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 10 RANI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEM SOME BRIGHT MORNING SIGNATURE SOUNDS
2 2 SHAWN COLVIN ALL FALL DOWN NONESUCH
3 1 CAROLINE HERRING CAMILLA SIGNATURE SOUNDS
4 6 SARAH MCQUAID THE PLUM TREE AND THE ROSE WATERBUG
5 5 100 MILE HOUSE HOLLOW PONDS HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS
6 7 JOHN DOYLE SHADOW AND LIGHT COMPASS
7 8 JUNE TABOR RAGGED KINGDOM TOPIC
8 9 THE REFUGEES 3 WABUHO
9 4 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS LEAVING EDEN NONESUCH
10 11 THE WAYMORES THE WAYMORES SELF
11 13 ROSE COUSINS WE HAVE MADE A SPARK OUTSIDE MUSIC
12 14 THE ONCE ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW BOREALIS
13 21 ANAIS MITCHELL YOUNG MAN IN AMERICA THIRTY TIGERS
14 12 THE CHIEFTAINS VOICE OF AGES HEAR MUSIC
15 16 LEONARD COHEN OLD IDEAS COLUMBIA
16 15 RED MOLLY LIGHT IN THE SKY SELF
17 18 GRETCHEN PETERS HELLO CRUEL WORLD SCARLET LETTER
18 19 LAURA MARLING A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW EMI
19 20 AOIFE O’DONOVAN PEACHSTONE EP INDIE
20 0 MUMFORD & SONS BABEL GLASSNOTE RECORDS
21 23 BATTLEFIELD BAND LINE UP TEMPLE
22 24 COLD SPECKS HOLLAND ARTS AND CRAFTS
23 25 KATE CAMPBELL 1000 POUND MACHINE LARGE RIVER MUSIC
24 22 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
25 26 TILLER’S FOLLY GO THE ROAD SELF
26 27 JAMES MCMURTRY OCCUPY THIS ALBUM RAZOR & TIE
27 30 LA BOTTINE SOURIANTE APPELLATION DORIGINE CONTROLEE BOREALIS
28 32 KAT GOLDMAN GYPSY GIRL SELF
29 38 BAP KENNEDY THE SAILOR’S REVENGE PROPER AMERICAN
30 34 POKEY LAFARGE & THE SOUTH CITY THREE MIDDLE OF EVERYWHERE FREE DIRT
31 35 JON BROOKS DELICATE CAGES SELF
32 36 BRUCE GUTHRO CELTIC CROSSING SELF
33 37 TIM READMAN INTO THE GREEN BIG CITY
34 0 MINDY SMITH MINDY SMITH SELF
35 39 LORETTA HAGEN MUD AND STONE BEARFORT
36 17 WOODY GUTHRIE WOODY AT 100 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS
37 3 MALCOLM HOLCOMBE DOWN THE RIVER SELF
38 41 ALAN DOYLE BOY ON BRIDGE UNIVERSAL
39 31 BOBTOWN TROUBLE I WROUGHT SELF
40 42 GOOD, PINSENT & KEELOR DOWN AND OUT IN UPALONG TELESOUL – WARNER
41 44 ARIANA GILLIS FORGET ME NOT AG
42 45 LE VENT DU NORD TROMPER LE TEMPS BOREALIS
43 46 SUZANNE VEGA CLOSE UP VOL 3 – STATE OF BEINGS AMAOUENSIS
44 49 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
45 50 LAURA REPO GET YOURSELF HOME REPO GIRL
46 29 BILL FAY LIFE IS PEOPLE DEAD OCEANS
47 43 COTY HOGUE WHEN WE GET TO SHORE PERPETUAL HOEDOWN MUSIC
48 0 MADISON VIOLET THE GOOD IN GOODBYE TRUE NORTH
49 0 RONNY COX RONNIE, RAD AND KAREN GROOVE HOUSE
50 0 DALA BEST DAY COMPASS
