Sampa The Great joins Mallrat 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 10 tracks ordered for airplay by community broadcasters through the Amrap’s AirIt music distribution service. This week, Sampa the Great has risen to #1 in the Amrap Metro Chart, with Mallrat maintaining hold of #1 in the Amrap Regional Chart.

Sampa the Great has shifted into #1 during ‘Rhymes To The East’’s second week in the Amrap Metro Chart. Sampa the Great chats with Caitlin from Breakfast on RTRFM Perth, to discuss how she struggled to find creative inspiration at one point in her career, discovering her artistic identity, and her collaborative work and friendship with Remi and Sensible J. Listen to the official audio for the charting track as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including Edge Radio in Hobart, WOWFM in SA, 4ZZZ in Brisbane, 107.3 HFM in WA, FBi Radio and 2BBB in NSW as well as Triple R, 3MDR and Plenty Valley FM in VIC. The Melbourne artist’s recently released album Birds And The Bee9 was RTRFM’s Feature Album, SYN’s Local Album of the Week, Triple R’s Album of the Week, PBS FM’s Feature Record, as well as receiving an inclusion in 4ZZZ’s Top 20.

Mallrat has held onto #1 in the Amrap Regional Chart with ‘Better’. Listen to the official audio for the latest single from the Brisbane local, as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including Edge Radio in Hobart, 2XX in Canberra, 5 Triple Z in SA, 107.3 HFM in WA, 4ZZZ and Fraser Coast FM in QLD, 96.5 Inner FM in VIC as well as 2BBB, Yass FM, 2GLF, FBi Radio and 2BOB in NSW. The pop tune with the anthemic chorus was included in SYN’s Sweet 16 and 4ZZZ’s Top 20, whilst seeing more support from other community radio stations including ArtSound FM and 2XX FM in ACT, Voice of the Avon, KCR FM, Noongar Radio and 107.3 HFM in WA, Tribe FM, Three D Radio, Radio Alexandrina and 5 Triple Z in SA, Cairns FM, Fraser Coast, Radio 4EB, 4NSA and Coast FM in QLD, 3WBC, 3OKR, 3MDR, Yarra Valley FM, Seymour FM, OCR FM, 3CR and UGFM – Radio Murrindindi in VIC as well as 2BAR, 2BLU, 2NSB, 2BOB, Yass FM, 2SER, SWRFM, Nambucca Valley Radio, 2SEA, 2MCR and 2RDJ in NSW.

The Cactus Channel appear at #2 in the Amrap Metro Chart with the track ‘Leech’, off their latest album. Listen to the official audio for the charting track as featured via Amrap pages on station websites including Edge Radio in Hobart, 107.3 HFM and Voice of the Avon in WA, Fraser Coast FM, Noosa FM and 4ZZZ in QLD, Triple R, 3NOW and 96.5 Inner FM in VIC, FBi Radio, 97.9 Valley FM, 2NVR, 2BBB, Eastside Radio and 2RRR in NSW. The Cactus Channel’s third official album Stay A While was included in Triple R’s Soundscapes and PBS FM’s Top Ten, with ‘Leech’ receiving airplay from stations including Art Sound FM in ACT, Edge Radio in Hobart, 107.3 HFM in WA, Noosa Community Radio and 4ZZZ in QLD, Three D Radio, 5 Triple Z, Fleurieu FM and PBA FM in SA, OKR FM, OCRFM, 3NOW and 3MGB in VIC as well as 2NVR, 2BAY, 2SWR, 2SER, 2BOB and 2RRR in NSW.

Paul Kelly has ascended to #2 in the Amrap Regional Chart with ‘Rising Moon’. Watch the official clip for the blues-rock number, which is off Kelly’s latest album, as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including Edge Radio in Hobart, Voice of The Avon in WA, Noosa FM, 4ZZZ and Fraser Coast FM in QLD, 2NVR, Yass FM, and 2EAR in NSW and 3MDR, Radio Skidrow, Phoenix FM, Triple R, 3NOW and 96.5 Inner FM in VIC.

Moving into #3 in the Amrap Metro Chart is Victorian based artist Kira Puru with the track ‘Tension’. The charting track, which features a hypnotic melody, has been included in SYN’s Sweet 16 and Edge Radio’s New Music List, with additional spins from FM in QLD, 2NVR and 2SER in NSW, 107.3 HFM and Voice of the Avon in WA, 5BBB and Three D Radio in SA as well as 979fm, Triple R, OCR FM, 96.5 Inner FM, 3WBC and 3MDR in VIC.

Shane Nicholson debuts at #3 in the Amrap Regional Chart with ‘Even If You Were The One’. Listen to the audio for the alt-country track as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including Fraser Coast FM in QLD, as well as One FM, 3NOW, and 96.5 Inner FM in VIC. The latest single from Nicholson’s album, Love and Blood, has received airplay from Radio Mama in WA, 2VR and TankFM in NSW, Coast FM and Fraser Coast FM in QLD, 5CST, Radio Alexandrina, Fleurieu FM and 5 Triple Z in SA as well as 979fm, 3WAY, 3WBC, 99.9 Voice FM, 3HOT, 96.5 Inner FM, Yarra Valley FM, Eastern FM, 3MDR, R Double P FM and 3RPC in VIC.

Godtet moves into #4 in the Amrap Metro Chart with ‘Take Off’. Godtet’s self-titled debut album featured in PBS FM’s Top Ten, with the experimental jazz track ‘Take Off’ earning community radio support from Artsound FM in ACT, Noosa FM in QLD, 2SER, Eastside Radio and 2BOB in NSW, 107.3 HFM and Voice of the Avon in WA, OCR FM, 96.5 Inner FM and PBSfm in VIC as well as WOW FM, Three D Radio, 5BBB and 5 Triple Z in SA.

HANDSOME held onto #4 in the Amrap Regional Chart with ‘Late Night Ball Game’ ft. Joyride. View the official video for ‘Late Night Ball Game’ as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including 107.3 HFM in WA, Edge Radio in Hobart, 5BBB in SA, 2XX FM in ACT, Fraser Coast FM and Noosa FM in QLD as well as 2NVR, FBi Radio, 2GLF and 2RRR in NSW. The electronic-pop tune has been added to SYN’s Sweet 16 and Edge Radio’s New Music List, with further spins from 2XX FM in ACT, TEABBA in NT, 5BBB, Radio Alexandrina, Fleurieu FM, and 5 Triple Z in SA, Coast FM, Noosa FM and Fraser Coast in QLD, Voice of the Avon, Noongar Radio and 107.3 HFM in WA, 2BAR, 2MCE, 2SER, 2BLU, 2NSB, 2NVR, 2RRR, 2BOB and SWRFM in NSW as well as 3MDR, OCR FM, 96.5 Inner FM, 3MGB, 3WBC, 3WAY and 3CR in VIC.

Rising into #5 in the Amrap Metro Chart with the track ‘Small Talk’ is Brisbane’s Jeremy Neale. Watch the official video clip for ‘Small Talk’ as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including 107.3 HFM in WA, 4ZZZ in Brisbane, 96.5 Inner FM and 3NOW in VIC and FBi Radio, 2BBB and 2GLF in NSW. ‘Small Talk’ was added to SYN’s Sweet 16, with Jeremy Neale’s debut solo record Getting The Team Back Together receiving inclusions in 4ZZZ’s Top 20 and Triple R’s Soundscapes.

Collegians rose into #5 in the Amrap Regional Chart with ‘Black Mass’. Listen to a recent interview over at The Review on 99.9 Voice FM where lead singer Glenn Patrick chats about their earlier single release, the charting track, the band’s writing process and the importance of community radio support. Listen back to the interview here. Watch the official video snippet for ‘Black Mass’ as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including, Fraser Coast in QLD, Yass FM in NSW, 979fm in VIC, Harvey Community Radio and Voice of The Avon in WA.

Debuting at #6 on the Amrap Metro Chart is Lazertits with their track ‘New Friend’. Listen to the audio for the fuzzy garage-rock track, as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including Edge Radio in Hobart,4ZZZ in Brisbane, Triple R in Melbourne, as well as FBi Radio and Yass FM in NSW. Lazertits debut record Not Punk, Per Se was listed as SYN’s Sweet 16 Local Feature Album, PBS FM’s Breakfast Spread Feature Album, as well as an inclusion in 4ZZZ’s Top 20. ‘New Friend’ has earned community radio support from Edge Radio in Hobart, 4ZZZ and Fraser Coast in QLD, 3MDR and 3CR in VIC, RTRFM, Donnybrook Community Radio and Noongar Radio in WA as well as 2SEA, Yass FM, Bay FM, 2WYR and 2NBC in NSW.

Totally Mild appear at #6 in the Amrap Regional Chart and also at #8 in the Amrap Metro Chart with ‘Today Tonight’. Watch the official music video for the charting track as featured via Amrap pages on station websites including 107.3 HFM in WA, Edge Radio in Hobart, 4ZZZ and Fraser Coast FM in QLD, 96.5 Inner FM, Triple Rand 3MDR in VIC, as well as 2NVR, 2GLF, FBi Radio and 2BBB in NSW. The blissful pop song from the Melbourne act was included in RTRFM’s Sound Selection, SYN’s Sweet 15 and also on Edge Radio’s New Music List.

Miss Blanks has re-entered the Amrap Metro Chart at #7 with ‘Skinny Bitches’. Listen to the audio for the track as featured via Amrap pages on station websites including 107.3 HFMin WA, FBi Radioin Sydney, 4ZZZ in Brisbane, WOWFM in SA as well as Triple Rin Melbourne. The Brisbane artist’s recently released EP Diary Of A Thotaholic has been added to PBS FM’s Top 10 and Triple R’s Soundscapes, with the charting track featuring in 4ZZZ’s Top 20 and SYN’s Sweet 16, with further spins from 2RRR in NSW, RTR FM and 107.3 HFM in WA, PBS FM and OCR FM in VIC, as well as Fleurieu FM, WOWFM and 5 Triple Z in SA.

Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile continue their presence in the Amrap Regional Chart with ‘Continental Breakfast’ appearing at #7 this week. Watch the clip for ‘Continental Breakfast’, which showcases a glimpse into both musicians lives, as featured via Amrap pages on station websites including Edge Radio in Hobart, Radio Adelaide and 5 Triple Z in SA, Voice of the Avon and 107.3 HFM in WA, Noosa FM, 4ZZZ and Fraser Coast FM in QLD, 3MDR, Triple R, 3WAY FM, 96.5 Inner FM and 979fm in VIC, as well as 2RRR, 2NVR, FBi Radio, 2GLF, 2BBB, Yass FM and Bay FM in NSW. The duo’s collaborative album Lotta Sea Lice saw additions to PBS FM’s Top Ten and 4ZZZ’s Top 20, and was also previously Triple R’s Album of the Week, with the charting track featuring on Edge Radio’s New Music List

Entering the Amrap Regional Chart at #8 is Chicago Dime with ‘Big City Blues’. The easy listening blues track has earned community radio airplay from Voice of the Avon in WA, Edge Radio and City Park Radio in TAS, 2BAR, 2SER, 2BOB, 2SEA and 2NVR in NSW, BeauFM, Coast FM, 4NSA and Fraser Coast in QLD, Radio Alexandrina, 5 Triple Z, 5ALX and 5BBB in SA as well as Seymour FM, OCR FM, 3NOW, 3BBB, 3MGB, 3WBC, Radio Port Phillip, Yarra Valley FM, 96.5 Inner FM and 3Way FM in VIC.

Georgia June appears at #9 in the Amrap Metro Chart this week with the single ‘Broke’. Watch the official video clip for ‘Broke’ as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including 107.3 HFM in WA, 4ZZZ in Brisbane, Plenty Valley FM in VIC, and Bay FM, 2RRR, FBi Radio, Yass FM and 2GLF in NSW. The garage-rock track, with infectious guitar riffs, was included in SYN’s Sweet 16, as well as additional spins from City Park Radio in TAS, Coast FM in QLD, Noongar Radio and 107.3HFM in WA, Three D Radio and PBA FM in SA, Nambucca Valley Radio, Yass FM, 2MCR and 2BACR in NSW as well as OCR FM, 3HOT, 3WBC, Voice FM, 96.5 Inner FM, Phoenix FM and Plenty Valley FM in VIC.

Blues Arcadia re-enter the Amrap Regional Chart at #9 with ‘Remedy’. Listen to the acoustic version of ‘Remedy’ as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including Bay FM in NSW, 97.1 MidFM in TAS, 4ZZZ and Fraser Coast in QLD, 3WAY FM, Phoenix FM, 96.5 Inner FM and 3MDR in VIC. The soulful blues track has received airplay from Star FM in TAS, Noosa FM, Sunshine FM, Fraser Coast FM in QLD, Fleurieu FM, Tribe FM, 5MBS, Radio Alexandrina, 5 Triple Z and 5ALX in SA, TLC FM, 2BAR, 2NSB, 2SEA, 2BBB, 2AIR and Nambucca Valley Radio in NSW as well as 3WAY FM, Eastern FM, 3OKR, Plenty Valley FM, UGFM – Radio Murrindindi, 3MDR, Yarra Valley FM, 96.5 Inner FM, 99.9 Voice FM and 3CR in VIC.

Entering the Amrap Metro Chart at #10 is Tropical F**k Storm with ‘Slow Power’. Watch the outlandish video clip for ‘Slow Power’ as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including 4ZZZ in Brisbane, FBi Radio in Sydney, as well as Triple R in Melbourne. The rock track has seen airplay from stations including Yass FM in NSW, Three D Radio and Hills Radio in SA as well as 979fm, PBS FM, 3WAY FM and 3CR in VIC.

Abbe May debuts at #10 in the Amrap Regional Chart with ‘Love Decline’. Abbe May recently performed at the celebratory RTRFM presents The Big 40, with a live rehearsal with WA Youth Jazz Orchestra available to watch here prior to her performance. Watch the official video clip for ‘Love Decline’ as featured via Amrap Pages on station websites including 4ZZZ in QLD, Voice of the Avon in WA, 979fm and Plenty Valley FM in VIC and 2GLF, Radio Eastside and 2BBB in NSW. The sultry pop-rock jam was included in RTRFM’s Sound Selection, with further airtime from Three D Radio in SA, Noosa FM and Coast FM in QLD, 2VR, TLC FM, and 2RRR in NSW, Voice of the Avon, RTRFM, 107.3 HFM and KCR FM in WA as well as Plenty Valley FM, PBS FM, 979fm, 3WBC, 3Way FM, 96.5 Inner FM, 3NOW and UGFM – Radio Murrindindi in VIC.

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