| Ranking: | Artist: | CD Title: | Label: | |
| 1 | THE CIVIL WARS | BARTON HOLLOW | SENSIBILITY | |
| 2 | PAUL SIMON | SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT | HEAR MUSIC | |
| 3 | BRUCE COCKBURN | SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT | TRUE NORTH | |
| 4 | ELIZA GILKYSON | ROSES AT THE END OF TIME | RED HOUSE | |
| 5 | MALCOLM HOLCOMBE | TO DRINK THE RAIN | MUSIC ROAD | |
| 6 | WAILIN' JENNYS | BRIGHT MORNING STARS | RED HOUSE | |
| 7 | PIETA BROWN | MERCURY | RED HOUSE | |
| 8 | TIM O'BRIEN | CHICKEN & EGG | HOWDY SKIES | |
| 9 | JONATHAN BYRD | CACKALACK | WATERBUG | |
| 10 | JAKOB DYLAN | WOMEN AND COUNTRY | SONY | |
| 11 | ABIGAIL WASHBURN | CITY OF REFUGE | FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS | |
| 12 | BOBBY LONG | A WINTER TALE | ATO | |
| 13 | THE WAIFS | TEMPTATION | COMPASS | |
| 14 | VARIOUS ARTIST | A NOD TO BOB 2 -- AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY | RED HOUSE | |
| 15 | THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND | MEMORIES OF JOHN | RED CLAY / COMPASS | |
| 16 | DAVID BROMBERG | USE ME | APPLESEED | |
| 17 | CLARE BURSON | SILVER AND ASH | ROUNDER | |
| 18 | PETER COOPER | THE LLOYD GREEN ALBUM | RED BEET | |
| 19 | THE WAILIN' JENNYS | BRIGHT MORNING STARS | RED HOUSE | |
| 20 | MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER | THE AGE OF MIRACLES | ZOE | |
| 21 | DAN BAKER | SAD SONG JUNKIE | TRESPASS MUSIC | |
| 22 | CARRIE ELKIN | CALL IT MY GARDEN | RED HOUSE | |
| 23 | JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD | TELL ME | NONESUCH | |
| 24 | DAVID GREELY | SUD DU SUD | SELF | |
| 25 | JOE PUG | MESSENGER | LIGHTNING ROD | |
| 26 | COYOTE GRACE | EAR TO THE GROUND | SELF | |
| 27 | GUY CLARK | SONGS & STORIES | DUALTONE | |
| 28 | DIANA JONES | HIGH ATMOSPHERE | PROPER RECORDS US | |
| 29 | DON GALLARDO | WHEN THE DAYLIGHT WHISPERS DARLING | FIRST FLOOR STORY RECORDINGS | |
| 30 | SARAH LEE GUTHRIE AND JOHNNY IRION | BRIGHT EXAMPLES | NINTH STREET OPUS | |
| 31 | PETER STAMPFEL AND BABY GRAMPS | OUTERTAINMENT | RED NEWT | |
| 32 | MADISON VIOLET | THE GOOD IN GOODBYE | TRUE NORTH | |
| 33 | COLIN HAY | GATHERING MERCURY | COMPASS | |
| 34 | CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST | THE HOLY COMING OF THE STORM | INDIE | |
| 35 | RED HORSE | RED HORSE | RED HOUSE | |
| 36 | CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS | GENUINE NEGRO JIG | NONESUCH | |
| 37 | SAHARA SMITH | MYTH OF THE HEART | PLAYING IN TRAFFIC | |
| 38 | GREAT BIG SEA | SAFE UPON THE SHORE | SELF | |
| 39 | DANNY SCHMIDT | MAN OF MANY MOONS | RED HOUSE | |
| 40 | DON GALLARDO & HOW FAR WEST | SWEETHEART RADIO REVOLUTION ETC | FIRST FLOOR STORY RECORDINGS | |
| 41 | JEFFREY FOUCAULT | HORSE LATITUDES | SIGNATURE SOUNDS | |
| 42 | GENE AND GAYLA MILLS | IF STONES COULD TALK | HEART PINE | |
| 43 | RACHEL HARRINGTON | CELILO FALLS | SKINNY DENNIS | |
| 44 | JONATHAN EDWARDS | MY LOVE WILL KEEP | APPLESEED MUSIC | |
| 45 | DAVID LOCKWOOD | LUCKY ME | SALADAY | |
| 46 | JOHN MCCUTCHEON | PASSAGE | APPALSEED | |
| 47 | BRIAN ROESSLER | SINGLE | SELF | |
| 48 | MOLLIE O'BRIEN & RICH MOORE | SAINTS & SINNERS | REMINGTON ROAD | |
| 49 | SARAH MACDOUGALL | THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE | RABBIT HEART MUSIC | |
| 50 | JP JONES | REVELATION | VISION COMPANY | |
| 51 | HEIDI TALBOT | THE LAST STAR | COMPASS | |
| 52 | MARY GAUTHIER | THE FOUNDLING | RAZOR & TIE | |
| 53 | TUMBLING BONES | RISK NOT YOUR SOUL | SELF | |
| 54 | THE ONCE | THE ONCE | BOREALIS | |
| 55 | DAVID FRANCEY | LATE EDITION | LAKER MUSIC | |
| 56 | BROTHERS COMATOSE | SONGS FROM THE STOOP | SELF | |
| 57 | RED MOLLY | LIGHT IN THE SKY | SELF | |
| 58 | IRON AND WINE | KISS EACH OTHER CLEAN | WARNER BROS | |
| 59 | POKEY LAFARGE & THE SOUTH CITY THREE | MIDDLE OF EVERYWHERE | FREE DIRT | |
| 60 | 100 MILE HOUSE | HOLLOW PONDS | HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS | |
| 61 | ERNIE HENDRICKSON | WALKING WITH ANGELS | SELF | |
| 62 | LUKA BLOOM | DREAMS IN AMERICA | COMPASS | |
| 63 | AMANDA SHIRES | CARRYING LIGHTNING | SELF | |
| 64 | RAY KORONA BAND | A LITTLE TOO MUCH SUNSHINE | HOBO STAR MUSIC | |
| 65 | PAUL SACHS | OIL TOWN | SELF | |
| 66 | JOHNNY FLYNN | BEEN LISTENING | TRANSGRESSIVE | |
| 67 | T WITH THE MAGGIES | T WITH THE MAGGIES | TWM / COMPASS | |
| 68 | LAURA MARLING | A CREATURE I DON'T KNOW | EMI | |
| 69 | TRISHA GAGNON | A STORY ABOUT YOU & ME | INDIE | |
| 70 | M. LUCAS | DUST | SKILLET DOG | |
| 71 | SUSAN WERNER | KICKING THE BEEHIVE | SLEEVE DOG | |
| 72 | IRON AND WINE | AROUND THE WELL | SUB POP | |
| 73 | BURLAP TO CASHMERE | BURLAP TO CASHMERE | JIVE | |
| 74 | ELEANOR MURRAY | OH THUNDER | BICYCLE | |
| 75 | MUMFORD & SONS | GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD | RED | |
| 76 | CLIFF EBERHARDT | 500 - MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS | RED HOUSE | |
| 77 | THE DEEP DARK WOODS | THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND | SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL | |
| 78 | HAL CANNON | HAL CANNON | OKEHDOKEE RECORDS | |
| 79 | SHERRY AUSTIN | LOVE STILL REMAINS | BARKING TOPIARY | |
| 80 | THE HONEY DEWDROPS | THESE OLD ROOTS | SELF | |
| 81 | CAROLINE HERRING | GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN | SIGNATURE SOUNDS | |
| 82 | NOTORIOUS | THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS | INDIE | |
| 83 | DAIMH | DAIMH 'DIVERSIONS' | GREENTRAX | |
| 84 | JUSTIN ROTH | NOW YOU KNOW | SELF | |
| 85 | LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE | LUCY | INDIE | |
| 86 | JOY KILLS SORROW | THIS UNKNOWN SCIENCE | SIGNATURE SOUNDS | |
| 87 | JOHN CRAIGIE | MONTANA TALE | ZABRISKIE POINT | |
| 88 | CYNDI HARVELL | FROM THE ECHO | NINTH STREET OPUS | |
| 89 | STEPHEN FEARING & ANDY WHITE | FEARING & WHITE | LOWDEN PROUD | |
| 90 | CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS | CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS / LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII | NONESUCH | |
| 91 | KIM BEGGS | BLUE BONES | BLACK HEN MUSIC | |
| 92 | DAR WILLIAMS | MANY GREAT COMPANIONS | RAZOR & TIE | |
| 93 | SCREEN DOOR PORCH | SCREEN DOOR PORCH | SCREEN DOOR PORCH | |
| 94 | ELLIS PAUL | THE DAY AFTER EVERYTHING CHANGED | BLACK WOLF | |
| 95 | ANNIE GALLUP | WEATHER | WATERRBUG | |
| 96 | BLAME SALLY | LIVE AT STERN GROVE FESTIVAL | NINTH STREET OPUS | |
| 97 | AMOS LEE | LAST DAYS AT THE LODGE | BLUE NOTE | |
| 98 | BOB DYLAN | WITMARK DEMOS 1962-1964 | COLUMBIA | |
| 99 | SARAH SAMPLE | SOMEDAY, SOMEDAY | SELF | |
| 100 | DANIEL MARTIN MOORE | IN THE COOL OF THE DAY | SUB POP | |
| 2011 End of Year | ||||
Folk 2011 Year End Music Chart
Folk 2011 Year End Music Chart represents artist receiving airplay during the year of 2011.
The RMR charts are compiled from radio airplay data only (# of spins), with no influence from employees of the Roots Music Report. We are not affiliated with any record label, promotion company, or artist management firm.
If you are an artist receiving airplay, but not appearing on the Folk 2011 Year End Music Chart please request that the stations playing your music report to the RMR Online Database.