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 2 RED HORSE RED HORSE RED HOUSE
2 1 TIM O’BRIEN CHICKEN & EGG HOWDY SKIES
3 7 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
4 3 CROOKED STILL SOME STRANGE COUNTRY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
5 5 SALLY SPRING MADE OF STARS  
6 13 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY
7 15 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS
8 9 FRAZEY FORD OBADIAH NETTWERK
9 18 ANGEL BAND BLESS MY SOLE APPLESEED
10 14 ASHLEY WELLS MAMA’S SKIRT SELF
11 8 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD
12 21 ERNIE HENDRICKSON WALKING WITH ANGELS SELF
13 23 PETER OSTROUSHKO WHEN THE LAST MORNING GLORY BLOOMS RED HOUSE
14 11 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED
15 33 NATALIE MERCHANT LEAVE YOUR SLEEP NONESUCH
16 40 3 PENNY ACRE HIGHWAY 71 SECOND STRING
17 0 MINDY SMITH STUPID LOVE VANGUARD
18 0 JOEL RAFAEL THE SONGS OF WOODY GUTHRIE VOL. 1 AND 2 INSIDE RECORDINGS
19 0 LJ BOOTH THE ROAD THAT LEADS ME HOME FIREFLY JAR
20 6 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
21 31 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD ALL REBEL ROCKERS EPITAH
22 4 MOLLIE O’BRIEN & RICH MOORE SAINTS & SINNERS REMINGTON ROAD
23 30 JOE LOSTRITTO GOOD COMPANY JOE LOW STREET
24 0 BOB DYLAN MODERN TIMES COLUMBIA
25 34 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
26 16 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE
27 17 NATHANIEL RATELIFF IN MEMORY OF LOSS ROUNDER
28 37 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF
29 38 STEVE KAUFMAN & MARK COSGROVE GOODNIGHT WALTZ INDEPENDENT
30 0 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR
31 42 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE
32 35 CLAUDE ‘BUTCH’ MORGAN TALK ABOUT SELF
33 0 CAROLINE AIKEN ARE WE THERE YET MAMA? SELF
34 44 WOODY GUTHRIE MY DUSTY ROAD ROUNDER
35 45 DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND ACONY
36 47 LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III 10 SONGS FOR THE NEW DEPRESSION CUMMERBUND
37 0 TRUCKSTOP HONEYMOON HOMEMADE HAIRCUT SQUIRREL
38 49 TUPELO DIRTY MONEY SELF
39 0 PETER BRADLEY ADAMS LEAVETAKING SARATHAN
40 0 JACKSON BROWNE SHRINK INSIDE RECORDINGS
41 0 PATRICK BLOOM GHOSTS OF RADIO MUD DAUBER RECORDS
42 0 SHEARWATER THE GOLDEN ARCHIPELAGO MATADOR
43 0 OTIS GIBBS JOE HILL’S ASHES WANAMAKER
44 0 ROSE COUSINS THE SEND OFF OLD FARM PONY
45 0 EVERLY BROTHERS THE EVERLY BROTHERS IN CONCERT CADENCE
46 0 SARAH DASHEW WHERE I BELONG WHISTLEFOOT
47 0 JEFF DANIELS LIVE AT THE PURPLE ROSE BOOMBADEEBOOM
48 0 ELEANOR ANGEL FACE TO FACE SELF
49 0 DANIEL O’DONNELL EARLY MEMORIES BROCKWELL LTD
50 0 RAMBLIN’ JACK ELLIOTT I STAND ALONE ANTI-EPITAPH
For the Week of August 06, 2010