July 29, 2026

The most-played new albums across KEXP, KCRW, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, and WXPN, ranked by station consensus.

Public radio chart, July 29, 2026
Rank	Album	Stations	Spins
1	Happiness Anytime Leon Bridges KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	12 spins
2	Frozen Charlotte Jack White KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	11 spins
3	I Built You A Tower Death Cab For Cutie KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	10 spins
4	Reality Awaits The Strokes KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	10 spins
5	Oh Yeah? Steve Lacy KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	8 spins
6	YEARNALISM Baby Rose KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current	KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current	6 spins
7	Cry Baby Vince Staples KEXP, KUTX, The Current	KEXP, KUTX, The Current	11 spins
8	Time Will Tell Devon Gilfillian KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	9 spins
9	Lost Weekend Phoebe Bridgers KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	8 spins
10	You're Gonna Need A Little Music Yard Act KEXP, KUTX, WXPN	KEXP, KUTX, WXPN	7 spins
11	This Mirror Weighs A Ton Interpol KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	6 spins
12	Doctrine of Love Jalen Ngonda KRCL, KUTX	KRCL, KUTX	3 spins
12	Middle of Nowhere Kacey Musgraves KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	6 spins
13	Role Model Hermit mary in the junkyard KEXP, KRCL, WXPN	KEXP, KRCL, WXPN	5 spins
14	Best of Our Possible Lives Boy Golden KRCL, KUTX, The Current	KRCL, KUTX, The Current	4 spins
15	Sunshine Jungle KCRW, KEXP, KUTX	KCRW, KEXP, KUTX	4 spins
16	An Eraser And A Maze Modest Mouse KEXP, KUTX, WXPN	KEXP, KUTX, WXPN	4 spins
17	Strict Joy The Swell Season KEXP, KRCL, The Current	KEXP, KRCL, The Current	4 spins
18	Romanticize The Dive Metric KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	3 spins
19	The Low End Theory A Tribe Called Quest KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	2 spins
19	Singin’ to an Empty Chair Ratboys KRCL, KUTX, WXPN	KRCL, KUTX, WXPN	3 spins
20	Masks Off Jesse Welles The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	6 spins
21	Ambiguous Desire Arlo Parks KUTX, WXPN	KUTX, WXPN	2 spins
21	Days The Mountain Goats KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	6 spins
22	Foreign Tongues The Rolling Stones The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	6 spins
23	I Must Be Dreaming Alabama Shakes KUTX, WXPN	KUTX, WXPN	5 spins
24	Creature of Habit Courtney Barnett KUTX, WXPN	KUTX, WXPN	2 spins
24	Little Wide Open Kevin Morby The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	5 spins
25	To Whom This May Concern Jill Scott The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	2 spins
25	you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love Olivia Rodrigo The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	5 spins
26	Get It Honest The Revivalists The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	5 spins
27	Philadelphia's been good to me Kurt Vile The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	2 spins
27	Ride Lonesome Beck The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	4 spins
28	This Is Happening LCD Soundsystem KUTX, WXPN	KUTX, WXPN	2 spins
28	RENAISSANCE Beyoncé KEXP, KUTX	KEXP, KUTX	4 spins
29	Livin In The USA Low Cut Connie The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	2 spins
29	everyone for ten minutes Bleachers The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	4 spins
30	Music, Fashion, Film Charli XCX KEXP, The Current	KEXP, The Current	4 spins