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Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show: Top 60 of 2014 [60-31]

Hour 1
60 Twenty|one|pilots “House Of Gold”
59 New Politics “Tonight You’re Perfect”
58 CHVRCHES “The Mother We Share”
EX The Lumineers “Ho Hey” (2012)
57 Meg Myers “Desire”
56 Silversun Pickups “Cannibal”
55 Imagine Dragons “Demons”
54 Pearl Jam “Sirens”
EX Catfish and The Bottlemen “Kathleen” (2014)
53 American Authors “Best Day Of My Life”
52 Foster The People “Best Friend”
51 SomeKindaWonderful “Reverse”

Hour 2
50 Imagine Dragons “I Bet My Life”
49 Bear Hands “Agora”
48 Fitz and The Tantrums “Fools Gold”
EX The Airborne Toxic Event “Hell and Back” (2013)
47 Walk The Moon “Shut Up And Dance”
46 J. Roddy Walston And The Business “Heavy Bells”
EX Deftones “Diamond Eyes” (2010)
45 Priory “Weekend”
44 Bleachers “Rollercoaster”
43 Death From Above 1979 “Trainwreck 1979″
EX Rise Against “Tragedy + Time” (2014)
42 J. Roddy Walston and The Business “Take It As It Comes”
41 Arctic Monkeys “R U Mine?”

Hour 3
40 Lorde “Yellow Flicker Beat”
39 Kings of Leon “Wait For Me”
EX Muse “Hysteria” (2004)
38 Wild Cub “Thunder Clatter”
37 Tove Lo “Habits (Stay High)”
36 Vampire Weekend “Unbelievers”
EX Banks “Beggin For Thread” (2014)
35 Bad Suns “Cardiac Arrest”
34 The Black Keys “Gotta Get Away”
33 Foo Fighters “Something From Nothing”
EX My Chemical Romance “Teenagers” (2007)
32 Cage The Elephant “Cigarette Daydreams”
31 Kongos “I’m Only Joking”

Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (12.20-12.21.2014)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 12.20.2014-12.21.2014)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts.

Notes:

  • Modest Mouse + Yelawolf debut.
  • Royal Blood +2 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Fall Out Boy + Bastille + New Politics -3 each for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Will the Foo Fighters hold for another week @#1?
  • Today is the last regular chart of 2014.
  • Next Weekend: Top 60 of 2014 [60-31], 01.03.2015: Top 60 of 2014 [30-1]
  • Normal Countdown resumes on 01.10.2015, with all the points reset.

Hour 1
30 TV On The Radio “Happy Idiot” [3|30] [=] [3]
29 Yelawolf “Till It’s Gone” [1|29] [D] [2]
Bonus: Joywave “Somebody New”
28 Rise Against “Tragedy + Time” [3|27] [-1] [9]
27 The Kooks “Bad Habit” [6|26] [-1] [15]
EX: Deftones “Diamond Eyes” (2010)
26 U2 “Every Breaking Wave” [6|25] [-1] [26]
25 Glass Animals “Gooey” [5|24] [-1] [20]
CB1: The Dirty Heads “Sound Of Change”
24 Modest Mouse “Lampshades On Fire” [1|24] [D] [7]
23 Catfish and The Bottlemen “Kathleen” [5|23] [=] [32]
EX: Kongos “Come With Me Now” (2014)
22 New Politics “Everywhere I Go (Kings & Queens)” [13|19] [-3] [107]
21 George Ezra “Budapest” [8|21] [+1] [47]

Hour 2
20 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Cecilia And The Satellite” [7|20] [+1] [51]
19 Robert DeLong “Long Way Down” [4|19] [+1] [35]
EX: Seether “Driven Under” (2003)
18 Bush “The Only Way Out” [12|18] [=] [103]
17 Bear Hands “Agora” [17|17] [=] [171]
16 Fitz and The Tantrums “Fools Gold” [16|13] [-1] [173]
CB2: Linkin Park “Final Masquerade”
15 Lorde “Yellow Flicker Beat” [12|10] [+1] [207]
14 Bastille “Flaws” [21|5] [-3] [398]
Bonus: Alt-J “Every Other Freckle”
13 Banks “Beggin For Thread” [11|13] [=] [122]
12 Royal Blood “Figure It Out” [9|12] [+2] [96]
EX: Incubus “Anna Molly” (2006)
11 Bleachers “Rollercoaster” [14|11] [+1] [183]

Hour 3
10 Big Data/Joywave “Dangerous” [37|1(1x)] [-1] [844]
9 Vance Joy “Riptide” [32|1(5x)] [+1] [783] [RECURRENT, 2/4 Bonus Weeks]
EX: No Doubt “Spiderwebs” (1995)
8 Fall Out Boy “Centuries” [15|4] [-3] [317]
7 Walk The Moon “Shut Up And Dance” [11|7] [+1] [174]
6 Arctic Monkeys “R U Mine?” [14|6] [+1] [206]
EX: Rage Against The Machine “Sleep Now In The Fire” (1999)
5 Imagine Dragons “I Bet My Life” [8|5] [+1] [169]
4 Cage The Elephant “Cigarette Daydreams” [16|4] [=] [264]
Bonus: Milky Chance” Flashed Junk Mind”
3 Milky Chance “Stolen Dance” [27|1(10x)] [=] [675]
2 Hozier “Take Me To Church” [25|2] [=] [516]
1 Foo Fighters “Something From Nothing” [10|1(5x)] [=] [264]

Falloffs:
28 The Black Keys “Gotta Get Away” [16|8] [260]
29 Weezer “Back To The Shack” [21|5] [390] [RECURRENT, <15]

EX: Extra songs, almost always older than 6-12 months old
Bonus: new uncharted.
Countdown Bound: Song outside Top 30 and moving upward and/or positive bullet.
Airs on Saturdays from 9PM-12:05AM CDT. Reairs at: Sundays from 4:55-8PM, Wednesday Overnights from 3:00AM-6:05AM, and a countdown-only edition Fridays from 2:00PM-4:15PM.

Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (12.13-12.14.2014)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 12.13.2014-12.14.2014)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts.

Notes:

  • no debuts/returns.
  • Glass Animals +3 for Leap Of The Week.
  • The Black Keys -7 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Will the Foo Fighters hold for another week @#1?
  • Next Saturday is the last regular chart of 2014.

Hour 1
30 TV On The Radio “Happy Idiot” [2|30] [=] [2]
29 Weezer “Back To The Shack” [21|5] [-3] [390]
Bonus: The Black Keys “Weight Of Love”
28 The Black Keys “Gotta Get Away” [16|8] [-7] [260]
27 Rise Against “Tragedy + Time” [2|27] [+2] [6]
EX: Days Of The New “Enemy” (1999)
26 The Kooks “Bad Habit” [5|26] [+2] [11]
25 U2 “Every Breaking Wave” [5|25] [=] [21]
CB1: Yelawolf “Till It’s Gone”
24 Glass Animals “Gooey” [4|24] [+3] [14]
23 Catfish and The Bottlemen “Kathleen” [4|23] [=] [24]
EX: Linkin Park “Iridescent” (2011)
22 George Ezra “Budapest” [7|22] [+2] [37]
21 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Cecilia And The Satellite” [6|20] [-1] [40]

Hour 2
20 Robert DeLong “Long Way Down” [3|20] [+2] [23]
19 New Politics “Everywhere I Go (Kings & Queens)” [12|19] [=] [98]
EX: Cracker “Low” (1993)
18 Bush “The Only Way Out” [11|18] [=] [90]
17 Bear Hands “Agora” [16|17] [=] [157]
16 Lorde “Yellow Flicker Beat” [11|10] [-1] [191]
CB2: The Dirty Heads “Sound Of Change”
15 Fitz and The Tantrums “Fools Gold” [15|13] [-2] [158]
14 Royal Blood “Figure It Out” [8|14] [+2] [77]
EX: Our Lady Peace “Somewhere Out There” (2002)
13 Banks “Beggin For Thread” [10|13] [+1] [104]
12 Bleachers “Rollercoaster” [13|12] [=] [163]
Bonus: Foo Fighters “Congregation”
11 Bastille “Flaws” [20|5] [-4] [398]

Hour 3
10 Vance Joy “Riptide” [31|1(5x)] [+1] [761] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
9 Big Data/Joywave “Dangerous” [36|1(1x)] [+1] [823]
EX: Gin Blossoms “Found Out About You” (1993)
8 Walk The Moon “Shut Up And Dance” [10|8] [=] [150]
7 Arctic Monkeys “R U Mine?” [13|7] [+2] [181]
6 Imagine Dragons “I Bet My Life” [7|5] [-1] [143]
Bonus: Ex Cops “Black Soap”
5 Fall Out Boy “Centuries” [14|4] [-1] [294]
4 Cage The Elephant “Cigarette Daydreams” [15|4] [+2] [237]
EX: Jet “Are You Gonna Be My Girl?” (2003)
3 Milky Chance “Stolen Dance” [26|1(10x)] [=] [647]
2 Hozier “Take Me To Church” [24|2] [=] [487]
1 Foo Fighters “Something From Nothing” [9|1(4x)] [=] [234]

