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 2 ROSE COUSINS WE HAVE MADE A SPARK OUTSIDE MUSIC
3 4 MADISON VIOLET THE GOOD IN GOODBYE TRUE NORTH
4 5 RED MOLLY LIGHT IN THE SKY SELF
5 21 RANI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEM SOME BRIGHT MORNING SIGNATURE SOUNDS
6 6 GRETCHEN PETERS HELLO CRUEL WORLD SCARLET LETTER
7 10 THE REFUGEES 3 WABUHO
8 17 LEONARD COHEN OLD IDEAS COLUMBIA
9 18 THE CHIEFTAINS VOICE OF AGES HEAR MUSIC
10 27 PHARIS & JASON ROMERO A PASSING GLIMPSE LULA
11 7 PIETA BROWN MERCURY RED HOUSE
12 26 JON BROOKS DELICATE CAGES SELF
13 11 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
14 12 LAURA MARLING A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW EMI
15 25 SARAH MACDOUGALL THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE RABBIT HEART MUSIC
16 13 BATTLEFIELD BAND LINE UP TEMPLE
17 14 100 MILE HOUSE HOLLOW PONDS HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS
18 8 SARAH MCQUAID THE PLUM TREE AND THE ROSE WATERBUG
19 15 THE ONCE ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW BOREALIS
20 16 JUNE TABOR RAGGED KINGDOM TOPIC
21 9 NANCI GRIFFITH INTERSECTION PROPER / HELL NO
22 3 PETER MULVEY THE GOOD STUFF SIGNATURE SOUNDS
23 19 SUZANNE VEGA CLOSE UP, VOL. 3 – STATE OF BEINGS AMAOUENSIS
24 20 MARVIN ETZIONI MARVIN COUNTRY! NINE MILE RECORDS
25 22 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
26 42 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
27 23 MATT KEATING WRONG WAY HOME SOJOURN
28 24 STACEY EARLE AND MARK STUART DEDICATION GEARLE
29 39 LORETTA HAGEN MUD AND STONE BEARFORT
30 49 DREW NELSON TILT-A-WHIRL RED HOUSE
31 28 LAURA REPO GET YOURSELF HOME REPO GIRL
32 29 VARIOUS ARTISTS MARK TWAIN: WORDS & MUSIC MAILBOAT
33 30 LA BOTTINE SOURIANTE APPELLATION DORIGINE CONTROLEE BOREALIS
34 31 BRUCE GUTHRO CELTIC CROSSING SELF
35 32 JONAH TOLCHIN CRIMINAL MAN NEW WHEEL
36 33 RONNY COX RONNIE, RAD AND KAREN GROOVE HOUSE
37 0 INDIGO GIRLS BEAUTY QUEEN SISTER VANGUARD
38 45 ANTJE DUVEKOT NEW SIBERIA INDIE
39 0 STEVE GATES A BEE IN HER MOUTH BLACK GUILLMOT MUSIC
40 40 PEYTON TOCHTERMAN A NEW WORLD SELF
41 35 CRABTREE & MILLS RISE ABOVE FREE & EASY
42 36 COLD SPECKS HOLLAND ARTS AND CRAFTS
43 37 TIM READMAN INTO THE GREEN BIG CITY
44 38 ARIANA GILLIS FORGET ME NOT AG
45 34 SUSIE FITZGERALD PLENTY BIG PURR MUSIC, LLC
46 50 MARIEL VANDERSTEEL HICKORY INDIE
47 0 MATT HARLAN & THE SENTIMENTALS BOW & BE SIMPLE BERKALIN
48 48 DAVID FERRARD JOOURNEYMAN ALTER ROAD
49 0 THE PAUL MCKENNA BAND STEM THE TIDE MAD RIVER
50 0 BAHAMAS BARCHORDS BRUSHFIRE RECORDS
For the Week of May, 25 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 JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE NOTHING’S GONNA CHANGE THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT ME NOW BLOODSHOT
2 2 RAY WYLIE HUBBARD THE GRIFTER’S HYMNAL BORDELLO
3 3 LUCERO WOMEN & WORK ATO
