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.

RMR Radio Airplay Chart

 
TW LW Artist CD Title Label
1 1 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
2 3 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE
3 7 RUTH MOODY THE GARDEN RED HOUSE
4 5 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY
5 2 CROOKED STILL SOME STRANGE COUNTRY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
6 6 STORYHILL SHADE OF THE TREES RED HOUSE
7 12 SALLY SPRING MADE OF STARS  
8 8 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS GENUINE NEGRO JIG NONESUCH
9 0 TIN BIRD CHOIR BARN ROCK SELF
10 10 OTIS GIBBS JOE HILL’S ASHES WANAMAKER
11 11 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD
12 14 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
13 18 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
14 9 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED
15 4 MUMFORD & SONS GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD RED
16 32 ERNIE HENDRICKSON WALKING WITH ANGELS SELF
17 19 NATHANIEL RATELIFF IN MEMORY OF LOSS ROUNDER
18 28 ANDRE WILLIAMS THAT’S ALL I NEED BLOODSHOT RECORDS
19 31 DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND ACONY
20 42 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE
21 40 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF
22 44 AJ DOWNING WAY BACK HOME CHARKANSAS
23 41 STEVE KAUFMAN & MARK COSGROVE GOODNIGHT WALTZ INDEPENDENT
24 43 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS
25 13 RED MOLLY JAMES SELF
26 0 LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III 10 SONGS FOR THE NEW DEPRESSION CUMMERBUND
27 0 DAVID OLNEY DUTCHMAN’S CURVE SELF
28 0 ASYLUM STREET SPANKERS MOMMY SAYS NO SPANKS-A-LOT BLOODSHOT RECORDS
29 0 HANS YORK YOUNG AMELIA HAZZAZAR
30 0 JOHN DENVER ESSENTIAL JOHN DENVER RCA LEGACY
31 0 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD ALL REBEL ROCKERS EPITAH
32 0 ALTAN 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION COMPASS
33 0 DREW NELSON DUSTY ROAD TO BEULAH LAND WATERBUG
34 0 ANDREW LANDERS PROJECT BEAUTIFUL DEPRAVITY SELF
35 0 JACKSON BROWNE SHRINK INSIDE RECORDINGS
36 0 PIETA BROWN SHIMMER RED HOUSE
37 0 SAM BUCKINGHAM MY OWN HORSE YELLOW BRICK RECORDS
38 0 HEATH WALTON HOT COLD SELF
39 0 MIKE KIVARI THESE DAYS DOGHOUSE SOUND
40 0 VARIOUS ARTIST WATERBUG ANTHOLOGY NINE WATERBUG
41 45 LAURA MARLING I SPEAK BECAUSE I CAN ASTRALWERKS
42 0 THE COTTARS FEAST ROUNDER
43 0 JOSH RITTER SO RUNS THE WORLD AWAY PYTHEAS
44 0 SARAH DASHEW WHERE I BELONG WHISTLEFOOT
45 0 SAM BUCKINGHAM GRAVITY SELF
46 0 ANGEL BAND WITH ROOTS AND WINGS APPLESEED
47 0 MELANIE DOANE A THOUSAND NIGHTS PRAIRIE OCEAN
48 0 PATRICK FITZSIMMONS SO BEAUTIFUL SO BLUES SELF
49 0 JORMA KAUKONEN RIVER OF TIME RED HOUSE
50 0 BEN BEDFORD LAND OF THE SHADOWS SELF
For the Week of June 25, 2010