genre charts for Oct 18 presents:
genre charts for Oct 18
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BELLE CURVES, THE | Watershed | Silo/19th & 7th |
| 2 | PEARL DERRINGER | The Fool | Self-Released |
| 3 | COASTWEST UNREST | The Darkest Brilliance | Reclaim |
| 4 | LITTLE WRETCHES, THE | Red Beets & Horseradish | Self-Released |
| 5 | WILLI CARLISLE | Peculiar, Missouri | Free Dirt |
| 6 | MARTIN AND THE FALL | Never Been Better [EP] | Self-Released |
| 7 | TOM CHAPIN | Hold Our Ground | Sundance |
| 8 | MARIEL BUCKLEY | Everywhere I Used To Be | Birthday Cake |
| 9 | NAOMI ALLIGATOR | Double Knot | Carpark |
| 10 | TIFFANY WILLIAMS | All Those Days Of Drinking Dust | Blue Redbird |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOAH-O | “Trillipino” [Single] | Charged Up |
| 2 | CORMEGA | The Realness II | Viper |
| 3 | ATMOSPHERE | “Sculpting With Fire” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | VEL NINE | Freakjet | Self-Released |
| 5 | SOL MESSIAH | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 6 | DEFCEE AND BOATHOUSE | For All Debts Public And Private | Closed Sessions |
| 7 | BUTCHER BROWN | Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey | Concord Jazz/Concord |
| 8 | NICHOLAS CRAVEN AND BOLDY JAMES | Fair Exchange No Robbery | Self-Released |
| 9 | QUELLE CHRIS | DEATHFAME | Mello |
| 10 | PUSHA T | It’s Almost Dry | Getting Out Our Dreams |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUSSIAN CIRCLES | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 2 | ERIK LARSON | Red Lines | Self-Released |
| 3 | RAMMSTEIN | Zeit | Vertigo/Capitol |
| 4 | VENOM INC | There’s Only Black | Nuclear Blast |
| 5 | MEGADETH | The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! | UMe |
| 6 | CUT THE ARCHITECT’S HAND | The Eternity Box | Aunt Mary/New Dirt |
| 7 | TANKARD | Pavlov’s Dawgs | Reaper |
| 8 | LAMB OF GOD | Omens | Epic |
| 9 | ARCH ENEMY | Deceivers | Century Media |
| 10 | PROCEED ON YOUR WAY TO OBLIVION | Ceremorphosis | Blood Blast |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALIBI | “Moore’s Law / Flawless” [Single] | Innerground |
| 2 | BJORK | Fossora | One Little Indian |
| 3 | OHBLIV | Raw Power Vibrations Extended Play [EP] | Self-Released |
| 4 | PAUL ROESSLER | The Turning Of The Bright World | Kitten Robot |
| 5 | RICH RUTH | I Survived, It’s Over | Third Man |
| 6 | DAN FRIEL | Factoryland | Thrill Jockey |
| 7 | KILO KISH | American Gurl | Kisha/Independent |
| 8 | COMET IS COMING, THE | Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam | Impulse!/Verve |
| 9 | GHOST POWER | Ghost Power | Duophonic |
| 10 | DEATH’S DYNAMIC SHROUD | Darklife | Self-Released |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA FEMME | “Y Tu Te Vas” [Single] | Disque Pointu/IDOL |
| 2 | DUNGEN | En År För Mycket Och Tusen Aldrig Nog | Mexican Summer |
| 3 | DERYA YILDIRIM AND GRUP SIMSEK | Dost 2 | Bongo Joe/Catapulte |
| 4 | STAR FEMININE BAND | Star Feminine Band In Paris | Born Bad |
| 5 | LATIN BROTHERS, THE | El Picotero | Vampisoul |
| 6 | EL COMBO BATANGA | “El Que La Rompe La Paga” [Single] | Lovemonk |
| 7 | HAMSI BOUBEKER | Le Chant Des Profondeurs | Frederiksberg |
| 8 | RAY PEREZ Y EL GRUPO CASABE | Ray Perez Y El Grupo Casabe | El Palmas |
| 9 | LOS DEMENTES | Manicomio A Locha | Vampisoul |
| 10 | AFROSOUND OF COLOMBIA VOL. 3, THE | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Vampisoul |
Anna C. October 18th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Alibi, La Femme, Noah-O, Russian Circles, The Belle Curves
top 30 new albums for Sep 13 presents:
top 30 new albums for Sep 13
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 | DJ Premier | Hip Hop 50: Vol. 1 – EP | Mass Appeal |
| 2 | Tetsu Umehara | Handwritten | Small Méasures / Métron |
| 3 | Russian Circles | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 4 | Danger Mouse & Black Thought | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 5 | J.Rocc | A Wonderful Letter | Stones Throw |
| 6 | Panic Priest | Self Control – Single | Negative Gain Productions |
| 7 | The Paxton/Spangler Septet | Ugoozi | East Lawn |
| 8 | Justin Golden | Hard Times and a Woman | self-released |
| 9 | Chris Ratteree | Established In 1971 | self-released |
| 10 | Unheard Sirens Inc. | A Tribute To Yazoo | self released |
| 11 | The Harlem Gospel Travelers | Look Up! | Colemine |
| 12 | Oneida | Success | Joyful Noise |
| 13 | Bill Orcutt | Music for Four Guitars | Palilalia |
| 14 | Boris | Heavy Rocks (2022) | Relapse |
| 15 | Kiwi jr | Chopper | Sub Pop |
| 16 | Cheekface | Too Much to Ask | Cheekface |
| 17 | Ben Harper | Bloodline Maintenance | Chrysalis |
| 18 | Elf Power | Artificial Countrysides | Yep Roc |
| 19 | Carole Sylvan | Something Goin’ On – EP | HMG |
| 20 | Moor Mother | Jazz Codes | Anti- |
| 21 | Viagra Boys | Cave World | YEAR0001 |
| 22 | Automatic | Excess | Stones Throw |
| 23 | TV Priest | My Other People | Sub Pop |
| 24 | Weird Nightmare | Weird Nightmare | Sub Pop |
| 25 | Tomberlin | i don’t know who needs to hear this… | Saddle Creek |
| 26 | Seratones | Love and Algorhythms | New West |
| 27 | Romero | Turn It On! | Feel It |
| 28 | The Linda Lindas | Growing Up | Epitaph |
| 29 | Mo Troper | MTV | Lame-O |
| 30 | Bitchin Bajas | Bajascillators | Drag City |
Anna C. September 13th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Black Thought, Danger Mouse, DJ Premier, J Rocc, Russian Circles, Tetsu Umehara
genre charts for Sep 13 presents:
genre charts for Sep 13
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOMBERLIN | i don’t know who needs to hear this… | Saddle Creek |
| 2 | JOAN SHELLEY | The Spur | No Quarter |
| 3 | OYSTERBAND | Read The Sky | Running Man |
| 4 | MURA | 2008-2021 | An’archives |
| 5 | MS JAYLIN BROWN | Take It Easy [EP] | Self-Released |
| 6 | CHRIS KASPER | “Beyond Me” [Single] | Tone Tree |
| 7 | LOU TURNER | Microcosmos | SPINSTER |
