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
3 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
2 1 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
3 2 ELIZA GILKYSON ROSES AT THE END OF TIME RED HOUSE
4 4 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
5 8 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
6 5 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
7 6 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
8 7 THE WAIFS TEMPTATION COMPASS
9 23 JONATHAN EDWARDS MY LOVE WILL KEEP APPLESEED MUSIC
10 19 COLIN HAY GATHERING MERCURY COMPASS
11 28 POKEY LAFARGE & THE SOUTH CITY THREE MIDDLE OF EVERYWHERE FREE DIRT
12 21 GUY CLARK SONGS & STORIES DUALTONE
13 9 SARAH MACDOUGALL THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE RABBIT HEART MUSIC
14 10 RED HORSE RED HORSE RED HOUSE
15 11 LUKA BLOOM DREAMS IN AMERICA COMPASS
16 12 HEIDI TALBOT THE LAST STAR COMPASS
17 13 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
18 14 VARIOUS ARTISTS A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
19 15 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
20 16 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
21 17 THE ONCE THE ONCE BOREALIS
22 18 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
23 20 T WITH THE MAGGIES T WITH THE MAGGIES TWM / COMPASS
24 24 SEAN ROWE MAGIC ANTI / EPITAPH
25 25 TUMBLING BONES RISK NOT YOUR SOUL REBEL RECORDS
26 26 HAL CANNON HAL CANNON OKEHDOKEE RECORDS
27 0 CHRISTOPHER BROWN CHARACTERIST SELF
28 0 JAMES LEE STANLEY AND CLIFF EBERHARDT ALL WOOD AND DOORS BEACHWOOD
29 27 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
30 22 ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS STONEWALL COUNTRY RED HOUSE
31 0 NATHAN MOORE DEAR PUPPETEER ROYAL POTATO FAMILY
32 0 DON GALLARDO WHEN THE DAYLIGHT WHISPERS DARLING FIRST FLOOR STORY RECORDINGS
33 30 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
34 29 NORMA MACDONALD MORNING YOU WAKE PAPERWEIGHT MUSIC
35 31 MAE MOORE FOLKLORE POETICAL LICENSE
36 32 KATIE MOORE MONTEBELLO PURPLE CAT RECORDS
37 33 KIM STOCKWOOD BACK TO THE WATER TURTLEMUSIC
38 0 JOY KILLS SORROW THIS UNKNOWN SCIENCE SIGNATURE SOUNDS
39 0 ROSI GOLAN PAPER TIGER SELF
40 0 PHARIS & JASON ROMERO A PASSING GLIMPSE INDIE
41 36 LOREENA MCKENNITT THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY QUINLAN ROAD
42 37 ROB LYTLE YOU. MUST. STOP HEART AND HOPE MUSIC
43 35 CATIE CURTIS STRETCH LIMOUSINE ON FIRE COMPASS
44 38 IAN TAMBLYN WALKING THE BONES NORTH TRACK RECORDS
45 0 DYLAN SNEED NO WORSE FOR THE WEAR SELF
46 0 JAMI LUNDE BIG BLACK BIRDS SELF
47 0 CHUCK BRODSKY SUBTOTAL ECLIPSE SELF
48 0 EFREN ALWAYS BEEN A BLEEDER SLO PRO RECORDS
49 41 ASHELIN THE ROAD NOT TAKEN PALMER GIRLS MUSIC
50 0 ANDREW CALHOUN GRAPEVINE WATERBUG
For the Week of September 09, 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 4 KASEY CHAMBERS LITTLE BIRD LIBERATION
3 3 BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS KINGS AND QUEENS DRAMATICO
4 10 EILEN JEWELL QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
5 2 JOE ELY SATISFIED AT LAST REDEYE
6 5 EMMYLOU HARRIS HARD BARGAIN NONESUCH
7 11 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
8 7 TARA NEVINS WOOD AND STONE SUGAR HILL
9 6 GREG BROWN FREAK FLAG YEP ROC
10 8 JOHN HIATT DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS NEWWEST
11 13 LYNN MILES FALL FOR BEAUTY TRUE NORTH
12 14 NORA JANE STRUTHERS NORA JANE STRUTHERS BLUE PIG
13 16 THE BLACK LILLIES 100 MILES OF WRECKAGE ATTACK MONKEY
14 23 MATRACA BERG THE DREAMING FIELDS DUALTONE
15 43 STEVE CROPPER DEDICATED 429
16 18 ROBYN LUDWICK OUT OF THESE BLUES LATE SHOW
17 22 BUDDY MILLER THE MAJESTIC SILVER STRINGS NEW WEST
18 20 KIMMIE RHODES DREAMS OF FLYING SUNBIRD
19 21 JEFF TALMADGE KIND OF EVERYTHING BERKALIN RECORDS
20 15 STEVE EARLE I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE NEW WEST
21 35 AUDREY AULD COME FIND ME RECKLESS
22 12 ROBERT EARL KEEN READY FOR CONFETTI LOST HIGHWAY
23 38 ARTY HILL ANOTHER LOST HIGHWAY SELF
24 19 JEFF BRIDGES JEFF BRIDGES BLUE NOTE
25 17 BOTTLE ROCKETS NOT SO LOUD BLOODSHOT
26 9 DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER DRIVE TIME MOUNTAIN HOME MUSIC
27 24 ROBERT ELLIS PHOTOGRAPHS NEW WEST
28 25 LINDI ORTEGA LITTLE RED BOOTS LAST GANG
29 27 CARRIE RODRIGUEZ & BEN KYLE WE STILL LOVE OUR COUNTRY NINTH STREET OPUS
30 29 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
31 30 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
32 0 MARSHALL CHAPMAN BIG LONESOME TALL GIRL
33 0 THE BACK ROW BAPTISTS BROKEN HEARTS & BAD DECISIONS VINTAGE EARTH
34 0 MARK CUNNINGHAM AND THE NATIONALS DIMESTORE REDEMPTION STEADY ROLLER
35 31 JOLIE HOLLAND PINT OF BLOOD ANTI
36 32 LYNNE HANSON ONCE THE SUN GOES DOWN SELF
37 33 THE LAWS TRY LOVE JML
38 28 CODY CANADA & THE DEPARTED THIS IS INDIAN LAND THIRTY TIGERS
39 36 WARPED 45S MATADOR SUNSET PHEREMONE
40 37 GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY SWEET NOTHINGS LONESOME DAY
41 0 THE ONLY SONS STEEL HEARTS SELF
42 50 JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE HARLEM RIVER BLUES BLOODSHOT
43 34 THE HEAD & THE HEART THE HEAD & THE HEART SUB POP
44 0 JIMMY WALLACE WORKING FOR PEANUTS BGB
45 39 TOM JONES PRAISE & BLAME LOST HIGHWAY
46 42 WRONGLERS WITH JIMMIE DALE GILMORE HEIRLOOM MUSIC NEANDERTHAL
47 26 GARY NICHOLSON TEXAS SONGBOOK BISMEAUX
48 0 BUFFALO CLOVER LOW DOWN TIME PALAVER
49 0 BEARFOOT HOOKERS BEER DRINKIN/ GOSPEL REVIVAL BEARFOOT HOOKERS
50 0 ROBERT PLANT & THE BAND OF JOY BAND OF JOY ROUNDER
For the Week of September 09, 2011 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member radio stations.