Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR 2024
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 142259 plays from 4827 playlists from 130 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trail of Flowers | Sierra Ferrell | 292 |
| 2 | Bluegrass Sings Paxton | Various Artists | 283 |
| 3 | Polaroid Lovers | Sarah Jarosz | 253 |
| 4 | Earl Jam | Tony Trischka | 249 |
| 5 | One of These Days | Cris Jacobs | 248 |
| 6 | American Patchwork Quartet | American Patchwork Quartet | 246 |
| 6 | Gardens Old, Flowers New | Tom Rush | 246 |
| 8 | Terra Madre | Beppe Gambetta | 242 |
| 9 | Wildfire | House of Hamill | 235 |
| 10 | Trees | Laurie Lewis | 227 |
| 11 | More Than a Whisper: Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith | Various Artists | 216 |
| 12 | Simple Motion | Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz | 209 |
| 13 | Labor Day: A Tribute to Hardworking People Everywhere | Si Kahn and George Mann | 208 |
| 14 | Wanderer | Ruth Moody | 207 |
| 15 | From China to Appalachia | Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer and Chao Tian | 203 |
| 16 | Never Too Late: Duets With My Friends | Jim Kweskin | 201 |
| 17 | The Light Years | The Magnolia Janes | 192 |
| 18 | Diamond Days | Brooks Williams | 191 |
| 19 | The American Dream | Amy Speace | 189 |
| 20 | All About the Bones | Chris Smither | 180 |
| 21 | Sparrow | Jeff Talmadge | 179 |
| 22 | Signposts and Marks | Erin Ash Sullivan | 169 |
| 22 | By Now | Heather Little | 169 |
| 24 | Boarding Windows in Paradise | Rebecca Frazier | 165 |
| 25 | My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall | Various Artists | 164 |
| 26 | Woodland | Gillian Welch and David Rawlings | 162 |
| 27 | The Ghost of Tucumcari | Dana Cooper | 160 |
| 28 | Change Is Now: A Tribute to the Byrds | Christian Parker | 158 |
| 29 | Gary Davis Style: The Legacy of Reverend Gary Davis New | Various Artists | 154 |
| 30 | Strange Medicine | Kaia Kater | 151 |
| 30 | The Legend of Sugarbelly | Guy Davis | 151 |
| 32 | Sailing Dreams | Muriel Anderson | 148 |
| 32 | Dark Harvest | Malcolm MacWatt | 148 |
| 34 | The Price of Happiness | Miranda Hardy | 147 |
| 35 | Colors and Covers | Brittany Jean | 146 |
| 36 | Ordinary Elephant | Ordinary Elephant | 145 |
| 37 | Donegal | Altan | 144 |
| 38 | Banjo Jubilations | Benny Bleu | 143 |
| 39 | World Brand New | Mouths of Babes | 142 |
| 39 | Now, O Now | Rakish | 142 |
| 39 | Likely Story | Mad Agnes | 142 |
| 42 | Restless Soul Syndrome | Jon Shain | 141 |
| 43 | All My Friends | Aoife O'Donovan | 138 |
| 44 | I Kept These Old Blues | Muireann Bradley | 136 |
| 44 | As Above Now So Below | Crow and Gazelle | 136 |
| 44 | Sharing in the Spirit | Ana Egge | 136 |
| 47 | Everything Must Go | Donal Hinely | 135 |
| 48 | By Request | Mustard's Retreat | 134 |
| 49 | Ordinary Sunrise | Jay Linden | 133 |
| 50 | When the Light Gets In | Runa | 131 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broken Truth | Tim Grimm | 119 |
| 2 | Sit and Pick With You | Beppe Gambetta | 72 |
| 3 | The American Dream | Amy Speace | 55 |
| 4 | Lighthouse | Sierra Ferrell | 54 |
| 5 | American Dreaming | Sierra Ferrell | 49 |
| 5 | Listen to the Radio | Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle | 49 |
| 7 | The Ballad of Sally Anne | Rhiannon Giddens | 48 |
| 7 | Runaway Train | Sarah Jarosz | 48 |
| 7 | One More Time Around the Sun | Tom Rush | 48 |
| 10 | I Can't Help but Wonder (Where I'm Bound) | Tom Paxton and Della Mae | 47 |
| 10 | Brown's Ferry Blues | Tony Trischka | 47 |
| 12 | Empty Trainload of Sky | Gillian Welch and David Rawlings | 46 |
| 12 | Dooley | Tony Trischka | 46 |
| 14 | The Highwayman | House of Hamill | 42 |
| 15 | Banks of the Brandywine | House of Hamill | 41 |
| 15 | Sailing | Tom Rush | 41 |
| 15 | Goat on a Stone Wall | Erin Ash Sullivan | 41 |
| 15 | Already Free | Ruth Moody | 41 |
| 19 | Pickaway | Greg Cahill and Don Stiernberg | 40 |
| 20 | Days Can Turn Around | Sarah Jarosz | 38 |
| 21 | Work Song (I Can Still Sing) | Cris Jacobs | 37 |
| 22 | High on a Mountain | Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer and Chao Tian | 36 |
| 23 | The Witch | Kaia Kater | 35 |
| 24 | World Brand New | Mouths of Babes | 34 |
| 24 | Terra Madre | Beppe Gambetta | 34 |
| 24 | Stones on the Road | The Magnolia Janes | 34 |
| 24 | Long Gone | Laurie Lewis | 34 |
| 24 | Just a Little Ways Down the Road | Laurie Lewis | 34 |
| 24 | Dear Future Me | Stella Prince | 34 |
| 24 | The Sun in My Backyard | The Magnolia Janes | 34 |
| 24 | The Border | Willie Nelson | 34 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Dylan | 481 |
| 2 | Tom Rush | 379 |
| 3 | Willie Nelson | 372 |
| 4 | Sarah Jarosz | 335 |
| 5 | Sierra Ferrell | 328 |
| 6 | John McCutcheon | 326 |
| 7 | Tony Trischka | 325 |
| 8 | Pete Seeger | 321 |
| 9 | Laurie Lewis | 316 |
| 10 | Joni Mitchell | 296 |
| 11 | Tim Grimm | 289 |
| 12 | John Prine | 288 |
| 13 | House of Hamill | 283 |
| 14 | Stan Rogers | 277 |
| 14 | Beppe Gambetta | 277 |
| 16 | Nanci Griffith | 271 |
| 17 | Eliza Gilkyson | 265 |
| 18 | Chris Smither | 264 |
| 19 | Amy Speace | 257 |
| 20 | Joel Mabus | 256 |
| 21 | Brooks Williams | 255 |
| 22 | Cris Jacobs | 253 |
| 23 | Susan Werner | 251 |
| 24 | Carrie Newcomer | 249 |
| 25 | American Patchwork Quartet | 248 |
| 26 | Joan Baez | 235 |
| 26 | Billy Strings | 235 |
| 28 | Eric Bibb | 230 |
| 29 | Ruth Moody | 229 |
| 30 | Rhiannon Giddens | 226 |
| 30 | Jim Kweskin | 226 |
| 32 | Benny Bleu | 220 |
| 33 | Richard Thompson | 217 |
| 33 | Tim O'Brien | 217 |
| 35 | Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway | 213 |
| 36 | Johnny Cash | 212 |
| 36 | Guy Davis | 212 |
| 38 | Brittany Jean | 211 |
| 39 | Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz | 209 |
| 39 | Craig Bickhardt | 209 |
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) |
| Art Podell (KPFK-FM, CA) |
| Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM, BC) |
| 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) |
| Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia) |
| Bruce Swan (WSFM-FM, NC) |
| Bud Johnson (syndicated, AK) |
| Caroline Doctorow (WPKN-FM, CT) |
| 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 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) |
| Denis McGilvray (Public Radio Tulsa, OK) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH) |
| Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| Jared Ingersol (syndicated & sweetharmony.fm, CA) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jeanne Holton (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| 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) |
| Jim Welsh (radiosummerhall.com, UK) |
| Joe Pszonek (Folk Music Notebook, NJ) |
| John & Maureen Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| John Platt (WFUV, NY) |
| John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ) |
| Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA) |
| Jon 'Chip' Colcord (syndicated, NH) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Justin Helmer (KVSC, MN) |
| Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| Kate McNally (NHPR, NH) |
| Kelly Walker (WEOS-FM, NY) |
| Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA) |
| Ken Yavit (KBAC-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) |
| 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) |
| Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & syndicated, DC) |
| 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) |
| Paul Porzio (FCAC-FM, VA) |
| Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY) |
| 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 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) |