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 3 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
3 8 RED MOLLY LIGHT IN THE SKY SELF
4 4 ELIZA GILKYSON ROSES AT THE END OF TIME RED HOUSE
5 5 MADISON VIOLET THE GOOD IN GOODBYE TRUE NORTH
6 0 PHARIS & JASON ROMERO A PASSING GLIMPSE INDIE
7 7 GENE AND GAYLA MILLS IF STONES COULD TALK HEART PINE
8 6 COLIN HAY GATHERING MERCURY COMPASS
9 9 SARAH MACDOUGALL THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE RABBIT HEART MUSIC
10 15 LAURA MARLING A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW EMI
11 10 PAUL SACHS OIL TOWN SELF
12 13 100 MILE HOUSE HOLLOW PONDS HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS
13 12 TUMBLING BONES RISK NOT YOUR SOUL SELF
14 16 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
15 11 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
16 18 STEPHEN FEARING & ANDY WHITE FEARING & WHITE LOWDEN PROUD
17 28 JOY KILLS SORROW THIS UNKNOWN SCIENCE SIGNATURE SOUNDS
18 17 HAL CANNON HAL CANNON OKEHDOKEE RECORDS
19 19 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
20 35 MAE MOORE FOLKLORE POETICAL LICENSE
21 0 PAUL SIMON SONGWRITER LEGACY
22 27 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
23 20 ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS STONEWALL COUNTRY RED HOUSE
24 0 THE ONCE ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW BOREALIS
25 0 KATE REID DOING IT FOR THE CHICKS FIREBONES
26 37 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
27 44 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
28 36 VANCE GILBERT OLD WHITE MEN DISISMYE MUSIC
29 0 ABBY OWENS INDIANTOWN SELF
30 26 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
31 22 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
32 25 VARIOUS ARTISTS A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
33 14 JOHN PRINE THE SINGING POSTMAN DELIVERS OH BOY
34 33 NORMA MACDONALD MORNING YOU WAKE PAPERWEIGHT MUSIC
35 0 MARY FLOWER MISERY LOVES COMPANY YELLOW DOG RECORDS
36 31 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
37 0 LAURA REPO GET YOURSELF HOME REPO GIRL
38 2 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
39 42 INDIGO GIRLS BEAUTY QUEEN SISTER VANGUARD
40 34 KATIE MOORE MONTEBELLO PURPLE CAT RECORDS
41 0 ROBBY HECHT LAST OF THE LONG DAYS 101 DISTRIBUTION
42 0 JOHN DOYLE SHADOW AND LIGHT COMPASS
43 46 EFREN ALWAYS BEEN A BLEEDER SLO PRO RECORDS
44 0 DRIFTWOOD FIRE HOW TO UNTANGLE A HEARTACHE SELF
45 39 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
46 41 KIM STOCKWOOD BACK TO THE WATER TURTLEMUSIC
47 40 DAN ZANES AND FRIENDS LITTLE NUT TREE FESTIVAL FIVE
48 0 CARRIE NEWCOMER EVERYTHING IS EVERYWHERE AVAILABLE LIGHT
49 49 ROB LYTLE YOU. MUST. STOP HEART AND HOPE MUSIC
50 45 CHUCK BRODSKY SUBTOTAL ECLIPSE SELF
For the Week of November 04, 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 3 ROBERT EARL KEEN READY FOR CONFETTI LOST HIGHWAY
2 1 GILLIAN WELCH THE HARROW & THE HARVEST ACONY
3 4 KASEY CHAMBERS LITTLE BIRD LIBERATION
4 7 TARA NEVINS WOOD AND STONE SUGAR HILL
5 6 JOE ELY SATISFIED AT LAST REDEYE
6 10 EILEN JEWELL QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
7 9 BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS KINGS AND QUEENS DRAMATICO
8 8 EMMYLOU HARRIS HARD BARGAIN NONESUCH
9 11 GREG BROWN FREAK FLAG YEP ROC
10 12 JOHN HIATT DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS NEWWEST
11 2 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
12 5 JIMMIE VAUGHAN PLAYS MORE BLUES, BALLADS & FAVORITES SHOUT! FACTORY
13 14 DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER DRIVE TIME MOUNTAIN HOME MUSIC
14 19 DALE WATSON THE SUN SESSIONS RED HOUSE
15 16 BUDDY MILLER THE MAJESTIC SILVER STRINGS NEW WEST
16 18 HALLEYANNA THE COUNTRY CHEATHAM STREET RECORDS
17 20 STEVE EARLE I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE NEW WEST
18 25 LYDIA LOVELESS INDESTRUCTIBLE MACHINE BLOODSHOT
19 22 SCOTT H BIRAM BAD INGREDIENTS BLOODSHOT
20 23 ROBYN LUDWICK OUT OF THESE BLUES LATE SHOW
21 27 WILCO THE WHOLE LOVE ANTI-
22 45 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
23 26 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
24 28 MATRACA BERG THE DREAMING FIELDS DUALTONE
25 24 STEVE CROPPER DEDICATED 429
26 43 LERA LYNN HAVE YOU MET LERA LYNN SLOW RECORDS
27 0 GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY SWEET NOTHINGS LONESOME DAY
28 13 THE BLACK LILLIES 100 MILES OF WRECKAGE ATTACK MONKEY
29 17 NICK 13 NICK 13 SUGAR HILL
30 39 TOM RUSSELL MESABI SHOUT FACTORY
31 47 SHELBY LYNNE REVELATION ROAD (SINGLE) EVERSO
32 0 NATASHA JAMES BAD JUDGEMENTS HIGHWAY ONE RECORDS
33 35 ARTY HILL ANOTHER LOST HIGHWAY SELF
34 34 LINDI ORTEGA LITTLE RED BOOTS LAST GANG
35 32 THE GOURDS OLD MAD JOY VANGUARD
36 21 LYNN MILES FALL FOR BEAUTY TRUE NORTH
37 42 THE ONLY SONS STEEL HEARTS SELF
38 0 TOM JONES PRAISE & BLAME LOST HIGHWAY
39 48 THE LAWS TRY LOVE JML
40 49 AUDREY AULD COME FIND ME RECKLESS
41 0 CHRIS JONES TOO FAR DOWN THE ROAD LITTLE DOG
42 31 BOTTLE ROCKETS NOT SO LOUD – AN ACOUSTIC EVENING WITH THE BOTTLE ROCKETS BLOODSHOT
43 0 RECKLESS KELLY GOOD LUCK & TRUE LOVE NO BIG DEAL
44 0 PAT ROBERTS AND THE HEYMAKERS LONESOME AND BLUE ELECTRIC LOTUS
45 0 JOHN HOWIE JR. AND THE ROSEWOOD BLUFFTOWN ARTISTS LEAVIN’ YESTERDAY HANDS UP! RECORDS
46 0 MATT WOODS MANIFESTO PLAN A SOUND
47 15 HONEYHONEY BILLY JACK LOST HIGHWAY
48 0 THE RED DIRT RANGERS MOTEL RANGER RANGER RECORDS
49 40 MARSHALL CHAPMAN BIG LONESOME TALL GIRL
50 0 CAITLIN ROSE OWN SIDE NOW THEORY 8 RECORDS
For the Week of November 04, 2011 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member reporting stations