Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR August 2026
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 11445 plays from 385 playlists from 96 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This Village | Ranky Tanky | 72 |
| 2 | Troubadourly Yours | Scott Cook | 68 |
| 3 | Some Comfort | Kate Waters | 61 |
| 4 | These Are the Days That Turn in to Years | Pharis and Jason Romero | 60 |
| 4 | Home-Brewed | Kate Macleod's Mind the Gap | 60 |
| 6 | In the Meantime | Brant Miller | 49 |
| 7 | Reunion | Mama's Broke | 48 |
| 8 | Sweet Spot | Shanna in a Dress | 47 |
| 9 | All My Faith | Maya De Vitry | 40 |
| 10 | Diving In | Lynn Hollyfield | 36 |
| 11 | The Air That You Breathe | Lance Cowan | 31 |
| 11 | Bag of Bones | Erik Stucky | 31 |
| 13 | Days of Unrest | Margo Price | 29 |
| 14 | When I Am a Fossil | Benny Bleu | 28 |
| 15 | Break & Mend | The Heists | 27 |
| 16 | Mayday! | George Mann and Si Kahn | 26 |
| 16 | So Much for Goodbyes | Billy Strings | 26 |
| 18 | New Normal | Mitch Katz | 24 |
| 18 | Dolly | Dolly Parton | 24 |
| 20 | Now I Know | Christopher Mark Jones | 22 |
| 20 | Thread the Light | The McDades | 22 |
| 20 | Carnival Ride | Barry Gray and Isabel Valls | 22 |
| 20 | Sing Me Alive | I'm With Her | 22 |
| 24 | Blues Grass | Arlen Roth | 21 |
| 24 | Hand's Cove | Ken & Brad Kolodner | 21 |
| 24 | Lost Cause Lover Fool | The Milk Carton Kids | 21 |
| 24 | Unadorned | Deborah Holland | 21 |
| 24 | Simple As | Johnsmith | 21 |
| 29 | The Complete Trio Collection | Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt | 20 |
| 29 | Gratuitous Grace | Richard Peter Morris | 20 |
| 29 | Willow and Stone | Jenny Reynolds | 20 |
| 32 | American Circus | Collide | 19 |
| 32 | There's a Better World Coming: Songs of Woody Guthrie | Charlie Mosbrook | 19 |
| 32 | Pilgrimage | Leeroy Stagger | 19 |
| 32 | Union Made | Old Crow Medicine Show | 19 |
| 36 | The Great Irish Songbook Vol 2: Poets & Storytellers | Dervish | 18 |
| 36 | Mirroring the Wildness | Vanessa Lively | 18 |
| 36 | In the Hour of Chaos | Allison Russell | 18 |
| 36 | Clovis | Charley Crockett | 18 |
| 36 | Rule of Three | Maura Shawn Scanlin | 18 |
| 41 | Absence and Her Sister | Tim Eriksen and Peter Irvine | 17 |
| 41 | Accordion Man | Corey Arceneaux and the Zydeco Fusion Band | 17 |
| 41 | Lucky Broke Girl | Brittany Ann Tranbaugh | 17 |
| 44 | Rattlin' Bones | Bronwyn | 16 |
| 44 | Whistlin' Past the Graveyard | Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis, and William Lee Ellis | 16 |
| 44 | Veranda | Veranda | 16 |
| 44 | Time to Go Home | Nathan McEuen | 16 |
| 44 | Hope Is the Thing With Feathers | Rhiannon Giddens | 16 |
| 44 | Then Again | Rodney Crowell | 16 |
| 44 | Ozark Shine | Sad Daddy | 16 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Spot | Shanna in a Dress | 17 |
| 2 | Old-Fashioned Love Song | Mama's Broke | 15 |
| 2 | Buck Up Buttercup | The Heists | 15 |
| 2 | Night Train | Erik Stucky | 15 |
| 2 | I Will Sing My Heart Out | Kate Macleod's Mind the Gap | 15 |
| 2 | The Reckoning | Amy Speace | 15 |
| 7 | Carolina Rain | Rhiannon Giddens | 14 |
| 8 | Be Alright | Ranky Tanky | 13 |
| 9 | Next Right Thing | Kate Waters | 12 |
| 9 | Burn the Other End | Billy Strings | 12 |
| 9 | Little White Cross | Margo Cilker | 12 |
| 12 | A Bigger Tent | Scott Cook | 11 |
| 12 | Clouds | Kelly Hunt | 11 |
| 12 | Build It Up | Mama's Broke | 11 |
| 12 | Coat of Many Colors | Dolly Parton | 11 |
| 12 | The Village | Ranky Tanky | 11 |
| 12 | Driverless Car | Mitch Katz | 11 |
