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Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (04.30-05.01.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 04.30.2016-05.01.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (04.30.2016).

Notes:

  • Cage The Elephant + Blink-182 debut.
  • Kongos +6 for Leap Of The Week.
  • X Ambassadors -5 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Twenty|one|pilots stay #1 for the 6th week in a row?

Hour 1
30 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “I Need Never Get Old” [8|26] [-4] [21]
29 Death Cab For Cutie “Good Help (Is So Hard To Find)” [4|27] [-1] [10]
EX: Imagine Dragons “Shots” (2015)
28 Cage The Elephant “Trouble” [1|28] [D] [3]
27 Bishop Briggs “River” [2|27] [+2] [6]
Bonus: Young The Giant “Something To Believe In”
26 Blink-182 “Bored To Death” [1|26] [D] [5]
25 Weezer “King Of The World” [3|25] [=] [13]
EX: Blue October “Bleed Out” (2013)
24 Disturbed “The Sound Of Silence” [4|24] [=] [22]
23 Silversun Pickups “Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)” [5|23] [=] [33]
CB1: Aurora “Conqueror”
22 The 1975 “The Sound” [7|20] [-2] [53]
21 Kongos “Take It From Me” [2|21] [+6] [14]

Hour 2
20 Catfish and The Bottlemen “Soundcheck” [6|20] [+2] [46]
19 Joywave “Destruction” [12|19] [+2] [80]
18 Declan McKenna “Brazil” [11|18] [+1] [108]
EX: Pixies “Velouria” (1990)
17 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “High Dive” [23|16] [=] [216]
16 Bear Hands “2AM” [9|16] [+2] [98]
CB2: Broods “Free”
15 Kaleo “Way Down We Go” [7|15] [+1] [75]
14 Coldplay “Adventure Of A Lifetime” [23|1(3x)] [=] [437] [RECURRENT, 2/4 Bonus Weeks]
Bonus: Holy White Hounds “Switchblade”
13 X Ambassadors “Unsteady” [25|3] [-5] [407]
12 Twenty|one|pilots “Stressed Out” [32|1(10x)] [+1] [422] [RECURRENT, 4/4 Bonus Weeks]
EX: Pepper “FKARND” (2013)
11 JR JR “Gone” [26|11] [=] [246]

Hour 3
10 Fitz and The Tantrums “HandClap” [5|10] [+2] [76]
9 AWOLnation “Woman Woman” [15|9] [+1] [189]
EX: Rage Against The Machine “Testify” (2000)
8 The Struts “Kiss This” [19|8] [+1] [256]
7 Nothing But Thieves “Trip Switch” [24|1(2x)] [-3] [450]
6 Cold War Kids “First” [51|1(7x)] [+1] [420]
Bonus: Imagine Dragons “Not Today”
5 Miike Snow “Genghis Khan” [16|5] [+1] [256]
4 The Lumineers “Ophelia” [11|4] [+1] [219]
3 Empire Of The Sun “Walking On A Dream” [13|3] [=] [261]
EX: Snow Patrol “Chasing Cars” (2006)
2 The Strumbellas “Spirits” [14|2] [=] [316]
1 Twenty|one|pilots “Ride” [15|1(6x)] [=] [335]

Falloffs:
15 Foals “Mountain At My Gates” [35|1(1x)] [389] [RECURRENT, <15]
30 Finish Ticket “Color” [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.

Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (04.23-04.24.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 04.23.2016-04.24.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (04.23.2016).

Notes:

  • Finish Ticket + Bishop Briggs + Kongos debut.
  • Weezer +5 for Leap Of The Week.
  • X Ambassadors + Coldplay -3 each for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Twenty|one|pilots stay #1 for the 5th week in a row?

Hour 1
30 Finish Ticket “Color” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Bishop Briggs “River” [1|29] [D] [2]

Bonus: The Temper Trap “Fall Together”
28 Death Cab For Cutie “Good Help (Is So Hard To Find)” [3|27] [-1] [8]
27 Kongos “Take It From Me” [1|27] [D] [4]
EX: Prince “Little Red Corvette” (1983)
26 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “I Need Never Get Old” [7|26] [=] [20]
25 Weezer “King Of The World” [2|25] [+5] [7]
EX: Weezer “El Scorcho” (1996)
24 Disturbed “The Sound Of Silence” [3|24] [+1] [15]
23 Silversun Pickups “Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)” [4|23] [+1] [25]
CB1: Lewis Del Mar “Loud(y)”
22 Catfish and The Bottlemen “Soundcheck” [5|22] [+1] [35]
21 Joywave “Destruction” [11|20] [=] [68]

Hour 2
20 The 1975 “The Sound” [6|20] [+2] [44]
19 Declan McKenna “Brazil” [10|18] [=] [95]
EX: Prince “1999” (1982)
18 Bear Hands “2AM” [8|17] [-1] [83]
17 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “High Dive” [22|16] [-1] [202]
16 Kaleo “Way Down We Go” [6|16] [+2] [59]
CB2: Cage The Elephant “Trouble”
15 Foals “Mountain At My Gates” [35|1(1x)] [-2] [389] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
14 Coldplay “Adventure Of A Lifetime” [22|1(3x)] [-3] [420] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
Bonus: Mumford and Sons/Baaba Maal “There Will Be Time”
13 Twenty|one|pilots “Stressed Out” [31|1(10x)] [-1] [403] [RECURRENT, 3/4 Bonus Weeks]
12 Fitz and The Tantrums “HandClap” [4|12] [+2] [55]
EX: Robert DeLong “Don’t Wait Up” (2015)
11 JR JR “Gone” [25|11] [+3] [226]

Hour 3
10 AWOLnation “Woman Woman” [14|10] [=] [167]
9 The Struts “Kiss This” [18|9] [=] [233]
EX: The Black Crowes “Hard to Handle” (1990)
8 X Ambassadors “Unsteady” [24|3] [-3] [389]
7 Cold War Kids “First” [50|1(7x)] [=] [395]
6 Miike Snow “Genghis Khan” [15|6] [+1] [230]
Bonus: Garbage “Empty”
5 The Lumineers “Ophelia” [10|5] [+1] [192]
4 Nothing But Thieves “Trip Switch” [23|1(2x)] [=] [426]
3 Empire Of The Sun “Walking On A Dream” [12|3] [=] [233]
EX: Linkin Park “Somewhere I Belong” (2003)
2 The Strumbellas “Spirits” [13|2] [=] [287]
1 Twenty|one|pilots “Ride” [14|1(5x)] [=] [305]

Falloffs:
20 The Wombats “Give Me A Try” [17|19] [119] [RECURRENT, <15]
28 Chef’Special “In Your Arms” [1|28] [3]
29 Foo Fighters “Saint Cecilia” [16|10] [186]

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 (04.16-04.17.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 04.16.2016-04.17.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (04.16.2016).

Notes:

  • Weezer + Chef’Special debut.
  • Disturbed +4 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Coldplay + Foals -3 each for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Twenty|one|pilots stay #1 for the 4th week in a row?

Hour 1
30 Weezer “King Of The World” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Foo Fighters “Saint Cecilia” [16|10] [-1] [186]
Bonus: Kongos “Take It From Me”
28 Chef’Special “In Your Arms” [1|28] [D] [3]
EX: Imagine Dragons “It’s Time” (2012)
27 Death Cab For Cutie “Good Help (Is So Hard To Find)” [2|27] [+3] [5]
26 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “I Need Never Get Old” [6|26] [+1] [15]
25 Disturbed “The Sound Of Silence” [2|25] [+4] [8]
EX: Radiohead “Creep” (1993)
24 Silversun Pickups “Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)” [3|24] [+1] [17]
23 Catfish and The Bottlemen “Soundcheck” [4|23] [+1] [26]
CB1: Lewis Del Mar “Loud(y)”
22 The 1975 “The Sound” [5|22] [+1] [33]
21 Joywave “Destruction” [10|20] [+1] [58]

Hour 2
20 The Wombats “Give Me A Try” [17|19] [+1] [119]
19 Declan McKenna “Brazil” [9|18] [+1] [83]
EX: C2C “Down The Road” (2013)
18 Kaleo “Way Down We Go” [5|18] [+1] [44]
17 Bear Hands “2AM” [7|17] [+1] [70]
16 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “High Dive” [21|16] [=] [188]
CB2: Aurora “Conqueror”
15 Fitz and The Tantrums “HandClap” [3|15] [+2] [36]
14 JR JR “Gone” [24|14] [=] [206]
Bonus: Broods “Free”
13 Foals “Mountain At My Gates” [34|1(1x)] [-3] [373]
12 Twenty|one|pilots “Stressed Out” [30|1(10x)] [-1] [385] [RECURRENT, 2/4 Bonus Weeks]
EX: Coldplay “Fix You” (2005)
11 Coldplay “Adventure Of A Lifetime” [21|1(3x)] [-3] [403]

Hour 3
10 AWOLnation “Woman Woman” [13|10] [+3] [146]
9 The Struts “Kiss This” [17|9] [+3] [211]
EX: Blink-182 “Not Now” (2005)
8 Miike Snow “Genghis Khan” [14|8] [+1] [205]
7 Cold War Kids “First” [49|1(7x)] [-1] [371]
6 The Lumineers “Ophelia” [9|6] [+1] [166]
Bonus: Coldplay “Up&Up”
5 X Ambassadors “Unsteady” [23|3] [=] [366]
4 Nothing But Thieves “Trip Switch” [22|1(2x)] [-1] [399]
3 Empire Of The Sun “Walking On A Dream” [11|3] [+1] [205]
EX: Green Day “Hitchin’ a Ride” (1997)
2 The Strumbellas “Spirits” [12|2] [=] [258]
1 Twenty|one|pilots “Ride” [13|1(4x)] [=] [275]

Falloffs:
15 Cage The Elephant “Mess Around” [21|1(2x)] [367] [RECURRENT, <15]
26 Elle King “Under The Influence” [13|18] [123]

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 (04.09-04.10.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 04.09.2016-04.10.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (04.09.2016).

Notes:

  • Death Cab For Cutie + Disturbed debut.
  • Fitz and The Tantrums +8 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Foals + Elle King -4 each for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Twenty|one|pilots stay #1 for the 3rd week in a row?

Hour 1
30 Death Cab For Cutie “Good Help (Is So Hard To Find)” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Disturbed “The Sound Of Silence” [1|29] [D] [2]

Bonus: Nothing But Thieves “Wake Up Call”
28 Foo Fighters “Saint Cecilia” [15|10] [-2] [184]
27 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “I Need Never Get Old” [5|27] [+2] [10]
EX: Bruce Springsteen “Badlands” (1978)
26 Elle King “Under The Influence” [13|18] [-4] [123]
25 Silversun Pickups “Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)” [2|25] [+2] [10]
CB1: Chef’Special “In Your Arms”
24 Catfish and The Bottlemen “Soundcheck” [3|24] [=] [18]
23 The 1975 “The Sound” [4|23] [=] [24]
EX: Hoodoo Gurus “Come Anytime” (1989)
22 Joywave “Destruction” [9|20] [-2] [48]
21 The Wombats “Give Me A Try” [16|19] [-2] [108]

Hour 2
20 Declan McKenna “Brazil” [8|18] [-2] [71]
19 Kaleo “Way Down We Go” [4|19] [+3] [31]
EX: Bruce Springsteen “Human Touch” (1992)
18 Bear Hands “2AM” [6|17] [-1] [56]
17 Fitz and The Tantrums “HandClap” [2|17] [+8] [20]
16 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “High Dive” [20|16] [=] [173]
CB2: Weezer “King Of The World”
15 Cage The Elephant “Mess Around” [21|1(2x)] [-3] [367] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
14 JR JR “Gone” [23|14] [=] [189]
Bonus: Tegan and Sara “Boyfriend”
13 AWOLnation “Woman Woman” [12|13] [+2] [125]
12 The Struts “Kiss This” [16|12] [+1] [189]
EX: The Struts “Could Have Been Me” (2015)
11 Twenty|one|pilots “Stressed Out” [29|1(10x)] [-1] [366] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]

Hour 3
10 Foals “Mountain At My Gates” [33|1(1x)] [-4] [355]
9 Miike Snow “Genghis Khan” [13|9] [+2] [182]
EX: Neon Trees “Animal” (2010)
8 Coldplay “Adventure Of A Lifetime” [20|1(3x)] [=] [383]
7 The Lumineers “Ophelia” [8|7] [+2] [141]
6 Cold War Kids “First” [48|1(7x)] [+1] [347]
Bonus: Lewis Del Mar “Loud(y)”
5 X Ambassadors “Unsteady” [22|3] [-2] [340]
4 Empire Of The Sun “Walking On A Dream” [10|4] [+1] [177]
3 Nothing But Thieves “Trip Switch” [21|1(2x)] [-1] [372]
EX: Muse “Uprising” (2009)
2 The Strumbellas “Spirits” [11|2] [+2] [229]
1 Twenty|one|pilots “Ride” [12|1(3x)] [=] [245]

Falloffs:
28 BØRNS “10,000 Emerald Pools” [12|22] [61]
30 Lukas Graham “7 Years” [7|26] [17]

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 (04.02-04.03.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 04.02.2016-04.03.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (04.02.2016).

Notes:

  • Silversun Pickups + Fitz and The Tantrums debut.
  • Bear Hands + Kaleo + The 1975 + Catfish and The Bottlemen +4 each for Leap Of The Week.
  • Elle King -4 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Twenty|one|pilots stay #1 for the 2nd week in a row?

Hour 1
30 Lukas Graham “7 Years” [7|26] [-2] [17]
29 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “I Need Never Get Old” [4|29] [+1] [6]
Bonus: Jack Garratt “Worry”
28 BØRNS “10,000 Emerald Pools” [12|22] [-3] [61]
27 Silversun Pickups “Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)” [1|27] [D] [4]
EX: Linkin Park “Crawling” (2001)
26 Foo Fighters “Saint Cecilia” [14|10] [-3] [181]
25 Fitz and The Tantrums “HandClap” [1|25] [D] [6]
CB1: Transviolet “New Bohemia”
24 Catfish and The Bottlemen “Soundcheck” [2|24] [+3] [11]
23 The 1975 “The Sound” [3|23] [+3] [16]

EX: Alt-J “Left Hand Free” (2014)
22 Elle King “Under The Influence” [12|18] [-4] [118]
21 Kaleo “Way Down We Go” [3|21] [+3] [19]

Hour 2
20 Joywave “Destruction” [8|20] [+2] [39]
19 The Wombats “Give Me A Try” [15|19] [+2] [98]
EX: In The Valley Below “Peaches” (2015)
18 Declan McKenna “Brazil” [7|18] [+1] [60]
17 Bear Hands “2AM” [5|17] [+3] [43]
16 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “High Dive” [19|16] [+1] [158]
CB2: Disturbed “The Sound Of Silence”
15 AWOLnation “Woman Woman” [11|15] [+1] [107]
14 JR JR “Gone” [22|14] [+1] [172]
EX: The Ramones “Poison Heart” (1992)
13 The Struts “Kiss This” [15|13] [=] [170]
12 Cage The Elephant “Mess Around” [20|1(2x)] [-2] [351]
Bonus: Cage The Elephant “Trouble”
11 Miike Snow “Genghis Khan” [12|11] [+1] [160]

Hour 3
10 Twenty|one|pilots “Stressed Out” [28|1(10x)] [-1] [346]
9 The Lumineers “Ophelia” [7|9] [+2] [117]
EX: U2 “Discothèque” (1997)
8 Coldplay “Adventure Of A Lifetime” [19|1(3x)] [-2] [360]
7 Cold War Kids “First” [47|1(7x)] [+1] [322]
6 Foals “Mountain At My Gates” [32|1(1x)] [-3] [334]
Bonus: Aurora “Conqueror”
5 Empire Of The Sun “Walking On A Dream” [9|5] [+2] [150]
4 The Strumbellas “Spirits” [10|4] [+1] [200]
3 X Ambassadors “Unsteady” [21|3] [+1] [314]
EX: Kongos “Come With Me Now” (2014)
2 Nothing But Thieves “Trip Switch” [20|1(2x)] [=] [344]
1 Twenty|one|pilots “Ride” [11|1(2x)] [=] [215]

Falloffs:
14 Panic! At The Disco “Victorious” [17|11] [181] [RECURRENT, <15]
29 Shinedown “State Of My Head” [7|25] [29]

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.