Two-time Juno Award-winning Quebecois folk group Le Vent Du Nord had the top album (Voisinages), its 13th full-length release, on folk radio in October 2025 and was the month\u2019s most-played artist\/group. Upstate New York husband & wife contemporary folk duo The Whispering Tree\u2019s \u201cBones of Better Days,\u201d the title track of its #2 album (its first in seven years), was the month\u2019s most-played song. 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 October 2025 top albums, songs and artists charts are based on 10,245 airplays reported on 349 playlists submitted by 99 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 October 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n [Here\u2019s a link to view a video for \u201cPar-dessus le pont,\u201d the first single from Voisonages, Le Vent Du Nord\u2019s #1 album on folk radio in October 2025: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCueZgiKkHyrcWYwWHEJuS3A]<\/a><\/p>\n 1. Voisinages<\/em> by Le Vent Du Nord (80)
\n2. Bones of Better Days<\/em> by The Whispering Tree (72)
\n3. Long Journey Home: A Century After the 1925 Mountain City<\/em>
\nFiddlers<\/em> by Various Artists (64)
\n4. Unentitled<\/em> by John Gorka (61)
\n5. Safe, Sensible and Sane<\/em> by Alison Brown & Steve Martin (57)
\n6. The Breathing Room<\/em> by Cosy Sheridan (53)
\n7. Every Town<\/em> by Anne Hills (52)
\n8. The Agonist<\/em> by Leslie Jordan (43)
\n8. Wide Open Spaces<\/em> by Connie Kaldor (43)
\n10. Further From the Country<\/em> by William Prince (42)
\n11. Shelter From the Storms<\/em> by Lennie Gallant (38)
\n12. Look to the Moon<\/em> by Patty and Craig (34)
\n12. Stay Put<\/em> by Elexa Dawson (34)
\n14. Avec Elodie<\/em> by Eloise & Co (32)
\n15. Fiction<\/em> by Megan Bee (30)
\n16. From Here to the Sea<\/em> by Meredith Moon (29)
\n16. Reverse the Flow<\/em> by Alice Di Micele (29)
\n16. You Climb the Mountain<\/em> by The Onlies (29)
\n19. Tidy Memorial<\/em> by Josh Fortenbery (27)
\n20. The Road Taken<\/em> by Reggie Garrett and Christine Gunn (25)
\n20. Hummingbird Highway<\/em> by Dar Williams (25)
\n22. The Other Evening in Chicago<\/em> by Bob Franke (24)
\n22. Now Then<\/em> by Robbie Fulks (24)
\n22. The Last Bough<\/em> by Kyle Carey (24)
\n25. Ghosts of the Old West<\/em> by George Mann and Mick Coates (22)
\n25. Sweet Resilience<\/em> by Jane Fallon (22)
\n25. Lost and Found<\/em> by Becki Davis (22)
\n25. Saving Grace<\/em> by Robert Plant (22)
\n29. Blue Tapestry<\/em> by Veronneau (21)
\n30. The Ghost of Sis Draper<\/em> by Shawn Camp (20)
\n30. Featherbed<\/em> by Sarah Kate Morgan and Lee Shannon (20)
\n30. The Light Still Shines on the Main<\/em> by Jory Nash (20)
\n30. Stone by Stone<\/em> by Friction Farm (20)
\n34. Bones of Trees<\/em> by Tim Grimm (19)
\n34. So Long Little Miss Sunshine<\/em> by Molly Tuttle (19)
\n36. Heavy on the Blues<\/em> by Rory Block (18)
\n36. The Winds<\/em> by Selken (18)
\n36. Nobody’s Girl<\/em> by Amanda Shires (18)
\n36. Big Wing<\/em> by The Lonesome Ace Stringband (18)
\n40. Mother Mind<\/em> by Tekla Waterfield and Jeff Fielder (17)
\n40. Crown of Roses<\/em> by Patty Griffin (17)
\n40. The Raven and the Moon<\/em> by Sherie Davis (17)
\n40. Gallowglass<\/em> by Ann Ramsey (17)
\n44. Songbird<\/em> by Waylon Jennings (16)
\n44. Songs That Sing Me<\/em> by Becky Buller (16)
\n46. We’ll Be Fine<\/em> by Doug Kolmar (15)
\n46. Drift<\/em> by Wes Corbett (15)
\n46. Fallen Angel<\/em> by The Unfaithful Servants (15)
\n46. In the Wes<\/em>t by The Horsenecks (15)
\n50. Kentucky Queen<\/em> by Carla Gover (14)
\n50. Sidereal Days<\/em> by Bill Scorzari (14)
\n50. Don’t You Ever Give Up on Love<\/em> by Brennen Leigh (14)<\/p>\n