Sunday, February 5, 2012

The Top 50 Breakthrough Recordings This Week, February 3, 2012


  1. JOE LOUIS WALKER HELLFIRE  (Blues)
  2. MICROWAVE DAVE AND THE NUKES LAST TIME I SAW YOU (Blues)
  3. THE FRANK AND JOE SHOW THE FRANK AND JOE SHOW (Jazz)
  4. GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS 2120 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE (Blues)
  5. ROGER CREAGER SURRENDER (True Country)
  6. WHITEY MORGAN & THE 78S WHITEY MORGAN & THE 78S (True Country)
  7. ROSE POLENZANI THE RABBIT (True Country)
  8. THOMAS MICHAEL RILEY TOMMY (True Country)
  9. ZOE MUTH & THE LOST HIGH ROLLERS ZOE MUTH & THE LOST HIGH ROLLERS (True Country)
  10. THE SHEEPDOGS LEARN AND BURN (Roots Rock)
  11. MAC ARNOLD'S BLUES REVIVAL LIVE AT THE GREY EAGLE (Blues)
  12. GRETCHEN PETERS HELLO CRUEL WORLD (Folk)
  13. KAREN DAHLSTROM GEM STATE (Folk)
  14. SMALL FACES FIRST STEP (Roots Rock)
  15. THE RECLAMATORS SING IT WHITE BOY (Roots Rock)
  16. BIG JAMES AND THE CHICAGO PLAYBOYS THE BIG PAYBACK (Blues)
  17. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN WRECKING BALL (Roots Rock)
  18. HOOTS AND HELLMOUTH SALT (Roots Rock)
  19. PUNCH BROTHERS MOVEMENT AND LOCATION (Roots Rock)
  20. LISA MILLS TEMPERED IN FIRE (Blues)
  21. TOMMY LEE COOK MAILBOX MONEY (Blues)
  22. JIM'S HEINEMAN'S DREAM BAND RH POSITIVE (Jazz)
  23. RAY CHARLES THE VERY BEST OF RAY CHARLES (Blues)
  24. KEVIN GORDON GLORYLAND (Roots rock)
  25. MORGAN DAVIS DRIVE MY BLUES AWAY (Blues)
  26. WOOD BROTHERS SMOKE RING HALO (Roots Country)
  27. CAROLINA ROAD BACK TO MY ROOT (Bluegrass)
  28. ELLIOT BROOD DAYS INTO YEARS (Roots Country)
  29. FIRST AID KIT THE LION'S ROAR (Folk)
  30. JACK DEJOHNETTE SOUND TRAVELS (Jazz)
  31. GHOST TOWN BLUES BAND DARK HORSE (Blues)
  32. VARIOUS ARTIST CHIMES OF FREEDOM - THE SONGS OF BOB DYLAN (Roots, Country)
  33. JOHNNY WINTER ROOTS (Blues)
  34. KELLY PARDEKOOPER YONDER (Roots Rock)
  35. MARCUS MILLER A NIGHT IN MONTE-CARLO (Jazz)
  36. OLD 97'S THE GRAND THEATRE VOL 2 (Roots Country)
  37. JANICE FINLAY ANYWHERE BUT HERE (Jazz)
  38. LINCOLN DURHAM THE SHOVEL (VS) THE HOWLING BONES (Blues)
  39. TOM RUSSELL MESABI (Roots Country)
  40. ELLIS PAUL THE DAY AFTER EVERYTHING CHANGED (Folk)
  41. JOAN OSBORNE BRING IT ON HOME (Blues)
  42. MICHELLE NIXON & DRIVE A PLACE I BELONG (Bluegrass)
  43. RANDOLPH MICHAUD HEY PORTER (True Country)
  44. BROCK ZEMAN ME THEN YOU (Roots Country)
  45. GENE TAYLOR WITH CC JEROME'S JET SETTERS LET ME RIDE IN YOUR AUTOMOBILE (Blues)
  46. DARREN SIGESMUND STRANDS II
  47. LAURA GIBSON LA GRANDE (Roots Country)
  48. RYAN MCNALLY DOWN HOME (Blues)
  49. VARIOUS ARTIST ENDLESS HIGHWAY - THE MUSIC OF THE BAND (Roots rock)
  50. ANDREA ENGLAND HOPE & OTHER SINS (Folk)
Based on the Roots Music Report charts for the week ending February 3, 2012.

4 comments:

Jerome said...

Thank you for giving THE RECLAMATORS a shot in the arm. Very much appreciate it!

Dan Nieman said...

You are welcome. I created the breakthrough list for groups like yours. Even in roots music, the struggling artists don't get the recognition they deserve. Good luck with the band.

Andrea England said...

Dan, thanks for mentioning my record, Hope & Other Sins. It was finally released worldwide on June 26, 2012. Folks like you are a gift to artists - thank you for your support & enthusiasm!
Best,
Andrea England

Dan Nieman said...

Thank you for your comment, Andrea. I created the breakthrough list for musicians like yourself, who may not receive a great deal of press in the mainstream music blogs. I am moving that that feature to a new blog called Mostly Music http://mostly-music.blogspot.com/. Keep in touch.