Best Caroline Countdown 1 Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 141: BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown 19 October 2025 1:48:00

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This week’s Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown comes with a few surprises — a new number one, six brand-new debuts, and ten favourites returning to the chart, including a couple of ties that push us to 22 songs in total. We’ll hear from rising stars like Mountain Grass Unit, East Nash Grass, and Daniel Grind-staff & The Uptown Troubadours, alo…

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Episode 140: BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown 12/Oct/2025 1:48:00

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This week’s Countdown celebrates a mix of long-running chart favourites and powerful new arrivals — with fresh stories, gospel inspiration, and even a trip to the South Pole. 🏆 Highlights Alison Krauss & Union Station return after a 14-year break with “Richmond on the James.” Jason Carter & Michael Cleveland dominate again — three songs in the Top …

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Episode 139: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 28 September 2025 1:44:00

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This week: a brand-new #1 that rocketed from #18 last week to the top, plus five debuts and five songs returning to the countdown. We spin all 20 songs in full, then take a quick look at the BluegrassToday Gospel chart to round things out. Along the way, watch for long-runners still holding strong and a few surprise collaborations making noise on r…

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Episode 138: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 21 September 2025 1:44:00

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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 o…

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Episode 137: BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown 7 Sept 2025 1:48:00

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A brand-new #1, three debuts, nine returns, and even two ties — twenty-two songs in the Top 20! Bluegrass legends and rising stars all here in this week’s BluegrassToday Countdown. This week’s BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown is packed with stories and surprises. We welcome three brand-new debuts, nine strong returnees, and even a couple of t…

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Episode 136: BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown 31/August/2025 1:48:00

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This week’s Countdown has it all — comebacks, debuts, big moves, and a brand-new #1 from Zeb Snyder with “Dollar Bill Blues.” Hear every song in full, plus an interview about MountainGrass, Australia’s premier bluegrass event. This week’s BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown is packed with action on the chart: Zeb Snyder rockets from #14 all the …

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Episode 135: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 24 August 2025 1:48:00

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The BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown with Mike Kear — direct from Windsor, Australia. This week’s chart plus Bluegrass on the Rise, five fast-rising tracks rocketing toward the Top 20. We count down the 20 most played songs in bluegrass radio, direct from the BluegrassToday airplay chart — plus we spotlight five fast-rising tracks in our Blue…

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Episode 134: BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown 24/Aug/2025 1:48:00

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The BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown with Mike Kear — direct from Windsor, Australia. This week’s chart plus Bluegrass on the Rise, five fast-rising tracks rocketing toward the Top 20. We count down the 20 most played songs in bluegrass radio, direct from the BluegrassToday airplay chart — plus we spotlight five fast-rising tracks in our Blue…

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Episode 133: Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 10/Aug/2025 1:48:00

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This week’s Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown is packed with great music — including a brand-new #1 from Ashby Frank, multiple debuts, and a few big returners climbing back toward the top. We’ve also got a listener request from Tasmania featuring the Bray Brothers & Red Cravens, plus new singles from Wyatt Ellis, Alison Brown & Steve Martin, …

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Episode 132: BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown 3 Aug 2025 1:52:37

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This episode of the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown features four debut songs, three return entries, and the reigning #1: Benson’s “Lover of the Road.” You'll hear chart-topping tracks from Alison Krauss & Union Station, Chris Jones, Appalachian Road Show, and Daniel Grindstaff. Plus, Jesse Smathers and Hammertowne make strong first appeara…

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Episode 131: BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown 28 July 2025 1:48:00

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This week on the BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown, your host — Agent 254 himself, Mike Kear in Sydney, Australia— is back with another round of bluegrass chart action. 🎵 We count down the Top 20 most-played bluegrass songs of the week. 🔥 A new #1 song that climbed to the top in just its second week on the chart. 🆕 Six debuts and five returnin…

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Episode 130: Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 21/July/2025 1:43:52

