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Mediabase Alt Top 30 (01.28-01.29.2017)

From the 01.28.2017 Saturday Morning edition of Mediabase Alternative.

Notes:

 

  • Kaleo + Bastille debut.
  • Cage The Elephant’s Cold Cold Cold +7 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Saint Motel -9 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Green Day keep their streak at #1 going?

Hour 1
30 Kaleo “All The Pretty Girls” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Coldplay/Beyoncé “Hymn For The Weekend” [11|21] [+1] [12]
EX: Coldplay “In My Place” (2002)
28 Saint Motel “Move” [16|14] [-9] [46]
27 Bleeker “Highway” [7|27] [+2] [6]
CB1: Young The Giant “Silvertongue” 
26 Mondo Cozmo “Shine” [2|26] [+2] [8]
25 Highly Suspect “My Name Is Human” [5|24] [-1] [20]
Bonus: Spoon “Hot Thoughts”
24 The xx “On Hold” [3|24] [+1] [15]
23 Milky Chance “Cocoon” [7|23] [=] [25]
EX: Simple Minds “See The Lights” (1991)
22 Dreamers “Sweet Disaster” [8|22] [=] [24]
21 Bastille “Blame” [1|21] [D] [10]

Hour 2
20 Cage The Elephant “Cold Cold Cold” [2|20] [+7] [15]
19 Fitz and The Tantrums “Roll Up” [12|19] [+2] [35]
18 Bob Moses “Tearing Me Up” [11|18] [+2] [40]
EX: Alabama Shakes “Don’t Wanna Fight” (2015)
17 Bishop Briggs “Wild Horses” [5|17] [+1] [50]
16 The Revivalists “Wish I Knew You” [5|16] [+1] [50]
CB2: The Shins “Name For You” 
15 Red Hot Chili Peppers “Go Robot” [15|12] [-1] [69]
14 Twenty|one|pilots “Heathens” [30|1(8x)] [-5] [90]
Bonus: Glass Animals “Pork Soda”
13 Twenty|one|pilots “Heavydirtysoul” [4|13] [+2] [58]
12 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Fire Escape” [14|12] [+1] [69]
EX: White Town “Your Man” (1997)
11 Rag’n’Bone Man “Human” [3|11] [+5] [48]

Hour 3
10 Catfish and The Bottlemen “7” [15|10] [+2] [70]
9 Coin “Talk Too Much” [19|8] [-1] [90]
EX: Passion Pit “Take A Walk” (2012)
8 Cage The Elephant “Trouble” [38|1(2x)] [-1] [95]
7 The 1975 “Somebody Else” [17|7] [+3] [85]
6 The Lumineers “Cleopatra” [12|6] [=] [95]
Bonus: Sigma/Birdy “Find Me”
5 K.Flay “Blood In The Cut” [16|5] [=] [103]
4 Kings Of Leon “Waste A Moment” [18|1(5x)] [=] [110]
3 Judah and The Lion “Take It All Back” [21|1(1x)] [=] [115]
EX: R.E.M. “Orange Crush” (1988)
2 Blink-182 “She’s Out Of Her Mind” [13|1(1x)] [=] [116]
1 Green Day “Still Breathing” [10|1(2x)] [=] [115]

 

Falloffs:
11 Empire Of The Sun “High and Low” [18|11] [60] [RECURRENT, <15]

26 The Dirty Heads “Oxygen” [9|22] [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 10PM-1:05AM CST. Reairs at these times: Sundays from 5:55-9PM and a countdown-only edition Fridays from 2:00PM-4:05PM.

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (01.21-01.22.2017)

From the 01.21.2017 Saturday Night Mediabase update.

Notes:

  • This is the first Mediabase Alt Top 30 under Donald Trump as “President.”
  • Mondo Cozmo + Cage The Elephant’s Cold Cold Cold debut.
  • Bleeker return.
  • The xx + Dreamers +4 each for Leap Of The Week.
  • Saint Motel + Twenty|one|pilots’ Heathens -3 each for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Will Blink-182 keep the top slot? Or will Green Day wreck their plans?

Hour 1
30 Coldplay/Beyoncé “Hymn For The Weekend” [10|21] [-2] [10]
29 Bleeker “Highway” [6|27] [R] [2]
EX: Unwritten Law “She Says” (2005)
28 Mondo Cozmo “Shine” [1|28] [D] [3]
27 Cage The Elephant “Cold Cold Cold” [1|27] [D] [4]
CB1: Bastille “Blame” 
26 The Dirty Heads “Oxygen” [9|22] [-1] [15]
25 The xx “On Hold” [2|25] [+4] [8]
Bonus: Jimmy Eat World “Get Right”
24 Highly Suspect “My Name Is Human” [4|24] [+3] [14]
23 Milky Chance “Cocoon” [6|23] [+1] [17]
EX: Joywave “Destruction” (2016)
22 Dreamers “Sweet Disaster” [7|22] [+4] [15]
21 Fitz and The Tantrums “Roll Up” [11|21] [+2] [23]

Hour 2
20 Bob Moses “Tearing Me Up” [10|20] [+2] [27]
19 Saint Motel “Move” [15|14] [-3] [43]
18 Bishop Briggs “Wild Horses” [4|18] [+2] [36]
EX: Bleachers “I Wanna Get Better” (2014)
17 The Revivalists “Wish I Knew You” [4|17] [+2] [35]
16 Rag’n’Bone Man “Human” [2|16] [+2] [28]
CB2: Kaleo “All The Pretty Girls”
15 Twenty|one|pilots “Heavydirtysoul” [3|15] [+2] [40]
14 Red Hot Chili Peppers “Go Robot” [14|12] [-2] [53]
Bonus: Kings Of Leon “Reverend”
13 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Fire Escape” [13|13] [+1] [50]
12 Catfish and The Bottlemen “7” [14|12] [+3] [49]
EX: The Black Keys “Weight Of Love” (2015)
11 Empire Of The Sun “High and Low” [18|11] [=] [60]

Hour 3
10 The 1975 “Somebody Else” [16|10] [=] [61]
9 Twenty|one|pilots “Heathens” [29|1(8x)] [-3] [73]
EX: Eve 6 “Inside Out” (1998)
8 Coin “Talk Too Much” [18|8] [+1] [68]
7 Cage The Elephant “Trouble” [37|1(2x)] [=] [72]
6 The Lumineers “Cleopatra” [11|6] [+2] [70]
Bonus: Florence + The Machine “Stand By Me”
5 K.Flay “Blood In The Cut” [15|5] [=] [77]
4 Kings Of Leon “Waste A Moment” [17|1(5x)] [=] [83]
3 Judah and The Lion “Take It All Back” [20|1(1x)] [-1] [87]
EX: Blink-182 “Not Now” (2005)
2 Blink-182 “She’s Out Of Her Mind” [12|1(1x)] [-1] [87]
1 Green Day “Still Breathing” [9|1(1x)] [+2] [85]

Falloffs:
13 Kaleo “Way Down We Go” [42|1(1x)] [39] [RECURRENT, <15]

21 Jimmy Eat World “Sure and Certain” [17|8] [22]
30 Capital Cities “Vowels” [6|26] [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 10PM-1:05AM CST. Reairs at these times: Sundays from 5:55-9PM and a countdown-only edition Fridays from 2:00PM-4:05PM.

Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show (01.14-01.15.2017)

Notes:

  • This is the final Mediabase Alt Top 30 under Barack Obama as President.
  • Rag’n’Bone Man + The xx debut.
  • Capital Cities return.
  • Milky Chance +5 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Kaleo and Coldplay/Beyoncé -3 each for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Judah and The Lion keep #1 for the 2nd week in a row, or does Blink-182 establish a foothold up top?
  • Today’s Mediabase Alt Top 30 is not on ATRL.net due to the forum’s upgrade. If and when the site upgrade is complete, it will be posted there. Hopefully we’ll be back next Saturday on the new forum.

Hour 1
30 Capital Cities “Vowels” [6|26] [R] [1]
29 The xx “On Hold” [1|29] [D] [2]
CB1: Mondo Cozmo “Shine”
28 Coldplay/Beyoncé “Hymn For The Weekend” [9|21] [-3] [9]
27 Highly Suspect “My Name Is Human” [3|27] [+1] [7]
EX: Dave Navarro “Rexall” (2001)
26 Dreamers “Sweet Disaster” [6|25] [+4] [6]
25 The Dirty Heads “Oxygen” [8|22] [+2] [10]
Bonus: Heydaze “Hurt Like Hell”
24 Milky Chance “Cocoon” [5|24] [+5] [9]
23 Fitz and The Tantrums “Roll Up” [10|23] [+3] [13]
EX: Coldplay “Life In Technicolor II” (2009)
22 Bob Moses “Tearing Me Up” [9|22] [+2] [16]
21 Jimmy Eat World “Sure and Certain” [17|8] [-2] [22]

Hour 2
20 Bishop Briggs “Wild Horses” [3|20] [+3] [19]
19 The Revivalists “Wish I Knew You” [3|19] [+3] [21]
18 Rag’n’Bone Man “Human” [1|18] [D] [13]
EX: Bush “Everything Zen” (1994)
17 Twenty|one|pilots “Heavydirtysoul” [2|17] [+4] [24]
16 Saint Motel “Move” [14|14] [-1] [31]
CB2: Cage The Elephant “Cold Cold Cold”
15 Catfish and The Bottlemen “7” [13|15] [+2] [30]
14 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Fire Escape” [12|14] [+2] [32]
Bonus: Kaleo “All The Pretty Girls”
13 Kaleo “Way Down We Go” [42|1(1x)] [-3] [39] [RECURRENT, 4/4 Bonus Weeks]
12 Red Hot Chili Peppers “Go Robot” [13|12] [+2] [36]
EX: Coleman Hell “2 Heads” (2015)
11 Empire Of The Sun “High and Low” [17|11] [=] [40]

Hour 3
10 The 1975 “Somebody Else” [15|10] [+2] [40]
9 Coin “Talk Too Much” [17|8] [-1] [45]
Bonus: The Shins “Name For You”
8 The Lumineers “Cleopatra” [10|8] [+1] [45]
7 Cage The Elephant “Trouble” [36|1(2x)] [=] [48]
EX: Bad Religion “21st Century (Digital Boy)” (1994)
6 Twenty|one|pilots “Heathens” [28|1(8x)] [-1] [51]
5 K.Flay “Blood In The Cut” [14|5] [+1] [51]
CB3: Bastille “Blame” 
4 Kings Of Leon “Waste A Moment” [16|1(5x)] [-2] [56]
3 Green Day “Still Breathing” [8|3] [+1] [55]
EX: Staind “So Far Away” (2003)
2 Judah and The Lion “Take It All Back” [19|1(1x)] [-1] [59]
Blink-182 “She’s Out Of Her Mind” [11|1(1x)] [+2] [58]

Falloffs:
13 The Head and The Heart “All We Ever Knew” [28|1(1x)] [18] [RECURRENT, <15]

18 Grouplove “Welcome To Your Life” [23|5] [13] [RECURRENT, <15]
20 The Strumbellas “We Don’t Know” [11|19] [11]

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 (01.06-01.08.2017)

Notes:

  • Twenty|one|pilots’ Heavydirtysoul debut.
  • Bishop Briggs returns.
  • The Revivalists + The Lumineers +8 each for Leap Of The Week.
  • Grouplove -10 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Will KOL hold on to #1, or will Judah and The Lion take it away?
  • All the points will be reset to zero for 2017 Year-End purposes.
  • Today’s Mediabase Alt Top 30 is the final one of the current ATRL era. Hopefully we’ll be back next Saturday on the new forum.

Hour 1
30 Dreamers “Sweet Disaster” [5|25] [-5] [1]
29 Milky Chance “Cocoon” [4|29] [=] [2]
EX: David Bowie “Real Cool World” (1992)
28 Highly Suspect “My Name Is Human” [2|28] [=] [3]
27 The Dirty Heads “Oxygen” [7|22] [-5] [4]
CB1: Rag’n’Bone Man “Human”
26 Fitz and The Tantrums “Roll Up” [9|23] [-3] [5]
25 Coldplay/Beyoncé “Hymn For The Weekend” [8|21] [-4] [6]
Bonus: Hembree “Holy Water”
24 Bob Moses “Tearing Me Up” [8|24] [=] [7]
23 Bishop Briggs “Wild Horses” [2|23] [R] [8]
EX: Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeroes “Home” (2010)
22 The Revivalists “Wish I Knew You” [2|22] [+8] [9]
21 Twenty|one|pilots “Heavydirtysoul” [1|21] [D] [10]

Hour 2
20 The Strumbellas “We Don’t Know” [11|19] [=] [11]
19 Jimmy Eat World “Sure and Certain” [16|8] [-9] [12]
18 Grouplove “Welcome To Your Life” [23|5] [-10] [13]
EX: Nickelback “Bottoms Up” (2011)
17 Catfish and The Bottlemen “7” [12|17] [+2] [14]
16 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Fire Escape” [11|16] [+2] [15]
CB2: The xx “On Hold”
15 Saint Motel “Move” [13|14] [-1] [16]
14 Red Hot Chili Peppers “Go Robot” [12|14] [+2] [17]
Bonus: The Unlikely Candidates “Ringer”
13 The Head and The Heart “All We Ever Knew” [28|1(1x)] [-6] [18]
12 The 1975 “Somebody Else” [14|12] [+3] [19]
EX: Smash Mouth “Walkin’ On The Sun” (1997)
11 Empire Of The Sun “High and Low” [16|11] [+1] [20]

Hour 3
10 Kaleo “Way Down We Go” [41|1(1x)] [+3] [21] [RECURRENT, 3/4 Bonus Weeks]
9 The Lumineers “Cleopatra” [9|9] [+8] [22]
EX: Lewis Del Mar “Loud(y)” (2016)
8 Coin “Talk Too Much” [16|8] [+3] [23]
7 Cage The Elephant “Trouble” [35|1(2x)] [-1] [24]
6 K.Flay “Blood In The Cut” [13|6] [+3] [25]
Bonus: Nine Inch Nails “Burning Bright (Field On Fire)”
5 Twenty|one|pilots “Heathens” [27|1(8x)] [-1] [26]
4 Green Day “Still Breathing” [7|4] [+1] [27]
3 Blink-182 “She’s Out Of Her Mind” [10|3] [=] [28]
EX: Kings Of Leon “Sex On Fire” (2008)
2 Kings Of Leon “Waste A Moment” [15|1(5x)] [-1] [29]
1 Judah and The Lion “Take It All Back” [18|1(1x)] [+1] [30]

Falloffs:
26 Capital Cities “Vowels” [5|26]
27 Bleeker “Highway” [5|27]

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.