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 LUCY KAPLANSKY REUNION RED HOUSE
2 2 CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST OUR LADY OF THE TALL TREES INDIE
3 3 KATHY MATTEA CALLING ME HOME SUGAR HILL
4 12 THE STRAY BIRDS THE STRAY BIRDS SELF
5 5 LEONARD COHEN OLD IDEAS COLUMBIA
6 8 MARK KNOPFLER PRIVATEERING UNIVERSAL
7 9 ANNALIVIA THE SAME WAY DOWN SELF
8 7 PETE SEEGER & LORRE WYATT A MORE PERFECT UNION APPLESEED
9 4 SHAWN COLVIN ALL FALL DOWN NONESUCH
10 10 THE WAYMORES THE WAYMORES SELF
11 11 DAVE GUNNING NO MORE PENNIES WEE HOUSE OF MUSIC
12 13 JOHN DOYLE SHADOW AND LIGHT COMPASS
13 14 RANI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEM SOME BRIGHT MORNING SIGNATURE SOUNDS
14 15 SARAH MCQUAID THE PLUM TREE AND THE ROSE WATERBUG
15 18 COLD SPECKS HOLLAND ARTS AND CRAFTS
16 19 ALAN DOYLE BOY ON BRIDGE UNIVERSAL
17 21 GRETCHEN PETERS HELLO CRUEL WORLD SCARLET LETTER
18 22 RAYLENE RANKIN ALL THE DIAMONDS CORVUS
19 24 ROSE COUSINS WE HAVE MADE A SPARK OUTSIDE MUSIC
20 25 JASON COLLETT RECKON ARTS & CRAFTS
21 26 ANAIS MITCHELL YOUNG MAN IN AMERICA THIRTY TIGERS
22 27 BRUCE GUTHRO CELTIC CROSSING SELF
23 28 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX MORE LIES BORDERLINE TALENT
24 29 OLD MAN LUEDECKE TENDER IS THE NIGHT TRUE NORTH
25 30 ANDREA ENGLAND HOPE & OTHER SINS LEMONADE FACTORY
26 31 JON BROOKS DELICATE CAGES SELF
27 32 KATE CAMPBELL 1000 POUND MACHINE LARGE RIVER MUSIC
28 16 CAROLINE HERRING CAMILLA SIGNATURE SOUNDS
29 34 DALA BEST DAY COMPASS
30 35 GOOD, PINSENT & KEELOR DOWN AND OUT IN UPALONG TELESOUL – WARNER
31 36 THE FOGHORN STRINGBAND OUTSHINE THE SUN INDIE
32 37 JAMES MCMURTRY OCCUPY THIS ALBUM RAZOR & TIE
33 20 ANNABELLE CHVOSTEK RISE BOREALIS
34 6 MALCOLM HOLCOMBE DOWN THE RIVER SELF
35 38 GATHERING TIME RED APPLES AND GOLD INSPIRELINE / TREBLE-G
36 39 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS LEAVING EDEN NONESUCH
37 40 BEN BEDFORD WHAT WE LOST WATERBUG
38 41 MARCI GELLER OPEN BOOK SELF
39 42 DREAMS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN DREAMS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN BLIX STREET
40 46 OLLLAM THE OLLLAM COMPASS
41 44 OH MY DARLING SWEET NOSTALGIA SELF
42 0 SHEL SHEL MORAINE/MAD KING
43 47 JOE NOLAN GOODBYE CINDERELLA INDIE
44 48 SCOTT COOPER QUIET COMPANY SELF
45 0 CHIMNEY CHOIR LADDER SELF
46 0 I’M WITH HER SONGS WE SAID GOODBYE TO BOSS KOALA
47 17 MUMFORD & SONS BABEL GLASSNOTE RECORDS
48 43 BAP KENNEDY THE SAILOR’S REVENGE PROPER AMERICAN
49 0 PETER KATZ STILL MIND STILL INDIE
50 0 NANCI GRIFFITH INTERSECTION PROPER / HELL NO
For the Week of October 19, 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 CORB LUND CABIN FEVER NEW WEST
2 7 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER ASHES AND ROSES ZOE / ROUNDER
