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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 all know the story of Pretty Polly, and her ill-fated decision to go along with Little Willie into the forest,…
Darrell Scott with Appalachian Road Show at Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival – photo © Frank Baker If this is May, it must…
The 2025 Youth in Bluegrass Competition, hosted by the Ozark Mountain Music Association, was held this past Saturday, May 17, in…
Rebel Records has released a music video to accompany their current single for Rrinaco, Get Along Somehow. This oddly-named outfit is…
Pammy Lassiter and Never Too Late at Pickin’ in the Park – photos © G. Nicholas Hancock High Lonesome Strings Bluegrass…
Bluegrass veteran Don Rigsby has a retrospective collection on the way from Rebel Records, which includes one new track, serving as…
Adam McIntosh, of Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, shared some lovely photos of their youngest son, JJ, who has just…
Inspired by our recent coverage of several music scholarships for young students of bluegrass music, we heard last week from Terry…
Over the past four and a half years we’ve watched Wyatt Ellis go from an 11-year-old prodigy on the mandolin, to…
There’s no denying Missy Raines & Allegheny’s ties to tradition. Their new album, Love & Trouble, on Compass Records, sounds like…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
