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
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 5 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
5 4 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
6 6 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
7 7 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
8 12 GUY CLARK SONGS & STORIES DUALTONE
9 8 THE WAIFS TEMPTATION COMPASS
10 21 THE ONCE THE ONCE BOREALIS
11 11 POKEY LAFARGE & THE SOUTH CITY THREE MIDDLE OF EVERYWHERE FREE DIRT
12 9 JONATHAN EDWARDS MY LOVE WILL KEEP APPLESEED MUSIC
13 10 COLIN HAY GATHERING MERCURY COMPASS
14 13 SARAH MACDOUGALL THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE RABBIT HEART MUSIC
15 14 RED HORSE RED HORSE RED HOUSE
16 15 LUKA BLOOM DREAMS IN AMERICA COMPASS
17 16 HEIDI TALBOT THE LAST STAR COMPASS
18 19 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
19 17 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
20 18 VARIOUS ARTISTS A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
21 20 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
22 22 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
23 23 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 BURLAP TO CASHMERE BURLAP TO CASHMERE JIVE
28 28 JAMES LEE STANLEY AND CLIFF EBERHARDT ALL WOOD AND DOORS BEACHWOOD
29 29 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
30 30 ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS STONEWALL COUNTRY RED HOUSE
31 27 CHRISTOPHER BROWN CHARACTERIST SELF
32 0 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
33 32 DON GALLARDO WHEN THE DAYLIGHT WHISPERS DARLING FIRST FLOOR STORY RECORDINGS
34 34 NORMA MACDONALD MORNING YOU WAKE PAPERWEIGHT MUSIC
35 0 DRIFTWOOD FIRE HOW TO UNTANGLE A HEARTACHE SELF
36 0 BOB DYLAN BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME COLUMBIA
37 35 MAE MOORE FOLKLORE POETICAL LICENSE
38 36 KATIE MOORE MONTEBELLO PURPLE CAT RECORDS
39 0 GREAT BIG SEA SAFE UPON THE SHORE SELF
40 31 NATHAN MOORE DEAR PUPPETEER ROYAL POTATO FAMILY
41 0 DIANA JONES HIGH ATMOSPHERE PROPER RECORDS US
42 37 KIM STOCKWOOD BACK TO THE WATER TURTLEMUSIC
43 39 ROSI GOLAN PAPER TIGER SELF
44 0 ANGE BOXALL WRITING LETTERS ANGEL AIR UK
45 0 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
46 38 JOY KILLS SORROW THIS UNKNOWN SCIENCE SIGNATURE SOUNDS
47 0 BOBBY LONG A WINTER TALE ATO
48 33 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
49 41 LOREENA MCKENNITT THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY QUINLAN ROAD
50 46 JAMI LUNDE BIG BLACK BIRDS SELF
For the Week of September 16, 2011 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member radio stations.

RMR Radio Airplay Chart - Roots Country Top 50 Albums

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TW LW Artist CD Title Label
1 GILLIAN WELCH THE HARROW & THE HARVEST ACONY
2 2 KASEY CHAMBERS LITTLE BIRD LIBERATION
3 7 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
4 3 BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS KINGS AND QUEENS DRAMATICO
5 6 EMMYLOU HARRIS HARD BARGAIN NONESUCH
6 10 JOHN HIATT DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS NEWWEST
7 4 EILEN JEWELL QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
8 5 JOE ELY SATISFIED AT LAST REDEYE
9 20 STEVE EARLE I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE NEW WEST
10 15 STEVE CROPPER DEDICATED 429
11 8 TARA NEVINS WOOD AND STONE SUGAR HILL
12 22 ROBERT EARL KEEN READY FOR CONFETTI LOST HIGHWAY
13 9 GREG BROWN FREAK FLAG YEP ROC
14 26 DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER DRIVE TIME MOUNTAIN HOME MUSIC
15 27 ROBERT ELLIS PHOTOGRAPHS NEW WEST
16 11 LYNN MILES FALL FOR BEAUTY TRUE NORTH
17 12 NORA JANE STRUTHERS NORA JANE STRUTHERS BLUE PIG
18 13 THE BLACK LILLIES 100 MILES OF WRECKAGE ATTACK MONKEY
19 25 BOTTLE ROCKETS NOT SO LOUD BLOODSHOT
20 0 VARIOUS ARTISTS SOUTHERN INDEPENDENT, VOLUME 2 BLACK COUNTRY ROCK
21 43 THE HEAD & THE HEART THE HEAD & THE HEART SUB POP
22 24 JEFF BRIDGES JEFF BRIDGES BLUE NOTE
23 16 ROBYN LUDWICK OUT OF THESE BLUES LATE SHOW
24 17 BUDDY MILLER THE MAJESTIC SILVER STRINGS NEW WEST
25 18 KIMMIE RHODES DREAMS OF FLYING SUNBIRD
26 19 JEFF TALMADGE KIND OF EVERYTHING BERKALIN RECORDS
27 14 MATRACA BERG THE DREAMING FIELDS DUALTONE
28 0 NATASHA JAMES BAD JUDGEMENTS HIGHWAY ONE RECORDS
29 21 AUDREY AULD COME FIND ME RECKLESS
30 28 LINDI ORTEGA LITTLE RED BOOTS LAST GANG
31 42 JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE HARLEM RIVER BLUES BLOODSHOT
32 29 CARRIE RODRIGUEZ & BEN KYLE WE STILL LOVE OUR COUNTRY NINTH STREET OPUS
33 0 NICK 13 NICK 13 SUGAR HILL
34 0 THE SECRET SISTERS BIG RIVER (SINGLE ONLY) UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC
35 0 THE WHISKEY GENTRY PLEASE MAKE WELCOME SELF
36 0 MUMFORD & SONS SIGH NO MORE GLASSNOTE
37 30 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
38 47 GARY NICHOLSON TEXAS SONGBOOK BISMEAUX
39 23 ARTY HILL ANOTHER LOST HIGHWAY SELF
40 34 MARK CUNNINGHAM AND THE NATIONALS DIMESTORE REDEMPTION STEADY ROLLER
41 31 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
42 36 LYNNE HANSON ONCE THE SUN GOES DOWN SELF
43 33 THE BACK ROW BAPTISTS BROKEN HEARTS & BAD DECISIONS VINTAGE EARTH
44 37 THE LAWS TRY LOVE JML
45 35 JOLIE HOLLAND PINT OF BLOOD ANTI
46 39 WARPED 45S MATADOR SUNSET PHEREMONE
47 38 CODY CANADA & THE DEPARTED THIS IS INDIAN LAND THIRTY TIGERS
48 0 SUZIE BROWN HEARTSTRINGS FRESHIE RECORDS
49 0 RITA HOSKING BURN INDIE
50 0 RYAN BINGHAM JUNKY STAR LOST HIGHWAY
For the Week of September 16, 2011 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member radio stations.