Roots Music Report compiles weekly radio airplay charts for various roots-related genres. These are based on spin totals reported by music directors and DJs from more than 400 terrestrial and Internet radio stations. The latest Folk chart is posted here with permission.

RMR Radio Airplay Chart

 
TW LW Artist CD Title Label
1 1 TIM O’BRIEN CHICKEN & EGG HOWDY SKIES
2 2 RED HORSE RED HORSE RED HOUSE
3 3 CROOKED STILL SOME STRANGE COUNTRY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
4 5 SALLY SPRING MADE OF STARS  
5 4 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
6 31 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED
7 10 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD
8 7 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
9 18 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS GENUINE NEGRO JIG NONESUCH
10 28 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE
11 15 RUTH MOODY THE GARDEN RED HOUSE
12 13 ERNIE HENDRICKSON WALKING WITH ANGELS SELF
13 6 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY
14 19 DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND ACONY
15 9 TIN BIRD CHOIR BARN ROCK SELF
16 14 ASHLEY WELLS MAMA’S SKIRT SELF
17 16 ANDRE WILLIAMS THAT’S ALL I NEED BLOODSHOT RECORDS
18 17 MOLLIE O’BRIEN & RICH MOORE SAINTS & SINNERS REMINGTON ROAD
19 0 MUMFORD & SONS GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD RED
20 21 NATHANIEL RATELIFF IN MEMORY OF LOSS ROUNDER
21 47 ROSE COUSINS THE SEND OFF OLD FARM PONY
22 0 THE DUHKS FAST PACED WORLD SUGAR HILL
23 0 PIERCE PETTIS THAT KIND OF LOVE COMPASS
24 0 ANTJE DUVEKOT THE NEAR DEMISE OF THE HIGHWIRE DANCER BLACK WOLF
25 12 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
26 0 CAROLINE HERRING GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN SIGNATURE SOUNDS
27 0 GRADA NATURAL ANGLE COMPASS
28 0 DANA COOPER THE CONJURER SELF
29 20 THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH THE WILD HUNT DEAD OCEANS
30 0 MARK ERELLI LITTLE VIGILS HILLBILLY PILGRIM
31 0 CHLOE ALBERT DEDICATED STATE SELF
32 48 PETER OSTROUSHKO WHEN THE LAST MORNING GLORY BLOOMS RED HOUSE
33 0 PAUL KAMM & ELEANORE MACDONALD FROM THE FIRE FREEWHEEL
34 22 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD ALL REBEL ROCKERS EPITAH
35 27 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF
36 49 VARIOUS ARTIST RURAL PARLOR GUITAR COUNTY
37 0 TRUCKSTOP HONEYMOON HOMEMADE HAIRCUT SQUIRREL
38 26 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE
39 32 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS
40 24 STEVE KAUFMAN & MARK COSGROVE GOODNIGHT WALTZ INDEPENDENT
41 33 SHEARWATER THE GOLDEN ARCHIPELAGO MATADOR
42 34 LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III 10 SONGS FOR THE NEW DEPRESSION CUMMERBUND
43 0 NATALIE MERCHANT LEAVE YOUR SLEEP NONESUCH
44 0 SI KAHN COURAGE STRICTLY COUNTRY
45 25 JOSH RITTER SO RUNS THE WORLD AWAY PYTHEAS
46 0 ALASDAIR ROBERTS TOO LONG IN THIS CONDITION DRAG CITY
47 0 WOODY GUTHRIE MY DUSTY ROAD ROUNDER
48 44 CATHY BARTON & DAVE PARA SWEET JOURNEYS ROUSTABOUT
49 29 SUZY THOMPSON & DEL REY HEN PARTY INDIE
50 0 SIUSAN O’ROURKE & ZIG ZEITLER THE USUAL SUSPECTS WHITE CROW
For the Week of July 16, 2010