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Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (03.26-03.27.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 03.26.2016-03.27.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (03.26.2016).

Notes:

  • Catfish and The Bottlemen debut.
  • Kaleo +5 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Shinedown -4 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Nothing But Thieves hold on to #1 for a 3rd week in a row, or will Twenty|one|pilots’ Ride get to the summit?

Hour 1
30 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “I Need Never Get Old” [3|29] [=] [4]
29 Shinedown “State Of My Head” [7|25] [-4] [29]
EX: Sick Puppies “There’s No Going Back” (2013)
28 Lukas Graham “7 Years” [6|26] [-2] [16]
27 Catfish and The Bottlemen “Soundcheck” [1|27] [D] [4]
Bonus: Colours “Monster”
26 The 1975 “The Sound” [2|26] [+2] [8]
25 BØRNS “10,000 Emerald Pools” [11|22] [-1] [58]
CB1: Silversun Pickups “Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)”
24 Kaleo “Way Down We Go” [2|24] [+5] [9]
23 Foo Fighters “Saint Cecilia” [13|10] [-1] [176]
EX: Lenny Kravitz “Always On The Run” (1991)
22 Joywave “Destruction” [7|22] [+1] [38]
21 The Wombats “Give Me A Try” [14|20] [-1] [86]

Hour 2
20 Bear Hands “2AM” [4|20] [+1] [29]
19 Declan McKenna “Brazil” [6|19] [=] [47]
EX: James “Laid” (1993)
18 Elle King “Under The Influence” [11|18] [=] [109]
17 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “High Dive” [18|17] [=] [143]
16 AWOLnation “Woman Woman” [10|16] [=] [91]
CB2: Chef’Special “In Your Arms”
15 JR JR “Gone” [21|15] [=] [155]
14 Panic! At The Disco “Victorious” [17|11] [-1] [181]
EX: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers “You Got Lucky” (1982)
13 The Struts “Kiss This” [14|13] [+1] [152]
12 Miike Snow “Genghis Khan” [11|12] [=] [140]
Bonus: Fitz and The Tantrums “HandClap”
11 The Lumineers “Ophelia” [6|11] [=] [95]

Hour 3
10 Cage The Elephant “Mess Around” [19|1(2x)] [-1] [332]
9 Twenty|one|pilots “Stressed Out” [27|1(10x)] [-1] [325]
EX: Grouplove “Ways To Go” (2013)
8 Cold War Kids “First” [46|1(7x)] [-1] [298]
7 Empire Of The Sun “Walking On A Dream” [8|7] [+3] [124]
6 Coldplay “Adventure Of A Lifetime” [18|1(3x)] [-1] [337]
Bonus: Iggy Pop “Gardenia”
5 The Strumbellas “Spirits” [9|5] [+1] [173]
4 X Ambassadors “Unsteady” [20|4] [=] [286]
3 Foals “Mountain At My Gates” [31|1(1x)] [-1] [309]
EX: System Of A Down “Aerials” (2002)
2 Nothing But Thieves “Trip Switch” [19|1(2x)] [-1] [315]
1 Twenty|one|pilots “Ride” [10|1(1x)] [+2] [185]

Falloffs:
27 Weezer “Thank God For Girls” [19|10] [164] [RECURRENT, <20]

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 (03.19-03.20.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 03.19.2016-03.20.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (03.19.2016).

Notes:

  • The 1975 + Kaleo debut.
  • Twenty|one|pilots’ Ride +4 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Cage The Elephant -4 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Nothing But Thieves hold on to #1 for a 2nd week in a row?

Hour 1
30 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “I Need Never Get Old” [2|29] [-1] [3]
29 Kaleo “Way Down We Go” [1|29] [D] [2]
EX: Julian Cope “Charlotte Anne” (1988)
28 The 1975 “The Sound” [1|28] [D] [3]
27 Weezer “Thank God For Girls” [19|10] [-3] [164]
Bonus: Weezer “King Of The World”
26 Lukas Graham “7 Years” [5|26] [+2] [13]
25 Shinedown “State Of My Head” [6|25] [+1] [27]
CB1: Transviolet “New Bohemia”
24 BØRNS “10,000 Emerald Pools” [10|22] [-2] [52]
23 Joywave “Destruction” [6|23] [=] [29]
EX: Wolf Alice “Moaning Lisa Smile” (2015)
22 Foo Fighters “Saint Cecilia” [12|10] [-3] [168]
21 Bear Hands “2AM” [3|21] [+4] [18]

Hour 2
20 The Wombats “Give Me A Try” [13|20] [=] [76]
19 Declan McKenna “Brazil” [5|19] [+2] [35]
Bonus: Jake Bugg “Gimme The Love”
18 Elle King “Under The Influence” [10|18] [=] [96]
17 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “High Dive” [17|17] [=] [129]
16 AWOLnation “Woman Woman” [9|16] [=] [76]
CB2: Catfish and The Bottlemen “Soundcheck”
15 JR JR “Gone” [20|15] [=] [139]
14 The Struts “Kiss This” [13|14] [=] [134]
EX: Apocalyptica/Gavin Rossdale “End Of Me” (2010)
13 Panic! At The Disco “Victorious” [16|11] [-2] [164]
12 Miike Snow “Genghis Khan” [10|12] [=] [121]
EX: Material Issue “What Girls Want” (1992)
11 The Lumineers “Ophelia” [5|11] [+2] [75]

Hour 3
10 Empire Of The Sun “Walking On A Dream” [7|10] [=] [100]
9 Cage The Elephant “Mess Around” [18|1(2x)] [-4] [311]
EX: R.E.M. “The One I Love” (1987)
8 Twenty|one|pilots “Stressed Out” [26|1(10x)] [-1] [303]
7 Cold War Kids “First” [45|1(7x)] [+1] [275]
6 The Strumbellas “Spirits” [8|6] [+3] [147]
Bonus: Lewis Del Mar “Loud(y)”
5 Coldplay “Adventure Of A Lifetime” [17|1(3x)] [-2] [312]
4 X Ambassadors “Unsteady” [19|4] [=] [259]
3 Twenty|one|pilots “Ride” [9|3] [+4] [155]
EX: Foster The People “Pumped Up Kicks” (2011)
2 Foals “Mountain At My Gates” [30|1(1x)] [=] [281]
1 Nothing But Thieves “Trip Switch” [18|1(2x)] [=] [286]

Falloffs:
27 Mumford and Sons “Ditmas” [13|13] [128]
30 Florence + The Machine “Delilah” [2|30] [2]

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 (03.12-03.13.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 03.12.2016-03.13.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (03.12.2016).

Notes:

  • Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats debut.
  • Florence + The Machine return.
  • AWOLnation +4 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Mumford and Sons -4 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Will Foals try for a 2nd week @#1, or will Nothing But Thieves steal it?

Hour 1
30 Florence + The Machine “Delilah” [2|30] [R] [2]
29 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “I Need Never Get Old” [1|29] [D] [2]
Bonus: Death Cab For Cutie “Good Help (Is So Hard To Find)”
28 Lukas Graham “7 Years” [4|28] [+2] [8]
27 Mumford and Sons “Ditmas” [13|13] [-4] [128]
EX: Yellowcard “Lights And Sounds” (2006)
26 Shinedown “State Of My Head” [5|26] [+1] [21]
25 Bear Hands “2AM” [2|25] [+4] [8]
CB1: St. Lucia “Dancing On Glass”
24 Weezer “Thank God For Girls” [18|10] [-3] [160]
23 Joywave “Destruction” [5|23] [+3] [21]
EX: Matt and Kim “Let’s Go” (2012)
22 BØRNS “10,000 Emerald Pools” [9|22] [+3] [45]
21 Declan McKenna “Brazil” [4|21] [+2] [23]

Hour 2
20 The Wombats “Give Me A Try” [12|20] [+2] [65]
19 Foo Fighters “Saint Cecilia” [11|10] [-3] [159]
EX: Young The Giant “Cough Syrup” (2011)
18 Elle King “Under The Influence” [9|18] [+1] [83]
17 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “High Dive” [16|17] [+1] [115]
16 AWOLnation “Woman Woman” [8|16] [+4] [61]
CB2: Transviolet “New Bohemia”
15 JR JR “Gone” [19|15] [+2] [123]
14 The Struts “Kiss This” [12|14] [+1] [117]
Bonus: The 1975 “The Sound”
13 The Lumineers “Ophelia” [4|13] [=] [55]
12 Miike Snow “Genghis Khan” [9|12] [=] [102]
EX: The Neighbourhood “Sweater Weather” (2013)
11 Panic! At The Disco “Victorious” [15|11] [=] [146]

Hour 3
10 Empire Of The Sun “Walking On A Dream” [6|10] [=] [79]
9 The Strumbellas “Spirits” [7|8] [-1] [122]
EX: Green Day “She” (1995)
8 Cold War Kids “First” [44|1(7x)] [-1] [251]
7 Twenty|one|pilots “Ride” [8|7] [+2] [127]
6 Twenty|one|pilots “Stressed Out” [25|1(10x)] [-1] [280]
Bonus: Walk The Moon “Work This Body”
5 Cage The Elephant “Mess Around” [17|1(2x)] [-3] [289]
4 X Ambassadors “Unsteady” [18|4] [+2] [232]
3 Coldplay “Adventure Of A Lifetime” [16|1(3x)] [+1] [286]
EX: Nirvana “Heart-Shaped Box” (1993)
2 Foals “Mountain At My Gates” [29|1(1x)] [-1] [252]
1 Nothing But Thieves “Trip Switch” [17|1(1x)] [+2] [256]

Falloffs:
14 Vance Joy “Fire And The Flood” [23|4] [218] [RECURRENT, <15]
28 Disclosure/Lorde “Magnets” [15|12] [126]

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 (03.05-03.06.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 03.05.2016-03.06.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (03.05.2016).

Notes:

  • Bear Hands debut.
  • The Lumineers +4 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Weezer -6 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Coldplay retain #1 for a 4TH week in a row, or does Foals finally end it?

Hour 1
30 Lukas Graham “7 Years” [3|29] [-1] [5]
29 Bear Hands “2AM” [1|29] [D] [2]
EX: Metric “Breathing Underwater” (2012)
28 Disclosure/Lorde “Magnets” [15|12] [-5] [126]
27 Shinedown “State Of My Head” [4|26] [+1] [16]
Bonus: Dreamers “Drugs”
26 Joywave “Destruction” [4|26] [+1] [13]
25 BØRNS “10,000 Emerald Pools” [8|25] [=] [36]
CB1: St. Lucia “Dancing On Glass”
24 Declan McKenna “Brazil” [3|24] [+2] [13]
23 Mumford and Sons “Ditmas” [12|13] [-3] [124]
EX: Mumford and Sons “Lover of the Light” (2013)
22 The Wombats “Give Me A Try” [11|22] [+2] [54]
21 Weezer “Thank God For Girls” [17|10] [-6] [153]

Hour 2
20 AWOLnation “Woman Woman” [7|20] [+2] [46]
19 Elle King “Under The Influence” [8|19] [+2] [70]
EX: 311 “Sunset in July” (2011)
18 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “High Dive” [15|17] [+1] [101]
17 JR JR “Gone” [18|17] [+1] [107]
16 Foo Fighters “Saint Cecilia” [10|10] [-4] [147]
CB2: Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “I Need Never Get Old”
15 The Struts “Kiss This” [11|15] [+1] [100]
14 Vance Joy “Fire And The Flood” [23|4] [-4] [218] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
Bonus: M83 “Do It, Try It”
13 The Lumineers “Ophelia” [3|13] [+4] [37]
12 Miike Snow “Genghis Khan” [8|12] [+2] [83]
EX: Taking Back Sunday “MakeDamnSure” (2006)
11 Panic! At The Disco “Victorious” [14|11] [=] [126]

Hour 3
10 Empire Of The Sun “Walking On A Dream” [5|10] [+3] [58]
9 Twenty|one|pilots “Ride” [7|9] [=] [103]
EX: Audioslave “Original Fire” (2006)
8 The Strumbellas “Spirits” [6|8] [=] [100]
7 Cold War Kids “First” [43|1(7x)] [=] [228]
6 X Ambassadors “Unsteady” [17|6] [=] [205]
Bonus: Kaleo “Way Down We Go”
5 Twenty|one|pilots “Stressed Out” [24|1(10x)] [=] [255]
4 Coldplay “Adventure Of A Lifetime” [15|1(3x)] [-3] [258]
3 Nothing But Thieves “Trip Switch” [16|3] [+1] [226]
EX: Sugar Ray “Fly” (1997)
2 Cage The Elephant “Mess Around” [16|1(2x)] [=] [263]
1 Foals “Mountain At My Gates” [28|1(1x)] [+2] [223]

Falloffs:
30 Florence + The Machine “Delilah” [1|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.