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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