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The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown

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.

Podcast · By Mike Kear, Sydney Australia · Australian English · Official site

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  1. Episode · Sep 22, 2026

    Episode 182: BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown – Show #214 (opens the original)

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    Countdown #214 brings plenty of movement, with a new number one, six debuts, six returning songs and — for the first time since May 24 — no ties at all. This week’s highest debut comes from Lonesome River Band with “Walking Back to Bluefield,” while other new entries include Dailey & Vincent, The Grascals, Daryl Mosley and Songs From The Road Band. There are also a couple of side trips along the way. We take a look at numbers 5 through 2 on the Grassicana list before returning to Danny Burns’ “F

  2. Episode · Sep 16, 2026

    Episode 181: BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown 213 (opens the original)

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    Countdown 213 brings one of the biggest reshuffles we’ve had in a while. This week there’s a new number one , with Jaelee Roberts taking “Memories on the Moon” to the top after sitting at number two last week. Rhonda Vincent makes the highest debut of the week at number two with “Far Away From Home,” while Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen reach a new peak at number three with “Looking Past You.” There are eight debuts and seven returning songs this week, meaning only five songs from last week’s cou

  3. Episode · Sep 2, 2026

    Episode 180: Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown #211 (opens the original)

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    There’s plenty of movement in this week’s countdown, including two debuts, seven returning songs, a tie at number 19, and a change at the top. Tim Stafford makes a huge jump from number 11 to number two with Right Amount of Wrong , while several familiar songs return after time away from the Top 20 We also hear new chart action from The Grascals and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, plus strong moves from Milan Miller, Danny Burns, Jaelee Roberts, Buddy Melton, and others. There’s also time for a quic

  4. Episode · Aug 25, 2026

    Episode 179: BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown #210 (opens the original)

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    A very strange week on the BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown — and one where some of the records apparently needed reminding that this is a weekly chart! There’s a new #1 , just one debut , an extraordinary nine returning songs , and two ties — at #20 and #11. Some of those returns really stretch the definition. Shawn Camp’s Soldier’s Joy 1864 comes back after 21 weeks away, Jeff Brown & Wayne Taylor return after six months, Yonder Mountain String Band after 28 weeks — and Alison Krauss & U

  5. Episode · Aug 10, 2026

    Episode 178: Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown number 207 (opens the original)

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    This week on the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown , the chart keeps us guessing once again with plenty of movement throughout the Top 20. There's a new number one , and elsewhere the countdown brings us 3 debut songs, 8 returning favourites, and a tie at number 17 , giving us a total of 21 songs this week. Along the way we hear new music from Darren Nicholson , Laney & Bishop , and Danny Burns , while familiar favourites from The Grascals , Dailey & Vincent , Jaelee Roberts , Kenny & Aman

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