top 30 new albums for Jul 20 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jul 20
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 | Sault | Nine | Forever Living Originals |
| 2 | Mdou Moctar | Afrique Victime | Matador |
| 3 | Evidence | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | Courtney Barnett | Rae Street – Single | Mom + Pop |
| 5 | Vaudou Game | NOUSSIN | Hot Casa |
| 6 | Curtis Harding | I Won’t Let You Down – Single | Anti- |
| 7 | Lucy Dacus | Home Video | Matador |
| 8 | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Butterfly 3000 | self-released |
| 9 | gnawing | You Freak Me Out | Refresh |
| 10 | Reptile Tile | Drop the Lead – EP | Picky Choosie |
| 11 | ohbliv | Darktwaine’s Esoteric Jam | self-released |
| 12 | Tim Easton | You Don’t Really Know Me | Black Mesa |
| 13 | The Mountain Goats | Dark in Here | Merge |
| 14 | The Catenary Wires | Birling Gap | Skep Wax |
| 15 | Deap Vally | American Cockroach – EP | Cooking Vinyl |
| 16 | Dani and Lizzy | The Opening | 604 |
| 17 | Bill and the Belles | Happy Again | self-released |
| 18 | BLK JKS | Abantu / Before Humans | We Are Busy Bodies |
| 19 | Wombo | Keesh Mountain – EP | Fire Talk |
| 20 | The Mighty Mighty Bosstones | When God Was Great | Hellcat/Epitaph |
| 21 | Colleen | The Tunnel and the Clearing | P-VINE |
| 22 | Ducks Ltd. | Get Bleak | Carpark |
| 23 | Squid | Bright Green Field | Warp |
| 24 | Mother Nature and Boathouse | SZNZ | Closed Sessions |
| 25 | TV Priest | Uppers | Sub Pop |
| 26 | Janet Simpson | Safe Distance | Cornelius Chapel |
| 27 | Miss Grit | Impostor – EP | Miss Grit |
| 28 | Sincere Gifts | Ghost of America – EP | self-released |
| 29 | Fake Fruit | Fake Fruit | Rocks In Your Head |
| 30 | Roland Roberts | All About the Timing | self-released |
Anna C. July 20th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Courtney Barnett, Evidence, Mdou Moctar, Sault, Vaudou Game
genre charts for Jul 20 presents:
genre charts for Jul 20
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BILL AND THE BELLES | Happy Again | Ditty Boom |
| 2 | JANET SIMPSON | Safe Distance | Cornelius Chapel |
| 3 | ROLAND ROBERTS | All About The Timing | Happy Life |
| 4 | GRAHAM SHARP | Truer Picture | Yep Roc |
| 5 | ESTHER ROSE | How Many Times | Father/Daughter |
| 6 | HARDENED AND TEMPERED | Hold The Line | Self-Released |
| 7 | FLATLANDERS, THE | Treasure Of Love | Rack ‘Em/Thirty Tigers |
| 8 | DALLAS MOORE | The Rain | SOL |
| 9 | HOPE DUNBAR | Sweetheartland | Self-Released |
| 10 | MERLE MONROE | Songs of a Simple Life | Pinecastle |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EVIDENCE | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 2 | MOTHER NATURE AND BOATHOUSE | SZNZ | Closed Sessions |
| 3 | KIPP STONE | Faygo Baby [EP] | Closed Sessions |
| 4 | MAASSAI | With The Shifts | Self-Released |
| 5 | J COLE | The Off-Season | Dreamville |
| 6 | ARMAND HAMMER AND THE ALCHEMIST | Haram | Backwoodz |
| 7 | DMX | Exodus | Def Jam |
| 8 | PINK SIIFU AND FLY ANAKIN | $mokebreak | Lex |
| 9 | SANKOFA | Blktchp | Self-Released |
| 10 | AMANI | a constant condensation | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APOGEAN | Into Madness [EP] | Self-Released |
| 2 | CHILIASM | Flesh Over Finite [EP] | Self-Released |
| 3 | NO LIVING WITNESS | Cosmic Simulacra | Self-Released |
| 4 | AXIAL | “Wreckage” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 5 | AEPOCH | “The Flesh Totem” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | REPLICANT | “Death Curse” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | HIDEOUS DIVINITY | “Chestburst” [Single] | Century Media |
| 8 | EPICEDIUM | “Abhorrent Eucharist (feat. Stevie Boiser)” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 9 | MORTEM OBSCURAM | “A Fallen Kingdom” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | BLACK ANGEL | Prince of Darkness | Solid |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLEEN | The Tunnel And The Clearing | Thrill Jockey |
| 2 | TATI AU MIEL | Solar Return | Self-Released |
| 3 | RONE | Rone & Friends | InFiné |
| 4 | LORAINE JAMES | Reflection | Hyperdub |
| 5 | REYMOUR | Leviosa | Knekelhuis |
| 6 | OUI ENNUI | L’esprit De L’escalier | Self-Released |
| 7 | LOSCIL | Clara | Kranky |
| 8 | SAGAN | Anti-Ark | Seeland |
| 9 | LORENZO MONTANA | Textrue | Projekt |
| 10 | TROPICAL GEOMETRY | Luck Mountain | Same Difference |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OKUTE | Okuté | Chulo |
| 2 | VAUDOU GAME | Noussin | Hot Casa |
| 3 | MDOU MOCTAR | Afrique Victime | Matador/Beggars Group |
| 4 | LAS CAFETERAS | “La Sirena” [Single] | ONErpm |
| 5 | DERYA YILDIRIM AND GRUP SIMSEK | Dost 1 | Light In The Attic |
| 6 | CONKARAH | “Papaya (Sick Wit It Crew mix)” [Single] | BMG |
| 7 | SOFI TUKKER + AMADOU AND MARIAM | “Mon Cheri” [Single] | Red Hot |
| 8 | MOH ALILECHE | Humanity Is Falling Apart | Flag Of Freedom Productions |
| 9 | PHIRPO Y SUS CARIBES | “Comencemos (Let’s Start)/Mi Moooto” | Matasuna |
| 10 | COLOR DE TROPICO, VOL. 2 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | El Palmas |
Anna C. July 20th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Apogean, Bill and the Belles, Colleen, Evidence
top 30 new albums for Jul 13 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jul 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 | Lucy Dacus | Home Video | Matador |
| 2 | Hiatus Kaiyote | Mood Valiant | Brainfeeder |
| 3 | The Catenary Wires | Birling Gap | Shelflife |
| 4 | gnawing | You Freak Me Out | Refresh |
| 5 | Evidence | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 6 | Alessandro Cortini | Scuro Chiaro | Mute |
| 7 | La Femme | Paradigmes | Disque Pointu |
| 8 | Elizabeth Owens | Oversoon – Single | self-released |
| 9 | This Is the Kit | Off Off Oddities | Rough Trade |
| 10 | Book of Wyrms | Occult New Age | Desert |
| 11 | Sault | Nine | Forever Living Originals |
| 12 | Las Cafeteras | La Sirena – Single | self-released |
| 13 | Colin Phils | Into the Darkness (feat. Miriam Martin) – Single | Post. |
| 14 | Faye Webster | I Know I’m Funny haha | Secretly Canadian |
| 15 | Cedric Burnside | I Be Trying | Single Lock |
| 16 | Moh Alileche | Humanity Is Falling Apart | Flag Of Freedom Productions |
| 17 | L’Rain | Fatigue | Mexican Summer |
| 18 | Various Artists | Color de Trópico Vol 2 (Compiled By El Dragón Criollo y El Palmas) | El Palmas Music |
