Top of the Pops
Here’s the Top 10 for the week ending 8/13:
1. Finger Eleven - Paralyzer
last week: 1
spins: 2188
last week: 2241
move: -53
2. White Stripes - Icky Thump
last week: 2
spins: 2115
last week: 2207
move: -92
3. Foo Fighters - The Pretender
last week: 10
spins: 1995
last week: 1249
move: 746
4. Three Days Grace - Never Too Late
last week: 4
spins: 1857
last week: 1755
move: 102
5. Linkin Park - Bleed It Out
last week: 5
spins: 1780
last week: 1640
move: 140
6. Linkin Park - What I’ve Done
last week: 3
spins: 1624
last week: 1828
move: -204
7. Smashing Pumkpins - Tarantula
last week: 6
spins: 1312
last week: 1471
move: -159
8. The Almost - Say This Sooner
last week: 8
spins: 1271
last week: 1364
move: -93
9. Plain White T’s - Hey There Delilah
last week: 7
spins: 1265
last week: 1413
move: -148
10. Papa Roach - Forever
last week: 10
spins: 1233
last week: 1302
move: -69
Foos is coming on strong. They can be number one next week as Icky Thump is getting less plays because “You Don’t Know What Love Is” is getting added to more stations (and has already broken the top 50 at #46). You can see the same phenomenon with the two Linkin Park songs. “Bleed It Out” gains spins while “What I’ve Done” loses around the same amount.
Of interest in the rest of the Top 20:
11. Muse - Supermassive Black Hole
last week: 11
spins: 1226
last week: 1177
move: 49
The third song to chart from “Black Holes and Revelations” is doing well for itself.
13. Interpol - The Heinrich Maneuver
last week: 13
spins: 1155
last week: 1168
move: -13
This has been flat for weeks.
18. Silverchair - Straight Lines
last week: 20
spins: 891
last week: 818
move: 73
I’m rooting for them to get into the top 10, for their first top 10 single in the US since “Tomorrow”.
Other songs I am tracking:
19. Paramore - Misery Business
last week: 23
spins: 861
last week: 756
move: 105
Coming off good reviews at Warped, they are on the KROQ bill and can make a good run here.
30. Against Me! - Thrash Unreal
last week: 40
spins: 492
last week: 359
move: 133
This song had a great week. You think Tom’s bad behaviour will translate into more or less spins? I’m thinking this song cannot be stopped.
39. Silversun Pickups - Well Thought Out Twinkles
last week: 39
spins: 367
last week: 370
move: -3
Also flat. I need to start a campaign when I am in other cities to bombard their stations for requests for this. Or something.
42. Hot Hot Heat - Let Me In
last week: 43
spins: 311
last week: 263
move: 48
I don’t know if this is as catchy as “Bandages” but I do like it.
44. Kid Rock - So Hott
first week of airplay
spins: 265
Check this on the alt rock radio airwaves. Do you think this is a stretch?
49. Spoon - The Underdog
last week: 56
spins: 237
last week: 192
move: 45
Nice to see Spoon break into the top 50.
