top 30 new albums for May 18 presents:

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 Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert & Jon Randall The Marfa Tapes Vanner / RCA
2 Dinosaur Jr. Sweep It Into Space Jagjaguwar
3 The Weather Station Ignorance Fat Possum
4 McKinley Dixon For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her Spacebomb
5 The Coral Coral Island Modern Sky UK
6 Nottz Black Woman (feat. Rapsody, Ke Turner, Rah Digga & Nikki Grier) – Single Raw Koncept
7 Dazy The Crowded Mind self-released
8 Downhaul Proof Refresh
9 Tennishu Maybe James Infinite
10 Prabir Trio Haanji self-released
11 Flying Lotus Yasuke Warp
12 The Mighty Mighty Bosstones When God Was Great Hellcat / Epitaph
13 Will Stratton The Changing Wilderness Bella Union / PIAS
14 Eamonn McCormack Storyteller Bem
15 Tony Joe White Smoke From The Chimney Easy Eye Sound
16 Blue Cactus Stranger Again Sleepy Cat
17 Remember Sports Like a Stone Father/Daughter
18 Mark Collie Book of My Blues self-released
19 Manchester Orchestra The Million Masks Of God Loma Vista
20 Matt Sweeney & Bonnie “Prince” Billy Superwolves Drag City
21 Mark O’Connor Markology II OMAC
22 Cliff Eberhardt Knew Things Tin Pan Ally
23 Racquel Jones IgnoRANT Magnetic Moon
24 Bowerbirds Becalmyounglovers Psychic Hotline
25 Jeff Rosenstock SKA DREAM Polyvinyl
26 The Wallflowers Exit Wounds New West
27 Teenage Fanclub Endless Arcade Merge
28 BROCKHAMPTON ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE Question Everything / RCA
29 Lou Barlow Reason to Live Joyful Noise
30 La Femme Paradigmes Disque Pointu

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    May 18th, 2021

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genre charts for May 18 presents:

AAA

Rank Artist Album Label
1 JACK INGRAM, MIRANDA LAMBERT, AND JON RANDALL The Marfa Tapes Vanner/RCA
2 TONY JOE WHITE Smoke From The Chimney Swamp/Easy Eye Sound/Concord
3 BLUE CACTUS Stranger Again Sleepy Cat
4 MARK COLLIE Book Of My Blues Self-Released
5 MARK O’CONNOR Markology II OMAC
6 CLIFF EBERHARDT Knew Things Tin Pan Alley
7 SALLY ROSE Tread Light Self-Released
8 TOLEDO Jockeys Of Love [EP] Telefono
9 FLOCK OF DIMES Head Of Roses Sub Pop
10 BROTHER BROTHERS, THE Calla Lily Compass

Hip-Hop

Rank Artist Album Label
1 MCKINLEY DIXON For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her Spacebomb
2 NOTTZ FT RAPSODY, KE TURNER, RAH DIGGA, NIKKI GRIER “Black Woman” [Single] Raw Koncept
3 TENNISHU Maybe James Infinite
4 RACQUEL JONES IgnoRANT Magnetic Moon
5 BROCKHAMPTON ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE Question Everything/RCA
6 GENESIS OWUSU Smiling With No Teeth House Anxiety/Ourness
7 ALCHEMIST, THE This Thing Of Ours [EP] ALC
8 LITTLE SIMZ Sometimes I Might Be Introvert [Advance Tracks] Age 101
9 PINK SIIFU Negro Field-Left
10 ICEROCKS Crossing The Rubicon Self-Released

Loud

Rank Artist Album Label
1 ACCEPT Too Mean To Die Nuclear Blast
2 BIG BRAVE Vital [EP] Southern Lord
3 TOMAHAWK Tonic Immobility Ipecac
4 POLLY FAE Earthlight Projekt
5 CLIFF AND IVY Bring Us The Night [EP] Self-Released
6 SAVATAGE Monsters of the Universe Heavy Metal Heroes
7 BONGZILLA Weedsconsin Heavy Psych
8 CANNIBAL CORPSE Violence Unimagined Metal Blade
9 KNOLL Interstice Sludgelord
10 WIZARDTHRONE Hypercube Necrodimensions Self-Released

RPM

Rank Artist Album Label
1 FLYING LOTUS Yasuke Warp
2 BRIJEAN Feelings Ghostly International
3 BUKE AND GASE WITH SO PERCUSSION A Record Of… Brassland
4 DNTEL The Seas Trees See Morr
5 I YA TOYAH Out Of Order [EP] Self-Released
6 REYMOUR Leviosa Knekelhuis
7 KAIDI TATHAM An Insight To All Minds First Word
8 KOWLOON “Hurt” [Single] Kitsune
9 HEIDI SABERTOOTH The Sleep of Reason Jacktone
10 ELDER ISLAND Swimming Static Self-Released

World

Rank Artist Album Label
1 NATIK AWAYEZ Manbarani Sublime Frequencies
2 INNOV GNAWA Lila Daptone
3 KASAI ALLSTARS Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle Makes No Sound Crammed
4 ELIDA ALMEIDA Gerasonobu LusAfrica
5 JOSE CARLOS SCHWARZ AND LE COBIANA DJAZZ Lua Ki Di Nos Hot Mule
6 ROGER FAKHR Fine Anyway Habibi Funk
7 FRENTE CUMBIERO Cera Perdida Biche
8 MARIA RAQUEL Y SUS MARAVILLAS “El Tiempo Se Acabo” [Single] Chulo
9 AYUUNE SULE Putoo Katare Tire Rebel Up
10 YAT-KHA “We Will Never Die” [Single] The Lollipoppe Shoppe

    May 18th, 2021

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