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 RED MOLLY LIGHT IN THE SKY SELF
3 3 SARAH MACDOUGALL THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE RABBIT HEART MUSIC
4 5 MADISON VIOLET THE GOOD IN GOODBYE TRUE NORTH
5 6 GENE AND GAYLA MILLS IF STONES COULD TALK HEART PINE
6 7 JUNE TABOR RAGGED KINGDOM TOPIC
7 4 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
8 8 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
9 0 THE PINES DARK SO GOLD RED HOUSE
10 10 PHARIS & JASON ROMERO A PASSING GLIMPSE LULA
11 11 100 MILE HOUSE HOLLOW PONDS HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS
12 9 LAURA MARLING A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW EMI
13 13 HAL CANNON HAL CANNON OKEHDOKEE RECORDS
14 12 THE ONCE ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW BOREALIS
15 14 STEPHEN FEARING & ANDY WHITE FEARING & WHITE LOWDEN PROUD
16 15 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
17 16 MAE MOORE FOLKLORE POETICAL LICENSE
18 17 ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS STONEWALL COUNTRY RED HOUSE
19 18 PAUL SIMON SONGWRITER LEGACY
20 19 VARIOUS ARTISTS A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
21 20 HEATHER STYKA LIFEBOATS FOR ATLANTIS KIT STRIPE
22 34 STEPHANIE FAGAN HEART THIEF YONDER MUSIC
23 26 ANI DIFRANCO WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? RIGHTEOUS BABE
24 21 JOHN MCCUTCHEON THIS LAND – WOODY GUTHRIE’S AMERICA APPALSONGS
25 23 MIRANDA LAMBERT BAGGAGE CLAIM (ACOUSTIC) RCA
26 24 NORMA MACDONALD MORNING YOU WAKE PAPERWEIGHT MUSIC
27 32 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
28 22 CARRIE NEWCOMER EVERYTHING IS EVERYWHERE AVAILABLE LIGHT
29 28 MURRAY MCLAUCHLAN HUMAN WRITES TRUE NORTH
30 29 LA BOTTINE SOURIANTE APPELLATION DORIGINE CONTROLEE BOREALIS
31 33 LAURA REPO GET YOURSELF HOME REPO GIRL
32 25 KYLE ALDEN SONGS FROM YEATS BEE-LOUD GLADE SELF
33 36 KATIE MOORE MONTEBELLO PURPLE CAT RECORDS
34 38 IAN TAMBLYN WALKING THE BONES NORTH TRACK RECORDS
35 40 COLD SPECKS HOLLAND ARTS AND CRAFTS
36 27 INDIGO GIRLS BEAUTY QUEEN SISTER VANGUARD
37 30 ABBY OWENS INDIANTOWN SELF
38 31 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
39 41 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
40 35 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
41 0 GUY CLARK SONGS & STORIES DUALTONE
42 42 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
43 37 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
44 43 CRABTREE & MILLS RISE ABOVE FREE & EASY
45 0 ANGEL BAND BLESS MY SOLE APPLESEED
46 0 THE BEE EATERS THE BEE EATERS SELF
47 44 JAMES LEE STANLEY AND CLIFF EBERHARDT ALL WOOD AND DOORS BEACHWOOD
48 45 CHUCK BRODSKY SUBTOTAL ECLIPSE SELF
49 39 VANCE GILBERT OLD WHITE MEN DISISMYE MUSIC
50 47 ANDREA ENGLAND HOPE & OTHER SINS LEMONADE FACTORY
For the Week of January 20, 2012 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 JOE ELY SATISFIED AT LAST REDEYE
4 4 RYAN ADAMS ASHES & FIRE CAPITOL
5 5 BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS KINGS AND QUEENS DRAMATICO
6 7 THE LITTLE WILLIES FOR THE GOOD TIMES EMI / MILKING BULL
7 10 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
8 8 GREG BROWN FREAK FLAG YEP ROC
9 11 KASEY CHAMBERS STORYBOOK LIBERATION MUSIC
10 9 TARA NEVINS WOOD AND STONE SUGAR HILL
11 6 EILEN JEWELL QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
12 23 WILLIE NELSON REMEMBER ME VOL. 1 R&J RECORDS
13 13 DALE WATSON THE SUN SESSIONS RED HOUSE
14 12 KASEY CHAMBERS LITTLE BIRD LIBERATION
15 31 WILCO THE WHOLE LOVE ANTI-
16 14 SCOTT H BIRAM BAD INGREDIENTS BLOODSHOT
17 15 LORRIE SINGER & BRADLEY KOPP A DEEP OASIS REDBOOT RECORDS
18 26 VARIOUS ARTISTS THIS ONE’S FOR HIM – A TRIBUTE TO GUY CLARK ICEHOUSE MUSIC
19 17 SHELBY LYNNE REVELATION ROAD (SINGLE) EVERSO
20 16 JOHN HIATT DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS NEWWEST
21 29 HONEYHONEY BILLY JACK LOST HIGHWAY
22 20 GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY SWEET NOTHINGS LONESOME DAY
23 33 RECKLESS KELLY GOOD LUCK & TRUE LOVE NO BIG DEAL
24 18 LYDIA LOVELESS INDESTRUCTIBLE MACHINE BLOODSHOT
25 21 THE GOURDS OLD MAD JOY VANGUARD
26 19 EMMYLOU HARRIS HARD BARGAIN NONESUCH
27 25 FRED EAGLESMITH 6 VOLTS A MAJOR LABEL
28 47 DARRELL SCOTT LONG RIDE HOME FULL LIGHT
29 27 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
30 44 DAMN QUAILS DOWN THE HATCH 598
31 0 CHRIS CASTLE LAST BIRD HOME DIRT SANDWICH
32 30 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
33 0 RANDY THOMPSON COLLECTED JACKPOT
34 32 BUDDY MILLER THE MAJESTIC SILVER STRINGS NEW WEST
35 34 LYNN MILES FALL FOR BEAUTY TRUE NORTH
36 0 ERIC HANKE FACTORY MAN TEN FOOT TEXAN
37 0 AMY BLACK ONE / TIME RUEBEN
38 35 RUNAWAY DOROTHY THE ARC COLUMBIA RIVER ENTERTAINMENT
39 24 DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER DRIVE TIME MOUNTAIN HOME MUSIC
40 22 STEVE EARLE I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE NEW WEST
41 37 JOHN HOWIE JR. AND THE ROSEWOOD BLUFFTOWN ARTISTS LEAVIN’ YESTERDAY HANDS UP! RECORDS
42 36 WILD RUMPUS 304 SELF
43 38 OH SUSANNA SOON THE BIRDS OUTSIDE
44 39 MATT WOODS MANIFESTO PLAN A SOUND
45 0 FAR WEST THE FAR WEST LIGHT FIGHTER
46 43 JOHN LILLY COLD COMFORT SELF
47 0 ORBO AND THE LONGSHOTS PRAIRIE SUN BLUE MOON RECORDS
48 41 WARPED 45S MATADOR SUNSET PHEREMONE
49 42 ANGELA EASTERLING BEGUILER SELF
50 0 THE BLACK LILLIES 100 MILES OF WRECKAGE ATTACK MONKEY
For the Week of January 20, 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations