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Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (01.31-02.01.2015)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 01.31.2015-02.01.2015)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts.

Notes:

  • Death Cab For Cutie + AWOLNation + Milky Chance debut.
  • Joywave +3 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Bush -6 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Cage The Elephant hold the #1 spot for the 3rd week in a row?

Hour 1
30 Milky Chance “Flashed Junk Mind” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 The Dirty Heads “Sound Of Change” [3|28] [-1] [6]
Bonus: The Offspring “Coming For You”
28 Bush “The Only Way Out” [16|18] [-6] [35]
27 Joywave “Somebody New” [2|27] [+3] [5]
EX: The Strokes “Machu Picchu” (2011)
26 The Kooks “Bad Habit” [10|25] [+1] [20]
25 AWOLnation “Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)” [1|25] [D] [6]
CB1: Smallpools “Karaoke”
24 Yelawolf “Till It’s Gone” [5|24] [+1] [19]
23 Rise Against “Tragedy + Time” [7|23] [=] [29]
EX: Queens Of The Stone Age “My God Is The Sun” (2013)
22 Death Cab For Cutie “Black Sun” [1|22] [D] [9]
21 Glass Animals “Gooey” [9|18] [-3] [43]

Hour 2
20 The Black Keys “Weight Of Love” [3|20] [+1] [23]
19 Alt-J “Every Other Freckle” [4|19] [+1] [34]
EX: Passion Pit “Sleepyhead” (2010)
18 Vance Joy “Mess Is Mine” [4|18] [+1] [35]
17 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Cecilia And The Satellite” [11|17] [=] [52]
16 Catfish and The Bottlemen “Kathleen” [9|16] [=] [55]
CB2: Matt and Kim “Get It”
15 Fall Out Boy “Centuries” [19|4] [-1] [70]
14 George Ezra “Budapest” [12|14] [+1] [62]
Bonus: Kongos “I Want To Know”
13 Banks “Beggin For Thread” [15|12] [-1] [72]
12 Robert DeLong “Long Way Down” [8|12] [+1] [67]
EX: Death Cab For Cuties “Crooked Teeth” (2006)
11 Big Data/Joywave “Dangerous” [41|1(1x)] [=] [80] [RECURRENT, 2/4 Bonus Weeks]

Hour 3
10 Royal Blood “Figure It Out” [13|8] [-1] [86]
9 Modest Mouse “Lampshades On Fire” [5|9] [+1] [80]
8 Hozier “Take Me To Church” [29|2] [-1] [100]
EX: Soundgarden “Live To Rise” (2012)
7 Bleachers “Rollercoaster” [18|7] [+1] [91]
6 Milky Chance “Stolen Dance” [31|1(10x)] [=] [101]
Bonus: Foo Fighters “Congregation”
5 Foo Fighters “Something From Nothing” [14|1(6x)] [=] [110]
4 Imagine Dragons “I Bet My Life” [12|3] [-1] [107]
3 Walk The Moon “Shut Up And Dance” [15|3] [+1] [105]
EX: Adele “Rolling In The Deep” (2011)
2 Arctic Monkeys “R U Mine?” [18|2] [=] [115]
1 Cage The Elephant “Cigarette Daydreams” [20|1(3x)] [=] [117]

Falloffs:
24 New Politics “Everywhere I Go (Kings & Queens)” [16|19] [24]
26 Lorde “Yellow Flicker Beat” [15|10] [33]
29 U2 “Every Breaking Wave” [9|25] [11]

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 (01.24-01.25.2015)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 01.24.2015-01.25.2015)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts.

Notes:

  • Joywave debut.
  • Lorde -8 for Leap Of The Week.
  • The Black Keys +8 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Cage The Elephant hold the #1 spot for the 2nd week in a row?

Hour 1
30 Joywave “Somebody New” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 U2 “Every Breaking Wave” [9|25] [-2] [11]
Bonus: Chet Faker “Gold”
28 The Dirty Heads “Sound Of Change” [2|28] [+2] [4]
27 The Kooks “Bad Habit” [9|25] [-1] [15]
EX: Hard-Fi “Cash Machine” (2006)
26 Lorde “Yellow Flicker Beat” [15|10] [-8] [33]
25 Yelawolf “Till It’s Gone” [4|25] [+3] [12]
CB1: Milky Chance “Flashed Junk Mind”
24 New Politics “Everywhere I Go (Kings & Queens)” [16|19] [-4] [24]
23 Rise Against “Tragedy + Time” [6|23] [+2] [21]
EX: Chevelle “Jars” (2009)
22 Bush “The Only Way Out” [15|18] [-1] [32]
21 The Black Keys “Weight Of Love” [2|21] [+8] [12]

Hour 2
20 Alt-J “Every Other Freckle” [3|20] [+4] [22]
19 Vance Joy “Mess Is Mine” [3|19] [+4] [22]
EX: Grouplove “Colours” (2011)
18 Glass Animals “Gooey” [8|18] [+2] [33]
17 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Cecilia And The Satellite” [10|17] [+2] [38]
16 Catfish and The Bottlemen “Kathleen” [8|16] [+1] [40]
CB2: MisterWives “Reflections”
15 George Ezra “Budapest” [11|15] [+1] [45]
14 Fall Out Boy “Centuries” [18|4] [-1] [54]
Bonus: Waters “I Feel Everything”
13 Robert DeLong “Long Way Down” [7|13] [+2] [48]
12 Banks “Beggin For Thread” [14|12] [+2] [54]
EX: The Offspring “Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?” (2009)
11 Big Data/Joywave “Dangerous” [40|1(1x)] [+1] [60] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]

Hour 3
10 Modest Mouse “Lampshades On Fire” [4|10] [+1] [58]
9 Royal Blood “Figure It Out” [12|8] [-1] [65]
8 Bleachers “Rollercoaster” [17|8] [+1] [67]
Bonus: Hozier “From Eden”
7 Hozier “Take Me To Church” [28|2] [=] [77]
6 Milky Chance “Stolen Dance” [30|1(10x)] [=] [76]
EX: fun. “Carry On” (2012)
5 Foo Fighters “Something From Nothing” [13|1(6x)] [-2] [84]
4 Walk The Moon “Shut Up And Dance” [14|4] [+1] [77]
3 Imagine Dragons “I Bet My Life” [11|3] [+1] [80]
EX: Foster The People “Coming Of Age” (2014)
2 Arctic Monkeys “R U Mine?” [17|2] [=] [86]
1 Cage The Elephant “Cigarette Daydreams” [19|1(2x)] [=] [87]

Falloffs:
10 Vance Joy “Riptide” [34|1(5x)] [44] [RECURRENT, Maxed Out]

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 (01.17-01.18.2015)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 01.17.2015-01.18.2015)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts.

Notes:

  • The Dirty Heads + The Black Keys debut.
  • Vance Joy’s Mess Is Mine +6 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Hozier -5 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Will the Foo Fighters hold for another week @#1, or will Arctic Monkeys or Cage The Elephant end it?

Hour 1
30 The Dirty Heads “Sound Of Change” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 The Black Keys “Weight Of Love” [1|29] [D] [2]

Bonus: Matt and Kim “Get It”
28 Yelawolf “Till It’s Gone” [3|28] [=] [6]
27 U2 “Every Breaking Wave” [8|25] [-1] [9]
EX: Kaiser Chiefs “I Predict A Riot” (2004)
26 The Kooks “Bad Habit” [8|25] [-1] [11]
25 Rise Against “Tragedy + Time” [5|24] [-1] [13]
CB1: Joywave “Somebody New”
24 Alt-J “Every Other Freckle” [2|24] [+3] [11]
23 Vance Joy “Mess Is Mine” [2|23] [+6] [10]
EX: Soundgarden “Been Away Too Long” (2012)
22 New Politics “Everywhere I Go (Kings & Queens)” [15|19] [+1] [17]
21 Bush “The Only Way Out” [14|18] [-3] [23]

Hour 2
20 Glass Animals “Gooey” [7|20] [+2] [20]
19 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Cecilia And The Satellite” [9|19] [=] [24]
EX: Florence + The Machine “Dog Days Are Over” (2010)
18 Lorde “Yellow Flicker Beat” [14|10] [-2] [28]
17 Catfish and The Bottlemen “Kathleen” [7|17] [+3] [25]
16 George Ezra “Budapest” [10|16] [+1] [29]
CB2: MisterWives “Reflections”
15 Robert DeLong “Long Way Down” [6|15] [=] [32]
14 Banks “Beggin For Thread” [13|13] [-1] [35]
Bonus: Fall Out Boy “Uma Thurman”
13 Fall Out Boy “Centuries” [17|4] [-1] [37]
12 Big Data/Joywave “Dangerous” [39|1(1x)] [-2] [40]
EX: Meg Myers “Desire” (2014)
11 Modest Mouse “Lampshades On Fire” [3|11] [+3] [37]

Hour 3
10 Vance Joy “Riptide” [34|1(5x)] [-2] [44] [RECURRENT, 4/4 Bonus Weeks]
9 Bleachers “Rollercoaster” [16|9] [=] [44]
EX: Muse “Undisclosed Desires” (2010)
8 Royal Blood “Figure It Out” [11|8] [+3] [43]
7 Hozier “Take Me To Church” [27|2] [-5] [53]
6 Milky Chance “Stolen Dance” [29|1(10x)] [-1] [51]
Bonus: Smallpools “Karaoke”
5 Walk The Moon “Shut Up And Dance” [13|5] [+2] [50]
4 Imagine Dragons “I Bet My Life” [10|4] [+2] [52]
3 Foo Fighters “Something From Nothing” [12|1(6x)] [-2] [58]
EX: Green Day “Wake Me Up When September Ends” (2005)
2 Arctic Monkeys “R U Mine?” [16|2] [+1] [57]
1 Cage The Elephant “Cigarette Daydreams” [18|1(1x)] [+3] [57]

Falloffs:
21 Fitz and The Tantrums “Fools Gold” [17|13] [10] [RECURRENT, <15]
30 Weezer “Da Vinci” [1|30] [1]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (01.10-01.11.2015)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 01.10.2015-01.11.2015)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts.

Notes:

  • Weezer + Alt-J + Vance Joy’s Mess Is Mine debut.
  • Modest Mouse +10 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Fitz and The Tantrums -5 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Will the Foo Fighters hold for another week @#1?
  • Normal Countdown is back, all points reset to zero.

Hour 1
30 Weezer “Da Vinci” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Vance Joy “Mess Is Mine” [1|29] [D] [2]

Bonus: Jamie T “Don’t You Find”
28 Yelawolf “Till It’s Gone” [2|28] [+1] [3]
27 Alt-J “Every Other Freckle” [1|27] [D] [4]
EX:Coldplay “A Sky Full Of Stars” (2014)
26 U2 “Every Breaking Wave” [7|25] [=] [5]
25 The Kooks “Bad Habit” [7|25] [+2] [6]
CB1: The Dirty Heads “Sound Of Change”
24 Rise Against “Tragedy + Time” [4|24] [+4] [7]
23 New Politics “Everywhere I Go (Kings & Queens)” [14|19] [-1] [8]
EX: Queens Of The Stone Age “Little Sister” (2004)
22 Glass Animals “Gooey” [6|22] [+3] [9]
21 Fitz and The Tantrums “Fools Gold” [17|13] [-5] [10]

Hour 2
20 Catfish and The Bottlemen “Kathleen” [6|20] [+3] [11]
19 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Cecilia And The Satellite” [8|19] [+1] [12]
EX: Muse “Panic Station” (2012)
18 Bush “The Only Way Out” [13|18] [=] [13]
17 George Ezra “Budapest” [9|17] [+4] [14]
16 Lorde “Yellow Flicker Beat” [13|10] [-1] [15]
CB2: Joywave “Somebody New”
15 Robert DeLong “Long Way Down” [5|15] [+4] [16]
14 Modest Mouse “Lampshades On Fire” [2|14] [+10] [17]
Bonus: Night Terrors of 1927/Tegan and Sara “When You Were Mine”
13 Banks “Beggin For Thread” [12|13] [=] [18]
12 Fall Out Boy “Centuries” [16|4] [-4] [19]
EX: Papa Roach “Forever” (2007)
11 Royal Blood “Figure It Out” [10|11] [+1] [20]

Hour 3
10 Big Data/Joywave “Dangerous” [38|1(1x)] [=] [21]
9 Bleachers “Rollercoaster” [15|9] [+2] [22]
EX: Foster The People “Best Friend” (2014)
8 Vance Joy “Riptide” [33|1(5x)] [+1] [23] [RECURRENT, 3/4 Bonus Weeks]
7 Walk The Moon “Shut Up And Dance” [12|7] [=] [24]
CB3: The Black Keys “Weight Of Love”
6 Imagine Dragons “I Bet My Life” [9|5] [-1] [25]
5 Milky Chance “Stolen Dance” [28|1(10x)] [-2] [26]
EX: Foo Fighters “Learn To Fly” (1999)
4 Cage The Elephant “Cigarette Daydreams” [17|4] [=] [27]
3 Arctic Monkeys “R U Mine?” [15|3] [+3] [28]
Bonus: The Orwells “The Righteous One”
2 Hozier “Take Me To Church” [26|2] [=] [29]
1 Foo Fighters “Something From Nothing” [11|1(6x)] [=] [30]

Falloffs:
14 Bastille “Flaws” [21|5] [RECURRENT, <15]
17 Bear Hands “Agora” [17|17] [RECURRENT, <15]
30 TV On The Radio “Happy Idiot” [3|30] [3]

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: Top 60 of 2014 [30-1]

Hour 1
30 Rise Against “I Don’t Want To Be Here Anymore”
29 Cage The Elephant “Take It Or Leave It”
EX Chevelle “Take Out The Gunman” (2014)
28 Jack White “Lazaretto”
27 Neon Trees “Sleeping With A Friend”
26 Coldplay “Magic”
EX Muse “Uprising” (2009)
25 Fall Out Boy “Centuries”
24 Foster The People “Coming Of Age”
EX Coldplay “Charlie Brown” (2012)
23 Bastille “Pompeii”
22 Bear Hands “Giants”
21 The Neighbourhood “Afraid”

Hour 2
20 Young The Giant “It’s About Time”
19 Weezer “Back To The Shack”
EX U2 “Vertigo” (2004)
18 Bastille “Flaws”
17 Phantogram “Fall In Love”
16 Coldplay “A Sky Full Of Stars”
EX Lorde “Tennis Court” (2014)
15 Lorde “Team”
14 Arctic Monkeys “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?”
13 Alt-J “Left Hand Free”
EX Robert DeLong “Long Way Down” (2014)
12 The Dirty Heads “My Sweet Summer”
11 Hozier “Take Me To Church”

Hour 3
10 Cage The Elephant “Come A Little Closer”
9 Bleachers “I Wanna Get Better”
EX Silversun Pickups “Panic Switch” (2009)
8 Milky Chance “Stolen Dance”
7 Fitz and The Tantrums “The Walker”
EX Queens Of The Stone Age “Go With The Flow” (2003)
6 The Black Keys “Fever”
5 Bastille “Bad Blood”
EX Modest Mouse “Lampshades On Fire” (2014)
4 Arctic Monkeys “Do I Wanna Know?”
3 Vance Joy “Riptide”
EX Capital Cities “Safe and Sound” (2013)
2 Big Data/Joywave “Dangerous”
1 Kongos “Come With Me Now”

Next Saturday, the normal chart will resume, and points will reset to zero and be added from there for the 2015 year.