Welcome to the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown – your guide to the 20 most-played bluegrass songs on radio this week! Join host Mike Kear as he counts them down, sharing artist stories, songwriter credits, and behind-the-scenes insights straight from the world of bluegrass. Each week’s show is based on the authoritative BluegrassToday.com airplay chart, keeping you up to date with the latest hits, fresh debuts, and fast risers in the genre. Tune in for two hours of the best in bluegrass ...
Jun 29, 2025•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 127
This is the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown — the radio show and podcast that brings you the 20 most-played songs in bluegrass, based on the official BluegrassToday.com airplay chart. Hosted by Mike Kear in Sydney, Australia , and broadcast on great radio stations around the world, each episode features the latest hits, artist stories, and a few personal favourites thrown in for good measure. This week’s show runs 1 hour and 48 minutes and includes optional spaces for local content if ai...
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 126
It’s another big week on the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown! This time, we’ve got a new number 1 song — plus six fresh debuts, some long-running chart favorites, and a few surprises along the way. We also take a moment to highlight what’s happening over on the Bluegrass Gospel chart, with top songs from Junior Sisk, Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, and Mark Houser featuring Rhonda Vincent. And we check in with the Grassicana chart to feature one of the hottest rising voices, Caroli...
Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 125
A slightly-late-but-worth-the-wait edition packed with a brand-new #1 that’s shot up from last week’s #20, 4 fresh debuts , 7 returning favourites , and a rare tie at #17 — so you’re getting 21 songs instead of 20! Host Mike Kear is joined by acclaimed songwriter Brink Brinkman , who shares stories and insights — including the backstory of his personal favourite song, “Bluefield Mountain Wind,” recorded by Greg Blake. Plus: a heartfelt tribute to Rod and Judy Jones on the 50th anniversary of the...
Jun 11, 2025•2 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 124
Welcome to the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown — the authoritative chart show for modern bluegrass fans around the world. Each week, award-winning broadcaster Mike Kear counts down the 20 most-played bluegrass songs in the world, based on the BluegrassToday.com airplay chart. You'll hear full songs, artist backstories, songwriting insights, and a touch of good-natured storytelling — all packed into a polished, 1 hour and 48-minute show. Whether you're a lifelong bluegrass fan or just dis...
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 123
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. This week there are 4 debut songs, and 5 songs returning to the countdown. And he’ll also take a quick look at some exciting new songs only just released. The countdown is the exhibition window to the very best new bluegrass music in the world. Mike has a co-host joining him this week. She’s Caroli...
May 27, 2025•2 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. This week there are 4 debut songs, and 5 songs returning to the countdown. And he’ll also take a quick look at some exciting new songs only just released. The countdown is the exhibition window to the very best new bluegrass music in the world. We hope you’ll enjoy the next couple of hours as we co...
May 19, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 121
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. There are 2 debut songs this week, and 5 songs returning to the countdown. And he’ll also take a quick look at what’s happening on the BluegrassToday Weekly Gospel chart this week. The countdown is the exhibition window to the very best new bluegrass music in the world. We hope you’ll enjoy the nex...
May 11, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 120
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. There are 5 debut songs this week, and 4 songs returning to the countdown. And he’ll also take a quick look at what’s happening on the BluegrassToday Weekly Gospel chart this week. The countdown is the exhibition window to the very best new bluegrass music in the world. We hope you’ll enjoy the nex...
Apr 20, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 119
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. There are 3 debut songs this week, and 10 songs returning to the countdown. The countdown is the exhibition window to the very best new bluegrass music in the world. We hope you’ll enjoy the next couple of hours as we count down to the new number 1 most played song in the world in bluegrass radio a...
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. There are 4 debut songs this week, and 9 songs returning to the countdown. The countdown is the exhibition window to the very best new bluegrass music in the world. We hope you’ll enjoy the next couple of hours as we count down to the new number 1 most played song in the world in bluegrass radio ac...
Apr 06, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. There’s a tie for one of the spots, so that means there’s actually a total of 21 songs in the countdown today. There are 6 debut songs this week, and 7 songs returning to the countdown. The countdown is the exhibition window to the very best new bluegrass music in the world. We hope you’ll enjoy th...
Mar 23, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. There’s a tie for one of the spots, so that means there’s actually a total of 21 songs in the countdown today. There are 7 debut songs this week, and 6 songs returning to the countdown. The countdown is the exhibition window to the very best new bluegrass music in the world. We hope you’ll enjoy th...
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 115
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the There’s a tie for one of the spots, so that means there’s actually a total of 21 songs in the countdown today. There are 5 debut songs this week, and 9 songs returning to the countdown. The countdown is the exhibition window to the very best new bluegrass music in the world. We hope you’ll enjoy the nex...