4 9 DARRELL SCOTT LONG RIDE HOME FULL LIGHT
5 6 AARON FLINN MISS READY BLOSSOM AND THE SEED OF DREAMS SELF
6 45 WILLIE NELSON HEROES LEGACY
7 8 DAVE CARTER & TRACY GRAMMER LITTLE BLUE EGG RED HOUSE
8 5 LYLE LOVETT RELEASE ME CURB / LOST HIGHWAY
9 18 ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO BIG STATION FANTASY / CONCORD
10 10 JAY FARRAR, WILL JOHNSON, ANDERS PARKER, AND YIM YAMES NEW MULTITUDES ROUNDER
11 17 MARTY STUART & HIS FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES NASHVILLE VOL. 1 — TEAR THE WOODPILE DOWN SUGAR HILL
12 12 ROBERT EARL KEEN READY FOR CONFETTI LOST HIGHWAY
13 13 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
14 14 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
15 15 KASEY CHAMBERS STORYBOOK LIBERATION MUSIC
16 16 THE MCEUEN SESSIONS FOR ALL THE GOOD MESA
17 7 VARIOUS ARTISTS THIS ONE’S FOR HIM – A TRIBUTE TO GUY CLARK ICEHOUSE MUSIC
18 4 PUNCH BROTHERS WHO’S FEELING YOUNG NOW? NONESUCH
19 0 HOOTS & HELLMOUTH SALT SELF
20 20 ANDRA SUCHY LITTLE HEART RED HOUSE RECORDS
21 11 SUGAR & THE HI-LOWS — TRENT DABBS AND AMY STROUP SUGAR & THE HI-LOWS — TRENT DABBS AND AMY STROUP SELF
22 46 TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS GOODBYE NORMAL STREET BOSSIER CITY
23 21 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
24 31 HANK WILLIAMS III LONG GONE DADDY CURB
25 19 JOHN HIATT DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS NEWWEST
26 43 CHELLE ROSE THE GHOST OF BROWDER HOLLER SELF
27 24 TODD SNIDER TIME AS WE KNOW IT – THE SONGS OF JERRY JEFF WALKER AIMLESS
28 25 CHRIS CASTLE LAST BIRD HOME DIRT SANDWICH
29 29 MOOT DAVIS MAN ABOUT TOWN HIGHWAY KIND
30 0 CORNFLOWER BLUE RUN DOWN THE RAILS SELF
31 30 JASON EADY AM COUNTRY HEAVEN UNDERGROUND SOUND
32 37 O’BRIEN PARTY OF 7 REINCARNATION – THE SONGS OF ROGER MILLER HOWDY SKIES
33 26 LYDIA LOVELESS INDESTRUCTIBLE MACHINE BLOODSHOT
34 23 NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE 17 PINE AVENUE WOODSTOCK
35 27 OH SUSANNA SOON THE BIRDS OUTSIDE
36 28 THE LITTLE WILLIES FOR THE GOOD TIMES EMI / MILKING BULL
37 32 TOM JONES PRAISE & BLAME LOST HIGHWAY
38 0 ANDRE WILLIAMS AND THE SADIES NIGHT & DAY YEP ROC
39 44 BRYAN CLARK & THE NEW LYCEUM PLAYERS SOUTHERN INTERMISSION SELF
40 0 NATASHA BORZILOVA OUT OF MY HANDS HADLEY MUSIC GROUP
41 0 STEVE EARLE I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE NEW WEST
42 38 WARPED 45S MATADOR SUNSET PHEREMONE
43 39 CHUCK PROPHET TEMPLE BEAUTIFUL YEP ROC
44 40 LONESOME HEROES DAYDREAM WESTERN SELF
45 42 THE DOC MARSHALLS LOOK OUT, COMPADRE TWINPOST MUSIC
46 36 DIAMOND RUGS DAIMOND RUGS PARTISAN
47 47 THE GOURDS OLD MAD JOY VANGUARD
48 33 RECKLESS KELLY GOOD LUCK & TRUE LOVE NO BIG DEAL
49 34 CHUCK MEAD & HIS GRASSY KNOLL BOYS BACK AT THE QUONSET HUT RAMSEUR
50 41 DECEMBERISTS WE ALL RAISE OUR VOICES TO THE AIR CAPITOL
For the Week of May, 25 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations