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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