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 | PATTY GRIFFIN | AMERICAN KID | NEW WEST | ||
| 2 | 0 | GUY DAVIS | JUBA DANCE | DIXIEFROG RECORDS | ||
| 3 | 1 | ANAIS MITCHELL & JEFFERSON HAMER | CHILD BALLADS | WILDERLAND | ||
| 4 | 13 | THE BILLS | YES PLEASE | INDIE | ||
| 5 | 0 | DAVID FRANCEY | SO SAY WE ALL | RED HOUSE | ||
| 6 | 14 | SALLY BARRIS | WILDER GIRL | SELF | ||
| 7 | 15 | DARRYL PURPOSE | NEXT TIME AROUND | BLUE ROCK | ||
| 8 | 4 | THE STRAY BIRDS | THE STRAY BIRDS | SELF | ||
| 9 | 25 | GURF MORLIX | FINDS THE PRESENT TENSE | SELF | ||
| 10 | 12 | PAUL KELLY | SPRING AND FALL | GAWD AGGIE / UNIVERSAL | ||
| 11 | 46 | SUSAN MCKEOWN | BELONG | HIBERNIAN MUSIC | ||
| 12 | 0 | SOLAS | SHAMROCK CITY | SELF | ||
| 13 | 7 | HEIDI TALBOT | ANGELS WITHOUT WINGS | COMPASS | ||
| 14 | 0 | BROTHER SUN | SOME PART OF TRUTH | SELF | ||
| 15 | 5 | MALCOLM HOLCOMBE | DOWN THE RIVER | GYPSY EYES MUSIC | ||
| 16 | 8 | KATE RUSBY | 20 | ISLAND | ||
| 17 | 24 | LORI REID | TEMPERANCE HOTEL | SELF | ||
| 18 | 9 | STEPHEN FEARING | BETWEEN HURRICANES | LOWDENPROUD | ||
| 19 | 0 | RUTH MOODY | THESE WILDER THINGS | RED HOUSE | ||
| 20 | 19 | LUCY KAPLANSKY | REUNION | REDHOUSE | ||
| 21 | 23 | PHARIS & JASON ROMERO | LONG GONE OUT WEST BLUES | SELF | ||
| 22 | 18 | DAVE GUNNING | NO MORE PENNIES | WEE HOUSE OF MUSIC | ||
| 23 | 28 | ALAN DOYLE | BOY ON BRIDGE | UNIVERSAL | ||
| 24 | 26 | OLD MAN LUEDECKE | TENDER IS THE NIGHT | TRUE NORTH | ||
| 25 | 30 | LORI BURKE | HOLD ON | SELF | ||
| 26 | 33 | THE UNSEEN STRANGERS | FOLLOW THE SOUND | SELF | ||
| 27 | 39 | RITA HOSKING | LITTLE BOAT | SELF | ||
| 28 | 37 | TRENT SEVERN | TRENT SEVERN | OUTSIDE MUSIC | ||
| 29 | 32 | JASON COLLETT | RECKON | ARTS & CRAFTS | ||
| 30 | 36 | OVERMOUNTAIN MEN | THE NEXT BEST THING | RAMSEUR | ||
| 31 | 38 | ANNABELLE CHVOSTEK | RISE | BOREALIS | ||
| 32 | 34 | MARIA DUNN | PIECE BY PIECE | DISTANT WHISPER MUSIC | ||
| 33 | 0 | AMELIA CURRAN | SPECTATORS | SIX SHOOTER | ||
| 34 | 0 | MEAN MARY | YEAR OF THE SPARROW | WOODROCK | ||
| 35 | 40 | JORY NASH | LITTLE PILGRIM | THIN MAN RECORDS | ||
| 36 | 21 | HEATHER MALONEY | HEATHER MALONEY | SIGNATURE SOUNDS | ||
| 37 | 0 | ENTER THE HAGGIS | THE MODEST REVOLUTION | FIREBRAND | ||
| 38 | 41 | MUMFORD & SONS | BABEL | GLASSNOTE RECORDS | ||
| 39 | 47 | MARY GAUTHIER | LIVE AT BLUE ROCK | SELF | ||
| 40 | 43 | WOOD & WIRE | WOOD & WIRE | SELF | ||
| 41 | 0 | LAURA MARLING | ONCE I WAS AN EAGLE | RIBBON MUSIC | ||
| 42 | 45 | DALA | BEST DAY | COMPASS | ||
| 43 | 22 | BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX | MORE LIES | BORDERLINE TALENT | ||
| 44 | 49 | HAT CHECK GIRL | ROAD TO RED POINT | WATERBUG | ||
| 45 | 35 | GREAT BIG SEA | XX | WARNER MUSIC | ||
| 46 | 0 | WHITEHORSE | THE ROAD TO MASSEY HALL | SIX SHOOTER | ||
| 47 | 0 | AUSTIN LOUNGE LIZARDS | HOME AND DERANGED | SELF | ||
| 48 | 48 | CARA LUFT | DARLINGFORD | BLUE CASE TUNES | ||
| 49 | 0 | BARNABY BRIGHT | THE LONGEST DAY | MISHARA | ||
| 50 | 0 | MATTY POWELL | KISS THE CITY | INDIE | ||
| For the Week of May 03, 2013 | ||||||
| TW | LW | Artist | CD Title | Label | ||
| 1 | 4 | STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES (& DUCHESSES) | THE LOW HIGHWAY | NEW WEST | ||
| 2 | 17 | BILLY BRAGG | TOOTH & NAIL | COOKING VINYL | ||
| 3 | 1 | SON VOLT | HONKY TONK | ROUNDER | ||
| 4 | 25 | HOLLY WILLIAMS | THE HIGHWAY | GEORGIANA | ||
| 5 | 12 | BLACK LILLIES | RUNAWAY FREEWAY BLUES | ATTACK MONKEY | ||
| 6 | 18 | EMMYLOU HARRIS & RODNEY CROWELL | OLD YELLOW MOON | WARNER | ||
| 7 | 2 | RICHARD THOMPSON | ELECTRIC | NEW WEST | ||
| 8 | 3 | CORB LUND | CABIN FEVER | NEW WEST | ||
| 9 | 10 | KELLY WILLIS & BRUCE ROBISON | CHEATER’S GAME | PREMIUM | ||
| 10 | 13 | KASEY CHAMBERS | STORYBOOK | SUGAR HILL | ||
| 11 | 15 | GARRETT LEBEAU | RISE TO THE GRIND | MUSIC ROAD | ||
| 12 | 21 | SHANNON WHITWORTH | HIGH TIDE | EF RECORDS | ||
| 13 | 6 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | UNSUNG HERO – A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF RON DAVIES | LITTLE CHICKADEE | ||
| 14 | 23 | BONNIE BISHOP | FREE | SELF | ||
| 15 | 27 | SONS OF FATHERS | BURNING DAYS | SELF | ||
| 16 | 7 | CAITLIN ROSE | THE STAND-IN | ATO | ||
| 17 | 24 | THE MAVERICKS | IN TIME | THE VALORY MUSIC | ||
| 18 | 26 | BLACK PRAIRIE | A TEAR IN THE EYE IS A WOUND IN THE HEART | SUGAR HILL | ||
| 19 | 19 | JOHN WORT HANNAM | BRAMBLES & THORNS | BOREALIS | ||
| 20 | 28 | SHANNON MCNALLY | SMALL TOWN TALK | SACRED SUMAC | ||
| 21 | 32 | CARRIE RODRIGUEZ | GIVE ME ALL YOU GOT | NINTH STREET OPUS | ||
| 22 | 14 | BOBBY BARE, SR. | DARKER THAN LIGHT | PLOWBOY | ||
| 23 | 0 | LUKE WINSLOW-KING | THE COMING TIDE | BLOODSHOT | ||
| 24 | 31 | KASEY CHAMBERS AND SHANE NICHOLSON | WRECK & RUIN | SUGAR HILL | ||
| 25 | 30 | DALE WATSON | EL RANCHO AZUL | RED HOUSE | ||
| 26 | 0 | BARNEY BENTALL | FLESH AND BONE | TRUE NORTH | ||
| 27 | 20 | MILK CARTON KIDS | THE ASH & CLAY | ANTI | ||
| 28 | 16 | KRIS KRISTOFFERSON | FEELING MORTAL | KK RECORDS | ||
| 29 | 22 | LINDA MCRAE | ROUGH EDGES & RAGGED HEARTS | 42 RECORDS | ||
| 30 | 5 | GREG BROWN | HYMNS TO WHAT IS LEFT | SAWDUST | ||
| 31 | 36 | BETH LEE & THE BREAKUPS | ONE MORE TIME AGAIN | SELF | ||
| 32 | 0 | JUSTIN RUTLEDGE | VALLEYHEART | OUTSIDE MUSIC | ||
| 33 | 0 | 100 MILE HOUSE | WAIT WITH ME | CHRONOGRAPH | ||
| 34 | 39 | JOSHUA DAVIS | A MIRACLE OF BIRDS | EARTH-WORK | ||
| 35 | 34 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | THE MUSIC IS YOU – A TRIBUTE TO BOB DENVER | ATO | ||
| 36 | 37 | WHEELER BROTHERS | GOLD BOOTS GLITTER | BISMEAUX | ||
| 37 | 42 | THE STEEL WHEELS | NO MORE RAIN | SELF | ||
| 38 | 8 | AVETT BROTHERS | THE CARPENTER | AMERICAN | ||
| 39 | 44 | THE CIVIL WARS AND T BONE BURNETT | A PLACE AT THE TABLE (OST) | BMG / SENSIBILITY MUSIC | ||
| 40 | 50 | WILLIE NELSON AND FAMILY | LET’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE | SONY LEGACY | ||
| 41 | 38 | BUDDY MILLER & JIM LAUDERDALE | BUDDY & JIM | NEW WEST | ||
| 42 | 40 | SHOOTER JENNINGS | THE OTHER LIFE | EONE | ||
| 43 | 45 | THE BLACK TWIG PICKERS | ROUGH CARPENTER | THIRLL JOCKEY | ||
| 44 | 41 | DAVID LUNING | JUST DROP ON BY | SELF | ||
| 45 | 0 | TOM JONES | SPIRIT IN THE ROOM | ROUNDER | ||
| 46 | 35 | RAY WYLIE HUBBARD | THE GRIFTER’S HYMNAL | BORDELLO | ||
| 47 | 33 | ROGER KNOX AND THE PINE VALLEY COSMONAUTS | STRANGER IN MY LAND | BLOODSHOT | ||
| 48 | 0 | STURGILL SIMPSON | HIGH TOP MOUNTAIN | THIRTY TIGERS | ||
| 49 | 11 | JIMMY LAFAVE | DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE | MUSIC ROAD | ||
| 50 | 49 | DALLAS MOORE | BLESSED BE THE BAD ONES | SOL | ||
| For the Week of May 03, 2013 | ||||||
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