| 19 | black midi | Cavalcade | Rough Trade |
| 20 | Tyler, The Creator | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Columbia |
| 21 | Sons Of Kemet | Black To The Future | Impulse! |
| 22 | Night Battles | Year of No Days | Snappy Little Numbers |
| 23 | The Practitioner | Wrought | self-released |
| 24 | Tiny Lights | Tiny Lights | self-released |
| 25 | Beex | The Early Years: 1979-1982 | Zero Degree |
| 26 | Bryan Hooten | OCCIPITAL1 | self-released |
| 27 | FRM3 | Hi | self-released |
| 28 | Prabir Trio | Haanji | self-released |
| 29 | Blake Layman | Goodness, Littered | self-released |
| 30 | McKinley Dixon | For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
Anna C. July 13th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Evidence, gnawing, Hiatus Kaiyote, Lucy Dacus, The Catenary Wires
genre charts for Jul 13 presents:
genre charts for Jul 13
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEVIE WEINSTEIN-FONER | Wondering | Wild Kindness |
| 2 | ERIN ASH SULLIVAN | We Can Hear Each Other | Willoughby |
| 3 | SOUVENIR THREAD | Trinkets | Self-Released |
| 4 | VALERIE JUNE | The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers | Fantasy/Concord |
| 5 | MARGO ROSS | Prairie Life | Self-Released |
| 6 | FLOCK OF DIMES | Head Of Roses | Sub Pop |
| 7 | BILL AND THE BELLES | Happy Again | Ditty Boom |
| 8 | CASSANDRA JENKINS | An Overview On Phenomenal Nature | Ba Da Bing |
| 9 | LUKAS NELSON AND PROMISE OF THE REAL | A Few Stars Apart | Fantasy/Concord |
| 10 | STEVE DAWSON | At The Bottom Of A Canyon In The Branches Of A Tree | Pravda |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EVIDENCE | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 2 | TYLER, THE CREATOR | Call Me If You Get Lost | Columbia |
| 3 | MCKINLEY DIXON | For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 4 | DANI AND LIZZY | The Opening | 604 |
| 5 | RACQUEL JONES | IgnoRANT | Magnetic Moon |
| 6 | KIPP STONE | Faygo Baby [EP] | Closed Sessions |
| 7 | AKAI SOLO | True Sky | Break All/Freedom Sounds |
| 8 | ALCHEMIST, THE | This Thing Of Ours | ALC |
| 9 | J COLE | The Off-Season | Dreamville |
| 10 | CZARFACE AND MF DOOM | Super What? | Silver Age |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AT THE GATES | The Nightmare Of Being | Century Media |
| 2 | PESTILENCE | Exitium | Agonia |
| 3 | DARKTHRONE | Eternal Hails | Peaceville |
| 4 | WODE | Burn In Many Mirrors | 20 Buck Spin |
| 5 | KREATOR | Under the Guillotine | Noise |
| 6 | HANNES GROSSMANN | To Where the Light Retreats | Mordor Sounds |
| 7 | GENGHIS TRON | Dream Weapon | Relapse |
| 8 | VIOLET COLD | Empire of Love | La Petite Mort Prod. |
| 9 | YEAR OF NO LIGHT | Consolamentum | Pelagic |
| 10 | WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM | “Mountain Magick” [Single] | Relapse |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALESSANDRO CORTINI | SCURO CHIARO | Mute |
| 2 | PRACTITIONER, THE | Wrought | Self-Released |
| 3 | STONE GIANTS | West Coast Love Stories | Nomark |
| 4 | GLUME | The Internet | Italians Do It Better |
| 5 | DAWN RICHARD | Second Line | Merge |
| 6 | FLY PAN AM | Frontera | Constellation |
| 7 | NOUS ALPHA | A Walk In The Woods | Our Silent Canvas |
| 8 | MADLIB | Sound Ancestors | Madlib Invazion |
| 9 | LORAINE JAMES | Reflection | Hyperdub |
| 10 | PERTURBATOR | Lustful Sacraments | Blood |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OKUTE | Okuté | Chulo |
| 2 | VAUDOU GAME | Noussin | Hot Casa |
| 3 | MDOU MOCTAR | Afrique Victime | Matador/Beggars Group |
| 4 | LAS CAFETERAS | “La Sirena” [Single] | ONErpm |
| 5 | DERYA YILDIRIM AND GRUP SIMSEK | Dost 1 | Light In The Attic |
| 6 | CONKARAH | “Papaya (Sick Wit It Crew mix)” [Single] | BMG |
| 7 | SOFI TUKKER + AMADOU AND MARIAM | “Mon Cheri” [Single] | Red Hot |
| 8 | MOH ALILECHE | Humanity Is Falling Apart | Flag Of Freedom Productions |
| 9 | PHIRPO Y SUS CARIBES | “Comencemos (Let’s Start)/Mi Moooto” | Matasuna |
| 10 | COLOR DE TROPICO, VOL. 2 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | El Palmas |
Anna C. July 13th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Alessandro Cortini, At the Gates, Evidence, Okute, Stevie Weinstein-Foner
genre charts for Jun 1 presents:
genre charts for Jun 1
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOHN HIATT WITH THE JERRY DOUGLAS BAND | Leftover Feelings | New West |
| 2 | MARK O’CONNOR | Markology II | OMAC |
| 3 | BROTHER BROTHERS, THE | Calla Lily | Compass |
| 4 | PAUL WELLER | Fat Pop | Polydor |
| 5 | STEPHEN FLATT | Cumberland Bones | Self-Released |
| 6 | LOWLAND HUM | So Low | Tone Tree |
| 7 | NIGHTTIME | Turning Wheel [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | SHANNON LAY | “Rare To Wake” [Single] | Sub Pop |
| 9 | ABIGAIL LAPELL | “Fortunate Son” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | RACHEL SERMANNI | “Travelled” [Single] | Jellygirl |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EVIDENCE | Unlearning, Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 2 | MACH-HOMMY | Pray For Haiti | Griselda |
| 3 | NAVY BLUE | Navy’s Reprise | Self-Released |
| 4 | GRAYMATTER | The Fades | Scheme Team |
| 5 | MCKINLEY DIXON | For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 6 | RACQUEL JONES | IgnoRANT | Magnetic Moon |
| 7 | LUSHLIFE | Redamancy [EP] | Fortune Tellers |
| 8 | BENNY THE BUTCHER AND 38 SPESH | Trust The Sopranos | Trust |
| 9 | AKAI SOLO | True Sky | Break All/Freedom Sounds |
| 10 | BENEFICENCE AND CONFIDENCE | Stellar Mind | Ill Adrenaline |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KNOLL | Interstice | Sludgelord |
| 2 | FUATH | II | Season Of Mist |
| 3 | PAYSAGE D’HIVER | Geister | Kunsthall Produktionen |
| 4 | FORHIST | FORHIST | Debemur Morti |
| 5 | CANVAS SOLARIS | Chromosphere | Divebomb |
| 6 | SPECTRAL WOUND | A Diabolical Thirst | Profound Lore |
| 7 | DEMISER | Through the Gate Eternal | Boris |
| 8 | MORDRED | The Dark Parade | M-Theory Audio |
| 9 | KOLDOVSTVO | Ni Tsarya, Ni Boga | Extraconscious |
| 10 | BOSSK | Migration | Death Wish |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLEEN | The Tunnel And The Clearing | Thrill Jockey |
| 2 | GO_A | “SHUM” [Single] | ROCKSOULANA |
| 3 | YU SU | Yellow River Blue | Bie |
| 4 | LORAINE JAMES | Reflection | Hyperdub |
| 5 | BAIUCA | Embruxo | Raso Estudio |
| 6 | DUSTIN ZAHN | The Shock Doctrine | Enemy |
| 7 | DJ MANNY | Signals in My Head | Planet Mu |
| 8 | BELA | Guidelines | Editions Appaerent |
| 9 | SARAH LOUISE | Earth Bow | Self-Released |
| 10 | PRAKTIKA | Benkadi | Blanc Manioc |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MDOU MOCTAR | Afrique Victime | Matador/Beggars Group |
| 2 | MOH ALILECHE | Humanity Is Falling Apart | Flag Of Freedom Productions |
| 3 | DOBET GNAHORE | Couleur | Cumbancha |
| 4 | MACKA B | “My Father’s People” [Single] | Before Zero |
| 5 | PHIRPO Y SUS CARIBES | “Comencemos (Let’s Start)/Mi Moooto” [Single] | Matasuna |
| 6 | COLOR DE TROPICO, VOL. 2 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | El Palmas |
| 7 | FLOR DE TOLOACHE | “Florecita Rockera” [Single] | Criteria |
| 8 | NATIK AWAYEZ | Manbarani | Sublime Frequencies |
| 9 | INNOV GNAWA | Lila | Daptone |
| 10 | KHALAB AND M’BERRA ENSEMBLE | M’berra | Real World |
Anna C. June 1st, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Colleen, Evidence, John Hiatt, Knoll, Mdou Moctar, The Jerry Douglas Band
top 30 new albums for May 11 presents:
top 30 new albums for May 11
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 | Squid | Bright Green Field | Warp |
| 2 | Evidence | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | Fruit Bats | The Pet Parade | Sub Pop |
| 4 | Dinosaur Jr. | Sweep It Into Space | Jagjaguwar |
| 5 | La Femme | Paradigmes | Disque Pointu |
| 6 | Cedric Burnside | I Be Trying | Single Lock |
| 7 | Teenage Fanclub | Endless Arcade | Merge |
| 8 | Corvair | Corvair | wiaiwya |
| 9 | black midi | Cavalcade | Rough Trade |
| 10 | Cheekface | We Need a Bigger Dumpster – Single | self-released |
| 11 | Elizabeth King & The Gospel Souls | Living in the Last Days | Bible & Tire |
| 12 | Way, Shape, or Form | Infinite Lives | Way, Shape, or Form |
| 13 | Lucy Dacus | Home Video | Matador |
| 14 | PJ Sykes | Fuzz | Cherub |
| 15 | Manchester Orchestra | The Million Masks Of God | Loma Vista |
| 16 | Metronomy | The English Riviera 10th Anniversary | Because |
| 17 | Grave Flowers Bongo Band | Strength of Spring | Castle Face |
| 18 | Eli West | Tapered Point of Stone | Tender and Mild |
| 19 | Jeff Rosenstock | SKA DREAM | Polyvinyl |
| 20 | Sour Widows | Crossing Over – EP | Exploding In Sound |
| 21 | Luminous Kid | at the end of the dream | The Satchi Six |
| 22 | Rochelle Jordan | Play with the Changes | Young Art |
| 23 | Field Music | Flat White Moon | Memphis Industries |
| 24 | Silver Synthetic | Silver Synthetic | Third Man |
| 25 | BROCKHAMPTON | ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE | Question Everything / RCA |
| 26 | Lou Barlow | Reason to Live | Joyful Noise |
| 27 | Judith Hill | Baby, I’m Hollywood! | Regime |
| 28 | Danny Burns | Hurricane – EP | Bonfirempany |
| 29 | Godspeed You! Black Emperor | G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END! | Constellation |
| 30 | Fake Fruit | Fake Fruit | Rocks In Your Head |
Anna C. May 11th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Dinosaur Jr., Evidence, Fruit Bats, La Femme, Squid
genre charts for May 11 presents:
genre charts for May 11
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELI WEST | Tapered Point Of Stone | Tender And Mild |
| 2 | DANNY BURNS | Hurricane [EP] | Bonfire |
| 3 | RON ISRAEL | These Times | Self-Released |
| 4 | VALERIE JUNE | The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers | Fantasy/Concord |
| 5 | JACKSON SCRIBNER | Jackson Scribner | We Know Better |
| 6 | TOLEDO | Jockeys Of Love [EP] | Telefono |
| 7 | SEAN DELLA CROCE | Illuminations | Pasadena |
| 8 | RHIANNON GIDDENS AND FRANCESCO TURRISI | They’re Calling Me Home | Nonesuch |
| 9 | ANDREW MARLIN | Witching Hour | Tanyard Branch |
| 10 | INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH BLUEGRASS: SOUTHWESTERN OHIO’S MUSICAL LEGACY | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Smithsonian Folkways |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EVIDENCE | “Better You” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
| 2 | BROCKHAMPTON | ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE | Question Everything/RCA |
| 3 | GENESIS OWUSU | Smiling With No Teeth | House Anxiety/Ourness |
| 4 | ALCHEMIST, THE | This Thing Of Ours [EP] | ALC |
| 5 | DRAKE | Scary Hours 2 [EP] | Ovo/Republic |
| 6 | OHBLIV | Rugged Tranquility Vols. 1 & 2 | Paxico |
| 7 | CONWAY THE MACHINE | La Maquina | Griselda/Drumwork/EMPIRE |
| 8 | ICEROCKS | Crossing The Rubicon | Self-Released |
| 9 | PINK SIIFU AND FLY ANAKIN | $mokebreak | Lex |
| 10 | GUTTA BABY | Remain Solid | Gutta Baby |
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 | METRONOMY | The English Riviera (10th Anniversary) | Because Ltd. |
| 2 | ROCHELLE JORDAN | Play With The Changes | Young Art |
| 3 | MADLIB | Sound Ancestors | Madlib Invazion |
| 4 | PARADOX OBSCUR | Singles & Rarities | Metropolis |
| 5 | RED MECCA | Away | Massproduktion |
| 6 | BURIAL | Shock Power Of Love [EP] | Keysound |
| 7 | JARGUNA | Animas-K | Projekt |
| 8 | LEON VYNEHALL | “Mothra (Edit)” [Single] | Ninja Tune |
| 9 | SHONTINA VERNON | “Snake Oil Man” [Single] | AFRIQUE ELECTRIQUE |
| 10 | LIARS | “Sekwar” [Single] | Mute |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CANZONIERE GRECANICO SALENTINO | Meridiana | Ponderosa |
| 2 | ALTIN GUN | Yol | ATO |
| 3 | GRESCHKA | Inebriation | 4000 |
| 4 | JUPITER AND OKWESS | Na Kozonga | Everloving |
| 5 | JAAKKO LAITINEN AND VAARA RAHA | Suomi Disco | Playground |
| 6 | JAGUAR | “Siguele El Paso” [Single] | El Palmas |
| 7 | AYUNNE SULE | Putoo Katare Yire | Rebel Up |
| 8 | LOS MUTABLES | “Pasos En La Luna/Suspenso En El Espacio” [Single] | Munster |
| 9 | JOAO SELVA | Navegar | Underdog |
| 10 | DIANA BURCO | “Negra Del Sur” [Single] | Somos Mas |
Anna C. May 11th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
genre charts for Sep 29 presents:
genre charts for Sep 29
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TYLER CHILDERS | Long Violent History | Hickman Holler |
| 2 | ORVILLE PECK | Show Pony [EP] | Columbia |
| 3 | BILL CALLAHAN | Gold Record | Drag City |
| 4 | KATHLEEN EDWARDS | Total Freedom | Dualtone/eOne |
| 5 | DAIQURI QUEENS | The Daiquri Queens | Self-Released |
| 6 | BILLY SIMARD | Secret | ki-keek |
| 7 | SHIRLEY COLLINS | Heart’s Ease | Domino |
| 8 | JEREMY IVEY | Waiting out the Storm | Anti/Epitaph |
| 9 | JIMMY BRYANT | Country in the Fifties | Amanita |
| 10 | BURL IVES | Anthology: The Definitive Collection | Mastertape |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EVIDENCE | “Unlearning” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
| 2 | JABEE | This World Is So Fragile And Cruel I’m Glad I Got You | Grand Union |
| 3 | SHABAZZ PALACES | The Don Of Diamond Dreams | Sub Pop |
| 4 | NAEEM | Startisha | 37d03d |
| 5 | RUN THE JEWELS | RTJ4 | Jewel Runners/RBC/BMG |
| 6 | ACTION BRONSON | Only For Dolphins | Loma Vista |
| 7 | BLU AND EXILE | Miles | Dirty Science |
| 8 | SNEAKS | Happy Birthday | Merge |
| 9 | MOEMAW NAEDON | Dr. Deadhorse | Soul Slime |
| 10 | MARQUES MARTIN | Brave And Afraid | Operator |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZAKK SABBATH | Vertigo | Magenetic Eye |
| 2 | NAPALM DEATH | Throes Of Joy In The Jaws Of Defeatism | Century Media |
| 3 | MORS PRINCIPIUM EST. | Seven | AFM |
| 4 | ARMORED SAINT | Punching The Sky [Advance Tracks] | Metal Blade |
| 5 | SIX FEET UNDER | Nightmares of the Decomposed | Metal Blade |
| 6 | CULT OF LILITH | Mara | Metal Blade |
| 7 | VICIOUS RUMORS | Celebration Decay | SPV |
| 8 | ZEAL AND ARDOR | Wake of a Nation [EP] | Self-Released |
| 9 | DARK TRANQUILITY | Moment | Century Media |
| 10 | SHADOW IN THE DARKNESS | Erstwhile Befell | Sliptrick |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YVES TUMOR | Heaven To A Tortured Mind | Warp |
| 2 | JULIANNA BARWICK | Healing Is A Miracle | Ninja Tune |
| 3 | YELLE | L’ere Du Verseau | Recreation Center |
| 4 | PROFLIGATE | Too Numb To Know | Wharf Cat |
| 5 | MARY LATTIMORE | Silver Ladders | Ghostly International |
| 6 | LUCRETIA DALT | No Era Sólida | RVNG Intl. |
| 7 | KELEKETLA | Keleketla! | Ahead Of Our Time |
| 8 | ANDRAS | Joyful | Beats In Space |
| 9 | SESHEN, THE | CYAN | Tru Thoughts |
| 10 | BLACK MARBLE | I Must Be Living Twice [EP] | Sacred Bones |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA DAME BLANCHE | Ella | Nacional |
| 2 | COLOR DE TROPICO | VARIOUS ARTISTS | El Palmas |
| 3 | DANDANA | Free The System | Rebel Up |
| 4 | NATION BEAT | The Royal Chase | Self-Released |
| 5 | LOS SAICOS 69 | “El Mercenario/Un Poquito De Pena” [Single] | Munster |
| 6 | NAHAWA DOUMBIA | Kanawa | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 7 | GRESHKA | “To Prune A Triffid” [Single] | 4000 |
| 8 | BEBEL GILBERTO | Agora | PIAS |
| 9 | LA MISA NEGRA | “Pistol” feat. Shae Fiol & Mireya Ramos [Single] | NAM |
| 10 | KELEKETLA | Keleketla! | Ahead Of Our Time |
Anna C. September 29th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Evidence, La Dame Blanche, Tyler Childers, Yves Tumor, Zakk Sabbath
Top 30 new albums for week ending Feb 9 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Feb 9
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
Anna C. February 10th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Bell's Roar, Evidence, Rumput, Sharon Jones, Skuzii, The Dap-Kings
Top 30 new albums for week ending Feb 2 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Feb 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
Anna C. February 3rd, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Evidence, Hollie Cook, Kenneka Cook, Michael Millions, Salad Boys