genre charts Mar 22 presents:
genre charts Mar 22
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAPERBOYS, THE | Molinos (Remastered) | Cubbyhole |
| 2 | MASON JENNINGS | Real Heart | Loosegroove |
| 3 | ALLISON DE GROOT AND TATIANA HARGREAVES | Hurricane Clarice | Free Dirt |
| 4 | ANAIS MITCHELL | Anais Mitchell | BMG |
| 5 | BEDOUINE | Waysides | Self-Released |
| 6 | MARGO CILKER | POHORYLLE | Fluff & Gravy |
| 7 | SHANNON LAY | Geist | Sub Pop |
| 8 | WENDY EISENBERG | Bent Ring | Dear Life |
| 9 | HIGH AND WIDES, THE | Blood | Self-Released |
| 10 | GREAT BEFORETIMES, THE | “Calming Down” [Single] | Vocal Rest |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLY ANAKIN | Frank | Lex |
| 2 | PT VELL | Aviation “the Departure” | Monsta |
| 3 | BRADFORD THOMAS | Detours | Acorn Tapes |
| 4 | RAHIEM SUPREME AND OHBLIV | Black Keys Wit Melodies | Fuzzoscope |
| 5 | MOPES | Unwound | Strange Famous |
| 6 | BENNY THE BUTCHER | Tana Talk 4 | Griselda/EMPIRE |
| 7 | IBLSS | raja’s sun | Break All |
| 8 | GENG PTP | Slowness as the Vehicle IV | Self-Released |
| 9 | SKWEEKY WATAFAWLS | Pretty Hell | Gritty City |
| 10 | MAASSAI | Personal Year 8 | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUT THE ARCHITECT’S HAND | The Eternity Box | Aunt Mary/New Dirt |
| 2 | SOMALI YACHT CLUB | The Space | Season Of Mist |
| 3 | FULL OF HELL | Garden Of Burning Apparitions | Relapse |
| 4 | DISCHORDIA | Triptych | Transcending Obscurity |
| 5 | DEATHFUCKINGCUNT | Decadent Perversity | Transcending Obscurity |
| 6 | HYPERIA | “Prisoner of the Mind” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | OBSIDIOUS | “Iconic” [Single] | Season of Mist |
| 8 | SCARS ARE SOULLESS | Resurrection | Insane |
| 9 | SHINIGAMI IND | Alice in the Borderland | Insane |
| 10 | FACE THE BEAT: SEASON 7 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Side-Line |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DJ HARRISON | Dungeon Sessions [EP] | Stones Throw |
| 2 | SOFIA LAKIS | Formula Front [EP] | Self-Released |
| 3 | ROSALIA | MOTOMAMI | Columbia |
| 4 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | “Electricity” [Single] | Merge |
| 5 | HALLUCI NATION, THE | One More Saturday Night | Radicalized |
| 6 | NEON NATIVEZ | Rezilience | Red House |
| 7 | FUMIYA TANAKA | One More Thing (First Part) | Sundance |
| 8 | THEORETICAL | Murky Waters | Onyx |
| 9 | TARO NOHARA | Hyper Nu Age Tekno | Growing Bin |
| 10 | FURNISS | Culture | Formation |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFRICA NEGRA | Antologia Vol. 1 | Bongo Joe |
| 2 | BURKINA AZZA | Wari Bo | Social Joy |
| 3 | IMARHAN | Aboogi | City Slang |
| 4 | VIBRO SUCCESS INTERCONTINENTAL ORCHESTRA | Drunkard | Dig This Way |
| 5 | OUMOU SANGARE | “Samara” [Single] | World Circuit |
| 6 | ETRAN DE L’AIR | Agadez | Sahel Sounds |
| 7 | MARCOS | Saudade | Comets Coming |
| 8 | JUCARA MARCAL | Delta Estacio Blues | QTV |
| 9 | MDOU MOCTAR | Afrique Victime (Deluxe) | Matador/Beggars Group |
| 10 | HAMID EL SHAERI | Habibi Funk 018: The Slam! Years (1983 – 1988) | Habibi Funk |
