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Mediabase Alt Top 30 (08.31-09.02.2019)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (08.31-09.02.2019)

From the 08.31.2019 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Chart Notes:

  • Highly Suspect debut
  • Dreamers [+3] for Leap Of The Week.
  • Bastille + Silversun Pickups [-5] each for Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Matt Maeson keep #1 for the 3rd week in a row? Or will Dominic Fike go into Labor Day Weekend and crash the party?

 

Hour 1
30 Highly Suspect “16” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Barns Courtney “You And I” [6|25] [+1] [17]
EX: Barns Courtney “99” (2018)
28 Bishop Briggs “Champion” [5|25] [=] [18]
27 White Reaper “Might Be Right” [3|27] [+2] [7]
CB1: Local Natives “When Am I Gonna Lose You”
26 Hobo Johnson “Typical Story” [4|26] [+1] [14]
25 Twin XL “Good” [8|23] [-2] [37]
Bonus: Incubus “Into The Summer”
24 Cold War Kids “Complainer” [5|24] [+1] [24]
23 Machine Gun Kelly/YUNGBLUD/Travis Barker “I Think I’m Okay” [4|23] [+1] [22]
EX: Fall Out Boy “Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down” (2005)
22 The Raconteurs “Help Me Stranger” [10|20] [-1] [75]
21 Silversun Pickups “It Doesn’t Matter Why” [17|14] [-5] [165]

Hour 2
20 Meg Myers “Running Up That Hill” [10|20] [+1] [57]
19 Bastille “Joy” [16|10] [-5] [246]
EX: Weezer “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To” (2009)
18 Absofacto “Dissolve” [8|18] [+2] [61]
17 Young The Giant “Heat Of The Summer” [9|17] [+1] [93]
16 Dreamers “Die Happy” [10|16] [+3] [85]
CB2: Shaed “Thunder” 
15 Vampire Weekend “This Life” [11|15] [+2] [125]
14 Judah and The Lion “Why Did You Run?” [20|12] [-1] [216]
Bonus: Catfish and The Bottlemen “2all” 
13 The Black Keys “Go” [8|13] [+2] [96]
12 The Head and The Heart “Missed Connection” [21|1(1x)] [-1] [425] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
EX: Blink-182 “Up All Night” (2011)
11 The Lumineers “Gloria” [21|1(5x)] [-3] [520]

Hour 3
10 Twenty|one|pilots “The Hype” [6|10] [+2] [90]
9 Cage The Elephant “Social Cues” [9|9] [+1] [140]
EX: Incubus “Wish You Were Here” (2001)
8 Illenium/Jon Bellion “Good Things Fall Apart” [12|8] [+1] [175]
7 Shaed “Trampoline” [35|1(2x)] [=] [812]
Bonus: Winnetka Bowling League “Kombucha” 
6 Panic! At The Disco “Hey Look Ma, I Made It” [24|5] [=] [360]
5 Billie Eilish “bad guy” [15|1(3x)] [-1] [343]
EX: Halsey “New Americana” (2015)
4 Lana Del Rey “Doin’ Time” [13|4] [+1] [233]
3 Of Monsters and Men “Alligator” [16|2] [-1] [377]
EX: Hoodoo Gurus “Come Anytime” (1989)
2 Dominic Fike “3 Nights” [17|2] [+1] [317]
1 Matt Maeson “Cringe” [22|1(3x)] [=] [393]

Falloffs:
26 Phantogram “Into Happiness” [9|21] [74]

 

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (08.24-08.25.2019)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (08.24-08.25.2019)

From the 08.24.2019 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Chart Notes:

  • no debuts/returns.
  • Illenium/Jon Bellion + Twenty One Pilots [+3] each for Leap Of The Week.
  • Phantogram [-5] for Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Matt Maeson hold on to the top spot this week? Or do Of Monsters and Men have different ideas?

