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Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (09.24-09.25.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 09.24.2016-09.25.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (09.24.2016).

Notes:

  • no debuts/returns.
  • Kings Of Leon +8 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Beck + The Dirty Heads -6 each for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Twenty|one|pilots keep a hold of #1 for the 4th week in a row? Or can Bastille or Green Day end it?

Hour 1
30 Band Of Horses “Casual Party” [10|22] [-4] [49]
29 Foals “What Went Down” [8|22] [-2] [41]
EX: AFI “17 Crimes” (2013)
28 Coin “Talk Too Much” [3|28] [+1] [7]
27 Panic! At The Disco “Don’t Threaten Me With A Good Time” [7|26] [+1] [26]
Bonus: Zack De La Rocha “Digging For Windows”
26 Empire Of The Sun “High and Low” [3|26] [+4] [7]
25 The Struts “Put Your Money On Me” [6|25] [=] [24]
CB1: K.Flay “Blood In The Cut”
24 Nothing But Thieves “Wake Up Call” [15|17] [-4] [150]
23 X Ambassadors/Jamie N Commons “Low Life” [10|23] [+1] [46]
EX: The Mowgli’s “San Francisco” (2013)
22 Beck “Wow” [16|9] [-6] [275]
21 Weathers “Happy Pills” [10|21] [+2] [77]

Hour 2
20 The Dirty Heads “That’s All I Need” [18|14] [-6] [224]
19 Barns Courtney “Fire” [17|19] [+2] [131]
18 Jimmy Eat World “Sure and Certain” [3|18] [+4] [26]
EX: Slipknot “Dead Memories” (2008)
17 Weezer “King Of The World” [24|16] [=] [243]
16 Judah and The Lion “Take It All Back” [5|16] [+3] [58]
CB2: Red Hot Chili Peppers “Go Robot”
15 Glass Animals “Life Itself” [14|15] [=] [139]
14 Young The Giant “Something To Believe In” [20|10] [-3] [317]
Bonus: Kongos “The World Would Run Better”
13 Red Hot Chili Peppers “Dark Necessities” [21|1(1x)] [-1] [516]
12 Grouplove “Welcome To Your Life” [10|12] [+1] [142]
EX: Metric “Breathing Underwater” (2012)
11 The Lumineers “Ophelia” [32|1(4x)] [-1] [755] [RECURRENT, 3/4 Bonus Weeks]

Hour 3
10 Kings Of Leon “Waste A Moment” [2|10] [+8] [34]
9 Blink-182 “Bored To Death” [22|1(6x)] [-2] [580]
Bonus: Blink-182 “She’s Out Of Her Mind”
8 Phantogram “You Don’t Get Me High Anymore” [13|8] [+1] [270]
7 Kaleo “Way Down We Go” [28|1(1x)] [-1] [612]
6 The Head and The Heart “All We Ever Knew” [15|6] [+2] [255]
EX: Vance Joy “Mess Is Mine” (2015)
5 Bishop Briggs “River” [23|3] [=] [440]
4 Cage The Elephant “Trouble” [22|1(2x)] [-2] [487]
3 Green Day “Bang Bang” [7|3] [+1] [160]
EX: The Black Keys “Gold On The Ceiling” (2012)
2 Bastille “Good Grief” [14|2] [+1] [320]
1 Twenty|one|pilots “Heathens” [14|1(4x)] [=] [347]

Falloffs:
none

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 (09.17-09.18.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 09.17.2016-09.18.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (09.17.2016).

Notes:

  • Kings Of Leon debut.
  • Coin return.
  • Jimmy Eat World +5 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Band Of Horses -4 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Twenty|one|pilots keep a hold of #1 for the 3rd week in a row?

Hour 1
30 Empire Of The Sun “High and Low” [2|30] [=] [2]
29 Coin “Talk Too Much” [2|29] [R] [4]
EX: Muse “Undisclosed Desires” (2010)
28 Panic! At The Disco “Don’t Threaten Me With A Good Time” [6|26] [-2] [22]
27 Foals “What Went Down” [7|22] [-3] [39]
Bonus: The Mowgli’s “Bad Thing”
26 Band Of Horses “Casual Party” [9|22] [-4] [48]
25 The Struts “Put Your Money On Me” [5|25] [+3] [18]
CB1: Zipper Club “Going The Distance”
24 X Ambassadors/Jamie N Commons “Low Life” [9|23] [-1] [38]
23 Weathers “Happy Pills” [9|21] [-2] [67]
EX: The Naked and Famous “Young Blood” (2011)
22 Jimmy Eat World “Sure and Certain” [2|22] [+5] [13]
21 Barns Courtney “Fire” [16|19] [-1] [119]

Hour 2
20 Nothing But Thieves “Wake Up Call” [14|17] [-2] [143]
19 Judah and The Lion “Take It All Back” [4|19] [=] [43]
18 Kings Of Leon “Waste A Moment” [1|18] [D] [13]
EX: Kings Of Leon “Use Somebody” (2008)
17 Weezer “King Of The World” [23|16] [=] [229]
16 Beck “Wow” [15|9] [-3] [266]
CB2: K.Flay “Blood In The Cut”
15 Glass Animals “Life Itself” [13|15] [+1] [123]
14 The Dirty Heads “That’s All I Need” [17|14] [+1] [213]
Bonus: The Naked and Famous “Higher”
13 Grouplove “Welcome To Your Life” [9|13] [+1] [123]
12 Red Hot Chili Peppers “Dark Necessities” [20|1(1x)] [-1] [498]
EX: Three Days Grace “The Good Life” (2010)
11 Young The Giant “Something To Believe In” [19|10] [+1] [300]

Hour 3
10 The Lumineers “Ophelia” [31|1(4x)] [=] [735] [RECURRENT, 2/4 Bonus Weeks]
9 Phantogram “You Don’t Get Me High Anymore” [12|9] [=] [247]
EX: The Bravery “Believe” (2008)
8 The Head and The Heart “All We Ever Knew” [14|8] [=] [230]
7 Blink-182 “Bored To Death” [21|1(6x)] [=] [558]
6 Kaleo “Way Down We Go” [27|1(1x)] [=] [588]
Bonus: The Lumineers “Cleopatra”
5 Bishop Briggs “River” [22|3] [-2] [414]
4 Green Day “Bang Bang” [6|4] [+1] [132]
3 Bastille “Good Grief” [13|3] [+1] [291]
EX: Walk The Moon “Shut Up And Dance” (2014)
2 Cage The Elephant “Trouble” [21|1(2x)] [=] [460]
1 Twenty|one|pilots “Heathens” [13|1(3x)] [=] [317]

Falloffs:
25 888 “Critical Mistakes” [10|23] [52]
29 The Hunna “You and Me” [4|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 (09.10-09.11.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 09.10.2016-09.11.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (09.10.2016).

Notes:

  • Empire Of The Sun + Jimmy Eat World debut.
  • Green Day + Bastille + X Ambassadors + Band Of Horses +2 each for Leap Of The Week.
  • 888 + Foals + Weezer + Blink-182 + Kaleo -2 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Twenty|one|pilots is expected to hold the #1 spot.

Hour 1
30 Empire Of The Sun “High and Low” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 The Hunna “You and Me” [4|28] [-1] [8]
Bonus: The Strumbellas “We Don’t Know”
28 The Struts “Put Your Money On Me” [4|27] [-1] [12]
27 Jimmy Eat World “Sure and Certain” [1|27] [D] [4]
EX: Jimmy Eat World “Always Be” (2008)
26 Panic! At The Disco “Don’t Threaten Me With A Good Time” [5|26] [=] [19]
25 888 “Critical Mistakes” [10|23] [-2] [52]
CB1: Kings Of Leon “Waste A Moment”
24 Foals “What Went Down” [6|22] [-2] [35]
23 X Ambassadors/Jamie N Commons “Low Life” [8|23] [+2] [31]
EX: Mumford and Sons “Roll Away Your Stone” (2011)
22 Band Of Horses “Casual Party” [8|22] [+2] [43]
21 Weathers “Happy Pills” [8|21] [=] [59]

Hour 2
20 Barns Courtney “Fire” [15|19] [-1] [109]
19 Judah and The Lion “Take It All Back” [3|19] [+1] [31]
18 Nothing But Thieves “Wake Up Call” [13|17] [=] [132]
EX: Foo Fighters “Walk” (2011)
17 Weezer “King Of The World” [22|16] [-2] [215]
16 Glass Animals “Life Itself” [12|16] [+1] [107]
CB2: Catfish and The Bottlemen “7”
15 The Dirty Heads “That’s All I Need” [16|15] [=] [196]
14 Grouplove “Welcome To Your Life” [8|14] [=] [105]
Bonus: Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Fire Escape”
13 Beck “Wow” [14|9] [-1] [251]
12 Young The Giant “Something To Believe In” [18|10] [+1] [280]
EX: Blink-182 “What’s My Age Again?” (1999)
11 Red Hot Chili Peppers “Dark Necessities” [19|1(1x)] [-1] [479]

Hour 3
10 The Lumineers “Ophelia” [30|1(4x)] [+1] [714] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
9 Phantogram “You Don’t Get Me High Anymore” [11|9] [=] [225]
EX: Youngblood Hawke “We Come Running” (2012)
8 The Head and The Heart “All We Ever Knew” [13|8] [=] [207]
7 Blink-182 “Bored To Death” [20|1(6x)] [-2] [534]
6 Kaleo “Way Down We Go” [26|1(1x)] [-2] [563]

Bonus: Highly Suspect “My Name Is Human”
5 Green Day “Bang Bang” [5|5] [+2] [105]
4 Bastille “Good Grief” [12|4] [+2] [263]

3 Bishop Briggs “River” [21|3] [=] [388]
EX: Third Eye Blind “Semi-Charmed Life” (1997)
2 Cage The Elephant “Trouble” [20|1(2x)] [=] [431]
1 Twenty|one|pilots “Heathens” [12|1(2x)] [=] [287]

Falloffs:
30 The 1975 “Somebody Else” [1|30] [1]
29 Coin “Talk Too Much” [1|29] [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 (09.03-09.05.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 09.03.2016-09.05.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (09.03.2016).

Notes:

  • The 1975 + Coin debut.
  • Phantogram +4 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Band Of Horses + Beck + The Lumineers + Red Hot Chili Peppers -2 each for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • We got a new #1: Twenty|one|pilots.

Hour 1
30 The 1975 “Somebody Else” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Coin “Talk Too Much” [1|29] [D] [2]

Bonus: Fitz and The Tantrums “Roll Up”
28 The Hunna “You and Me” [3|28] [+1] [6]
27 The Struts “Put Your Money On Me” [3|27] [+1] [9]
EX: Story Of The Year “Anthem Of Our Dying Day” (2004)
26 Panic! At The Disco “Don’t Threaten Me With A Good Time” [4|26] [+1] [14]
25 X Ambassadors/Jamie N Commons “Low Life” [7|25] [+1] [23]
CB1: Zipper Club “Going The Distance”
24 Band Of Horses “Casual Party” [7|22] [-2] [34]
23 888 “Critical Mistakes” [9|23] [+1] [46]
EX: Sleeper Agent “Get Burned” (2012)
22 Foals “What Went Down” [5|22] [+3] [28]
21 Weathers “Happy Pills” [7|21] [=] [49]

Hour 2
20 Judah and The Lion “Take It All Back” [2|20] [+3] [19]
19 Barns Courtney “Fire” [14|19] [+1] [98]
18 Nothing But Thieves “Wake Up Call” [12|17] [-1] [119]
EX: Duran Duran “Violence Of Summer” (1990)
17 Glass Animals “Life Itself” [11|17] [+2] [92]
16 Weezer “King Of The World” [21|16] [+2] [201]
CB2: Empire Of The Sun “High and Low”
15 The Dirty Heads “That’s All I Need” [15|15] [=] [180]
14 Grouplove “Welcome To Your Life” [7|14] [+2] [88]
EX: Muse “Dead Inside” (2015)
13 Young The Giant “Something To Believe In” [17|10] [-1] [261]
12 Beck “Wow” [13|9] [-2] [233]
Bonus: The Lumineers “Cleopatra”
11 The Lumineers “Ophelia” [29|1(4x)] [-2] [693]

Hour 3
10 Red Hot Chili Peppers “Dark Necessities” [18|1(1x)] [-2] [459]
9 Phantogram “You Don’t Get Me High Anymore” [10|9] [+4] [203]
EX: Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Gold Lion” (2006)
8 The Head and The Heart “All We Ever Knew” [12|8] [+3] [184]
7 Green Day “Bang Bang” [4|7] [=] [79]
6 Bastille “Good Grief” [11|6] [=] [236]
Bonus: Jimmy Eat World “Sure and Certain”
5 Blink-182 “Bored To Death” [19|1(6x)] [-1] [510]
4 Kaleo “Way Down We Go” [25|1(1x)] [-1] [538]
3 Bishop Briggs “River” [20|3] [+2] [360]
EX: Elvis Costello “Veronica” (1989)
2 Cage The Elephant “Trouble” [19|1(2x)] [-1] [402]
1 Twenty|one|pilots “Heathens” [11|1(1x)] [+1] [257]

Falloffs:
14 Twenty|one|pilots “Ride” [32|1(6x)] [737] [RECURRENT, Maxed Out]
30 Coldplay “Up&Up” [13|22] [59]

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.