CFBX Top 30 Charts to June 14, 2018
* indicates Canadian Content
** indicates a local artist
Artist – Album (Label)
1) Michael Kaeshammer* – Something New (Linus)
2) Smaller Hearts* – Smaller Hearts (Independent)
3) Grimskunk* – Unreason in the Age of Madness (Indica)
4) Oral Fuentes* – Rise Up (Independent)
5) Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar* – Run to Me (Gypsy Soul)
6) Reuben and the Dark* – Arms of a Dream (Arts and Crafts)
7) Nova Scotiables* – Nova Scotiables (Independent)
8) The Wolfe* – Strange Worlds (Independent)
9) Kathy and the Kilowatts – Premonition of Love (Nola Blue)
10) Sly and Robbie Meet Dubmatix* – Overdubbed (Independent)
11) Crystal Shawanda* – Voodoo Woman (New Sun)
12) Oh Geronimo* – Oh Geronimo (Independent)
13) To the Trees* – To the Trees (Independent)
14) Slocan Ramblers* – Queen City Jubilee (Independent)
15) Towanda* – Freak of Nurture (Independent)
16) Jeff Morris* – Laws of Motion (Independent)
17) Cancer Bats* – The Spark That Moves (New Damage)
18) Life in Vacuum* – All You Can Quit (New Damage)
19) Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps – Here in Babylon (Independent)
20) Don Flemons – Black Cowboys (Smithsonian Folkways)
21) Kune* – Canada’s Global Orchestra (Universal)
22) Son of Dave* – Music for Cop Shows (Goddamn)
23) Tunto – Ilona (Aani)
24) Meg Williams – Maybe Someday (Independent)
25) SC Mira* – Keep Crawling/Drug Warm Coma (Sugar Gator)
26) Katie Day – No Turning Back (Independent)
27) The Deadly Stare* – The Electric Saeanfora (Endemik)
28) Jay Kipps Band* – How to Polish Your Longhorns (Independent)
29) The Vibronics – Woman on a Mission (Independent)
30) Eddie Henderson – Be Cool (Smoke Sessions)
Specialty Charts for Early June 2018
Top 10 Jazz Albums
1) Michael Kaeshammer* – Something New (Linus)
2) Nels Cline 4 – Currents, Constellations (Blue Note)
3) Dan Pugach Nonet – Plus One (Unit)
4) Eddie Henderson – Be Cool (Smoke Sessions)
5) Five Alarm Funk* – Boots and Wheels EP (Independent)
6) Robert Diack* – Lost Villages (Independent)
7) Halie Loren – From the Wild Sky (Justin Time)
8) B’s Bees* – Kanata (Independent)
9) LJ Folk* – Near Me (Independent)
10) Francois Richard Quartet* – Liberation (Effendi)
Top 10 World/International Albums
1) Oral Fuentes* – Rise Up (Independent)
2) Tunto – Ilona (Aani)
3) Sly and Robbie Meet Dubmatix* – Overdubbed (Independent)
4) Kune* – Canada’s Global Orchestra (Universal)
5) Rahim Alhaj Trio – One Sky (Smithsonian Folkways)
6) Kiran Ahluwalia* – 7 Billion (Independent)
7) Sadiki* – Blue Mountain Acoustic (Skinny Bwoy)
8) The Vibronics – Woman on a Mission (Independent)
9) Elizabeth Mitchell/Suni Paz – Tu Es Mi Flor (Smithsonian Folkways)
10) Near East* – Near East (Independent)
Top 10 Metal/Loud/Punk Albums
1) Towanda* – Freak of Nurture (Independent)
2) Grimskunk* – Unreason in the Age of Madness (Indica)
3) Cancer Bats* – The Spark That Moves (New Damage)
4) Life in Vacuum* – All You Can Quit (New Damage)
5) Chain Whip* – Christmas Demo (Slow Death)
6) Body Lens* – Body Lens (Independent)
7) Teenage Head* – Fun Comes Fast (Warner)
8) Chaser – Chaser (Not Unlike)
9) Freedumb* – Skate N Die (Boonsdale)
10) Black Label Society – Grimmest Hits (E1)
Top 10 Electronic Albums
1) Smaller Hearts* – Smaller Hearts (Independent)
2) Blvd Noir* – Ombres (Independent)
3) Makeness – Loud Patterns (Secretly Canadian)
4) Kellarissa* – Ocean Electro (Mint)
5) Rhye* – Blood (Last Gang)
6) Always a Bad Thing* – Always a Bad Thing (Baffled Octopi)
7) Dada Centauri* – Dada Centauri (Independent)
8) Melotika* – Unaware (Independent)
9) Robert Michaels – Pop Motion (Independent)
10) M.M. Crone* – M.M. Crone (Independent)
Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums
1) Chessclub* – These Flowers Are for You (Urbnet)
2) The Southsiders* – Voices in My Head (Independent)
3) Elaquent* – Celebrate Life (Urbnet)
4) Jamel Thomas* – One on the House (National Defense)
5) Fraction and Finsta* – Thoughtwork (Independent)
6) Factor Chandelier* – Wisdom Teeth (Fake Four)
7) Cadence Weapon* – Cadence Weapon (E1)
8) Joshay* – 37C (Independent)
9) Terell Safadi* – A Night to Remember (Independent)
10) Tha Fax* – Twisted Mirror (Independent)
Top 10 Roots Albums
1) Nova Scotiables* – Nova Scotiables (Independent)
2) Sandra Sutter* – Cluster Stars (Rising Sun)
3) Donovan Woods* – Both Ways (Meant Well)
4) Slocan Ramblers* – Queen City Jubilee (Independent)
5) Jeff Morris* – Laws of Motion (Independent)
6) Don Flemons – Black Cowboys (Smithsonian Folkways)
7) The Lay Awakes* – Home Away from Home (Independent)
8) The Lifers* – Honey Suite (Independent)
9) Saltwater Hank* – Stories from the Northwest (Independent)
10) Dan MacDonald* – Rural/Urban (Independent)
Top 10 Blues Albums
1) Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar* – Run to Me (Gypsy Soul)
2) Crystal Shawanda* – Voodoo Woman (New Sun)
3) Kathy and the Kilowatts – Premonition of Love (Nola Blue)
4) Jay Kipps Band* – How to Polish Your Longhorns (Independent)
5) Son of Dave* – Music for Cop Shows (Goddamn)
6) Kid Ramos – Old School (Rip Cat)
7) Robert Finlay – Goin’ Platinum (Easy Eye Sound)
8) Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps – Here in Babylon (Independent)
9) David Vest* – David Vest (Cordova Bay)
10) Meg Williams – Maybe Someday (Independent)
Top 5 Classical Albums
1) Laurie Anderson and the Kronos Quartet – Landfall (Nonesuch)
2) Sheku Kanneh-Mason – Inspiration (Decca)
3) Jesse Brown* – Still (Independent)
4) Lara Downes – For Lenny (Sony Masterworks)
5) Francois Couture* – Playful Pieces (Boghei)
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