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 TIM O’BRIEN CHICKEN & EGG HOWDY SKIES
2 5 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
3 0 PETER COOPER THE LLOYD GREEN ALBUM RED BEET
4 1 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY
5 4 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD
6 6 GREAT BIG SEA SAFE UPON THE SHORE SELF
7 7 SAHARA SMITH MYTH OF THE HEART PLAYING IN TRAFFIC
8 3 DAN BAKER SAD SONG JUNKIE TRESPASS MUSIC
9 8 JOHN MCCUTCHEON PASSAGE APPALSEED
10 20 JONATHAN BYRD CACKALACK WATERBUG
11 9 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE
12 12 ERNIE HENDRICKSON WALKING WITH ANGELS SELF
13 15 TRISHA GAGNON A STORY ABOUT YOU & ME INDIE
14 19 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE
15 10 BROTHERS COMATOSE SONGS FROM THE STOOP SELF
16 16 JOHN CRAIGIE MONTANA TALE ZABRISKIE POINT
17 0 AMOS LEE LAST DAYS AT THE LODGE BLUE NOTE
18 21 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF
19 22 JUDY COLLINS PARADISE WILDFLOWER RECORDS
20 14 SHERRY AUSTIN LOVE STILL REMAINS BARKING TOPIARY
21 17 BOB DYLAN WITMARK DEMOS 1962-1964 COLUMBIA
22 0 MICHAEL JEROME BROWNE DOUBLE BOREALIS
23 23 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
24 24 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR
25 25 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED
26 38 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS GENUINE NEGRO JIG NONESUCH
27 0 SUE FINK THOUGHTS AT AN INTERSECTION SELF
28 0 PATTI ECKER GYPSY LOVER’S EYES SELF
29 26 INDIGO GIRLS HOLLY HAPPY DAYS VANGUARD
30 0 EVA CASSIDY LIVE AT BLUES ALLEY BLIX STREET
31 0 FRUIT PEACE SONGS FOR A BETTER WORLD A BETTER WORLD
32 0 RICHARD SHINDELL, DAR WILLIAMS & LUCY KAPLANSKY CRY CRY CRY RAZOR & TIE
33 0 CARRIE NEWCOMER BEFORE AND AFTER ROUNDER
34 31 JORMA KAUKONEN RIVER OF TIME RED HOUSE
35 33 ANDREW LANDERS PROJECT BEAUTIFUL DEPRAVITY SELF
36 35 PIETA BROWN SHIMMER RED HOUSE
37 36 PATRICK BLOOM GHOSTS OF RADIO MUD DAUBER RECORDS
38 0 CAHALEN MORRISON OLD-TIMEY & NEW-FANGLED SUPER SOLAR SOUNDS
39 0 LOUISE MOSRIE HOME ZOE CAT MUSIC
40 0 LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III 10 SONGS FOR THE NEW DEPRESSION CUMMERBUND
41 0 VARIOUS ARTIST IN MY ROOM LML MUSIC
42 0 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
43 0 MAY ERLEWINE GOLDEN EARTHWORK
44 0 THE WEEPIES BE MY THRILL NETTWERK
45 0 RED HORSE RED HORSE RED HOUSE
46 0 3 PENNY ACRE HIGHWAY 71 SECOND STRING
47 42 THE CHANGING COLORS GHOST OF RED MOUNTAIN SELF
48 0 AMY SPEACE INTO THE NEW. ALTERNATES, LEFTOVERS AND ORPHANS WILDFLOWERS
49 0 CHRIS CUDDY DIAMOND SHINE VANISHING CASTLE
50 0 HEIDI TALBOT THE LAST STAR COMPASS
For the Week of January 07, 2011