Roots Music Report or WARM: which shows your radio airplay?
Roots Music Report publishes weekly charts for roots music such as bluegrass, blues, country, folk and jazz. The charts are built from the playlists radio stations report to it, and a paid membership adds airplay tracking. WARM finds plays in the broadcast audio itself. Here is how they compare, using what each company publishes.
| Feature | WARM | Roots Music Report |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | WARM: An airplay monitor | Roots Music Report: A chart, with airplay tracking for members |
| How plays are counted | WARM: WARM recognises the song in the audio of the broadcast | Roots Music Report: Stations enter how many times they played an artist or album that week |
| Which stations count | WARM: Radio: 21,000+ stations in 160+ countries | Roots Music Report: Stations whose DJs or managers report their playlists to it |
| What you see | WARM: Station, country, city, start time and duration of every play | Roots Music Report: Weekly spins by artist or album, and archived charts |
| Charts | WARM: Weekly genre charts ranked by airplay | Roots Music Report: Weekly album and singles charts by genre, sub-genre, US state and country, updated on Mondays |
| Price | WARM: From €15 a month for 2 songs, billed monthly or yearly | Roots Music Report: Silver membership, $9.95 a month after a short free trial |
Roots Music Report figures are as published on its own website, read on 2 November 2026: Roots Music Report homepage, Roots Music Report about. Products change; check their current pages before you decide.
Where Roots Music Report is stronger
- Charts for roots and independent music since 1998, by its own account.
- Charts by sub-genre, US state and country, for genres such as bluegrass and blues.
- A lower monthly price.
Where WARM is stronger
- Plays found in the broadcast audio, so a play counts even when the station reports nothing.
- Each play with its station, city, start time and duration, not a weekly total.
- Any genre, on radio in 160+ countries.
The short answer
If you work in roots music and want your place on the charts that genre reads, at a low monthly price, Roots Music Report is built for that. If you need every play found in the broadcast itself, including stations that do not report, WARM is.
Free trial: 5 songs for 30 days. No credit card required.