genre charts for May 12 presents:
genre charts for May 12
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INNOCENCE MISSION, THE | See You Tomorrow | Self-Released |
| 2 | TICA DOUGLAS | Lo | Self-Released |
| 3 | LOWEST PAIR, THE | The Perfect Plan | Delicata |
| 4 | JOANNE SHENANDOAH | Shenandoah Country | Self-Released |
| 5 | AMERICAN AQUARIUM | Me + Mine (Lamentations) | New West |
| 6 | ROSE COUSINS | Bravado | Outside |
| 7 | GRETCHEN PETERS | The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs Of Mickey Newbury | Scarlet Letter |
| 8 | BRENT COBB | The World Is Ending | Thirty Tigers |
| 9 | EILEN JEWELL | “A Satisfied Mind” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | KYLE DAVIS | Make It Count | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OHBLIV | Spirit Medicine B Sides | Self-Released |
| 2 | WESTSIDE GUNN | Pray for Paris | Griselda |
| 3 | RAH SCRILLA AND PROFOUND 70 | SOUND CHECK [EP] | Gritty City |
| 4 | KENNY MASON | Angelic Hoodrat | Self-Released |
| 5 | RJD2 | The Fun Ones | RJ’s Electrical Connections |
| 6 | JACK HARLOW | Sweet Action | Generation Now/Atlantic |
| 7 | AESOP ROCK | Music From The Game Freedom Finger | Rhymesayers |
| 8 | PROFESSIONALS, THE | The Professionals | Madlib Invasion |
| 9 | SCOOPKID | ScoopKid | Satellite Syndicate |
| 10 | STOVE GOD COOKS | Reasonable Drought | Self-Released |
Loud
None this week.
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOOR JEWELRY | True Opera (feat. Moor Mother & Mental Jewelry) | Self-Released |
| 2 | CYSTHEN | Home(s) | Self-Released |
| 3 | FM SKYLINE | Liteware | Crystal Pistol |
| 4 | ADULT | Perception Is/As/Of Deception | Dais |
| 5 | THIEVERY CORPORATION | Symphonik | ESL |
| 6 | HOUSES OF HEAVEN | Silent Places | Felte |
| 7 | HAMERKOP | Remote | Drag City |
| 8 | YVES TUMOR | Heaven To A Tortured Mind | Warp |
| 9 | MOBY | All Visible Objects [Advance Tracks] | Mute |
| 10 | JOYFULTALK | A Separation Of Being | Constellation |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DZAMBO AGUSEVI ORCHESTRA | Brasses For The Masses | Asphalt Tango |
| 2 | BAMBA WASSOULOU GROOVE | Dankele | Lusafrica |
| 3 | THIEVERY CORPORATION | Symphonik | ESL |
| 4 | JEICH OULD BALDU | Music From Saharan WhatsApp 03 [EP] | Sahel Sounds |
| 5 | SILVERY BOYS, THE | The Silvery Boys | Vampisoul |
| 6 | LAKOU MIZIK | HaitiaNola | Cumbancha |
| 7 | ALBOROSIE | “Unprecedented Time” [Single] | VP |
| 8 | SANTROFI | Alewa | Out Here |
| 9 | BETO JAMAICA | Rey De Mi Folklor: Vallenato Y Cumbia Colombiana | OM Producciones |
| 10 | EVRITIKI ZYGIA | Ormenion | Teranga Beat |
Anna C. May 12th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Dzambo Agusevi Orchestra, Moor Jewelry, ohbliv, The Innocence Mission
Genre charts for Feb 18 presents:
Genre charts for Feb 18
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INNOCENCE MISSION, THE | See You Tomorrow | Self-Released |
| 2 | DRIVE BY TRUCKERS | The Unraveling | ATO |
| 3 | JOHN SURGE AND THE HAYMAKERS | Your Wonderful Life | Self-Released |
| 4 | TEDDY THOMPSON | Heartbreaker Please | Self-Released |
| 5 | LANKUM | The Livelong Day | Rough Trade/Beggars |
| 6 | ELIZA MEYER | Hello Stranger | Self-Released |
| 7 | BONNIE PRINCE BILLY | I Made A Place | Drag City |
| 8 | FRANK AND ALLIE LEE | Treat A Stranger Right | Bake Tone |
| 9 | MISS TESS | The Moon Is An Ashtray | Tone Tree |
| 10 | MATT WATROBA | The Far Si: The Si Kahn Funny Song Sing-Along Song Book | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DANNY BROWN | uknowhatimsayin¿ | Warp |
| 2 | FLY ANAKIN | At the End of the Day. | Mutant Academy |
| 3 | ATMOSPHERE | Whenever | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | DJ SHADOW | Our Pathetic Age | Mass Appeal |
| 5 | LEONARD SIMPSON DUO | LSD | Jakarta |
| 6 | HUS KINGPIN | End Of A Decade | Self-Released |
| 7 | THEOPHILIUS LONDON | Bebey | my bebey/independently popular. |
| 8 | VON PEA | City For Sale | HiPNOTT |
| 9 | LIL BABY | “Woah” [Single] | Qulaity Control |
| 10 | THA GOD FAHIM | Lost Kingz | Nature Sounds |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOST | Valedection | Century Media |
| 2 | HU, THE | The Gereg | Eleven Seven |
| 3 | PSYCHOTIC WALTZ | The God-Shaped Void | InsideOut |
| 4 | ODIOUS MORTEM | Synesthesia | WillowTip |
| 5 | GOD DETHRONED | Illuminati | Metal Blade |
| 6 | ARKA’N | Za Keli | AbsolutKemitCore |
| 7 | NILE | Vile Nilotic Rites | Nuclear Blast |
| 8 | OVERKILL | The Wings Of War | Nuclear Blast |
| 9 | CLOAK | The Burning Dawn | Season of Mist |
| 10 | TESTAMENT | Titans of Creation | Nuclear Blast |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SQUAREPUSHER | Be Up A Hello | Warp |
| 2 | HOLY FUCK | Deleter | Holy EF |
| 3 | NATURE | VOIX | Self-Released |
| 4 | SESHEN, THE | Take It All Away | Tru Thoughts |
| 5 | PAULASTRETCH | Shellbody | Self-Released |
| 6 | MONOLITHE NOIR | Moira | kowtow |
| 7 | SOFIA LAKIS | Diesel Hybrid | Self-Released |
| 8 | SHINEDOE | Feelings [EP] | Rekids |
| 9 | MISS FD | Keep Going | Quantum Release |
| 10 | ALAN FITZPATRICK AND PATRICE RUSHEN | “Haven’t You Heard” [Single] | Parlophone/Warner Bros. |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAVID WALTERS | Soleil Kreyol | Heavenly Sweetness |
| 2 | ANTIBALAS | Fu Chronicles | Daptone |
| 3 | LOS SHAINS | El Ritmo De Los Shains | Munster |
| 4 | LEVE LEVE: SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE SOUNDS (70S – 80S) | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Bongo Joe |
| 5 | ALEFA MADAGASCAR: SALEGY, SOUKOUS AND SOUL FROM THE RED ISLAND 1974-1984 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Strut |
| 6 | MARCOS VALLE | Cinzento | Deck |
| 7 | DALLAS | “Love From A Distance” [Single] | Rain Tree |
| 8 | ETRAN DE L’AIR | Music From Saharan WhatsApp 01 [EP] | Sahel Sounds |
| 9 | NIKANOR | Bajo El Sol | Rebel Up |
| 10 | EL WALI | Tiris | Sahel Sounds |
Anna C. February 18th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Danny Brown, DAvid Walters, Gost, Squarepusher, The Innocence Mission
Top 30 new albums for Jan 28 presents:
Top 30 new albums for Jan 28
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 | En Attendant Ana | Juillet | Trouble In Mind |
| 2 | Moaning | Uneasy Laughter | Sub Pop |
| 3 | Midlife Pilot | Telepathic – EP | self-released |
| 4 | The Innocence Mission | See You Tomorrow | Bella Union |
| 5 | Eminem | Music To Be Murdered By | Interscope |
| 6 | Big No | Big No | Flux Editions |
| 7 | Common Holly | When I Say to You Black Lightning | Dalliance |
| 8 | Songs From The Road Band | Waiting on a Ride | Lucks Dumpy Toad |
