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Soccer and the New Year

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This episode covers from NC State pro sports news to the upcoming soccer seasons!


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Chainsaw Charts 7/28/26

#ArtistRecordLabel
1PROTRUSIONThe Last SuppurationSevared
2BRONZE EAGLEMossless [EP]Self-Released
3STABBINGEon Of ObscenityCentury Media
4NEUROSISAn Undying Love For A Burning WorldNeurot
5GROWTHUnder The UnderWild Thing
6CONVERGEHum Of HurtDeathwish/Epitaph
7HAIDUKArchdevilSelf-Released
8MONOLORDNeverendingRelapse
9FJORTbelle époqueGrand Hotel Van Cleef
10IMMOLATIONDescentNuclear Blast
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Afterhours Charts 7/28/26

Afterhours Charts

#ArtistRecordLabel
1EARTHEATERHeavenly Body: If I’m The Bottle You’re The MessageChemical X/Mad Decent
2HORSEGIIRLNature Is HealingRCA
3Y X O F140km/hGimmedanger
4ALEXANDER NOICEPerpetually And ForeverOrenda
5MICHAEL MORGANSea Is for CarpentryMedium Sundial
6YOKO.TLa Vida [EP]Pyramid Blood
7POMELOLORELESSSad Magic
8PASSYNTHMina’s Sounds of the Sea Tape Vol. 2business casual
9BOARDS OF CANADAInfernoWarp
10JUMP SOURCEFoldNAFF

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#ArtistRecordLabel
1EARTHEATERHeavenly Body: If I’m The Bottle You’re The MessageChemical X/Mad Decent
2HORSEGIIRLNature Is HealingRCA

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Underground Charts 7/28/26

Underground Charts

#ArtistRecordLabel
1ARLO PARKSAmbiguous DesireTransgressive/PIAS
2CHARLOTTE DAY WILSONPatchworkStone Woman/XL
3KURUBackstage HologramdeadAir
4LORD JAH-MONTE OGBONAs Of NowLex
5MID CENTURY MODERNBiorhythmsMADK
6TOBI AND REAL BAD MANThe Perfect BlueReal Bad Man
7VYLET PONYGonarch’s LairSelf-Released
8ELUCID AND SEBB BASHI Guess U Had To Be ThereBackwoodz Studioz
97XVETHEGENIUSSelf 7xve 3Broadband Sound
10BILLY DEAN THOMASMXSelf-Released

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1SLAYRHalf Blood (BloodLuxe)Self-Released
2PHOENIX JAMESTeeth [EP]Plus 1
3CHUCK STRANGERSGlory Of The King’s HandLex
4MAGI MERLINPOWER HOUSEONErpm/Bonsound
5KELELANew AvatarWarp
6AQUIESTOY“Si Fueras Tú” [Single]Self-Released
7MORMORPromised Land
8CJ MONET“4EVR” [Single]Self-Released
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Jazz Charts 7/28/26

Jazz Charts

#ArtistRecordLabel
1ALFA MISTRouletteSekito
2BRAD MEHLDAURide Into The SunNonesuch
3JAVIER NERO JAZZ ORCHESTRAAlkebulanOutside In
4JULIAN LAGEScenes From AboveBlue Note
5STACEY KENTA Time For Lovenaïve
6TIGRAN HAMASYANManifesteNaive
7TYREEK MCDOLEEveryday I Have The BluesArtwork
8AMIR EL SAFFAR“Autumn Comes” [Single]Maqām
9CHRIS MCCARTHYToo Late To QuitLa Reserve
10ANTONIO CARLOS AND JOCAFI, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMADAntonio Carlos & Jocafi JID026Jazz Is Dead

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1CHARLES TOLLIVER ALL STARSRight Now And ThenMack Avenue/Strata-East
2NUBIYAN TWISTChasing Shadows!K7
3KEMUEL ROIG3DiscoveryLife In
4BRIAN JACKSONNow More Than EverBBE
5EMILY KUHNFeathered ThingsDesafío Candente 
6TAYLOR ROBERTSSanctuaryBold City
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Top Charts 7/28/26

Top Charts

#ArtistRecordLabel
1CHARMMinor Thing(s)Bean Farm
2SWAPMEETMount ZeroWinspear
3MENZINGERS, THEEverything I Ever SawEpitaph
4THOMAS DOLLBAUMBirds Of ParadiseDear Life
5DOC RHOMBUSTreehouse TheoriesSelf-Released
6PAPER POOLSEverythingSelf-Released
7SUNDAYCLUBsundayclubPaper Bag
8BANFFFlood [EP]Self-Released
9CROOKED PARKERNEWWORLDDefected
10FEEBLE LITTLE HORSEBitknotSaddle Creek
11GLADIENo Need To Be LonelyGet Better
12HOLY WAVEi’m DADASuicide Squeeze
13JOBI RICCIOFace The FeelingYep Roc
14KEEGAN POWELL“Long Way Through Doom” [Single]Real Rumpus
15KIWI JR“Pure Michigan” [Single]Perennial
16KNITTINGSouvenirMint
17PETE YORNAll The BeautyShelly
18VILLAGERRRCarouselWinspear
19CHARLIE PASOPray Until Something HappensSelf-Released
20COLDWAVE“The Ants / Italia ’06” [Single]P.A.K.
21COLORMEKRAZY!BIDE_ [EP]Self-Released
22CRUMBAMAMASelf-Released
23WARM FROSTCURVE BLIND [EP]Cave Map
24DAKOTA PROCTOR “Gimme a Sign!” [Single]Plastic Repeater 
25DEER TICKCoin-O-MaticATO
26DIAL 0“Corner of Salem” [Single]Self-Released
27DIAL 0 FRACTUREDSelf-Released
28ECCA VANDALLOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO UNFOLLOWLoma Vista/Concord
29ECHIAunder.net compilation vol.3Dismiss Yourself
30FEEBLE LITTLE HORSEGirl with FishSaddle Creek

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1SHES GREEN swallowtailPhoto Finish
2KEVIN COPELANDOnly Love SongsSelf-Released
3HEY, NOTHINGHoundSelf-Released
4GETDOWN SERVICES“Cha Cha Slide” [Single]Breakfast
5RILEY!To Live and Die In The American South [EP]Pure Noise
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Chainsaw Charts 7/21/26

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"This Could Be Heaven" by concealer. (Zegema Beach Records)

Top Metal Albums on WKNC

RankArtistRecordLabel
1CONCEALER.This Room Could Be Heaven.Zegema Beach
2LETTERSTOYOU…Maybe Someday Became Today [EP]Self-Released
3FJORTbelle époqueGrand Hotel Van Cleef
4HAIDUKArchdevilSelf-Released
5MISERERE LUMINISSideraDebemur Morti
6IMMOLATIONDescentNuclear Blast
7HELLRIPPERCoronachCentury Media
8VESPERALÀ Double Tranchant [EP]Self-Released
9CHALK HANDSThe Line That Shapes the Coast of UsDog Knights Productions
10ENTROPISTThe VisionSelf-Released
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Afterhours Charts 7/21/26

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"140 km/h" by y x o f (Gimmedanger)

Top Electronic Albums on WKNC

RankArtistRecordLabel
1Y X O F140km/hGimmedanger
2ALEXANDER NOICEPerpetually And ForeverOrenda
3MICHAEL MORGANSea Is for CarpentryMedium Sundial
4YOKO.TLa Vida [EP]Pyramid Blood
5POMELOLORELESSSad Magic
6PASSYNTHMina’s Sounds of the Sea Tape Vol. 2business casual
7BOARDS OF CANADAInfernoWarp
8JUMP SOURCEFoldNAFF
9OBLISoft SpeakAnjunachill
10HOW TO SEE KNOW AND FALLECOLOGIESAdhyâropa
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Underground Charts 7/21/26

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"Stardust" by Danny Brown (Warp)

Top Hip-Hop Albums on WKNC

RankArtistRecordLabel
1DANNY BROWNStardustWarp
2CHARLOTTE DAY WILSONPatchworkStone Woman/XL
3VYLET PONYGonarch’s LairSelf-Released
4SLAYRHalf Blood (BloodLuxe)Self-Released
5OWELU DREAMHOUSEOwelu DreamhouseHopestreet
6CAUTIOUS CLAYThe Hours: NightFantasy/Concord
7KEIYAAhooke’s lawXL
8FLAMINGOSISMood Provider 2Self-Released
9CARRTOONSSpace Cadet+1
10NIGHTMARES ON WAXEcho45 Sound SystemWarp

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RankArtistRecordLabel
1SLAYRHalf Blood (BloodLuxe)Self-Released
2PHOENIX JAMESTeeth [EP]Plus 1
3CHUCK STRANGERSGlory Of The King’s HandLex
4MAGI MERLINPOWER HOUSEONErpm/Bonsound
5KELELANew AvatarWarp
6AQUIESTOY“Si Fueras Tú” [Single]Self-Released
7MORMOR“Like Heaven’ [single]Promised Land
8CJ MONET“4EVR” [Single]Self-Released
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Sunset Charts 7/21/26

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"Indigo Garden" by Black Nile (Mass MoCA Records)

Top Jazz Albums on WKNC

RankArtistRecordLabel
1BLACK NILEIndigo GardenMass MoCA
2BEN MARKLEY BIG BANDTuesday Morning FeelingOA2
3DAVE DAMIANI AND THE NO VACANCY ORCHESTRAFeels So Good – A Tribute to Chuck MangioneHard Knocks
4HIROMIBalloon PopTelarc
5NICK FINZERThe Jazz Orchestra Volume 1Outside In
6PAUL HECHTPyrography IISelf-Released
7SAM BARSHStraight08La Reserve
8STACEY KENTA Time For Lovenaïve
9SEAN MASONA Breath Of Fresh AirTaylor Christian
10CHARLES LLOYDFigure In BlueBlue Note

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1MICHAEL ECKROTH MINAS MESSENGERSNew PathsTRR
2CHRIS MCCARTHYToo Late To QuitLa Reserve
3SAM BARSHStraight08La Reserve