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Mediabase Alt Top 30 (06.30-07.01.2018)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (06.30-07.01.2018)
From the 06.30.2018 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Notes:

  • On July 4th, for the 1st time ever, we’ll have a special edition of the Mediabase Alt Top 30 called the Mediabase Alt Top 30: Top 30 Mid-Year Countdown Special based on inverse points.
  • CHVRCHES debut.
  • Death Cab For Cutie +7 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Vance Joy + Bear Hands -8 each for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Panic! At The Disco hold on to #1 for a 2nd week in a row, or does Two Feet two-foot Panic! out clinch the top spot?

 

Hour 1
30 Bear Hands “Back Seat Driver (Spirit Guide)” [10|18] [-8] [74]
29 Mike Shinoda “Crossing A Line” [4|28] [-1] [9]
CB1: Gorillaz/George Benson “Humility”
28 The Knocks/Foster The People “Ride Or Die” [2|28] [+2] [4]
27 CHVRCHES “Miracle” [1|27] [D] [4]
EX: Jack Johnson “You And Your Heart” (2010)
26 Mt. Joy “Silver Lining” [7|26] [+1] [27]
25 King Princess “1950” [2|25] [+4] [8]
EX: Phoenix “J-Boy” (2017)
24 Rainbow Kitten Surprise “Fever Pitch” [5|23] [-1] [31]
23 Dennis Lloyd “Nevermind” [4|23] [+1] [21]
Bonus: lovelytheband “these are my friends”
22 Arctic Monkeys “Four Out Of Five” [6|18] [-1] [58]
21 Vance Joy “Saturday Sun” [19|7] [-8] [346]

Hour 2
20 Alice Merton “Lash Out” [7|19] [=] [63]
19 Bishop Briggs “White Flag” [13|16] [-1] [117]
EX: Death Cab For Cutie “Cath…” (2008)
18 Death Cab For Cutie “Gold Rush” [2|18] [+7] [19]
17 The 1975 “Give Yourself A Try” [3|17] [+2] [36]
16 Blue October “I Hope You’re Happy” [16|15] [-1] [175]
CB2: Young The Giant “Simplify”
15 Muse “Thought Contagion” [19|1(2x)] [-4] [470]
14 AJR “Burn The House Down” [6|14] [+3] [68]
EX: Everclear “I Will Buy You A New Life” (1998)
13 30 Seconds To Mars “Dangerous Night” [21|2] [-6] [461]
12 Weezer “Africa” [3|12] [+4] [43]
Bonus: The Record Company “Life To Fix” 
11 Florence + The Machine “Hunger” [8|11] [+1] [122]

Hour 3
10 Walk The Moon “Kamikaze” [9|10] [+4] [116]
9 Beck “Colors” [11|9] [+1] [171]
EX: The Killers “Shot At The Night” (2013)
8 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “You Worry Me” [21|8] [+1] [314]
7 Foster The People “Sit Next To Me” [39|3] [+1] [630] [RECURRENT, above #10 on Current/Recurrent combo]
Bonus: Dreamers “Screws”
6 Bastille “Quarter Past Midnight” [7|6] [=] [137]
5 Imagine Dragons “Whatever It Takes” [27|1(3x)] [=] [673]
EX: Radiohead “There There” (2003)
4 Sir Sly “&Run” [24|1(1x)] [-2] [444]
3 lovelytheband “Broken” [26|1(7x)] [=] [614]
EX: Michael Jackson “Beat It” (1983)
2 Two Feet “I Feel Like I’m Drowning” [17|2] [+2] [292]
1 Panic! At The Disco “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” [14|1(2x)] [=] [314]

Falloffs:
26 Cold War Kids “Can We Hang On?” [7|23] [33]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (06.23-06.24.2018)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (06.23-06.24.2018)
From the 06.23.2018 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Notes:

  • Death Cab For Cutie + King Princess + The Knocks/Foster The People debut.
  • Weezer +6 for Leap Of The Week.
  • Vance Joy + Muse -4 each for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Sir Sly hold on to #1 for a 2nd week in a row, or does Panic! At The Disco clinch the top spot?

 

Hour 1
30 The Knocks/Foster The People “Ride Or Die” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 King Princess “1950” [1|29] [D] [2]

Bonus: The Struts “Body Talks” 
28 Mike Shinoda “Crossing A Line” [3|28] [+2] [7]
27 Mt. Joy “Silver Lining” [6|26] [-1] [22]
EX: Spoon “Hot Thoughts” (2017)
26 Cold War Kids “Can We Hang On?” [7|23] [-1] [33]
25 Death Cab For Cutie “Gold Rush” [1|25] [D] [6]
CB1: CHVRCHES “Miracle”
24 Dennis Lloyd “Nevermind” [3|24] [+3] [13]
23 Rainbow Kitten Surprise “Fever Pitch” [4|23] [=] [24]
EX: Pantera “Walk” (1993)
22 Bear Hands “Back Seat Driver (Spirit Guide)” [9|18] [-2] [73]
21 Arctic Monkeys “Four Out Of Five” [5|18] [-3] [49]

Hour 2
20 Alice Merton “Lash Out” [6|19] [-1] [52]
19 The 1975 “Give Yourself A Try” [2|19] [+2] [22]
EX: Tove Lo “Habits (Stay High)” (2014)
18 Bishop Briggs “White Flag” [12|16] [-2] [105]
17 AJR “Burn The House Down” [5|17] [=] [51]
16 Weezer “Africa” [2|16] [+6] [24]
CB2: Gorillaz/George Benson “Humility”
15 Blue October “I Hope You’re Happy” [15|15] [=] [160]
14 Walk The Moon “Kamikaze” [8|14] [=] [95]
Bonus: Young The Giant “Simplify”
13 Vance Joy “Saturday Sun” [18|7] [-4] [336]
12 Florence + The Machine “Hunger” [7|12] [+1] [102]
EX: The Strokes “Under Cover of Darkness”​​​​​​​ (2011)
11 Muse “Thought Contagion” [18|1(2x)] [-4] [454]

Hour 3
10 Beck “Colors” [10|10] [+2] [149]
9 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “You Worry Me” [20|8] [-1] [291]
EX: The Vines “Get Free” (2002)
8 Foster The People “Sit Next To Me” [38|3] [+2] [606] [RECURRENT, above #10 on Current/Recurrent combo]
7 30 Seconds To Mars “Dangerous Night” [20|2] [-3] [443]
Bonus: 30 Seconds To Mars “Rescue Me”
6 Bastille “Quarter Past Midnight” [6|6] [+5] [112]
5 Imagine Dragons “Whatever It Takes” [26|1(3x)] [=] [647]
EX: Owl City “Fireflies” (2009)
4 Two Feet “I Feel Like I’m Drowning” [16|4] [+2] [263]
3 lovelytheband “Broken” [25|1(7x)] [-1] [586]
EX: Pantera “Cowboys From Hell” (1990)
2 Sir Sly “&Run” [23|1(1x)] [-1] [417]
1 Panic! At The Disco “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” [13|1(1x)] [+2] [284]

Falloffs:
24 AWOLnation “Handyman” [19|5] [347]
28 Bad Wolves “Zombie” [9|26] [24]
29 Fall Out Boy “The Last Of The Real Ones” [2|29] [3]

 

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (06.16-06.17.2018)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (06.16-06.17.2018)
From the 06.16.2018 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Notes:

  • 2018 FIFA World Cup has started.
  • Weezer + The 1975 debut.
  • Panic! At The Disco +3 for Leap Of The Week.
  • AWOLnation -9 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Does lovelytheband retain #1 for the 2nd week in a row and the 8th time overall? Or does Sir Sly or 30 Seconds To Mars take the top spot for themselves?

Hour 1
30 Mike Shinoda “Crossing A Line” [2|28] [-2] [4]
29 Fall Out Boy “The Last Of The Real Ones” [2|29] [+1] [3]
EX: Rise Against “Wait For Me” (2012)
28 Bad Wolves “Zombie” [9|26] [-2] [24]
27 Dennis Lloyd “Nevermind” [2|27] [+2] [6]
CB1: The Knocks/Foster The People “Ride Or Die” 
26 Mt. Joy “Silver Lining” [5|26] [+1] [18]
25 Cold War Kids “Can We Hang On?” [6|23] [-2] [28]
Bonus: Young The Giant “Simplify”​​​​​​​
24 AWOLnation “Handyman” [19|5] [-9] [347]
23 Rainbow Kitten Surprise “Fever Pitch” [3|23] [+1] [16]
EX: Weezer “Pork and Beans” (2008)
22 Weezer “Africa” [1|22] [D] [9]
21 The 1975 “Give Yourself A Try” [1|21] [D] [10]

Hour 2
20 Bear Hands “Back Seat Driver (Spirit Guide)” [8|18] [-2] [64]
19 Alice Merton “Lash Out” [5|19] [+2] [41]
EX: Sarah McLachlan “Sweet Surrender” (1997)
18 Arctic Monkeys “Four Out Of Five” [4|18] [+2] [39]
17 AJR “Burn The House Down” [4|17] [+2] [34]
16 Bishop Briggs “White Flag” [11|16] [+1] [92]
CB2: CHVRCHES “Miracle”
15 Blue October “I Hope You’re Happy” [14|15] [+1] [144]
14 Walk The Moon “Kamikaze” [7|14] [=] [78]
Bonus: The Smashing Pumpkins “Solara” 
13 Florence + The Machine “Hunger” [6|12] [-1] [83]
12 Beck “Colors” [9|12] [+1] [128]
EX: Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness “So Close” (2017)
11 Bastille “Quarter Past Midnight” [5|11] [=] [87]

Hour 3
10 Foster The People “Sit Next To Me” [36|3] [=] [583] [RECURRENT, 4/4 Bonus Weeks]
9 Vance Joy “Saturday Sun” [17|7] [-1] [318]
EX: Lou Reed “What’s Good” (1992)
8 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “You Worry Me” [19|8] [+1] [269]
7 Muse “Thought Contagion” [17|1(2x)] [-4] [434]
EX: Jack Johnson “The Horizon Has Been Defeated” (2003)
6 Two Feet “I Feel Like I’m Drowning” [15|6] [+1] [236]
5 Imagine Dragons “Whatever It Takes” [25|1(3x)] [=] [621]
Bonus: Death Cab For Cutie “Gold Rush”
4 30 Seconds To Mars “Dangerous Night” [19|2] [-2] [419]
3 Panic! At The Disco “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” [12|3] [+3] [254]
EX: Coldplay “Paradise” (2011)
2 lovelytheband “Broken” [24|1(7x)] [-1] [558]
1 Sir Sly “&Run” [22|1(1x)] [+3] [388]

Falloffs:
22 Robert DeLong/K.Flay “Favorite Color Is Blue” [14|16] [163] 
25 Jukebox The Ghost “Everybody’s Lonely” [11|20] [82]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (06.09-06.10.2018)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (06.09-06.10.2018) 
From the 06.09.2018 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

 

Notes:

  • Mike Shinoda + Fall Out Boy + Dennis Lloyd debut.
  • AJR + Rainbow Kitten Surprise +6 each for Leap Of The Week.
  • Robert DeLong/K.Flay -4 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Muse stay #1 for the 3rd week in a row? Or does lovelytheband reclaim the throne? Or can 30 Seconds To Mars claim it?

 

Hour 1
30 Fall Out Boy “The Last Of The Real Ones” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Dennis Lloyd “Nevermind” [1|29] [D] [2]

EX: Linkin Park “New Divide” (2009)
28 Mike Shinoda “Crossing A Line” [1|28] [D] [3]
27 Mt. Joy “Silver Lining” [4|27] [=] [13]
Bonus: Just Loud “Electrified” 
26 Bad Wolves “Zombie” [8|26] [+3] [21]
25 Jukebox The Ghost “Everybody’s Lonely” [11|20] [-3] [82]
EX: The Ramones “Pet Sematary” (1989)
24 Rainbow Kitten Surprise “Fever Pitch” [2|24] [+6] [8]
23 Cold War Kids “Can We Hang On?” [5|23] [+3] [22]
CB1: The 1975 “Give Yourself A Try”
22 Robert DeLong/K.Flay “Favorite Color Is Blue” [14|16] [-4] [163]
21 Alice Merton “Lash Out” [4|21] [+2] [29]

Hour 2
20 Arctic Monkeys “Four Out Of Five” [3|20] [+1] [26]
19 AJR “Burn The House Down” [3|19] [+6] [20]
EX: The Struts “One Night Only” (2017)
18 Bear Hands “Back Seat Driver (Spirit Guide)” [7|18] [+2] [53]
17 Bishop Briggs “White Flag” [10|17] [+2] [77]
16 Blue October “I Hope You’re Happy” [13|16] [+1] [128]
CB2: Weezer “Africa”
15 AWOLnation “Handyman” [18|5] [-3] [340]
14 Walk The Moon “Kamikaze” [6|14] [+2] [61]
Bonus: Gorillaz/George Benson “Humility”
13 Beck “Colors” [8|13] [=] [109]
12 Florence + The Machine “Hunger” [5|12] [+2] [65]
EX: Florence + The Machine “What Kind Of Man” (2015)
11 Bastille “Quarter Past Midnight” [4|11] [=] [67]

Hour 3
10 Foster The People “Sit Next To Me” [35|3] [=] [562] [RECURRENT, 3/4 Bonus Weeks]
9 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “You Worry Me” [18|9] [=] [246]
EX: Moby “Porcelain” (2000)
8 Vance Joy “Saturday Sun” [16|7] [=] [296]
7 Two Feet “I Feel Like I’m Drowning” [14|6] [-1] [211]
EX: Depeche Mode “Soothe My Soul” (2013)
6 Panic! At The Disco “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” [11|6] [+1] [226]
5 Imagine Dragons “Whatever It Takes” [24|1(3x)] [=] [595]
Bonus: flora cash “You’re Somebody Else”
4 Sir Sly “&Run” [21|4] [=] [358]
3 Muse “Thought Contagion” [16|1(2x)] [-2] [410]
EX: Bush “Comedown” (1995)
2 30 Seconds To Mars “Dangerous Night” [18|2] [+1] [392]
1 lovelytheband “Broken” [23|1(7x)] [+1] [529]

Falloffs:
15 Portugal. The Man “Live In The Moment” [27|1(3x)] [546] [RECURRENT, <15]
24 Rise Against “House On Fire” [18|15] [198]
28 The Dirty Heads/The Unlikely Candidates “Celebrate” [19|12] [237] [RECURRENT, <15]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (06.02-06.03.2018)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (06.02-06.03.2018)
From the 06.02.2018 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Notes:

  • Rainbow Kitten Surprise debut.
  • Arctic Monkeys + Walk The Moon +5 each for Leap Of The Week.
  • The Dirty Heads/The Unlikely Candidates -8 for Biggest Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Muse stay #1 for the 2nd week in a row?

 

Hour 1
30 Rainbow Kitten Surprise “Fever Pitch” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Bad Wolves “Zombie” [7|27] [+1] [16]
EX: The Smashing Pumpkins​​​​​​​ “Ava Adore” (1998)
28 The Dirty Heads/The Unlikely Candidates “Celebrate” [19|12] [-8] [237]
27 Mt. Joy “Silver Lining” [3|27] [+1] [9]
Bonus: The 1975 “Give Yourself A Try”
26 Cold War Kids “Can We Hang On?” [4|26] [+1] [14]
25 AJR “Burn The House Down” [2|25] [+4] [8]
CB1:  Mike Shinoda “Crossing A Line”
24 Rise Against “House On Fire” [18|15] [-5] [198]
23 Alice Merton “Lash Out” [3|23] [+2] [19]
EX: Cold War Kids “Love Is Mystical” (2017)
22 Jukebox The Ghost “Everybody’s Lonely” [10|20] [+1] [76]
21 Arctic Monkeys “Four Out Of Five” [2|21] [+5] [15]

Hour 2
20 Bear Hands “Back Seat Driver (Spirit Guide)” [6|20] [+4] [40]
19 Bishop Briggs “White Flag” [9|19] [+3] [63]
EX: Robert DeLong “Long Way Down” (2014)
18 Robert DeLong/K.Flay “Favorite Color Is Blue” [13|16] [-1] [154]
17 Blue October “I Hope You’re Happy” [12|17] [+1] [113]
16 Walk The Moon “Kamikaze” [5|16] [+5] [44]
CB2: Fall Out Boy “The Last Of The Real Ones” 
15 Portugal. The Man “Live In The Moment” [27|1(3x)] [-3] [546] [RECURRENT, 3/4 Bonus Weeks]
14 Florence + The Machine “Hunger” [4|14] [+2] [46]
Bonus: Dennis Lloyd “Nevermind”
13 Beck “Colors” [7|13] [+1] [91]
12 AWOLnation “Handyman” [17|5] [-3] [324]
EX: Coldplay “Violet Hill” (2008)
11 Bastille “Quarter Past Midnight” [3|11] [+2] [47]

Hour 3
10 Foster The People “Sit Next To Me” [34|3] [+1] [541] [RECURRENT, 2/4 Bonus Weeks]
9 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats “You Worry Me” [17|9] [+1] [224]
EX: Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories “Stay (I Missed You)” (1994)
8 Vance Joy “Saturday Sun” [15|7] [-1] [273]
7 Panic! At The Disco “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” [10|6] [-1] [201]
EX: No Address “When I’m Gone (Sadie)” (2005)
6 Two Feet “I Feel Like I’m Drowning” [13|6] [+2] [187]
5 Imagine Dragons “Whatever It Takes” [23|1(3x)] [-2] [569]
Bonus: Weezer “Africa”
4 Sir Sly “&Run” [20|4] [+1] [331]
3 30 Seconds To Mars “Dangerous Night” [17|3] [+1] [363]
EX: Nine Inch Nails “The Hand That Feeds” (2005)
2 lovelytheband “Broken” [22|1(6x)] [=] [499]
1 Muse “Thought Contagion” [15|1(2x)] [=] [382]

Falloffs:
15 Walk The Moon “One Foot” [32|1(4x)] [510] [RECURRENT, Maxed Out]