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Mediabase Alt Top 30 (08.26-08.27.2017)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (08.26-08.27.2017)
From the 08.26.2017 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Notes:

  • no debuts/returns.
  • X Ambassadors +4 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Foo Fighters  -6 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Portugal. The Man keep their #1 spot for the 10th week in a row? Or can Weezer end it?

Hour 1
30 J. Roddy Walston and The Business “The Wanting” [2|29] [-1] [3]
29 Highly Suspect “Little One” [6|29] [+1] [8]
EX: Gorillaz “Feel Good Inc.” (2005)
28 Joywave “It’s A Trip!” [3|28] [=] [7]
27 Nine Inch Nails “Less Than” [3|26] [-1] [12]
Bonus: Dreamers “Painkiller” 
26 Barns Courtney “Golden Dandelions” [3|26] [+1] [13]
25 Green Day “Revolution Radio” [6|24] [-1] [33]
CB1: 30 Seconds To Mars “Walk On Water”
24 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “So Close” [4|23] [-1] [28]
23 The Dirty Heads “Vacation” [4|23] [+2] [22]
EX: Middle Class Rut “New Low” (2010)
22 Rise Against “The Violence” [17|13] [-5] [215]
21 Royal Blood “Lights Out” [16|20] [+1] [129]

Hour 2
20 Lorde “Perfect Places” [6|20] [+1] [41]
19 Fall Out Boy “Champion” [8|19] [+1] [70]
Bonus: Foo Fighters “The Sky Is A Neighborhood”
18 Foo Fighters “Run” [12|8] [-6] [232]
17 The Lumineers “Angela” [10|17] [+1] [68]
16 Queens Of The Stone Age “The Way You Used To Do” [10|14] [-1] [125]
CB2: The Struts “One Night Only”
15 X Ambassadors “Ahead Of Myself” [4|15] [+4] [42]
14 Cage The Elephant “Whole Wide World” [7|14] [+2] [73]
EX: Alex Clare “Too Close” (2012)
13 Arcade Fire “Everything Now” [11|13] [+1] [124]
12 Vance Joy “Lay It All On Me” [6|12] [+1] [79]
EX: Tonic “If You Could Only See” (1997)
11 New Politics “One Of Us” [19|10] [=] [346] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]

Hour 3
10 Bleachers “Don’t Take The Money” [21|2] [-3] [480]
9 The Revivalists “Wish I Knew You” [35|1(1x)] [=] [769]
8 Judah and The Lion “Suit And Jacket” [22|8] [+2] [283]
EX: Death Cab For Cutie “Meet Me On The Equinox” (2009)
7 Imagine Dragons “Believer” [29|1(12x)] [+1] [789]
6 Imagine Dragons “Thunder” [9|6] [=] [156]
Bonus: Sleeping With Sirens “Legends” 
5 Sir Sly “High” [22|3] [-1] [498]
4 The Killers “The Man” [10|4] [+1] [223]
3 Muse “Dig Down” [14|3] [=] [349]
EX: Goo Goo Dolls “Name” (1995) 
2 Weezer “Feels Like Summer” [22|2] [=] [446]
1 Portugal. The Man “Feel It Still” [24|1(10x)] [=] [598]

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 10PM-1:05AM CDT. Reairs at these times: Sundays from 5:55-9PM CDT.

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (08.19-08.20.2017)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (08.19-08.20.2017)
From the 08.19.2017 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Notes:

  • J. Roddy Walston debut.
  • Highly Suspect return.
  • Vance Joy +3 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Rise Against -4 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Portugal. The Man keep their #1 spot for the 9th week in a row? Or can Weezer end it?

Hour 1
30 Highly Suspect “Little One” [5|29] [R] [6]
29 J. Roddy Walston and The Business “The Wanting” [1|29] [D] [2]
EX: Neon Trees “Everybody Talks” (2012)
28 Joywave “It’s A Trip!” [2|28] [+2] [4]
27 Barns Courtney “Golden Dandelions” [2|27] [=] [8]
CB1: The War On Drugs “Holding On” 
26 Nine Inch Nails “Less Than” [2|26] [+2] [8]
25 The Dirty Heads “Vacation” [3|25] [=] [14]
EX: Switchfoot “Mess Of Me” (2009)
24 Green Day “Revolution Radio” [5|24] [=] [27]
23 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “So Close” [3|23] [=] [21]
Bonus: LCD Soundsystem “Call The People”
22 Royal Blood “Lights Out” [15|20] [-2] [119]
21 Lorde “Perfect Places” [5|21] [+1] [30]

Hour 2
20 Fall Out Boy “Champion” [7|19] [-1] [58]
19 X Ambassadors “Ahead Of Myself” [3|19] [+2] [26]
EX: Coldplay “The Scientist” (2003)
18 The Lumineers “Angela” [9|18] [=] [54]
17 Rise Against “The Violence” [16|13] [-4] [206] 
16 Cage The Elephant “Whole Wide World” [6|16] [+1] [56]
CB2: The Struts “One Night Only” 
15 Queens Of The Stone Age “The Way You Used To Do” [9|14] [-1] [110]
14 Arcade Fire “Everything Now” [10|14] [+1] [106]
Bonus: Foster The People “Sit Next To Me”
13 Vance Joy “Lay It All On Me” [5|13] [+3] [60]
12 Foo Fighters “Run” [11|8] [-1] [219]
EX: Toad the Wet Sprocket “Fall Down” (1994)
11 New Politics “One Of Us” [18|10] [+1] [326]

Hour 3
10 Judah and The Lion “Suit And Jacket” [21|10] [=] [260]
9 The Revivalists “Wish I Knew You” [34|1(1x)] [=] [747]
8 Imagine Dragons “Believer” [28|1(12x)] [-1] [765]
EX: Arctic Monkeys “R U Mine?” (2014)
7 Bleachers “Don’t Take The Money” [20|2] [-2] [459]
6 Imagine Dragons “Thunder” [8|6] [+2] [131]
Bonus: Cold War Kids/Bishop Briggs “So Tied Up” 
5 The Killers “The Man” [9|5] [+1] [196]
4 Sir Sly “High” [21|3] [-1] [472]
3 Muse “Dig Down” [13|3] [+1] [321]
EX: Weezer “Pork and Beans” (2008)
2 Weezer “Feels Like Summer” [21|2] [=] [416]
1 Portugal. The Man “Feel It Still” [23|1(9x)] [=] [568]

Falloffs:
26 Foster The People “Doing It For The Money” [14|13] [199]

29 K.Flay “High Enough” [17|18] [-7] [154] [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 10PM-1:05AM CDT. Reairs at these times: Sundays from 5:55-9PM CDT.

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (08.12-08.13.2017)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (08.12-08.13.2017)
From the 08.12.2017 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Notes:

  • Barns Courtney + Nine Inch Nails + Joywave debut
  • X Ambassadors +6 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Foster The People -11 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Portugal. The Man keep their #1 spot for the 8th week in a row? Or can Weezer end it?

Hour 1
30 Joywave “It’s A Trip!” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 K.Flay “High Enough” [17|18] [-7] [154]
EX: Panic! At The Disco “The Only Difference Between Martyrdom And Suicide Is Press Coverage” (2006)
28 Nine Inch Nails “Less Than” [1|28] [D] [3]
27 Barns Courtney “Golden Dandelions” [1|27] [D] [4]

Bonus: Paramore “Fake Happy” 
26 Foster The People “Doing It For The Money” [14|13] [-11] [199] 
25 The Dirty Heads “Vacation” [2|25] [+4] [8]
EX: The Dirty Heads “My Sweet Summer” (2014)
24 Green Day “Revolution Radio” [4|24] [+1] [20]
23 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “So Close” [2|23] [+3] [13]
CB1: Welshly Arms “Legendary” 
22 Lorde “Perfect Places” [4|22] [+2] [20]
21 X Ambassadors “Ahead Of Myself” [2|21] [+6] [14]

Hour 2
20 Royal Blood “Lights Out” [14|20] [=] [110]
19 Fall Out Boy “Champion” [6|19] [=] [47]
EX: fun. “Carry On” (2012)
18 The Lumineers “Angela” [8|18] [+3] [41]
17 Cage The Elephant “Whole Wide World” [5|17] [+1] [41]
16 Vance Joy “Lay It All On Me” [4|16] [+1] [42]
CB2: J. Roddy Walston and The Business “The Wanting”
15 Arcade Fire “Everything Now” [9|15] [+1] [89]
14 Queens Of The Stone Age “The Way You Used To Do” [8|14] [=] [94]
Bonus: BØRNS “Faded Heart”
13 Rise Against “The Violence” [15|13] [=] [192]
12 New Politics “One Of Us” [17|10] [-1] [306]
EX: Radiohead “Karma Police” (1997)
11 Foo Fighters “Run” [10|8] [-1] [200]

Hour 3
10 Judah and The Lion “Suit And Jacket” [20|10] [+2] [239]
9 The Revivalists “Wish I Knew You” [33|1(1x)] [=] [725]
EX: Morning Parade “Headlights” (2012)
8 Imagine Dragons “Thunder” [7|8] [=] [106]
7 Imagine Dragons “Believer” [27|1(12x)] [-1] [742]
6 The Killers “The Man” [8|6] [+1] [170]
Bonus: Neon Trees “Feel Good”
5 Bleachers “Don’t Take The Money” [19|2] [-1] [435]
4 Muse “Dig Down” [12|3] [-1] [293]
3 Sir Sly “High” [20|3] [+2] [445]
EX: Red Hot Chili Peppers “The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie” (2011)
2 Weezer “Feels Like Summer” [20|2] [=] [386]
1 Portugal. The Man “Feel It Still” [22|1(8x)] [=] [538]

Falloffs:
23 Phoenix “J-Boy” [13|19] [106]

28 Paramore “Hard Times” [15|12] [211]
30 Lord Huron “The Night We Met” [10|24] [42]

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 CDT. Reairs at these times: Sundays from 5:55-9PM CDT.

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (08.05-08.06.2017)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (08.05-08.06.2017)
From the 08.05.2017 Saturday Mediabase update.

Notes:

  • The Dirty Heads + X Ambassadors + Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness debut
  • Cage The Elephant +7 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Paramore -11 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Portugal. The Man keep their #1 spot for the 7th week in a row?


Hour 1

30 Lord Huron “The Night We Met” [10|24] [-1] [42]
29 The Dirty Heads “Vacation” [1|29] [D] [2]
EX: Paramore “Ignorance” (2009)
28 Paramore “Hard Times” [15|12] [-11] [211] 
27 X Ambassadors “Ahead Of Myself” [1|27] [D] [4]
Bonus: Cold War Kids/Bishop Briggs “So Tied Up”
26 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “So Close” [1|26] [D] [5]
25 Green Day “Revolution Radio” [3|25] [+2] [13]
CB1: Barns Courtney “Golden Dandelions” 
24 Lorde “Perfect Places” [3|24] [+4] [11]
23 Phoenix “J-Boy” [13|19] [-2] [106]
EX: Garbage “Stupid Girl” (1996)
22 K.Flay “High Enough” [16|18] [-4] [152]
21 The Lumineers “Angela” [7|21] [+5] [28]

Hour 2
20 Royal Blood “Lights Out” [13|20] [=] [99]
19 Fall Out Boy “Champion” [5|19] [+4] [35]
EX: Puddle Of Mudd “She Hates Me” (2002)
18 Cage The Elephant “Whole Wide World” [4|18] [+7] [27]
17 Vance Joy “Lay It All On Me” [3|17] [+5] [27]
16 Arcade Fire “Everything Now” [8|16] [+3] [73]
CB2: Nine Inch Nails “Less Than”
15 Foster The People “Doing It For The Money” [13|13] [-2] [194]
14 Queens Of The Stone Age “The Way You Used To Do” [7|14] [+2] [77]
Bonus: Nothing But Thieves “Sorry”
13 Rise Against “The Violence” [14|13] [+1] [174]
12 Judah and The Lion “Suit And Jacket” [19|12] [=] [218]
EX: Young The Giant “It’s About Time” (2013)
11 New Politics “One Of Us” [16|10] [-1] [287]

Hour 3
10 Foo Fighters “Run” [9|8] [-2] [180]
9 The Revivalists “Wish I Knew You” [32|1(1x)] [=] [703]
EX: James Bay “Hold Back The River” (2015)
8 Imagine Dragons “Thunder” [6|8] [+3] [83]
7 The Killers “The Man” [7|7] [=] [145]
6 Imagine Dragons “Believer” [26|1(12x)] [=] [718]
Bonus: Linkin Park “One More Light”
5 Sir Sly “High” [19|4] [=] [417]
4 Bleachers “Don’t Take The Money” [18|2] [-2] [409]
3 Muse “Dig Down” [11|3] [=] [266]
EX: Foo Fighters “The Pretender” (2007)
2 Weezer “Feels Like Summer” [19|2] [+2] [357]
1 Portugal. The Man “Feel It Still” [21|1(7x)] [=] [508]

Falloffs:
15 Kings Of Leon “Reverend” [21|7] [353] [RECURRENT, <15]
24 The Chainsmokers/Coldplay “Something Just Like This” [19|17] [164] [RECURRENT, <15]
30 Highly Suspect “Little One” [4|29] [5]