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Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (01.28-01.30.2011)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 01.28.11-01.30.11)
– from the Friday Evening Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts.

Revision: Bonus weeks max. changed from 3 to 4, and if a song exceeds the 4-week bonus limit, provided it is still top 10 (C/R), it can still chart.

Notes:
– Rise Against +12 for Leap Of The Week.
– Hollywood Undead, Foster The People, and Crystal Castles debut.
– Kings Of Leon -3 for Biggest Loser of the Week for the 3rd week in a row, and also Sick Puppies and 30 Seconds To Mars go down -3.
– Will Linkin Park retain #1, or will Cage The Elephant shake it up for themselves?

Hour 1
30 Paper Tongues “Get Higher” [4|29] [=]
29 Hollywood Undead “Hear Me Now” [1|29] [D]
Bonus: Jack Johnson “From The Clouds”
28 Cold War Kids “Louder Than Ever” [2|28] [+1]
27 Crystal Castles/Robert Smith “Not In Love” [1|27] [D]
Countdown Bound 1: Alter Bridge “Isolation”
26 Foster The People “Pumped Up Kicks” [1|26] [D]
25 Jimmy Eat World “Coffee and Cigarettes” [5|25] [+1]
24 Shinedown “Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)” [3|24] [+4]
Bonus: Yellowcard “For You, and Your Denial”
23 Disturbed “The Animal” [3|23] [+2]
22 Avenged Sevenfold “Welcome To The Family” [6|22] [+2]
EX: The Dirty Heads/Rome “Lay Me Down” (2010)
21 Atomic Tom “Take Me Out” [4|21] [+2]

Op Extra: Jimmy Eat World “Let It Happen” (2008)

Hour 2
20 The Black Keys “Howlin’ For You” [2|20] [+2]
19 Kings Of Leon “Radioactive” [19|1(3x)] [-3]
Bonus: The Naked And Famous “Young Blood”
18 Social Distortion “Machine Gun Blues” [8|17] [-1]
17 Young The Giant “My Body” [4|17] [+1]
EX: Foo Fighters “My Hero” (1998)
16 Sick Puppies “Maybe” [26|6] [-3]
Countdown Bound 2: Portugal. The Man “People Say”
15 A Day To Remember “All I Want” [12|15] [=]
14 Mumford and Sons “Little Lion Man” [30|(1x)] [-2] [RECURRENT, 3/4 Bonus Weeks]
Bonus: Finger Eleven “Whatever Doesn’t Kill Me”
13 Neon Trees “1983” [11|13] [+1]
EX: Green Day “Walking Contradiction” (1996)
12 Middle Class Rut “New Low” [10|11] [-1]
11 Neon Trees “Animal” [42|1(4x)] [-2]

Op Extra: Godsmack “Whiskey Hangover” (2009)

Hour 3
10 30 Seconds To Mars “Closer To The Edge” [18|7] [-3]
9 Rise Against “Help Is On The Way” [2|9] [+12]
Countdown Bound 3: Kings of Leon “Pyro”
8 Florence + The Machine “Dog Days Are Over” [16|8] [=]
7 Mumford and Sons “The Cave” [9|7] [+3]
Bonus: Stone Sour “Hesitate”
6 Muse “Undisclosed Desires” [21|4] [=]
5 Cake “Sick Of You” [15|5] [=]
EX: Chevelle “Letter From A Thief” (2009)
4 My Chemical Romance “Sing” [9|4] [=]
3 The Black Keys “Tighten Up” [28|1(8x)] [-1]
Justin’s Pick: Linkin Park “Burning In The Skies”
2 Linkin Park “Waiting For The End” [18|1(3x)] [-1]
1 Cage The Elephant “Shake Me Down” [8|1(1x)] [+2]

Falloffs:
19 Three Days Grace “World So Cold” [16|14] [RECURRENT, <20]
20 Anberlin “Impossible” [25|5] [RECURRENT, <20]
27 Broken Bells “The Ghost Inside” [8|25]

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Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (01.21-01.23.2011)

Notes:
– Mumford and Sons’ The Cave +5 for Leap Of The Week.
– Rise Against, The Black Keys, and Cold War Kids debut.
– Kings Of Leon -4 for Biggest Loser of the Week for the 2nd week in a row.
– Who will take the #1 spot? Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, The Black Keys, or Cage The Elephant?

Hour 1
30 Paper Tongues “Get Higher” [3|29] [-1]
29 Cold War Kids “Louder Than Ever” [1|29] [D]
Bonus: The Parlotones “Push Me To The Floor”
28 Shinedown “Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)” [2|28] [+2]
27 Broken Bells “The Ghost Inside” [8|25] [=]
Countdown Bound 1: Crystal Castles/Robert Smith “Not In Love”
26 Jimmy Eat World “Coffee and Cigarettes” [4|25] [=]
25 Disturbed “The Animal” [2|25] [=]
Bonus: REM “Mine Smells Like Honey”
24 Avenged Sevenfold “Welcome To The Family” [5|22] [-2]
23 Atomic Tom “Take Me Out” [3|23] [=]
22 The Black Keys “Howlin’ For You” [1|22] [D]
EX: Korn “Falling Away From Me” (1999)
21 Rise Against “Help Is On The Way” [1|21] [D]

Op Extra: The Temper Trap “Sweet Disposition” (2009)

Hour 2
20 Anberlin “Impossible” [25|5] [-2] [RECURRENT, 2/4 Bonus Weeks]
19 Three Days Grace “World So Cold” [16|14] [=] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
Bonus: 10 Years “Fix Me”
18 Young The Giant “My Body” [3|18] [+3]
17 Social Distortion “Machine Gun Blues” [7|17] [+3]
EX: The Offspring “Half-Truism” (2009)
16 Kings Of Leon “Radioactive” [18|1(3x)] [-4]
Countdown Bound 2: Portugal. The Man “People Say”
15 A Day To Remember “All I Want” [11|15] [+1]
14 Neon Trees “1983” [10|13] [-1]
Bonus: Graffiti6 “Stare Into The Sun”
13 Sick Puppies “Maybe” [25|6] [-2]
EX: Papa Roach “Scars” (2005)
12 Mumford and Sons “Little Lion Man” [29|(1x)] [-2] [RECURRENT, 2/4 Bonus Weeks]
11 Middle Class Rut “New Low” [9|11] [+3]

Op Extra: Nine Inch Nails “Terrible Lie” (1989)

Hour 3
10 Mumford and Sons “The Cave” [8|10] [+5]
9 Neon Trees “Animal” [41|1(4x)] [=]
Countdown Bound 3: Alter Bridge “Isolation”
8 Florence + The Machine “Dog Days Are Over” [15|8] [=]
7 30 Seconds To Mars “Closer To The Edge” [17|7] [=]
Bonus: Hot Hot Heat “YVR”
6 Muse “Undisclosed Desires” [20|4] [-2]
5 Cake “Sick Of You” [14|5] [+1]
EX: It’s Alive “Pieces” (2010)
4 My Chemical Romance “Sing” [8|4] [+1]
3 Cage The Elephant “Shake Me Down” [7|3] [=]
Justin’s Pick: Skillet “Forgiven”
2 The Black Keys “Tighten Up” [27|1(8x)] [-1]
1 Linkin Park “Waiting For The End” [17|1(3x)] [+1]

Falloffs:
17 The Temper Trap “Fader” [15|14] [RECURRENT, <20]
24 My Darkest Days “Porn Star Dancing” [9|22]
28 Saving Abel “The Sex Is Good” [2|28]

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Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (01.14-01.16.2011)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 01.14.11-01.16.11)
– from the Friday Evening Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts.

Revision: Bonus weeks max. changed from 3 to 4, and if a song exceeds the 4-week bonus limit, provided it is still top 10 (C/R), it can still chart.

Notes:
– Atomic Tom +5 for Leap Of The Week.
– Shinedown and Disturbed debut.
– Kings Of Leon -4 for Biggest Loser of the Week.
– Can Linkin Park hold on #1, or will The Black Keys reclaim the throne, or will fast-rising Cage The Elephant take it?

Hour 1
30 Shinedown “Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)” [1|30] [D]
29 Paper Tongues “Get Higher” [2|29] [R]
Bonus: Foster The People “Pumped Up Kicks”
28 Saving Abel “The Sex Is Good” [2|28] [+1]
27 Broken Bells “The Ghost Inside” [7|25] [-1]
Countdown Bound 1: Arcade Fire “We Used To Wait”
26 Jimmy Eat World “Coffee and Cigarettes” [3|25] [-1]
25 Disturbed “The Animal” [1|25] [D]
24 My Darkest Days “Porn Star Dancing” [9|22] [-2]
23 Atomic Tom “Take Me Out” [2|23] [+5]
Bonus: 3 Doors Down “When You’re Young”
22 Avenged Sevenfold “Welcome To The Family” [4|22] [+1]
EX: Kid Rock “Cowboy” (1998)
21 Young The Giant “My Body” [2|21] [+3]

Op Extra: Simple Plan “Save You” (2008)

Hour 2
20 Social Distortion “Machine Gun Blues” [6|20] [+1]
19 Three Days Grace “World So Cold” [15|14] [=]
Bonus: Sick Puppies “Riptide”
18 Anberlin “Impossible” [24|5] [-3] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
17 The Temper Trap “Fader” [15|14] [-3]
EX: needtobreathe “Something Beautiful” (2010)
16 A Day To Remember “All I Want” [10|16] [+1]
Countdown Bound 2: The Black Keys “Howlin’ For You”
15 Mumford and Sons “The Cave” [7|15] [+3]
14 Middle Class Rut “New Low” [8|14] [+2]
Bonus: AWOLnation “Sail”
13 Neon Trees “1983” [9|13] [=]
EX: Oasis “Morning Glory” (1995)
12 Kings Of Leon “Radioactive” [17|1(3x)] [-4]
11 Sick Puppies “Maybe” [24|6] [=]

Op Extra: Op Extra: Dashboard Confessional “Belle Of The Boulevard” (2009)

Hour 3
10 Mumford and Sons “Little Lion Man” [28|(1x)] [=] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
9 Neon Trees “Animal” [40|1(4x)] [=]
Countdown Bound 3: Crystal Castles/Robert Smith “Not In Love”
8 Florence + The Machine “Dog Days Are Over” [14|8] [+4]
7 30 Seconds To Mars “Closer To The Edge” [16|7] [=]
Bonus: Sleigh Bells “Tell ‘Em”
6 Cake “Sick Of You” [13|5] [-1]
5 My Chemical Romance “Sing” [7|5] [+1]
EX: Modest Mouse “Ocean Breathes Salty” (2004)
4 Muse “Undisclosed Desires” [19|4] [=]
3 Cage The Elephant “Shake Me Down” [6|3] [=]
Justin’s Pick: one eskimO “Amazing”
2 Linkin Park “Waiting For The End” [16|1(2x)] [-1]
1 The Black Keys “Tighten Up” [26|1(8x)] [+1]

Falloffs:
20 Jimmy Eat World “My Best Theory” [19|2] [RECURRENT, <20]
27 Chevelle “Shameful Metaphors” [12|23] [RECURRENT, <20]
30 The Dirty Heads “Stand Tall” [10|24]

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Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (01.07-01.09.2011)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 01.07.11-01.09.11)
– from the Friday Evening Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts.

Notes:
– First Mediabase Alt 30 of 2011.
– Neon Trees’s 1983 +7 for Leap Of The Week.
– Saving Abel, Atomic Tom, and Young The Giant debut.
– The Dirty Heads -6 for Biggest Loser of the Week.

Hour 1
30 The Dirty Heads “Stand Tall” [10|24] [-6]
29 Saving Abel “The Sex Is Good” [1|29] [D]
Bonus: The Black Keys “Howlin’ For You”
28 Atomic Tom “Take Me Out” [1|28] [D]
27 Chevelle “Shameful Metaphors” [12|23] [-1]
Countdown Bound 1: Shinedown “Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)”
26 Broken Bells “The Ghost Inside” [6|25] [-1]
25 Jimmy Eat World “Coffee and Cigarettes” [2|25] [+2]
EX: Switchfoot “The Sound (John M. Perkins’ Blues)” (2010)
24 Young The Giant “My Body” [1|24] [D]
23 Avenged Sevenfold “Welcome To The Family” [3|23] [+5]
Bonus: Anberlin “Closer”
22 My Darkest Days “Porn Star Dancing” [8|22] [+1]
EX: The Spill Canvas “All Over You” (2007)
21 Social Distortion “Machine Gun Blues” [5|21] [+1]

Op Extra: Sick Puppies “Odd One” (2009)

Hour 2
20 Jimmy Eat World “My Best Theory” [19|2] [-2]
19 Three Days Grace “World So Cold” [14|14] [-5]
Bonus: Three Days Grace “Lost In You”
18 Mumford and Sons “The Cave” [6|18] [+3]
17 A Day To Remember “All I Want” [9|17] [+2]
EX: Buckcherry “Sorry” (2007)
16 Middle Class Rut “New Low” [7|16] [+1]
Countdown Bound 2: Disturbed “The Animal”
15 Anberlin “Impossible” [23|5] [-2]
14 The Temper Trap “Fader” [14|14] [+2]
Bonus: Arcade Fire “We Used To Wait”
13 Neon Trees “1983” [8|13] [+7]
EX: No Doubt “Don’t Speak” (1996)
12 Florence + The Machine “Dog Days Are Over” [13|12] [=]
11 Sick Puppies “Maybe” [23|6] [-4]

Op Extra: Nine Inch Nails “March Of The Pigs” (1994)

Hour 3
10 Mumford and Sons “Little Lion Man” [27|(1x)] [-1]
9 Neon Trees “Animal” [39|1(4x)] [+1]
EX: The Killers “When You Were Young” (2006)
8 Kings Of Leon “Radioactive” [16|1(3x)] [-2]
7 30 Seconds To Mars “Closer To The Edge” [15|7] [+4]
Bonus: Danko Jones “Full Of Regret”
6 My Chemical Romance “Sing” [6|6] [+2]
5 Cake “Sick Of You” [12|5] [=]
EX: Apocalyptica/Gavin Rossdale “End Of Me” (2010)
4 Muse “Undisclosed Desires” [18|4] [-1]
3 Cage The Elephant “Shake Me Down” [5|3] [+1]
Justin’s Pick: Alice in Chains “Last of My Kind”
2 The Black Keys “Tighten Up” [25|1(7x)] [=]
1 Linkin Park “Waiting For The End” [15|1(2x)] [=]

Falloffs:
15 Stone Sour “Say You’ll Haunt Me” [22|8] [RECURRENT]
29 New Politics “Dignity” [1|29]
30 Paper Tongues “Get Higher” [1|30]

Show’s chatroom: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mediabase-alt-top-30-show

Mediabase Alt Top 50 of 2010 [25-1]

Hour 1
25 The Black Keys “Tighten Up”
24 Shinedown “If You Only Knew”
EX Avenged Sevenfold “Afterlife” (2008)
23 Chevelle “Letter From a Thief”
22 Three Days Grace “The Good Life”
21 Pearl Jam “Just Breathe”
EX The White Stripes “Icky Thump” (2007)
20 The Temper Trap “Sweet Disposition”
19 Kings of Leon “Use Somebody”
18 Alice In Chains “Your Decision”
EX Band Of Horses “Laredo” (2010)
17 30 Seconds to Mars “This Is War”
16 Flyleaf “Again”
15 Three Days Grace “Break”
EX Shaman’s Harvest “Dragonfly” (2009)
14 Cage the Elephant “In One Ear”
13 Crash Kings “Mountain Man”

Hour 2
12 Silversun Pickups “Panic Switch”
11 Cage the Elephant “Back Against the Wall”
EX Snow Patrol “Just Say Yes” (2009)
10 Phoenix “Lisztomania”
9 Breaking Benjamin “I Will Not Bow”
8 Neon Trees “Animal”
EX Sick Puppies “You’re Going Down” (2009)
7 30 Seconds to Mars “Kings and Queens”
6 Muse “Resistance”
5 Weezer “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To”
EX Red Hot Chili Peppers “Dani California” (2006)
4 The Dirty Heads/Rome “Lay Me Down”
3 Phoenix “1901”
EX Godsmack “Cryin’ Like A Bitch” (2010)
2 Rise Against “Savior”
1 Muse “Uprising”

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