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 RED MOLLY LIGHT IN THE SKY SELF
3 2 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
4 4 ELIZA GILKYSON ROSES AT THE END OF TIME RED HOUSE
5 5 MADISON VIOLET THE GOOD IN GOODBYE TRUE NORTH
6 6 GENE AND GAYLA MILLS IF STONES COULD TALK HEART PINE
7 7 COLIN HAY GATHERING MERCURY COMPASS
8 8 SARAH MACDOUGALL THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE RABBIT HEART MUSIC
9 9 LAURA MARLING A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW EMI
10 10 PHARIS & JASON ROMERO A PASSING GLIMPSE LULA
11 12 100 MILE HOUSE HOLLOW PONDS HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS
12 11 PAUL SACHS OIL TOWN SELF
13 14 TUMBLING BONES RISK NOT YOUR SOUL SELF
14 23 JOHN MCCUTCHEON THIS LAND – WOODY GUTHRIE’S AMERICA APPALSONGS
15 15 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
16 21 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
17 17 STEPHEN FEARING & ANDY WHITE FEARING & WHITE LOWDEN PROUD
18 16 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
19 19 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
20 18 HAL CANNON HAL CANNON OKEHDOKEE RECORDS
21 20 MAE MOORE FOLKLORE POETICAL LICENSE
22 36 JOY KILLS SORROW THIS UNKNOWN SCIENCE SIGNATURE SOUNDS
23 22 PAUL SIMON SONGWRITER LEGACY
24 26 ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS STONEWALL COUNTRY RED HOUSE
25 13 THE ONCE ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW BOREALIS
26 28 KATE REID DOING IT FOR THE CHICKS FIREBONES
27 31 VARIOUS ARTISTS A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
28 29 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
29 27 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
30 25 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
31 0 CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST THE HOLY COMING OF THE STORM INDIE
32 33 NORMA MACDONALD MORNING YOU WAKE PAPERWEIGHT MUSIC
33 34 INDIGO GIRLS BEAUTY QUEEN SISTER VANGUARD
34 35 LAURA REPO GET YOURSELF HOME REPO GIRL
35 39 KATIE MOORE MONTEBELLO PURPLE CAT RECORDS
36 24 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
37 41 JOHN PRINE THE SINGING POSTMAN DELIVERS OH BOY
38 44 KYLE ALDEN SONGS FROM YEATS BEE-LOUD GLADE SELF
39 46 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
40 38 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
41 0 HEATHER STYKA LIFEBOATS FOR ATLANTIS KIT STRIPE
42 47 KIM STOCKWOOD BACK TO THE WATER TURTLEMUSIC
43 50 CHUCK BRODSKY SUBTOTAL ECLIPSE SELF
44 0 GUY CLARK SONGS & STORIES DUALTONE
45 49 ROB LYTLE YOU. MUST. STOP HEART AND HOPE MUSIC
46 0 IAN TAMBLYN WALKING THE BONES NORTH TRACK RECORDS
47 48 VANCE GILBERT OLD WHITE MEN DISISMYE MUSIC
48 0 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
49 30 THE WAIFS TEMPTATION COMPASS
50 0 JON BROOKS DELICATE CAGES SELF
For the Week of November 25, 2011 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member reporting stations

RMR Radio Airplay Chart - Roots Country Top 50 Albums

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