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Posted April 1, 2021Reflects actual airplay logged for previous month.
LM
Rank
ARTIST(Label) Songwriter(s)
Total Spins
D 1 Merle Monroe I'm Leaving Town Tonight (Pinecastle) Tim Raybon 1114
D 2 Milan Miller Ruby Still Falls (Melton & Miller Music) Beth Husband, Milan Miller 1029
3 3 Grascals Flowers And Lace (Mountain Home) Ernie Welch, Donna Ulisse 854
1 4 Balsam Range Rivers, Rains and Runaway Trains (Mountain Home) Milan Miller, Beth Husband 789
D 5 Lonesome River Band Love Songs (Mountain Home) Adam Wright 768
10 6 Alan Bibey & Grasstowne Blue Collar Blues (Billy Blue) Jerry Salley, Rick Lang 744
5 7 Chris Jones & The Night Drivers Quiet Click (Mountain Home) Chris Jones 692
17 8 The Sharp Flatpickers w/Claire Lynch and Ronnie Bowman Goodbye Again (Mountain Fever) Claire Lynch 674
D 9 Aaron Bibelhauser & FY5 Time In And Out (Independent) Aaron Bibelhauser, Mike Finders 673
D 10 Unspoken Tradition Back On The Crooked Road (Mountain Home) Jon Weisberger, Tim Stafford 552
D 11 Tommy Buller Nothing Said At All (RBR) Tommy Buller, Bart Hansen 524
D 12 Terry Baucom's Dukes of Drive Land On Our Feet (Driving Duke) Ed Williams 515
6 13 Barry Abernathy w/Vince Gill Birmingham Jail (Billy Blue) Traditional 493
9 14 Bill Emerson Ophelia (615 Hideaway) Robbie Robertson 483
D 15 Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers Readin', Rightin', Route 23 (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) Dwight Yoakam 434
D 16 Nothin' Fancy Digging Coal (Mountain Fever) Mike Andes 432
R 17 Volume Five Song For Jack (Mountain Fever) Craig Market, Becky Loy 412
16 18 Travelin' McCourys Passin' Thru (McCoury Music) Johnny Cash, Randy Scruggs 394
2 19 Sideline Just A Guy In A Bar (Mountain Home) Ronnie Bowman, Andy Buckner, Joel Shewmake 326
*15 20 Chris Roberts Both Sides Now (Engelhardt Music Group) Joni Mitchell 325
The Bluegrass Today Monthly Chart
This chart is compiled monthly from actual airplay data logged and reported by our contributing Bluegrass DJ’s. The numbers reflect airplay on Satellite and terrestrial radio. Our reporters come from both commercial and non-commercial stations, but do not include streaming internet broadcasts. Only songs less than 18 months from original release date appear here.
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Legend: * Tie (note: ties are sorted alphabetically by artist)D = Debut TW = This Week LW = Last WeekR = Reentry 2W = Two Weeks Ago
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