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

 
TW LW Artist CD Title Label
1 2 ROSE COUSINS WE HAVE MADE A SPARK OUTSIDE MUSIC
2 1 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS LEAVING EDEN NONESUCH
3 17 MADISON VIOLET THE GOOD IN GOODBYE TRUE NORTH
4 9 THE ONCE ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW BOREALIS
5 7 RED MOLLY LIGHT IN THE SKY SELF
6 5 GRETCHEN PETERS HELLO CRUEL WORLD SCARLET LETTER
7 3 THE CHIEFTAINS VOICE OF AGES HEAR MUSIC
8 6 LEONARD COHEN OLD IDEAS COLUMBIA
9 30 MARVIN ETZIONI MARVIN COUNTRY! NINE MILE RECORDS
10 14 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
11 10 PIETA BROWN MERCURY RED HOUSE
12 8 THE REFUGEES 3 WABUHO
13 21 RANI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEM SOME BRIGHT MORNING SIGNATURE SOUNDS
14 16 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
15 13 LAURA MARLING A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW EMI
16 15 BATTLEFIELD BAND LINE UP TEMPLE
17 19 PHARIS & JASON ROMERO A PASSING GLIMPSE LULA
18 4 100 MILE HOUSE HOLLOW PONDS HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS
19 18 SARAH MCQUAID THE PLUM TREE AND THE ROSE WATERBUG
20 11 JUNE TABOR RAGGED KINGDOM TOPIC
21 22 SUZANNE VEGA CLOSE UP, VOL. 3 – STATE OF BEINGS AMAOUENSIS
22 12 PETER MULVEY THE GOOD STUFF SIGNATURE SOUNDS
23 25 MATT KEATING WRONG WAY HOME SOJOURN
24 20 ANAIS MITCHELL YOUNG MAN IN AMERICA THIRTY TIGERS
25 24 STACEY EARLE AND MARK STUART DEDICATION GEARLE
26 26 SARAH MACDOUGALL THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE RABBIT HEART MUSIC
27 27 JON BROOKS DELICATE CAGES SELF
28 28 LAURA REPO GET YOURSELF HOME REPO GIRL
29 45 VARIOUS ARTISTS MARK TWAIN: WORDS & MUSIC MAILBOAT
30 29 LA BOTTINE SOURIANTE APPELLATION DORIGINE CONTROLEE BOREALIS
31 31 BRUCE GUTHRO CELTIC CROSSING SELF
32 32 SUSIE FITZGERALD PLENTY BIG PURR MUSIC, LLC
33 33 RONNY COX RONNIE, RAD AND KAREN GROOVE HOUSE
34 34 MATT HARLAN & THE SENTIMENTALS BOW & BE SIMPLE BERKALIN
35 35 STEVE GATES A BEE IN HER MOUTH BLACK GUILLMOT MUSIC
36 38 CRABTREE & MILLS RISE ABOVE FREE & EASY
37 39 COLD SPECKS HOLLAND ARTS AND CRAFTS
38 40 TIM READMAN INTO THE GREEN BIG CITY
39 41 ARIANA GILLIS FORGET ME NOT AG
40 42 LORETTA HAGEN MUD AND STONE BEARFORT
41 47 JONAH TOLCHIN CRIMINAL MAN NEW WHEEL
42 37 PAUL KELLY THE A TO Z RECORDINGS GAWDAGGIE
43 36 CATHY JORDAN ALL THE WAY HOME BLIX STREET
44 44 EMILY WELLS MAMA PARTISAN
45 46 SARAH JAFFE THE BODY WINS KIRTLAND
46 49 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
47 50 BAHAMAS BARCHORDS BRUSHFIRE RECORDS
48 43 POOR MOON ILLUSION EP SUB POP
49 0 GEMMA RAY ISLAND FIRE BRONZE RAT
50 0 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
For the Week of May, 11 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 1 JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE NOTHING’S GONNA CHANGE THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT ME NOW BLOODSHOT
2 7 RAY WYLIE HUBBARD THE GRIFTER’S HYMNAL BORDELLO
3 3 DAVE CARTER & TRACY GRAMMER LITTLE BLUE EGG RED HOUSE
4 6 AARON FLINN MISS READY BLOSSOM AND THE SEED OF DREAMS SELF
5 13 LUCERO WOMEN & WORK ATO
6 15 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
7 11 CORNFLOWER BLUE RUN DOWN THE RAILS SELF
8 33 SUGAR & THE HI-LOWS — TRENT DABBS AND AMY STROUP SUGAR & THE HI-LOWS — TRENT DABBS AND AMY STROUP SELF
9 4 JAY FARRAR, WILL JOHNSON, ANDERS PARKER, AND YIM YAMES NEW MULTITUDES ROUNDER
10 2 DARRELL SCOTT LONG RIDE HOME FULL LIGHT
11 14 NATASHA JAMES MY COUNTRY HAS THE BLUES HIGHWAY ONE
12 5 ROBERT EARL KEEN READY FOR CONFETTI LOST HIGHWAY
13 16 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
14 8 KASEY CHAMBERS STORYBOOK LIBERATION MUSIC
15 10 LYLE LOVETT RELEASE ME CURB / LOST HIGHWAY
16 24 PUNCH BROTHERS WHO’S FEELING YOUNG NOW? NONESUCH
17 18 DANNY CLICK LIFE IS A GOOD PLACE DOGSTAR
18 0 THE MCEUEN SESSIONS FOR ALL THE GOOD MESA
19 17 ANDRA SUCHY LITTLE HEART RED HOUSE RECORDS
20 19 JOHN HIATT DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS NEWWEST
21 9 VARIOUS ARTISTS THIS ONE’S FOR HIM – A TRIBUTE TO GUY CLARK ICEHOUSE MUSIC
22 26 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
23 25 NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE 17 PINE AVENUE WOODSTOCK
24 23 CHRIS CASTLE LAST BIRD HOME DIRT SANDWICH
25 28 LYDIA LOVELESS INDESTRUCTIBLE MACHINE BLOODSHOT
26 36 OH SUSANNA SOON THE BIRDS OUTSIDE
27 12 THE LITTLE WILLIES FOR THE GOOD TIMES EMI / MILKING BULL
28 38 TOM JONES PRAISE & BLAME LOST HIGHWAY
29 29 I SEE HAWKS IN LA NEW KIND OF LONELY SELF
30 31 DECEMBERISTS WE ALL RAISE OUR VOICES TO THE AIR CAPITOL
31 45 WARPED 45S MATADOR SUNSET PHEREMONE
32 0 STEPHANIE FAGAN HEART THIEF YONDER
33 37 DELTA SPIRIT DELTA SPIRIT ROUNDER
34 0 BRYAN CLARK & THE NEW LYCEUM PLAYERS SOUTHERN INTERMISSION SELF
35 0 DIAMOND RUGS DAIMOND RUGS PARTISAN
36 50 THE GOURDS OLD MAD JOY VANGUARD
37 48 LAURA GIBSON LA GRANDE BARSUK
38 21 MARTY STUART & HIS FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES NASHVILLE VOL. 1 — TEAR THE WOODPILE DOWN SUGAR HILL
39 0 THE STEEL WHEELS LAY DOWN, LAY LOW SELF
40 0 JOE FLETCHER & THE WRONG REASONS WHITE LIGHTER WRONG REASONS
41 0 FRED EAGLESMITH 6 VOLTS INDIE
42 0 CHUCK SCHAEFFER ALONG THESE LINES SELF
43 43 MIKE AND RUTHY THE NYC EP HUMBLE ABODE
44 0 BROCK ZEMAN ME THEN YOU BUSTED FLAT
45 40 JIM WHITE WHERE IT HITS YOU YEP ROC
46 0 CUFF THE DUKE MORNING COMES PAPER BAG
47 0 GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY SWEET NOTHINGS LONESOME DAY
48 0 STETSON & CIA STETSON & CIA SELF
49 0 TOKYO ROSENTHAL WHAT DID I USED TO BE (SINGLE) ROCK AND SOCKS
50 0 MELANIE ROSE DYER THE LONG WAY AROUND SELF
For the Week of May, 11 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations