genre charts for Feb 16 presents:
genre charts for Feb 16
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MICKEY GUYTON | “Black Like Me” [Single] | Capitol |
| 2 | TIFFANY WILLIAMS | I’ll Be Back Soon [EP] | Blue Redbird |
| 3 | RUPERT WATES | Lamentations | Self-Released |
| 4 | ROLAND ROBERTS | All About The Timing | Happy Life |
| 5 | KACY AND CLAYTON AND MARLON WILLIAMS | Plastic Bouquet | New West |
| 6 | HEATHER TROST | Petrichor | Third Man |
| 7 | TAYLOR ASHTON | Romanticize [Advance Tracks] | Signature Sounds |
| 8 | JAKE LOEW | Return Of The Son Of Old-Time Fiddle | Old Time Tiki Parlour |
| 9 | RISING APPALACHIA | “Hungry World” [Single] | Swamptronic |
| 10 | ESTHER ROSE | How Many Times [Advance Tracks] | Father/Daughter |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOHNNY CIGGS | Paradise | Gritty City |
| 2 | THERAVADA | Xenophon | 2000 ENT. |
| 3 | GUTTA BABY | Remain Solid | Gutta Baby |
| 4 | KNXWLEDGE | VGM’s.PRT.9_ | Self-Released |
| 5 | THA GOD FAHIM AND YOUR OLD DROOG | Tha Wolf on Wall St | Fat Beats |
| 6 | HENNY LO | Ree Louis | Mutant Academy |
| 7 | ILLA STYLES | Mind Your Reality | Monsta Inc |
| 8 | ROBALU GIBSUN | Avenue Of Champions | Self-Released |
| 9 | IAMDOECHII | Oh The Places You’ll Go [EP] | Five 5 |
| 10 | PROF | Powderhorn Suites | Stophouse |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIBULATION | Where The Gloom Becomes Sound | Metal Blade |
| 2 | DVNE | Etemen Ænka | Metal Blade |
| 3 | ABIOTIC | Ikagai | Syndrome Audio |
| 4 | SCOUR | The Black EP [EP] | Nuclear Blast |
| 5 | WOLF KING | The Path of Wrath | Prosthetic |
| 6 | CROWN, THE | Royal Destroyer | Metal Blade |
| 7 | BAEST | Necro Sapiens | Century Media |
| 8 | PUPIL SLICER | Mirrors | Prosthetic |
| 9 | DEVIL SOULD HIS SOUL | Loss | Nuclear Blast |
| 10 | CRYPTOSIS | Bionic Swarm | Century Media |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHYGIRL | ALIAS [EP] | Because |
| 2 | MADLIB | Sound Ancestors | Madlib Invazion |
| 3 | GRIMES | Miss Anthropocene (Rave Edition) | 4AD |
| 4 | BUKE AND GASE WITH SO PERCUSSION | A Record Of… | Brassland |
| 5 | FAT FREDDY’S DROP | Lock-In | The Drop |
| 6 | 808 DOT POP | The Cubic Temperature (feat. Cubic) | Alfa Matrix |
| 7 | I YA TOYAH | Out Of Order [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | VIRTUAL MAGE | Moondust [EP] | Self-Released |
| 9 | LINKWOOD AND OTHER LANDS | Face the Facts | Athens Of The North |
| 10 | BEAUTIFY JUNKYARDS | Cosmorama | Ghost Box |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FEMI KUTI | Stop The Hate | Partisan |
| 2 | BUYEPONGO VS. QUITAPENAS | “Cantarito/Inspiracion” [Single] | Peace & Rhythm |
| 3 | MADE KUTI | For(e)ward | Partisan |
| 4 | NKUMBA SYSTEM | Bailao Duro | Prado |
| 5 | VOILAAA | Voiciii | Favorite |
| 6 | JOAO SELVA | Navegar | Underdog |
| 7 | STELLA CHIWESHE | Ambuya! | Piranha |
| 8 | VENEZONIX | La Que Es [EP] | Nacional |
| 9 | GLOBAL RIDDIMS, VOL. 4 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | NYP |
| 10 | CHRISTINE SALEM | Mersi | Blue Fanal |
Anna C. February 16th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Femi Kuti, Johnny Ciggs, Mickey Guyton, Shygirl, Tribulation
Top 30 new albums for week ending Oct 11 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Oct 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 | Spooky Cool | Every Thing Ever – EP | Citrus City |
| 2 | Steve Gunn | The Unseen In Between | Matador |
| 3 | Faux Ferocious | Pretty Groovy | Burger |
