Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12792 airplays from 134 different DJs
1: "Paradise Hotel," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 8/05] (112)
"Man Of God"
"Borderline"
"Is It Like Today"
"Calm Before The Storm"
"When You Walk On"
"Think About You"
2: "She Waits For Night," Uncle Earl [Rounder, 7/05] (80)
"Walkin' In My Sleep"
"Sugar Babe"
"Ida Red"
"Take These Chains"
3: "Half A Million Miles," Kennedys [Appleseed, 7/05] (69)
"Chimes Of Freedom"
"Half A Million Miles"
"How Will I Ever Be Simple Again"
"Midnight Ghost"
4: "I Walk The Road Again," Happy Traum [Roaring Stream, new] (68)
"Blues Ain't Nothin"
"Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You"
"Step It Up And Go"
"Danville Girl"
5: "Why Should The Fire Die?," Nickel Creek [Sugar Hill, 8/05] (59)
"Tomorrow Is A Long Time"
"Somebody More Like You"
"When In Rome"
6: "Blues And Lamentations," Kate Campbell [Large River, new] (52)
"Pans Of Biscuits"
"Miles Of Blues"
"Peace Comes Stealing Slow"
7: "Remembering Rachel: Songs Of Rachel Bissex," Various Artists [Self, new] (49)
"Welcome To The Game," Tracy Grammer And Jim Henry
"Hey Marianne," Kennedys
"Just Like That," Dar Williams With Patty Larkin
8: "The Art Of Virtue," Adrienne Young And Little Sadie [Addie Belle, 6/05] (46)
"The Art Of Virtue"
"Hills And Hollers"
"Ella Arkansas"
9: "Outsider," Rodney Crowell [Columbia, new] (43)
"Shelter From The Storm"
"Don't Get Me Started"
"Ignorance Is The Enemy"
10: "Come On Back," Jimmie Dale Gilmore [Rounder, new] (42)
"Standin' On The Corner"
"Gotta Travel On"
"I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive"
11: "The Other Evening In Chicago," Bob Franke [Waterbug, 7/05] (37)
"Alleluia, The Great Storm Is Over"
"Hard Love"
"Still Small Voice"
12: "Luv Songs For Grownups," The Dreamsicles [Self, 7/05] (34)
"Nobody Said"
"What We Know Now"
"Really Good At Loving You"
13: "5 Star Day," Liz Carlisle [Self, new] (33)
"Montana"
"9/8 Central"
"Don't Think Too Hard"
14: "Flower Of Avalon," Tracy Grammer [Signature, 4/05] (31)
"Gypsy Rose"
"Hard To Make It"
"Mother, I Climbed"
14: "Stolen Moments," Alison Brown [Compass, 5/05] (31)
"Homeward Bound"
"Pirate Queen"
"Prayer Wheel"
16: "Fair And Square," John Prine [Oh Boy, 4/05] (30)
"Crazy As A Loon"
"Taking A Walk"
"Safety Joe"
16: "Wayward Son," John Doyle [Compass, 7/05] (30)
"Gallant Poacher"
"Apprentice Boy"
18: "Fiddler's Green," Tim O'Brien [Sugar Hill, new] (28)
"Early Morning Rain"
"Pretty Fair Maid In The Garden"
18: "Regulars And Refugees," Carrie Newcomer [Philo, 8/05] (28)
"Nothing's Ever Wasted"
"Angels Unaware"
"Betty's Diner"
20: "For You Only," Rachel Ries [Waterbug, new] (26)
"Lonely Spires"
"For You Only"
"Our Summertime"
20: "Lost Hills," Terence Martin [Good Dog, 6/05] (26)
"East Of The River"
"Hank Williams"
22: "Acoustic Rainbow 22," Various Artists [Poetman, new] (24)
"Evacuation Route," Michelle Shocked
"Your Wildest Dreams," Moody Bluegrass
"Ode To The Simple Man," Chapmans
22: "American Folk," Various Artists [Putumayo, new] (24)
"Jubilee," Elizabeth Mitchell And Daniel Littleton
"Judge Not Your Brother," Eric Bibb
22: "The Edge Of Grace," Patti Casey [Long Shot, 7/05] (24)
