CJLO YEAR END TOP 100 OF 2023

January 29 2024 // Lisa Rupnik // CJLO

Well, here we are in 2024 and after 25 years CJLO 1690 AM is stronger than ever! This past year we felt the love from our unstoppable community raising over 12,000$ for our funding drive! We booked over 25 sessions and had countless interviews with artists from the Montreal scene and abroad. Need proof? We released our mixtape Baked in the Oven Vol. 5 that features raw performances from innovative artists!

We also kept doing what we do best and that’s bringing good music to you! This chart shows the top 100 albums that were played by our DJs over 2023. Elisapie grabbed the number 1 spot with her album Inuktitut. DJs couldn't get enough of these introspective versions of popular songs sung in her mother tongue. Up at number 2 is Red Moon in Venus from the ever evolving Kali Uchis, whose 2024 release is already gaining momentum on our charts. At number 3 was Infinity Club from BAMBII who dominated both our electronic and hip hop charts as well. 

The rest of the list features incredible releases from Montreal groups such as Karma Glider, Night Lunch, Markus Floats, Sunforger and TEKE::TEKE. But also highlighted groundbreaking international acts such as yeule, Sampha, Armand Hammer oh and this group called 100 gecs?

Enjoy perusing this list and make sure to check out our Spotify playlist to discover what we think could be some of your new favorite artists!

Can’t wait for what’s in store for 2024!

 

  1. ELISAPIE - INUKTITUT

  2. KALI UCHIS - RED MOON IN VENUS

  3. BAMBII - INFINITY CLUB

  4. KARMA GLIDER - FUTURE FICTION

  5. FIREBALL KID -GAS STATION

  6. NIGHT LUNCH - FIRE IN THE ROSE GARDEN

  7. MOOCH - WHEREVER IT GOES

  8. MARKUS FLOATS - FOURTH ALBUM

  9. EMILIE KAHN    - MAYBE

  10. LA SECURITE - STAY SAFE!

  11. YEULE - SOFTSCARS

  12. BEVERLY GLENN-COPELAND - THE ONES AHEAD

  13. JAAW - SUPERCLUSTER

  14. TOUGH AGE -WAITING HERE

  15. WEDNESDAY - RAT SAW GOD

  16. SUNFORGER    - SUNFORGER

  17. TEKE::TEKE - HAGATA

  18. TURNSTILE & BADBADNOTGOOD - NEW HEART DESIGNS EP

  19. KIMMORTAL - SHOEBOX

  20. HAVIAH MIGHTY - CRYING CRYSTALS

  21. U.S. GIRLS - BLESS THIS MESS

  22. SEUM - DOUBLE DOUBLE

  23. TOBI - PANIC

  24. SLOWDIVE - EVERYTHING IS ALIVE

  25. YOCTO - ZEPTA SUPERNOVA

  26. BOYGENIUS - THE RECORD

  27. BODYWASH - I HELD THE SHAPE WHILE I COULD

  28. VANTABLACK WARSHIP - LAST OF THE HARDMOUTHED POETS

  29. SAMPHA - LAHAI

  30. ANDY SHAUF - NORM

  31. ARMAND HAMMER - WE BUY DIABETIC TEST STRIPS

  32. DAIISTAR - GOOD TIME

  33. BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD - LIVE AT BUSH HALL

  34. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - ISN'T IT NOW?

  35. TAXI GIRLS - COMING UP ROSES EP

  36. VANILLE - LA CLAIRIERE

  37. MITSKI - THE LAND IS INHOSPITABLE AND SO ARE WE

  38. MAC DEMARCO - ONE WAYNE G

  39. UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA - V

  40. WAAHLI - SOAP BOX

  41. FIDDLEHEAD - DEATH IS NOTHING TO US

  42. NOBRO - SET YOUR PUSSY FREE

  43. DEAD QUIET - IV

  44. SWEEPING PROMISES - GOOD LIVING IS COMING FOR YOU

  45. FEIST - MULTITUDES

  46. FROST CHILDREN - HEARTH ROOM

  47. BLACKBRAID - BLACKBRAID II

  48. BIG|BRAVE -NATURE MORTE

  49. JESSY LANZA - LOVE HALLUCINATION

  50. NATION OF LANGUAGE - STRANGE DISCIPLE

  51. BONNIE TRASH -HAIL, HALE!

  52. ALLISON RUSSELL - THE RETURNER

  53. LUMIERE -GLAM

  54. NORA KELLY BAND - RODEO CLOWN

  55. SUFJAN STEVENS - JAVELIN

  56. THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS - CONTINUE AS A GUEST

  57. SUPER PLAGE - MAGIE A MINUIT

  58. YU SU - I WANT AN EARTH

  59. VARIOUS ARTISTS- TURNED TO STONE VOL 7

  60. PRIVATE LIVES - HIT RECORD

  61. ANDRE 3000 - NEW BLUE SUN

  62. LAURENCE-ANNE - ONIROMANCIE

  63. TIGERCUB - THE PERFUME OF DECAY

  64. CROSSED WIRES - ELLIPSIS

  65. FREAK HEAT WAVES - MONDO TEMPO

  66. KY - POWER IN THE PHARMACY

  67. YO LA TENGO - THIS STUPID WORLD

  68. COMPUTERWIFE - COMPUTERWIFE

  69. ABSOLUTE LOSERS    - AT THE MALL

  70. POPULATION II - ELECTRONS LIBRES DU QUEBEC

  71. SORRY GIRLS - BRAVO!

  72. JAIMIE BRANCH - FLY OR DIR FLY OR DIE FLY OR DIE (WORLD WAR)

  73. DEBBY FRIDAY -GOOD LUCK

  74. LUGER - REVELATIONS OF THE SACRED SKULL

  75. RADIANT BABY - PANTOMIME (DELUXE)

  76. SEUN KUTI & BLACK THOUGHT - AFRICAN DREAMS

  77. FEVER RAY - RADICAL ROMANTICS

  78. 100 GECS - 10,000 GECS

  79. HOLY WAVE - FIVE OF CUPS

  80. MUNYA - JARDIN

  81. SASHA CAY -SPIN

  82. KAYTRANIME -KAYTRANIME

  83. SOPHIE OGILVIE -COMING UP, CROCUS

  84. HOTLINE TNT - CARTWHEEL

  85. FUCKED UP -ONE DAY

  86. KELELA - RAVEN

  87. HELENA DELAND -GOODNIGHT SUMMERLAND

  88. DINNERS -DOMINO

  89. APOLLO SUNS - DEPARTURES

  90. SLOW PULP - YARD

  91. ALVVAYS - BLUE REV

  92. PARAMORE - THIS IS WHY

  93. SWEETMESS     -EVERYTHING'S FINE

  94. SLOW LEAVES -MEANTIME

  95. BRAIDS -EUPHORIC RECALL

  96. THE TELESCOPES-    EXPERIMENTAL HEALTH

  97. RED MASS - VOL 6 THE EVIL OF OUR COLLECTIVE MIND

  98. SAMWOY - AWKWARD PARTY

  99. DEADBOLT - DEADBOLT

  100. DVTR - BONJOUR!

 

** Red highlight indicates Canadian artists

 

Lisa Rupnik is the head music director at CJLO and co-host of The Last Stop. She is also an avid record collector, a “no nonsense” film lover and feels that her personality can be best defined by her two favourite bands: YMO and Sparks