Anna C. March 22nd, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Africa Negra, Cut the Architect's Hand, DJ Harrison, Fly Anakin, The Paperboys
genre charts for Feb 22 presents:
genre charts for Feb 22
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANAIS MITCHELL | Anais Mitchell | BMG |
| 2 | AOIFE O’DONOVAN | Age Of Apathy | Yep Roc |
| 3 | JOSHUA RAY WALKER | See You Next Time | State Fair |
| 4 | KIERAN KANE AND RAYNA GELLERT | The Flowers That Bloom In Spring | Dead Reckoning |
| 5 | MASON JENNINGS | Real Heart | Loosegroove |
| 6 | SAD DADDY | Way Up In The Hills | Self-Released |
| 7 | OKI | Tonkori In The Moonlight (1996-2006) | Mais Um |
| 8 | ELIZA GILKYSON | Songs From The River Wind | Howlin’ Dog |
| 9 | WILD RIVERS | Sidelines | Nettwerk |
| 10 | EDDIE BERMAN | Broken English | Nettwerk |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUSHA T | “Diet Coke” [Single] | Def Jam |
| 2 | BLACKLIQ AND MOPES | Time Is The Price | Strange Famous |
| 3 | ATMOSPHERE | WORD? | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | LITTLE SIMZ | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | AGE 101 |
| 5 | CLEF MAJORZ | Project 24 | Hittzville |
| 6 | JAKE PALUMBO | Plant-Based Libtard | SpaceLAB |
| 7 | NAPOLEON DA LEGEND AND JUST MUSIC BEATS | Modus Operandi | Self-Released |
| 8 | BANE CAPITAL AND KONCEPT JACKSON | Good Product | Self-Released |
| 9 | FAME AND PDOTC | Girls On Road | Nu Eleven |
| 10 | IVY SOLE | Candid | Les Fleurs |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUT THE ARCHITECT’S HAND | The Eternity Box | Aunt Mary/New Dirt |
| 2 | ARKAIK | The Labyrinth of the Hungry Ghosts | Unique Leader |
| 3 | CARCASS | Torn Arteries | Nuclear Blast |
| 4 | CRESCENT | Carving The Fires Of Akhet | Listenable |
| 5 | TERMINAL BLISS | Brute Errata | Relapse |
| 6 | ALL | The Black Hand | Self-Released |
| 7 | CAGED BASTARD | Strive [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | MYXOPHOBIA | VARIOUS ARTIST [EP] | Thorn |
| 9 | REFLECT | “On the Streets / Reflect Stomp” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | NEEDLESS | The Cosmic Cauldron | UPRISING! |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DJ HARRISON | Tales From The Old Dominion | Stones Throw |
| 2 | BSTFRND | Healthy Space | Satellite Syndicate |
| 3 | FKA TWIGS | CAPRISONGS | Young/Atlantic |
| 4 | JON HOPKINS | Music for Psychedelic Therapy | Domino |
| 5 | SIDEWALKS AND SKELETONS | Exorcism | Self-Released |
| 6 | THIS COLD NIGHT | Are We Not Immortal Yet?? | No Kultur |
| 7 | MODERAT | “Fast Land” [Single] | Monkeytown |
| 8 | COURTESY | “Night Journeys II” [Single] | Kulør |
| 9 | JWORDS | “Fortunate” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | CHARLOTTE ADIGERY AND BOLIS PUPUL | “Ceci N’est Pas Un Cliche” [Single] | Deewee |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANO NOBO QUARTET, THE | The Strings Of Sao Domingos [EP] | Ostinato |
| 2 | AFRICA NEGRA | Antologia Vol. 1 | Bongo Joe |
| 3 | OLIVER NAYOKA | Club Series Chapter One | Odogwu/Palenque |
| 4 | LOS BITCHOS | Let The Festivities Begin! | City Slang |
| 5 | BURKINA AZZA | Wari Bo | Social Joy |
| 6 | BONGA | Kintal Da Banda | Lusafrica |
