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Top 30 Songs for April 14-20, 2024

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I think “My Golden Years” by The Lemon Twigs is a perfect power pop tune, and I just can’t get enough of it. Consequently, it remains at #1 on my Top 30 for a third week. Aiming for the top spot, the hauntingly beautiful “Time” by MISSIO slides into second place, while twenty one pilots‘ “Overcompensate” moves up a notch to #4. Entering the top 10 at #9 is the delightful dance-pop song “I’m in Love” by San Diego singer-songwriter Jelani Aryeh, followed by the equally delightful “Murder On the Dance Floor” by Australian guitar-pop duo Royel Otis, jumping six spots to #10.

Two songs make their debut on my chart this week, the first of which is “Mustang” by Kings of Leon. While I’m a pretty big fan of theirs, this song took a while to grow on me, as I initially found Caleb Followill’s screaming vocals a bit off-putting. “Mustang” was the lead single from their forthcoming ninth studio album Can We Please Have Fun, scheduled for release on May 10. Entering at #30 is “Two Sweet” by Irish singer-songwriter Hozier. Shockingly, the song debuted at #5 two weeks ago on the Billboard Hot 100, and currently sits at #4, a major feat for an artist like Hozier in today’s streaming-dominated chart. My guess is that the song must have gone viral on TikTok. In any case, it’s another great song by this talented and beloved artist, so seeing it ranked so highly on the Hot 100 is a welcome sight indeed.

  1. MY GOLDEN YEARS – The Lemon Twigs (1)
  2. TIME – MISSIO (3)
  3. NEON PILL – Cage the Elephant (2)
  4. OVERCOMPENSATE – twenty one pilots (5)
  5. DILEMMA – Green Day (4)
  6. LUNAR ECLIPSE – The Vaccines (9)
  7. KOOL AID BLUE – The Sylvia Platters (10)
  8. DIAMOND AND THE MISSING SON – Unquiet Nights (9)
  9. I’M IN LOVE – Jelani Aryeh (11)
  10. MURDER ON THE DANCE FLOOR – Royel Otis (16)
  11. FIND MY WAY – Ships Have Sailed (12)
  12. EVERYTHING WE NEED – Mojave Grey (13)
  13. BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (STAY HIGH) – The Black Keys (6)
  14. BLUSH – Vazum (7)
  15. GOOD PEOPLE – Mumford & Sons, Pharrell Williams (15)
  16. ICE CREAM (PAY PHONE) – Black Pumas (17)
  17. DARK MATTER – Pearl Jam (18)
  18. WANTING AND WAITING – The Black Crowes (19)
  19. DON’T FORGET ME – Maggie Rogers (22)
  20. THE GLASS – Foo Fighters (23)
  21. LOVIN ON ME – Jack Harlow (14)
  22. THOUGHTS I HAVE WHILE LYING IN BED – The Maine, Beach Weather (24)
  23. WATER UNDERGROUND – Real Estate (20)
  24. LANDMINES – Sum 41 (21)
  25. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT – Dead Slow Hoot (28)
  26. CEILING TILES – Sun Atoms (27)
  27. GOOD TIMES GO – The Kid and I (29)
  28. I’VE GOT LOVING FOR YOU – Bottlecap Mountain (30)
  29. MUSTANG – Kings of Leon (N)
  30. TOO SWEET – Hozier (N)

Top 30 Songs for April 7-13, 2024

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The marvelous jangle-pop masterpiece “My Golden Years” by The Lemon Twigs holds firm at #1 for a second week on my latest Top 30 chart. I love this song, and never tire of hearing it. “Neon Pill” by Cage the Elephant holds at #2 for a second week, after spending two weeks at #1, and the gorgeous “Time” by MISSIO inches up a notch to #3. Another wonderful jangle-pop/rock song, “Kool Aid Blue” by Canadian band The Sylvia Platters, enters the top 10. The biggest upward mover this week is “Murder On the Dance Floor” by Australian guitar-pop duo Royel Otis, jumping seven spots to #16.

For a second consecutive week, there are three new entries to my chart. The first, coming in at #28, is “Take It Or Leave It”, a melancholy but beautiful song by Sheffield, England-based alternative rock band Dead Slow Hoot, who’ve been putting out great indie rock since 2016. Next up is the delightfully boisterous “Good Times Go” by another English alternative indie rock four-piece, London-based The Kid and I, which I reviewed a few weeks ago. Bringing up the rear at #30 is the terrific “I’ve Got Loving For You” by Austin, Texas-based rock & roll band Bottlecap Mountain, which I also recently reviewed in a Fresh New Tracks post.

  1. MY GOLDEN YEARS – The Lemon Twigs (1)
  2. NEON PILL – Cage the Elephant (2)
  3. TIME – MISSIO (4)
  4. DILEMMA – Green Day (3)
  5. OVERCOMPENSATE – twenty one pilots (5)
  6. BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (STAY HIGH) – The Black Keys (6)
  7. BLUSH – Vazum (8)
  8. LUNAR ECLIPSE – The Vaccines (9)
  9. DIAMOND AND THE MISSING SON – Unquiet Nights (10)
  10. KOOL AID BLUE – The Sylvia Platters (11)
  11. I’M IN LOVE – Jelani Aryeh (12)
  12. FIND MY WAY – Ships Have Sailed (13)
  13. EVERYTHING WE NEED – Mojave Grey (14)
  14. LOVIN ON ME – Jack Harlow (7)
  15. GOOD PEOPLE – Mumford & Sons, Pharrell Williams (17)
  16. MURDER ON THE DANCE FLOOR – Royel Otis (23)
  17. ICE CREAM (PAY PHONE) – Black Pumas (20)
  18. DARK MATTER – Pearl Jam (21)
  19. WANTING AND WAITING – The Black Crowes (22)
  20. WATER UNDERGROUND – Real Estate (18)
  21. LANDMINES – Sum 41 (19)
  22. DON’T FORGET ME – Maggie Rogers (25)
  23. THE GLASS – Foo Fighters (28)
  24. THOUGHTS I HAVE WHILE LYING IN BED – The Maine, Beach Weather (29)
  25. WINTER COWBOY – Frank Joshua (15)
  26. THE TOWER – Future Islands (16)
  27. CEILING TILES – Sun Atoms (30)
  28. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT – Dead Slow Hoot (N)
  29. GOOD TIMES GO – The Kid and I (N)
  30. I’VE GOT LOVING FOR YOU – Bottlecap Mountain (N)