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Episode 142: Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown 26 October 2025

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This week’s Countdown is bursting at the seams — 22 songs thanks to two ties, seven debuts, seven returning favorites, and a brand-new #1! As it happens, the orderof the songs makes it seem like a 3 Act Play!

🪕 Show Highlights

  • Act 1 – Fresh Blood: Six of the seven debut tracks land right up front, bringing a wave of new energy to kick off the show.
  • Act 2 – The Comeback Crew: Familiar favorites return for another run up the chart.
  • Act 3 – The Power End: Three recent Number 1s plus a brand-new chart-topper finish the show in style.

🏆 New Number 1
Southern Legacy – “The Hills of Carter County”
I called it — and here it is at the top! Lead vocals by Josh Williams, written by Jeff Walter and Marc Rossi (Pinecastle Records).
🌟 Debuting This Week

  • Mountain Grass Unit – “Hey Mama”

  • Deanie Richardson & Kimber Ludiker – “Cacklin’ Hen”

  • Kenny & Amanda Smith – “My Runaway”

  • Del McCoury Band – “Just Because”

  • Blue Highway – “Is Now the Time”

  • Rebekah Speer – “Needle in the Heart of West Virginia”

  • Shawn Camp – “New Cut Road”

🎧 Also featuring

  • Greg Blake – “Nora McNally” (IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year)
  • Wyatt Ellis – “Country Boy Rock & Roll”

  • Milan Miller – “Tony Rice Tattoo”

  • Shawn Camp – “Sis Draper” (last week’s #1)
  • Alison Krauss & Union Station – “Richmond on the James” (23 weeks on chart)
  • Plus Crandall Creek, Throwdown Thursday, and Daniel Grindstaff with Marty Stuart.
  • And a special bonus spin of Blue Highway’s “God Moves in a Windstorm” — tucked somewhere in the show for you to discover.

📻 Produced in Sydney, Australia by Mike Kear.
Heard worldwide on partner stations and as a podcast every weekend.
Visit BluegrassToday.com for the weekly chart.

  continue reading

88 episodes

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Manage episode 515837985 series 3415906
Content provided by Mike Kear, Sydney Australia, Mike Kear, and Sydney Australia. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Mike Kear, Sydney Australia, Mike Kear, and Sydney Australia or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

This week’s Countdown is bursting at the seams — 22 songs thanks to two ties, seven debuts, seven returning favorites, and a brand-new #1! As it happens, the orderof the songs makes it seem like a 3 Act Play!

🪕 Show Highlights

  • Act 1 – Fresh Blood: Six of the seven debut tracks land right up front, bringing a wave of new energy to kick off the show.
  • Act 2 – The Comeback Crew: Familiar favorites return for another run up the chart.
  • Act 3 – The Power End: Three recent Number 1s plus a brand-new chart-topper finish the show in style.

🏆 New Number 1
Southern Legacy – “The Hills of Carter County”
I called it — and here it is at the top! Lead vocals by Josh Williams, written by Jeff Walter and Marc Rossi (Pinecastle Records).
🌟 Debuting This Week

  • Mountain Grass Unit – “Hey Mama”

  • Deanie Richardson & Kimber Ludiker – “Cacklin’ Hen”

  • Kenny & Amanda Smith – “My Runaway”

  • Del McCoury Band – “Just Because”

  • Blue Highway – “Is Now the Time”

  • Rebekah Speer – “Needle in the Heart of West Virginia”

  • Shawn Camp – “New Cut Road”

🎧 Also featuring

  • Greg Blake – “Nora McNally” (IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year)
  • Wyatt Ellis – “Country Boy Rock & Roll”

  • Milan Miller – “Tony Rice Tattoo”

  • Shawn Camp – “Sis Draper” (last week’s #1)
  • Alison Krauss & Union Station – “Richmond on the James” (23 weeks on chart)
  • Plus Crandall Creek, Throwdown Thursday, and Daniel Grindstaff with Marty Stuart.
  • And a special bonus spin of Blue Highway’s “God Moves in a Windstorm” — tucked somewhere in the show for you to discover.

📻 Produced in Sydney, Australia by Mike Kear.
Heard worldwide on partner stations and as a podcast every weekend.
Visit BluegrassToday.com for the weekly chart.

  continue reading

88 episodes

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