NACC 200 NOTABLES:
1] Last week’s biggest climber into the NACC Top 10 (which was only one spot away from becoming one of the Top 10 biggest climbs ever into the top tier) wastes no time rising to the top this week. Toronto’s Broken Social Scene was started by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning in 1999 and has featured a who’s who of Canadian indie musicians over the years. Their sixth LP, Remember The Humans, becomes their third chart-topper on the NACC 200, rising 4-1 this week. That moved them into a tie with Wilco, Waxahatchee, The New Pornographers, and The Beths as the bands with the most NACC 200 #1 albums.
2] Last week, New Zealand musician Aldous Harding scored the most-added and highest-debuting album of the week with her fifth LP, Train On The Island. This week, the record soars into the Top 5 of the NACC 200, jumping 17-4, giving her her first NACC Top 10-peaking album. It’s this week’s biggest move into the top tier.
3] The other album rising into the Top 10 this week belongs to the Montreal trio, Cola. The band’s origins date back to 2019 when Tim Darcy and Ben Stidworthy of Ought began informal writing sessions with Evan Cartwright of U.S. Girls. Those causal beginnings have grown into three studio albums, including their latest, Cost of Living Adjustment. It rises 15-8 in the NACC 200 this week and makes them a perfect three-for-three in reaching the Top 10 with each of their releases.
4] We can’t imagine anyone had Oklahoma quartet The All-American Rejects on their bingo card of bands we’d feature here on our NACC Weekly Chart Recap in the year 2026. Led by musician, singer, and actor Tyson Ritter, AAR formed in 1999 and had huge commercial success in the early 2000s with songs like “Swing Swing,” “Dirty Little Secret,” and “Move Along” (the latter two coming from their triple-platinum second album). The band’s fifth album, Sandbox, is their first in 14 years and has been released independently. It scored the highest debut on the NACC 200 this week at #38.
5] Collecting 42 Top 10 Adds and landing this week’s most-added honors is Baltimore, MD (by way of Greenville, NC) quartet Future Islands. They formed in 2006 and have released eight studio albums, including their latest, From A Hole In The Floor To A Fountain Of Youth. The last time we featured them here was when their 5th LP, 2017’s The Far Field, reached the NACC 200 Top 10.
GENRE CHART HIGHLIGHTS:
1] Death Cab For Cutie aren’t done with #1 on NACC Singles. After six weeks atop the chart earlier this year (already the longest stay at #1 in 2026), they’ve come back for more. “Riptides” is the lead single from the band’s upcoming eleventh studio album, due June 5. The song has been a hit both here at College & Non-Comm Radio as well as commercially, where it is currently #1 on AAA and Top 10 at Alternative, and now the song comes back from having fallen to #6 on NACC Singles, to re-peaking at #1 for a 2026-best record-extending seventh week.
2] Two legends in their respective musical fields rise to #1 on NACC genre charts this week. Harlem-born Henry Fredericks Jr., better known to music lovers as blues legend Taj Mahal, began making music professionally in 1964 and has over 30 studio albums and 15 live albums to his credit. He is considered one of the pioneers of world music, and he received a Lifetime Achievement Award last year from The Recording Academy. His new album with The Phantom Blues Band, Time, rises from 2-1 at NACC Blues this week.
3] The second legend rising to the top of a NACC genre chart this week is Cuban jazz musician Arturo Sandoval. The Kennedy Center Honors recipient (back when that still meant something), Grammy & Emmy winner, began making music in 1962. He has over 35 albums under his belt as a band leader, over 20 as a side musician, and a preposterous 75 guest musician credits on other projects. His latest effort, Sangú, jumps 6-1 at NACC Jazz.
