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 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
2 1 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
3 3 ELIZA GILKYSON ROSES AT THE END OF TIME RED HOUSE
4 7 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
5 4 VARIOUS ARTIST A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
6 8 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
7 6 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
8 5 THE WAIFS TEMPTATION COMPASS
9 9 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
10 10 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
11 11 THE ONCE THE ONCE BOREALIS
12 12 RED HORSE RED HORSE RED HOUSE
13 13 HEIDI TALBOT THE LAST STAR COMPASS
14 14 COLIN HAY GATHERING MERCURY COMPASS
15 15 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
16 16 LUKA BLOOM DREAMS IN AMERICA COMPASS
17 17 T WITH THE MAGGIES T WITH THE MAGGIES TWM / COMPASS
18 18 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
19 19 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
20 21 RUTH MOODY THE GARDEN RED HOUSE
21 0 BOBBY LONG A WINTER TALE ATO
22 22 LOREENA MCKENNITT THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY QUINLAN ROAD
23 23 SEAN ROWE MAGIC ANTI / EPITAPH
24 24 TUMBLING BONES RISK NOT YOUR SOUL REBEL RECORDS
25 20 JONATHAN EDWARDS MY LOVE WILL KEEP APPLESEED MUSIC
26 25 POKEY LAFARGE & THE SOUTH CITY THREE MIDDLE OF EVERYWHERE FREE DIRT
27 0 BURLAP TO CASHMERE BURLAP TO CASHMERE JIVE
28 26 RON HYNES STEALING GENIUS BOREALIS
29 27 MADELEINE PEYROUX STANDING ON THE ROOFTOP DECCA
30 28 KIM BEGGS BLUE BONES BLACK HEN MUSIC
31 38 DON GALLARDO WHEN THE DAYLIGHT WHISPERS DARLING FIRST FLOOR STOREY RECORDS
32 0 CHUCK BRODSKY SUBTOTAL ECLIPSE SELF
33 29 MAE MOORE FOLKLORE POETICAL LICENSE
34 0 NATHAN MOORE DEAR PUPPETEER ROYAL POTATO FAMILY
35 34 COTY HOGUE TO THE WEST CELLO ROOM PRODUCTIONS
36 31 KATIE MOORE MONTEBELLO PURPLE CAT RECORDS
37 32 JOEL MABUS AMERICAN ANONYMOUS FOSSIL
38 33 TRISHA GAGNON A STORY ABOUT YOU & ME INDIE
39 40 STEPHEN SIMMONS THE BIG SHOW LOWER 40 / LOCKE CREEK
40 35 KIM STOCKWOOD BACK TO THE WATER TURTLEMUSIC
41 36 TWILIGHT HOTEL WHEN THE WOLVES GO BLIND SELF
42 37 CAROLANN SOLEBELLO THRESHOLD ELIZABETH RECORDS
43 45 ANDREW CALHOUN GRAPEVINE WATERBUG
44 48 JAMI LUNDE BIG BLACK BIRDS SELF
45 0 EFREN ALWAYS BEEN A BLEEDER SLO PRO RECORDS
46 41 IAN TAMBLYN WALKING THE BONES NORTH TRACK RECORDS
47 0 BOB DYLAN BOOTLEG SERIES, VOL. 1-3 SONY
48 0 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
49 42 JEANNE JOLLY FALLING IN CAROLINA SELF
50 0 CHRISTOPHER BROWN CHARACTERIST SELF
For the Week of July 29, 2011 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member radio stations.