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 | 2 | PATTY GRIFFIN | AMERICAN KID | NEW WEST | ||
| 2 | 3 | AOIFE O’DONOVAN | FOSSILS | YEP ROC | ||
| 3 | 4 | JOY KILLS SORROW | WIDE AWAKE | SIGNATURE SOUNDS | ||
| 4 | 1 | BURNING BRIDGET CLEARY | PRESSED FOR TIME | SELF | ||
| 5 | 19 | RUTH MOODY | THESE WILDER THINGS | RED HOUSE | ||
| 6 | 6 | LORI REID | TEMPERANCE HOTEL | SELF | ||
| 7 | 5 | EMERALD RAE | IF ONLY I COULD FLY | SELF | ||
| 8 | 11 | BROTHER SUN | SOME PART OF TRUTH | SELF | ||
| 9 | 12 | BELLA HARDY | BATTLEPLAN | NOE RECORDS | ||
| 10 | 13 | SOLAS | SHAMROCK CITY | SELF | ||
| 11 | 14 | AMY SPEACE | HOW TO SLEEP IN A STORMY BOAT | WINDBONE | ||
| 12 | 15 | LYNN MILES | DOWNPOUR | SELF | ||
| 13 | 16 | HEIDI TALBOT | ANGELS WITHOUT WINGS | COMPASS | ||
| 14 | 17 | GURF MORLIX | FINDS THE PRESENT TENSE | SELF | ||
| 15 | 8 | GUY CLARK | COLD DOG SOUP | SUGAR HILL | ||
| 16 | 9 | WOODY GUTHRIE | THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND | UNION SQUARE | ||
| 17 | 20 | SALLY BARRIS | WILDER GIRL | SELF | ||
| 18 | 18 | STEPHEN FEARING | BETWEEN HURRICANES | LOWDENPROUD | ||
| 19 | 10 | DAVID FRANCEY | SO SAY WE ALL | RED HOUSE | ||
| 20 | 31 | LAURA MARLING | ONCE I WAS AN EAGLE | RIBBON MUSIC | ||
| 21 | 21 | APRIL VERCH | BRIGHT LIKE GOLD | SLAB TOWN | ||
| 22 | 22 | SUTTON, HOLT & COLEMAN | READY FOR THE TIMES | HIGH WINDY | ||
| 23 | 24 | MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY | RED RIVER DRIFTER | RED RIVER ENTERTAINMENT | ||
| 24 | 25 | DARRYL PURPOSE | NEXT TIME AROUND | BLUE ROCK | ||
| 25 | 28 | ANAIS MITCHELL & JEFFERSON HAMER | CHILD BALLADS | WILDERLAND | ||
| 26 | 29 | PHARIS & JASON ROMERO | LONG GONE OUT WEST BLUES | SELF | ||
| 27 | 30 | ASHLEY CONDON | THIS GREAT COMPROMISE | LAKER MUSIC | ||
| 28 | 32 | KEITH GLASS | BAD DOG | SELF | ||
| 29 | 7 | KENNEDY’S KITCHEN | A POCKET FULL OF LINT | INDIE | ||
| 30 | 0 | MANDOLIN ORANGE | THIS SIDE OF JORDAN | YEP ROC | ||
| 31 | 50 | WOODY GUTHRIE | WOODY GUTHRIE AT 100 – LIVE AT THE KENNEDY CENTER | SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS | ||
| 32 | 0 | FRUITION | JUST ONE OF THEM NIGHTS | SELF | ||
| 33 | 33 | ENTER THE HAGGIS | THE MODEST REVOLUTION | FIREBRAND | ||
| 34 | 43 | LYDIA BROWNFIELD | WANTING’S FOR SINNERS | SELF | ||
| 35 | 37 | LAUREN LAPOINTE | SUPERHERO | SELF | ||
| 36 | 34 | TONY TRISCHKA | TERRITORY | SMITHSONIAN | ||
| 37 | 35 | ABIGAIL WASHBURN | CITY OF REFUGE | FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS | ||
| 38 | 26 | JENNA LINDBO | JASMINE PARADISE | SELF | ||
| 39 | 27 | JOSHUA BELL & EDGAR MEYER | SHORT TRIP HOME | SONY | ||
| 40 | 23 | THE BOXCAR LILIES | SUGAR SHACK | SELF | ||
| 41 | 36 | YO-YO MA, EDGAR MEYER, MARK O’CONNOR | APPALACHIAN JOURNEY | SONY | ||
| 42 | 39 | SUSAN MCKEOWN | BELONG | HIBERNIAN MUSIC | ||
| 43 | 38 | THE BILLS | YES PLEASE | INDIE | ||
| 44 | 42 | OVERMOUNTAIN MEN | THE NEXT BEST THING | RAMSEUR | ||
| 45 | 40 | MEAN MARY | YEAR OF THE SPARROW | WOODROCK | ||
| 46 | 41 | JOSIENNE CLARKE & BEN WALKER | FIRE & FORTUNE | NAVIGATOR / COMPASS | ||
| 47 | 0 | LORI BURKE | HOLD ON | SELF | ||
| 48 | 0 | MILAGRO SAINTS | MIGHTY ROAD SONGS | MOON CARAVAN | ||
| 49 | 46 | MUMFORD & SONS | BABEL | GLASSNOTE RECORDS | ||
| 50 | 45 | JADEA KELLY | CLOVER | DIVERGENT / TRUE NORTH | ||
| For the Week of September 06, 2013 | ||||||
| TW | LW | Artist | CD Title | Label | ||
| 1 | 1 | SLAID CLEAVES | STILL FIGHTING THE WAR | MUSIC ROAD | ||
