August 23, 2026

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

Public radio chart, August 23, 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	Frozen Charlotte Jack White KCRW, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	9 spins
3	YEARNALISM Baby Rose KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current	KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current	7 spins
4	Lost Weekend Phoebe Bridgers KCRW, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	7 spins
5	Oh Yeah? Steve Lacy KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	7 spins
6	Sunshine Jungle KCRW, KEXP, KUTX	KCRW, KEXP, KUTX	6 spins
7	I Must Be Dreaming Alabama Shakes KEXP, KUTX, The Current	KEXP, KUTX, The Current	5 spins
8	Reality Awaits The Strokes KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	5 spins
9	I Built You A Tower Death Cab For Cutie KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	4 spins
10	Amulet Freak Slug KEXP, KUTX, WXPN	KEXP, KUTX, WXPN	4 spins
11	This Mirror Weighs A Ton Interpol KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	4 spins
12	Cry Baby Vince Staples KEXP, KUTX, The Current	KEXP, KUTX, The Current	4 spins
13	Ride Lonesome Beck KCRW, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, The Current, WXPN	3 spins
14	Revolver The Beatles KEXP, KRCL, WXPN	KEXP, KRCL, WXPN	3 spins
15	Wowed Out Jim James KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	6 spins
16	Megasound Megasound KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	6 spins
17	Time Will Tell Devon Gilfillian KUTX, WXPN	KUTX, WXPN	5 spins
18	So Much For Goodbyes Billy Strings KRCL, The Current	KRCL, The Current	4 spins
19	Thrasher Brandon Flowers The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	4 spins
20	Everything Has Changed Danielle Ponder KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	4 spins
21	Masks Off Jesse Welles The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	4 spins
22	Mutiny After Midnight Johnny Blue Skies and the Dark Clouds KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	4 spins
23	Foreign Tongues The Rolling Stones KUTX, WXPN	KUTX, WXPN	4 spins
24	You're Gonna Need A Little Music Yard Act KUTX, WXPN	KUTX, WXPN	4 spins
25	Pylon beabadoobee The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	3 spins
26	new avatar Kelela KEXP, The Current	KEXP, The Current	3 spins
27	Little Wide Open Kevin Morby The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	3 spins
28	Days of Unrest Margo Price The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	3 spins
29	Romanticize The Dive Metric KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	3 spins
30	Thank You Mike D KCRW, The Current	KCRW, The Current	3 spins