Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR June 2025
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 10888 plays from 348 playlists from 98 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Gillette Best Of | Steve Gillette | 95 |
| 2 | Beautiful You: The Songs of Tom Prasada-Rao | Tom Prasada-Rao | 65 |
| 3 | Wild and Clear and Blue | I'm With Her | 62 |
| 4 | Gold and Coal | Cassie and Maggie | 55 |
| 5 | Bones of Trees | Tim Grimm | 53 |
| 6 | Dark Ages | Eliza Gilkyson | 51 |
| 7 | Personal History | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 50 |
| 8 | A Place Where Songs Come to Live | Vincent Cross | 49 |
| 9 | In the West | The Horsenecks | 48 |
| 10 | The Shape of a Sway | Eli West | 40 |
| 11 | The Chickadees | Dave and Kristi | 37 |
| 12 | Alchymie | The Heart Collectors | 36 |
| 13 | Dee From Decatur | Dee Robinson | 34 |
| 14 | Two Boats Under the Moon | Donald WG Lindsay | 32 |
| 15 | Perfume Like a Full Moon | Ray Lambiase | 30 |
| 16 | Songs Worth Saving | Suzie Brown | 29 |
| 17 | Arcadia | Alison Krauss and Union Station | 28 |
| 17 | Rituals | Watchhouse | 28 |
| 17 | Paper Flowers | Tim O'Brien and Jan Fabricius | 28 |
| 20 | It Matters | C. Daniel Boling | 27 |
| 20 | We All Dream | Terry Kitchen | 27 |
| 20 | Signs of Life | My Politic | 27 |
| 23 | Better Than I Was | Sara Trunzo | 24 |
| 23 | Old Growth | Brad Kolodner | 24 |
| 25 | Tip of the Spear | Doug Mishkin | 23 |
| 25 | The Ground Beneath My Feet | Lee Hunter and the Gatherers | 23 |
| 25 | A Teacher, a Preacher, and a Bad Farmer | Ernie Palmer | 23 |
| 28 | Room on the Porch | Taj Mahal and Keb Mo | 21 |
| 29 | So Much I Still Don't See | Sam Robbins | 20 |
| 29 | Goodbye Work | The Gated Community | 20 |
| 29 | What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow | Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson | 20 |
| 29 | Maybe New Mexico | Helene Cronin | 20 |
| 29 | Shelby Means | Shelby Means | 20 |
| 34 | Highfalutin Hillbilly | Kody Norris Show | 19 |
| 34 | Oh What a Beautiful World | Willie Nelson | 19 |
| 36 | An Inch of This New York Mile | Christian Rutledge | 18 |
| 37 | I'm From Here | Rob Siegel | 17 |
| 37 | The Way We Roll | Robert Thomas and the Sessionmen | 17 |
| 37 | Time and Materials | True North Duo | 17 |
| 37 | Saltwater Country | Grace Morrison | 17 |
| 41 | All I Got and Gone | Chris Walz | 16 |
| 41 | A Far Enough View | Kate Klim | 16 |
| 43 | Dispatches: Songs From a World Gone Mad | Mark Rubin | 15 |
| 43 | Truth Is | Carolyn Wonderland | 15 |
| 45 | Rising of the Bold | Merry Hell | 14 |
| 45 | The Price of Admission | Turnpike Troubadours | 14 |
| 45 | Never Been Home | Sweet Megg | 14 |
| 45 | Cruel Joke | Ken Pomeroy | 14 |
| 49 | The Agonist | Leslie Jordan | 13 |
| 49 | Dance Till the Music Stops | Ron Sowell | 13 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grapes on the Vine | Steve Gillette | 25 |
| 1 | Summer Skin | The Honey Badgers | 25 |
| 3 | In the Eyes of My Father | Vincent Cross | 18 |
| 3 | That Song About the River | Steve Gillette | 18 |
| 5 | In the West | The Horsenecks | 14 |
| 6 | Wild and Clear and Blue | I'm With Her | 13 |
| 7 | Broken Truth | Tim Grimm | 12 |
| 7 | Shenandoah | The Heart Collectors | 12 |
| 9 | Girl and Her Dog | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 11 |
| 9 | Beautiful You | Tom Prasada-Rao | 11 |
| 9 | Dark Ages | Eliza Gilkyson | 11 |
| 12 | Alchymie | The Heart Collectors | 10 |
| 12 | Find My Way to You | I'm With Her | 10 |
| 12 | Bow Down | Cassie and Maggie | 10 |
