September 18, 2026

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

Public radio chart, September 18, 2026
Rank	Album	Stations	Spins
1	Happiness Anytime Leon Bridges KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	7 spins
2	Oh Yeah? Steve Lacy KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	7 spins
3	Lost Weekend Phoebe Bridgers KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	9 spins
4	Time Will Tell Devon Gilfillian KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	7 spins
5	Sunshine Jungle KEXP, KUTX, The Current	KEXP, KUTX, The Current	7 spins
6	Dopamine Chamber Fontaines D.C. KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	6 spins
7	The Womack Sisters The Womack Sisters KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	6 spins
8	I Must Be Dreaming Alabama Shakes KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	5 spins
9	The Gem Julia Jacklin KEXP, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, The Current, WXPN	5 spins
10	Pylon beabadoobee KCRW, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, The Current, WXPN	4 spins
11	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Wilco KEXP, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, The Current, WXPN	4 spins
12	Nature's Pill Wishy KEXP, KUTX, WXPN	KEXP, KUTX, WXPN	4 spins
13	Born To Run Bruce Springsteen KRCL, The Current, WXPN	KRCL, The Current, WXPN	3 spins
14	Cure For Pain Morphine KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	3 spins
15	You’re Gonna Need a Little Music Yard Act KEXP, KUTX, WXPN	KEXP, KUTX, WXPN	3 spins
16	Reality Awaits The Strokes KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	6 spins
17	I Built You A Tower Death Cab for Cutie The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	5 spins
18	Middle of Nowhere Kacey Musgraves The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	5 spins
19	Show Me Thao KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	5 spins
20	Everything Has Changed Danielle Ponder KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	4 spins
21	King of Having Fun Medium Build KCRW, The Current	KCRW, The Current	4 spins
22	Thank You Mike D KEXP, The Current	KEXP, The Current	4 spins
23	Perfecth Queens of the Stone Age The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	4 spins
24	No Bad Memories The Avalanches KCRW, KUTX	KCRW, KUTX	4 spins
25	Before The World Blows Erykah Badu & The Alchemist KEXP, KUTX	KEXP, KUTX	3 spins
26	Frozen Charlotte Jack White KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	3 spins
27	Masks Off Jesse Welles The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	3 spins
28	Blowin' Up Kiwi Jr. The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	3 spins
29	Megasound Megasound KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	3 spins
30	you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love Olivia Rodrigo The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	3 spins