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 RED HORSE RED HORSE RED HOUSE
2 2 TIM O’BRIEN CHICKEN & EGG HOWDY SKIES
3 4 MOLLIE O’BRIEN & RICH MOORE SAINTS & SINNERS REMINGTON ROAD
4 5 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
5 3 FRAZEY FORD OBADIAH NETTWERK
6 7 TERENCE MARTIN THE LAST BLACK AND WHITE TV GOOD DOG MUSIC
7 6 ANGEL BAND BLESS MY SOLE APPLESEED
8 11 JASON SPOONER SEA MONSTER SELF RELEASED
9 12 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY
10 14 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD
11 13 SALLY SPRING MADE OF STARS  
12 10 ASHLEY WELLS MAMA’S SKIRT SELF
13 15 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS
14 16 CROOKED STILL SOME STRANGE COUNTRY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
15 0 STORYHILL SHADE OF THE TREES RED HOUSE
16 17 GREAT BIG SEA SAFE UPON THE SHORE SELF
17 20 ERNIE HENDRICKSON WALKING WITH ANGELS SELF
18 21 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE
19 19 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
20 22 JOE LOSTRITTO GOOD COMPANY JOE LOW STREET
21 18 PETER OSTROUSHKO WHEN THE LAST MORNING GLORY BLOOMS RED HOUSE
22 24 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD ALL REBEL ROCKERS EPITAH
23 25 LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III 10 SONGS FOR THE NEW DEPRESSION CUMMERBUND
24 9 STEVE KAUFMAN & MARK COSGROVE GOODNIGHT WALTZ INDEPENDENT
25 27 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
26 0 TRISHA GAGNON A STORY ABOUT YOU & ME INDIE
27 0 PETER BRADLEY ADAMS LEAVETAKING SARATHAN
28 32 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE
29 0 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF
30 34 NATHANIEL RATELIFF IN MEMORY OF LOSS ROUNDER
31 0 NEPTUNE’S CAR STRAWBERRY MOON SELF
32 0 KEVIN BURKE & CAL SCOTT SUITE LOFTUS
33 40 TUPELO DIRTY MONEY SELF
34 8 JACK WILLIAMS THE HIGH ROAD HOME WIND RIVER
35 31 SHERRY AUSTIN LOVE STILL REMAINS BARKING TOPIARY
36 0 HEIDI TALBOT THE LAST STAR COMPASS
37 42 JOHN DENVER ESSENTIAL JOHN DENVER RCA LEGACY
38 0 WOODY GUTHRIE MY DUSTY ROAD ROUNDER
39 0 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR
40 0 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED
41 33 DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND ACONY
42 37 MUMFORD & SONS GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD RED
43 23 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS GENUINE NEGRO JIG NONESUCH
44 39 CHRIS KOKESH OCTOBER VALENTINE SELF
45 0 LUKA BLOOM DREAMS IN AMERICA COMPASS
46 43 JACKSON BROWNE SHRINK INSIDE RECORDINGS
47 0 PATRICK BLOOM GHOSTS OF RADIO MUD DAUBER RECORDS
48 0 STEVE MEDNICK WHAT REMAINS COTTAGE SOUND
49 50 BUTCH BALDASSARI & VAN MANAKAS LEAVIN’ TENNESSEE SOUNDART
50 0 TRUCKSTOP HONEYMOON HOMEMADE HAIRCUT SQUIRREL
For the Week of September 10, 2010