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 10 CAROLINE HERRING CAMILLA SIGNATURE SOUNDS
2 1 SHAWN COLVIN ALL FALL DOWN NONESUCH
3 26 MALCOLM HOLCOMBE DOWN THE RIVER SELF
4 7 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS LEAVING EDEN NONESUCH
5 3 100 MILE HOUSE HOLLOW PONDS HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS
6 2 SARAH MCQUAID THE PLUM TREE AND THE ROSE WATERBUG
7 4 JOHN DOYLE SHADOW AND LIGHT COMPASS
8 5 JUNE TABOR RAGGED KINGDOM TOPIC
9 6 THE REFUGEES 3 WABUHO
10 8 RANI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEM SOME BRIGHT MORNING SIGNATURE SOUNDS
11 9 THE WAYMORES THE WAYMORES SELF
12 13 THE CHIEFTAINS VOICE OF AGES HEAR MUSIC
13 11 ROSE COUSINS WE HAVE MADE A SPARK OUTSIDE MUSIC
14 12 THE ONCE ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW BOREALIS
15 14 RED MOLLY LIGHT IN THE SKY SELF
16 15 LEONARD COHEN OLD IDEAS COLUMBIA
17 29 WOODY GUTHRIE WOODY AT 100 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS
18 16 GRETCHEN PETERS HELLO CRUEL WORLD SCARLET LETTER
19 17 LAURA MARLING A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW EMI
20 18 AOIFE O’DONOVAN PEACHSTONE EP INDIE
21 20 ANAIS MITCHELL YOUNG MAN IN AMERICA THIRTY TIGERS
22 21 THE DEEP DARK WOODS THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL
23 22 BATTLEFIELD BAND LINE UP TEMPLE
24 23 COLD SPECKS HOLLAND ARTS AND CRAFTS
25 24 KATE CAMPBELL 1000 POUND MACHINE LARGE RIVER MUSIC
26 27 TILLER’S FOLLY GO THE ROAD SELF
27 28 JAMES MCMURTRY OCCUPY THIS ALBUM RAZOR & TIE
28 50 THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH THERE’S NO LEAVING NOW DEAD OCEANS
29 0 BILL FAY LIFE IS PEOPLE DEAD OCEANS
30 30 LA BOTTINE SOURIANTE APPELLATION DORIGINE CONTROLEE BOREALIS
31 19 BOBTOWN TROUBLE I WROUGHT SELF
32 31 KAT GOLDMAN GYPSY GIRL SELF
33 0 DAVID BROMBERG THE PLAYER – A RETROSPECTIVE COLUMBIA / LEGACY
34 32 POKEY LAFARGE & THE SOUTH CITY THREE MIDDLE OF EVERYWHERE FREE DIRT
35 33 JON BROOKS DELICATE CAGES SELF
36 34 BRUCE GUTHRO CELTIC CROSSING SELF
37 35 TIM READMAN INTO THE GREEN BIG CITY
38 37 BAP KENNEDY THE SAILOR’S REVENGE PROPER AMERICAN
39 41 LORETTA HAGEN MUD AND STONE BEARFORT
40 36 GEOFF BARTLEY MERCY FOR THE DISPOSSESSED MAGIC CROW
41 38 ALAN DOYLE BOY ON BRIDGE UNIVERSAL
42 39 GOOD, PINSENT & KEELOR DOWN AND OUT IN UPALONG TELESOUL – WARNER
43 49 COTY HOGUE WHEN WE GET TO SHORE PERPETUAL HOEDOWN MUSIC
44 40 ARIANA GILLIS FORGET ME NOT AG
45 42 LE VENT DU NORD TROMPER LE TEMPS BOREALIS
46 43 SUZANNE VEGA CLOSE UP VOL 3 – STATE OF BEINGS AMAOUENSIS
47 25 THE HONEY DEWDROPS SILVER LINING SELF
48 0 ROCKET KIRCHNER SLINGSHOT SURVIVAL ROCKET KIRCHNER
49 44 GOOD LOVELIES LET THE RAIN FALL SELF
50 45 LAURA REPO GET YOURSELF HOME REPO GIRL
For the Week of September 07, 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 3 SARA WATKINS SUN MIDNIGHT SUN NONESUCH