| 4 | Sunwatchers | Illegal Moves | Trouble in Mind |
| 5 | Femi Kuti | One People One World | Knitting Factory |
| 6 | Alpheus | Light of Day | Liquidator |
| 7 | Low | Double Negative | Sub Pop |
| 8 | Mekong Xpress & The Get Fresh Horns | Common Knowledge | EggHunt |
| 9 | Dom Flemons | Black Cowboys | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 10 | Gulp | All Good Wishes | E.L.K. |
| 11 | Debrider | Gift Horse | self-released |
| 12 | Unmaker | Firmament | self-released |
| 13 | Butcher Brown | Camden Session | Gearbox |
| 14 | Boygenius | Boygenius – EP | Matador |
| 15 | The Ar-Kaics | In This Time | Wick / Daptone |
| 16 | Aerica Lauren | Summer Forever | self-released |
| 17 | Eiko Ishibashi | The Dream My Bones Dream | Drag City |
| 18 | Marie Davidson | So Right – EP | Ninja Tune |
| 19 | Exdreams | Physical Contact | exdreams |
| 20 | Chemtrails | Cuckoo Split – EP | PNKSLM |
| 21 | Zoe Boekbinder | Shadow | Zoe Boekbinder |
| 22 | Polly Panic | Losing Form | Polly Panic |
| 23 | My Brightest Diamond | A Million and One | Rhyme & Reason |
| 24 | Black Masala | Trains And Moonlight Destinies | self-released |
| 25 | David Benedict | The Golden Angle | self-released |
| 26 | Alien Sex Fiend | Possessed | Cherry Red |
| 27 | The Sha La Das | Love in the Wind | Daptone |
| 28 | June West | June West | Broken Circles |
| 29 | Chersea | In Limbo | Fierce Panda Canada |
| 30 | Gretta Ray | hERE aND nOW | self-released |
Anna C. October 12th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Faux Ferocious, Femi Kuti, Spooky Cool, Steve Gunn, Sunwatchers
Top 30 new albums for week ending Jan 4 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Jan 4
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 | Spooky Cool | Every Thing Ever – EP | Citrus City |
| 2 | Steve Gunn | The Unseen In Between | Matador |
| 3 | Faux Ferocious | Pretty Groovy | Burger |
| 4 | Sunwatchers | Illegal Moves | Trouble in Mind |
| 5 | Femi Kuti | One People One World | Knitting Factory |
| 6 | Alpheus | Light of Day | Liquidator |
| 7 | Low | Double Negative | Sub Pop |
| 8 | Mekong Xpress & The Get Fresh Horns | Common Knowledge | EggHunt |
| 9 | Dom Flemons | Black Cowboys | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 10 | Gulp | All Good Wishes | E.L.K. |
| 11 | Debrider | Gift Horse | self-released |
| 12 | Unmaker | Firmament | self-released |
| 13 | Butcher Brown | Camden Session | Gearbox |
| 14 | Boygenius | Boygenius – EP | Matador |
| 15 | The Ar-Kaics | In This Time | Wick / Daptone |
| 16 | Aerica Lauren | Summer Forever | self-released |
| 17 | Eiko Ishibashi | The Dream My Bones Dream | Drag City |
| 18 | Marie Davidson | So Right – EP | Ninja Tune |
| 19 | Exdreams | Physical Contact | exdreams |
| 20 | Chemtrails | Cuckoo Split – EP | PNKSLM |
| 21 | Zoe Boekbinder | Shadow | Zoe Boekbinder |
| 22 | Polly Panic | Losing Form | Polly Panic |
| 23 | My Brightest Diamond | A Million and One | Rhyme & Reason |
| 24 | Black Masala | Trains And Moonlight Destinies | self-released |
| 25 | David Benedict | The Golden Angle | self-released |
| 26 | Alien Sex Fiend | Possessed | Cherry Red |
| 27 | The Sha La Das | Love in the Wind | Daptone |
| 28 | June West | June West | Broken Circles |
| 29 | Chersea | In Limbo | Fierce Panda Canada |
| 30 | Gretta Ray | hERE aND nOW | self-released |
Anna C. January 5th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Faux Ferocious, Femi Kuti, Spooky Cool, Steve Gunn, Sunwatchers