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.
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TW |
LW |
Artist |
CD Title |
Label |
1
2 |
PIETA BROWN |
MERCURY |
RED HOUSE |
2 |
47 |
THE REFUGEES |
THREE |
WABUHO |
3 |
6 |
THE PINES |
DARK SO GOLD |
RED HOUSE |
4 |
0 |
ROSE COUSINS |
WE HAVE MADE A SPARK |
OUTSIDE MUSIC |
5 |
1 |
RED MOLLY |
LIGHT IN THE SKY |
SELF |
6 |
11 |
PHARIS & JASON ROMERO |
A PASSING GLIMPSE |
LULA |
7 |
41 |
LEONARD COHEN |
OLD IDEAS |
COLUMBIA |
8 |
4 |
MADISON VIOLET |
THE GOOD IN GOODBYE |
TRUE NORTH |
9 |
3 |
THE DEEP DARK WOODS |
THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND |
SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL |
10 |
7 |
JUNE TABOR |
RAGGED KINGDOM |
TOPIC |
11 |
10 |
THE ONCE |
ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW |
BOREALIS |
12 |
5 |
SARAH MACDOUGALL |
THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE |
RABBIT HEART MUSIC |
13 |
15 |
GENE AND GAYLA MILLS |
IF STONES COULD TALK |
HEART PINE |
14 |
9 |
LAURA MARLING |
A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW |
EMI |
15 |
16 |
100 MILE HOUSE |
HOLLOW PONDS |
HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS |
16 |
14 |
HAL CANNON |
HAL CANNON |
OKEHDOKEE RECORDS |
17 |
8 |
ANI DIFRANCO |
WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? |
RIGHTEOUS BABE |
18 |
17 |
STEPHEN FEARING & ANDY WHITE |
FEARING & WHITE |
LOWDEN PROUD |
19 |
18 |
GOOD LOVELIES |
LET THE RAIN FALL |
SELF |
20 |
23 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY |
RED HOUSE |
21 |
32 |
LA BOTTINE SOURIANTE |
APPELLATION DORIGINE CONTROLEE |
BOREALIS |
22 |
22 |
FIRST AID KIT |
THE LION’S ROAR |
WICHITA |
23 |
12 |
DREW NELSON |
TILT-A-WHIRL |
RED HOUSE |
24 |
0 |
CHUCK BRODSKY |
SUBTOTAL ECLIPSE |
SELF |
25 |
0 |
SUZANNE VEGA |
CLOSE UP, VOL. 3 – STATE OF BEINGS |
AMAOUENSIS |
26 |
50 |
GRETCHEN PETERS |
HELLO CRUEL WORLD |
SCARLET LETTER |
27 |
33 |
KAREN DAHLSTROM |
GEM STATE |
SELF |
28 |
0 |
HARRY TUFT AND FRIENDS |
TREASURES UNTOLD |
MANASSAS RECORDS |
29 |
0 |
THE VESPERS |
TELL YOUR MAMA |
BLACK SUIT RECORDS |
30 |
30 |
HONOR FINNEGAN |
THE TINY LIFE |
SELF |
31 |
27 |
MICHAEL JOHNATHON |
FRONT PORCH |
POET MAN |
32 |
0 |
BRUCE GUTHRO |
CELTIC CROSSING |
SELF |
33 |
0 |
CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS |
LEAVING EDEN |
NONESUCH |
34 |
31 |
MURRAY MCLAUCHLAN |
HUMAN WRITES |
TRUE NORTH |
35 |
35 |
LAURA REPO |
GET YOURSELF HOME |
REPO GIRL |
36 |
26 |
MIRANDA LAMBERT |
BAGGAGE CLAIM (ACOUSTIC) |
RCA |
37 |
42 |
MARY BLACK |
STORIES FROM THE STEEPLES |
BLIX STREET |
38 |
0 |
JAY AYMAR |
PASSING THROUGH |
JA |
39 |
29 |
HEATHER STYKA |
LIFEBOATS FOR ATLANTIS |
KIT STRIPE |
40 |
0 |
CRABTREE & MILLS |
RISE ABOVE |
FREE & EASY |
41 |
36 |
SHOOK TWINS |
WINDOW |
SELF |
42 |
39 |
COLD SPECKS |
HOLLAND |
ARTS AND CRAFTS |
43 |
43 |
SHARON VAN ETTEN |
TRAMP |
JAGJAGUWAR |
44 |
40 |
HUMMING HOUSE |
HUMMING HOUSE |
SELF |
45 |
0 |
THE CHIEFTAINS |
VOICE OF AGES |
HEAR MUSIC |
46 |
0 |
TIM READMAN |
INTO THE GREEN |
BIG CITY |
47 |
0 |
ARIANA GILLIS |
FORGET ME NOT |
AG |
48 |
25 |
DAVID FRANCEY |
LATE EDITION |
LAKER MUSIC |
49 |
0 |
SUSAN GREENBAUM |
THIS LIFE |
COMPASS |
50 |
49 |
THE WAIFS |
TEMPTATION |
COMPASS |
For the Week of February 24, 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations |
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TW |
LW |
Artist |
CD Title |
Label |
1
13 |
DARRELL SCOTT |
LONG RIDE HOME |
FULL LIGHT |
2 |
1 |
THE LITTLE WILLIES |
FOR THE GOOD TIMES |
