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Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show: Top 60 of 2017 [30-1]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show: Top 60 of 2017 [30-1] 
The Mediabase Alt Top 60 of 2017.

  • This week: 30-1.
  • Next week: The regular Top 30 chart will resume, with points resetting from zero.


Hour 1
30 Foo Fighters “The Sky Is A Neighborhood” [280]
29 Judah and The Lion “Take It All Back” [290]
28 Queens Of The Stone Age “The Way You Used To Do” [297]
EX: Nine Inch Nails “Less Than” (2017)
27 Kings Of Leon “Waste A Moment” [310]
26 Dreamers “Sweet Disaster” [329]
EX: Goo Goo Dolls “Iris” (1998)
25 Beck “Up All Night” [330]
24 New Politics “One Of Us” [346]
EX: Linkin Park/Kiiara “Heavy” (2017)
23 Kings Of Leon “Reverend” [353]
22 Cage The Elephant “Whole Wide World” [371]
21 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “Fire Escape” [375]

Hour 2
20 The Lumineers “Cleopatra” [379]
19 Cage The Elephant “Cold Cold Cold” [394]
EX: The Head and The Heart “All We Ever Knew” (2016)
18 Muse “Dig Down” [408]
17 Twenty|one|pilots “Heavydirtysoul” [413]
16 30 Seconds To Mars “Walk On Water” [414]
EX: Fall Out Boy “Sugar, We’re Going Down” (2005)
15 Green Day “Still Breathing” [415]
14 The Lumineers “Angela” [419]
13 Bleachers “Don’t Take The Money” [480]
EX: Portugal. The Man “Live In The Moment” (2017)
12 Vance Joy “Lay It All On Me” [487]
11 Bastille “Blame” [491]

Hour 3
10 Cold War Kids “Love Is Mystical” [517]
9 The Killers “The Man” [540]
EX: Yellowcard “Only One” (2004)
8 Judah and The Lion “Suit And Jacket” [555]
7 Sir Sly “High” [579]
EX: Marian Hill “Down” (2017)
6 Weezer “Feels Like Summer” [591]
5 Imagine Dragons “Thunder” [598]
EX: Imagine Dragons “Whatever It Takes” (2017)
4 Rag’n’Bone Man “Human” [605]
3 The Revivalists “Wish I Knew You” [956]
EX: Kaleo “Way Down We Go” (2016)
2 Imagine Dragons “Believer” [1,057]
1 Portugal. The Man “Feel It Still” [1,058]

 

Next Saturday: The Mediabase Alt Top 30’s countdown resumes in its regular format.

Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show: Top 60 of 2017 [60-31]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 Show: Top 60 of 2017 [60-31]
The Mediabase Alt Top 60 of 2017.

 

  • This week: 60-31.
  • Next week: 30-1.
  • On 01.06.2018, The regular Top 30 chart will resume, with points resetting from zero.


Hour 1
60 AWOLnation “Passion” [127]
59 The Struts “One Night Only” [131]
EX: Muse “Supermassive Black Hole” (2007)
58 Spoon “Hot Thoughts” [132]
57 Lorde “Perfect Places” [142]
56 Barns Courtney “Golden Dandelions” [145]
EX: The xx “On Hold” (2016)
55 Foster The People “Sit Next To Me” [147]
54 Royal Blood “Lights Out” [149]
EX: Dashboard Confessional “We Fight” (2017)
53 Mondo Cozmo “Shine” [150]
52 K.Flay “High Enough” [154]
51 Fall Out Boy “Champion” [154]

Hour 2
50 Red Hot Chili Peppers “Go Robot” [159]
49 The Chainsmokers/Coldplay “Something Just Like This” [164]
48 Cage The Elephant “Trouble” [182]
EX: Dreamcar “Kill For Candy” (2017)
47 Alt-J “In Cold Blood” [193]
46 Arcade Fire “Everything Now” [195]
EX: BØRNS “Faded Heart” (2017)
45 Foster The People “Doing It For The Money” [199]
44 Cold War Kids/Bishop Briggs “So Tied Up” [205]
43 Paramore “Hard Times” [211]
EX: Flyleaf “Again” (2009)
42 Lorde “Green Light” [214]
41 Alice Merton “No Roots” [216]

Hour 3
40 Rise Against “The Violence” [220]
39 K.Flay “Blood In The Cut” [224]
38 Walk The Moon “One Foot” [227]
EX: Bastille “World Gone Mad” (2017)
37 X Ambassadors “Ahead Of Myself” [228]
36 Blink-182 “She’s Out Of Her Mind” [235]
EX: Bleeker “Highway” (2016)
35 Catfish and The Bottlemen “7” [240]
34 Foo Fighters “Run” [241]
33 The 1975 “Somebody Else” [246]
EX: The 1975 “Chocolate” (2013)
32 The Dirty Heads “Vacation” [257]
31 Missio “Middle Fingers” [257]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (12.16-12.17.2017)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (12.16-12.17.2017) 
From the 12.16.2017 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Notes:

  • This is the final regular chart of 2017. The regular chart will resume on 01.06.2018, with points resetting from zero.
  • Next Saturday: Mediabase Alt Top 60 of 2017 [60-31]
  • 12.30.2017: Mediabase Alt Top 60 of 2017 [30-1]
  • Odesza + Imagine Dragons’ Whatever It Takes debut.
  • The Killers +3 for Leap Of The Week.
  • J. Roddy Walston and The Business -4 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Will Beck be #1 for the 2nd week in a row to end the year on top?

Hour 1
30 Odesza/Wynne/Mansionair “Line Of Sight” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Dreamers “Painkiller” [5|26] [=] [16]
EX: Sugar “Helpless” (1992)
28 J. Roddy Walston and The Business “The Wanting” [18|22] [-4] [94]
27 Bleachers “I Miss Those Days” [5|27] [+1] [14]
Bonus: Paramore “Told You So”
26 Bishop Briggs “Dream” [4|25] [+1] [21]
25 Sofi Tukker/NERVO/The Knocks/Alisa Ueno “Best Friend” [3|25] [+1] [16]
EX: Garbage “Only Happy When It Rains” (1996)
24 Dashboard Confessional “We Fight” [2|24] [+1] [13]
23 Imagine Dragons “Whatever It Takes” [1|23] [D] [8]
CB1: Arcade Fire “Creature Comfort” 
22 Manchester Orchestra “The Gold” [6|21] [+1] [41]
21 Linkin Park “One More Light” [9|20] [-1] [57]

Hour 2
20 Royal Blood “I Only Lie When I Love You” [8|19] [-1] [67]
19 The Killers “Run For Cover” [6|19] [+3] [30]
EX: Red Hot Chili Peppers “The Zephyr Song” (2002)
18 The Struts “One Night Only” [16|17] [-1] [131]
17 Bastille “World Gone Mad” [4|17] [+1] [36]
16 Welshly Arms “Legendary” [12|14] [=] [115]
CB2: lovelytheband “Broken” 
15 Weezer “Happy Hour” [7|14] [-1] [80]
14 AWOLnation “Passion” [9|12] [-2] [127]
Bonus: Alex Lahey “Every Day’s The Weekend” 
13 Portugal. The Man “Live In The Moment” [5|13] [+2] [62]
12 Foster The People “Sit Next To Me” [12|12] [+1] [147]
EX: Stereophonics “Dakota (You Made Me Feel Like The One)” (2005)
11 Cold War Kids/Bishop Briggs “So Tied Up” [15|10] [=] [205]

Hour 3
10 Foo Fighters “The Sky Is A Neighborhood” [15|7] [-1] [280]
9 AJR/Rivers Cuomo “Sober Up” [9|9] [+1] [126]
EX: Lorde “Team” (2013)
8 Imagine Dragons “Thunder” [25|1(4x)] [-2] [598]
7 Alice Merton “No Roots” [13|7] [+1] [216]
Bonus: Mansionair “Astronaut (Something About Your Love)”
6 Walk The Moon “One Foot” [11|6] [+1] [227]
5 Portugal. The Man “Feel It Still” [40|1(15x)] [-1] [1,058]
EX: The Lumineers “Cleopatra” (2016)
4 The Lumineers “Angela” [26|4] [+1] [419]
3 Vance Joy “Lay It All On Me” [22|3] [=] [487]
EX: Muse “Madness” (2012)
2 30 Seconds To Mars “Walk On Water” [16|1(3x)] [=] [414]
1 Beck “Up All Night” [14|1(2x)] [=] [330]

