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 3 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
2 1 JONATHAN BYRD CACKALACK WATERBUG
3 0 MALCOLM HOLCOMBE TO DRINK THE RAIN MUSIC ROAD
4 5 DAVID GREELY SUD DU SUD SELF
5 6 PETER STAMPFEL AND BABY GRAMPS OUTERTAINMENT RED NEWT
6 0 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
7 7 TIM O’BRIEN CHICKEN & EGG HOWDY SKIES
8 2 CLARE BURSON SILVER AND ASH ROUNDER
9 8 DAVID LOCKWOOD LUCKY ME SALADAY
10 9 JP JONES REVELATION VISION COMPANY
11 11 COYOTE GRACE EAR TO THE GROUND SELF
12 0 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS GENUINE NEGRO JIG NONESUCH
13 4 PETER COOPER THE LLOYD GREEN ALBUM RED BEET
14 14 DAN BAKER SAD SONG JUNKIE TRESPASS MUSIC
15 10 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
16 12 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY
17 26 SAHARA SMITH MYTH OF THE HEART PLAYING IN TRAFFIC
18 0 RED JUNE REMEMBER ME WELL INDIE
19 0 TOM PRASADA-RAO GOODNIGHT REGRET SELF
20 19 DAR WILLIAMS MANY GREAT COMPANIONS RAZOR & TIE
21 0 THE HONEY DEWDROPS THESE OLD ROOTS SELF
22 0 THE WEEPIES BE MY THRILL NETTWERK
23 20 TRIPPING LILY THE DAY EVERYTHING BECAME NOTHING SELF
24 0 AMY SPEACE INTO THE NEW. ALTERNATES, LEFTOVERS AND ORPHANS WILDFLOWERS
25 0 ANNIE GALLUP WEATHER WATERRBUG
26 22 ELLIS RIGHT ON TIME RUBBERNECK
27 0 HUGH BLUMENFELD DAD WATERBUG
28 0 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
29 0 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
30 27 JOHN MCCUTCHEON PASSAGE APPALSEED
31 28 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD
32 29 GREAT BIG SEA SAFE UPON THE SHORE SELF
33 0 CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST THE HOLY COMING OF THE STORM INDIE
34 32 THE ONCE THE ONCE BOREALIS
35 38 FOREST SUN HARLEQUIN GOODNIGHT PAINTED SUN
36 45 SHERRY AUSTIN LOVE STILL REMAINS BARKING TOPIARY
37 35 TRISHA GAGNON A STORY ABOUT YOU & ME INDIE
38 30 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE
39 37 BROTHERS COMATOSE SONGS FROM THE STOOP SELF
40 0 REDBIRD LIVE AT THE CAFE CARPE SIGNATURE SOUNDS
41 39 JOHN CRAIGIE MONTANA TALE ZABRISKIE POINT
42 0 WOODY GUTHRIE MY DUSTY ROAD ROUNDER
43 43 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF
44 44 JUDY COLLINS PARADISE WILDFLOWER RECORDS
45 0 TROUT FISHING IN AMERICA LOOKIN’ AT LUCKY TROUT
46 0 SASSPARILLA RAMSHACKLE SELF
47 0 MARC SILVER NAIVE LOVERS SELF
48 0 LAURA CORTESE ACOUSTIC PROJECT INDIE
49 49 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
50 50 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR
For the Week of January 21, 2011