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 MADISON VIOLET THE GOOD IN GOODBYE TRUE NORTH
5 5 JUNE TABOR RAGGED KINGDOM TOPIC
6 6 GENE AND GAYLA MILLS IF STONES COULD TALK HEART PINE
7 9 LAURA MARLING A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW EMI
8 7 SARAH MACDOUGALL THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE RABBIT HEART MUSIC
9 15 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
10 10 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
11 17 PHARIS & JASON ROMERO A PASSING GLIMPSE LULA
12 12 100 MILE HOUSE HOLLOW PONDS HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS
13 14 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
14 16 HAL CANNON HAL CANNON OKEHDOKEE RECORDS
15 18 STEPHEN FEARING & ANDY WHITE FEARING & WHITE LOWDEN PROUD
16 19 MAE MOORE FOLKLORE POETICAL LICENSE
17 13 PAUL SACHS OIL TOWN SELF
18 21 PAUL SIMON SONGWRITER LEGACY
19 11 THE ONCE ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW BOREALIS
20 22 ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS STONEWALL COUNTRY RED HOUSE
21 29 JOY KILLS SORROW THIS UNKNOWN SCIENCE SIGNATURE SOUNDS
22 20 JOHN MCCUTCHEON THIS LAND – WOODY GUTHRIE’S AMERICA APPALSONGS
23 23 VARIOUS ARTIST A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
24 31 INDIGO GIRLS BEAUTY QUEEN SISTER VANGUARD
25 24 NORMA MACDONALD MORNING YOU WAKE PAPERWEIGHT MUSIC
26 35 CARRIE NEWCOMER EVERYTHING IS EVERYWHERE AVAILABLE LIGHT
27 26 LAURA REPO GET YOURSELF HOME REPO GIRL
28 8 KYLE ALDEN SONGS FROM YEATS BEE-LOUD GLADE SELF
29 41 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
30 27 KATIE MOORE MONTEBELLO PURPLE CAT RECORDS
31 25 HEATHER STYKA LIFEBOATS FOR ATLANTIS KIT STRIPE
32 28 MURRAY MCLAUCHLAN HUMAN WRITES TRUE NORTH
33 32 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
34 30 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
35 42 ELIZA GILKYSON ROSES AT THE END OF TIME RED HOUSE
36 37 VANCE GILBERT OLD WHITE MEN DISISMYE MUSIC
37 0 GENTRY BRONSON GENTRY BRONSON STOLEN HAT
38 34 JOHN PRINE THE SINGING POSTMAN DELIVERS OH BOY
39 0 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
40 38 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
41 36 IAN TAMBLYN WALKING THE BONES NORTH TRACK RECORDS
42 40 KATE REID DOING IT FOR THE CHICKS FIREBONES
43 39 CHUCK BRODSKY SUBTOTAL ECLIPSE SELF
44 0 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR
45 43 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
46 0 PETER MAYER HEAVEN BELOW BLUE BOAT
47 0 JOE CROOKSTON DARKLING & THE BLUEBIRD JUBILEE INDIE
48 0 TIM GRIMM THANK YOU TOM PAXTON VAULT
49 44 ROB LYTLE YOU. MUST. STOP HEART AND HOPE MUSIC
50 45 GUY CLARK SONGS & STORIES DUALTONE
For the Week of December 09, 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 2 GILLIAN WELCH THE HARROW & THE HARVEST ACONY
3 3 RYAN ADAMS ASHES & FIRE CAPITOL
4 4 JOE ELY SATISFIED AT LAST REDEYE
5 5 BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS KINGS AND QUEENS DRAMATICO
6 6 EILEN JEWELL QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
7 7 GREG BROWN FREAK FLAG YEP ROC
8 8 TARA NEVINS WOOD AND STONE SUGAR HILL
9 17 DALE WATSON THE SUN SESSIONS RED HOUSE
10 10 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
11 11 KASEY CHAMBERS STORYBOOK LIBERATION MUSIC
12 9 JOHN HIATT DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS NEWWEST
13 13 KASEY CHAMBERS LITTLE BIRD LIBERATION
14 12 STEVE EARLE I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE NEW WEST
15 14 EMMYLOU HARRIS HARD BARGAIN NONESUCH
16 16 LORRIE SINGER & BRADLEY KOPP A DEEP OASIS REDBOOT RECORDS
17 15 BUDDY MILLER THE MAJESTIC SILVER STRINGS NEW WEST
18 19 SCOTT H BIRAM BAD INGREDIENTS BLOODSHOT
19 18 SHELBY LYNNE REVELATION ROAD (SINGLE) EVERSO
20 21 THE GOURDS OLD MAD JOY VANGUARD
21 29 WILLIE NELSON REMEMBER ME VOL. 1 R&J RECORDS
22 26 DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER DRIVE TIME MOUNTAIN HOME MUSIC
23 43 MATT WOODS MANIFESTO PLAN A SOUND
24 47 JOHN LILLY COLD COMFORT SELF
25 22 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
26 20 WILCO THE WHOLE LOVE ANTI-
27 24 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
28 23 LYDIA LOVELESS INDESTRUCTIBLE MACHINE BLOODSHOT
29 32 TOM RUSSELL MESABI SHOUT FACTORY
30 28 GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY SWEET NOTHINGS LONESOME DAY
31 27 HONEYHONEY BILLY JACK LOST HIGHWAY
32 30 ROBYN LUDWICK OUT OF THESE BLUES LATE SHOW
33 0 DOC DAILEY AND MAGNOLIA DEVIL VICTIMS, ENEMIES, AND OLD FRIENDS SOUTHERN DISCIPLINE
34 0 ARTY HILL ANOTHER LOST HIGHWAY SELF
35 0 THE ONLY SONS STEEL HEARTS SELF
36 0 PAT ROBERTS AND THE HEYMAKERS LONESOME AND BLUE ELECTRIC LOTUS
37 33 LYNN MILES FALL FOR BEAUTY TRUE NORTH
38 34 THE BLACK LILLIES 100 MILES OF WRECKAGE ATTACK MONKEY
39 48 LITTLE WILLIES FOR THE GOOD TIMES MILKING BULL
40 0 BETSY FRANCK AND THE BAREKNUCKLE BAND STILL WAITING ATHENS MUSIC
41 35 NICK 13 NICK 13 SUGAR HILL
42 42 DREW LANDRY BAND SHARE CROPPERS WHINE LANDRY PALEHORSE
43 37 OH SUSANNA SOON THE BIRDS OUTSIDE
44 49 BOTTLE ROCKETS NOT SO LOUD – AN ACOUSTIC EVENING WITH THE BOTTLE ROCKETS BLOODSHOT
45 38 RECKLESS KELLY GOOD LUCK & TRUE LOVE NO BIG DEAL
46 25 NATASHA JAMES BAD JUDGEMENTS HIGHWAY ONE RECORDS
47 39 LINDI ORTEGA LITTLE RED BOOTS LAST GANG
48 40 WARPED 45S MATADOR SUNSET PHEREMONE
49 41 TOM JONES PRAISE & BLAME LOST HIGHWAY
50 31 MATRACA BERG THE DREAMING FIELDS DUALTONE
For the Week of December 09, 2011 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations