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Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (04.25-04.26.2015)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 04.25.2015-04.26.2015)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts.

Notes:

  • Fall Out Boy + Mumford and Sons’ The Wolf debut.
  • Twenty|one|pilots +5 for Leap Of The Week.
  • The Black Keys + Incubus + Matt and Kim -3 each for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • We have a new #1: Is AWOLNation going to be the one to take it? Or will Muse snatch it up?

Hour 1
30 Fall Out Boy “Uma Thurman” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Night Riots “Contagious” [3|29] [+1] [5]
CB1: Cold War Kids “First”
28 Matt and Kim “Get It” [7|25] [-3] [24]
27 Incubus “Absolution Calling” [11|20] [-3] [80]

EX: Bullet For My Valentine “Your Betrayal” (2010)
26 Royal Blood “Little Monster” [2|26] [+3] [7]
25 James Bay “Hold Back the River” [3|25] [+1] [12]
Bonus: Bleachers “Like A River Runs”
24 The Black Keys “Weight Of Love” [15|14] [-3] [176]
23 Wolf Alice “Moaning Lisa Smile” [2|23] [+4] [12]
EX: Garbage “Big Bright World” (2012)
22 In The Valley Below “Peaches” [5|22] [+1] [35]
21 Mumford and Sons “The Wolf” [1|21] [D] [10]

Hour 2
20 Meg Myers “Sorry” [4|20] [+2] [33]
19 Joywave “Somebody New” [14|13] [-2] [176]
EX: Ms Mr “Think Of You” (2014)
18 Alabama Shakes “Don’t Wanna Fight” [7|18] [+1] [63]
17 The Offspring “Coming For You” [11|16] [-1] [114]
16 Imagine Dragons “Shots” [6|16] [+2] [63]
CB2: Big Data/White Sea “The Business Of Emotion”
15 Twenty|one|pilots “Tear In My Heart” [3|15] [+5] [32]
14 Saint Motel “My Type” [9|14] [=] [102]
Bonus: X Ambassadors “Renegades”
13 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Cecilia And The Satellite” [23|13] [+2] [222]
12 Of Monsters and Men “Crystals” [6|12] [=] [85]
EX: MAGIC! “Rude” (2014)
11 Vance Joy “Mess Is Mine” [16|11] [=] [241]

Hour 3
10 Milky Chance “Stolen Dance” [43|1(10x)] [=] [369]
9 Modest Mouse “Lampshades On Fire” [17|1(3x)] [-1] [404]
8 Florence + The Machine “What Kind Of Man” [10|8] [+1] [198]
EX: Green Day “Walking Contradiction” (1996)
7 Robert DeLong “Long Way Down” [20|4] [-1] [368]
6 Walk The Moon “Shut Up And Dance” [27|1(4x)] [+1] [441]
Bonus: Panic! At The Disco “Hallelujah”
5 Foo Fighters “Congregation” [10|5] [=] [204]
4 Death Cab For Cutie “Black Sun” [13|3] [-1] [289]
3 Muse “Dead Inside” [5|3] [+1] [114]
EX: Muse “Uprising” (2009)
2 Mumford and Sons “Believe” [7|1(3x)] [-1] [191]
1 AWOLnation “Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)” [13|1(1x)] [+1] [307]

Falloffs:
13 George Ezra “Budapest” [23|5] [293] [RECURRENT, <15]
28 Passion Pit “Lifted Up (1985)” [6|24] [26]

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 (04.18-04.19.2015)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 04.18.2015-04.19.2015)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts.

Notes:

  • Wolf Alice + Royal Blood debut.
  • Twenty|one|pilots +6 for Leap Of The Week.
  • The Black Keys -6 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Will Mumford and Sons stay on top for the 3rd week in a row, or will AWOLNation end it?

Hour 1
30 Night Riots “Contagious” [2|29] [-1] [3]
29 Royal Blood “Little Monster” [1|29] [D] [2]
EX: Rock Kills Kid “Paralyzed” (2006)
28 Passion Pit “Lifted Up (1985)” [6|24] [-4] [26]
27 Wolf Alice “Moaning Lisa Smile” [1|27] [D] [4]
CB1: Mumford and Sons “The Wolf”
26 James Bay “Hold Back the River” [2|26] [+4] [6]
25 Matt and Kim “Get It” [6|25] [=] [21]
Bonus: Elle King “Ex’s and Oh’s”
24 Incubus “Absolution Calling” [10|20] [-3] [76]
23 In The Valley Below “Peaches” [4|22] [-1] [26]
EX: Wilco “You Never Know” (2009)
22 Meg Myers “Sorry” [3|22] [+1] [22]
21 The Black Keys “Weight Of Love” [14|14] [-6] [169]

Hour 2
20 Twenty|one|pilots “Tear In My Heart” [2|20] [+6] [16]
19 Alabama Shakes “Don’t Wanna Fight” [6|19] [+1] [50]
EX: A Perfect Circle “Judith” (2000)
18 Imagine Dragons “Shots” [5|18] [+1] [48]
17 Joywave “Somebody New” [13|13] [-3] [164]
16 The Offspring “Coming For You” [10|16] [+2] [100]
CB2: Fall Out Boy “Uma Thurman”
15 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Cecilia And The Satellite” [22|15] [+1] [204]
14 Saint Motel “My Type” [8|14] [+3] [85]
Bonus: AWOLnation “I Am”
13 George Ezra “Budapest” [23|5] [-1] [293] [RECURRENT, 2/4 Bonus Weeks]
12 Of Monsters and Men “Crystals” [5|12] [+1] [66]
EX: One eskimO “Kandi” (2009)
11 Vance Joy “Mess Is Mine” [15|11] [=] [221]

Hour 3
10 Milky Chance “Stolen Dance” [42|1(10x)] [=] [348]
9 Florence + The Machine “What Kind Of Man” [9|8] [=] [175]
8 Modest Mouse “Lampshades On Fire” [16|1(3x)] [-2] [382]
EX: Against Me! “Stop” (2008)
7 Walk The Moon “Shut Up And Dance” [26|1(4x)] [-2] [416]
6 Robert DeLong “Long Way Down” [19|4] [-2] [344]
Bonus: Young Guns “Rising Up”
5 Foo Fighters “Congregation” [9|5] [+2] [178]
4 Muse “Dead Inside” [4|4] [+4] [86]
3 Death Cab For Cutie “Black Sun” [12|3] [=] [262]
EX: Red Hot Chili Peppers “By the Way” (2002)
2 AWOLnation “Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)” [12|2] [=] [277]
1 Mumford and Sons “Believe” [6|1(3x)] [=] [162]

Falloffs:
27 Nate Ruess “Nothing Without Love” [6|23] [32]
28 Milky Chance “Flashed Junk Mind” [9|27] [18]

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 (04.11-04.12.2015)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 04.11.2015-04.12.2015)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts.

Notes:

  • Twenty|one|pilots + Night Riots + James Bay debut.
  • Meg Myers + Death Cab For Cutie +3 each for Leap Of The Week.
  • Nate Ruess -4 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Will Mumford and Sons stay on top for the 2nd week in a row?

Hour 1
30 James Bay “Hold Back the River” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Night Riots “Contagious” [1|29] [D] [2]

EX: Cage The Elephant “Back Against The Wall” (2009)
28 Milky Chance “Flashed Junk Mind” [9|27] [+1] [18]
27 Nate Ruess “Nothing Without Love” [6|23] [-4] [32]
CB1: Royal Blood “Little Monster”
26 Twenty|one|pilots “Tear In My Heart” [1|26] [D] [5]
25 Matt and Kim “Get It” [5|25] [+2] [15]
Bonus: Ms Mr “Painted”
24 Passion Pit “Lifted Up (1985)” [5|24] [+1] [23]
23 Meg Myers “Sorry” [2|23] [+3] [13]
EX: Dashboard Confessional “Vindicated” (2004)
22 In The Valley Below “Peaches” [3|22] [+2] [18]
21 Incubus “Absolution Calling” [9|20] [-1] [69]

Hour 2
20 Alabama Shakes “Don’t Wanna Fight” [5|20] [+2] [38]
19 Imagine Dragons “Shots” [4|19] [+2] [35]
EX: Linkin Park “Shadow Of The Day” (2007)
18 The Offspring “Coming For You” [9|18] [=] [85]
17 Saint Motel “My Type” [7|17] [+2] [68]
16 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Cecilia And The Satellite” [21|16] [+1] [188]
CB2: The Griswolds “If You Wanna Stay”
15 The Black Keys “Weight Of Love” [13|14] [+1] [159]
14 Joywave “Somebody New” [12|13] [-1] [150]
Bonus: Death From Above 1979 “Virgins”
13 Of Monsters and Men “Crystals” [4|13] [+2] [47]
12 George Ezra “Budapest” [22|5] [-2] [275] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
EX: Vance Joy “Riptide” (2014)
11 Vance Joy “Mess Is Mine” [14|11] [+1] [201]

Hour 3
10 Milky Chance “Stolen Dance” [41|1(10x)] [+1] [327]
9 Florence + The Machine “What Kind Of Man” [8|8] [-1] [153]
8 Muse “Dead Inside” [3|8] [+1] [59]
EX: Death From Above 1979 “Trainwreck 1979” (2014)
7 Foo Fighters “Congregation” [8|7] [=] [152]
6 Modest Mouse “Lampshades On Fire” [15|1(3x)] [-3] [359]
Bonus: Cold War Kids “First”
5 Walk The Moon “Shut Up And Dance” [25|1(4x)] [-1] [392]
4 Robert DeLong “Long Way Down” [18|4] [+1] [319]
3 Death Cab For Cutie “Black Sun” [11|3] [+3] [234]
EX: Linkin Park “New Divide” (2009)
2 AWOLnation “Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)” [11|2] [=] [248]
1 Mumford and Sons “Believe” [5|1(2x)] [=] [132]

Falloffs:
14 Cage The Elephant “Cigarette Daydreams” [29|1(4x)] [340] [RECURRENT, <15]
28 The Dirty Heads “Sound Of Change” [12|23] [44]
30 Alt-J “Every Other Freckle” [13|19] [116]

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 (04.04-04.05.2015)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 04.04.2015-04.05.2015)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts.

Notes:

  • Meg Myers debuts.
  • Muse +8 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Alt-J -8 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Modest Mouse stay at #1 for the 4th week in a row, or does Mumford and Sons end it?

Hour 1
30 Alt-J “Every Other Freckle” [13|19] [-8] [116]
29 Milky Chance “Flashed Junk Mind” [8|27] [+1] [15]
EX: Everclear “Everything To Everyone” (1997)
28 The Dirty Heads “Sound Of Change” [12|23] [-2] [44]
27 Matt and Kim “Get It” [4|27] [+1] [9]
CB1: Night Riots “Contagious”
26 Meg Myers “Sorry” [1|26] [D] [5]
25 Passion Pit “Lifted Up (1985)” [4|25] [+2] [16]
Bonus: Wolf Alice “Moaning Lisa Smile”
24 In The Valley Below “Peaches” [2|24] [+5] [9]
23 Nate Ruess “Nothing Without Love” [5|23] [+2] [28]
EX: Bleachers “I Wanna Get Better” (2014)
22 Alabama Shakes “Don’t Wanna Fight” [4|22] [+2] [27]
21 Imagine Dragons “Shots” [3|21] [+2] [23]

Hour 2
20 Incubus “Absolution Calling” [8|20] [+1] [59]
19 Saint Motel “My Type” [6|19] [=] [54]
EX: Green Day “Oh Love” (2012)
18 The Offspring “Coming For You” [8|18] [=] [72]
17 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Cecilia And The Satellite” [20|16] [-1] [173]
16 The Black Keys “Weight Of Love” [12|14] [-2] [143]
CB2: Fall Out Boy “Uma Thurman”
15 Of Monsters and Men “Crystals” [3|15] [+5] [29]
14 Cage The Elephant “Cigarette Daydreams” [29|1(4x)] [-3] [340] [RECURRENT, 2/4 Weeks]
EX: Three Days Grace “The Good Life” (2010)
13 Joywave “Somebody New” [11|13] [=] [133]
12 Vance Joy “Mess Is Mine” [13|12] [=] [181]
Bonus: BØRNS “Electric Love”
11 Milky Chance “Stolen Dance” [40|1(10x)] [-1] [306]

Hour 3
10 George Ezra “Budapest” [21|5] [-3] [256]
9 Muse “Dead Inside” [2|9] [+8] [36]
8 Florence + The Machine “What Kind Of Man” [7|8] [+1] [131]
EX: Brandon Flowers “Crossfire” (2010)
7 Foo Fighters “Congregation” [7|7] [+1] [128]
6 Death Cab For Cutie “Black Sun” [10|6] [=] [206]
Bonus: Brandon Flowers “Can’t Deny My Love”
5 Robert DeLong “Long Way Down” [17|3] [=] [292]
4 Walk The Moon “Shut Up And Dance” [24|1(4x)] [=] [366]
3 Modest Mouse “Lampshades On Fire” [14|1(3x)] [-2] [334]
EX: Silversun Pickups “The Pit” (2012)
2 AWOLnation “Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)” [10|2] [+1] [219]
1 Mumford and Sons “Believe” [4|1(1x)] [+1] [102]

Falloffs:
15 Bleachers “Rollercoaster” [26|3] [281] [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.