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These charts are compiled weekly from actual airplay reported by over 50 independent contributing Bluegrass DJ’s. Only songs less than 18 months from date of original release appear here.
A weekly look at the most played songs of the week on radio.
A monthly aggregate of the most played bluegrass songs of the month on radio.
Weekly radio favorites focusing on the intersection between progressive bluegrass & Americana.
Weekly rundown of the most played bluegrass gospel tracks on radio.
Vince Gill grasses up the Opry (5/17/24) – photo © Chris Hollo for the Grand Ole Opry Vince Gill had a…
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Our Special Bluegrass Correspondent captured some images and video from the grand opening of the Earl Scruggs Center on January 11….
Over one thousand fans of the five-string gathered in Shelby, North Carolina on Saturday, January 11, 2014 to experience the grand…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music