The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown

Mike Kear, Sydney Australia
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Welcome to the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown, hosted by Mike Kear in Australia and guest co-hosts from around the bluegrass world. It's the weekly podcast where we play the 20 hottest songs in the world of bluegrass music, as compiled by BluegrassToday.com.    Each week, we compile a Top 20 Countdown program from the BT chart, and play each song in its entirety from Number 20 all the way to Number 1, just like Casey Kasem used to do it! To keep things spicy, we'll talk a little bit about the world's most interesting bluegrass news for the week. And we have all KINDS of intriguing segments designed to amuse, amaze, engage, and delight you! We'll publish a new episode every Sunday morning. Visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/bttop20 and join the conversation!Keep pickin', keep grinnin', and keep listening! 

  1. Jul 21

    Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown – Episode 204

    his week on the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown: Kenny & Amanda Smith hold on to the number one spot for a second consecutive week with "Tears of the Cherokee." Dailey & Vincent continue their climb with "Moon Shines on the Still," while Balsam Range, The Grascals, Jaelee Roberts and Milan Miller round out a strong Top 6. We take a short break from the countdown to visit the Bluegrass Today Gospel Chart, featuring music from Jackson Harris, David Parmley and Buddy Melton. Plus, there's a spotlight on a brand-new release from Marty Falle, whose latest song, "Song of the Holler," continues his remarkable run of original Appalachian storytelling. Join Mike Kear for two hours of the biggest songs in bluegrass, artist news, chart movement, songwriter information, and a few laughs along the way.Thanks for listening, and we'll catch you next week for another edition of the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown with Mike Kear.

  2. Jul 12

    Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown Episode 203

    This week on the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown, we count down all twenty-two  songs from the latest Bluegrass Today airplay chart (this week there are two ties so there are 22 songs in the top 20). Along the way, we take a special look at the current Bluegrass Gospel chart, featuring four outstanding songs, including the three recordings sharing the number-one position this week. Join me for two hours of the very best in today's bluegrass, with new favourites, rising stars, familiar voices and, of course, the week's number-one song. Featured Bluegrass Gospel songs: Darin & Brooke Aldridge – Heaven Just Got Sweeter for You Chosen Road – A God Thing Jeff Tolbert & Primitive Road – Hallelujah Our Lord Is Risen Darin & Brooke Aldridge featuring Jason Crabb – It'll Be Worth It After All Thanks for listening, and I hope you'll join me again next week for another Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown.

  3. Jul 6

    Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown – Show #202

    This week on the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown there's a brand new number one, two new entries, and another look at what's happening on the BluegrassToday Grassicana chart. Join Mike Kear as he counts down the twenty most-played bluegrass songs on Bluegrass Today's weekly airplay chart, with chart facts, artist information, and plenty of great new music from today's bluegrass scene. Featured artists this week include Jaelee Roberts, Kevin Denney, Bronwyn, Dailey & Vincent, Alison Krauss & Union Station,  Mountain, Red Camel Collective, Tony Trischka, and many more. You'll also hear a special Grassicana segment featuring music from Old Crow Medicine Show with Del McCoury, Ronnie McCoury and Molly Tuttle, Caroline Owens, The Infamous Stringdusters, DownRiver Collective, Geary & John, and The Creekers. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the show, please tell your bluegrass-loving friends and help us introduce the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown to even more listeners around the world.

  4. Jun 30

    BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown – Show #201

    This week we've got another packed edition of the BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown featuring the twenty hottest songs in bluegrass, as determined by the airplay reports from broadcasters around the world. Along the way we'll welcome several newcomers to the chart, catch up with the artists climbing towards the top, and count down all the way to this week's number one song. This week's programme also includes a special mid-show visit to the Americana chart, featuring four outstanding recordings from Sierra Hull, The Infamous Stringdusters, Old Crow Medicine Show with Del McCoury, Ronnie McCoury and Molly Tuttle, and Caroline Owens. Whether you're a long-time bluegrass fan or just discovering the music, thanks for joining me for another two hours of the very best in contemporary bluegrass and acoustic music. Enjoy the countdown!