| 9 | The Coathangers | The Devil You Know | Suicide Squeeze |
| 10 | She | She – Single | self-released |
| 11 | Colpa Mia | Midnight – Single | self-released |
| 12 | Shadow of Intent | Melancholy | self-released |
| 13 | Brain Drain | Bitch | self-released |
| 14 | dogfuck | Shelly Duvall | self-released |
| 15 | Fight Cloud | Thoughts Aligned | self-released |
| 16 | Positive No | Kyanite | Little Black Cloud |
| 17 | 3:33 | Jaws of a Wolf | Tired and Pissed |
| 18 | Big Baby | Fizzy Cola – EP | Hidden Bay |
| 19 | Addy | Eclipse | Topshelf |
| 20 | Holy Fuck | Deleter | Last Gang |
| 21 | Laumė | Waterbirth | Carpark |
| 22 | Hayley Mary | The Piss, The Perfume – EP | I OH YOU |
| 23 | Oval | Scis | Thrill Jockey |
| 24 | OOIOO | nijimusi | Thrill Jockey |
| 25 | Caveboy | Night in the Park, Kiss in the Dark | self-released |
| 26 | Pete Molinari | Just Like Achilles | we are hear |
| 27 | A Girl Called Eddy | Been Around | Elefant |
| 28 | Alexandra Savior | The Archer | 30th Century |
| 29 | Georgia Maq | Pleaser | Run For Cover |
| 30 | Bonnie “Prince” Billy | I Made a Place | Drag City |
Anna C. January 25th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Eminem, En Attendant Ana, Midlife Pilot, Moaning, The Innocence Mission
Genre charts for Jan 28 presents:
Genre charts for Jan 28
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INNOCENCE MISSION, THE | See You Tomorrow | Self-Released |
| 2 | COMMON HOLLY | When I Say To You Black Lightning | Barsuk/Solitaire |
| 3 | SONGS FROM THE ROAD BAND | Waiting On A Ride | LDT |
| 4 | ELIZA MEYER | Hello Stranger | Self-Released |
| 5 | HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER | Terms Of Surrender | Merge |
| 6 | MOUNT EERIE WITH JULIE DOIRON | Lost Wisdom Pt. 2 | P.W. Elverum & Sun |
| 7 | ANDRE ETHIER | Croak In The Weeds | Telephone Explosion |
| 8 | ALEXANDRIA MAILLOT | Benevolence | Self-Released |
| 9 | JAMES LEVY | Somebody | Innit |
| 10 | CARISSA JOHNSON | A Hundred Restless Thoughts | A Diamond Heart |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EMINEM | Music To Be Murdered By | Shady |
| 2 | DOGFUCK | Shelly Duvall | Self-Released |
| 3 | BLOCKHEAD | Free Sweatpants – Instrumentals | Backwoodz Studioz |
| 4 | MAC MILLER | Circles | Warner |
| 5 | DANNY BROWN | uknowhatimsayin¿ | Warp |
| 6 | SAMPA THE GREAT | The Return | Ninja Tune |
| 7 | RYAN CARAVEO | Butterfly Boy | Paradise Forever |
| 8 | PHOTOSYNTHESIZERS | Apollogy | Self-Released |
| 9 | MILANO | Boulevard Author | D.I.T.C. Studios |
| 10 | RODDY RICCH | Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial | Columbia |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHADOW OF INTENT | Melancholy | Self-Released |
| 2 | HU, THE | The Gereg | Eleven Seven |
| 3 | HAUNT | Mind Freeze | Shadow Kingdom |
| 4 | WIND ROSE | Wintersaga | Napalm |
| 5 | SIGNS OF THE SWARM | Vital Deprivation | Unique Leader |
| 6 | ALCEST | Spiritual Instinct | Nuclear Blast |
| 7 | GATECREEPER | Deserted | Relapse |
| 8 | MARK MORTON | Anesthetic | Spinefarm |
| 9 | INFERI | The End of an Era (Rebirth) | The Artisan Era |
| 10 | INFANT ANNIHILATOR | The Battle of Yaldabaoth | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLY FUCK | Deleter | Holy EF |
| 2 | OVAL | Scis | Thrill Jockey |
| 3 | RHI | The Pale Queen | Tru Thoughts |
| 4 | ALTA | Reasons | Soothsayer |
| 5 | DAN FRIEL | Fanfare | Thrill Jockey |
| 6 | MOOR MOTHER | Analog Fluids Of Sonic Black Holes | Don Giovanni |
| 7 | AMON TOBIN | Long Stories | Nomark |
| 8 | CARIBOU | Suddenly [Advance Tracks] | Merge |
| 9 | TYCHO | Weather | Mom+Pop/Ninja Tune |
| 10 | YATTA | Wahala | PTP |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFRICA EXPRESS | Egoli | Self-Released |
| 2 | NIGERIA SOUL POWER 70 – AFRO-FUNK, AFRO-ROCK, AFRO-DISCO | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Soul Jazz |
| 3 | PUT ON YOUR BEST DRESS: SONIA POTTINGER, SKA AND ROCK STEADY, 1966-1967 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Doctor Bird |
| 4 | BATUNGA AND THE SUBPRIMES | “Gates Of Ouantou” [Single] | Matasuna |
| 5 | DAVID WALTERS | “Krye Mwen” [Single] | Heavenly Sweetness |
| 6 | EL WALI | Tiris | Sahel Sounds |
| 7 | MAMADOU KELLY | Les Bateaux | Clermont |
| 8 | KOKOLO AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA | 100 Fevers | Peace & Rhythm |
| 9 | FARAFI | Calico Soul | Piranha |
| 10 | ADNAN OTHMAN | Bershukor: A Retrospective Of Hits By A Malaysian Pop Yeh Yeh Legend | Sublime Frequencies |
Anna C. January 25th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Africa Express, Eminem, Holy Fuck, Shadow of Intent, The Innocence Mission
Genre charts for week ending Jul 13 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Jul 13
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INNOCENCE MISSION, THE | Sun On The Square | Badman |
| 2 | SARAH SHOOK AND THE DISARMERS | Years | Bloodshot |
| 3 | DEATHHOUSE BLUES | The Beer Battered Boogies | Self-Released |
| 4 | SMOKING FLOWERS, THE | Let’s Die Together | Bandaloop |
| 5 | 6 STRING DRAG | Top of the World | Schoolkids |
| 6 | ALANIS OBOMSAWIN | Bush Lady | Constellation |
| 7 | ANA EGGE | White Tiger | Self-Released |
| 8 | DONOVAN WOODS | Both Ways | Meant Well |
| 9 | PATTERSON BARRETT | Give ‘Em What They Want | Self-Released |
| 10 | WESTERN CENTURIES | Songs From The Deluge | Free Dirt |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NICKELUS F | Stuck | AGM |
| 2 | BIG KAHUNA OG | Sky Chryme | Mutant Academy |
| 3 | TUAMIE | Emergency Raps, Vol. 2 | Mutant Academy |
| 4 | GORILLAZ | The Now Now | Parlophone/Warner Bros. |
| 5 | MCKINLEY DIXON | The Importance of Self Belief | Wadada |
| 6 | DR OCTAGON | Moosebumps | Bulk/Caroline |
| 7 | FREDDIE GIBBS | Freddie | Empire |
| 8 | NAS | Nasir | Def Jam |
| 9 | CARTERS, THE | Everything Is Love | Roc Nation |
| 10 | JORJA SMITH | Lost & Found | RCA |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLEEP | The Sciences | Third Man |
| 2 | YOB | Our Raw Heart | Relapse |
| 3 | DESERT ALTAR | Desert Altar | Self-Released |
| 4 | GHOST | Prequelle | Concord/Loma Vista |
| 5 | ZEAL AND ARDOR | Stranger Fruit | Self-Released |
| 6 | GUMMING | Human Values | Self-Released |
| 7 | ASG | Survive Sunrise | Relapse |
| 8 | BODEGA | Endless Scroll | What’s Your Rupture? |
| 9 | BURN THE PRIEST | Legion: XX | Epic |
| 10 | WAYFARER | World’s Blood | Profound Lore |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AISHA DEVI | DNA Feelings | Houndstooth |
| 2 | MARY LATTIMORE | Hundreds of Days | Ghostly International |
| 3 | TANGENTS | New Bodies | Temporary Residence |
| 4 | VENETIAN SNARES AND DANIEL LANOIS | Venetian Snares X Daniel Lanois | Timesig |
| 5 | CASINO VERSUS JAPAN | Suicide by Sun | Self-Released |
| 6 | HOLODECK VISION ONE | VARIOUS ARTISTS | HoloDeck |
| 7 | S AND S PRESENTS DREAMS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Stadiums & Shrines / Cascine |
| 8 | NEOTROPIC | Your War [EP] | Slowcraft |
| 9 | LCD SOUNDSYSTEM | American Dream | DFA/Columbia |
| 10 | IBEYI | Ash | XL |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANGELIQUE KIDJO | Remain In Light | Kraven Works |
| 2 | BOMBINO | Deran | Partisan |
| 3 | ABU OBAIDA HASSAN | Abu Obaida Hassan & His Tambour: The Shaigiya Sound of Sudan | Ostinato |
| 4 | ALPHEUS | Light Of Day | Liquidator |
| 5 | JUPITER AND OKWESS | Kin Sonic | Everloving |
| 6 | AFRICAN SCREAM CONTEST 2 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Analog Africa |
| 7 | SIDI TOURE | Toubalbero | Thrill Jockey |
| 8 | KING KONG | Repatriation | Irie Ites |
| 9 | REGGAE SAX RIDDIM | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Reggae Vibes |
| 10 | MYSTERY OF THE BULGARIAN VOICES, THE | BooCheeMish | Prophecy |
Anna C. July 14th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Aisha Devi, Nickelus F, Sleep, The Innocence Mission
Top 30 new albums for week ending Jul 13 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending 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
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snail Mail | Lush | Matador |
| 2 | The Innocence Mission | Sun on the Square | Bella Union |
| 3 | Dumb Waiter | Heck | JUJU |
| 4 | Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco | You’re Driving Me Crazy | Legacy |
| 5 | Sarah Shook & the Disarmers | Years | Bloodshot |
| 6 | Blush Face | What Do You Want? | Blush Face |
| 7 | Charles Lloyd & The Marvels + Lucinda Williams | Vanished Gardens | Blue Note |
| 8 | Sleep | The Sciences | Third Man |
| 9 | Shannon Shaw | Shannon In Nashville | Easy Eye Sound |
| 10 | Angélique Kidjo | Remain in Light | Kravenworks |
| 11 | PMS and the Mood Swings | PMS and the Mood Swings | Burger |
| 12 | YOB | Our Raw Heart | Relapse |
| 13 | Bombino | Deran | Partisan |
| 14 | John Coltrane | Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album | Impulse |
| 15 | Manatree | Engines | self-released |
| 16 | Woolen Men | Post | self-released |
| 17 | Hoax Hunters | Dormant – EP | Cherub |
| 18 | Natalie Prass | The Future and the Past | ATO |
| 19 | Deathhouse Blues | The Beer Battered Boogies | self released |
| 20 | Nickelus F | Stuck | AGM |
| 21 | Big Kahuna OG | Sky Chryme | Mutant Academy |
| 22 | Tuamie | Emergency Raps, Vol. 2 | Mutant Academy |
| 23 | Desert Altar | Desert Altar | self-released |
| 24 | Jim James | Uniform Distortion | ATO |
| 25 | Gorillaz | The Now Now | Parlophone |
| 26 | Wimps | Garbage People | Kill Rock Stars |
| 27 | Wild Moccasins | Look Together | New West |
| 28 | The Smoking Flowers | Let’s Die Together | Bandaloop |
| 29 | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Hope Downs | Sub Pop |
| 30 | Kamasi Washington | Heaven and Earth | Young Turks |
Anna C. July 14th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Dumb Waiter, Joey DeFrancesco, Sarah Shook and the Disarmers, Snail Mail, The Innocence Mission, Van Morrison