top 200 albums of 2021 presents:
top 200 albums of 2021
In the past year, WRIR DJs played 52,000+ songs from 6,700+ albums, EPs, and singles released in 2021. These included 300+ recordings from local artists and bands. Below is a chart of the top 200 albums and EPs (local in bold).
Anna C. December 31st, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Book of Wyrms, Dry Cleaning, Goat Girl, Lucy Dacus, Mdou Moctar, PJ Sykes, Prabir Trio, Squid, The Notwist, Vaudou Game
top 30 new albums for Sep 21 presents:
top 30 new albums for Sep 21
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 | Little Simz | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | AGE 101 |
| 2 | Wednesday | Twin Plagues | Orindal |
| 3 | Vanishing Twin | Ookii Gekkou | Fire |
| 4 | Beak> | Oh Know – Single | INVADA |
| 5 | Vaudou Game | NOUSSIN | Hot Casa |
| 6 | Béla Fleck | My Bluegrass Heart | BMG |
| 7 | The Way Down Wanderers | more like tomorrow | self-released |
| 8 | The Bevis Frond | Little Eden | Fire |
| 9 | Nas | King’s Disease II | Mass Appeal |
| 10 | Hotspit | CC – EP | avery magoruims wonder emporium |
| 11 | Various Artists | Cameroon Garage Funk | Analog Africa |
| 12 | Ten Pound Snail | Parlor Tricks | Poor Moose |
| 13 | Olamina | Intimately Yours(Love Letters To My Muse Vol.1) | LOVE CITY |
| 14 | FM Skyline | Illuminations | 100% Electronica |
| 15 | Big Fundamental | Hyperbeam | Bad Gateway House |
| 16 | McKinley Dixon | For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 17 | Frames | Every Room | Know Hope |
| 18 | Beeline | A Day Off is a Day Off | self-released |
| 19 | Mikrowaves | 20 Up 20 Down | Break Em Off |
| 20 | HOMESHAKE | Under the Weather | Dine Alone |
| 21 | Slothrust | Parallel Timeline | Dangerbird |
| 22 | Low | Hey What | Sub Pop |
| 23 | Common | A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 2 | Loma Vista |
| 24 | Sierra Ferrell | Long Time Coming | Rounder |
| 25 | Def3 & Late Night Radio | Weddings & Funerals | URBNET / Fontana North |
| 26 | Watchhouse | Watchhouse | Thirty Tigers |
| 27 | SUUNS | The Witness | Joyful Noise |
| 28 | Finny McConnell | The Dark Streets of Love | True North |
| 29 | Jesse Brock | Streamliner | Sound Biscuit |
| 30 | Deafheaven | Infinite Granite | Sargent House |
Anna C. September 21st, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Beak>, Little Simz, Vanishing Twin, Vaudou Game, Wednesday
top 30 new albums for Aug 24 presents:
top 30 new albums for Aug 24
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 | Vaudou Game | Noussin | Hot Casa |
| 2 | Yola | Stand For Myself | Easy Eye Sound |
| 3 | Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band | Expansions | Big Crown |
| 4 | Dobet Gnahoré | Couleur | Cumbancha |
| 5 | Sally Rose | Tread Light | self-released |
| 6 | Prabir Trio | Haanji | self-released |
| 7 | Hotspit | CC – EP | self-released |
| 8 | Wednesday | Twin Plagues | Orindal |
| 9 | Lingua Ignota | Sinner Get Ready | Sargent House |
| 10 | Dot Allison | Heart-Shaped Scars | SA |
| 11 | Lee DeWyze | Ghost Stories | Mavelle |
| 12 | Son Volt | Electro Melodier | Transmit Sound |
| 13 | The Halluci Nation | One More Saturday Night | Radicalized |
| 14 | Chris Haise Band | Half of All of Nothing | self-released |
| 15 | King Woman | Celestial Blues | Relapse |
| 16 | LUMP | Animal | Chrysalis |
| 17 | Atmosphere | Word? | Rhymesayers |
| 18 | Upper Wilds | Venus | Thrill Jockey |
| 19 | Piroshka | Love Drips and Gathers | Bella Union |
| 20 | Joseph Spence | Encore: Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 21 | Anika | Change | Sacred Bones |
| 22 | Yves Tumor | The Asymptotical World – EP | Warp |
| 23 | Martin Sexton | 2020 Vision – EP | Kitchen Table |
| 24 | Evidence | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 25 | Museum Of Love | Life of Mammals | Skint |
| 26 | Snapped Ankles | Forest of Your Problems | The Leaf Label |
| 27 | The Catenary Wires | Birling Gap | Shelflife |
| 28 | Various Artists | R&B Hipshakers Vol. 5: Rocks in Your Head | Vampisoul |
| 29 | Livingmore | Take Me | Nomad Eel |
| 30 | Tristen | Aquatic Flowers | Mama Bird |
Anna C. August 24th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, Dobet Gnahore, Sally Rose, Vaudou Game, Yola
genre charts for Aug 10 presents:
genre charts for Aug 10
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CASTALIA | Blue Moon [EP] | Self-Released |
| 2 | MITCHEL EVAN | Mitchel Evan | Self-Released |
| 3 | ROBIN AND LINDA WILLIAMS | A Better Day A-Coming | Oakenwold |
| 4 | KEETON COFFMAN | Hard Times | Self-Released |
| 5 | ANYA HINKLE | Eden And Her Borderlands | Organic |
| 6 | PEACH AND QUIET | Just Beyond The Shine | Self-Released |
| 7 | DAN WHITAKER | One More Story Told | Self-Released |
| 8 | MATT BERRY | The Blue Elephant | Acid Jazz/PIAS |
| 9 | BRETT RATFLIFF | Whitesburg | June Appal |
| 10 | WILDFIRE | Quiet Country Town | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCKINLEY DIXON | For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 2 | DANJA MOWF | Word of Mowf | Funtown/804 Flava |
| 3 | TYLER THE CREATOR | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Columbia |
| 4 | ATMOSPHERE | WORD? – Side A [EP] | Rhymesayers |
| 5 | SANKOFA | Blktchp | Self-Released |
| 6 | MARCEY YATES AND XOBOI | Culxr House: Freedom Summer | Saddle Creek |
| 7 | MILLA THYME | Everything Has Its Thyme | Urbnet |
| 8 | SUPAMAN | Medicine Bundle | Good Medicine |
| 9 | IDK | USEEFORYOURSELF | Clue |
| 10 | TRU NYCE | Win In Doubt | Tru Fresh Digital |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENFORCED | Kill Grid | Century Media |
| 2 | KING WOMAN | Celestial Blues | Relapse |
| 3 | PANOPTICON | …And Again Into The Light | Bindrune |
| 4 | ALUSTRIUM | A Monument To Silence | Unique Leader |
| 5 | FRACTAL UNIVERSE | The Impassable | Metal Blade |
| 6 | COGNITIVE | Malevolent Thoughts Of A Hastened Extinction | Unique Leader |
| 7 | EBULLISM | The Cosmic Web [EP] | Nebula |
| 8 | RIVERS OF NIHIL | “Clean” [Single] | Metal Blade |
| 9 | CRADLE OF FILTH | “Crawling King Chaos” [Single] | Nuclear Blast |
| 10 | CHILIASM | Flesh Over Finite [EP] | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAIC | Gestalt | Cacophonous Revival |
| 2 | BRIJEAN | Feelings | Ghostly International |
| 3 | DAM FUNK | Above The Fray | Glydezone |
| 4 | DEAN BLUNT | Black Metal 2 | Rough Trade |
| 5 | MEXICAN DUBWISER | In Dub | Echo Beach |
| 6 | REYMOUR | Leviosa | Knekelhuis |
| 7 | LORAINE JAMES | Reflection | Hyperdub |
| 8 | DJ BLACK LOW | Uwami | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 9 | DJ MANNY | Signals in My Head | Planet Mu |
| 10 | OSH | Northern Lights [EP] | Moon Rack |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAUDOU GAME | Noussin | Hot Casa |
| 2 | OKUTE | Okuté | Chulo |
| 3 | MARCUS GAD MEETS TAMAL | “Tempo” [Single] | Easy Star |
| 4 | YEKO | “Yerna Fasse (feat Khaira Arby)” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 5 | HAMDI BENANI, MEDHI HADDAB AND SPEED CARAVAN | Nuba Nova | Buda Musique |
| 6 | HAILU MERGIA AND THE WALIAS BAND | Tezeta | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 7 | DERYA YILDIRIM AND GRUP SIMSEK | Dost 1 | Light In The Attic |
| 8 | NIL’S JAZZ ENSEMBLE | Nil’s Jazz Ensemble | Vampisoul |
| 9 | COCHEMEA | Vol. II Baca Sewa | Daptone |
| 10 | BALIMAYA PROJECT | Wolo So | Jazz Re:Freshed |
Anna C. August 10th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Castalia, Enforced, McKinley Dixon, RAIC, Vaudou Game
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
top 30 new albums for Jun 29 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jun 29
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 | The Catenary Wires | Birling Gap | Shelflife / Skep Wax |
| 2 | Mdou Moctar | Afrique Victime | Matador |
| 3 | Julian Lage | Squint | Blue Note |
| 4 | ohbliv | Rugged Tranquility Volume 1 | Fat Beats |
| 5 | Vaudou Game | NOUSSIN | Hot Casa |
| 6 | DMX | Exodus | Def Jam |
| 7 | Butcher Brown | ENCORE – EP | Concord Jazz |
| 8 | gnawing | You Freak Me Out | Refresh |
| 9 | The Narcotix | Mommy Issues – EP | The Narcotix |
| 10 | Matthew E. White | K Bay | Domino |
| 11 | Prabir Trio | Haanji | self-released |
| 12 | Dan Croll | Grand Plan – Live | Communion |
| 13 | McKinley Dixon | For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 14 | Matthew E. White & Lonnie Holley | Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection | Spacebomb |
| 15 | Tron Javolta & Ty Sorrell | Aliens & Cowboys – EP | Tribe Ninety Five |
| 16 | EMERLD & Chill Select | A Burst of Colour – EP | Chill Select |
| 17 | Ngoma Zethu | 7 Chapters of Mystery | Bantu Entertainment Network |
| 18 | Charles Owens Trio | 10 Years | La Reserve |
| 19 | Amythyst Kiah | Wary + Strange | Rounder |
| 20 | K.C. Jones | Queen of the in Between | self-released |
| 21 | Half Moon Run | Inwards & Onwards – EP | Glassnote |
| 22 | Various Artists | Dark Nights: Death Metal Soundtrack | Loma Vista |
| 23 | Dani and Lizzy | The Opening | 604 |
| 24 | Various Artists | R&B Hipshakers Vol. 5: Rocks in Your Head | VampiSoul |
| 25 | Bill and the Belles | Happy Again | Ditty Boom |
| 26 | Danny Elfman | Big Mess | Anti/Epitaph |
| 27 | Overcoats | Used To Be Scared Of The Dark – EP | Loma Vista |
| 28 | Sexy Pigeon | Pastel Summer – EP | Batshit and Robin |
| 29 | Japanese Breakfast | Jubilee | Dead Oceans |
| 30 | Gruff Rhys | Seeking New Gods | Rough Trade |
Anna C. June 29th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Julian Lage, Mdou Moctar, ohbliv, The Catenary Wires, Vaudou Game
top 30 new albums for Jun 22 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jun 22
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 | Durand Jones & The Indications | Private Space | Dead Oceans |
| 2 | Allison Russell | Outside Child | Fantasy |
| 3 | Vaudou Game | NOUSSIN | Hot Casa |
| 4 | Quivers | Golden Doubt | Ba Da Bing! |
| 5 | Bachelor | Doomin’ Sun | Lucky Number |
| 6 | Whitney & the Saying Goes | Thoughts For Breakfast | self-released |
| 7 | Southern Energy Ensemble & Black Fire | Southern Energy | Strut |
| 8 | LJ & the Sleeze | Live in the Basement | self-released |
| 9 | Gusher | Bleed Out | self-released |
| 10 | Debbie Cushman | Springshine – EP | self-released |
| 11 | Juana Molina | Segundo (Remastered) | Crammed Discs |
| 12 | Japanese Breakfast | Jubilee | Dead Oceans |
| 13 | Marina Allen | Candlepower | Fire |
| 14 | Andy & Judy | Let Us Sing | self-released |
| 15 | Robin Bienemann | Animal Communicator | self-released |
| 16 | Lambchop | Showtunes | City Slang |
| 17 | Five Mile Mountain Road | Swingbilly Swagger | Patuxent Music |
| 18 | Kipp Stone | Faygo Baby | Closed Sessions |
| 19 | Sarah Neufeld | Detritus | Paper Bag |
| 20 | Anjimile | Reunion – EP | Father/Daughter |
| 21 | Remember Sports | Like a Stone | Father/Daughter |
| 22 | Tōth | You and Me and Everything | Northern Spy |
| 23 | Colleen | The Tunnel and the Clearing | Thrill Jockey |
| 24 | Matt Sweeney & Bonnie “Prince” Billy | Superwolves | Drag City |
| 25 | Racquel Jones | IgnoRANT | Magnetic Moon |
| 26 | Field Music | Flat White Moon | Memphis Industries |
| 27 | Lou Barlow | Reason to Live | Poison City |
| 28 | Judith Hill | Baby, I’m Hollywood! | Regime |
| 29 | Genesis Owusu | Smiling with No Teeth | House Anxiety / Ourness |
| 30 | Mountain Movers | World What World | Trouble In Mind |
Anna C. June 22nd, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Allison Russell, Bachelor, Durand Jones, Quivers, The Indications, Vaudou Game
Genre charts for week ending Mar 15 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Mar 15
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BENJAMIN SHEPHERD | “’96 Corolla” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 2 | OUR NATIVE DAUGHTERS | Songs Of Our Native Daughters | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 3 | ALLISON DE GROOT AND TATIANA HARGREAVES | Allison De Groot And Tatiana Hargreaves | Free Dirt |
| 4 | NOVO AMOR AND GIA MARGARET | “No Fun / Lucky for You” [Single] | AllPoints |
| 5 | ADAM BRICKS | Relations | The What of Whom |
| 6 | RISING APPALACHIA | Leylines | Self-Released |
| 7 | TODD SNIDER | Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol.3 | Thirty Tigers |
| 8 | SHOVELS AND ROPE | By Blood [Advance Tracks] | Dualtone |
| 9 | KARINE POLWART | Laws of Motion | Hudson |
| 10 | BEN HOWARD | Noonday Dream | Republic |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THIRD ROOT | Trill Pedagogy: Winter Flex [EP] | Self-Released |
| 2 | ANALOG SUSPECTS | Transmission 001 | Self-Released |
| 3 | CHE NOIR | The Thrill of the Hunt | T.C.F. |
| 4 | 2 CHAINZ | Rap Or Go To The League | Gamebread/Def Jam |
| 5 | NAPOLEON DA LEGEND | Holy Grail | Tuff Kong |
| 6 | PAN AMSTERDAM | Elevator Music, Vol. 1 [EP] | Def Pressé |
| 7 | CZARFACE | Czarface Meets Ghostface | Silver Age |
| 8 | LINA SYMONE | “Which One (feat. Skyzoo & Versatile Excell)” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 9 | MALIK MATTER$ | “Op-Talk” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | NICKELUS F | “Heaven Only Knows” [Single] | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USURPER | Lords of the Permafrost | Soulseller |
| 2 | ARS TENEBRA | Ars Tenebra | Self-Released |
| 3 | GOTHIC LIZARD | Creeping Out of the Dark | Cold Vision Inc. |
| 4 | MARK MORTON | Anesthetic | Spinefarm |
| 5 | BLOOD CEREMONY | “Lolly Willows” [Single] | Rise Above |
| 6 | DEAFHEAVEN | “Black Brick” [Single] | Anti-/Epitaph |
| 7 | LUCIFER | Lucifer II | Century Media |
| 8 | ASTRAL VOID, THE | Mandragora | Self-Released |
| 9 | SPELL | The Full Moon Sessions | Bad Omen |
| 10 | SUNTITLE | The Loss Of | GTR |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Doko Mien | Merge |
| 2 | CHASMS | The Mirage | Felte |
| 3 | MATMOS | Plastic Anniversary | Thrill Jockey |
| 4 | SPELLLING | Mazy Fly | Sacred Bones |
| 5 | LADYTRON | Ladytron | !K7 |
| 6 | SOUNDWALK COLLECTIVE | The Peyote Dance (feat. Patti Smith) | Bella Union |
