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 TIM O’BRIEN CHICKEN & EGG HOWDY SKIES
2 2 RED HORSE RED HORSE RED HOUSE
3 3 CROOKED STILL SOME STRANGE COUNTRY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
4 8 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
5 0 DONOVAN STORYTELLER AUDIO FIDELITY
6 10 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE
7 0 FRAZEY FORD OBADIAH NETTWERK
8 16 ASHLEY WELLS MAMA’S SKIRT SELF
9 13 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY
10 20 NATHANIEL RATELIFF IN MEMORY OF LOSS ROUNDER
11 4 SALLY SPRING MADE OF STARS  
12 15 TIN BIRD CHOIR BARN ROCK SELF
13 39 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS
14 7 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD
15 36 VARIOUS ARTIST RURAL PARLOR GUITAR COUNTY
16 12 ERNIE HENDRICKSON WALKING WITH ANGELS SELF
17 32 PETER OSTROUSHKO WHEN THE LAST MORNING GLORY BLOOMS RED HOUSE
18 5 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
19 34 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD ALL REBEL ROCKERS EPITAH
20 17 ANDRE WILLIAMS THAT’S ALL I NEED BLOODSHOT RECORDS
21 18 MOLLIE O’BRIEN & RICH MOORE SAINTS & SINNERS REMINGTON ROAD
22 0 JOE LOSTRITTO GOOD COMPANY JOE LOW STREET
23 25 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
24 6 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED
25 11 RUTH MOODY THE GARDEN RED HOUSE
26 35 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF
27 40 STEVE KAUFMAN & MARK COSGROVE GOODNIGHT WALTZ INDEPENDENT
28 0 3 PENNY ACRE HIGHWAY 71 SECOND STRING
29 37 TRUCKSTOP HONEYMOON HOMEMADE HAIRCUT SQUIRREL
30 0 JOHN DENVER ESSENTIAL JOHN DENVER RCA LEGACY
31 38 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE
32 9 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS GENUINE NEGRO JIG NONESUCH
33 29 THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH THE WILD HUNT DEAD OCEANS
34 0 DOOP & THE INSIDE OUTLAWS BLOOD RIVER HIGHLAND MUSIC
35 0 HEATHER O’NEILL NINE LIVES FIREBELLY
36 47 WOODY GUTHRIE MY DUSTY ROAD ROUNDER
37 14 DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND ACONY
38 42 LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III 10 SONGS FOR THE NEW DEPRESSION CUMMERBUND
39 49 SUZY THOMPSON & DEL REY HEN PARTY INDIE
40 0 MELISSA FERRICK ENOUGH ABOUT ME RIGHT ON
41 0 JEFF DANIELS LIVE AT THE PURPLE ROSE BOOMBADEEBOOM
42 0 TUPELO DIRTY MONEY SELF
43 0 PETER BRADLEY ADAMS LEAVETAKING SARATHAN
44 0 ALISON BROWN THE COMPANY YOU KEEP COMPASS
45 0 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR
46 0 JACKSON BROWNE SHRINK INSIDE RECORDINGS
47 0 GORDON LIGHTFOOT SUMMERTIME DREAM REPRISE
48 0 PATRICK BLOOM GHOSTS OF RADIO MUD DAUBER RECORDS
49 0 LJ BOOTH THE ROAD THAT LEADS ME HOME FIREFLY JAR
50 41 SHEARWATER THE GOLDEN ARCHIPELAGO MATADOR
For the Week of July 23, 2010