Episode 160: BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown (Show 187)

This week on the BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown, we’ve got a chart full of movement — including a brand new number one debut, some big jumps, and a few familiar names continuing their strong runs.There’s also time to step just outside the main chart with a couple of special features — including a visit to the Bluegrass Gospel chart and the Grassicana chart.Williamson Branch check in at number five on the gospel chart with These Old Burdens from their album Southern Sunshine — a song that carries a strong message wrapped in the family harmonies they’re known for.And over on the Grassicana chart, Shelby Means makes a debut at number four with Million Reasons. You might recognise that title — it was written by Mark Ronson, Hillary Lindsey, and Steffani Germanotta, better known as Lady Gaga — and it takes on a whole new life in this bluegrass setting.Along the way, we remember Ronnie Bowman, whose voice helped define a generation of bluegrass through his work with Lonesome River Band and beyond.All up, it’s another packed countdown — the top 20 songs in bluegrass this week, based on the airplay survey conducted by BluegrassToday and published on Friday.If you enjoy the show, feel free to get in touch — we always love hearing from listeners.And just quietly… we don’t just talk about the music here — we play it. Every song in this week’s Top 20, in full.