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