Australian Blues & Roots Airplay Chart

Australian Charts 2018

International Charts 2018

The Australian Blues & Roots Airplay Charts has been compiling airplay of great Australian Blues music and related genres since January 2010...in April 2018we produced our 100th chart!

Thankyou to all the independent radio presenters who contribute their music for inclusion each and every month, the publicists, labels and distributors and of course the hard working musicians who put in the big efforts to play and record the music we all love.

You can check out all charts back to chart #1 here acrossthetracks-anthonym.blogspot.com

A number of artists playing 2018 Blues on Broadbeach festival have made reference to our charts. Read their quotes below:

PJ O’Brien – “PJ’s most recent album, Jefferson Blues debuted at No. 1 on the Australian Blues and Roots Airplay Chart. It held the top place for two months and spent the next four months in the top 3 and spent 5 months in the top 10 - showing a real dedication by DJs and listeners alike.”

Lloyd Spiegel – “‘Tangled Brew’ was number 1 on the Australian blues/roots radio chart for several months and is still within the 20 most played blues albums on Australian radio.”

Toni Swain – “The latest album “Deepest Water” (2016) skyrocketed to number 2 on the Blues & Roots Charts (i.e. The Australian Blues and Roots Airplay Charts) on release.”

Justin Yap Band – “Since releasing ‘Let Love’ in 2016 the Justin Yap Band has been going from strength to strength, hitting No. 1 on the Australian Blues Charts…”

Jesse Valach presents Blues Mountain – “…Jesse Valach and Blues Mountain have produced a tight riveting live show and with their debut album coming in at #3 on the Australian Blues and Roots radio airplay charts, it is a definite testimony to that.”

Christina Crofts – “Her recent EP … remained in the ABARAC for over 6 months.”

Blues Arcadia – “The song writing partnership between vocalist Alan Boyle and guitarist Chris Harvey has gone from strength to strength since their previous project The Bella Reunion went straight to #1 in the Australian Blues and Roots Airplay Chart in 2015…”

(Note: Blues Arcadia’s self-titled debut release has also been on the charts consistently for 13 months (Sep 2016 – Oct 2017) … reaching as high as No.2 only being held out by Fiona Boyes in the number 1 position.)

Festival season 2018

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So what does 2018 have in stall music festival wise?

Thredbo Blues Festival, Illawarra Folk Festival, Australian Blues Festival in Goulburn, Kiama jazz and blues festival, Blue Mountains Music Festival, WOMAdelaide, Port Fairy Folk Festival...

and The National Folk Festival in Canberra and Bluesfest at Byron Bay will be running over the easter weekend.

Many boutique festivals are peppered throughout the year but midwinter keep an eye out for the Bello winter Music Festival and later on in the year its big brother Mullum Music Festival at the end of November...

...how are you going to get your fix of music this year...

Live at a local gig or maybe a trip to a festivalor on the radio?

Testimonials & citations

"What you guys are doing is helping build an enthusiastic, healthy, Aussie Blues and Roots scene. Keep up the great work!" -- 2015 Mitch Grainger - Musician

"The hard work and support community radio puts in for Australian blues is astounding ... this chart is absolutely essential for the growth of Aussie blues. A big thanks to all the presenters." -- 2015 Lloyd Spiegel - Musician

"As a performing artist and a radio presenter I find ABARAC a very valuable tool to gain insight into what the interest is in what is an expanding genre...Blues/roots...Its certainly changing and our charts reflect this change." -- 2015 Tony Jaggers - 2EAR FM 107.5 & 102.9, Moruya, NSW

"In July 2015, Wards Xpress celebrated their 20th anniversary by releasing The Back Roads retrospective album (a remastered selection of tracks from the band’s back-catalogue). The album hit the No. 1 position on the Australian Blues & Roots Airplay Chart and stayed there for the next three months." -- Ward's Xpress, Bluesfest promotional material - Byron Bay 2016