  5. Jun 22

    BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown #200

    This week we celebrate a very special milestone – the 200th edition of the BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown. To mark the occasion, I was joined by special guest co-host Terry Herd from Nashville. Terry is CEO and co-founder of Bluegrass Today, an IBMA Broadcaster of the Year, former IBMA board member, creator of SiriusXM's Bluegrass channel, and one of today's most successful bluegrass songwriters. As you'll hear, Terry and I quickly discovered we had far more stories to tell than time available to tell them. The result is a show packed with chart action, songwriting insights, broadcaster tales, and a few laughs along the way. This week's chart features:• A new #1 song• Eight debuts• Six returning songs• Two chart ties, resulting in 22 songs in this week's countdown Appropriately enough, the #1 song this week is Jaelee Roberts' "I'm Putting You Out of My Misery," written by my guest co-host Terry Herd. The song has spent three of its first four weeks on the chart at #1 after debuting straight at the top. My thanks to Terry for making the trip from Nashville to join us for this special edition, and to all the artists, labels, radio stations and listeners who have supported the countdown through its first 200 editions. Whether you've been listening since Countdown #1 or have just discovered the programme, thank you for coming along for the ride. Now let's count down the twenty most-played songs on bluegrass radio this week. Mike KearHawkesbury Radio, Sydney, Australia

  6. Jun 16

    Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown – Episode 199

    Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown – Episode 199 This week on the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown we have a brand new number one song, six debuts, six returning songs and a tie at number 11. Red Camel Collective returns to the top of the chart with Finding Your Way Home, while Jaelee Roberts, Chris Jones & The Night Drivers and the Travelin' McCourys continue to battle it out near the top of the countdown. Among this week's new entries are songs from Shawn Camp, Kevin Denney, Andy Leftwich, Laura Leigh Jones and The Po' Ramblin' Boys, while Blue Highway returns with a live recording of The North Side featuring Grayson Lane. Along the way we'll spotlight some of the songwriters behind this week's chart, including Terry Herd, Larry Gatlin, Guy Clark, Lee Ann Womack, Ashby Frank and Brink Brinkman. Thanks for joining me for Episode 199. Next week we'll celebrate a major milestone as the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown reaches Episode 200.  We'll have a specal episode for that with an mportant guest co-host.  The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown is written, produced and hosted by Mike Kear in Sydney, Australia, and is heard on radio stations in Australia and the United States.

  7. Jun 7

    BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown episode 198

    This week on the BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown from Sydney, Australia, Jaelee Roberts holds on to the number 1 spot for a second straight week with “I’m Putting You Out of My Misery” — her very first chart-topper. We also welcome this week’s highest debut from Anthony J. Howell with the Earl Scruggs classic “Ground Speed,” while Dailey & Vincent continue climbing with “Moon Shines on the Still,” and Jody King featuring Larry Cordle flies into the top 3 with “Jet Airliner.” There’s movement all through the chart this week, including returns from the Travelin’ McCourys, another strong week for Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, and a pair of long-running favourites from Trey Hensley and The Grascals. Plus this week:• A special visit to the Bluegrass Gospel chart• New music from Darin & Brooke Aldridge• A three-way tie at number 2 on the Gospel chart• And plenty of the world’s best new bluegrass music Hosted by Mike Kear in Sydney, Australia. BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown — heard on great radio stations and podcasts around the world.

  8. Jun 2

    BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown Episode 197

    This week on the BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown, we're counting down the most-played songs on bluegrass radio this week, according to the airplay survey conducted by BluegrassToday and published last Friday. It's a busy chart this week. Thanks to a tie, we have 21 songs appearing in the Top 20, including a rare tie at #16. We also have a brand new number one song, giving one band its first trip to the top after a steady climb up the chart. Along the way we'll hear the current #1 gospel song in bluegrass, visit a classic piece of Australian music history with a fresh new recording from John Williamson and The McClymonts, and witness one of the more unusual moments we've seen on the countdown. Join Mike Kear in Sydney, Australia, for two hours of great bluegrass music, artist stories, chart milestones and the songs making the biggest impact on bluegrass radio this week.

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Welcome to the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown, hosted by Mike Kear in Australia and guest co-hosts from around the bluegrass world. It's the weekly podcast where we play the 20 hottest songs in the world of bluegrass music, as compiled by BluegrassToday.com.    Each week, we compile a Top 20 Countdown program from the BT chart, and play each song in its entirety from Number 20 all the way to Number 1, just like Casey Kasem used to do it! To keep things spicy, we'll talk a little bit about the world's most interesting bluegrass news for the week. And we have all KINDS of intriguing segments designed to amuse, amaze, engage, and delight you! We'll publish a new episode every Sunday morning. Visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/bttop20 and join the conversation!Keep pickin', keep grinnin', and keep listening! 

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