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Mediabase Alt Top 30 (07.31-08.01.2021)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (07.31-08.01.2021)

From the 07.31.2021 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Chart Notes:

  •  no debuts.
  • Cold War Kids return.
  • Imagine Dragons’ Wrecked [+6] for Leap Of The Week.
  • All Time Low’s Once In A Lifetime [-11] for Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Weezer hold on to #1 for the 3rd week in a row? Or do Modest Mouse end their ride and take it for themselves?

Hour 1
30 Cold War Kids “What You Say” [2|28] [R] [4]
29 Surf Curse “Freaks” [2|29] [=] [4]
CB1: Walk The Moon “Can You Handle My Love??”
28 Cannons “Bad Dream” [6|27] [-1] [15]
27 The Neighbourhood “Stargazing” [7|24] [-1] [32]
EX: Peach Tree Rascals “Mariposa” (2020)
26 Billie Eilish “NDA” [2|26] [+2] [8]
25 CHVRCHES “He Said She Said” [14|20] [-3] [105]
Bonus: grandson/Jessie Reyez “Rain”
24 All Time Low “Once In A Lifetime” [18|5] [-11] [359]
23 KennyHoopla/Travis Barker “hollywood sucks” [9|22] [+1] [68]
EX: Paramore “Monster” (2011)
22 The Band CAMINO “1 Last Cigarette” [17|17] [-3] [182]
21 Foo Fighters “Making A Fire” [5|21] [+4] [24]

Hour 2
20 Vance Joy “Missing Piece” [9|19] [+1] [86]
19 twenty|one|pilots “Shy Away” [17|1(8x)] [-2] [428]
EX:  Blink-182 “Adam’s Song” (2000)
18 Machine Gun Kelly/Kellin Quinn “love race” [13|14] [-4] [182]
17 Imagine Dragons “Wrecked” [3|17] [+6] [23]
16 Bastille “Distorted Light Beam” [4|16] [+4] [43]
CB2: Måneskin “I Wanna Be Your Slave”
15 Willow/Travis Barker “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l” [5|15] [+3] [56]
14 The Maine “Sticky” [13|14] [+2] [147]
EX: Lorde “Green Light” (2017)
13 Lorde “Solar Power” [6|13] [+2] [85]
12 The Offspring “Let The Bad Times Roll” [21|12] [=] [275]
Bonus: I Don’t Know How But They Found Me “New Invention” 
11 Bleachers “Stop Making This Hurt” [10|11] [=] [148]

Hour 3
10 Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear “my ex’s best friend” [38|1(4x)] [=] [765] [RECURRENT, at or above #10 on Current/Recurrent combo]
9 All Time Low/blackbear “Monsters” [59|1(14x)] [=] [744]
EX: Papa Roach “Lifeline” (2009)
8 Rise Against “Nowhere Generation” [18|8] [=] [273]
7 Coldplay “Higher Power” [13|4] [-2] [295]
EX: Cold War Kids “Complainer” (2019)
6 AJR “Way Less Sad” [24|2] [-4] [567]
5 twenty|one|pilots “Saturday” [6|5] [+2] [111]
Bonus: jxdn/Machine Gun Kelly “Wanna Be” 
4 Imagine Dragons “Follow You” [20|1(5x)] [-1] [556]
3 girl in red “serotonin” [20|3] [+3] [399]
EX: The Cure “Fascination Street” (1989)
2 Modest Mouse “We Are Between” [12|2] [+2] [263]
1 Weezer “All My Favorite Songs” [27|1(3x)] [=] [670]

Falloffs:
30 Dreamers/Big Boi/Upsahl “Palm Reader” [2|30] [2]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (07.24-07.25.2021)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (07.24-07.25.2021)

From the 07.24.2021 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Chart Notes:

  • Billie Eilish + Surf Curse debut.
  • Dreamers/Big Boi/Upsahl return.
  • Imagine Dragons’ Wrecked [+7] for Leap Of The Week.
  • twenty|one|pilots’ Shy Away [-6] for Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Weezer hold on to #1 for the 2nd week in a row?

Hour 1
30 Dreamers/Big Boi/Upsahl “Palm Reader” [2|30] [R] [2]
29 Surf Curse “Freaks” [1|29] [D] [2]
EX: Weathers “C’est la vie”​​​​​​​ (2021)
28 Billie Eilish “NDA” [1|28] [D] [3]
27 Cannons “Bad Dream” [5|27] [+2] [12]
Bonus: Mod Sun “Karma” 
26 The Neighbourhood “Stargazing” [6|24] [-2] [28]
25 Foo Fighters “Making A Fire” [4|25] [+1] [14]
EX: Foo Fighters “Saint Cecilia” (2015)
24 KennyHoopla/Travis Barker “hollywood sucks” [8|22] [-2] [60]
23 Imagine Dragons “Wrecked” [2|23] [+7] [9]
CB1: Tai Verdes “A-O-K”
22 CHVRCHES “He Said She Said” [13|20] [+1] [99]
21 Vance Joy “Missing Piece” [8|19] [=] [75]

Hour 2
20 Bastille “Distorted Light Beam” [3|20] [=] [28]
19 The Band CAMINO “1 Last Cigarette” [16|17] [-1] [173]
EX: The Airborne Toxic Event “Hell and Back” (2013)
18 Willow/Travis Barker “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l” [4|18] [+1] [40]
17 twenty|one|pilots “Shy Away” [16|1(8x)] [-6] [416]
16 The Maine “Sticky” [12|16] [=] [130]
CB2: Walk The Moon “Can You Handle My Love??”
15 Lorde “Solar Power” [5|15] [+1] [67]
14 Machine Gun Kelly/Kellin Quinn “love race” [12|14] [+1] [169]
EX: Creed “Higher” (1999)
13 All Time Low “Once In A Lifetime” [17|5] [-5] [352]
12 The Offspring “Let The Bad Times Roll” [20|12] [+1] [256]
Bonus: Palaye Royale “No Love In LA”
11 Bleachers “Stop Making This Hurt” [9|11] [+3] [128]

Hour 3
10 Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear “my ex’s best friend” [37|1(4x)] [+2] [744] [RECURRENT, at or above #10 on Current/Recurrent combo]
9 All Time Low/blackbear “Monsters” [58|1(14x)] [+1] [722]
EX: Saliva “Always” (2002)
8 Rise Against “Nowhere Generation” [17|8] [+1] [250]
7 twenty|one|pilots “Saturday” [5|7] [=] [85]
EX: Wallows/Clairo “Are You Bored Yet?” (2020)
6 girl in red “serotonin” [19|6] [=] [371]
5 Coldplay “Higher Power” [12|4] [-1] [271]
Bonus: Måneskin “I Wanna Be Your Slave”
4 Modest Mouse “We Are Between” [11|4] [+1] [234]
3 Imagine Dragons “Follow You” [19|1(5x)] [-1] [529]
EX: Grouplove “Tongue Tied” (2011)
2 AJR “Way Less Sad” [23|2] [+1] [542]
1 Weezer “All My Favorite Songs” [26|1(2x)] [=] [640]

Falloffs:
25 Tessa Violet/lovelytheband “Games” [8|24] [34]
27 Manchester Orchestra “Bed Head” [13|20] [86]
28 Mike Shinoda/iann dior/Upsahl “Happy Endings” [20|9] [307] [RECURRENT, <15]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (07.17-07.18.2021)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (07.17-07.18.2021)

From the 07.17.2021 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Chart Notes:

  • Imagine Dragons’ Wrecked debut.
  • Bastille + twenty|one|pilots’ Saturday [+5] each for Leap Of The Week.
  • Mike Shinoda/iann dior/Upsahl [-5] for Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Imagine Dragons hold on to #1 for the 5th week in a row and 6th time overall? Or do Weezer take the title?

Hour 1
30 Imagine Dragons “Wrecked” [1|30] [D] [1]
29 Cannons “Bad Dream” [4|28] [=] [8]
CB1: Billie Eilish “NDA” 
28 Mike Shinoda/iann dior/Upsahl “Happy Endings” [20|9] [-5] [307]
27 Manchester Orchestra “Bed Head” [13|20] [=] [86]
EX: Metric “Help, I’m Alive” (2009)
26 Foo Fighters “Making A Fire” [3|26] [+4] [8]
25 Tessa Violet/lovelytheband “Games” [8|24] [-1] [34]
Bonus: The Marías “Hush”
24 The Neighbourhood “Stargazing” [5|24] [+4] [23]
23 CHVRCHES “He Said She Said” [12|20] [-3] [90]
EX: Dominic Fike “3 Nights” (2019)
22 KennyHoopla/Travis Barker “hollywood sucks” [7|22] [=] [53]
21 Vance Joy “Missing Piece” [7|19] [-2] [65]

Hour 2
20 Bastille “Distorted Light Beam” [2|20] [+5] [17]
19 Willow/Travis Barker “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l” [3|19] [+2] [27]
EX: 24kGoldn/iann dior “Mood” (2020)
18 The Band CAMINO “1 Last Cigarette” [15|17] [=] [161]
17 Lorde “Solar Power” [4|17] [=] [51]
16 The Maine “Sticky” [11|16] [=] [115]
CB2: Surf Curse “Freaks”
15 Machine Gun Kelly/Kellin Quinn “love race” [11|14] [-1] [152]
14 Bleachers “Stop Making This Hurt” [8|14] [+1] [108]
EX: Grouplove “Good Morning” (2017)
13 The Offspring “Let The Bad Times Roll” [19|12] [=] [237]
12 Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear “my ex’s best friend” [36|1(4x)] [-1] [723] [RECURRENT, 4/4 Bonus Weeks]
Bonus: jxdn/Machine Gun Kelly “Wanna Be”
11 twenty|one|pilots “Shy Away” [15|1(8x)] [-2] [402]

Hour 3
10 All Time Low/blackbear “Monsters” [57|1(14x)] [-2] [700]
9 Rise Against “Nowhere Generation” [16|9] [+1] [227]
EX: Breaking Benjamin “The Diary Of Jane” (2006)
8 All Time Low “Once In A Lifetime” [16|5] [-3] [334]
7 twenty|one|pilots “Saturday” [4|7] [+5] [61]
EX: Cake “Never There” (1998)
6 girl in red “serotonin” [18|6] [=] [346]
5 Modest Mouse “We Are Between” [10|5] [+2] [207]
Bonus: Walk The Moon “Can You Handle My Love??”
4 Coldplay “Higher Power” [11|4] [=] [245]
3 AJR “Way Less Sad” [22|2] [-1] [513]
EX: Cage The Elephant “Trouble” (2016)
2 Imagine Dragons “Follow You” [18|1(5x)] [-1] [501]
1 Weezer “All My Favorite Songs” [25|1(1x)] [+2] [610]

Falloffs:
26 Billie Eilish “Your Power” [10|13] [152]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (07.10-07.11.2021)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (07.10-07.11.2021)

From the 07.10.2021 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Chart Notes:

  • Bastille debut.
  • twenty|one|pilots’ Saturday [+7] for Leap Of The Week.
  • Mike Shinoda/iann dior/Upsahl + Billie Eilish [-10] each for Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Imagine Dragons hold on to #1 for the 4th week in a row and 5th time overall?

Hour 1
30 Foo Fighters “Making A Fire” [2|29] [-1] [3]
29 Cannons “Bad Dream” [3|28] [+1] [6]
EX: Silversun Pickups “It Doesn’t Matter Why” (2019)
28 The Neighbourhood “Stargazing” [4|26] [-1] [16]
27 Manchester Orchestra “Bed Head” [12|20] [-3] [82]
Bonus: Billie Eilish “NDA” 
26 Billie Eilish “Your Power” [10|13] [-10] [152]
25 Bastille “Distorted Light Beam” [1|25] [D] [6]
EX: Shaed “No Other Way” (2020)
24 Tessa Violet/lovelytheband “Games” [7|24] [+4] [28]
23 Mike Shinoda/iann dior/Upsahl “Happy Endings” [19|9] [-10] [304]
CB1: Cold War Kids “What You Say”
22 KennyHoopla/Travis Barker “hollywood sucks” [6|22] [+1] [44]
21 Willow/Travis Barker “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l” [2|21] [+5] [15]

Hour 2
20 CHVRCHES “He Said She Said” [11|20] [+2] [82]
19 Vance Joy “Missing Piece” [6|19] [+1] [55]
EX: The Killers “Runaways” (2012)
18 The Band CAMINO “1 Last Cigarette” [14|17] [-1] [148]
17 Lorde “Solar Power” [3|17] [+3] [37]
16 The Maine “Sticky” [10|16] [+2] [100]
CB2: Imagine Dragons “Wrecked”
15 Bleachers “Stop Making This Hurt” [7|14] [-1] [91]
14 Machine Gun Kelly/Kellin Quinn “love race” [10|14] [+1] [135]
Bonus: Grabbitz “Pigs In The Sky” 
13 The Offspring “Let The Bad Times Roll” [18|12] [-1] [219]
12 twenty|one|pilots “Saturday” [3|12] [+7] [37]
EX: The Knocks/Foster The People “Ride Or Die” (2018)
11 Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear “my ex’s best friend” [35|1(4x)] [=] [704] [RECURRENT, 3/4 Bonus Weeks]

