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 PIETA BROWN MERCURY RED HOUSE
2 2 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
3 4 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
4 3 ELIZA GILKYSON ROSES AT THE END OF TIME RED HOUSE
5 6 MADISON VIOLET THE GOOD IN GOODBYE TRUE NORTH
6 7 COLIN HAY GATHERING MERCURY COMPASS
7 5 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
8 9 GENE AND GAYLA MILLS IF STONES COULD TALK HEART PINE
9 10 SARAH MACDOUGALL THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE RABBIT HEART MUSIC
10 15 RED MOLLY LIGHT IN THE SKY SELF
11 13 PAUL SACHS OIL TOWN SELF
12 11 TUMBLING BONES RISK NOT YOUR SOUL SELF
13 12 100 MILE HOUSE HOLLOW PONDS HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS
14 16 LAURA MARLING A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW EMI
15 17 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
16 18 HAL CANNON HAL CANNON OKEHDOKEE RECORDS
17 19 STEPHEN FEARING & ANDY WHITE FEARING & WHITE LOWDEN PROUD
18 21 ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS STONEWALL COUNTRY RED HOUSE
19 20 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
20 22 JONATHAN EDWARDS MY LOVE WILL KEEP APPLESEED MUSIC
21 23 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
22 25 VARIOUS ARTIST A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
23 39 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
24 14 JOY KILLS SORROW THIS UNKNOWN SCIENCE SIGNATURE SOUNDS
25 24 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
26 26 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
27 42 JOHN PRINE THE SINGING POSTMAN DELIVERS OH BOY
28 8 GUY CLARK SONGS & STORIES DUALTONE
29 28 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
30 29 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
31 30 NORMA MACDONALD MORNING YOU WAKE PAPERWEIGHT MUSIC
32 27 DAN ZANES AND FRIENDS LITTLE NUT TREE FESTIVAL FIVE
33 32 KATIE MOORE MONTEBELLO PURPLE CAT RECORDS
34 33 MAE MOORE FOLKLORE POETICAL LICENSE
35 0 PHARIS & JASON ROMERO A PASSING GLIMPSE INDIE
36 34 VANCE GILBERT OLD WHITE MEN DISISMYE MUSIC
37 35 POKEY LAFARGE & THE SOUTH CITY THREE MIDDLE OF EVERYWHERE FREE DIRT
38 0 CATIE CURTIS STRETCH LIMOUSINE ON FIRE COMPASS
39 31 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
40 37 KIM STOCKWOOD BACK TO THE WATER TURTLEMUSIC
41 0 RJ COWDERY IN THIS LIGHT BLUE ROCK
42 40 THE WAIFS TEMPTATION COMPASS
43 45 ROB LYTLE YOU. MUST. STOP HEART AND HOPE MUSIC
44 46 CHUCK BRODSKY SUBTOTAL ECLIPSE SELF
45 36 ROSI GOLAN PAPER TIGER SELF
46 44 RED HORSE RED HORSE RED HOUSE
47 48 IAN TAMBLYN WALKING THE BONES NORTH TRACK RECORDS
48 0 VIOLET VONDER HAAR THE WAY HOME NATION OF LOVE
49 0 PATTI CASEY THE HEART OF A WAITING BOY LONGSHOT MUSIC
50 0 INDIGO GIRLS BEAUTY QUEEN SISTER VANGUARD
For the Week of October 21, 2011 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member reporting stations

RMR Radio Airplay Chart - Roots Country Top 50 Albums

 
TW LW Artist CD Title Label
1 2 KASEY CHAMBERS LITTLE BIRD LIBERATION
2 1 GILLIAN WELCH THE HARROW & THE HARVEST ACONY
3 11 JIMMIE VAUGHAN PLAYS MORE BLUES, BALLADS & FAVORITES SHOUT! FACTORY
4 8 TARA NEVINS WOOD AND STONE SUGAR HILL
5 6 JOE ELY SATISFIED AT LAST REDEYE
6 5 EILEN JEWELL QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
7 7 EMMYLOU HARRIS HARD BARGAIN NONESUCH
8 10 BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS KINGS AND QUEENS DRAMATICO
9 9 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
10 3 ROBERT EARL KEEN READY FOR CONFETTI LOST HIGHWAY
11 12 GREG BROWN FREAK FLAG YEP ROC
12 13 THE BLACK LILLIES 100 MILES OF WRECKAGE ATTACK MONKEY
13 4 JOHN HIATT DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS NEWWEST
14 14 DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER DRIVE TIME MOUNTAIN HOME MUSIC
15 18 HALLEYANNA THE COUNTRY CHEATHAM STREET RECORDS
16 19 BUDDY MILLER THE MAJESTIC SILVER STRINGS NEW WEST
17 15 STEVE EARLE I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE NEW WEST
18 33 DALE WATSON THE SUN SESSIONS RED HOUSE
19 22 STEVE CROPPER DEDICATED 429
20 16 LYNN MILES FALL FOR BEAUTY TRUE NORTH
21 17 WILCO THE WHOLE LOVE ANTI-
22 23 ROBYN LUDWICK OUT OF THESE BLUES LATE SHOW
23 21 BOTTLE ROCKETS NOT SO LOUD – AN ACOUSTIC EVENING WITH THE BOTTLE ROCKETS BLOODSHOT
24 24 MATRACA BERG THE DREAMING FIELDS DUALTONE
25 26 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
26 27 LINDI ORTEGA LITTLE RED BOOTS LAST GANG
27 28 JEFF BRIDGES JEFF BRIDGES BLUE NOTE
28 30 LYDIA LOVELESS INDESTRUCTIBLE MACHINE BLOODSHOT
29 32 TOM RUSSELL MESABI SHOUT FACTORY
30 20 THE GOURDS OLD MAD JOY VANGUARD
31 44 SCOTT H BIRAM BAD INGREDIENTS BLOODSHOT
32 31 NORA JANE STRUTHERS NORA JANE STRUTHERS BLUE PIG
33 25 LERA LYNN HAVE YOU MET LERA LYNN SLOW RECORDS
34 34 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
35 36 SHELBY LYNNE REVELATION ROAD (SINGLE) EVERSO
36 35 LYNNE HANSON ONCE THE SUN GOES DOWN SELF
37 38 THE LAWS TRY LOVE JML
38 39 AUDREY AULD COME FIND ME RECKLESS
39 41 WARPED 45S MATADOR SUNSET PHEREMONE
40 42 GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY SWEET NOTHINGS LONESOME DAY
41 37 THE HEAD & THE HEART THE HEAD & THE HEART SUB POP
42 40 CODY CANADA & THE DEPARTED THIS IS INDIAN LAND THIRTY TIGERS
43 48 NICK 13 NICK 13 SUGAR HILL
44 0 NATASHA JAMES BAD JUDGEMENTS HIGHWAY ONE RECORDS
45 0 ELI YOUNG BAND JET BLACK & JEALOUS SELF
46 46 TOM JONES PRAISE & BLAME LOST HIGHWAY
47 29 RECKLESS KELLY GOOD LUCK & TRUE LOVE NO BIG DEAL
48 0 MATT WOODS MANIFESTO PLAN A SOUND
49 43 WRONGLERS WITH JIMMIE DALE GILMORE HEIRLOOM MUSIC REDEYE
50 0 HONEYHONEY BILLY JACK LOST HIGHWAY
For the Week of October 21, 2011 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member reporting stations