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
15 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS LEAVING EDEN NONESUCH
2 7 RED MOLLY LIGHT IN THE SKY SELF
3 1 ROSE COUSINS WE HAVE MADE A SPARK OUTSIDE MUSIC
4 3 THE REFUGEES 3 WABUHO
5 2 PIETA BROWN MERCURY RED HOUSE
6 25 GRETCHEN PETERS HELLO CRUEL WORLD SCARLET LETTER
7 16 LEONARD COHEN OLD IDEAS COLUMBIA
8 42 THE CHIEFTAINS VOICE OF AGES HEAR MUSIC
9 4 THE PINES DARK SO GOLD RED HOUSE
10 6 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
11 10 THE ONCE ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW BOREALIS
12 9 LAURA MARLING A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW EMI
13 14 100 MILE HOUSE HOLLOW PONDS HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS
14 13 JUNE TABOR RAGGED KINGDOM TOPIC
15 0 BATTLEFIELD BAND LINE UP TEMPLE
16 19 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
17 0 SARAH MCQUAID THE PLUM TREE AND THE ROSE WATERBUG
18 5 MADISON VIOLET THE GOOD IN GOODBYE TRUE NORTH
19 8 PHARIS & JASON ROMERO A PASSING GLIMPSE LULA
20 49 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
21 26 SUZANNE VEGA CLOSE UP, VOL. 3 – STATE OF BEINGS AMAOUENSIS
22 22 PAUL KELLY THE A TO Z RECORDINGS GAWDAGGIE
23 29 MATT KEATING WRONG WAY HOME SOJOURN
24 11 SARAH MACDOUGALL THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE RABBIT HEART MUSIC
25 0 JON BROOKS DELICATE CAGES SELF
26 0 FIRST AID KIT THE LION’S ROAR WICHITA
27 34 MARVIN ETZIONI MARVIN COUNTRY! NINE MILE RECORDS
28 35 LAURA REPO GET YOURSELF HOME REPO GIRL
29 27 MARY BLACK STORIES FROM THE STEEPLES BLIX STREET
30 40 MOLASSES CREEK AN ISLAND OUT OF TIME SELF
31 33 CATHY JORDAN ALL THE WAY HOME BLIX STREET
32 21 PETER MULVEY THE GOOD STUFF SIGNATURE SOUNDS
33 32 LA BOTTINE SOURIANTE APPELLATION DORIGINE CONTROLEE BOREALIS
34 37 MICHAEL JOHNATHON FRONT PORCH POET MAN
35 28 BRUCE GUTHRO CELTIC CROSSING SELF
36 23 DREW NELSON TILT-A-WHIRL RED HOUSE
37 0 RONNY COX RONNIE, RAD AND KAREN GROOVE HOUSE
38 46 STEVE GATES A BEE IN HER MOUTH BLACK GUILLMOT MUSIC
39 41 CRABTREE & MILLS RISE ABOVE FREE & EASY
40 44 COLD SPECKS HOLLAND ARTS AND CRAFTS
41 0 ANAIS MITCHELL YOUNG MAN IN AMERICA THIRTY TIGERS
42 38 SHOOK TWINS WINDOW SELF
43 45 TIM READMAN INTO THE GREEN BIG CITY
44 48 ARIANA GILLIS FORGET ME NOT AG
45 47 HONOR FINNEGAN THE TINY LIFE SELF
46 0 STACEY EARLE AND MARK STUART DEDICATION GEARLE
47 50 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
48 43 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
49 0 SHARON VAN ETTEN TRAMP JAGJAGUWAR
50 0 DAVID FERRARD JOOURNEYMAN ALTER ROAD
For the Week of April 06 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 8 JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE NOTHING’S GONNA CHANGE THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT ME NOW BLOODSHOT
