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Top 30 Songs for November 7-13, 2021

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After a three-week run on top with “Mine Forever”, Lord Huron have been supplanted by British indie pop-rock band The Zangwills, whose gorgeous and cinematic “Never Looked Back” takes over the #1 spot. I featured them and their song a few months ago, and immediately recognized it as a future number-one hit. They’re definitely a band with a bright future if they continue putting out such quality music.

Closing in fast is my favorite artist Two Feet, with his smoldering “Don’t Bring Me Down” rising three spots to #2. Texas alt-rock band Roadkeeper holds at #4 with their politically-charged “Take the L”, and Adele’s poignant “Easy on Me” is #6 for a second week. The lone entry into the top 10 this week is “Survivor” by Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats. Canadian rockers Bealby Point continue their climb up my chart with “Talk to Me”. The Strokes-esque gem with a killer bassline lands at #14 this week. The War on Drugs’ beautiful “I Don’t Live Here Anymore” debuts at #21, while silky-voiced Australian singer-songwriter G. Samedi enters at #30 with his sensual track “Rearview”.
  1. NEVER LOOKED BACK – The Zangwills (3)
  2. DON’T BRING ME DOWN – Two Feet (5)
  3. MINE FOREVER – Lord Huron (1)
  4. TAKE THE L – Roadkeeper (4)
  5. WRECKED – Imagine Dragons (2)
  6. EASY ON ME – Adele (6)
  7. I DON’T WANNA TALK (I JUST WANNA DANCE) – Glass Animals (8)
  8. CAN YOU HANDLE MY LOVE?? – WALK THE MOON (10)
  9. DISTORTED LIGHT BEAM – Bastille (9)
  10. SURVIVOR – Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (16)
  11. TRANSPARENTSOUL – WILLOW featuring Travis Barker (7)
  12. BEGGIN’ – Måneskin (19)
  13. BITTER TASTE – Billy Idol (15)
  14. TALK TO ME – Bealby Point (17)
  15. COLORADO – Milky Chance (18)
  16. THE ANGEL OF 8TH AVE. – Gang of Youths (11)
  17. SATURDAY – twenty øne piløts (12)
  18. BAD DREAM – Cannons (13)
  19. WHAT YOU SAY – Cold War Kids (14)
  20. JUSTIFIED – Kacey Musgraves (23)
  21. I DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE – The War on Drugs ft. Lucius (N)
  22. LOVE LOVE LOVE – My Morning Jacket (28)
  23. LOVE IN OCTOBER – Ships Have Sailed (27)
  24. GOOD FRIEND – dwi (29)
  25. MY UNIVERSE – Coldplay & BTS (26)
  26. FREAKS – Surf Curse (20)
  27. STARTS WITH YOU – Shimmer Johnson (30)
  28. BE A WOMAN – DeLaurentis (21)
  29. MISSING PIECE – Vance Joy (22)
  30. REARVIEW – G. Samedi (N)

Top 30 Songs for Oct. 31-Nov. 6, 2021

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I just love Lord Huron’s music, and their beautiful “Mine Forever” remains at the pinnacle of my Weekly Top 30 for a 3rd week. Imagine Dragons’ “Wrecked” and The Zangwills’ “Never Looked Back” hold at #2 and #3, and Roadkeeper’s “Take the L” climbs a notch to #4. Four songs enter the top 10 this week: Two Feet’s “Don’t Bring Me Down” and Adele’s “Easy on Me”, both of which leap nine spots to #5 and #6, respectively, Glass Animals “I Don’t Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance)” and WALK THE MOON’s “Can You Handle My Love??” The jolting and raw “Survivor” by Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats took a while to grow on me but now I love it, and it jumps eight spots to #16. Debuting this week are three great new songs: “Love Love Love” by My Morning Jacket, “Good Friend” by dwi, and “Starts With You” by Shimmer Johnson.

  1. MINE FOREVER – Lord Huron (1)
  2. WRECKED – Imagine Dragons (2)
  3. NEVER LOOKED BACK – The Zangwills (3)
  4. TAKE THE L – Roadkeeper (5)
  5. DON’T BRING ME DOWN – Two Feet (14)
  6. EASY ON ME – Adele (15)
  7. TRANSPARENTSOUL – WILLOW featuring Travis Barker (4)
  8. I DON’T WANNA TALK (I JUST WANNA DANCE) – Glass Animals (11)
  9. DISTORTED LIGHT BEAM – Bastille (10)
  10. CAN YOU HANDLE MY LOVE?? – WALK THE MOON (12)
  11. THE ANGEL OF 8TH AVE. – Gang of Youths (6)
  12. SATURDAY – twenty øne piløts (7)
  13. BAD DREAM – Cannons (8)
  14. WHAT YOU SAY – Cold War Kids (9)
  15. BITTER TASTE – Billy Idol (13)
  16. SURVIVOR – Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (24)
  17. TALK TO ME – Bealby Point (21)
  18. COLORADO – Milky Chance (22)
  19. BEGGIN’ – Måneskin (25)
  20. FREAKS – Surf Curse (20)
  21. BE A WOMAN – DeLaurentis (16)
  22. MISSING PIECE – Vance Joy (17)
  23. JUSTIFIED – Kacey Musgraves (27)
  24. NDA – Billie Eilish (18)
  25. HUSH – The Marías (19)
  26. MY UNIVERSE – Coldplay & BTS (28)
  27. LOVE IN OCTOBER – Ships Have Sailed (30)
  28. LOVE LOVE LOVE – My Morning Jacket (N)
  29. GOOD FRIEND – dwi (N)
  30. STARTS WITH YOU – Shimmer Johnson (N)

Top 30 Songs for October 24-30, 2021

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Lord Huron hold the top spot for a second week with their stunning “Mine Forever”, and Imagine Dragons’ poignant “Wrecked” moves up to second place. I think it’s one of the best songs they’ve ever done. Climbing four spots to #3 is the cinematic beauty “Never Looked Back” by British alt-rock band The Zangwills, who I first learned about this past August when I reviewed the track. Otherwise, all the songs in last week’s top 10 remain in that esteemed group again this week.

This is also an exciting week for debuts, with five new entries. My favorite artist Two Feet has released another fantastic, smoldering single “Don’t Bring Me Down”, which enters at #14, replacing his song “Devil” which spent four weeks at #1. This is his fifth song in a row to appear on my Weekly Top 30, giving him an unbroken run of 52 weeks. My favorite female vocalist Adele dropped her first new music in six years with her emotion-filled “Easy On Me”, which enters at #15. Kacey Musgraves makes her first appearance on my Weekly Top 30 with her heartfelt single “justified”, which debuts at #27. I have mixed feelings about the new collaborative single “My Universe” by Coldplay (a longtime favorite band of mine) and Korean band BTS, but I do like it well enough for it to enter my chart at #28. Last, but certainly not least, is “Love in October” by L.A.-based duo Ships Have Sailed, which debuts at #30 and replaces their previous single “Take My Money” after its ten-week run. Two of their singles, “Escape” and “Breathe” have reached #1 on my Weekly Top 30.

  1. MINE FOREVER – Lord Huron (1)
  2. WRECKED – Imagine Dragons (3)
  3. NEVER LOOKED BACK – The Zangwills (7)
  4. TRANSPARENTSOUL – WILLOW featuring Travis Barker (2)
  5. TAKE THE L – Roadkeeper (6)
  6. THE ANGEL OF 8TH AVE. – Gang of Youths (4)
  7. SATURDAY – twenty øne piløts (5)
  8. BAD DREAM – Cannons (8)
  9. WHAT YOU SAY – Cold War Kids (9)
  10. DISTORTED LIGHT BEAM – Bastille (10)
  11. I DON’T WANNA TALK (I JUST WANNA DANCE) – Glass Animals (15)
  12. CAN YOU HANDLE MY LOVE?? – WALK THE MOON (13)
  13. BITTER TASTE – Billy Idol (16)
  14. DON’T BRING ME DOWN – Two Feet (N)
  15. EASY ON ME – Adele (N)
  16. BE A WOMAN – DeLaurentis (11)
  17. MISSING PIECE – Vance Joy (12)
  18. NDA – Billie Eilish (17)
  19. HUSH – The Marías (18)
  20. FREAKS – Surf Curse (20)
  21. TALK TO ME – Bealby Point (22)
  22. COLORADO – Milky Chance (23)
  23. PIGS IN THE SKY – Grabbitz (24)
  24. SURVIVOR – Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (29)
  25. BEGGIN’ – Måneskin (30)
  26. I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE – Måneskin (14)
  27. JUSTIFIED – Kacey Musgraves (N)
  28. MY UNIVERSE – Coldplay & BTS (N)
  29. STARGAZING – The Neighbourhood (19)
  30. LOVE IN OCTOBER – Ships Have Sailed (N)

Top 30 Songs for October 17-23, 2021

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Los Angeles-based Lord Huron have become one of my favorite bands over the past year, and I think their gorgeous album Long Lost is one of the very best of 2021. “Mine Forever”, the second single to be released from the album, is my new #1 song this week. It’s their second song to top my chart this year, the first being “Not Dead Yet”, the first single from Long Lost.

Entering the Top 10 this week are “Never Looked Back” by British band The Zangwills, and “Distorted Light Beam” by Bastille. Continuing their climb up the charts are “I Don’t Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance)” by the Glass Animals and “Bitter Taste” by the legendary Billy Idol, both leaping seven spots. The lone debut this week is “Beggin'” by Italian rock band Måneskin, entering the chart at #30, and giving them two songs on this list (the other is “I Wanna Be Your Slave”, at #14).

