After waiting patiently at #2 for two weeks, Sylvan Esso rises to #1 on the NACC 200 this week with their third LP, Free Love (Loma Vista). The Durham, NC duo of Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn score their first NACC 200 #1 with their 2-1 climb. Death Valley Girls (3-3), Beabadoobee (8-4) and Gorillaz (31-5) will challenge for #1 as soon as next week.
Speaking of Gorillaz, they land one of two new albums to reach the NACC Top 10 this week and makes the biggest climb with their 31-5 leap. Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez (Parlophone/Warner) is the seventh LP from the virtual band created by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett in 1998. Also reaching the Top 10 is The Budos Band, rising 13-9.
The NACC 200’s biggest climb this week is a big one. Toronto band Pup lands the fourth biggest climb of the year leaping 168 spots (196-28) with their amusingly titled third EP, This Place Sucks Ass (Little Dipper/Rise). Formed in 2010, the Canadian quartet also have three LPs under their belt.
Also making an impressive move on the NACC 200 (the biggest into the NACC Top 20) is Indiana-born, Minnesota-raised musician Adrianne Lenker. The Big Thief member just released two solo releases entitled Songs and Instrumentals. Songs (4AD/Beggars Group) is the one making the move, rising 167-20 on the NACC 200 this week.
Taking most-added honors this week is Jeff Tweedy. After releasing 10 albums with his band Wilco, Tweedy has been busy as a solo musician releasing four albums under his own name since 2017 with just one Wilco LP in that time. His fourth LP, Love In The King (on his own dBpm imprint), collects 75 Top 10 Adds and climbs 100-65 on the NACC 200.
Last week’s most-added single, “Faith Healer” from Julien Baker, leaps 18-1 on NACC Singles this week. Tenacious D‘s cover of The Rocky Horror Picture Show’s classic “Time Warp” is the most-added single this week. They recorded it to help support Rock The Vote and the song features a bevy of political, musical, and acting titans.
The top 5 overall NACC Adds, this week’s genre chart-toppers, and the week’s most-added genre records are included below. In addition to the return to #1 at World, there is new chart-topper at Chill.
NACC 200 CHART: TOP 5 ADDS
# | ARTIST | TITLE | LABEL | # OF ADDS
1) JEFF TWEEDY Love Is The King [dBpm] // 75
2) MOURN Sefl Worth [Captured Tracks] // 66
3) FUZZ III [In The Red] // 50
4) LEISURE Side A (EP) [Nettwerk] // 36
5) SKYWAY MAN The World Only Ends When You Die [Mama Bird] // 34
NACC 200 CHART: TOP 5 DEBUTS
# | ARTIST | TITLE | LABEL | DEBUT
1) ELA MINUS acts of rebellion [Domino] // 43
2) SEN MORIMOTO Sen Morimoto [Sooper] // 45
3) SIR CHLOE Party Favors (EP) [Terrible] // 62
4) SHEMEKIA COPELAND Uncivil War [Alligator] // 69
5) PLANTS AND ANIMALS The Jungle [Secret City] // 82
NACC 200 CHART: TOP 5 CLIMBERS
# | ARTIST | TITLE | LABEL | MOVE
1) PUP This Place Sucks Ass (EP) [Little Dipper/Rise] // 168
2) BOY PABLO Wachito Rico [777] // 149
3) ADRIANNE LENKER songs [4AD/Beggars Group] // 147
4) WALLOWS Remote (EP) [Atlantic] // 141
5) MOUNTAIN GOATS, THE Getting Into Knives [Merge] // 111
#1 ON NACC GENRE CHARTS:
GENRE: ARTIST Title [Label]
NON-COMM: SYLVAN ESSO Free Love [Loma Vista]
NACC NEXT: SYLVAN ESSO Free Love [Loma Vista]
BLUES: ELVIN BISHOP & CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE 100 Years Of Blues [Alligator]
CANADIAN: MARIE DAVIDSON AND L’ŒIL NU Renegade Breakdown [Ninja Tune]
CHILL: PETIT BISCUIT Parachute [Écurie]
ELECTRONIC: CRI Juvenile [Anjunadeep]
FOLK: RAYE ZARAGOZA Woman In Color [Self-Released]
HEAVY: DEVILDRIVER Dealing With Demons I [Napalm]
HIP HOP: SA-ROC The Sharecropper’s Daughter [Rhymesayers]
JAZZ: ARTEMIS Artemis [Blue Note]
LATIN: HAROLD LOPEZ-NUSSA Te Lo Dije [Mack Avenue]
R&B/SOUL: BUDOS BAND, THE Long In The Tooth [Daptone]
WORLD: TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS Got To Be Tough [Trojan Jamaica/BMG]
MOST-ADDED @ NACC GENRES:
GENRE: ARTIST Title [Label]
ELECTRONIC: ACTRESS Karma & Desire [Ninja Tune]
FOLK: WYNONNA Recollections (EP) [Anti-]
HEAVY: DORO Magic Diamonds – Best Of Rock Ballads & Rare Treasures
[Rare Diamonds/Flying Dolphin]
HIP HOP: COMMON A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 [Loma Vista]
JAZZ: FRANK KOHL Solitude [Self-Released]
WORLD: PIERRE KWENDERS ANDCLEMENT BAZIN Classe Tendresse (EP) [Bonsound]
NACC SINGLES:
GENRE: ARTIST Title [Label]
#1 SINGLE: JULIEN BAKER “Faith Healer” [Matador/Beggars Group]
#1 ADDED SINGLE: TENACIOUS D “Time Warp” [Self-Released]