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Top 30 Songs for May 4-10, 2025

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Alt rock band Cage the Elephant have been one of my favorite acts for well over 10 years, and I’ve loved most of their music. Founded in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 2006, the band relocated to London, England in early 2008, then moved to Nashville in 2009, where they remain today. Their current lineup consists of founding members Matt Shultz (lead vocals & rhythm guitar), his brother Brad Shultz (rhythm guitar, keyboards), Daniel Tichenor ( bass, backing vocals) and Jared Champion (drums, percussion), as well as Nick Bockrath (lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals) and Matthan Minster (keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals), both of whom joined the band in 2017. Since 2008 they’ve released six critically acclaimed albums, two of which – Tell Me I’m Pretty in 2017 and Social Cues in 2020 – won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album.

“Metaverse”, the third single from their latest album Neon Pill, ascends to #1 on this week’s chart. It’s their second single from that album to reach #1, after last year’s title track “Neon Pill”, and their eighth song to reach #1 on my chart. The song seems to be about the struggles of being in a band and striving for perfection but sometimes failing to achieve it: “It’s a natural progression. No need for affection. Just a perfect deflection when you got no perspective. Every day spent far from my family. Double check, checked out, I’m half asleep. What the hell? Oh, well, that’s life. What the hell? I keep running and running.“

There are lots of really lovely songs out now, and one of the best is the poignant “Time Waited” by My Morning Jacket, which moves up two spots to #2. The song is from their latest album is, released on March 25th. Two songs enter the top 10, the first of which is “Bad Larry”, by northwest Indiana stoner emo band Cloakroom. From their latest album Last Leg of the Human Table, the song has a bit of a Lord Huron sound, courtesy of achingly beautiful twangy guitars and the velvety-smooth vocals of lead singer Doyle Martin. The second is the gorgeous “Mortal Wound” by British indie rock band The Veils, from their seventh and latest album Asphodels. And speaking of Lord Huron, the L.A.-based indie folk rock band’s latest single “Nothing I Need” is the lone debut song this week. Fronted by singer-songwriter Ben Schneider, they’ve become one of my favorite bands since the release of their magnificent 2021 album Long Lost.

  1. METAVERSE – Cage the Elephant (2)
  2. TIME WAITED – My Morning Jacket (4)
  3. TAKE THIS HEART – Brian Lambert (1)
  4. RUSHMERE – Mumford & Sons (3)
  5. THE NIGHT BEFORE – The Black Keys (6)
  6. IMPOSTER SYNDROME – Fake Empire (5)
  7. WALLS – Frank Joshua (8)
  8. STRAIGHT TO THE GROUND – Unquiet Nights (7)
  9. BAD LARRY – Cloakroom (12)
  10. MORTAL WOUND – The Veils (13)
  11. THE TURNAROUND – DelCobras (14)
  12. IT’S AMAZING TO BE YOUNG – Fontaines D.C. (15)
  13. LUTHER – Kendrick Lamar & SZA (11)
  14. LAREDO – Leon Bridges (20)
  15. SNAKESKIN – NAVE (17)
  16. POOR SAD INDIE EVERYTHING – Icarus Phoenix (18)
  17. ANKLES – Lucy Dacus (19)
  18. PEOPLE WATCHING – Sam Fender (9)
  19. SAME OLD SONG – The Lumineers (10)
  20. ARCHBISHOP HAROLD HOLMES – Jack White (22)
  21. BARBARIAN – AWOLNATION (23)
  22. BASIC BEING BASIC – Djo (25)
  23. PORCELAIN (LOSING ALL MY PATIENCE) – Somebody’s Child (26)
  24. WITHOUT A DOUBT – Charm School (16)
  25. LET THINGS GO – Caamp (27)
  26. THREE SIX FIVE – Shinedown (28)
  27. EVERYTHING IS PEACEFUL LOVE – Bon Iver (29)
  28. SO LONG – Wavves (30)
  29. SO COLD – Balu Brigada (21) 19th week on chart
  30. NOTHING I NEED – Lord Huron (N)

Top 30 Songs for April 27-May 3, 2025

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The rousing garage rocker “Take This Heart” by Denton, Texas-based singer-songwriter Brian Lambert remains at #1 for a second week, while “Metaverse” by Nashville alt-rock band Cage the Elephant moves up two spots to #2 and “Rushmere” by English folk rock band Mumford & Sons holds at #3.

Four songs make their debut on my chart this week, starting with the upbeat and gentle “Let Things Go” by Columbus, Ohio-based folk band Caamp, comprised of Evan Westfall, Taylor Meier, Matt Vinson and
Joseph Kavalec. Their songs have always performed well on the Billboard AAA (Adult Alternative Airplay) chart, with three reaching #1; “Let Things Go” currently sits at #5 on that chart.

The second debut, entering at #28, is “Three Six Five” by long-time Florida rock band Shinedown. Formed in 2001, the band presently consists of founding member and front man Brent Smith, as well as Barry Kerch, Zach Myers and Eric Bass. They’ve garnered the most #1 singles on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts with 20 and counting, and every one of their singles have reached the top five on that chart.

The third debut is “Everything Is Peaceful Love” by American indie folk band Bon Iver. Originally founded in 2006 as a solo project by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon, Bon Iver eventually became a band consisting of Vernon, Sean Carey, Michael Lewis, Matthew McCaughan, Andrew Fitzpatrick and Jenn Wasner. The sweet, uplifting song is from their fifth studio album SABLE, fABLE, released on April 11th.

Entering at #30 is the fourth and final debut, “So Long” by San Diego-based indie rock band Wavves. Like Bon Iver, Wavves was originally formed as a solo project in 2008 by singer-songwriter Nathan Williams, but ultimately grew to become a full band, and after several lineup changes now also includes Alex Gates, Stephen Pope and Ross Traver. Their first new music since their 2021 album Hideaway, “So Long” was released on February 28th, and will be included on their forthcoming ninth album Spun, set for release in June. I love the song’s exuberant pop-punk sound that’s reminiscent of songs by Green Day, Blink-182 and The Orwells, and it marks their first appearance on my chart.

  1. TAKE THIS HEART – Brian Lambert (1)
  2. METAVERSE – Cage the Elephant (4)
  3. RUSHMERE – Mumford & Sons (3)
  4. TIME WAITED – My Morning Jacket (5)
  5. IMPOSTER SYNDROME – Fake Empire (2)
  6. THE NIGHT BEFORE – The Black Keys (8)
  7. STRAIGHT TO THE GROUND – Unquiet Nights (9)
  8. WALLS – Frank Joshua (10)
  9. PEOPLE WATCHING – Sam Fender (6)
  10. SAME OLD SONG – The Lumineers (7)
  11. LUTHER – Kendrick Lamar & SZA (13)
  12. BAD LARRY – Cloakroom (14)
  13. MORTAL WOUND – The Veils (15)
  14. THE TURNAROUND – DelCobras (16)
  15. IT’S AMAZING TO BE YOUNG – Fontaines D.C. (17)
  16. WITHOUT A DOUBT – Charm School (11)
  17. SNAKESKIN – NAVE (19)
  18. POOR SAD INDIE EVERYTHING – Icarus Phoenix (20)
  19. ANKLES – Lucy Dacus (21)
  20. LAREDO – Leon Bridges (22)
  21. SO COLD – Balu Brigada (12)
  22. ARCHBISHOP HAROLD HOLMES – Jack White (24)
  23. BARBARIAN – AWOLNATION (25)
  24. BAD DREAMS – Teddy Swims (18)
  25. BASIC BEING BASIC – Djo (29)
  26. PORCELAIN (LOSING ALL MY PATIENCE) – Somebody’s Child (30)
  27. LET THINGS GO – Caamp (N)
  28. THREE SIX FIVE – Shinedown (N)
  29. EVERYTHING IS PEACEFUL LOVE – Bon Iver (N)
  30. SO LONG – Wavves (N)

Top 30 Songs for July 8-14, 2018

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Two Feet’s gorgeous and sultry “I Feel Like I’m Drowning” is #1 for a second week, and Leon Bridges holds at #2 with his jazzy “Bad Bad News” (after spending three weeks at #1). The sexy and soulful little sleeper “Unwind” by indie artist John Defeo continues to climb, landing at #7 this week.

Two songs make giant leaps up the chart this week: “Sit Next to Me” by one of my favorite bands Foster the People, which jumps 20 spots to #6, and the beautiful “Such a Simple Thing” by Ray LaMontagne, also jumping 20 spots to #9. “Sit Next to Me” reached #1 on my chart in late December, but has had amazing staying power, spending the past seven months in the top 10 on the Billboard Alternative Chart. This is the song’s 39th non-consecutive week on my Top 30.

1. I FEEL LIKE I’M DROWNING – Two Feet (1)
2. BAD BAD NEWS – Leon Bridges (2)
3. HUNGER – Florence + the Machine (4)
4. ZOMBIE – Bad Wolves (3)
5. SAY AMEN (SATURDAY NIGHT) – Panic! At the Disco (8)
6. SIT NEXT TO ME – Foster the People (26) 39th week on list
7. UNWIND – John Defeo (10)
8. PINK LEMONADE – James Bay (5)
9. SUCH A SIMPLE THING – Ray LaMontagne (29)
10. FOUR OUT OF FIVE – Arctic Monkeys (12)
11. THOUGHT CONTAGION – Muse (6)
12. CELEBRATE – Dirty Heads, The Unlikely Candidates (7)
13. BROKEN – lovelytheband (11) 21st week on list
14. COLORS – Beck (16)
15. LIFE TO FIX – The Record Company (17)
16. I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY – Blue October (15)
17. RED MOON SKY – Face of Stone (19)
18. 44 – Oli Barton & the Movement (20)
19. HANDYMAN – AWOLNATION (13)
20. &RUN – Sir Sly (14) 21st week on list
21. HI HELLO – Johnny Marr (24)
22. QUARTER PAST MIDNIGHT – Bastille (21)
23. THIS IS AMERICA – Childish Gambino (9)
24. KAMIKAZE – WALK THE MOON (25)
25. WHATEVER IT TAKES – Imagine Dragons (18)
26. BLOOM – Troye Sivan (28)
27. GIVE YOURSELF A TRY – The 1975 (30)
28. FRACTURED NATION – Future Theory (22)
29. DEVIL – Shinedown (23)
30. GOLD RUSH – Death Cab for Cutie (N)

Top 30 Songs for July 1-7, 2018

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1. I FEEL LIKE I’M DROWNING – Two Feet (2)
2. BAD BAD NEWS – Leon Bridges (1)
3. ZOMBIE – Bad Wolves (4)
4. HUNGER – Florence + the Machine (8)
5. PINK LEMONADE – James Bay (3)
6. THOUGHT CONTAGION – Muse (5)
7. CELEBRATE – Dirty Heads, The Unlikely Candidates (7)
8. SAY AMEN (SATURDAY NIGHT) – Panic! At the Disco (12)
9. THIS IS AMERICA – Childish Gambino (6)
10. UNWIND – John Defeo (14)
11. BROKEN – lovelytheband (11)
12. FOUR OUT OF FIVE – Arctic Monkeys (15)
13. HANDYMAN – AWOLNATION (9)
14. &RUN – Sir Sly (10)
15. I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY – Blue October (13)
16. COLORS – Beck (16)
17. LIFE TO FIX – The Record Company (19)
18. WHATEVER IT TAKES – Imagine Dragons (17)
19. RED MOON SKY – Face of Stone (21)
20. 44 – Oli Barton & the Movement (23)
21. QUARTER PAST MIDNIGHT – Bastille (22)
22. FRACTURED NATION – Future Theory (24)
23. DEVIL – Shinedown (18)
24. HI HELLO – Johnny Marr (27)
25. KAMIKAZE – WALK THE MOON (28)
26. SIT NEXT TO ME – Foster the People (25) 38th week on list
27. SILVER LINING – Mt. Joy (20)
28. BLOOM – Troye Sivan (29)
29. SUCH A SIMPLE THING – Ray LaMontagne (N)
30. GIVE YOURSELF A TRY – The 1975 (N)

Top 30 Songs for June 24-30, 2018

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1. BAD BAD NEWS – Leon Bridges (1)
2. I FEEL LIKE I’M DROWNING – Two Feet (2)
3. PINK LEMONADE – James Bay (3)
4. ZOMBIE – Bad Wolves (5)
5. THOUGHT CONTAGION – Muse (6)
6. THIS IS AMERICA – Childish Gambino (4)
7. CELEBRATE – Dirty Heads, Unlikely Candidates (9)
8. HUNGER – Florence + the Machine (11)
9. HANDYMAN – AWOLNATION (7)
10. &RUN – Sir Sly (8)
11. BROKEN – lovelytheband (10)
12. SAY AMEN (SATURDAY NIGHT) – Panic! At the Disco (12)
13. I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY – Blue October (14)
14. UNWIND – John Defeo (15)
15. FOUR OUT OF FIVE – Arctic Monkeys (17)
16. COLORS – Beck (18)
17. WHATEVER IT TAKES – Imagine Dragons (13)
18. DEVIL – Shinedown (16)
19. LIFE TO FIX – The Record Company (20)
20. SILVER LINING – Mt. Joy (19)
21. RED MOON SKY – Face of Stone (23)
22. QUARTER PAST MIDNIGHT – Bastille (24)
23. 44 – Oli Barton & the Movement (25)
24. FRACTURED NATION – Future Theory (26)
25. SIT NEXT TO ME – Foster the People (22) 37th week on list
26. FAVORITE COLOR IS BLUE – Robert DeLong, K.Flay (21)
27. HI HELLO – Johnny Marr (N)
28. KAMIKAZE – WALK THE MOON (29)
29. BLOOM – Troye Sivan (30)
30. DANGEROUS NIGHT – 30 Seconds to Mars (28)

Top 30 Songs for June 17-23, 2018

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1. BAD BAD NEWS – Leon Bridges (1)
2. I FEEL LIKE I’M DROWNING – Two Feet (4)
3. PINK LEMONADE – James Bay (2)
4. THIS IS AMERICA – Childish Gambino (3)
5. ZOMBIE – Bad Wolves (7)
6. THOUGHT CONTAGION – Muse (8)
7. HANDYMAN – AWOLNATION (5)
8. &RUN – Sir Sly (6)
9. CELEBRATE – Dirty Heads, Unlikely Candidates (10)
10. BROKEN – lovelytheband (9)
11. HUNGER – Florence + the Machine (14)
12. SAY AMEN (SATURDAY NIGHT) – Panic! At the Disco (13)
13. WHATEVER IT TAKES – Imagine Dragons (11)
14. I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY – Blue October (15)
15. UNWIND – John Defeo (16)
16. DEVIL – Shinedown (12)
17. FOUR OUT OF FIVE – Arctic Monkeys (19)
18. COLORS – Beck (18)
19. SILVER LINING – Mt. Joy (20)
20. LIFE TO FIX – The Record Company (21)
21. FAVORITE COLOR IS BLUE – Robert DeLong, K.Flay (17)
22. SIT NEXT TO ME – Foster the People (23)
23. RED MOON SKY – Face of Stone (24)
24. QUARTER PAST MIDNIGHT – Bastille (25)
25. 44 – Oli Barton & the Movement (27)
26. FRACTURED NATION – Future Theory (28)
27. GUIDE YOU IN THE DARK – RECKLESS JACKS (22)
28. DANGEROUS NIGHT – 30 Seconds to Mars (N)
29. KAMIKAZE – WALK THE MOON (N)
30. BLOOM – Troye Sivan (N)

Top 30 Songs for June 10-16, 2018

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1. BAD BAD NEWS – Leon Bridges (4)
2. PINK LEMONADE – James Bay (1)
3. THIS IS AMERICA – Childish Gambino (2)
4. I FEEL LIKE I’M DROWNING – Two Feet (5)
5. HANDYMAN – AWOLNATION (3)
6. &RUN – Sir Sly (6)
7. ZOMBIE – Bad Wolves (8)
8. THOUGHT CONTAGION – Muse (9)
9. BROKEN – lovelytheband (7)
10. CELEBRATE – Dirty Heads, Unlikely Candidates (10)
11. WHATEVER IT TAKES – Imagine Dragons (11)
12. DEVIL – Shinedown (12)
13. SAY AMEN (SATURDAY NIGHT) – Panic! At the Disco (13)
14. HUNGER – Florence + the Machine (16)
15. I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY – Blue October (14)
16. UNWIND – John Defeo (17)
17. FAVORITE COLOR IS BLUE – Robert Delong, K.Flay (18)
18. COLORS – Beck (19)
19. FOUR OUT OF FIVE – Arctic Monkeys (23)
20. SILVER LINING – Mt. Joy (21)
21. LIFE TO FIX – The Record Company (22)
22. GUIDE YOU IN THE DARK – RECKLESS JACKS (15)
23. SIT NEXT TO ME – Foster the People (27)
24. RED MOON SKY – Face of Stone (26)
25. QUARTER PAST MIDNIGHT – Bastille (27)
26. WITHOUT WALLS – Lyia Meta (20)
27. 44 – Oli Barton & the Movement (29)
28. FRACTURED NATION – Future Theory (30)
29. THE JOKE – Brandi Carlile (24)
30. THE NIGHT HAS AN ALIBI – Wons Phreely + the Horses (25)

Top 30 Songs for June 3-9, 2018

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1. PINK LEMONADE – James Bay (1) 4th week #1
2. THIS IS AMERICA – Childish Gambino (2)
3. HANDYMAN – AWOLNATION (3)
4. BAD BAD NEWS – Leon Bridges (5)
5. I FEEL LIKE I’M DROWNING – Two Feet (7)
6. &RUN – Sir Sly (4)
7. BROKEN – lovelytheband (6)
8. ZOMBIE – Bad Wolves (9)
9. THOUGHT CONTAGION – Muse (10)
10. CELEBRATE – Dirty Heads, Unlikely Candidates (11)
11. WHATEVER IT TAKES – Imagine Dragons (8)
12. DEVIL – Shinedown (15)
13. SAY AMEN (SATURDAY NIGHT) – Panic! At the Disco (14)
14. I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY – Blue October (16)
15. GUIDE YOU IN THE DARK – RECKLESS JACKS (13)
16. HUNGER – Florence + the Machine (26)
17. UNWIND – John Defeo (19)
18. FAVORITE COLOR IS BLUE – Robert DeLong, K.Flay (20)
19. COLORS – Beck (22)
20. WITHOUT WALLS – Lyia Meta (18)
21. SILVER LINING – Mt. Joy (24)
22. LIFE TO FIX – The Record Company (25)
23. FOUR OUT OF FIVE – Arctic Monkeys (29)
24. THE JOKE – Brandi Carlile (12)
25. THE NIGHT HAS AN ALIBI – Wons Phreely + the Horses (17)
26. RED MOON SKY – Face of Stone (28)
27. SIT NEXT TO ME – Foster the People (RE)
28. QUARTER PAST MIDNIGHT – Bastille (30)
29. 44 – Oli Barton & the Movement (N)
30. FRACTURED NATION – Future Theory (N)

Top 30 Songs for May 27-June 2, 2018

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1. PINK LEMONADE – James Bay (1)
2. THIS IS AMERICA – Childish Gambino (2)
3. HANDYMAN – AWOLNATION (4)
4. &RUN – Sir Sly (5)
5. BAD BAD NEWS – Leon Bridges (6)
6. BROKEN – lovelytheband (3)
7. I FEEL LIKE I’M DROWNING – Two Feet (9)
8. WHATEVER IT TAKES – Imagine Dragons (8)
9. ZOMBIE – Bad Wolves (14)
10. THOUGHT CONTAGION – Muse (11)
11. CELEBRATE – Dirty Heads, The Unlikely Candidates (13)
12. THE JOKE – Brandi Carlile (7)
13. GUIDE YOU IN THE DARK – RECKLESS JACKS (10)
14. SAY AMEN (SATURDAY NIGHT) – Panic! At the Disco (16)
15. DEVIL – Shinedown (17)
16. I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY – Blue October (18)
17. THE NIGHT HAS AN ALIBI – Wons Phreely + the Horses (12)
18. WITHOUT WALLS – Lyia Meta (19)
19. UNWIND – John Defeo (20)
20. FAVORITE COLOR IS BLUE – Robert DeLong, K.Flay (24)
21. SORRY – Nothing But Thieves (15)
22. COLORS – Beck (25)
23. SATURDAY SUN – Vance Joy (21)
24. SILVER LINING – Mt. Joy (26)
25. LIFE TO FIX – The Record Company (28)
26. HUNGER – Florence + the Machine (29)
27. YOU WORRY ME – Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (22)
28. RED MOON SKY – Face of Stone (30)
29. FOUR OUT OF FIVE – Arctic Monkeys (N)
30. QUARTER PAST MIDNIGHT – Bastille (N)

Top 30 Songs for May 20-26, 2018

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James Bay’s fantastic single “Pink Lemonade” is #1 for a second week, and Childish Gambino’s brilliant and provocative “This is America”  jumps to #2 in just its second week on the chart. Bad Wolves’ remake of The Cranberries’ powerful protest song “Zombie” – which resonates more than ever today – leaps 10 spots to #14. Florence + The Machine are back with a great new single “Hunger,” which debuts at #29, and three other songs debut as well: “Silver Lining” by Mt. Joy, “Life to Fix” by The Record Company, and “Red Moon Sky” by Face of Stone.

1. PINK LEMONADE – James Bay (1)
2. THIS IS AMERICA – Childish Gambino (8)
3. BROKEN – lovelytheband (3)
4. HANDYMAN – AWOLNATION (4)
5. &RUN – Sir Sly (5)
6. BAD BAD NEWS – Leon Bridges (7)
7. THE JOKE – Brandi Carlile (2)
8. WHATEVER IT TAKES – Imagine Dragons (6)
9. I FEEL LIKE I’M DROWNING – Two Feet (10)
10. GUIDE YOU IN THE DARK – RECKLESS JACKS (11)
11. THOUGHT CONTAGION – Muse (12)
12. THE NIGHT HAS AN ALIBI – Wons Phreely + the Horses (9)
13. CELEBRATE – Dirty Heads, The Unlikely Candidates (18)
14. ZOMBIE – Bad Wolves (24)
15. SORRY – Nothing But Thieves (16)
16. SAY AMEN (SATURDAY NIGHT) – Panic! At the Disco (17)
17. DEVIL – Shinedown (19)
18. I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY – Blue October (21)
19. WITHOUT WALLS – Lyia Meta (20)
20. UNWIND – John Defeo (23)
21. SATURDAY SUN – Vance Joy (13)
22. YOU WORRY ME – Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (14)
23. IRREVERSIBLE KNOT – DENSE (15)
24. FAVORITE COLOR IS BLUE – Robert DeLong, K.Flay (26)
25. COLORS – Beck (29)
26. SILVER LINING – Mt. Joy (N)
27. DOUBT – Joywave (22)
28. LIFE TO FIX – The Record Company (N)
29. HUNGER – Florence + The Machine (N)
30. RED MOON SKY – Face of Stone (N)