3 2 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER ASHES AND ROSES ZOE / ROUNDER
4 4 JERRY DOUGLAS TRAVELER E ONE
5 9 CORB LUND CABIN FEVER NEW WEST
6 7 MARTY STUART & HIS FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES NASHVILLE VOL. 1 — TEAR THE WOODPILE DOWN SUGAR HILL
7 5 DARRELL SCOTT LONG RIDE HOME FULL LIGHT
8 6 BRANDI CARLILE BEAR CREEK COLUMBIA
9 10 ZOE MUTH & THE LOST HIGH ROLLERS OLD GOLD SIGNATURE SOUNDS
10 16 THE TRISHAS HIGH, WIDE & HANDSOME SELF
11 8 RAY WYLIE HUBBARD THE GRIFTER’S HYMNAL BORDELLO
12 21 THE FLATLANDERS THE ODESSA TAPES NEW WEST
13 13 KASEY CHAMBERS STORYBOOK LIBERATION MUSIC
14 49 RYAN BINGHAM TOMORROWLAND AXSTER BINGHAM RECORDS
15 24 JIMMY LAFAVE DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE MUSIC ROAD
16 11 FISH & BIRD EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS
17 23 RAYLAND BAXTER FEATHERS AND FISH HOOKS ATO
18 35 VARIOUS ARTISTS WE WALK THE LINE – A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH SONY LEGACY
19 12 DAVE CARTER & TRACY GRAMMER LITTLE BLUE EGG RED HOUSE
20 14 TOM JONES PRAISE & BLAME LOST HIGHWAY
21 15 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
22 19 KELLY HOGAN I LIKE TO KEEP MYSELF IN PAIN ANTI
23 0 AVETT BROTHERS THE CARPENTER AMERICAN
24 18 ROBERT EARL KEEN READY FOR CONFETTI LOST HIGHWAY
25 30 RADNEY FOSTER DEL RIO TEXAS REVISITED – UNPLUGGED & LONESOME DEVIL’S RIVER
26 27 DEREK HOKE WAITING ALL NIGHT ELECTRIC WESTERN
27 25 LINDA MCRAE ROUGH EDGES & RAGGED HEARTS 42 RECORDS
28 0 ELIZABETH COOK GOSPEL PLOW 31 TIGERS
29 22 JOHN, JONATHAN AND NATHAN MCEUEN THE MCEUEN SESSIONS – FOR ALL THE GOOD MESA / BLUE MOON / FONTANA
30 36 CHARLIE SHAFTER CHARLIE SHAFTER DOGS HIT
31 0 THE COAL PORTERS FIND THE ONE PRIMA
32 0 DWIGHT YOAKAM 3 PEARS WARNER NASHVILLE
33 28 DEL BARBER HEADWATERS SIX SHOOTER
34 50 SEAN HAYES BEFORE WE TURN TO DUST RARE ARTISTS
35 37 MY DARLING CLEMENTINE HOW DO YOU PLEAD? DRUMFIRE
36 17 WILLIE NELSON HEROES LEGACY
37 0 CHATHAM COUNTY LINE SIGHT & SOUND YEP ROC
38 0 MARK FOSSON DIGGING IN THE DUST – HOME RECORDINGS 1976 TOMPKINS SQUARE
39 0 VARIOUS ARTISTS COUNTRY FUNK 1969-1975 LIGHT IN THE ATTIC
40 32 NORA JANE STRUTHERS NORA JANE STRUTHERS BLUE PIG
41 26 ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO BIG STATION FANTASY / CONCORD
42 34 JON DEE GRAHAM GARAGE SALE FREEDOM
43 0 ROBERT MORGAN FISHER NOTES FOR A NOVEL IMPERATIVE RECORDS
44 48 JOEL RAFAEL AMERICA COMING HOME INSIDE
45 42 DELTA SPIRIT DELTA SPIRIT ROUNDER
46 31 TODD SNIDER TIME AS WE KNOW IT – THE SONGS OF JERRY JEFF WALKER AIMLESS
47 38 PENNY NEY THE HARDEST TRUTH ONE BELLSED PENNY
48 39 CHARLIE PHILLIPS WHAT IT IS SELF
49 0 HARRY TAUSSIG FATE IS ONLY TWICE TOMPKINS SQUARE
50 29 GORDIE TENTREES NORTH COUNTRY HEART INDIE
For the Week of September 07, 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations