September 16, 2026

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

Public radio chart, September 16, 2026
Rank	Album	Stations	Spins
1	I Must Be Dreaming Alabama Shakes KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	12 spins
2	Happiness Anytime Leon Bridges KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	11 spins
3	Sunshine Jungle KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current	KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current	8 spins
4	Lost Weekend Phoebe Bridgers KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	13 spins
5	Dopamine Chamber Fontaines D.C. KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	8 spins
6	Elastica Elastica KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	5 spins
7	Frozen Charlotte Jack White KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	9 spins
8	Oh Yeah? Steve Lacy KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	9 spins
9	Time Will Tell Devon Gilfillian KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	8 spins
10	Hounds of Love Kate Bush KEXP, KUTX, WXPN	KEXP, KUTX, WXPN	6 spins
11	Nature's Pill Wishy KEXP, KUTX, WXPN	KEXP, KUTX, WXPN	6 spins
12	Endtroducing..... DJ Shadow KEXP, KUTX, The Current	KEXP, KUTX, The Current	5 spins
13	The Singer in My Band This is Lorelei KCRW, KEXP, WXPN	KCRW, KEXP, WXPN	5 spins
14	Masks Off Jesse Welles KRCL, The Current, WXPN	KRCL, The Current, WXPN	4 spins
15	The Womack Sisters The Womack Sisters KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	4 spins
16	Dear Science TV on the Radio KEXP, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, The Current, WXPN	3 spins
17	I Built You A Tower Death Cab For Cutie The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	9 spins
18	Middle of Nowhere Kacey Musgraves The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	7 spins
19	Thrasher Brandon Flowers The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	5 spins
20	Irreversible Brigitte Calls Me Baby KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	5 spins
21	King of Having Fun Medium Build The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	5 spins
22	Megasound Megasound KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	5 spins
23	Thank You Mike D KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	5 spins
24	Perfecth Queens of the Stone Age The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	5 spins
25	Mud Remi Wolf The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	5 spins
26	Vol. II Angine de Poitrine KUTX, WXPN	KUTX, WXPN	4 spins
27	YEARNALISM Baby Rose KCRW, The Current	KCRW, The Current	4 spins
28	Pylon beabadoobee The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	4 spins
29	So Much For Goodbyes Billy Strings The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	4 spins
30	Everything Has Changed Danielle Ponder KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	4 spins