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

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TW LW Artist CD Title Label
3 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
2 2 VARIOUS ARTISTS A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
3 1 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
4 4 ELIZA GILKYSON ROSES AT THE END OF TIME RED HOUSE
5 7 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
6 6 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
7 5 THE WAIFS TEMPTATION COMPASS
8 8 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
9 9 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
10 10 RED HORSE RED HORSE RED HOUSE
11 11 THE ONCE THE ONCE BOREALIS
12 13 COLIN HAY GATHERING MERCURY COMPASS
13 14 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
14 15 HEIDI TALBOT THE LAST STAR COMPASS
15 16 LUKA BLOOM DREAMS IN AMERICA COMPASS
16 18 T WITH THE MAGGIES T WITH THE MAGGIES TWM / COMPASS
17 12 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
18 17 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
19 19 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
20 20 ANNIE GALLUP WEATHER WATERRBUG
21 22 TUMBLING BONES RISK NOT YOUR SOUL REBEL RECORDS
22 23 RUTH MOODY THE GARDEN RED HOUSE
23 24 LOREENA MCKENNITT THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY QUINLAN ROAD
24 0 BURLAP TO CASHMERE BURLAP TO CASHMERE JIVE
25 25 KIM BEGGS BLUE BONES BLACK HEN MUSIC
26 26 SEAN ROWE MAGIC ANTI / EPITAPH
27 41 JONATHAN EDWARDS MY LOVE WILL KEEP APPLESEED MUSIC
28 27 RON HYNES STEALING GENIUS BOREALIS
29 47 BOBBY LONG A WINTER TALE ATO
30 28 MADELEINE PEYROUX STANDING ON THE ROOFTOP DECCA
31 29 MAE MOORE FOLKLORE POETICAL LICENSE
32 0 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
33 30 KATIE MOORE MONTEBELLO PURPLE CAT RECORDS
34 34 JOEL MABUS AMERICAN ANONYMOUS FOSSIL
35 31 KIM STOCKWOOD BACK TO THE WATER TURTLEMUSIC
36 32 TWILIGHT HOTEL WHEN THE WOLVES GO BLIND SELF
37 33 THE WILDERNESS OF MANITOBA WHEN YOU LEFT THE FIRE DELAWARE HOUSE / VERIT?
38 35 TRISHA GAGNON A STORY ABOUT YOU & ME INDIE
39 36 TOM CHAPIN GIVE PEAS A CHANCE SUNDANCE MUSIC
40 42 COTY HOGUE TO THE WEST CELLO ROOM PRODUCTIONS
41 37 DYLAN SNEED NO WORSE FOR THE WEAR SELF
42 39 JEANNE JOLLY FALLING IN CAROLINA SELF
43 40 ERIN MCDERMOTT TIME TO GO SELF
44 44 PESKY J. NIXON MONKEY BUSINESS & MISLAID HOPES SELF
45 45 ASHELIN THE ROAD NOT TAKEN PALMER GIRLS MUSIC
46 0 MARISSA NADLER MARISSA NADLER BOX OF CEDAR
47 49 GREAT BIG SEA SAFE UPON THE SHORE SELF
48 0 ANNE LINDSAY HURRY ON HOME VIOLINDSAY
49 0 MALCOLM HOLCOMBE TO DRINK THE RAIN MUSIC ROAD
50 0 ART NAPOLEON CREELAND COVERS SELF
For the Week of July 15, 2011 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member radio stations.