Nashville-based contemporary folk and Americana singer-songwriter Amy Speace’s The American Dream was the top album, while its title track was the most-played song and she was the second most-played artist on folk radio during October 2024. Kris Kristofferson, a singer-songwriter and pioneer of the 1970s outlaw country movement, who died on Sept. 28, was the month’s top 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.
[Here’s a link to enjoy the official video for Amy Speace’s “The American Dream”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqf9isqmEu4.]
The October 2024 top albums, songs and artists charts are based on 10,592 airplays reported on 374 playlists submitted by 101 different folk DJs. The number of reported spins is shown below in parentheses.
Folk Alliance International (folk.org) is a nonprofit organization that aims to serve, strengthen, and engage the global folk music community through preservation, presentation and promotion.
Top Albums of October 2024
1. The American Dream by Amy Speace (82)
2. Bluegrass Sings Paxton by Various Artists (75)
3. Lonesome Road by Joel Mabus (55)
4. Heart of the Swan by Carla Sciaky (52)
5. Everything Must Go by Donal Hinely (48)
6. In the Real World by Eric Bibb (47)
7. Now, O Now by Rakish (43)
8. Wildfire by House of Hamill (38)
9. Woodland by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings (35)
9. Quiet Town by Mindy Smith (35)
11. Beneath Blue Water by Bett Padgett (34)
11. Lantern in the Dark: Songs of Comfort and Lullabies by Edie
Carey and Sarah Sample (34)
13. The Legend of Sugarbelly by Guy Davis (33)
14. This Hen’s Gonna Cro by Colleen Kattau (32)
14. Things Done Changed by Jerron Paxton (32)
16. Back to the Light by Heather Pierson (31)
16. The Sound of That by Mark Stepakoff (31)
16. Trapeze by Kate McDonnell (31)
19. Deep Feeler by Liv Greene (30)
20. Carved in the Bark by Nick Carter (29)
20. Highway Prayers by Billy Strings (29)
22. Hot Jazz Cool Blues and Hard Hitting Songs by Barbara Dane (28)
22. Woodbird by Jenny Burtis (28)
22. With a Guitar and a Pen by Tish Hinojosa (28)
22. Ten Good Sermons by Eugene Ruffolo (28)
22. The Set by Jerry Douglas (28)
27. Crooked Road by Steve Erickson (26)
27. Hands of Time by Rik Palieri (26)
29. Backbone by Kasey Chambers (25)
30. Storm Season by Tania Elizabeth (24)
30. Manos Panamericanos by Larry and Joe (24)
30. From China to Appalachia by Cathy Fink, Chao Tian, and Marcy Marxer (24)
33. Willie Watson by Willie Watson (23)
34. Dan Tyminski: Live From the Ryman by Dan Tyminski (22)
35. Never Too Late by Neale Eckstein (21)
35. Somewhere in the Constellation by Brad Yoder (21)
35. Hurricane’s Eye by Jan Gillies (21)
38. Earth Music by Moses Crouch (20)
38. Terra Madre by Beppe Gambetta (20)
38. Haunted by Steve Madewell (20)
38. Into the Wild by Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway (20)
42. Hanging at the Luna Star by Lou Dominguez (19)
42. Harbortowne by Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus (19)
44. Always Here by Trampled by Turtles (17)
44. Pathways by Julian Taylor (17)
44. Woman Creature (Portrait of a Woman, Part 2) by Mean Mary (17)
44. Boarding Windows in Paradise by Rebecca Frazier (17)
48. Blessed by the West by Sarah Pierce (16)
48. A Prosperous Gale by Open the Door for Three (16)
48. Symbiont by Jake Blount and Mali Obomsawin (16)
Top Songs of October 2024
1. “The American Dream” by Amy Speace (20)
2. “Standing by a River” by Carla Sciaky (16)
3. “I Can’t Help but Wonder (Where I’m Bound)” by Tom Paxton and Della Mae (13)
3. “Me and Bobbie McGee” by Kris Kristofferson (13)
5. “Something ‘Bout a Town” by Amy Speace (12)
5. “Wild Geese” by Liv Greene (12)
5. “When Fall Comes to New England” by Cheryl Wheeler (12)
8. “Gray October Days” by Bett Padgett (11)
8. “Put a Woman in Charge” by Raise the Vibration (11)
8. “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” by Kris Kristofferson (11)
11. “Blues in a Bottle” by Joel Mabus (10)
11. “This Hen’s Gonna Crow” by Colleen Kattau (10)
11. “The Frog and the Scorpion” by Tom Smith (10)
11. “Love Is Gonna Come Again” by Amy Speace (10)
11. “I Can’t Wait to Wake Up Tomorrow” by Mark Stepakoff (10)
11. “Lightly Come or Lightly Go” by Rakish (10)
11. “The Welcome Song” by Jan Aldridge Clark (10)
18. “Ramblin’ Boy” by Danny Paisley (9)
18. “Time After Time” by Edie Carey and Sarah Sample (9)
18. “Crooked Road” by Steve Erickson (9)
18. “Show Up” by Natalia Zukerman (9)
18. “With a Guitar and a Pen” by Tish Hinojosa (9)
18. “Blackbird” by Edie Carey and Sarah Sample (9)
18. “Everything Must Go” by Donal Hinely (9)
18. “Where Did You Go” by Amy Speace (9)
18. “1800 and Froze to Death” by Carla Sciaky (9)
18. “Dirty Dish Rag” by Theme: Harvey Reid (9)
18. “Up Here in the Mountains” by Heather Pierson (9)
Top Artists of October 2024
1. Kris Kristofferson (107)
2. Amy Speace (89)
3. Joel Mabus (65)
4. Carla Sciaky (54)
5. Eric Bibb (51)
6. Donal Hinely (48)
7. Barbara Dane (47)
8. Rakish (43)
9. House of Hamill (39)
9. Gillian Welch and David Rawlings (39)
9. The Brothers Four (39)
12. John Prine (37)
13. Billy Strings (36)
13. Guy Davis (36)
13. Mindy Smith (36)
16. Heather Pierson (35)
16. Colleen Kattau (35)
18. Edie Carey and Sarah Sample (34)
18. Bett Padgett (34)
20. Kate McDonnell (33)
20. Jerron Paxton (33)
22. John McCutcheon (32)
22. Tom Paxton (32)
24. Mark Stepakoff (31)
25. Tish Hinojosa (30)
25. Liv Greene (30)
25. Eugene Ruffolo (30)
28. Nick Carter (29)
28. Rik Palieri (29)
28. Jerry Douglas (29)
31. Jenny Burtis (28)
31. Kasey Chambers (28)
33. Steve Erickson (27)
33. Cheryl Wheeler (27)
35. Larry and Joe (26)
36. Joni Mitchell (25)
37. Cathy Fink, Chao Tian, and Marcy Marxer (24)
37. Dan Tyminski (24)
37. Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway (24)
37. Tim Grimm (24)
37. Tania Elizabeth (24)
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