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.

 
TW LW Artist CD Title Label Location
1 1 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
2 3 GUY CLARK SOMEDAYS THE SONG WRITES YOU DUALTONE TN
3 4 JOHN GORKA SO DARK YOU SEE RED HOUSE MN
4 6 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED CA
5 2 KIERAN KANE SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE ROSES DEAD RECKONING / COMPASS TN
6 5 KATE MACLEOD BLOOMING WATERBUG / WIND RIVER UT
7 7 EXENE CERVENKA SOMEWHERE GONE BLOODSHOT CA
8 18 CAROLINE HERRING GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN SIGNATURE SOUNDS GA
9 14 LAURA LOVE & ORVILLE JOHNSON THE SWEETER THE JUICE OCOTOROON BIOGRAPHY / ORVILLE JOHNSON MUSIC WA
10 11 SONS OF THE NEVER WRONG ON A GOOD DAY… I AM WATERBUG IL
11 13 LIZ LONGLEY SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE SELF MA
12 15 WOODY GUTHRIE MY DUSTY ROAD ROUNDER OK
13 25 JOEL RAFAEL THE SONGS OF WOODY GUTHRIE VOL. 1 AND 2 INSIDE RECORDINGS CA
14 9 JEFF TALMADGE LIVE IN NORDERSTEDT BOZART GA
15 22 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC NY
16 24 JANET BATES THE LITTLE SPINNER SELF OR
17 28 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON STARLIGHT AND STONE NEW WEST TN
18 12 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR WI
19 0 BOULDER ACOUSTIC SOCIETY PUNCHLINE NINE MILE CO
20 0 MAREE MCRAE URGENCY NORTHWIND CO
21 37 HEATHER MASSE BIRD SONG RED HOUSE RECORDS NY
22 39 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE CALLING ZOE / ROUNDER MA
23 16 THE AVETT BROTHERS EMOTIONALISM RAMSEUR NC
24 36 MELANIE DOANE A THOUSAND NIGHTS PRAIRIE OCEAN CANADA
25 40 TONY FURTADO DEEP WATER FUNZALO OR
26 19 INDIGO GIRLS POSEIDON AND THE BITTER BUG IG RECORDS GA
27 41 TRACY CHAPMAN OUR BRIGHT FUTURE ATLANTIC RECORDS OH
28 43 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE PA
29 44 MARK STEPAKOFF SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED SELF MA
30 45 LUCY KAPLANSKY LIFE THREADS (SINGLE) RED HOUSE NY
31 20 LEONARD COHEN LIVE AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT 1970 LEGACY CANADA
32 46 JOHN FOGERTY DEJA VU GEFFEN CA
33 47 MARK KNOPFLER & EMMYLOU HARRIS ALL THE ROADRUNNING NONESUCH / WARNER BROTHERS AL
34 49 MINDY SMITH HIGHS AND LOWS (SINGLE) VANGUARD TN
35 0 AMY SPEACE SONGS FOR BRIGHT STREET WILDFLOWER NY
36 0 GREGORY DOUGLASS BATTLER EMOTE VT
37 0 MONSTERS OF FOLK SAY PLEASE SHANGRI LA NE
38 23 COLIN HAY AMERICAN SUNSHINE COMPASS AUSTRALIA
39 0 JORMA KAUKONEN RIVER OF TIME RED HOUSE OH
40 0 JEFFREY FOUCAULT SHOOT THE MOON RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
41 21 ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND BEGGARS XI RECORDING NY
42 0 JIMMY LAFAVE CIMARRON MANIFESTO RED HOUSE RECORDS TX
43 0 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD ALL REBEL ROCKERS EPITAH TX
44 10 EILEN JEWELL SEA OF TEARS SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
45 26 BETTYSOO HEAT SIN WATER SKIN SELF TX
46 0 YUSUF ELDER MUSIC BV United Kingdom
47 0 DAVID FERRARD ACROSS THE TROUBLED WAVE ALTER ROAD UNITED KINGDOM
48 0 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF TX
49 0 JOHN HIATT SAME OLD MAN NEW WEST CA
50 0 PETER BRADLEY ADAMS LEAVETAKING SARATHAN AL
For the Week of November 06, 2009