{"id":12509,"date":"2023-02-17T14:30:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T19:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/?p=12509"},"modified":"2023-02-17T14:30:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T19:30:14","slug":"annual-fai-folk-radio-charts-for-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2023\/02\/17\/annual-fai-folk-radio-charts-for-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual FAI Folk Radio Charts for 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pharis & Jason Romero, a British Columbia-based folk duo, had the top album (Tell \u2018Em You Were Gold<\/em> on Smithsonian Folkways) and most-played song (\u201cSouvenir\u201d) on folk radio during 2022, while John McCutcheon, a revered Georgia-based folksinger-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, was the year\u2019s most-played artist. So say charts compiled by Folk Alliance International based on radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in folk-based music on the radio. <\/p>\n

The 2022 Top Albums, Songs and Artists charts are based on 163,802 airplays reported on 5501 playlists submitted by 151 different folk DJs. The number of reported spins is shown below in parentheses.<\/p>\n

Folk Alliance International (folk.org<\/a>) is a nonprofit organization that aims to serve, strengthen, and engage the global folk music community through preservation, presentation and promotion.<\/p>\n

Top Albums of 2022<\/strong>
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\"Pharis
Pharis & Jason Romero’s Tell ‘Em You Were Gold topped the FAI Folk Radio albums chart for 2022 and features the year’s most-played song, “Souvenir.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\n1. Tell ‘Em You Were Gold<\/em> by Pharis and Jason Romero (491)
\n2. The Light at the End of the Line<\/em> by Janis Ian (438)
\n3. Songs From the River Wind<\/em> by Eliza Gilkyson (406)
\n4. Last Days of Summer<\/em> by Lucy Kaplansky (349)
\n5. DobroSinger<\/em> by Abbie Gardner (346)
\n6. Leap!<\/em> by John McCutcheon (329)
\n7. There’s a Bright Side Somewhere<\/em> by Happy Traum (308)
\n8. Gravity, Wings, and Heavy Things<\/em> by Chuck Brodsky (298)
\n9. Second-Hand<\/em> by James Keelaghan (297)
\n10. What Are They Doing in Heaven Today?<\/em> by Kathy Kallick & Friends \/
\nDodi Kallick (296)
\n11. Dark Enough to See the Stars<\/em> by Mary Gauthier (292)
\n12. Backroads<\/em> by Johnsmith (290)
\n13. Endless Grace<\/em> by Deidre McCalla (288)
\n14. All New<\/em> by Tom Paxton, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer (284)
\n15. Crooked Tree<\/em> by Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway (281)
\n15. The Coming of the Years<\/em> by Joe Jencks (281)
\n17. Time Out Session #2<\/em> by The Accidentals (253)
\n18. Folk Hero<\/em> by House of Hamill (249)
\n19. Still<\/em> by David LaMotte (248)
\n20. Love Is the Only Thing<\/em> by Peter Mulvey and SistaStrings (247)
\n21. Narrow Line<\/em> by Mama’s Broke (242)
\n22. Tucson<\/em> by Amy Speace (240)
\n23. Hold Our Ground<\/em> by Tom Chapin (234)
\n24. Long Haul<\/em> by John Wort Hannam (231)
\n25. All Is Quiet<\/em> by Susan Cattaneo (220)
\n26. Small Towns<\/em> by Stillhouse Junkies (218)
\n27. Lilygild<\/em> by Hilary Hawke (214)
\n28. All Those Days of Drinking Dust<\/em> by Tiffany Williams (213)
\n29. 12th of June<\/em> by Lyle Lovett (204)
\n30. Raise the Roof<\/em> by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (196)
\n30. Apple and Setser<\/em> by Apple and Setser (196)
\n32. I Can Face the Truth<\/em> by Dana Cooper (195)
\n33. Of Hard Times and Harmony<\/em> by Windborne (193)
\n33. Age of Apathy<\/em> by Aoife O’Donovan (193)
\n33. 20 Printemps<\/em> by Le Vent Du Nord (193)
\n36. Dirt Does Dylan<\/em> by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (190)
\n37. The Way the River Goes<\/em> by Dan Weber (186)
\n38. Bullet in the Cabin Wall<\/em> by Cheryl Cawood (185)
\n38. Hurricane Clarice<\/em> by Allison De Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves (185)
\n40. Flare<\/em> by Pat Wictor (178)
\n41. Strings, Wings and Curious Things<\/em> by Sue Horowitz (176)
\n42. Songs From the Beginning<\/em> by Greg Greenway (175)
\n43. The New Faith<\/em> by Jake Blount (168)
\n44. Lost Love Songs<\/em> by The Pine Hearts (166)
\n45. Southern Currency<\/em> by Jefferson Ross (160)
\n46. Renewal<\/em> by Billy Strings (159)
\n46. Hell on Church Street<\/em> by Punch Brothers (159)
\n48. 8-String Sketches<\/em> by Mike Mullins (158)
\n49. A Beautiful Time<\/em> by Willie Nelson (156)
\n50. Horizon Line<\/em> by Dan Navarro (155)
\n50. The Ties That Bind Us<\/em> by Adler and Hearne (155)<\/p>\n