EMI / MILKING BULL |
3 |
2 |
ROBERT EARL KEEN |
READY FOR CONFETTI |
LOST HIGHWAY |
4 |
16 |
DAVE CARTER & TRACY GRAMMER |
LITTLE BLUE EGG |
RED HOUSE |
5 |
6 |
CATHERINE MACLELLAN |
SILHOUETTE |
TRUE NORTH |
6 |
18 |
CHRIS CASTLE |
LAST BIRD HOME |
DIRT SANDWICH |
7 |
4 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
THIS ONE’S FOR HIM – A TRIBUTE TO GUY CLARK |
ICEHOUSE MUSIC |
8 |
5 |
GILLIAN WELCH |
THE HARROW & THE HARVEST |
ACONY |
9 |
8 |
JOE ELY |
SATISFIED AT LAST |
REDEYE |
10 |
10 |
GREG BROWN |
FREAK FLAG |
YEP ROC |
11 |
3 |
RYAN ADAMS |
ASHES & FIRE |
CAPITOL |
12 |
11 |
FRED EAGLESMITH |
6 VOLTS |
A MAJOR LABEL |
13 |
22 |
KASEY CHAMBERS |
STORYBOOK |
LIBERATION MUSIC |
14 |
12 |
EILEN JEWELL |
QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY |
SIGNATURE SOUNDS |
15 |
17 |
JOE FLETCHER & THE WRONG REASONS |
WHITE LIGHTER |
WRONG REASONS |
16 |
27 |
FISH & BIRD |
EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID |
FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS |
17 |
15 |
LORRIE SINGER & BRADLEY KOPP |
A DEEP OASIS |
REDBOOT RECORDS |
18 |
14 |
KASEY CHAMBERS |
LITTLE BIRD |
LIBERATION |
19 |
21 |
SHELBY LYNNE |
REVELATION ROAD (SINGLE) |
EVERSO |
20 |
19 |
JOHN HIATT |
DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS |
NEWWEST |
21 |
7 |
BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS |
KINGS AND QUEENS |
DRAMATICO |
22 |
0 |
PUNCH BROTHERS |
WHO’S FEELING YOUNG NOW? |
NONESUCH |
23 |
31 |
BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX |
ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME |
SELF |
24 |
20 |
WILLIE NELSON |
REMEMBER ME VOL. 1 |
R&J RECORDS |
25 |
24 |
WILCO |
THE WHOLE LOVE |
ANTI- |
26 |
26 |
RANDY THOMPSON |
COLLECTED |
JACKPOT |
27 |
32 |
HALDEN WOFFORD & THE HI-BEAMS |
LIVE AT HODI’S |
SELF |
28 |
28 |
THE GOURDS |
OLD MAD JOY |
VANGUARD |
29 |
23 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
CHIMES OF FREEDOM – THE SONGS OF BOB DYLAN |
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL |
30 |
43 |
OH SUSANNA |
SOON THE BIRDS |
OUTSIDE |
31 |
44 |
GREAT UNKNOWNS |
HOMEFRONT |
SELF |
32 |
0 |
LYLE LOVETT |
RELEASE ME |
CURB / LOST HIGHWAY |
33 |
35 |
JOHN LILLY |
COLD COMFORT |
SELF |
34 |
41 |
JIM WHITE |
WHERE IT HITS YOU |
YEP ROC |
35 |
38 |
GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY |
SWEET NOTHINGS |
LONESOME DAY |
36 |
39 |
THE DAMN QUAILS |
DOWN THE HATCH |
598 |
37 |
46 |
LAURA GIBSON |
LA GRANDE |
BARSUK |
38 |
0 |
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE |
NOTHING’S GONNA CHANGE THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT ME NOW |
BLOODSHOT |
39 |
0 |
WARPED 45S |
MATADOR SUNSET |
PHEREMONE |
40 |
45 |
RECKLESS KELLY |
GOOD LUCK & TRUE LOVE |
NO BIG DEAL |
41 |
29 |
DALE WATSON |
THE SUN SESSIONS |
RED HOUSE |
42 |
42 |
ORBO AND THE LONGSHOTS |
PRAIRIE SUN |
BLUE MOON RECORDS |
43 |
47 |
CHUCK MEAD & HIS GRASSY KNOLL BOYS |
BACK AT THE QUONSET HUT |
RAMSEUR |
44 |
0 |
TOM JONES |
PRAISE & BLAME |
LOST HIGHWAY |
45 |
48 |
FAR WEST |
THE FAR WEST |
LIGHT FIGHTER |
46 |
49 |
BROCK ZEMAN |
ME THEN YOU |
BUSTED FLAT |
47 |
0 |
JACK HIGGINBOTHAM |
ROOTS |
SELF |
48 |
0 |
JON BYRD |
DOWN AT THE WELL OF WISHES |
LONGLEAF PINE |
49 |
0 |
HONEYHONEY |
BILLY JACK |
LOST HIGHWAY |
50 |
50 |
SUGAR & THE HI-LOWS — TRENT DABBS AND AMY STROUP |
SUGAR & THE HI-LOWS — TRENT DABBS AND AMY STROUP |
SELF |
For the Week of February 24, 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations |
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