For the Week of September 14, 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 3 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER ASHES AND ROSES ZOE / ROUNDER
2 1 RODNEY CROWELL KIN – SONGS BY MARY KARR & RODNEY CROWELL VANGUARD
3 4 JERRY DOUGLAS TRAVELER E ONE
4 2 SARA WATKINS SUN MIDNIGHT SUN NONESUCH
5 7 DARRELL SCOTT LONG RIDE HOME FULL LIGHT
6 8 BRANDI CARLILE BEAR CREEK COLUMBIA
7 12 THE FLATLANDERS THE ODESSA TAPES NEW WEST
8 16 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
9 19 DAVE CARTER & TRACY GRAMMER LITTLE BLUE EGG RED HOUSE
10 13 KASEY CHAMBERS STORYBOOK LIBERATION MUSIC
11 20 TOM JONES PRAISE & BLAME LOST HIGHWAY
12 21 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
13 15 JIMMY LAFAVE DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE MUSIC ROAD
14 17 RAYLAND BAXTER FEATHERS AND FISH HOOKS ATO
15 11 RAY WYLIE HUBBARD THE GRIFTER’S HYMNAL BORDELLO
16 24 ROBERT EARL KEEN READY FOR CONFETTI LOST HIGHWAY
17 27 LINDA MCRAE ROUGH EDGES & RAGGED HEARTS 42 RECORDS
18 6 MARTY STUART & HIS FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES NASHVILLE VOL. 1 — TEAR THE WOODPILE DOWN SUGAR HILL
19 29 JOHN, JONATHAN AND NATHAN MCEUEN THE MCEUEN SESSIONS – FOR ALL THE GOOD MESA / BLUE MOON / FONTANA
20 32 DWIGHT YOAKAM 3 PEARS WARNER NASHVILLE
21 33 DEL BARBER HEADWATERS SIX SHOOTER
22 23 AVETT BROTHERS THE CARPENTER AMERICAN
23 5 CORB LUND CABIN FEVER NEW WEST
24 9 ZOE MUTH & THE LOST HIGH ROLLERS OLD GOLD SIGNATURE SOUNDS
25 44 JOEL RAFAEL AMERICA COMING HOME INSIDE
26 40 NORA JANE STRUTHERS NORA JANE STRUTHERS BLUE PIG
27 10 THE TRISHAS HIGH, WIDE & HANDSOME SELF
28 30 CHARLIE SHAFTER CHARLIE SHAFTER DOGS HIT
29 34 SEAN HAYES BEFORE WE TURN TO DUST RARE ARTISTS
30 0 STEVE FORBERT OVER WITH YOU BLUE CORN
31 0 HOOTS & HELLMOUTH SALT SELF
32 45 DELTA SPIRIT DELTA SPIRIT ROUNDER
33 14 RYAN BINGHAM TOMORROWLAND AXSTER BINGHAM RECORDS
34 47 PENNY NEY THE HARDEST TRUTH ONE BELLSED PENNY
35 48 CHARLIE PHILLIPS WHAT IT IS SELF
36 0 KEVIN ABERNATHY SOME STORIES LIFE SOCKET RECORDS
37 26 DEREK HOKE WAITING ALL NIGHT ELECTRIC WESTERN
38 0 HOUSTON MARCHMAN ECONOLINER INDIE
39 0 DANGERMUFFIN OLLY OXEN FREE DANGERMUFFIN
40 0 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
41 22 KELLY HOGAN I LIKE TO KEEP MYSELF IN PAIN ANTI
42 0 LARKIN POE THICK AS THIEVES 2 DEFPIG RECORDS
43 0 CHIEF GREENBUD CHIEF GREENBUD VOL 3 SELF
44 0 RUBY FREE INTRODUCING RUBY FREE SODASTAR MUSIC
45 0 THORNTON CREEK A DIFFERENT DOOR INDIE
46 0 MOOT DAVIS MAN ABOUT TOWN HIGHWAY KIND
47 0 CORNFLOWER BLUE RUN DOWN THE RAILS SELF
48 0 BRIAN KALINEC THE FENCE BERKALIN
49 0 BURNS & KRISTY CARAVAN SELF
50 0 DUANE CARLETON RUST HIGHER ROAD RECORDS
For the Week of September 14, 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations