top 100 albums of 2021 presents:
top 100 albums of 2021
In the past year, WRIR DJs played 12,500+ songs from 6,500+ albums, EPs, and singles released in 2022. These included 300+ recordings from local artists and bands. Below is a chart of the top 100 albums, EPs, and singles (not included in an album or EP). Local artists are marked in bold.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beyoncé | RENAISSANCE | Parkwood / Columbia |
| 2 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Domino |
| 3 | The Smile | A Light for Attracting Attention | XL |
| 4 | Los Bitchos | Let the Festivities Begin! | City Slang |
| 5 | Danger Mouse | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 6 | Automatic | Excess | Stones Throw |
| 7 | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Cool It Down | Secretly Canadian |
| 8 | Afro-Zen Allstars | The Buzz and the Bells | Aza Music |
| 9 | Russian Circles | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 10 | Toro y Moi | MAHAL | Dead Oceans |
| 11 | Nilufer Yanya | PAINLESS | ATO / Fontana North |
| 12 | Mitski | Laurel Hell | Dead Oceans |
| 13 | Angel Olsen | Big Time | Jagjaguwar |
| 14 | Fly Anakin | Frank | Lex |
| 15 | Piranha Rama | Omniscient Cloud Cover | Brokers Tip |
| 16 | Butcher Brown & Michael Millions | BLACK MAN – Single | Concord |
| 17 | Trombone Shorty | Lifted | Blue Note |
| 18 | Justin Golden | Hard Times and a Woman | self-released |
| 19 | Ibibio Sound Machine | Electricity | Merge |
| 20 | Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin | Ali | Dead Oceans / Night Time Stories Ltd. |
| 21 | Doechii | she / her / black bitch – EP | Top Dawg / Capitol |
| 22 | Quelle Chris | Deathfame | Mello |
| 23 | Pusha T | It’s Almost Dry | GOOD / Def Jam |
| 24 | Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope |
| 25 | Big Thief | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | 4AD |
| 26 | TV Priest | My Other People | Sub Pop |
| 27 | Dumb Waiter | Gauche Gists | Ossein |
| 28 | The Beths | Expert in a Dying Field | Carpark |
| 29 | Marlowe | Marlowe 3 | Mello |
| 30 | Sudan Archives | Natural Brown Prom Queen | Stones Throw |
| 31 | Just Mustard | Heart Under | Partisan / Liberator Music |
| 32 | Björk | Fossora | One Little Independent |
| 33 | Belle and Sebastian | A Bit of Previous | Matador |
| 34 | Mister Earthbound | The Great Silence – Single | self-released |
| 35 | Sam Bush | Radio John: Songs of John Hartford | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 36 | Rina Sawayama | Hold The Girl | Dirty Hit |
| 37 | Calexico | El Mirador | Anti- |
| 38 | Secret Shame | Autonomy | self-released |
| 39 | Ett Eko | Modern Content | self-released |
| 40 | Makaya McCraven | In These Times | International Anthem / Nonesuch |
| 41 | Panic Shack | Baby Shack – EP | Brace Yourself |
| 42 | Noah-O | TRILLipino | Charged Up Ent |
| 43 | Deau Eyes | Legacies | Tone Tree Music / Subflora |
| 44 | Tomberlin | i don’t know who needs to hear this… | Saddle Creek |
| 45 | Spooky Cool | Existential Pie | self-released |
| 46 | Lizzo | Special | Nice Life / Atlantic |
| 47 | Shilpa Ray | Portrait of a Lady | Northern Spy |
| 48 | The Black Angels | Wilderness of Mirrors | Partisan / Liberator Music |
| 49 | Rikki Rakki | Quarantine Sessions – EP | self-released |
| 50 | Cate Le Bon | Pompeii | Mexican Summer |
| 51 | Viagra Boys | Cave World | YEAR0001 |
| 52 | Black Country, New Road | Ants From Up There | Ninja Tune |
| 53 | Porridge Radio | Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To the Sky | Secretly Canadian |
| 54 | Tanya Tagaq | Tongues | Six Shooter |
| 55 | Beach House | Once Twice Melody | Sub Pop |
| 56 | Strawberry Moon | Habitual Creatures | Sockhead |
| 57 | Noori & His Dorpa Band | Beja Power! Electric Soul & Brass from Sudan’s Red Sea Coast | Ostinato |
| 58 | Beth Orton | Weather Alive | Partisan / Liberator Music |
| 59 | Kevin Morby | This Is a Photograph | Dead Oceans |
| 60 | Spiritualized | Everything Was Beautiful | Fat Possum |
| 61 | The Cool Greenhouse | Sod’s Toastie | Melodic |
| 62 | Sadurn | Radiator | Run For Cover |
| 63 | Stereolab | Pulse of the Early Brain [Switched On Volume 5] | Duophonic UHF Disks / Warp |
| 64 | Seratones | Love & Algorhythms | New West |
| 65 | Sugaray Rayford | In Too Deep | Forty Below |
| 66 | Spread Joy | II | Feel It |
| 67 | Guerilla Toss | Famously Alive | Sub Pop |
| 68 | Wilco | Cruel Country | dBpm |
| 69 | Ben Harper | Bloodline Maintenance | Chrysalis |
| 70 | Lee Fields | Sentimental Fool | Dapone |
| 71 | Courtney Marie Andrews | Loose Future | Fat Possum |
| 72 | The Bug Club | Green Dream in F# | Bingo |
| 73 | Special Interest | Endure | Rough Trade |
| 74 | BKO | Djine Bora | Bongo Joe |
| 75 | Butcher Brown | Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey | Concord Jazz |
| 76 | Jake Blount | The New Faith | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 77 | Catherine Russell | Send For Me | Dot Time |
| 78 | Twain | Noon | Keeled Scales |
| 79 | Shemekia Copeland | Done Come Too Far | Alligator |
| 80 | Cola | Deep in View | Fire Talk |
| 81 | Cat Power | Covers | Domino |
| 82 | Arooj Aftab | Vulture Prince (Deluxe Edition) | Verve |
| 83 | NO BS! Brass | Undying | self-released |
| 84 | Elvis Costello & The Imposters | The Boy Named If | EMI |
| 85 | Panda Bear & Sonic Boom | Reset | Domino |
| 86 | Holy Fuck | Ninety Five – Single | self-released |
| 87 | Plains | I Walked with You a Ways | Anti- |
| 88 | The Comet Is Coming | Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam | Impulse! |
| 89 | Gorillaz | Cracker Island (feat. Thundercat) – Single | Parlophone |
| 90 | Dehd | Blue Skies | Fat Possum |
| 91 | Billy Mohler | Anatomy | Contagious Music |
| 92 | Exek | Advertise Here | Castle Face |
| 93 | Boris | W | Sacred Bones |
| 94 | Billy Drummond & Freedom of Ideas | Valse Sinistre | Cellar Live |
| 95 | Arctic Monkeys | The Car | Domino |
| 96 | Xiomara Torres | La Voz Del Mar | Patois |
| 97 | Josean Jacobo Trio | Herencia Criolla | self-released |
| 98 | Alex G | God Save the Animals | Domino |
| 99 | Ghost Power | Ghost Power | Duophonic Super 45s |
| 100 | Kurt Vile | (watch my moves) | Verve |
Anna C. January 1st, 2023
Posted In: Charts
top 30 new albums for Dec 13 presents:
top 30 new albums for Dec 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 | Homeboy Sandman | Still Champion | Mello Music Group |
| 2 | Omen Stones | Omen Stones | self-released |
| 3 | Marlowe | Marlowe 3 | Mello Music Group |
| 4 | Babehoven | Light Moving Time | Double Double Whammy |
| 5 | Rachael Dadd | Kaleidoscope | Memphis Industries |
| 6 | Apollo Brown & Philmore Greene | Cost of Living | Mello Music Group |
| 7 | Timothy Bailey & The Humans | Timothy Bailey & the Humans | self-released |
| 8 | Hewolf | The Deserter – EP | self-released |
| 9 | Henry Haggard | Songs of the Sea | self-released |
| 10 | The Silent Boys | Sand to Pearls, Coal to Diamonds | self-released |
| 11 | Appalling | Sacrilege | self-released |
| 12 | Høly River | Høly River Shockoe Sessions LIVE | Shockoe |
| 13 | Charles Owens Quartet | Golden Moments | La Reserve |
| 14 | Byzantine | Black Sea Codex – EP | EMI |
| 15 | Acre Memos | A Collection of Bird Songs | Double Yolk |
| 16 | Joseph Decosimo | While You Were Slumbering | self-released |
| 17 | STR4TA | STR4TASFEAR | Brownswood |
| 18 | Weyes Blood | And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Sub Pop |
