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.
| TW | LW | Artist | CD Title | Label | ||
| 1 | 0 | MARK KNOPFLER | PRIVATEERING | UNIVERSAL | ||
| 2 | 1 | CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST | OUR LADY OF THE TALL TREES | INDIE | ||
| 3 | 3 | LUCY KAPLANSKY | REUNION | REDHOUSE | ||
| 4 | 14 | KATHY MATTEA | CALLING ME HOME | SUGAR HILL | ||
| 5 | 36 | ANNALIVIA | THE SAME WAY DOWN | SELF | ||
| 6 | 0 | MALCOLM HOLCOMBE | DOWN THE RIVER | GYPSY EYES MUSIC | ||
| 7 | 21 | ANGEL SNOW | ANGEL SNOW | SELF | ||
| 8 | 0 | PAUL KELLY | SPRING AND FALL | GAWD AGGIE / UNIVERSAL | ||
| 9 | 0 | PETE SEEGER & LORRE WYATT | A MORE PERFECT UNION | APPLESEED | ||
| 10 | 0 | BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX | MORE LIES | BORDERLINE TALENT | ||
| 11 | 0 | DAVE GUNNING | NO MORE PENNIES | WEE HOUSE OF MUSIC | ||
| 12 | 0 | JOHN DOYLE | SHADOW AND LIGHT | COMPASS | ||
| 13 | 33 | THE BILLS | YES PLEASE | INDIE | ||
| 14 | 2 | BEN BEDFORD | WHAT WE LOST | WATERBUG | ||
| 15 | 0 | KATE RUSBY | 20 | ISLAND | ||
| 16 | 23 | OLD MAN LUEDECKE | TENDER IS THE NIGHT | TRUE NORTH | ||
| 17 | 0 | JORY NASH | LITTLE PILGRIM | THIN MAN RECORDS | ||
| 18 | 0 | RANI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEM | SOME BRIGHT MORNING | SIGNATURE SOUNDS | ||
| 19 | 0 | SHAWN COLVIN | ALL FALL DOWN | NONESUCH | ||
| 20 | 24 | THE STRAY BIRDS | THE STRAY BIRDS | SELF | ||
| 21 | 0 | THE UNSEEN STRANGERS | FOLLOW THE SOUND | SELF | ||
| 22 | 10 | NELS ANDREWS | SCRIMSHAW | SELF | ||
| 23 | 0 | MARIA DUNN | PIECE BY PIECE | DISTANT WHISPER MUSIC | ||
| 24 | 0 | RAYLENE RANKIN | ALL THE DIAMONDS | CORVUS | ||
| 25 | 0 | JASON COLLETT | RECKON | ARTS & CRAFTS | ||
| 26 | 0 | AMELIA CURRAN | SPECTATORS | SIX SHOOTER | ||
| 27 | 0 | ANDREA ENGLAND | HOPE & OTHER SINS | LEMONADE FACTORY | ||
| 28 | 0 | TRENT SEVERN | TRENT SEVERN | OUTSIDE MUSIC | ||
| 29 | 0 | ALAN DOYLE | BOY ON BRIDGE | UNIVERSAL | ||
| 30 | 0 | JAMES MCMURTRY | OCCUPY THIS ALBUM | RAZOR & TIE | ||
| 31 | 30 | ANNABELLE CHVOSTEK | RISE | BOREALIS | ||
| 32 | 4 | OLLLAM | THE OLLLAM | COMPASS | ||
| 33 | 6 | LUKA BLOOM | THIS NEW MORNING | COMPASS | ||
| 34 | 13 | ELIZABETH MITCHELL | BLUE CLOUDS | SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS | ||
| 35 | 0 | DALA | BEST DAY | COMPASS | ||
| 36 | 9 | AMY WHITE WITH AL PETTEWAY | HOME SWEET HOME – SONGS OF LOVE, LOSS, AND BELONGING | FAIREWOOD STUDIOS | ||
| 37 | 0 | SCOTT COOPER | QUIET COMPANY | SELF | ||
| 38 | 0 | PETER KATZ | STILL MIND STILL | INDIE | ||
| 39 | 0 | CARA LUFT | DARLINGFORD | BLUE CASE TUNES | ||
| 40 | 12 | THE FOGHORN STRINGBAND | OUTSHINE THE SUN | INDIE | ||
| 41 | 7 | DREAMS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN | DREAMS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN | BLIX STREET | ||
| 42 | 0 | SONS OF THE NEVER WRONG | KING FISHER KING | WATERBUG | ||
| 43 | 38 | ANNIE LOU | GRANDMA’S RULES FOR DRINKING | INDIE | ||
| 44 | 0 | ANDREW BIRD | HANDS OF GLORY | MOM & POP | ||
| 45 | 0 | GREAT BIG SEA | XX | WARNER MUSIC | ||
| 46 | 41 | MUMFORD & SONS | BABEL | GLASSNOTE RECORDS | ||
| 47 | 0 | NANCI GRIFFITH | INTERSECTION | PROPER / HELL NO | ||
| 48 | 8 | BOBTOWN | TROUBLE I WROUGHT | SELF | ||
| 49 | 0 | BEN SOLLEE | HALF MADE MAN | TINE EAR | ||
| 50 | 17 | DON GALLARDO AND HOW FAR WEST | THE ART OF TROUBLESOME TIMES | FIRST FLOOR STORY RECORDINGS | ||
| For the Week of November 30, 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations | ||||||
| TW | LW | Artist | CD Title | Label | ||
| 1 | 13 | CORB LUND | CABIN FEVER | NEW WEST | ||
| 2 | 1 | JIMMY LAFAVE | DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE | MUSIC ROAD | ||
| 3 | 15 | GREG BROWN | HYMNS TO WHAT IS LEFT | SAWDUST | ||
| 4 | 0 | BELLE STARR | THE BURNING OF ATLANTA | SONY MUSIC | ||
| 5 | 0 | MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER | ASHES AND ROSES | ZOE / ROUNDER | ||
| 6 | 45 | JOHN WORT HANNAM | BRAMBLES & THORNS | BOREALIS | ||
| 7 | 0 | KASEY CHAMBERS | STORYBOOK | SUGAR HILL | ||
| 8 | 50 | RODNEY CROWELL | KIN – SONGS BY MARY KARR & RODNEY CROWELL | VANGUARD | ||
| 9 | 9 | BUDDY MILLER & JIM LAUDERDALE | BUDDY & JIM | NEW WEST | ||
| 10 | 0 | LINDA MCRAE | ROUGH EDGES & RAGGED HEARTS | 42 RECORDS | ||
| 11 | 0 | AVETT BROTHERS | THE CARPENTER | AMERICAN | ||
| 12 | 3 | RONNIE FAUSS | I AM THE MAN YOU KNOW I’M NOT | NORMALTOWN | ||
| 13 | 14 | ROSIE FLORES | WORKING GIRL’S GUITAR | BLOODSHOT | ||
| 14 | 38 | THE FLATLANDERS | THE ODESSA TAPES | NEW WEST | ||
| 15 | 2 | NIALL TONER | ONWARDS & UPWARDS | PINECASTLE | ||
| 16 | 21 | CHRIS KNIGHT | LITTLE VICTORIES | DRIFTER’S CHURCH | ||
| 17 | 0 | DEL BARBER | HEADWATERS | SIX SHOOTER | ||
| 18 | 27 | IRIS DEMENT | SING THE DELTA | FLARIELLA | ||
| 19 | 32 | THE MAVERICKS | SUITED UP AND READY (EP) | VALORY | ||
| 20 | 46 | KASEY CHAMBERS AND SHANE NICHOLSON | WRECK & RUIN | SURGAR HILL | ||
| 21 | 10 | BILL STAINES | BENEATH SOME LUCKY STAR | RED HOUSE | ||
| 22 | 0 | RYAN BINGHAM | TOMORROWLAND | AXSTER BINGHAM RECORDS | ||
| 23 | 0 | BUFORD POPE | MATCHING NUMBERS | UNCHAINED | ||
| 24 | 17 | STEVE FORBERT | OVER WITH YOU | BLUE CORN | ||
| 25 | 49 | DWIGHT YOAKAM | 3 PEARS | WARNER NASHVILLE | ||
| 26 | 7 | JOEL RAFAEL | AMERICA COMING HOME | INSIDE | ||
| 27 | 0 | RADNEY FOSTER | DEL RIO TEXAS REVISITED – UNPLUGGED & LONESOME | DEVIL’S RIVER | ||
| 28 | 0 | PATTERSON HOOD | HEAT LIGHTNING RUMBLES IN THE DISTANCE | ATO | ||
| 29 | 0 | JESSE DAYTON | JESSE SINGS KINKY | SWAG | ||
| 30 | 0 | JERRY DOUGLAS | TRAVELER | E ONE | ||
| 31 | 0 | MARK LUCAS | UNCLE BONES | SKILLET DOG | ||
| 32 | 6 | REBECCA LOEBE | CIRCUS HEART | SELF | ||
| 33 | 0 | CHRIS DANIELS | BETTER DAYS | MOON VOYAGE | ||
| 34 | 8 | MICHAEL KOPPY | ASHMORE’S STORE | A GOOD TRACK RECORD | ||
| 35 | 47 | WANDA JACKSON | UNFINISHED BUSINESS | SUGAR HILL | ||
| 36 | 11 | TOM RUSSELL | THE MAN FROM GOD KNOWS WHERE | HIGHTONE | ||
| 37 | 0 | BRANDI CARLILE | BEAR CREEK | COLUMBIA | ||
| 38 | 20 | BLACK PRAIRIE | A TEAR IN THE EYE IS A WOUND IN THE HEART | SUGAR HILL | ||
| 39 | 0 | THE LOST BROTHERS | THE PASSING OF THE NIGHT | READYMADE | ||
| 40 | 0 | MUMFORD & SONS | SIGH NO MORE | GLASSNOTE | ||
| 41 | 0 | ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO | BIG STATION | FANTASY / CONCORD | ||
| 42 | 12 | KEVIN ABERNATHY | SOME STORIES | LIFE SOCKET RECORDS | ||
| 43 | 19 | THE TRISHAS | HIGH, WIDE & HANDSOME | SELF | ||
| 44 | 16 | JOHN LOWELL | I AM GOING TO THE WEST | SELF | ||
| 45 | 18 | TRAPPER SCHOEPP | RUN ENGINE RUN | GOOD LAND | ||
| 46 | 0 | LYDIA LOVELESS | INDESTRUCTIBLE MACHINE | BLOODSHOT | ||
| 47 | 22 | MOOT DAVIS | MAN ABOUT TOWN | HIGHWAY KIND | ||
| 48 | 23 | CHARLIE PHILLIPS | WHAT IT IS | SELF | ||
| 49 | 24 | DUANE CARLETON | RUST | HIGHER ROAD RECORDS | ||
| 50 | 25 | DON HALL | DON HALL | CHAPTER GATE RECORDS | ||
| For the Week of November 30, 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations | ||||||
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