Tag: Colorado Music Charts

#COMUSIC TOP 30 JANUARY 2026

The content celebrates breaking a 15-year record for most monthly visits, thanks its audience, showcases Emily Scott Robinson’s album “Appalachia,” explains Global Release Day’s purpose, invites engagement for New Music Fridays, and seeks support for the Colorado Playlist.

YOU BROKE A 15 YEAR OLD RECORD FOR MOST VISITS IN A MONTH! THANK YOU.

We are in the doldrums of winter. The winter blahs. March & April are the HOT months for new releases as artists/bands gear up for the upcoming outdoor festival and concert season. In the meantime, that doesn’t mean there are not some really excellent releases out right now.

EMILY SCOTT ROBINSON – Appalachia (Spotify, YouTube) is earning nationwide praise for its authentic, deeply personal songwriting. Whether reflecting on aging in Time Traveler or poking at gazzillionaires building “ten-thousand-square-foot second homes” in Dirtbag Saloon, Robinson delivers stories that feel right at home beside a roaring fire in a mountain cabin somewhere in southwestern Colorado.

Did you know that Friday is designated as Global Release Day?

“Global Release Day (alternatively known as New Music Fridays) is the universal day of the week for releasing new music. Global Release Day was established in 2015 to combat the rise in music piracy, as music was previously released on different days internationally: Tuesdays in the United States and Canada, and other days in different markets. Friday was set as Global Release Day as a result of a trend of Friday releases that started with Beyoncé‘s 2013 surprise self-titled album.”

Join me every Friday at the CP FB PG for New Music Friday – when I add (or not) some new songs to Colorado 100 on Spotify and YouTube. Since there’s no time to play every new release that comes out on the show, this is a great way for you to explore some of the best of the new year.

HOW THE CHART IS PUT TOGETHER

Every week I survey fifteen Colorado community/public and college stations, plus Colorado Playlist spins on respective stations. The weekly survey period runs from midnight Sunday through the next Saturday. 

The monthly survey period starts from the first week, ending with a Saturday. It continues through the last week, which also ends on a Saturday.  Titles are linked to its respective YouTube page.

Titles are tracked from the date of release of the first single from an LP/EP, for twelve months. Example: DOR = DEC 2023. I stopped tracking it in NOV 2024 (twelve months).

KAFM, KBUT, KCSU, KDNK, KDUR, KFFR, KLZR, KOTO, KSJD, KSUT, KRFC, KRZA 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 JANUARY 2026

(15) 1. ANDY FRASCO & THE U.N. – Growing Pains (Deluxe) LP Feb-26 (Spotify, YouTube)
(6) 2. THE TAMMY SHINE – Ok Shine Ok LP Dec-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 3. BITCHFLOWER – Aghast, Aroused, Appalled LP Jul-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 4. ANIMAL ELECTRICITY – Ghostwrite Your Alibi LP Sep-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 5. ESPIAILLE – BYTES LP Aug-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(21) 6. LEFTOVER SALMON – Let’s Party About It LP Mar-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(1) 6. LETTUCE – Cook LP Jul-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(12) 7. A.J. FULLERTON – Magnetic Light LP Feb-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(5) 8. LIZ BARNEZ – Wholehearted LP Oct-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 9. BIG RICHARD – Pet LP Nov-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(15) 10. GASOLINE LOLLIPOPS – Kill the Architect LP Mar-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(R) 11. HEAVY DIAMOND RING – Wildflower Lane LP Mar-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 11. LULU BENNING – Different Kind of World SP Dec-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(20) 12. KING CARDINAL – Reviver Sep-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(4) 13. CLAY STREET UNIT – Sin and Squalor LP Sep-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 14. LULU BENNING – Transparent SP Sep-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(19) 15. EMILY SCOTT ROBINSON – Appalachia LP Oct-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(18) 16. A.J. FULLERTON & LAUREN FRIHAUF – Slow Killer / Bitter Song / Expectations / I Don’t Wanna Grow Up SP Sep-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(10) 16. THE DIRTY TURKEYS – Soul Sugar SP Nov-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(R) 16. HUNTER JAMES & THE TITANIC – IV LP Mar-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(15) 17. SOUR MAGIC – The Hive LP May-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(R) 18. ANALOG SON – Keep It Coming LP Jun-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(R) 18. DARREN GARVEY – Feel For You SP Sep-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(9) 18. GREENSKY BLUEGRASS – XXV LP Jun-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 19. WEST OF FENNARIO – Great Evade SP Dec-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(15) 20. GRAVEYARD CHOIR – The Wake LP Sep-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 20. LVDY – Evergreen EP Jun-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(16) 21. PACKAGING – Packaging LP Jun-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 22. BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS – 40 LIVE LP Jan-26 (Spotify, YouTube)
(R) 22. DAVID STARR – Must Be Blue LP Feb-25 (Spotify, YouTube)

88.9 KRFC – 69 TITLES TRACKED
(2) 1. LIZ BARNEZ – Wholehearted LP Oct-25
(3) 2. LETTUCE – Cook LP Jul-25
(R) 3. SWEET VIRGINIA – Sweet Virginia EP Jun-25
(4) 4. A.J. FULLERTON, LAUREN FRIHAUF – Bitter Song /I Don’t Wanna Grow Up SP Sep-25
(R) 4. GRAVEYARD CHOIR – The Wake LP Sep-25
(5) 4. SUGAR BRITCHES – Terrified And Aroused SP Jul-25
(D) 5. BIG RICHARD – Pet LP Nov-25
(R) 5. GREENSKY BLUEGRASS – XXV LP Jun-25
(R) 5. LEFTOVER SALMON – Let’s Party About It LP Mar-25

INDIE 102.3 – 17 TITLES TRACKED
(D) 1. ANDY FRASCO & THE U.N. – Growing Pains (Deluxe) LP Jan-26
(D) 2. BITCHFLOWER – Aghast, Aroused, Appalled LP Jul-25
(D) 3. ANIMAL ELECTRICITY – Ghostwrite Your Alibi LP Sep-25
(D) 4. THE TAMMY SHINE – Ok Shine Ok LP Dec-25
(D) 5. ESPIAILLE – BYTES LP Aug-25
(D) 6. LULU BENNING – Different Kind of World SP Dec-25
(D) 7. LULU BENNING – Transparent SP Sep-25

105.5 THE COLORADO SOUND – 41 TITLES TRACKED
(3) 1. THE DIRTY TURKEYS – Soul Sugar SP Nov-25
(D) 1. KING CARDINAL – Reviver LP Sep-25
(R) 2. D.W. DOUCET – Gas Station Love Letter SP May-25
(R) 2. DARREN GARVEY – Feel For You SP Sep-25
(2) 2. THE TAMMY SHINE – Ok Shine Ok LP Dec-25
(R) 3. ELEKTRIC ANIMALS – Lullaby SP Sep-25
(1) 3. GRAVEYARD CHOIR – The Wake LP Sep-25
(R) 3. INAIAH LUJAN – Long Way Down (4 track version) SP Oct-25
(5) 3. SMEAR – Champagne LP Apr-25

KAFM (Grand Junction), KBUT (Crested Butte), KDNK (Carbondale), KDUR (Durango), KFFR (Winter Park), KOTO (Telluride), KLZR (Westcliffe), KRZA (Alamosa), KSJD (Cortez), KSUT (Ignacio), KVCU (Boulder), KVNF (Paonia) – 55 TITLES TRACKED
(1) 1. LETTUCE – Cook LP Jul-25
(D) 2. CLAY STREET UNIT – Sin and Squalor LP Sep-25
(5) 3. A.J. FULLERTON – Magnetic Light LP Feb-25
(2) 3. LEFTOVER SALMON – Let’s Party About It LP Mar-25
(R) 4. DAVID STARR – Must Be Blue LP Feb-25
(R) 4. GREENSKY BLUEGRASS – XXV LP Jun-25
(D) 5. BIG RICHARD – Pet LP Nov-25
(D) 5. EMILY SCOTT ROBINSON – Appalachia LP Oct-25

THE COLORADO PLAYLIST NEEDS YOUR HELP PLEASE

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#COMUSIC TOP 30 DECEMBER 2025

In December 2025, Lettuce’s “Cook LP” topped the Colorado music charts, showcasing local artists from various stations. Notable entries include “NoCO Sings the Holidays” and upcoming albums from Clay Street Unit and The Tammy Shine. The Colorado Playlist continues its mission to promote Colorado music, relying on listener support for sustainability.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The last look back at what happened in 2025 – DECEMBER’s TOP 30 ..

HOW THE CHART IS PUT TOGETHER

Every week I survey more than a dozen Colorado community/public and college stations, including Colorado Playlist spins on respective stations. The weekly survey period runs from midnight Sunday through the next Saturday. 

The monthly survey period starts from the first week, ending with a Saturday. It continues through the last week, which also ends on a Saturday.  Titles are linked to its respective YouTube page.

Titles are tracked from the date of release of the first single from an LP/EP, for twelve months. Example: DOR = DEC 2023. I stopped tracking it in NOV 2024 (twelve months).

KAFM, KBUT, KCSU, KDNK, KDUR, KFFR, KLZR, KOTO, KSJD, KSUT, KRFC, KRZA 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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#CO MUSIC TOP 30 NOV 28-DEC 28 2025

Lettuce – Cook LP jumped from (16) in September to (1) in December, based on spins from 88.9 KRFC and some of the mountain stations. Lettuce formed in Boston. Over the years three of the six members moved to Colorado. They have since become deeply ingrained in the scene. So, they get counted as a band based, at least in part, in our state. Tracks from their most recent album “Cook” started dropping in July. The final full length release dropped DEC 3, 2025. (Spotify, YouTube)

NoCO Sings the Holidays is the season’s holiday release, featuring mostly Fort Collins based artists. The album received copious spins at KRFC with a few added on the Colorado Playlist. The holiday album debuts at #2.  (Spotify, YouTube)

Debuting at #4 in the monthly TOP 30 is the upcoming album Sin & Squalor from Clay Street Unit, due out February 13th. Tracks began to appear in the spring of 2025. One track broke out in the statewide HOT SPINS in September. The band sold out Denver’s Ogden Theater (1500 cap) in December. You can catch them at Red Rocks in support of the String Cheese Incident on Friday, July 17.  (Spotify, YouTube)

The Tammy Shine Ok Shine Ok, debuting at #6 is the solo debut from Dressy Bessy founder, guitarist and lead singer, Tammy Ealom. The album release show is Feb 21 at the Hi-Dive in Denver. The single, Junk Mail, dropped in December and was debuted by 105.5 The Colorado Sound. (Spotify, YouTube)
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(R) 1. LETTUCE – Cook LP Jul-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 2. VARIOUS – NoCO Sings the Holidays LP Nov-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 3. ALEJANDRA MEZA – Too Bad, So Sad SP Jul-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 4. CLAY STREET UNIT – Sin and Squalor LP Sep-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(6) 5. LIZ BARNEZ – Wholehearted LP Oct-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 6. THE TAMMY SHINE – Ok Shine Ok LP Dec-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(R) 7. DOGTAGS – Roseworld LP Apr-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 8. MYSTEE – bold and bright SP Nov-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 9. EDITH – Salt SP Oct-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(8) 9. GREENSKY BLUEGRASS – XXV LP Jun-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 10. CITRA – The Light In Your Eyes SP Oct-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 10. THE DIRTY TURKEYS – Soul Sugar SP Nov-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 11. MYSTEE – Forget Me Not EP Jul-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(14) 12. A.J. FULLERTON – Magnetic Light LP Feb-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(R) 12. BALLPARK –Loose Screw SP Mar-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 13. EDITH – Sounds of Scenery SP Jul-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 14. CITRA – Long Way Around SP Jun-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(R) 14. VIVIAN OBLIVION – Animals SP Jul-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(18) 15. ANDY FRASCO & THE U.N. – Growing Pains LP Feb-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(1) 15. GASOLINE LOLLIPOPS – Kill the Architect LP Mar-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(7) 15. GRAVEYARD CHOIR – The Wake LP Sep-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(R) 15. SOUR MAGIC – The Hive LP May-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(11) 16. PACKAGING – Packaging LP Jun-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(R) 17. MARFA – Daisy SP Nov-24 (Spotify, YouTube)
(15) 18. A.J. FULLERTON & LAUREN FRIHAUF – Slow Killer / Bitter Song / Expectations / I Don’t Wanna Grow Up SP Sep-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 19. DRUNKEN HEARTS – The Other Side SP Nov-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 19. EMILY SCOTT ROBINSON – Dirt Bag Saloon SP Oct-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 20. KING CARDINAL – Reviver Sep-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 21. ANDY FRASCO & THE U.N. – Tumbleweed feat. JJ Grey SP Nov-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 21. DAVID LAWRENCE & THE SPOONFUL – My House is Burning SP Oct-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(5) 21. LEFTOVER SALMON – Let’s Party About It LP Mar-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(R) 21. TENNIS – Face Down in The Garden LP Feb-25 (Spotify, YouTube)

88.9 KRFC (Fort Collins) – 51 TITLES TRACKED
(D) 1. VARIOUS – NoCO Sings the Holidays LP Nov-25
(1) 2. LIZ BARNEZ – Wholehearted LP Oct-25
(D) 3. LETTUCE – Cook LP Jul-25
(3) 4. A.J. FULLERTON, LAUREN FRIHAUF –Slow Killer / Bitter Song / Expectations / I Don’t Wanna Grow Up SP Sep-25
(D) 5. AUBREY DALE – December SP Nov-25
(4) 5. SUGAR BRITCHES – Terrified And Aroused SP Jul-25

INDIE 102.3 (Denver) – 11 TITLES TRACKED
(D) 1. ALEJANDRA MEZA – Too Bad, So Sad SP Jul-25
(R) 2. DOGTAGS – Roseworld LP Apr-25
(D) 2. EDITH – Salt SP Oct-25
(D) 3. CITRA – The Light In Your Eyes SP Oct-25
(D) 4. BALLPARK – Loose Screw SP Mar-25
(D) 4. MYSTEE – bold and bright SP Nov-25

105.5 THE COLORADO SOUND (Greeley) – 30 TITLES TRACKED
(1) 1. GRAVEYARD CHOIR – The Wake LP Sep-25
(1) 1. MARFA – Daisy SP Nov-24
(D) 2. THE TAMMY SHINE – Junk Mail SP Dec-25
(D) 3. THE DIRTY TURKEYS –Soul Sugar SP Nov-25
(R) 4. MOONPOOL – Aim SP Jul-25
(D) 5. THE PHOTO ATLAS – Hello Hospital EP Aug-25
(R) 5. SMEAR – Champagne LP Apr-25
(3) 5. VOLORES –the Huntress SP Oct-25

KAFM (Grand Junction), KBUT (Crested Butte), KDNK (Carbondale), KDUR (Durango), KFFR (Winter Park), KLZR (Westcliff), KOTO (Telluride), KRZA (Alamosa), KSJD (Cortez), KSUT (Ignacio/Durango), KVNF (Paonia) – 55 TITLES TRACKED
(7) 1. LETTUCE – Cook LP Jul-25
(1) 2. LEFTOVER SALMON –Let’s Party About It LP Mar-25
(R) 3. REVEREND FREAKCHILD – A Bluesman of Sorts LP May-25
(1) 4. GREENSKY BLUEGRASS – XXV LP Jun-25
(2) 5. A.J. FULLERTON – Magnetic Light LP Feb-25
(R) 5. RAGGED UNION – Pyramid Stairs LP Jun-25

THE COLORADO PLAYLIST NEEDS YOUR HELP PLEASE

The Colorado Playlist is the only show showcasing Colorado music statewide. Your support is essential to keeping it on the air. I offer this show to the stations without charge. As you may know, they are facing their own revenue issues now with the loss of CPB funding. Please make donations via Venmo at chrisk-2 or use the form below. Thank you, sincerely – chrisk

If you represent a business and would like my listeners to know about you, email me at coloradoplaylist@gmail.com for details.

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