Tag: Colorado TOP 30

#COMUSIC – TOP 30 JAN 2023

The last report was DEC 2022. There are 31 titles in this month’s TOP 30.  

Every Sunday I survey over a dozen community/public and college stations, which includes spins on respective stations via the Colorado Playlist. 

Survey period is from the first week ending with a Saturday through the last week ending with a Saturday.  Titles are linked to its respective YouTube page.

At the bottom of the JAN TOP 30 you’ll find TOP “5” charts for 88.9 KRFC Fort Collins, Indie 102.3, 105.5 The Colorado Sound and eleven other stations around the state that report to Spinitron.

TWENTY ONE debuts (D) for the month.
FIVE titles stayed from previous month
FIVE titles re-entered (R) the TOP 30.

Spin data pulled from the Colorado Playlist, 105.5 The Colorado Sound, Indie 102.3, 88.9 KRFC  and ten other stations that use playlist generator Spinitron, designed to benefit community/public and college radio stations and offering search functions for artists and agents to track airplay.

(21) 1. ELEKTRIC ANIMALS – Channels EP (May-22)
(D) 2. JULIAN FULCO PERRON – In My Garden LP (Nov-22)
(3) 3. EUFORQUESTRA – While We Still Got Time LP (Jun-22)
(D) 4. TRAVIS MCNAMARA – Moon Calendar LP (Mar-23)
(D) 5. TENNIS – Pollen LP (Jan-23)
(D) 5. TRASH. – Ghosts EP (Dec-22)
(D) 6. CHLOE SOUTHERN – Last Man on Earth EP (Nov-22)
(D) 6. GRIMMLY – Happiest – SINGLE (Dec-22)
(2) 7. ALYSIA KRAFT – First Light LP (Jun-22)
(21) 7. MIKE CLARK & THE SUGAR SOUNDS – Moon Rock LP (Mar-22)
(D) 7. SREEJA CHAKRA – Better Off SINGLE (Oct-22)
(R) 8. MOJOMAMA – We Are One LP (Jun-22)
(D) 9. BABAH FLY – Wisdom in the Framework SINGLE (Nov-22)
(14) 9. VINCE HERMAN – Enjoy the Ride LP (Nov-22)
(R) 9. YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND – Get Yourself Outside LP (Feb-22)
(D) 10. LID DIXON – Parlor Trick EP (Dec-22)
(D) 10. SARA FLOWS – The Age of Aquarius EP (Apr-22)
(D) 11. CALEB MILLER – Handsome SINGLE (Nov-22)
(D) 11. SAMI DAVIS – Happy Pill SINGLE (May-22)
(D) 12. HOVERFLY – Hate SINGLE (Oct-22)
(R) 12. KEITH OXMAN – This One’s for Joey LP (May-22)
(D) 12. SARA FLOWS – Subaru SINGLE (Nov-22)
(D) 13. BABAH FLY – U Can Feel the Vibration SINGLE (Jul-22)
(D) 13. SAMI DAVIS – Sick SINGLE (Dec-22)
(R) 13. THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS – Toward the Fray LP (Feb-22)
(D) 14. GABRIEL MERVINE – GM5 LP (Jan-23)
(R) 14. GASOLINE LOLLIPOPS – Nightmares LP (Oct-22)
(D) 15. EMILY SCOTT ROBINSON – Built On Bones EP (Oct-22)
(D) 15. JACOB LARSON BAND – Totally Legal LP (Oct-22)
(D) 15. PLUTINOS – Last to Know SINGLE (Nov-22)
(D) 15. VIOLET PILOT – Glad We Found You LP (Oct-22)

TOP FIVE BY STATION

88.9 KRFC (Fort Collins/Northern Front Range)
(1) 1. ALYSIA KRAFT – First Light LP (Jun-22)
(D) 2. BRIANNA HARRIS – When We’re Found LP (Sep-22)
(D) 3. LID DIXON – Parlor Trick EP (Dec-22)
(R) 4. BLUES CIRCUS – Old Time Blues Revue LP (Jul-22)
(5) 4. EUFORQUESTRA – While We Still Got Time LP (Jun-22)

INDIE 102.3 (Denver/multiple markets)
(D) 1. ELEKTRIC ANIMALS – Channels EP (May-22)
(D) 1. TRASH. – Ghosts EP (Dec-22)
(D) 2. CHLOE SOUTHERN – Last Man on Earth EP (Nov-22)
(D) 2. GRIMMLY – Happiest SINGLE (Dec-22)
(D) 2. JULIAN FULCO PERRON – In My Garden LP (Nov-22)
(D) 2. TENNIS – Pollen LP (Jan-23)

105.5 THE COLORADO SOUND (Greeley/Northern Front Range)
(4) 1. EUFORQUESTRA – While We Still Got Time LP (Jun-22)
(4) 1. JYEMO CLUB – EPocha EP (Aug-22)
(R) 1. RITMO CASCABEL – Ritmo Cascabel EP (Apr-22)
(R) 2. CARY MORIN & GHOST DOG – Goin’ Down South SINGLE (May-22)
(R) 2. GASOLINE LOLLIPOPS – Nightmares LP (Oct-22)
(1) 2. IZCALLI – Rebirth LP (Jul-22)
(3) 2. MIKE CLARK & THE SUGAR SOUNDS – Moon Rock LP (Mar-22)

KAFM (Grand Junction), KBUT (Crested Butte), KCSU (Fort Collins) KDNK (Carbondale), KDUR (Durango), KFFR (Winter Park), KOTO (Telluride), KRZA (Alamosa), KSJD (4 Corners), KSUT (Ignacio), KVNF (Paonia)
(2) 1. STILLHOUSE JUNKIES – Small Towns LP (Sep-22)
(1) 2. EUFORQUESTRA – While We Still Got Time LP (Jun-22)
(R) 2. THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS – Toward the Fray LP (Feb-22)
(D) 3. BIG RICHARD – Live from Telluride LP (Oct-22)
(4) 4. ANDY THORN – Songs of the Sunrise Fox LP (Sep-22)
(3) 4. LETTUCE – Unify LP (Jun-22)
(3) 4. VINCE HERMAN – Enjoy the Ride LP (Nov-22)

#COMUSIC – TOP 30 DEC 2022

The last report was NOV 2022. There are 32 titles in this month’s TOP 30.  

Every Sunday I survey over a dozen community/public and college stations, which includes spins on respective stations via the Colorado Playlist.  Survey period is from the first week ending with a Saturday through the last week ending with a Saturday.  Titles are linked to its respective YouTube page.

At the bottom of the DEC TOP 30 you’ll find TOP “5” charts for 88.9 KRFC Fort Collins, Indie 102.3, 105.5 The Colorado Sound and eleven other stations around the state that report to Spinitron.

Fifteen debuts (D) for the month.

Ten titles stayed from previous month

Seven titles re-entered (R) the TOP 30.

Spin data pulled from the Colorado Playlist, 105.5 The Colorado Sound, Indie 102.3 and eleven stations that use playlist generator Spinitron, designed to benefit non-commercial community/public and college radio stations and offering advanced search functions for artists and agents.

(2) 1. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP (Jan-22)
(4) 2. ALYSIA KRAFT – First Light LP (Jun-22)
(D) 3. BARBARA – Escape Artist LP (Sep-22)
(1) 3. EUFORQUESTRA – While We Still Got Time LP (Jun-22)
(D) 3. QUEEN KWONG – Couples Only LP (Jul-22)
(D) 4. HERO TALBOT – Butterscotch LP (Oct-22)
(D) 5. ANTIBROTH – Antibroth LP (Sep-22)
(D) 6. SAME CLOTH – No Good SINGLE (Jan-22)
(6) 7. MUSKETEER GRIPWEED – Long Past Time LP (Sep-22)
(D) 8. HOLLOW HEAD – A Spark of Madness LP (May-22)
(D) 9. DARCY NELSON – Bad SINGLE (Sep-22)
(R) 10. OUR VIOLET ROOM – Not Where I Thought I’d Be LP (Sep-22)
(D) 11. THE ELEGANT PLUMS – Dance to Forget SINGLE (Sep-22)
(9) 12. STILLHOUSE JUNKIES – Small Towns LP (Jul-22)
(D) 13. OKO TYGRA – West Coast (is burning) SINGLE (Oct-22)
(D) 14. OKO TYGRA – Better Without You SINGLE (Nov-22)
(8) 14. VINCE HERMAN – Enjoy the Ride LP (Nov-22)
(D) 15. THE ELEGANT PLUMS – Disco Dev’s Dirty Disco SINGLE (Sep-22)
(R) 16. IZCALLI – Rebirth LP (Jul-22)
(21) 17. BEVIN LUNA – Madison and Angelus LP (Jun-22)
(D) 17. HOLLOW HEAD – Porcelain SINGLE (Oct-22)
(D) 18. AVE EMI – Slip SINGLE (Oct-22)
(21) 19. THE VELVETEERS – See Me SINGLE (Sep-22)
(10) 20. GASOLINE LOLLIPOPS – Nightmares LP (Oct-22)
(21) 20. GREENSKY BLUEGRASS – Stress Dreams LP (Jan-22)
(D) 21. AVE EMI – Saucy SINGLE (Feb-22)
(R) 21. ELEKTRIC ANIMALS – Channels EP (May-22)
(R) 21. MIKE CLARK & THE SUGAR SOUNDS – Moon Rock LP (Mar-22)
(D) 22. HONEY BLAZER – Lookin’ Up LP (Oct-22)
(R) 23. JYEMO CLUB – EPocha EP (Aug-22)
(R) 23. THE MANANAS – Lightheaded Ways SINGLE (Jul-22)
(R) 24. WILDERMISS – W.I.F.I. SINGLE (Aug-22)

TOP FIVE BY STATION(s)

88.9 (Fort Collins/Northern Front Range)
(1) 1. ALYSIA KRAFT – First Light LP (Jun-22)
(3) 2. MUSKETEER GRIPWEED – Long Past Time LP (Sep-22)
(D) 3. VIOLET PILOT – Glad We Found You LP (Oct-22)
(D) 4. VINCE HERMAN – Enjoy the Ride LP (Nov-22)
(R) 5. BIRDS OF PLAY – Murmurations, Vol. 2 LP (Feb-22)
(2) 5. EUFORQUESTRA – While We Still Got Time LP (Jun-22)
(R) 5. STRANGEBYRDS – Highway Islands LP (Jan-22)

102.3 (Denver/multiple markets)
(1) 1. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP (Jan-22)
(D) 2. BARBARA – Escape Artist LP (Sep-22)
(D) 2. QUEEN KWONG – Couples Only LP (Jul-22)
(D) 3. HERO TALBOT – Butterscotch LP (Oct-22)
(D) 4. ANTIBROTH – Antibroth LP (Sep-22)

105.5 (Greeley/Northern Front Range)
(3) 1. IZCALLI – Rebirth LP (Jul-22)
(1) 2. THE VELVETEERS – See Me SINGLE (Sep-22)
(R) 3. ALYSIA KRAFT – First Light LP (Jun-22)
(3) 3. MIKE CLARK & THE SUGAR SOUNDS – Moon Rock LP (Mar-22)
(2) 4. EUFORQUESTRA – While We Still Got Time LP (Jun-22)
(3) 4. JYEMO CLUB – EPocha EP (Aug-22)

KAFM (Grand Junction), KBUT (Crested Butte), KCSU (Fort Collins) KDNK (Carbondale), KDUR (Durango), KFFR (Winter Park), KOTO (Telluride), KRZA (Alamosa), KSJD (4 Corners), KSUT (Ignacio), KVNF (Paonia)
(1) 1. EUFORQUESTRA – While We Still Got Time LP (Jun-22)
(2) 2. STILLHOUSE JUNKIES – Small Towns LP (Sep-22)
(R) 3. LETTUCE – Unify LP (Jun-22)
(D) 3. VINCE HERMAN – Enjoy the Ride LP (Nov-22)
(5) 4. ANDY THORN – Songs of the Sunrise Fox LP (Sep-22)

#COMUSIC – TOP 30 JAN 2022

February 01, 2022 – Every week I pull spins from thirteen non-commercial radio stations in our state. The data for eleven of them are thanks to Spinitron. Please visit their site and explore.

The last time this chart was updated was for NOV 2021. As you can see, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats and the Lumineers have held onto their respective (1) and (2) at the top of the chart. Four other releases from West Side Joe & the Men of Soul, The Velveteers, Chris Daniels/Hazel Miller/Dana Marsh and Magic Beans are the only other holdovers since the last update.

I’m introducing something new this month. Roots Music Report (RMR) publishes a weekly TOP 50 Colorado Album Chart. I’ve included the most recent week ending chart position following the entry here. It will look like #1 RMR 1/29 …. #50 RMR 1/29.

The new album from Yonder Mountain String Band, Get Yourself Outside, isn’t due out until Feb 25, but the first single, Into the Fire, broke into TOP 30. It’s already doing well at RootsMusicReport.com where it landed at #8 the week of Jan 29, 2022. #8 RMR 1/29

(1) 1. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHTSWEATS – The Future LP (Nov-21) #1 RMR 1/29
(2) 2. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP (Oct-21) #2 RMR 1/29
(D) 3. FAST EDDY – Take A Look LP (Jan-22)
(D) 4. BISON BONE – The Lost Weekend EP (Nov-21)
(D) 5. PINK FUZZ – Live at Silo Sound LP (Mar-21)
(D) 6. ALLISON LORENZEN – Tender LP (Nov-21)
(D) 7. LOST WALKS – Blood Lantern LP (Dec-21)
(D) 8. CIVIL ENGINEER – Return LP (Oct-21)
(D) 8. ZOE BERMAN – Freezing Heat EP (Dec-21)
(D) 9. MERSIV – Pretty Dark Loud LP (Oct-21)
(15) 10. WEST SIDE JOE & THE MEN OF SOUL –  Keep On Climbin’ LP (Apr-21) #7 RMR 1/29
(16) 11. A.J. FULLERTON – The Forgiver and the Runaway LP (Mar-21) **
(–) 12. LEFTOVER SALMON – Brand New Good Old Days LP (Mar-21) #4 RMR 1/29
(3) 13. THE VELVETEERS – Nightmare Daydream LP (Oct-21) #19 RMR 1/29
(D) 14. RUSTY STEVE & POLLY URETHANE – Altruism EP (Dec-21)
(-) 15. JAGUAR STEVENS – Jaguar Stevens LP (Sep-21)
(D) 16. ADIEL MITCHELL – Want It Now SINGLE (Jan-21)
(11) 17. CHRIS DANIELS/HAZEL MILLER/DANA MARSH – What We Did! LP (Jul-21) **
(D) 17. ZOE BERMAN – Age of the Sherbet Man SINGLE (Nov-21)
(D) 18. NICKI WALTERS – Spinning Dream SINGLE (Dec-21)
(D) 19. ADIEL MITCHELL – Comfortable SINGLE (Jun-21)
(-) 20. DAVID STARR – Touchstones LP (Sep-21)
(-) 21. THE BURROUGHS – Zero Sum Game SINGLE (Apr-21)
(-) 22. FOXFEATHER – End of My Rope SINGLE (Sep-21)
(D) 23. TRASH CAT – The Tide LP (Dec-21)
(16) 24. MAGIC BEANS – Slice of Life LP (Apr-21)
(D) 25. YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND – Get Yourself Outside LP (Feb-22) #8 RMR 1/29
(D) 26. ANDY SYDOW – Time Stands Between EP (Aug-21)
(–) 26. DIRTY SHRINES – Digital Ego LP (Sep-21)
(D) 26. THE CROOKED RUGS – That! LP (Nov-21)