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 3 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
3 2 RED MOLLY LIGHT IN THE SKY SELF
4 4 ELIZA GILKYSON ROSES AT THE END OF TIME RED HOUSE
5 5 MADISON VIOLET THE GOOD IN GOODBYE TRUE NORTH
6 6 GENE AND GAYLA MILLS IF STONES COULD TALK HEART PINE
7 7 COLIN HAY GATHERING MERCURY COMPASS
8 8 SARAH MACDOUGALL THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE RABBIT HEART MUSIC
9 10 LAURA MARLING A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW EMI
10 9 PHARIS & JASON ROMERO A PASSING GLIMPSE LULA
11 11 PAUL SACHS OIL TOWN SELF
12 12 100 MILE HOUSE HOLLOW PONDS HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS
13 17 THE ONCE ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW BOREALIS
14 13 TUMBLING BONES RISK NOT YOUR SOUL SELF
15 14 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
16 15 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
17 16 STEPHEN FEARING & ANDY WHITE FEARING & WHITE LOWDEN PROUD
18 18 HAL CANNON HAL CANNON OKEHDOKEE RECORDS
19 19 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
20 21 MAE MOORE FOLKLORE POETICAL LICENSE
21 23 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
22 22 PAUL SIMON SONGWRITER LEGACY
23 36 JOHN MCCUTCHEON THIS LAND – WOODY GUTHRIE’S AMERICA APPALSONGS
24 34 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
25 25 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
26 24 ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS STONEWALL COUNTRY RED HOUSE
27 27 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
28 26 KATE REID DOING IT FOR THE CHICKS FIREBONES
29 29 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
30 0 THE WAIFS TEMPTATION COMPASS
31 30 VARIOUS ARTISTS A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
32 28 ABBY OWENS INDIANTOWN SELF
33 33 NORMA MACDONALD MORNING YOU WAKE PAPERWEIGHT MUSIC
34 37 INDIGO GIRLS BEAUTY QUEEN SISTER VANGUARD
35 35 LAURA REPO GET YOURSELF HOME REPO GIRL
36 20 JOY KILLS SORROW THIS UNKNOWN SCIENCE SIGNATURE SOUNDS
37 44 MARY FLOWER MISERY LOVES COMPANY YELLOW DOG RECORDS
38 38 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
39 39 KATIE MOORE MONTEBELLO PURPLE CAT RECORDS
40 0 EFREN ALWAYS BEEN A BLEEDER SLO PRO RECORDS
41 31 JOHN PRINE THE SINGING POSTMAN DELIVERS OH BOY
42 0 JEFFREY FOUCAULT HORSE LATITUDES SIGNATURE SOUNDS
43 0 ROBBY HECHT LAST OF THE LONG DAYS 101 DISTRIBUTION
44 47 KYLE ALDEN SONGS FROM YEATS BEE-LOUD GLADE SELF
45 0 KATE CAMPBELL TWO NIGHTS IN TEXAS LARGE RIVER
46 41 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
47 45 KIM STOCKWOOD BACK TO THE WATER TURTLEMUSIC
48 0 VANCE GILBERT OLD WHITE MEN DISISMYE MUSIC
49 48 ROB LYTLE YOU. MUST. STOP HEART AND HOPE MUSIC
50 49 CHUCK BRODSKY SUBTOTAL ECLIPSE SELF
For the Week of November 18, 2011 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member reporting stations

RMR Radio Airplay Chart - Roots Country Top 50 Albums

 
TW LW Artist CD Title Label
1 3 ROBERT EARL KEEN READY FOR CONFETTI LOST HIGHWAY
2 3 KASEY CHAMBERS LITTLE BIRD LIBERATION
3 2 GILLIAN WELCH THE HARROW & THE HARVEST ACONY
4 4 BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS KINGS AND QUEENS DRAMATICO
5 6 JOE ELY SATISFIED AT LAST REDEYE
6 7 EILEN JEWELL QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
7 5 TARA NEVINS WOOD AND STONE SUGAR HILL
8 10 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
9 9 EMMYLOU HARRIS HARD BARGAIN NONESUCH
10 8 GREG BROWN FREAK FLAG YEP ROC
11 12 DALE WATSON THE SUN SESSIONS RED HOUSE
12 11 JOHN HIATT DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS NEWWEST
13 13 DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER DRIVE TIME MOUNTAIN HOME MUSIC
14 14 JIMMIE VAUGHAN PLAYS MORE BLUES, BALLADS & FAVORITES SHOUT! FACTORY
15 15 BUDDY MILLER THE MAJESTIC SILVER STRINGS NEW WEST
16 16 STEVE EARLE I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE NEW WEST
17 17 HALLEYANNA THE COUNTRY CHEATHAM STREET RECORDS
18 19 SCOTT H BIRAM BAD INGREDIENTS BLOODSHOT
19 39 SHELBY LYNNE REVELATION ROAD (SINGLE) EVERSO
20 20 ROBYN LUDWICK OUT OF THESE BLUES LATE SHOW
21 18 LYDIA LOVELESS INDESTRUCTIBLE MACHINE BLOODSHOT
22 21 WILCO THE WHOLE LOVE ANTI-
23 22 THE BLACK LILLIES 100 MILES OF WRECKAGE ATTACK MONKEY
24 23 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
25 24 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
26 0 BETSY FRANCK AND THE BAREKNUCKLE BAND STILL WAITING ATHENS MUSIC
27 25 THE GOURDS OLD MAD JOY VANGUARD
28 29 HONEYHONEY BILLY JACK LOST HIGHWAY
29 27 NATASHA JAMES BAD JUDGEMENTS HIGHWAY ONE RECORDS
30 33 TOM RUSSELL MESABI SHOUT FACTORY
31 28 GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY SWEET NOTHINGS LONESOME DAY
32 32 LERA LYNN HAVE YOU MET LERA LYNN SLOW RECORDS
33 34 PAUL THORN PIMPS AND PREACHERS PERPECTUAL OBSCURITY
34 35 NICK 13 NICK 13 SUGAR HILL
35 30 STEVE CROPPER DEDICATED 429
36 36 JOHN HOWIE JR. AND THE ROSEWOOD BLUFFTOWN ARTISTS LEAVIN’ YESTERDAY HANDS UP! RECORDS
37 37 LYNN MILES FALL FOR BEAUTY TRUE NORTH
38 38 LINDI ORTEGA LITTLE RED BOOTS LAST GANG
39 43 MATRACA BERG THE DREAMING FIELDS DUALTONE
40 0 MARK CUNNINGHAM AND THE NATIONALS DIMESTORE REDEMPTION STEADY ROLLER
41 40 TOM JONES PRAISE & BLAME LOST HIGHWAY
42 41 THE LAWS TRY LOVE JML
43 42 AUDREY AULD COME FIND ME RECKLESS
44 46 CHRIS JONES TOO FAR DOWN THE ROAD LITTLE DOG
45 45 RECKLESS KELLY GOOD LUCK & TRUE LOVE NO BIG DEAL
46 0 ELVIS PRESLEY THE SUN SESSIONS CD VICTOR/BMG
47 47 THE HEAD & THE HEART THE HEAD & THE HEART SUB POP
48 49 MATT WOODS MANIFESTO PLAN A SOUND
49 44 BOTTLE ROCKETS NOT SO LOUD – AN ACOUSTIC EVENING WITH THE BOTTLE ROCKETS BLOODSHOT
50 0 VARIOUS ARTISTS THE LOST NOTEBOOKS OF HANK WILLIAMS COLUMBIA
For the Week of November 18, 2011 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member reporting stations