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 THE REFUGEES THREE WABUHO
3 4 ROSE COUSINS WE HAVE MADE A SPARK OUTSIDE MUSIC
4 3 THE PINES DARK SO GOLD RED HOUSE
5 5 RED MOLLY LIGHT IN THE SKY SELF
6 7 LEONARD COHEN OLD IDEAS COLUMBIA
7 10 JUNE TABOR RAGGED KINGDOM TOPIC
8 9 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
9 6 PHARIS & JASON ROMERO A PASSING GLIMPSE LULA
10 8 MADISON VIOLET THE GOOD IN GOODBYE TRUE NORTH
11 11 THE ONCE ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW BOREALIS
12 17 ANI DIFRANCO WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? RIGHTEOUS BABE
13 12 SARAH MACDOUGALL THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE RABBIT HEART MUSIC
14 13 GENE AND GAYLA MILLS IF STONES COULD TALK HEART PINE
15 14 LAURA MARLING A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW EMI
16 15 100 MILE HOUSE HOLLOW PONDS HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS
17 16 HAL CANNON HAL CANNON OKEHDOKEE RECORDS
18 18 STEPHEN FEARING & ANDY WHITE FEARING & WHITE LOWDEN PROUD
19 23 DREW NELSON TILT-A-WHIRL RED HOUSE
20 19 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
21 20 VARIOUS ARTISTS A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
22 24 CHUCK BRODSKY SUBTOTAL ECLIPSE SELF
23 22 FIRST AID KIT THE LION’S ROAR WICHITA
24 26 GRETCHEN PETERS HELLO CRUEL WORLD SCARLET LETTER
25 33 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS LEAVING EDEN NONESUCH
26 48 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
27 25 SUZANNE VEGA CLOSE UP, VOL. 3 – STATE OF BEINGS AMAOUENSIS
28 31 MICHAEL JOHNATHON FRONT PORCH POET MAN
29 30 HONOR FINNEGAN THE TINY LIFE SELF
30 37 MARY BLACK STORIES FROM THE STEEPLES BLIX STREET
31 45 THE CHIEFTAINS VOICE OF AGES HEAR MUSIC
32 32 BRUCE GUTHRO CELTIC CROSSING SELF
33 43 SHARON VAN ETTEN TRAMP JAGJAGUWAR
34 34 MURRAY MCLAUCHLAN HUMAN WRITES TRUE NORTH
35 21 LA BOTTINE SOURIANTE APPELLATION DORIGINE CONTROLEE BOREALIS
36 35 LAURA REPO GET YOURSELF HOME REPO GIRL
37 36 MIRANDA LAMBERT BAGGAGE CLAIM (ACOUSTIC) RCA
38 41 SHOOK TWINS WINDOW SELF
39 38 JAY AYMAR PASSING THROUGH JA
40 40 CRABTREE & MILLS RISE ABOVE FREE & EASY
41 27 KAREN DAHLSTROM GEM STATE SELF
42 42 COLD SPECKS HOLLAND ARTS AND CRAFTS
43 0 ROCKET KIRCHNER SOUPS UP! ROCKET KIRCHNER
44 44 HUMMING HOUSE HUMMING HOUSE SELF
45 46 TIM READMAN INTO THE GREEN BIG CITY
46 47 ARIANA GILLIS FORGET ME NOT AG
47 0 MATT KEATING WRONG WAY HOME SOJOURN
48 0 STEVE GATES A BEE IN HER MOUTH BLACK GUILLMOT MUSIC
49 0 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
50 0 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
For the Week of March 02 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 DARRELL SCOTT LONG RIDE HOME FULL LIGHT
2 2 THE LITTLE WILLIES FOR THE GOOD TIMES EMI / MILKING BULL
