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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.
We’re all well aware at this point of all we’ve been missing—in some cases starving for—during the year-long and counting COVID-19…
When COVID relief has been debated in the past year, there has been some concern in congress that the government might…
If you’ve attended the IBMA World of Bluegrass and registered for the conference, the organization hereby thanks you for not being…
Chris is stuck working a double shift this morning at SiriusXM, so we are running this encore presentation of one of…
If you’ve been reading these columns for any length of time, you know that I have periodically lamented the fact that…
Should we consider adopting the metric system for bluegrass songs to broaden the music’s appeal? Bluegrass musician Ira Gitlin brought this…
I was recently reminded of a column I wrote in which we poked fun at Millennials with some alternatives to bluegrass…
I’ve noticed within the entertainment industry a growing interest in the back stories of the villains of some of our legends,…
The pandemic is even taking its toll on Mr. Bluegrass Manners. The last time I saw him, he was playing the…
In this general feeling of turning a corner, seeing light at the end of the tunnel, and whatever other hopeful clichés,…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
