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Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (03.28-03.29.2015)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 03.28.2015-03.29.2015)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts.

Notes:

  • Milky Chance returns
  • Muse + In The Valley Below debut.
  • Of Monsters and Men +9 for Leap Of The Week.
  • The Dirty Heads + Bleachers -3 each for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Modest Mouse stay at #1 for the 3rd week in a row, or does Mumford and Sons end it?

Hour 1
30 Milky Chance “Flashed Junk Mind” [7|27] [R] [13]
29 In The Valley Below “Peaches” [1|29] [D] [2]
EX: U2 “All Because Of You” (2005)
28 Matt and Kim “Get It” [3|28] [+2] [5]
27 Passion Pit “Lifted Up (1985)” [3|27] [=] [10]
CB1: Meg Myers “Sorry”
26 The Dirty Heads “Sound Of Change” [11|23] [-3] [41]
25 Nate Ruess “Nothing Without Love” [4|24] [-1] [20]
EX: Arctic Monkeys “R U Mine?” (2014)
24 Alabama Shakes “Don’t Wanna Fight” [3|24] [+1] [18]
23 Imagine Dragons “Shots” [2|23] [+3] [13]
Bonus: James Bay “Hold Back the River”
22 Alt-J “Every Other Freckle” [12|19] [-1] [115]
21 Incubus “Absolution Calling” [7|21] [+1] [48]

Hour 2
20 Of Monsters and Men “Crystals” [2|20] [+9] [13]
19 Saint Motel “My Type” [5|19] [+1] [42]
Bonus: Breaking Benjamin “Failure”
18 The Offspring “Coming For You” [7|18] [=] [59]
17 Muse “Dead Inside” [1|17] [D] [14]
16 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Cecilia And The Satellite” [19|16] [+3] [159]
CB2: Night Riots “Contagious”
15 Bleachers “Rollercoaster” [26|3] [-3] [281] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Weeks]
14 The Black Keys “Weight Of Love” [11|14] [+2] [128]
EX: Three Days Grace “Pain” (2006)
13 Joywave “Somebody New” [10|13] [=] [115]
12 Vance Joy “Mess Is Mine” [12|12] [+2] [162]
EX: Twenty|one|pilots “House of Gold” (2013)
11 Cage The Elephant “Cigarette Daydreams” [28|1(4x)] [=] [323] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Weeks]

Hour 3
10 Milky Chance “Stolen Dance” [39|1(10x)] [-2] [286]
9 Florence + The Machine “What Kind Of Man” [6|9] [+1] [108]
8 Foo Fighters “Congregation” [6|8] [+1] [104]
EX: Foo Fighters “Let It Die” (2008)
7 George Ezra “Budapest” [20|5] [-1] [235]
6 Death Cab For Cutie “Black Sun” [9|6] [+1] [181]
Bonus: Three Days Grace “Human Race”
5 Robert DeLong “Long Way Down” [16|3] [-1] [266]
4 Walk The Moon “Shut Up And Dance” [23|1(4x)] [-2] [339]
3 AWOLnation “Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)” [9|3] [=] [190]
EX: The Strokes “Reptilia” (2003)
2 Mumford and Sons “Believe” [3|2] [+3] [72]
1 Modest Mouse “Lampshades On Fire” [13|1(3x)] [=] [306]

Falloffs:
15 Hozier “Take Me To Church” [36|2] [236] [RECURRENT, <15]
17 Imagine Dragons “I Bet My Life” [19|3] [271] [RECURRENT, <15]
28 Yelawolf “Till It’s Gone” [12|23] [68]

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 (03.21-03.22.2015)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 03.21.2015-03.22.2015)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts.

Notes:

  • Matt and Kim returns
  • Of Monsters and Men + Imagine Dragons’ Shots debut.
  • Imagine Dragons’ I Bet My Life + Yelawolf -5 each for Leap Of The Week.
  • Mumford and Sons +9 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Modest Mouse stay at #1 for the 2nd week in a row?

Hour 1
30 Matt and Kim “Get It” [2|30] [R] [2]
29 Of Monsters and Men “Crystals” [1|29] [D] [2]
EX: Kings Of Leon “Supersoaker” (2013)
28 Yelawolf “Till It’s Gone” [12|23] [-5] [68]
27 Passion Pit “Lifted Up (1985)” [2|27] [+2] [6]
CB1: Meg Myers “Sorry”
26 Imagine Dragons “Shots” [1|26] [D] [5]
25 Alabama Shakes “Don’t Wanna Fight” [2|25] [+1] [11]
EX: The Wombats “Jump Into The Fog” (2012)
24 Nate Ruess “Nothing Without Love” [3|24] [+1] [14]
23 The Dirty Heads “Sound Of Change” [10|23] [+1] [36]
Bonus: Zac Brown Band/Chris Cornell “Heavy Is The Head”
22 Incubus “Absolution Calling” [6|22] [=] [38]
21 Alt-J “Every Other Freckle” [11|19] [-1] [106]

Hour 2
20 Saint Motel “My Type” [4|20] [+1] [30]
19 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Cecilia And The Satellite” [18|16] [-1] [144]
EX: Seether “Tonight” (2011)
18 The Offspring “Coming For You” [6|18] [+1] [46]
17 Imagine Dragons “I Bet My Life” [19|3] [-5] [271]
16 The Black Keys “Weight Of Love” [10|16] [+1] [111]
CB2: In The Valley Below “Peaches”
15 Hozier “Take Me To Church” [36|2] [-2] [236] [RECURRENT, 3/4 Bonus Weeks]
14 Vance Joy “Mess Is Mine” [11|14] [+2] [143]
EX: Big Data/Joywave “Dangerous” (2014)
13 Joywave “Somebody New” [9|13] [+2] [97]
12 Bleachers “Rollercoaster” [25|3] [-4] [265]
Bonus: U2 “Song For Someone”
11 Cage The Elephant “Cigarette Daydreams” [27|1(4x)] [-4] [303]

Hour 3
10 Florence + The Machine “What Kind Of Man” [5|10] [=] [86]
9 Foo Fighters “Congregation” [5|9] [+2] [81]
8 Milky Chance “Stolen Dance” [38|1(10x)] [+1] [265]
EX: AFI “Love Like Winter” (2006)
7 Death Cab For Cutie “Black Sun” [8|6] [-1] [156]
6 George Ezra “Budapest” [19|5] [-1] [211]
Bonus: The War on Drugs “Under the Pressure”
5 Mumford and Sons “Believe” [2|5] [+9] [43]
4 Robert DeLong “Long Way Down” [15|3] [-1] [240]
3 AWOLnation “Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)” [8|3] [+1] [162]
EX: Avenged Sevenfold “Almost Easy” (2007)
2 Walk The Moon “Shut Up And Dance” [22|1(4x)] [=] [312]
1 Modest Mouse “Lampshades On Fire” [12|1(2x)] [=] [276]

Falloffs:
27 Catfish and The Bottlemen “Kathleen” [15|16] [121] [RECURRENT, <15]
28 The Kooks “Bad Habit” [16|25] [46] [RECURRENT, <15]
30 Milky Chance “Flashed Junk Mind” [6|27] [12]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (03.14-03.15.2015)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 03.14.2015-03.15.2015)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts.

Notes:

  • Mumford and Sons, Alabama Shakes, and Passion Pit debut.
  • Nate Ruess + Saint Motel +5 each for Leap Of The Week.
  • Catfish and The Bottlemen + Bleaches -5 each for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Will Walk The Moon keep a hold of #1 for the 5th week in a row, or does Modest Mouse put an end it?

Hour 1
30 Milky Chance “Flashed Junk Mind” [6|27] [-1] [12]
29 Passion Pit “Lifted Up (1985)” [1|29] [D] [2]
EX: Depeche Mode “Wrong” (2009)
28 The Kooks “Bad Habit” [16|25] [=] [46]
27 Catfish and The Bottlemen “Kathleen” [15|16] [-5] [121]
Bonus: Royal Blood “Little Monster”
26 Alabama Shakes “Don’t Wanna Fight” [1|26] [D] [5]
25 Nate Ruess “Nothing Without Love” [2|25] [+5] [7]
CB1: Imagine Dragons “Shots”
24 The Dirty Heads “Sound Of Change” [9|24] [+3] [28]
23 Yelawolf “Till It’s Gone” [11|23] [=] [65]
EX: The Proclaimers “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” (1993)
22 Incubus “Absolution Calling” [5|22] [+2] [29]
21 Saint Motel “My Type” [3|21] [+5] [19]

Hour 2
20 Alt-J “Every Other Freckle” [10|19] [-1] [96]
19 The Offspring “Coming For You” [5|19] [+2] [33]
EX: Green Day “Hitchin’ A Ride” (1997)
18 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Cecilia And The Satellite” [17|16] [-1] [132]
17 The Black Keys “Weight Of Love” [9|17] [+1] [96]
16 Vance Joy “Mess Is Mine” [10|14] [-1] [126]
CB2: In The Valley Below “Peaches”
15 Joywave “Somebody New” [8|15] [+1] [79]
14 Mumford and Sons “Believe” [1|14] [D] [17]
EX: Mumford and Sons “Lover of the Light” (2012)
13 Hozier “Take Me To Church” [35|2] [-1] [221] [RECURRENT, 2/4 Bonus Weeks]
12 Imagine Dragons “I Bet My Life” [18|3] [-2] [257]
Bonus: Muse “Psycho”
11 Foo Fighters “Congregation” [4|11] [+3] [59]

Hour 3
10 Florence + The Machine “What Kind Of Man” [4|10] [+1] [65]
9 Milky Chance “Stolen Dance” [37|1(10x)] [-1] [242]
8 Bleachers “Rollercoaster” [24|3] [-5] [246]
EX: The Black Keys “Little Black Submarines” (2012)
7 Cage The Elephant “Cigarette Daydreams” [26|1(4x)] [-2] [283]
6 Death Cab For Cutie “Black Sun” [7|6] [+3] [132]
Bonus: Ex Cops “Black Soap”
5 George Ezra “Budapest” [18|5] [+1] [186]
4 AWOLnation “Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)” [7|4] [+3] [134]
3 Robert DeLong “Long Way Down” [14|3] [+1] [213]
EX: Midnight Oil “Forgotten Years” (1990)
2 Walk The Moon “Shut Up And Dance” [21|1(4x)] [-1] [283]
1 Modest Mouse “Lampshades On Fire” [11|1(1x)] [+1] [246]

Falloffs:
13 Arctic Monkeys “R U Mine?” [23|2] [232] [RECURRENT, <15]
20 Foo Fighters “Something From Nothing” [19|1(6x)] [193] [RECURRENT, <15]
25 Glass Animals “Gooey” [14|18] [76] [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 (03.07-03.08.2015)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 03.07.2015-03.08.2015)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts.

Notes:

  • Nate Ruess debuts.
  • The Offspring +4 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Imagine Dragons -5 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Will Walk The Moon keep a hold of #1 for the 4th week in a row, or does Modest Mouse end it?

Hour 1
30 Nate Ruess “Nothing Without Love” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Milky Chance “Flashed Junk Mind” [5|27] [+1] [11]
EX: TV On The Radio “Will Do” (2011)
28 The Kooks “Bad Habit” [15|25] [-2] [43]
27 The Dirty Heads “Sound Of Change” [8|27] [+1] [21]
Bonus: Fall Out Boy “Uma Thurman”
26 Saint Motel “My Type” [2|26] [+1] [9]
25 Glass Animals “Gooey” [14|18] [-3] [76]
CB1: Alabama Shakes “Don’t Wanna Fight”
24 Incubus “Absolution Calling” [4|24] [=] [20]
23 Yelawolf “Till It’s Gone” [10|23] [=] [57]
EX: Mumford and Sons “Babel” (2013)
22 Catfish and The Bottlemen “Kathleen” [14|16] [-2] [117]
21 The Offspring “Coming For You” [4|21] [+4] [21]

Hour 2
20 Foo Fighters “Something From Nothing” [19|1(6x)] [-1] [193]
19 Alt-J “Every Other Freckle” [9|19] [+2] [85]
EX: Linkin Park “Somewhere I Belong” (2003)
18 The Black Keys “Weight Of Love” [8|18] [=] [82]
17 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Cecilia And The Satellite” [16|16] [-1] [119]
16 Joywave “Somebody New” [7|15] [-1] [63]
CB2: Passion Pit “Lifted Up (1985)
15 Vance Joy “Mess Is Mine” [9|14] [-1] [111]
14 Foo Fighters “Congregation” [3|14] [+3] [39]
EX: Foo Fighters “The Pretender” (2007)
13 Arctic Monkeys “R U Mine?” [23|2] [-2] [232] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
12 Hozier “Take Me To Church” [34|2] [=] [203] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
Bonus: Meg Myers “Sorry”
11 Florence + The Machine “What Kind Of Man” [3|11] [+2] [44]

Hour 3
10 Imagine Dragons “I Bet My Life” [17|3] [-5] [238]
9 Death Cab For Cutie “Black Sun” [6|9] [+1] [107]
8 Milky Chance “Stolen Dance” [36|1(10x)] [-1] [220]
EX: Apocalyptica/Corey Tayor “I’m Not Jesus” (2008)
7 AWOLnation “Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)” [6|7] [+1] [107]
6 George Ezra “Budapest” [17|6] [+3] [160]
Bonus: My Morning Jacket “Big Decisions”
5 Cage The Elephant “Cigarette Daydreams” [25|1(4x)] [-2] [259]
4 Robert DeLong “Long Way Down” [13|4] [+2] [185]
3 Bleachers “Rollercoaster” [23|3] [+1] [223]
EX: The Killers “Human” (2008)
2 Modest Mouse “Lampshades On Fire” [10|2] [=] [216]
1 Walk The Moon “Shut Up And Dance” [20|1(4x)] [=] [254]

Falloffs:
29 Rise Against “Tragedy + Time” [11|23] [44]

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.