The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown
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<p>Welcome to the <strong>Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown</strong>, 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. <br><br>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! <br><br>We'll publish a new episode every Sunday morning. Visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/bttop20 and join the conversation!<br><br>Keep pickin', keep grinnin', and keep listening! </p>
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June 16, 2026
Episode 171: Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown – Episode 199
Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown – Episode 199This 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.
June 7, 2026
Episode 170: 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 musicHosted by Mike Kear in Sydney, Australia.BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown — heard on great radio stations and podcasts around the world.
June 2, 2026
Episode 169: 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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- What is The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown?
<p>Welcome to the <strong>Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown</strong>, 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. <br><br>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! <br><br>We'll publish a new episode every Sunday morning. Visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/bttop20 and join the conversation!<br><br>Keep pickin', keep grinnin', and keep listening! </p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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