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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.
Compass Records is preparing an 80th Anniversary Stanley Brothers Tribute project for 2025, and are releasing a debut single this week…
For her next single, singer, songwriter, fiddler, and bandleader Becky Buller has assembled a group of Nashville superpickers on a twice-removed…
Here’s some wonderful news for fans of the inimitable John Hartford, one of the giants of bluegrass and old time music,…
The fertile partnership of banjoists Steve Martin and Alison Brown for Compass Records has brought forth another gem, a new song…
It’s one thing to journey back to the past. It’s quite another to find that it’s as wonderful as one might…
It’s certainly no exaggeration to say that Alison Brown has helped redefine the role of the banjo in modern music. Her…
Today, renowned comedian, actor, and banjo player Steve Martin releases his new single, Bluegrass Radio, with banjo maestro Alison Brown on…
Alison Brown may have taken a chance by opting to release an all-instrumental album. After all, songs that don’t have singing…
On Monday afternoon, the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum officially accepted the donation of Earl Scruggs’ iconic Granada banjo…
Instrumental albums, even by artists that are very well known, can be a precarious proposition. Most of the time, fans and…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music