This is The Americana Airplay Chart Rundown. Every week I’ll post the top 40 from the Americana Airplay chart, which is obtained from AmericanaRadio.org. From the site: “The Americana Airplay chart represents the reported play of terrestrial radio stations, nationally syndicated radio shows, satellite radio and internet stations who have agreed to submit weekly spin counts. For more information please visit www.americanamusic.org.”
The goal of this feature is to track and monitor the current most popular music in the Americana realm, as I believe it’s starting to take on a bigger importance in the world of music, especially concerning the current state of country music. In addition it will bring some new names to the site that haven’t been covered here before and could lead to more Americana coverage. It’s also a place to discuss anything going on in the Americana genre at this moment. Be sure to weigh in on the chart in the comments below.
- Josh Ritter – Sermon On The Rocks [Up 3]
- Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin – Lost Time [Down 1]
- Jason Isbell – Something More Than Free (Grade: 10/10) [Down 1]
- Joe Ely – Panhandle Rambler [Down 1]
- The Black Lillies – Hard To Please (Grade: 9/10)
- The Bottle Rockets – South Broadway Athletic Club (Grade: 8.5/10)
- Los Lobos – Gates Of Gold
- Nathaniel Rateliff and The Nightsweats – Nathaniel Rateliff and The Nightsweats
- Corb Lund – Things That Can’t Be Undone (Grade: 9/10)
- Jim Lauderdale – Soul Searching [Up 3]
- Patty Griffin – Servant of Love [Down 1]
- Chris Isaak – First Comes The Night [Up 2]
- Don Henley – Cass County (Grade: 10/10) [Down 1]
- The Wood Brothers – Paradise [Down 3]
- Ryan Adams – 1989
- Tim O’Brien – Pompadour
- Steve Martin & Edie Brickell – So Familiar
- The Dave Rawlings Machine – Nashville Obsolete
- Lindi Ortega – Faded Gloryville (Grade: 9/10) [Up 1]
- Various Artists – Cold & Bitter Tears: The Songs of Ted Hawkins [Up 3]
- Billy Gibbons – Perfectamundo [Down 2]
- Chris Stapleton – Traveller (Grade: 10/10) [Down 1]
- Lucero – All A Man Should Do [Down 1]
- Jeffrey Foucault – Salt As Wolves
- Glen Hansard – Didn’t He Ramble
- Turnpike Troubadours – Turnpike Troubadours (Grade: 10/10) [Up 1]
- Cox Family – Gone Like The Cotton [Up 3]
- Webb Wilder – Mississippi Moderne [Down 2]
- Bart Crow – The Parade [Up 3]
- Jason Boland & The Stragglers – Squelch (Grade: 8.5/10) [Down 1]
- Cody Jinks – Adobe Sessions (Grade: 9/10)
- Shinyribs – Okra Candy [Down 4]
- Shawn Colvin – Uncovered
- Shawn Mullins – My Stupid Heart [Up 1]
- The Damn Quails – Out of The Birdcage (Grade: 8.5/10) [Down 1]
- Kacey Musgraves – Pageant Material (Grade: 9/10) [Up 2]
- Samantha Fish – Wild Heart [Up 2]
- Shovels & Rope – Busted Jukebox Volume 1 [New]
- Amy Helm – Didn’t It Rain [Down 3]
- Shemekia Copeland – Outskirts of Love [Down 3]