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Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (05.28-05.30.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 05.28.2016-05.30.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (05.28.2016).

Notes:

  • The Dirty Heads + Coldplay debut.
  • Bishop Briggs + Cage The Elephant +3 each for Leap Of The Week.
  • The Strumbellas -2 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Will The Strumbellas get a 4th week at #1, or will RHCP, Blink-182, or The Lumineers end that?

Hour 1
30 Holy White Hounds “Switchblade” [2|29] [-1] [3]
29 Coldplay “Up&Up” [1|29] [D] [2]
Bonus: The Strokes “Oblivius”
28 Death Cab For Cutie “Good Help (Is So Hard To Find)” [8|27] [-1] [23]
27 Broods “Free” [3|27] [+1] [8]
EX: Radiohead “Optimistic” (2000)
26 Lewis Del Mar “Loud(y)” [4|26] [=] [13]
25 The Dirty Heads “That’s All I Need” [1|25] [D] [6]
EX: The Dirty Heads “My Sweet Summer” (2014)
24 Finish Ticket “Color” [5|24] [+1] [22]
23 Disturbed “The Sound Of Silence” [8|22] [+1] [54]
CB1: Barns Courtney “Fire”
22 Weezer “King Of The World” [7|22] [+1] [45]
21 Young The Giant “Something To Believe In” [3|21] [+1] [24]

Hour 2
20 The 1975 “The Sound” [11|20] [=] [97]
19 Silversun Pickups “Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)” [9|19] [=] [77]
18 Bishop Briggs “River” [6|18] [+3] [41]
EX: Bastille “Bad Blood” (2014)
17 Joywave “Destruction” [16|17] [=] [132]
16 Declan McKenna “Brazil” [15|16] [=] [165]
CB2: Glass Animals “Life Itself”
15 Cage The Elephant “Trouble” [5|15] [+3] [48]
14 Catfish and The Bottlemen “Soundcheck” [10|14] [=] [107]
Bonus: PVRIS “You And I”
13 Bear Hands “2AM” [13|12] [-1] [167]
12 Empire Of The Sun “Walking On A Dream” [17|3] [-1] [353]
EX: Vendetta Red “Shatterday” (2003)
11 Kongos “Take It From Me” [8|11] [+2] [82]

Hour 3
10 Cold War Kids “First” [55|1(7x)] [-1] [508]
9 AWOLnation “Woman Woman” [19|5] [-1] [283]
EX: The Strokes “Reptilia” (2004)
8 Kaleo “Way Down We Go” [11|8] [+2] [156]
7 The Struts “Kiss This” [23|6] [-1] [355]
6 Fitz and The Tantrums “HandClap” [9|6] [+1] [171]
Bonus: 888 “Critical Mistakes”
5 Red Hot Chili Peppers “Dark Necessities” [4|5] [=] [79]
4 Blink-182 “Bored To Death” [5|4] [=] [105]
3 The Strumbellas “Spirits” [18|(3x)] [-2] [434]
EX: Chevelle “Send The Pain Below” (2003)
2 Twenty|one|pilots “Ride” [19|1(6x)] [=] [451]
1 The Lumineers “Ophelia” [15|1(1x)] [+2] [333]

Falloffs:
15 JR JR “Gone” [29|10] [301] [RECURRENT, <15]
30 Radiohead “Burn The Witch” [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 (05.21-05.22.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 05.21.2016-05.22.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (05.21.2016).

Notes:

  • Radiohead + Holy White Hounds debut.
  • Young The Giant + Bishop Briggs + Cage The Elephant + Red Hot Chili Peppers +4 each for Leap Of The Week.
  • Empire Of The Sun -6 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Will The Strumbellas get a 3rd week at #1?

Hour 1
30 Radiohead “Burn The Witch” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Holy White Hounds “Switchblade” [1|29] [D] [2]

EX: Arctic Monkeys “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?” (2014)
28 Broods “Free” [2|28] [+2] [4]
27 Death Cab For Cutie “Good Help (Is So Hard To Find)” [7|27] [+1] [20]
CB1: The Dirty Heads “That’s All I Need”
26 Lewis Del Mar “Loud(y)” [3|26] [+3] [8]
25 Finish Ticket “Color” [4|25] [+2] [15]
Bonus: Panic! At The Disco “Don’t Threaten Me With A Good Time”
24 Disturbed “The Sound Of Silence” [7|22] [-1] [46]
23 Weezer “King Of The World” [6|23] [+1] [36]
EX: OK Go “Here It Goes Again” (2006)
22 Young The Giant “Something To Believe In” [2|22] [+4] [14]
21 Bishop Briggs “River” [5|21] [+4] [28]

Hour 2
20 The 1975 “The Sound” [10|20] [=] [86]
19 Silversun Pickups “Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)” [8|19] [+2] [65]
18 Cage The Elephant “Trouble” [4|18] [+4] [32]
EX: Cage The Elephant “Aberdeen” (2011)
17 Joywave “Destruction” [15|17] [+2] [118]
16 Declan McKenna “Brazil” [14|16] [+2] [150]
CB2: Run River North “Run Or Hide”
15 JR JR “Gone” [29|10] [-2] [301]
14 Catfish and The Bottlemen “Soundcheck” [9|14] [+3] [90]
Bonus: Skillet “Feel Invincible”
13 Kongos “Take It From Me” [7|13] [+3] [62]
12 Bear Hands “2AM” [12|12] [+3] [149]
EX: Pat Benatar “Love Is a Battlefield” (1983)
11 Empire Of The Sun “Walking On A Dream” [16|3] [-6] [334]

Hour 3
10 Kaleo “Way Down We Go” [10|10] [+2] [133]
9 Cold War Kids “First” [54|1(7x)] [+1] [487]
Bonus: X Ambassadors/Jamie N Commons “Low Life”
8 AWOLnation “Woman Woman” [18|5] [=] [261]
7 Fitz and The Tantrums “HandClap” [8|7] [=] [146]
6 The Struts “Kiss This” [22|6] [=] [331]
EX: Avenged Sevenfold “So Far Away” (2011)
5 Red Hot Chili Peppers “Dark Necessities” [3|5] [+4] [53]
4 Blink-182 “Bored To Death” [4|4] [=] [78]
3 The Lumineers “Ophelia” [14|3] [=] [303]
EX: The Killers “Human” (2008)
2 Twenty|one|pilots “Ride” [18|1(6x)] [=] [422]
1 The Strumbellas “Spirits” [17|(3x)] [=] [406]

Falloffs:
11 Miike Snow “Genghis Khan” [18|5] [299] [RECURRENT, <15]
14 Nothing But Thieves “Trip Switch” [26|1(2x)] [487] [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 (05.14-05.15.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 05.14.2016-05.15.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (05.14.2016).

Notes:

  • Broods + Young The Giant debut.
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers +17 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Nothing But Thieves + JR JR + Miike Snow + Cold War Kids + AWOLnation -3 each for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Will The Strumbellas get a 2nd week at #1?


Hour 1
30 Broods “Free” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Lewis Del Mar “Loud(y)” [2|29] [+1] [3]
EX: The Dirty Heads “Spread Too Thin” (2012)
28 Death Cab For Cutie “Good Help (Is So Hard To Find)” [6|27] [=] [16]
27 Finish Ticket “Color” [3|27] [=] [9]
Bonus: Switchfoot ‘Float”
26 Young The Giant “Something To Believe In” [1|26] [D] [5]
25 Bishop Briggs “River” [4|25] [=] [18]
CB1: Holy White Hounds “Switchblade”
24 Weezer “King Of The World” [5|23] [-1] [28]
23 Disturbed “The Sound Of Silence” [6|22] [-1] [39]
EX: Disturbed “Inside The Fire” (2008)
22 Cage The Elephant “Trouble” [3|22] [+2] [19]
21 Silversun Pickups “Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)” [7|21] [=] [53]

Hour 2
20 The 1975 “The Sound” [9|20] [=] [75]
19 Joywave “Destruction” [14|19] [=] [104]
18 Declan McKenna “Brazil” [13|17] [-1] [135]
EX: Lenny Kravitz “American Woman” (1999)
17 Catfish and The Bottlemen “Soundcheck” [8|17] [+1] [73]
16 Kongos “Take It From Me” [6|16] [=] [44]
CB2: Radiohead “Burn The Witch”
15 Bear Hands “2AM” [11|15] [=] [130]
14 Nothing But Thieves “Trip Switch” [26|1(2x)] [-3] [487] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
EX: The Vines “Ride” (2004)
13 JR JR “Gone” [28|10] [-3] [285]
12 Kaleo “Way Down We Go” [9|12] [+1] [112]
Bonus: Ra Ra Riot & Rostam “Water”
11 Miike Snow “Genghis Khan” [18|5] [-3] [299]

Hour 3
10 Cold War Kids “First” [53|1(7x)] [-3] [465]
9 Red Hot Chili Peppers “Dark Necessities” [2|9] [+17] [27]
8 AWOLnation “Woman Woman” [17|5] [-3] [238]
EX: Passion Pit “Take A Walk” (2012)
7 Fitz and The Tantrums “HandClap” [7|7] [+2] [122]
6 The Struts “Kiss This” [21|6] [=] [306]
Bonus: Chevelle “Joyride (Omen)”
5 Empire Of The Sun “Walking On A Dream” [15|3] [-1] [314]
4 Blink-182 “Bored To Death” [3|4] [+8] [51]
3 The Lumineers “Ophelia” [13|3] [=] [275]
EX: Beastie Boys “Ch-Check It Out” (2004)
2 Twenty|one|pilots “Ride” [17|1(6x)] [=] [393]
1 The Strumbellas “Spirits” [16|(2x)] [=] [376]

Falloffs:
14 Coldplay “Adventure Of A Lifetime” [24|1(3x)] [454] [RECURRENT, <15]
29 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “I Need Never Get Old” [9|26] [23]

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 (05.07-05.08.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 05.07.2016-05.08.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (05.08.2016).

Notes:

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers + Lewis Del Mar debut.
  • Finish Ticket return.
  • Blink-182 +14 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Nothing But Thieves -4 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Twenty|one|pilots stay #1 for the 7th week in a row? Or do The Strumbellas end their run?

Hour 1
30 Lewis Del Mar “Loud(y)” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “I Need Never Get Old” [9|26] [+1] [23]
Bonus: Barns Courtney “Fire”
28 Death Cab For Cutie “Good Help (Is So Hard To Find)” [5|27] [+1] [13]
27 Finish Ticket “Color” [2|27] [R] [5]
EX: Red Hot Chili Peppers “Dosed” (2003)
26 Red Hot Chili Peppers “Dark Necessities” [1|26] [D] [5]
25 Bishop Briggs “River” [3|25] [+2] [12]
EX: Stone Sour “Say You’ll Haunt Me” (2010)
24 Cage The Elephant “Trouble” [2|24] [+4] [10]
23 Weezer “King Of The World” [4|23] [+3] [21]
CB1: Young The Giant “Something To Believe In”
22 Disturbed “The Sound Of Silence” [5|22] [+2] [31]
21 Silversun Pickups “Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)” [6|21] [+2] [43]

Hour 2
20 The 1975 “The Sound” [8|20] [+2] [64]
19 Joywave “Destruction” [13|19] [=] [92]
18 Catfish and The Bottlemen “Soundcheck” [7|18] [+2] [59]
EX: Fall Out Boy “Centuries” (2014)
17 Declan McKenna “Brazil” [12|17] [+1] [122]
16 Kongos “Take It From Me” [5|16] [+5] [29]
CB2: Broods “Free”
15 Bear Hands “2AM” [10|15] [+1] [114]
14 Coldplay “Adventure Of A Lifetime” [24|1(3x)] [=] [454] [RECURRENT, 3/4 Bonus Weeks]
EX: Walk The Moon “Anna Sun” (2012)
13 Kaleo “Way Down We Go” [8|13] [+2] [93]
12 Blink-182 “Bored To Death” [2|12] [+14] [24]
Bonus: Chris Cornell “Nothing Compares 2 U”
11 Nothing But Thieves “Trip Switch” [25|1(2x)] [-4] [470]

Hour 3
10 JR JR “Gone” [27|10] [+1] [267]
9 Fitz and The Tantrums “HandClap” [6|9] [+1] [98]
EX: Eagle-Eye Cherry “Save Tonight” (1998)
8 Miike Snow “Genghis Khan” [17|5] [-3] [279]
7 Cold War Kids “First” [52|1(7x)] [-1] [444]
6 The Struts “Kiss This” [20|6] [+2] [281]
Bonus: Radiohead “Burn The Witch”
5 AWOLnation “Woman Woman” [16|5] [+1] [215]
4 Empire Of The Sun “Walking On A Dream” [14|3] [-1] [288]
3 The Lumineers “Ophelia” [12|3] [+1] [247]
EX: 311 “Down” (1996)
2 Twenty|one|pilots “Ride” [16|1(6x)] [-1] [364]
1 The Strumbellas “Spirits” [15|(1x)] [+1] [346]

Falloffs:
12 Twenty|one|pilots “Stressed Out” [32|1(10x)] [422] [RECURRENT, Maxed Out]
13 X Ambassadors “Unsteady” [25|3] [407] [RECURRENT, <15]
17 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “High Dive” [23|16] [216] [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.