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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.
Special Consensus @ 1982: Paul Kramer, Chris Jones, Greg Cahill, John Rice – photo © Jim Polanski This is normally a…
Brad Powers with Hammertowne at Rudy Fest 2026 – photo © Michael Boggs Kentucky’s Hammertowne has announced that banjo picker Brad…
Before anybody starts sharpening the pitchforks, let me say right up front that this isn’t intended to be either an endorsement…
It’s hard to believe that the first day of July is already here (Happy Canada Day, by the way). In addition…
Bluegrass has always been a community style of music. We learned it in parking lots, passed songs around at festivals, sat…
Ron Thomason, bluegrass artist and storyteller supreme, has announced that he is retiring after leading Dry Branch Fire Squad for 50…
This obituary remembrance of Bill Stokes, known to many bluegrass players for his company, Showcase Musical Products, is a contribution from…
Hillard Blankenship Jr., known in the bluegrass world simply as Junior Blankenship, died June 24, 2026, at his home in Virginia….
James Monroe, only son of the Father of Bluegrass, Bill Monroe, died on June 24 following a period of declining health…
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Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
