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Top 50 for the Week of 12/21/2020

  1. Gal Gun – Critical Hit (Human Instrumentality Project)
  2. The Avalanches – We Will Always Love You (Modular)
  3. Various Artists – Warm Violet: A Compilation for Chicago Community Jail Support (self-released)
  4. Call Me Spinster – Call Me Spinster (Strolling Bones)
  5. The Flat Five – Another World (Pravda)
  6. Doug Carn, Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Doug Carn JID005 (Jazz Is Dead)
  7. The Twilite Tone – The Clearing (Stones Throw)
  8. ShowYouSuck – Comfy, Cozy, Cardigan, Cutie (self-released)
  9. Heather Trost – Petrichor (Third Man)
  10. Emily Edrosa – Another Wave Is Coming (Park the Van)
  11. Common – A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 (Loma Vista)
  12. M. Ward – Think of Spring (Anti-)
  13. Astute Palate – Astute Palate (Petty Bunco)
  14. Luke Titus – Plasma (Sooper)
  15. Aesop Rock – Spirit World Field Guide (Rhymesayers)
  16. All Natural x Panik – Dark Night (All Natural Inc.)
  17. Guided by Voices – Styles We Paid For (GBV Inc.)
  18. Easter Island – Take All The Time You Think You Need (Frightened)
  19. Pågå – The Evil Year (Svart)
  20. Mac Blackout – Love Profess (Trouble in Mind)
  21. Josephine Foster – No Harm Done (Fire)
  22. Jenny Lewis & Serengeti – "Unblu" [single] (Loves Way)
  23. Leila – Like Weather (Modern Love)
  24. Joan of Arc – Tim Melina Theo Bobby (Joyful Noise)
  25. Mars Williams – Mars Williams Presents An Ayler Xmas Vol. 4: Chicago vs. NYC (Astral Spirits)
  26. Rob Mazurek & Exploding Star Orchestra – Dimensional Stardust (International Anthem/Nonesuch)
  27. Mamalarky – Mamalarky (Fire Talk)
  28. Teenanger – Good Time (Telephone Explosion)
  29. Katy J Pearson – Return (Heavenly/PIAS)
  30. Sol y Canto – ¡En vivo, en familia! (self-released)
  31. Fir Cone Children – Waterslide At 7 A.M. (Blackjack Illuminist)
  32. Bootsy Collins – The Power of the One (Bootsy Collins) (Bootzilla)
  33. Half Japanese – Crazy Hearts (Fire)
  34. Savoy Motel – Love Your Face (Official Memorabilia)
  35. Immaterial Possession – Immaterial Possession (Cloud)
  36. Jordan Reyes – Sand Like Stardust (American Dreams)
  37. Joey Molland – Be True to Yourself (Omnivore)
  38. Shygirl – ALIAS (Because)
  39. Audrey Foxx – Stone Cold Woman (self-released)
  40. The Embryos – SCV3 (self-released)
  41. The Reds, Pinks and Purples – You Might Be Happy Someday (Tough Love)
  42. The Bats – Foothills (Flying Nun)
  43. The Toms – The 1979 Sessions (Songgram/Feel It)
  44. Bootchy Temple – In Consummated Bloom (Howlin' Banana)
  45. Carabobina – Carabobina (Oar)
  46. Night Lunch – Wall of Love (Celluloid Lunch)
  47. Lars Finberg – Tinnitus Tonight (Mt. St. Mtn.)
  48. Cabaret Voltaire – Shadow of Fear (Mute)
  49. TSHA – Flowers (Ninja Tune)
  50. Potatohead People – Mellow Fantasy (Bastard Jazz)

This week's adds

  • Mungbean – I Love You Say It Back (self-released)
  • Janedriver – You Know It's True EP (self-released)
  • p.a. pritchett – Victory at Sea! (self-released)

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Top 50 for the Week of 12/14/2020

  1. The Twilite Tone – The Clearing (Stones Throw)
  2. ShowYouSuck – Comfy, Cozy, Cardigan, Cutie (self-released)
  3. Various Artists – Warm Violet: A Compilation for Chicago Community Jail Support (self-released)
  4. Bootsy Collins – The Power of the One (Bootsy Collins) (Bootzilla)
  5. Astute Palate – Astute Palate (Petty Bunco)
  6. Common – A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 (Loma Vista)
  7. Joan of Arc – Tim Melina Theo Bobby (Joyful Noise)
  8. The Reds, Pinks and Purples – You Might Be Happy Someday (Tough Love)
  9. Immaterial Possession – Immaterial Possession (Cloud)
  10. The Toms – The 1979 Sessions (Songgram/Feel It)
  11. Macie Stewart & Lia Kohl – Recipe for a Boiled Egg (Astral Spirits)
  12. The Flat Five – Another World (Pravda)
  13. Rob Mazurek & Exploding Star Orchestra – Dimensional Stardust (International Anthem/Nonesuch)
  14. Pågå – The Evil Year (Svart)
  15. Permits – Time Permits (Tenth Court)
  16. Half Japanese – Crazy Hearts (Fire)
  17. Aesop Rock – Spirit World Field Guide (Rhymesayers)
  18. Heather Trost – Petrichor (Third Man)
  19. Kiko Dinucci – Rastilho (Mais um Discos)
  20. Lunchbox – After School Special (Slumberland)
  21. Mamalarky – Mamalarky (Fire Talk)
  22. Copiers – Copiers (self-released)
  23. Luke Titus – Plasma (Sooper)
  24. All Natural x Panik – Dark Night (All Natural Inc.)
  25. Mars Williams – Mars Williams Presents An Ayler Xmas Vol. 4: Chicago vs. NYC (Astral Spirits)
  26. Various Artists – Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground (1983-1987) (Captured Tracks)
  27. Emily Edrosa – Another Wave Is Coming (Park the Van)
  28. Ana Roxanne – Because of a Flower (Kranky)
  29. The Cribs – Night Network (Sonic Blew/PIAS)
  30. Hypervolume – Conceive (self-released)
  31. Mac Blackout – Love Profess (Trouble in Mind)
  32. Chronophage – Th' Pig Kiss'd Album (Cleta Patra)
  33. Night Lunch – Wall of Love (Celluloid Lunch)
  34. Lars Finberg – Tinnitus Tonight (Mt. St. Mtn.)
  35. Carabobina – Carabobina (Oar)
  36. Actress – Karma & Desire (Ninja Tune)
  37. The Nels Cline Singers – Share the Wealth (Blue Note)
  38. Savoy Motel – Love Your Face (Official Memorabilia)
  39. Adulkt Life – Book Of Curses (What's Your Rupture?)
  40. TSHA – Flowers (Ninja Tune)
  41. Shygirl – ALIAS (Because)
  42. Azymuth, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge – Azymuth JID004 (Jazz is Dead)
  43. The Left Outsides – Are You Sure I Was There? (Cardinal Fuzz/Feeding Tube)
  44. L.T.F. – Foundation Course (Chicago Research)
  45. Blunt Razors – Early Aught (Deathwish Inc.)
  46. Anthony Moore – OUT (Drag CIty)
  47. Atmosphere – The Day Before Halloween (Rhymesayers)
  48. This Is the Kit – Off Off On (Rough Trade)
  49. Shannon Candy – So Long (Bernice)
  50. The Embryos – SCV3 (self-released)

This week's adds

  • Gal Gun – Critical Hit (self-released)
  • Doug Carn, Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge – Doug Carn JID 005 (Jazz Is Dead)
  • Dezron Douglas / Brandee Younger – Force Majeure (International Anthem)
  • Guided by Voices – Styles We Paid For (GBV Inc.)
  • Leila – Like Weather (Modern Love)
  • Voice Imitator – Plaza (12XU)
  • Little Gold – Wake Up & Die Right (Sophomore Lounge/Science Project)
  • Autechre – PLUS (Warp)
  • The Avalanches – We Will Always Love You (Modular)
  • Easter Island – Take All the Time You Think You Need (Frightened)
  • Gabriel Stern – #gabecore (Aquariphone)
  • Call Me Spinster – Call Me Spinster (Strolling Bones)
  • M. Ward – Think of Spring (Anti-)

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Top 50 for the Week of 12/07/2020

  1. The Flat Five – Another World (Pravda)
  2. Joan of Arc – Tim Melina Theo Bobby (Joyful Noise)
  3. Heather Trost – Petrichor (Third Man)
  4. The Reds, Pinks and Purples – You Might Be Happy Someday (Tough Love)
  5. Mamalarky – Mamalarky (Fire Talk)
  6. Emily Edrosa – Another Wave Is Coming (Park the Van)
  7. Common – A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 (Loma Vista)
  8. Luke Titus – Plasma (Sooper)
  9. Bootsy Collins – The Power of the One (Bootsy Collins) (Bootzilla)
  10. Shannon Candy – So Long (Bernice)
  11. Mac Blackout – Love Profess (Trouble in Mind)
  12. This Is the Kit – Off Off On (Rough Trade)
  13. Anthony Moore – OUT (Drag CIty)
  14. Carabobina – Carabobina (Oar)
  15. Lindstrom & Prins Thomas – III (Smalltown Supersound)
  16. All Natural x Panik – Dark Night (All Natural Inc.)
  17. Azymuth, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge – Azymuth JID004 (Jazz is Dead)
  18. Jeff Tweedy – Love Is The King (dBpm)
  19. Bootchy Temple – In Consummated Bloom (Howlin' Banana)
  20. Aesop Rock – Spirit World Field Guide (Rhymesayers)
  21. Serengeti – With Greg from Deerhoof (Joyful Noise)
  22. William Steffey – "So Wrong" [single] (Aquariphone)
  23. Teenage Fanclub – Endless Arcade (Merge)
  24. Wrong War – Fixed Against Forever (self-released)
  25. Jordan Reyes – Sand Like Stardust (American Dreams)
  26. Teenanger – Good Time (Telephone Explosion)
  27. The Bats – Foothills (Flying Nun)
  28. Eels – Earth to Dora (E Works/PIAS)
  29. Kiko Dinucci – Rastilho (Mais um Discos)
  30. Chronophage – Th' Pig Kiss'd Album (Cleta Patra)
  31. Sen Morimoto – Sen Morimoto (Sooper)
  32. Luka Kuplowsky – Stardust (Mama Bird)
  33. Night Lunch – Wall of Love (Celluloid Lunch)
  34. Rob Mazurek & Exploding Star Orchestra – Dimensional Stardust (International Anthem/Nonesuch)
  35. Josephine Foster – No Harm Done (Fire)
  36. Audrey Foxx – Stone Cold Woman (self-released)
  37. Ana Roxanne – Because of a Flower (Kranky)
  38. The Nels Cline Singers – Share the Wealth (Blue Note)
  39. Fuzz – III (In the Red)
  40. Mourn – Self Worth (Captured Tracks)
  41. Lars Finberg – Tinnitus Tonight (Mt. St. Mtn.)
  42. Gunn-Truscinski Duo – Soundkeeper (Three Lobed)
  43. Ryan Garbes – Tabbed View (Moon Glyph)
  44. Oceanator – Things I Never Said (Polyvinyl)
  45. L.T.F. – Foundation Course (Chicago Research)
  46. Blunt Razors – Early Aught (Deathwish Inc.)
  47. Public Memory – Ripped Apparition (Felte)
  48. The Cribs – Night Network (Sonic Blew/PIAS)
  49. TSHA – Flowers (Ninja Tune)
  50. Shygirl – ALIAS (Because)

This week's adds

  • Astute Palate – Astute Palate (Petty Bunco)
  • Copiers – Copiers (self-released)
  • Half Japanese – Crazy Hearts (Fire)
  • Hypervolume – Conceive (self-released)
  • Immaterial Possession – Immaterial Possession (Cloud Recordings)
  • Macie Stewart & Lia Kohl – Recipe for a Boiled Egg (Astral Spirits)
  • Pågå – The Evil Year (Svart)
  • Permits – Time Permits (Tenth Court)
  • Savoy Motel – Love Your Face (Official Memorabilia)
  • showyousuck – Comfy, Cozy, Cardigan, Cutie (self-released)
  • TENS Unit – VALIS Demo (self-released)
  • The Toms – The 1979 Sessions (Songgram/Feel It)
  • The Twilite Tone – The Clearing (Stones Throw)
  • Various Artists – Warm Violet: A Compilation for Chicago Community Jail Support (self-released)

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Top 50 for the Week of 11/30/2020

  1. Aesop Rock – Spirit World Field Guide (Rhymesayers)
  2. Mamalarky – Mamalarky (Fire Talk)
  3. Rob Mazurek & Exploding Star Orchestra – Dimensional Stardust (International Anthem/Nonesuch)
  4. Luke Titus – Plasma (Sooper)
  5. Judson Claiborne – When a Man Loves an Omen (La Société Expéditionnaire)
  6. Emily Edrosa – Another Wave Is Coming (Park the Van)
  7. TSHA – Flowers (Ninja Tune)
  8. The Reds, Pinks and Purples – You Might Be Happy Someday (Tough Love)
  9. Bootsy Collins – The Power of the One (Bootsy Collins) (Bootzilla)
  10. Cabaret Voltaire – Shadow of Fear (Mute)
  11. Sen Morimoto – Sen Morimoto (Sooper)
  12. All Natural x Panik – Dark Night (All Natural Inc.)
  13. Joey Molland – Be True to Yourself (Omnivore)
  14. Jordan Reyes – Sand Like Stardust (American Dreams)
  15. Shannon Candy – So Long (Bernice)
  16. Angel Bat Dawid & Tha Brotherhood – Live (International Anthem)
  17. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Is In) (Daptone)
  18. David Nance – Staunch Honey (Trouble in Mind)
  19. Fir Cone Children – Waterslide At 7 A.M. (Blackjack Illuminist)
  20. Gorillaz – Song Machine: Season One - Strange Timez (Parlophone/Warner)
  21. The Cribs – Night Network (Sonic Blew/PIAS)
  22. Flaming Tunes – Flaming Tunes (Superior Viaduct)
  23. Oceanator – Things I Never Said (Polyvinyl)
  24. Teenanger – Good Time (Telephone Explosion)
  25. Sam Amidon – Sam Amidon (Nonesuch)
  26. Ela Minus – acts of rebellion (Domino)
  27. Smarts – Who Needs Smarts Anyway? (Feel It)
  28. Shemekia Copeland – Uncivil War (Alligator)
  29. Common – A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 (Loma Vista)
  30. Jeff Tweedy – Love Is The King (dBpm)
  31. Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou – May Our Chambers Be Full (Sacred Bones)
  32. Various Artists – Pandemophenia (Bloodshot)
  33. Smokescreens – A Strange Dream (Slumberland)
  34. Open Mike Eagle – Anime, Trauma and Divorce (Auto Reverse)
  35. Potatohead People – Mellow Fantasy (Bastard Jazz)
  36. Adrianne Lenker – Songs (4AD)
  37. The Left Outsides – Are You Sure I Was There? (Cardinal Fuzz/Feeding Tube)
  38. Various Artists – DEUTSCHE ELEKTRONISCHE MUSIK 4 - Experimental German Rock and Electronic Music 1971-83 (Soul Jazz)
  39. Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin – FlySiifu's (Lex)
  40. Eels – Earth to Dora (E Works/PIAS)
  41. Josephine Foster – No Harm Done (Fire)
  42. Cody Lee – Woodpecker Crisis (Periscope)
  43. Blameless Lake – Suitable (Jonamos)
  44. Audrey Foxx – Stone Cold Woman (self-released)
  45. L.T.F. – Foundation Course (Chicago Research)
  46. Serengeti – With Greg from Deerhoof (Joyful Noise)
  47. Ana Roxanne – Because of a Flower (Kranky)
  48. Mike Maimone – isolation:001 (8eat8)
  49. Routine – And Other Things (Dead Oceans)
  50. Clipping. – Visions of Bodies Being Burned (Sub Pop)

This week's adds

  • Mac Blackout – Love Profess (Trouble in Mind)
  • Chronophage – Th' Pig Kiss'd Album (Cleta Patra)
  • Carabobina – Carabobina (Oar)
  • The Flat Five – Another World (Pravda)
  • Night Lunch – Wall of Love (Celluloid Lunch)
  • Bootchy Temple – In Consummated Bloom (Howlin' Banana)
  • Ryan Garbes – Tabbed View (Moon Glyph)
  • Luka Kuplowsky – Stardust (Mama Bird)
  • Joan of Arc – Tim Melina Theo Bobby (Joyful Noise)
  • Gunn-Truscinski Duo – Soundkeeper (Three Lobed)
  • Heather Trost – Petrichor (Third Man)
  • Wrong War – Fixed Against Forever (self-released)
  • Mars Williams – Mars Williams Presents An Ayler Xmas Vol. 4: Chicago vs. NYC (Astral Spirits)
  • Anthony Moore – OUT (Drag City)
  • Lars Finberg – Tinnitus Tonight (Mt. St. Mtn.)

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Top 50 for the Week of 11/23/2020

  1. The Reds, Pinks and Purples – You Might Be Happy Someday (Tough Love)
  2. Common – A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 (Loma Vista)
  3. Bootsy Collins – The Power of the One (Bootsy Collins) (Bootzilla)
  4. Audrey Foxx – Stone Cold Woman (self-released)
  5. Ana Roxanne – Because of a Flower (Kranky)
  6. Fir Cone Children – Waterslide At 7 A.M. (Blackjack Illuminist)
  7. Sen Morimoto – Sen Morimoto (Sooper)
  8. Shannon Candy – So Long (Bernice)
  9. Various Artists – Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground (1983-1987) (Captured Tracks)
  10. Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou – May Our Chambers Be Full (Sacred Bones)
  11. Adulkt Life – Book Of Curses (What's Your Rupture?)
  12. Serengeti – With Greg from Deerhoof (Joyful Noise)
  13. STAR – Violence Against STAR (Half a Cow)
  14. Ela Minus – acts of rebellion (Domino)
  15. Katy J Pearson – Return (Heavenly/PIAS)
  16. Smokescreens – A Strange Dream (Slumberland)
  17. The Nels Cline Singers – Share the Wealth (Blue Note)
  18. Azymuth, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge – Azymuth JID004 (Jazz is Dead)
  19. Actress – Karma & Desire (Ninja Tune)
  20. Fuzz – III (In the Red)
  21. Gorillaz – Song Machine: Season One - Strange Timez (Parlophone/Warner)
  22. Adrianne Lenker – Songs (4AD)
  23. Open Mike Eagle – Anime, Trauma and Divorce (Auto Reverse)
  24. Slow Pulp – Moveys (Winspear)
  25. All Natural x Panik – Dark Night (All Natural Inc.)
  26. Lambchop – Trip (Merge)
  27. The Bats – Foothills (Flying Nun)
  28. Mort Garson – Music from Patch Cord Productions (Sacred Bones)
  29. Omar Apollo – Apolonio (Warner)
  30. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Is In) (Daptone)
  31. Annie – Dark Hearts (Annie Melody)
  32. Typical Girls – "Girl Like You" [single] (Happiest Place)
  33. Various Artists – Joyous Sounds (Chicago Research)
  34. The Embryos – SCV3 (self-released)
  35. David Nance – Staunch Honey (Trouble in Mind)
  36. Lunch Money Life – Immersion Chamber (Fire Talk)
  37. M. Geddes Gengras – Time Makes Nothing Happen (Hausu Mountain)
  38. Jeff Tweedy – Love Is The King (dBpm)
  39. Drew Citron – Free Now (Park the Van)
  40. Kiko Dinucci – Rastilho (Mais um Discos)
  41. Various Artists – La Locura de Machuca 1975-1980 (Analog Africa)
  42. Half Dream – Monster of Needing (Self-released)
  43. Oceanator – Things I Never Said (Polyvinyl)
  44. Resistance Revival Chorus – This Joy (Righteous Babe)
  45. apolar. – sts-51-l (self-released)
  46. Lunchbox – After School Special (Slumberland)
  47. Sol y Canto – ¬°En vivo, en familia! (self-released)
  48. Cody Lee – Woodpecker Crisis (Periscope)
  49. Atmosphere – The Day Before Halloween (Rhymesayers)
  50. Angel Bat Dawid & Tha Brotherhood – Live (International Anthem)

This week's adds

  • Aesop Rock – Spirit World Field Guide (Rhymesayers)
  • Blunt Razors – Early Aught EP (Deathwish Inc.)
  • Botanist – Photosynthesis (The Flenser)
  • Cabaret Voltaire – Shadow of Fear (Mute)
  • Emily Edrosa – Another Wave is Coming (Park the Van)
  • Flaming Tunes – Flaming Tunes (Superior Viaduct)
  • Jason Henn – Jazz Pigs in High School (Cara)
  • Joey Molland – Be True to Yourself (Omnivore)
  • Jordan Reyes – Sand Like Stardust (American Dreams)
  • Josephine Foster – No Harm Done (Fire )
  • L.T.F. – Foundation Course (Chicago Research)
  • Lars Finberg – Tinnitus Tonight (Mt. St. Mtn.)
  • Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas – III (Smalltown Supersound)
  • Luke Titus – Plasma (Sooper)
  • Mamalarky – Mamalarky (Firetalk)
  • Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin – FlySiifu's (Lex)
  • Potatohead People – Mellow Fantasy (Bastard Jazz)
  • Public Memory – Ripped Apparition (Felte)
  • Rob Mazurek & Exploding Star Orchestra – Dimensional Stardust (International Anthem/Nonesuch)
  • Routine – And Other Things (Friends Of/Dead Oceans)
  • Shygirl – ALIAS (Because)
  • Smarts – Who Needs Smarts Anyway? (Feel It)
  • Soft Corner – Soft Corner (self-released)
  • Teenanger – Good Time (Telephone Explosion)
  • The Cribs – Night Network (Sonic Blew/PIAS)
  • TSHA – Flowers (Ninja Tune)

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