Hour 3
10 Rise Against “Nowhere Generation” [15|10] [=] [205]
9 twenty|one|pilots “Shy Away” [14|1(8x)] [-5] [382]
EX: Fuel “Bad Day” (2001)
8 All Time Low/blackbear “Monsters” [56|1(14x)] [+1] [679]
7 Modest Mouse “We Are Between” [9|7] [+1] [181]
EX: The Cure “Wrong Number” (1997)
6 girl in red “serotonin” [17|6] [+1] [321]
5 All Time Low “Once In A Lifetime” [15|5] [+1] [311]
Bonus: I Don’t Know How But They Found Me “New Invention”
4 Coldplay “Higher Power” [10|4] [+1] [218]
3 Weezer “All My Favorite Songs” [24|3] [=] [580]
EX: Gorillaz “Feel Good Inc.” (2005)
2 AJR “Way Less Sad” [21|2] [=] [485]
1 Imagine Dragons “Follow You” [17|1(5x)] [=] [472]

Falloffs:
25 Royal Blood “Typhoons” [12|19] [98]

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (07.03-07.04.2021)

Mediabase Alt Top 30 (07.03-07.04.2021)

From the 07.03.2021 Saturday Mediabase Alternative Update.

Chart Notes:

  • Willow/Travis Barker + Foo Fighters debut.
  • twenty|one|pilots’ Saturday [+6] for Leap Of The Week.
  • Mike Shinoda/iann dior/Upsahl + Manchester Orchestra [-3] each for Loser Of The Week.
  • Can Imagine Dragons hold on to #1 for the 3rd week in a row and 4th time overall?

Hour 1
30 Cannons “Bad Dream” [2|28] [-2] [4]
29 Foo Fighters “Making A Fire” [1|29] [D] [2]
EX: lovelytheband “loneliness for love” (2020)
28 Tessa Violet/lovelytheband “Games” [6|26] [-1] [21]
27 The Neighbourhood “Stargazing” [3|26] [-1] [13]
CB1: Bastille “Distorted Light Beam”
26 Willow/Travis Barker “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l” [1|26] [D] [5]
25 Royal Blood “Typhoons” [12|19] [-2] [98]
EX: Jet “Are You Gonna Be My Girl?” (2003)
24 Manchester Orchestra “Bed Head” [11|20] [-3] [78]
23 KennyHoopla/Travis Barker “hollywood sucks” [5|22] [-1] [35]
Bonus: MARINA “Venus Fly Trap”
22 CHVRCHES “He Said She Said” [10|22] [+2] [71]
21 Vance Joy “Missing Piece” [5|20] [-1] [43]

Hour 2
20 Lorde “Solar Power” [2|19] [-1] [23]
19 twenty|one|pilots “Saturday” [2|19] [+6] [18]
EX: Coldplay “A Sky Full Of Stars” (2014)
18 The Maine “Sticky” [9|17] [-1] [85]
17 The Band CAMINO “1 Last Cigarette” [13|17] [+1] [135]
16 Billie Eilish “Your Power” [9|13] [-2] [147]
CB2: Cold War Kids “What You Say”
15 Machine Gun Kelly/Kellin Quinn “love race” [9|15] [=] [118]
14 Bleachers “Stop Making This Hurt” [6|14] [+2] [75]
Bonus: Surf Curse “Freaks”
13 Mike Shinoda/iann dior/Upsahl “Happy Endings” [18|9] [-3] [296]
12 The Offspring “Let The Bad Times Roll” [17|12] [+1] [201]
EX: Metallica “The Day That Never Comes” (2008)
11 Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear “my ex’s best friend” [34|1(4x)] [+1] [684] [RECURRENT, 2/4 Bonus Weeks]

Hour 3
10 Rise Against “Nowhere Generation” [14|10] [+1] [184]
9 All Time Low/blackbear “Monsters” [55|1(14x)] [=] [656]
EX: Mumford and Sons “Beloved” (2019)
8 Modest Mouse “We Are Between” [8|8] [=] [157]
7 girl in red “serotonin” [16|7] [=] [296]
EX: Florence + The Machine “No Light, No Light” (2012)
6 All Time Low “Once In A Lifetime” [14|5] [-1] [285]
5 Coldplay “Higher Power” [9|5] [+1] [191]
Bonus: Imagine Dragons “Wrecked”
4 twenty|one|pilots “Shy Away” [13|1(8x)] [-1] [360]
3 Weezer “All My Favorite Songs” [23|3] [+1] [552]
EX: Kate Bush “Love and Anger” (1989)
2 AJR “Way Less Sad” [20|2] [=] [456]
1 Imagine Dragons “Follow You” [16|1(4x)] [=] [442]

Falloffs:
29 Beach Bunny/Tegan and Sara “Cloud 9 (Remix)” [7|25] [31]
30 Dreamers/Big Boi/Upsahl “Palm Reader” [1|30] [1]

Mediabase Alt Top 30: Top 30 Mid-Year Countdown Special (2021)

Mediabase Alt Top 30: Top 30 Mid-Year Countdown Special (2021)

Points are as of 06.26.2021.

NOTE: This countdown will be held on the 4th of July every year, unless it falls on a Saturday or Sunday. Should the 4th be scheduled on a Saturday or Sunday, the special Mid-Year countdown will be held on a Friday. The points listed will be based on the countdown as of the final Saturday prior to July 1st.

Hour 1
30 Nessa Barrett/jxdn “la di die” [15|14] [149]
29 Royal Blood “Trouble’s Coming” [18|8] [156]
EX: The Black Keys “Crawling Kingsnake” (2021)
28 carolesdaughter “Violent” [12|15] [157]
27 Rise Against “Nowhere Generation” [13|11] [163]
26 The Knocks/Foster The People “All About You” [13|14] [165]
EX: Modest Mouse “We Are Between” (2021)
25 Coldplay “Higher Power” [8|6] [165]
24 nothing,nowhere. “fake friend” [16|16] [176]
23 The Offspring “Let The Bad Times Roll” [16|13] [182]
EX: The Offspring “Days Go By” (2012)
22 Royal and The Serpent “Overwhelmed” [19|6] [182]
21 grandson “Dirty” [20|7] [217]

Hour 2
20 Fousheé “Deep End” [14|11] [225]
19 Cannons “Fire For You” [24|1(1x)] [225]
18 Black Pumas “Colors” [19|9] [243]
EX: Bleachers “Stop Making This Hurt” (2021)
17 All Time Low “Once In A Lifetime” [13|5] [260]
16 girl in red “serotonin” [15|7] [272]
EX: Bishop Briggs “Dream” (2017)
15 Mike Shinoda/iann dior/Upsahl “Happy Endings” [17|9] [278]
14 Clairo “Sofia” [21|5] [295]
EX: Meg Myers “The Underground” (2021)
13 Foo Fighters “Waiting On A War” [20|9] [302]
12 Billie Eilish “Therefore I Am” [18|1(2x)] [328]
11 twenty|one|pilots “Shy Away” [12|1(8x)] [333]

Hour 3
10 Kings Of Leon “The Bandit” [19|5] [369]
9 KennyHoopla/Travis Barker “Estella” [23|8] [376]
EX: Chris Cornell “Patience” (2020)
8 Glass Animals “Heat Waves” [22|1(2x)] [394]
7 The Kid Laroi “Without You” [21|6] [395]
6 Imagine Dragons “Follow You” [15|1(3x)] [412]
EX: Billie Eilish “Your Power” (2021)
5 AJR “Way Less Sad” [19|2] [427]
4 Cage The Elephant “Skin and Bones” [27|1(3x)] [453]
3 Weezer “All My Favorite Songs” [22|4] [524]
EX: Lorde “Solar Power” (2021)
2 All Time Low/blackbear “Monsters” [54|1(14x)] [634]
1 Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear “my ex’s best friend” [33|1(4x)] [664]

2020 Countdown (Top 10 of 30)
10 AJR “Bang!” [17|3] [368]
9 lovelytheband “loneliness for love” [20|7] [369]
8 The Lumineers “Life In The City” [26|3] [384]
7 The Killers “Caution” [15|1(4x)] [396]
6 Tame Impala “Lost In Yesterday” [21|4] [399]
5 Neon Trees “Used To Like” [22|4] [409]
4 Grouplove “Deleter” [21|4] [433]
3 The Unlikely Candidates “Novocaine” [29|2] [451]
2 Cage The Elephant “Black Madonna” [23|2] [545]

1 Billie Eilish “everything i wanted“ [27|1(7x)] [593]

Top 30 Mid-Year Countdown Special #1s:
2018: Imagine Dragons “Whatever It Takes” [673]
2019: Panic! At The Disco “High Hopes” [685]
2020: Billie Eilish “everything i wanted“ [593]
2021: Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear “my ex’s best friend” [664]