top 30 new albums for Jan 17 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jan 17
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 | The Black Angels | Wilderness of Mirrors | Partisan |
| 2 | Staples Jr. Singers | When Do We Get Paid | Luaka Bop |
| 3 | Ditz | The Great Regression | Alcopop! |
| 4 | Doechii | she / her / black bitch – EP | Top Dawg / Capitol |
| 5 | Beyoncé | RENAISSANCE | Parkwood / Columbia |
| 6 | Piranha Rama | Omniscient Cloud Cover | Brokers Tip |
| 7 | Dot Dash | Madman in the Rain | Beautiful Music |
| 8 | Spooky Cool | Existential Pie | self-released |
| 9 | Vibro Success Intercontinental Orchestra | Drunkard | Dig This Way |
| 10 | Shemekia Copeland | Done Come Too Far | Alligator |
| 11 | Alvvays | Blue Rev | Polyvinyl |
| 12 | Thunderchief | Dekk Meg | self-released |
| 13 | Winter | What Kind of Blue Are You? | Bar/None |
| 14 | Rodney Stith | The Soul Chronicles of Rodney Stith | Shockoe |
| 15 | Strange Cut | Strange As It Seems | Bear Fight |
| 16 | B4NK M4CHIN3 | Leisure, Recreation and Stability – EP | self-released |
| 17 | Flashlight Tag | Don’t Blink | self-released |
| 18 | Byzantine | Black Sea Codex – EP | Metal Blade |
| 19 | Rozi Plain | Prize | Memphis Industries |
| 20 | Fixtures | Hollywood Dog | Bobo Integral |
| 21 | SZA | SOS | Top Dawg / RCA |
| 22 | The Comet Is Coming | Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam | Impulse! |
| 23 | Seun Kuti & Black Thought | African Dreams – EP | SKE80 |
| 24 | Big Joanie | Back Home | Daydream Library |
| 25 | Lee Fields | Sentimental Fool | Daptone |
| 26 | Arctic Monkeys | The Car | Domino |
| 27 | Julianna Riolino | All Blue | You’ve Changed |
| 28 | The Orielles | Tableau | Heavenly |
| 29 | Wild Pink | ILYSM | Royal Mountain |
| 30 | Lucrecia Dalt | ¡Ay! | RVNG Intl. |
Anna C. January 17th, 2023
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Beyoncé, Ditz, Doechii, Staples Jr. Singers, The Black Angels