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You are a tourist
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Alt/Rock: 18/20
Top40: 4/10
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Under Cover Of Darkness
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May 2011
TVOTR quietly but surely creep their way into the #1 spot. Along with a surging Death Cab, the two tracks took up some heavy rotation on my iPod this month. Arctic Monkeys unleashed their debut single off their fourth album, and while it is quite good, it is not quite the vintage Monkeys many of us know and love. Really enjoying the single that Two Door Cinema Club is working in the UK right now - they're a fun band. Excited about the Foster The People album later this month, their EP is pretty solid. Mainstays like Incubus, Foos, and The Arcade Fire all show good presence this month - while newbies like Airborne Toxic Event show resiliency in the top 10.
Modern Rock
1. TV On The Radio - Will Do (2)
2. Death Cab For Cutie - You Are A Tourist (20)
3. Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work (-)
4. Arctic Monkeys - Don't Sit Down ('Cause I've Moved Your Chair) (-)
5. Incubus - Adolescents (-)
6. Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks (1)
7. The Airborne Toxic Event - Changing (8)
8. Foo Fighters - Rope (17)
9. Rise Against - Help Is On The Way (14)
10. Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know (9)
11. The Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (-)
12. The Joy Formidable - Whirring (-)
13. Arctic Monkeys - Brick By Brick (3)
14. Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi f. Jack White - Two Against One (-)
15. Radiohead - Lotus Flower (10)
Top 40
I'm actually truly looking forward to my year-end write up where I get to commend the incredible year Adele is having and will continue to have. RITD has now been #1 every month since December, and with her upcoming T.O. gig in Toronto on May 18th, expect SLY to surge again as well. An all-Adele top 5 in June? Who knows. Britney's remix to her smash hit did very little for me, but I'm still enjoying the original. Katy Perry has been in the top 4 for several months now as well. Lady GaGa's latest makes a splash, but like Born This Way, I enjoy it, but still feel underwhelmed. Something about these last few tracks just doesn't sit right with me, but they are still good nonetheless. That JLo lambada sample finally caught me. Digging the new Lupe album - two good singles from him as well.
1. Adele - Rolling In The Deep (1)
2. Britney Spears - 'Till The World Ends (2)
3. Adele - Someone Like You (5)
4. Katy Perry f. Kanye West - E.T. (3)
5. Lady GaGa - Judas (-)
6. Jennifer Lopez f. Pitbull - On The Floor (-)
7. Kanye West f. Rihanna - All Of The Lights (RE)
8. Rihanna - S&M (4)
9. Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On / Out Of My Head (f. Trey Songz)
10. Pitbull f. Ne Yo & Afrojack - Give Me Everything [TIE] / Wiz Khalifa - Roll Up [TIE]
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Really excited about the "Whirring" love that's slowly infiltrating ATRL. Please tell me you've heard the album version! That top two is also untouchable. The Adele love continues to be almost as untouchable.
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14/15 & 9/10
Great #1
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14/15 & 10/10
Judas #5
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Great top 3
You Are A Tourist
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June 2011
Modern Rock
coldplay, foster, givers, linkin, young giant, arcade, joy formidable, two door, paramore, death cab, city and color, incubus, kings of leon, foos, mumford, rise against, tv on the radio, cage, two door, 311
1. Coldplay -
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June 2011
Modern Rock
Every month this year has seen a new number one atop the Modern Rock chart, and this month is no exception as Coldplay release the lead single off their highly anticipated 5th album. The track is everything we've come to expect and love from Chris Martin and co., and it was right around this time a few years back that they unleashed the duo of Violet Hill/Viva La Vida - so good timing, fellas. This means TVOTR takes a tumble, all the way down to #14. And although it looked like Death Cab could grab #1 this month, they back track a bit and make room for a resurgent Foster The People whose debut album is fantastic. The Arcade Fire are back in fine form with their third single surfaced to Canadian Alternative radio. Loads, and I mean loads of debuts this week. Transformers continues its fine form with soundtrack singles with Paramore and Linkin Park, and red-hot newcomers like Young The Giant and Givers make splashes. Perennial chart favorites such as Kings of Leon, Foo Fighters, and Mumford & Sons, also debut new tracks.
1. Coldplay - Every Tear Drop Is A Waterfall (-)
2. Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks (6)
3. The Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (11)
4. Death Cab For Cutie - You Are A Tourist (2)
5. Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work (3)
6. The Joy Formidable - Whirring (12)
7. Linkin Park - Iridescent (-)
8. City & Color - Fragile Bird (-)
9. Incubus - Adolescents (5)
10. Kings of Leon - Back Down South (-)
11. Young The Giant - Cough Syrup (-)
12. Givers - Up Up Up (-)
13. Paramore - Monster (-)
14. TV On The Radio - Will Do (1)
15. Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know (10)
16. Rise Against - Help is On The Way (9)
17. Cage The Elephant - Around My Head (-)
18. Foo Fighters - Walk (-)
19. Mumford & Sons - Roll Away Your Stone (-)
20. 311 - Sunset In July (-) / Tokyo Police Club - Favorite Color (-)
CHR
As expected, Adele not only secures her 7th straight month at #1 with RITD, but she overpowers the competition by securing the top 4 spots. This is fueled by 2 things: first, she continues to be in a league of her own with her unprecedented chart performance of '21'; second, I saw her live on May 18th, and it was a flawless, master-class live act. If this wasn't a singles based chart, the entire top 10 could be Adele. But instead of going nutty, I've relegated it to the two singles released thus far, plus 'Rumor' (which is currently top 5 on Triple A), and 'Set Fire', the next confirmed UK single. Collectively, these four tracks, along with 'Turning Tables' - are probably five of the best songs of the year.
On a non-Adele note, the chart begins to reflect CHR/Pop a little more as the new jams from Katy Perry, Lady GaGa, and Britney Spears make it on board. 'The Edge of Glory' is probably my fav track off her new album, although I'm not motivated to enjoy much else off the CD. I'm also not surprised at its 85% drop in sales this week. She needs better singles. Here is also the first track I've ever liked from Ms.Minaj - and she shows up on a B+ Guetta effort. Lupe x2, Wiz, and a great DJ Khaled track round out the mix.
1. Adele - Rolling In The Deep (1)
2. Adele - Rumor Has It (-)
3. Adele - Set Fire To The Rain (-)
4. Adele - Someone Like You (3)
5. Pitbull f/ Ne Yo, Afrojack - Give Me Everything (10)
6. Nicki Minaj - Superbass (-)
7. Britney Spears - I Wanna Go (-) / Till The World Ends (2)
8. Lady GaGa - The Edge of Glory (-)
9. Katy Perry - Last Night (T.G.I.F.) (-)
10. DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross - I'm On One (-)
11. Lupe Fiasco f/ Trey Songz - Out Of My Head (9)
12. Rihanna - S&M (8)
13. David Guetta f/ Flo Rida, Nicki Minaj - Where Dem Girls At (-)
14. Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On (9)
15. Wiz Khalifa - Roll Up (10)
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14/15 Holy ****! Your rock countdown is jaw-dropping. Coldplay debuts at #1, FTP jumps to #2, and LP, KoL, YTG, CTE, and 311 all debut!
14/15 Your pop list is not too shabby either. I'm not too big on Adele, but GaGa's, Britney's, and Katy's appearances greatly compensate with that.
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18/20
your rock c/d is almost perfect, i just don't know a couple of songs
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