Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR November 2025
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 11366 plays from 373 playlists from 99 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Thanksgiving Album | Vi Wickam | 83 |
| 2 | Safe, Sensible and Sane | Alison Brown and Steve Martin | 82 |
| 3 | Unentitled | John Gorka | 81 |
| 4 | Voisinages | La Vent Du Nord | 54 |
| 5 | Together on a Rock | The Pairs | 53 |
| 6 | From Here to the Sea | Meredith Moon | 48 |
| 7 | Long Journey Home: A Century After the 1925 Mountain City Fiddlers Convention | Various Artists | 42 |
| 8 | Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle | Willie Nelson | 39 |
| 9 | The Breathing Room | Cosy Sheridan | 38 |
| 9 | Songs From a Secret Room | Chris Rusin | 38 |
| 11 | Avec Elodie | Eloise and Co | 37 |
| 11 | The Kasambwe Brothers | The Kasambwe Brothers | 37 |
| 13 | You Climb the Mountain | The Onlies | 36 |
| 14 | Little Deaths | Sage Christie | 35 |
| 14 | Hill Country Folk Music | Terry Klein | 35 |
| 16 | Further From the Country | William Prince | 31 |
| 16 | Saving Grace | Robert Plant | 31 |
| 18 | The Other Evening in Chicago | Bob Franke | 30 |
| 18 | Bones of Better Days | The Whispering Tree | 30 |
| 20 | Seventy | Paul Kelly | 29 |
| 21 | Memory Mountain | Max Gomez | 27 |
| 22 | The Light Still Shines on the Main | Jory Nash | 26 |
| 23 | Shelter From the Storms | Lennie Gallant | 25 |
| 23 | Sad and Beautiful World | Mavis Staples | 25 |
| 23 | A Silent Song | Archie Fisher | 25 |
| 26 | It's All Her Fault: A Tribute to Cindy Walker | Various Artists | 24 |
| 26 | Returning to Myself | Brandi Carlile | 24 |
| 28 | The Agonist | Leslie Jordan | 23 |
| 28 | Night After Night | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | 23 |
| 28 | Reverse the Flow | Alice Di Micele | 23 |
| 31 | Running From the Devil | Tone of Voice Orchestra | 22 |
| 31 | Sunsets I've Galloped Into | Archie Fisher | 22 |
| 33 | Every Town: More Songs by Michael Smith | Anne Hills | 21 |
| 33 | Don't You Ever Give Up On Love | Brennen Leigh | 21 |
| 35 | Now Then | Robbie Fulks | 20 |
| 35 | So Long Little Miss Sunshine | Molly Tuttle | 20 |
| 35 | The Man With a Rhyme | Archie Fisher | 20 |
| 35 | Wide Open Spaces | Connie Kaldor | 20 |
| 39 | Look to the Moon | Patty and Craig | 19 |
| 39 | The Commuter | Jenna Nicholls | 19 |
| 41 | Easy Come, Easy Go | The Burnett Sisters Band | 18 |
| 41 | The Ghost of Sis Draper | Shawn Camp | 18 |
| 41 | Featherbed | Sarah Kate Morgan and Leo Shannon | 18 |
| 41 | Fallen Angel | The Unfaithful Servants | 18 |
| 41 | Windward Away | Archie Fisher | 18 |
| 41 | Tidy Memorial | Josh Fortenbery | 18 |
| 47 | We'll Be Fine | Doug Kolmar | 17 |
| 47 | Hummingbird Highway | Dar Williams | 17 |
| 47 | Gold and Coal | Cassie and Maggie | 17 |
| 47 | Keep Me in Your Heart: The Songs of Warren Zevon | Various Artists | 17 |
| 47 | Rancho Deluxe | Nicki Bluhm | 17 |
| 47 | One Last Dance | Pete Muller | 17 |
| 47 | Callin' Me Back | Petunia and the Vipers | 17 |
| 47 | Fiction | Megan Bee | 17 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Victim Tree | John Flynn | 20 |
| 2 | Another Fine Day for Thanksgiving | Vi Wickam | 19 |