3 3 ROBERT EARL KEEN READY FOR CONFETTI LOST HIGHWAY
4 8 GILLIAN WELCH THE HARROW & THE HARVEST ACONY
5 4 DAVE CARTER & TRACY GRAMMER LITTLE BLUE EGG RED HOUSE
6 7 VARIOUS ARTISTs THIS ONE’S FOR HIM – A TRIBUTE TO GUY CLARK ICEHOUSE MUSIC
7 6 CHRIS CASTLE LAST BIRD HOME DIRT SANDWICH
8 5 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
9 9 JOE ELY SATISFIED AT LAST REDEYE
10 29 VARIOUS ARTISTS CHIMES OF FREEDOM – THE SONGS OF BOB DYLAN AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
11 11 RYAN ADAMS ASHES & FIRE CAPITOL
12 10 GREG BROWN FREAK FLAG YEP ROC
13 12 FRED EAGLESMITH 6 VOLTS A MAJOR LABEL
14 14 EILEN JEWELL QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
15 13 KASEY CHAMBERS STORYBOOK LIBERATION MUSIC
16 0 JAY FARRAR, WILL JOHNSON, ANDERS PARKER, AND YIM YAMES NEW MULTITUDES ROUNDER
17 15 JOE FLETCHER & THE WRONG REASONS WHITE LIGHTER WRONG REASONS
18 17 LORRIE SINGER & BRADLEY KOPP A DEEP OASIS REDBOOT RECORDS
19 16 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
20 18 KASEY CHAMBERS LITTLE BIRD LIBERATION
21 20 JOHN HIATT DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS NEWWEST
22 24 WILLIE NELSON REMEMBER ME VOL. 1 R&J RECORDS
23 19 SHELBY LYNNE REVELATION ROAD (SINGLE) EVERSO
24 22 PUNCH BROTHERS WHO’S FEELING YOUNG NOW? NONESUCH
25 21 BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS KINGS AND QUEENS DRAMATICO
26 23 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
27 26 RANDY THOMPSON COLLECTED JACKPOT
28 43 CHUCK MEAD & HIS GRASSY KNOLL BOYS BACK AT THE QUONSET HUT RAMSEUR
29 25 WILCO THE WHOLE LOVE ANTI-
30 31 GREAT UNKNOWNS HOMEFRONT SELF
31 28 THE GOURDS OLD MAD JOY VANGUARD
32 34 JIM WHITE WHERE IT HITS YOU YEP ROC
33 0 STEVE EARLE I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE NEW WEST
34 30 OH SUSANNA SOON THE BIRDS OUTSIDE
35 50 SUGAR & THE HI-LOWS — TRENT DABBS AND AMY STROUP SUGAR & THE HI-LOWS — TRENT DABBS AND AMY STROUP SELF
36 37 LAURA GIBSON LA GRANDE BARSUK
37 40 RECKLESS KELLY GOOD LUCK & TRUE LOVE NO BIG DEAL
38 36 THE DAMN QUAILS DOWN THE HATCH 598
39 32 LYLE LOVETT RELEASE ME CURB / LOST HIGHWAY
40 0 THE STEEL WHEELS LAY DOWN, LAY LOW SELF
41 35 GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY SWEET NOTHINGS LONESOME DAY
42 41 DALE WATSON THE SUN SESSIONS RED HOUSE
43 27 HALDEN WOFFORD & THE HI-BEAMS LIVE AT HODI’S SELF
44 39 WARPED 45S MATADOR SUNSET PHEREMONE
45 46 BROCK ZEMAN ME THEN YOU BUSTED FLAT
46 42 ORBO AND THE LONGSHOTS PRAIRIE SUN BLUE MOON RECORDS
47 38 JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE NOTHING’S GONNA CHANGE THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT ME NOW BLOODSHOT
48 44 TOM JONES PRAISE & BLAME LOST HIGHWAY
49 0 LAMBCHOP MR. M MERGE
50 49 HONEYHONEY BILLY JACK LOST HIGHWAY
For the Week of March 02 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations