Month: August 2026

My Top 30 Songs for August 2-8, 2026

On By EclecticMusicLoverIn Weekly Top 30's1 Comment

We seem to have an embarrassment of riches at the moment, with so many great songs to choose from that it’s almost torture to have to rank them at all. And rather curiously, we have a number of songs by “animal” bands, including a mouse, goose, jaguar, dog and elephant.

Temper City remain on top for a second week with “Self Aware”. I’m also thrilled to place several songs by independent acts I love near the top of my chart; Los Angeles-based Ships Have Sailed move into second place with their beautiful “Exit Wound”, Scottish band Gloom Is Okay move up three spots to #3 with “Repeat Offender”, and Malaysian artist Lyia Meta also advances three spots to #4 with her powerful “Raging Halls”. Entering the top 10 at #7 are “Rein Me In” by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean, and “Private” by The Neighbourhood, coming in at #8.

The lone debut this week is “Lost Boys” by singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers. The song is the lead single from her forthcoming third album Lost Weekend, scheduled for release on August 14th.

  1. SELF AWARE – Temper City (1)
  2. EXIT WOUND – Ships Have Sailed (3)
  3. REPEAT OFFENDER – Gloom Is Okay (6)
  4. RAGING HALLS – Lyia Meta (7)
  5. DOORS – Noah Kahan (8)
  6. HOMEWRECKER – sombr (2)
  7. REIN ME IN – Sam Fender & Olivia Dean (12)
  8. PRIVATE – The Neighbourhood (11)
  9. FREAKIN’ OUT – Dexter and The Moonrocks (4)
  10. PICKING DRAGONS’ POCKETS – Modest Mouse (10)
  11. GOOD2B – Goose (5)
  12. ONLINE – Western Jaguar (14)
  13. MARATHONS – Sorry Ghost (15)
  14. GOING SHOPPING – The Strokes (9)
  15. GO FUCK URSELF – Fat Dog (18)
  16. WHO WILL YOU FOLLOW – Evanescence (19)
  17. HEADLIGHTS – In Color (13)
  18. THE ENDLESS BORDER – Velvet Jesus (22)
  19. HEART STOP – The Revivalists (23)
  20. IN THE STARS – The Rolling Stones (24)
  21. NO MORE REGRETS – almost monday (25)
  22. DROP DEAD – Olivia Rodrigo (9)
  23. RIDE LONESOME – Beck (17)
  24. FREAKING OUT – Michigander (27)
  25. BEACHES IN TENNESSEE – Cage the Elephant (29)
  26. HOLD ME IN THE DARK – Myles Smith (28)
  27. HERE – Mumford & Sons with Sierra Ferrell (26)
  28. RIPTIDES – Death Cab for Cutie (20)
  29. UNTIL THE SUN EXPLODES – Sublime (21)
  30. LOST BOYS – Phoebe Bridgers (N)