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

 
TW LW Artist CD Title Label
1 2 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS LEAVING EDEN NONESUCH
2 1 ROSE COUSINS WE HAVE MADE A SPARK OUTSIDE MUSIC
3 8 100 MILE HOUSE HOLLOW PONDS HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS
4 3 NANCI GRIFFITH INTERSECTION PROPER / HELL NO
5 4 RED MOLLY LIGHT IN THE SKY SELF
6 14 LEONARD COHEN OLD IDEAS COLUMBIA
7 12 GRETCHEN PETERS HELLO CRUEL WORLD SCARLET LETTER
8 5 THE CHIEFTAINS VOICE OF AGES HEAR MUSIC
9 6 SARAH MCQUAID THE PLUM TREE AND THE ROSE WATERBUG
10 7 PIETA BROWN MERCURY RED HOUSE
11 9 JOHN DOYLE SHADOW AND LIGHT COMPASS
12 10 THE ONCE ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW BOREALIS
13 18 JON BROOKS DELICATE CAGES SELF
14 11 JUNE TABOR RAGGED KINGDOM TOPIC
15 13 THE REFUGEES 3 WABUHO
16 15 ANAIS MITCHELL YOUNG MAN IN AMERICA THIRTY TIGERS
17 16 THE WAYMORES THE WAYMORES SELF
18 20 KATE CAMPBELL 1000 POUND MACHINE LARGE RIVER MUSIC
19 17 LAURA MARLING A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW EMI
20 21 RANI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEM SOME BRIGHT MORNING SIGNATURE SOUNDS
21 19 PHARIS & JASON ROMERO A PASSING GLIMPSE LULA
22 22 BATTLEFIELD BAND LINE UP TEMPLE
23 24 POKEY LAFARGE & THE SOUTH CITY THREE MIDDLE OF EVERYWHERE FREE DIRT
24 25 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
25 26 COLD SPECKS HOLLAND ARTS AND CRAFTS
26 27 LORETTA HAGEN MUD AND STONE BEARFORT
27 29 SUZANNE VEGA CLOSE UP, VOL. 3 – STATE OF BEINGS AMAOUENSIS
28 0 SHAWN COLVIN ALL FALL DOWN NONESUCH
29 23 MADISON VIOLET THE GOOD IN GOODBYE TRUE NORTH
30 30 KAT GOLDMAN GYPSY GIRL SELF
31 32 LAURA REPO GET YOURSELF HOME REPO GIRL
32 35 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
33 36 VARIOUS ARTISTS MARK TWAIN: WORDS & MUSIC MAILBOAT
34 37 LA BOTTINE SOURIANTE APPELLATION DORIGINE CONTROLEE BOREALIS
35 38 BRUCE GUTHRO CELTIC CROSSING SELF
36 39 ARIANA GILLIS FORGET ME NOT AG
37 40 RONNY COX RONNIE, RAD AND KAREN GROOVE HOUSE
38 31 STACEY EARLE AND MARK STUART DEDICATION GEARLE
39 41 CRABTREE & MILLS RISE ABOVE FREE & EASY
40 43 TIM READMAN INTO THE GREEN BIG CITY
41 33 JONAH TOLCHIN CRIMINAL MAN NEW WHEEL
42 42 PEYTON TOCHTERMAN A NEW WORLD SELF
43 28 PETER MULVEY THE GOOD STUFF SIGNATURE SOUNDS
44 0 BAP KENNEDY THE SAILOR’S REVENGE PROPER AMERICAN
45 44 STEVE GATES A BEE IN HER MOUTH BLACK GUILLMOT MUSIC
46 45 DAVID FERRARD JOOURNEYMAN ALTER ROAD
47 47 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
48 48 BAHAMAS BARCHORDS BRUSHFIRE RECORDS
49 0 HUMMING HOUSE HUMMING HOUSE SELF
50 0 SHOOK TWINS WINDOW SELF
For the Week of June, 15 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations

RMR Radio Airplay Chart - Roots Country Top 50 Albums

Ray Wylie Hubbard (photo:Todd Wolfson)[/caption]
 