"Another Lucky Day"
"It All Comes Down"
"East Of Asheville"
22: "Master Of Disaster," John Hiatt [New West, 6/05] (24)
"Thunderbird"
"Howlin' Down The Cumberland"
"Master Of Disaster"
22: "Songs Of Misfortune," The Love Hall Tryst [Appleseed, 7/05] (24)
"Female Rambling Sailor"
"Lord Lovel"
27: "The Duhks," The Duhks [Sugar Hill, 2/05] (23)
"Dance Hall Girls"
"Death Came A Knockin"
27: "Only Word," Kat Eggleston [Redwing, 6/05] (23)
"Measure For Measure"
"Rain"
27: "Sparks In The Radio," Jim Photoglo [Grifftone, 4/05] (23)
"Sparks In The Radio"
"This Train Keeps Rollin"
27: "Weather And Water," The Greencards [Dualtone, 6/05] (23)
"Like A Melody"
"Weather And Water"
"Almost Home"
31: "Cornbread Nation," Tim O'Brien [Sugar Hill, new] (22)
"Hold On"
"California Blues"
31: "Let Em Run," The Bills [Red House, 7/04] (22)
"Let Em Run"
"Bamfield's John Vanden"
31: "Moments Of Wonder," Kathy Hussey [Raku, 6/05] (22)
"We Are The Day"
"Turtle"
31: "Redbird," Kris Delmhorst, Jeffrey Foucault And Peter Mulvey [Signature, 2/05] (22)
"Buckets Of Rain"
"Hold On"
31: "Tale Of Two Americas," Rod MacDonald [Wind River, 6/05] (22)
"Tale Of 2 Americas"
"Lucky Ones"
36: "40 Days," Wailin' Jennys [Red House, 4/04] (21)
"One Voice"
"Beautiful Dawn"
"Old Man"
37: "Best Of Shel Silverstein," Shel Silverstein And Friends [Columbia, new] (20)
"Front Row Seat To Hear Ole Johnny Sing"
37: "Chavez Ravine," Ry Cooder [Nonesuch, 6/05] (20)
"3 Cool Cats"
"Poor Man's Shangri-La"
39: "Breakfast," Kate MacLeod And The Pancakes [Waterbug, 4/05] (19)
"Potter's Wheel"
"Thirst Quencher"
39: "Colours Will Come Back," Janet Bates And The Instruments Of Change [Self, 7/05] (19)
"Makayla"
"He Is Coming Back For Me"
39: "Essential Taj Mahal," Taj Mahal [Columbia, new] (19)
"Cakewalk Into Town"
39: "My Treasure," Anna Wolfe [Self, new] (19)
"I Take Notice Of Kindness"
"Jane's Song"
"Silver Veil"
43: "Dad's Dinner Pail," Debra Cowan [Falling Mountain, 7/05] (18)
"In The Town Of Oxford"
"Schooner Ea Horton"
43: "Hop High," Crooked Still [Footprint, 8/04] (18)
"Angeline The Baker"
"Darling Corey"
43: "Lovely Nancy," Sylvia Herold And Euphonia [Tuxedo, 7/05] (18)
"Fennario"
"Bohemian Dreams"
43: "Waking Hour," David Francey [Red House, 9/04] (18)
"Morning Train"
"Waking Hour"
47: "Across The Bridge," Drew Emmitt [Compass, new] (17)
"Up Where We Are"
47: "Mercy Now," Mary Gauthier [Lost Highway, 2/05] (17)
"It Ain't The Wind, It's The Rain"
"Mercy Now"
47: "Migration," David Olney [Loudhouse, 4/05] (17)
"Light From Carolina"
"My Lovely Assistant"
47: "Ready To Receive," Claudia Russell [Radio Rhythm, 5/05] (17)
"Aurora"
"Oh California"
47: "Song Of The Traveling Daughter," Abigail Washburn [Nettwerk, 8/05] (17)
"Sometimes"
"Rockabye Dixie"
47: "Tanglewood Tree," Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer [Signature, 2000] (17)
"Mountain"
"Tanglewood Tree"
53: "Calico," Erynn Marshall [Merriweather, 6/05] (16)
"Elk River Blues"
"Hard For To Love"
53: "Campfire," Melwood Cutlery [Borealis, 5/05] (16)
"Ballad Of The Moonlight Lady"
"Jimmy's Room"
53: "Dark-Eyed Sailor," Karen Mal [Waterbug, 7/05] (16)
"Wildwood Flower"
"Do You Love An Apple?"
53: "Defying Gravity," Cheryl Wheeler [Philo, 2/05] (16)
"Summer's Almost Over"
53: "In The Cool," Pieta Brown [Valley Entertainment, new] (16)
"This Old Dress"
"807"
53: "Land Of Milk And Honey," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 3/04] (16)
"Hiway 9"
"Peace Call"
53: "Telluride Bluegrass Festival 30 Years," Various Artists [Rounder, new] (16)
"Unchained Melody," Boomchicks And John Cowan
"Nellie Kane," Hot Rize
53: "Tin Lily," Jeff Black [Dualtone, 7/05] (16)
"Easy On Me"
"Heaven Now"
53: "Weiser Sunrise," Foghorn Stringband [Nettwerk, new] (16)
"Sleepy Eyed Joe"
"Wink The Other Eye"
53: "Will The Circle Be Unbroken," Nitty Gritty Dirt Band [Capitol, 1972] (16)
"Lonesome Fiddle Blues"
"Orange Blossom Special"
63: "American Jukebox Fables," Ellis Paul [Philo, 4/05] (15)
"Blacktop Train"
"Jukebox On My Grave"
63: "Drum Hat Buddha," Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer [Signature, 2001] (15)
"Gentle Arms Of Eden"
"Love, The Magician"
63: "Hearts In Mind," Nanci Griffith [New Door, 2/05] (15)
"Simple Life"
"Before"
63: "Humming By The Flowered Vine," Laura Cantrell [Matador, 6/05] (15)
"What You Said"
"14th Street"
63: "Look," Beth Nielsen Chapman [Compass, 6/05] (15)
"Who We Are"
"Trying To Love You"
63: "Storm," Liz Meyer [Strictly Country, 7/05] (15)
"Pulled In 2 Directions"
"Someday You Will"
63: "That's What Love Can Do," Valerie Smith And Liberty Pike [Bell Buckle, new] (15)
"Fill My Every Need"
70: "Prime Cuts Bluegr. 76," Various Artists [KBC, new] (14)
"Make Believe You Do," George Clark And Dixie Flyer
"When I'm Knee Deep In Bluegrass," Pete Goble
70: "Holding Hands," Richard Berman [Aries, 7/05] (14)
"People Holding Hands"
"That Old Song "
70: "If You Knew My Mind," Grayson Capps [Hyena, new] (14)
"Get Back Up"
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12792 airplays from 134 different DJs
1. "Man Of God" (31)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
2. "Tomorrow Is A Long Time" (16)
by Nickel Creek
from "Why Should The Fire Die"
3. "Chimes Of Freedom" (15)
by Kennedys
from "Half A Million Miles"
4. "Borderline" (14)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
4. "Is It Like Today" (14)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
6. "Half A Million Miles" (13)
by Kennedys
from "Half A Million Miles"
7. "Calm Before The Storm" (12)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
7. "Walkin' In My Sleep" (12)
by Uncle Earl
from "She Waits For Night"
7. "When You Walk On" (12)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
10. "Shelter From The Storm" (11)
by Rodney Crowell
from "Outsider"
10. "Sugar Babe" (11)
by Uncle Earl
from "She Waits For Night"
10. "Think About You" (11)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
10. "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You" (11)
by Happy Traum
from "I Walk The Road Again"
14. "Blues Ain't Nothin" (10)
by Happy Traum
from "I Walk The Road Again"
14. "Gallant Poacher" (10)
by John Doyle
from "Wayward Son"
14. "Hold On" (10)
by Tim O'Brien
from "Cornbread Nation"
14. "Pans Of Biscuits" (10)
by Kate Campbell
from "Blues And Lamentations"
14. "Paradise Hotel" (10)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
19. "The Art Of Virtue" (9)
by Adrienne Young And Little Sadie
from "The Art Of Virtue"
19. "Early Morning Rain" (9)
by Tim O'Brien
from "Fiddler's Green"
19. "How Will I Ever Be Simple Again" (9)
by Kennedys
from "Half A Million Miles"
19. "Midnight Ghost" (9)
by Kennedys
from "Half A Million Miles"
19. "Montana" (9)
by Liz Carlisle
from "5 Star Day"
24. "Don't Get Me Started" (8)
by Rodney Crowell
from "Outsider"
24. "Evacuation Route" (8)
by Michelle Shocked
from "Acoustic Rainbow 22"
also "Don't Ask Don't Tell"
24. "Gotta Travel On" (8)
by Jimmie Dale Gilmore
from "Come On Back"
24. "Somebody More Like You" (8)
by Nickel Creek
from "Why Should The Fire Die"
24. "Standin' On The Corner" (8)
by Jimmie Dale Gilmore
from "Come On Back"
24. "Step It Up And Go" (8)
by Happy Traum
from "I Walk The Road Again"
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12792 airplays from 134 different DJs
1. Eliza Gilkyson 2. Uncle Earl 3. Kennedys 4. Tim O'Brien 5. Happy Traum 6. Nickel Creek 7. Kate Campbell 8. Vassar Clements 9. John Prine 10. Adrienne Young 11. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer 11. Jimmie Dale Gilmore 13. Bob Dylan 14. Pete Seeger 14. Rodney Crowell 16. Greg Brown 17. John Hiatt 18. Bob Franke 19. Liz Carlisle 19. Nanci Griffith 21. Tracy Grammer 22. Alison Brown 22. The Dreamsicles 24. Dar Williams 25. Cheryl Wheeler 25. John Doyle 25. Richard Shindell 28. Carrie Newcomer 28. Taj Mahal 30. Alison Krauss 31. Emmylou Harris 31. Rachel Ries 33. The Greencards 33. Joan Baez 35. David Francey 35. Eric Bogle 35. Michelle Shocked 35. Richard Thompson 35. Terence Martin 35. Tom Russell
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12792 airplays from 134 different DJs
1. Rounder 2. Sugar Hill 3. Red House 4. Columbia 5. Compass 6. Appleseed 7. Signature 8. Philo 9. Waterbug 10. Warner 11. Green Linnet 12. Smithsonian/Folkways 12. Vanguard 14. Flying Fish 15. Shanachie 16. Hightone 17. Borealis 18. Rebel 19. Sony 20. Rhino 21. Capitol 21. Nettwerk 21. Pinecastle 24. Koch 25. Greentrax 25. New West 27. Elektra 28. Copper Creek 29. Alligator 30. Dualtone 30. Mercury 30. RCA 33. Addie Belle 34. A&M 34. Wind River 36. Putumayo 36. Roaring Stream 38. Folk-Legacy 38. Reprise 40. County 40. Topic These lists are compiled and posted to the FOLKDJ-L web site every month (since October 1997). The archive of past Top Album lists is available at http://folkradio.org (Mike Yuhas' FOLKDJ-L web site) and also, in an extended version, at http://nwfolk.com (my personal web site). The process of compiling the Top Albums list is automated (I do hand correct some obvious errors and typos). The results are based on playlists posted to FOLKDJ-L during the calendar month. I wrote a pair of programs that work with the Eudora email program's filtering feature. One program parses each playlist as it comes in and adds it to a spreadsheet. The second program processes the spreadsheet into a readable report. Playlists have to include artist, song and album name (label is optional) and be in a reasonably regular format for my program to be able to parse them. My programs wind up identifying 60% to 80% of the songs actually posted. The number of airplays listed for each album is the number that my programs caught, which is smaller than the actual number. The Top Albums list is sorted in descending order by number of plays recorded for each album. Within an album, the number of times each of the more popular tracks were played is shown. If a single DJ is the only one mostly playing an album, the count of plays is adjusted downwards; otherwise the raw counts are used. The top 70 albums are listed. A more detailed explanation is available at nwfolk.com. Richard Gillmann http://www.nwfolk.com Monday "Lunch With Folks" Noon-3pm richard@nwfolk.com KBCS (91.3 FM) - Bellevue, WA http://kbcs.fm