The Noise Top 30 chart for July
For a couple of years now, I have been compiling Boston radio station playlists and putting together a Top 30 chart for The Noise, Boston's local music magazine. The chart represents New England area bands which have received airplay on local music shows. I will be publishing this list monthly here and there will be a link to The Noise Web site where folks can find the list. Here is the Top 30 list for July:

1. Ad Frank & the Fast Easy Women – The World’s Best Ex-Boyfriend
2. Willie “Loco” Alexander & the Boom Boom Band – Dog Bar Yacht Club
3. The Bags – Sharpen your Sticks
4. The Marvels – Cheat to Win
5. Rock City Crimewave – Six the Hard Way
6. Auto Interiors – Let’s Agree to Deceive Our Best Friends EP
7. Sarah Borges – Silver City
8. Asa Brebner – Hot Air
9. LABB – Coup de Grace
10. Ziaf – Hello Boy, You Come with Me
11. The Konks – The Konks
12. Ellis Paul – American Jukebox Fables
13. The Stone Coyotes – Fire it Up
14. Blitzkriegbliss – Every Day is Marked
15. The Charms – Pussycat
16. Flynn – An American Wake
17. Crash and Burn – The Value of Mistrust
18. Mary Timony – Ex Hex
19. Ho-Ag – Pray for the Worms EP
20. Cyanide Valentine – Let it Rot
21. Bane – The Note
22. Andrea Gillis – Andrea Gillis
23. Ashby – Looks like You’ve Already Won
24. The Black Clouds – Black Clouds
25. Cheaterpint – Cheaterpint
26. Marissa Nadler – The Saga of Mayflower May
27. The Static Age – Neon Nights Electric Lives
28. Amun Ra – Bloom
29. Amusia – Way Back Down
30. The Cautions – Proceed with … The Cautions

Reporting stations: WAAF, WBCN, WFNX, WMBR, WMFO, WTCC, WZBC