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 5 RED MOLLY LIGHT IN THE SKY SELF
3 3 ROSE COUSINS WE HAVE MADE A SPARK OUTSIDE MUSIC
4 4 THE PINES DARK SO GOLD RED HOUSE
5 2 THE REFUGEES 3 WABUHO
6 7 JUNE TABOR RAGGED KINGDOM TOPIC
7 6 LEONARD COHEN OLD IDEAS COLUMBIA
8 8 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
9 9 PHARIS & JASON ROMERO A PASSING GLIMPSE LULA
10 10 MADISON VIOLET THE GOOD IN GOODBYE TRUE NORTH
11 11 THE ONCE ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW BOREALIS
12 19 DREW NELSON TILT-A-WHIRL RED HOUSE
13 25 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS LEAVING EDEN NONESUCH
14 13 SARAH MACDOUGALL THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE RABBIT HEART MUSIC
15 14 GENE AND GAYLA MILLS IF STONES COULD TALK HEART PINE
16 15 LAURA MARLING A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW EMI
17 16 100 MILE HOUSE HOLLOW PONDS HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS
18 22 CHUCK BRODSKY SUBTOTAL ECLIPSE SELF
19 17 HAL CANNON HAL CANNON OKEHDOKEE RECORDS
20 18 STEPHEN FEARING & ANDY WHITE FEARING & WHITE LOWDEN PROUD
21 20 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
22 21 VARIOUS ARTISTS A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
23 24 GRETCHEN PETERS HELLO CRUEL WORLD SCARLET LETTER
24 12 ANI DIFRANCO WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? RIGHTEOUS BABE
25 27 SUZANNE VEGA CLOSE UP, VOL. 3 – STATE OF BEINGS AMAOUENSIS
26 23 FIRST AID KIT THE LION’S ROAR WICHITA
27 28 MICHAEL JOHNATHON FRONT PORCH POET MAN
28 30 MARY BLACK STORIES FROM THE STEEPLES BLIX STREET
29 31 THE CHIEFTAINS VOICE OF AGES HEAR MUSIC
30 0 PAUL KELLY THE A TO Z RECORDINGS GAWDAGGIE
31 38 SHOOK TWINS WINDOW SELF
32 32 BRUCE GUTHRO CELTIC CROSSING SELF
33 34 MURRAY MCLAUCHLAN HUMAN WRITES TRUE NORTH
34 35 LA BOTTINE SOURIANTE APPELLATION DORIGINE CONTROLEE BOREALIS
35 29 HONOR FINNEGAN THE TINY LIFE SELF
36 36 LAURA REPO GET YOURSELF HOME REPO GIRL
37 37 MIRANDA LAMBERT BAGGAGE CLAIM (ACOUSTIC) RCA
38 39 JAY AYMAR PASSING THROUGH JA
39 40 CRABTREE & MILLS RISE ABOVE FREE & EASY
40 0 INDIGO GIRLS BEAUTY QUEEN SISTER VANGUARD
41 42 COLD SPECKS HOLLAND ARTS AND CRAFTS
42 33 SHARON VAN ETTEN TRAMP JAGJAGUWAR
43 26 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
44 45 TIM READMAN INTO THE GREEN BIG CITY
45 47 MATT KEATING WRONG WAY HOME SOJOURN
46 44 HUMMING HOUSE HUMMING HOUSE SELF
47 41 KAREN DAHLSTROM GEM STATE SELF
48 46 ARIANA GILLIS FORGET ME NOT AG
49 48 STEVE GATES A BEE IN HER MOUTH BLACK GUILLMOT MUSIC
50 0 JOHNSON, MILLER & DERMODY WE HEARD THE VOICE OF A PORKCHOP ORB
For the Week of March 09 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 5 DAVE CARTER & TRACY GRAMMER LITTLE BLUE EGG RED HOUSE
