genre charts for Sep 27 presents:
genre charts for Sep 27
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BELA FLECK | My Bluegrass Heart | BMG |
| 2 | LEVI DOUTHIT | Lucky Pennies | Citrus City |
| 3 | WATCHHOUSE | Watchhouse | Thirty Tigers |
| 4 | ANA EGGE | Between Us | Story Sound |
| 5 | MATTHEW FOWLER | The Grief We Gave Our Mother | Signature Sounds |
| 6 | JAMES MCMURTRY | The Horses And The Hounds | New West |
| 7 | BILLY STRINGS | Renewal | Rounder |
| 8 | EDDIE BERMAN | Broken English | Nettwerk |
| 9 | LE REN | “I Already Love You” [Single] | Secretly Canadian |
| 10 | BONES OF JR JONES, THE | A Celebration | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LITTLE SIMZ | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | AGE 101 |
| 2 | JAMULE | SOLD | Life Is Pain |
| 3 | SMYTH KNIGHT | North Chesterfield: Graduation Edition | Kidz At Play |
| 4 | STIMULATOR JONES | Low Budget Environments Striving For Perfection | Stones Throw |
| 5 | AZ | Doe or Die II | Quiet Money |
| 6 | DEDIKATED BOYZ | D-BOYZ 4EVA | Self-Released |
| 7 | DAMU THE FUDGEMONK | Conversation Peace | Def Pressé |
| 8 | DRAKE | Certified Lover Boy | Ovo/Republic |
| 9 | ARIA LANELLE | “Ego Trip” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | SOLEMN BRIGHAM | “Dirty Whip” [Single] | Mello |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABORTED | ManiaCult | Century Media |
| 2 | SCATTERED STORM | Oblivion [EP] | Blood Blast |
| 3 | BORIS | No | Third Man |
| 4 | CARNIFEX | Graveside Confessions | Nuclear Blast |
| 5 | SIGNS OF THE SWARM | Absolvere | Unique Leader |
| 6 | FLESHBORE | Embers Gathering | Innerstrength |
| 7 | INFERI | Vile Genesis | The Artisan Era |
| 8 | EXODUS | “The Beatings Will Continue (Until Morale Improves)” [Single] | Nuclear Blast |
| 9 | ANIMALS AS LEADERS | “Monomyth” [Single] | Sumerian |
| 10 | CYNIC | “Mythical Serpents” [Single] | Season of Mist |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLIPPING | Wriggle Expanded | Sub Pop |
| 2 | ATOM TM | This Is Boring | NN |
| 3 | DRIFTMACHINE | Spume And Recollection | Umor Rex |
| 4 | JANET BEAT | Pioneering Knob Twiddler | Trunk |
| 5 | KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH AND EMILE MOSSERI | I Could Be Your Dog (Prequel) | Ghostly International |
| 6 | DEATH LOVES VERNONICA | Chemical | Cold Transmission |
| 7 | KAIDI TATHAM | An Insight To All Minds | First Word |
| 8 | DOMINGAE | Æ | Sacred Bones |
| 9 | LYRA PRAMUK | Delta | Bedroom Community |
| 10 | KLARA LEWIS AND PEDER MANNERFELT | KLMNOPQ | The Trilogy Tapes |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAGGY AND RAYVON | “Drive Me Insane” [Single] | Mr. Doo |
| 2 | LA MAMBANEGRA | Los Ultimos Buses De Colores | Tambora |
| 3 | SUSANA BACA | “Sorongo” [Single] | Real World |
| 4 | LES FILLES DE ILLIGHADAD | At Pioneer Works | Sahel Sounds |
| 5 | HAILU MERGIA AND THE WALIAS BAND | Tezeta | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 6 | META AND THE CORNERSTONES | Dia | Metarize |
| 7 | BOMBA ESTEREO | Deja | Sony Latin |
| 8 | KUTIMAN | “Guruji” [Single] | Siyal |
| 9 | SUPER BITON DE SEGOU | Afro Jazz Folk Collection Vol. 1 | Mieruba |
| 10 | SONIDO GALLO NEGRO | “Planet Claire” [Single] | Self-Released |
Anna C. September 27th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Aborted, Béla Fleck, Clipping, Little Simz, Shaggy and Rayvon
top 30 new albums for Dec 1 presents:
top 30 new albums for Dec 1
The weekly chart reflects the diversity of programming on WRIR. In an average week, WRIR DJs play approximately 1,200 albums (and EPs and singles).
