Folk & Roots charts

2013 in Review – Billboard Top Folk Albums: Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, Ed Sheeran

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on 2013 in Review – Billboard Top Folk Albums: Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, Ed Sheeran
As in 2012, Mumford & Sons dominated the sales of the folk albums and the band no only top the year-end sales chart with most recent album,Babel, but also lands its 2009 release, Sigh No More, in the top 10. 2012 breakout act The Lumineers and Ed Sheeran both still show strong sales figures and Read More

2013 in Review – Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums: Steve Martin & Edie Brickell, Alan Jackson, Steven Curtis Chapman

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on 2013 in Review – Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums: Steve Martin & Edie Brickell, Alan Jackson, Steven Curtis Chapman
With their hopefully not just one-time collaboration, Love Has Come for You, Steve Martin and Edie Brickell have the best-selling bluegrass album of 2013. Alan Jackson has found chart success in this genre with the simply titled, The Bluegrass Album, and lands at #2. The loyalty of bluegrass fans is evidenced by the fact that Read More

John Mayer Remains Atop Folk Albums Chart

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on John Mayer Remains Atop Folk Albums Chart
Yet another week at number one for John Mayer’s Paradise Valley. Last week, Mayer’s spot was briefly stolen by Neko Case’s Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight... This week, however, Mayer reclaims the title and Neko Case slips to number two. The Civil Wars, Mumford & Sons, and The Lumineers still linger in the Read More

John Mayer, Bob Dylan Replace The Civil Wars atop Folk Albums Chart

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on John Mayer, Bob Dylan Replace The Civil Wars atop Folk Albums Chart
John Mayer’s Paradise Valley is in its second week atop the Billboard Folk Albums Chart. In its first week at number two is the legendary Bob Dylan’s Another Self-Portrait (1969-1971): The Bootleg Series Vol. 10. Dylan’s Another Self Portrait (1969-1971): Vol. 10 (Deluxe Edition) is simultaneously in its first week at number six. The Civil Read More

The Civil Wars Win the Battle for Top Spot on Folk Albums Chart

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on The Civil Wars Win the Battle for Top Spot on Folk Albums Chart
The Billboard Folk Albums Chart is topped by The Civil Wars’ self-titled album for the second week in a row. The duo’s untimely split has had no effect on the success of their second studio album. They knock out former contenders Mumford & Sons’ Babel and The Lumineers’ The Lumineers for the number one spot. Read More

The Lumineers' Reign Continues; Court Yard Hounds Round Out Top Ten on Folk Albums Chart

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on The Lumineers' Reign Continues; Court Yard Hounds Round Out Top Ten on Folk Albums Chart
The Billboard Folk Albums Chart is topped by The Lumineers’ self-titled debut album for the 70th week in a row. The band is planning a re-release on August 20th which will include five bonus tracks, a 28-page photo booklet, and a DVD containing over 40 minutes of video chronicling their life on the road for Read More

Mumford & Sons Maintains Grip on Folk Albums Chart; Son Volt, JJ Heller Debut

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Mumford & Sons Maintains Grip on Folk Albums Chart; Son Volt, JJ Heller Debut
The Billboard Folk Albums Chart is still topped by Mumford & Sons‘ Babel, while their previous album, Sigh No More, still holds at #4. It is that album’s 161st week on the chart. At the other end, new releases from Son Volt (Honky Tonk) and JJ Heller (Loved) enter at #9 and #10, respectively.   Read More

Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, Ed Sheeran Keep Control of Billboard Folk Album Chart

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, Ed Sheeran Keep Control of Billboard Folk Album Chart
Their respective GRAMMY appearances and/or wins keep Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, and Ed Sheeran firmly in place with no changes to this week’s Billboard Folk Album chart top 5. The biggest climber is the Safe Haven soundtrack, from #10 to #6, and Nataly Dawn debuts at #10 with How I Knew Her.   Billboard Read More

Grammy Win Helps Mumford & Sons’ ‘Babel’ Return to Top of Billboard 200 Album Chart

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Grammy Win Helps Mumford & Sons’ ‘Babel’ Return to Top of Billboard 200 Album Chart
In the week following their big GRAMMY Awards win, Mumford & Sons returns to #1 of the Billboard 200 all-genre album chart with Babel. Sales, tracked by Nielsen SoundScan, shot up by 185,000 copies that week, meaning a weekly increase of 242%. What further helped increase the numbers are the two new deluxe editions that Read More

Grammy Winners Mumford & Sons Lands Three Discs in Folk Albums Chart Top 5

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Grammy Winners Mumford & Sons Lands Three Discs in Folk Albums Chart Top 5
Recently crowned the Album of the Year at the GRAMMY Awards, Babel, keeps Mumford & Sons at #1 on the Billboard Folk Albums Chart. Emphasizing the folk-rockers popularity, their previous release, Sigh No More, still holds at #4, and their new live album, The Road to Red Rocks: Live, debuts at #5, meaning 60% of Read More