| 7 | SNAPPED ANKLES | Stunning Luxury | The Leaf |
| 8 | LIZETTE LIZETTE | Non | Record Union |
| 9 | TIGER VILLAGE | Modern Drummer | Hausu Mountain |
| 10 | GOO MUNDAY | 9 Lives | Negative Gain Productions |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAUDOU GAME | Otodi | Hot Casa |
| 2 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Doko Mien | Merge |
| 3 | ROCKY DAWUNI | Beats Of Zion | Aquarian/Six Degrees |
| 4 | LEYLA MCCALLA | The Capitalist Blues | Jazz Village/PIAS |
| 5 | DEXTER STORY | Bahir | Soundway |
| 6 | DJ PANKO | Panko Pa’ Palenque | Palenque |
| 7 | DAKTARIS, THE | Soul Explosion [Remastered] | Desco/Daptone |
| 8 | COCOA TEA | Music Is Our Business | VP |
| 9 | HELADO NEGRO | This Is How You Smile | RVNG Intl. |
| 10 | SON PALENQUE AND CERRERO | “Adios Batata (Cerrero Dub Mix)” [Single] | Llorona |
Anna C. March 16th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Benjamin Shepherd, Ibibio Sound Machine, Third Root, Usurper, Vaudou Game
Genre charts for week ending Nov 30 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Nov 30
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAVID BENEDICT | The Golden Angle | Shelton |
| 2 | LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE | Little Beast | Self-Released |
| 3 | CARY MORIN | When I Rise | Self-Released |
| 4 | KATHY KALLICK BAND | Horrible World | Live Oak |
| 5 | OH PEP | I Wasn’t Only Thinking About You | ATO |
| 6 | RYLEY WALKER | The Lillywhite Sessions | Deafman Glance |
| 7 | SAM MORROW | Concrete and Mud | Forty Below |
| 8 | TYLER GRANT AND ROBIN KESSINGER | Kanawha County Flatpicking | Grand Central |
| 9 | SAW BLACK | Water Tower | Crystal Pistol |
| 10 | RHETT MILLER | The Messenger | ATO |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YUNG SUMS | Black Friday | Self-Released |
| 2 | BENNY | Tana Talk 3 | Griselda / Black Soprano Family |
| 3 | ANDERSON PAAK | Oxnard | Aftermath/12 Tone |
| 4 | ABBY JASMINE | Trap Mom | Cinematic |
| 5 | BLOOD ORANGE | Negro Swan | Domino |
| 6 | JORJA SMITH | Lost & Found | RCA |
| 7 | MASTA ACE AND MARCO POLO | A Breukelen Story | Fat Beats |
| 8 | TASHA | Alone At Last | Father/Daughter |
| 9 | LINA SYMONE | “Need That” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | NICKELUS F | Stuck | AGM |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHOST | Prequelle | Concord Loma Vista |
| 2 | UNMAKER | Firmament | Self-Released |
| 3 | WINDHAND | Eternal Return | Relapse |
| 4 | LAURA JANE GRACE AND THE DEVOURING MOTHERS | Bought To Rot | Bloodshot |
| 5 | YOB | Our Raw Heart | Relapse |
| 6 | DESERT ALTAR | Desert Altar | Self-Released |
| 7 | GOTHIC LIZARD | Creeping Out of the Dark | Cold Vision |
| 8 | BENDERHEADS | Illusion Dweller | Vinyl Conflict |
| 9 | GOUGE AWAY | Burnt Sugar | Deathwish Inc. |
| 10 | AWAKEN CTHULHU | “Rise” [Single] | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PEDER MANNERFELT | Daily Routine | Self-Released |
| 2 | AUTECHRE | NTS Sessions 1-4 | Warp |
| 3 | DEAD CAN DANCE | Dionysus | PIAS |
| 4 | KELLY MORAN | Ultraviolet | Warp |
| 5 | ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER | Age Of | Warp |
| 6 | SRSQ | Unreality | Dais |
| 7 | TANGENTS | New Bodies | Temporary Residence |
| 8 | I YA TOYAH | Code Blue | Self-Released |
| 9 | NIGHTCRAWLERS, THE | The Biophonic Boombox Recordings | Anthology |
| 10 | AUTARKIC | Treble Rebel [EP] | Höga Nord |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAUDOU GAME | Otodi | Hot Casa |
| 2 | BABA COMMANDANT AND THE MANDINGO BAND | Siri Ba Kele | Sublime Frequencies |
| 3 | DUR DUR BAND | Dur Dur Band of Somalia, Volume 1, Volume 2 | Analog Africa |
| 4 | NEWPOLI | Mediterraneo | Self-Released |
| 5 | MICHI SARMIENTO Y SU COMBO BRAVO | Salsa Con Monte | Vampisoul |
| 6 | PEREGOYO Y SU COMBO VACANA | Mi Buenaventura | Vampisoul |
| 7 | DOCTOR NATIVO | Guatemaya | Stonetree |
| 8 | ANGELIQUE KIDJO | Remain In Light | Kraven Works |
| 9 | BABYLON TRIO | Habibi | Rebel Up |
| 10 | JAH9 | “Heaven (Ready Fi Di Feeling)” [Single] | VP |
Anna C. December 1st, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: David Benedict, Ghost, Peder Mannerfelt, Vaudou Game, Yung Sums
Genre charts for week ending Nov 23 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Nov 23
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADDY | Rose Eyes [EP] | Self-Released |
| 2 | HAZEL DICKENS AND ALICE GERRARD | Sing Me Back Home: The DC Tapes, 1965-1969 | Free Dirt |
| 3 | MICHIGAN RATTLERS | Evergreen | Self-Released |
| 4 | SILO ROAD | Signal Hill | Self-Released |
| 5 | WILL COURTNEY | Crazy Love | Super Secret |
| 6 | YVETTE LANDRY | Louisiana Lovin’ | Soko |
| 7 | SAW BLACK | Water Tower | Crystal Pistol |
| 8 | DOC WATSON | Live at Club 47 | Yep Roc |
| 9 | MARY GAUTHIER | Rifles And Rosary Beads | Thirty Tigers |
| 10 | RHETT MILLER | The Messenger | ATO |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LINA SYMONE | “Need That” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 2 | ABBY JASMINE | Trap Mom | Cinematic |
| 3 | DEM ATLAS | Bad Actress | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | TASHA | Alone At Last | Father/Daughter |
| 5 | BIG G | Lonely Tears | Stone River |
| 6 | BIG KAHUNA OG | Sky Chryme | Mutant Academy |
| 7 | ACTION BRONSON | White Bronco | Empire |
| 8 | AVANTDALE BOWLING CLUB | Avantdale Bowling Club | Years Gone By |
| 9 | BUN B | Return Of The Trill | DreamVille |
| 10 | CHOKER | Honeybloom | Jet Fuzz |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNMAKER | Firmament | Self-Released |
| 2 | WINDHAND | Eternal Return | Relapse |
| 3 | LAURA JANE GRACE AND THE DEVOURING MOTHERS | Bought To Rot | Bloodshot |
| 4 | YOB | Our Raw Heart | Relapse |
| 5 | GUMMING | Human Values | Self-Released |
| 6 | MONSTER MAGNET | Mindfucker | Napalm |
| 7 | RESPIRE | Memorial (An Accompaniment) | Self-Released |
| 8 | WAY OUT | Arc of Descent [EP] | Atomic Action! |
| 9 | KEYS AND THE CREATOR, THE | The Gate Opens | Self-Released |
| 10 | HALO IN REVERSE | I Am Become Death Destroyer of Worlds | Alfa Matrix |
RPM
Not enough new albums were played to generate a chart.
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAUDOU GAME | Otodi | Hot Casa |
| 2 | AFRO CUBAN ALL STARS | A Toda Cuba Le Gusta | World Circuit |
| 3 | JOHNNY CLARKE | Creation Rebel | VP |
| 4 | STEP FORWARD YOUTH | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Greensleeves |
| 5 | BABA COMMANDANT AND THE MANDINGO BAND | Siri Ba Kele | Sublime Frequencies |
| 6 | DANIEL KAHN AND THE PAINTED BIRD | The Butcher’s Share | Oriente Musik |
| 7 | DUR DUR BAND | Dur Dur Band of Somalia, Volume 1, Volume 2 | Analog Africa |
| 8 | BLACK MASALA | Trains And Moonlight Destinies | Self-Released |
| 9 | LEMON BUCKET ORKESTRA | If I Had The Strength | Six Degrees |
| 10 | ANGELIQUE KIDJO | Remain In Light | Kraven Works |
Anna C. November 24th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Addy, Lina Symone, Unmaker, Vaudou Game