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It’s a big week on the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown — we’ve got a brand new Number 1, four debut entries, and seven songs making their return! Mike takes us through the Top 20 IN FULL, plus we feature two standout tracks from the Grassicana chart based on last week’s survey, and five songs from the albums nominated for IBMA 2025 Album of…

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Episode 129: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 13 July 2025 1:48:00

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Join Mike Kear in Sydney for this week’s Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown, featuring the 20 most-played bluegrass songs worldwide according to the Bluegrass Today radio survey published Friday night. Every chart song is played in full, so you get to hear exactly what’s making waves on bluegrass radio right now. This week’s show also includes…

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Episode 128: the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 6 July 2025 1:48:00

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You can catch the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown as a podcast where we play full songs, all of them in the top 20 Chart anytime. Just search in your favorite podcast app. And for the full chart details, head to BluegrassToday.com. Plus, if you want to hear bonus segments and extras that don’t make it to air, check out our Patreon page at p…

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Episode 127: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 29 June 2025 1:46:43

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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 a…

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Episode 126: Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 23/6/2025 1:48:38

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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…

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Episode 125: Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown – June 15, 2025 1:48:00

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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…

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Episode 124: Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 2:10:19

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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 persona…

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Episode 123: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 1 June 2025 1:48:00

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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,…

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Episode 122: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 25 May 2025 2:09:05

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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 rele…

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Episode 121: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 17 May 2025 1:48:00

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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 rele…

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Episode 120: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 11 May 2025 1:48:00

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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…

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Episode 119: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 20 April 2025 1:48:00

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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…

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Episode 118: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 11 April 2025 1:44:00

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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 mus…

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Episode 117: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 6 April 2025 1:48:00

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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 musi…

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Episode 116: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 21 March 2025 1:48:00

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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…

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Episode 115: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 14 March 2025 1:48:00

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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…

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Episode 114: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 7 March 2025 1:48:00

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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 so…

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Episode 113: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 28 February 2025 1:48:00

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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 …

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Episode 112: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 21 February 2025 1:48:00

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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 retu…

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Episode 111: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 7 February 2025 1:48:00

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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 stat…

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Episode 110: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 2 February 2025 1:48:00

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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 ther…

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Episode 109: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 26 January 2025 1:48:00

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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…

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Episode 108: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 19 January 2025 1:48:00

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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…

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Episode 107: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 12 January 2025 1:48:00

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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 ther…

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Episode 106: The Bluegrass Today Top 20 Countdown Annual 2024 Special 1:48:00

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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. Al…

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Episode 105: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 22 December 2024 1:48:57

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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 …

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Episode 104: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 15 December 2024 1:45:41

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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 cou…

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Episode 103: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 8 December 2024 1:48:00

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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 …

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Episode 102: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 1 December 2024 1:48:00

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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. A…

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Episode 101: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 24 November 2024 1:48:00

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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. …

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Episode 100: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 17 November 2024 1:45:40

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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 son…

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Episode 99: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 20 October 2024 1:50:54

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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 doz…

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Episode 98: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 13 October 2024 1:48:00

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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 …

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Episode 97: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 6 October 2024 1:48:00

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As usual Mike spins IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all over the world. In fact this week, there are 3 ties, so there are 23 songs to play you in the countdown and we hope we’ll have time for some new bluegrass as well. There are some significant new releases in the last couple of days. In this weeks show,…

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Episode 96: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 29 September 2024 1:48:00

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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 brand new songs debuting and songs returning to the countdown. And he’ll count down all the way to the brand new number 1 song…

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Episode 95: The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 22 September 2024 2:12:42

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Mike Kear has posted another podcast for the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown. Mikes guest co-host this week is prolific bluegrass songwriter Billy Boone Smith from Nashville – they compare notes and Billy tells a lot of great stories. As usual Mike and Billy spin IN FULL the Top 20 songs played this past week on bluegrass radio stations all…