To make it on the list, an album must be released in the past year. Local bands and albums played by more than one DJ are given priority in the rankings.
Below the chart is a list of new albums added to the music library once that information has been compiled. Check back later if it’s not there yet.
| 1 | Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin | FlySiifu’s | Lex |
| 2 | Butcher Brown | #KingButch | Concord Jazz |
| 3 | Shame | Water In the Well – Single | Dead Oceans |
| 4 | clipping. | Visions of Bodies Being Burned | Sub Pop |
| 5 | Billy Bacci Band | Paint on It | MB |
| 6 | Opin | Media & Memory | WarHen |
| 7 | Deau Eyes | Let It Leave | Egghunt |
| 8 | Melodic | Kayobi – EP | The Enrich Brand |
| 9 | Trapcry | Dangerous | 1986 |
| 10 | Kokoroko | Baba Ayoola – Single | Brownswood |
| 11 | Eric Slick | Wiseacre | self-released |
| 12 | Naked Pictures | W I D E | Cheap Cuts |
| 13 | She | TRL 2004 – EP | Brat Daddy |
| 14 | GULL | Relative Stranger | self-released |
| 15 | Gumming | Overripe | Vinyl Conflict |
| 16 | Tim Barry | Live 2018 | Chunksaah |
| 17 | Haircut | Cake – EP | 11 PM |
| 18 | The Cribs | Night Network | Sonic Blew |
| 19 | Anna McClellan | I Saw First Light | Father/Daughter |
| 20 | David Nance | Staunch Honey | Trouble In Mind |
| 21 | Aesop Rock | Spirit World Field Guide | Rhymesayers |
| 22 | Various Artists | Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987 | Captured Tracks |
| 23 | Various Artists | Closer to Heaven: a Tribute to Ed Ackerson | Susstones |
| 24 | Atmosphere | The Day Before Halloween | Rhymesayers |
| 25 | MOURN | Self Worth | Captured Tracks |
| 26 | Jeremy Ivey | Waiting out the Storm | Anti/Epitaph |
| 27 | Fleet Foxes | Shore | Anti/Epitaph |
| 28 | OSEES | Protean Threat | Castle Face |
| 29 | The Mountain Goats | Getting Into Knives | Merge |
| 30 | Mipso | Mipso | Rounder |
Anna C. December 1st, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Billy Bacci Band, Butcher Brown, Clipping, Fly Anakin, Pink Siifu, Shame
genre charts for Nov 17 presents:
genre charts for Nov 17
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAYE ZARAGOZA | Woman In Color | Self-Released |
| 2 | THIS IS THE KIT | Off Off On | Rough Trade/Beggars |
| 3 | HEATHER TROST | Petrichor | Third Man |
| 4 | JANA HERZEN AND CHARNETT MOFFETT | Round The World | Motema |
| 5 | STURGILL SIMPSON | Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1 | High Top Mountain |
| 6 | SCROGGINS AND ROSE | Curios | Self-Released |
| 7 | MALIN PETTERSEN | Wildhorse | Die With Your Boots On |
| 8 | CUJO MOON | Bridges [EP] | Self-Released |
| 9 | SARAH VIVIANA VALDEZ | Aqui Esta La Salud Para El Pajaro En El Monte | Self-Released |
| 10 | JOE TROOP | “Purdy Little Rainbows / A Plea to Fully Fund the Postal Service” [Single] | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VEL THE WONDER | Trophy Wife | Self-Released |
| 2 | COMMON | A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 | Loma Vista |
