KCRW’s Top 30 chart: July 15–21, 2024

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Braxe + Falcon top the chart.

Braxe + Falcon top the chart. Photo by Stephane Queme

French Touch disco purveyors Braxe + Falcon easily ascend to number one as more and more DJs succumb to the ultra-smooth charms of "All This Love," their latest single in collaboration with Bibio. The hip-hop royalty team of Common & Pete Rock makes a big leap to spot two (from 15 last week), and Sampha’s souped up take on “Satellite Business 2.0” from his 2023 LP Lahai — now featuring rapid fire bars from British rapper Little Simz — makes an auspicious debut at number three.

New and notable: More elevated smooth jams! Detroit-based producer Shigeto keeps racking up advance spins of his forthcoming record Cherry Blossom Baby (due October 12th via Ghostly International). Now that he’s charting, will the climb continue? Only time will tell.

Top 30 Albums (7.9.2024)

1 Braxe + Falcon “All This Love (Feat. Bibio)” [Single]
2 Common & Pete Rock “The Auditorium, Vol. 1”
3 Sampha “Satellite Business 2.0 (Feat. Little Simz)” [Single]
4 Remi Wolf “Big Ideas”
5 Brijean “Macro”
6 Clairo “Charm”
7 Sault “Acts of Faith”
8 Joe Goddard “Harmonics”
9 KAYTRANADA “TIMELESS”
10 Moses Sumney “Sophcore”
11 Michael Kiwanuka “Floating Parade” [Single]
12 Melenas “Ahora Remixes”
13 Hermanos Gutiérrez “Sonido Cósmico”
14 Jerry Paper “Inbetweezer”
15 Fcukers “Baggy$$”
16 Ezra Collective “Dance, No One's Watching”
17 Metronomy “Posse EP Volume 2”
18 Omar Apollo “God Said No”
19 Mermaid Chunky “slif slaf slof”
20 Aaron Frazer “Into the Blue”
21 Swim Surreal & Zero7 “In the Half Light”
22 Toro y Moi “Hole Erth”
23 Nilüfer Yanya “My Method Actor”
24 Channel Tres “Head Rush”
25 Luke Temple and The Cascading Moms “Certain Limitations”
26 Moby “Always Centered at Night”
27 Khruangbin “A LA SALA”
28 Childish Gambino “Bando Stone and the New World”
29 Shigeto “Cherry Blossom Baby”
30 Lava La Rue “STARFACE”