3 2 ROBERT EARL KEEN READY FOR CONFETTI LOST HIGHWAY
4 3 DAVE CARTER & TRACY GRAMMER LITTLE BLUE EGG RED HOUSE
5 4 THE LITTLE WILLIES FOR THE GOOD TIMES EMI / MILKING BULL
6 13 JAY FARRAR, WILL JOHNSON, ANDERS PARKER, AND YIM YAMES NEW MULTITUDES ROUNDER
7 6 CHRIS CASTLE LAST BIRD HOME DIRT SANDWICH
8 5 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
9 16 KASEY CHAMBERS STORYBOOK LIBERATION MUSIC
10 45 CORNFLOWER BLUE RUN DOWN THE RAILS SELF
11 14 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
12 19 JOHN HIATT DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS NEWWEST
13 11 FRED EAGLESMITH 6 VOLTS INDIE
14 25 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
15 15 VARIOUS ARTISTS THIS ONE’S FOR HIM – A TRIBUTE TO GUY CLARK ICEHOUSE MUSIC
16 22 LYLE LOVETT RELEASE ME CURB / LOST HIGHWAY
17 18 THE STEEL WHEELS LAY DOWN, LAY LOW SELF
18 20 KASEY CHAMBERS LITTLE BIRD LIBERATION
19 23 LUCERO WOMEN & WORK ATO
20 26 ANDRA SUCHY LITTLE HEART RED HOUSE RECORDS
21 9 RYAN ADAMS ASHES & FIRE CAPITOL
22 24 PUNCH BROTHERS WHO’S FEELING YOUNG NOW? NONESUCH
23 29 THE GOURDS OLD MAD JOY VANGUARD
24 27 LORRIE SINGER & BRADLEY KOPP A DEEP OASIS REDBOOT RECORDS
25 34 I SEE HAWKS IN LA NEW KIND OF LONELY SELF
26 0 TRICIA FREEMAN EVERYONE CAN SEE SELF
27 0 JIM WHITE WHERE IT HITS YOU YEP ROC
28 39 SUGAR & THE HI-LOWS — TRENT DABBS AND AMY STROUP SUGAR & THE HI-LOWS — TRENT DABBS AND AMY STROUP SELF
29 7 GILLIAN WELCH THE HARROW & THE HARVEST ACONY
30 32 OH SUSANNA SOON THE BIRDS OUTSIDE
31 33 GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY SWEET NOTHINGS LONESOME DAY
32 0 LAMBCHOP MR. M MERGE
33 36 TOM JONES PRAISE & BLAME LOST HIGHWAY
34 46 BROCK ZEMAN ME THEN YOU BUSTED FLAT
35 0 VARIOUS ARTISTS CHIMES OF FREEDOM – THE SONGS OF BOB DYLAN AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
36 0 NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE 17 PINE AVENUE WOODSTOCK
37 0 FOREST ALLEN LAST BREATHS INDIE
38 35 WARPED 45S MATADOR SUNSET PHEREMONE
39 0 HONEYHONEY BILLY JACK LOST HIGHWAY
40 0 DELTA SPIRIT DELTA SPIRIT ROUNDER
41 37 SHELBY LYNNE REVELATION ROAD (SINGLE) EVERSO
42 0 BONNIE PRINCE BILLY & MARIEE SIOUX BONNIE & MARIEE SPIRITUAL PAJAMAS
43 48 AARON FLINN MISS READY BLOSSOM AND THE SEED OF DREAMS SELF
44 0 DECEMBERISTS WE ALL RAISE OUR VOICES TO THE AIR CAPITOL
45 0 LAURA GIBSON LA GRANDE BARSUK
46 47 JACK HIGGINBOTHAM ROOTS SELF
47 43 CHUCK PROPHET TEMPLE BEAUTIFUL YEP ROC
48 28 RAY WYLIE HUBBARD THE GRIFTER’S HYMNAL BORDELLO
49 49 THE DAMN QUAILS DOWN THE HATCH 598
50 0 CHEYENNE MARIE MIZE WE DON’T NEED YEP ROC
For the Week of April 06 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations