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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.
The Grascals at the 2025 Farm Jamb – photo © Roger Black The Farm Jamb Bluegrass Music Festival at McClurg Farm…
The ongoing 2025 tour of Alison Krauss & Union Station has caused another minor disruption in the bluegrass force, with Jody…
Hot Rize, circa 1986 – photo © Rick Gardner Photo Hot Rize is back, in a manner of speaking. Two old…
Darren Nicholson with Jason Carter at Cherokee Bluegrass Festival – photo © Laura Tate Photography The 2025 Cherokee Bluegrass Festival is…
We had an opportunity recently for a lengthy chat with veteran bluegrass vocalist and bandleader Robert Hale, and feel certain that…
Pinecastle Records’ latest single for Tidalwave Road is one written by their banjo picker and lead singer, Ben Parker, about a…
New Floyd County Ramblers, 1st Place Old Time Band at the 2025 Mt. AiryFiddlers’ Convention – photo © G. Nicholas Hancock…
Don Rigsby’s four decades as an essential artist within today’s bluegrass realms makes a compilation like this well worth the wait….
Turnberry Records has released a new single from C.J. Lewandowski, featuring Del and Ronnie McCoury, that will thrill traditional bluegrass lovers…
Madeline Dierauf, fiddler and vocalist with The Wilder Flower, was celebrated this week with the Key to the City in her…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
