Amrap Chart Wrap: The Goon Sax and Melbourne Ska Orchestra Top 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 The Goon Saxand Melbourne Ska Orchestra take the top spots.

The Goon Sax take #1 for the first time in the Amrap Metro Chart with Up to Anything having picked up spots in 4ZZZ Brisbane’s Top 20, 2Ser Sydney’s SERvin’ Up and FBi Radio Sydney’s new music lists. Listen to their interview on SYN Melbourne’s all Australian music show The Hoist. They also picked up featured record on PBS FM.

Melbourne Ska Orchestra take #1 in the Amrap Regional Chart with Funkchunk. The ska supergroup have amassed airplay across the country at stations including Harvey Community Radio in WA, Alex FM and Radio Adelaide in SA, Noosa Community Radio, Valley FM and Fraser Coast Community Radio in QLD, Radio 3MGB, 3WBC, 3NRG, Voice FM, Mitchell Community Radio and Apple FM in VIC, as well as Eastside Radio, Valley FM, Monaro FM, Northside Radio and Port Stephens FM in NSW.

Summer Flake takes #2 in the Amrap Metro Chart with Wine Won’t Wash Away having picked up spots in 4ZZZ Brisbane’s Top 20 and FBi Radio Sydney’s new music lists. Listen to her interview and live performance on FBi Radio’s Jack Off with Jack Shit.

KIT takes #2 in the Amrap Regional Chart with How Hard. The pulsing track has racked up airplay across the country at stations including RTR FM and Voice of the Avon in WA, Radio Adelaide, 5GTR FM and Hills Radio in SA, 3MGB, JOY 94.9, Mitchell Community Radio and Voice FM in VIC, as well as 2RDJ, Valley FM, 2Ser, 2MCR and Monaro FM in NSW.

Babaganouj have held onto #3 in the Amrap Metro Chart with Do Rite with me Tonite. Listen hereto the band talk to 4ZZZ’s Blair Martin on Queer Radio about the origins of their band name. You can also listen here to Ruby from Babaganouj’s chat with Radio Notes on Radio Adelaide discussing female empowerment in music and missing her cat Archie on tour.

Mia Dyson steals #3 in her fifth week in the Amrap Regional Chart with Right There. The track has racked up airplay in every state and territory at stations including City Park Radio in TAS, 2XX Canberra, 8CCC in NT, Radio Fremantle and Bunbury Community Radio in WA, Valley FM and Hawkesbury Radio in NSW, 3RPC and North West FM in VIC, WOW FM, 5GTR and Alex FM in SA, as well as Noosa Community Radio, Beau FM, Burnett River Radio, 4EB and Fraser Coast FM in QLD.

The Bear Hunt hold onto #4 in the Amrap Metro Chart with the dishevelled single Tropical. Listen to their chat with hometown station 4ZZZ Brisbane on Brighten the Corners, discussing their influences and treating listeners to a live performance. Watch the film clip as featured via Amrap Pages on Inner FM and 3MDR in VIC’s station websites.

Missy Higgins is back in the Amrap Regional Chart, taking #4 with Oh Canada, a tribute to Alan Kurdi. Watch the devastating official film clip as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including Edge Radio in TAS, Homebrew Radio in NSW, Fraser Coast Community Radio in QLD, as well as Inner FM and 3MDR in VIC.

Cub Sport take #5 for their second week running in the Amrap Metro Chart with I Can’t Save Youhaving picked up a spot in 4ZZZ Brisbane’s Top 20. Watch the official music video, as featured on Amrap Pages on station websites including Casey Radio in VIC, and Bay FM, Nambucca Valley Radio and 2MCR in NSW.

The Ruiins enter that Amrap Regional Chart at #6 with Eventually having racked up airplay at stations across the country including King Island Radio in TAS, 5EFM in SA, UGFM, SYN and NRG FM in VIC, Beau FM, Noosa Community Radio and Valley FM in QLD, as well as Port Stephens FM, Valley FM and 2RDJ in NSW.

The Love Junkies have climbed to #7 in the Amrap Metro Chart with Nobody. Listen here to their recent chat with Caitlin at RTR FM, discussing their new member Harley and their shows as part of the North Freo Pub Crawl.

The Jensens have retained a spot in the Amrap Metro Chart with Elvis is Dead. Listen to their chat on SYN Melbourne’s The Hoist Australian music program, chatting about the band’s famous sunglasses collection.

Demi Louise takes #10 in the Amrap Regional Chart with Taxi Driver. Watch the official film clip as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including 2XX Canberra, Inner FM in VIC, andNambucca Valley Radio and 2RRR in NSW.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard debut at #10 in the Amrap Metro Chart with Gamma Knife, having picked up spots in RTR FM Perth’s Sound Selection and SYN Melbourne’s Sweet 16 new music lists. Watch the official film clip as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including3MDR, Triple R and 979 FM in VIC.

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