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The Australian Blues & Roots Airplay Charts (ABARAC) – No. 199
July 2026
Here’s the chart for July 2026, number 199!
Find below the 25 most-played, new and reissued Australian releases…
ABARAC contributors would like to thank you all for the ongoing support for this year – all Independent Australian music, artists, labels, distributors, musicians, and all the independent shows and radio stations.
Place This Month / Place Last Month / No. of months in the charts (as of the start of July) / Artist / Album / Label / Year / Website
1 / 49 / new / Daryl Roberts & Hey Gr**go / Adios Amigo / Independent / 2026
2 / new / new / Zed Charles & Jesse Redwing / Jed, Josh & Jerry / Independent / 2026
3 / 6 / 1 / Lecia Louise / Strike To Ignite / Foghorn Records - MGM Distribution / 2026
4 / new / new / Frank Sultana & The Honey Badgers / Frank Sultana & The Honey Badgers Live / Independent / 2026
5 / 2 / 1 / Aaron West / Koori Jack / Independent / 2026
6 / new / new / Ray Beadle / Smokin' at GTs / Independent / 2026
7 / 1 / 2 / Jesse Valach & The Testaments / Stroke of Luck / Independent / 2026
8 / 3 / 1 / Slim Pickens / Roadworn / Independent / 2026
9 / 30 / new / Maskell Love Band / Live / Independent / 2026
11 / 10 / 6 / Brothers / Introducing Vintage Sounds in Modern Blues… / Independent / 2026
10 / 4 / 2 / Sam Buckley / Blue Ocean / Independent / 2026
12 / 11 / 2 / Marshall & the Fro / HillBilly Disco / independent / 2026
14 / new / new / Mississippi Shakedown / The Cost of Living is Killing Me / Independent / 2026
13 / 8 / 2 / David Blight with Mick Kidd / Borderline Blue / Independent / 2026
16 / new / new / Killing Flaw / Better Late Than Ever / Independent / 2026
17 / 13 / 3 / Mark Easton / Dark Horse / Independent / 2026
15 / 20 / 12 / Christina Crofts / Best of Bottleneck / Foghorn Records - MGM Distribution / 2025
18 / 5 / 3 / Shane Flew & Matt Ross / Once Upon a Long Time Ago / Big Rock Records / 2026
20 / 22 / 3 / Shotgun Sam and his World Famous Blues Band / Shotgun Sam & His World Famous Blues Band (EP) / Independent / 2025
19 / 15 / 1 / Frankie & Savva / Freight Train Boogie / Independent / 2026
21 / 7 / 5 / 63 Deluxe / Side Ways / Independent / 2026
23 / 14 / 6 / Greg Nunan & The General Jacksons / Reds to Blues / Independent / 2025
22 / 19 / 14 / 8 Ball Aitken & Taya Chani / Nightbird / Independent / 2025
24 / 24 / 2 / Aaron Po***ck / And Then a Sadness Came Over Me / Independent / 2026
25 / 40 / 5 / Stefan Hauk / Before the Dawn / Independent / 2025
Chart Contributions by:
BayFM 99.9 Byron Bay, NSW / Anthony Moulay
3NRG 99.3 FM Sunbury, Vic / Barry Maxwell
104.1FM Bucketts Radio, Gloucester NSW / Bobbie Philp
4CRM Community Radio Mackay 107.5FM / Brent Randall
OCR FM (Colac / Otways / Apollo Bay / Lorne), Vic / Chris Spencer
Programming - Smokestack Lightnin' (Community Radio 2RRR-88.5FM) - Colin Briscoe (presented by Rob McKinney & Paul Newnum)
Star FM St Helens, Tas / Dave Barker
TLC FM 93.5 Yamba, NSW / Dave Brandon
2SSR FM 99.7 Sutherland Shire, NSW / David Roman
89.7 FM Twin Cities FM Perth, WA / Derek Cromb
3WAY 103.7 Warrnambool, Vic / Frank Davidson
3WAY 103.7 Warrnambool, Vic / Garry Dalton
Cairns FM89.1 Cairns, Qld / Irene Barrett
5MBS 99.9 FM, Adelaide, SA / Tess Coleman, Dave Hall, William Ehmcke, Trish Nacey, Russell Gibbs, Ian Newbery
Paradise FM, Ballina NSW / John De Laurence
2NUR FM 103.7 Newcastle, NSW / John Eaton
The Soul Kitchen -The Pulse FM(Geelong) and The Mojo Lounge Podcast - Perth, WA / John Lukasz
Triple A 107.1FM Wagga Wagga, NSW / June Price, Gary Allen, Glen Finigan, Col Carroll
4ZZZ 102.1 Brisbane, Qld / Jules Victor
UUU FM Shoalhaven Community Radio Nowra, NSW / Margaret Gillespie
Three D Radio 93.7 FM Adelaide, SA / Mick Young
Kiama Community Radio, NSW / Peter Sullivan
Alive 90.5 Baulkham Hills, NSW / Ross Fear
The Blues Link - Seymour FM 103.9 Vic / Ross Poxon
Salty Dog Blues N Roots Port Douglas FM, Kansas City Online Radio / "Salty"
RTR FM 92.1 Perth, WA / Simon Johnson
Valley FM 89.5 Canberra, ACT / Steven Stroud
Fraser Coast FM 107.5 Hervey Bay QLD / Trevor Franklin & Bob Hutchison
