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 8 RED MOLLY LIGHT IN THE SKY SELF
3 6 SARAH MACDOUGALL THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE RABBIT HEART MUSIC
4 15 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
5 3 MADISON VIOLET THE GOOD IN GOODBYE TRUE NORTH
6 5 GENE AND GAYLA MILLS IF STONES COULD TALK HEART PINE
7 4 JUNE TABOR RAGGED KINGDOM TOPIC
8 2 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
9 10 LAURA MARLING A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW EMI
10 13 PHARIS & JASON ROMERO A PASSING GLIMPSE LULA
11 9 100 MILE HOUSE HOLLOW PONDS HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS
12 20 THE ONCE ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW BOREALIS
13 12 HAL CANNON HAL CANNON OKEHDOKEE RECORDS
14 14 STEPHEN FEARING & ANDY WHITE FEARING & WHITE LOWDEN PROUD
15 11 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
16 16 MAE MOORE FOLKLORE POETICAL LICENSE
17 18 ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS STONEWALL COUNTRY RED HOUSE
18 17 PAUL SIMON SONGWRITER LEGACY
19 19 VARIOUS ARTISTS A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
20 0 HEATHER STYKA LIFEBOATS FOR ATLANTIS KIT STRIPE
21 0 JOHN MCCUTCHEON THIS LAND – WOODY GUTHRIE’S AMERICA APPALSONGS
22 0 CARRIE NEWCOMER EVERYTHING IS EVERYWHERE AVAILABLE LIGHT
23 0 MIRANDA LAMBERT BAGGAGE CLAIM (ACOUSTIC) RCA
24 21 NORMA MACDONALD MORNING YOU WAKE PAPERWEIGHT MUSIC
25 0 KYLE ALDEN SONGS FROM YEATS BEE-LOUD GLADE SELF
26 0 ANI DIFRANCO WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? RIGHTEOUS BABE
27 25 INDIGO GIRLS BEAUTY QUEEN SISTER VANGUARD
28 24 MURRAY MCLAUCHLAN HUMAN WRITES TRUE NORTH
29 0 LA BOTTINE SOURIANTE APPELLATION DORIGINE CONTROLEE BOREALIS
30 0 ABBY OWENS INDIANTOWN SELF
31 34 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
32 26 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
33 22 LAURA REPO GET YOURSELF HOME REPO GIRL
34 0 STEPHANIE FAGAN HEART THIEF YONDER MUSIC
35 27 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
36 23 KATIE MOORE MONTEBELLO PURPLE CAT RECORDS
37 7 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
38 28 IAN TAMBLYN WALKING THE BONES NORTH TRACK RECORDS
39 30 VANCE GILBERT OLD WHITE MEN DISISMYE MUSIC
40 0 COLD SPECKS HOLLAND ARTS AND CRAFTS
41 42 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
42 29 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
43 0 CRABTREE & MILLS RISE ABOVE FREE & EASY
44 38 JAMES LEE STANLEY AND CLIFF EBERHARDT ALL WOOD AND DOORS BEACHWOOD
45 33 CHUCK BRODSKY SUBTOTAL ECLIPSE SELF
46 36 PAUL SACHS OIL TOWN SELF
47 40 ANDREA ENGLAND HOPE & OTHER SINS LEMONADE FACTORY
48 31 KATE REID DOING IT FOR THE CHICKS FIREBONES
49 41 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
50 37 PATTI CASEY THE HEART OF A WAITING BOY LONGSHOT MUSIC
For the Week of January 13, 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations

RMR Radio Airplay Chart - Roots Country Top 50 Albums

 
TW LW Artist CD Title Label
1 1 ROBERT EARL KEEN READY FOR CONFETTI LOST HIGHWAY
2 4 GILLIAN WELCH THE HARROW & THE HARVEST ACONY
3 2 JOE ELY SATISFIED AT LAST REDEYE
4 9 RYAN ADAMS ASHES & FIRE CAPITOL
5 3 BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS KINGS AND QUEENS DRAMATICO
6 6 EILEN JEWELL QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
7 43 THE LITTLE WILLIES FOR THE GOOD TIMES EMI / MILKING BULL
8 5 GREG BROWN FREAK FLAG YEP ROC
9 7 TARA NEVINS WOOD AND STONE SUGAR HILL
10 8 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
11 10 KASEY CHAMBERS STORYBOOK LIBERATION MUSIC
12 11 KASEY CHAMBERS LITTLE BIRD LIBERATION
13 25 DALE WATSON THE SUN SESSIONS RED HOUSE
14 45 SCOTT H BIRAM BAD INGREDIENTS BLOODSHOT
15 15 LORRIE SINGER & BRADLEY KOPP A DEEP OASIS REDBOOT RECORDS
16 12 JOHN HIATT DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS NEWWEST
17 17 SHELBY LYNNE REVELATION ROAD (SINGLE) EVERSO
18 38 LYDIA LOVELESS INDESTRUCTIBLE MACHINE BLOODSHOT
19 13 EMMYLOU HARRIS HARD BARGAIN NONESUCH
20 0 GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY SWEET NOTHINGS LONESOME DAY
21 23 THE GOURDS OLD MAD JOY VANGUARD
22 14 STEVE EARLE I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE NEW WEST
23 22 WILLIE NELSON REMEMBER ME VOL. 1 R&J RECORDS
24 18 DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER DRIVE TIME MOUNTAIN HOME MUSIC
25 0 FRED EAGLESMITH 6 VOLTS A MAJOR LABEL
26 32 VARIOUS ARTISTS THIS ONE’S FOR HIM – A TRIBUTE TO GUY CLARK MUSIC ROAD
27 19 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
28 31 TOM RUSSELL MESABI SHOUT FACTORY
29 21 HONEYHONEY BILLY JACK LOST HIGHWAY
30 20 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
31 28 WILCO THE WHOLE LOVE ANTI-
32 16 BUDDY MILLER THE MAJESTIC SILVER STRINGS NEW WEST
33 29 RECKLESS KELLY GOOD LUCK & TRUE LOVE NO BIG DEAL
34 27 LYNN MILES FALL FOR BEAUTY TRUE NORTH
35 0 RUNAWAY DOROTHY THE ARC COLUMBIA RIVER ENTERTAINMENT
36 0 WILD RUMPUS 304 SELF
37 0 JOHN HOWIE JR. AND THE ROSEWOOD BLUFFTOWN ARTISTS LEAVIN’ YESTERDAY HANDS UP! RECORDS
38 30 OH SUSANNA SOON THE BIRDS OUTSIDE
39 37 MATT WOODS MANIFESTO PLAN A SOUND
40 36 DREW LANDRY BAND SHARE CROPPERS WHINE LANDRY PALEHORSE
41 34 WARPED 45S MATADOR SUNSET PHEREMONE
42 0 ANGELA EASTERLING BEGUILER SELF
43 41 JOHN LILLY COLD COMFORT SELF
44 0 DAMN QUAILS DOWN THE HATCH 598
45 39 HALLEYANNA THE COUNTRY CHEATHAM STREET
46 40 THE RED DIRT RANGERS MOTEL RANGER RANGER RECORDS
47 0 DARRELL SCOTT LONG RIDE HOME FULL LIGHT
48 47 AUDREY AULD COME FIND ME RECKLESS
49 44 BOTTLE ROCKETS NOT SO LOUD – AN ACOUSTIC EVENING WITH THE BOTTLE ROCKETS BLOODSHOT
50 42 CALICO MOON WHEN LOVE COMES AROUND TWO CHAIRS
For the Week of January 13, 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations