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Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (01.30-01.31.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 01.30.2016-01.31.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (01.30.2016).

Notes:

  • The Strumbellas debut.
  • Twenty|one|pilots’ Ride + 6 for Leap Of The Week.
  • The 1975 -6 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Twenty|one|pilots’ Stressed Out stay at #1 for the 11th week in a row? Or does Cage The Elephant finally end their streak?

Hour 1
30 AWOLnation “Woman Woman” [2|30] [=] [2]
29 Saint Motel “Cold Cold Man” [14|23] [-5] [25]
EX: Unwritten Law “Save Me” (2004)
28 The Wombats “Give Me A Try” [6|26] [-1] [17]
27 Chris Cornell “Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart” [15|19] [-5] [35]
CB1: Shinedown “State Of My Head”
26 The Strumbellas “Spirits” [1|26] [D] [5]
25 Miike Snow “Genghis Khan” [3|25] [+1] [14]
EX: Glass Animals “Black Mambo” (2015)
24 The 1975 “Love Me” [12|17] [-6] [47]
23 Twenty|one|pilots “Ride” [2|23] [+6] [10]
Bonus: Florence + The Machine “Delilah”
22 Elle King “Under The Influence” [3|22] [+3] [20]
21 The Struts “Kiss This” [6|21] [+2] [30]

Hour 2
20 JR JR “Gone” [13|19] [-1] [43]
19 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “High Dive” [10|19] [+1] [39]
EX: U2 “Elevation” (2001)
18 Panic! At The Disco “Victorious” [9|18] [+3] [39]
17 Mumford and Sons “Ditmas” [7|17] [=] [55]
16 Foo Fighters “Saint Cecilia” [5|16] [=] [54]
CB2: Declan McKenna “Brazil”
15 Disclosure/Lorde “Magnets” [10|15] [=] [62]
14 Death Cab For Cutie “The Ghosts Of Beverly Drive” [26|3] [-2] [81] [RECURRENT, 2/4 Bonus Weeks]
Bonus: Death Cab For Cutie “Good Help (Is So Hard To Find)”
13 Elle King “Ex’s and Oh’s” [36|1(3x)] [=] [75] [RECURRENT, 3/4 Bonus Weeks]
12 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “S.O.B.” [21|3] [-2] [87] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
EX: Tool “The Pot” (2006)
11 Weezer “Thank God For Girls” [12|11] [+3] [67]

Hour 3
10 Imagine Dragons “Roots” [16|10] [+1] [76]
9 Silversun Pickups “Nightlight” [22|5] [-3] [98]
EX: 30 Seconds To Mars “From Yesterday” (2006)
8 X Ambassadors “Unsteady” [12|8] [+1] [85]
7 Nothing But Thieves “Trip Switch” [11|7] [=] [94]
6 Foals “Mountain At My Gates” [23|6] [+3] [85]
Bonus: Lucius “Born Again Teen”
5 Cold War Kids “First” [38|1(7x)] [=] [107]
4 Vance Joy “Fire And The Flood” [18|4] [=] [105]
3 Coldplay “Adventure Of A Lifetime” [10|3] [=] [111]
EX: Hole “Celebrity Skin” (1998)
2 Twenty|one|pilots “Stressed Out” [20|1(10x)] [-1] [119]
1 Cage The Elephant “Mess Around” [11|1(1x)] [+1] [117]

Falloffs:
28 BØRNS “10,000 Emerald Pools” [3|28] [8]

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 (01.23-01.24.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 01.23.2016-01.24.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts.

Notes:

  • AWOLnation + Twenty|one|pilots’ Ride debut.
  • Panic! At The Disco + Foo Fighters + Imagine Dragons + Foals +3 each for Leap Of The Week.
  • Chris Cornell + Nathaniel Rateliff -2 each for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Twenty|one|pilots’ Stressed Out stay at #1 for the 10th week in a row?

Hour 1
30 AWOLnation “Woman Woman” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Twenty|one|pilots “Ride” [1|29] [D] [2]

EX: Florence + The Machine “Ship To Wreck” (2015)
28 BØRNS “10,000 Emerald Pools” [3|28] [+1] [8]
27 The Wombats “Give Me A Try” [5|26] [-1] [14]
CB1: The Strumbellas “Spirits”
26 Miike Snow “Genghis Khan” [2|26] [+2] [8]
25 Elle King “Under The Influence” [2|25] [+2] [11]
EX: 3 Doors Down “When I’m Gone” (2002)
24 Saint Motel “Cold Cold Man” [13|23] [-1] [23]
23 The Struts “Kiss This” [5|23] [+2] [20]
Bonus: Disturbed “The Sound Of Silence”
22 Chris Cornell “Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart” [14|19] [-2] [31]
21 Panic! At The Disco “Victorious” [8|21] [+3] [26]

Hour 2
20 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “High Dive” [9|20] [+2] [27]
19 JR JR “Gone” [12|19] [+2] [32]
EX: Primal Scream “Movin’ On Up” (1991)
18 The 1975 “Love Me” [11|17] [=] [40]
17 Mumford and Sons “Ditmas” [6|17] [=] [41]
16 Foo Fighters “Saint Cecilia” [4|16] [+3] [39]
CB2: Shinedown “State Of My Head”
15 Disclosure/Lorde “Magnets” [9|15] [+1] [46]
14 Weezer “Thank God For Girls” [11|14] [+1] [47]
Bonus: Lukas Graham “7 Years”
13 Elle King “Ex’s and Oh’s” [35|1(3x)] [-1] [57] [RECURRENT, 2/4 Bonus Weeks]
12 Death Cab For Cutie “The Ghosts Of Beverly Drive” [25|3] [-1] [64] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
EX: Incubus “Stellar” (2000)
11 Imagine Dragons “Roots” [15|11] [+3] [55]

Hour 3
10 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “S.O.B.” [20|3] [-2] [68]
9 X Ambassadors “Unsteady” [11|9] [+1] [62]
EX: Foals “My Number” (2013)
8 Foals “Mountain At My Gates” [22|8] [+3] [60]
7 Nothing But Thieves “Trip Switch” [10|7] [=] [70]
6 Silversun Pickups “Nightlight” [21|5] [=] [76]
Bonus: Walk The Moon “Work This Body”
5 Cold War Kids “First” [37|1(7x)] [-1] [81]
4 Vance Joy “Fire And The Flood” [17|4] [+1] [78]
3 Coldplay “Adventure Of A Lifetime” [9|3] [=] [83]
EX: The Cure “Never Enough” (1990)
2 Cage The Elephant “Mess Around” [10|2] [=] [87]
1 Twenty|one|pilots “Stressed Out” [19|1(10x)] [=] [90]

Falloffs:
13 X Ambassadors “Renegades” [36|1(11x)] [39] [RECURRENT, Maxed Out]
30 Of Monsters and Men “Wolves Without Teeth” [2|29] [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 (01.16-01.17.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 01.16.2016-01.17.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts.

Notes:

  • Miike Snow + Elle King’s Under The Influence debut.
  • Foals +3 for Leap Of The Week.
  • X Ambassadors’ Renegades -3 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Twenty|one|pilots stay at #1 for the 9th week in a row?

Hour 1
30 Of Monsters and Men “Wolves Without Teeth” [2|29] [-1] [3]
29 BØRNS “10,000 Emerald Pools” [2|28] [-1] [5]
EX: Night Riots “Contagious” (2015)
28 Miike Snow “Genghis Khan” [1|28] [D] [3]
27 Elle King “Under The Influence” [1|27] [D] [4]

CB1: AWOLnation “Woman Woman”
26 The Wombats “Give Me A Try” [4|26] [=] [10]
25 The Struts “Kiss This” [4|25] [=] [12]
EX: The Offspring “(Can’t Get My) Head Around You” (2004)
24 Panic! At The Disco “Victorious” [7|22] [-2] [16]
23 Saint Motel “Cold Cold Man” [12|23] [=] [16]
Bonus: Chef’Special “In Your Arms”
22 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “High Dive” [8|22] [+2] [16]
21 JR JR “Gone” [11|21] [=] [20]

Hour 2
20 Chris Cornell “Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart” [13|19] [=] [22]
19 Foo Fighters “Saint Cecilia” [3|19] [=] [24]
EX: Silverchair “Ana’s Song (Open Fire)” (1999)
18 The 1975 “Love Me” [10|17] [-1] [27]
17 Mumford and Sons “Ditmas” [5|17] [+1] [27]
16 Disclosure/Lorde “Magnets” [8|16] [=] [30]
CB2: Twenty|one|pilots “Ride”
15 Weezer “Thank God For Girls” [10|15] [=] [32]
14 Imagine Dragons “Roots” [14|13] [-1] [35]
Bonus: Alabama Shakes “Sound and Color”
13 X Ambassadors “Renegades” [36|1(11x)] [-3] [39] [RECURRENT, 4/4 Bonus Weeks]
12 Elle King “Ex’s and Oh’s” [34|1(3x)] [-1] [39] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
EX: Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Maps” (2003)
11 Foals “Mountain At My Gates” [21|11] [+3] [37]

Hour 3
10 X Ambassadors “Unsteady” [10|10] [+2] [40]
9 Death Cab For Cutie “The Ghosts Of Beverly Drive” [24|3] [-1] [45]
EX: Sneaker Pimps “6 Underground” (1997)
8 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “S.O.B.” [19|3] [-1] [47]
7 Nothing But Thieves “Trip Switch” [9|7] [+2] [46]
6 Silversun Pickups “Nightlight” [20|5] [-1] [51]
Bonus: The Strumbellas “Spirits”
5 Vance Joy “Fire And The Flood” [16|5] [+1] [51]
4 Cold War Kids “First” [36|1(7x)] [-1] [55]
3 Coldplay “Adventure Of A Lifetime” [8|3] [+1] [55]
EX: Toad The Wet Sprocket “Fall Down” (1994)
2 Cage The Elephant “Mess Around” [9|2] [=] [58]
1 Twenty|one|pilots “Stressed Out” [18|1(9x)] [=] [60]

Falloffs:
27 Big Grams “Lights On” [2|27] [4]
30 El Vy “Return To The Moon” [2|30] [1]

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 (01.09-01.10.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 01.09.2016-01.10.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts.

Notes:

  • BØRNS + Of Monsters and Men debut.
  • X Ambassadors’ Unsteady + Coldplay +4 each for Leap Of The Week.
  • Death Cab for Cutie + Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats -3 each for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Twenty|one|pilots stay at #1 for the 8th week in a row?
  • All the points will be reset to zero for 2016 Year-end purposes.

Hour 1
30 El Vy “Return To The Moon” [2|30] [=] [1]
29 Of Monsters and Men “Wolves Without Teeth” [1|29] [D] [2]
EX: Alanis Morissette “Hand in My Pocket” (1995)
28 BØRNS “10,000 Emerald Pools” [1|28] [D] [3]
27 Big Grams “Lights On” [2|27] [+2] [4]
CB1: Miike Snow “Genghis Khan”
26 The Wombats “Give Me A Try” [3|26] [+2] [5]
25 The Struts “Kiss This” [3|25] [+2] [6]
EX: Hoobastank “Running Away” (2002)
24 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “High Dive” [7|24] [+2] [7]
23 Saint Motel “Cold Cold Man” [11|23] [=] [8]
Bonus: Florence + The Machine “Delilah”
22 Panic! At The Disco “Victorious” [6|22] [+2] [9]
21 JR JR “Gone” [10|21] [=] [10]

Hour 2
20 Chris Cornell “Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart” [12|19] [-1] [11]
19 Foo Fighters “Saint Cecilia” [2|19] [+3] [12]
EX: Puddle Of Mudd “Blurry” (2001)
18 Mumford and Sons “Ditmas” [4|18] [+2] [13]
17 The 1975 “Love Me” [9|17] [+1] [14]
16 Disclosure/Lorde “Magnets” [7|16] [+1] [15]
CB2: Elle King “Under The Influence”
15 Weezer “Thank God For Girls” [9|15] [=] [16]
14 Foals “Mountain At My Gates” [20|13] [-1] [17]
Bonus: Shinedown “State Of My Head”
13 Imagine Dragons “Roots” [13|13] [+1] [18]
12 X Ambassadors “Unsteady” [9|12] [+4] [19]
EX: Joywave “Somebody New” (2015)
11 Elle King “Ex’s and Oh’s” [33|1(3x)] [-2] [20]

Hour 3
10 X Ambassadors “Renegades” [35|1(11x)] [+1] [21] [RECURRENT, 3/4 Bonus Weeks]
9 Nothing But Thieves “Trip Switch” [8|9] [+3] [22]
EX: Trik Turner “Friends and Family” (2002)
8 Death Cab For Cutie “The Ghosts Of Beverly Drive” [23|3] [-3] [23]
7 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “S.O.B.” [18|3] [-3] [24]

6 Vance Joy “Fire And The Flood” [15|6] [+1] [25]
Bonus: AWOLnation “Woman Woman”
5 Silversun Pickups “Nightlight” [19|5] [+1] [26]
4 Coldplay “Adventure Of A Lifetime” [7|4] [+4] [27]
3 Cold War Kids “First” [35|1(7x)] [-1] [28]
EX: Bush” Swallowed” (1996)
2 Cage The Elephant “Mess Around” [8|2] [+1] [29]
1 Twenty|one|pilots “Stressed Out” [17|1(8x)] [=] [30]

Falloffs:
10 Coleman Hell “2 Heads” [25|5] [RECURRENT, <15]
25 CHVRCHES “Leave A Trace” [17|18] [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: Top 60 of 2015 [30-1]

The Mediabase Alt Top 60 of 2015.
Hour 1
30 Silversun Pickups “Nightlight” [289]
29 George Ezra “Budapest” [293]
EX: Chris Cornell “Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart” (2015)
28 Saint Motel “My Type” [315]
27 Walk The Moon “Different Colors” [321]
26 Florence + The Machine “Ship To Wreck” [323]
EX: Blink-182 “After Midnight” (2011)
25 Cage The Elephant “Cigarette Daydreams” [340]
24 Foo Fighters “Congregation” [356]
23 Twenty|one|pilots “Stressed Out” [367]
EX: The 1975 “Love Me” (2015)
22 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “S.O.B.” [372]
21 AWOLnation “I Am” [401]

Hour 2
20 The Struts “Could Have Been Me” [409]
19 Milky Chance “Stolen Dance” [411]
18 Of Monsters and Men “Crystals” [431]
EX: Of Monsters and Men “Empire” (2015)
17 Modest Mouse “Lampshades On Fire” [438]
16 Death Cab For Cutie “The Ghosts Of Beverly Drive” [453]
EX: Apocalyptica/Corey Taylor “I’m Not Jesus” (2008)
15 Beck “Dreams” [467]
14 Robert DeLong “Long Way Down” [470]
13 Coleman Hell “2 Heads” [484]
EX: Coldplay “Adventure Of A Lifetime” (2015)
12 Muse “Dead Inside” [493]
11 Vance Joy “Mess Is Mine” [496]

Hour 3
10 AWOLnation “Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)” [502]
9 Death Cab For Cutie “Black Sun” [504]
EX: JR JR “Gone” (2015)
8 Mumford and Sons “The Wolf” [520]
7 Mumford and Sons “Believe” [534]
EX: Nothing But Thieves “Trip Switch” (2015)
6 Twenty|one|pilots “Tear In My Heart” [609]
5 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Cecilia And The Satellite” [634]
EX: Phoenix “1901” (2009)
4 Walk The Moon “Shut Up And Dance” [723]
3 Elle King “Ex’s and Oh’s” [737]
EX: Kongos “Come With Me Now” (2014)
2 Cold War Kids “First” [766]
1 X Ambassadors “Renegades” [894]

The regular chart resumes next week, with all points reset from zero.

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.