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.
| TW | LW | Artist | CD Title | Label | ||
| 1 | 1 | MARK KNOPFLER | PRIVATEERING | UNIVERSAL | ||
| 2 | 3 | LUCY KAPLANSKY | REUNION | REDHOUSE | ||
| 3 | 2 | CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST | OUR LADY OF THE TALL TREES | INDIE | ||
| 4 | 6 | MALCOLM HOLCOMBE | DOWN THE RIVER | GYPSY EYES MUSIC | ||
| 5 | 4 | KATHY MATTEA | CALLING ME HOME | SUGAR HILL | ||
| 6 | 5 | ANNALIVIA | THE SAME WAY DOWN | SELF | ||
| 7 | 7 | ANGEL SNOW | ANGEL SNOW | SELF | ||
| 8 | 9 | PETE SEEGER & LORRE WYATT | A MORE PERFECT UNION | APPLESEED | ||
| 9 | 8 | PAUL KELLY | SPRING AND FALL | GAWD AGGIE / UNIVERSAL | ||
| 10 | 10 | BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX | MORE LIES | BORDERLINE TALENT | ||
| 11 | 11 | DAVE GUNNING | NO MORE PENNIES | WEE HOUSE OF MUSIC | ||
| 12 | 12 | JOHN DOYLE | SHADOW AND LIGHT | COMPASS | ||
| 13 | 13 | THE BILLS | YES PLEASE | INDIE | ||
| 14 | 15 | KATE RUSBY | 20 | ISLAND | ||
| 15 | 16 | OLD MAN LUEDECKE | TENDER IS THE NIGHT | TRUE NORTH | ||
| 16 | 20 | THE STRAY BIRDS | THE STRAY BIRDS | SELF | ||
| 17 | 18 | RANI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEM | SOME BRIGHT MORNING | SIGNATURE SOUNDS | ||
| 18 | 19 | SHAWN COLVIN | ALL FALL DOWN | NONESUCH | ||
| 19 | 31 | ANNABELLE CHVOSTEK | RISE | BOREALIS | ||
| 20 | 22 | NELS ANDREWS | SCRIMSHAW | SELF | ||
| 21 | 21 | THE UNSEEN STRANGERS | FOLLOW THE SOUND | SELF | ||
| 22 | 23 | MARIA DUNN | PIECE BY PIECE | DISTANT WHISPER MUSIC | ||
| 23 | 0 | SUSAN KANE | A WORD CHILD | SELF | ||
| 24 | 46 | MUMFORD & SONS | BABEL | GLASSNOTE RECORDS | ||
| 25 | 17 | JORY NASH | LITTLE PILGRIM | THIN MAN RECORDS | ||
| 26 | 24 | RAYLENE RANKIN | ALL THE DIAMONDS | CORVUS | ||
| 27 | 25 | JASON COLLETT | RECKON | ARTS & CRAFTS | ||
| 28 | 26 | AMELIA CURRAN | SPECTATORS | SIX SHOOTER | ||
| 29 | 27 | ANDREA ENGLAND | HOPE & OTHER SINS | LEMONADE FACTORY | ||
| 30 | 28 | TRENT SEVERN | TRENT SEVERN | OUTSIDE MUSIC | ||
| 31 | 14 | BEN BEDFORD | WHAT WE LOST | WATERBUG | ||
| 32 | 29 | ALAN DOYLE | BOY ON BRIDGE | UNIVERSAL | ||
| 33 | 30 | JAMES MCMURTRY | OCCUPY THIS ALBUM | RAZOR & TIE | ||
| 34 | 32 | OLLLAM | THE OLLLAM | COMPASS | ||
| 35 | 0 | BILL FAY | LIFE IS PEOPLE | DEAD OCEANS | ||
| 36 | 33 | LUKA BLOOM | THIS NEW MORNING | COMPASS | ||
| 37 | 35 | DALA | BEST DAY | COMPASS | ||
| 38 | 36 | AMY WHITE WITH AL PETTEWAY | HOME SWEET HOME – SONGS OF LOVE, LOSS, AND BELONGING | FAIREWOOD STUDIOS | ||
| 39 | 34 | ELIZABETH MITCHELL | BLUE CLOUDS | SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS | ||
| 40 | 37 | SCOTT COOPER | QUIET COMPANY | SELF | ||
| 41 | 0 | MALCOLM HOLCOMBE | DOWN THE RIVER | SELF | ||
| 42 | 38 | PETER KATZ | STILL MIND STILL | INDIE | ||
| 43 | 39 | CARA LUFT | DARLINGFORD | BLUE CASE TUNES | ||
| 44 | 0 | BETH ORTON | SUGARING SEASON | ANTI | ||
| 45 | 0 | ANGEL OLSEN | HALFWAY HOME | BATHETIC | ||
| 46 | 41 | DREAMS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN | DREAMS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN | BLIX STREET | ||
| 47 | 0 | HAT CHECK GIRL | ROAD TO RED POINT | WATERBUG | ||
| 48 | 42 | SONS OF THE NEVER WRONG | KING FISHER KING | WATERBUG | ||
| 49 | 48 | BOBTOWN | TROUBLE I WROUGHT | SELF | ||
| 50 | 40 | THE FOGHORN STRINGBAND | OUTSHINE THE SUN | INDIE | ||
| For the Week of December 07, 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations | ||||||
| TW | LW | Artist | CD Title | Label | ||
