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.

August only saw four new entries hit my Top 100, which I think is a record low.The lucky four were headed up by Anyma at 17, with Rhian Sheehan close behind at 19. Nieghborhood Libraries debuted at 46, whereas Gun managed to just sneak in to the top 100 scraping in at 99.

There were 16 re-entries this month, with the highest being Gracie Abrams at 41. Some of the other arists who joined her were Dead Can Dance (53), Max Richter (59), Boards of Canada (60), Taylor Swift (63), Metric (64), Ministry (77), Steve von Till (85) and Chelsea Wolfe (89).

Several of Augusts 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 August 2026…

Paris Paloma – Stem the Flow

Top 100 Bands – August 2026

Position	Last Month	Band
1	10	Paris Paloma
2	1	Evan Call
3	3	Conjure One
4	2	Clannad
5	5	The Mission
6	24	Fields of the Nephilim
7	15	The Cure
8	8	Chvrches
9	6	Mothica
10	9	Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac – Rhiannon

11	7	Carbon Based Lifeforms
12	19	Toni Castells
13	72	Halsey
14	67	New Model Army
15	33	Kalandra
16	16	Kiss Facility
17	NE	Anyma
18	36	George Micheal
19	NE	Rhian Sheehan
20	23	The Sisters of Mercy

Anyma – Atoma (Live)

21	17	Mind.In.A.Box
22	13	Sneaker Pimps
23	4	Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers
24	22	Subheim
25	25	All About Eve
26	35	Baxter
27	76	Of Verona
28	28	Gunship
29	69	Against the Current
30	54	Joni Mitchell

Against the Current – Protege

31	55	Love Spells
32	53	Denmark + Winter
33	12	Hunter as a Horse
34	29	Laika
35	11	Achillea
36	93	Nine Inch Nails
37	32	Suede
38	37	Midnight Smoke
39	58	Dire Straits
40	40	Sidewalks and Skeletons

Nine Inch Nails – March of the Pigs

41	RE	Gracie Abrams
42	38	U2
43	41	Delerium
44	42	Green Day
45	43	John Greaves
46	NE	Neighborhood Libraries
47	70	Akoviani
48	21	Puscifer
49	45	Tillie
50	74	Curve

Gracie Abrams – Look at My Life

51	50	Halou
52	26	Yes
53	RE	Dead Can Dance
54	47	Iration
55	31	In Strict Confidence
56	49	Lowering
57	65	Tricky
58	39	All India Radio
59	RE	Max Richter
60	RE	Boards of Canada
61	46	Queensryche
62	59	Ruby
63	RE	Taylor Swift
64	RE	Metric
65	62	Sophie Powers
66	64	Levellers
67	99	Magnum
68	RE	Meg Myers
69	66	Miley Cyrus
70	RE	Ramin Djawadi
71	68	Portishead
72	71	DJ Food
73	RE	Holly Humberstone
74	52	Saint of Sin
75	78	The Amazing Devil

Dead Can Dance – The Host of Seraphim

76	79	The Knife
77	RE	Ministry
78	RE	Queen
79	14	Roller Derby
80	80	The Dogs D’Amour
81	85	Joe Hisaishi
82	63	Bon Jovi
83	81	Dread Risks
84	82	Garbage
85	RE	Steve Von Till
86	88	Songhoy Blues
87	89	Bat for Lashes
88	90	De/Vision
89	RE	Chelsea Wolfe
90	92	Dead Melodies
91	77	Spike Hellis
92	94	Stoneburner
93	95	A.A. Williams
94	97	Cities Last Broadcast
95	75	Ladytron
96	84	Pet Shop Boys
97	RE	Beastie Boys
98	RE	CLANN
99	NE	Gun
100	RE	State Azure

Gun – Better Days