19/30

11/15

Suit & Tie

March 2013

Alternative

Given that there are 14 debuts this month plus a re-entry from the dynamic Canadian duo of Tegan & Sara (who are riding Katy Perry fueled re-interest in their catchy track), it's safe to say that the Alternative format is alive and well with exciting new music. This of course includes the high profile returns from Phoenix, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Fall Out Boy who are definitely not disappointing out of the gate. Then there is exceptional buzz around tracks from C2C (which sounds like Fatboy Slim meets Jamiroquai meets the Blues), The 1975 (gritty British love song), The Mowgli's (holy upbeat Batman), Royal Teeth (FIFA music), and the strong second single from Atlas Genius. And last but not least - songs that have already entrenched themselves in the top 20 at the format - Capitol Cities, The Neighborhood, just to name a few.

So why then, does the top 10 at the format look so familiar? Current #1 Imagine Dragons has been on the chart for nearly 30 weeks, "Mountain Sound" is in it's 27th week at #2 with a strong bullet, Black Keys are in their 35th week, and Lumineers just left the top 10 with "Ho Hey" in it's 44th week. Did "Ho Hey" slow the inevitable progression of "Stubborn Love"? Throw in Mumford & Sons, Atlas Genius, and the Pickups - and the top 10 has prevented songs from Metric, Capitol Cities, and the like from hitting the top 10.

This resiliency and catching bands off-cycle has also led to some strain for the radio festival circuit this spring/summer. While its great that bands like Lumineers and OMAM have caught serious momentum, there's no way to land them on an American radio Festival lineup. Where does all this come from you ask? An exceptional article from Hits Daily Double that I suggest everyone reads.
http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/radio...gi?posttoasted
Alongside the always awesome iGen column - which is where I get the heads up on 80% of the music on this chart. </endplug>

1. The Lumineers - Stubborn Love (5)
2. The Neighborhood - Sweater Weather (4)
3. Capitol Cities - Safe & Sound (3)
4. Metric - Breathing Underwater (2)
5. Of Monsters & Men - Mountain Sound (1)
6. Royal Teeth - Wild (26)
7. Muse - Panic Station (7)
8. Tegan & Sara - Closer (RE)
9. Twentyonepilots - Holding On To You (28)
10. Alabama Shakes - Hang Loose (15)
11. Airborne Toxic Event - Timeless (19)
12. Tame Impala - Elephant (14)
13. Paramore - Now (27)
14. The Mowglis - San Francisco (-)
15. Phoenix - Entertainment (-)
16. Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (-)
17. C2C - Down The Road (-)
18. Passion Pit - Carried Away (10)
19. Hollerado - Pick Me Up (16)
20. Imagine Dragons - Radioactive (6)
21. The Avett Brothers - February Seven (-)
22. Atlas Genius - If So (-)
23. The 1975 - Sex (-)
24. Biffy Clyro - Black Chandelier (-)
25. Metric - Synthetica (-)
26. Mother Mother - Bit By Bit (-)
27. The Strokes - All The Time (-)
28. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege (-)
29. T Bone Burnett & The Civil Wars - Long Time Gone (-)
30. Dave Grohl f. Corey Taylor - From Can To Can't (-)

CHR

The PR momentum is sky high for JT right now. Legends of the Summer tour, check. (I'm going!). SNL, check. Fallon weeklong residency, check. Awesome second single, "Mirrors", check. "Suit and Tie" getting a second life at radio thanks to awesome Grammy's stunt, check. Speaking of Grammy's - how awesome were they??? And that shows in #2-4. Rihanna's "Stay" zooms up to #2 - securing her upteenth top 5 hit on the chart. Miguel finds a new life with "Adorn", and his second single "Do You" is making strides as well. I finally listened to his album as well - it's solid. And then Bruno Mars - who had the performance of the night I'd say - is about to hit #1 on Billboard and his summer tour is selling like hot cakes. Well deserved.

Big time dance hit for Krewella - "Alive" is instant. Nice follow up for Phillip Phillips after the perennial "Home". Drake shows up on a couple of fronts, as his Biebs collaboration starts streeting at Rhythmic, and his own hype single shows up at #10. "Started from The Bottom" is solid, but has a really unfortunate music video with unnecessary Shoppers Drug Mart stints. Emeli Sande has re-entered the chart with the enduring "Next To Me" several times, and now with the US release of her album and a re-servicing of her track with an appropriately timed Kendrick Lamar remix, she's back with her highest peak yet. And the album is still #1 in the UK! Lastly, Avicci is back on the chart. After scoring a huge international hit with "Levels", his latest already hit #1 in the UK - let's see what it does on this side of the pond.