| 3 | Coming for You Next | Crowes Pasture | 18 |
| 4 | The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald | Gordon Lightfoot | 17 |
| 5 | Particle and Wave | John Gorka | 16 |
| 6 | They Do Not Speak for Me | David Roth | 15 |
| 6 | Turkey in the Straw | Vi Wickam | 15 |
| 8 | The Immigrant | Tony Furtado | 14 |
| 8 | Each New Day | Vi Wickam | 14 |
| 8 | Thanksgiving Eve | Bob Franke | 14 |
| 11 | Marchin' On | Susan Hagan | 12 |
| 11 | Girl, Have Money When You're Old | Alison Brown and Steve Martin | 12 |
| 13 | The Parting Glass | Archie Fisher | 11 |
| 13 | Little Light | The Pairs | 11 |
| 13 | 5 Days Out, 2 Days Back | Alison Brown and Steve Martin | 11 |
| 13 | Thanksgiving Song | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 11 |
| 13 | No Time to Cry | John Gorka | 11 |
| 18 | Rabbit Through the Woods | Sage Christie | 10 |
| 18 | Coal Dust | Irene Kelley | 10 |
| 18 | Welcome at the Table | Vi Wickam | 10 |
| 18 | Sitting at the Table | Vi Wickam | 10 |
| 18 | Honey I | The Pairs | 10 |
| 23 | Favorite Place | John Gorka | 9 |
| 23 | We Are Better Than This | Kim Eaton | 9 |
| 23 | The Final Trawl | Archie Fisher and Garnet Rogers | 9 |
| 23 | First Snow on the Mountains | John Gorka | 9 |
| 23 | New Cluck Old Hen | Alison Brown and Steve Martin | 9 |
| 23 | Getu (Gertrude) | The Kasambwe Brothers | 9 |
| 23 | Cinders | Chris Rusin | 9 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archie Fisher | 106 |
| 2 | John Gorka | 91 |
| 3 | Alison Brown and Steve Martin | 83 |
| 3 | Vi Wickam | 83 |
| 5 | Todd Snider | 72 |
| 6 | Bob Franke | 61 |
| 7 | La Vent Du Nord | 55 |
| 8 | The Pairs | 53 |
| 9 | Willie Nelson | 48 |
| 9 | Meredith Moon | 48 |
| 11 | Cosy Sheridan | 43 |
| 12 | The Onlies | 40 |
| 13 | The Kasambwe Brothers | 38 |
| 13 | Chris Rusin | 38 |
| 15 | Eloise and Co | 37 |
| 16 | Terry Klein | 36 |
| 16 | Sage Christie | 36 |
| 18 | William Prince | 34 |
| 18 | John Prine | 34 |
| 20 | John McCutcheon | 33 |
| 21 | The Whispering Tree | 32 |
| 21 | Robert Plant | 32 |
| 23 | Archie Fisher and Garnet Rogers | 31 |
| 23 | Molly Tuttle | 31 |
| 25 | Gordon Lightfoot | 30 |
| 26 | Max Gomez | 29 |
| 26 | Paul Kelly | 29 |
| 28 | Bob Dylan | 28 |
| 28 | The Mammals | 28 |
| 28 | Joni Mitchell | 28 |
| 31 | Stan Rogers | 27 |
| 31 | Robbie Fulks | 27 |
| 31 | Brandi Carlile | 27 |
| 34 | Jory Nash | 26 |
| 34 | Anne Hills | 26 |
| 36 | Mavis Staples | 25 |
| 36 | Lennie Gallant | 25 |
| 36 | John Flynn | 25 |
| 39 | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 24 |
| 39 | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | 24 |
| 39 | Connie Kaldor | 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 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jeanne Holton (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| 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) |
| Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| Kate McNally (NHPR, NH) |
| Katrina Knight (FolkMusicNotebook.com, WA) |
| 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 Katherine Aldin (KPFK-FM, CA) |
| 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) |
| 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) |