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 2 RED HORSE RED HORSE RED HOUSE
2 1 TIM O’BRIEN CHICKEN & EGG HOWDY SKIES
3 4 FRAZEY FORD OBADIAH NETTWERK
4 3 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
5 12 CROOKED STILL SOME STRANGE COUNTRY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
6 9 MOLLIE O’BRIEN & RICH MOORE SAINTS & SINNERS REMINGTON ROAD
7 6 ANGEL BAND BLESS MY SOLE APPLESEED
8 8 STEVE KAUFMAN & MARK COSGROVE GOODNIGHT WALTZ INDEPENDENT
9 5 ASHLEY WELLS MAMA’S SKIRT SELF
10 10 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS
11 15 MUMFORD & SONS GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD RED
12 16 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS GENUINE NEGRO JIG NONESUCH
13 11 SALLY SPRING MADE OF STARS  
14 13 TERENCE MARTIN THE LAST BLACK AND WHITE TV GOOD DOG MUSIC
15 17 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY
16 14 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED
17 19 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD
18 0 JASON SPOONER SEA MONSTER SELF RELEASED
19 18 PETER OSTROUSHKO WHEN THE LAST MORNING GLORY BLOOMS RED HOUSE
20 35 3 PENNY ACRE HIGHWAY 71 SECOND STRING
21 0 LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE 8 MORE SELF
22 7 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
23 44 GREAT BIG SEA SAFE UPON THE SHORE SELF
24 0 JOHN MCVEY UNPREDICTABLE SELF
25 0 ELLIS PAUL THE DAY AFTER EVERYTHING CHANGED BLACK WOLF
26 25 ERNIE HENDRICKSON WALKING WITH ANGELS SELF
27 0 WILL PUTMAN RAVIN’ TRILL MUSIC
28 0 KIM BEGGS BLUE BONES BLACK HEN MUSIC
29 28 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD ALL REBEL ROCKERS EPITAH
30 29 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE
31 30 JOE LOSTRITTO GOOD COMPANY JOE LOW STREET
32 32 LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III 10 SONGS FOR THE NEW DEPRESSION CUMMERBUND
33 31 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
34 33 NATHANIEL RATELIFF IN MEMORY OF LOSS ROUNDER
35 0 ROCKIN ACOUSTIC CIRCUS LONESTAR LULLABYE INDIE
36 0 LUCY KAPLANSKY OVER THE HILLS RED HOUSE
37 0 MARK ERELLI HOPE AND OTHER CASUALTIES SIGNATURE SOUNDS
38 0 MARK ERELLI DELIVERED SIGNATURE SOUNDS
39 46 JOHN DENVER ESSENTIAL JOHN DENVER RCA LEGACY
40 0 EMMA BEATON AND CELTIC CHAOUS PRETTY FAIR MAID CELTIC CHAOS
41 0 JOHN MCCUTCHEON UNTOLD APPALSONGS
42 0 LOUISE MOSRIE HOME ZOE CAT MUSIC
43 0 JACK WILLIAMS WALKIN’ DREAMS WIND RIVER
44 0 LEO KOTTKE SIX AND TWELVE STRING GUITAR TAKOMA
45 0 DALA GIRLS FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY SELF
46 0 EILEEN IVERS WILD BLUE GREEN LINNET
47 37 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE
48 39 DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND ACONY
49 0 BOYD AND WAIN AIN’T NO FAIRY TALE REDEYE
50 0 LISSA SCHNECKENBURGER DANCE INDIE
For the Week of August 27, 2010