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 chart is posted here with permission.

Generated on: Friday 01st  May 2009 12:21:00 AM
TW LW Artist: CD Title: Label: Weeks On: Location:
1 32 CHRIS STUART & BACKCOUNTRY CROOKED MAN SELF 27 CA
2 2 JEFF TALMADGE LIVE IN NORDERSTEDT BOZART 30 GA
3 5 MARTIN SEXTON LIVE SOLO KITCHEN TABLE 22 MA
4 3 RAMBLIN’ JACK ELLIOTT A STRANGER HERE ANTI 7 NY
5 10 EILEN JEWELL SEA OF TEARS SIGNATURE SOUNDS 3 MA
6 47 LEONARD COHEN LIVE IN LONDON COLOMBIA 2 NY
7 38 JESSE WINCHESTER LOVE FILLING STATION APPLESEED 3 CANADA
8 0 JENEE HALSTEAD THE RIVER GRACE SELF 22  
9 0 TERRI HENDRIX LEFT OVER ALLS WILORY 16 TX
10 13 JOHN HIATT SAME OLD MAN NEW WEST 49 CA
11 17 JORMA KAUKONEN RIVER OF TIME RED HOUSE 15 OH
12 27 TRACY CHAPMAN OUR BRIGHT FUTURE ATLANTIC RECORDS 10 OH
13 22 JEN CASS ACCIDENTAL PILGRIMAGE SELF 128 MI
14 23 THE AVETT BROTHERS EMOTIONALISM RAMSEUR 102 NC
15 24 VARIOUS ARTIST SONG OF AMERICA 31 TIGERS 84  
16 25 KERI NOBLE KERI NOBLE TELARC 15 MN
17 26 JENNY LEWIS ACID TONGUE WARNER 14 CA
18 16 M. WARD HOLD TIME MERGE 12 OR
19 29 AMY SPEACE SONGS FOR BRIGHT STREET WILDFLOWER 136 NY
20 30 DUHKS MIGHTY STORM SUGAR HILL 38 CA
21 20 TONY FURTADO DEEP WATER FUNZALO 21 OR
22 34 THE MICKEYS WALK ALONG RIVER BEAT MUSIC 15 MI
23 0 ANDREW BIRD NOBLE BEAST FAT POSSUM 14 IL
24 15 DANNY SCHMIDT INSTEAD THE FOREST ROSE TO SING RED HOUSE 11 TX
25 43 INDIGO GIRLS POSEIDON AND THE BITTER BUG IG RECORDS 11 GA
26 28 JOE PAQUIN ONLY HUMAN PARHELION RECORDS 9 CA
27 39 JIMMY LAFAVE CIMARRON MANIFESTO RED HOUSE RECORDS 101 TX
28 40 GREG BROWN YELLOW DOG EARTHWORK MUSIC 105 MI
29 41 JACKSON BROWNE SOLO ACOUSTIC, VOL 2 INSIDE 63 CA
30 42 AMY MACDONALD THIS IS THE LIFE DECCA 43 UK
31 18 PIERCE PETTIS THAT KIND OF LOVE COMPASS 16 AL
32 44 GREGORY DOUGLASS BATTLER EMOTE 8 VT
33 45 NAOMI SOMMERS GENTLE AS THE SUN AMERICAN MELODY 6  
34 1 SARA WATKINS SARA WATKINS NONESUCH 6 CA
35 50 JASON SPOONER THE FLAME YOU FOLLOW SELF 78 ME
36 0 PETER BRADLEY ADAMS LEAVETAKING SARATHAN 32 AL
37 46 JAMES TAYLOR COVERS HEAR MUSIC 28 MA
38 0 BETSE ELLIS DON’T YOU WANT TO GO FREE DIRT 1  
39 48 MARK KNOPFLER & EMMYLOU HARRIS ALL THE ROADRUNNING NONESUCH / WARNER BROTHERS 157 AL/TN
40 49 WILLIAM LEE ELLIS GODS TATTOOS YELLOW DOG RECORDS 128 TN
41 0 THE DUHKS FAST PACED WORLD SUGAR HILL 38 CANADA
42 0 OTIS GIBBS GRANDPA WALKED A PICKETLINE WANAMAKER 17 TN
43 0 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD ALL REBEL ROCKERS EPITAH 12 TX
44 11 JEFFREY FOUCAULT SHOOT THE MOON RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES SIGNATURE SOUNDS 10 MA
45 0 STEVE KAUFMAN FLOWER & IRON SELF 2 KS
46 0 JEFF TALMADGE AT LEAST THAT MUCH WAS TRUE CORAZONG 83 GA / TX
47 0 JAKOB DYLAN SEEING THINGS COLUMBIA 56 CA
48 0 DAR WILLIAMS PROMISED LAND RAZOR & TIE 38 MA
49 0 MARK ERELLI DELIVERED SIGNATURE SOUNDS 38 MA
50 0 ANTJE DUVEKOT THE NEAR DEMISE OF THE HIGHWIRE DANCER BLACK WOLF 13