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 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
4 5 FRAZEY FORD OBADIAH NETTWERK
5 8 ASHLEY WELLS MAMA’S SKIRT SELF
6 9 ANGEL BAND BLESS MY SOLE APPLESEED
7 17 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
8 7 STEVE KAUFMAN & MARK COSGROVE GOODNIGHT WALTZ INDEPENDENT
9 11 MOLLIE O’BRIEN & RICH MOORE SAINTS & SINNERS REMINGTON ROAD
10 6 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS
11 10 SALLY SPRING MADE OF STARS  
12 4 CROOKED STILL SOME STRANGE COUNTRY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
13 16 TERENCE MARTIN THE LAST BLACK AND WHITE TV GOOD DOG MUSIC
14 42 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED
15 37 MUMFORD & SONS GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD RED
16 0 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS GENUINE NEGRO JIG NONESUCH
17 13 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY
18 14 PETER OSTROUSHKO WHEN THE LAST MORNING GLORY BLOOMS RED HOUSE
19 15 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD
20 0 STORYHILL SHADE OF THE TREES RED HOUSE
21 20 ANNE & PETE SIBLEY COMING HOME SELF
22 0 RACHAEL DAVIS ANTEBELLUM QUEENS FOX ON A HILL
23 0 SUZIE VINNICK HAPPY HERE SUZIE VINNICK
24 23 LJ BOOTH THE ROAD THAT LEADS ME HOME FIREFLY JAR
25 18 ERNIE HENDRICKSON WALKING WITH ANGELS SELF
26 0 RED MOLLY JAMES SELF
27 0 THE NORTHWOODS MORNING NOON & NIGHT SELF
28 30 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD ALL REBEL ROCKERS EPITAH
29 34 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE
30 32 JOE LOSTRITTO GOOD COMPANY JOE LOW STREET
31 35 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
32 47 LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III 10 SONGS FOR THE NEW DEPRESSION CUMMERBUND
33 31 NATHANIEL RATELIFF IN MEMORY OF LOSS ROUNDER
34 36 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF
35 12 3 PENNY ACRE HIGHWAY 71 SECOND STRING
36 41 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR
37 43 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE
38 0 PETE SEEGER TOMORROW’S CHILDREN APPLESEED
39 46 DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND ACONY
40 0 CATHY BARTON & DAVE PARA SWEET JOURNEYS ROUSTABOUT
41 38 VARIOUS ARTIST RURAL PARLOR GUITAR COUNTY
42 0 RON HIPP WITH CAROL STATELLA TWO HEARTS INDIE
43 39 TUPELO DIRTY MONEY SELF
44 0 GREAT BIG SEA SAFE UPON THE SHORE SELF
45 50 PETER BRADLEY ADAMS LEAVETAKING SARATHAN
46 45 JOHN DENVER ESSENTIAL JOHN DENVER RCA LEGACY
47 0 WOODY GUTHRIE MY DUSTY ROAD ROUNDER
48 0 JACKSON BROWNE SHRINK INSIDE RECORDINGS
49 0 SHEARWATER THE GOLDEN ARCHIPELAGO MATADOR
50 0 BROOKS WILLIAMS BABY O! RED GUITAR BLUE MUSIC
For the Week of August 20, 2010