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