#COMUSIC TOP 30 JULY 2026

#COMUSIC TOP 30 and the weekly HOT SPINS are the most comprehensive charts detailing Colorado music aired on Colorado non-commercial radio stations. Other charts representing Colorado music extend to outside of Colorado radio, both terrestrial and streaming. THIS is the ONLY ONE that tracks in state airplay exclusively.

HOW THE CHART IS PUT TOGETHER

Every week, I survey airplay from sixteen Colorado community, public and college radio stations, including Colorado Playlist spins on those stations. The weekly survey period runs from midnight Sunday through the following Saturday.

Each monthly survey begins with the first full survey week ending on a Saturday and continues through the final survey week ending on a Saturday. Each title is linked to its corresponding Spotify and YouTube pages.

Titles are tracked for twelve months, beginning with the release date of the first single from an album or EP. For example, if the date of release is December 2023, tracking ends after November 2024.

I’m sometimes asked why a particular artist, band or genre isn’t represented in the COMUSIC HOT SPINS REPORT or TOP 30.

Some genres receive little, if any, terrestrial airplay—especially on noncommercial stations. OneRepublic, for example, is far more prominent on streaming platforms and commercial radio, while artists such as the Lumineers and Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats receive considerably more airplay on the stations surveyed. Metal and rap receive almost no measurable exposure on these stations, while EDM gets only a passing, though growing, glance.

The reports reflect what sixteen community-powered Colorado radio stations air frequently enough to be counted.

KAFM, KBUT, KCSU, 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.

LP = album (5 or more songs)
EP = extended play (3-5 songs)
SP = single play (1-2 songs)

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#COMUSIC TOP 30 JULY 2026

DATES TRACKED: JUNE 28-JULY 26 2026

(D) LILY NOVA – Pure Intentions / Flashlight SP Jan-26 Spotify / YouTube
(D) 2. NINA de FREITAS – Madness Everlasting SP Feb-26 Spotify / YouTube
(D) 3. REVEREND FREAKCHILD – Blues & Spirituals / Hymn Hustler LP May-26 Spotify / YouTube
(R) 4. JOBI RICCIO – Face the Feeling LP Jan-26 Spotify / YouTube
(1) 5. FANCY BITS – Fancy Bits EP Jun-26 Spotify / YouTube
(15) 6. FINN O’SULLIVAN – The Tape LP May-26 Spotify / YouTube
(10) 6. YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND – Good As True LP Jan-26 Spotify / YouTube
(R) 7. JAGUAR STEVENS – Dead Miner’s Daughter LP Mar-26 Spotify / YouTube
(10) 7. JESUS CHRIST TAXI DRIVER – Taxi the Rich LP Jan-26 Spotify / YouTube
(7) 7. RYAN DART – If Love Don’t Break You LP Jan-26 Spotify / YouTube
(D) 8. KAMIKAZE PROM NIGHT – Holy Diamond Blue LP Jun-26 Spotify / YouTube
(R) 9. MAY BE FERN – Three of Swords LP Sep-25 Spotify / YouTube
(10) 10. EDISON – Million Horses SP Apr-26 Spotify / YouTube
(D) 10. PEPE CETINA – Fabiola (Acustica) SP Mar-26 Spotify / YouTube
(D) 10. WILDERMISS – Kiss the Weeds SP May-26 Spotify / YouTube
(D) 11. A.J. FULLERTON – Change is Inevitable LP Jul-26 Spotify / YouTube
(8) 11. SMEAR – Close to You SP Jun-26 Spotify / YouTube
(R) 12. AUBREY DALE – Fireweed LP Oct-25 Spotify / YouTube
(R) 12. THE TAMMY SHINE – Ok Shine Ok LP Dec-25 Spotify / YouTube
(6) 12. VOLORES – Shores of Scorpio LP Oct-25 Spotify / YouTube
(D) 13. ALYSIA KRAFT, VERONICA MAY – Learn that Groove SP Jun-26 Spotify / YouTube
(14) 13. CLAY STREET UNIT – Sin and Squalor LP Sep-25 Spotify / YouTube
(11) 14. 2MX2 – Si Se Puede LP May-26 Spotify / YouTube
(D) 14. CHEROKEE SOCIAL – Concentration SP Apr-26 Spotify / YouTube
(R) 14. DOWNEY CHASE – A Room In Motion LP Oct-25 Spotify / YouTube
(R) 14. ELEKTRIC ANIMALS – Goin Through the Motions EP Sep-25 Spotify / YouTube
(R) 14. KING CARDINAL – Reviver LP Sep-25 Spotify / YouTube
(R) 14. VELVET DAYDREAM – Smoke & Mirrors LP Dec-25 Spotify / YouTube
(D) 15. CARLOS & THE CREW – Keep It Together SP Feb-26 Spotify / YouTube
(R) 15. THE CROOKED RUGS – The Crooked Rugs LP Jan-26 Spotify / YouTube
(11) 15. GASOLINE LOLLIPOPS – Way Back Home SP May-26 Spotify / YouTube
(15) 15. HAYLEY HARKIN – Befriend the Beast LP Dec-25 Spotify / YouTube
(D) 15. THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT – Lightning Sky SP Jun-26 Spotify / YouTube

88.9 KRFC
(R) 1. THE CROOKED RUGS – The Crooked Rugs LP Jan-26 Spotify / YouTube
(2) 2. RYAN DART – If Love Don’t Break You LP Jan-26 Spotify / YouTube
(D) 3. DEAD PIONEERS – Wagon Burner LP Feb-26 Spotify / YouTube
(R) 4. MAGOO – What A Life LP Oct-25 Spotify / YouTube
(R) 5. MAY BE FERN – Three of Swords LP Sep-25 Spotify / YouTube
(R) 6. JOBI RICCIO – Face the Feeling LP Jan-26 Spotify / YouTube
(D) 7. A.J. FULLERTON – Change is Inevitable LP Jul-26 Spotify / YouTube
(2) 7. A.J. FULLERTON & JAKE FRIEL – Fullerton & Friel Vol. II LP Dec-25 Spotify / YouTube
(D) 7. MAY BE FERN – 80.5 FM For Your Nighttime Drive EP Apr-26 Spotify / YouTube

INDIE 102.3
(D) LILY NOVA – Pure Intentions / Flashlight SP Jan-26 Spotify / YouTube
(D) NINA de FREITAS – Madness Everlasting SP Feb-26 Spotify / YouTube

105.5 THE COLORADO SOUND
(3) 1. REVEREND FREAKCHILD – Blues & Spirituals / Hymn Hustler LP May-26 Spotify / YouTube
(1) 2. FANCY BITS – Fancy Bits EP Jun-26 Spotify / YouTube
(4) 3. EDISON – Million Horses SP Apr-26 Spotify / YouTube
(2) 3. PEPE CETINA – Fabiola (Acustica) SP Mar-26 Spotify / YouTube
(3) 4. SMEAR – Close to You SP Jun-26 Spotify / YouTube
(D) 5. 2MX2 – Si Se Puede LP May-26 Spotify / YouTube
(5) 5. CHEROKEE SOCIAL – Concentration SP Apr-26 Spotify / YouTube
(6) 5. DOWNEY CHASE – A Room In Motion LP Oct-25 Spotify / YouTube
(3) 5. ELEKTRIC ANIMALS – Goin Through the Motions EP Sep-25 Spotify / YouTube

AMERICANA (Blues, Bluegrass, Country, Folk)
1. REVEREND FREAKCHILD – Blues & Spirituals / Hymn Hustler LP May-26
2. JOBI RICCIO – Face the Feeling LP Jan-26
3. YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND – Good As True LP Jan-26
4. RYAN DART – If Love Don’t Break You LP Jan-26
5. A.J. FULLERTON – Change is Inevitable LP Jul-26

JAZZ
1. CHANTIL DUKART – Chantil Dukart & the Dukes of Art LP Jun-26
2. DAWN CLEMENT – Dear Ms. Dearie LP May-26
3. BRAD GOODE QUINTET – Live Your Dream (Live at North Street Cabaret) LP May-26
4. BEN MARKLEY BIG BAND – Tuesday Morning Feeling LP Mar-26
5. BOBBY WIENS – Focus LP Mar-26

TOP EP/SP (SINGLE) RELEASES
1. LILY NOVA – Pure Intentions SP
2. NINA de FREITAS – Madness Everlasting SP
3. FANCY BITS – Fancy Bits EP
4. EDISON – Million Horses SP
5. PEPE CETINA – Fabiola (Acustica) SP

TOP LP (ALBUM) RELEASES (2 or more singles charting)
(1) REVEREND FREAKCHILD – Blues & Spirituals / Hymn Hustler May-26
(2) JOBI RICCIO – Face the Feeling Jan-26
(3) YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND – Good As True Jan-26
(4) JAGUAR STEVENS – Dead Miner’s Daughter Mar-26
(4) JESUS CHRIST TAXI DRIVER – Taxi the Rich Jan-26
(4) RYAN DART – If Love Don’t Break You Jan-26

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