TW LW Artist CD Title Label
1 1 RAY WYLIE HUBBARD THE GRIFTER’S HYMNAL BORDELLO
2 3 ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO BIG STATION FANTASY / CONCORD
3 5 WILLIE NELSON HEROES LEGACY
4 2 JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE NOTHING’S GONNA CHANGE THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT ME NOW BLOODSHOT
5 4 LYLE LOVETT RELEASE ME CURB / LOST HIGHWAY
6 7 KELLY HOGAN I LIKE TO KEEP MYSELF IN PAIN ANTI
7 8 HOOTS & HELLMOUTH SALT SELF
8 6 DARRELL SCOTT LONG RIDE HOME FULL LIGHT
9 15 MARTY STUART & HIS FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES NASHVILLE VOL. 1 — TEAR THE WOODPILE DOWN SUGAR HILL
10 10 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
11 11 ROBERT EARL KEEN READY FOR CONFETTI LOST HIGHWAY
12 17 ANDRE WILLIAMS AND THE SADIES NIGHT & DAY YEP ROC
13 9 DAVE CARTER & TRACY GRAMMER LITTLE BLUE EGG RED HOUSE
14 14 THE MCEUEN SESSIONS FOR ALL THE GOOD MESA
15 16 DEL BARBER HEADWATERS SIX SHOOTER
16 12 JAY FARRAR, WILL JOHNSON, ANDERS PARKER, AND YIM YAMES NEW MULTITUDES ROUNDER
17 19 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
18 18 KASEY CHAMBERS STORYBOOK LIBERATION MUSIC
19 30 JASON EADY AM COUNTRY HEAVEN UNDERGROUND SOUND
20 21 DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER DRIVE TIME MOUNTAIN HOME MUSIC
21 33 PUNCH BROTHERS WHO’S FEELING YOUNG NOW? NONESUCH
22 23 VARIOUS ARTISTS THIS ONE’S FOR HIM – A TRIBUTE TO GUY CLARK ICEHOUSE MUSIC
23 25 LINDA MCRAE ROUGH EDGES & RAGGED HEARTS 42 RECORDS
24 26 HANK WILLIAMS III LONG GONE DADDY CURB
25 22 TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS GOODBYE NORMAL STREET BOSSIER CITY
26 27 CATHERINE MACLELLAN SILHOUETTE TRUE NORTH
27 28 TODD SNIDER TIME AS WE KNOW IT – THE SONGS OF JERRY JEFF WALKER AIMLESS
28 31 SARA WATKINS SUN MIDNIGHT SUN NONESUCH
29 0 JON DEE GRAHAM GARAGE SALE FREEDOM
30 29 JOHN HIATT DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS NEWWEST
31 24 LUCERO WOMEN & WORK ATO
32 34 CORNFLOWER BLUE RUN DOWN THE RAILS SELF
33 38 O’BRIEN PARTY OF 7 REINCARNATION – THE SONGS OF ROGER MILLER HOWDY SKIES
34 32 LYDIA LOVELESS INDESTRUCTIBLE MACHINE BLOODSHOT
35 37 THE DOC MARSHALLS LOOK OUT, COMPADRE TWINPOST MUSIC
36 42 CHELLE ROSE THE GHOST OF BROWDER HOLLER SELF
37 39 TOM JONES PRAISE & BLAME LOST HIGHWAY
38 0 RODNEY CROWELL KIN – SONGS BY MARY KARR & RODNEY CROWELL VANGUARD
39 41 WARPED 45S MATADOR SUNSET PHEREMONE
40 46 BOVINE SOCIAL CLUB BOVINE SOCIAL CLUB ECLIPSO RECORDS
41 40 NATASHA BORZILOVA OUT OF MY HANDS HADLEY MUSIC GROUP
42 20 AARON FLINN MISS READY BLOSSOM AND THE SEED OF DREAMS SELF
43 43 THE LITTLE WILLIES FOR THE GOOD TIMES EMI / MILKING BULL
44 45 LONESOME HEROES DAYDREAM WESTERN SELF
45 47 GOOD OLD WAR COME BACK AS RAIN SARGENT HOUSE
46 48 NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE 17 PINE AVENUE WOODSTOCK
47 50 THE GOURDS OLD MAD JOY VANGUARD
48 0 CHUCK SCHAEFFER ALONG THESE LINES SELF
49 0 ANDRA SUCHY LITTLE HEART RED HOUSE RECORDS
50 49 BRYAN CLARK & THE NEW LYCEUM PLAYERS SOUTHERN INTERMISSION SELF
For the Week of June, 15 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations