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 2 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
3 3 ELIZA GILKYSON ROSES AT THE END OF TIME RED HOUSE
4 8 GUY CLARK SONGS & STORIES DUALTONE
5 5 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 4 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
9 9 THE WAIFS TEMPTATION COMPASS
10 19 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
11 12 JONATHAN EDWARDS MY LOVE WILL KEEP APPLESEED MUSIC
12 13 COLIN HAY GATHERING MERCURY COMPASS
13 14 SARAH MACDOUGALL THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE RABBIT HEART MUSIC
14 15 RED HORSE RED HORSE RED HOUSE
15 16 LUKA BLOOM DREAMS IN AMERICA COMPASS
16 17 HEIDI TALBOT THE LAST STAR COMPASS
17 20 VARIOUS ARTISTS A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
18 18 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
19 10 THE ONCE THE ONCE BOREALIS
20 21 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
21 22 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
22 23 T WITH THE MAGGIES T WITH THE MAGGIES TWM / COMPASS
23 11 POKEY LAFARGE & THE SOUTH CITY THREE MIDDLE OF EVERYWHERE FREE DIRT
24 35 DRIFTWOOD FIRE HOW TO UNTANGLE A HEARTACHE SELF
25 0 PIETA BROWN MERCURY RED HOUSE
26 0 HALLEYANNA THE COUNTRY CHATHAM STREET
27 24 SEAN ROWE MAGIC ANTI / EPITAPH
28 25 TUMBLING BONES RISK NOT YOUR SOUL REBEL RECORDS
29 26 HAL CANNON HAL CANNON OKEHDOKEE RECORDS
30 32 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
31 29 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
32 30 ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS STONEWALL COUNTRY RED HOUSE
33 28 JAMES LEE STANLEY AND CLIFF EBERHARDT ALL WOOD AND DOORS BEACHWOOD
34 34 NORMA MACDONALD MORNING YOU WAKE PAPERWEIGHT MUSIC
35 33 DON GALLARDO WHEN THE DAYLIGHT WHISPERS DARLING FIRST FLOOR STORY RECORDINGS
36 37 MAE MOORE FOLKLORE POETICAL LICENSE
37 38 KATIE MOORE MONTEBELLO PURPLE CAT RECORDS
38 31 CHRISTOPHER BROWN CHARACTERIST SELF
39 46 JOY KILLS SORROW THIS UNKNOWN SCIENCE SIGNATURE SOUNDS
40 43 ROSI GOLAN PAPER TIGER SELF
41 0 PHARIS & JASON ROMERO A PASSING GLIMPSE INDIE
42 42 KIM STOCKWOOD BACK TO THE WATER TURTLEMUSIC
43 0 ABBY OWENS INDIANTOWN SELF
44 48 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
45 49 LOREENA MCKENNITT THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY QUINLAN ROAD
46 40 NATHAN MOORE DEAR PUPPETEER ROYAL POTATO FAMILY
47 0 IAN TAMBLYN WALKING THE BONES NORTH TRACK RECORDS
48 0 EFREN ALWAYS BEEN A BLEEDER SLO PRO RECORDS
49 0 ROB LYTLE YOU. MUST. STOP HEART AND HOPE MUSIC
50 0 DAN ZANES AND FRIENDS LITTLE NUT TREE FESTIVAL FIVE
For the Week of September 23, 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 4 BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS KINGS AND QUEENS DRAMATICO
4 3 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
5 7 EILEN JEWELL QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
6 8 JOE ELY SATISFIED AT LAST REDEYE
7 6 JOHN HIATT DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS NEWWEST
8 5 EMMYLOU HARRIS HARD BARGAIN NONESUCH
9 14 DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER DRIVE TIME MOUNTAIN HOME MUSIC
10 11 TARA NEVINS WOOD AND STONE SUGAR HILL
11 13 GREG BROWN FREAK FLAG YEP ROC
12 16 LYNN MILES FALL FOR BEAUTY TRUE NORTH
13 19 BOTTLE ROCKETS NOT SO LOUD – AN ACOUSTIC EVENING WITH THE BOTTLE ROCKETS BLOODSHOT
14 17 NORA JANE STRUTHERS NORA JANE STRUTHERS BLUE PIG
15 18 THE BLACK LILLIES 100 MILES OF WRECKAGE ATTACK MONKEY
16 10 STEVE CROPPER DEDICATED 429
17 20 VARIOUS ARTISTS SOUTHERN INDEPENDENT, VOLUME 2 BLACK COUNTRY ROCK
18 12 ROBERT EARL KEEN READY FOR CONFETTI LOST HIGHWAY
19 23 ROBYN LUDWICK OUT OF THESE BLUES LATE SHOW
20 24 BUDDY MILLER THE MAJESTIC SILVER STRINGS NEW WEST
21 25 KIMMIE RHODES DREAMS OF FLYING SUNBIRD
22 26 JEFF TALMADGE KIND OF EVERYTHING BERKALIN RECORDS
23 9 STEVE EARLE I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE NEW WEST
24 22 JEFF BRIDGES JEFF BRIDGES BLUE NOTE
25 15 ROBERT ELLIS PHOTOGRAPHS NEW WEST
26 30 LINDI ORTEGA LITTLE RED BOOTS LAST GANG
27 32 CARRIE RODRIGUEZ & BEN KYLE WE STILL LOVE OUR COUNTRY NINTH STREET OPUS
28 39 ARTY HILL ANOTHER LOST HIGHWAY SELF
29 0 LYDIA LOVELESS INDESTRUCTIBLE MACHINE BLOODSHOT
30 0 LERA LYNN HAVE YOU MET LERA LYNN SLOW RECORDS
31 37 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
32 29 AUDREY AULD COME FIND ME RECKLESS
33 27 MATRACA BERG THE DREAMING FIELDS DUALTONE
34 40 MARK CUNNINGHAM AND THE NATIONALS DIMESTORE REDEMPTION STEADY ROLLER
35 41 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
36 42 LYNNE HANSON ONCE THE SUN GOES DOWN SELF
37 0 MARSHALL CHAPMAN BIG LONESOME TALL GIRL
38 44 THE LAWS TRY LOVE JML
39 45 JOLIE HOLLAND PINT OF BLOOD ANTI
40 46 WARPED 45S MATADOR SUNSET PHEREMONE
41 47 CODY CANADA & THE DEPARTED THIS IS INDIAN LAND THIRTY TIGERS
42 0 GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY SWEET NOTHINGS LONESOME DAY
43 0 THE GOURDS OLD MAD JOY VANGUARD
44 0 TOM JONES PRAISE & BLAME LOST HIGHWAY
45 0 WRONGLERS WITH JIMMIE DALE GILMORE HEIRLOOM MUSIC REDEYE
46 38 GARY NICHOLSON TEXAS SONGBOOK BISMEAUX
47 31 JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE HARLEM RIVER BLUES BLOODSHOT
48 0 BEARFOOT HOOKERS BEER DRINKIN/ GOSPEL REVIVAL BEARFOOT HOOKERS
49 0 MIKE CULLISON BLUE COLLAR TIRED MIKE CULLISON
50 0 CAITLIN ROSE OWN SIDE NOW THEORY 8 RECORDS
For the Week of September 23, 2011 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member radio stations.