Hour 1
30 Barns Courtney “You And I” [5|25] [-2] [15]
29 White Reaper “Might Be Right” [2|29] [+1] [3]
CB1: The Unlikely Candidates “Novocaine” 
28 Bishop Briggs “Champion” [4|25] [-3] [15]
27 Hobo Johnson “Typical Story” [3|27] [+2] [9]
EX: Alabama Shakes “Hold On”​​​​​​​ (2012)
26 Phantogram “Into Happiness” [9|21] [-5] [74]
25 Cold War Kids “Complainer” [4|25] [+2] [17]
Bonus: Joywave “Obsession”
24 Machine Gun Kelly/YUNGBLUD/Travis Barker “I Think I’m Okay” [3|24] [+2] [14]
23 Twin XL “Good” [7|23] [+1] [31]
EX: Stone Sour “​​​​​​​Bother” (2002)
22 Meg Myers “Running Up That Hill” [9|22] [+1] [46]
21 The Raconteurs “Help Me Stranger” [9|20] [-1] [66]

Hour 2
20 Absofacto “Dissolve” [7|20] [+2] [48]
19 Dreamers “Die Happy” [9|18] [-1] [70]
EX: INXS “Not Enough Time” (1992)
18 Young The Giant “Heat Of The Summer” [8|18] [+1] [79]
17 Vampire Weekend “This Life” [10|17] [=] [109]
16 Silversun Pickups “It Doesn’t Matter Why” [16|14] [-2] [155]
CB2: Local Natives “When Am I Gonna Lose You”
15 The Black Keys “Go” [7|15] [+1] [78]
14 Bastille “Joy” [15|10] [-4] [234]
Bonus: The 1975 “People”
13 Judah and The Lion “Why Did You Run?” [19|12] [=] [199]
12 Twenty|one|pilots “The Hype” [5|12] [+3] [69]
EX: Twenty|one|pilots “My Blood” (2018)
11 The Head and The Heart “Missed Connection” [20|1(1x)] [-3] [406]

Hour 3
10 Cage The Elephant “Social Cues” [8|10] [+1] [118]
9 Illenium/Jon Bellion “Good Things Fall Apart” [11|9] [+3] [152]
EX: U2 “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight” (2009)
8 The Lumineers “Gloria” [20|1(5x)] [+1] [500]
7 Shaed “Trampoline” [34|1(2x)] [=] [788]
Bonus: AJR “Dear Winter” 
6 Panic! At The Disco “Hey Look Ma, I Made It” [23|5] [-1] [335]
5 Lana Del Rey “Doin’ Time” [12|5] [+1] [206]
EX: Heather Nova “Walk This World” (1995)
4 Billie Eilish “bad guy” [14|1(3x)] [-2] [317]
3 Dominic Fike “3 Nights” [16|3] [+1] [288]
EX: AFI “Miss Murder” (2006)
2 Of Monsters and Men “Alligator” [15|2] [+1] [349]
1 Matt Maeson “Cringe” [21|1(2x)] [=] [363]

Falloffs:
none

 

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (08.17-08.18.2019)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (08.17-08.18.2019)

From the 08.17.2019 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Chart Notes:

  • White Reaper debut.
  • Machine Gun Kelly/YUNGBLUD/Travis Barker + Lana Del Rey [+3] each for Leap Of The Week.
  • The Head and The Heart [-5] for Loser Of The Week.
  • Will Billie Eilish retain #1 for the 4th week in a row? Or can Matt Maeson take the title for himself?

 

Hour 1
30 White Reaper “Might Be Right” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Hobo Johnson “Typical Story” [2|28] [-1] [5]
Bonus: Highly Suspect “16”​​​​​​​
28 Barns Courtney “You And I” [4|25] [-3] [14]
27 Cold War Kids “Complainer” [3|27] [=] [11]
EX: The Dandy Warhols​​​​​​​ “Bohemian Like You” (2000)
26 Machine Gun Kelly/YUNGBLUD/Travis Barker “I Think I’m Okay” [2|26] [+3] [7]
25 Bishop Briggs “Champion” [3|25] [+1] [12]
CB1: Local Natives “When Am I Gonna Lose You”
24 Twin XL “Good” [6|24] [=] [23]
23 Meg Myers “Running Up That Hill” [8|23] [=] [37]
EX: Paramore “Monster” (2011)
22 Absofacto “Dissolve” [6|22] [=] [37]
21 Phantogram “Into Happiness” [8|21] [=] [69]

Hour 2
20 The Raconteurs “Help Me Stranger” [8|20] [=] [56]
19 Young The Giant “Heat Of The Summer” [7|18] [-1] [66]
EX: Velvet Revolver “Fall To Pieces” (2004)
18 Dreamers “Die Happy” [8|18] [+1] [68]
17 Vampire Weekend “This Life” [9|17] [=] [95]
16 The Black Keys “Go” [6|16] [=] [63]
CB2: Angels and Airwaves “Rebel Girl” 
15 Twenty|one|pilots “The Hype” [4|15] [=] [50]
14 Silversun Pickups “It Doesn’t Matter Why” [15|14] [=] [140]
Bonus: The Hives “Good Samaritan”
13 Judah and The Lion “Why Did You Run?” [18|12] [=] [181]
12 Illenium/Jon Bellion “Good Things Fall Apart” [10|11] [-1] [130]
EX: Robert DeLong “Don’t Wait Up” (2015)
11 Cage The Elephant “Social Cues” [7|11] [+1] [97]

Hour 3
10 Bastille “Joy” [14|10] [=] [217]
9 The Lumineers “Gloria” [19|1(5x)] [-2] [477]
EX: Muse “Uprising” (2009)
8 The Head and The Heart “Missed Connection” [19|1(1x)] [-5] [386]
7 Shaed “Trampoline” [33|1(2x)] [+1] [764]
Bonus: Fitz and The Tantrums “I Just Wanna Shine”​​​​​​​
6 Lana Del Rey “Doin’ Time” [11|6] [+3] [180]
5 Panic! At The Disco “Hey Look Ma, I Made It” [22|5] [+1] [310]
EX: Green Day “Basket Case” (1994)
4 Dominic Fike “3 Nights” [15|4] [+1] [260]
3 Of Monsters and Men “Alligator” [14|3] [+1] [320]
EX: Billie Eilish “you should see me in a crown” (2018)
2 Billie Eilish “bad guy” [13|1(3x)] [-1] [290]
1 Matt Maeson “Cringe” [20|1(1x)] [+1] [333]

Falloffs:
30 Badflower “Promise Me” [1|30] [1]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (08.10-08.11.2019)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (08.10-08.11.2019)

From the 08.10.2019 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Chart Notes:

  • Badflower + Machine Gun Kelly/YUNGBLUD/Travis Barker + Hobo Johnson  debut.
  • Bishop Briggs [+4] for Leap Of The Week.
  • The Lumineers [-4] for Loser Of The Week.
  • Will Billie Eilish retain #1 for the 3rd week in a row? Or can Matt Maeson take the title for himself?

 

Hour 1
30 Badflower “Promise Me” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Machine Gun Kelly/YUNGBLUD/Travis Barker “I Think I’m Okay” [1|29] [D] [2]

EX: Saving Abel​​​​​​​ “Addicted” (2008)
28 Hobo Johnson “Typical Story” [1|28] [D] [3]
27 Cold War Kids “Complainer” [2|27] [+1] [7]
Bonus: Winnetka Bowling League “Kombucha”
26 Bishop Briggs “Champion” [2|26] [+4] [6]
25 Barns Courtney “You And I” [3|25] [+2] [11]
CB1: White Reaper “Might Be Right” 
24 Twin XL “Good” [5|24] [+2] [16]
23 Meg Myers “Running Up That Hill” [7|23] [+1] [29]
EX: 30 Seconds To Mars “City Of Angels” (2013)
22 Absofacto “Dissolve” [5|22] [+1] [28]
21 Phantogram “Into Happiness” [7|21] [=] [59]

Hour 2
20 The Raconteurs “Help Me Stranger” [7|20] [+2] [45]
19 Dreamers “Die Happy” [7|19] [+1] [55]
EX: Young The Giant “Something To Believe In” (2016)
18 Young The Giant “Heat Of The Summer” [6|18] [+1] [54]
17 Vampire Weekend “This Life” [8|17] [=] [81]
16 The Black Keys “Go” [5|16] [=] [48]
CB2: The Unlikely Candidates “Novocaine”
15 Twenty|one|pilots “The Hype” [3|15] [+3] [34]
14 Silversun Pickups “It Doesn’t Matter Why” [14|14] [=] [123]
Bonus: Tool “Fear Inoculum”
13 Judah and The Lion “Why Did You Run?” [17|12] [-1] [163]
12 Cage The Elephant “Social Cues” [6|12] [+1] [77]
11 Illenium/Jon Bellion “Good Things Fall Apart” [9|11] [=] [111]

Hour 3
10 Bastille “Joy” [13|10] [=] [196]
9 Lana Del Rey “Doin’ Time” [10|9] [=] [155]
EX: The Dirty Heads/Chloe Chaidez “Visions” (2018)
8 Shaed “Trampoline” [32|1(2x)] [-1] [740]
7 The Lumineers “Gloria” [18|1(5x)] [-4] [455]
Bonus: Catfish and The Bottlemen “2all” 
6 Panic! At The Disco “Hey Look Ma, I Made It” [21|6] [=] [284]
5 Dominic Fike “3 Nights” [14|5] [+3] [233]
EX: Radiohead “There There” (2003)
4 Of Monsters and Men “Alligator” [13|4] [+1] [292]
3 The Head and The Heart “Missed Connection” [18|1(1x)] [-1] [363]
EX: Alanis Morissette “You Oughta Know” (1995)
2 Matt Maeson “Cringe” [19|2] [+2] [303]
1 Billie Eilish “bad guy” [12|1(3x)] [=] [261]

Falloffs:
15 AJR “100 Bad Days” [24|3] [462] [RECURRENT, < 15]
25 The 1975 “It’s Not Living (If It’s Not With You)” [12|18] [90]
29 Blink-182 “Blame It On My Youth” [12|11] [174]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (08.03-08.04.2019)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (08.03-08.04.2019)

From the 08.03.2019 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Chart Notes:

  • Bishop Briggs + Cold War Kids debut.
  • Twenty|one|pilots [+8] for Leap Of The Week.
  • Blink-182 [-9] for Loser Of The Week.
  • Will Billie Eilish retain #1 for the 2nd week in a row? Or can Matt Maeson take the title for himself?

 

Hour 1
30 Bishop Briggs “Champion” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Blink-182 “Blame It On My Youth” [12|11] [-9] [174]
Bonus: The Unlikely Candidates “Novocaine”​​​​​​​
28 Cold War Kids “Complainer” [1|28] [D] [3]
27 Barns Courtney “You And I” [2|27] [+3] [5]
EX: Weezer “Memories” (2010)
26 Twin XL “Good” [4|26] [+3] [9]
25 The 1975 “It’s Not Living (If It’s Not With You)” [12|18] [-6] [90]
CB1: Hobo Johnson “Typical Story” 
24 Meg Myers “Running Up That Hill” [6|24] [+3] [21]
23 Absofacto “Dissolve” [4|23] [+2] [19]
EX: Tool “Schism” (2001)
22 The Raconteurs “Help Me Stranger” [6|22] [+2] [34]
21 Phantogram “Into Happiness” [6|21] [+2] [49]

Hour 2
20 Dreamers “Die Happy” [6|20] [+2] [43]
19 Young The Giant “Heat Of The Summer” [5|19] [+2] [41]
EX: The Refreshments “​​​​​​​Banditos” (1996)
18 Twenty|one|pilots “The Hype” [2|18] [+8] [18]
17 Vampire Weekend “This Life” [7|17] [=] [67]
16 The Black Keys “Go” [4|16] [+2] [33]
CB2: Badflower “Promise Me” 
15 AJR “100 Bad Days” [24|3] [-4] [462] [RECURRENT, 2/4 Bonus Weeks]
14 Silversun Pickups “It Doesn’t Matter Why” [13|14] [+1] [106]
Bonus: White Reaper “Might Be Right” 
13 Cage The Elephant “Social Cues” [5|13] [+3] [58]
12 Judah and The Lion “Why Did You Run?” [16|12] [+1] [145]
EX: Fall Out Boy “Champion” (2017)
11 Illenium/Jon Bellion “Good Things Fall Apart” [8|11] [+3] [91]

Hour 3
10 Bastille “Joy” [12|10] [=] [175]
9 Lana Del Rey “Doin’ Time” [9|9] [=] [133]
EX: Iggy Pop “Home” (1990)
8 Dominic Fike “3 Nights” [13|7] [=] [207]
7 Shaed “Trampoline” [31|1(2x)] [-3] [717]
Bonus: Shaed “Thunder”
6 Panic! At The Disco “Hey Look Ma, I Made It” [20|6] [+1] [259]
5 Of Monsters and Men “Alligator” [12|5] [=] [265]
EX: Green Day “Wake Me Up When September Ends” (2005)
4 Matt Maeson “Cringe” [18|4] [+2] [274]
3 The Lumineers “Gloria” [17|1(5x)] [=] [431]
EX: Fitz and The Tantrums “The Walker” (2013)
2 The Head and The Heart “Missed Connection” [17|1(1x)] [=] [335]
1 Billie Eilish “bad guy” [11|1(2x)] [=] [231]

Falloffs:
12 half•alive “Still Feel” [21|7] [370] [RECURRENT, <15] 
28 The Black Keys “Lo/Hi” [20|1(2x)] [417] [RECURRENT, <15]