<p>Welcome to this week’s <strong>BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown</strong>, produced in <strong>Sydney, Australia</strong>, where we bring you the 20 most-played songs in bluegrass radio worldwide — as published each Friday night on <strong>BluegrassToday.com</strong>.<br><br></p><p>This week’s chart gives us strong climbers, powerful debuts, returning favourites, and a familiar face back at number one.<br><br></p><p><strong>This Week’s Number 1<br></strong><br></p><p>Congratulations to <strong>Trey Hensley</strong> — and to <strong>Pinecastle Records</strong> — as <em>Can’t Outrun the Blues</em> takes the <strong>#1 spot for the second week in a row</strong>, after spending two weeks at #2 earlier in its chart run.<br><br></p><p><strong>Highlights From the Countdown<br></strong><br></p><ul> <li> <strong>Chosen Road</strong> arrive with a thoughtful debut at <strong>#7</strong>.<br><br> </li> <li> <strong>Pitney Meyer</strong> return to the chart after <strong>27 weeks away</strong>, landing at <strong>#6</strong> with <em>Trail of Tears</em>.<br><br> </li> <li> <strong>Benson</strong> keep their momentum with <em>Bully of the Town</em> holding strong at <strong>#3</strong>.<br><br> </li> <li> <strong>Blue Highway’s</strong><em> Is Now the Time</em>* continues climbing — now at <strong>#2</strong> and possibly eyeing next week’s top spot.<br><br> </li> <li> <strong>Alison Krauss &amp; Union Station</strong> surge from <strong>#20 to #12</strong> with <em>Richmond on the James</em>, a song that’s <strong>twice been to #1</strong> earlier in its run and will celebrate <strong>six months on the countdown</strong> next week. (And yes — that’s Richmond, Virginia, on the James River… not the one just 10km up the road from Windsor!)<br><br> </li> </ul><p><strong>About the Countdown<br></strong><br></p><p>Every song you hear on the program has earned its place through radio airplay around the world. The Countdown is compiled from bluegrass radio reporting and reflects what broadcasters everywhere are spinning week after week.<br><br></p><p><strong>Thanks for Listening<br></strong><br></p><p>Thank you for supporting bluegrass music — and for joining us for another week of the <strong>BluegrassToday Weekly Top 20 Countdown</strong>.<br> We’ll be back next week with all the new movement, new debuts, and maybe a new #1.<br><br></p>