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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.
Brand New Box of Matches comes from Knoxville, TN, writing and recording their original bluegrass music from their own home studio….
Backwaters, the stunning 1982 album from The Tony Rice Unit, is being reissued on vinyl this September by Craft Recordings. Recorded…
From The Dirt is a bluegrass/Americana group from Frederick, MD with a new album, Colored Edge of Memory, coming later this…
Rarely do I hear a new recording in any genre that contains a vocalist that makes me go, “Whoa! Where did…
East Nash Grass’ new single from Mountain Fever Records is a doozy, another of their gritty and greasy original songs that…
If there’s only a single word to describe the music of Florida native Amanda Cook, that word would be compelling. It…
Mighty Cord Records has released their first single for Nashville songstress Val Storey, their most recent signee. It’s her new bluegrass…
The Grascals at the 2025 Farm Jamb – photo © Roger Black The Farm Jamb Bluegrass Music Festival at McClurg Farm…
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…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