| 12 | Carolina Mountains | The Heart Collectors | 10 |
| 12 | Down Where the River Meets the Road | Steve Gillette | 10 |
| 12 | No Kings in America | Lisa Bastoni | 10 |
| 12 | Atchison | Tim O'Brien and Jan Fabricius | 10 |
| 19 | My Father's Stories | Rich Scher | 9 |
| 19 | The Old Trail | Steve Gillette | 9 |
| 19 | Bitter Ender | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 9 |
| 19 | It Matters | C. Daniel Boling | 9 |
| 19 | The Gold Rush Is Over and I'm Moving On | Cassie and Maggie | 9 |
| 19 | WWTFS | Mike Ward | 9 |
| 19 | Ten Thousand Things | Eliza Gilkyson | 9 |
| 19 | In the Usa | Tim Grimm | 9 |
| 19 | Back on the Street Again | Steve Gillette | 9 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Gillette | 101 |
| 2 | I'm With Her | 69 |
| 2 | Tom Prasada-Rao | 69 |
| 4 | Eliza Gilkyson | 68 |
| 5 | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 64 |
| 5 | Tim Grimm | 64 |
| 7 | Cassie and Maggie | 55 |
| 8 | Vincent Cross | 51 |
| 9 | The Horsenecks | 48 |
| 10 | Eli West | 41 |
| 11 | Dave and Kristi | 37 |
| 12 | The Heart Collectors | 36 |
| 13 | Peggy Seeger | 34 |
| 13 | Dee Robinson | 34 |
| 13 | Alison Krauss and Union Station | 34 |
| 16 | John McCutcheon | 33 |
| 16 | C. Daniel Boling | 33 |
| 18 | Donald WG Lindsay | 32 |
| 19 | Ray Lambiase | 30 |
| 20 | Suzie Brown | 29 |
| 20 | Terry Kitchen | 29 |
| 22 | Bob Dylan | 28 |
| 22 | Watchhouse | 28 |
| 22 | Tim O'Brien and Jan Fabricius | 28 |
| 25 | My Politic | 27 |
| 25 | The Honey Badgers | 27 |
| 27 | The Beach Boys | 25 |
| 27 | Bruce Springsteen | 25 |
| 27 | Joni Mitchell | 25 |
| 30 | Sara Trunzo | 24 |
| 30 | Brad Kolodner | 24 |
| 30 | Pete Seeger | 24 |
| 30 | Doug Mishkin | 24 |
| 34 | Willie Nelson | 23 |
| 34 | Ernie Palmer | 23 |
| 34 | Taj Mahal and Keb Mo | 23 |
| 34 | Lee Hunter and the Gatherers | 23 |
| 38 | Joan Baez | 21 |
| 39 | Billy Strings | 20 |
| 39 | Stan Rogers | 20 |
| 39 | John Prine | 20 |
| 39 | Helene Cronin | 20 |
| 39 | Sly & the Family Stone | 20 |
| 39 | Sam Robbins | 20 |
| 39 | Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson | 20 |
| 39 | The Gated Community | 20 |
| 39 | Shelby Means | 20 |
Folk DJs
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| 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) |
| 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 Maher (FolkMusicNotebook.com, WA) |
| 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) |
| Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Dick Hermans (WHDD-FM, CT) |
| Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Doug Tucker (KWVA-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) |
| Helen Leicht (FolkMusicNotebook.com, PA) |
| Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jenny Flux (2bbb-FM, Australia) |
| Jeremy Butler (WUAL-FM & APR, AL) |
| 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 & Maureen Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ) |
| Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Karen Leyse (KDRT-FM, CA) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| Kate McNally (NHPR, NH) |
| Kelly Walker (WEOS-FM, NY) |
| Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, 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 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 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) |
| 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) |
| Robert Resnik (VPR, VT) |
| 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) |
| 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) |