genre charts for Jun 23 presents:
genre charts for Jun 23
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEGENDARY INGRAMETTES, THE | Take a Look in the Book | Virginia Folklife |
| 2 | DOC WATSON AND GAITHER CARLTON | Doc Watson And Gaither Carlton | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 3 | WU FEI AND ABIGAIL WASHBURN | Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 4 | LAURA MARLING | Song For Our Daughter | Chrysalis/Partisan |
| 5 | SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE | Companion Rises | Drag City |
| 6 | JOHN CRAIGIE | Asterisk The Universe | Thirty Tigers |
| 7 | CARL ANDERSON | You Can Still Call Me Carl (Additional Content for the Algorithm) [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | CARMILLE YARBROUGH | The Iron Pot Cooker | Craft |
| 9 | GOLDMAN THIBODEAUX AND THE LAWTELL PLAYBOYS | La Danse a St. Ann’s | Nouveau Electric |
| 10 | KONRADSEN | Rodeo No. 5 [EP] | Cascine |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONDAY NIGHT AND HENNY LO | Battle Scar Decorated | AllWeNeed |
| 2 | RUN THE JEWELS | RTJ4 | Jewel Runners/RBC/BMG |
| 3 | LITTLE SIMZ | Drop 6 [EP] | AGE 101/AWAL |
| 4 | RJD2 | The Fun Ones | RJ’s Electrical Connections |
| 5 | ARMAND HAMMER | Shrines | Backwoodz Studioz |
| 6 | WESTSIDE GUNN | Pray for Paris | Griselda |
| 7 | YOUNG RJ AND MEGA RAN | 2HANDSUP | Ne’Astra |
| 8 | KEENYN OMARI | things take time… | Self-Released |
| 9 | MAASSAI | unsounded points of view | Self-Released |
| 10 | JANSPORT J | Soulfidelity | all attraction no chasin |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAGLFAR | Cerecloth | Century Media |
| 2 | LUCIFER | Lucifer III | Century Media |
| 3 | TESTAMENT | Titans Of Creation | Nuclear Blast |
| 4 | MUSHROOMHEAD | A Wonderful Life | Napalm |
| 5 | INTER ARMA | Garbers Days Revisited | Relapse |
| 6 | LAMB OF GOD | Lamb Of God | Epic |
| 7 | ORANSSI PAZUZU | Mestarin Kynsi | Nuclear Blast |
| 8 | ADZES | No One Wants To Speak About It | Self-Released |
| 9 | CONCEPTION | State Of Deception | Self-Released |
| 10 | ENSIFERUM | “Rum, Women, Victory” [Single] | Metal Blade |
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RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FM SKYLINE | Liteware | Crystal Pistol |
| 2 | ADULT | Perception Is/As/Of Deception | Dais |
| 3 | ZILLA WITH HER EYES SHUT | Zilla With Her Eyes Shut | Accidental |
| 4 | QUALCHAN | The Book of Sleep | Self-Released |
| 5 | PEAT BOGS | Rings to Grow Into | Self-Released |
| 6 | DASU | Nakakapagpabagabag | Self-Released |
| 7 | FREE SLOPE | Isolation Drone I and II | Self-Released |
| 8 | ACEMOMO | EP2 [EP] | HAUS of ALTR |
| 9 | LIZ DURETTE | Delight | Feeding Tube |
| 10 | MECHATOK | Defective Holiday OST | Yegorka |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GROUPE RTD | The Dancing Devils Of Djibouti | Ostinato |
| 2 | POIRIER | Soft Power | Wonderwheel |
| 3 | MICHAEL MENDEZ | “Love TKO” [Single] | Purple Lion |
| 4 | CHALO CORREIA | “Kudihohola / Chercher Crioula” [Single] | Matasuna |
| 5 | BELLA BLAIR | “Gimmie A Light” [Single] | Frankie |
| 6 | ALBOROSIE | “Unprecedented Time” [Single] | VP |
| 7 | INNA DE YARD | “Skylarking (feat Horace Andy)” [Single] | Chapter Two / Wagram |
| 8 | SANTROFI | Alewa | Out Here |
| 9 | DAVID WALTERS | Soleil Kreyol | Heavenly Sweetness |
| 10 | JONAZ | “Cangrejita” [Single] | Self-Released |