1. Justin Timberlake f. Jay Z - Suit & Tie (1)
2. Rihanna f. Mikky Ekko - Stay (15)
3. Miguel - Adorn Remix (w/ Wiz Khalifa) / Do You (12)
4. Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man (4)
5. Krewella - Alive (-)
6. Phillip Phillips - Gone Gone Gone (-)
7. Justin Bieber f. Drake - Right Here (-)
8. Emeli Sande f. Kendrick Lamar - Next To Me (RE)
9. Avicci f. Nicki Romero - I Could Be The One (-)
10. Drake - Started From The Bottom (-)
11. Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire (8)
12. Calvin Harris f. Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing (13)
13. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (10)
14. Kelly Clarkson - Catch My Breath (6)
15. Calvin Harris f. Tinie Tempah - Drinking From The Bottle (-)

ALT: 24/30

CHR: 7/15

16/30

14/15

wow nice to see Closer doing great on many countdowns
Passion Pit and YYY great!

20/30

12/15

Calvin Harris

I Could be the One + Drinking from the Bottle

Alt: 20/30
Timeless moving up and Closer returning

CHR: 7/15
Next to Me

closer returning and JT still #1

JT #1

April 2013

A bit late – but better late than never! Got the Muse gig coming up this Tuesday – can’t wait.

Modern Rock

It’s fresh, unfamiliar faces at the pinnacle of the chart this month – but such has been the story at Alternative radio this year. Newly cemented in the top 10 at Alternative this month, “Sweater Weather” reaches the #1 spot. Fellow newbies to the top 10, Capitol Cities, show incredible longevity with “Safe & Sound” securely in the top 4 for a fourth straight month. “Stubborn Love” stubbornly falls out of #1 after 1 month, but it’s stronger than ever – and I’ll be seeing them at Osheaga in Montreal in August! (along with Neighborhood, Capitol Cities, Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, Imagine Dragons, Vampire Weekend, to name a very few!). And mad props to Alabama Shakes – whose album sounds as relevant this year as it did last year – and “Hang Loose” is the perfect song for the Spring and is currently charting at AAA.

Canada sees a nice dose of patriotism this month as Walk Off The Earth – remember that incredibly Gotye cover from last year? – well, yeah! They made an album, and the lead single “Red Hands” is blowing up radio here across multiple formats, and it’s actually really good. I’m also VERY late to the party on “Stompa” by Serena Ryder – but it’s nice to see it will be getting a push at US radio. A band you may not be as familiar with but who have true hit on their hands, Hollerado with "Pick Me Up" - give it a fair shot. And lastly, the latest from Metric “Synthetica” continues it’s flight up towards the top 10 and hopefully gets an adds date soon in the US.

Thank March Madness for giving Tame Impala that slight nudge into the top 10 with “Elephant”. Songs from The Mowgli’s, Phoenix, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Airborne Toxic Event make it an exciting time at the format. How awesome is that gospel breakdown at the end of “Sacrilege”. Flat out awesome.

The two “big” releases this month were Vampire Weekend and 30 Seconds to Mars- both of which marked detours in sound. Nonetheless, they are refreshing twists to these bands templates – and I can see them doing big things.

How huge is “Radioactive” right now? Jesus.

1. The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather (2)
2. The Lumineers – Stubborn Love (1)
3. Capitol Cities – Safe & Sound (3)
4. Alabama Shakes – Hang Loose (10)
5. Passion Pit – Carried Away (18)
6. Muse – Panic Station (7)
7. Walk Off The Earth – Red Hands (-)
8. Tame Impala – Elephant (12)
9. Hollerado – Pick Me Up (19)
10. The Mowgli’s – San Francisco (14)
11. Serena Ryder – Stompa (-)
12. The 1975 – Sex (23)
13. Phoenix – Entertainment (15)
14. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Sacrilege (28)
15. The Airborne Toxic Event – Timeless (11)
16. Fall Out Boy – My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (16)
17. Metric – Synthetica (25)
18. Vampire Weekend – Diane Young (-)
19. Atlas Genius – If So (22)
20. Imagine Dragons – Radioactive (20)
21. Metric – Breathing Underwater (4)
22. Biffy Clyro – Black Chandelier (24)
23. Paramore - Now (13)
24. Mother Mother – Bit By Bit (26)
25. 30 Seconds To Mars – Up In The Air (-)
26. The Strokes – All The Time (27)
27. Jake Bugg – Two Fingers (-)
28. Royal Teeth – Wild (6)
29. Of Monsters & Men – Mountain Sound (5)
30. Mumford & Sons – Lover Of The Light (RE)

