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 1 SHAWN COLVIN ALL FALL DOWN NONESUCH
2 5 SARAH MCQUAID THE PLUM TREE AND THE ROSE WATERBUG
3 4 100 MILE HOUSE HOLLOW PONDS HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS
4 6 JOHN DOYLE SHADOW AND LIGHT COMPASS
5 7 JUNE TABOR RAGGED KINGDOM TOPIC
6 8 THE REFUGEES 3 WABUHO
7 9 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS LEAVING EDEN NONESUCH
8 2 RANI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEM SOME BRIGHT MORNING SIGNATURE SOUNDS
9 10 THE WAYMORES THE WAYMORES SELF
10 14 CAROLINE HERRING CAMILLA SIGNATURE SOUNDS
11 3 ROSE COUSINS WE HAVE MADE A SPARK OUTSIDE MUSIC
12 11 THE ONCE ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW BOREALIS
13 16 THE CHIEFTAINS VOICE OF AGES HEAR MUSIC
14 17 RED MOLLY LIGHT IN THE SKY SELF
15 18 LEONARD COHEN OLD IDEAS COLUMBIA
16 19 GRETCHEN PETERS HELLO CRUEL WORLD SCARLET LETTER
17 20 LAURA MARLING A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW EMI
18 21 AOIFE O’DONOVAN PEACHSTONE EP INDIE
19 15 BOBTOWN TROUBLE I WROUGHT SELF
20 12 ANAIS MITCHELL YOUNG MAN IN AMERICA THIRTY TIGERS
21 23 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
22 24 BATTLEFIELD BAND LINE UP TEMPLE
23 25 COLD SPECKS HOLLAND ARTS AND CRAFTS
24 26 KATE CAMPBELL 1000 POUND MACHINE LARGE RIVER MUSIC
25 49 THE HONEY DEWDROPS SILVER LINING SELF
26 0 MALCOLM HOLCOMBE DOWN THE RIVER SELF
27 28 TILLER’S FOLLY GO THE ROAD SELF
28 29 JAMES MCMURTRY OCCUPY THIS ALBUM RAZOR & TIE
29 13 WOODY GUTHRIE WOODY AT 100 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS
30 30 LA BOTTINE SOURIANTE APPELLATION DORIGINE CONTROLEE BOREALIS
31 31 KAT GOLDMAN GYPSY GIRL SELF
32 33 POKEY LAFARGE & THE SOUTH CITY THREE MIDDLE OF EVERYWHERE FREE DIRT
33 34 JON BROOKS DELICATE CAGES SELF
34 35 BRUCE GUTHRO CELTIC CROSSING SELF
35 36 TIM READMAN INTO THE GREEN BIG CITY
36 38 GEOFF BARTLEY MERCY FOR THE DISPOSSESSED MAGIC CROW
37 44 BAP KENNEDY THE SAILOR’S REVENGE PROPER AMERICAN
38 39 ALAN DOYLE BOY ON BRIDGE UNIVERSAL
39 40 GOOD, PINSENT & KEELOR DOWN AND OUT IN UPALONG TELESOUL – WARNER
40 41 ARIANA GILLIS FORGET ME NOT AG
41 37 LORETTA HAGEN MUD AND STONE BEARFORT
42 42 LE VENT DU NORD TROMPER LE TEMPS BOREALIS
43 43 SUZANNE VEGA CLOSE UP VOL 3 – STATE OF BEINGS AMAOUENSIS
44 46 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
45 47 LAURA REPO GET YOURSELF HOME REPO GIRL
46 27 MADISON VIOLET THE GOOD IN GOODBYE TRUE NORTH
47 50 RONNY COX RONNIE, RAD AND KAREN GROOVE HOUSE
48 45 DALA BEST DAY COMPASS
49 0 COTY HOGUE WHEN WE GET TO SHORE PERPETUAL HOEDOWN MUSIC
50 22 THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH THERE’S NO LEAVING NOW DEAD OCEANS
For the Week of August 31, 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations

RMR Radio Airplay Chart - Roots Country Top 50 Albums

 
TW LW Artist CD Title Label