| 3 | RADIO B | Whole Foods (Deluxe Re-Release) | The Association Of Great Minds |
| 4 | BEN FM | Private Audio | Self-Released |
| 5 | ATMOSPHERE | The Day Before Halloween | Rhymesayers |
| 6 | OPEN MIKE EAGLE | Anime, Trauma And Divorce | Auto Reverse |
| 7 | SA-ROC | The Sharecropper’s Daughter | Rhymesayers |
| 8 | JABEE | This World Is So Fragile And Cruel I’m Glad I Got You | Grand Union |
| 9 | AESOP ROCK | Spirit World Field Guide | Rhymesayers |
| 10 | ACTION BRONSON | Only For Dolphins | Loma Vista |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CARCASS | Despicable [EP] | Nuclear Blast |
| 2 | EMMA RUTH RUNDLE AND THOU | May Our Chambers Be Full | Sacred Bones |
| 3 | MORS PRINCIPIUM EST. | Seven | AFM |
| 4 | DARK TRANQUILLITY | Moment | Century Media |
| 5 | ACCUSER | Accuser | Metal Blade |
| 6 | SOILWORK | A Whisp of the Atlantic | Nuclear Blast |
| 7 | ISENGARD | Varjevndogn | Peaceville |
| 8 | JONATHAN FRASER | Heaven Is at a Distance | Self-Released |
| 9 | NEANDER | Eremit | Through Love |
| 10 | VALDRIN | Effigy of Nightmares | Metal Blade |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLIPPING | Visions Of Bodies Being Burned | Sub Pop |
| 2 | GASLAMP KILLER | Heart Math | NAYMLIS |
| 3 | STATS | Powys 1999 [Advance Tracks] | Memphis |
| 4 | DUKES OF CHUTNEY | Hazel | Beats In Space |
| 5 | PEAT BOGS | Rings to Grow Into | Self-Released |
| 6 | PRINCE ASHTON SIZZLE | Land of Make Believe | KingJam/EMG |
| 7 | HYPERDRONE ENSEMBLE | Gets Polyamrous | Wolves & Vibrancy |
| 8 | RAPHAEL TOINE | Ce Ta Ou / Sud Africa Révolution | Glossy Mistakes |
| 9 | PYE CORNER AUDIO | Black Mill Tapes Vol. 5: The Lost Tapes | Lapsus |
| 10 | TCHESTER HOLMES | ...the T is silent | Self-Released |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROOKLYN RAGA MASSIVE | In D | Self-Released |
| 2 | GYPTIAN | “Warm & Easy” [Single] | VP |
| 3 | ALFREDO LINARES | Lo Que Tengo | Vampisoul |
| 4 | BOSQ | Y Su Descarga Internacional | Bacalao |
| 5 | VUSI MAHLASELA | Shebeen Queen | ATO |
| 6 | LOS MOCOSOS | All Grown Up | Hip Spanic |
| 7 | MISTA SAVONA PRESENTS HAVANA MEETS KINGSTON | “Beat Con Flow (feat Cimafunk)” [Single] | Cumbancha-Baco |
| 8 | SONGHOY BLUES | Optimisme | Fat Possum |
| 9 | JUANA MOLINA | ANRMAL (Live In Mexico) | Crammed |
| 10 | LUCAS NWANANGA AND HIS BAND | Back To Soweto | Umsakazo |
Anna C. November 17th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Brooklyn Raga Massive, Carcass, Clipping, Raye Zaragoza, Vel the Wonder
top 30 new albums for Nov 10 presents:
top 30 new albums for Nov 10
The weekly chart reflects the diversity of programming on WRIR. In an average week, WRIR DJs play approximately 1,200 albums (and EPs and singles).
To make it on the list, an album must be released in the past year. Local bands and albums played by more than one DJ are given priority in the rankings.
Below the chart is a list of new albums added to the music library once that information has been compiled. Check back later if it’s not there yet.
| 1 | Busta Rhymes | Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God | The Conglomerate Entertainment, Inc. / EMPIRE |
| 2 | Butcher Brown | #KingButch | Concord Jazz |
| 3 | clipping. | Visions of Bodies Being Burned | Sub Pop |
| 4 | Shemekia Copeland | Uncivil War | Alligator |
| 5 | Mr. Bungle | The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo | Ipecac |
| 6 | Adrianne Lenker | songs | 4AD |
| 7 | Og Illa | Richmond Renegade | HLGNLIFE |
| 8 | Action Bronson | Only For Dolphins | Loma Vista |
| 9 | Smyth Knight | North Chesterfield | Kidz At Play |
| 10 | TOBACCO | Hot Wet & Sassy | Ghostly International |
| 11 | Romero | Honey – Single | Cool Death |
| 12 | Quintron & Miss Pussycat | Goblin Alert | Goner |
| 13 | Juana Molina | ANRMAL (Live in México) | Crammed Discs |
| 14 | She | Trl 2004 – EP | Brat Daddy |
| 15 | GULL | Relative Stranger | self-released |
| 16 | Inter Arma | Garbers Days Revisited | Relapse |
| 17 | Atmosphere | The Day Before Halloween | Rhymesayers |
| 18 | Mourn | Self Worth | Captured Tracks |
| 19 | Raye Zaragoza | Woman in Color | Rebel River |
| 20 | Susan Pepper | The Prettiest Bird | Ballad |
| 21 | Jim White | Misfit’s Jubilee | Loose Music |
| 22 | Suuns | Fiction – EP | Secret City |
| 23 | ela minus | acts of rebellion | Domino |
| 24 | The Luxembourg Signal | The Long Now | Shelflife |
| 25 | Garmarna | Förbundet | Season of Mist |
| 26 | Felix Hatfield | False God | Fangbite |
| 27 | Open Mike Eagle | Anime, Trauma and Divorce | Auto Reverse |
| 28 | Yo La Tengo | Sleepless Night – EP | Matador |
| 29 | The Budos Band | Long In The Tooth | Daptone |
| 30 | Emmy the Great | April/月音 | Bella Union |
Anna C. November 10th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Busta Rhymes, Butcher Brown, Clipping, Mr. Bungle, Shemekia Copeland
genre charts for Nov 10 presents:
genre charts for Nov 10
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAYE ZARAGOZA | Woman In Color | Self-Released |
| 2 | SUSAN PEPPER | Prettiest Bird | Self-Released |
| 3 | GARMARNA | Forbundet | Season Of Mist |
| 4 | JEREMY IVEY | Waiting Out The Storm | Anti- |
| 5 | WILD RIVERS | Songs To Break Up To [EP] | Nettwerk |
| 6 | TOM SMITH | Planting In A Drought | Self-Released |
| 7 | KRONOS QUARTET AND FRIENDS | Long Time Passing | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 8 | ELIZA GILKYSON | 2020 (Twenty Twenty) | Red House |
| 9 | AZTEC TWO-STEP 2.0 | “Breathe” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | TWANGTOWN PARAMOURS | “Wash Your Hands” [Single] | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUSTA RHYMES | Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath Of God | The Conglomerate/EMPIRE |
| 2 | OG ILLA | Richmond Renegade | HLGNLIFE |
| 3 | ACTION BRONSON | Only For Dolphins | Loma Vista |
| 4 | SMYTH KNIGHT | North Chesterfield | Self-Released |
| 5 | ATMOSPHERE | The Day Before Halloween | Rhymesayers |
| 6 | OPEN MIKE EAGLE | Anime, Trauma And Divorce | Auto Reverse |
| 7 | JABEE | This World Is So Fragile And Cruel I’m Glad I Got You | Grand Union |
| 8 | SA-ROC | The Sharecropper’s Daughter | Rhymesayers |
| 9 | PARIS | Safe Space Invader | Guerrilla Funk |
| 10 | RUN THE JEWELS | RTJ4 | Jewel Runners/RBC/BMG |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MR BUNGLE | The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo | Ipecac |
| 2 | INTER ARMA | Garbers Days Revisited | Relapse |
| 3 | SPITS, THE | VI | Thriftstore |
| 4 | SUNKEN ROGUES | Fire in Your Eyes [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | NUCLEAR POWER TRIO | A Clear And Present Rager [EP] | Metal Blade |
| 6 | CLAN OF XYMOX | Spider on the Wall | Metropolis |
| 7 | PIG | “Rock N Roll Refugee” [Single] | Metropolis |
| 8 | REALIZE | Machine Violence | Relapse |
| 9 | GORATORY | Sour Grapes | Everlasting Spew |
| 10 | DEEDS OF FLESH | Nucleus | Unique Leader |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLIPPING | Visions Of Bodies Being Burned | Sub Pop |
| 2 | TOBACCO | Hot Wet & Sassy | Ghostly International |
| 3 | GULL | Relative Stranger | Self-Released |
| 4 | SUUNS | Fiction | Joyful Noise |
| 5 | ELA MINUS | Acts Of Rebellion | Domino |
| 6 | KELEKETLA | Keleketla! | Ahead Of Our Time |
| 7 | BLACK MARBLE | I Must Be Living Twice [EP] | Sacred Bones |
| 8 | WARSAW AFROBEAT ORCHETRA | Antibody | Peace & Rhythm |
| 9 | SHAME | White Man | Cacophonous Revival |
| 10 | STEVE ROACH | Tomorrow | Projekt |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOSQ | Y Su Descarga Internacional | Bacalao |
| 2 | JUANA MOLINA | ANRMAL (Live In Mexico) | Crammed |
| 3 | KELEKETLA | Keleketla! | Ahead Of Our Time |
| 4 | ZEDASHE | Silver Sanctuary | Electric Cowbell |
| 5 | RICARDO LEMVO AND MAKINA LOCA | N’Dona Ponte | Mopiato |
| 6 | COLOR DE TROPICO | VARIOUS ARTISTS | El Palmas |
| 7 | NAHAWA DOUMBIA | Kanawa | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 8 | QWANQWA | Volume 3 | Self-Released |
| 9 | MINYO CRUSADERS AND FRENTE CUMBIERO | From Tokyo To Bogota [EP] | Mais Um |
| 10 | ACID COCO | Mucho Gusto | El Palmas |
Anna C. November 10th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Bosq, Busta Rhymes, Clipping, Mr. Bungle, Raye Zaragoza
Genre charts for week ending Sep 27 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Sep 27
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALDOUS HARDING | Designer | 4AD/Beggars |
| 2 | SARA GREY AND KEIRON MEANS | Better Days A Comin’ | Self-Released |
| 3 | WALT CRONIN AND THE GOUSTERS | Sense the World | Self-Released |
| 4 | BOB BRADSHAW | Queen of the West | Fluke |
| 5 | MATT HARLAN | Best Beasts | Eight 30 |
| 6 | REVELERS, THE | At the End of the River | Rev |
| 7 | TERRI HENDRIX | Talk To A Human: Project 5.3 | Wilory |
| 8 | MIKE JACOBY | Long Beach Calling | Self-Released |
| 9 | BLACK MOUNTAIN WHISKEY REBELLION | Black Mountain Whiskey Rebellion | MDM |
| 10 | ANA EGGE | Is It The Kiss | StorySound |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORIE | 9th Street | Goodears Streaming |
| 2 | SKYZOO AND PETE ROCK | Retropolitan | Mello |
| 3 | ALCHEMIST | Yacht Rock 2 | Self-Released |
| 4 | THERAVADA | Xennis Rodman | 2000 Entertainment |
| 5 | NAS | Lost Tapes, Vol 2. | Def Jam |
| 6 | RAS KASS | Soul On Ice 2 | Mello |
| 7 | JOELL ORTIZ | Monday | Mellow Group |
| 8 | LITTLE BROTHER | May The Lord Watch | Imagine Nation |
| 9 | MALIBU KEN | Malibu Ken | Rhymesayers |
| 10 | RADIO B | Kill The Dreamer Vol 1: New Independence | The Association Of Great Minds |
Loud
None this week.
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLIPPING | There Existed An Addiction To Blood [Advance Tracks] | Sub Pop |
| 2 | FKA TWIGS | Magdalene [Advance Tracks] | Young Turks/Beggars |
| 3 | SYZYGYX | fading bodies | negative gain |
| 4 | AFROSIDERAL | El Olimpo De Los Orishas | Wonderwheel |
| 5 | MUZI | Album Zeno | WE.THE.BUNDU |
| 6 | FRENCH KETTLE STATION | Over X Millennia | Self-Released |
| 7 | LAZERPUNK | Black Lambo | $$$ |
| 8 | ROLV K AND PEKODJINN | Sahel [EP] | Lowup |
| 9 | AISHA DEVI | S.L.F. [EP] | Houndstooth |
| 10 | EMPATHY TEST | Empty Handed [EP] | Self-Released |
World
None this week.
Anna C. September 28th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Aldous Harding, Clipping, Norie