3 3 JIMMY LAFAVE DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE MUSIC ROAD
4 4 RODNEY CROWELL KIN – SONGS BY MARY KARR & RODNEY CROWELL VANGUARD
5 2 THE FLATLANDERS THE ODESSA TAPES NEW WEST
6 9 BELLE STARR THE BURNING OF ATLANTA SONY MUSIC
7 8 JOHN WORT HANNAM BRAMBLES & THORNS BOREALIS
8 5 AVETT BROTHERS THE CARPENTER AMERICAN
9 16 LINDA MCRAE ROUGH EDGES & RAGGED HEARTS 42 RECORDS
10 17 DARRELL SCOTT LONG RIDE HOME FULL LIGHT
11 10 IRIS DEMENT SING THE DELTA FLARIELLA
12 19 THE TRISHAS HIGH, WIDE & HANDSOME SELF
13 21 RONNIE FAUSS I AM THE MAN YOU KNOW I’M NOT NORMALTOWN
14 22 TOM JONES PRAISE & BLAME LOST HIGHWAY
15 23 KASEY CHAMBERS STORYBOOK SUGAR HILL
16 24 REBECCA LOEBE CIRCUS HEART SELF
17 14 STEVE FORBERT OVER WITH YOU BLUE CORN
18 18 CHRIS KNIGHT LITTLE VICTORIES DRIFTER’S CHURCH
19 41 CHRIS DANIELS BETTER DAYS MOON VOYAGE
20 6 RYAN BINGHAM TOMORROWLAND AXSTER BINGHAM RECORDS
21 26 DEL BARBER HEADWATERS SIX SHOOTER
22 0 KASEY CHAMBERS AND SHANE NICHOLSON WRECK & RUIN SURGAR HILL
23 30 BILL STAINES BENEATH SOME LUCKY STAR RED HOUSE
24 20 JERRY DOUGLAS TRAVELER E ONE
25 15 DWIGHT YOAKAM 3 PEARS WARNER NASHVILLE
26 31 JOHN, JONATHAN AND NATHAN MCEUEN THE MCEUEN SESSIONS – FOR ALL THE GOOD MESA / BLUE MOON / FONTANA
27 33 RADNEY FOSTER DEL RIO TEXAS REVISITED – UNPLUGGED & LONESOME DEVIL’S RIVER
28 27 DEREK HOKE WAITING ALL NIGHT ELECTRIC WESTERN
29 29 GORDIE TENTREES NORTH COUNTRY HEART INDIE
30 0 FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS CLOSE UP THE HONKY TONKS (REISSUE) BGO
31 0 WANDA JACKSON UNFINISHED BUSINESS SUGAR HILL
32 32 JOEL RAFAEL AMERICA COMING HOME INSIDE
33 37 BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME SELF
34 39 ZOE MUTH & THE LOST HIGH ROLLERS OLD GOLD SIGNATURE SOUNDS
35 13 PATTERSON HOOD HEAT LIGHTNING RUMBLES IN THE DISTANCE ATO
36 42 JERRY JEFF WALKER LIVE FROM DIXIE’S BAR & BUS STOP MAY 6
37 43 NORA JANE STRUTHERS NORA JANE STRUTHERS BLUE PIG
38 44 CORNFLOWER BLUE RUN DOWN THE RAILS SELF
39 35 THE LOST BROTHERS THE PASSING OF THE NIGHT READYMADE
40 0 J. MILLER BAND ROAD TO ELVADO SELF
41 0 TOM RUSSELL THE MAN FROM GOD KNOWS WHERE HIGHTONE
42 0 CHRIS THOMPSON & THE CORAL CREEK STRING BAND FORTY YEARS SELF
43 0 THE LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR TURN INTO THE GROUND SELF
44 12 RAYLAND BAXTER FEATHERS AND FISH HOOKS ATO
45 0 KEVIN ABERNATHY SOME STORIES LIFE SOCKET RECORDS
46 0 BARR BROTHERS BARR BROTHERS SECRET CITY
47 0 PENNY NEY THE HARDEST TRUTH ONE BELLSED PENNY
48 0 CHARLIE PHILLIPS WHAT IT IS SELF
49 38 DANGERMUFFIN OLLY OXEN FREE DANGERMUFFIN
50 0 CHIEF GREENBUD CHIEF GREENBUD VOL 3 SELF
For the Week of October 19, 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations