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 and Roots Country charts are posted here with permission.

RMR Radio Airplay Chart - Folk Top 50 Albums

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TW LW Artist CD Title Label
1 PIETA BROWN MERCURY RED HOUSE
2 2 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
3 3 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
4 7 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
5 4 ELIZA GILKYSON ROSES AT THE END OF TIME RED HOUSE
6 19 MADISON VIOLET THE GOOD IN GOODBYE TRUE NORTH
7 5 COLIN HAY GATHERING MERCURY COMPASS
8 9 GENE AND GAYLA MILLS IF STONES COULD TALK HEART PINE
9 14 SARAH MACDOUGALL THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE RABBIT HEART MUSIC
10 10 TUMBLING BONES RISK NOT YOUR SOUL REBEL RECORDS
11 12 100 MILE HOUSE HOLLOW PONDS HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS
12 8 GUY CLARK SONGS & STORIES DUALTONE
13 22 LAURA MARLING A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW EMI
14 17 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
15 18 HAL CANNON HAL CANNON OKEHDOKEE RECORDS
16 20 STEPHEN FEARING & ANDY WHITE FEARING & WHITE LOWDEN PROUD
17 11 JONATHAN EDWARDS MY LOVE WILL KEEP APPLESEED MUSIC
18 21 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
19 23 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
20 24 ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS STONEWALL COUNTRY RED HOUSE
21 6 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
22 0 PAUL SACHS OIL TOWN SELF
23 32 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
24 42 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
25 26 VARIOUS ARTISTS A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
26 28 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
27 37 DON GALLARDO WHEN THE DAYLIGHT WHISPERS DARLING FIRST FLOOR STORY RECORDINGS
28 29 JOY KILLS SORROW THIS UNKNOWN SCIENCE SIGNATURE SOUNDS
29 30 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
30 31 ROSI GOLAN PAPER TIGER SELF
31 0 ELEPHANT REVIVAL BREAK IN THE CLOUDS RUFF SHOD / NETTWERK
32 27 POKEY LAFARGE & THE SOUTH CITY THREE MIDDLE OF EVERYWHERE FREE DIRT
33 25 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
34 44 ROB LYTLE YOU. MUST. STOP HEART AND HOPE MUSIC
35 33 NORMA MACDONALD MORNING YOU WAKE PAPERWEIGHT MUSIC
36 35 KATIE MOORE MONTEBELLO PURPLE CAT RECORDS
37 36 MAE MOORE FOLKLORE POETICAL LICENSE
38 45 VANCE GILBERT OLD WHITE MEN DISISMYE MUSIC
39 16 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
40 0 CATIE CURTIS STRETCH LIMOUSINE ON FIRE COMPASS
41 41 KIM STOCKWOOD BACK TO THE WATER TURTLEMUSIC
42 0 PUTNAM SMITH WE COULD BE BEEKEEPERS ITCHY SABOT
43 38 JAMES LEE STANLEY AND CLIFF EBERHARDT ALL WOOD AND DOORS BEACHWOOD
44 40 DAN ZANES AND FRIENDS LITTLE NUT TREE FESTIVAL FIVE
45 43 CHUCK BRODSKY SUBTOTAL ECLIPSE SELF
46 0 JOHN PRINE THE SINGING POSTMAN DELIVERS OH BOY
47 15 THE WAIFS TEMPTATION COMPASS
48 0 THE HONEY DEWDROPS THESE OLD ROOTS SELF
49 46 RED HORSE RED HORSE RED HOUSE
50 48 IAN TAMBLYN WALKING THE BONES NORTH TRACK RECORDS
For the Week of October 07, 2011 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member radio stations.

RMR Radio Airplay Chart - Roots Country Top 50 Albums

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TW LW Artist CD Title Label
2 KASEY CHAMBERS LITTLE BIRD LIBERATION
2 1 GILLIAN WELCH THE HARROW & THE HARVEST ACONY
2 1 GILLIAN WELCH THE HARROW & THE HARVEST ACONY
3 7 EILEN JEWELL QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
4 6 ROBERT EARL KEEN READY FOR CONFETTI LOST HIGHWAY
5 8 TARA NEVINS WOOD AND STONE SUGAR HILL
6 5 JOE ELY SATISFIED AT LAST REDEYE
7 3 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
8 4 EMMYLOU HARRIS HARD BARGAIN NONESUCH
9 9 BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS KINGS AND QUEENS DRAMATICO
10 13 GREG BROWN FREAK FLAG YEP ROC
11 11 JIMMIE VAUGHAN PLAYS MORE BLUES, BALLADS & FAVORITES SHOUT! FACTORY
12 10 JOHN HIATT DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS NEWWEST
13 14 THE BLACK LILLIES 100 MILES OF WRECKAGE ATTACK MONKEY
14 12 DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER DRIVE TIME MOUNTAIN HOME MUSIC
15 18 BUDDY MILLER THE MAJESTIC SILVER STRINGS NEW WEST
16 21 HALLEYANNA THE COUNTRY CHEATHAM STREET RECORDS
17 15 STEVE EARLE I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE NEW WEST
18 16 LYNN MILES FALL FOR BEAUTY TRUE NORTH
19 24 ROBYN LUDWICK OUT OF THESE BLUES LATE SHOW
20 22 JEFF BRIDGES JEFF BRIDGES BLUE NOTE
21 19 STEVE CROPPER DEDICATED 429
22 0 WILCO THE WHOLE LOVE ANTI-
23 17 BOTTLE ROCKETS NOT SO LOUD – AN ACOUSTIC EVENING WITH THE BOTTLE ROCKETS BLOODSHOT
24 25 LINDI ORTEGA LITTLE RED BOOTS LAST GANG
25 38 MATRACA BERG THE DREAMING FIELDS DUALTONE
26 26 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
27 0 TOM RUSSELL MESABI SHOUT FACTORY
28 0 NATASHA JAMES BAD JUDGEMENTS HIGHWAY ONE RECORDS
29 37 NORA JANE STRUTHERS NORA JANE STRUTHERS BLUE PIG
30 31 VARIOUS ARTISTS SOUTHERN INDEPENDENT, VOLUME 2 BLACK COUNTRY ROCK
31 36 THE GOURDS OLD MAD JOY VANGUARD
32 0 BETSY FRANCK AND THE BAREKNUCKLE BAND STILL WAITING ATHENS MUSIC
33 50 ARTY HILL ANOTHER LOST HIGHWAY SELF
34 23 LERA LYNN HAVE YOU MET LERA LYNN SLOW RECORDS
35 43 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
36 0 CARY ANN HEARST LIONS AND LAMBS SHRIMP RECORDS
37 41 LYNNE HANSON ONCE THE SUN GOES DOWN SELF
38 49 GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY SWEET NOTHINGS LONESOME DAY
39 0 SHELBY LYNNE REVELATION ROAD (SINGLE) EVERSO
40 46 THE LAWS TRY LOVE JML
41 47 AUDREY AULD COME FIND ME RECKLESS
42 42 CODY CANADA & THE DEPARTED THIS IS INDIAN LAND THIRTY TIGERS
43 44 WARPED 45S MATADOR SUNSET PHEREMONE
44 20 THE HEAD & THE HEART THE HEAD & THE HEART SUB POP
45 48 MARK CUNNINGHAM AND THE NATIONALS DIMESTORE REDEMPTION STEADY ROLLER
46 28 ROBERT ELLIS PHOTOGRAPHS NEW WEST
47 0 RAY WYLIE HUBBARD A. ENLIGHTENMENT B. ENDARKENMENT (HINT – THERE IS NO C) BORDELLO
48 0 ELI YOUNG BAND JET BLACK & JEALOUS SELF
49 0 TOM JONES PRAISE & BLAME LOST HIGHWAY
50 34 RECKLESS KELLY GOOD LUCK & TRUE LOVE NO BIG DEAL
For the Week of October 07, 2011 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member radio stations.