| 7 | OLIVER NAYOKA | Aja Wele-Wele | Odogwu/Palenque |
| 8 | FRIENDLY FIRE BAND | Rastamantic Riddim [EP] | Friendly Fire |
| 9 | LOS AUTENTICOS | “Jurabas Tu” feat. Los Palmeras [Single] | PopArt Discos |
| 10 | BLACK-AM-I | “Jah In My Corner” [Single] | Ghetto Youths International |
Anna C. February 22nd, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Anaïs Mitchell, DJ Harrison, Pusha T, The Ano Nobo Quartet
genre charts for Jan 18 presents:
genre charts for Jan 18
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VILLAGE OUT WEST: THE LOST TAPES OF ALAN WEST | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 2 | SIERRA FERRELL | Long Time Coming | Rounder/Concord |
| 3 | GRACE CUMMINGS | Storm Queen | ATO |
| 4 | JOHN FRANCIS FLYNN | I Would Not Live Always | Rough Trade |
| 5 | CHRIS COOLE, SAM ALLISON, ADRIAN GROSS, MARK KILIANSKI AND JOHN SHOWMAN | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Self-Released |
| 6 | PINK STONES, THE | Introducing… | Normaltown |
| 7 | MARK SCHATZ AND BRYAN MCDOWELL | Grit & Polish | Patuxent |
| 8 | AARON BURDETT | Dream Rich Dirt Poor | Self-Released |
| 9 | JAMES MCMURTRY | The Horses And The Hounds | New West |
| 10 | HAYES CARLL | You Get It All | Dualtone |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG KAHUNA OG AND UNLUCKY BASTARDS | Flameboy Advance | Mutant Academy |
| 2 | DUCTTAPE JESUS | DuctTape Jesus | Public Welfare |
| 3 | AESOP ROCK AND BLOCKHEAD | Garbology | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | HAVIAH MIGHTY | Stock Exchange | Self-Released |
| 5 | ATMOSPHERE | WORD? | Rhymesayers |
| 6 | MOOR MOTHER | Black Encyclopedia Of The Air | Anti- |
| 7 | EVIDENCE | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 8 | CARTEL MADRAS | The Serpent And The Tiger [EP] | Sub Pop |
| 9 | BLACKLIQ AND MOPES | Time Is The Price | Strange Famous |
| 10 | JAKE PALUMBO | Plant-Based Libtard | SpaceLAB |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DARKTHRONE | Eternal Hails…… | Peaceville |
| 2 | OBSCURA | A Valediction | Nuclear Blast |
| 3 | MAYHEM | Atavistic Black Disorder Kommando [EP] | Century |
| 4 | MODAL CITIZAN | Idolatry [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | SHADOW OF INTENT | “Intensified Genocide” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | PEBBLES PALACE | Shockoe Sessions Live! | In Your Ear Studio |
| 7 | ARMAGEDDON DILDOS | Destruction | Alfa Matrix |
| 8 | FIRST AID 4 SOULS | Beyond the Galaxy (Rework Version) | Alfa Matrix |
| 9 | RECTOR SCANNER | Das Mädchen Aus Dem All – EP II [EP] | Alfa Matrix |
| 10 | MATRIXX: 20 YEARS OF ALFA MATRIX | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Alfa Matrix |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DJ HARRISON | Tales From The Old Dominion | Stones Throw |
| 2 | BSTFRND | Healthy Space | Satellite Syndicate |
| 3 | ODONIS ODONIS | Spectrums | Felte |
| 4 | BONOBO | Fragments | Ninja Tune |
| 5 | ALESSANDRO CORTINI | SCURO CHIARO | Mute |
| 6 | STEVE ROACH | Zones, Drones & Atmospheres | Self-Released |
| 7 | TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB | “Satellite / What You Know (Karma Kid & Lau.ra Remixes)” [Single] | Glassnote |
