August 16, 2026

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

Public radio chart, August 16, 2026
Rank	Album	Stations	Spins
1	Happiness Anytime Leon Bridges KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	10 spins
2	Lost Weekend Phoebe Bridgers KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	7 spins
3	I Must Be Dreaming Alabama Shakes KCRW, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	6 spins
4	Oh Yeah? Steve Lacy KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	6 spins
5	Helado Tropical Helado Tropical KCRW, KEXP, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, KEXP, The Current, WXPN	5 spins
6	Frozen Charlotte Jack White KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	8 spins
7	Sunshine Jungle KCRW, KEXP, KUTX	KCRW, KEXP, KUTX	8 spins
8	Foreign Tongues The Rolling Stones KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	8 spins
9	Masks Off Jesse Welles KEXP, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, The Current, WXPN	6 spins
10	You're Gonna Need A Little Music Yard Act KEXP, KUTX, WXPN	KEXP, KUTX, WXPN	6 spins
11	I Built You A Tower Death Cab For Cutie KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	5 spins
12	Time Will Tell Devon Gilfillian KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	5 spins
13	This Mirror Weighs A Ton Interpol KEXP, KUTX, The Current	KEXP, KUTX, The Current	5 spins
14	Middle of Nowhere Kacey Musgraves KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	5 spins
15	Little Wide Open Kevin Morby KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	4 spins
16	YEARNALISM Baby Rose KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	4 spins
17	Lordy Houndmouth KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	4 spins
18	new avatar Kelela KEXP, The Current	KEXP, The Current	4 spins
19	Blowin' Up Kiwi Jr. KEXP, The Current	KEXP, The Current	4 spins
20	Romanticize The Dive Metric KEXP, The Current	KEXP, The Current	4 spins
21	Over Before You Know It Michigander The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	4 spins
22	Cry Baby Vince Staples KEXP, The Current	KEXP, The Current	4 spins
23	Ride Lonesome Beck The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	3 spins
24	So Much For Goodbyes Billy Strings KRCL, The Current	KRCL, The Current	3 spins
25	Clovis Charley Crockett KUTX, WXPN	KUTX, WXPN	3 spins
26	There Near Dinosaur Jr. KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	3 spins
27	bitknot feeble little horse KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	3 spins
28	Big World Hovvdy KCRW, KEXP	KCRW, KEXP	3 spins
29	Wowed Out Jim James KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	3 spins
30	Megasound Megasound KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	3 spins