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 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS LEAVING EDEN NONESUCH
2 3 ROSE COUSINS WE HAVE MADE A SPARK OUTSIDE MUSIC
3 4 THE REFUGEES 3 WABUHO
4 8 THE CHIEFTAINS VOICE OF AGES HEAR MUSIC
5 5 PIETA BROWN MERCURY RED HOUSE
6 2 RED MOLLY LIGHT IN THE SKY SELF
7 6 GRETCHEN PETERS HELLO CRUEL WORLD SCARLET LETTER
8 7 LEONARD COHEN OLD IDEAS COLUMBIA
9 10 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
10 9 THE PINES DARK SO GOLD RED HOUSE
11 11 THE ONCE ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW BOREALIS
12 32 PETER MULVEY THE GOOD STUFF SIGNATURE SOUNDS
13 12 LAURA MARLING A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW EMI
14 13 100 MILE HOUSE HOLLOW PONDS HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS
15 14 JUNE TABOR RAGGED KINGDOM TOPIC
16 36 DREW NELSON TILT-A-WHIRL RED HOUSE
17 15 BATTLEFIELD BAND LINE UP TEMPLE
18 16 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
19 18 MADISON VIOLET THE GOOD IN GOODBYE TRUE NORTH
20 17 SARAH MCQUAID THE PLUM TREE AND THE ROSE WATERBUG
21 19 PHARIS & JASON ROMERO A PASSING GLIMPSE LULA
22 20 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
23 22 PAUL KELLY THE A TO Z RECORDINGS GAWDAGGIE
24 21 SUZANNE VEGA CLOSE UP, VOL. 3 – STATE OF BEINGS AMAOUENSIS
25 23 MATT KEATING WRONG WAY HOME SOJOURN
26 27 MARVIN ETZIONI MARVIN COUNTRY! NINE MILE RECORDS
27 24 SARAH MACDOUGALL THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE RABBIT HEART MUSIC
28 25 JON BROOKS DELICATE CAGES SELF
29 31 CATHY JORDAN ALL THE WAY HOME BLIX STREET
30 28 LAURA REPO GET YOURSELF HOME REPO GIRL
31 26 FIRST AID KIT THE LION’S ROAR WICHITA
32 33 LA BOTTINE SOURIANTE APPELLATION DORIGINE CONTROLEE BOREALIS
33 35 BRUCE GUTHRO CELTIC CROSSING SELF
34 29 MARY BLACK STORIES FROM THE STEEPLES BLIX STREET
35 30 MOLASSES CREEK AN ISLAND OUT OF TIME SELF
36 37 RONNY COX RONNIE, RAD AND KAREN GROOVE HOUSE
37 38 STEVE GATES A BEE IN HER MOUTH BLACK GUILLMOT MUSIC
38 34 MICHAEL JOHNATHON FRONT PORCH POET MAN
39 0 MATT HARLAN & THE SENTIMENTALS BOW & BE SIMPLE BERKALIN
40 46 STACEY EARLE AND MARK STUART DEDICATION GEARLE
41 39 CRABTREE & MILLS RISE ABOVE FREE & EASY
42 40 COLD SPECKS HOLLAND ARTS AND CRAFTS
43 41 ANAIS MITCHELL YOUNG MAN IN AMERICA THIRTY TIGERS
44 43 TIM READMAN INTO THE GREEN BIG CITY
45 44 ARIANA GILLIS FORGET ME NOT AG
46 47 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
47 0 VARIOUS ARTISTS MARK TWAIN: WORDS & MUSIC MAILBOAT
48 48 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
49 0 ROBBY HECHT LAST OF THE LONG DAYS 101 DISTRIBUTION
50 49 SHARON VAN ETTEN TRAMP JAGJAGUWAR
For the Week of April 13 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 JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE NOTHING’S GONNA CHANGE THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT ME NOW BLOODSHOT
3 4 DAVE CARTER & TRACY GRAMMER LITTLE BLUE EGG RED HOUSE
4 3 ROBERT EARL KEEN READY FOR CONFETTI LOST HIGHWAY
5 5 THE LITTLE WILLIES FOR THE GOOD TIMES EMI / MILKING BULL
6 7 CHRIS CASTLE LAST BIRD HOME DIRT SANDWICH
7 6 JAY FARRAR, WILL JOHNSON, ANDERS PARKER, AND YIM YAMES NEW MULTITUDES ROUNDER
8 16 LYLE LOVETT RELEASE ME CURB / LOST HIGHWAY
9 22 PUNCH BROTHERS WHO’S FEELING YOUNG NOW? NONESUCH
10 13 FRED EAGLESMITH 6 VOLTS INDIE
11 15 VARIOUS ARTISTS THIS ONE’S FOR HIM – A TRIBUTE TO GUY CLARK ICEHOUSE MUSIC
12 8 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
13 9 KASEY CHAMBERS STORYBOOK LIBERATION MUSIC
14 10 CORNFLOWER BLUE RUN DOWN THE RAILS SELF
15 21 RYAN ADAMS ASHES & FIRE CAPITOL
16 48 RAY WYLIE HUBBARD THE GRIFTER’S HYMNAL BORDELLO
17 11 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
18 12 JOHN HIATT DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS NEWWEST
19 14 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
20 19 LUCERO WOMEN & WORK ATO
21 20 ANDRA SUCHY LITTLE HEART RED HOUSE RECORDS
22 17 THE STEEL WHEELS LAY DOWN, LAY LOW SELF
23 0 NATASHA JAMES MY COUNTRY HAS THE BLUES HIGHWAY ONE
24 47 CHUCK PROPHET TEMPLE BEAUTIFUL YEP ROC
25 18 KASEY CHAMBERS LITTLE BIRD LIBERATION
26 0 CHUCK MEAD & HIS GRASSY KNOLL BOYS BACK AT THE QUONSET HUT RAMSEUR
27 24 LORRIE SINGER & BRADLEY KOPP A DEEP OASIS REDBOOT RECORDS
28 0 THE BYRON DOWD BAND THE BYRON DOWD BAND PANTHER CREEK RECORDS
29 23 THE GOURDS OLD MAD JOY VANGUARD
30 25 I SEE HAWKS IN LA NEW KIND OF LONELY SELF
31 0 LYDIA LOVELESS INDESTRUCTIBLE MACHINE BLOODSHOT
32 0 HALDEN WOFFORD & THE HI-BEAMS LIVE AT HODI’S SELF
33 36 NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE 17 PINE AVENUE WOODSTOCK
34 29 GILLIAN WELCH THE HARROW & THE HARVEST ACONY
35 28 SUGAR & THE HI-LOWS — TRENT DABBS AND AMY STROUP SUGAR & THE HI-LOWS — TRENT DABBS AND AMY STROUP SELF
36 0 MOOT DAVIS MAN ABOUT TOWN HIGHWAY KIND
37 30 OH SUSANNA SOON THE BIRDS OUTSIDE
38 31 GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY SWEET NOTHINGS LONESOME DAY
39 0 RECKLESS KELLY GOOD LUCK & TRUE LOVE NO BIG DEAL
40 27 JIM WHITE WHERE IT HITS YOU YEP ROC
41 33 TOM JONES PRAISE & BLAME LOST HIGHWAY
42 0 JOE FLETCHER & THE WRONG REASONS WHITE LIGHTER WRONG REASONS
43 40 DELTA SPIRIT DELTA SPIRIT ROUNDER
44 37 FOREST ALLEN LAST BREATHS INDIE
45 38 WARPED 45S MATADOR SUNSET PHEREMONE
46 39 HONEYHONEY BILLY JACK LOST HIGHWAY
47 45 LAURA GIBSON LA GRANDE BARSUK
48 0 VARIOUS ARTISTS MUSIC CITY ROOTS – LIVE FROM THE LOVELESS CAFE COMPASS
49 43 AARON FLINN MISS READY BLOSSOM AND THE SEED OF DREAMS SELF
50 44 DECEMBERISTS WE ALL RAISE OUR VOICES TO THE AIR CAPITOL
For the Week of April 13 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations