THE CHARTS 5/8/26
POSTED:: May 11, 2026
FILED UNDER:: Top Airplay
Top 30 Chart WMSE 91.7 FM
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CROSSES, THE | Outlier | Triple Eye Industries ** |
| 2 | JACK WHITE | “G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs” b/w “Derecho Demonico” [Single] | Third Man |
| 3 | ALTERED FIVE BLUES BAND | Hammer & Chisel | Blind Pig ** |
| 4 | ETHAN KELLER | “Heavenly Body” [Single] | Driftless ** |
| 5 | NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, THE | The Former Site Of | Merge |
| 6 | KING TUFF | MOO | MUP/Thirty Tigers |
| 7 | HOLY FUCK | Event Beat | Satellite Services |
| 8 | ISTA | In Sound To All | Self-Released |
| 9 | A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS | Rare And Deadly | Dedstrange |
| 10 | METRIC | Romanticize The Dive | Thirty Tigers |
| 11 | THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS | The World Is To Dig | Idlewild |
| 12 | KIM GORDON | Play Me | Matador |
| 13 | BRETT NEWSKI AND THE BAD INVENTIONS | “Paper Crown” [Single] | Nomad Union ** |
| 14 | AMANI BURNHAM | Roots And Wings | Blind Pig |
| 15 | NINE INCH NAILS AND BOYS NOIZE | Nine Inch Noize | Interscope |
| 16 | ANGINE DE POITRINE | Vol. II | Spectacles Bonzai |
| 17 | DEMIX, THE | Action Building System [EP] | Self-Released ** |
| 18 | FRIKO | Something Worth Waiting For | ATO |
| 19 | ADULT | Kissing Luck Goodbye | Dais |
| 20 | NOTWIST, THE | News From Planet Zombie | Morr |
| 21 | WEIRD NIGHTMARE | Hoopla | Sub Pop |
| 22 | SELWYN BIRCHWOOD | The Church Of Electric Swamp Funkin’ Blues | Alligator |
| 23 | IGUANA DEATH CULT | GUNS OUT | Greenway |
| 24 | TAJ MAHAL AND THE PHANTOM BLUES BAND | “Time” [Single] | Resonatin |
| 25 | DEATH LENS | What’s Left Now? | Epitaph |
| 26 | KNOWN MOONS | Everything Is Beginning To End | Self-Released ** |
| 27 | WHITE DENIM | 13 (Thirteen) | Bella Union |
| 28 | DEMON SPELL | Blessed Be The Dark | Dying Victims |
| 29 | DROPKICK MURPHYS AND HAYWIRE 617 | New England Forever | Dummy Luck/PIAS |
| 30 | COCKFIGHT | “Cockfight” [Single] | Self-Released ** **denotes local |
Blues WMSE 91.7 FM
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALTERED FIVE BLUES BAND | Hammer & Chisel | Blind Pig ** |
| 2 | JACK WHITE | “G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs” b/w “Derecho Demonico” [Single] | Third Man |
| 3 | JOE BONAMASSA | B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100, Vol. 1 [EP] | Keeping The Blues Alive |
| 4 | AMANI BURNHAM | Roots And Wings | Blind Pig |
| 5 | LIL ED AND THE BLUES IMPERIALS | Slideways | Alligator |
| 6 | TAJ MAHAL AND THE PHANTOM BLUES BAND | “Time” [Single] | Resonatin |
| 7 | JAY LANG | Blues Vol. 2 | Self-Released |
| 8 | BOB CORRITORE | Ernestine Blues | Vizztone |
| 9 | SELWYN BIRCHWOOD | The Church Of Electric Swamp Funkin’ Blues | Alligator |
| 10 | CURTIS SALGADO | Legacy Rewind: Live In ’25 | Nola Blue **denotes local |
Jazz WMSE 91.7 FM
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BEN LAMAR GAY | Yowzers | International Anthem |
| 2 | ED PALERMO BIG BAND | Prog Vs. Fusion: A War Of The Ages | Sky Cat |
| 3 | KELAN PHIL COHRAN AND LEGACY | African Skies | Listening Position |
| 4 | PARLOR GREENS | Emeralds | Colemine |
| 5 | MESSTHETICS AND JAMES BRANDON LEWIS | Deface The Currency | Impulse! |
| 6 | BOB SCHLESINGER | Falling From Earth | Self-Released |
| 7 | KENNY BURRELL | Kenny Burrell (Remastered 2025) | Craft |
| 8 | HOLLAN HOLMES | The Sanctity Of Rust | Spotted Peccary |
| 9 | TED ROSENTHAL TRIO | The Good Old Days | TMR |
| 10 | HARRY SKOLER | Echoes | Red Brick Hill |
Heavy WMSE 91.7 FM
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GIF FROM GOD | Dissimulation | Prosthetic |
| 2 | EGREGORE | It Echoes In The Wild | 20 Buck Spin |
| 3 | GUTVOID | Liminal Shrines | Profound Lore |
| 4 | DEMON SPELL | Blessed Be The Dark | Dying Victims |
| 5 | AGGRESSIVE PERFECTOR | Come Creeping Fiends | Dying Victims |
| 6 | CORONER | Dissonance Theory | Century Media |
| 7 | EDGE OF SANITY | Elegy – Chapter II (Demos Comp.) | Century Media |
| 8 | VOMITORY | In Death Throes | Metal Blade |
| 9 | WARNING | Rituals of Shame | Relapse |
| 10 | CASTLE RAT | The Bestiary | Loma Vista/Concord |
World WMSE 91.7 FM
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | TINARIWEN | Hoggar | Wedge |
| 2 | JUANA MOLINA | DOGA | Sonamos |
| 3 | INDIRA PAGANOTTO | Arte Como Amante | PIAS Electronique |
| 4 | TOOTARD | Hob Bala Hudoud [EP] | Carpet Ride |
| 5 | FEMI KUTI | Journey Through Life | Partisan |
| 6 | LA CUMBIA CHICHARRA | Quinto Mundo | Self-Released |
| 7 | NUSANTARA BEAT | Nusantara Beat | Glitterbeats |
| 8 | GO KUROSAWA | soft shakes | Guruguru Brain |
| 9 | ORQUESTRA PACIFICO TROPICAL | “Entre La Montana” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | KLEZMATICS, THE | We Were Made For These Times | Shamus |