August 8, 2026

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

Public radio chart, August 8, 2026
Rank	Album	Stations	Spins
1	Frozen Charlotte Jack White KCRW, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	9 spins
2	Reality Awaits The Strokes KCRW, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	8 spins
3	I Built You A Tower Death Cab for Cutie KCRW, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	7 spins
4	Happiness Anytime Leon Bridges KCRW, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	7 spins
5	OK Computer Radiohead KCRW, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	4 spins
6	Time Will Tell Devon Gilfillian KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	8 spins
7	Oh Yeah? Steve Lacy KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	7 spins
8	This Mirror Weighs A Ton Interpol KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	6 spins
9	Lost Weekend Phoebe Bridgers KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	6 spins
10	Middle of Nowhere Kacey Musgraves KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	5 spins
11	Ambiguous Desire Arlo Parks KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	4 spins
12	YEARNALISM Baby Rose KRCL, KUTX, The Current	KRCL, KUTX, The Current	4 spins
13	Foreign Tongues The Rolling Stones KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	4 spins
14	Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	4 spins
15	Ride Lonesome Beck KCRW, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, The Current, WXPN	3 spins
16	Surfer Rosa Pixies KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	3 spins
17	Singin' to an Empty Chair Ratboys KRCL, The Current, WXPN	KRCL, The Current, WXPN	3 spins
18	The Womack Sisters The Womack Sisters KCRW, KUTX, WXPN	KCRW, KUTX, WXPN	3 spins
19	I Must Be Dreaming Alabama Shakes KUTX, WXPN	KUTX, WXPN	5 spins
20	Masks Off Jesse Welles The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	5 spins
21	Cry Baby Vince Staples KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	5 spins
22	Doctrine of Love Jalen Ngonda KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	4 spins
23	Mutiny After Midnight Johnny Blue Skies and the Dark Clouds KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	4 spins
24	Little Wide Open Kevin Morby The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	4 spins
25	Get It Honest The Revivalists The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	4 spins
26	You're Gonna Need A Little Music Yard Act KUTX, WXPN	KUTX, WXPN	4 spins
27	Pylon beabadoobee The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	3 spins
28	everyone for ten minutes Bleachers The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	3 spins
29	Thrasher Brandon Flowers The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	3 spins
30	Remember the Humans Broken Social Scene KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	3 spins