Anna C. 7 June 23rd, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: FM Skyline, Groupe RTD, Henny L.O., Monday Night, Naglfar, The Legendary Ingramettes
Top 30 new albums for week ending Aug 30 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Aug 30
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.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Good Dog Nigel | The Implied Sunrise – EP | self-released |
| 2 | Monday Night | Rather Vindictive | AllWeNeed |
| 3 | Radio B | Kill the Dreamer, Vol. 1: New Independence | The Association Of Great Minds |
| 4 | Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble | Where Future Unfolds | International Anthem |
| 5 | Skyzoo & Pete Rock | Retropolitan | Mello Music Group |
| 6 | Little Brother | May the Lord Watch | self-released |
| 7 | Oh Sees | Face Stabber | Castle Face |
| 8 | Bryony Jarman-Pinto | Cage and Aviary | Tru Thoughts |
| 9 | Piranha Rama | You’ve Earned It | Trrrash |
| 10 | Stephanie | tangerine nightmare | self-released |
| 11 | Sycho Sid | Sunset Drive 2 | Mutant Academy |
| 12 | Danet Jackson | Planet Danet | Citrus City |
| 13 | Grebes | House Creature | Broken Circles |
| 14 | Tennishu | Heat Tape Vol. 3 | self-released |
| 15 | DJ Mentos | Fresh Air | self-released |
| 16 | Gothic Lizard | Creeping Out of the Dark | Cold Vision |
| 17 | Camp Howard | Cañón | Egghunt |
| 18 | Saw Black | Space Heater – EP | Crystal Pistol |
| 19 | Doctor Dukes | Eight Lives Down – EP | self-released |
| 20 | Shormey | Boogie Tape, Vol. 1 – EP | Citrus City |
| 21 | Shannon Lay | August | Sub Pop |
| 22 | Jay Som | Anak Ko | Polyvinyl |
| 23 | Becky Ninkovic | Woe | Paper Bag |
| 24 | Super Doppler | Super Doppler | self-released |
| 25 | Seratones | Power | New West |
| 26 | Lina Tullgren | Free Cell | Captured Tracks |
| 27 | Shura | forevher | Secretly Canadian |
| 28 | Lunch Duchess | Crying for Fun | Heavy Meadow |
| 29 | Shikoswe | Back in the Tall Grass | self-released |
| 30 | Black Belt Eagle Scout | At the Party with My Brown Friends | Saddle Creek |
Anna C. 7 August 31st, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble, Good Dog Nigel, Monday Night, Pete Rock, Radio B, Skyzoo
Genre charts for week ending Aug 30 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Aug 30
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANNON LAY | August | Sub Pop |
| 2 | DOCTOR DUKES | Eight Lives Down [EP] | Self-Released |
| 3 | LINA TULLGREN | Free Cell | Captured Tracks |
| 4 | ABIGAIL LAPELL | Getaway | Coax/Outside |
| 5 | ALEX CUBA | Sublime | Caracol |
| 6 | CHE APALACHE | Rearrange My Heart | Free Dirt |
| 7 | WILL ORCHARD | what would they say? | Self-Released |
| 8 | ORVILLE PECK | Pony | Sub Pop |
| 9 | MICHAEL CLEVELAND | Tall Fiddler | Compass |
| 10 | HARMALEIGHS, THE | She Won’t Make Sense | Nettwerk |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONDAY NIGHT | Rather Vindictive | AllWeNeed |
| 2 | RADIO B | Kill The Dreamer Vol 1: New Independence | The Association Of Great Minds |
| 3 | SKYZOO AND PETE ROCK | Retropolitan | Mello |
| 4 | LITTLE BROTHER | May The Lord Watch | Imagine Nation |
| 5 | SYCHO SID | Sunset Drive 2 | Mutant Academy |
| 6 | TENNISHU | Heat Tape Vol. 1 | Self-Released |
| 7 | DJ MENTOS | Fresh Air | Self-Released |
| 8 | KONCEPT JACKSON | Thot RAP, Chapter 1 | Self-Released |
| 9 | SAMPA THE GREAT | The Return [Advance Tracks] | Ninja Tune |
| 10 | MISSY ELLIOTT | Iconology | Atlantic |
Loud
Not enough to make a chart this week.
