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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.
We discussed bluegrass death last week, and if things followed along the expected timeline, this week should be all about the…
Mountain Home Music has released another single this week by Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, taken from their current album,…
Well, it’s the heart of summer; it’s extremely hot in many places, and our thoughts turn naturally to death. This may…
A while back (about as specific as I get now about past events), I wrote a column in which I substituted…
I touched on this issue in the introduction to last week’s column rerun: people aren’t listening to the lyrics of bluegrass…
Anyone who follows bluegrass knows that one of the biggest constants in the life of a touring act is the turnover…
With a Bryan Adams love song having made it into the second round of voting in the IBMA Awards, the subject…
Mr. Bluegrass Manners is back a lot sooner than usual. Generally he emerges from his hermit-like, yet very polite life at…
I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but bluegrass songs about bluegrass are more popular than ever. I saw at least…
I don’t want to alarm you about the passage of time, or, if I’m honest, I do want to alarm you…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
