KCRW's Top 50 Airplay Chart
and Specialty Charts
for the week of 05/07/2001. * 

1 SPEARHEAD (Buy this CD)
   title: Rock The Nation
   label: [Six Degrees Records]

2 ZERO 7 (Buy this CD)
   title: Ep2
   label: [Ultimate Dilemma]

3 SOULSTICE (Buy this CD)
   title: Illusion
   label: [Om]

4 RADIOHEAD (Buy this CD)
   title: I Might Be Wrong
   label: [Capitol]

5 EIGHTEENTH STREET LOUNGE COMP (Buy this CD)
   title: Modular Systems
   label: [Esl]

6 BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA (Buy this CD)
   title: Spirit Of The Century
   label: [Realworld]

7 DAFT PUNK (Buy this CD)
   title: Discovery
   label: [Virgin]

8 CHAO, MANU (Buy this CD)
   title: Proxima Estacion - Esperanza
   label: [Virgin]

9 TURIN BRAKES (Buy this CD)
   title: Optimist
   label: [Source]

10 LEMON JELLY (Buy this CD)
   title: Lemonjelly Ky
   label: [Xl]

11 POOLEY, IAN (Buy this CD)
   title: Since Then
   label: [V2]

12 SIGUR ROS (Buy this CD)
   title: Agaetis Byrjun
   label: [Fat Cat]

13 AIR (Buy this CD)
   title: Radio Number One
   label: [Astralwerks]

14 RUBY (Buy this CD)
   title: Short-staffed At The Gene Pool
   label: [Thirsty Ear]

15 OTIS, SHUGGIE (Buy this CD)
   title: Inspiration Information
   label: [Luaka Bop]

16 JAFFA (Buy this CD)
   title: Elevator
   label: [Nude]

17 SYLK 130 (Buy this CD)
   title: Re-members Only
   label: [Six Degrees Records]

18 INCREDIBLE MOSES LEROY (Buy this CD)
   title: Electric Pocket Radio
   label: [Ultimatum]

19 GOLDFRAPP (Buy this CD)
   title: Felt Mountain
   label: [Mute]

20 TRICKY (Buy this CD)
   title: Blowback
   label: [Hollywood]

21 SPAIN (Buy this CD)
   title: I Believe
   label: [Restless]

22 HI-TEK (Buy this CD)
   title: Hi-teknology
   label: [Rawkus]

23 COLE, NAT KING (Buy this CD)
   title: Night Lights
   label: [Capitol]

24 WAINWRIGHT, RUFUS (Buy this CD)
   title: Poses
   label: [Dreamworks]

25 TRAVIS (Buy this CD)
   title: Sing
   label: [Demo]

26 STEREO MC'S (Buy this CD)
   title: Deep Down & Dirty
   label: [Island]

27 CAVE, NICK (Buy this CD)
   title: No More Shall We Part
   label: [Warner Bros.]

28 COSTA, NIKKA (Buy this CD)
   title: Everybody Got Their Something
   label: [Virgin]

29 BLUE STATES (Buy this CD)
   title: Nothing Changes Under The Sun
   label: [Eighteenth Street Lounge]

30 NOR-TEC COMPILATION (Buy this CD)
   title: Tijuana Sessions Vol 1
   label: [Palm Pictures]

31 HARVEY, PJ (Buy this CD)
   title: Stories From The City Stories From The
   label: [Island]

32 GUIDANCE COMPILATION (Buy this CD)
   title: Hi-fidelity Lounge Volume 2
   label: [Guidance]

33 MCRAE, TOM (Buy this CD)
   title: Tom Mcrae
   label: [Arista]

34 GORILLAZ (Buy this CD)
   title: Gorillaz
   label: [Virgin]

35 BADMARSH & SHRI (Buy this CD)
   title: Signs
   label: [Outcaste]

36 DILLON, SANDY (Buy this CD)
   title: East Overshoe
   label: [One Little Indian]

37 COUSTEAU (Buy this CD)
   title: Cousteau
   label: [Palm Pictures]

38 ARLING & CAMERON (Buy this CD)
   title: Sound Shopping
   label: [Basta]

39 YA BASTA COMPILATION (Buy this CD)
   title: Sampler - 2001
   label: [Ya Basta]

40 PANIC (Buy this CD)
   title: Ost - Music By Brian Tyler, Mercury Rev
   label: [Demo]

41 DEPECHE MODE (Buy this CD)
   title: Dream On
   label: [Reprise]

42 BYRNE, DAVID (Buy this CD)
   title: Look Into The Eyeball
   label: [Luaka Bop]

43 REM (Buy this CD)
   title: Imitation Of Life
   label: [Warner Bros.]

44 BRAN VAN 3000 (Buy this CD)
   title: Astounded - Remixes
   label: [Grand Royal]

45 QUANGO COMPILATION (Buy this CD)
   title: Music For A Global Culture
   label: [Quango]

46 MARLEY, BOB & THE WAILERS (Buy this CD)
   title: Catch A Fire
   label: [Island]

47 ELEVATOR SUITE (Buy this CD)
   title: Barefoot & Shitfaced
   label: [Infectious]

48 GAINSBOURG, SERGE - TRIBUTE (Buy this CD)
   title: I Love Serge - Electronica Gainsbourg
   label: [Mercury France]

49 AFRICAN FILM MUSIC (Buy this CD)
   title: Les Musiques Du Grand Ecran
   label: [Rfi Musique]

50 HERBERT (Buy this CD)
   title: Bodily Functions
   label: [Studio K7]

SPECIALTY CHARTS -

WORLD

1 CHAO, MANU (Buy this CD)
   title: Proxima Estacion - Esperanza
   label: [Virgin]

2 QUANGO COMPILATION (Buy this CD)
   title: Music For A Global Culture
   label: [Quango]

3 MARLEY, BOB & THE WAILERS (Buy this CD)
   title: Catch A Fire
   label: [Island]

4 AFRICAN FILM MUSIC (Buy this CD)
   title: Les Musiques Du Grand Ecran
   label: [Rfi Musique]

5 ANTIBALAS (Buy this CD)
   title: Liberation Afro Beat Vol 1
   label: [Ninja Tune]

6 LE PEUPLE DE L'HERBE (Buy this CD)
   title: Supadope
   label: [Pias]

7 WORLD CHILL COMPILATION (Buy this CD)
   title: World Chill
   label: [Manteca]

8 ATERCIOPELADOS (Buy this CD)
   title: Gozo Poderosa
   label: [Bmg Latin]

9 BOSSACUCANOVA (Buy this CD)
   title: Brasilidade
   label: [Six Degrees Records]

10 SEGUNDO, COMPAY (Buy this CD)
   title: Las Flores De La Vida
   label: [Nonesuch]

RPM

1 SOULSTICE (Buy this CD)
   title: Illusion
   label: [Om]

2 EIGHTEENTH STREET LOUNGE COMP (Buy this CD)
   title: Modular Systems
   label: [Esl]

3 DAFT PUNK (Buy this CD)
   title: Discovery
   label: [Virgin]

4 LEMON JELLY (Buy this CD)
   title: Lemonjelly Ky
   label: [Xl]

5 POOLEY, IAN (Buy this CD)
   title: Since Then
   label: [V2]

6 TRICKY (Buy this CD)
   title: Blowback
   label: [Hollywood]

7 STEREO MC'S (Buy this CD)
   title: Deep Down & Dirty
   label: [Island]

8 BLUE STATES (Buy this CD)
   title: Nothing Changes Under The Sun
   label: [Eighteenth Street Lounge]

9 GUIDANCE COMPILATION (Buy this CD)
   title: Hi-fidelity Lounge Volume 2
   label: [Guidance]

10 BADMARSH & SHRI (Buy this CD)
   title: Signs
   label: [Outcaste]

JAZZ

1 COLE, NAT KING (Buy this CD)
   title: Night Lights
   label: [Capitol]

2 DESMOND, PAUL (Buy this CD)
   title: Lemme Tell Ya Bout
   label: [Label M]

3 TURNER, MARK (Buy this CD)
   title: Dharma Days
   label: [Warner Bros.]

4 COREA, CHICK (Buy this CD)
   title: Past Present & Futures
   label: [Stretch]

5 TRIBLE, DWIGHT (Buy this CD)
   title: Horace
   label: [Tonga]

6 BELDEN, BOB (Buy this CD)
   title: Black Dahlia
   label: [Blue Note]

7 VALDES, CHUCHO (Buy this CD)
   title: Solo - Live In New York
   label: [Blue Note]

8 MINGUS, CHARLES (Buy this CD)
   title: Very Best Of
   label: [Rhino / Atlantic]

9 DOROUGH & FRISHBERG (Buy this CD)
   title: Who's On First
   label: [Blue Note]

10 ALLISON, MOSE (Buy this CD)
   title: Mose Chronicles - Live In London Vol 1
   label: [Blue Note]

Past Top 50 Selections

April 30, 2001
April 23, 2001
April 3, 2001
March 26, 2001
March 19, 2001
March 12, 2001
March 7, 2001
February 26, 2001
February 5, 2001
January 29, 2001
January 17, 2001
December 12, 2000
December 4, 2000
November 27, 2000
November 13, 2000
October 3, 2000
September 25, 2000
September 18, 2000
September 4, 2000
August 28, 2000
August 21, 2000
August 7, 2000
July 31, 2000
July 24, 2000
July 17, 2000
July 10, 2000
June 26, 2000
June 19, 2000
June 12, 2000
June 5, 2000
May 30, 2000
May 22, 2000
May 15, 2000
May 8, 2000
May 1, 2000
April 24, 2000
April 17, 2000
April 3, 2000
March 20, 2000
March 13, 2000
March 6, 2000
February 28, 2000
February 14, 2000
February 7, 2000
January 31, 2000
January 3, 2000
December 13, 1999
December 6, 1999
November 29, 1999
November 23, 1999
November 8, 1999
October 25, 1999
October 5, 1999
September 28, 1999
September 13, 1999
August 30, 1999
August 9, 1999
July 27, 1999
July 20, 1999  

* Charts are determined by weekly airplay from KCRW's music programmers.