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 |
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