Top Songs of 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

[Here\u2019s a link<\/a> to view the official music video for Pharis & Jason Romero\u2019s \u201cSouvenir.\u201d] <\/p>\n

1. “Souvenir” by Pharis and Jason Romero (108)
\n2. “I’m Still Standing” by Janis Ian (98)
\n3. “The Welcome Song” by Jan Aldridge Clark (84)
\n4. “Half the People” by Chuck Brodsky (77)
\n5. “Born in the City” by Abbie Gardner (76)
\n6. “Last Days of Summer” by Lucy Kaplansky (74)
\n6. “Better Times Will Come” by Janis Ian (74)
\n6. “12th of June” by Lyle Lovett (74)
\n6. “Woody Guthrie’s Dream” by Tom Chapin (74)
\n10. “Eastern Standard Time” by The Accidentals (71)
\n11. “I Give You the Morning” by Buffalo Rose and Tom Paxton (68)
\n11. “Shoulder to the Wheel” by Deidre McCalla (68)
\n11. “If You Fall” by Amy Speace (68)
\n14. “It Takes Two Wings” by Chuck Brodsky (66)
\n15. “The Ride” by John McCutcheon (65)
\n16. “Ukrainian Now” by John McCutcheon (64)
\n17. “Cannot Change It All” by Pharis and Jason Romero (63)
\n17. “At the Foot of the Mountain” by Eliza Gilkyson (63)
\n17. “Put My Little Shoes Away” by Kathy Kallick (63)
\n20. “Walk On” by James Keelaghan (61)
\n21. “This Land Is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie (60)
\n22. “Crooked Tree” by Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway (59)
\n22. “All Those Days of Drinking Dust” by Tiffany Williams (59)
\n24. “Down the Mountain” by Abbie Gardner (58)
\n25. “Music for a Found Harmonium” by Patrick Street (57)
\n25. “Amsterdam” by Mary Gauthier (57)
\n25. “Dark Enough to See the Stars” by Mary Gauthier (57)<\/p>\n

Top Artists of 2022<\/strong>
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\"Folksinger-songwriter
Folksinger-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist John McCutcheon was the most-played artist on folk radio during 2022. (Photo: Irene Young)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\n1. John McCutcheon (934)
\n2. Bob Dylan (633)
\n3. Eliza Gilkyson (606)
\n4. Pharis and Jason Romero (591)
\n5. Janis Ian (514)
\n6. Lucy Kaplansky (500)
\n7. Joe Jencks (426)
\n8. Chuck Brodsky (410)
\n9. Abbie Gardner (405)
\n10. Pete Seeger (400)
\n11. Mary Gauthier (393)
\n12. Johnsmith (390)
\n13. James Keelaghan (376)
\n14. John Prine (374)
\n15. Willie Nelson (365)
\n16. Joni Mitchell (358)
\n17. Nanci Griffith (355)
\n18. Happy Traum (335)
\n19. Tom Paxton, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer (333)
\n20. Deidre McCalla (312)
\n21. Tom Chapin (305)
\n22. Amy Speace (302)
\n23. The Accidentals (301)
\n24. Carrie Newcomer (290)
\n25. Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway (286)
\n26. Windborne (277)
\n27. Billy Strings (275)
\n27. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (275)
\n27. Cheryl Wheeler (275)
\n30. Lyle Lovett (265)
\n31. David LaMotte (260)
\n32. Cosy Sheridan (259)
\n33. House of Hamill (256)
\n34. Dar Williams (252)
\n34. Joan Baez (252)
\n34. Jake Blount (252)
\n37. John Wort Hannam (251)
\n38. Mama’s Broke (250)
\n39. Peter Mulvey and SistaStrings (248)
\n40. Sam Bush (244)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pharis & Jason Romero, a British Columbia-based folk duo, had the top album (Tell \u2018Em You Were Gold<\/em> on Smithsonian Folkways) and most-played song (\u201cSouvenir\u201d) on folk radio during 2022, while John McCutcheon, a revered Georgia-based folksinger-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, was the year\u2019s most-played artist. So say charts compiled by Folk Alliance International based on radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in folk-based music on the radio.<\/p>\n

[Click on the headline to view the annual top albums, songs and artists charts that are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com with 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