Falloffs:
21 The Dirty Heads “Vacation” [21|10] [257] [RECURRENT, <15]
30 Moon Taxi “Two High” [2|29] [3]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (12.09-12.10.2017)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (12.09-12.10.2017)
From the 12.09.2017 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Notes:

  • Next Saturday will be the last regular chart of 2017. The regular chart will resume on 01.06.2018, with points resetting from zero.
  • On 12.23.2017 and 12.30.2017, the Mediabase Alt Top 60 of 2017 will be held, with 12.23 being 60-31 and 12.30 being 30-1.
  • Dashboard Confessional debut.
  • Bastille +5 for Leap Of The Week.
  • The Dirty Heads -6 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can 30 Seconds To Mars keep #1 for the 4th week in a row? Or does Beck end their run?

Hour 1
30 Moon Taxi “Two High” [2|29] [-1] [3]
29 Dreamers “Painkiller” [4|26] [-2] [14]
EX: Vampire Weekend “Cousins” (2009)
28 Bleachers “I Miss Those Days” [4|28] [=] [10]
27 Bishop Briggs “Dream” [3|25] [-2] [16]
CB1: Odesza/Wynne/Mansionair “Line Of Sight” 
26 Sofi Tukker/NERVO/The Knocks/Alisa Ueno “Best Friend” [2|26] [=] [10]
25 Dashboard Confessional “We Fight” [1|25] [D] [6]
EX: Dashboard Confessional “Hands Down” (2003)
24 J. Roddy Walston and The Business “The Wanting” [17|22] [-2] [91]
23 Manchester Orchestra “The Gold” [5|21] [-2] [32]
Bonus: Rise Against “House On Fire”
22 The Killers “Run For Cover” [5|22] [+2] [18]
21 The Dirty Heads “Vacation” [21|10] [-6] [257]


Hour 2
20 Linkin Park “One More Light” [8|20] [=] [47]
19 Royal Blood “I Only Lie When I Love You” [7|19] [=] [56]
EX: Tool “Jambi” (2007)
18 Bastille “World Gone Mad” [3|18] [+5] [22]
17 The Struts “One Night Only” [15|17] [=] [118]
16 Welshly Arms “Legendary” [11|14] [-2] [100]
CB2: Imagine Dragons “Whatever It Takes”
15 Portugal. The Man “Live In The Moment” [4|15] [+3] [44]
14 Weezer “Happy Hour” [6|14] [+2] [64]
Bonus: U2 “Get Out Of Your Own Way”
13 Foster The People “Sit Next To Me” [11|13] [=] [128]
12 AWOLnation “Passion” [8|12] [=] [110]
EX: Fatboy Slim “Praise You” (1999)
11 Cold War Kids/Bishop Briggs “So Tied Up” [14|10] [-1] [185]

Hour 3
10 AJR/Rivers Cuomo “Sober Up” [8|10] [+1] [104]
9 Foo Fighters “The Sky Is A Neighborhood” [14|7] [-1] [259]
EX: Remy Zero “Save Me” (2001)
8 Alice Merton “No Roots” [12|8] [+1] [192]
7 Walk The Moon “One Foot” [10|7] [=] [202]
Bonus: The Neighbourhood “Scary Love” 
6 Imagine Dragons “Thunder” [24|1(4x)] [-1] [575]
5 The Lumineers “Angela” [25|5] [+1] [392]
EX: Phoenix “J-Boy” (2017)
4 Portugal. The Man “Feel It Still” [39|1(15x)] [=] [1,032]
3 Vance Joy “Lay It All On Me” [21|3] [=] [459]
EX: Rag’n’Bone Man “Human” (2016)
2 30 Seconds To Mars “Walk On Water” [15|1(3x)] [-1] [385]
1 Beck “Up All Night” [13|1(1x)] [+1] [300] 

Falloffs:
30 Franz Ferdinand “Always Ascending” [1|30] [1]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (12.02-12.03.2017)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (12.02-12.03.2017)
From the 12.02.2017 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.
Notes:

  • 12.16.2017 will be the last regular chart of 2017. The regular chart will resume on 01.06.2018, with points resetting from zero.
  • On 12.23.2017 and 12.30.2017, the Mediabase Alt Top 60 of 2017 will be held, with 12.23 being 60-31 and 12.30 being 30-1.
  • Sofi Tukker + Franz Ferdinand + Moon Taxi debut.
  • Bastille +7 for Leap Of The Week.
  • The Dirty Heads -3  for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can 30 Seconds To Mars keep #1 for the 3rd week in a row? Or does Beck end their run?

 

Hour 1
30 Franz Ferdinand “Always Ascending” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Moon Taxi “Two High” [1|29] [D] [2]

EX: Keane “Is It Any Wonder?” (2006)
28 Bleachers “I Miss Those Days” [3|28] [=] [7]
27 Dreamers “Painkiller” [3|26] [-1] [12]
CB1: Dashboard Confessional “We Fight” 
26 Sofi Tukker/NERVO/The Knocks/Alisa Ueno “Best Friend” [1|26] [D] [5]
25 Bishop Briggs “Dream” [2|25] [=] [12]
Bonus: St. Vincent “Los Ageless”
24 The Killers “Run For Cover” [2|24] [+5] [9]
23 Bastille “World Gone Mad” [2|23] [+7] [9]
EX: The Verve “Bitter Sweet Symphony” (1997)
22 J. Roddy Walston and The Business “The Wanting” [16|22] [=] [84]
21 Manchester Orchestra “The Gold” [4|21] [+3] [24]

Hour 2
20 Linkin Park “One More Light” [7|20] [+2] [36]
19 Royal Blood “I Only Lie When I Love You” [6|19] [+2] [44]
EX: Red Hot Chili Peppers “Soul to Squeeze” (1993)
18 Portugal. The Man “Live In The Moment” [3|18] [+2] [28]
17 The Struts “One Night Only” [14|17] [+2] [104]
16 Weezer “Happy Hour” [5|16] [+2] [47]
CB2: lovelytheband “Broken” 
15 The Dirty Heads “Vacation” [20|10] [-3] [247]
14 Welshly Arms “Legendary” [10|14] [+3] [85]
Bonus: Nickelback “The Betrayal (Act III)”
13 Foster The People “Sit Next To Me” [10|13] [+3] [110]
12 AWOLnation “Passion” [7|12] [+3] [91]
EX: Taking Back Sunday “Sink Into Me” (2009)
11 AJR/Rivers Cuomo “Sober Up” [7|11] [+2] [83]

Hour 3
10 Cold War Kids/Bishop Briggs “So Tied Up” [13|10] [+1] [165]
9 Alice Merton “No Roots” [11|9] [=] [169]
EX: The Kooks “Junk Of The Heart (Happy)” (2011)
8 Foo Fighters “The Sky Is A Neighborhood” [13|7] [-1] [237]
7 Walk The Moon “One Foot” [9|7] [+1] [178]
EX: Radiohead “Fake Plastic Trees” (1995)
6 The Lumineers “Angela” [24|6] [=] [366]
5 Imagine Dragons “Thunder” [23|1(4x)] [=] [550]
Bonus: Imagine Dragons “Whatever It Takes”
4 Portugal. The Man “Feel It Still” [38|1(15x)] [-1] [1,005]
3 Vance Joy “Lay It All On Me” [20|3] [+1] [431]
EX: Cage The Elephant “Cigarette Daydreams” (2014)
2 Beck “Up All Night” [12|2] [=] [270]
1 30 Seconds To Mars “Walk On Water” [14|1(3x)] [=] [356]

Falloffs:
10 Cage The Elephant “Whole Wide World” [20|6] [371] [RECURRENT, <15]

14 Imagine Dragons “Believer” [42|1(12x)] [1,057] [RECURRENT, 40+ Weeks, <15, and Maxed Out]
27 Sleeping With Sirens “Legends” [11|16] [94]