New singles and full album drops always signal big shake-ups to the KCRW Top 30. Our previously reigning queen of number one, Kelela, drops a respectable two slots to number three as KCRW DJs across the board make more room on their playlists for Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s “Nadja” — the fifth single from their forthcoming double album V — and the entirety of Gorillaz’ long awaited Cracker Island.
Brand new to the top ten, and highly likely to stay for a while, are the latest from R&B singer/producer Madison McFerrin from her forthcoming full length I Hope You Can Forgive Me, and post-folk Iranian-American artist Rahill with our first taste of her new EP, Flowers At Your Feet.
The best thing about these developments? A super fresh Top 30 Spotify playlist.
Top 30 Albums (2.28.2023)
| 1 | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | V |
| 2 | Gorillaz | Cracker Island |
| 3 | Kelela | Raven |
| 4 | Madison McFerrin | I Hope You Can Forgive Me |
| 5 | Lil Yachty | Let's Start Here |
| 6 | Liv.e | Girl In The Half Pearl |
| 7 | Rahill | Flowers At Your Feet |
| 8 | Men I Trust | Ring of Past [Single] |
| 9 | Anna B Savage | in|FLUX |
| 10 | El Michels Affair & Black Thought | Glorious Game |
| 11 | Sirens of Lesbos | Sweet Harmony [Single] |
| 12 | Yaeji | With A Hammer |
| 13 | Anna Wise | Subtle Body Dawn |
| 14 | strongboi | strongboi |
| 15 | LP Giobbi | Light Places |
| 16 | Durand Jones | Wait Til I Get Over |
| 17 | Caroline Polachek | Desire, I Want to Turn Into You |
| 18 | YACHT | Finger In Your Eye [Single] |
| 19 | Everything But The Girl | Fuse |
| 20 | Rodrigo y Gabriela | In Between Thoughts...A New World |
| 21 | Channel Tres | Real Cultural Shit |
| 22 | Beck | Thinking About You [Single] |
| 23 | Optometry | After-Image |
| 24 | The Arcs | Electrophonic Chronic |
| 25 | SG Lewis | AudioLust & HigherLove |
| 26 | Yves Tumor | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) |
| 27 | Skrillex | Quest For Fire |
| 28 | Arlo Parks | My Soft Machine |
| 29 | Little Simz | NO THANK YOU |
| 30 | Dry Cleaning | Swampy |