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Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (04.29-05.01.2011)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 04.29.11-05.01.11)
– 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 Joy Formidable + Neon Trees debut.
– Beastie Boys, AWOLnation, My Chemical Romance, and Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi/Jack White +3 each for Leap Of The Week.
– Portugal. The Man -4 for Biggest Loser of the Week.
– Can the Foo Fighters retain #1 for the 6th week in a row, or does The Black Keys derail them?

Hour 1
30 Neon Trees “Your Surrender” [1|30] [D]
29 The Joy Formidable “Whirring” [1|29] [D]

Bonus: Whitesnake “Love Will Set You Free”
28 Redlight King “Old Man” [2|28] [=]
27 Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi/Jack White “Two Against One” [2|27] [+3]
Countdown Bound 1: Cake “Long Time”
26 Hollywood Undead “Hear Me Now” [13|25] [-1]
25 Panic! At The Disco “The Ballad Of Mona Lisa” [7|23] [-1]
EX: Oasis “Lyla” (2005)
24 Portugal. The Man “People Say” [13|15] [-4]
23 My Chemical Romance “Bulletproof Heart” [3|23] [+3]
Bonus: Korn/Skrillex “Get Up”
22 Three Days Grace “Lost In You” [6|22] [=]
21 Papa Roach “Burn” [7|21] [+2]

Hour 2
20 Adele “Rolling In The Deep” [6|20] [+1]
19 Middle Class Rut “New Low” [23|6] [-3]
EX: Korn “Blind” (1994)
18 Sick Puppies “Riptide” [9|18] [+1]
17 The Strokes “Under Cover of Darkness” [11|12] [-2]
16 The Naked And Famous “Young Blood” [9|16] [+1]
Countdown Bound 2: Two Door Cinema Club “What You Know”
15 AWOLnation “Sail” [11|15] [+3]
14 The Black Keys “Tighten Up” [41|1(8x)] [-2] [RECURRENT, 2/4 Bonus Weeks]
Bonus: Coheed and Cambria “Far”
13 Seether “Country Song” [7|13] [+1]
EX: Linkin Park “Bleed It Out” (2007)
12 Linkin Park “Waiting For The End” [31|1(3x)] [+1]
11 Death Cab For Cutie “You Are A Tourist” [5|10] [-1]

Hour 3
10 The Airborne Toxic Event “Changing” [12|9] [-1]
9 Incubus “Adolescents” [4|8] [-1]
Bonus: Kings of Leon “Back Down South”
8 Beastie Boys “Make Some Noise” [3|8] [+3]
7 Cage The Elephant “Shake Me Down” [21|1(8x)] [-2]
Countdown Bound 3: Linkin Park “Iridescent”
6 Foster The People “Pumped Up Kicks” [14|6] [+1]
5 Young The Giant “My Body” [17|4] [+1]
EX: Phoenix “Lisztomania” (2010)
4 Mumford and Sons “The Cave” [22|2] [-2]
3 Rise Against “Help Is On The Way” [15|2] [=]
Justin’s Pick: 30 Seconds To Mars “Night Of The Hunter”
2 The Black Keys “Howlin’ For You” [15|2] [+2]
1 Foo Fighters “Rope” [10|1(6x)] [=]

Falloffs:
27 The Decemberists “This Is Why We Fight” [10|20]
29 Arcade Fire “We Used To Wait” [10|23]

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

Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (04.22-04.24.2011)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 04.22.11-04.24.11)
– 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:
– Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi/Jack White + Redlight King debut.
– Incubus and Beastie Boys +6 each for Leap Of The Week.
– Linkin Park -5 for Biggest Loser of the Week.
– Can the Foo Fighters retain #1 for the 4th week in a row, or can Mumford and Sons pry one away?

Hour 1
30 Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi/Jack White “Two Against One” [1|30] [D]
29 Arcade Fire “We Used To Wait” [10|23] [-2]
Bonus: Jane’s Addiction “End To The Lies”
28 Redlight King “Old Man” [1|28] [D]
27 The Decemberists “This Is Why We Fight” [10|20] [-3]
Countdown Bound 1: Neon Trees “Your Surrender”
26 My Chemical Romance “Bulletproof Heart” [2|26] [+2]
25 Hollywood Undead “Hear Me Now” [12|25] [+1]
EX: Kings Of Leon “On Call” (2007)
24 Panic! At The Disco “The Ballad Of Mona Lisa” [6|23] [-1]
23 Papa Roach “Burn” [6|22] [-1]
Bonus: Stone Sour “Digital (Did You Tell)”
22 Three Days Grace “Lost In You” [5|22] [+3]
21 Adele “Rolling In The Deep” [5|21] [=]

Hour 2
20 Portugal. The Man “People Say” [12|15] [-2]
19 Sick Puppies “Riptide” [8|18] [=]
EX: Sick Puppies “Maybe” (2010)
18 AWOLnation “Sail” [10|18] [+2]
17 The Naked And Famous “Young Blood” [8|16] [-1]
16 Middle Class Rut “New Low” [22|6] [-4]
Countdown Bound 2: Cake “Long Time”
15 The Strokes “Under Cover of Darkness” [10|12] [-2]
14 Seether “Country Song” [6|13] [+1]
Bonus: Simple Plan/Rivers Cuomo “Can’t Keep My Hands Off You”
13 Linkin Park “Waiting For The End” [30|1(3x)] [-5]
EX: The Offspring “Gone Away” (1997)
12 The Black Keys “Tighten Up” [40|1(8x)] [-1] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
11 Beastie Boys “Make Some Noise” [2|11] [+6]

Hour 3
10 Death Cab For Cutie “You Are A Tourist” [4|10] [=]
9 The Airborne Toxic Event “Changing” [11|9] [=]
Bonus: Manchester Orchestra “April Fool”
8 Incubus “Adolescents” [3|8] [+6]
7 Foster The People “Pumped Up Kicks” [13|7] [=]
Countdown Bound 3: Avenged Sevenfold “So Far Away”
6 Young The Giant “My Body” [16|4] [-2]
5 Cage The Elephant “Shake Me Down” [20|1(8x)] [=]
EX: The Killers “Bones” (2006)
4 The Black Keys “Howlin’ For You” [14|4] [+2]
3 Rise Against “Help Is On The Way” [14|2] [=]
Justin’s Pick: Cage The Elephant “Around My Head”
2 Mumford and Sons “The Cave” [21|2] [=]
1 Foo Fighters “Rope” [9|1(5x)] [=]

Falloffs:
29 Skillet “Awake and Alive” [1|29]
30 Kings of Leon “Pyro” [11|17]

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Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (04.15-04.17.2011)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 04.15.11-04.17.11)
– 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:
– Beastie Boys, Skillet, and My Chemical Romance debut.
– Incubus +8 for Leap Of The Week.
– Middle Class Rut, The Decemeberists, and Portugal. The Man -3 for Biggest Loser of the Week.
– Can the Foo Fighters retain #1 for the 4th week in a row, or can Mumford and Sons pry one away?

Hour 1
30 Kings of Leon “Pyro” [11|17] [-1]
29 Skillet “Awake and Alive” [1|29] [D]
Bonus: Kid Rock/Sheryl Crow “Collide”
28 My Chemical Romance “Bulletproof Heart” [1|28] [D]
27 Arcade Fire “We Used To Wait” [9|23] [-1]
Countdown Bound 1: The Joy Formidable “Whirring”
26 Hollywood Undead “Hear Me Now” [11|26] [+1]
25 Three Days Grace “Lost In You” [4|24] [+3]
EX: Pearl Jam “Why Go” (1991)
24 The Decemberists “This Is Why We Fight” [9|20] [-3]
23 Panic! At The Disco “The Ballad Of Mona Lisa” [5|23] [+1]
Bonus: Egypt Central “White Rabbit”
22 Papa Roach “Burn” [5|22] [+3]
21 Adele “Rolling In The Deep” [4|21] [+2]

Hour 2
20 AWOLnation “Sail” [9|19] [-1]
19 Sick Puppies “Riptide” [7|18] [-1]
EX: Our Lady Peace “The End Is Where We Begin” (2009)
18 Portugal. The Man “People Say” [11|15] [-3]
17 Beastie Boys “Make Some Noise” [1|17] [D]
16 The Naked And Famous “Young Blood” [7|16] [=]
Countdown Bound 2: Neon Trees “Your Surrender”
15 Seether “Country Song” [5|13] [-2]
14 Incubus “Adolescents” [2|14] [+8]
Bonus: Avenged Sevenfold “So Far Away”
13 The Strokes “Under Cover of Darkness” [9|12] [-1]
EX: Alter Bridge “Isolation” (2010)
12 Middle Class Rut “New Low” [21|6] [-3]
11 The Black Keys “Tighten Up” [39|1(8x)] [-1]

Hour 3
10 Death Cab For Cutie “You Are A Tourist” [3|10] [+4]
9 The Airborne Toxic Event “Changing” [10|9] [+2]
Bonus: Linkin Park “Iridescent”
8 Linkin Park “Waiting For The End” [29|1(3x)] [-1]
7 Foster The People “Pumped Up Kicks” [12|7] [+1]
Countdown Bound 3: Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi/Jack White “Two Against One”
6 The Black Keys “Howlin’ For You” [13|6] [=]
5 Cage The Elephant “Shake Me Down” [19|1(8x)] [-1]
EX: Brandon Flowers “Crossfire” (2010)
4 Young The Giant “My Body” [15|4] [+1]
3 Rise Against “Help Is On The Way” [13|2] [-1]
Justin’s Pick: Hollywood Undead “Been To Hell”
2 Mumford and Sons “The Cave” [20|2] [+1]
1 Foo Fighters “Rope” [8|1(4x)] [=]

Falloffs:
17 Social Distortion “Machine Gun Blues” [18|11] [RECURRENT, <20]
20 Muse “Undisclosed Desires” [31|4] [RECURRENT, <20]
30 Shinedown “Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)” [13|20]

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Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (04.08-04.10.2011)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 04.08.11-04.10.11)
– 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:
– Incubus debuts.
– Death Cab for Cutie +8 for Leap Of The Week.
– Three Days Grace -4 for Biggest Loser of the Week.
– Can the Foo Fighters retain #1 for the 3rd week in a row, or does Rise Against sneak in one week at the top?

Hour 1
30 Shinedown “Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)” [13|20] [=]
29 Kings of Leon “Pyro” [10|17] [-3]
Bonus: Yellowcard “Hang You Up”
28 Three Days Grace “Lost In You” [3|24] [-4]
27 Hollywood Undead “Hear Me Now” [10|26] [+1]
Countdown Bound 1: My Chemical Romance “Bulletproof Heart”
26 Arcade Fire “We Used To Wait” [8|23] [-1]
25 Papa Roach “Burn” [4|23] [-2]
EX: Nirvana “Territorial Pissings” (1991)
24 Panic! At The Disco “The Ballad Of Mona Lisa” [4|24] [+3]
23 Adele “Rolling In The Deep” [3|23] [+6]
Bonus: Owl City “Alligator Sky”
22 Incubus “Adolescents” [1|22] [D]
21 The Decemberists “This Is Why We Fight” [8|20] [=]

Hour 2
20 Muse “Undisclosed Desires” [31|4] [-2] [RECURRENT, 4/4 Bonus Weeks]
19 AWOLnation “Sail” [8|19] [+1]
EX: Against Me! “I Was A Teenage Anarchist” (2010)
18 Sick Puppies “Riptide” [6|18] [+1]
17 Social Distortion “Machine Gun Blues” [18|11] [-3]
16 The Naked And Famous “Young Blood” [6|16] [=]
Countdown Bound 2: Redlight King “Old Man”
15 Portugal. The Man “People Say” [10|15] [=]
14 Death Cab For Cutie “You Are A Tourist” [2|14] [+8]
Bonus: The Joy Formidable “Whirring”
13 Seether “Country Song” [4|13] [=]
EX: The Killers “Spaceman” (2009)
12 The Strokes “Under Cover of Darkness” [8|12] [=]
11 The Airborne Toxic Event “Changing” [9|11] [=]

Hour 3
10 The Black Keys “Tighten Up” [38|1(8x)] [-1]
9 Middle Class Rut “New Low” [20|6] [-1]
Countdown Bound 3: Beastie Boys “Make Some Noise”
8 Foster The People “Pumped Up Kicks” [11|8] [+2]
7 Linkin Park “Waiting For The End” [28|1(3x)] [=]
Bonus: Neon Trees “Your Surrender”
6 The Black Keys “Howlin’ For You” [12|6] [=]
5 Young The Giant “My Body” [14|5] [=]
EX: Chevelle “Well Enough Alone” (2007)
4 Cage The Elephant “Shake Me Down” [18|1(8x)] [-1]
3 Mumford and Sons “The Cave” [19|3] [+1]
Justin’s Pick: TV On The Radio “Will Do”
2 Rise Against “Help Is On The Way” [12|2] [=]
1 Foo Fighters “Rope” [7|1(3x)] [=]

Falloffs:
17 My Chemical Romance “Sing” [18|2] [RECURRENT, <20]

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

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Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (04.01-04.03.2011)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 04.01.11-04.03.11)
– 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:
– Death Cab For Cutie debuts.
– Three Days Grace and Papa Roach +5 each for Leap Of The Week.
– Shinedown -5 for Biggest Loser of the Week.
– Can the Foo Fighters retain #1 for the 2nd week in a row, or does Rise Against sneak in one week at the top?

Hour 1
30 Shinedown “Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)” [12|20] [-5]
29 Adele “Rolling In The Deep” [2|29] [+1]
Bonus: The National “Conversation 16”
28 Hollywood Undead “Hear Me Now” [9|26] [-1]
27 Panic! At The Disco “The Ballad Of Mona Lisa” [5|26] [-1]
Countdown Bound 1: Skillet “Awake and Alive”
26 Kings of Leon “Pyro” [9|17] [-3]
25 Arcade Fire “We Used To Wait” [7|23] [-1]
EX: Disturbed “The Animal” (2010)
24 Three Days Grace “Lost In You” [2|24] [+5]
23 Papa Roach “Burn” [3|23] [+5]

Bonus: Hinder “What Ya Gonna Do”
22 Death Cab For Cutie “You Are A Tourist” [1|22] [D]
21 The Decemberists “This Is Why We Fight” [7|20] [-1]

Hour 2
20 AWOLnation “Sail” [7|20] [+2]
19 Sick Puppies “Riptide” [5|19] [+2]
EX: Hawthorne Heights “Ohio Is For Lovers” (2004)
18 Muse “Undisclosed Desires” [30|4] [-1] [RECURRENT, 3/4 Bonus Weeks]
17 My Chemical Romance “Sing” [18|2] [-2]
16 The Naked And Famous “Young Blood” [5|16] [+3]
Countdown Bound 2: My Chemical Romance “Bulletproof Heart”
15 Portugal. The Man “People Say” [9|15] [+1]
14 Social Distortion “Machine Gun Blues” [17|11] [-1]
Bonus: Eddie Vedder “Longing To Belong”
13 Seether “Country Song” [3|13] [+1]
EX: Green Day “Holiday” (2005)
12 The Strokes “Under Cover of Darkness” [7|12] [=]
11 The Airborne Toxic Event “Changing” [8|11] [=]

Hour 3
10 Foster The People “Pumped Up Kicks” [10|10] [=]
9 The Black Keys “Tighten Up” [37|1(8x)] [=]
EX: Finger Eleven “Paralyzer” (2007)
8 Middle Class Rut “New Low” [19|6] [=]
7 Linkin Park “Waiting For The End” [27|1(3x)] [=]
Bonus: The Civil Wars “Barton Hollow”
6 The Black Keys “Howlin’ For You” [11|6] [=]
5 Young The Giant “My Body” [13|5] [=]
EX: Foo Fighters “Wheels” (2009)
4 Mumford and Sons “The Cave” [18|3] [=]
3 Cage The Elephant “Shake Me Down” [17|1(8x)] [-1]
Justin’s Pick: Unwritten Law “Starships and Apocalypse”
2 Rise Against “Help Is On The Way” [11|2] [+1]
1 Foo Fighters “Rope” [6|1(2x)] [=]

Falloffs:
18 A Day To Remember “All I Want” [20|10]

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EX: Extra songs, almost always older than 6-12 months old
Op Extra: Choose to play
Justin’s Pick: A song pick by me.
Bonus: new uncharted and recently charted that were removed/recurrented.
Countdown Bound: Song outside Top 30 and moving upward and/or positive bullet.

The Mediabase Top 30 Alternative show (based on current week’s Friday Evening’s chart).
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