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEPHANIE | Tangerine Nightmare | Self-Released |
| 2 | BIBIO | Ribbons | Warp |
| 3 | FLYING LOTUS | Flamagra | Warp |
| 4 | COMET IS COMING, THE | Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery | Impulse! |
| 5 | TYCHO | Weather | Mom+Pop/Ninja Tune |
| 6 | LAGARTIJEANDO | Jallalla | Wonderwheel |
| 7 | PORANGUI | Porangui Remixes Vol II | Desert Trax |
| 8 | LONDON UNDERGROUND | Space Edition (Four) Bonus Disc | Fruits de Mer |
| 9 | ASTRALASIA | A Different Kettle of Fish | Fruits de Mer |
| 10 | CHEMICAL BROTHERS, THE | “Eve of Destruction (KOKOKO! Remix)” [Single] | Virgin EMI |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RACHID TAHA | Je Suis Africaine | Believe |
| 2 | BUDOS BAND, THE | The Budos Band V | Daptone |
| 3 | YOUSSOU N’DOUR | History | Self-Released |
| 4 | COMBO CHIMBITA | Ahomale | Anti- |
| 5 | ROBERTO LOPEZ | Kaleido Stropico | Curura |
| 6 | LAGARTIJEANDO | Jallalla | Wonderwheel |
| 7 | ALEX CUBA | Sublime | Caracol |
| 8 | CHE APALACHE | Rearrange My Heart | Free Dirt |
| 9 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Doko Mien | Merge |
| 10 | MINYO CRUSADERS | Echoes Of Japan | Mais Um |
Anna C. 7 August 31st, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Monday Night, Rachid Taha, Shannon Lay, Stephanie
Top 30 new albums for week ending Aug 2 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Aug 2
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.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piranha Rama | You’ve Earned It | Trrrash |
| 2 | The Budos Band | V | Daptone |
| 3 | Nas | The Lost Tapes 2 | Mass Appeal |
| 4 | YBN Cordae | The Lost Boy | [email protected]/Atlantic |
| 5 | Monday Night | Rather Vindictive | AllWeNeed |
| 6 | PUP | Morbid Stuff | Rise |
| 7 | Guster | Look Alive | Nettwerk |
| 8 | Fever Ray | I’m Not Done (Still Not Done Mix) – Single | Mute |
| 9 | Khruangbin | Hasta El Cielo (Con Todo El Mundo In Dub) | Dead Oceans |
| 10 | Lounge Lizzard | Eat The Trash | self-released |
| 11 | Warrington | Born Mistake | self-released |
| 12 | Bigal Harrison | Bintage | CONTROL Ent. |
| 13 | The Purge | Rain | self-released |
| 14 | Minor Poet | The Good News – EP | Sub Pop |
| 15 | Miramar | Salida / Urgencia – Single | Daptone |
| 16 | Petrichor | II | Custom Made Music |
| 17 | New Lions | End Story – EP | Nodderly |
| 18 | Gothic Lizard | Creeping Out of the Dark | Cold Vision |
| 19 | Shormey | Boogie Tape, Vol. 1 – EP | Citrus City |
| 20 | Plunky & Oneness | Afroclectic | N.A.M.E. Brand |
| 21 | Spoon | Everything Hits at Once: The Best of Spoon | Matador |
| 22 | Dorian Electra | Flamboyant | Canyon |
| 23 | Honey Radar | Ruby Puff Of Dust | What’s Yr Rupture? |
| 24 | Mal Blum | Pity Boy | Don Giovanni |
| 25 | Prince | Originals | Rhino/Warner |
| 26 | black midi | Schlagenheim | Rough Trade |
| 27 | MANNEQUIN PUSSY | Patience | Epitaph |
| 28 | Quantic | Atlantic Oscillations | Tru Thoughts |
| 29 | Stef Chura | Midnight | Saddle Creek |
| 30 | The Gotobeds | Debt Begins at 30 | Sub Pop |
Anna C. 7 August 3rd, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Monday Night, Nas, Piranha Rama, The Budos Band, YBN Cordae
Genre charts for week ending May 10 presents:
Genre charts for week ending May 10
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOUNTAIN GOATS, THE | In League With Dragons | Merge |
| 2 | HACKENSAW BOYS | A Fireproof House of Sunshine | Free Dirt |
| 3 | DANIEL NORGREN | Wooh Dang | Superpuma |
| 4 | ANNA TIVEL | The Question | Fluff & Gravy |
| 5 | LAURA STEVENSON | The Big Freeze | Don Giovanni |
| 6 | COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS | May Your Kindness Remain (Acoustic) | Mama Bird/Fat Possum |
| 7 | SARA TRUNZO | Dirigo Attitude | Self-Released |
| 8 | TIM HEIDECKER | What the Brokenhearted Do… | Jagjaguwar |
| 9 | OUR NATIVE DAUGHTERS | Songs Of Our Native Daughters | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 10 | DAUGHTER OF SWORDS | Dawnbreaker | Nonesuch |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONDAY NIGHT | Scomaha, Vol. 1 | AllWeNeed |
| 2 | NDEFRU AND OHBLIV | Foreign Local [EP] | Blue Ether Sound |