| 8 | ZOMBIE ZOMBIE | “Nusquam et Ubique” [Single] | Born Bad |
| 9 | EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY | Yellow | Movementt |
| 10 | DER PLAN | Save Your Software | Bureau B |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NKUMBA SYSTEM | Bailao Duro | Prado |
| 2 | SONS OF KEMET | Black To The Future | Impulse! |
| 3 | ELIA Y ELIZABETH | Elia Y Elizabeth | Vampisoul |
| 4 | EL DRAGON CRIOLLO | Pase Lo Que Pase | El Palmas |
| 5 | DOWDELIN | Lanmou Lanmou | Underdog |
| 6 | OLIVER NAYOKA | Aja Wele-Wele | Odogwu/Palenque |
| 7 | EXTRA MUSICA NOUVEL HORIZON | Vision | Universal Africa |
| 8 | PAT MATSHIKIZA AND KIPPIE MOKETSI | Tshona! | We Are Busy Bodies |
| 9 | TCHISS LOPES | Ja Bo Corre D’Mim | Arabusta |
| 10 | ALOGTE OHO AND HIS SOUNDS OF JOY | “Doose Mam” [Single] | Philophon |
Anna C. January 18th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Alan West, Big Kahuna OG, Darkthrone, DJ Harrison, Nkumba System, Unlucky Bastards
top 30 new albums for Dec 14 presents:
top 30 new albums for Dec 14
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 | Prabir Trio | Haanji | self-released |
| 2 | The NRIs | Whispers & Noise – Single | Red Stapler |
| 3 | Colleen | The Tunnel and the Clearing | Thrill Jockey |
| 4 | DJ Harrison | Tales from the Old Dominion | Stones Throw |
| 5 | La Luz | La Luz | Hardly Art |
| 6 | Dead Billionaires | Dead Billionaires EP | Clay Street |
| 7 | Gustaf | Audio Drag for Ego Slobs | Royal Mountain |
| 8 | Deerhoof | Actually, You Can | Joyful Noise |
| 9 | Trey Burnart Hall | Songs I Can’t Sing Session #1 – EP | Vocal Rest |
| 10 | The Wimps | Pillow and Blankey | self-released |
| 11 | MEL MACHETE | Mel Machete – EP | self-released |
| 12 | Cassidy Snider & The Wranglers | Losing Lovers – EP | Vocal Rest |
| 13 | Sharpening | Keep It Real For Me | self-released |
| 14 | Sofia Lakis | Formula Front – EP | self-released |
| 15 | Outer World | Chapter 2 | Little Black Cloud |
| 16 | Various Artists | CH040: 20 Years of Cherub Records | Cherub |
| 17 | SUSTO | Time in the Sun | New West |
| 18 | Dummy | Mandatory Enjoyment | Trouble In Mind |
| 19 | Clinic | Fantasy Island | Domino |
| 20 | My Morning Jacket | My Morning Jacket | ATO |
| 21 | Jackson+Sellers | Breaking Point | Anti- / Epitaph |
| 22 | Bummer | Dead Horse | Thrill Jockey |
| 23 | Ducks Ltd. | Modern Fiction | Carpark |
| 24 | illuminati hotties | Let Me Do One More | Snack Shack Tracks / Hopeless |
| 25 | Amon Tobin | How Do You Live | Nomark |
| 26 | Cheekface | Emphatically Mo’ (b-sides) – EP | New Professor |
| 27 | Moor Mother | Black Encyclopedia of the Air | Anti- / Epitaph |
| 28 | Mini Trees | Always In Motion | Tugboat |
| 29 | Amyl and The Sniffers | Comfort To Me | ATO |
| 30 | The Bots | 2 Seater | Big Indie |
Anna C. December 14th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Colleen, DJ Harrison, La Luz, Prabir Trio, The NRIs
genre charts for Dec 7 presents:
genre charts for Dec 7
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANGELICA GARCIA | Echo Electrico [EP] | Spacebomb |
| 2 | RED SAMMY | Vultures | Self-Released |
