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Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (02.18-02.20.2011)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 02.18.11-02.20.11)
– 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:
– The Airborne Toxic Event +5 for Leap Of The Week.
– Arcade Fire, The Decemberists, and The Strokes debut.
– Cake -7 for Biggest Loser of the Week.
– Does Cage The Elephant stay at #1 for the 4th week in a row, or does My Chemical Romance sneak it in?

Hour 1
30 Arcade Fire “We Used To Wait” [1|30] [D]
29 Cold War Kids “Louder Than Ever” [5|28] [-1]
Bonus: Godsmack “Saints and Sinners”
28 Alter Bridge “Isolation” [3|24] [-4]
27 The Decemberists “This Is Why We Fight” [1|27] [D]
Countdown Bound 1: The Naked And Famous “Young Blood”
26 Crystal Castles/Robert Smith “Not In Love” [4|23] [-3]
25 Portugal. The Man “People Say” [3|25] [+1]
EX: New Politics “Yeah Yeah Yeah” (2010)
24 Atomic Tom “Take Me Out” [7|20] [-4]
23 The Strokes “Under Cover of Darkness” [1|23] [D]
Bonus: Hey Monday “Candles”
22 Shinedown “Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)” [6|22] [=]
21 Kings of Leon “Pyro” [3|21] [=]

Op Extra: My Chemical Romance “The Ghost Of You” (2005)

Hour 2
20 The Airborne Toxic Event “Changing” [2|20] [+5]
19 Avenged Sevenfold “Welcome To The Family” [9|19] [=]
Bonus: Saliva “Nothing”
18 Sick Puppies “Maybe” [29|6] [-1] [RECURRENT, 3/4 Bonus Weeks]
17 Cake “Sick Of You” [18|5] [-7]
EX: Cake “Short Skirt/Long Jacket” (2001)
16 30 Seconds To Mars “Closer To The Edge” [21|7] [=] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
Countdown Bound 2: Sick Puppies “Riptide”
15 Neon Trees “1983” [14|13] [=]
14 Foster The People “Pumped Up Kicks” [4|14] [+4]
Bonus: My Chemical Romance “Planetary (GO!)”
13 Florence + The Machine “Dog Days Are Over” [19|8] [-2]
EX: Apocalyptica/Adam Gontier “I Don’t Care” (2008)
12 A Day To Remember “All I Want” [15|12] [+2]
11 Social Distortion “Machine Gun Blues” [11|11] [+2]

Op Extra: 12 Stones “The Way I Feel” (2002)

Hour 3
10 Muse “Undisclosed Desires” [24|4] [-1]
9 The Black Keys “Howlin’ For You” [5|9] [+3]
EX: Linkin Park “Runaway” (2000)
8 Young The Giant “My Body” [7|8] [=]
7 Middle Class Rut “New Low” [13|7] [=]
6 Mumford and Sons “The Cave” [12|6] [=]
Bonus: Sum 41 “Screaming Bloody Murder”
5 The Black Keys “Tighten Up” [31|1(8x)] [-1]
4 Rise Against “Help Is On The Way” [5|4] [+1]
EX: Three Days Grace “Never Too Late” (2007)
3 Linkin Park “Waiting For The End” [21|1(3x)] [=]
Justin’s Pick: Two Door Cinema Club “What You Know”
2 My Chemical Romance “Sing” [12|2] [=]
1 Cage The Elephant “Shake Me Down” [11|1(4x)] [=]

Falloffs:
27 Disturbed “The Animal” [5|23]
29 Hollywood Undead “Hear Me Now” [3|29]
30 AWOLnation “Sail” [1|30]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (02.11-02.13.2011)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 02.11.11-02.13.11)
– 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:
– Kings of Leon +6 for Leap Of The Week.
– AWOLnation and The Airborne Toxic Event debut.
– 30 Seconds To Mars -5 for Biggest Loser of the Week.
– Does Cage The Elephant stay at #1 for the 3rd week in a row, or does My Chemical Romance sneak it in?

Hour 1
30 AWOLnation “Sail” [1|30] [D]
29 Hollywood Undead “Hear Me Now” [3|29] [=]
Bonus: The Downtown Fiction “I Just Wanna Run”
28 Cold War Kids “Louder Than Ever” [4|28] [+2]
27 Disturbed “The Animal” [5|23] [-4]
Countdown Bound 1: The Decemberists “This Is Why We Fight”
26 Portugal. The Man “People Say” [2|26] [+2]
25 The Airborne Toxic Event “Changing” [1|25] [D]
24 Alter Bridge “Isolation” [2|24] [+2]
Bonus: Graffiti6 “Stare Into The Sun”
23 Crystal Castles/Robert Smith “Not In Love” [3|23] [+1]
22 Shinedown “Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)” [5|22] [+3]
EX: 30 Seconds To Mars “From Yesterday” (2006)
21 Kings of Leon “Pyro” [2|21] [+6]

Op Extra: Yellowcard “Ocean Avenue” (2003)

Hour 2
20 Atomic Tom “Take Me Out” [6|20] [+1]
19 Avenged Sevenfold “Welcome To The Family” [8|19] [+1]
Bonus: Ozzy Osbourne “Let It Die”
18 Foster The People “Pumped Up Kicks” [3|18] [+4]
17 Sick Puppies “Maybe” [28|6] [+1] [RECURRENT, 2/4 Bonus Weeks]
EX: The Temper Trap “Fader” (2010)
16 30 Seconds To Mars “Closer To The Edge” [20|7] [-5]
Countdown Bound 2: The Naked And Famous “Young Blood”
15 Neon Trees “1983” [13|13] [-1]
14 A Day To Remember “All I Want” [14|14] [+2]
Bonus: Hot Hot Heat “YVR”
13 Social Distortion “Machine Gun Blues” [10|13] [+2]
EX: Nickelback “Feeling Way Too Damn Good” (2004)
12 The Black Keys “Howlin’ For You” [4|12] [+5]
11 Florence + The Machine “Dog Days Are Over” [18|8] [-2]

Op Extra: Incubus “Dig” (2007)

Hour 3
10 Cake “Sick Of You” [17|5] [-3]
9 Muse “Undisclosed Desires” [23|4] [+1]
EX: Deftones “Diamond Eyes” (2010)
8 Young The Giant “My Body” [6|8] [+5]
7 Middle Class Rut “New Low” [12|7] [+1]
Bonus: Finger Eleven “Whatever Doesn’t Kill Me”
6 Mumford and Sons “The Cave” [11|6] [=]
5 Rise Against “Help Is On The Way” [4|5] [=]
4 The Black Keys “Tighten Up” [30|1(8x)] [-1]
EX: Linkin Park “Faint” (2003)
3 Linkin Park “Waiting For The End” [20|1(3x)] [-1]
Justin’s Pick: Cee-Lo Green “Fuck You”
2 My Chemical Romance “Sing” [11|2] [+2]
1 Cage The Elephant “Shake Me Down” [10|1(3x)] [=]

Falloffs:
12 Mumford and Sons “Little Lion Man” [31|(1x)] [RECURRENT, Maxed Out]
19 Kings Of Leon “Radioactive” [20|1(3x)] [RECURRENT, <20]

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

Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (02.04-02.06.2011)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 02.04.11-02.06.11)
– 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, Foster The People, Middle Class Rut, and Young The Giant +4 for Leap Of The Week.
– Kings of Leon’s Pyro, Portgual. The Man, and Alter Bridge debut.
– Muse -4 for Biggest Loser of the Week.
– Does Cage The Elephant stay at #1 again?

Hour 1
30 Cold War Kids “Louder Than Ever” [3|28] [-2]
29 Hollywood Undead “Hear Me Now” [2|29] [=]
Bonus: Sleigh Bells “Rill Rill”
28 Portugal. The Man “People Say” [1|28] [D]
27 Kings of Leon “Pyro” [1|27] [D]

Countdown Bound 1: AWOLnation “Sail”
26 Alter Bridge “Isolation” [1|26] [D]
25 Shinedown “Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)” [4|24] [-1]
24 Crystal Castles/Robert Smith “Not In Love” [2|24] [+3]
Bonus: Two Door Cinema Club “What You Know”
23 Disturbed “The Animal” [4|23] [=]
22 Foster The People “Pumped Up Kicks” [2|22] [+4]
EX: The Killers “Bones” (2006)
21 Atomic Tom “Take Me Out” [5|21] [=]

Op Extra: REM “Losing My Religion” (1991)

Hour 2
20 Avenged Sevenfold “Welcome To The Family” [7|20] [+2]
19 Kings Of Leon “Radioactive” [20|1(3x)] [=] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
Bonus: Cake “Long Time”
18 Sick Puppies “Maybe” [27|6] [-2] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
17 The Black Keys “Howlin’ For You” [3|17] [+3]
EX: Civil Twilight “Letters From The Sky” (2010)
16 A Day To Remember “All I Want” [13|15] [-1]
Countdown Bound 2: Stone Sour “Hesitate”
15 Social Distortion “Machine Gun Blues” [9|15] [+3]
14 Neon Trees “1983” [12|13] [-1]
Bonus: Weezer “Hang On”
13 Young The Giant “My Body” [5|13] [+4]
EX: Pearl Jam “Better Man”
12 Mumford and Sons “Little Lion Man” [31|(1x)] [+2] [RECURRENT, 4/4 Bonus Weeks]
11 30 Seconds To Mars “Closer To The Edge” [19|7] [-1]

Op Extra: 30 Seconds To Mars “This Is War” (2010)

Hour 3
10 Muse “Undisclosed Desires” [22|4] [-4]
9 Florence + The Machine “Dog Days Are Over” [17|8] [-1]
Countdown Bound 3: The Decemberists “This Is Why We Fight”
8 Middle Class Rut “New Low” [11|8] [+4]
7 Cake “Sick Of You” [16|5] [-2]
Bonus: The Airborne Toxic Event “Changing”
6 Mumford and Sons “The Cave” [10|6] [+1]
5 Rise Against “Help Is On The Way” [3|5] [+4]
EX: Tool “Schism” (2001)
4 My Chemical Romance “Sing” [10|4] [=]
3 The Black Keys “Tighten Up” [29|1(8x)] [=]
Justin’s Pick: Panic! At The Disco “The Ballad Of Mona Lisa”
2 Linkin Park “Waiting For The End” [19|1(3x)] [=]
1 Cage The Elephant “Shake Me Down” [9|1(2x)] [=]

Falloffs:
11 Neon Trees “Animal” [42|1(4x)] [RECURRENT, 40+ Weeks]
25 Jimmy Eat World “Coffee and Cigarettes” [5|25]
30 Paper Tongues “Get Higher” [4|29]

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

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