Heh, well, whoops...sorry about that. I 'spose I missed a week there. Been busy lately - I think you can all guess what friggin' awesome movie I finally got around to seeing...also, I was at a friend's last weekend. Anyways, things are going good...the Pats opened their season by beating Peyton Manning AGAIN, the Sox are on fire, Notre Dame beat Michigan, my high school's football team almost beat the #1 team in the state, and best of all, there are new albums from both Blur AND Gorillaz coming in the next five months or so.
I see I missed out on a whole bunch of votes (
) but let's pick up the ball again and keep running. How we're going to handle this: Tonight's countdown will count as this week's, as usual. Last week's countdown will count TWICE, meaning that the Killers get two weeks at #1, and the rest of the weeks counts will go up by two. (This is how I handled it before I started posting the chart, when I was just too lazy/forgot to do the countdown each Sunday.)
We'll get it started right away with a new segment: "What Else?" This is where I can plug songs that I'm listening to, new or old, that don't fit on the countdown because they're not singles, too obscure, haven't come out yet or are too old. So...
What Else?
Weezer - everything - With Weezer's next album on the way, I've become hooked on this awesome band once again. "Buddy Holly" is simply one of the best songs ever (and suprisingly, I hadn't even heard it until just a few months ago!), and I've also been trying and failing to get "Keep Fishin'" and "Island in the Sun" out of my head.
Crystal Waters - "Come On Down" - I do a weird mix CD called Scissors: The Album (believe me, the inside joke is just too random and obscure to explain right now, perhaps some other time) and was looking for the Price is Right theme (repeat: WEIRD) when I stumbled upon this awesome techno remix with cheesy, yet catchy lyrics. Just give it a download and see for yourself.
The Standells - "Dirty Water" - The Red Sox' classic victory song has been playing quite a bit lately (after all, they DO play it after every Fenway win), and I've been glad to hear it, as there's suddenly an AL East race again.
Last Week's Top 3:
3. Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"
2. Yellowcard - "Only One"
1. The Killers - "Somebody Told Me"
Close Calls:
Snow Patrol - "Run"
Jimmy Eat World - "Pain"
Britney Spears - "Outrageous"
Train - "Ordinary"
Velvet Revolver - "Fall to Pieces"
Leaving the Countdown:
30. JoJo - "Leave (Get Out)"
21. Train - "Ordinary"
The Top 30 Countdown for the Week Ending Sunday, September 13th, 2004
30. Hoobastank - "Same Direction" - The Reason
Last Week: #27 - Peak: #27 - Weeks: 4
29. Korn - "Word Up" - Greatest Hits Volume 1
*DEBUT* - Peak: #29 - Weeks: 1
28. Modest Mouse - "Float On" - Good News for People Who Like Bad News
Last Week: #23 - Peak: #1 - Weeks: 19 -
1 Week at #1
27. Jet - "Rollover DJ" - Get Born
Last Week: #28 - Peak: #24 - Weeks: 6
26. Destiny's Child - "Lose My Breath" - Destiny Fulfilled
*DEBUT* - Peak: #26 - Weeks: 1
25. Chronic Future - "Time & Time Again" - Lines in My Face
Last Week: #12 - Peak: #12 - Weeks: 6
24. Dropkick Murphys - "Tessie" - Tessie (Single)
Last Week: #29 - Peak: #24 - Weeks: 3
23. Ryan Cabrera - "On the Way Down" - Take it All Away
Last Week: #25 - Peak: #23 - Weeks: 4
22. Ashlee Simpson - "Pieces of Me" - Autobiography
Last Week: #13 - Peak: #6 - Weeks: 10
21. Linkin Park - "Breaking the Habit" - Meteora
Last Week: #18 - Peak: #12 - Weeks: 14
20. Green Day - "American Idiot" - American Idiot
Last Week: #24 - Peak: #20 - Weeks: 3
19. Black Eyed Peas - "Let's Get it Started" - Elephunk
Last Week: #23 - Peak: #19 - Weeks: 7
18. Yellowcard - "Ocean Avenue" - Ocean Avenue
Last Week: #15 - Peak: #1 - Weeks: 24 -
7 Weeks at #1
17. Dashboard Confessional - "Vindicated" - Spider-Man 2 Soundtrack
Last Week: #8 - Peak: #1 - Weeks: 11 -
1 Week at #1
16. Sugarcult - "Memory" - Palm Trees and Power Lines
Last Week: #17 - Peak: #8 - Weeks: 14
15. Counting Crows - "Accidentally in Love" - Shrek 2 Soundtrack
Last Week: #19 - Peak: #15 - Weeks: 7
14. Alicia Keys - "If I Ain't Got You" - The Diary of Alicia Keys
Last Week: #26 - Peak: #14 - Weeks: 3
13. Badly Drawn Boy - "Year of the Rat" - One Plus One is One
Last Week: #20 - Peak: #11 - Weeks: 9
12. Blink 182 - "Down" - Blink 182
Last Week: #6 - Peak: #5 - Weeks: 12
11. Incubus - "Talk Shows on Mute" - A Crow Left of the Murder
Last Week: #10 - Peak: #7 - Weeks: 14
10. The Hives - "Walk Idiot Walk" - Tyrannosaurus Hives
Last Week: #14 - Peak: #10 - Weeks: 5
9. Modest Mouse - "Ocean Breathes Salty" - Good News for People Who Like Bad News
Last Week: #9 - Peak: #9 - Weeks: 8
8. Bowling for Soup - "1985" - A Hangover You Don't Deserve
Last Week: #16 - Peak: #8 - Weeks: 5
7. Maroon 5 - "She Will Be Loved" - Songs About Jane
Last Week: #4 - Peak: #4 - Weeks: 8
6. Avril Lavigne - "My Happy Ending" - Under My Skin
Last Week: #5 - Peak: #1 - Weeks: 14 -
2 Weeks at #1
5. Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out" - Franz Ferdinand
Last Week: #3 - Peak: #1 - Weeks: 14 -
4 Weeks at #1
4. Vanessa Carlton - "White Houses" - Last Week: #11 - Peak: #4 - Weeks: 5
3. They Might Be Giants - "Experimental Film" - The Spine
Last Week: #7 - Peak: #3 - Weeks: 8
2. Yellowcard - "Only One" - Ocean Avenue
Last Week: #2 - Peak: #1 - Weeks: 9 -
1 Week at #1
1. The Killers - "Somebody Told Me" - Hot Fuss
Last Week: #1 - Peak: #1 - Weeks: 7 -
3 Weeks at #1
So the Killers hold at #1 for a third straight week and 2nd straight countdown (weird, huh?).
Meanwhile, TMBG and Vanessa both jump into the top 4. It's not confidential that THEY'VE got potential...
Anyways, see y'all next week (hopefully for real this time).