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

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TW LW Artist CD Title Label
2 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
2 3 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
3 10 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
4 31 DIANA JONES HIGH ATMOSPHERE PROPER RECORDS US
5 11 SARAH LEE GUTHRIE AND JOHNNY IRION BRIGHT EXAMPLES NINTH STREET OPUS
6 0 DON GALLARDO & HOW FAR WEST SWEETHEART RADIO REVOLUTION ETC FIRST FLOOR STOREY RECORDINGS
7 8 DANNY SCHMIDT MAN OF MANY MOONS RED HOUSE
8 29 MOLLIE O’BRIEN & RICH MOORE SAINTS & SINNERS REMINGTON ROAD
9 17 JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD TELL ME NONESUCH
10 5 MALCOLM HOLCOMBE TO DRINK THE RAIN MUSIC ROAD
11 4 BOBBY LONG A WINTER TALE ATO
12 9 TIM O’BRIEN CHICKEN & EGG HOWDY SKIES
13 7 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
14 1 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
15 19 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
16 36 DAR WILLIAMS MANY GREAT COMPANIONS RAZOR & TIE
17 12 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
18 13 M. LUCAS DUST SKILLET DOG
19 0 BRIAN ROESSLER SINGLE SELF
20 0 JOHN MCVEY UNPREDICTABLE SELF
21 0 GENTRY BRONSON GENTRY BRONSON STOLEN HAT
22 0 THE BYRDS BEST OF THE BYRDS GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2 SONY
23 0 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD
24 0 GABRIELLE LOUISE MIRROR THE BRANCHES SELF
25 0 BRETT DENNEN SO MUCH MORE DUALTONE
26 20 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
27 0 PETER MAYER HEAVEN BELOW BLUE BOAT
28 38 SUSAN WERNER KICKING THE BEEHIVE SLEEVE DOG
29 35 STAN ROGERS THE VERY BEST OF STAN ROGERS BOREALIS
30 0 JONI MITCHELL JONI MITCHELL HITS WARNER BROS / WEA
31 6 COYOTE GRACE EAR TO THE GROUND SELF
32 22 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY
33 0 RAINA ROSE WHEN MAY CAME CONSTANT CLIP RECORDS
34 0 DAVID BERKELEY SOME KIND OF CURE STRAW MAN
35 24 RED JUNE REMEMBER ME WELL INDIE
36 41 JONATHAN BYRD CACKALACK WATERBUG
37 0 THE BEE EATERS THE BEE EATERS SELF
38 0 AARON BURDETT STAND UP EIGHT SELF
39 32 EMILIA DAHLIN RATTLE THEM BONES SELF
40 33 DAN BAKER SAD SONG JUNKIE TRESPASS MUSIC
41 0 KIM BEGGS BLUE BONES BLACK HEN MUSIC
42 30 SAHARA SMITH MYTH OF THE HEART PLAYING IN TRAFFIC
43 45 NATALIA ZUKERMAN GAS STATION ROSES WEASEL RECORDS
44 47 REDBIRD LIVE AT THE CAFE CARPE SIGNATURE SOUNDS
45 43 EVA CASSIDY SIMPLY EVA BLIX STREET
46 34 EILEEN ROSE JOEY’S SONGS FOR KIDS VOL 1 JGF
47 0 JOE PURDY THIS AMERICAN MUDTOWN CRIER
48 0 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS GENUINE NEGRO JIG NONESUCH
49 0 BOB DYLAN WITMARK DEMOS 1962-1964 COLUMBIA
50 0 CHRIS COOLE & IVAN ROSENBERG FAREWELL TRION INDIE
For the Week of April 02, 2011