Top 40

It’s all much of the same at Top 40 isn’t it? Bruno Mars and Rihanna keep scoring hits. And that’s well represented with Bruno Mars scoring yet another #1 with “When I Was Your Man”. Unorthodox Jukebox is one of the most consistent pop records in some time, so he needs to ride this gravy train to the bank. Going to see him in July. Pumped. Rihanna stays (no pun) strong with “Stay” in the top 5 – but also adds her huge Rhythmic hit “Pour It Up” to the roster, making it her umpteenth top 10 hit on the chart.

You know what’s kinda not the same? Debuting a record to 970k in sales in one week in the US. Mad props to Justin Timberlake for keeping it ultra cool, and having one of the sleekest marketing campaigns in some time. SNL, Fallon, Grammy’s, social media, and just sheer talent drove this record to the bank. “Suit & Tie” is a front runner for song of the year and holds steady at #2 – and how huge is “Mirrors” going to be? Such a mammoth. 20/20 Experience is the first event record of 2013 by far. Jay Z / JT stadium show is going to be INSANE!

Miguel has benefited huge from his Grammy’s moment, I’ve developed a big respect for the album Kaleidoscope Dream, and now his latest single “Do You” hits gold in the top 5 with “Adorn” holding strong. Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis show they are no one trick ponies as their latest bursts on to the chart with a guest feature from Ryan Dalton who sounds a heck of a lot like John Legend.

Why did Taylor Swift release “22”, and not “State of Grace”. Just saying. And just for the record – “Sweet Nothing” has been on the chart since August 2012. Just saying.

1. Bruno Mars – When I Was Your Man (4)
2. Justin Timberlake f. Jay Z – Suit & Tie (1)
3. Rihana f. Mikky Ekko - Stay (2)
4. Justin Timberlake – Mirrors (-)
5. Miguel – Do You (3)
6. Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis – Can’t Hold Us (-)
7. Krewella – Alive (5)
8. Rihanna – Pour It Up (-)
9. Miguel f. Wiz Khalifa – Adorn (3)
10. Justin Bieber f. Drake – Right Here (7)
11. Taylor Swift – 22 (-)
12. Emeli Sande – Next To Me (8)
13. Calvin Harris f. Florence Welch – Sweet Nothing (12)
14. Drake – Started From The Bottom (10)
15. Philip Phillips – Gone, Gone, Gone (6)

ALT: 27/30

CHR: 8/15

30/30 & 13/15

The 1975

Great to see Sweater Weather is on top. An incredible song that ,like some other songs on here, can’t stop listening to. Stubborn Love is still huge with me-I‘m so stubborn with myself Shut Up. What? No., I caught the Walk Off the Earth red handed for making such good music. Good job by them. Panic Station, Elephant9\(congrats you finally made it to a commercial), San Francisco, Stompa, Sex(&Chocolate ), Entertainment, the YYY song, Timeless, & If So are the ones I’m most addicted to. Radioactive & It’s Time keep growing and making waves everywhere. Demons should be coming soon. Nice debut of Diane Young & esp. Up in the Air. Great Chart as always.

Well she dancing with another man, but Bruno is dancing with the #1 and the load of cash. Congrats to JT for achieving the impossible in this day and age. Album’s not bad. Can’t Hold Us is gonna be epic! I have grown to like Pour It Up. Taylor and Co. are not smart or like to torture us. Releasing a gem is too genius of them to make. Nice chart.

Adorn is doing well

nice entry by 30 seconds to mars and vampire weekend

Safe & Sound top 3
go Macklemore

Modern Rock: 23/30
The Top 3 + nice debuts from Serena Ryder and Vampire Weekend

Top 40: 6/15
Can't Hold Us debut

18/30

"Panic Station"

15/15