| 8 | DOBROTTO AND YASMIN WILLIAMS | “Nova to Ba” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 9 | STU LARSEN | “These Days” [Single] | Nettwerk |
| 10 | AMY THATCHER | “Years and Years” [Single] | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DJ PREMIER | Hip Hop 50 Vol. 1 [EP] | Mass Appeal |
| 2 | DANGER MOUSE AND BLACK THOUGHT | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 3 | J ROCC | A Wonderful Letter | Stones Throw |
| 4 | MOOR MOTHER | Jazz Codes | Anti- |
| 5 | DOECHII | she/her/black bitch [EP] | Top Dawg/Capitol |
| 6 | JESSE THE TREE | Pigeon Man | Strange Famous |
| 7 | KROHME | Line Of Fire | The Spitslam |
| 8 | MEECHY DARKO | Gothic Luxury | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 9 | TONE CHOP AND FROST GAMBLE | For The Crown [EP] | Self-Released |
| 10 | DJ UNKNOWN | DJ Unknown’s Android Repair Service Vol. 2 | Urbnet |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUSSIAN CIRCLES | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 2 | MEGADETH | The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! | UMe |
| 3 | DEFACING GOD | The Resurrection | Napalm |
| 4 | MUNICIPAL WASTE | Electrified Brain | Nuclear Blast |
| 5 | BLACKBRAID | Blackbraid I | Self-Released |
| 6 | VIOLET COLD | Səni Uzaq Kainatlarda Axtarıram [EP] | La Petite Mort Prod. |
| 7 | BLACK ANVIL | Regenesis | Season of Mist |
| 8 | GRIMA | Frostbitten | Self-Released |
| 9 | BLACK MATH HORSEMAN | Black Math Horseman [EP] | Profound Lore |
| 10 | ULTAR | “Midnight Walk and Reminiscences of Necromancy” [Single] | Gentlepunks Inc. |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TETSU UMEHARA | Handwritten | Small Méasures / Métron |
| 2 | UNHEARD SIRENS INC | A Tribute To Yazoo | Self-Released |
| 3 | BITCHIN BAJAS | Bajascillators | Drag City |
| 4 | JULMUD | Tuqoos | Bilna’es |
| 5 | BATU | Opal | Timedance |
| 6 | SEBA | Ingaro | Secret Operations |
| 7 | TEGH AND ADEL POURSAMADI | Ima ایما | Injazero |
| 8 | TWO SHELL | Icons [EP] | Mainframe |
| 9 | VIEWER | First Date | Smooth N Groove |
| 10 | HUDSON MOHAWKE | Cry Sugar | Warp |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOGO DU TOGO | Dogo Du Togo | Self-Released |
| 2 | SON PALENQUE (KAINE SOUND BAND) | Es La Idea | Palenque |
| 3 | ORCHESTRE SOMO SOMO | “Molengo b/w Menga” [Single] | LAA |
| 4 | TIMPANA | “Pajaro” [Single] | Sounds & Colours |
| 5 | VIEUX FARKA TOURE AND KHRUANGBIN | “Tonga Barra” [Single] | Dead Oceans |
| 6 | LEE SCRATCH PERRY | King Scratch: Musical Masterpieces From The Upsetter Ark-ive | Trojan |
| 7 | VIEUX FARKA TOURE | Les Racines | World Circuit |
| 8 | AFRODELIC | Dusunkun Hakili | Self-Released |
| 9 | DEATH BY DUB | Abundance | Color Red |
| 10 | KOKOROKO | Could We Be More | Brownswood |
Anna C. September 13th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: DJ Premier, DOGO du Togo, Russian Circles, Tetsu Umehara, Tomberlin
top 30 new albums for Aug 30 presents:
top 30 new albums for 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.
