 44 | Heavy on the Blues | Rory Block | 17 |
| 44 | What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow | Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson | 17 |
| 44 | Puff of Smoke | The Wood Brothers | 17 |
| 48 | Shelter From the Storms | Lennie Gallant | 16 |
| 48 | In La Ciudad | Mike Berman | 16 |
| 48 | Rituals | Watchhouse | 16 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best Summer | Christine Lavin | 33 |
| 2 | Where We Come From | Eli Lev | 17 |
| 2 | Pine Mountain High | Carla Gover | 17 |
| 2 | Someday We Wont Live Here | The Accidentals | 17 |
| 5 | Tu Sais Le Printemps | Dar Williams | 14 |
| 5 | Sommer | Ponyfolk | 14 |
| 7 | Feel What Our Hearts Feel | Darryl Purpose | 13 |
| 8 | Fly Away | The Accidentals | 12 |
| 9 | Too Good to Be True | The Accidentals | 11 |
| 9 | Early Fields (Feat. Windborne) | Kate MacLeod | 11 |
| 9 | Back at the Start | Patty Griffin | 11 |
| 9 | America/Border Song | Kemp Harris | 11 |
| 13 | In the West | The Horsenecks | 10 |
| 13 | Goodnight America | Kemp Harris | 10 |
| 13 | Raise a Little Cane | Carla Gover | 10 |
| 16 | Find My Way to You | I'm With Her | 9 |
| 16 | Out of the Darkness | Tom Prasada-Rao | 9 |
| 16 | Better Than Me | The Accidentals | 9 |
| 16 | I've Been All Around This World | Special Concensus | 9 |
| 16 | This Is America | Kemp Harris | 9 |
| 21 | Kentucky Queen | Carla Gover | 8 |
| 21 | I Don't Want Your Billions, Mister | David Scott Weaver | 8 |
| 21 | Roots Grow | Elexa Dawson | 8 |
| 21 | May We All Meet Again | Wild Mountain Mystics | 8 |
| 21 | Hummingbird Highway | Dar Williams | 8 |
| 21 | Everything Burns | Molly Tuttle | 8 |
| 21 | All I've Ever Known | Hilary Hawke | 8 |
| 21 | What Our Love Can Do | Wild Mountain Mystics | 8 |
| 21 | Squirrels | Jubal Lee Young | 8 |
| 21 | La Ciudad Del Sol | Mike Berman | 8 |
| 21 | Broken Truth | Tim Grimm | 8 |
| 21 | Down | Kemp Harris | 8 |
| 21 | My Wish Was You | Eli Lev | 8 |
| 21 | Where I'm From | Cole Quest and the City Pickers | 8 |
| 21 | All You Need Is Love | Wild Mountain Mystics | 8 |
| 21 | Crazy Love | Carla Gover | 8 |
| 21 | If You Can Bluff | Wild Mountain Mystics | 8 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carla Gover | 81 |
| 2 | The Accidentals | 73 |
| 3 | Christine Lavin | 69 |
| 4 | Kemp Harris | 67 |
| 5 | Darryl Purpose | 61 |
| 6 | Tom Lehrer | 55 |
| 7 | Flaco Jimenez | 53 |
| 7 | Wild Mountain Mystics | 53 |
| 9 | Patty Griffin | 44 |
| 10 | Ponyfolk | 42 |
| 11 | Eliza Gilkyson | 41 |
| 11 | Bob Dylan | 41 |
| 13 | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 39 |
| 14 | I'm With Her | 38 |
| 15 | The Onlies | 37 |
| 16 | Nanci Griffith | 36 |
| 17 | Cassie and Maggie | 35 |
| 18 | Janet Feld | 33 |
| 19 | Jubal Lee Young | 32 |
| 19 | The Horsenecks | 32 |
| 21 | Becky Buller | 31 |
| 21 | Grace Morrison | 31 |
| 21 | Dar Williams | 31 |
| 21 | Eli Lev | 31 |
| 25 | Jez Lowe | 30 |
| 25 | Woody Guthrie | 30 |
| 25 | Limeliters | 30 |
| 25 | Tim Grimm | 30 |
| 25 | Cole Quest and the City Pickers | 30 |
| 30 | Marty Cooper | 29 |
| 30 | Hilary Hawke | 29 |
| 32 | John McCutcheon | 27 |
| 32 | Eli West | 27 |
| 32 | John Prine | 27 |
| 35 | Hayes Carll | 26 |
| 36 | David Francey | 25 |
| 36 | Lucy Kaplansky | 25 |
| 36 | Special Concensus | 25 |
| 36 | Molly Tuttle | 25 |
| 40 | Guy Clark | 24 |
| 40 | Alison Krauss and Union Station | 24 |
| 40 | Pete Seeger | 24 |
| 40 | Mike Ward | 24 |
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 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) |
| Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX) |
| Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Darryl Purpose (KRFC-FM, CO) |
| Daryana Antipova (WFHB-FM, IN) |
| Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| David John (KEOS-FM, TX) |
| David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH) |
| Dick Hermans (WHDD-FM, CT) |
| Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR) |
| Ed Mellnik (KBOO-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) |
| Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| 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) |
| Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Karen Leyse (KDRT-FM, CA) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| Katrina Knight (FolkMusicNotebook.com, WA) |
| Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA) |
| Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL) |
| Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM, CA) |
| Larry Berger (Saturday Light Brigade, PA) |
| 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 Katherine Aldin (KPFK-FM, CA) |
| Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & syndicated, DC) |
| Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI) |
| Menachem Vinegrad (Upper Galilee-FM, Israel) |
| Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY) |
| Michael Benson (WPKN-FM & WESU-FM, CT) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL) |
| Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL) |
| 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) |