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 and Roots Country charts are posted here with permission.

RMR Radio Airplay Chart - Folk Top 50 Albums

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TW LW Artist CD Title Label
1 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
2 3 ELIZA GILKYSON ROSES AT THE END OF TIME RED HOUSE
3 2 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
4 5 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
5 6 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
6 7 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
7 10 THE WAIFS TEMPTATION COMPASS
8 4 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
9 13 SARAH MACDOUGALL THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE RABBIT HEART MUSIC
10 12 RED HORSE RED HORSE RED HOUSE
11 14 LUKA BLOOM DREAMS IN AMERICA COMPASS
12 15 HEIDI TALBOT THE LAST STAR COMPASS
13 17 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
14 16 VARIOUS ARTISTS A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
15 18 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
16 19 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
17 20 THE ONCE THE ONCE BOREALIS
18 21 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
19 22 COLIN HAY GATHERING MERCURY COMPASS
20 23 T WITH THE MAGGIES T WITH THE MAGGIES TWM / COMPASS
21 9 GUY CLARK SONGS & STORIES DUALTONE
22 33 ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS STONEWALL COUNTRY RED HOUSE
23 8 JONATHAN EDWARDS MY LOVE WILL KEEP APPLESEED MUSIC
24 27 SEAN ROWE MAGIC ANTI / EPITAPH
25 28 TUMBLING BONES RISK NOT YOUR SOUL REBEL RECORDS
26 29 HAL CANNON HAL CANNON OKEHDOKEE RECORDS
27 32 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
28 11 POKEY LAFARGE & THE SOUTH CITY THREE MIDDLE OF EVERYWHERE FREE DIRT
29 36 NORMA MACDONALD MORNING YOU WAKE PAPERWEIGHT MUSIC
30 39 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
31 37 MAE MOORE FOLKLORE POETICAL LICENSE
32 38 KATIE MOORE MONTEBELLO PURPLE CAT RECORDS
33 40 KIM STOCKWOOD BACK TO THE WATER TURTLEMUSIC
34 41 STEPHEN SIMMONS THE BIG SHOW LOWER 40 / LOCKE CREEK
35 30 CATIE CURTIS STRETCH LIMOUSINE ON FIRE COMPASS
36 47 LOREENA MCKENNITT THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY QUINLAN ROAD
37 43 ROB LYTLE YOU. MUST. STOP HEART AND HOPE MUSIC
38 49 IAN TAMBLYN WALKING THE BONES NORTH TRACK RECORDS
39 0 GREAT BIG SEA SAFE UPON THE SHORE SELF
40 0 KIM JONES LUCKY GIRL SELF
41 0 ASHELIN THE ROAD NOT TAKEN PALMER GIRLS MUSIC
42 0 ANNE LINDSAY HURRY ON HOME VIOLINDSAY
43 0 THE STILL CITY BRITTLE BONES SELF
44 0 HOLLER! GRATITUDE SELF
45 0 RUTH MOODY THE GARDEN RED HOUSE
46 0 JEANNE JOLLY FALLING IN CAROLINA SELF
47 0 DRIFTWOOD FIRE HOW TO UNTANGLE A HEARTACHE SELF
48 0 ANGE BOXALL WRITING LETTERS ANGEL AIR UK
49 0 ANNE & PETE SIBLEY COMING HOME SELF
50 0 CRAIG BICKHARDT BROTHER TO THE WIND STONE BARN
For the Week of September 2, 2011 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member radio stations.

RMR Radio Airplay Chart - Roots Country Top 50 Albums

 
TW LW Artist CD Title Label
1 1 GILLIAN WELCH THE HARROW & THE HARVEST ACONY
2 6 JOE ELY SATISFIED AT LAST REDEYE
3 4 BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS KINGS AND QUEENS DRAMATICO
4 2 KASEY CHAMBERS LITTLE BIRD LIBERATION
5 5 EMMYLOU HARRIS HARD BARGAIN NONESUCH
6 8 GREG BROWN FREAK FLAG YEP ROC
7 10 TARA NEVINS WOOD AND STONE SUGAR HILL
8 9 JOHN HIATT DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS NEWWEST
9 12 DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER DRIVE TIME MOUNTAIN HOME MUSIC
10 7 EILEN JEWELL QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
11 3 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
12 16 ROBERT EARL KEEN READY FOR CONFETTI LOST HIGHWAY
13 15 LYNN MILES FALL FOR BEAUTY TRUE NORTH
14 17 NORA JANE STRUTHERS NORA JANE STRUTHERS BLUE PIG
15 11 STEVE EARLE I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE NEW WEST
16 19 THE BLACK LILLIES 100 MILES OF WRECKAGE ATTACK MONKEY
17 20 BOTTLE ROCKETS NOT SO LOUD BLOODSHOT
18 21 ROBYN LUDWICK OUT OF THESE BLUES LATE SHOW
19 25 JEFF BRIDGES JEFF BRIDGES BLUE NOTE
20 22 KIMMIE RHODES DREAMS OF FLYING SUNBIRD
21 23 JEFF TALMADGE KIND OF EVERYTHING BERKALIN RECORDS
22 24 BUDDY MILLER THE MAJESTIC SILVER STRINGS NEW WEST
23 18 MATRACA BERG THE DREAMING FIELDS DUALTONE
24 13 ROBERT ELLIS PHOTOGRAPHS NEW WEST
25 27 LINDI ORTEGA LITTLE RED BOOTS LAST GANG
26 33 GARY NICHOLSON TEXAS SONGBOOK BISMEAUX
27 31 CARRIE RODRIGUEZ & BEN KYLE WE STILL LOVE OUR COUNTRY NINTH STREET OPUS
28 34 CODY CANADA & THE DEPARTED THIS IS INDIAN LAND THIRTY TIGERS
29 39 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
30 40 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
31 46 JOLIE HOLLAND PINT OF BLOOD ANTI
32 47 LYNNE HANSON ONCE THE SUN GOES DOWN SELF
33 48 THE LAWS TRY LOVE JML
34 14 THE HEAD & THE HEART THE HEAD & THE HEART SUB POP
35 26 AUDREY AULD COME FIND ME RECKLESS
36 50 WARPED 45S MATADOR SUNSET PHEREMONE
37 0 GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY SWEET NOTHINGS LONESOME DAY
38 0 ARTY HILL ANOTHER LOST HIGHWAY SELF
39 0 TOM JONES PRAISE & BLAME LOST HIGHWAY
40 0 SUZIE BROWN HEARTSTRINGS FRESHIE RECORDS
41 0 GARY BRAGG HIGH PLAINS STORM Q&B RECORDS
42 0 WRONGLERS WITH JIMMIE DALE GILMORE HEIRLOOM MUSIC NEANDERTHAL
43 28 STEVE CROPPER DEDICATED 429
44 0 LAURA CANTRELL KITTY WELLS DRESSES – SONGS OF THE QUEEN OF COUNTRY MUSIC DIESEL ONLY / SHOESHINE
45 0 KEVIN DOOLEY MOONLIGHT HIGHWAY SELF
46 0 LAUREN SHERA ONCE I WAS A BIRD SELF
47 0 ADAM HOOD ADAM HOOD CARNIVAL
48 0 CHRIS JONES TOO FAR DOWN THE ROAD LITTLE DOG
49 0 ANDY BUDD RAGTOP MONTEREY SELF
50 29 JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE HARLEM RIVER BLUES BLOODSHOT
For the Week of September 2, 2011 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member radio stations.