August 18, 2026

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

Public radio chart, August 18, 2026
Rank	Album	Stations	Spins
1	Lost Weekend Phoebe Bridgers KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	19 spins
2	Frozen Charlotte Jack White KCRW, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	10 spins
3	Happiness Anytime Leon Bridges KCRW, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	9 spins
4	Sunshine Jungle KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, KUTX	KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, KUTX	7 spins
5	Oh Yeah? Steve Lacy KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	10 spins
6	Show Me Thao KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	9 spins
7	Foreign Tongues The Rolling Stones KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	9 spins
8	you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love Olivia Rodrigo KRCL, The Current, WXPN	KRCL, The Current, WXPN	7 spins
9	Reality Awaits The Strokes KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	7 spins
10	Pylon beabadoobee KEXP, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, The Current, WXPN	6 spins
11	Time Will Tell Devon Gilfillian KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	6 spins
12	Wowed Out Jim James KCRW, KUTX, The Current	KCRW, KUTX, The Current	6 spins
13	Middle of Nowhere Kacey Musgraves KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	6 spins
14	Little Wide Open Kevin Morby KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	6 spins
15	I Must Be Dreaming Alabama Shakes KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	5 spins
16	I Built You A Tower Death Cab For Cutie KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	5 spins
17	There Near Dinosaur Jr. KEXP, KUTX, The Current	KEXP, KUTX, The Current	5 spins
18	Dopamine Chamber Fontaines D.C. KEXP, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, The Current, WXPN	5 spins
19	The Womack Sisters The Womack Sisters KRCL, KUTX, WXPN	KRCL, KUTX, WXPN	5 spins
20	Doctrine of Love Jalen Ngonda KRCL, KUTX, The Current	KRCL, KUTX, The Current	4 spins
21	Creature of Habit Courtney Barnett KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	3 spins
22	North Hills Dawes KRCL, The Current, WXPN	KRCL, The Current, WXPN	3 spins
23	Loveless My Bloody Valentine KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	3 spins
24	London Calling The Clash KEXP, KUTX, WXPN	KEXP, KUTX, WXPN	3 spins
25	Deguello ZZ Top KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	3 spins
26	You're Gonna Need A Little Music Yard Act KUTX, WXPN	KUTX, WXPN	7 spins
27	YEARNALISM Baby Rose KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	6 spins
28	Clovis Charley Crockett KRCL, KUTX	KRCL, KUTX	5 spins
29	Megasound Megasound KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	5 spins
30	Over Before You Know It Michigander The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	5 spins