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Mediabase Alt Top 30 (11.28-11.29.2020)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (11.28-11.29.2020)

From the 11.28.2020 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Chart Notes:

  • 12.19.2020 will be the final regular Mediabase Alt Top 30 countdown for the 2020 year. The regular chart year for 2021 will resume on 01.09.2021, with points reset to zero.
  • 12.26.2020 [60-31] and 01.02.2021 [30-1] will be the Mediabase Alt 30: Top 60 of 2020 Countdowns.
  • Meg Myers + Bakar debut.
  • Billie Eilish [+4] for Leap Of The Week.
  • Juice WRLD/Marshmello [-6] for Loser Of The Week.
  • Can All Time Low/blackbear stay at #1 for the 12th week in a row?

Hour 1
30 Meg Myers “Any Way You Wanna Love” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Bakar “1st Time” [1|29] [D] [2]

EX: Toadies “Possum Kingdom” (1995)
28 Of Monsters and Men “Visitor” [8|27] [-1] [24]
27 lovelytheband “buzz cut” [2|27] [+2] [6]
CB1: The Backseat Lovers “Kilby Girl”
26 Almost Monday “Broken People” [3|26] [+2] [9]
25 beabadoobee “Care” [10|17] [-3] [94]
Bonus: 347aidan “Dancing In My Room”
24 AJR “Bummerland” [5|24] [+2] [17]
23 The Smashing Pumpkins “Cyr” [7|23] [+2] [34]
EX: Cage The Elephant “Black Madonna” (2020)
22 Bastille “survivin'” [4|22] [+2] [25]
21 Clairo “Sofia” [4|21] [+2] [24]

Hour 2
20 grandson “Dirty” [6|19] [-1] [54]
19 Shaed “No Other Way” [5|18] [+1] [56]
EX: Matt and Kim “Get It” (2015)
18 Glass Animals “Heat Waves” [3|18] [+3] [32]
17 Juice WRLD/Marshmello “Come and Go” [16|7] [-6] [260]
16 Tame Impala “Is It True” [10|15] [=] [117]
CB2: Fousheé “Deep End” 
15 Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear “my ex’s best friend” [5|15] [+3] [57]
14 Matt Maeson “Hallucinogenics” [31|1(3x)] [-1] [708] [RECURRENT, 2/4 Bonus Weeks]
Bonus: Dreamers/DeathbyRomy “True Crime” ​​​​​​​
13 Billie Eilish “Therefore I Am”  [2|13] [+4] [32]
12 Royal Blood “Trouble’s Coming” [8|12] [=] [119]
EX: The Offspring “Hammerhead” (2008)
11 Cage The Elephant “Skin and Bones” [6|11] [+3] [93]

Hour 3
10 Twenty|one|pilots “Level Of Concern” [34|1(13x)] [-1] [899]
9 Foo Fighters “Shame Shame” [3|9] [+1] [59]
EX: Foo Fighters “Run” (2017)
8 24kGoldn/Iann Dior “Mood” [11|8] [=] [186]
7 Royal and The Serpent “Overwhelmed” [9|7] [=] [170]
Bonus: Bleachers/Bruce Springsteen “Chinatown” 
6 Cannons “Fire For You” [12|6] [=] [179]
5 Machine Gun Kelly “Bloody Valentine” [24|2] [-2] [540]
EX: Lenny Kravitz “Dig In” (2001)
4 I Don’t Know How But They Found Me “Leave Me Alone” [14|4] [+1] [244]
3 Peach Tree Rascals “Mariposa” [16|3] [+1] [265]
EX: U2 “Vertigo” (2004)
2 Wallows/Clairo “Are You Bored Yet?” [22|2] [=] [431]
1 All Time Low/blackbear “Monsters” [26|1(12x)] [=] [608]

Falloffs:
15 Dayglow “Can I Call You Tonight?” [22|3] [425] [RECURRENT, <15]
30 ONR/Sarah Barthel “Must Stop” [1|30] [1]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (11.21-11.22.2020)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (11.21-11.22.2020)

From the 11.21.2020 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Chart Notes:

  • ONR/Sarah Barthel + lovelytheband + Billie Eilish debut.
  • Foo Fighters [+5] for Leap Of The Week.
  • Dayglow [-9] for Loser Of The Week.
  • Can All Time Low/blackbear stay at #1 for the 11th week in a row?

