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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.
I’d just like to go on record as saying that I love the SPBGMA weekend in Nashville, and this past weekend’s…
Recently, I’ve noticed that band breakups, wholesale personnel changes, and other career developments once thought of as negative are being broadcast…
Every January, or thereabouts (January to April or so) I publish an annual bluegrass music quiz, known officially as the Bluegrass…
As discussed last week, making resolutions is a popular January pastime. Making predictions for the coming year is another one, and…
New Year’s resolutions are, for the most part, doomed to failure. I’m sorry to be the one to quell New Year’s…
Ah, the New Year: it’s a time filled with the promise of a new day, or technically speaking, a new year,…
I had originally planned to take this day off, even after the conversation I’d had yesterday with Bluegrass Today’s editor-in-chief and…
These remarks from Chris Jones have been revised and extended since being published previously at Bluegrass Today. ‘Tis the season: a…
Does your band get booked at Christmas parties? Does your band ever play parties of any kind? Do you even have…
I don’t know if you participate in the relatively new Black Friday ritual or not, but if so, I hope you…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
