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My Top 30 Songs for July 26-August 1, 2026

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Photo of Temper City taken from “Self Aware” video

Late July is generally the hottest time of year for many locations in the Northern Hemisphere, and that’s definitely true for my part of the world in the Southwestern U.S. desert, where we’re experiencing our hottest temperatures so far in 2026 – 115-118 degrees Fahrenheit (46-48 C). (Which begs the question, why the fuck do I live here?!?) Needless to say, that means spending much of our time indoors, where listening to music helps to pass the time and cool tempers.

Speaking of tempers, after sombr’s three-week run at #1with “Homewrecker”, Israeli-American alternative rock band Temper City take over the top spot with their monster debut single “Self Aware”. Released in February, the earworm quickly went viral on TikTok and has now amassed over 324 million streams on Spotify, and nearly 20 million views on YouTube. I liked it at first listen, as that chorus is so damned catchy!

The song has become a worldwide hit, reaching #1 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart and the top 10 in Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey and the UK. The track’s style and sound have been compared to acts like Steve Lacy, Hozier, Cage the Elephant and The Neighbourhood. Temper City was founded in Los Angeles in 2021 by singer-songwriter Eytan Peled together with the producer duo Sync, consisting of Aviv Barenholtz and Chen Kordova, who’ve known each other since they were 12 years old. The three friends had previously worked together writing songs for pop and EDM artists, including Zeds Dead, Dimitri Vegas and Barns Courtney, and now have their very own hit single.

In other chart developments of note, two songs enter the top 10: “Doors” by Vermont-based singer-songwriter Noah Kahan and “Picking Dragons’ Pockets” by the always zany and edgy Portland, Oregon band Modest Mouse, at #s 8 & 10, respectively.

There’s only one new debut again the week: “Beaches In Tennessee” by the aforementioned Cage the Elephant. Formed in 2006 in Bowling Green, Kentucky and based in Nashville since 2009 (after two years spent in London, England) the band is comprised of frontman Matt Shultz (vocals), his older brother Brad Shultz (rhythm guitar), Nick Bockrath (lead guitar), Matthan Minster (guitar, keyboards), Daniel Tichenor (bass), and Jared Champion (drums). “Beaches In Tennessee” has debuted quite high on the various alternative charts, and while I’ve loved many Cage the Elephant songs, I’m still lukewarm about it.

  1. SELF AWARE – Temper City (3)
  2. HOMEWRECKER – sombr (1)
  3. EXIT WOUND – Ships Have Sailed (5)
  4. FREAKIN’ OUT – Dexter and The Moonrocks (2)
  5. GOOD2B – Goose (4)
  6. REPEAT OFFENDER – Gloom Is Okay (8)
  7. RAGING HALLS – Lyia Meta (10)
  8. DOORS – Noah Kahan (12)
  9. GOING SHOPPING – The Strokes (6)
  10. PICKING DRAGONS’ POCKETS – Modest Mouse (11)
  11. PRIVATE – The Neighbourhood (13)
  12. REIN ME IN – Sam Fender & Olivia Dean (14)
  13. HEADLIGHTS – In Color (7)
  14. ONLINE – Western Jaguar (16)
  15. MARATHONS – Sorry Ghost (15)
  16. DROP DEAD – Olivia Rodrigo (9)
  17. RIDE LONESOME – Beck (17)
  18. GO FUCK URSELF – Fat Dog (22)
  19. WHO WILL YOU FOLLOW – Evanescence (21)
  20. RIPTIDES – Death Cab for Cutie (18)
  21. UNTIL THE SUN EXPLODES – Sublime (19)
  22. THE ENDLESS BORDER – Velvet Jesus (24)
  23. HEART STOP – The Revivalists (26)
  24. IN THE STARS – The Rolling Stones (27)
  25. NO MORE REGRETS – almost monday (28)
  26. HERE – Mumford & Sons with Sierra Ferrell (25)
  27. FREAKING OUT – Michigander (29)
  28. HOLD ME IN THE DARK – Myles Smith (30)
  29. BEACHES IN TENNESSEE – Cage the Elephant (N)
  30. BACK IN LOVE – Suki Waterhouse (20)

Top 30 Songs for October 15-21, 2023

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Virginia singer-songwriter The Frontier holds the top spot for a second week with his beautiful and uplifting pop-rock gem “Walk Through the Fire”, while “Francesca” by Irish singer-songwriter Hozier moves up a notch into second place. Blink-182‘s “ONE MORE TIME” moves up three spots to #4, and “HONEY (ARE U COMING)?” by Italian rock band Måneskin continues its rapid upward trajectory, entering the top 10 at #6.

Three songs make their debut this week: Entering at #28 is “Angry” by The Rolling Stones, a pretty solid banger that shows the legendary rockers still have what it takes. Who would have ever imagined that Mick and Keith would still be going strong at 80 and 79, 60 years after they released their first single “Come On” in 1963.

The second debut is “Your Side of Town” by American alt-rock band The Killers, entering at #29. The synth-driven song was intended to be included on their next album, however, band frontman Brandon Flowers nixed that project. In an interview with British news publication The Sunday Times, he explained “Halfway through recording I realized, ‘I can’t do this’. I think this will be the . . . I don’t think you’ll see us making this type of music anymore. This is the crisis I’m in. The Killers are my identity, and our songs fill seats, but I’m more fulfilled making music like ‘Pressure Machine’ [their 2021 roots rock album]. I found a side of myself writing it that was strong. This was the guy I’d been looking for! I’m as proud of ‘Hot Fuss’ as you can be for something you did when you were 20, but I’m not 20. So I’m thinking about the next phase of my life.”

The third debut is “Run Away With Me” by L.A.-based indie rock band Cold War Kids (who I saw in concert in August when they opened for Tears for Fears), at #30.

  1. WALK THROUGH THE FIRE – The Frontier (1)
  2. FRANCESCA – Hozier (3)
  3. KISSES – Slowdive (2)
  4. ONE MORE TIME – Blink-182 (7)
  5. DIAL DRUNK – Noah Kahan (4)
  6. HONEY (ARE U COMING?) – Måneskin (11)
  7. DAYDREAMS AND ALGORITHMS – Eleanor Collides (8)
  8. LOVING YOU – Cannons (9)
  9. RUNNING OUT OF TIME – Paramore (10)
  10. GOOD VIBRATIONS – MISSIO (5)
  11. OVERRATED – dwi (6)
  12. WHEN WE WERE CLOSE – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit (13)
  13. BAD IDEA RIGHT? – Olivia Rodrigo (14)
  14. UNDER YOU – Foo Fighters (19)
  15. OVERCOME – Nothing But Thieves (17)
  16. PULL ME THROUGH – Royal Blood (18)
  17. ODYSSEY – Beck & Phoenix (12)
  18. SAY YES TO HEAVEN – Lana Del Rey (15)
  19. MY KINDA GIRL – The 23s (22)
  20. DARLING – Western Jaguar (23)
  21. THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND – Bad Omens (24)
  22. HOLD ME LIKE A GRUDGE – Fall Out Boy (25)
  23. MORE THAN A LOVE SONG – Black Pumas (27)
  24. SUMMER OF LUV – Portugal. The Man feat. Unknown Mortal Orchestra (28)
  25. EVICTED – Wilco (30)
  26. THE SHAMEFUL – Amongst Liars (29)
  27. PINEAPPLE SUNRISE – Beach Weather (16) 22nd week on chart
  28. ANGRY – The Rolling Stones (N)
  29. YOUR SIDE OF TOWN – The Killers (N)
  30. RUN AWAY WITH ME – Cold War Kids (N)

Top 30 Songs for May 24-30, 2020

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1. LEVEL OF CONCERN – twenty one pilots (1)
2. CAUTION – The Killers (2)
3. BLACK MADONNA – Cage the Elephant (3)
4. DELETER – Grouplove (5)
5. LOST IN YESTERDAY – Tame Impala (4)
6. BAD DECISIONS – The Strokes (7)
7. YOUR LOVE (DÉJÀ VU) – Glass Animals (8)
8. MARIA – Two Feet (9)
9. BLINDING LIGHTS – The Weeknd (6)
10. LEMON DROP – Absofacto (12)
11. HELL N BACK – Bakar (15)
12. SHINE A LITTLE LIGHT – The Black Keys (10)
13. IF NOT FOR THE FIRE – The Million Reasons (17)
14. OH YEAH! – Green Day (11)
15. LONELINESS FOR LOVE – lovelytheband (18)
16. HOW WILL I REST IN PEACE IF I’M BURIED BY A HIGHWAY?// – Kenny Hoopla (19)
17. ME & YOU TOGETHER SONG – The 1975 (14)
18. LET’S FALL IN LOVE FOR THE NIGHT – FINNEAS (13)
19. RUN – Joji (20)
20. HALF YOUR AGE – Joywave (22)
21. LAY YOUR HEAD ON ME – Major Lazer featuring Marcus Mumford (24)
22. BLACK & WHITE LOVE – Beating Hearts Club (28)
23. OVER AND OVER – Amongst Liars (16)
24. SHANGRI-LA – EOB (27)
25. BE AFRAID – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit (29)
26. EXPECTATION – Katie Pruitt (30)
27. HONEYBEE – The Head and the Heart (N)
28. EVERYTHING I WANTED – Billie Eilish (23)
29. LIVING IN A GHOST TOWN – The Rolling Stones (N)
30. PSYCH FILM – Strangely Alright (N)