| 3 | LITTLE SIMZ | GREY Area | AGE 101/AWAL |
| 4 | K FLAY | “Bad Vibes” [Single] | Interscope |
| 5 | NICK GRANT | “Price Tag” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | YOUR OLD DROOG | It Wasn’t Even Close | Self-Released |
| 7 | QUELLE CHRIS | Guns | Mello |
| 8 | AEON | Vesper Hymns | OfOne |
| 9 | TENNISHU | Heat Tape Vol. 1 | Self-Released |
| 10 | BUN B AND STATIK SELEKTAH | TrillStatik (Deluxe Version) | Show Off/II Trill Enterpises/EMPIRE |
Loud
none this week
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANGEL METRO | Dark Days Bright Lights | Self-Released |
| 2 | KARYYN | The Quanta Series | Mute |
| 3 | TAMARYN | Dreaming The Dark | DERO Arcade |
| 4 | DJ NATE | Take Off Mode | Planet Mu |
| 5 | LAUGHING EYE | Laughing Eye | Höga Nord |
| 6 | EURINGER | Euringeremix | Metropolis |
| 7 | FUJIFIRE | Pastel | Self-Released |
| 8 | SYNAPSYCHE | In Praise of Folly | Alfa Matrix |
| 9 | DIPLO | Higher Ground [EP] | Mad Decent |
| 10 | TRAGIC IMPULSE | Echos of the Unseen | Self-Released |
World
none this week
Anna C. 7 May 11th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Genre charts for week ending May 3 presents:
Genre charts for week ending May 3
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOHN PAUL WHITE | The Hurting Kind | Single Lock |
| 2 | HENRY JAMISON | Gloria Duplex | Akira |
| 3 | LAURA STEVENSON | The Big Freeze | Don Giovanni |
| 4 | SARA TRUNZO | Dirigo Attitude | Self-Released |
| 5 | MEKONS | Deserted | Bloodshot |
| 6 | ELENA SETIEN | Another Kind Of Revolution | Thrill Jockey |
| 7 | KIERAN KANE AND RAYNA GELLERT | When The Sun Goes Down | Dead Reckoning |
| 8 | TINY RUINS | Olympic Girls | Milk! |
| 9 | JOEL RAFAEL | Rose Avenue | Inside/ADA |
| 10 | HEATHER MALONEY | Just Enough Sun | Signature |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONDAY NIGHT | Scomaha, Vol. 1 | AllWeNeed |
| 2 | SCHOOLBOY Q | Crash Talk | TDE |
| 3 | FLY ANAKIN AND TUAMIE | Emergency Raps Vol. 4 | Mutant Academy |
| 4 | LITTLE SIMZ | GREY Area | AGE 101/AWAL |
| 5 | 38 SPESH | The Trust Tape 3 | Self-Released |
| 6 | LIL WAYNE | Tha Carter V | Republic |
| 7 | JAY ROCK | Redemption | Top Dawg/Interscope |
| 8 | YOUR OLD DROOG | It Wasn’t Even Close | Self-Released |
| 9 | NDEFRU AND OHBLIV | Foreign Local [EP] | Blue Ether Sound |
| 10 | YOUNG FLEXICO | The New Flexico Album | Flextopia / Green & Gold Global |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NUMENOREAN | Adore | Season Of Mist |
| 2 | AENIMUS | Dreamcatcher | Nuclear Blast |
| 3 | CHILDREN OF BODOM | Hexed | Nuclear Blast |
| 4 | INTER ARMA | Sulphur English | Relapse |
| 5 | MALEVOLENT CREATION | The 13th Beast | Nuclear Blast |
| 6 | PINKISH BLACK | Concept Unification | Relapse |
| 7 | DARKTHRONE | Old Star | Peaceville |
| 8 | DRAGONLORD | Dominion | Spinefarm |
| 9 | CEREMONY | East Coast | Self-Released |
| 10 | PARIUS | The Eldritch Realm | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HELADO NEGRO | This Is How You Smile | RVNG Intl. |
| 2 | AMON TOBIN | Fear in a Handful of Dust | Nomark |
| 3 | FM SKYLINE | EarthSim | Crystal Pistol |
| 4 | JAYDA G | Significant Changes | Ninja Tune |
| 5 | TORO Y MOI | Outer Peace | Carpark |
| 6 | FLECHE LOVE | Naga, Pt. 1 | Musique Sauvage |
| 7 | SPELLLING | Mazy Fly | Sacred Bones |
| 8 | KARYYN | The Quanta Series | Mute |
| 9 | TAMARYN | Dreaming The Dark | DERO Arcade |
| 10 | KAREN O AND DANGER MOUSE | Lux Prima | BMG |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIRAMAR | “Salida/Urgencia” [Single] | Daptone |
| 2 | COCHEMEA | All My Relations | Daptone |
| 3 | MDOU MOCTAR | Ilana: The Creator | Sahel Sounds |
| 4 | BONGO HOP, THE | Satingarona Pt 2 | Underdog |
| 5 | GLOAMING, THE | The Gloaming 3 | Real World |
| 6 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Doko Mien | Merge |
| 7 | AHMED AG KAEDY | Alkaline Kidal | Sahel Sounds |
| 8 | DEXTER STORY | Bahir | Soundway |
| 9 | LOBO MARINO | At Appalachian South Folklife Center | Self-Released |
| 10 | DAKTARIS, THE | Soul Explosion [Remastered] | Desco/Daptone |
Anna C. 7 May 4th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Helado Negro, John Paul White, Monday Night, Numenorean