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Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show: Top 60 of 2016 [30-1]

The Mediabase Alt Top 60 of 2016.
Hour 1
30 JR JR “Gone”
29 Beck “Wow”
EX: Chef’Special “In Your Arms” (2016)
28 Young The Giant “Something To Believe In”
27 AWOLnation “Woman Woman”
EX: Foo Fighters “Rope” (2011)
26 Judah and The Lion “Take It All Back”
25 Kings Of Leon “Waste A Moment”
EX: Shinedown “State Of My Head” (2015)
24 Cage The Elephant “Mess Around”
23 Green Day “Bang Bang”
EX: Foals “What Went Down” (2016)
22 Foals “Mountain At My Gates”
21 Empire Of The Sun “Walking On A Dream”

Hour 2
20 X Ambassadors “Unsteady”
19 The Struts “Kiss This”
EX: Capital Cities “Vowels” (2016)
18 Grouplove “Welcome To Your Life”
17 Twenty|one|pilots “Stressed Out”
16 Phantogram “You Don’t Get Me High Anymore”
EX: Fitz and The Tantrums “Roll Up” (2016)
15 Fitz and The Tantrums “HandClap”
14 Coldplay “Adventure Of A Lifetime”
EX: Of Monsters and Men “Wolves Without Teeth” (2016)
13 Nothing But Thieves “Trip Switch”
12 Bishop Briggs “River”
EX: Hoobastank “The Reason” (2004)
11 Red Hot Chili Peppers “Dark Necessities”

Hour 3
10 The Head and The Heart “All We Ever Knew”
9 Cold War Kids “First”
EX: Death Cab For Cutie “The Ghosts Of Beverly Drive” (2015)
8 Bastille “Good Grief”
7 The Strumbellas “Spirits”
6 Twenty|one|pilots “Heathens”
EX: Alt-J “Left Hand Free” (2014)
5 Blink-182 “Bored To Death”
4 Twenty|one|pilots “Ride”
3 The Lumineers “Ophelia”
EX: X Ambassadors “Renegades” (2015)
2 Cage The Elephant “Trouble”
1 Kaleo “Way Down We Go”

Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show: Top 60 of 2016 [60-31]

Hour 1
60 The Wombats “Give Me A Try”
59 The 1975 “The Sound”
EX: Broods “Free” (2016)
58 Elle King “Under The Influence”
57 Disclosure/Lorde “Magnets”
EX: Mumford and Sons “I Will Wait” (2012)
56 Mumford and Sons “Ditmas”
55 Red Hot Chili Peppers “Go Robot”
EX: 3 Doors Down “It’s Not My Time” (2008)
54 Imagine Dragons “Roots”
53 Nothing But Thieves “Wake Up Call”
EX: The Revivalists “Wish I Knew You” (2016)
52 Saint Motel “Move”
51 Weezer “Thank God For Girls”

Hour 2
50 K.Flay “Blood In The Cut”
49 Joywave “Destruction”
48 Blink-182 “She’s Out Of Her Mind”
EX: Weathers “Happy Pills” (2016)
47 Panic! At The Disco “Victorious”
46 Barns Courtney “Fire”
EX: Fall Out Boy “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)” (2013)
45 Foo Fighters “Saint Cecilia”
44 Coin “Talk Too Much”
43 Empire Of The Sun “High and Low”
EX: Bob Moses “Tearing Me Up” (2016)
42 Silversun Pickups “Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)”
41 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “High Dive”

Hour 3
40 Vance Joy “Fire And The Flood”
39 Declan McKenna “Brazil”
EX: Robert DeLong “Long Way Down” (2014)
38 The Dirty Heads “That’s All I Need”
37 Catfish and The Bottlemen “Soundcheck”
36 Glass Animals “Life Itself”
EX: BØRNS “10,000 Emerald Pools” (2016)
35 Jimmy Eat World “Sure and Certain”
34 Kongos “Take It From Me”
33 Bear Hands “2AM”
EX: Radiohead “Burn The Witch” (2016)
32 Miike Snow “Genghis Khan”
31 Weezer “King Of The World”

Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (12.17-12.18.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 12.17.2016-12.18.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (12.17.2016).

Notes:

  • Highly Suspect + The Revivalists debuts.
  • The Dirty Heads + Blink-182 + Green Day’s Still Breathing +3 each for Leap Of The Week.
  • Grouplove + The Head and The Heart -3 each for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Kings of Leon get a 5th week and 3rd in a row @ #1?
  • Today will be the final regular Mediabase Alt Top 30 chart of 2016.
  • 12.24.2016: Top 60 Of 2016 [60-31]; 12.31.2016: Top 60 Of 2016 [30-1].
  • Normal Countdown resumes on 01.06.2017, with all the points reset.

Hour 1
30 The Revivalists “Wish I Knew You” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Milky Chance “Cocoon” [3|29] [+1] [4]
EX: The Offspring “Half-Truism” (2009)
28 Highly Suspect “My Name Is Human” [1|28] [D] [3]
27 Bleeker “Highway” [5|27] [=] [16]
Bonus: Panic! At The Disco “Death Of A Bachelor”
26 Capital Cities “Vowels” [5|26] [+2] [17]
25 Dreamers “Sweet Disaster” [4|25] [+1] [13]
CB1: Rag’n’Bone Man “Human”
24 Bob Moses “Tearing Me Up” [7|24] [=] [34]
23 Fitz and The Tantrums “Roll Up” [8|23] [=] [45]
EX: Foals “Mountain At My Gates” (2015)
22 The Dirty Heads “Oxygen” [6|22] [+3] [30]
21 Coldplay/Beyoncé “Hymn For The Weekend” [7|21] [+1] [52]

Hour 2
20 The Strumbellas “We Don’t Know” [10|19] [+1] [87]
19 Catfish and The Bottlemen “7” [11|19] [+1] [82]
18 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Fire Escape” [10|18] [+1] [103]
EX: Red Hot Chili Peppers “Dark Necessities” (2016)
17 The Lumineers “Cleopatra” [8|17] [+1] [71]
16 Red Hot Chili Peppers “Go Robot” [11|16] [=] [133]
CB2: Twenty|one|pilots “Heavydirtysoul”
15 The 1975 “Somebody Else” [13|15] [+2] [100]
14 Saint Motel “Move” [12|14] [=] [158]
Bonus: Kaleo “All The Pretty Girls”
13 Kaleo “Way Down We Go” [40|1(1x)] [-2] [877] [RECURRENT, 2/4 Bonus Weeks]
12 Empire Of The Sun “High and Low” [15|12] [+1] [192]
EX: The Soup Dragons “I’m Free” (1990)
11 Coin “Talk Too Much” [15|11] [+1] [191]

Hour 3
10 Jimmy Eat World “Sure and Certain” [15|8] [=] [262]
9 K.Flay “Blood In The Cut” [12|9] [=] [166]
Bonus: Colony House “You and I”
8 Grouplove “Welcome To Your Life” [22|5] [-3] [417]
7 The Head and The Heart “All We Ever Knew” [27|1(1x)] [-3] [580]

6 Cage The Elephant “Trouble” [34|1(2x)] [+1] [789]
EX: Deftones “Hole In The Earth” (2006)
5 Green Day “Still Breathing” [6|5] [+3] [98]
4 Twenty|one|pilots “Heathens” [26|1(8x)] [-1] [692]
3 Blink-182 “She’s Out Of Her Mind” [9|3] [+3] [178]
EX: Blink-182 “Bored To Death” (2016)
2 Judah and The Lion “Take It All Back” [17|2] [=] [339]
1 Kings Of Leon “Waste A Moment” [14|1(5x)] [=] [364]

Falloffs:
15 Bastille “Good Grief” [25|1(1x)] [606] [RECURRENT, <15]
29 Green Day “Bang Bang” [18|1(1x)] [389]

EX: Extra songs, almost always older than 6-12 months old
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Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (12.10-12.11.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 12.10.2016-12.11.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (12.10.2016).

Notes:

  • No debuts.
  • Dreamers return.
  • K.Flay+Green Day’s Still Breathing +2 each for Leap Of The Week.
  • Green Day’s Bang Bang -5 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Kings of Leon get a 4th week and 2nd in a row @ #1?
  • Next Saturday will be the final regular Mediabase Alt Top 30 chart of 2016 and of the current ATRL era.
  • 12.24.2016: Top 60 Of 2016 [60-31]; 12.31.2016: Top 60 Of 2016 [30-1].
  • Normal Countdown resumes on 01.07.2017, with all the points reset.

Hour 1
30 Milky Chance “Cocoon” [2|30] [=] [2]
29 Green Day “Bang Bang” [18|1(1x)] [-5] [389]
EX: U2 “Magnificent” (2009)
28 Capital Cities “Vowels” [4|28] [=] [12]
27 Bleeker “Highway” [4|27] [=] [12]
Bonus: Phantogram “Same Old Blues”
26 Dreamers “Sweet Disaster” [3|26] [R] [7]
25 The Dirty Heads “Oxygen” [5|25] [+1] [21]
CB1: Highly Suspect “My Name Is Human”
24 Bob Moses “Tearing Me Up” [6|24] [+1] [27]
23 Fitz and The Tantrums “Roll Up” [7|23] [=] [37]
EX: Beastie Boys “Triple Trouble” (2004)
22 Coldplay/Beyoncé “Hymn For The Weekend” [6|22] [=] [42]
21 The Strumbellas “We Don’t Know” [9|19] [=] [76]

Hour 2
20 Catfish and The Bottlemen “7” [10|19] [=] [70]
19 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Fire Escape” [9|18] [-1] [90]
18 The Lumineers “Cleopatra” [7|18] [+1] [57]
EX: Hoobastank “Disappear” (2004)
17 The 1975 “Somebody Else” [12|17] [=] [84]
16 Red Hot Chili Peppers “Go Robot” [10|16] [=] [118]
CB2: The Revivalists “Wish I Knew You”
15 Bastille “Good Grief” [25|1(1x)] [-2] [606] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
14 Saint Motel “Move” [11|14] [+1] [141]
Bonus: Twenty|one|pilots “Heavydirtysoul”
13 Empire Of The Sun “High and Low” [14|12] [+1] [173]
12 Coin “Talk Too Much” [14|12] [=] [171]
EX: Panic! At The Disco “The Ballad Of Mona Lisa” (2011)
11 Kaleo “Way Down We Go” [39|1(1x)] [-2] [859] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]

Hour 3
10 Jimmy Eat World “Sure and Certain” [14|8] [-2] [241]
9 K.Flay “Blood In The Cut” [11|9] [+2] [144]
8 Green Day “Still Breathing” [5|8] [+2] [72]

Bonus: Cage The Elephant “Cold Cold Cold”
7 Cage The Elephant “Trouble” [33|1(2x)] [-1] [764]
6 Blink-182 “She’s Out Of Her Mind” [8|6] [+1] [150]
EX: Orgy “Stitches” (1997)
5 Grouplove “Welcome To Your Life” [21|5] [=] [394]
4 The Head and The Heart “All We Ever Knew” [26|1(1x)] [-2] [556]
3 Twenty|one|pilots “Heathens” [25|1(8x)] [+1] [665]
EX: Alanis Morissette “You Oughta Know” (1995)
2 Judah and The Lion “Take It All Back” [16|2] [+1] [310]
1 Kings Of Leon “Waste A Moment” [13|1(4x)] [=] [334]

Falloffs:
29 Bishop Briggs “Wild Horses” [1|29] [2]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (12.03-12.04.2016)

Mediabase Alternative Top 30 show (weekend of 12.03.2016-12.04.2016)
– from the Saturday Morning Mediabase Alternative Currents-only Charts (12.03.2016).

Notes:

  • Milky Chance + Bishop Briggs debut.
  • Green Day’s Still Breathing +5 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Bastille -5 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Will The Head and The Heart retain #1? Or will Kings Of Leon regain the top slot?
  • December 17th will be the final regular Mediabase Alt Top 30 chart of 2016 and of the current ATRL era.

Hour 1
30 Milky Chance “Cocoon” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Bishop Briggs “Wild Horses” [1|29] [D] [2]

Bonus: Rag N Bone Man “Human”
28 Capital Cities “Vowels” [3|28] [=] [9]
27 Bleeker “Highway” [3|27] [+2] [8]
EX: Cavo “Champagne” (2009)
26 The Dirty Heads “Oxygen” [4|26] [=] [15]
25 Bob Moses “Tearing Me Up” [5|25] [=] [20]
CB1: Highly Suspect “My Name Is Human”
24 Green Day “Bang Bang” [17|1(1x)] [-2] [387]
23 Fitz and The Tantrums “Roll Up” [6|23] [+1] [29]
EX: The Griswolds “Beware The Dog” (2014)
22 Coldplay/Beyoncé “Hymn For The Weekend” [5|22] [+1] [33]
21 The Strumbellas “We Don’t Know” [8|19] [-1] [66]

Hour 2
20 Catfish and The Bottlemen “7” [9|19] [-1] [59]
19 The Lumineers “Cleopatra” [6|19] [+2] [44]
18 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Fire Escape” [8|18] [=] [78]
EX: Florence + The Machine “Dog Days Are Over” (2010)
17 The 1975 “Somebody Else” [11|17] [=] [70]
16 Red Hot Chili Peppers “Go Robot” [9|16] [=] [103]
CB2: The xx “On Hold”
15 Saint Motel “Move” [10|14] [-1] [124]
14 Empire Of The Sun “High and Low” [13|12] [-1] [155]
Bonus: Bastille “Blame”
13 Bastille “Good Grief” [24|1(1x)] [-5] [590]
12 Coin “Talk Too Much” [13|12] [=] [152]
EX: AC/DC “Stiff Upper Lip” (2000)
11 K.Flay “Blood In The Cut” [10|11] [=] [122]

Hour 3
10 Green Day “Still Breathing” [4|10] [+5] [49]
9 Kaleo “Way Down We Go” [38|1(1x)] [+1] [839]
8 Jimmy Eat World “Sure and Certain” [13|8] [+1] [220]
EX: Redlight King “Old Man” (2011)
7 Blink-182 “She’s Out Of Her Mind” [7|7] [=] [125]
6 Cage The Elephant “Trouble” [32|1(2x)] [=] [740]
Bonus: Mondo Cozmo “Shine”
5 Grouplove “Welcome To Your Life” [20|5] [=] [368]
4 Twenty|one|pilots “Heathens” [24|1(8x)] [-1] [637]
3 Judah and The Lion “Take It All Back” [15|3] [+1] [281]
EX: fun./Janelle Monáe “We Are Young” (2012)
2 The Head and The Heart “All We Ever Knew” [25|1(1x)] [-1] [529]
1 Kings Of Leon “Waste A Moment” [12|1(3x)] [+1] [304]

Falloffs:
27 The Struts “Put Your Money On Me” [15|20] [106]
30 Dreamers “Sweet Disaster” [2|30] [2]