Thanks for the suggestions, I'll be keeping those in mind for next week's countdown. In the meantime, you can hear "O Valencia," the first single off the Decemberists' amazing new Chris Walla-produced album
The Crane Wife, on their MySpace page
http://www.myspace.com/thedecemberists
(it's the fourth song on their player). The album drops in early October. (I'm also going to go see them for the second time as they visit Northampton, MA on Halloween!)
Anyway, back to the countdown, which will be my last top 30 before I head off to college at UMass-Amherst. Fret not, faithful fans, I'll continue my countdown duties from on-campus (and hopefully get a TWTT radio show going there on the college radio station, too!). In fact, I'm considering a name change for the countdown, I like
Freshman Orientation but I'll take suggestions (if I get a radio show I might eschew the countdown thing but I still like that name).
So let's get down to it..last week, the Killers overtook Boys Like Girls to add another #1 to their impressive resume. This week, we'll retire "Dani California" and "MakeDamnSure"...where will two of this summer's hits land on their final week? Snakes on a plane!
Close Calls:
The Format - "The Compromise"
Muse - "Knights of Cydonia"
Gnarls Barkley - "Gone Daddy Gone"
Relient K - "Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet?"
Motion City Soundtrack - "Hold Me Down"
Justin Timberlake - "Sexyback"
Pearl Jam - "Life Wasted"
Fergie - "London Bridge"
Jessica Simpson - "A Public Affair"
Panic! at the Disco - "Lying is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking her Clothes Off"
Leaving the Countdown:
30. Pearl Jam - "Life Wasted"
29. The Early November - "Hair"
18. Motion City Soundtrack - "Hold Me Down"
Ted's Top 30 for the Week Ending Sunday, August 27th, 2006
30. Evanescence - "Call Me When You're Sober" - The Open Door
*DEBUT* - Peak: #30 - Weeks: 1
29. Jet - "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" - Shine On
*DEBUT* - Peak: #29 - Weeks: 1
28. The Fray - "How to Save a Life" - How to Save a Life
Last Week: #27 - Peak: #26 - Weeks: 4
27. Beck - "Nausea" - The Information
*DEBUT* - Peak: #27 - Weeks: 1
26. hellogoodbye - "Here (In Your Arms)" - Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!
Last Week: #26 - Peak: #26 - Weeks: 3
25. Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy" - St. Elsewhere
Last Week: #19 - Peak: #1 - Weeks: 18 -
3 Weeks at #1 -
2 weeks until retirement!!
24. Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Dani California" - Stadium Arcadium
Last Week: #28 - Peak: #1 - Weeks:
20 -
6 Weeks at #1
***RETIRED***
23. Christina Aguilera - "Ain't No Other Man" - Back to Basics
Last Week: #25 - Peak: #23 - Weeks: 9
22. Dashboard Confessional - "Don't Wait" - Dusk & Summer
Last Week: #16 - Peak: #5 - Weeks: 14
21. The Fray - "Over My Head (Cable Car)" - How to Save a Life
Last Week: #24 - Peak: #10 - Weeks: 13
20. Wolfmother - "Woman" - Wolfmother
Last Week: #22 - Peak: #17 - Weeks: 15
19. The Raconteurs - "Level" - Broken Boy Soldiers
Last Week: #20 - Peak: #19 - Weeks: 3
18. Angels and Airwaves - "Do It For Me Now" - We Don't Need to Whisper
Last Week: #13 - Peak: #13 - Weeks: 6
17. The Decemberists - "O, Valencia" - The Crane Wife
Last Week: #21 - Peak: #17 - Weeks: 2
16. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Cheated Hearts" - Show Your Bones
Last Week: #12 - Peak: #6 - Weeks: 6
15. Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland - "Promiscuous" - Loose
Last Week: #8 - Peak: #7 - Weeks: 11
14. Cobra Starship - "Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)" - Snakes on a Plane: The Album
Last Week: #17 - Peak: #14 - Weeks: 4
13. Gym Class Heroes - "The Queen and I" - As Cruel as School Children
Last Week: #14 - Peak: #13 - Weeks: 5
12. Arctic Monkeys - "Fake Tales of San Francisco" - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Last Week: #15 - Peak: #12 - Weeks: 6
11. Audioslave - "Original Fire" - Revelations
Last Week: #11 - Peak: #8 - Weeks: 4
10. Cartel - "Honestly" - Chroma
Last Week: #23 - Peak: #10 - Weeks: 2
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Tell Me Baby" - Stadium Arcadium
Last Week: #7 - Peak: #7 - Weeks: 13
8. As Fast As - "Florida Sunshine" - Open Letter to the Damned
Last Week: #6 - Peak: #6 - Weeks: 15
7. Taking Back Sunday - "MakeDamnSure" - Louder Now
Last Week: #10 - Peak: #1 - Weeks:
20 -
2 Weeks at #1
***RETIRED***
6. Gym Class Heroes - "New Friend Request" - As Cruel as School Children
Last Week: #5 - Peak: #1 - Weeks: 9 -
2 Weeks at #1
5. Snow Patrol - "Chasing Cars" - Eyes Open
Last Week: #9 - Peak: #5 - Weeks: 10
4. Motion City Soundtrack - "LG FUAD" - Commit This to Memory
Last Week: #4 - Peak: #2 - Weeks: 4
3. The Killers - "When You Were Young" - Sam's Town
Last Week: #1 - Peak: #1 - Weeks: 6 -
1 Week at #1
2. Panic! at the Disco - "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
Last Week: #3 - Peak: #2 - Weeks: 14
1. Boys Like Girls - "Hero/Heroine" - Boys Like Girls
Last Week: #2 - Peak: #1 - Weeks: 9 -
2 Week at #1
So the boys from Boston make it back tot he top spot, beating out the two Vegas bands for their second week at #1. Meanwhile, countdown darlings Snow Patrol continue to threaten to make another run..."Run" being the key word, as that song spent over half a year in the countdown last year. The 20-week system will prevent that this time, but can their latest power ballad top the chart? We'll find out next week, until then, snakes on a plane!