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 4 MADISON VIOLET THE GOOD IN GOODBYE TRUE NORTH
5 5 GENE AND GAYLA MILLS IF STONES COULD TALK HEART PINE
6 6 JUNE TABOR RAGGED KINGDOM TOPIC
7 7 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
8 8 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
9 9 THE PINES DARK SO GOLD RED HOUSE
10 14 THE ONCE ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW BOREALIS
11 10 PHARIS & JASON ROMERO A PASSING GLIMPSE LULA
12 11 100 MILE HOUSE HOLLOW PONDS HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS
13 12 LAURA MARLING A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW EMI
14 13 HAL CANNON HAL CANNON OKEHDOKEE RECORDS
15 15 STEPHEN FEARING & ANDY WHITE FEARING & WHITE LOWDEN PROUD
16 16 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
17 17 MAE MOORE FOLKLORE POETICAL LICENSE
18 18 ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS STONEWALL COUNTRY RED HOUSE
19 23 ANI DIFRANCO WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? RIGHTEOUS BABE
20 19 PAUL SIMON SONGWRITER LEGACY
21 20 VARIOUS ARTISTS A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
22 42 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
23 21 HEATHER STYKA LIFEBOATS FOR ATLANTIS KIT STRIPE
24 25 MIRANDA LAMBERT BAGGAGE CLAIM (ACOUSTIC) RCA
25 26 NORMA MACDONALD MORNING YOU WAKE PAPERWEIGHT MUSIC
26 29 MURRAY MCLAUCHLAN HUMAN WRITES TRUE NORTH
27 24 JOHN MCCUTCHEON THIS LAND – WOODY GUTHRIE’S AMERICA APPALSONGS
28 30 LA BOTTINE SOURIANTE APPELLATION DORIGINE CONTROLEE BOREALIS
29 27 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
30 31 LAURA REPO GET YOURSELF HOME REPO GIRL
31 33 KATIE MOORE MONTEBELLO PURPLE CAT RECORDS
32 0 THE WAIFS TEMPTATION COMPASS
33 0 HONOR FINNEGAN THE TINY LIFE SELF
34 0 JEFFREY FOUCAULT HORSE LATITUDES SIGNATURE SOUNDS
35 34 IAN TAMBLYN WALKING THE BONES NORTH TRACK RECORDS
36 28 CARRIE NEWCOMER EVERYTHING IS EVERYWHERE AVAILABLE LIGHT
37 35 COLD SPECKS HOLLAND ARTS AND CRAFTS
38 0 HUMMING HOUSE HUMMING HOUSE SELF
39 0 MICHAEL JOHNATHON FRONT PORCH POET MAN
40 36 INDIGO GIRLS BEAUTY QUEEN SISTER VANGUARD
41 39 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
42 43 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
43 40 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
44 32 KYLE ALDEN SONGS FROM YEATS BEE-LOUD GLADE SELF
45 44 CRABTREE & MILLS RISE ABOVE FREE & EASY
46 38 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
47 0 ELEPHANT REVIVAL BREAK IN THE CLOUDS RUFF SHOD / NETTWERK
48 48 CHUCK BRODSKY SUBTOTAL ECLIPSE SELF
49 0 BETH WOOD THE WEATHER INSIDE BLUE ROCK
50 49 VANCE GILBERT OLD WHITE MEN DISISMYE MUSIC
For the Week of January 27, 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 7 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
6 6 THE LITTLE WILLIES FOR THE GOOD TIMES EMI / MILKING BULL
7 5 BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS KINGS AND QUEENS DRAMATICO
8 10 TARA NEVINS WOOD AND STONE SUGAR HILL
9 8 GREG BROWN FREAK FLAG YEP ROC
10 9 KASEY CHAMBERS STORYBOOK LIBERATION MUSIC
11 11 EILEN JEWELL QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
12 12 WILLIE NELSON REMEMBER ME VOL. 1 R&J RECORDS
13 14 KASEY CHAMBERS LITTLE BIRD LIBERATION
14 17 LORRIE SINGER & BRADLEY KOPP A DEEP OASIS REDBOOT RECORDS
15 15 WILCO THE WHOLE LOVE ANTI-
16 18 VARIOUS ARTISTS THIS ONE’S FOR HIM – A TRIBUTE TO GUY CLARK ICEHOUSE MUSIC
17 19 SHELBY LYNNE REVELATION ROAD (SINGLE) EVERSO
18 30 THE DAMN QUAILS DOWN THE HATCH 598
19 31 CHRIS CASTLE LAST BIRD HOME DIRT SANDWICH
20 23 RECKLESS KELLY GOOD LUCK & TRUE LOVE NO BIG DEAL
21 13 DALE WATSON THE SUN SESSIONS RED HOUSE
22 26 EMMYLOU HARRIS HARD BARGAIN NONESUCH
23 29 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
24 27 FRED EAGLESMITH 6 VOLTS A MAJOR LABEL
25 16 SCOTT H BIRAM BAD INGREDIENTS BLOODSHOT
26 25 THE GOURDS OLD MAD JOY VANGUARD
27 20 JOHN HIATT DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS NEWWEST
28 21 HONEYHONEY BILLY JACK LOST HIGHWAY
29 33 RANDY THOMPSON COLLECTED JACKPOT
30 32 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
31 28 DARRELL SCOTT LONG RIDE HOME FULL LIGHT
32 34 BUDDY MILLER THE MAJESTIC SILVER STRINGS NEW WEST
33 24 LYDIA LOVELESS INDESTRUCTIBLE MACHINE BLOODSHOT
34 0 THE NOUVEAUX HONKIES WHERE DO I GO BLUZPIK
35 35 LYNN MILES FALL FOR BEAUTY TRUE NORTH
36 39 DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER DRIVE TIME MOUNTAIN HOME MUSIC
37 40 STEVE EARLE I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE NEW WEST
38 45 FAR WEST THE FAR WEST LIGHT FIGHTER
39 0 ELI YOUNG BAND JET BLACK & JEALOUS SELF
40 43 OH SUSANNA SOON THE BIRDS OUTSIDE
41 22 GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY SWEET NOTHINGS LONESOME DAY
42 46 JOHN LILLY COLD COMFORT SELF
43 47 ORBO AND THE LONGSHOTS PRAIRIE SUN BLUE MOON RECORDS
44 0 CALICO MOON WHEN LOVE COMES AROUND TWO CHAIRS
45 0 NATASHA JAMES BAD JUDGEMENTS HIGHWAY ONE RECORDS
46 48 WARPED 45S MATADOR SUNSET PHEREMONE
47 0 VARIOUS ARTISTS THE LOST NOTEBOOKS OF HANK WILLIAMS COLUMBIA
48 0 JOE FLETCHER & THE WRONG REASONS WHITE LIGHTER WRONG REASONS
49 44 MATT WOODS MANIFESTO PLAN A SOUND
50 0 AUDREY AULD COME FIND ME RECKLESS
For the Week of January 27, 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations

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