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Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (02.27-02.28.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 02.27.2016-02.28.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (02.27.2016).

Notes:

  • Florence + The Machine debut.
  • Empire Of The Sun +9 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Disclosure/Lorde -7 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Coldplay retain #1 for a 3rd week in a row, or does Cage The Elephant come and take the top spot back?

Hour 1
30 Florence + The Machine “Delilah” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Lukas Graham “7 Years” [2|29] [=] [4]
EX: My Chemical Romance “Sing” (2010)
28 Shinedown “State Of My Head” [3|26] [-1] [12]
27 Joywave “Destruction” [3|27] [+1] [8]
Bonus: Oh Wonder “Lose It”
26 Declan McKenna “Brazil” [2|26] [+4] [6]
25 BØRNS “10,000 Emerald Pools” [7|25] [+1] [30]
CB1: St. Lucia “Dancing On Glass”
24 The Wombats “Give Me A Try” [10|23] [=] [45]
23 Disclosure/Lorde “Magnets” [14|12] [-7] [123]
EX: Violent Femmes “American Music” (1991)
22 AWOLnation “Woman Woman” [6|22] [+1] [35]
21 Elle King “Under The Influence” [7|21] [=] [58]

Hour 2
20 Mumford and Sons “Ditmas” [11|13] [-5] [116]
19 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “High Dive” [14|17] [+1] [88]
EX: Cake “Long Time” (2011)
18 JR JR “Gone” [17|18] [+1] [93]
17 The Lumineers “Ophelia” [2|17] [+8] [20]
16 The Struts “Kiss This” [10|16] [+1] [84]
CB2: Bear Hands “2AM”
15 Weezer “Thank God For Girls” [16|10] [-2] [143]
14 Miike Snow “Genghis Khan” [7|14] [+4] [64]
Bonus: Catfish and The Bottlemen “Soundcheck”
13 Empire Of The Sun “Walking On A Dream” [4|13] [+9] [37]
12 Foo Fighters “Saint Cecilia” [9|10] [-2] [132]
EX: Panic! At The Disco “The Ballad of Mona Lisa” (2011)
11 Panic! At The Disco “Victorious” [13|11] [+3] [106]

Hour 3
10 Vance Joy “Fire And The Flood” [22|4] [-2] [201]
9 Twenty|one|pilots “Ride” [6|9] [+2] [81]
EX: The X-Ecutioners/Mike Shinoda/Mr. Hahn “It’s Goin’ Down” (2002)
8 The Strumbellas “Spirits” [5|8] [+1] [77]
7 Cold War Kids “First” [42|1(7x)] [-1] [204]
6 X Ambassadors “Unsteady” [16|6] [+1] [180]
Bonus: Disturbed “The Sound Of Silence”
5 Twenty|one|pilots “Stressed Out” [23|1(10x)] [-2] [229]
4 Nothing But Thieves “Trip Switch” [15|4] [+1] [198]
3 Foals “Mountain At My Gates” [27|3] [+1] [193]
EX: Kings Of Leon “Use Somebody” (2009)
2 Cage The Elephant “Mess Around” [15|1(2x)] [=] [234]
1 Coldplay “Adventure Of A Lifetime” [14|1(3x)] [=] [231]

Falloffs:
12 Imagine Dragons “Roots” [19|9] [139] [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 (02.20-02.21.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 02.20.2016-02.21.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (02.20.2016).

Notes:

  • The Lumineers + Lukas Graham + Declan McKenna debut.
  • The Strumbellas +5 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Weezer + Imagine Dragons -3 each for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Coldplay retain #1 for a 2nd week in a row?

Hour 1
30 Declan McKenna “Brazil” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Lukas Graham “7 Years” [1|29] [D] [2]

EX: Fun Lovin’ Criminals “Scooby Snacks” (1996)
28 Joywave “Destruction” [2|28] [+2] [4]
27 Shinedown “State Of My Head” [2|26] [-1] [9]
Bonus: Bear Hands “2AM”
26 BØRNS “10,000 Emerald Pools” [6|25] [-1] [24]
25 The Lumineers “Ophelia” [1|25] [D] [6]
CB1: Florence + The Machine “Delilah”
24 The Wombats “Give Me A Try” [9|23] [-1] [38]
23 AWOLnation “Woman Woman” [5|22] [-1] [26]
EX: Alabama Shakes “Hold On” (2012)
22 Empire Of The Sun “Walking On A Dream” [3|22] [+2] [19]
21 Elle King “Under The Influence” [6|21] [=] [48]

Hour 2
20 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “High Dive” [13|17] [-1] [76]
19 JR JR “Gone” [16|18] [-1] [80]
EX: Priory “Weekend” (2014)
18 Miike Snow “Genghis Khan” [6|18] [+2] [47]
17 The Struts “Kiss This” [9|17] [=] [69]
16 Disclosure/Lorde “Magnets” [13|12] [-4] [115]
CB2: St. Lucia “Dancing On Glass”
15 Mumford and Sons “Ditmas” [10|13] [-1] [105]
14 Panic! At The Disco “Victorious” [12|14] [+2] [86]
Bonus: Tor Miller “Carter and Cash”
13 Weezer “Thank God For Girls” [15|10] [-3] [127]
12 Imagine Dragons “Roots” [19|9] [-3] [139]

EX: Our Lady Peace “Clumsy” (1997)
11 Twenty|one|pilots “Ride” [5|11] [+4] [59]

Hour 3
10 Foo Fighters “Saint Cecilia” [8|10] [+1] [113]
9 The Strumbellas “Spirits” [4|9] [+5] [54]
EX: Angels and Airwaves “The Adventure” (2006)
8 Vance Joy “Fire And The Flood” [21|4] [-2] [180]
7 X Ambassadors “Unsteady” [15|7] [+1] [155]
6 Cold War Kids “First” [41|1(7x)] [+1] [180]
Bonus: Transviolet “New Bohemia”
5 Nothing But Thieves “Trip Switch” [14|5] [=] [171]
4 Foals “Mountain At My Gates” [26|4] [=] [165]
3 Twenty|one|pilots “Stressed Out” [22|1(10x)] [=] [203]
EX: The Smashing Pumpkins “1979” (1996)
2 Cage The Elephant “Mess Around” [14|1(2x)] [=] [205]
1 Coldplay “Adventure Of A Lifetime” [13|1(2x)] [=] [201]

Falloffs:
27 Chris Cornell “Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart” [17|19] [43] [RECURRENT, <15]
28 Saint Motel “Cold Cold Man” [16|23] [30] [RECURRENT, <15]
29 Of Monsters and Men “Wolves Without Teeth” [3|29] [5]

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 (02.13-02.14.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 02.13.2016-02.14.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (02.13.2016).

Notes:

  • Shinedown + Joywave debut.
  • Of Monsters and Men return.
  • The Strumbellas +7 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Vance Joy + Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness -2 each for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Will Cage The Elephant get a 3rd week at @1? Or will Coldplay take it?

Hour 1
30 Joywave “Destruction” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Of Monsters and Men “Wolves Without Teeth” [3|29] [R] [5]
EX: MGMT “Kids” (2008)
28 Saint Motel “Cold Cold Man” [16|23] [+1] [30]
27 Chris Cornell “Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart” [17|19] [=] [43]
Bonus: Deftones “Prayers/Triangles”
26 Shinedown “State Of My Head” [1|26] [D] [5]
25 BØRNS “10,000 Emerald Pools” [5|25] [+1] [19]
CB1: The Lumineers “Ophelia”
24 Empire Of The Sun “Walking On A Dream” [2|24] [+4] [10]
23 The Wombats “Give Me A Try” [8|23] [+2] [31]
EX: My Chemical Romance “Desolation Row” (2009)
22 AWOLnation “Woman Woman” [4|22] [+2] [18]
21 Elle King “Under The Influence” [5|21] [+2] [38]

Hour 2
20 Miike Snow “Genghis Khan” [5|20] [+2] [34]
19 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “High Dive” [12|17] [-2] [65]
EX: Interpol “All The Rage Back Home” (2014)
18 JR JR “Gone” [15|18] [+1] [68]
17 The Struts “Kiss This” [8|17] [+3] [55]
16 Panic! At The Disco “Victorious” [11|16] [=] [69]
CB2: Declan McKenna “Brazil”
15 Twenty|one|pilots “Ride” [4|15] [+3] [39]
14 The Strumbellas “Spirits” [3|14] [+7] [32]
Bonus: Kurt Vile “Pretty Pimpin”
13 Mumford and Sons “Ditmas” [9|13] [+2] [89]
12 Disclosure/Lorde “Magnets” [12|12] [=] [100]
EX: Foo Fighters “I’ll Stick Around” (1995)
11 Foo Fighters “Saint Cecilia” [7|11] [+2] [92]

Hour 3
10 Weezer “Thank God For Girls” [14|10] [=] [109]
9 Imagine Dragons “Roots” [18|9] [=] [120]
EX: Beck “Dreams” (2015)
8 X Ambassadors “Unsteady” [14|8] [=] [131]
7 Cold War Kids “First” [40|1(7x)] [=] [155]
6 Vance Joy “Fire And The Flood” [20|4] [-2] [157]
Bonus: Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “I Need Never Get Old”
5 Nothing But Thieves “Trip Switch” [13|5] [+1] [145]
4 Foals “Mountain At My Gates” [25|4] [+1] [138]
3 Twenty|one|pilots “Stressed Out” [21|1(10x)] [=] [175]
EX: U2 “Vertigo” (2004)
2 Cage The Elephant “Mess Around” [13|1(2x)] [-1] [176]
1 Coldplay “Adventure Of A Lifetime” [12|1(1x)] [+1] [171]

Falloffs:
11 Silversun Pickups “Nightlight” [23|5] [118] [RECURRENT, <15]
14 Elle King “Ex’s and Oh’s” [37|1(3x)] [92] [RECURRENT, Maxed Out]
30 The 1975 “Love Me” [13|17] [48]

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 (02.06-02.07.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 01.30.2016-01.31.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (02.06.2016).

Notes:

  • Empire Of The Sun debut.
  • BØRNS return.
  • AWOLnation + 6 for Leap Of The Week.
  • The 1975 -6 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Will Cage The Elephant get a 2nd week at @1? Or will Coldplay take it?

Hour 1
30 The 1975 “Love Me” [13|17] [-6] [48]
29 Saint Motel “Cold Cold Man” [15|23] [=] [27]
EX: fun. “Carry On” (2012)
28 Empire Of The Sun “Walking On A Dream” [1|28] [D] [3]
27 Chris Cornell “Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart” [16|19] [=] [39]
CB1: Shinedown “State Of My Head”
26 BØRNS “10,000 Emerald Pools” [4|26] [R] [13]
25 The Wombats “Give Me A Try” [7|25] [+3] [23]
EX: New Found Glory “All Downhill From Here” (2004)
24 AWOLnation “Woman Woman” [3|24] [+6] [9]
23 Elle King “Under The Influence” [4|22] [-1] [28]
Bonus: Lukas Graham “7 Years”
22 Miike Snow “Genghis Khan” [4|22] [+3] [23]
21 The Strumbellas “Spirits” [2|21] [+5] [15]

Hour 2
20 The Struts “Kiss This” [7|20] [+1] [41]
19 JR JR “Gone” [14|19] [+1] [55]
EX: The Bravery “Time Won’t Let Me Go” (2007)
18 Twenty|one|pilots “Ride” [3|18] [+5] [23]
17 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “High Dive” [11|17] [+2] [53]
16 Panic! At The Disco “Victorious” [10|16] [+2] [54]
CB2: Declan McKenna “Brazil”
15 Mumford and Sons “Ditmas” [8|15] [+2] [71]
14 Elle King “Ex’s and Oh’s” [37|1(3x)] [-1] [92] [RECURRENT, 4/4 Bonus Weeks]
EX: Tori Amos ‘God” (1993)
13 Foo Fighters “Saint Cecilia” [6|13] [+3] [72]
12 Disclosure/Lorde “Magnets” [11|12] [+3] [81]
Bonus: Silversun Pickups “Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)”
11 Silversun Pickups “Nightlight” [23|5] [-2] [118]

Hour 3
10 Weezer “Thank God For Girls” [13|10] [+1] [88]
9 Imagine Dragons “Roots” [17|9] [+1] [98]
EX: Fall Out Boy “Centuries” (2014)
8 X Ambassadors “Unsteady” [13|8] [=] [108]
7 Cold War Kids “First” [39|1(7x)] [-2] [131]
6 Nothing But Thieves “Trip Switch” [12|6] [+2] [119]
Bonus: Atlas Genius “Stockholm”
5 Foals “Mountain At My Gates” [24|5] [+1] [111]
4 Vance Joy “Fire And The Flood” [19|4] [=] [132]
3 Twenty|one|pilots “Stressed Out” [20|1(10x)] [-1] [147]
EX: The Offspring “You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid” (2008)
2 Coldplay “Adventure Of A Lifetime” [11|2] [+1] [141]
1 Cage The Elephant “Mess Around” [12|1(2x)] [=] [147]

Falloffs:
12 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “S.O.B.” [21|3] [87] [RECURRENT, <15]
14 Death Cab For Cutie “The Ghosts Of Beverly Drive” [26|3] [81] [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.