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
1 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
2 4 VARIOUS ARTISTS A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
3 2 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
4 3 ELIZA GILKYSON ROSES AT THE END OF TIME RED HOUSE
5 5 THE WAIFS TEMPTATION COMPASS
6 6 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
7 7 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
8 8 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
9 9 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
10 10 RED HORSE RED HORSE RED HOUSE
11 11 THE ONCE THE ONCE BOREALIS
12 12 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
13 13 COLIN HAY GATHERING MERCURY COMPASS
14 14 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
15 15 HEIDI TALBOT THE LAST STAR COMPASS
16 16 LUKA BLOOM DREAMS IN AMERICA COMPASS
17 17 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
18 18 T WITH THE MAGGIES T WITH THE MAGGIES TWM / COMPASS
19 35 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
20 19 ANNIE GALLUP WEATHER WATERRBUG
21 38 LAUREN SHEEHAN ROSE CITY RAMBLE INDIE
22 20 TUMBLING BONES RISK NOT YOUR SOUL REBEL RECORDS
23 21 RUTH MOODY THE GARDEN RED HOUSE
24 22 LOREENA MCKENNITT THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY QUINLAN ROAD
25 23 KIM BEGGS BLUE BONES BLACK HEN MUSIC
26 25 SEAN ROWE MAGIC ANTI / EPITAPH
27 26 RON HYNES STEALING GENIUS BOREALIS
28 30 MADELEINE PEYROUX STANDING ON THE ROOFTOP DECCA
29 28 MAE MOORE FOLKLORE POETICAL LICENSE
30 31 KATIE MOORE MONTEBELLO PURPLE CAT RECORDS
31 32 KIM STOCKWOOD BACK TO THE WATER TURTLEMUSIC
32 33 TWILIGHT HOTEL WHEN THE WOLVES GO BLIND SELF
33 34 THE WILDERNESS OF MANITOBA WHEN YOU LEFT THE FIRE DELAWARE HOUSE / VERIT?
34 45 JOEL MABUS AMERICAN ANONYMOUS FOSSIL
35 36 TRISHA GAGNON A STORY ABOUT YOU & ME INDIE
36 39 TOM CHAPIN GIVE PEAS A CHANCE SUNDANCE MUSIC
37 40 DYLAN SNEED NO WORSE FOR THE WEAR DYLAN SNEED
38 0 JAMI LUNDE BIG BLACK BIRDS SELF
39 44 JEANNE JOLLY FALLING IN CAROLINA SELF
40 42 ERIN MCDERMOTT TIME TO GO SELF
41 0 JONATHAN EDWARDS MY LOVE WILL KEEP APPLESEED MUSIC
42 50 COTY HOGUE TO THE WEST CELLO ROOM PRODUCTIONS
43 0 NATALIA ZUKERMAN GAS STATION ROSES WEASEL RECORDS
44 47 PESKY J. NIXON MONKEY BUSINESS & MISLAID HOPES SELF
45 48 ASHELIN THE ROAD NOT TAKEN PALMER GIRLS MUSIC
46 41 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ACCIDENTAL THIEF INDIE
47 27 BOBBY LONG A WINTER TALE ATO
48 0 TRIPPING LILY THE DAY EVERYTHING BECAME NOTHING SELF
49 0 GREAT BIG SEA SAFE UPON THE SHORE SELF
50 0 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS / LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII NONESUCH
For the Week of July 08, 2011 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member radio stations.