Amrap Chart Wrap: Melbourne Trios Hold onto Top Spots in Community Radio Charts

The Amrap Metro and Amrap Regional Charts provide insight into what’s gaining airplay and attention on community radio. The charts show the Top 10tracks ordered for airplay by community broadcasters through the Amrap’s AirIt music distribution service. This week sees Terrible Truths and Cookin’ on 3 Burners hold onto the top spots.

Adelaide and Brisbane via Melbourne trio Terrible Truths have held onto #1 in the Amrap Metro Chart with See Straight. The band are going down well with stations in metropolitan areas across the country, picking up feature album on both Edge Radio Hobart and PBS FM Melbourne and making it into 2ser Sydney’s SERvin’ Up! new music list, Three D Radio Adelaide’s Top 20+1, and 4ZZZ Brisbane’s Top 20. Listen to Joe and Stacey interviewed on PBS FM’s Mixing up the Medicine, chatting about the origins of the band and their recently released self-titled debut record. Watch the animated official film clip as featured via Amrap Pages on 3MDR in VIC’s station website.

Cookin’ on 3 Burners are back in the Amrap Regional Chart at #1 with The Writing’s On The Wall feat. Tex Perkins. The three-piece also take #7 in the Amrap Metro Chart. Listen to their interview on 2ser’s Friday Drive earlier this year, chatting about their move towards reduced instrumentation and working with guest vocalists. Watch the official film clip as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including 4ZZZ Brisbane, Triple R Melbourne, Harvey Community Radio and RTR FM in WA, as well as Bay FM and Nambucca Valley Radio in NSW. The deep funk track has received additional airplay in every state and territory at stations including Radio Goolarri in WA, Valley FM in ACT, Huon FM in TAS, Gin Gin’s Own in QLD, 8CCC in NT, 5THE FM, 5GTR FM and Radio Alexandrina in SA, 2RRR, Monaro FM and Northside Radio in NSW, as well as Voice FM, 3MGB, Eastern FM and SYN in VIC.

Claws & Organs have entered the Amrap Metro Chart in the lofty position of #2 with No Teeth, No Stamina. The track has received support from SYN Melbourne and 4ZZZ Brisbane, picking up spots in their Sweet 16 and Top 20 lists. The energetic track has had spins across the country at stations including Edge Radio Hobart, Harvey Community Radio in WA, Valley FM and 4ZZZ in QLD, FBi Radio and Yass FM in NSW, and 3MDR, 979 FM, Voice FM and Phoenix FM in VIC.

Matt Corby enters his third week in the Amrap Regional Chart, taking #2 with Monday, also taking #10 in the Amrap Metro Chart. Corby joined Sweetie and Shag in the FBi Radio studio recently, explaining why he named the single after the worst day of the week. Watch the official film clip as featured via Amrap Pages on station sites including 4ZZZ in Brisbane, as well as 2RRR, Nambucca Valley Radio and Bay FM in NSW. The track has received comprehensive airplay at stations including 8CCC in NT, 89.7 FM in WA, WOW FM, Fleurieu FM and PBA FM in SA, Triple T and Fraser Coast Community Radio in QLD, 2SEA, TLC FM, 2CHR and Port Stephens FM in NSW as well as Voice FM, JOY 94.9, Casey Radio, 3NRG and 3WAY FM in VIC.

Stillwater Giants enter their third week in the Amrap Metro Chart at #3 with Patience having picked up spots in SYN Melbourne’s Sweet 16 and RTR FM Perth’s Sound Selection. The pace driven track has received airplay across the country at 5THE, in SA, Twin Cities Radio, Tjuma FM, Harvey Community Radio and 89.7 FM in WA, 2MCR, 2VTR, 2RDJ, 2REM and Tune! FM in NSW, and 3MDR, Apple FM, 3MGB, 3RPC, HOT FM, 3MDR, UGFM and Wyn FM in VIC.

Russell Morris has retained his place in the Amrap Regional Chart, taking #2 with Lonesome Road. Listen to his interview with Shep on 3MDR’s Harmonica Riff Raff, chatting about the Australian history focus of the album and incorporating the harmonica. Watch the official film clip as featured via Amrap Pages on Port Stephens FM in NSW, TYGA FM in TAS and 979 FM in VIC’s station sites.

David Craft takes #4 in the Amrap Metro Chart with Milked Out. Listen to his interview with Samele from GrassRoots on Albany Community Radio chatting about his first time playing guitar and demonstrating his skills with a few live songs. He also dropped by his hometown station RTR FM Perth. Watch the film clip featured via Amrap Pages on Edge Radio Hobart, 4ZZZ in QLD, Albany Community Radio in WA, as well as Highland FM, Bay FM, Port Stephens FM and Nambucca Valley Radio in NSW.

Queensland duo Hussy Hicks are back at #4 in the Amrap Regional Chart with That Old Heartache. Watch a live performance of the track as featured via Amrap Pages on RTR FM in WA, 4ZZZ Brisbane and 2RRR Sydney’s station sites. The track has received further spins around the country at King Island Community Radio in TAS, Hills Radio and Dusty Radio in SA, Radio Goolarri and Tjuma FM in WA, Gold Coast Radio and Beau FM in QLD, 3RPC, The Pulse, Main FM and Sunraysia Community Radio in VIC as well as 2AIR FM, 2MAX FM and NIM FM in NSW.

Sydney songmaker Elizabeth Rose debuts at #5 in the Amrap Metro Chart with the RnB leaning Shoulda Coulda Woulda, having picked up rotation on SYN Melbourne’s Sweet 16 and Sydney’s FBi Radio. Rose has a long history with her hometown station having been a finalist in FBi’s Northern Lights competition and winning the 2014SMAC Award for Next Big Thing. Listen to her recent interview on their Up For It breakfast program, talking marriage equality.

Melbourne self-described ’glam pop’ supergroup Terry have held onto #6 in the Amrap Metro Chart with Talk About Terry. The track picked up a spot in Triple R Melbourne’s Soundscape and has racked up airplay on stations including Valley FM in QLD, FBi Radio Sydney, Hills Radio and 5THE in SA, Triple R, 3CR, 3RPC, PBS FM and Inner FM in VIC, as well as Bay FM, 2SEA, 2NBC and Yass FM in NSW.

The Cat Empire take #7 in the Amrap Regional Chart with Wolves. Watch their newly released film clip for the latin single as featured via Amrap Pages on 3MDR in VIC, TYGA FM in TAS, 4ZZZ in Brisbane, Harvey Community Radio in WA, as well as and Bay FM and Nambucca Valley Radio in NSW.

Zone Out have entered the Amrap Metro Chart at #8 with Inside having picked up spots in FBi Radio Sydney’s Adds List and SYN Melbourne’s Sweet 16 plus additional airplay at stations including RTR FM Perth, Hills Radio in SA, King Island Community Radio in TAS, Valley FM and 4ZZZ in QLD, Triple R and UGFM in VIC, and 2HHH and FBi Radio Sydney.

Bernardine take #9 in the Amrap Regional Charts with the soft brooding single Day by Day. Watch this clip of her live in-studio performance of the track on 89.7 FM in WA’s Live and Local. The track has received further airplay on stations including Coast FM in SA, RTR FM in Perth, 3RPC in VIC, and Edge FM, Triple U and Triple H in NSW.

Royal Headache continue their strong run in the Amrap Metro Chart, taking #9 with Another World in their fourth charting week. Listen to their guitarist Lawrence guest program FBi Radio’s The Bridge Sydney music program. The track has received spins across the country at stations including 8CCC in NT, King Island Community Radio in TAS, RTR FM and Tjuma FM in WA, 4EB, 4RFM, Valley FM and 4ZZZ in QLD, Hills Radio, Three D, 5THE, 5GTR and PBA FM in SA, SYN, 3CR, 3MGB, PBS FM, UGFM, 3MDR, Voice FM, 3SCB, Inner FM, Apple FM and 3RPC in VIC, as well as Nambucca Valley Radio, Tune! FM, 2ser, Yass FM, 2GLF, 2RDJ, 2RRR, 2SEA, Norfolk Island Radio and Bay FM in NSW.

See the full Amrap Charts at www.airit.org.au