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 2 RED MOLLY LIGHT IN THE SKY SELF
4 5 MADISON VIOLET THE GOOD IN GOODBYE TRUE NORTH
5 0 JUNE TABOR RAGGED KINGDOM TOPIC
6 6 GENE AND GAYLA MILLS IF STONES COULD TALK HEART PINE
7 8 SARAH MACDOUGALL THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE RABBIT HEART MUSIC
8 38 KYLE ALDEN SONGS FROM YEATS BEE-LOUD GLADE SELF
9 9 LAURA MARLING A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW EMI
10 18 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
11 25 THE ONCE ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW BOREALIS
12 11 100 MILE HOUSE HOLLOW PONDS HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS
13 12 PAUL SACHS OIL TOWN SELF
14 19 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
15 16 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
16 20 HAL CANNON HAL CANNON OKEHDOKEE RECORDS
17 10 PHARIS & JASON ROMERO A PASSING GLIMPSE LULA
18 17 STEPHEN FEARING & ANDY WHITE FEARING & WHITE LOWDEN PROUD
19 21 MAE MOORE FOLKLORE POETICAL LICENSE
20 14 JOHN MCCUTCHEON THIS LAND – WOODY GUTHRIE’S AMERICA APPALSONGS
21 23 PAUL SIMON SONGWRITER LEGACY
22 24 ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS STONEWALL COUNTRY RED HOUSE
23 27 VARIOUS ARTISTS A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
24 32 NORMA MACDONALD MORNING YOU WAKE PAPERWEIGHT MUSIC
25 41 HEATHER STYKA LIFEBOATS FOR ATLANTIS KIT STRIPE
26 34 LAURA REPO GET YOURSELF HOME REPO GIRL
27 35 KATIE MOORE MONTEBELLO PURPLE CAT RECORDS
28 0 MURRAY MCLAUCHLAN HUMAN WRITES TRUE NORTH
29 22 JOY KILLS SORROW THIS UNKNOWN SCIENCE SIGNATURE SOUNDS
30 15 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
31 33 INDIGO GIRLS BEAUTY QUEEN SISTER VANGUARD
32 30 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
33 0 JAMES LEE STANLEY AND CLIFF EBERHARDT ALL WOOD AND DOORS BEACHWOOD
34 37 JOHN PRINE THE SINGING POSTMAN DELIVERS OH BOY
35 0 CARRIE NEWCOMER EVERYTHING IS EVERYWHERE AVAILABLE LIGHT
36 46 IAN TAMBLYN WALKING THE BONES NORTH TRACK RECORDS
37 47 VANCE GILBERT OLD WHITE MEN DISISMYE MUSIC
38 36 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
39 43 CHUCK BRODSKY SUBTOTAL ECLIPSE SELF
40 26 KATE REID DOING IT FOR THE CHICKS FIREBONES
41 40 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
42 4 ELIZA GILKYSON ROSES AT THE END OF TIME RED HOUSE
43 28 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
44 45 ROB LYTLE YOU. MUST. STOP HEART AND HOPE MUSIC
45 44 GUY CLARK SONGS & STORIES DUALTONE
46 0 JOHN DOYLE SHADOW AND LIGHT COMPASS
47 0 THE BEE EATERS ODDFELLOWS HALL SELF
48 0 PATTI CASEY THE HEART OF A WAITING BOY LONGSHOT MUSIC
49 29 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
50 0 BEPPE GAMBETTA LIVE AT TEATRO DELLA CORTE – THE FIRST 10 YEARS GADFLY
For the Week of December 02, 2011 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member 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 3 GILLIAN WELCH THE HARROW & THE HARVEST ACONY
3 2 RYAN ADAMS ASHES & FIRE CAPITOL
4 6 JOE ELY SATISFIED AT LAST REDEYE
5 4 BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS KINGS AND QUEENS DRAMATICO
6 8 EILEN JEWELL QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
7 11 GREG BROWN FREAK FLAG YEP ROC
8 7 TARA NEVINS WOOD AND STONE SUGAR HILL
9 9 JOHN HIATT DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS NEWWEST
10 12 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
11 0 KASEY CHAMBERS STORYBOOK LIBERATION MUSIC
12 17 STEVE EARLE I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE NEW WEST
13 5 KASEY CHAMBERS LITTLE BIRD LIBERATION
14 10 EMMYLOU HARRIS HARD BARGAIN NONESUCH
15 15 BUDDY MILLER THE MAJESTIC SILVER STRINGS NEW WEST
16 0 LORRIE SINGER & BRADLEY KOPP A DEEP OASIS REDBOOT RECORDS
17 16 DALE WATSON THE SUN SESSIONS RED HOUSE
18 18 SHELBY LYNNE REVELATION ROAD (SINGLE) EVERSO
19 19 SCOTT H BIRAM BAD INGREDIENTS BLOODSHOT
20 22 WILCO THE WHOLE LOVE ANTI-
21 25 THE GOURDS OLD MAD JOY VANGUARD
22 27 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
23 24 LYDIA LOVELESS INDESTRUCTIBLE MACHINE BLOODSHOT
24 23 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
25 29 NATASHA JAMES BAD JUDGEMENTS HIGHWAY ONE RECORDS
26 13 DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER DRIVE TIME MOUNTAIN HOME MUSIC
27 31 HONEYHONEY BILLY JACK LOST HIGHWAY
28 28 GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY SWEET NOTHINGS LONESOME DAY
29 30 WILLIE NELSON REMEMBER ME VOL. 1 R&J RECORDS
30 20 ROBYN LUDWICK OUT OF THESE BLUES LATE SHOW
31 42 MATRACA BERG THE DREAMING FIELDS DUALTONE
32 21 TOM RUSSELL MESABI SHOUT FACTORY
33 34 LYNN MILES FALL FOR BEAUTY TRUE NORTH
34 26 THE BLACK LILLIES 100 MILES OF WRECKAGE ATTACK MONKEY
35 35 NICK 13 NICK 13 SUGAR HILL
36 0 KIMMIE RHODES DREAMS OF FLYING SUNBIRD
37 0 OH SUSANNA SOON THE BIRDS OUTSIDE
38 45 RECKLESS KELLY GOOD LUCK & TRUE LOVE NO BIG DEAL
39 36 LINDI ORTEGA LITTLE RED BOOTS LAST GANG
40 0 WARPED 45S MATADOR SUNSET PHEREMONE
41 38 TOM JONES PRAISE & BLAME LOST HIGHWAY
42 39 DREW LANDRY BAND SHARE CROPPERS WHINE LANDRY PALEHORSE
43 46 MATT WOODS MANIFESTO PLAN A SOUND
44 32 LERA LYNN HAVE YOU MET LERA LYNN SLOW RECORDS
45 33 HALLEYANNA THE COUNTRY CHEATHAM STREET
46 49 THE RED DIRT RANGERS MOTEL RANGER RANGER RECORDS
47 50 JOHN LILLY COLD COMFORT SELF
48 0 LITTLE WILLIES FOR THE GOOD TIMES MILKING BULL
49 37 BOTTLE ROCKETS NOT SO LOUD – AN ACOUSTIC EVENING WITH THE BOTTLE ROCKETS BLOODSHOT
50 0 CODY CANADA & THE DEPARTED THIS IS INDIAN LAND THIRTY TIGERS
For the Week of December 02, 2011 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations