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 5 GUY CLARK SOMEDAYS THE SONG WRITES YOU DUALTONE TN
3 2 DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND ACONY TN
4 1 CHIP TAYLOR YONKERS NY TRAIN WRECK NY
5 0 EILEN JEWELL SEA OF TEARS SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
6 0 PETER O’BRIEN AND TONY POOLE JUNKED CARS AND BEAT UP GUITARS AURORA UNITED KINGDOM
7 4 EXENE CERVENKA SOMEWHERE GONE BLOODSHOT CA
8 8 SHARON SHANNON SAINTS AND SCOUNDRELS COMPASS IRELAND
9 10 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE PA
10 6 CAROLINE HERRING GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN SIGNATURE SOUNDS GA
11 0 KIERAN KANE SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE ROSES DEAD RECKONING / COMPASS TN
12 14 SARAH LEE GUTHRIE GO WAGGALOO SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS MA
13 9 SONS OF THE NEVER WRONG ON A GOOD DAY… I AM WATERBUG IL
14 11 JOHN GORKA SO DARK YOU SEE RED HOUSE MN
15 15 LAURA LOVE & ORVILLE JOHNSON THE SWEETER THE JUICE OCOTOROON BIOGRAPHY / ORVILLE JOHNSON MUSIC WA
16 20 STEPHANIE LAMBRING LONELY TO ALONE SELF IN
17 16 MARTIN SEXTON LIVE SOLO KITCHEN TABLE MA
18 7 KATE MACLEOD BLOOMING WATERBUG / WIND RIVER UT
19 12 HEATHER MASSE BIRD SONG RED HOUSE RECORDS NY
20 0 VARIOUS ARTIST THE VILLAGE – A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF GREENWICH VILLAGE 429 / FONTANA NY
21 0 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON STARLIGHT AND STONE NEW WEST TN
22 21 JEFF TALMADGE LIVE IN NORDERSTEDT BOZART GA
23 22 ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND BEGGARS XI RECORDING NY
24 35 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR WI
25 24 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED CA
26 28 MARK KNOPFLER & EMMYLOU HARRIS ALL THE ROADRUNNING NONESUCH / WARNER BROTHERS AL
27 29 AMY SPEACE SONGS FOR BRIGHT STREET WILDFLOWER NY
28 32 TONY FURTADO DEEP WATER FUNZALO OR
29 34 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC NY
30 40 THE AVETT BROTHERS EMOTIONALISM RAMSEUR NC
31 41 MELANIE DOANE A THOUSAND NIGHTS PRAIRIE OCEAN CANADA
32 42 INDIGO GIRLS POSEIDON AND THE BITTER BUG IG RECORDS GA
33 43 TRACY CHAPMAN OUR BRIGHT FUTURE ATLANTIC RECORDS OH
34 44 MONSTERS OF FOLK SAY PLEASE SHANGRI LA NE
35 26 LEONARD COHEN LIVE AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT 1970 LEGACY CANADA
36 0 LEAH VIK SHELTON BETTER DAY VELVETONE WA
37 46 JEN CASS ACCIDENTAL PILGRIMAGE SELF MI
38 47 ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS THE FIRST CHRISTMAS GIFT RED HOUSE VA
39 48 ROSALIE SORRELS STRANGERS IN ANOTHER COUNTRY RED HOUSE ID
40 0 BETTYSOO HEAT SIN WATER SKIN SELF TX
41 49 MINDY SMITH HIGHS AND LOWS (SINGLE) VANGUARD TN
42 45 LUCY KAPLANSKY LIFE THREADS (SINGLE) RED HOUSE NY
43 0 CHRISTINE KANE WIDE AWAKE FIREPINK NC
44 13 PIETA BROWN SHIMMER RED HOUSE IA
45 0 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE CALLING ZOE / ROUNDER MA
46 0 VARIOUS ARTIST SONG OF AMERICA 31 TIGERS  
47 0 7 WORLDS COLLIDE THE SUN CAME OUT SONY UNITED KINGDOM
48 0 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF TX
49 0 JORMA KAUKONEN RIVER OF TIME RED HOUSE OH
50 0 KEITH REID PROJECT THE COMMON THREAD ROCKVILLE United Kingdom
For the Week of December 18, 2009