Bus Vipers Meets Little Wise At The Top Of The 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 ten tracks ordered for airplay by community broadcasters through the Amrap’s AirIt music distribution service. This week sees Bus Vipers debut at #1 in the Amrap Metro Chart, with Little Wise continuing to chart at #1 in the Amrap Regional Chart.

Bus Vipers debuts at #1 in the Amrap Metro Chart with the garage-pop track ‘Palace’. Listen to the official audio track for the charting track, as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including 96.5 Inner FM in VIC, as well as 2RRR, FBi Radio, 97.9 Valley FM, and Yass FM in NSW. Bus Vipers debut EP, Federal Highway EP, was included in 2ser’s SERvin’ Up!, with the charting track receiving an inclusion in SYN’s Sweet 16, with additional radio airplay from 96.5 Inner FM in VIC, Tribe FM and PBA FM in SA, as well as Nambucca Valley Radio, 2RRR and Yass FM in NSW.

Little Wise has held onto #1 in the Amrap Regional Chart for the third consecutive week with the track ‘100 Degrees’. Watch the official video for the track as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including Edge Radio Hobart, Voice of the Avon in WA, Triple R and 3MDR in VIC, Fraser Coast FM and Noosa FM in QLD, as well as 2EAR FM, Yass FM, Valley FM and Bay FM in NSW. The gritty roots-rock number from the Melbourne based artist has earned nation-wide airplay from 8KTR Katherine FM in NT, Radio Alexandrina, 5 Triple Z, Fleurieu FM in SA, Radio Mama, 107.3 HFM, Voice of the Avon and KCR FM in WA, Fraser Coast FM, Noosa FM, Coast FM, 4NAG, and Radio 4EB in QLD, TLC FM, Bay FM, 2EAR FM, Nambucca Valley Radio, Radio Norfolk, 2NUR, 92.5FM Youth Radio, 2MCE, 2SER and Bay & Basin in NSW, as well as Radio Mansfield, 99.9 Voice FM, 3WBC, OCR FM, UGFM – Radio Murrindindi, 3MDR, JOY 94.9, PBS FM, 3WAY FM, Sunbury Radio and Radio 3MGB in VIC.

Melbourne’s RVG enter the Amrap Metro Chart at #2 with ‘A Quality Of Mercy’. Romy and Marc from RVG joined Jason on Local and/or General on Triple R in Melbourne, where they chatted about second-guessing themselves, the band’s formation and involvement with other bands, and their desire to play on a boat cruise. Watch a live performance of the charting track as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including FBi Radio in NSW, RTRFM in WA, 3MDR and Triple R in VIC. ‘A Quality Of Mercy’ was included in RTRFM’s Sound Selection and FBi Radio’s New Music List, alongside further airplay from 4NAG in QLD, PBA FM in SA, as well as 3MDR, 3CR and 3INR in VIC.

Mitch King has moved into #2 in the Amrap Regional Chart with ‘Burning’. Listen to the audio for the blues-roots single, as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including Northside Radio in NSW, 96.5 Inner FM in VIC, Fraser Coast FM in QLD, as well as 5BBB in SA. ‘Burning’, which was inspired by Mitch King’s travels, has earned radio airplay from Artsound FM in ACT, Donnybrook Community Radio and KCR FM in WA, Noosa Community Radio, Coast FM and Fraser Coast FM in QLD, 5BBB, 5 Triple Z and Radio Alexandrina in SA, 2AIR FM, Coast FM, Hawkesbury Radio, Radio Norfolk, Northside Radio, Nambucca Valley Radio in NSW, as well as 96.5 Inner FM, 3MDR, UGFM – Radio Murrindindi, 3MGB, 3RPC, 99.9 Voice FM, Eastern FM, 3WBC, 3WAY FM, OCR FM and Sunbury Radio in VIC.

I Heart Hiroshima debut at #3 in the Amrap Metro Chart with ‘Born Too Late’. Listen to an enthralling live performance by the Brisbane three-piece on Live Delay on 4ZZZ Brisbane, available here. Listen to the audio for the garage-rock track as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including 4ZZZ in QLD, Radio Adelaide in SA, and 2GLF and Yass FM in NSW. I Heart Hiroshima’s latest EP Dreamin’ Heavy was included in Triple R’s Soundscape and also made PBS FM’s Top 10, with the charting track receiving spins from 979fm in VIC, RTR FM in Perth, PBA FM in SA, as well as Yass FM, 2MCR, 2SEA, Coast FM and 2RRR in NSW.

Caitlyn Shadbolt has entered the Amrap Regional Chart at #3 with ‘Bad’. Watch the official video for ‘Bad’ as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including 96.5 Inner FMin VIC, Fraser Coast FM in QLD, as well as 97.9 Valley FM and 2MCR in NSW. The alt-country, pop track has received airplay from Radio Mama in WA, Tribe FM and Coast FM in SA, Fraser Coast FM, 4CBL, Coast FM and Noosa Community Radio in QLD, 98.9 North West FM, 96.5 Inner FM, UGFM – Radio Murrindindi, 3WBC and 3WAY FM in VIC, as well as 2RDJ, Tank FM, 2CBD, Bay & Basin, STA FM and Northside Radio in NSW.

Debuting at #4 in the Amrap Metro Chart is The Belligerents with their track ‘Science Fiction’. Listen to the audio track for ‘Science Fiction’ as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including Radio Adelaide in Adelaide, 4ZZZ in Brisbane, 96.5 Inner FM in VIC and Yass FM, 2RRR, 2GLF, Bay FM and 2BBB in NSW. The rock-dance fusion reached the top spot in 4ZZZ’s Top 20, with additional airplay from Valley FM in ACT, 4OUR in QLD, Fleurieu FM in SA, Inner FM in VIC and 2SSR, 2MCR, Nambucca Valley Radio, 2RRR, 2EAR FM and Yass FM in NSW.

Alex The Astronaut appears in the Amrap Regional Chart for the first time with latest offering ‘Not Worth Hiding’, which is charting at #4. Back in January, Alex The Astronaut joined Stephen Ferris on Mornings on FBi Radio Sydney, where she chatted about her many pursuits, including playing soccer and studying physics in New York, the influence of Paul Kelly on her songwriting, and her previously released debut EP. Listen back to the interview here. Listen to the official audio for ‘Not Worth Hiding’ as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including Edge Radio Hobart, 4ZZZ Brisbane, 5 Triple Z in SA, 96.5 Inner FM in VIC, 97.9 Valley FM and FBi Radio in NSW. The catchy pop-folk track, which is bounded by thumping drums, was included in 4ZZZ’s Top 20, SYN’s Sweet 16, as well as Edge Radio’s New Music List.

The Stress Of Leisure has moved into #5 in the Amrap Metro Chart with ‘I Wanna Be Adult’. Watch the official video for ‘I Wanna Be Adult’ as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including 4ZZZ Brisbane, 96.5 Inner FM in VIC, as well as 97.9 Valley FM and Yass FM in NSW. The charting track was included in 4ZZZ’s Top 20, with further spins from Noosa FM in QLD, 5 Triple Z in SA, Harvey Community Radio and RTRFM in WA, SWRFM, Yass FM and 2RRR in NSW, as well as 96.5 Inner FM, Sunbury Radio, UGFM – Radio Murrindindi, 3WAY FM, 3CR, 3WBC in VIC.

The Quick & The Dead appear at #5 in the Amrap Regional Chart with ‘Fighter (Water From Stone)’. Watch the official video for ‘Fighter (Water From Stone)’ as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including 96.5 Inner FM in VIC, as well as 97.9 Valley FM in NSW. The blues-rock track has amassed airplay from stations including 1WAY FM in ACT, Coast FM in QLD, Coast FM and Hawkesbury Radio in NSW, 5 Triple Z and Fleurieu FM in SA, 107.3 HFM, Voice of the Avon and Radio Mama in WA, as well as 96.5 Inner FM, Sunraysia Community Radio, 3RPC, 99.9 Voice FM, UGFM – Radio Murrindindi and Eastern FM in VIC.

The Do Yo Thangs enter the Amrap Metro Chart at #6 with their latest offering ‘Those Days’. Listen to the official audio for ‘Those Days’ as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including4ZZZ Brisbane, Edge Radio in Hobart, RTRFM in Perth and Triple R in Melbourne. The slice of minty fresh R&B has been featured in RTRFM’s Sound Selection and SYN’s Sweet 16.

Debuting at #6 in the Amrap Regional Chart is Destiny (Band – Oz), with their feel-good tune ‘The Thing I Like Best About You’. Watch the official video for the charting track as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including 2RRR in NSW, as well as 3WAY FM and 96.5 Inner FM in VIC. The catchy rockabilly track was included in Tyga FM’s Top 40 Country list, and received further airplay from Radio Mama and 107.3 HFM in WA, 4CBL and Fraser Coast FM in QLD, Coast FM, 5BBB, Radio Alexandrina, and 5 Triple Z in SA, 2NVR, Bay & Basin, The Voice of Goulburn, STA FM, 2AIR FM in NSW, as well as 3WAY FM, 96.5 Inner FM, 98.9 North West FM, Triple H FM, 3WBC, Swan Hill Community Radio and 99.9 Voice FM in VIC.

Beaches have entered the Amrap Metro Chart at #7 with their track ‘When You’re Gone’. Beaches latest album Second of Spring was Album of the Week at Triple R in Melbourne, alongside being Feature Album at 2ser Sydney. Listen to the official audio for the catchy psych-rock track, as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including RTRFM in Perth, 4ZZZ in QLD, and 96.5 Inner FM, 3WAY FM, and Triple R in VIC.

The Soul Movers have held onto #7 in the Amrap Regional Chart with ‘Fool I Am’. Watch the official video clip for ‘Fool I Am’ as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including 96.5 Inner FM in VIC, Edge Radio Hobart, 5BBB in SA, Nambucca Valley Radio in NSW as well as 4ZZZ and Fraser Coast FM in QLD. The retro-soul pop single has earned radio airplay from 107.3 HFM in WA, Star FM and Edge Radio in TAS, Fraser Coast FM and 4BAY in QLD, 5BBB, 5 Triple Z, Fleurieu FM in SA, 3WBC, 96.5 Inner FM and Sunraysia Community Radio in VIC, as well as Eastside Radio, Hawkesbury Radio, Coast FM, and 2BACR FM in NSW.

Kellie Lloyd debuts at #8 in the Amrap Metro Charts with ‘Nothing Remained’. Kellie called in to Out To Lunch on RTRFM Perth, where she discussed her most recent album Fragile States, her writing process and finding the confidence to make music as a solo artist. Listen to the interview here. Watch the official video clip for ‘Nothing Remained’ as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including 4ZZZ in Brisbane and 96.5 Inner FM in VIC. The contemplative psych-rock track was included in 4ZZZ’s Top 20.

Good Boy take out #9 in the Amrap Metro Chart with ‘Fishing With A Shotgun’. Listen to the audio for the garage-rock track as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including 4ZZZBrisbane, 3MDR and 96.5 Inner FM in VIC, as well as FBi Radio and 2RRR in NSW. ‘Fishing With A Shotgun’ was included in FBi Radio’s New Music List and also 4ZZZ’s Top 20, with additional spins from 107.3 HFM in WA, 2RRR and 2ser in NSW, as well as 96.5 Inner FM and 3CR in VIC.

John McNamara has made his first appearance in the Amrap Regional Chart with ‘Under The Weight Of The Moon’, with the track charting at #9. Listen to the audio for ‘Under The Weight Of The Moon’ as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including Bay FM in NSW, 96.5 Inner FM and 3WAY FM in VIC, as well as 4ZZZ and Fraser Coast FM in QLD. The moody blues number has earned radio airplay from Coast FM in QLD, Radio Alexandrina and 5 Triple Z in SA, 2AIR FM, 2BOB Radio, TLC FM and Northside Radio in NSW, as well as 3RPC, 99.9 Voice FM, 96.5 Inner FM, UGFM – Radio Murrindindi, 3WBC, Eastern FM and Sunbury Radio in VIC.

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