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 2 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
3 3 GUY CLARK SOMEDAYS THE SONG WRITES YOU DUALTONE TN
4 5 PETER O’BRIEN AND TONY POOLE JUNKED CARS AND BEAT UP GUITARS AURORA UNITED KINGDOM
5 8 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE PA
6 7 CHIP TAYLOR YONKERS NY TRAIN WRECK NY
7 15 LOUISE MOSRIE HOME ZOE CAT MUSIC TN
8 10 SHARON SHANNON SAINTS AND SCOUNDRELS COMPASS IRELAND
9 11 SARAH LEE GUTHRIE GO WAGGALOO SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS MA
10 14 STEPHANIE LAMBRING LONELY TO ALONE SELF IN
11 18 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD IL
12 12 EXENE CERVENKA SOMEWHERE GONE BLOODSHOT CA
13 17 GRADA NATURAL ANGLE COMPASS IRELAND
14 0 ELLIS PAUL THE DAY AFTER EVERYTHING CHANGED BLACK WOLF MA
15 29 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF TX
16 16 VARIOUS ARTIST THE VILLAGE – A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF GREENWICH VILLAGE 429 / FONTANA NY
17 0 JEFF TALMADGE LIVE IN NORDERSTEDT BOZART GA
18 13 EILEN JEWELL SEA OF TEARS SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
19 0 ANGIE STEVENS QUEEN OF THIS MESS BOSS KOALA CO
20 0 REED FOEHL ONCE AN OCEAN NEVERFOEHL CO
21 6 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC NY
22 0 GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV THIS EMPTY NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SELF CO
23 0 PATRICK BLOOM GHOSTS OF RADIO MUD DAUBER RECORDS IA
24 0 CAROLYN CURRIE WAVES OF SILENCE HIGH HORSE ME
25 22 MEG HUTCHINSON THE LIVING SIDE RED HOUSE MA
26 23 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR WI
27 24 KARLA ANDERSON BRAND NEW DAY INDELIBLE CANADA
28 25 LEAH VIK SHELTON BETTER DAY VELVETONE WA
29 26 ROSALIE SORRELS STRANGERS IN ANOTHER COUNTRY RED HOUSE ID
30 27 MINDY SMITH HIGHS AND LOWS (SINGLE) VANGUARD TN
31 35 RITA HOSKING COME SUNRISE SELF RELEASE TX
32 4 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED CA
33 28 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON STARLIGHT AND STONE NEW WEST TN
34 44 JACKSON BROWNE SHRINK INSIDE RECORDINGS CA
35 30 LAURA LOVE & ORVILLE JOHNSON THE SWEETER THE JUICE OCOTOROON BIOGRAPHY / ORVILLE JOHNSON MUSIC WA
36 32 MARK KNOPFLER & EMMYLOU HARRIS ALL THE ROADRUNNING NONESUCH / WARNER BROTHERS AL
37 40 INDIGO GIRLS POSEIDON AND THE BITTER BUG IG RECORDS GA
38 34 KEITH REID PROJECT THE COMMON THREAD ROCKVILLE United Kingdom
39 19 ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND BEGGARS XI RECORDING NY
40 0 LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III HIGH WIDE & HANDSOME PROPER CA
41 0 CAHALEN MORRISON OLD-TIMEY & NEW-FANGLED SUPER SOLAR SOUNDS WA
42 0 TIM GRIMM FARM SONGS VAULT IN
43 0 THE HONEY DEWDROPS IF THE SUN WILL SHINE SELF  
44 38 JOHN HIATT SAME OLD MAN NEW WEST CA
45 39 PETER BRADLEY ADAMS LEAVETAKING SARATHAN AL
46 33 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD ALL REBEL ROCKERS EPITAH TX
47 42 BETTYSOO HEAT SIN WATER SKIN SELF TX
48 43 WOODY GUTHRIE MY DUSTY ROAD ROUNDER OK
49 0 JONATHAN EDWARDS ROLLIN’ ALONG. LIVE IN HOLLAND STRICTLY COUNTRY GA
50 0 BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE RUNNING FOR THE DRUM APPLESEED CANADA
For the Week of February 05, 2010
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