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Mediabase Alt Top 30 (01.30-01.31.2021)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (01.30-01.31.2021)

From the 01.30.2021 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Chart Notes:

  • Weezer debut.
  • Fousheé [+8] for Leap Of The Week.
  • Foo Fighters [-5] for Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Cannons maintain the #1 spot for the 2nd week in a row? Or does Billie Eilish take it herself?

Hour 1
30 ONR/Sarah Barthel “Must Stop” [8|27] [-3] [11]
29 The Kid Laroi “Without You” [2|29] [+1] [3]
EX: Foster The People “Worst Nites” (2018)
28 The Smashing Pumpkins “Cyr” [14|20] [-3] [31]
27 The Knocks/Foster The People “All About You” [2|27] [+1] [7]
Bonus: 3OH!3 “I’m So Sad”
26 The Backseat Lovers “Kilby Girl” [6|26] [+3] [14]
25 Bastille “survivin'” [11|21] [-2] [31]
EX: Franz Ferdinand “No You Girls” (2009)  
24 AJR “Bummerland” [12|19] [-2] [38]
23 Weezer “All My Favorite Songs” [1|23] [D] [8]
CB1: nothing,nowhere. “fake friend”
22 Almost Monday “Broken People” [10|22] [+2] [28]
21 lovelytheband “buzz cut” [9|20] [-1] [40]

Hour 2
20 Bakar “1st Time” [8|19] [+1] [41]
19 Tame Impala “Is It True” [17|14] [-3] [59]
EX: The Strokes “Bad Decisions”​​​​​​​ (2020)
18 Fousheé “Deep End” [2|18] [+8] [18]
17 KennyHoopla/Travis Barker “Estella” [6|17] [+2] [40]
16 Foo Fighters “Shame Shame” [10|7] [-5] [77]
CB2: Foo Fighters “Waiting On A War” 
15 Kings Of Leon “The Bandit” [3|15] [+3] [34]
14 24kGoldn/iann Dior “Mood” [18|8] [-1] [74] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
Bonus: Phoebe Bridgers “Kyoto”
13 Clairo “Sofia” [11|13] [+2] [62]
12 Peach Tree Rascals “Mariposa” [23|1(1x)] [-4] [97]
EX: Bob Moses “Tearing Me Up” (2016)
11 grandson “Dirty” [13|11] [+3] [67]

Hour 3
10 Machine Gun Kelly “Bloody Valentine” [31|2] [+2] [77] [RECURRENT, 3/4 Bonus Weeks]
9 I Don’t Know How But They Found Me “Leave Me Alone” [21|1(2x)] [-4] [108]
EX: Pearl Jam “Daughter” (1993)
8 Royal Blood “Trouble’s Coming” [15|8] [+1] [90]
7 Glass Animals “Heat Waves” [10|7] [+3] [83]
Bonus: The Killers “C’est la vie” 
6 Royal and The Serpent “Overwhelmed” [15|6] [=] [100]
5 All Time Low/blackbear “Monsters” [33|1(14x)] [-2] [110]
EX: Green Day “Let Yourself Go” (2012)
4 Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear “my ex’s best friend” [12|4] [=] [100]
3 Cage The Elephant “Skin and Bones” [13|3] [+4] [99]
EX: System Of A Down “Aerials” (2002)
2 Cannons “Fire For You” [19|1(1x)] [-1] [115]
1 Billie Eilish “Therefore I Am”  [9|1(1x)] [+1] [112]

Falloffs
17 Shaed “No Other Way” [11|17] [40]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (01.23-01.24.2021)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (01.23-01.24.2021)

From the 01.23.2021 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Chart Notes:

  • This is the first chart under Joe Biden’s Presidency.
  • Fousheé + The Knocks/Foster The People + The Kid Laroi debut.
  • Kings Of Leon [+8] for Leap Of The Week.
  • The Smashing Pumpkins [-5] for Loser Of The Week.
  • Can I Don’t Know How But They Found Me stay at the top for the 3nd week in a row? Or do Cannons or Billie Eilish end their reign?

Hour 1
30 The Kid Laroi “Without You” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 The Backseat Lovers “Kilby Girl” [5|27] [-1] [9]
EX: Primal Scream “Movin’ On Up” (1991)
28 The Knocks/Foster The People “All About You” [1|28] [D] [3]
27 ONR/Sarah Barthel “Must Stop” [7|27] [=] [10]
Bonus: Dayglow “Close To You”
26 Fousheé “Deep End” [1|26] [D] [5]
25 The Smashing Pumpkins “Cyr” [13|20] [-5] [28]
CB1: nothing,nowhere. “fake friend”
24 Almost Monday “Broken People” [9|24] [+1] [19]
23 Bastille “survivin'” [10|21] [-1] [25]
EX: Magic Giant “Disaster Party” (2020)
22 AJR “Bummerland” [11|19] [-3] [31]
21 Bakar “1st Time” [7|19] [+2] [30]

Hour 2
20 lovelytheband “buzz cut” [8|20] [+1] [30]
19 KennyHoopla/Travis Barker “Estella” [5|19] [+5] [26]
EX: Kings Of Leon “Waste A Moment” (2016)
18 Kings Of Leon “The Bandit” [2|18] [+8] [18]
17 Shaed “No Other Way” [11|17] [+1] [40]
16 Tame Impala “Is It True” [16|14] [-1] [47]
CB2: Weezer “All My Favorite Songs”
15 Clairo “Sofia” [10|15] [+2] [44]
14 grandson “Dirty” [12|14] [+2] [47]
Bonus: Dreamers/DeathbyRomy “True Crime”
13 24kGoldn/iann Dior “Mood” [17|8] [-1] [57]
12 Machine Gun Kelly “Bloody Valentine” [30|2] [+1] [56] [RECURRENT, 2/4 Bonus Weeks]
EX: Shinedown “Save Me” (2005)
11 Foo Fighters “Shame Shame” [9|7] [-1] [62]

Hour 3
10 Glass Animals “Heat Waves” [9|10] [+1] [59]
9 Royal Blood “Trouble’s Coming” [14|8] [=] [67]
EX: Chevelle “Shameful Metaphors” (2010)
8 Peach Tree Rascals “Mariposa” [22|1(1x)] [-3] [78]
7 Cage The Elephant “Skin and Bones” [12|7] [+1] [71]
Bonus: carolesdaughter “Violent”
6 Royal and The Serpent “Overwhelmed” [14|6] [=] [75]
5 I Don’t Know How But They Found Me “Leave Me Alone” [20|1(2x)] [-4] [86]
EX: 10 Years “Beautiful” (2008)
4 Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear “my ex’s best friend” [11|4] [+3] [73]
3 All Time Low/blackbear “Monsters” [32|1(14x)] [=] [84]
EX: Red Hot Chili Peppers “The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie” (2011)
2 Billie Eilish “Therefore I Am”  [8|2] [+2] [82]
1 Cannons “Fire For You” [18|1(1x)] [+1] [86]

Falloffs:
14 Twenty|one|pilots “Level Of Concern” [39|1(13x)] [34] [RECURRENT, Maxed Out]
29 jxdn “Angels and Demons” [4|26] [7]
30 Two Feet “Think I’m Crazy” [4|28] [4]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (01.16-01.17.2021)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (01.16-01.17.2021)

From the 01.16.2021 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Chart Notes:

  • This is the final chart under Donald Trump’s “Presidency”. Next weekend’s chart will be the first under Joe Biden’s Presidency.
  • Kings of Leon debut.
  • ONR/Sarah Barthel + AJR + Glass Animals + Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear + Cannons [+2] each for Leap Of The Week.
  • Bakar [-4] for Loser Of The Week.
  • Can I Don’t Know How But They Found Me stay at the top for the 2nd week in a row? Or do Cannons end their reign?

Hour 1
30 Two Feet “Think I’m Crazy” [4|28] [-2] [4]
29 jxdn “Angels and Demons” [4|26] [-3] [7]
EX: The Lumineers “Ophelia” (2016)
28 The Backseat Lovers “Kilby Girl” [4|27] [-1] [7]
27 ONR/Sarah Barthel “Must Stop” [6|27] [+2] [6]
Bonus: Foo Fighters “Waiting On A War” 
26 Kings Of Leon “The Bandit” [1|26] [D] [5]
25 Almost Monday “Broken People” [8|25] [=] [12]
EX: Radiohead “Optimistic” (2000)
24 KennyHoopla/Travis Barker “Estella” [4|24] [=] [14]
23 Bakar “1st Time” [6|19] [-4] [20]
CB1: Fousheé “Deep End”  
22 Bastille “survivin'” [9|21] [+1] [17]
21 lovelytheband “buzz cut” [7|21] [+1] [19]

Hour 2
20 The Smashing Pumpkins “Cyr” [12|20] [=] [22]
19 AJR “Bummerland” [10|19] [+2] [22]
EX: Mumford and Sons “Babel” (2013)
18 Shaed “No Other Way” [10|18] [=] [26]
17 Clairo “Sofia” [9|17] [=] [28]
16 grandson “Dirty” [11|16] [=] [30]
CB2: The Knocks/Foster The People “All About You”
15 Tame Impala “Is It True” [15|14] [=] [32]
14 Twenty|one|pilots “Level Of Concern” [39|1(13x)] [=] [34] [RECURRENT, 4/4 Bonus Weeks]
Bonus: The Kid Laroi “Without You”
13 Machine Gun Kelly “Bloody Valentine” [29|2] [-1] [37] [RECURRENT, 1/4 Bonus Weeks]
12 24kGoldn/iann Dior “Mood” [16|8] [-1] [39]
EX: Silversun Pickups​​​​​​​ “Well Thought Out Twinkles” (2007)
11 Glass Animals “Heat Waves” [8|11] [+2] [38]

Hour 3
10 Foo Fighters “Shame Shame” [8|7] [=] [42]
9 Royal Blood “Trouble’s Coming” [13|8] [-1] [45]
EX: Weezer “Hero” (2020)
8 Cage The Elephant “Skin and Bones” [11|7] [-1] [47]
7 Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear “my ex’s best friend” [10|7] [+2] [46]
Bonus: JAWNY “Sabotage” 
6 Royal and The Serpent “Overwhelmed” [13|6] [=] [50]
5 Peach Tree Rascals “Mariposa” [21|1(1x)] [-3] [55]
EX: Billie Eilish “ilomilo” (2020)
4 Billie Eilish “Therefore I Am”  [7|4] [+1] [53]
3 All Time Low/blackbear “Monsters” [31|1(14x)] [=] [56]
EX: Barenaked Ladies “One Week” (1998)
2 Cannons “Fire For You” [17|2] [+2] [56]
1 I Don’t Know How But They Found Me “Leave Me Alone” [19|1(2x)] [=] [60]

Falloffs:
30 Meg Myers “Any Way You Wanna Love” [2|30] [1]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (01.09-01.10.2021)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (01.09-01.10.2021)

 From the 01.09.2021 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update. 

Chart Notes:

  • Today is the first regular Mediabase Alt Top 30 chart of 2021. All points will reset to zero, and will be added up from there.
  •  no debuts.
  • Two Feet + Meg Myers return.
  • Bakar [+5] for Leap Of The Week.
  • Foo Fighters + Machine Gun Kelly’s Bloody Valentine [-3] each for Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Peach Tree Rascals retain #1 for the 2nd week in a row? Or do I Don’t Know How But They Found Me open 2021 up with the honors of the top spot?

Hour 1
30 Meg Myers “Any Way You Wanna Love” [2|30] [R] [1]
29 ONR/Sarah Barthel “Must Stop” [5|29] [=] [2]
CB1: Fousheé “Deep End”  
28 Two Feet “Think I’m Crazy” [3|28] [R] [3]
27 The Backseat Lovers “Kilby Girl” [3|27] [+3] [4]
EX: Audioslave “Your Time Has Come” (2005)
26 jxdn “Angels and Demons” [3|26] [=] [5]
25 Almost Monday “Broken People” [7|25] [+2] [6]
Bonus: 347aidan “Dancing In My Room” 
24 KennyHoopla/Travis Barker “Estella” [3|24] [+4] [7]
23 Bastille “survivin'” [8|21] [=] [8]
EX: The 1975 “The Sound” (2016)
22 lovelytheband “buzz cut” [6|22] [=] [9]
21 AJR “Bummerland” [9|21] [+4] [10]

Hour 2
20 The Smashing Pumpkins “Cyr” [11|20] [+1] [11]
19 Bakar “1st Time” [5|19] [+5] [12]
EX: Iggy Pop/Kate Pierson “Candy” (1990)
18 Shaed “No Other Way” [9|18] [=] [13]
17 Clairo “Sofia” [8|17] [+2] [14]
16 grandson “Dirty” [10|16] [+1] [15]
CB2: Tai Verdes “Stuck In The Middle” 
15 Tame Impala “Is It True” [14|14] [-1] [16]
14 Twenty|one|pilots “Level Of Concern” [38|1(13x)] [-1] [17] [RECURRENT, 3/4 Bonus Weeks]
Bonus: nothing,nowhere. “fake friend”
13 Glass Animals “Heat Waves” [7|13] [+3] [18]
12 Machine Gun Kelly “Bloody Valentine” [28|2] [-3] [19]
EX: The Unlikely Candidates “Novocaine” (2019)
11 24kGoldn/iann Dior “Mood” [15|8] [=] [20]