| 2 | 2 | DELBERT MCCLINTON AND GLEN CLARK | BLIND, CRIPPLED AND CRAZY | NEW WEST | ||
| 3 | 4 | GUY CLARK | MY FAVORITE PICTURE OF YOU | DUALTONE | ||
| 4 | 3 | STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES (& DUCHESSES) | THE LOW HIGHWAY | NEW WEST | ||
| 5 | 5 | LORI MCKENNA | MASSACHUTSETTS | HOODIE SONGS | ||
| 6 | 15 | ROBBIE FULKS | GONE AWAY BACKWARD | BLOODSHOT | ||
| 7 | 6 | MUMFORD & SONS | THE ROAD TO RED ROCKS | GLASSNOTE | ||
| 8 | 13 | EMMYLOU HARRIS & RODNEY CROWELL | OLD YELLOW MOON | WARNER | ||
| 9 | 21 | THE CIVIL WARS | CIVIL WARS | COLUMBIA | ||
| 10 | 7 | SHANNON MCNALLY | SMALL TOWN TALK | SACRED SUMAC | ||
| 11 | 14 | AMANDA SHIRES | DOWN FELL THE DOVES | LIGHTNING ROD | ||
| 12 | 8 | RICHARD THOMPSON | ELECTRIC | NEW WEST | ||
| 13 | 9 | HOLLY WILLIAMS | THE HIGHWAY | GEORGIANA | ||
| 14 | 10 | BILLY BRAGG | TOOTH & NAIL | COOKING VINYL | ||
| 15 | 0 | NEKO CASE | THE WORSE THINGS GET, THE HARDER I FIGHT… | ANTI | ||
| 16 | 36 | SARAH LEE GUTHRIE & JOHNNY IRION | WASSAIC WAY | RTE 8 | ||
| 17 | 11 | DARDEN SMITH | LOVE CALLING | COMPASS | ||
| 18 | 25 | VINCE GILL & PAUL FRANKLIN | BAKERSFIELD | MCA NASHVILLE | ||
| 19 | 16 | BARNEY BENTALL | FLESH AND BONE | TRUE NORTH | ||
| 20 | 17 | 100 MILE HOUSE | WAIT WITH ME | CHRONOGRAPH | ||
| 21 | 26 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | YOU DON’T KNOW ME – REDISCOVERING EDDY ARNOLD | PLOWBOY | ||
| 22 | 33 | SCOTT COOK | ONE MORE TIME AROUND | GROOVE REVIVAL | ||
| 23 | 18 | JUSTIN RUTLEDGE | VALLEYHEART | OUTSIDE MUSIC | ||
| 24 | 19 | LINDA MCRAE | ROUGH EDGES & RAGGED HEARTS | 42 RECORDS | ||
| 25 | 20 | BONNIE BISHOP | FREE | SELF | ||
| 26 | 22 | KELLY WILLIS & BRUCE ROBISON | CHEATER’S GAME | PREMIUM | ||
| 27 | 24 | DEBORAH HOLLAND | VANCOUVER | RAGE ON | ||
| 28 | 35 | DONNA THE BUFFALO | TONIGHT, TOMORROW, AND YESTERDAY | SUGAR HILL | ||
| 29 | 32 | TIM EASTON | NOT COOL | THIRTY TIGERS | ||
| 30 | 27 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | THE BIG E – A SALUTE TO STEEL GUITARIST BUDDY EMMONS | MPI | ||
| 31 | 0 | AUSTIN LUCAS | STAY RECKLESS | NEW WEST | ||
| 32 | 12 | THE BLACK LILLIES | WHISKEY ANGEL | SELF | ||
| 33 | 23 | BLACK LILLIES | RUNAWAY FREEWAY BLUES | ATTACK MONKEY | ||
| 34 | 28 | SARA PETITE | CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN | SELF | ||
| 35 | 44 | COURT YARD HOUNDS | AMELITA | COLUMBIA | ||
| 36 | 0 | KEVIN ABERNATHY | SOME STORIES | LIFE SOCKET RECORDS | ||
| 37 | 29 | THE GOOD FAMILY | THE GOOD FAMILY ALBUM | LATENT | ||
| 38 | 0 | THRIFTSTORE MASTERPIECE | TROUBLE IS A LONESOME TOWN | SIDE ONE DUMMY | ||
| 39 | 31 | SON VOLT | HONKY TONK | ROUNDER | ||
| 40 | 0 | PAUL MCKENNA BAND | ELEMENTS | COMPASS | ||
| 41 | 43 | CHRIS SHIFLETT & THE DEAD PEASANTS | ALL HAT AND NO CATTLE | SIDEONE DUMMY | ||
| 42 | 0 | SCARLET LEDBETTER | SCARLET LEDBETTER | SELF | ||
| 43 | 41 | THE GRAHAMS | RIVERMAN’S DAUGHTER | SELF | ||
| 44 | 37 | BIG SANDY AND HIS FLY-RITE BOYS | WHAT A DREAM IT’S BEEN | COW ISLAND | ||
| 45 | 0 | MILK CARTON KIDS | THE ASH & CLAY | ANTI | ||
| 46 | 0 | CHEYENNE MIZE | AMONG THE GREY | YEP ROC | ||
| 47 | 39 | BILL KIRCHEN | SEEDS AND STEMS | PROPER | ||
| 48 | 40 | TWO TONS OF STEEL | UNRAVELED | SMITH ENTERTAINMENT | ||
| 49 | 30 | AVETT BROTHERS | THE CARPENTER | AMERICAN | ||
| 50 | 46 | TOM JONES | SPIRIT IN THE ROOM | ROUNDER | ||
| For the Week of September 06, 2013 | ||||||
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