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 ROSE COUSINS WE HAVE MADE A SPARK OUTSIDE MUSIC
2 3 PIETA BROWN MERCURY RED HOUSE
3 2 THE REFUGEES 3 WABUHO
4 4 THE PINES DARK SO GOLD RED HOUSE
5 11 MADISON VIOLET THE GOOD IN GOODBYE TRUE NORTH
6 6 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
7 5 RED MOLLY LIGHT IN THE SKY SELF
8 8 PHARIS & JASON ROMERO A PASSING GLIMPSE LULA
9 10 LAURA MARLING A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW EMI
10 13 THE ONCE ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW BOREALIS
11 14 SARAH MACDOUGALL THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE RABBIT HEART MUSIC
12 15 GENE AND GAYLA MILLS IF STONES COULD TALK HEART PINE
13 9 JUNE TABOR RAGGED KINGDOM TOPIC
14 16 100 MILE HOUSE HOLLOW PONDS HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS
15 12 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS LEAVING EDEN NONESUCH
16 7 LEONARD COHEN OLD IDEAS COLUMBIA
17 17 HAL CANNON HAL CANNON OKEHDOKEE RECORDS
18 19 STEPHEN FEARING & ANDY WHITE FEARING & WHITE LOWDEN PROUD
19 20 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
20 21 VARIOUS ARTISTS A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
21 48 PETER MULVEY THE GOOD STUFF SIGNATURE SOUNDS
22 26 PAUL KELLY THE A TO Z RECORDINGS GAWDAGGIE
23 25 DREW NELSON TILT-A-WHIRL RED HOUSE
24 23 CHUCK BRODSKY SUBTOTAL ECLIPSE SELF
25 24 GRETCHEN PETERS HELLO CRUEL WORLD SCARLET LETTER
26 27 SUZANNE VEGA CLOSE UP, VOL. 3 – STATE OF BEINGS AMAOUENSIS
27 28 MARY BLACK STORIES FROM THE STEEPLES BLIX STREET
28 32 BRUCE GUTHRO CELTIC CROSSING SELF
29 34 MATT KEATING WRONG WAY HOME SOJOURN
30 35 MURRAY MCLAUCHLAN HUMAN WRITES TRUE NORTH
31 22 ANI DIFRANCO WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? RIGHTEOUS BABE
32 36 LA BOTTINE SOURIANTE APPELLATION DORIGINE CONTROLEE BOREALIS
33 42 CATHY JORDAN ALL THE WAY HOME BLIX STREET
34 43 MARVIN ETZIONI MARVIN COUNTRY! NINE MILE RECORDS
35 37 LAURA REPO GET YOURSELF HOME REPO GIRL
36 38 MIRANDA LAMBERT BAGGAGE CLAIM (ACOUSTIC) RCA
37 31 MICHAEL JOHNATHON FRONT PORCH POET MAN
38 33 SHOOK TWINS WINDOW SELF
39 40 JAY AYMAR PASSING THROUGH JA
40 41 MOLASSES CREEK AN ISLAND OUT OF TIME SELF
41 44 CRABTREE & MILLS RISE ABOVE FREE & EASY
42 18 THE CHIEFTAINS VOICE OF AGES HEAR MUSIC
43 46 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
44 47 COLD SPECKS HOLLAND ARTS AND CRAFTS
45 49 TIM READMAN INTO THE GREEN BIG CITY
46 0 STEVE GATES A BEE IN HER MOUTH BLACK GUILLMOT MUSIC
47 45 HONOR FINNEGAN THE TINY LIFE SELF
48 0 ARIANA GILLIS FORGET ME NOT AG
49 0 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
50 50 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
For the Week of March 30 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations

RMR Radio Airplay Chart - Roots Country Top 50 Albums

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TW LW Artist CD Title Label
1 DARRELL SCOTT LONG RIDE HOME FULL LIGHT
2 2 ROBERT EARL KEEN READY FOR CONFETTI LOST HIGHWAY
3 4 DAVE CARTER & TRACY GRAMMER LITTLE BLUE EGG RED HOUSE
4 3 THE LITTLE WILLIES FOR THE GOOD TIMES EMI / MILKING BULL
5 7 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
6 8 CHRIS CASTLE LAST BIRD HOME DIRT SANDWICH
7 6 GILLIAN WELCH THE HARROW & THE HARVEST ACONY
8 11 JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE NOTHING’S GONNA CHANGE THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT ME NOW BLOODSHOT
9 9 RYAN ADAMS ASHES & FIRE CAPITOL
10 12 JOE ELY SATISFIED AT LAST REDEYE
11 15 FRED EAGLESMITH 6 VOLTS INDIE
12 14 GREG BROWN FREAK FLAG YEP ROC
13 13 JAY FARRAR, WILL JOHNSON, ANDERS PARKER, AND YIM YAMES NEW MULTITUDES ROUNDER
14 18 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
15 10 VARIOUS ARTISTS THIS ONE’S FOR HIM – A TRIBUTE TO GUY CLARK ICEHOUSE MUSIC
16 17 KASEY CHAMBERS STORYBOOK LIBERATION MUSIC
17 16 EILEN JEWELL QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
18 22 THE STEEL WHEELS LAY DOWN, LAY LOW SELF
19 19 JOHN HIATT DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS NEWWEST
20 20 KASEY CHAMBERS LITTLE BIRD LIBERATION
21 23 BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS KINGS AND QUEENS DRAMATICO
22 5 LYLE LOVETT RELEASE ME CURB / LOST HIGHWAY
23 30 LUCERO WOMEN & WORK ATO
24 42 PUNCH BROTHERS WHO’S FEELING YOUNG NOW? NONESUCH
25 24 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
26 32 ANDRA SUCHY LITTLE HEART RED HOUSE RECORDS
27 28 LORRIE SINGER & BRADLEY KOPP A DEEP OASIS REDBOOT RECORDS
28 31 RAY WYLIE HUBBARD THE GRIFTER’S HYMNAL BORDELLO
29 27 THE GOURDS OLD MAD JOY VANGUARD
30 29 CHUCK MEAD & HIS GRASSY KNOLL BOYS BACK AT THE QUONSET HUT RAMSEUR
31 33 THE BYRON DOWD BAND THE BYRON DOWD BAND PANTHER CREEK RECORDS
32 34 OH SUSANNA SOON THE BIRDS OUTSIDE
33 35 GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY SWEET NOTHINGS LONESOME DAY
34 0 I SEE HAWKS IN LA NEW KIND OF LONELY SELF
35 38 WARPED 45S MATADOR SUNSET PHEREMONE
36 43 TOM JONES PRAISE & BLAME LOST HIGHWAY
37 40 SHELBY LYNNE REVELATION ROAD (SINGLE) EVERSO
38 45 RECKLESS KELLY GOOD LUCK & TRUE LOVE NO BIG DEAL
39 37 SUGAR & THE HI-LOWS — TRENT DABBS AND AMY STROUP SUGAR & THE HI-LOWS — TRENT DABBS AND AMY STROUP SELF
40 0 HALDEN WOFFORD & THE HI-BEAMS LIVE AT HODI’S SELF
41 47 MOOT DAVIS MAN ABOUT TOWN HIGHWAY KIND
42 48 JOE FLETCHER & THE WRONG REASONS WHITE LIGHTER WRONG REASONS
43 21 CHUCK PROPHET TEMPLE BEAUTIFUL YEP ROC
44 0 VARIOUS ARTISTS MUSIC CITY ROOTS – LIVE FROM THE LOVELESS CAFE COMPASS
45 0 CORNFLOWER BLUE RUN DOWN THE RAILS SELF
46 49 BROCK ZEMAN ME THEN YOU BUSTED FLAT
47 0 JACK HIGGINBOTHAM ROOTS SELF
48 0 AARON FLINN MISS READY BLOSSOM AND THE SEED OF DREAMS SELF
49 0 THE DAMN QUAILS DOWN THE HATCH 598
50 0 RANDY THOMPSON COLLECTED JACKPOT
For the Week of March 30 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations