September 23, 2026

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

Public radio chart, September 23, 2026
Rank	Album	Stations	Spins
1	Happiness Anytime Leon Bridges KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	8 spins
2	Frozen Charlotte Jack White KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	8 spins
3	I Must Be Dreaming Alabama Shakes KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	7 spins
4	Lost Weekend Phoebe Bridgers KEXP, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, The Current, WXPN	10 spins
5	Masks Off Jesse Welles KRCL, The Current, WXPN	KRCL, The Current, WXPN	8 spins
6	Oh Yeah? Steve Lacy KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	8 spins
7	Middle of Nowhere Kacey Musgraves KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	7 spins
8	I Built You A Tower Death Cab for Cutie KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	6 spins
9	There Near Dinosaur Jr. KEXP, KUTX, The Current	KEXP, KUTX, The Current	6 spins
10	Dopamine Chamber Fontaines D.C. KEXP, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, The Current, WXPN	6 spins
11	Ow ? Sylvan Esso KCRW, KUTX, WXPN	KCRW, KUTX, WXPN	6 spins
12	YEARNALISM Baby Rose KCRW, KRCL, The Current	KCRW, KRCL, The Current	5 spins
13	Time Will Tell Devon Gilfillian KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	5 spins
14	Parallel Lines Blondie KEXP, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, The Current, WXPN	4 spins
15	The Singer in My Band This Is Lorelei KEXP, KRCL, WXPN	KEXP, KRCL, WXPN	4 spins
16	Heroes David Bowie KEXP, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, The Current, WXPN	3 spins
17	Little Wide Open Kevin Morby KRCL, KUTX, The Current	KRCL, KUTX, The Current	3 spins
18	Show Me Thao KEXP, KUTX, The Current	KEXP, KUTX, The Current	3 spins
19	The Womack Sisters The Womack Sisters The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	7 spins
20	Reality Awaits The Strokes KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	6 spins
21	Pylon beabadoobee The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	5 spins
22	The Gem Julia Jacklin The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	5 spins
23	Deadbeat Tame Impala The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	5 spins
24	So Much For Goodbyes Billy Strings The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	4 spins
25	new avatar Kelela KEXP, The Current	KEXP, The Current	4 spins
26	Angel Lizzy McAlpine The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	4 spins
27	Mud Remi Wolf The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	4 spins
28	Ride Lonesome Beck KCRW, WXPN	KCRW, WXPN	3 spins
29	Born To Run Bruce Springsteen The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	3 spins
30	Darkness On The Edge Of Town Bruce Springsteen The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	3 spins