| 1 | Russian Circles | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 2 | Danger Mouse & Black Thought | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 3 | Soccer Mommy | Sometimes, Forever | Loma Vista |
| 4 | Doechii | she / her / black bitch – EP | Top Dawg Ent |
| 5 | Upupayāma | Màs – Single | Centripetal Force / Cardinal Fuzz |
| 6 | Sol Messiah | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 7 | Naima Bock | Giant Palm | Sub Pop |
| 8 | Lice, Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman | Catfish – Single | Rhymesayers |
| 9 | Erin & the Wildfire | Touchy Feely | Red Dust Music |
| 10 | Ms. Jaylin Brown | Take it Easy – EP | self-released |
| 11 | Dhemo | Spinning in Place | self-released |
| 12 | Lobby Boy | Pretty Songs / Pursuits of Personhood | Citrus City |
| 13 | Prayer Group | Michael Dose | self-released |
| 14 | Deau Eyes | Legacies | Tone Tree Music / Subflora |
| 15 | Dumb Waiter | Gauche Gists | Ossein |
| 16 | Hot Chip | Freakout / Release | Domino |
| 17 | The Mountain Goats | Bleed Out | Merge |
| 18 | Lera Lynn | Something More Than Love | Ruby Range |
| 19 | Panda Bear & Sonic Boom | Reset | Domino |
| 20 | Sleepyhead | New Alchemy | self-released |
| 21 | Coast Contra | Apt. 505 | Area51 Music |
| 22 | Rich Ruth | I Survived, It’s Over | Third Man |
| 23 | Cahalen Morrison | Wealth of Sorrow | Fluff and Gravy |
| 24 | Friendship | Love the Stranger | Merge |
| 25 | Guided By Voices | Tremblers And Goggles By Rank | Rockathon |
| 26 | Boy Jr. | Pay Attention To Meee | self-released |
| 27 | MUNA | MUNA | Dead Oceans |
| 28 | Katrina Ford | Katrina Ford – EP | Violin Films |
| 29 | Hollie Cook | Happy Hour | Merge |
| 30 | Neighbor Lady | For the Birds | Park The Van |
Anna C. August 30th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Black Thought, Danger Mouse, Doechii, Russian Circles, Soccer Mommy, Upupayāma
genre charts for Aug 30 presents:
genre charts for Aug 30
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAIMA BOCK | Giant Palm | Sub Pop |
| 2 | MS JAYLIN BROWN | Take It Easy [EP] | Self-Released |
| 3 | LERA LYNN | Something More Than Love | Ruby Range/InGrooves |
| 4 | CAHALEN MORRISON | Wealth Of Sorrow | Fluff And Gravy |
| 5 | NEIGHBOR LADY | For The Birds | Park The Van |
| 6 | BELLE CURVES, THE | Watershed | Silo/19th & 7th |
| 7 | ANNIE HAMILTON | The Future Is Here But It Feels Kinda Like The Past | PIAS |
| 8 | BANDITOS | Right On | Egghunt |
| 9 | ANNA TIVEL | Outsiders | Mama Bird |
| 10 | SILVANA ESTRADA | “Brindo” [Single] | Glassnote |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DANGER MOUSE AND BLACK THOUGHT | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 2 | DOECHII | she / her / black bitch [EP] | Top Dawg Ent |
| 3 | SOL MESSIAH AND SA-ROC | “Roc Steady” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | LICE | “Catfish” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
| 5 | COSTA CONTRA | Apt. 505 | Area51 |
| 6 | LINQUA FRANQA | Bellringer | Ernest Jenning |
| 7 | KROHME | The Ceremony Of Innocense | Man Bites Dog |
| 8 | JESSE THE TREE | Pigeon Man | Strange Famous |
| 9 | JACK HARLOW | Come Home The Kids Miss You | Generation Now/Atlantic |
| 10 | SKINNY V | C’est La Vie | Green and Gold Global |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUSSIAN CIRCLES | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 2 | ANIMALS AS LEADERS | Parrhesia | Sumerian |
| 3 | WORMROT | Hiss | Earache |
| 4 | CROWN MAGNETAR | Alone In Death [EP] | Unique Leader |
| 5 | OCEANO | “MASS PRODUCED” [Single] | Sumerian |
| 6 | PSYCROPTIC | Divine Council | Prosthetic |
| 7 | MESHUGGAH | Immutable | Atomic Fire |
| 8 | BEYOND THE CATACOMBS | Interstellar Burial | Grind to Death |
| 9 | ARONIOUS | Irkalla | The Artisan Era |
| 10 | SOREPTION | Jord | Unique Leader |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RICH RUTH | I Survived, It’s Over | Third Man |
| 2 | KATRINA FORD | Katrina Ford [EP] | Violin Films |
| 3 | TIME WHARP | Spiro World | Leaving |
| 4 | ROYKSOPP | Profound Mysteries | Dog Triumph/PIAS |
| 5 | MOONCHILD SANELLY | Phases | Transgressive/PIAS |
| 6 | TANGERINE DREAM | Raum | Eastgate |
| 7 | GHOST POWER | Ghost Power | Duophonic |
| 8 | SKOLD | Dead God | Cleopatra |
| 9 | LORDS OF ACID | Beyond Booze | Metropolis |
| 10 | COMET IS COMING, THE | “CODE” [Single] | Impulse!/Verve |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIEUX FARKA TOURE | Les Racines | World Circuit |
| 2 | CELESTINE UKWU | No Condition Is Permanent | Mississippi |
| 3 | LEE SCRATCH PERRY | King Scratch: Musical Masterpieces From The Upsetter Ark-ive | Trojan |
| 4 | SONIDO GALLO NEGRO | Paganismo | T-Vox |
| 5 | SUPER DJATA BAND DE BAMAKO | Authentique 80 | Numero Group |
| 6 | MOVERS, THE | The Movers Vol. 1 – 1970-1976 | Analog Africa |
| 7 | GNAWA MUSIC OF MARRAKESH | Night Spirit Masters | Zehra |
| 8 | CROSSROADS KENYA – EAST AFRICAN BENGA AND RUMBA, 1980-1985 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | No Wahala Sounds |
| 9 | SABABA 5 AND SHIRAN TZFIRA | Rali [EP] | Batov |
| 10 | ROBERTO LOPEZ | “Solo Tu Vibra” [Single] | Curura |
Anna C. August 30th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Black Thought, Danger Mouse, Naima Bock, Rich Ruth, Russian Circles, Vieux Farka Toure
top 30 new albums for Jun 28 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jun 28
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 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Domino |
| 2 | Ezra Collective | Victory Dance – Single | Partisan |
| 3 | TV Priest | My Other People | Sub Pop |
| 4 | Josean Jacobo | Herencia Criolla | self-released |
| 5 | Russian Circles | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 6 | Dropper | Don’t Talk to Me | Dirt Dog |
| 7 | Quelle Chris | Deathfame | Mello Music Group |
| 8 | ¡MosiahAdé! | SUNNY DAYS STUCK INSIDE! | self-released |
| 9 | Lobby Boy | Pretty Songs / Pursuits of Personhood | Citrus City |
| 10 | Deau Eyes | Legacies | Subflora |
| 11 | Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves | Hurricane Clarice | Free Dirt |
| 12 | DøøF | DØØFUS CAN’T READ | self-released |
| 13 | Marta Knight | Strange Times Forever | La Castanya |
| 14 | Angel Olsen | Big Time | Jagjaguwar |
| 15 | 700 Bliss | Nothing to Declare | Hyperdub |
| 16 | Just Mustard | Heart Under | Partisan |
| 17 | Dehd | Blue Skies | Fat Possum |
| 18 | Mallrat | Butterfly Blue | Nettwerk |
| 19 | Warpaint | Radiate Like This | Virgin |
| 20 | Mama’s Broke | Narrow Line | Free Dirt |
| 21 | Let’s Eat Grandma | Two Ribbons | Transgressive |
| 22 | Röyksopp | Profound Mysteries | Dog Triumph / PIAS |
| 23 | Tomberlin | i don’t know who needs to hear this… | Saddle Creek |
| 24 | Yung Leo | Happy Thanksgiving D***heads – EP | self-released |
| 25 | Izaak Opatz | Extra Medium | Mama Bird |
| 26 | Melody’s Echo Chamber | Emotional Eternal | Domino |
| 27 | Tamar Berk | Start at the End | self-released |
| 28 | FONTAINES D.C. | Skinty Fia | Partisan |
| 29 | Hatchie | Giving the World Away | Secretly Canadian |
| 30 | Linqua Franqa | Bellringer | Ernest Jenning |
Anna C. June 28th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Ezra Collective, Josean Jacobo, Russian Circles, TV Priest, wet leg