4 3 ROBERT EARL KEEN READY FOR CONFETTI LOST HIGHWAY
5 6 VARIOUS ARTISTS THIS ONE’S FOR HIM – A TRIBUTE TO GUY CLARK ICEHOUSE MUSIC
6 7 CHRIS CASTLE LAST BIRD HOME DIRT SANDWICH
7 8 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
8 12 GREG BROWN FREAK FLAG YEP ROC
9 4 GILLIAN WELCH THE HARROW & THE HARVEST ACONY
10 9 JOE ELY SATISFIED AT LAST REDEYE
11 14 EILEN JEWELL QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
12 13 FRED EAGLESMITH 6 VOLTS INDIE
13 11 RYAN ADAMS ASHES & FIRE CAPITOL
14 16 JAY FARRAR, WILL JOHNSON, ANDERS PARKER, AND YIM YAMES NEW MULTITUDES ROUNDER
15 21 JOHN HIATT DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS NEWWEST
16 15 KASEY CHAMBERS STORYBOOK LIBERATION MUSIC
17 39 LYLE LOVETT RELEASE ME CURB / LOST HIGHWAY
18 10 VARIOUS ARTISTS CHIMES OF FREEDOM – THE SONGS OF BOB DYLAN AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
19 17 JOE FLETCHER & THE WRONG REASONS WHITE LIGHTER WRONG REASONS
20 19 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
21 18 LORRIE SINGER & BRADLEY KOPP A DEEP OASIS REDBOOT RECORDS
22 20 KASEY CHAMBERS LITTLE BIRD LIBERATION
23 24 PUNCH BROTHERS WHO’S FEELING YOUNG NOW? NONESUCH
24 25 BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS KINGS AND QUEENS DRAMATICO
25 40 THE STEEL WHEELS LAY DOWN, LAY LOW SELF
26 26 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
27 27 RANDY THOMPSON COLLECTED JACKPOT
28 29 WILCO THE WHOLE LOVE ANTI-
29 35 SUGAR & THE HI-LOWS — TRENT DABBS AND AMY STROUP SUGAR & THE HI-LOWS — TRENT DABBS AND AMY STROUP SELF
30 28 CHUCK MEAD & HIS GRASSY KNOLL BOYS BACK AT THE QUONSET HUT RAMSEUR
31 0 THE BYRON DOWD BAND THE BYRON DOWD BAND PANTHER CREEK RECORDS
32 22 WILLIE NELSON REMEMBER ME VOL. 1 R&J RECORDS
33 31 THE GOURDS OLD MAD JOY VANGUARD
34 0 THE FAMOUS COME HOME TO ME LEADING BRAND
35 34 OH SUSANNA SOON THE BIRDS OUTSIDE
36 49 LAMBCHOP MR. M MERGE
37 32 JIM WHITE WHERE IT HITS YOU YEP ROC
38 41 GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY SWEET NOTHINGS LONESOME DAY
39 30 GREAT UNKNOWNS HOMEFRONT SELF
40 0 LUCERO WOMEN & WORK ATO
41 44 WARPED 45S MATADOR SUNSET PHEREMONE
42 37 RECKLESS KELLY GOOD LUCK & TRUE LOVE NO BIG DEAL
43 43 HALDEN WOFFORD & THE HI-BEAMS LIVE AT HODI’S SELF
44 47 JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE NOTHING’S GONNA CHANGE THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT ME NOW BLOODSHOT
45 45 BROCK ZEMAN ME THEN YOU BUSTED FLAT
46 0 JON BYRD DOWN AT THE WELL OF WISHES LONGLEAF PINE
47 48 TOM JONES PRAISE & BLAME LOST HIGHWAY
48 23 SHELBY LYNNE REVELATION ROAD (SINGLE) EVERSO
49 42 DALE WATSON THE SUN SESSIONS RED HOUSE
50 36 LAURA GIBSON LA GRANDE BARSUK
For the Week of March 09 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations