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 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
2 14 BOBBY LONG A WINTER TALE ATO
3 2 MALCOLM HOLCOMBE TO DRINK THE RAIN MUSIC ROAD
4 4 JONATHAN BYRD CACKALACK WATERBUG
5 3 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
6 6 COYOTE GRACE EAR TO THE GROUND SELF
7 8 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS GENUINE NEGRO JIG NONESUCH
8 9 TIM O’BRIEN CHICKEN & EGG HOWDY SKIES
9 15 CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST THE HOLY COMING OF THE STORM INDIE
10 29 IRON AND WINE KISS EACH OTHER CLEAN WARNER BROS
11 7 WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
12 11 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY
13 12 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
14 13 PETER STAMPFEL AND BABY GRAMPS OUTERTAINMENT RED NEWT
15 19 SAHARA SMITH MYTH OF THE HEART PLAYING IN TRAFFIC
16 20 DAVID GREELY SUD DU SUD SELF
17 5 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
18 18 DAVID LOCKWOOD LUCKY ME SALADAY
19 10 JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD TELL ME NONESUCH
20 31 DAN BAKER SAD SONG JUNKIE TRESPASS MUSIC
21 0 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
22 0 EVA CASSIDY SIMPLY EVA BLIX STREET
23 34 BROTHERS COMATOSE SONGS FROM THE STOOP SELF
24 37 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE
25 35 GREAT BIG SEA SAFE UPON THE SHORE SELF
26 36 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD
27 0 PATTI CASEY THE HEART OF A WAITING BOY LONGSHOT MUSIC
28 33 SUSAN GIBSON TIGHTROPE FOR THE
29 42 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF
30 0 RAINA ROSE WHEN MAY CAME CONSTANT CLIP RECORDS
31 0 J WAGNER DISAPPEAR CONSTANT CLIP
32 30 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS / LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII NONESUCH
33 0 SEAN MCCANN SON OF A SAILOR SONIC RECORDS
34 49 CHRIS BRECHT THE GREAT RIDE DEAD LEAF
35 50 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
36 0 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR
37 0 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE
38 0 ABBY OWENS INDIANTOWN SELF
39 0 DAVID WILCOX REVERIE W.A.R?
40 0 SASSPARILLA RAMSHACKLE SELF
41 0 CALEB STINE I WASN’T BUILT FOR A LIFE LIKE THIS INDIE
42 17 DANIEL MARTIN MOORE IN THE COOL OF THE DAY SUB POP
43 38 DANNY SCHMIDT MAN OF MANY MOONS RED HOUSE
44 46 JODY STECHER & KATE BRISLIN RETURN INDIE
45 0 SUSAN WERNER KICKING THE BEEHIVE SLEEVE DOG
46 0 ARI & MIA UNRULY HEART SELF
47 0 SCOTT & MICHELLE DALZIEL THINKING OUT LOUD DL ARTS
48 0 JORMA KAUKONEN RIVER OF TIME RED HOUSE
49 0 ANDREW LANDERS PROJECT BEAUTIFUL DEPRAVITY SELF
50 0 PIETA BROWN SHIMMER RED HOUSE
For the Week of February 18, 2011