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 | DARRYL PURPOSE | NEXT TIME AROUND | GBLUE ROCK | ||
| 2 | 2 | ANAIS MITCHELL & JEFFERSON HAMER | CHILD BALLADS | WILDERLAND | ||
| 3 | 4 | PAUL KELLY | SPRING AND FALL | GAWD AGGIE / UNIVERSAL | ||
| 4 | 6 | PETE SEEGER & LORRE WYATT | A MORE PERFECT UNION | APPLESEED | ||
| 5 | 7 | MALCOLM HOLCOMBE | DOWN THE RIVER | GYPSY EYES MUSIC | ||
| 6 | 5 | LUCY KAPLANSKY | REUNION | REDHOUSE | ||
| 7 | 9 | ANGEL SNOW | ANGEL SNOW | SELF | ||
| 8 | 8 | HEIDI TALBOT | ANGELS WITHOUT WINGS | COMPASS | ||
| 9 | 11 | KATE RUSBY | 20 | ISLAND | ||
| 10 | 12 | STEPHEN FEARING | BETWEEN HURRICANES | LOWDENPROUD | ||
| 11 | 10 | CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST | OUR LADY OF THE TALL TREES | INDIE | ||
| 12 | 13 | ANNALIVIA | THE SAME WAY DOWN | SELF | ||
| 13 | 15 | SALLY BARRIS | WILDER GIRL | SELF | ||
| 14 | 14 | KATHY MATTEA | CALLING ME HOME | SUGAR HILL | ||
| 15 | 16 | RANI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEM | SOME BRIGHT MORNING | SIGNATURE SOUNDS | ||
| 16 | 17 | DAVE GUNNING | NO MORE PENNIES | WEE HOUSE OF MUSIC | ||
| 17 | 3 | MARY GAUTHIER | LIVE AT BLUE ROCK | SELF | ||
| 18 | 18 | MARK KNOPFLER | PRIVATEERING | UNIVERSAL | ||
| 19 | 19 | BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX | MORE LIES | BORDERLINE TALENT | ||
| 20 | 21 | THE BILLS | YES PLEASE | INDIE | ||
| 21 | 22 | LORI REID | TEMPERANCE HOTEL | SELF | ||
| 22 | 23 | OLD MAN LUEDECKE | TENDER IS THE NIGHT | TRUE NORTH | ||
| 23 | 24 | RAYLENE RANKIN | ALL THE DIAMONDS | CORVUS | ||
| 24 | 27 | HEATHER MALONEY | HEATHER MALONEY | SIGNATURE SOUNDS | ||
| 25 | 25 | ALAN DOYLE | BOY ON BRIDGE | UNIVERSAL | ||
| 26 | 29 | THE STRAY BIRDS | THE STRAY BIRDS | SELF | ||
| 27 | 26 | NELS ANDREWS | SCRIMSHAW | SELF | ||
| 28 | 0 | RITA HOSKING | LITTLE BOAT | SELF | ||
| 29 | 31 | BUSKIN & BATTEAU | LOVE REMEMBERED, LOVE FORGOT | BUSKIN & BATTEAU | ||
| 30 | 32 | JASON COLLETT | RECKON | ARTS & CRAFTS | ||
| 31 | 33 | THE UNSEEN STRANGERS | FOLLOW THE SOUND | SELF | ||
| 32 | 34 | GREAT BIG SEA | XX | WARNER MUSIC | ||
| 33 | 36 | TRENT SEVERN | TRENT SEVERN | OUTSIDE MUSIC | ||
| 34 | 37 | ANNABELLE CHVOSTEK | RISE | BOREALIS | ||
| 35 | 39 | JORY NASH | LITTLE PILGRIM | THIN MAN RECORDS | ||
| 36 | 38 | MARIA DUNN | PIECE BY PIECE | DISTANT WHISPER MUSIC | ||
| 37 | 35 | SUSAN MCKEOWN | BELONG | HIBERNIAN MUSIC | ||
| 38 | 41 | ANDERS AND KENDALL | WILD CHORUS | NMR | ||
| 39 | 42 | ANDREA ENGLAND | HOPE & OTHER SINS | LEMONADE FACTORY | ||
| 40 | 0 | SHEL | SHEL | MORAINE/MAD KING | ||
| 41 | 40 | PHARIS & JASON ROMERO | LONG GONE OUT WEST BLUES | SELF | ||
| 42 | 43 | LORI MCKENNA | HEART SHAPED BULLET HOLE | MDM RECORDINGS | ||
| 43 | 45 | SARA JOHNSON | GO OUT FIGHTING | SELF | ||
| 44 | 44 | DALA | BEST DAY | COMPASS | ||
| 45 | 20 | BARNABY BRIGHT | THE LONGEST DAY | MISHARA | ||
| 46 | 46 | CARA LUFT | DARLINGFORD | BLUE CASE TUNES | ||
| 47 | 47 | MARCY MARXER | THINGS ARE COMING MY WAY | COMMUNITY MUSIC | ||
| 48 | 0 | BROTHER SUN | SOME PART OF TRUTH | SELF | ||
| 49 | 28 | MUMFORD & SONS | BABEL | GLASSNOTE RECORDS | ||
| 50 | 48 | HAT CHECK GIRL | ROAD TO RED POINT | WATERBUG | ||
| For the Week of April 05, 2013 | ||||||
| TW | LW | Artist | CD Title | Label | ||
| 1 | 2 | SON VOLT | HONKY TONK | ROUNDER | ||
| 2 | 1 | RICHARD THOMPSON | ELECTRIC | NEW WEST | ||
| 3 | 26 | STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES (& DUCHESSES) | THE LOW HIGHWAY | NEW WEST | ||
| 4 | 6 | CARRIE RODRIGUEZ | GIVE ME ALL YOU GOT | NINTH STREET OPUS | ||
| 5 | 10 | CAITLIN ROSE | THE STAND-IN | ATO | ||
| 6 | 7 | EMMYLOU HARRIS & RODNEY CROWELL | OLD YELLOW MOON | WARNER | ||
| 7 | 3 | KRIS KRISTOFFERSON | FEELING MORTAL | KK RECORDS | ||
| 8 | 28 | BILLY BRAGG | TOOTH & NAIL | COOKING VINYL | ||
| 9 | 5 | GREG BROWN | HYMNS TO WHAT IS LEFT | SAWDUST | ||
| 10 | 12 | KELLY WILLIS & BRUCE ROBISON | CHEATER’S GAME | PREMIUM | ||
| 11 | 17 | THE MAVERICKS | IN TIME | THE VALORY MUSIC | ||
| 12 | 4 | CORB LUND | CABIN FEVER | NEW WEST | ||
| 13 | 9 | BUDDY MILLER & JIM LAUDERDALE | BUDDY & JIM | NEW WEST | ||
| 14 | 13 | BOBBY BARE, SR. | DARKER THAN LIGHT | PLOWBOY | ||
| 15 | 14 | BELLE STARR | THE BURNING OF ATLANTA | SONY MUSIC | ||
| 16 | 16 | KASEY CHAMBERS | STORYBOOK | SUGAR HILL | ||
| 17 | 20 | HOLLY WILLIAMS | THE HIGHWAY | GEORGIANA | ||
| 18 | 21 | SONS OF FATHERS | BURNING DAYS | SELF | ||
| 19 | 33 | BLACK LILLIES | RUNAWAY FREEWAY BLUES | SELF | ||
| 20 | 32 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | UNSUNG HERO – A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF RON DAVIES | LITTLE CHICKADEE | ||
| 21 | 22 | LINDA MCRAE | ROUGH EDGES & RAGGED HEARTS | 42 RECORDS | ||
| 22 | 19 | SHANNON WHITWORTH | HIGH TIDE | EF RECORDS | ||
| 23 | 11 | AVETT BROTHERS | THE CARPENTER | AMERICAN | ||
| 24 | 18 | JOHN WORT HANNAM | BRAMBLES & THORNS | BOREALIS | ||
| 25 | 8 | JIMMY LAFAVE | DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE | MUSIC ROAD | ||
| 26 | 25 | DALE WATSON | EL RANCHO AZUL | RED HOUSE | ||
| 27 | 24 | BLACK PRAIRIE | A TEAR IN THE EYE IS A WOUND IN THE HEART | SUGAR HILL | ||
| 28 | 23 | BONNIE BISHOP | FREE | SELF | ||
| 29 | 27 | ROGER KNOX AND THE PINE VALLEY COSMONAUTS | STRANGER IN MY LAND | BLOODSHOT | ||
| 30 | 37 | SHOOTER JENNINGS | THE OTHER LIFE | EONE | ||
| 31 | 40 | GARRETT LEBEAU | RISE TO THE GRIND | MUSIC ROAD | ||
| 32 | 31 | THE FLATLANDERS | THE ODESSA TAPES | NEW WEST | ||
| 33 | 0 | MELISSA GREENER | TRANSISTOR CORAZON | ANIMA RECORDS | ||
| 34 | 29 | DWIGHT YOAKAM | 3 PEARS | WARNER NASHVILLE | ||
| 35 | 15 | KASEY CHAMBERS AND SHANE NICHOLSON | WRECK & RUIN | SUGAR HILL | ||
| 36 | 0 | JESSE DAYTON | JESSE SINGS KINKY | SWAG | ||
| 37 | 30 | MILK CARTON KIDS | THE ASH & CLAY | ANTI | ||
| 38 | 35 | AMANDA CEVALLOS | I’LL NEVER HONKY TONK YOU | SELF | ||
| 39 | 38 | BETH LEE & THE BREAKUPS | ONE MORE TIME AGAIN | SELF | ||
| 40 | 0 | STELLA! | SORRY, STELLA | EARTHWORK / DETROIT RADIO CO | ||
| 41 | 43 | BONNIE PRINCE BILLY AND DAWN MCCARTHY | WHAT THE BROTHERS SANG | DRAG CITY | ||
| 42 | 42 | THE BLACK TWIG PICKERS | ROUGH CARPENTER | THIRLL JOCKEY | ||
| 43 | 48 | RON SEXSMITH | FOREVER ENDEAVOR | COOKING VINYL | ||
| 44 | 44 | DAVID LUNING | JUST DROP ON BY | SELF | ||
| 45 | 47 | JOSH RITTER | THE BEAST IN ITS TRACKS | PYTHEAS | ||
| 46 | 0 | THE CIVIL WARS AND T BONE BURNETT | A PLACE AT THE TABLE (OST) | BMG / SENSIBILITY MUSIC | ||
| 47 | 46 | ROSIE FLORES | WORKING GIRL’S GUITAR | BLOODSHOT | ||
| 48 | 45 | SALLIE FORD AND THE SOUND OUTSIDE | UNTAMED BEAST | PARTISAN | ||
| 49 | 0 | DALLAS MOORE | BLESSED BE THE BAD ONES | SOL | ||
| 50 | 0 | JOSHUA DAVIS | A MIRACLE OF BIRDS | EARTH-WORK | ||
| For the Week of April 05, 2013 | ||||||
Editor’s Note: Roots Music Report did not publish radio airplay charts for the week of March 29, 2013.
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