Ever since 2010 I’ve kept track of the music I listen to each month. It’s fascinating to see how some bands stay with me over the years whilst others have their moment on my stereo before vanishing from my mind… well, until years later when I check out to see what I was listening to way back when in any case!

Anyway, I ran a Top 50 (which turned in to a Top 100) bands of the month chart on various social media platforms recording my listening habits for posterity and to share my earworms of the month. I listen to a lot of music when working, and also when relaxing. My tastes are fairly broad and I love discovering new bands, as well as new sounds and genres.

July saw 13 new entries hit my Top 100 for the first time. American composer Evan Call leading the way straight in at number 1, thanks to his work on the Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End japanese anime soundtrack. Some of the other new entries this month included Subheim (22), Laika (29), Tillie (45), Iration (47), Love Spells (55), Against the Current (69), The Amazing Devil (78), and Songhoy Blues (88).

There were also 17 re-entries this month, with the highest being Mind.In.A.Box in at 17. Some of the other re-enteries included George Michel (36), Delierum (41), Green Day (42), Tricky (65), Akoviani (70), De/Vision (90), and Cities Last Broadcast (97).

Several of Julys bands have appeared courtesy of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die book group I’m in, where one random album is selected from the book each day for us to listen to and review. Some have been great – either new finds or beloved classics – others less so. But it has meant that a few of those artists have started appearing in the monthly Top 100s.

Anyway, here’s my Top 100 for July 2026…

Evan Call – Journey of a Lifetime – Frieren Main Theme

Top 100 Bands – July 2026

Position	Last Month	Band
1	NE	Evan Call
2	5	Clannad
3	6	Conjure One
4	1	Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers
5	8	The Mission
6	12	Mothica
7	32	Carbon Based Lifeorms
8	4	Chvrches
9	9	Fleetwood Mac
10	65	Paris Paloma

Paris Paloma – Labour

11	71	Achillea
12	17	Hunter as a Horse
13	46	Sneaker Pimps
14	11	Roller Derby
15	10	The Cure
16	3	Kiss Facility
17	RE	Mind.In.A.Box
18	15	Soen
19	95	Toni Castells
20	18	Sade

Mind.In.A.Box – Change

21	25	Puscifer
22	NE	Subheim
23	2	The Sisters of Mercy
24	43	Fields of the Nephilim
25	21	All About Eve
26	26	Yes
27	22	Pink Floyd
28	13	Gunship
29	NE	Laika
30	27	Project Pitchfork

Subheim – Take Me Back

31	92	In Strict Confidence
32	47	Suede
33	57	Kalandra
34	66	The Devil & The Universe
35	33	Baxter
36	RE	George Michael
37	56	Midnight Smoke
38	16	U2
39	31	All India Radio
40	35	Sidewalks and Skeletons

George Michael – Older

41	RE	Delerium
42	RE	Green Day
43	39	John Greaves
44	45	Red Mecca
45	NE	Tillie
46	38	Queensryche
47	NE	Iration
48	34	Kerli
49	RE	Lowering
50	48	Halou

tiLLie – jeLLiefish aPocaLypse

51	51	Osi And The Jupiter
52	RE	Saint of Sin
53	54	Denmark + Winter
54	55	Joni Mitchell
55	NE	Love Spells
56	89	Somewhere off Jazz Street
57	52	Tori Amos
58	RE	Dire Straits
59	63	Ruby
60	84	David Bowie
61	61	Dead When I Found Her
62	NE	Sophie Powers
63	RE	Bon Jovi
64	14	Levellers
65	RE	Tricky
66	68	Miley Cyrus
67	24	New Model Army
68	75	Portishead
69	NE	Against the Current
70	RE	Akoviani
71	72	DJ Food
72	73	Halsey
73	76	The Marionettes
74	78	Curve
75	93	Ladytron

Love Spells – Lovers Only

76	79	Of Verona
77	81	Spike Hellis
78	NE	The Amazing Devil
79	70	The Knife
80	RE	The Dogs D’Amour
81	NE	Dread Risks
82	88	Garbage
83	20	Oklou
84	RE	Pet Shop Boys
85	NE	Joe Hisaishi
86	29	Fat Dog
87	44	Heartworms
88	NE	Songhoy Blues
89	90	Bat for Lashes
90	RE	De/Vision
91	58	The Clockworks
92	98	Dead Melodies
93	7	Nine Inch Nails
94	NE	Stoneburner
95	82	A.A. Williams
96	97	Apollo 440
97	RE	Cities Last Broadcast
98	RE	Fleet Foxes
99	RE	Magnum
100	RE	Neneh Cherry

The Amazing Devil – The Horror and The Wild / Marbles (Live)