03-23-2026

KEXP Charts for the Week of Mar. 13 - Mar. 19

Add Date: Mar. 23

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. Chinese American Bear - Dim Sum & Then Some (Moshi Moshi)
  2. Arlo Parks - Ambiguous Desire (Transgressive)
  3. Thundercat - Distracted (Brainfeeder)
  4. Kim Gordon - PLAY ME (Matador)
  5. Mt Fog - Every Stone is Green (Save the Forest for the Trees)
  6. James Blake - Trying Times (Good Boy Records)
  7. Captain Planet - DIG (Bastard Jazz Recordings)
  8. Death Cab For Cutie - I Built You A Tower (ANTI-)
  9. Genesis Owusu - REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE (OURNESS)
  10. Telehealth - Green World Image (Sub Pop)
  11. Liz Cooper - New Day (Sleepyhead)
  12. DJ Harrison - ElectroSoul (Stones Throw)
  13. Gorillaz - The Mountain (KONG)
  14. The Olympians - In Search of a Revival (Daptone)
  15. Hannah Lew - Hannah Lew (Night School)
  16. Lava La Rue - “Scratches” (BMG)
  17. Lime Garden - Maybe Not Tonight (So Young)
  18. KNEECAP - FENIAN (Heavenly Recordings/[PIAS])
  19. Mitski - Nothing’s About to Happen to Me (Dead Oceans)
  20. Jill Scott - To Whom This May Concern (Blues Babe/Human Re Sources)
  21. PVA - No More Like This (It’s All For Fun)
  22. Ya Tseen - Stand On My Shoulders (Sub Pop)
  23. Chalk - Crystalpunk (ALTER Music)
  24. Baby Keem - Ca$ino (pgLang/Eerie Times/Columbia)
  25. plash - i live alone (Porchlight)
  26. Dark Chisme - “Dominance of Truth” (self-released)
  27. Francis of Delirium - Run, Run Pure Beauty (Dalliance)
  28. Avalon Emerson & The Charm - Written into Changes (Dead Oceans)
  29. Ratboys - Singin’ to an Empty Chair (New West)
  30. Melody’s Echo Chamber - Unclouded (Domino)
  31. Ora Cogan - Hard Hearted Woman (Sacred Bones)
  32. Sun Spots - Dog Is Calling EP (Den Tapes)
  33. Lala Lala - Heaven 2 (Sub Pop)
  34. Hemi Hemingway - Wings of Desire (PNKSLM)
  35. Flying Lotus - BIG MAMA (Brainfeeder)
  36. TV Star - Music For Heads (Father/Daughter Records)
  37. CHROMA - 25 Forever (Alcopop! Records)
  38. Alewya - ZERO (Because London)
  39. Brother Ali - “Another Country” (Travelers Media)
  40. Pond - “Terrestrials” (Spinning Top)
  41. Surfbort - Reality Star (TODO Records)
  42. Altin Gün - Garip (ATO/Glitterbeat)
  43. Owelu Dreamhouse - Owelu Dreamhouse (Hopestreet Recordings)
  44. Denzel Curry & The Scythe - Strictly 4 The Scythe (Loma Vista)
  45. Sababa 5 - Ça va Ça va (Batov)
  46. Various Artists - Naive Melodies (BBE)
  47. aja monet - “hollyweird” (drink sum wtr)
  48. Dua Saleh - Of Earth & Wires (Ghostly International)
  49. Beatrice Deer - Inuit Legend (Uummati Records)
  50. Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Black Butterfly (Dorado Records)
  51. Catherine Moan - “Boy” (self-released)
  52. Holy Fuck - Event Beat (Satellite Services)
  53. Honey Dijon - The Nightlife (SOS)
  54. La Sécurité - Bingo!! (Bella Union)
  55. L’Éclair - Lagniappe Sessions (Innovative Leisure)
  56. Lykke Li - The Afterparty (Neon Gold/Futures)
  57. Pigeon - OUTTANATIONAL (Memphis Industries)
  58. Brent Faiyaz - Icon (Director’s Cut) (ISO Supremacy)
  59. The Haunted Youth - Boys Cry Too (Play It Again Sam)
  60. Hater - Mosquito (Fire Records)
  61. Neon Ion - Laugh Now, Cry Later (Jazzland Recordings)
  62. Fred again.. - USB (Atlantic)
  63. De La Soul - Cabin In The Sky (Mass Appeal)
  64. Russian Blue - A Modern Analogue (Pegasus Theory)
  65. Ms Ray - Melt EP (Scenic Route)
  66. Anjimile - You’re Free To Go (4AD)
  67. Cut Worms - Transmitter (Jagjaguwar)
  68. kiss facility - KHAZNA (ambient tweets)
  69. midori jaeger - (Un)planted EP (self-released)
  70. Michelle David & The True-tones - Soul Woman (Records Kicks)
  71. Bibi Club - Amaro (Secret City)
  72. Hank Bee - a sudden hankering (Memorials of Distinction)
  73. Lucid Express - Instant Comfort (Kanine)
  74. Kareen Lomax - ijan EP (music is fun)
  75. Ulrika Spacek - EXPO (Full Time Hobby)
  76. Melodi Ghazal - Idol Melodies (Anyines)
  77. TRAITRS - POSSESSOR (Furniture Records)
  78. Various Artists - HELP(2) (War Child)
  79. cootie catcher - Something We All Got (Carpark)
  80. Zo! & Tall Black Guy - Expansions (Chapter 3hree, Verse 5ive Music/Tall Black Guy Entertainment)
  81. Emi Pop - No Te Voy a Extrañar (Fink City)
  82. IDK - e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk. (.idk.)
  83. Fcukers - Ö (Ninja Tune)
  84. Kevin Morby - Little Wide Open (Dead Oceans)
  85. Snail Mail - Ricochet (Matador)
  86. 44go - “revolver” (self-released)
  87. Boy Deluxe - “Anti Social” (Dark Roast Records)
  88. Anna Calvi - Is This All There Is? EP (Domino)
  89. Asha Puthli & Say She She - “Pawa!” (Naya Beat)
  90. Brother Wallace - Electric Love (ATO)

Americana/Folk: 

  1. Ratboys - Singin’ to an Empty Chair (New West)
  2. Ora Cogan - Hard Hearted Woman (Sacred Bones)
  3. Altin Gün - Garip (ATO/Glitterbeat)
  4. Anjimile - You’re Free To Go (4AD)
  5. Cut Worms - Transmitter (Jagjaguwar)
  6. midori jaeger - (Un)planted EP (self-released)
  7. Hank Bee - a sudden hankering (Memorials of Distinction)
  8. Kevin Morby - Little Wide Open (Dead Oceans)
  9. Ellur - At Home In My Mind (Dance To The Radio)
  10. Bill Callahan - My Days of 58 (Drag City)

Global: 

  1. Captain Planet - DIG (Bastard Jazz Recordings)
  2. Altin Gün - Garip (ATO/Glitterbeat)
  3. Owelu Dreamhouse - Owelu Dreamhouse (Hopestreet Recordings)
  4. Sababa 5 - Ça va Ça va (Batov)
  5. Pigeon - OUTTANATIONAL (Memphis Industries)
  6. kiss facility - KHAZNA (ambient tweets)
  7. Bibi Club - Amaro (Secret City)
  8. Melodi Ghazal - Idol Melodies (Anyines)
  9. Peter Matson & JKriv - “Underappreciated” (feat. Ibibio Sound Machine) (Favorite Recordings)
  10. Psyché - “Yallah!” (feat. MERVE) (Four Flies Records)

Hip-Hop: 

  1. DJ Harrison - ElectroSoul (Stones Throw)
  2. KNEECAP - FENIAN (Heavenly Recordings/[PIAS])
  3. Jill Scott - To Whom This May Concern (Blues Babe/Human Re Sources)
  4. Baby Keem - Ca$ino (pgLang/Eerie Times/Columbia)
  5. Flying Lotus - BIG MAMA (Brainfeeder)
  6. Brother Ali - “Another Country” (Travelers Media)
  7. Denzel Curry & The Scythe - Strictly 4 The Scythe (Loma Vista)
  8. Brent Faiyaz - Icon (Director’s Cut) (ISO Supremacy)
  9. De La Soul - Cabin In The Sky (Mass Appeal)
  10. Zo! & Tall Black Guy - Expansions (Chapter 3hree, Verse 5ive Music/Tall Black Guy Entertainment)

RPM/Electronic: 

  1. James Blake - Trying Times (Good Boy Records)
  2. Captain Planet - DIG (Bastard Jazz Recordings)
  3. PVA - No More Like This (It’s All For Fun)
  4. Chalk - Crystalpunk (ALTER Music)
  5. Dark Chisme - “Dominance of Truth” (self-released)
  6. Avalon Emerson & The Charm - Written into Changes (Dead Oceans)
  7. Flying Lotus - BIG MAMA (Brainfeeder)
  8. Honey Dijon - The Nightlife (SOS)
  9. L’Éclair - Lagniappe Sessions (Innovative Leisure)
  10. Fred again.. - USB (Atlantic)

R&B/Blues/Soul: 

  1. Thundercat - Distracted (Brainfeeder)
  2. James Blake - Trying Times (Good Boy Records)
  3. DJ Harrison - ElectroSoul (Stones Throw)
  4. The Olympians - In Search of a Revival (Daptone)
  5. Jill Scott - To Whom This May Concern (Blues Babe/Human Re Sources)
  6. Alewya - ZERO (Because London)
  7. Owelu Dreamhouse - Owelu Dreamhouse (Hopestreet Recordings)
  8. Various Artists - Naive Melodies (BBE)
  9. aja monet - “hollyweird” (drink sum wtr)
  10. Dua Saleh - Of Earth & Wires (Ghostly International)

Jazz: 

  1. Thundercat - Distracted (Brainfeeder)
  2. The Olympians - In Search of a Revival (Daptone)
  3. Jill Scott - To Whom This May Concern (Blues Babe/Human Re Sources)
  4. Flying Lotus - BIG MAMA (Brainfeeder)
  5. Owelu Dreamhouse - Owelu Dreamhouse (Hopestreet Recordings)
  6. Various Artists - Naive Melodies (BBE)
  7. aja monet - “hollyweird” (drink sum wtr)
  8. Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Black Butterfly (Dorado Records)
  9. Neon Ion - Laugh Now, Cry Later (Jazzland Recordings)
  10. midori jaeger - (Un)planted EP (self-released)

Northwest: 

  1. Chinese American Bear - Dim Sum & Then Some (Moshi Moshi)
  2. Mt Fog - Every Stone is Green (Save the Forest for the Trees)
  3. Death Cab For Cutie - I Built You A Tower (ANTI-)
  4. Telehealth - Green World Image (Sub Pop)
  5. plash - i live alone (Porchlight)
  6. Dark Chisme - “Dominance of Truth” (self-released)
  7. Ora Cogan - Hard Hearted Woman (Sacred Bones)
  8. Sun Spots - Dog Is Calling EP (Den Tapes)
  9. TV Star - Music For Heads (Father/Daughter Records)
  10. Russian Blue - A Modern Analogue (Pegasus Theory)

Adds: 

Avalon Emerson & the Charm - Written into Changes (Dead Oceans)
Girl Scout - Brink (Human Garbage Records/AWAL Recordings Ltd.)
Arima Ederra - A Rush to Nowhere (Arima’s Lab/RCA)
Grace Ives - Girlfriend (Capitol/True Panther)
Ms Ray - Melt EP (Scenic Route)
Son Little - Cityfolk (ANTI-)
Special Friend - Clipping (Howlin Banana)
underscores - U (Mom+Pop)
Witch Post - Butterfly EP (Partisan)
Alexis Taylor - Paris in the Spring (Night Time Stories)
Ali & Charif Megarbane - Tirakat (Habibi Funk)
Amy Gadiaga - BabyGoated EP (Psychic Hotline)
AtticOmatic - Between Two EP (self-released)
Cashier - The Weight EP (Julia’s War)
Champagne Bubblebath - Mixtape: Volume One (self-released)
ford. - Music Lights Color (ecke)
GUM - Blue Gum Way (p(doom) records)
Jerry Paper - BOiNK! EP (Stones Throw)
MT Jones - Joy (EMDM Management Limited)
Nina Garbus - Secrets of the Fifth Angel (Candlepin)
Pipiolas - Pipiolas (Elefant)
Red PK - Horse Like Me (self-released)
The Orielles - Only You Left (Heavenly Recordings)