| 19 | Brothertiger | Brothertiger | Satanic Panic |
| 20 | RIBBON STAGE | HIT WITH THE MOST | Perennial / K |
| 21 | Archers of Loaf | Reason in Decline | Merge |
| 22 | Dazy | Outofbody | Lame-O |
| 23 | Bill Callahan | YTI⅃AƎЯ | Drag City |
| 24 | Palm | Nicks and Grazes | Saddle Creek |
| 25 | The Black Lips | Apocalypse Love | Fire |
| 26 | Babe Rainbow | The Organic Band | Eureka Music |
| 27 | Alvvays | Blue Rev | Polyvinyl |
| 28 | Sol Messiah | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 29 | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Cool It Down | Secretly Canadian |
| 30 | The Black Angels | Wilderness of Mirrors | Partisan |
Anna C. December 13th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Babehoven, Homeboy Sandman, Marlowe, Omen Stones, Rachael Dadd
genre charts for Dec 13 presents:
genre charts for Dec 13
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RACHAEL DADD | Kaleidoscope | Memphis Industries |
| 2 | HENRY HAGGARD | Songs Of The Sea | Self-Released |
| 3 | CHARLES OWENS QUARTET | Golden Moments | La Reserve |
| 4 | ACRE MEMOS | A Collection Of Bird Songs | Double Yolk |
| 5 | JOSEPH DECOSIMO | While You Were Slumbering | Sleepy Cat |
| 6 | BILL CALLAHAN | Ytilear | Drag City |
| 7 | LOWEST PAIR, THE AND SMALL TOWN THERAPY | Horse Camp | Delicata |
| 8 | ODIE LEIGH | “Crop Circles” [Single] | In My House! |
| 9 | SEAMUS EGAN | “Winter’s Traveler” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | ANAIS MITCHELL | Anais Mitchell | BMG |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOMEBOY SANDMAN | Still Champion | Mello |
| 2 | MARLOWE | Marlowe 3 | Mello Group |
| 3 | APOLLO BROWN AND PHILMORE GREENE | Cost Of Living | Mello |
| 4 | SOL MESSIAH | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 5 | DANGER MOUSE AND BLACK THOUGHT | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 6 | DUB SONATA | Tranquilizer Dart | Man Bites Dog |
| 7 | CORMEGA | The Realness II | Viper |
| 8 | KROHME | The Ceremony Of Innocense | Man Bites Dog |
| 9 | AKAI SOLO | Spirit Roaming | Backwoodz |
| 10 | SLEEP SINATRA | Shadow Self | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OMEN STONES | Omen Stones | Self-Released |
| 2 | APPALLING | Sacrilege | Self-Released |
| 3 | BYZANTINE | Black Sea Codex [EP] | EMI |
| 4 | RUSSIAN CIRCLES | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 5 | RINGS OF SATURN | Rings of Saturn | Self-Released |
| 6 | DARKANE | Inhuman Spirits | Massacre |
| 7 | DARKTHRONE | Astral Fortress | Peaceville |
| 8 | WORM | Bluenothing [EP] | 20 Buck Spin |
| 9 | BERRIED ALIVE | “The Gratest” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | INSIDE THE VOID | “The Portal Ov Cessation” [Single] | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROTHERTIGER | Brothertiger | Satanic Panic |
| 2 | RROXYMORE | Perpetual Now | Smalltown Supersound |
| 3 | MOIN | Paste | AD 93 |
| 4 | YASUAKI SHIMIZU | Kiren | Palto Flats |
| 5 | DEATH’S DYNAMIC SHROUD | Darklife | Self-Released |
| 6 | CARLA DAL FORNO | Come Around | Kallista |
| 7 | KILO KISH | American Gurl | Kisha/Independent |
| 8 | ARP NOVA AND SILENCE GROOVE | August Rush [EP] | 31 |
| 9 | SNEAKS | Eva [EP] | Merge |
| 10 | BJORK | Fossora | One Little Indian |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PERU SELVATICO | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Analog Africa |
| 2 | SUPERFONICOS | “Primera Luz” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 3 | OLIVER NAYOKA | Oka Mmadu | Odogwu/Palenque |
| 4 | BABA COMMANDANT AND THE MANDINGO BAND | Sonbonbela | Sublime Frequencies |
| 5 | PABLO MOSES | Revolutionary Dream | Baco |
| 6 | LA SONORA MAZUREN | “Charanga Mazuren” b/w “Cachicha” [Single] | Names You Can Trust |
| 7 | T.P. ORCHESTRE POLY-RYTHMO | Afro-Funk | Albarika Store |
| 8 | SHURWAYNE WINCHESTER AND DAVID RUDDER | “Bacchanal Come” [Single] | SW Limited |
| 9 | JULIVERT | A Tamarit! | Microscopi |
| 10 | AL-QASAR | Who Are We? | Glitterbeat |
Anna C. December 13th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Brothertiger, Homeboy Sandman, Omen Stones, Perú Selvático, Rachael Dadd
top 30 new albums for Dec 6 presents:
top 30 new albums for Dec 6
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 | Sam Bush | Radio John: Songs of John Hartford | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 2 | Ryan Kent | Dying Comes With Age | Rare Bird |
| 3 | C.A.M.P.O.S. | The 8th Door | Peace & Rhythm |
| 4 | Ett Eko | Modern Content | self-released |
| 5 | Høly River | Høly River Shockoe Sessions LIVE | Shockoe |
| 6 | Fievel Is Glauque | Flaming Swords | MATH Interactive |
| 7 | Joseph Decosimo | While You Were Slumbering | self-released |
| 8 | Marvin Tate’s D-Settlement | Marvin Tate’s D-Settlement | American Dreams |
| 9 | Marlowe | Marlowe 3 | Mello |
| 10 | Dazy | Outofbody | Lame-O |
| 11 | Whitmer Thomas | The Older I Get the Funnier I Was | Hardly Art |
| 12 | The 1975 | Being Funny In a Foreign Language | Dirty Hit |
| 13 | Courtney Marie Andrews | Loose Future | Fat Possum |
| 14 | Buddy Guy | The Blues Don’t Lie | Silvertone |
| 15 | Lambchop | The Bible | City Slang |
| 16 | Editors | EBM | PIAS |
| 17 | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Cool It Down | Secretly Canadian |
| 18 | Beth Orton | Weather Alive | Partisan |
| 19 | Iceage | Shake the Feeling: Outtakes & Rarities 2015-2021 | Mexican Summer |
| 20 | Magdalena Bay | Mercurial World (Deluxe) | Luminelle |
| 21 | Blood Orange | Four Songs – EP | Domino / RCA |
| 22 | Marcus King | Young Blood | Republic |
| 23 | Thee Sacred Souls | Thee Sacred Souls | Penrose / Daptone |
| 24 | The Harlem Gospel Travelers | Look Up! | Colemine |
| 25 | Russian Circles | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 26 | Danger Mouse & Black Thought | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 27 | Tim Bernardes | Mil Coisas Invisíveis | Coala |
| 28 | She & Him | Melt Away: A Tribute To Brian Wilson | Fantasy |
| 29 | Metric | Formentera | self-released |
| 30 | TV Priest | My Other People | Sub Pop |
Anna C. December 6th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: C.A.M.P.O.S., Ett Eko, Høly River, Ryan Kent, Sam Bush
genre charts for Dec 6 presents:
genre charts for Dec 6
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAM BUSH | Radio John: Songs Of John Hartford | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 2 | HOLY RIVER | Høly River Shockoe Sessions LIVE | Shockoe |
| 3 | JOSEPH DECOSIMO | While You Were Slumbering | Sleepy Cat |
| 4 | WHITMER THOMAS | The Older I Get The Funnier I Was | Hardly Art |
| 5 | COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS | Loose Future | Fat Possum |
| 6 | ANNA MIEKE | Theatre | Nettwerk |
| 7 | SEAMUS EGAN AND MOIRA SMILEY | “Mourning Dove” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 8 | SLOCAN RAMBLERS, THE | Up The Hill And Through The Fog | Self-Released |
| 9 | JULIVERT | A Tamarit! | Microscopi |
| 10 | MELISSA CARPER | Ramblin’ Soul | Thirty Tigers |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARLOWE | Marlowe 3 | Mello Group |
| 2 | DANGER MOUSE AND BLACK THOUGHT | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 3 | HDBEENDOPE | What Can They Say [EP] | Roc Nation |
| 4 | CORMEGA | The Realness II | Viper |
| 5 | HOMEBOY SANDMAN | Still Champion | Mello |
| 6 | JESSE THE TREE | Pigeon Man | Strange Famous |
| 7 | NAMIR BLADE | Metropolis | Self-Released |
| 8 | NAS | King’s Disease III | Mass Appeal |
| 9 | APOLLO BROWN AND PHILMORE GREENE | Cost Of Living | Mello |
| 10 | SEEZ MICS AND AUPHEUS | Cancel The Guillotine [EP] | Strange Famous |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEAGUE OF DISTORTION | League Of Distortion | Napalm |
| 2 | HAMMER KING | Kingdemonium | Napalm |
| 3 | ELDER | Innate Passage | Armageddon Shop |
| 4 | EARTHLESS | Night Parade Of One Hundred Demons | Nuclear Blast |
| 5 | RADIANT BLACK | Epoqualypse [EP] | Self-Released |
| 6 | NANOWAR OF STEEL | “Armpits of Immortals (feat. Ross the Boss)” [Single] | Napalm |
| 7 | HALOCENE | “Unholy” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 8 | SONJA | Loud Arriver | Cruz del Sur |
| 9 | LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT | Oddities Too | Darkride |
| 10 | O YUKI CONJUGATE | OYC40 | Projekt |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FORREST FANG | The Lost Seasons Of Amorphia | Projekt |
| 2 | FAUST | Punkt | Bureau B |
| 3 | SOFT MOON, THE | Exister | Sacred Bones |
| 4 | NOSAJ THING | Continua | LuckyMe |
| 5 | TREES SPEAK | Vertigo Of Flaws: Emancipation Of The Dissonance And Temperaments In Irrational Waveforms | Soul Jazz |
| 6 | RE-STONED, THE | Stories Of The Astral Lizard Vol. 2 | Qiasum |
| 7 | THEADELAIDEAN | In The Key Of Sleep | Projekt |
| 8 | TIBI DABO | Isla [EP] | Crosstown Rebels |
| 9 | ARP NOVA AND SILENCE GROOVE | August Rush [EP] | 31 |
| 10 | JOHN FM | “White Science” [Single] | XL |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CABRUERA | Sol A Pino | Polen |
| 2 | SONA JOBARTEH | Badinyaa Kymoo | Africa Guild |
| 3 | FILA BASELE | La Kumba Music | Une Plume Une Voix Une Guitare |
| 4 | ZINA GASRINIA | Ya Ammi El Khateb | Star Voice |
| 5 | IFTIN BAND | Mogadishu’s Finest / The Al—Aruba Sessions | Ostinato |
| 6 | MOONLIGHT BENJAMIN | “Haut La Haut” [Single] | Ma Case |
| 7 | JOAO SELVA | “Passarinho” [Single] | Underdog |
| 8 | LUCIANA DEMINGONGO | Rando | Une Plume Une Voix Une Guitare |
| 9 | EL COMBO BATANGA | “Toca La Campana” [Single] | Lovemonk |
| 10 | LIRAZ | Roya | Glitterbeat |
Anna C. December 6th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Cabruera, Forrest Fang, League of Distortion, Marlowe, Sam Bush
top 30 new albums for Nov 29 presents:
top 30 new albums for Nov 29
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 | Homeboy Sandman | Still Champion | Mello Music Group |
| 2 | Piranha Rama | Omniscient Cloud Cover | Brokers Tip |
| 3 | Nas | King’s Disease III | Mass Appeal |
| 4 | Florist | Florist | Double Double Whammy |
| 5 | Apollo Brown & Philmore Greene | Cost of Living | Mello Music Group |
| 6 | Cassidy Snider & The Wranglers | A Good Heartbreak | self-released |
| 7 | Lucrecia Dalt | ¡Ay! | RVNG Intl. |
| 8 | Rebekah Rafferty and The Wakes | Two of Swords | self-released |
| 9 | True Body | Temple of Song – EP | self-released |
| 10 | Dazy | Outofbody | Lame-O |
| 11 | Matthew E. White | Only in America – EP | Domino |
| 12 | Twain | Noon | Keeled Scales |
| 13 | Blush Face | Mirage Island – EP | self-released |
| 14 | Grebes | mess – EP | self-released |
| 15 | Drook | Life in Estates – EP | Brat Daddy |
| 16 | Ohbliv | LewseJoints Eleven | self-released |
| 17 | Strawberry Moon | Habitual Creatures | Sockhead |
| 18 | Courting | Guitar Music | PIAS |
| 19 | Spooky Cool | Existential Pie | self-released |
| 20 | Horrid Peace | Agony Surrounds – EP | Sorry State |
| 21 | Röyksopp | Profound Mysteries III | Dog Triumph |
| 22 | Joseph Decosimo | While You Were Slumbering | Sleepy Cat |
| 23 | Plaid | Feorm Falorx | Warp |
| 24 | Young Mister | Revisions – EP | Refresh |
| 25 | Loudon Wainwright III | Lifetime Achievement | Proper |
| 26 | Lisa Richards | Waiting to Fly | Fierce & Bright |
| 27 | Big Joanie | Back Home | Kill Rock Stars |
| 28 | Chris Bullinger | True Rendition | self-released |
| 29 | Féleth | Divine Blight | Rob Mules |
| 30 | Dan Mangan | Being Somewhere | Arts & Crafts México |
Anna C. November 29th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Apollo Brown, Florist, Homeboy Sandman, Nas, Philmore Greene, Piranha Rama
genre charts for Nov 29 presents:
genre charts for Nov 29
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TWAIN | Noon | Keeled Scales |
| 2 | JOSEPH DECOSIMO | While You Were Slumbering | Sleepy Cat |
| 3 | YOUNG MISTER | Revisions [EP] | Refresh |
| 4 | LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III | Lifetime Achievement | StorySound |
| 5 | JAKE BLOUNT | The New Faith | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 6 | LUKE SITAL-SINGH | Dressing Like A Stranger | Nettwerk |
| 7 | TYLER CHILDERS | Can I Take My Hounds To Heaven? | RCA |
| 8 | KENNY SHORE | Time Stands Still | Self-Released |
| 9 | BRIAN BLAKE | Book Of Life | Self-Released |
| 10 | TRAMPLED BY TURTLES | Alpenglow | Banjodad/Thirty Tigers |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOMEBOY SANDMAN | Still Champion | Mello |
| 2 | NAS | King’s Disease III | Mass Appeal |
| 3 | APOLLO BROWN AND PHILMORE GREENE | Cost Of Living | Mello |
| 4 | OHBLIV | LewseJoints Eleven | Self-Released |
| 5 | MOOR MOTHER | Jazz Codes | Anti- |
| 6 | SOL MESSIAH | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 7 | DANGER MOUSE AND BLACK THOUGHT | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 8 | COAST CONTRA | Apt. 505 | Area51/Virgin |
| 9 | J ROCC | A Wonderful Letter | Stones Throw |
| 10 | DOECHII | she/her/black b**ch [EP] | Top Dawg/Capitol |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FELETH | Divine Blight | Rob Mules |
| 2 | PARIUS | The Signal Heard Throughout Space | Self-Released |
| 3 | WRATH OF THE NEBULA | The Ruthless Leviathan | M&O |
| 4 | INVERTED MATTER | Harbinger | Lethal Scissor |
| 5 | ABDUCTED | Chambers of Misfortune | Moon Tracer |
| 6 | BENEATH AN OBSIDIAN SKY | Noctem [EP] | Self-Released |
| 7 | JET ENGINE DRAGONS | “Shell of Reverie” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 8 | STELLAR DEATH | “Sentient (Chapter 1)” [Single] | Bravemusic |
| 9 | KORN | Requiem | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 10 | KEITH MERROW | Mojave Repressions | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROYKSOPP | Profound Mysteries III | Dog Triumph/PIAS |
| 2 | PLAID | FEORM FALORX | Warp |
| 3 | SISTER ZO | Freak Shift [EP] | 3024 |
| 4 | BJORK | Fossora | One Little Indian |
| 5 | LALALAR | Bi Cinnete Bakar | Bongo Joe |
| 6 | KATIE ALICE GREER | Barbarism | FourFour |
| 7 | SALAMANDA | ashbalkum | Human Pitch |
| 8 | NAOMI ELIZABETH | Some of My Songs | Self-Released |
| 9 | JOGGING HOUSE | Fiber | Self-Released |
| 10 | COLE PULICE | Scry | Moon Glyph |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.A.M.P.O.S. | The 8th Door | Peace & Rhythm |
| 2 | BALKA SOUND | Balka Sound | Strut |
| 3 | 18TH PARALLEL, THE | Downtown Sessions | Fruits |
| 4 | TINARIWEN | Kel Tinariwen | Wedge |
| 5 | SYSTEMA SOLAR | “Comer De Verdad” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | SONIDO VERDE DE MOYOBAMBA | Limited Dance Edition Nr. 17 | Analog Africa |
| 7 | LOS SANDER’S DE ÑAÑA | Tú Y Yo | Discos Fantastico |
| 8 | SINERGIA | “S.O.S.” [Single] | Guspira |
| 9 | ROGER DAMAWUZAN | Seda | Hot Casa |
| 10 | WGANDA KENYA | Africa 5000 | Vampisoul |
Anna C. November 29th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: C.A.M.P.O.S., Féleth, Homeboy Sandman, Röyksopp, Twain
top 30 new albums for Nov 22 presents:
top 30 new albums for Nov 22
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 | Beth Orton | Weather Alive | Partisan |
| 2 | Jake Blount | The New Faith | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 3 | Afro-Zen Allstars | The Buzz And The Bells | AZA Music |
| 4 | Archers of Loaf | Reason in Decline | Merge |
| 5 | Plains | I Walked with You a Ways | Anti/Epitaph |
| 6 | Dungen | En Är För Mycket Och Tusen Aldrig Nog | Mexican Summer |
| 7 | Parricide Sentence | Parricide Sentence – EP | self-released |
| 8 | Ett Eko | Modern Content | self-released |
| 9 | Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves | Hurricane Clarice | Free Dirt |
| 10 | Høly River | Høly River Shockoe Sessions LIVE | Shockoe |
| 11 | Fleshing Machine | Chains of Pain – EP | self-released |
| 12 | Daniel Avery | Ultra Truth | Mute |
| 13 | Say She She | Prism | Karma Chief |
| 14 | Lee Fields | Sentimental Fool | Daptone |
| 15 | Scout Gillett | no roof no floor | Captured Tracks |
| 16 | Marlowe | Marlowe 3 | Mello Music Group |
| 17 | Honey Harper | Honey Harper & the Infinite Sky | ATO |
| 18 | Gurf Morlix | Caveman | Rootball |
| 19 | Sobs | Air Guitar | Topshelf |
| 20 | Sam Bush | Radio John: Songs of John Hartford | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 21 | Garrett T. Capps & NASA Country | People Are Beautiful | Spaceflight |
| 22 | Frankie Cosmos | Inner World Peace | Sub Pop |
| 23 | RIBBON STAGE | Hit With the Most | perennialdeath |
| 24 | Tommy Alexander | Feelings | Fluff and Gravy |
| 25 | Alela Diane | Looking Glass | Soundly |
| 26 | Empire of Light | I Don’t Care Anymore | Diagonal Man Music |
| 27 | Field Medic | “grow your hair long if you’re wanting to see something that you can change” | Run For Cover |
| 28 | Mightmare | Cruel Liars | Kill Rock Stars |
| 29 | The Black Lips | Apocalypse Love | Fire |
| 30 | Nikki Lane | Denim & Diamonds | New West |
Anna C. November 22nd, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Afro-Zen Allstars, Archers of Loaf, Beth Orton, Jake Blount, Plains
genre charts for Nov 22 presents:
genre charts for Nov 22
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAKE BLOUNT | The New Faith | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 2 | ALLISON DE GROOT AND TATIANA HARGREAVES | Hurricane Clarice | Free Dirt |
| 3 | HOLY RIVER | Høly River Shockoe Sessions LIVE | Shockoe |
| 4 | HONEY HARPER | Honey Harper & The Infinite Sky | ATO |
| 5 | SAM BUSH | Radio John: Songs Of John Hartford | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 6 | GARRETT T CAPPS AND NASA COUNTRY | People Are Beautiful | Spaceflight |
| 7 | TOMMY ALEXANDER | Feelings | Fluff And Gravy |
| 8 | ALELA DIANE | Looking Glass | Soundly |
| 9 | NIKKI LANE | Denim & Diamonds | New West |
| 10 | JOSEPH DECOSIMO | While You Were Slumbering | Sleepy Cat |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARLOWE | Marlowe 3 | Mello Group |
| 2 | SOL MESSIAH | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | DANGER MOUSE AND BLACK THOUGHT | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 4 | BUTCHER BROWN | Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey | Concord Jazz/Concord |
| 5 | COAST CONTRA | Apt. 505 | Area51/Virgin |
| 6 | HDBEENDOPE | What Can They Say [EP] | Roc Nation |
| 7 | CORMEGA | The Realness II | Viper |
| 8 | HOMEBOY SANDMAN | Still Champion | Mello |
| 9 | JESSE THE TREE | Pigeon Man | Strange Famous |
| 10 | PUSHA T | It’s Almost Dry | Getting Out Our Dreams |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RINGS OF SATURN | Rings of Saturn | Self-Released |
| 2 | BERRIED ALIVE | Our Own Light | Self-Released |
| 3 | INGESTED | Ashes Lie Still | Metal Blade |
| 4 | CATALYST | A Different Painting For A New World | Non Serviam |
