Episode 138: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 21 September 2025

This week’s BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown is packed with chart action and award news!

🎶 Highlights:

• A brand-new #1: — 16 weeks on the chart and their 4th time at the very top.
  
  
• 4 debuts including songs from Downriver Collective, Authentic Unlimited, Alison Brown & Steve Martin, and Zeb Snyder.
  
  
• 8 returning songs proving their staying power on bluegrass radio.
  
  
• Special mentions of the IBMA Award winners from last week — tying the chart to the biggest night in bluegrass.
  
  

Mike Kear brings you the top 20 songs from the BluegrassToday airplay chart, along with backstories, industry news, and a few witty asides. Recorded in Studio 5A in Sydney, Australia, and heard worldwide.

🕒 Total show length: 104 minutes.

📌 About the Countdown:
The BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown reflects what’s happening on bluegrass radio around the world. Updated weekly, it’s the most accurate snapshot of today’s bluegrass scene.