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 DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND ACONY TN
2 1 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
3 2 GUY CLARK SOMEDAYS THE SONG WRITES YOU DUALTONE TN
4 31 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED CA
5 5 PETER O’BRIEN AND TONY POOLE JUNKED CARS AND BEAT UP GUITARS AURORA UNITED KINGDOM
6 19 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC NY
7 4 CHIP TAYLOR YONKERS NY TRAIN WRECK NY
8 6 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE PA
9 0 A.A. BONDY WHEN THE DEVIL’S LOOSE FAT POSSUM NY
10 9 SHARON SHANNON SAINTS AND SCOUNDRELS COMPASS IRELAND
11 7 SARAH LEE GUTHRIE GO WAGGALOO SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS MA
12 11 EXENE CERVENKA SOMEWHERE GONE BLOODSHOT CA
13 10 EILEN JEWELL SEA OF TEARS SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
14 13 STEPHANIE LAMBRING LONELY TO ALONE SELF IN
15 12 LOUISE MOSRIE HOME ZOE CAT MUSIC TN
16 21 VARIOUS ARTIST THE VILLAGE – A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF GREENWICH VILLAGE 429 / FONTANA NY
17 14 GRADA NATURAL ANGLE COMPASS IRELAND
18 0 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD IL
19 0 ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND BEGGARS XI RECORDING NY
20 15 SONS OF THE NEVER WRONG ON A GOOD DAY… I AM WATERBUG IL
21 20 MONSTERS OF FOLK SAY PLEASE SHANGRI LA NE
22 17 MEG HUTCHINSON THE LIVING SIDE RED HOUSE MA
23 26 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR WI
24 27 KARLA ANDERSON BRAND NEW DAY INDELIBLE CANADA
25 28 LEAH VIK SHELTON BETTER DAY VELVETONE WA
26 29 ROSALIE SORRELS STRANGERS IN ANOTHER COUNTRY RED HOUSE ID
27 30 MINDY SMITH HIGHS AND LOWS (SINGLE) VANGUARD TN
28 35 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON STARLIGHT AND STONE NEW WEST TN
29 33 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF TX
30 0 LAURA LOVE & ORVILLE JOHNSON THE SWEETER THE JUICE OCOTOROON BIOGRAPHY / ORVILLE JOHNSON MUSIC WA
31 41 BERKLEY HART LAS VEGAS SELF CA
32 36 MARK KNOPFLER & EMMYLOU HARRIS ALL THE ROADRUNNING NONESUCH / WARNER BROTHERS AL
33 37 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD ALL REBEL ROCKERS EPITAH TX
34 38 KEITH REID PROJECT THE COMMON THREAD ROCKVILLE United Kingdom
35 39 RITA HOSKING COME SUNRISE SELF RELEASE TX
36 24 KIERAN KANE SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE ROSES DEAD RECKONING / COMPASS TN
37 0 MATT HARLAN TIPS & COMPLIMENTS BERKALIN TX
38 42 JOHN HIATT SAME OLD MAN NEW WEST CA
39 43 PETER BRADLEY ADAMS LEAVETAKING SARATHAN AL
40 46 INDIGO GIRLS POSEIDON AND THE BITTER BUG IG RECORDS GA
41 0 NERVOUS BUT EXCITED ANCHORS PLEASANTLY AGRESSIVE MI
42 47 BETTYSOO HEAT SIN WATER SKIN SELF TX
43 0 WOODY GUTHRIE MY DUSTY ROAD ROUNDER OK
44 49 JACKSON BROWNE SHRINK INSIDE RECORDINGS CA
45 0 JASON SPOONER THE FLAME YOU FOLLOW SELF ME
46 0 JAKOB DYLAN SEEING THINGS COLUMBIA CA
47 0 TONY FURTADO DEEP WATER FUNZALO OR
48 45 KERI NOBLE KERI NOBLE TELARC MN
49 0 JEFFREY FOUCAULT SHOOT THE MOON RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
50 0 COLIN HAY AMERICAN SUNSHINE COMPASS AUSTRALIA
For the Week of January 29, 2010
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