Chris K's Colorado Playlist

WOW .. you all are amazing! You set a ALL TIME record for most visits to this website for the month of September. Thank you. And THANK YOU for your support.

Before I get into the meat of the month, I want to remind you and encourage you that our community-public stations are, have, or will soon hold a fundraising membership drive. Because of the loss of federal funding, becoming a sustaining monthly member of your your station helps to keep the station doing what it does best … connect us all in our communities – from music to public affairs and news. I hope you’ll do your part today.

Visit Colorado Music Resources page and find stations that support our scene.

Claire and I have been traveling the past month, hence no posts here and only limited posts on the CP FB pg. I didn’t pull spin data until I got home on the 28th … but what a great month it was.

90 year old Colorado Music Hall of Fame member Harry Tuft put out the 12th solo release of his esteemed career; it debuted at #1 in airplay. Award winning acoustic folk and blues artist Cary Morin moves up to #3 with his newest album Songs From Anguilla.

Don’t forget … check out Colorado 2026: 100 songs from 100 artists/bands on Spotify and YouTube. When one is added, one is cut to keep it at 100.

New releases this past week from Strange Americans, Sera Cahoone, Andy Frasco, Doom Scroll, Juno Rossa, The Galentines, Downey Chase, Covenhoven, Cole Scheifele, Vivian Oblivion, White Rose Motor Oil, Big Richard Band, The Lumineers and High Lonesome … ENJOY!

Your SUPPORT is ESSENTIAL.

The Colorado Playlist has been my passion for 20 years. Now retired, the monthly costs of producing the show stretch my limited retirement income — but I’d like to keep it going for another couple of years.

The show airs statewide on 11 primary stations across 30 FM/LPFM frequencies and is provided at no cost to Colorado community radio stations.

If you’d like to help keep it going, your support is sincerely appreciated. Donations via Venmo at chrisk-2 are preferred, or use the form below. Thank you — sincerely. – chrisk

ABOUT THE #COMUSIC TOP 30 & HOT SPINS

The #COMUSIC TOP 30 and weekly HOT SPINS track Colorado music aired specifically on Colorado non-commercial radio. Other charts include terrestrial and streaming activity outside the state; this is the only chart focused exclusively on in-state radio airplay.

HOW IT WORKS

Every week, I survey airplay from seventeen Colorado community, public and college radio stations, including Colorado Playlist spins. Monthly charts cover the first full survey week ending on Saturday through the final Saturday of the month, with titles tracked for twelve months beginning with the release of the first single from an album or EP.

The charts reflect what those seventeen Colorado stations actually play. That means some genres are represented more heavily than others: Americana, indie and roots music generally receive considerably more non-commercial airplay than metal or rap, while EDM receives limited but growing exposure.

The #COMUSIC TOP 30 and HOT SPINS reflect measurable Colorado radio airplay — nothing more, nothing less.

KAFM, KBUT, KDNK, KDUR, KFFR, KLZR, KOTO, KSJD, KSUT, KRFC, KRZA, KUVO, KVCU, and KVNF are surveyed via Spinitron, offering search functions for artists to track airplay on over three hundred stations and programs around the country.

KGNU Boulder, Indie 102.3 and 105.5 The Colorado Sound data is pulled from their websites, or emailed to me each week.

LP = album (5 or more songs)
EP = extended play (3-5 songs)
SP = single play (1-2 songs)
(D) = debut of SP (single), EP or LP release in the TOP 30
(R) = return to the TOP 30 of SP, EP or LP release

Interested in getting your business heard across 30 FM frequencies and other Colorado Playlist assets? Email chriskmusic@gmail.com.
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#COMUSIC TOP 30 SEPT 2026
Dates Tracked: AUG 30–SEPT 26 2026

(D) 1. HARRY TUFT – Friends, Lovers & Other Strangers LP Spotify/YouTube
(D) 2. EDISON – Your Ghost EP Spotify/YouTube
(19) 3. CARY MORIN – Songs From Anguilla LP Spotify / YouTube
(D) 4. LAUREN FRIHAUF – One Thing Leads to Another SP Spotify/YouTube
(D) 5. ISAIAH CARTER – Dreams of My Nightmares LP Spotify/YouTube
(D) 5. JAIEL – The Blooming Hearts Club LP Spotify/YouTube
(D) 5. THE MANANAS – Love Letter to My Honey / Leopard Lady SP Spotify/YouTube
(D) 5. MOONPOOL – Uppercut SP Spotify/YouTube
(D) 5. PRETTY LIGHTS – A Trip Thru Time Fantastic * Constellation 02 EP Spotify/YouTube
(8) 6. A.J. FULLERTON – Baretone LP Spotify / YouTube
(2) 6. BONNIE PAINE – Unseen LP Spotify / YouTubee
(R) 7. YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND – Good As True LP Spotify/YouTube
(D) 8. HEAVY DIAMOND RING – Let Love Be Enough EP Spotify/YouTube
(1) 8. JOBI RICCIO – Face the Feeling LP Spotify / YouTube
(14) 9. GRAVEYARD CHOIR – The Space We Leave LP Spotify / YouTube
(14) 10. THE ANDES – Unwind LP Spotify / YouTube
(R) 10. CARLOS & THE CREW – Follow Me to My Garden EP Spotify/YouTube
(R) 10. CARY MORIN – Pocket of Time LP Spotify/YouTube
(19) 10. GASOLINE LOLLIPOPS – Way Back Home SP Spotify / YouTube
(15) 11. CIAN KRUEGER – First Moon Rising LP Spotify / YouTube
(D) 11. STRANGE AMERICANS – Horse Rider / The Season SP Spotify/YouTube
(R) 12. ELEKTRIC ANIMALS – B&B Motel LP Spotify/YouTube
(18) 12. JESUS CHRIST TAXI DRIVER – Taxi the Rich LP Spotify / YouTube
(R) 13. FANCY BITS – Fancy Bits EP Spotify/YouTube
(D) 13. SWEET JESSUP AND THE DIRTY BUCKETS – Bottle of Fools LP Spotify/YouTube
(R) 14. 2MX2 – Si Se Puede LP Spotify/YouTube
(4) 14. MOON HAMMER – Snakey SP  Spotify / YouTube
(D) 15. DYLIRIUM – Two More Weeks LP Spotify/YouTube
(D) 15. ELKA– Husk SP Spotify/YouTube
(D) 15. KATYA GRASSO – Covered In Sand / Gold SP Spotify/YouTube
(D) 15. KEENAN TREVON, DNA PICASSO – Risk It All SP Spotify/YouTube
(D) 15. N3PTUNE – Rotgut SP Spotify/YouTube
(R) 15. SUGAR NOVA – House of the Jaguar LP Spotify/YouTube

88.5 KGNU (Boulder)
(D) 1. HEAVY DIAMOND RING – Let Love Be Enough EP
(3) 1. THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS – 20/20 LP
(2) 1. PRAIRIEWOLF – Zone Poems LP
(D) 1. SERA CAHOONE – I’ve Missed You All These Years LP
(R) 1. YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND – Good As True LP

88.9 KRFC (Fort Collins)
(D) 1. HEAVY DIAMOND RING – Let Love Be Enough EP
(4) 2. GRAVEYARD CHOIR – The Space We Leave LP
(4) 3. A.J. FULLERTON – Baretone LP
(4) 3. CARY MORIN – Pocket of Time LP
(R) 4. 2MX2 – Si Se Puede LP
(D) 4. ELKA, PROJECT TRACTION – Husk SP
(D) 5. ANDY SYDOW – American Verse LP
(R) 5. THE CROOKED RUGS – The Crooked Rugs LP

INDIE 102.3 (Denver)
(D) 1. EDISON – Your Ghost EP
(D) 1. ISAIAH CARTER – Dreams of My Nightmares LP
(D) 1. JAIEL – The Blooming Hearts Club LP
(D) 1. LAUREN FRIHAUF – One Thing Leads to Another SP
(D) 1. THE MANANAS – Love Letter to My Honey / Leopard Lady SP
(D) 1. MOONPOOL – Uppercut SP
(D) 1. PRETTY LIGHTS – A Trip Thru Time Fantastic * Constellation 02 EP

105.5 THE COLORADO SOUND (Greeley)
(D) 1. BONNIE PAINE – Unseen LP
(R) 1. CARLOS & THE CREW – Follow Me to My Garden EP
(R) 1. VELVET DAYDREAM – Smoke & Mirrors LP
(R) 1. VERONICA MAY – Lead With Love SP
(1) 2. THE ANDES – Unwind LP
(D) 2. DOOM SCROLL – The Ravine SP
(R) 2. PEPE CETINA – Fabiola (Acustica) SP
(R) 2. SLOW CAVES – Periwinkle SP
(D) 2. THE UPSTAIRS BASEMENT – Same Blood EP
(R) 2. WAXPOOL – Caught Up SP

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