1 1 RODNEY CROWELL KIN – SONGS BY MARY KARR & RODNEY CROWELL VANGUARD
2 4 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER ASHES AND ROSES ZOE / ROUNDER
3 2 SARA WATKINS SUN MIDNIGHT SUN NONESUCH
4 3 JERRY DOUGLAS TRAVELER E ONE
5 7 DARRELL SCOTT LONG RIDE HOME FULL LIGHT
6 10 BRANDI CARLILE BEAR CREEK COLUMBIA
7 5 MARTY STUART & HIS FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES NASHVILLE VOL. 1 — TEAR THE WOODPILE DOWN SUGAR HILL
8 6 RAY WYLIE HUBBARD THE GRIFTER’S HYMNAL BORDELLO
9 11 CORB LUND CABIN FEVER NEW WEST
10 9 ZOE MUTH & THE LOST HIGH ROLLERS OLD GOLD SIGNATURE SOUNDS
11 13 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
12 14 DAVE CARTER & TRACY GRAMMER LITTLE BLUE EGG RED HOUSE
13 17 KASEY CHAMBERS STORYBOOK LIBERATION MUSIC
14 15 TOM JONES PRAISE & BLAME LOST HIGHWAY
15 16 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
16 12 THE TRISHAS HIGH, WIDE & HANDSOME SELF
17 18 WILLIE NELSON HEROES LEGACY
18 21 ROBERT EARL KEEN READY FOR CONFETTI LOST HIGHWAY
19 8 KELLY HOGAN I LIKE TO KEEP MYSELF IN PAIN ANTI
20 0 ROBERT MORGAN FISHER NOTES FOR A NOVEL IMPERATIVE RECORDS
21 0 THE FLATLANDERS THE ODESSA TAPES NEW WEST
22 24 JOHN, JONATHAN AND NATHAN MCEUEN THE MCEUEN SESSIONS – FOR ALL THE GOOD MESA / BLUE MOON / FONTANA
23 0 RAYLAND BAXTER FEATHERS AND FISH HOOKS ATO
24 43 JIMMY LAFAVE DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE MUSIC ROAD
25 26 LINDA MCRAE ROUGH EDGES & RAGGED HEARTS 42 RECORDS
26 22 ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO BIG STATION FANTASY / CONCORD
27 34 DEREK HOKE WAITING ALL NIGHT ELECTRIC WESTERN
28 28 DEL BARBER HEADWATERS SIX SHOOTER
29 46 GORDIE TENTREES NORTH COUNTRY HEART INDIE
30 32 RADNEY FOSTER DEL RIO TEXAS REVISITED – UNPLUGGED & LONESOME DEVIL’S RIVER
31 35 TODD SNIDER TIME AS WE KNOW IT – THE SONGS OF JERRY JEFF WALKER AIMLESS
32 39 NORA JANE STRUTHERS NORA JANE STRUTHERS BLUE PIG
33 42 HOOTS & HELLMOUTH SALT SELF
34 29 JON DEE GRAHAM GARAGE SALE FREEDOM
35 20 VARIOUS ARTISTS WE WALK THE LINE – A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH SONY LEGACY
36 33 CHARLIE SHAFTER CHARLIE SHAFTER DOGS HIT
37 0 MY DARLING CLEMENTINE HOW DO YOU PLEAD? DRUMFIRE
38 44 PENNY NEY THE HARDEST TRUTH ONE BELLSED PENNY
39 45 CHARLIE PHILLIPS WHAT IT IS SELF
40 30 JONAS FRIDDLE BELLE DE LOUISVILLE SELF
41 0 HOUSTON MARCHMAN ECONOLINER INDIE
42 0 DELTA SPIRIT DELTA SPIRIT ROUNDER
43 47 JON BYRD DOWN AT THE WELL OF WISHES LONGLEAF PINE
44 0 THE STEEL WHEELS LAY DOWN, LAY LOW SELF
45 0 KEVIN ABERNATHY SOME STORIES LIFE SOCKET RECORDS
46 48 DANGERMUFFIN OLLY OXEN FREE DANGERMUFFIN
47 0 VARIOUS ARTISTS EVEN MORE SONGS OF ROUTE 66 FROM HERE TO THERE LAZY SOB
48 0 JOEL RAFAEL AMERICA COMING HOME INSIDE
49 0 RYAN BINGHAM TOMORROWLAND AXSTER BINGHAM RECORDS
50 0 SEAN HAYES BEFORE WE TURN TO DUST RARE ARTISTS
For the Week of August 31, 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations