10-05-2026

KEXP Charts for the Week of Sept. 25 - Oct. 1

Add Date: Oct. 5

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. Ibibio Sound Machine - Chopping Mountain (Merge)  
  2. Fontaines D.C. - Dopamine Chamber (XL Recordings)
  3. Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life - The EP (Motown)
  4. Leon Bridges - Happiness Anytime (Columbia)
  5. Ezra Collective - Here Because of Hope (Partisan)
  6. Erykah Badu & The Alchemist - Before The World Blows (Young)
  7. Blondshell - Violins (Partisan) 
  8. Bonobo - Distance In Static (Ninja Tune)
  9. Genesis Owusu - “HUMAN AGAIN” (Ourness)
  10. Alabama Shakes - I Must Be Dreaming (Island)
  11. Interpol - This Mirror Weighs A Ton (Partisan)
  12. Black Marble - Life in Small Spaces (Sacred Bones)
  13. Logic1000 - Confirmation! (Therapy/Because Music)
  14. Shabazz Palaces - It’s a Style Sport (Sub Pop)
  15. Russian Blue - “Already Dead” (Pegasus Theory)
  16. Ceremony - Tell Me Your Dream (Relapse)
  17. Wishy - Nature’s Pill (Winspear)
  18. Julia Jacklin - The Gem (4AD)
  19. Jorja Smith - What Are The Odds (FAMM)
  20. beabadoobee - Pylon (Dirty Hit/Interscope)
  21. UCHE YARA - BODYSCANNER (goldendays FM) 
  22. The Linda Lindas - GOTTA GET OUT (Reprise/Warner)
  23. Caroline Rose - Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall (SUCK Records)
  24. Lambrini Girls - No Refunds (City Slang)
  25. Dummy - do you love the color of the sky? (Polyvinyl)
  26. M83 - I Wrote You A Letter (Other Suns)
  27. Westside Cowboy - It Goes On (Island) 
  28. Phoebe Bridgers - Lost Weekend (Dead Oceans)
  29. New Age Healers - Blowing Smoke Through The Choir (self-released)
  30. Kiefer - Memory Bomb (Blue Note)
  31. Echo & the Bunnymen - Apples For Isaac (BMG) 
  32. Sylvan Esso - Ow ∞ (Psychic Hotline)
  33. Ty Segall - Chrome (Drag City)
  34. Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats - ii (Loma Vista Recordings) 
  35. Beck - Ride Lonesome (Capitol) 
  36. megiapa - Intentions (International Anthem)  
  37. Saul Williams - Leap Life (Big Dada) 
  38. Sampa the Great - Nu Zamrock (Loma Vista Recordings)
  39. The Avalanches - No Bad Memories (Modular)
  40. The War On Drugs - “Who’s That” (Super High Quality Records)
  41. Badvril - Lethal (Share It Music)
  42. The Black Tones - “Brain Brain” (Reptar)
  43. Meshell Ndgeocello - Synonym (Blue Note)
  44. THAO - Show Me (Kill Rock Stars)
  45. Fat Dog - Cancel Me (I’m Tired) (Domino)
  46. Dabda - On(百) (Electric Muse)  
  47. Dahi - Black Boy (Alternative) (ALTER) 
  48. Syd - Beard (Free Lunch/Warner Records)
  49. Sera Cahoone - I’ve Missed You All These Years (Sub Pop)
  50. Freak Slug - Amulet (Future Classic) 
  51. Empress Of - Dream House (Giant Music/Major Arcana) 
  52. Frankie Rose - HILA (Born Losers/Night School Records) 
  53. This is Lorelei - The Singer in My Band (Matador) 
  54. Cleo Sol - Gentlewoman (Forever Living Originals)
  55. Hermanos Gutiérrez - Los Ojos Del Cóndor (Easy Eye Sound)
  56. Jam City - My World (Mad Decent/Earthly)
  57. Starcleaner Reunion - Umbrella (Take Care Records) 
  58. Grace Cummings - Bloodhorse! (ATO)
  59. Jungle - Sunshine (Caiola Records)
  60. The Womack Sisters - The Womack Sisters (Daptone) 
  61. Hercules & Love Affair - Danseur (Stratasonic) 
  62. Nia Archives - Emotional Junglist (HIJINXX/Island Records) 
  63. GWEN - UMA (Libertino)
  64. hazy waters - “take me home” (self-released)
  65. Chastity Belt - All My Friends (Suicide Squeeze)
  66. Barry Can’t Swim & Sammy Virji - “I Could Be Madonna” (Atlantic Records UK)
  67. Beach House - “April Suzanne” (Anthology Recordings)
  68. Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - “Googoo Gaga” (DEEWEE/Because)
  69. Death Valley Girls - Welcome to Earth (Suicide Squeeze)
  70. Original Koffee - “OVA SO” Promised Land Recordings)
  71. TOMORA - CELEBRATION EP (Capitol)
  72. Moses Boyd - Songs For Sinners (Exodus)
  73. Greg Freeman - All Set The Bone (Transgressive/Canvasback)
  74. ACTORS - Our Love Will Live Forever (Artoffact)
  75. pitschouse - Nothing New (Den Tapes) 
  76. Spike Fuck - evidence (Sacred Bones)
  77. Adult DVD - Adult DVD (Fat Possum)
  78. Chloé Caillet - Dance Again EP (Ninja Tune)
  79. Gurriers - Nobody's Coming To Save You (Play It Again Sam) 
  80. Boy Harsher - GET MEAN (Atlantic)
  81. Blind Yeo - The Lemoine Point (Bongo Joe)
  82. Dinosaur Jr. - There Near (Jagjaguwar) 
  83. Latroit House Ensemble - Classics Vol. 1 (House of Latroit) 
  84. BLOUS3 - the pledge, the turn (Cherub Dream)
  85. Darlynn - Dyke Den (Dark Entries) 
  86. Lusine - Melting Days (Ghostly International)
  87. Babehoven - I See Them, I See Me (Double Double Whammy) 
  88. Bullion - Nearly (Ghostly International)
  89. Dogs on Shady Lane - Knots (Lauren)
  90. Chrome Sparks - Ball of Light (Chrome Sounds) 

Americana/Folk: 

  1. Julia Jacklin - The Gem (4AD)
  2. Phoebe Bridgers - Lost Weekend (Dead Oceans)
  3. Sera Cahoone - I’ve Missed You All These Years (Sub Pop)
  4. This is Lorelei - The Singer in My Band (Matador) 
  5. Hermanos Gutiérrez - Los Ojos Del Cóndor (Easy Eye Sound)
  6. Grace Cummings - Bloodhorse! (ATO)
  7. Greg Freeman - All Set The Bone (Transgressive/Canvasback)
  8. Babehoven - I See Them, I See Me (Double Double Whammy) 
  9. Dogs on Shady Lane - Knots (Lauren)
  10. El Búho - Hogar (Shika Shika) 

Global: 

  1. Ibibio Sound Machine - Chopping Mountain (Merge)
  2. Ezra Collective - Here Because of Hope (Partisan)
  3. Dabda - On(百) (Electric Muse)  
  4. Hermanos Gutiérrez - Los Ojos Del Cóndor (Easy Eye Sound)
  5. Original Koffee - “OVA SO” Promised Land Recordings)
  6. El Búho - Hogar (Shika Shika) 
  7. Rodrigo y Gabriela - OurHome (ATO) 
  8. Roshâni - “Laisser aller” (Stone Pixels)
  9. Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - Na Dem (Django Music)
  10. Francisca Valenzuela - MALDITA (Frantastic Records)

Hip-Hop: 

  1. Ezra Collective - Here Because of Hope (Partisan)
  2. Erykah Badu & The Alchemist - Before The World Blows (Young)
  3. Shabazz Palaces - It’s a Style Sport (Sub Pop)
  4. Kiefer - Memory Bomb (Blue Note)
  5. Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats - ii (Loma Vista Recordings) 
  6. Saul Williams - Leap Life (Big Dada) 
  7. Sampa the Great - Nu Zamrock (Loma Vista Recordings)
  8. Dahi - Black Boy (Alternative) (ALTER) 
  9. Mike D - Thank You (Capitol) 
  10. Homeboy Sandman & Jack Splash - Resonance Frequency (Soulspazm) 

RPM/Electronic: 

  1. Ibibio Sound Machine - Chopping Mountain (Merge)
  2. Bonobo - Distance In Static (Ninja Tune)
  3. Genesis Owusu - “HUMAN AGAIN” (Ourness)
  4. Logic1000 - Confirmation! (Therapy/Because Music)
  5. Jorja Smith - What Are The Odds (FAMM)
  6. UCHE YARA - BODYSCANNER (goldendays FM) 
  7. M83 - I Wrote You A Letter (Other Suns)
  8. megiapa - Intentions (International Anthem)  
  9. The Avalanches - No Bad Memories (Modular)
  10. Fat Dog - Cancel Me (I’m Tired) (Domino)

R&B/Blues/Soul: 

  1. Ibibio Sound Machine - Chopping Mountain (Merge)
  2. Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life - The EP (Motown)
  3. Leon Bridges - Happiness Anytime (Columbia)
  4. Erykah Badu & The Alchemist - Before The World Blows (Young)
  5. Alabama Shakes - I Must Be Dreaming (Island)
  6. Jorja Smith - What Are The Odds (FAMM)
  7. UCHE YARA - BODYSCANNER (goldendays FM) 
  8. Kiefer - Memory Bomb (Blue Note)
  9. megiapa - Intentions (International Anthem)  
  10. Saul Williams - Leap Life (Big Dada) 

Jazz: 

  1. Ezra Collective - Here Because of Hope (Partisan)
  2. Kiefer - Memory Bomb (Blue Note)
  3. megiapa - Intentions (International Anthem)  
  4. Saul Williams - Leap Life (Big Dada) 
  5. Meshell Ndgeocello - Synonym (Blue Note)
  6. Moses Boyd - Songs For Sinners (Exodus)
  7. Wyclef Jean - Q Theory - Quantum Leap, Vol. 2 (SodoMoodLab)
  8. FKJ - Tyber (Mom+Pop)
  9. Ships Of The Pharaohs - Part 1 (First Word)
  10. Liana Flores - And so it goes… EP (Verve)

Northwest: 

  1. Shabazz Palaces - It’s a Style Sport (Sub Pop)
  2. Russian Blue - “Already Dead” (Pegasus Theory)
  3. New Age Healers - Blowing Smoke Through The Choir (self-released)
  4. The Black Tones - “Brain Brain” (Reptar)
  5. Sera Cahoone - I’ve Missed You All These Years (Sub Pop)
  6. Chastity Belt - All My Friends (Suicide Squeeze)
  7. ACTORS - Our Love Will Live Forever (Artoffact)
  8. pitschouse - Nothing New (Den Tapes) 
  9. Lusine - Melting Days (Ghostly International)
  10. Art d’Ecco - Sheele’s Green (Paper Bag)

Bay Area: 

  1. Ceremony - Tell Me Your Dream (Relapse)
  2. Badvril - Lethal (Share It Music)
  3. THAO - Show Me (Kill Rock Stars)
  4. BLOUS3 - the pledge, the turn (Cherub Dream)
  5. Darlynn - Dyke Den (Dark Entries) 
  6. Imperial Teen - All Over You (Merge)
  7. Soft Science - Sand (Shelflife)
  8. Kelly Finnigan - B‐Sides, Singles & Forgotten Gems (Colemine) 
  9. abracadabra - peel away EP (Melodic)
  10. Sour Widows - Sigil (Julia’s War)

Adds: 

Fat Dog - Cancel Me (I’m Tired)
Greg Freeman - All Set The Bone (Transgressive/Canvasback)
Wishy - Nature’s Pill (Winspear) 
AKRIILA - lucy miró al mundo y notó que está girando (Atlantic)
Amor Líquido - A ver si me despierto (La Castanya)
Flowers Must Die - Tystnad (Rocket Recordings)
Jennifur - MAZDA (Off Corner)
LEENALCHI (이날치) - Sugungga (Luaka Bop)
Logic1000 - Confirmation! (Therapy/Because Music)
Meshell Ndegeocello - Synonym (Blue Note)
Protomartyr - Hotel Usona (Domino) 
Spike Fuck - evidence (Sacred Bones)
viragezero - viragezero (Bongo Joe)
Amanar De Kidal - Kel Tamasheq (Sahel Sounds/sing a song fighter)
BLOUS3 - the pledge, the turn (Cherub Dream)
Helen - Linda’s Head (kranky)
koleżanka - Zone 2 (self-released)
Lily Juniper - Bloom Gloom (Friends of Friends)  
Perennial - Modernism (Ernest Jenning Record Co.)  
Pretty Sick - Anarchy (Dirty Hit) 
Stef Chura - Dancing Alone on the Concrete (Saddle Creek) 
The Album Leaf - A Body of Voices (Nettwerk)
The Thermals - Under Crushing Rain (Royal We Publishing)
Tipa Tipo - Arquetipas (Bit Rosie)
TRICKY FM - Twin Star Fantasy (Cherub Dream Records)
Wyclef Jean - Q Theory - Quantum Leap, Vol. 2 (SodoMoodLab)
Zora Jones - 50 Bullets to the Heart (Bellyfat)