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Mediabase Alt Top 30: Top 60 of 2020 [60-31]

Mediabase Alt Top 30: Top 60 of 2020 [60-31]

The Mediabase Alt Top 60 of 2020 points tally.

Chart Notes:

  • This week (12.26.2020): 60-31.
  • Next week (01.02.2021): 30-1.
  • The countdown will resume on 01.09.2021, with songs resetting to 0 points and accumulating from there.

Hour 1
60 Matt Maeson “Go Easy” [13|16] [130]
59 Glass Animals “Tangerine” [11|12] [132]
EX: Paramore “Hard Times” (2017)
58 Finneas “Let’s Fall In Love For The Night” [13|16] [136]
57 The 1975 “Me and You Together Song” [15|17] [139]
56 Blink-182 “I Really Wish I Hated You” [18|11] [140]
EX: Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear “my ex’s best friend” (2020)
55 The Unlikely Candidates “High Low” [17|17] [155]
54 Cage The Elephant “Skin and Bones” [9|8] [156]
EX: Queens Of The Stone Age “3s and 7s” (2007)
53 Tame Impala “Is It True” [13|14] [+1] [167]
52 Of Monsters and Men “Wars” [19|13] [170]
51 White Reaper “Real Long Time” [20|16] [172]

Hour 2
50 Catfish and The Bottlemen “2all” [22|7] [173]
49 Royal Blood “Trouble’s Coming” [11|10] [178]
48 Coldplay “Orphans” [16|1(3x)] [180]
EX: The Fray “You Found Me” (2008)
47 24kGoldn “City Of Angels” [16|13] [189]
46 The 1975 “If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)” [17|13] [189]
EX: Declan McKenna “Beautiful Faces” (2020)
45 Bastille/Graham Coxon “WHAT YOU GONNA DO???” [12|8] [194]
44 Judah and The Lion “Beautiful Anyway” [16|10] [200]
43 Saint Motel “Van Horn” [19|15] [215]
EX: The Strumbellas “Spirits” (2016)
42 Ashe “Moral Of The Story” [17|12] [217]
41 Royal and The Serpent “Overwhelmed” [11|6] [220]

Hour 3
40 Rezz/Grabbitz “Someone Else” [20|14] [241]
39 24kGoldn/iann dior “Mood” [14|8] [249]
38 Cannons “Fire For You” [15|4] [258]
EX: Elle King “Shame” (2018)
37 White Reaper “Might Be Right” [28|1(1x)] [267]
36 Major Lazer/Marcus Mumford “Lay Your Head On Me” [19|10] [274]
EX: Coldplay “A Sky Full Of Stars”  (2014)
35 Absofacto “Dissolve” [35|1(1x)] [286]
34 Glass Animals “Your Love (Déjà Vu)” [18|9] [298]
33 Juice WRLD/Marshmello “Come and Go” [19|7] [299]
EX: Bakar “1st Time” (2020)
32 Bakar “Hell N Back” [26|9] [322]
31 I Don’t Know How But They Found Me “Leave Me Alone” [17|3] [327]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (12.19-12.20.2020)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (12.19-12.20.2020)

From the 12.19.2020 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Chart Notes:

  • Today 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.
  • Mediabase Alt Top 60 of 2020: Next Saturday will be songs 60-31 and 01.02.2021 will be songs 30-1.
  • no debuts.
  • The Backseat Lovers return.
  • Cage The Elephant + Billie Eilish [+3] each for Leap Of The Week.
  • Wallows/Clairo [-10] for Loser Of The Week.
  • Can All Time Low/blackbear stay at #1 for the 15th week in a row? Or does Peach Tree Rascal end their run?

Hour 1
30 The Backseat Lovers “Kilby Girl” [2|30] [R] [2]
29 ONR/Sarah Barthel “Must Stop” [4|29] [+1] [6]
EX: CHVRCHES “Forever” (2020)
28 KennyHoopla/Travis Barker “Estella” [2|28] [=] [6]
27 Almost Monday “Broken People” [6|25] [-1] [24]
CB1: The Knocks/Foster The People “All About You”
26 jxdn “Angels and Demons” [2|26] [+1] [9]
25 AJR “Bummerland” [8|23] [=] [37]
Bonus: phem/iann dior “honest”
24 Bakar “1st Time” [4|23] [-1] [22]
23 Bastille “survivin'” [7|21] [-1] [52]
EX: New Politics “Everywhere I Go (Kings and Queens)” (2014)
22 lovelytheband “buzz cut” [5|22] [+2] [29]
21 The Smashing Pumpkins “Cyr” [10|21] [=] [63]

Hour 2
20 Juice WRLD/Marshmello “Come and Go” [19|7] [-2] [299]
19 Clairo “Sofia” [7|19] [+1] [58]
EX: Ian McCulloch “Honey Drip” (1992)
18 Shaed “No Other Way” [8|18] [+1] [93]
17 grandson “Dirty” [9|17] [=] [95]
16 Glass Animals “Heat Waves” [6|16] [=] [78]
CB2: Tai Verdes “Stuck In The Middle”
15 Wallows/Clairo “Are You Bored Yet?” [25|2] [-10] [502]
14 Tame Impala “Is It True” [13|14] [+1] [167]
Bonus: Twenty|one|pilots “Christmas Saves The Year”
13 Twenty|one|pilots “Level Of Concern” [37|1(13x)] [+1] [952] [RECURRENT, 2/4 Bonus Weeks]
12 Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear “my ex’s best friend” [8|12] [+1] [110]
EX: Fall Out Boy “Champion” (2017)
11 24kGoldn/iann Dior “Mood” [14|8] [-1] [249]

Hour 3
10 Royal Blood “Trouble’s Coming” [11|10] [+2] [178]
9 Machine Gun Kelly “Bloody Valentine” [27|2] [-2] [612]
EX: Creed “With Arms Wide Open” (2000)
8 Cage The Elephant “Skin and Bones” [9|8] [+3] [156]
7 Foo Fighters “Shame Shame” [6|7] [+2] [128]
Bonus: The Offspring “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”
6 Royal and The Serpent “Overwhelmed” [11|6] [=] [220]
5 Billie Eilish “Therefore I Am”  [5|5] [+3] [102]
EX: Hayley Williams “Simmer” (2020)
4 Cannons “Fire For You” [15|4] [=] [258]
3 I Don’t Know How But They Found Me “Leave Me Alone” [17|3] [=] [327]
EX: Sublime “What I Got” (1996)
2 All Time Low/blackbear “Monsters” [29|1(14x)] [-1] [697]
1 Peach Tree Rascals “Mariposa” [19|1(1x)] [+1] [352]

Falloffs:
29 Two Feet “Think I’m Crazy” [2|28] [5]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (12.12-12.13.2020)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (12.12-12.13.2020)

From the 12.12.2020 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Chart Notes:

  • Next Saturday 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.
  • KennyHoopla/Travis Barker + jxdn debut.
  • Bakar [+3] for Leap Of The Week.
  • Wallows/Clairo [-3] for Loser Of The Week.
  • Can All Time Low/blackbear stay at #1 for the 14th week in a row?

Hour 1
30 ONR/Sarah Barthel “Must Stop” [3|29] [-1] [4]
29 Two Feet “Think I’m Crazy” [2|28] [-1] [5]
EX: KennyHoopla “how will i rest in peace if i’m buried by a highway?”​​​​​​​ (2020)
28 KennyHoopla/Travis Barker “Estella” [1|28] [D] [3]
27 jxdn “Angels and Demons” [1|27] [D] [4]

CB1: Remi Wolf “Hello Hello Hello”​​​​​​​
26 Almost Monday “Broken People” [5|25] [-1] [20]
25 AJR “Bummerland” [7|23] [-2] [31]
Bonus: 347aidan “Dancing In My Room” 
24 lovelytheband “buzz cut” [4|24] [=] [20]
23 Bakar “1st Time” [3|23] [+3] [15]
EX: The Lumineers “Cleopatra” (2016)
22 Bastille “survivin'” [6|21] [-1] [44]
21 The Smashing Pumpkins “Cyr” [9|21] [+1] [53]

Hour 2
20 Clairo “Sofia” [6|20] [=] [46]
19 Shaed “No Other Way” [7|18] [=] [80]
EX: Animal Kingdom “Strange Attractor” (2012)
18 Juice WRLD/Marshmello “Come and Go” [18|7] [-2] [288]
17 grandson “Dirty” [8|17] [+1] [81]
16 Glass Animals “Heat Waves” [5|16] [+1] [63]
CB2: Fousheé “Deep End” 
15 Tame Impala “Is It True” [12|14] [-1] [150]
14 Twenty|one|pilots “Level Of Concern” [36|1(13x)] [-1] [934] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
Bonus: iann dior/Machine Gun Kelly/Travis Barker “Sick and Tired” 
13 Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear “my ex’s best friend” [7|13] [+2] [91]
12 Royal Blood “Trouble’s Coming” [10|12] [=] [157]
EX: Staind “Right Here” (2005)
11 Cage The Elephant “Skin and Bones” [8|11] [=] [133]

Hour 3
10 24kGoldn/iann Dior “Mood” [13|8] [-1] [229]
9 Foo Fighters “Shame Shame” [5|8] [-1] [104]
EX: Sugar Ray “Fly” (1997)
8 Billie Eilish “Therefore I Am”  [4|8] [+2] [76]
7 Machine Gun Kelly “Bloody Valentine” [26|2] [-2] [590]
Bonus: Gwen Stefani “Let Me Reintroduce Myself”
6 Royal and The Serpent “Overwhelmed” [10|6] [+1] [195]
5 Wallows/Clairo “Are You Bored Yet?” [24|2] [-3] [486]
EX: Death Cab For Cutie “Grapevine Fires” (2009)
4 Cannons “Fire For You” [14|4] [+2] [231]
3 I Don’t Know How But They Found Me “Leave Me Alone” [16|3] [+1] [299]
EX: Imagine Dragons “Thunder” (2017)
2 Peach Tree Rascals “Mariposa” [18|2] [+1] [322]
1 All Time Low/blackbear “Monsters” [28|1(14x)] [=] [668]

Falloffs:
27 Of Monsters and Men “Visitor” [9|27] [28]
30 The Backseat Lovers “Kilby Girl” [1|30] [1]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (12.05-12.06.2020)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (12.05-12.06.2020)

From the 12.05.2020 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Chart Notes:

  • Two weeks from today  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.
  • The Backseat Lovers + Two Feet debut.
  • ONR/Sarah Barthel return.
  • Bakar + lovelytheband + Billie Eilish [+3] each for Leap Of The Week.
  • Twenty|one|pilots [-3] for Loser Of The Week.
  • Can All Time Low/blackbear stay at #1 for the 13th week in a row?

Hour 1
30 The Backseat Lovers “Kilby Girl” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 ONR/Sarah Barthel “Must Stop” [2|29] [R] [3]
CB1: jxdn “Angels and Demons”​​​​​​​
28 Two Feet “Think I’m Crazy”​​​​​​​ [1|28] [D] [3]
27 Of Monsters and Men “Visitor” [9|27] [+1] [28]
EX: Incubus​​​​​​​ “Oil And Water” (2007)
26 Bakar “1st Time” [2|26] [+3] [7]
25 Almost Monday “Broken People” [4|25] [+1] [15]
Bonus: KennyHoopla/Travis Barker “Estella”
24 lovelytheband “buzz cut” [3|24] [+3] [13]
23 AJR “Bummerland” [6|23] [+1] [25]
EX: AJR “100 Bad Days” (2019)
22 The Smashing Pumpkins “Cyr” [8|22] [+1] [43]
21 Bastille “survivin'” [5|21] [+1] [35]

Hour 2
20 Clairo “Sofia” [5|20] [+1] [35]
19 Shaed “No Other Way” [6|18] [=] [68]
EX: Bishop Briggs “River” (2016)
18 grandson “Dirty” [7|18] [+2] [67]
17 Glass Animals “Heat Waves” [4|17] [+1] [48]
16 Juice WRLD/Marshmello “Come and Go” [17|7] [+1] [275]
CB2: Tai Verdes “Stuck In The Middle”
15 Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear “my ex’s best friend” [6|15] [=] [73]
14 Tame Impala “Is It True” [11|14] [+1] [134]
Bonus: Blue October “Moving On (So Long)” ​​​​​​​
13 Twenty|one|pilots “Level Of Concern” [35|1(13x)] [-3] [917]
12 Royal Blood “Trouble’s Coming” [9|12] [=] [138]
EX: Rancid “Fall Back Down” (2003)
11 Cage The Elephant “Skin and Bones” [7|11] [=] [113]

Hour 3
10 Billie Eilish “Therefore I Am”  [3|10] [+3] [53]
9 24kGoldn/Iann Dior “Mood” [12|8] [-1] [208]
EX: Midnight Oil “Drums Of Heaven” (1993)
8 Foo Fighters “Shame Shame” [4|8] [+1] [82]
7 Royal and The Serpent “Overwhelmed” [9|7] [=] [170]
Bonus: The Knocks/Foster The People “All About You”
6 Cannons “Fire For You” [13|6] [=] [204]
5 Machine Gun Kelly “Bloody Valentine” [25|2] [=] [566]
EX: Mt. Joy “Silver Lining” (2018)
4 I Don’t Know How But They Found Me “Leave Me Alone” [15|4] [=] [271]
3 Peach Tree Rascals “Mariposa” [17|3] [=] [293]
EX: The Killers “Caution” (2020)
2 Wallows/Clairo “Are You Bored Yet?” [23|2] [=] [460]
1 All Time Low/blackbear “Monsters” [27|1(13x)] [=] [638]

Falloffs:
14 Matt Maeson “Hallucinogenics” [31|1(3x)] [708] [RECURRENT, <15]
25 beabadoobee “Care” [10|17] [94]
30 Meg Myers “Any Way You Wanna Love” [1|30] [1]