| 5 | HAUNTED SHORES | Void | 3DOT |
| 6 | SPIRE OF LAZARUS | Soaked In the Sands | Self-Released |
| 7 | SUBORBITAL | Planetary Disruption | War Anthem |
| 8 | MESSIAH NOSTRUM | From the Ashes | Self-Released |
| 9 | TWILIGHT FORCE | At the Heart of Wintervale | Nuclear Blast |
| 10 | CHASM OF DISCORD | Admonishing the Dawn of Reverence | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DANIEL AVERY | Ultra Truth | Mute |
| 2 | ANJA LAUVDAL | From A Story Now Lost | Smalltown Supersound |
| 3 | MR CARMACK | Choas [EP] | Forward Thinkers Group |
| 4 | BRANDON BRAUER FRICK | Step | Self-Released |
| 5 | MT FOG | Spells of Silence | Save the Forest for the Trees |
| 6 | MOIN | Paste | AD 93 |
| 7 | LILA TIRANDO A VIOLETA | Desire Path | NAAFI |
| 8 | TANSON | Coral Grief | Oxtail |
| 9 | CLARK | 44691 | Warp |
| 10 | DAVID GUETTA AND BEBE REXHA | “I’m Good (Blue)” [Single] | Warner UK |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAU WAU COLLECTIF | Mariage | Sahel Sounds |
| 2 | ADEDEJI | Yoruba Odyssey | One World |
| 3 | LUCIANA DEMINGONGO | Rando | Une Plume Une Voix Une Guitare |
| 4 | IZIS LA ENFERMA DE LA SALSA | La Enfermera Llego | Self-Released |
| 5 | LADY AICHA AND PISKO CRANE’S ORIGINAL FULU MIZIKI OF KINSHASA | N’Djila Wa Mudujimu | Nyege Nyege Tapes |
| 6 | EL COMBO BATANGA | “Toca La Campana” [Single] | Lovemonk |
| 7 | JOE BATAAN | “Call My Name” [Single] | Vampisoul |
| 8 | LIRAZ | Roya | Glitterbeat |
| 9 | ROGER DAMAWUZAN | Seda | Hot Casa |
| 10 | ORCHESTRA GOLD | “Keleya” [Single] | Self-Released |
Anna C. November 22nd, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Daniel Avery, Jake Blount, Marlowe, Rings of Saturn, Wau Wau Collectif
top 30 new albums for Nov 15 presents:
top 30 new albums for Nov 15
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 | Ett Eko | Modern Content | self-released |
| 2 | Wesli | Tradisyon | Cumbancha |
| 3 | Liraz | Roya | Glitterbeat |
| 4 | Tha Retail Simps | Reverberant Scratch: 9 Shots in tha Dark | Total Punk |
| 5 | Sam Bush | Radio John: Songs of John Hartford | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 6 | Slavo Rican Assembly | Intercosmic | Riverboat |
| 7 | The Beths | Expert in a Dying Field | Carpark |
| 8 | Special Interest | Endure | Rough Trade |
| 9 | Ben Harper | Bloodline Maintenance | Chrysalis |
| 10 | Landon Elliott | Aftermath – Single | self-released |
| 11 | Book of Wyrms | Sodapop Glacier – Single | Desert |
| 12 | Temps | No,No (feat. Quelle Chris, Xenia Rubinos, NNAMDÏ & Shamir) – Single | self-released |
| 13 | Ten Pound Snail | I Don’t Want To – Single | Poor Moose |
| 14 | The Practitioner | Sabbath Hawks | self-released |
| 15 | Dazy | Outofbody | Lame-O |
| 16 | Twain | Noon | Keeled Scales |
| 17 | Strawberry Moon | Habitual Creatures | Sockhead |
| 18 | Spooky Cool | Existential Pie | Riot Daddy |
| 19 | Goodnight Daniel | There Might Be Time – EP | Goodnight Daniel |
| 20 | Drook | Life in Estates – EP | Brat Daddy |
| 21 | Colpa Mia | Honey – EP | Colpa Mia |
| 22 | Scout Gillett | no roof no floor | Captured Tracks |
| 23 | Marlowe | Marlowe 3 | Mello Music Group |
| 24 | Drugdealer | Hiding in Plain Sight | Mexican Summer |
| 25 | Mykki Blanco | Stay Close To Music | Transgressive |
| 26 | Frankie Cosmos | Inner World Peace | Sub Pop |
| 27 | Winter | What Kind of Blue Are You? | Bar/None |
| 28 | Skullcrusher | Quiet the Room | Secretly Canadian |
| 29 | Field Medic | “grow your hair long if you’re wanting to see something that you can change” | Run For Cover |
| 30 | Lucrecia Dalt | ¡Ay! | RVNG Intl. |
Anna C. November 15th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Ett Eko, Liraz, Sam Bush, Tha Retail Simps, Wesli