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 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
2 2 JONATHAN BYRD CACKALACK WATERBUG
3 3 MALCOLM HOLCOMBE TO DRINK THE RAIN MUSIC ROAD
4 11 COYOTE GRACE EAR TO THE GROUND SELF
5 4 DAVID GREELY SUD DU SUD SELF
6 5 PETER STAMPFEL AND BABY GRAMPS OUTERTAINMENT RED NEWT
7 12 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS GENUINE NEGRO JIG NONESUCH
8 7 TIM O’BRIEN CHICKEN & EGG HOWDY SKIES
9 9 DAVID LOCKWOOD LUCKY ME SALADAY
10 6 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
11 10 JP JONES REVELATION VISION COMPANY
12 8 CLARE BURSON SILVER AND ASH ROUNDER
13 15 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
14 0 NOTORIOUS THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS INDIE
15 16 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY
16 14 DAN BAKER SAD SONG JUNKIE TRESPASS MUSIC
17 0 IRON AND WINE AROUND THE WELL SUB POP
18 0 DAVID BERKELEY SOME KIND OF CURE STRAW MAN
19 0 CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS SWEET REDEMPTION BIG RED VAN
20 0 CAROLINE HERRING GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN SIGNATURE SOUNDS
21 0 THE HAINTS SHOUT MONAH SELF
22 17 SAHARA SMITH MYTH OF THE HEART PLAYING IN TRAFFIC
23 0 LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE LUCY INDIE
24 0 SHAUN CROMWELL FOLK-WORN PROSE MELON PATCH
25 0 PETER MAYER HEAVEN BELOW BLUE BOAT
26 0 JOEL FAFARD CLUCK OLD HEN SELF
27 38 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE
28 30 JOHN MCCUTCHEON PASSAGE APPALSEED
29 31 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD
30 33 CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST THE HOLY COMING OF THE STORM INDIE
31 39 BROTHERS COMATOSE SONGS FROM THE STOOP SELF
32 44 JUDY COLLINS PARADISE WILDFLOWER RECORDS
33 32 GREAT BIG SEA SAFE UPON THE SHORE SELF
34 41 JOHN CRAIGIE MONTANA TALE ZABRISKIE POINT
35 0 CALEB STINE I WASN’T BUILT FOR A LIFE LIKE THIS INDIE
36 0 SUZY THOMPSON & DEL REY HEN PARTY INDIE
37 0 RED HORSE RED HORSE RED HOUSE
38 0 RAINA ROSE WHEN MAY CAME CONSTANT CLIP RECORDS
39 0 SPRING STANDARDS WOULD THINGS BE DIFFERENT SELF
40 47 MARC SILVER NAIVE LOVERS SELF
41 43 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF
42 0 KRISTA DETOR CHOCOLATE PAPER SUITES TIGHTROPE
43 36 SHERRY AUSTIN LOVE STILL REMAINS BARKING TOPIARY
44 0 HEIDI TALBOT THE LAST STAR COMPASS
45 0 ABBY OWENS INDIANTOWN SELF
46 0 BRAD BOYER I SAT DOWN AND WROTE YOU A SONG SELF
47 49 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
48 50 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR
49 0 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED
50 0 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE
For the Week of January 28, 2011