Your authoritative and definitive news source for all things bluegrass, updated six days a week, with airplay charts, events directory, interviews, & puzzles.
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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.
I’ll admit that, perhaps because of my radio day job, I listen more intently than I should to radio advertising. I’m…
With the advent of the publication of Chris Jones‘ 500th column here at Bluegrass Today comes word that a selection of…
This is my 500th column for Bluegrass Today. This has taken me a little by surprise; I thought I had run…
The IBMA is in the midst of a membership drive which has been christened, “Catch the Bluegrass Wave.” Before going any…
Mountain Home Music has a new single for Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, continuing in their signature style of thoughtful,…
We have an annual(ish) tradition here, which is to compile some of bluegrass music’s most uninteresting stories of the past year,…
Last week we unveiled some of the bluegrass laws contained in recently discovered ancient scrolls from 1978. So as not overwhelm…
Last week there was a rerun of my bluegrass rules column, which made for an appropriate setup for this one, which…
“I like the rules. I think you know how I feel about that.” – Fake Santa in Santa Clause 2 In…
As promised last week, it’s time for what used to be referred to as our “annual new product review.” I called…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
