CFBX Top 30 Charts to January 8, 2026

1) Angela Verbrugge* – In the Wonder of the Night (G2)
2) The Hidden Cameras* – Bronto (Independent)
3) Ribbon Skirt* – Pensacola EP (Mint)
4) The Planet Smashers* – On the Dancefloor (Stomp)
5) Beauts* – Marigolds (LHM)
6) Odonis Odonis* – Odonis Odonis (Royal Mountain)
7) Wailin’ Walker* – Blues Lightnin’ (Jitterbug)
8) Bad Luck Pearl* – Bad Luck Pearl (Fuzzy Orange)
9) Sophie Tassignon – A Slender Thread (Nemu)
10) Camilla Sparksss* – ICU RUN (On the Campus)
11) Alex Cuba* – Indole (Caracol)
12) JP Meldrum* – Noiselake (Independent)
13) The Soundwriters** – Better Than Before (Independent)
14) Honeybear, the Band* – Work in Progress (Playmor)
15) Goldie Boutiliher* – Goldie Boutilier Presents… Goldie Montana (OneRPM)
16) John Gunther – Painting the Dream (Origin)
17) Young Neighbours* – Roman EP (Independent)
18) Didirri – Begin Again (Independent)
19) Bobby Rozario – Healer (Origin)
20) Spit of the Sin* – Parasite EP (Independent)
21) Andre and Jean L’Ocean* – Andre and Jean L’Ocean (Independent)
22) Carl Schultz – The Road to Trantor (Origin)
23) Silver Wolf Band* – Make Your Heart Home (LHM)
24) Oily James** – Head Phone Music (Independent)
25) Whitney Ross-Barris* – Curtains of Light (Independent)
26) The Wesleys* – Explosive Device EP (Meritorio)
27) Elbow Kiss* – Live at CFUV (demos) (Independent)
28) William Prince* – Further from the Country (Six Shooter)
29) Luba Dvorak – Holding Pattern (Adhyaropa)
30) Afternoon Bike Ride* – Running with Scissors (Friends of Friends)

Specialty Charts for Late December 2025

Top 10 Jazz Albums

1. Josh Rager* – Heart’s Pace (Bent River)
2. Aretha Tilltson* – Kind Out West (Bent River)
3. Paul Marinaro – Mood Ellington (Origin)
4. Code Quartet* – Code Red (Justin Time)
5. James Danderfer* – If Not Now (Cellar)
6. Anthony D’Alessandro* – City Lights (Independent)
7. Mike LeDonne Groover Quartet – Turn it Up! Live at the Sidedoor (Cellar)
8. Fox Big Band and Benny Benack III* – Live at the Ironwood (Cellar)
9. Maja Jaku – Blessed and Bewitched (Origin)
10. Affinity Trio – New Outlook (Origin)

Top 10 Worldbeat/International Albums

1. Alex Cuba* – Indole (Caracol)
2. Raf Reza* – Ekbar (Telephone Explosion)
3. SANAM – Sametou Sawtan (Constellation)
4. The Kasambwe Brothers – The Kasambwe Brothers (Mass MoCa)
5. Salin* – Rammera (Independent)
6. The Dwarfs of East Agouza* – Sasquatch Landslide (Constellation)
7. The Slackers – Dub Classics (Pirates Press)
8. Beny Esguerra, NTM and Gaita Loop* – Somos El Dorado (Lulaworld)
9. Various Artists – Latin Cafe (Putumayo)
10. Noiseshaper – Welcome to the Unknown (Independent)

Top 10 Metal/Loud/Punk Albums

1. Class Action* – That Fleeting Feeling (Independent)
2. Ivy Gardens* – Death of Don Valley (Independent)
3. Mile End* – Mile End (New Mortality)
4. Merfolk* – Sundaland (Independent)
5. Absolute Losers* – In the Crowd (Having Fun)
6. Woodhawk* – Love Finds a Way (Independent)
7. GRHM* – The Year of Lead and Ash (Bent Window)
8. Self Defense* – 12 Track EP (Slow Death)
9. Various Artists* – Calgary Calling (Sketchy)
10. Necht* – The Inevitable Suffering (Independent)

Top 10 Electronic Albums

1. Mark Pharrow* – RNDR 032 (Render)
2. Various Artists* – House (Deluxe Edition) (WRACA)
3. Various Artists* – Reflexions 3 (Echo Locations)
4. Lights* – A6 (Universal)
5. Revok* – Carnage EP (Independent)
6. DJ Sonyc** – Americawave: Death of a Nation (Independent)
7. Purity Ring* – purity ring (Dine Alone)
8. Ghost Cartridge and Mantrakid* – Echo Chamber Made (30/30)
9. apaull* – Homogeny (Furnace Room)
10. New Age Dolls* – Dip-Dyed and Bedazzled (Independent)

Top 10 Hip-Hop/Rap Albums

1. Janette King* – Incantation (Birthday Cake)
2. Potatohead People and Slippery Elm* – Emerald Tablet (Mysterybox)
3. J Bxby** – Cherry Hips EP (Independent)
4. Merkules* – Survivor’s Guilt (Death Row)
5. Mezziah* – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Independent)
6. C. Stone-Leon* – New Hollywood (Independent)
7. The Dirty Sample* – Love Always Wins if You Let it (Hand’Solo)
8. Ricca Razor Sharp* – Gemini Jams (Independent)
9. Various Artists* – On the Road: Wemotaci (Musique Nomade)
10. Nige B* – Reshape//Refashion (Independent)

Top 10 Roots Albums

1. William Prince* – Further from the Country (Six Shooter)
2. The Soundwriters** – Better than Before (Independent)
3. Olivia Barrett* – Elsewhere (Independent)
4. Duke and Goldie* – Romance and Ramblin’ (Independent)
5. Bloodshot Bill* – So Fed Up! (Goner)
6. Gary Daggitt* – Wheels and Strings (Independent)
7. Jade Turner* – Wandering Soul (Independent)
8. Petunia and the Vipers* – Callin’ Me Back (Independent)
9. Eli West – The Shape of a Sway (Tender and Mild)
10. Brian Sumner* – Blur (Independent)

Top 10 Blues Albums

1. Candice Ivory – New Southern Vintage (Nola Blue)
2. Robbin Kapsalis – The Blues is in the House (Independent)
3. Jon Hines* – Memphis Sun (Independent)
4. Brother Ray Lemelin and the Matinee Kings* – Stirring the Pot (Independent)
5. Angelique Francis* – Not Defeated (Independent)
6. Roomful of Blues – Steppin’ Out! (Alligator)
7. Al Basile – Blues in Hand (Sweetspot)
8. Blood Brothers – Help Yourself (Gulf Coast)
9. Mike Bourne Band – Kansas City O’Clock (Overton)
10. Honeybear, the Band* – Work in Progress (Playmor)

Top 5 Classical Albums

1. Percussia – Murmuration (Neuma)
2. London Symphony Orchestra – Laurie Chirstman: Running with Horses (Navona)
3. KC VITAs – When We Arrive at Home (Neuma)
4. Phillip Blackburn – Another Intensity (Neuma)
5. Masako – Dreaming Northern (Independent)

 

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