Mar 11, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 114
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world There are 4 debut songs on this week’s countdown and 10 songs returning to the countdown. We hope you’ll enjoy the next couple of hours as we count down to the new number 1 song most played in the world in bluegrass radio according to the survey conducted by Bluegrasstoday.com last week, and publi...
Mar 04, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world In fact there are TWO ties on this week’s list, so there are 22 songs to play you. There are 8 debut songs on this week’s countdown and 8 songs returning to the countdown. We hope you’ll enjoy the next couple of hours as we count down to the new number 1 song most played in the world in bluegrass ...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 112
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. We are sorry this is being published a little bit later than normal, we were prevented from accessing the internet because our ISP had a major failure in their datacentre. As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world In fact there are TWO ties on this week’s list, so there are 22 songs to play you. There are 6 debut songs on this week’s coun...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 111
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. . As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. He’ll countdown to the song most played in the world in bluegrass radio our new Number 1. In fact there are TWO ties on this week’s list, so there are 22 songs to play you. There are 3 debut songs on this week’s countdown and 7 songs returning to the countdown. Our new number 1 this week is not...
Feb 03, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 110
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. . As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. Mike’ll countdown to the song most played in the world in bluegrass radio - our Number 1. In fact there’s a tie on this week’s list, so there are 21 songs to play you. There are 3 debut songs on this week’s countdown and 15 songs returning to the countdown. So that means there are only 3 songs ...
Jan 27, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 109
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. . As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. I’ll countdown to the song most played in the world in bluegrass radio our Number 1. This week’s number 1 is a former number 1 a spot it has held multiple times before. The countdown is based on the weekly survey of airplay done by BluegrassToday.com last week and published last Friday night. A...
Jan 19, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. . As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. In this week’s show there is a tie for number 17, so there are 21 songs in the countdown. There are 17 songs returning to the countdown. And there is a brand new number 1 song – one that’s been at number 1 several times before. Our list is based on the weekly top 20 survey of airplay done by Bl...
Jan 13, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. This week, Mike’s reviewing the most played bluegrass songs in the world according to the Bluegrass Today.com weekly surveys during the whole of 2024. . . Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played inall of 2024 on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. Also there’s a tiny snippet of the 5 next songs that didn’t quite make the top 20. It’s the “Missed it by THAT MUCH” segment. And there is a brand new n...
Jan 06, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. It’s Christmas week, and if you celebrate Christmas, we hope you have a wonderful celebration. IF you don’t celebrate Christmas, we hope you have a celebration of some kind or a happy relaxed time with family and friends for a few days. . As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. In this week’s show there is a tie for number 15, so there...
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. . As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. In this week’s show there is a tie for number 7, so there are 21 songs in the countdown. There are 3 debut songs and 7 songs returning to the countdown. And there is a brand new number 1 song. Our list is based on the weekly top 20 survey of airplay done by BluegrassToday.com last week and publ...
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 104
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. . As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. In this week’s show there are two songs tied at number 20, so there are 21 songs in the countdown. There are 7 debut songs and 7 songs returning to the countdown. And there is a brand new number 1 song. Our list is based on the weekly top 20 survey of airplay done by BluegrassToday.com last wee...
Dec 09, 2024•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. . As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. In this week’s show there are two ties, so there are 22 songs in the countdown. There are 3 debut songs and 9 songs returning to the countdown. And there is a brand new number 1 song. Our list is based on the weekly top 20 survey of airplay done by BLuegrassToday.com last week and published las...
Dec 02, 2024•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. . As usual Mike’ll spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. In this week’s show there are two ties, so there are 22 songs in the countdown. There are 2 debut songs and 11 songs returning to the countdown. For the first time in the 119 weeks of the countdown show there are two number 1 songs in bluegrass sharing the top spot in a tie. And for one of them...
Nov 25, 2024•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. He says he’s delighted to be back after eye surgery and seeing better now than he has in decades. . As usual Mike will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. In this weeks show, there are seven debut songs on the countdown and a seven songs returning to the countdown. . . And there's a new number 1 song in bluegrass hitting the top spot in only its se...
Nov 17, 2024•1 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. . . As usual Mike will spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. There are some significant new releases in the last couple of days. In this weeks show, there are some debut songs on the countdown and a dozen songs returning to the countdown. . And there's a new number 1 song in bluegrass based on the airplay survey done by BluegrassToday.com last week a...
Oct 20, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. . As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. There are some significant new releases in the last couple of days. In this weeks show, there are five debut songs on the countdown and 10 songs returning to the countdown. And the number 1 song this week has a very unusual story to it. It's the number 1 song in bluegrass based on the ...
Oct 13, 2024•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 98