| 12 | The Last Songwriter | Brant Miller | 11 |
| 19 | Thick as Thieves | Johnsmith | 10 |
| 19 | Mill Town Flood | Billy Strings | 10 |
| 19 | Last Call | Pharis and Jason Romero | 10 |
| 19 | Keeping Good Company | Scott Cook | 10 |
| 19 | The Steelworker's Daughter | Christopher Mark Jones | 10 |
| 19 | Volver a Celaya | Steve Earle & Los Lobos | 10 |
| 19 | Jump in the Water | Ranky Tanky | 10 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dolly Parton | 129 |
| 2 | Eliza Gilkyson | 94 |
| 3 | Ranky Tanky | 72 |
| 4 | Scott Cook | 69 |
| 5 | Pharis and Jason Romero | 62 |
| 6 | Kate Waters | 61 |
| 7 | Kate Macleod's Mind the Gap | 60 |
| 8 | Brant Miller | 50 |
| 9 | Mama's Broke | 48 |
| 10 | Shanna in a Dress | 47 |
| 11 | Maya De Vitry | 42 |
| 12 | Lynn Hollyfield | 37 |
| 13 | Billy Strings | 35 |
| 13 | John Prine | 35 |
| 15 | Amy Speace | 33 |
| 15 | Pete Seeger | 33 |
| 17 | Margo Price | 32 |
| 18 | Lance Cowan | 31 |
| 18 | Erik Stucky | 31 |
| 20 | Tom Rush | 30 |
| 20 | Cumberland Trio | 30 |
| 20 | Benny Bleu | 30 |
| 23 | The Heists | 28 |
| 24 | Old Crow Medicine Show | 26 |
| 24 | George Mann and Si Kahn | 26 |
| 24 | Deborah Holland | 26 |
| 24 | Nanci Griffith | 26 |
| 28 | Kate Wolf | 25 |
| 29 | I'm With Her | 24 |
| 29 | Judy Collins | 24 |
| 29 | Emmylou Harris | 24 |
| 29 | Rhiannon Giddens | 24 |
| 29 | Roy Zimmerman | 24 |
| 29 | The Kennedys | 24 |
| 29 | Glen Hansard | 24 |
| 29 | Bob Dylan | 24 |
| 29 | Mitch Katz | 24 |
| 38 | Johnsmith | 23 |
| 38 | Charley Crockett | 23 |
| 38 | The Milk Carton Kids | 23 |
| 38 | The McDades | 23 |
Folk DJs
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY) |
| Art Menius (WCOM-FM, NC) |
| Art Stevenson (WORT-FM, WI) |
| 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) |
| Cindy Howes (folkalley.com, ME) |
| 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) |
| Denis McGilvray (Public Radio Tulsa, OK) |
| Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Dick Hermans (WHDD-FM, CT) |
| Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Ed Mellnik (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC) |
| Gordon Nash (Folk Music Notebook, NY) |
| Graham and Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA) |
| Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| JB Nuttle (WSDL-FM, MD) |
| Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jenny Flux (2bbb-FM, Australia) |
| 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) |
| Juliet Youngren (WEFT-FM, IL) |
| Justin Helmer (KVSC, MN) |
| Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| 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) |
| Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI) |
| Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Mary Katherine Aldin (KPFK-FM, CA) |
| Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & syndicated, DC) |
| Menachem Vinegrad (Upper Galilee-FM, Israel) |
| Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY) |
| Michael Benson (WPKN-FM & WESU-FM, CT) |
| Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA) |
| 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 Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT) |
| Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM) |
| Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM and FolkMusicNotebook.com, NJ) |
| Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO) |
| Steve Edge (CITR-FM, BC) |
| Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| 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) |