KCRW’s Top 30 chart: September 16–22, 2024

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Jamie xx (with a little help from his friends) gets back on top.

Jamie xx (with a little help from his friends) gets back on top. Photo by Alasdair McLellan

Jamie xx’s In Waves is making waves indeed. From the early-in-the-week final single drop of “Waited All Night” (a track featuring both of his xx bandmates), to the full album release on Friday, Sept. 20 — In Waves has owned the KCRW airwaves lately.  

New and notable: “Sylvester live at the opera house is so fun,” says Morning Becomes Eclectic host Novena Carmel. “He always had dreams of performing at an opera and you can feel his joy.” We couldn’t have said it any better and the 15 minute version of his signature song “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” is an absolute must. Dig in via our Top 30 Spotify playlist below.

Top 30 Albums (9.24.2024)

1 Jamie xx “In Waves”
2 Soweto Gospel Choir x Groove Terminator  “History of House”
3 Jungle “Let's Go Back” [Single]
4 Leon Bridges “Leon”
5 Michael Kiwanuka “Small Changes”
6 Ginger Root “SHINBANGUMI”
7 Mermaid Chunky “slif slaf slof”
8 YACHT “New Release”
9 Pearl & The Oysters “Side Quest” [Single]
10 Manu Chao “Viva tu” [Single]
11 Fousheé “Pointy Heights”
12 The Mystery Lights “Purgatory”
13 Father John Misty “Greatish Hits: I Followed My Dreams and My Dreams Said to Crawl”
14 Gavin Turek “Diva Of The People”
15 Moses Sumney “Sophcore”
16 Jessica Pratt “Here in the Pitch”
17 Glass Beams “Mahal”
18 Real Action “Real Action - EP”
19 TV on the Radio “Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes (20th Anniversary Edition)”
20 Men I Trust “Husk” [Single]
21 Clairo “Charm”
22 Kit Sebastian “New Internationale”
23 Thee Sacred Souls “Got a Story to Tell”
24 Royel Otis “PRATTS & PAIN”
25 Justice “Hyperdrama”
26 Ezra Collective “Dance, No One's Watching”
27 La Femme “Rock Machine”
28 Sylvester “Live at the Opera House”
29 Metronomy x Porij “Petit Boy” [Single]
30 Bananagun “Why is the Colour of the Sky?”