How well do you know the music of Joe Cocker, Pop Will Eat Itself, Blur, Code Red, Marc Cohn, Five Thirty, Manic Street Preachers, Shed Seven, Gary Kemp, Swervedriver, Shawn Colvin, Paul Young, Clannad ? Take our 12-track quiz.
July’s vintage charts bring fresh movement across 29 genres, with new entries from Basement Jaxx, The KLF, Sting, Sade, Miguel, Bonnie Tyler, Public Enemy, Kanye West, Pete Townshend and New Order.
See which tracks hold their ground, which classics move up the rankings, and all 29 Top 20 charts for July 31, 2026.
From Britpop to Neo Soul, the charts are shaking off routine: Babybird crashes straight in at No. 1, Bob Marley and Lauryn Hill light up a brand-new Neo Soul summit, while The Chemical Brothers, Wolfmother, Sham Rock, and The Flaming Lips punch in with fresh entries that jostle long‑time favorites.
Across Trip Hop, Girl Groups, and Boy Bands Retro, surprise arrivals from Thievery Corporation, Bananarama, 3T, and Backstreet Boys flip familiar rankings on their head and hint at deeper shifts waiting just below the surface.
How well do you know the music of How well do you know the music of Erasure, New Order, The Mission, Dollshead, The Corrs, Masterboy, The Almighty, Marc Cohn, Heather Nova, Therapy?, Swervedriver, a-ha ? Take our 12-track quiz.? Take our 12-track quiz.
How well do you know the music of Lenny Kravitz, The Blue Aeroplanes, The Wonder Stuff, Kirsty MacColl, Alison Moyet, Rod Stewart, Midnight Oil, Wilson Phillips, Tears For Fears, Gloria Estefan, Marc Cohn, Simple Minds ? Take our 12-track quiz.
February brings sharp turns across the Vintage rankings, with Newcleus surging to No.1 and Aaliyah claiming the top spot in her category. Fresh momentum builds as Culture Beat takes over at No.1, while Foreigner storms upward with multiple titles climbing into the upper tier. Notable debuts include Tori Amos re-entering the conversation, Kim Carnes landing at No.20, and Everclear breaking into the chart with “Santa Monica.” From hip-hop reshuffles led by IceCube and Kanye West to dancefloor revivals powered by Nightcrawlers, February delivers unexpected shifts worth a closer look.
Eric Burdon‘s ‘Til Your River Runs Dry’ is his tenth album as a solo artist (his first of largely original material since 2004) released on January 29, 2013 by ABKCO Records
Big swings define this month’s vintage charts, with Stephanie Mills blasting to number one in new jack swing and Talking Heads overturning The Smiths in alternative classics.
Fleetwood Mac slip a glossy “Little Lies” into the yacht-rock ranks, while Goo Goo Dolls and Tom Browne ignite fresh energy with sharp debuts in post-grunge and post-disco.
September’s Vintage Music Charts bring fresh surprises across the 29 genres. Neil Diamond storms to number one in both Yacht Rock and Heartland Rock with “Hello Again,” while Wolfmother, Marc Cohn, Gerry Rafferty, and Bananarama’s “Venus” make striking debuts.
Cappella reclaims the spotlight in Diva House, Cake’s bold “I Will Survive” joins Post-Grunge, and The Smiths add two classics to Post-Punk. Discover all the shifts, climbs, and new arrivals in this month’s highlights.