Hour 1
30 ONR/Sarah Barthel “Must Stop” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 lovelytheband “buzz cut” [1|29] [D] [2]

EX: Fall Out Boy “I Don’t Care” (2008) 
28 Almost Monday “Broken People” [2|28] [+2] [4]
27 Of Monsters and Men “Visitor” [7|27] [+1] [21]
CB1: Bakar “1st Time”
26 AJR “Bummerland” [4|26] [+3] [10]
25 The Smashing Pumpkins “Cyr” [6|24] [-1] [26]
EX: Bastille “Good Grief” (2016)
24 Bastille “survivin'” [3|24] [+1] [16]
23 Clairo “Sofia” [3|23] [+3] [14]
Bonus: Culture Wars “Leave Me Alone”
22 beabadoobee “Care” [9|17] [-5] [88]
21 Glass Animals “Heat Waves” [2|21] [+1] [19]

Hour 2
20 Shaed “No Other Way” [4|18] [-2] [44]
19 grandson “Dirty” [5|19] [=] [43]
EX: Belly “Slow Dog” (1993)  
18 Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear “my ex’s best friend” [4|18] [+2] [41]
17 Billie Eilish “Therefore I Am”  [1|17] [D] [14]
16 Tame Impala “Is It True” [9|15] [=] [102]
CB2: Two Feet “Think I’m Crazy”​​​​​​​
15 Dayglow “Can I Call You Tonight?” [22|3] [-9] [425]
14 Cage The Elephant “Skin and Bones” [5|14] [=] [73]
Bonus: System Of A Down “Protect The Land”
13 Matt Maeson “Hallucinogenics” [30|1(3x)] [-1] [691] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
12 Royal Blood “Trouble’s Coming” [7|12] [+1] [100]
EX: Young The Giant “Simplify” (2018)
11 Juice WRLD/Marshmello “Come and Go” [15|7] [-1] [246]

Hour 3
10 Foo Fighters “Shame Shame” [2|10] [+5] [37]
9 Twenty|one|pilots “Level Of Concern” [33|1(13x)] [-1] [878]
EX: Major Lazer/Marcus Mumford “Lay Your Head On Me” (2020)
8 24kGoldn/Iann Dior “Mood” [10|8] [+3] [163]
7 Royal and The Serpent “Overwhelmed” [8|7] [+2] [146]
Bonus: Machine Gun Kelly/Halsey “forget me too” 
6 Cannons “Fire For You” [11|6] [+1] [154]
5 I Don’t Know How But They Found Me “Leave Me Alone” [13|5] [=] [217]
EX: Garbage “Only Happy When It Rains” (1996)  
4 Peach Tree Rascals “Mariposa” [15|4] [=] [237]
3 Machine Gun Kelly “Bloody Valentine” [23|2] [=] [514]
EX: Linkin Park “Breaking The Habit” (2004)
2 Wallows/Clairo “Are You Bored Yet?” [21|2] [=] [402]
1 All Time Low/blackbear “Monsters” [25|1(11x)] [=] [578]

Falloffs:
21 Phoenix “Identical” [7|21] [48]
23 Glass Animals “Tangerine” [11|12] [132]
27 The Unlikely Candidates “High Low” [17|17] [155] [RECURRENT, <15]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (11.14-11.15.2020)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (11.14-11.15.2020)

From the 11.14.2020 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Chart Notes:

  • Foo Fighters + Glass Animals’ Heat Waves + Almost Monday debut.
  • Clairo [+4] for Leap Of The Week.
  • The Unlikely Candidates [-9] for Loser Of The Week.
  • Can All Time Low/blackbear stay at #1 for the 10th week in a row?

Hour 1
30 Almost Monday “Broken People” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 AJR “Bummerland” [3|29] [=] [5]
EX: Tori Amos “God” (1994)
28 Of Monsters and Men “Visitor” [6|27] [-1] [17]
27 The Unlikely Candidates “High Low” [17|17] [-9] [155]
CB1: Billie Eilish “Therefore I Am” 
26 Clairo “Sofia” [2|26] [+4] [6]
25 Bastille “survivin'” [2|25] [+3] [9]
Bonus: Gorillaz/Beck “The Valley Of The Pagans”
24 The Smashing Pumpkins “Cyr” [5|24] [+1] [20]
23 Glass Animals “Tangerine” [11|12] [-7] [132]
EX: Owl City “Fireflies”​​​​​​​ (2009)
22 Glass Animals “Heat Waves” [1|22] [D] [9]
21 Phoenix “Identical” [7|21] [+1] [48]

Hour 2
20 Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear “my ex’s best friend” [3|20] [=] [28]
19 grandson “Dirty” [4|19] [+2] [31]
EX: Bloodhound Gang “The Bad Touch” (2000)
18 Shaed “No Other Way” [3|18] [+1] [33]
17 beabadoobee “Care” [8|17] [=] [79]
16 Tame Impala “Is It True” [8|15] [-1] [87]
CB2: Meg Myers “Any Way You Wanna Love”​​​​​​​
15 Foo Fighters “Shame Shame” [1|15] [D] [16]
14 Cage The Elephant “Skin and Bones” [4|14] [=] [56]
Bonus: The Strokes “The Adults Are Talking”
13 Royal Blood “Trouble’s Coming” [6|13] [=] [81]
12 Matt Maeson “Hallucinogenics” [29|1(3x)] [-5] [673]
EX: Beck “Up All Night” (2017)
11 24kGoldn/Iann Dior “Mood” [9|11] [+1] [140]

Hour 3
10 Juice WRLD/Marshmello “Come and Go” [14|7] [=] [226]
9 Royal and The Serpent “Overwhelmed” [7|9] [+2] [122]
EX: Panic! At The Disco/Lolo “Miss Jackson” (2013)
8 Twenty|one|pilots “Level Of Concern” [32|1(13x)] [=] [856]
7 Cannons “Fire For You” [10|7] [+2] [129]
Bonus: The Knocks/Foster The People “All About You”
6 Dayglow “Can I Call You Tonight?” [21|3] [-2] [409]
5 I Don’t Know How But They Found Me “Leave Me Alone” [12|5] [+1] [191]
EX: I Don’t Know How But They Found Me “Choke” (2019)
4 Peach Tree Rascals “Mariposa” [12|4] [+1] [210]
3 Machine Gun Kelly “Bloody Valentine” [22|2] [=] [486]
EX: Red Hot Chili Peppers “Scar Tissue” (1999)
2 Wallows/Clairo “Are You Bored Yet?” [20|2] [=] [373]
1 All Time Low/blackbear “Monsters” [24|1(10x)] [=] [548]

Falloffs:
23 Judah and The Lion “Beautiful Anyway” [16|10] [200]
24 The Killers “My Own Soul’s Warning” [19|6] [357] [RECURRENT, <15]
26 Chris Cornell “Patience” [12|25] [51]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (11.07-11.08.2020)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (11.07-11.08.2020)

From the 11.07.2020 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Chart Notes:

  • Joe Biden has been elected as the 46th President.
  • Bastille + Clairo debut.
  • Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear [+5] for Leap Of The Week.
  • Judah and The Lion [-7] for Loser Of The Week.
  • Can All Time Low/blackbear stay at #1 for the 8th week in a row?


Hour 1

30 Clairo “Sofia” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 AJR “Bummerland” [2|29] [+1] [3]
Bonus: jxdn “Angels and Demons”​​​​​​​
28 Bastille “survivin'” [1|28] [D] [3]
27 Of Monsters and Men “Visitor” [5|27] [+2] [14]
EX: Tonic “If You Could Only See” (1997)
26 Chris Cornell “Patience” [12|25] [=] [51]
25 The Smashing Pumpkins “Cyr” [4|25] [+3] [13]
CB1: lovelytheband “buzz cut” 
24 The Killers “My Own Soul’s Warning” [19|6] [-4] [357]
23 Judah and The Lion “Beautiful Anyway” [16|10] [-7] [200]
EX: Judah and The Lion “Over My Head” (2019)
22 Phoenix “Identical” [6|21] [-1] [38]
21 grandson “Dirty” [3|21] [+3] [19]

Hour 2
20 Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear “my ex’s best friend” [2|20] [+5] [17]
19 Shaed “No Other Way” [2|19] [+4] [20]
EX: The Revivalists “Change” (2019)
18 The Unlikely Candidates “High Low” [16|17] [=] [151]
17 beabadoobee “Care” [7|17] [+2] [65]
16 Glass Animals “Tangerine” [10|12] [-4] [124]
CB2: Glass Animals “Heat Waves”
15 Tame Impala “Is It True” [7|15] [=] [72]
14 Cage The Elephant “Skin and Bones” [3|14] [+3] [39]
Bonus: Dreamers/DeathbyRomy “True Crime” 
13 Royal Blood “Trouble’s Coming” [5|13] [+1] [63]
12 24kGoldn/Iann Dior “Mood” [8|12] [+1] [120]
EX: Adema “Giving In” (2001)
11 Royal and The Serpent “Overwhelmed” [6|10] [-1] [100]

Hour 3
10 Juice WRLD/Marshmello “Come and Go” [13|7] [-1] [205]
9 Cannons “Fire For You” [9|9] [+2] [105]
EX: Atlas Genius “If So” (2013)
8 Twenty|one|pilots “Level Of Concern” [31|1(13x)] [=] [833]
7 Matt Maeson “Hallucinogenics” [28|1(3x)] [-1] [654]
Bonus: Bakar “1st Time”
6 I Don’t Know How But They Found Me “Leave Me Alone” [11|6] [+1] [165]
5 Peach Tree Rascals “Mariposa” [11|5] [=] [183]
EX: Pet Shop Boys “Can You Forgive Her?” (1993)
4 Dayglow “Can I Call You Tonight?” [20|3] [-1] [384]
3 Machine Gun Kelly “Bloody Valentine” [21|2] [+1] [458]
EX: Billie Eilish “bury a friend” (2019)
2 Wallows/Clairo “Are You Bored Yet?” [19|2] [=] [344]
1 All Time Low/blackbear “Monsters” [23|1(9x)] [=] [518]

Falloffs:
22 The 1975 “If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)” [17|13] [189] [RECURRENT, <15]
27 Gus Dapperton “Post-Humorous” [7|21] [39]