RFA Airplay Chart – 7 days ending January 5, 2017

Adds denoted in Red.

Rank Artist / Album Spins
  1 NRBQ  
    High Noon: A 50-Year Retrospective 28
  2 Gillian Welch  
    Boots No. 1: The Official Revival Bootleg 25
  3 Big Star  
    Complete Third 21
  4 Yo La Tengo  
    Murder in the Second Degree 20
  5 Various: Twelve String High  
    Twelve String High 19
  6 Hendrik Rover and Los Miticos GTs  
    Fetén/Fatal 15
Tie 6 Laura Cantrell  
    At the BBC: On Air Performances and Recordings
2000-2005		 15
  8 Arty Hill  
    Live: Church On Saturday Night 14
Tie 8 DriveBy Truckers  
    American Band 14
Tie 8 Alejandro Escovedo  
    Burn Something Beautiful 14
Tie 8 Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms  
    Innocent Road 14
Tie 8 Billy Bragg and Joe Henry  
    Shine A Light: Field Recordings from the Great
American Railroad		 14
  13 Otis Gibbs  
    Mount Renraw 13
Tie 13 Bill Kirchen and Austin de Lone  
    Transatlanticana 13
Tie 13 Blackie and the Rodeo Kings  
    Kings and Kings 13
Tie 13 Rolling Stones  
    Blue & Lonesome 13
Tie 13 Girls Guns and Glory  
    Love And Protest 13
Tie 13 Telephone Lovers  
    Telephone Lovers 13
Tie 13 Blue Rodeo  
    1000 Arms 13
Tie 13 Southern Culture on the Skids  
    The Electric Pinecones 13
Tie 13 The Flat Five  
    It’s a World of Love and Hope 13
Tie 13 The Armoires  
    Incidental Lightshow 13
Tie 13 The Linemen  
    Close The Place Down 13
Tie 13 M Ross Perkins  
    M Ross Perkins 13
Tie 13 Lia Pamina  
    Love Is Enough 13
Tie 13 Various: Bo Gumbo  
    Bo Gumbo: Stompin’ Cajun, Zydeco, Blues & Country 13
  27 Brent Cobb  
    Shine On Rainy Day 12
Tie 27 The Lemon Twigs  
    Do Hollywood 12
Tie 27 King Cuddy  
    Self-Titled 12
Tie 27 Lydia Loveless  
    Real 12
Tie 27 The Revelers  
    Play the Swamp Pop Classics Vol. 2 12
Tie 27 Fleshtones  
    The Band Drinks For Free 12
Tie 27 The Connection  
    JUST FOR FUN 12
Tie 27 Merry Widows  
    Password EP 12
Tie 27 The Handle  
    Last Stop, Scroadsville! 12
Tie 27 Tuns  
    Tuns 12
Tie 27 The Minders  
    Into the River 12
Tie 27 Various: Ice Cream Man Flavour of the Month  
    Flavour Of The Month – Various Artists 12
Tie 27 Tim Easton  
    American Fork 12
Tie 27 Cotton Mather  
    Death of the Cool 12
Tie 27 John Holk and The Sequins  
    Where You Going 12
Tie 27 Courtney Marie Andrews  
    Honest Life 12
Tie 27 The Favorite Things  
    Coming Clean 12
Tie 27 David Bromberg Band  
    The Blues, the Whole Blues and Nothing But the Blues 12
Tie 27 The Frightnrs  
    Nothing More to Say 12
Tie 27 Jack Lee  
    Bigger Than Life 12
Tie 27 The Legal Matters  
    Conrad 12
Tie 27 Paul Cauthen  
    My Gospel 12
Tie 27 Diamond Hands  
    Diamond Hands 12
Tie 27 Pretenders  
    Alone 12
Tie 27 The Rebel Set  
    4 Song EP 12
Tie 27 Jenny O  
    WORK E.P. 12
Tie 27 The Yearning  
    Evening Souvenirs 12
Tie 27 Seth Swirsky  
    Circles and Squares 12
Tie 27 Title Tracks  
    Long Dream 12
Tie 27 Jim Lauderdale  
    This Changes Everything 12
Tie 27 John Evans  
    Polyester 12
Tie 27 Mose Allison  
    I’m Not Talkin’: The Song Stylings of Mose Allison 12
Tie 27 Various: Life and Songs of Emmylou Harris  
    The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris 12
Tie 27 Wilco  
    Schmilco 12
Tie 27 Wayne Hancock  
    Slingin’ Rhythm 12
Tie 27 Nick Piunti  
    Trust Your Instincts 12
Tie 27 Aaron Lee Tasjan  
    Silver Tears 12
Tie 27 Motel Mirrors  
    Advance Tracks 12
Tie 27 Nick Waterhouse  
    Never Twice 12
  66 Tracy McNeil and The GoodLife  
    Thieves 11
Tie 66 Jesse Dayton  
    The Revealer 11
Tie 66 Caroline Doctorow  
    Dreaming in Vinyl 11
Tie 66 Lambchop  
    FLOTUS 11
Tie 66 John Hammond  
    Mirrors 11
Tie 66 Bob Weir  
    Blue Mountain 11
Tie 66 Kelly Pardekooper  
    City At Night 11
Tie 66 Angel Olsen  
    MY WOMAN 11
Tie 66 The Handsome Family  
    Unseen 11
Tie 66 Dodgy  
    What Are We Fighting For 11
Tie 66 The Olympians  
    The Olympians 11
Tie 66 Don DiLego  
    Magnificent Ram A 11
Tie 66 John Prine  
    For Better Or For Worse 11
Tie 66 Dwight Yoakam  
    Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars… 11
Tie 66 Jonny Fritz  
    Sweet Creep 11
Tie 66 Night Drives  
    Night Drives 11
Tie 66 Courtney Granger  
    Beneath Still Waters 11
Tie 66 Ollie Vee  
    Into theDark 11
Tie 66 Jamestown Revival  
    The Education Of A Wandering Man 11
Tie 66 Paul Collins and The Beat  
    One Night 11
Tie 66 The Lazy Lies  
    The Lazy Lies 11
Tie 66 Sarah Beatty  
    Bandit Queen 11
Tie 66 Band of Heathens  
    Duende 11
Tie 66 Seth Walker  
    Seth Walker 11
Tie 66 The Perfect English Weather  
    Isobar Blues 11
Tie 66 Tami Neilson  
    Don’t Be Afraid 11
Tie 66 John McEuen  
    Made In Brooklyn 11
Tie 66 Teenage Fanclub  
    Here 11
Tie 66 Todd Snider  
    Eastside Bulldog 11
Tie 66 Carey Ott  
    Nocona 11
Tie 66 Van Morrison  
    Keep Me Singing 11
Tie 66 Hiss Golden Messenger  
    Heart Like a Levee 11
Tie 66 Karl Blau  
    Introducing Karl Blau 11
Tie 66 The Devil Makes Three  
    Redemption & Ruin 11
Tie 66 Kentucky Head Hunters  
    On Safari 11
Tie 66 Jack Grelle  
    Got Dressed Up to be Let Down 11
Tie 66 King Khan and his Shrines  
    Three Hairs and You’re Mine 11
Tie 66 The Floor Models  
    Letter from Liverpool 11
Tie 66 Tex Smith  
    Pink And Black 11
  105 Chicago Farmer  
    Midwest Side Stories 10
Tie 105 Brigitte DeMeyer and Will Kimbrough  
    Mockingbird Soul 10
Tie 105 Neil Young  
    Peace Trail 10
  108 Ryan Allen And His Extra Arms  
    Basement Punk 9
Tie 108 Peter Bruntnell  
    Nos Da Comrade 9
Tie 108 Matt Joe Gow  
    Seven Years 9
Tie 108 Various: Baroque World Vol 2  
    Baroque World Vol. 2 9
  112 John Larson and the Silver Fields  
    The Lost Refrain 8
Tie 112 Erik Voeks  
    So The Wind Won’t Blow It All Away 8
Tie 112 Tommy Sistak  
    A Good Hat Indeed 8
Tie 112 Leonard Cohen  
    You Want It Darker 8
Tie 112 The Unswept  
    FAKE IT 8
Tie 112 The Laissez Fairs  
    High Horse (Double Single) 8
Tie 112 Minus 5  
    Of Monkees And Men 8
Tie 112 Original Artyfacts  
    Sensation 8
Tie 112 Pasadena 68  
    Peace Garden State 8
Tie 112 Kurt Baker Combo  
    In Orbit 8
Tie 112 The Susan Constant  
    Wherever It Is You Are Now 8
Tie 112 pseudonym  
    Pack of Lies 8
Tie 112 The Weeklings  
    Studio 2 8
Tie 112 The Midwest Beat  
    Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 8
Tie 112 The Fuzillis  
    Mogul Monster 8
Tie 112 Real Numbers  
    Wordless Wonder 8
Tie 112 Cantina  
    Sea of Keys 8
Tie 112 Sonny Knight and The Lakers  
    Sooner Or Later 8
Tie 112 Moo  
    Kite Flying Society 8
Tie 112 Gleasons Drift  
    Gleasons Drift 8
Tie 112 SUSTO  
    & I’m Fine Today 8
Tie 112 Reckless Kelly  
    Sunset Motel 8
Tie 112 Various: Five Years of Gravy  
    Five Years of Gravy (Fluff and Gravy) 8
Tie 112 The Orange Drop  
    Stoned in Love 8
Tie 112 Various: Power Popsicle Brain Freeze  
    Power Popsicle Brain Freeze 8
Tie 112 Lee Fields and The Expressions  
    Special Night 8
Tie 112 Mason Summit  
    Gunpowder Tracks 8
Tie 112 Young Scum  
    Zona 8
Tie 112 Resonars  
    The Greatest Songs of the Resonars 8
Tie 112 Elephant Stone  
    Ship of Fools 8
Tie 112 Birds of Paradise  
    Beehive State 8
Tie 112 Ian Hunter And The Rant Band  
    Fingers Crossed 8
  144 Garry Tallent  
    Break Time 7
Tie 144 Bruce Springsteen  
    Chapter and Verse 7
Tie 144 Et Tu Bruce  
    Et Tu Bruce 7
Tie 144 Tift Merritt  
    Stitch of the World 7
Tie 144 Juvenilia  
    Juvenilia 7
Tie 144 Gerry Beckley  
    Carousel 7
Tie 144 Various: The Melbourne Divide  
    The Melbourne Divide 7
Tie 144 Bill Lloyd  
    Music City Roots Live Nov. 2016 7
Tie 144 Ronnie Baker Brooks  
    Times Have Changed 7
Tie 144 Chris Ligon  
    Outa the Can 7
  154 Marie et Les Garcons  
    Soul Jazz Records Presents PUNK 45: Les Punks: The
French Co		 6
Tie 154 Cotton Mather and Nicole Atkins  
    Cotton Mather with Nicole Atkins 6
Tie 154 Rob Clarke and The Wooltones  
    Are You Wooltoned? 6
Tie 154 TOY  
    Clear Shot 6
Tie 154 The Inbetween Days  
    Have You Seen Her? 6
Tie 154 Pill Friends  
    Holy Like You 6
Tie 154 The Lees Of Memory  
    Mountaintop (I’m A Goner) 6
  161 The See No Evils  
    I Wanna Be Free 7" 5
Tie 161 The Empty Hearts  
    The Empty Hearts 5
  163 Jonathan Richman  
    People Are Disgusting 4
Tie 163 The John Sally Ride  
    Not Taking Credit/ I Didn’t Know I Was Saying
Goodbye		 4
Tie 163 Nikki Lane  
    Highway Queen 4
Tie 163 Infamous Stringdusters  
    Laws Of Gravity 4
  167 WFMU Honky Tonk Radio Girl  
    Dern Ya! Women Get The Last Word 3
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