| 1 | 1 | CORB LUND | CABIN FEVER | NEW WEST | ||
| 2 | 2 | JIMMY LAFAVE | DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE | MUSIC ROAD | ||
| 3 | 3 | GREG BROWN | HYMNS TO WHAT IS LEFT | SAWDUST | ||
| 4 | 12 | RONNIE FAUSS | I AM THE MAN YOU KNOW I’M NOT | NORMALTOWN | ||
| 5 | 4 | BELLE STARR | THE BURNING OF ATLANTA | SONY MUSIC | ||
| 6 | 11 | AVETT BROTHERS | THE CARPENTER | AMERICAN | ||
| 7 | 5 | MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER | ASHES AND ROSES | ZOE / ROUNDER | ||
| 8 | 13 | ROSIE FLORES | WORKING GIRL’S GUITAR | BLOODSHOT | ||
| 9 | 9 | BUDDY MILLER & JIM LAUDERDALE | BUDDY & JIM | NEW WEST | ||
| 10 | 14 | THE FLATLANDERS | THE ODESSA TAPES | NEW WEST | ||
| 11 | 6 | JOHN WORT HANNAM | BRAMBLES & THORNS | BOREALIS | ||
| 12 | 8 | RODNEY CROWELL | KIN – SONGS BY MARY KARR & RODNEY CROWELL | VANGUARD | ||
| 13 | 7 | KASEY CHAMBERS | STORYBOOK | SUGAR HILL | ||
| 14 | 10 | LINDA MCRAE | ROUGH EDGES & RAGGED HEARTS | 42 RECORDS | ||
| 15 | 25 | DWIGHT YOAKAM | 3 PEARS | WARNER NASHVILLE | ||
| 16 | 22 | RYAN BINGHAM | TOMORROWLAND | AXSTER BINGHAM RECORDS | ||
| 17 | 16 | CHRIS KNIGHT | LITTLE VICTORIES | DRIFTER’S CHURCH | ||
| 18 | 20 | KASEY CHAMBERS AND SHANE NICHOLSON | WRECK & RUIN | SURGAR HILL | ||
| 19 | 28 | PATTERSON HOOD | HEAT LIGHTNING RUMBLES IN THE DISTANCE | ATO | ||
| 20 | 18 | IRIS DEMENT | SING THE DELTA | FLARIELLA | ||
| 21 | 15 | NIALL TONER | ONWARDS & UPWARDS | PINECASTLE | ||
| 22 | 35 | WANDA JACKSON | UNFINISHED BUSINESS | SUGAR HILL | ||
| 23 | 17 | DEL BARBER | HEADWATERS | SIX SHOOTER | ||
| 24 | 0 | KAIT LAWSON | UNTIL WE DROWN | MADJACK | ||
| 25 | 19 | THE MAVERICKS | SUITED UP AND READY (EP) | VALORY | ||
| 26 | 38 | BLACK PRAIRIE | A TEAR IN THE EYE IS A WOUND IN THE HEART | SUGAR HILL | ||
| 27 | 21 | BILL STAINES | BENEATH SOME LUCKY STAR | RED HOUSE | ||
| 28 | 24 | STEVE FORBERT | OVER WITH YOU | BLUE CORN | ||
| 29 | 23 | BUFORD POPE | MATCHING NUMBERS | UNCHAINED | ||
| 30 | 0 | MARC BERGER | RIDE | REAL | ||
| 31 | 0 | KELLY HOGAN | I LIKE TO KEEP MYSELF IN PAIN | ANTI | ||
| 32 | 29 | JESSE DAYTON | JESSE SINGS KINKY | SWAG | ||
| 33 | 30 | JERRY DOUGLAS | TRAVELER | E ONE | ||
| 34 | 31 | MARK LUCAS | UNCLE BONES | SKILLET DOG | ||
| 35 | 27 | RADNEY FOSTER | DEL RIO TEXAS REVISITED – UNPLUGGED & LONESOME | DEVIL’S RIVER | ||
| 36 | 32 | REBECCA LOEBE | CIRCUS HEART | SELF | ||
| 37 | 33 | CHRIS DANIELS | BETTER DAYS | MOON VOYAGE | ||
| 38 | 34 | MICHAEL KOPPY | ASHMORE’S STORE | A GOOD TRACK RECORD | ||
| 39 | 0 | BILLY DON BURNS | NIGHTS WHEN I’M SOBER | RUSTY KNUCKLES | ||
| 40 | 0 | BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS | KINGS AND QUEENS | DRAMATICO | ||
| 41 | 26 | JOEL RAFAEL | AMERICA COMING HOME | INSIDE | ||
| 42 | 39 | THE LOST BROTHERS | THE PASSING OF THE NIGHT | READYMADE | ||
| 43 | 0 | CHATHAM COUNTY LINE | SIGHT & SOUND | YEP ROC | ||
| 44 | 44 | JOHN LOWELL | I AM GOING TO THE WEST | SELF | ||
| 45 | 0 | BALMORHEA | STRANGER | WESTERN VINYL | ||
| 46 | 40 | MUMFORD & SONS | SIGH NO MORE | GLASSNOTE | ||
| 47 | 41 | ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO | BIG STATION | FANTASY / CONCORD | ||
| 48 | 42 | KEVIN ABERNATHY | SOME STORIES | LIFE SOCKET RECORDS | ||
| 49 | 43 | THE TRISHAS | HIGH, WIDE & HANDSOME | SELF | ||
| 50 | 37 | BRANDI CARLILE | BEAR CREEK | COLUMBIA | ||
| For the Week of December 07, 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations | ||||||
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