Falloffs:
none

EX: Extra songs, almost always older than 6-12 months old
Bonus: new uncharted.
Countdown Bound: Song outside Top 30 and moving upward and/or positive bullet.
Airs on Saturdays from 9PM-12:05AM CDT. Reairs at: Sundays from 4:55-8PM, Wednesday Overnights from 3:00AM-6:05AM, and a countdown-only edition Fridays from 2:00PM-4:15PM.

Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (12.06-12.07.2014)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 12.06.2014-12.07.2014)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts.

Notes:

  • TV On The Radio + Rise Against debut.
  • Robert DeLong +6 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Vance Joy -3 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Will the Foo Fighters hold for another week @#1?

Hour 1
30 TV On The Radio “Happy Idiot” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Rise Against “Tragedy + Time” [1|29] [D] [2]

EX: The Black Keys “Little Black Submarines” (2012)
28 The Kooks “Bad Habit” [4|28] [+2] [6]
27 Glass Animals “Gooey” [3|27] [+2] [7]
CB1: Yelawolf “Till It’s Gone”
26 Weezer “Back To The Shack” [20|5] [=] [388]
25 U2 “Every Breaking Wave” [4|25] [+2] [15]
Bonus: Bad Suns “Salt”
24 George Ezra “Budapest” [6|24] [=] [28]
23 Catfish and The Bottlemen “Kathleen” [3|23] [+2] [16]
EX: Korn “Alone I Break” (2002)
22 Robert DeLong “Long Way Down” [2|22] [+6] [12]
21 The Black Keys “Gotta Get Away” [15|8] [=] [257]

Hour 2
20 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Cecilia And The Satellite” [5|20] [+2] [30]
19 New Politics “Everywhere I Go (Kings & Queens)” [11|19] [=] [86]
EX: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis/Wanz “Thrift Shop” (2012)
18 Bush “The Only Way Out” [10|18] [+2] [77]
17 Bear Hands “Agora” [15|17] [=] [143]
16 Royal Blood “Figure It Out” [7|17] [+1] [60]
CB2: The Dirty Heads “Sound Of Change”
15 Lorde “Yellow Flicker Beat” [10|10] [+1] [176]
14 Banks “Beggin For Thread” [9|14] [+1] [86]
EX: Of Monsters and Men “King and Lionheart” (2013)
13 Fitz and The Tantrums “Fools Gold” [14|13] [=] [142]
12 Bleachers “Rollercoaster” [12|12] [+2] [144]
Bonus: Vance Joy “Mess Is Mine”
11 Vance Joy “Riptide” [30|1(5x)] [-3] [740]

Hour 3
10 Big Data/Joywave “Dangerous” [35|1(1x)] [-1] [801]
9 Arctic Monkeys “R U Mine?” [12|9] [+1] [157]
EX: Ms Mr “Hurricane” (2013)
8 Walk The Moon “Shut Up And Dance” [9|8] [+3] [127]
7 Bastille “Flaws” [19|5] [-2] [378]
6 Cage The Elephant “Cigarette Daydreams” [14|6] [+1] [210]
Bonus: Young The Giant “Crystallized”
5 Imagine Dragons “I Bet My Life” [6|5] [+1] [118]
4 Fall Out Boy “Centuries” [13|4] [=] [268]
EX: The Black Keys “Tighten Up” (2010)
3 Milky Chance “Stolen Dance” [25|1(10x)] [=] [619]
2 Hozier “Take Me To Church” [23|2] [=] [458]
1 Foo Fighters “Something From Nothing” [8|1(3x)] [=] [204]

Falloffs:
12 Alt-J “Left Hand Free” [20|2] [466] [RECURRENT, <15]
23 Meg Myers “Desire” [16|17] [152] [RECURRENT, <15]

EX: Extra songs, almost always older than 6-12 months old
Bonus: new uncharted.
Countdown Bound: Song outside Top 30 and moving upward and/or positive bullet.
Airs on Saturdays from 9PM-12:05AM CDT. Reairs at: Sundays from 4:55-8PM, Wednesday Overnights from 3:00AM-6:05AM, and a countdown-only edition Fridays from 2:00PM-4:15PM.