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 4 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
4 3 MADISON VIOLET THE GOOD IN GOODBYE TRUE NORTH
5 5 SARAH MACDOUGALL THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE RABBIT HEART MUSIC
6 6 THE PINES DARK SO GOLD RED HOUSE
7 9 ANI DIFRANCO WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? RIGHTEOUS BABE
8 7 LAURA MARLING A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW EMI
9 8 JUNE TABOR RAGGED KINGDOM TOPIC
10 13 PHARIS & JASON ROMERO A PASSING GLIMPSE LULA
11 10 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
12 14 HAL CANNON HAL CANNON OKEHDOKEE RECORDS
13 11 GENE AND GAYLA MILLS IF STONES COULD TALK HEART PINE
14 12 100 MILE HOUSE HOLLOW PONDS HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS
15 15 THE ONCE ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW BOREALIS
16 16 STEPHEN FEARING & ANDY WHITE FEARING & WHITE LOWDEN PROUD
17 17 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
18 18 MAE MOORE FOLKLORE POETICAL LICENSE
19 19 ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS STONEWALL COUNTRY RED HOUSE
20 20 PAUL SIMON SONGWRITER LEGACY
21 0 DREW NELSON TILT-A-WHIRL RED HOUSE
22 21 INDIGO GIRLS BEAUTY QUEEN SISTER VANGUARD
23 22 VARIOUS ARTISTS A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
24 39 FIRST AID KIT THE LION’S ROAR WICHITA
25 0 MR. ISAAC ALLEN DON’T SMOKE HORIZON MUSIC GROUP
26 27 MICHAEL JOHNATHON FRONT PORCH POET MAN
27 44 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
28 24 HEATHER STYKA LIFEBOATS FOR ATLANTIS KIT STRIPE
29 0 THE REFUGEES THREE WABUHO
30 0 LEONARD COHEN OLD IDEAS COLUMBIA
31 25 MIRANDA LAMBERT BAGGAGE CLAIM (ACOUSTIC) RCA
32 41 HONOR FINNEGAN THE TINY LIFE SELF
33 26 NORMA MACDONALD MORNING YOU WAKE PAPERWEIGHT MUSIC
34 28 MURRAY MCLAUCHLAN HUMAN WRITES TRUE NORTH
35 29 LA BOTTINE SOURIANTE APPELLATION DORIGINE CONTROLEE BOREALIS
36 30 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
37 36 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
38 31 LAURA REPO GET YOURSELF HOME REPO GIRL
39 33 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
40 34 KATIE MOORE MONTEBELLO PURPLE CAT RECORDS
41 35 CARRIE NEWCOMER EVERYTHING IS EVERYWHERE AVAILABLE LIGHT
42 32 JOHN MCCUTCHEON THIS LAND – WOODY GUTHRIE’S AMERICA APPALSONGS
43 0 KAREN DAHLSTROM GEM STATE SELF
44 37 IAN TAMBLYN WALKING THE BONES NORTH TRACK RECORDS
45 38 COLD SPECKS HOLLAND ARTS AND CRAFTS
46 40 HUMMING HOUSE HUMMING HOUSE SELF
47 0 SHOOK TWINS WINDOW SELF
48 42 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
49 43 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
50 0 THE WAIFS TEMPTATION COMPASS
For the Week of Febuary 10, 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 RYAN ADAMS ASHES & FIRE CAPITOL
3 5 THE LITTLE WILLIES FOR THE GOOD TIMES EMI / MILKING BULL
4 3 GILLIAN WELCH THE HARROW & THE HARVEST ACONY
5 7 BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS KINGS AND QUEENS DRAMATICO
6 6 JOE ELY SATISFIED AT LAST REDEYE
7 9 GREG BROWN FREAK FLAG YEP ROC
8 8 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
9 11 VARIOUS ARTISTS THIS ONE’S FOR HIM – A TRIBUTE TO GUY CLARK ICEHOUSE MUSIC
10 4 TARA NEVINS WOOD AND STONE SUGAR HILL
11 10 EILEN JEWELL QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
12 14 FRED EAGLESMITH 6 VOLTS A MAJOR LABEL
13 12 DARRELL SCOTT LONG RIDE HOME FULL LIGHT
14 15 WILCO THE WHOLE LOVE ANTI-
15 16 KASEY CHAMBERS LITTLE BIRD LIBERATION
16 21 CHRIS CASTLE LAST BIRD HOME DIRT SANDWICH
17 13 WILLIE NELSON REMEMBER ME VOL. 1 R&J RECORDS
18 41 VARIOUS ARTISTS CHIMES OF FREEDOM – THE SONGS OF BOB DYLAN AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
19 19 LORRIE SINGER & BRADLEY KOPP A DEEP OASIS REDBOOT RECORDS
20 42 JOE FLETCHER & THE WRONG REASONS WHITE LIGHTER WRONG REASONS
21 22 SHELBY LYNNE REVELATION ROAD (SINGLE) EVERSO
22 29 RANDY THOMPSON COLLECTED JACKPOT
23 17 KASEY CHAMBERS STORYBOOK LIBERATION MUSIC
24 18 EMMYLOU HARRIS HARD BARGAIN NONESUCH
25 23 THE DAMN QUAILS DOWN THE HATCH 598
26 24 JOHN HIATT DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS NEWWEST
27 20 DALE WATSON THE SUN SESSIONS RED HOUSE
28 28 STEVE EARLE I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE NEW WEST
29 27 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
30 25 THE GOURDS OLD MAD JOY VANGUARD
31 31 HONEYHONEY BILLY JACK LOST HIGHWAY
32 26 RECKLESS KELLY GOOD LUCK & TRUE LOVE NO BIG DEAL
33 30 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
34 0 DAVE CARTER & TRACY GRAMMER LITTLE BLUE EGG RED HOUSE
35 32 BUDDY MILLER THE MAJESTIC SILVER STRINGS NEW WEST
36 0 GREAT UNKNOWNS HOMEFRONT SELF
37 34 LYNN MILES FALL FOR BEAUTY TRUE NORTH
38 37 JOHN LILLY COLD COMFORT SELF
39 35 ELI YOUNG BAND JET BLACK & JEALOUS SELF
40 36 GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY SWEET NOTHINGS LONESOME DAY
41 49 JIM WHITE WHERE IT HITS YOU YEP ROC
42 0 TRENT DABBS AND AMY STROUP SUGAR AND THE HI-LOWS SELF
43 38 OH SUSANNA SOON THE BIRDS OUTSIDE
44 40 FAR WEST THE FAR WEST LIGHT FIGHTER
45 47 BROCK ZEMAN ME THEN YOU BUSTED FLAT
46 0 BRETT DETAR BIRD IN THE TANGLE RAVENSONG
47 33 ORBO AND THE LONGSHOTS PRAIRIE SUN BLUE MOON RECORDS
48 43 NATASHA JAMES BAD JUDGEMENTS HIGHWAY ONE RECORDS
49 44 WARPED 45S MATADOR SUNSET PHEREMONE
50 45 TOM RUSSELL MESABI SHOUT FACTORY
For the Week of Febuary 10, 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations