“undressed” by charismatic young artist sombr remains at #1 for a second week, while “Five More Seconds” by English duo Seafret and Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall moves up two spots to #2, and “Ensenada” by Southern California ska punk band Sublime also advances two spots, to #3. Nine Inch Nails‘ “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” enters the top 10 at #9, and “Sushi and Coca-Cola” by Alabama soul band St. Paul & The Broken Bones leaps 10 spots to #16, making it the biggest upward mover on this week’s chart.

Two songs make their debut, the first of which is “City Walls” by my longtime favorite band Twenty One Pilots, consisting of singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun. The song replaces their previous single “The Contract”, which falls off my chart after its 14-week run. Both songs are from their eighth and latest album Breach, which dropped September 12th.

The second debut is the hauntingly beautiful “Specter” by American alternative melodic metalcore band Bad Omens. Formed in 2015, the band now consists of Noah Sebastian (lead vocals, programming), Nicholas Ruffilo (bass, backing vocals), Joakim “Jolly” Karlsson (guitars, programming) Nick Folio (drums, percussion). Their magnificent song “THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND” spent four weeks at #7 on my chart in late 2023 and finished the year at #56.

1. UNDRESSED – sombr (1)
2. FIVE MORE SECONDS – Seafret & KT Tunstall (4)
3. ENSENADA – Sublime (5)
4. JUPITER – almost monday feat. Jordana (2)
5. SALLY, WHEN THE WINE RUNS OUT – ROLE MODEL (3)
6. BACKSEAT – Balu Brigada (7)
7. BETTER DAYS – Yellowcard (9)
8. LIGHT YEARS APART – Unobliterated (10)
9. AS ALIVE AS YOU NEED ME TO BE – Nine Inch Nails (11)
10. POLYESTER (YES SIR) – Sorry Ghost (6)
11. HORNETS – Western Jaguar (14)
12. MISTAKES – Caamp (15)
13. THE WEATHER – All Time Low (16)
14. ASSHOLE – The Lumineers (8)
15. WRECK – Neko Case (22)
16. SUSHI AND COCA-COLA – St. Paul & The Broken Bones (26)
17. MY MIND IS A MOUNTAIN – Deftones (13)
18. DOWNSTAIRS – Matt Maeson (24)
19. EVERYBODY SCREAM – Florence + The Machine (25)
20. ELEGANTLY WASTED – Hermanos Gutiérrez feat. Leon Bridges (28)
21. ANOTHER LIFE – Alabama Shakes (29)
22. MOODY – Royel Otis (17)
23. METAL – The Beths (18)
24. EVERYDAY MAGIC – My Morning Jacket (19)
25. FEELS RIGHT – Talk in Waves (12) 20th week on chart
26. ORDINARY CREATURE – Of Monsters and Men (30)
27. LOVE IS A FIRE – Art Block (20)
28. NO RAIN, NO FLOWERS – The Black Keys (21)
29. CITY WALLS – Twenty One Pilots (N)
30. SPECTER – Bad Omens (N)