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 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
2 2 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
3 3 ELIZA GILKYSON ROSES AT THE END OF TIME RED HOUSE
4 5 VARIOUS ARTISTS A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
5 7 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
6 4 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
7 8 THE WAIFS TEMPTATION COMPASS
8 6 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
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 26 POKEY LAFARGE & THE SOUTH CITY THREE MIDDLE OF EVERYWHERE FREE DIRT
19 19 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
20 20 RUTH MOODY THE GARDEN RED HOUSE
21 22 LOREENA MCKENNITT THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY QUINLAN ROAD
22 23 SEAN ROWE MAGIC ANTI / EPITAPH
23 24 TUMBLING BONES RISK NOT YOUR SOUL REBEL RECORDS
24 31 DON GALLARDO WHEN THE DAYLIGHT WHISPERS DARLING FIRST FLOOR STOREY RECORDS
25 25 JONATHAN EDWARDS MY LOVE WILL KEEP APPLESEED MUSIC
26 35 COTY HOGUE TO THE WEST CELLO ROOM PRODUCTIONS
27 28 RON HYNES STEALING GENIUS BOREALIS
28 37 JOEL MABUS AMERICAN ANONYMOUS FOSSIL
29 32 CHUCK BRODSKY SUBTOTAL ECLIPSE SELF
30 30 KIM BEGGS BLUE BONES BLACK HEN MUSIC
31 34 NATHAN MOORE DEAR PUPPETEER ROYAL POTATO FAMILY
32 27 BURLAP TO CASHMERE BURLAP TO CASHMERE JIVE
33 29 MADELEINE PEYROUX STANDING ON THE ROOFTOP DECCA
34 33 MAE MOORE FOLKLORE POETICAL LICENSE
35 36 KATIE MOORE MONTEBELLO PURPLE CAT RECORDS
36 39 STEPHEN SIMMONS THE BIG SHOW LOWER 40 / LOCKE CREEK
37 42 CAROLANN SOLEBELLO THRESHOLD ELIZABETH RECORDS
38 38 TRISHA GAGNON A STORY ABOUT YOU & ME INDIE
39 18 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
40 40 KIM STOCKWOOD BACK TO THE WATER TURTLEMUSIC
41 43 ANDREW CALHOUN GRAPEVINE WATERBUG
42 41 TWILIGHT HOTEL WHEN THE WOLVES GO BLIND SELF
43 50 CHRISTOPHER BROWN CHARACTERIST SELF
44 0 CRAIG BICKHARDT BROTHER TO THE WIND STONE BARN
45 46 IAN TAMBLYN WALKING THE BONES NORTH TRACK RECORDS
46 48 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
47 21 BOBBY LONG A WINTER TALE ATO
48 0 JAMES LEE STANLEY AND CLIFF EBERHARDT ALL WOOD AND DOORS BEACHWOOD
49 45 EFREN ALWAYS BEEN A BLEEDER SLO PRO RECORDS
50 0 MARISSA NADLER MARISSA NADLER BOX OF CEDAR
For the Week of August 05, 2011 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member radio stations.