Hour 3
10 Foo Fighters “Shame Shame” [7|7] [-3] [21]
9 Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear “my ex’s best friend” [9|9] [+3] [22]
EX: Machine Gun Kelly “why are you here” (2020)
8 Royal Blood “Trouble’s Coming” [12|8] [+2] [23]
7 Cage The Elephant “Skin and Bones” [10|7] [+1] [24]
Bonus: Kings Of Leon “The Bandit” 
​​​​​​​6 Royal and The Serpent “Overwhelmed” [12|6] [=] [25]
5 Billie Eilish “Therefore I Am”  [6|5] [=] [26]
CB3: Remi Wolf “Hello Hello Hello” 
4 Cannons “Fire For You” [16|4] [=] [27]
3 All Time Low/blackbear “Monsters” [30|1(14x)] [-1] [28]
EX: Alex Clare “Too Close” (2012)
2 Peach Tree Rascals “Mariposa” [20|1(1x)] [-1] [29]
1 I Don’t Know How But They Found Me “Leave Me Alone” [18|1(1x)] [+2] [30]

Falloffs:
15 Wallows/Clairo “Are You Bored Yet?” [25|2] [RECURRENT, <15]
20 Juice WRLD/Marshmello “Come and Go” [19|7] [RECURRENT, <15]

Mediabase Alt Top 30: Top 60 of 2020 [30-1]

Mediabase Alt Top 30: Top 60 of 2020 [30-1]
The Mediabase Alt Top 60 of 2020 points tally.

Chart Notes:

  • This week (01.02.2021): 30-1.
  • The countdown will resume next Saturday (01.09.2021), with songs resetting to 0 points and accumulating from there.

Hour 1
30 Blue October “Oh My My” [23|11] [329]
29 Twenty|one|pilots “The Hype” [35|1(8x)] [331]
EX: Beck “Colors” (2018)
28 KennyHoopla “how will i rest in peace if i’m buried by a highway?” [22|8] [335]
27 AWOLNATION “The Best” [18|4] [341]
26 Meg Myers “Running Up That Hill” [39|1(2x)] [341]
EX: Tones and I “Dance Monkey” (2019)
25 Peach Tree Rascals “Mariposa” [19|1(1x)] [352]
24 The Killers “My Own Soul’s Warning” [19|6] [357]
23 Green Day “Oh Yeah!” [16|2] [357]
EX: Everlast “I Get By” (2011)
22 Sub Urban “Cradles” [20|1(1x)] [364]
21 The Black Keys “Shine A Little Light” [22|8] [365]

Hour 2
20 lovelytheband “loneliness for love” [20|7] [369]
19 The Lumineers “Life In The City” [26|3] [384]
18 Neon Trees “Used To Like” [22|4] [409]
EX: Glass Animals “Heat Waves” (2020)
17 Dayglow “Can I Call You Tonight?” [22|3] [425]
16 Grouplove “Deleter” [21|4] [433]
EX: Crowded House “It’s Only Natural” (1991)  
15 The Unlikely Candidates “Novocaine” [29|2] [451]
14 The Killers “Caution” [20|1(4x)] [461]
EX: Fall Out Boy “Centuries” (2014)
13 Weezer “Hero” [21|2] [465]
12 Powfu/beabadoobee “death bed (coffee for your head)” [21|2] [470]
11 The Head and The Heart “Honeybee” [23|1(1x)] [472]

Hour 3
10 Wallows/Clairo “Are You Bored Yet?” [25|2] [502]
9 The Strokes “Bad Decisions” [31|5] [573]
EX: Muse “Knights Of Cydonia” (2006)
8 Cage The Elephant “Black Madonna” [25|2] [580]
7 Billie Eilish “everything i wanted“ [27|1(7x)] [593]
EX: Billie Eilish “Therefore I Am” (2020)
6 Machine Gun Kelly “Bloody Valentine” [27|2] [612]
5 Tame Impala “Lost In Yesterday” [30|3] [628]
EX: Foo Fighters “Shame Shame” (2020)
4 AJR “Bang!” [30|2] [671]
3 All Time Low/blackbear “Monsters” [29|1(14x)] [697]
EX: Imagine Dragons “It’s Time” (2012)
2 Matt Maeson “Hallucinogenics” [31|1(3x)] [708]
1 Twenty|one|pilots “Level Of Concern” [37|1(13x)] [952]