10-26-2026

KEXP Charts for the Week of Oct. 16 - Oct. 22

Add Date: Oct. 26

NOTE: KEXP's charts include albums that have not been released to the public yet, but have been made available to KEXP for airplay. 

Top 90:  

  1. Fontaines D.C. - Dopamine Chamber (XL Recordings)
  2. The Avalanches - No Bad Memories (Modular)
  3. Dummy - do you love the color of the sky? (Polyvinyl)
  4. Shabazz Palaces - It’s a Style Sport (Sub Pop)
  5. Erykah Badu & The Alchemist - Before The World Blows (Young)
  6. Meshell Ndegeocello - Synonym (Blue Note)
  7. World News - In Purgatory (Pie & Mash)
  8. Party Dozen - 21 Bum Salute (City Slang)
  9. The Black Tones - Diamond Ruby Night (Reptar)
  10. Leon Bridges - Happiness Anytime (Columbia)
  11. Westside Cowboy - It Goes On (Island) 
  12. Death Valley Girls - Welcome to Earth (Suicide Squeeze)
  13. Sampa the Great - Nu Zamrock (Loma Vista Recordings)
  14. Wishy - Nature’s Pill (Winspear)
  15. Ibibio Sound Machine - Chopping Mountain (Merge)  
  16. Caroline Rose - Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall (SUCK Records)
  17. Genesis Owusu - “HUMAN AGAIN” (Ourness)
  18. hazy waters - “blue” (self-released)
  19. Vince Staples - “Tulsa, OK” (Loma Vista)
  20. Russian Blue - “Grappling (Pegasus Theory)
  21. Blondie - High Noon (BMG)
  22. Menahan Street Band - Illusions (Diamond West)
  23. Danielle Ponder - Everything Has Changed (Dead Oceans)
  24. Ezra Collective - Here Because of Hope (Partisan)
  25. Black Marble - Life in Small Spaces (Sacred Bones)
  26. Art d’Ecco - Sheele’s Green (Paper Bag)
  27. Dawn Richard - creole culture (Merge)
  28. Protomartyr - Hotel Usona (Domino
  29. Freak Slug - Amulet (Future Classic) 
  30. Imperial Teen - All Over You (Merge)
  31. TOMORA - CELEBRATION (Capitol)
  32. The Winston Brothers - Sweets (Colemine Records)
  33. Blondshell - Violins (Partisan) 
  34. Bonobo - Distance In Static (Ninja Tune)
  35. Alabama Shakes - I Must Be Dreaming (Island)
  36. Jorja Smith - What Are The Odds (FAMM)
  37. Badvril - Lethal (Share It Music) 
  38. Logic1000 - Confirmation! (Therapy/Because Music)
  39. Czarface & Frankie Pulitzer - Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer (Silver Age)
  40. This is Lorelei - The Singer in My Band (Matador) 
  41. Francisca Valenzuela - MALDITA (Frantastic Records)
  42. Justice - “Flower in a Hurricane” (feat. Tame Impala, SZA & King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard) (Ed Banger Records/Because Music)
  43. Lambrini Girls - No Refunds (City Slang)
  44. Ruti - “FLOWERS” (Big Family Music Limited)
  45. Spiral XP - “Blue Earth” (Danger Collective)
  46. Liars - A Ban On Plastic Bag Bans (Mute)
  47. Fat Dog - Cancel Me (I’m Tired) (Domino)
  48. Julia Jacklin - The Gem (4AD)
  49. Dabda - On(百) (Electric Muse)  
  50. Dahi - Black Boy (Alternative) (ALTER) 
  51. Interpol - This Mirror Weighs A Ton (Partisan)
  52. Bobbyy - TACKYY (Dynamite Hill)
  53. fish narc - Uncle (K)
  54. TVOD - The Farm (Mothland/Get Better)
  55. Tinashe - Popstar (A Nice Life/Atlantic) 
  56. Dina Summer - Children of the Night (Iptamenos Discos)
  57. LEENALCHI (이날치) - Sugungga (Luaka Bop)
  58. Gurriers - Nobody's Coming To Save You (Play It Again Sam)
  59. UCHE YARA - BODYSCANNER (goldendays FM) 
  60. Boy Harsher - GET MEAN (Atlantic)
  61. Frankie Rose - HILA (Born Losers/Night School Records)
  62. Sophia Stel - the greatest album of all time (A24 Music)
  63. Flora Hibberd - Mammoth (22Twenty)
  64. Isabeau Waia'u Walker - Cloudhunter EP (Better Company)
  65. Teilz - come to mommy (Love Streams)
  66. Soft Vein - All We’ve Known of Heaven (Artoffact)
  67. Chelsea Wolfe - The Dark (Loma Vista)
  68. Chastity Belt - All My Friends (Suicide Squeeze)
  69. Baby Weight - Where The Light Shines EP (Young Art)
  70. David Byrne & Daniel Pemberton - “Let Me Sell You A Dream” (Matador)
  71. Death From Above 1979 - Private Lives (Last Gang)
  72. DIIV - ZIRP! (Fantasy)
  73. DJ Suzy - “so sw33t” (feat. Nourished by Time) (self-released)
  74. Elisapie - “Sinnatuumakka (Dreams)” (Bonsound)
  75. Mogwai - Happy Tears (Rock Action)
  76. RIP Magic - 1,2,3 (section1)
  77. Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life - The EP (Motown)
  78. THICK - “Heavy Metal” (self-released)
  79. The Physics - “VHS” (For The Love Of The Game)
  80. Ghost Funk Orchestra - Yours In The Ranks Of Death (Karma Chief)
  81. GIFT - Frenzy For The Thrill (Captured Tracks)
  82. MorMor - No One Alive Will Listen (Promised Land Recordings)
  83. Greg Freeman - All Set The Bone (Transgressive/Canvasback)
  84. Wild Pink - Still Coming Down (Fire Talk)
  85. Growing Pains - Daniel Loves Mandy Forever (Photo Finish Records)
  86. ACTORS - Our Love Will Live Forever (Artoffact)
  87. Gollylagging - Real Life (Disposable America)
  88. Girl Ultra - RRRomeo (Big Dada)
  89. Flowers Must Die - Tystnad (Rocket Recordings) 
  90. beabadoobee - Pylon (Dirty Hit/Interscope)

Americana/Folk: 

  1. Meshell Ndegeocello - Synonym (Blue Note)
  2. This is Lorelei - The Singer in My Band (Matador) 
  3. Julia Jacklin - The Gem (4AD)
  4. Isabeau Waia'u Walker - Cloudhunter EP (Better Company)
  5. Chelsea Wolfe - The Dark (Loma Vista)
  6. Greg Freeman - All Set The Bone (Transgressive/Canvasback)
  7. Wild Pink - Still Coming Down (Fire Talk)
  8. Margo Cilker - Little White Cross (Fossil)
  9. Hermanos Gutiérrez - Los Ojos Del Cóndor (Easy Eye Sound)
  10. Muireann Bradley - Backwood Pew EP (Fontana/Verve)

Global: 

  1. Ibibio Sound Machine - Chopping Mountain (Merge)
  2. Ezra Collective - Here Because of Hope (Partisan)
  3. Francisca Valenzuela - MALDITA (Frantastic Records)
  4. Dabda - On(百) (Electric Muse)  
  5. LEENALCHI (이날치) - Sugungga (Luaka Bop)
  6. Flowers Must Die - Tystnad (Rocket Recordings) 
  7. Keshavara - Moondram Sevi (Papercup)
  8. Hermanos Gutiérrez - Los Ojos Del Cóndor (Easy Eye Sound)
  9. Calibro 35 - ELLROY vs L.A. (OST) (Record Kicks)
  10. BALTHVS - Manifest (Mixto)

Hip-Hop: 

  1. Shabazz Palaces - It’s a Style Sport (Sub Pop)
  2. Erykah Badu & The Alchemist - Before The World Blows (Young)
  3. Sampa the Great - Nu Zamrock (Loma Vista Recordings)
  4. Vince Staples - “Tulsa, OK” (Loma Vista)
  5. Ezra Collective - Here Because of Hope (Partisan)
  6. Dawn Richard - creole culture (Merge)
  7. Czarface & Frankie Pulitzer - Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer (Silver Age)
  8. Dahi - Black Boy (Alternative) (ALTER) 
  9. Bobbyy - TACKYY (Dynamite Hill)
  10. The Physics - “VHS” (For The Love Of The Game)

RPM/Electronic: 

  1. The Avalanches - No Bad Memories (Modular)
  2. Ibibio Sound Machine - Chopping Mountain (Merge)
  3. Genesis Owusu - “HUMAN AGAIN” (Ourness)
  4. TOMORA - CELEBRATION (Capitol)
  5. Bonobo - Distance In Static (Ninja Tune)
  6. Jorja Smith - What Are The Odds (FAMM)
  7. Logic1000 - Confirmation! (Therapy/Because Music)
  8. Justice - “Flower in a Hurricane” (feat. Tame Impala, SZA & King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard) (Ed Banger Records/Because Music)
  9. Fat Dog - Cancel Me (I’m Tired) (Domino)
  10. Tinashe - Popstar (A Nice Life/Atlantic) 

R&B/Blues/Soul: 

  1. Erykah Badu & The Alchemist - Before The World Blows (Young)
  2. Meshell Ndgeocello - Synonym (Blue Note)
  3. Leon Bridges - Happiness Anytime (Columbia)
  4. Ibibio Sound Machine - Chopping Mountain (Merge)
  5. Menahan Street Band - Illusions (Diamond West)
  6. Danielle Ponder - Everything Has Changed (Dead Oceans)
  7. Dawn Richard - creole culture (Merge)
  8. The Winston Brothers - Sweets (Colemine Records)
  9. Alabama Shakes - I Must Be Dreaming (Island)
  10. Jorja Smith - What Are The Odds (FAMM)

Jazz: 

  1. Meshell Ndgeocello - Synonym (Blue Note)
  2. Menahan Street Band - Illusions (Diamond West)
  3. Ezra Collective - Here Because of Hope (Partisan)
  4. Dawn Richard - creole culture (Merge)
  5. Bobbyy - TACKYY (Dynamite Hill)
  6. Ghost Funk Orchestra - Yours In The Ranks Of Death (Karma Chief)
  7. Mei Semones - Howl (Verve/Interscope)
  8. Calibro 35 - ELLROY vs L.A. (OST) (Record Kicks)
  9. Late Aster - Recall, Recall (Outhere)
  10. Omasta - Hits Different (Astigmatic)

Northwest: 

  1. Shabazz Palaces - It’s a Style Sport (Sub Pop)
  2. The Black Tones - Diamond Ruby Night (Reptar)
  3. Art d’Ecco - Sheele’s Green (Paper Bag)
  4. Spiral XP - “Blue Earth” (Danger Collective)
  5. Bobbyy - TACKYY (Dynamite Hill)
  6. fish narc - Uncle (K)
  7. Sophia Stel - the greatest album of all time (A24 Music)
  8. Isabeau Waia'u Walker - Cloudhunter EP (Better Company)
  9. Chastity Belt - All My Friends (Suicide Squeeze)
  10. The Physics - “VHS” (For The Love Of The Game)

Bay Area: 

  1. Imperial Teen - All Over You (Merge)
  2. Badvril - Lethal (Share It Music) 
  3. BLOUS3 - the pledge, the turn (Cherub Dream)
  4. Late Aster - Recall, Recall (Outhere)
  5. Soft Science - Sand (Shelflife)
  6. Darlynn - Dyke Den (Dark Entries) 
  7. Sour Widows - Sigil (Julia’s War) 
  8. Space Ghost - Back From Reality (Peace World)
  9. THAO - Show Me (Kill Rock Stars)
  10. Ceremony - Tell Me Your Dream (Relapse)

Adds: 

Shabazz Palaces - It’s a Style Sport (Sub Pop) 
Caroline Rose - Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall (SUCK Records)
Jazzy - Peace & Patience (Chaos Records) 
Alchemical Sisters - Alchemical Sisters (Interdimensional Transmissions)
Art d’Ecco - Scheele’s Green (Paper Bag)
Dazy - MAXIMUMBLASTSUPERLOUD Vol. 2: 24 Songs From 2023-2026 (Lame-O Records) 
DJ Suzy - Kira Krash (Kira Krash)
Fine - Jazz dreams (Escho) 
GWEN - UMA (Libertino)
Michael Kiwanuka - FUDGE (Interscope) 
Ovrkast. - STRIKING (three times LOUDER)
TVOD - The Farm (Mothland/Get Better)
Avery Laird - Sleepwalker (Sleepwalker)
Billboard Style - Pull of the Moon (Good English)
Camille Munn - Desire To Be (Brighter Days Family)
Dead Gowns - Vegas (Mtn Laurel Recording Co.)
N8NOFACE - Tomorrow’s World (Stones Throw)
Omasta - Hits Different (Astigmatic)
Rachel Chinouriri - I think I spoke too soon (Parlophone)
Ryan Hemsworth - Numbskull (Topshelf)
Sour Widows - Sigil (Julia’s War)
Two Shell - Infinite Now (Young)
Wonjin - Mangsangrok (Balming Tiger)