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 2 GUY CLARK SOMEDAYS THE SONG WRITES YOU DUALTONE TN
3 6 PETER O’BRIEN AND TONY POOLE JUNKED CARS AND BEAT UP GUITARS AURORA UNITED KINGDOM
4 5 EILEN JEWELL SEA OF TEARS SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
5 11 KIERAN KANE SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE ROSES DEAD RECKONING / COMPASS TN
6 4 CHIP TAYLOR YONKERS NY TRAIN WRECK NY
7 21 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON STARLIGHT AND STONE NEW WEST TN
8 25 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED CA
9 28 TONY FURTADO DEEP WATER FUNZALO OR
10 29 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC NY
11 24 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR WI
12 3 DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND ACONY TN
13 26 MARK KNOPFLER & EMMYLOU HARRIS ALL THE ROADRUNNING NONESUCH / WARNER BROTHERS AL
14 32 INDIGO GIRLS POSEIDON AND THE BITTER BUG IG RECORDS GA
15 33 TRACY CHAPMAN OUR BRIGHT FUTURE ATLANTIC RECORDS OH
16 34 MONSTERS OF FOLK SAY PLEASE SHANGRI LA NE
17 14 JOHN GORKA SO DARK YOU SEE RED HOUSE MN
18 36 LEAH VIK SHELTON BETTER DAY VELVETONE WA
19 38 ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS THE FIRST CHRISTMAS GIFT RED HOUSE VA
20 31 MELANIE DOANE A THOUSAND NIGHTS PRAIRIE OCEAN CANADA
21 39 ROSALIE SORRELS STRANGERS IN ANOTHER COUNTRY RED HOUSE ID
22 41 MINDY SMITH HIGHS AND LOWS (SINGLE) VANGUARD TN
23 42 LUCY KAPLANSKY LIFE THREADS (SINGLE) RED HOUSE NY
24 45 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE CALLING ZOE / ROUNDER MA
25 47 7 WORLDS COLLIDE THE SUN CAME OUT SONY UNITED KINGDOM
26 48 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF TX
27 44 PIETA BROWN SHIMMER RED HOUSE IA
28 0 HANS YORK YOUNG AMELIA HAZZAZAR TX
29 49 JORMA KAUKONEN RIVER OF TIME RED HOUSE OH
30 50 KEITH REID PROJECT THE COMMON THREAD ROCKVILLE United Kingdom
31 40 BETTYSOO HEAT SIN WATER SKIN SELF TX
32 0 CATIE CURTIS HELLO STRANGER COMPASS ME
33 7 EXENE CERVENKA SOMEWHERE GONE BLOODSHOT CA
34 15 LAURA LOVE & ORVILLE JOHNSON THE SWEETER THE JUICE OCOTOROON BIOGRAPHY / ORVILLE JOHNSON MUSIC WA
35 0 TERRY HOLDER TICKET TO THE MOMENT SAFFRON BLONDE WA
36 20 VARIOUS ARTIST THE VILLAGE – A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF GREENWICH VILLAGE 429 / FONTANA NY
37 0 JOHN HIATT SAME OLD MAN NEW WEST CA
38 0 PETER BRADLEY ADAMS LEAVETAKING SARATHAN AL
39 0 PIERCE PETTIS THAT KIND OF LOVE COMPASS AL
40 0 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD ALL REBEL ROCKERS EPITAH TX
41 0 JEFFREY FOUCAULT SHOOT THE MOON RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
42 0 YUSUF ELDER MUSIC BV United Kingdom
43 0 RITA HOSKING COME SUNRISE SELF RELEASE TX
44 0 JACKSON BROWNE SHRINK INSIDE RECORDINGS CA
45 0 AL STEWART WITH DAVE NACHMANOFF UNCORKED WALLABY TRAILS  
46 0 HEATH WALTON HOT COLD SELF AL
47 30 THE AVETT BROTHERS EMOTIONALISM RAMSEUR NC
48 0 JASON SPOONER THE FLAME YOU FOLLOW SELF ME
49 0 JAKOB DYLAN SEEING THINGS COLUMBIA CA
50 0 DUHKS MIGHTY STORM SUGAR HILL CA
For the Week of December 25, 2009