The Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown

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.
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