October 18, 2026

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

Public radio chart, October 18, 2026
Rank	Album	Stations	Spins
1	Dopamine Chamber Fontaines D.C. KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	8 spins
2	Happiness Anytime Leon Bridges KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	7 spins
3	Frozen Charlotte Jack White KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	4 spins
4	I Must Be Dreaming Alabama Shakes KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	7 spins
5	FUDGE Michael Kiwanuka KCRW, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, The Current, WXPN	6 spins
6	Lost Weekend Phoebe Bridgers KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	6 spins
7	Nature's Pill Wishy KEXP, KUTX, The Current	KEXP, KUTX, The Current	6 spins
8	I Built You A Tower Death Cab for Cutie KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	5 spins
9	So Much For Goodbyes Billy Strings KRCL, The Current, WXPN	KRCL, The Current, WXPN	4 spins
10	Everything Has Changed Danielle Ponder KCRW, KEXP, The Current	KCRW, KEXP, The Current	4 spins
11	Sunshine Jungle KCRW, KUTX, The Current	KCRW, KUTX, The Current	4 spins
12	OurHome Rodrigo y Gabriela KCRW, KRCL, The Current	KCRW, KRCL, The Current	4 spins
13	Oh Yeah? Steve Lacy KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	4 spins
14	The Singer in My Band This Is Lorelei KUTX, The Current, WXPN	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	4 spins
15	The Gem Julia Jacklin KCRW, KUTX, The Current	KCRW, KUTX, The Current	3 spins
16	Mud Remi Wolf KCRW, The Current, WXPN	KCRW, The Current, WXPN	3 spins
17	Deadbeat Tame Impala KEXP, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, The Current, WXPN	3 spins
18	London Calling The Clash KRCL, KUTX, The Current	KRCL, KUTX, The Current	3 spins
19	It Goes On Westside Cowboy KEXP, The Current, WXPN	KEXP, The Current, WXPN	3 spins
20	Electric Love Brother Wallace KRCL, The Current	KRCL, The Current	4 spins
21	Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall Caroline Rose KEXP, KUTX	KEXP, KUTX	4 spins
22	Before the World Blows Erykah Badu and The Alchemist KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	4 spins
23	Masks Off Jesse Welles The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	4 spins
24	Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming M83 KEXP, The Current	KEXP, The Current	4 spins
25	Thank You Mike D KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	4 spins
26	Show Me Thao KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	4 spins
27	Irreversible Brigitte Calls Me Baby KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	3 spins
28	There Near Dinosaur Jr. KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	3 spins
29	All Set The Bone Greg Freeman KUTX, The Current	KUTX, The Current	3 spins
30	Role Model Hermit mary in the junkyard The Current, WXPN	The Current, WXPN	3 spins