| 3 | LEEROY STAGGER | Dystopian Weekends | Tonic |
| 4 | ROBERT PLANT AND ALISON KRAUSS | Raise The Roof | Rounder/Concord |
| 5 | ALEXA ROSE | Headwaters | Big Legal Mess |
| 6 | SHANNON LAY | Geist | Sub Pop |
| 7 | JACKSON BROWNE | Downhill From Everywhere | Inside |
| 8 | DUSTED | III | Self-Released |
| 9 | DAG | Pedestrian Life | Bedroom Suck |
| 10 | LE REN | Leftovers | Secretly Canadian |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUE BODY AND DIGITAL HELL | True Body and Digital Hell [EP] | Funeral Party |
| 2 | EVIDENCE | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | AESOP ROCK AND BLOCKHEAD | Garbology | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | COMMON | A Beautiful Revolution PT. 2 | Lorna Vista |
| 5 | MCKINLEY DIXON | For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 6 | BLACKLIQ AND MOPES | Time Is The Price | Strange Famous |
| 7 | NAPOLEON DA LEGEND AND AMERIGO GAZAWAY | The World Changed | TeamNDL |
| 8 | AWON AND PHONIKS | Nothing Less | Don’t Sleep |
| 9 | ALXNDRBRWN | Glow Kid | Strange Famous |
| 10 | FLY ANAKIN | “Sean Price” [Single] | Lex |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KING WOMAN | Celestial Blues | Relapse |
| 2 | GOJIRA | Fortitude | Roadrunner |
| 3 | DEATH ANGEL | The Bastard Tracks | Nuclear Blast |
| 4 | NITA STRAUSS | “Dead Inside” [Single] | Sumerian |
| 5 | ANDY JAMES | “The Falcon God” [Single] | AJR |
| 6 | LEE MCKINNEY | “Stormage” [Single] | Sumerian |
| 7 | ANIMALS AS LEADERS | “The Problem of Other Minds” [Single] | Sumerian |
| 8 | BLACKWATER HOLYLIGHT | Silence/Motion | RidingEasy |
| 9 | BORIS | “Drowning by Numbers” [Single] | Sacred Bones |
| 10 | CARRION | “Revenant” [Single] | Brutal Resonance |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DJ HARRISON | Tales from the Old Dominion | Stones Throw |
| 2 | GILLIGAN MOSS | Gilligan Moss | Foreign Family Collective |
| 3 | JAGUAR | Madremonte | El Palmas |
| 4 | ARCA | kiCK iiii | XL |
| 5 | KAYTRANADA | Intimidated [EP] | RCA |
| 6 | PYE CORNER AUDIO | Entangled Routes | Ghost Box |
| 7 | CONTENTO | En Lancha Pal Futuro | El Palmas |
| 8 | ADELAIDEAN, THE | Inner Real Life | Projekt |
| 9 | KVB, THE | “Unite” [Single] | Invada |
| 10 | NEGGY GEMMY | “California” [Single] | 100% Electronica |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUANTIC AND NIDIA GONGORA | Almas Conectadas | Tru Thoughts |
| 2 | MUKAMBO PRESENTS GLOBAL AFROBEAT MOVEMENT 2 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | NYP |
| 3 | PHUONG TAM | Magical Nights: Saigon Surf, Twist & Soul 1964-1966 | Sublime Frequencies |
| 4 | LOS BITCHOS | “Las Panteras” [Single] | City Slang |
| 5 | ELIA Y ELIZABETH | Elia Y Elizabeth | Vampisoul |
| 6 | CONTENTO | En Lancha Pal Futuro | El Palmas |
| 7 | JUCARA MARCAL | Delta Estacio Blues | QTV |
| 8 | SHAGGY AND RAYVON | “Drive Me Insane” [Single] | Mr. Doo |
| 9 | META AND THE CORNERSTONES | Dia | Metarize |
| 10 | THEON CROSS | Intra-I | New Soil/Marathon |
Anna C. December 7th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Angelica Garcia, Digital Hell, DJ Harrison, King Woman, Nidia Gongora, Quantic, True Body