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