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July 2022
Pierre Kwenders
Pierre Kwenders is number 1 with José Louis & The Paradox Of Love on the !earshot Top 200 for June 2022. Cola's Deep in View is at #2 and Yves Jarvis is at #3 with The Zug. Kamikaze Nurse (Stimuloso) and Tops (Empty Seats) round out thed Top 5
Specialty Charts #1s Electronic: Royksopp - Profound Mysteries - (Dog Triumph) Hip Hop: Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers - (Interscope) International: Pierre Kwenders - José Louis & The Paradox Of Love - (Arts & Crafts) Jazz: Way North - New Dreams, Old Stories - (Roots2Boot) Loud: North Graffiti - Modern Relics - (Self-Released) Folk/Roots/Blues: Clara Engel - Their Invisible Hands - (Self-Released) Check out all the latest chart action on the weekly charts.
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!earshot Top 200 of 2021
For January to December 2021
TW Artist - Title - (Label) 1 TEKE::TEKE 
Shirushi - (Kill Rock Stars)2 The Halluci Nation
One More Saturday Night - (Radicalized)3 Chad VanGaalen
World's Most Stressed Out Gardener - (Flemish Eye)4 The Weather Station
Ignorance - (Next Door)5 Kiwi Jr.
Cooler Returns - (Kiwi Club)6 Arlo Parks
Collapsed In Sunbeams - (Transgressive)7 Ada Lea
one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden - (Next Door)8 Sook-Yin Lee & Adam Litovitz
jooj two - (Mint)9 Suuns
The Witness - (Secret City)10 Andy Shauf
Wilds - (Arts & Crafts)View the full !earshot Top 200
Specialty Charts #1s Electronic: The Halluci Nation - One More Saturday Night - (Radicalized) Hip Hop: Cadence Weapon - Parallel World - (Self-Released) International: Lakou Mizik and Joseph Ray - Leave The Bones - (Anjunadeep) Jazz: Adrian Younge - The American Negro - (Jazz Is Dead) Loud: Tunic - Exhaling - (Artoffact) Folk/Roots/Blues: Allison Russell - Outside Child - (Fantasy) Latest Charts
CFBX Folk/Roots/Blues #1 George Woodhouse and the Public Service 2 days ago
CFBX Hip Hop #1 Maryze 2 days ago
CFBX Electronic #1 Untrained Animals 2 days ago
CFBX Loud #1 Various 2 days ago
CFBX International #1 Pierre Kwenders 2 days ago
CFBX Jazz #1 Tia Brazda 2 days ago
CFBX Top 30 #1 George Woodhouse and the Public Service 2 days ago
CFOU Loud #1 Septicflesh 2 days ago
CFOU Top 30 #1 The Black Keys 2 days ago
Folk/Roots/Blues #1 Pharis & Jason Romero 3 days ago
International #1 Pierre Kwenders 3 days ago
Hip Hop #1 Aquakultre 3 days ago
Electronic #1 Chubby Cree 3 days ago
Top 50 #1 The Sadies 3 days ago
CITR Top 30 #1 Sheenah Ko 4 days ago
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!earshot Top 50
For the Week Ending: Tuesday, August 9, 2022
TW Artist - Title - (Label) 1 The Sadies
Colder Streams - (Dine Alone)2 Pierre Kwenders
José Louis & The Paradox Of Love - (Arts & Crafts)3 Angel Olsen
Big Time - (Jagjaguwar)4 Metric
Formentera - (Thirty Tigers)5 Cola
Deep In View - (Next Door / Fire Talk)6 Art d'Ecco
After the Head Rush - (Paper Bag)7 Soccer Mommy
Sometimes, Forever - (Concord / Loma Vista)8 Ghost Woman
Ghost Woman - (Victory Pool)9 Sister Ray
Communion - (Royal Mountain)10 Pharis & Jason Romero
Tell 'Em You Were Gold - (Smithsonian Folkways)View the full Top 50
Specialty Charts #1s Electronic: Chubby Cree - Rock Your World - Single - (Self-Released) Hip Hop: Aquakultre - Don't Trip - (Forward Music Group) International: Pierre Kwenders - José Louis & The Paradox Of Love - (Arts & Crafts) Folk/Roots/Blues: Pharis & Jason Romero - Tell 'Em You Were Gold - (Smithsonian Folkways) !earshot June Top 200
For the Month of June 2022
TW Artist - Title - (Label) 1 Pierre Kwenders
José Louis & The Paradox Of Love - (Arts & Crafts)2 Cola
Deep In View - (Next Door / Fire Talk)3 Yves Jarvis
The Zug - (Flemish Eye)4 Kamikaze Nurse
Stimuloso - (Mint)5 Tops
Empty Seats - (Musique TOPS)6 Apollo Ghosts
Pink Tiger - (You've Changed)7 Ghostkeeper
Multidimensional Culture - (Victory Pool)8 Sister Ray
Communion - (Royal Mountain)9 Gus Englehorn
Dungeon Master - (Secret City)10 Julie Doiron & Dany Placard
Julie & Dany - (Costume)View the full !earshot Top 200
Specialty Charts #1s Electronic: Royksopp - Profound Mysteries - (Dog Triumph) Hip Hop: Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers - (Interscope) International: Pierre Kwenders - José Louis & The Paradox Of Love - (Arts & Crafts) Jazz: Way North - New Dreams, Old Stories - (Roots2Boot) Loud: North Graffiti - Modern Relics - (Self-Released) Folk/Roots/Blues: Clara Engel - Their Invisible Hands - (Self-Released) !earshot Top 200 of 2021
For January to December 2021
TW Artist - Title - (Label) 1 TEKE::TEKE
Shirushi - (Kill Rock Stars)2 The Halluci Nation
One More Saturday Night - (Radicalized)3 Chad VanGaalen
World's Most Stressed Out Gardener - (Flemish Eye)4 The Weather Station
Ignorance - (Next Door)5 Kiwi Jr.
Cooler Returns - (Kiwi Club)6 Arlo Parks
Collapsed In Sunbeams - (Transgressive)7 Ada Lea
one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden - (Next Door)8 Sook-Yin Lee & Adam Litovitz
jooj two - (Mint)9 Suuns
The Witness - (Secret City)10 Andy Shauf
Wilds - (Arts & Crafts)View the full !earshot Top 200
Specialty Charts #1s Electronic: The Halluci Nation - One More Saturday Night - (Radicalized) Hip Hop: Cadence Weapon - Parallel World - (Self-Released) International: Lakou Mizik and Joseph Ray - Leave The Bones - (Anjunadeep) Jazz: Adrian Younge - The American Negro - (Jazz Is Dead) Loud: Tunic - Exhaling - (Artoffact) Folk/Roots/Blues: Allison Russell - Outside Child - (Fantasy) -
Latest Charts
CFBX Folk/Roots/Blues #1 George Woodhouse and the Public Service 2 days ago
CFBX Hip Hop #1 Maryze 2 days ago
CFBX Electronic #1 Untrained Animals 2 days ago
CFBX Loud #1 Various 2 days ago
CFBX International #1 Pierre Kwenders 2 days ago
CFBX Jazz #1 Tia Brazda 2 days ago
CFBX Top 30 #1 George Woodhouse and the Public Service 2 days ago
CFOU Loud #1 Septicflesh 2 days ago
CFOU Top 30 #1 The Black Keys 2 days ago
Folk/Roots/Blues #1 Pharis & Jason Romero 3 days ago
International #1 Pierre Kwenders 3 days ago
Hip Hop #1 Aquakultre 3 days ago
Electronic #1 Chubby Cree 3 days ago
Top 50 #1 The Sadies 3 days ago
CITR Top 30 #1 Sheenah Ko 4 days ago
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