  1. MINE FOREVER – Lord Huron (2)
  2. TRANSPARENTSOUL – WILLOW featuring Travis Barker (1)
  3. WRECKED – Imagine Dragons (4)
  4. THE ANGEL OF 8TH AVE. – Gang of Youths (5)
  5. SATURDAY – twenty øne piløts (3)
  6. TAKE THE L – Roadkeeper (8)
  7. NEVER LOOKED BACK – The Zangwills (11)
  8. BAD DREAM – Cannons (7)
  9. WHAT YOU SAY – Cold War Kids (10)
  10. DISTORTED LIGHT BEAM – Bastille (14)
  11. BE A WOMAN – DeLaurentis (6)
  12. MISSING PIECE – Vance Joy (9)
  13. CAN YOU HANDLE MY LOVE?? – WALK THE MOON (15)
  14. I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE – Måneskin (13)
  15. I DON’T WANNA TALK (I JUST WANNA DANCE) – Glass Animals (22)
  16. BITTER TASTE – Billy Idol (23)
  17. NDA – Billie Eilish (20)
  18. HUSH – The Marías (21)
  19. STARGAZING – The Neighbourhood (12)
  20. FREAKS – Surf Curse (24)
  21. DEVIL – Two Feet (19)
  22. TALK TO ME – Bealby Point (25)
  23. COLORADO – Milky Chance (28)
  24. PIGS IN THE SKY – Grabbitz (26)
  25. HOW NOT TO START A FIGHT – Caitlin Lavagna (27)
  26. TAKE MY MONEY – Ships Have Sailed (16)
  27. LAST TRAIN HOME – John Mayer (17)
  28. MAKING A FIRE – Foo Fighters (18)
  29. SURVIVOR – Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (30)
  30. BEGGIN’ – Måneskin (N)

Top 30 Songs for October 10-16, 2021

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Willow Smith and Travis Barker’s bombastic “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l” stays on top of my Weekly Top 30 for a second week, with Lord Huron’s gorgeous “Mine Forever” knocking on the back door. Cold War Kids enter the top 10 with their rousing “What You Say”, and British band The Zangwills anthemic “Never Looked Back” continues it’s climb up the chart to #11. Glass Animals leap eight spots to #22 with their delightful “I Don’t Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance)”, while Billy Idol’s “Bitter Taste” jumps five spots to #23. It’s taken me a while to get into Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats’ latest single “Survivor”, which debuts at #30.

  1. TRANSPARENTSOUL – WILLOW featuring Travis Barker (1)
  2. MINE FOREVER – Lord Huron (3)
  3. SATURDAY – twenty øne piløts (2)
  4. WRECKED – Imagine Dragons (4)
  5. THE ANGEL OF 8TH AVE. – Gang of Youths (5)
  6. BE A WOMAN – DeLaurentis (8)
  7. BAD DREAM – Cannons (9)
  8. TAKE THE L – Roadkeeper (10)
  9. MISSING PIECE – Vance Joy (6)
  10. WHAT YOU SAY – Cold War Kids (12)
  11. NEVER LOOKED BACK – The Zangwills (16)
  12. STARGAZING – The Neighbourhood (7)
  13. I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE – Måneskin (13)
  14. DISTORTED LIGHT BEAM – Bastille (19)
  15. CAN YOU HANDLE MY LOVE?? – WALK THE MOON (18)
  16. TAKE MY MONEY – Ships Have Sailed (15)
  17. LAST TRAIN HOME – John Mayer (11)
  18. MAKING A FIRE – Foo Fighters (17)
  19. DEVIL – Two Feet (14)
  20. NDA – Billie Eilish (20)
  21. HUSH – The Marías (21)
  22. I DON’T WANNA TALK (I JUST WANNA DANCE) – Glass Animals (30)
  23. BITTER TASTE – Billy Idol (28)
  24. FREAKS – Surf Curse (24)
  25. TALK TO ME – Bealby Point (25)
  26. PIGS IN THE SKY – Grabbitz (26)
  27. HOW NOT TO START A FIGHT – Caitlin Lavagna (27)
  28. COLORADO – Milky Chance (29)
  29. MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X (22)
  30. SURVIVOR – Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (N)

Top 30 Songs for October 3-9, 2021

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I just love “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l”, wherein 20-year-old WILLOW (the daughter of actors Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, for those who don’t already know) goes off on fake and duplicitous people with scathing lyrics, raging guitars and the pummeling drumbeats of Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. The lead single from her fourth solo studio album Lately I Feel Everything, it’s my new #1 song this week, displacing twenty øne piløts’ “Saturday”, which falls to #2. Entering the top 10 is “Take the L” by Texas alt-rock band Roadkeeper, one of my favorite indie bands who’ve become regulars on my Weekly Top 30. “Take the L” is their fourth song to appear on my list, all of which have made the top 10. Two songs make their debut this week: “Colorado” by German alternative pop-rock band Milky Chance, and the delightful “I Don’t Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance)” by British electro psych-pop band Glass Animals.

  1. TRANSPARENTSOUL – WILLOW featuring Travis Barker (2)
  2. SATURDAY – twenty øne piløts (1)
  3. MINE FOREVER – Lord Huron (3)
  4. WRECKED – Imagine Dragons (6)
  5. THE ANGEL OF 8TH AVE. – Gang of Youths (8)
  6. MISSING PIECE – Vance Joy (5)
  7. STARGAZING – The Neighbourhood (4)
  8. BE A WOMAN – DeLaurentis (9)
  9. BAD DREAM – Cannons (10)
  10. TAKE THE L – Roadkeeper (12)
  11. LAST TRAIN HOME – John Mayer (7)
  12. WHAT YOU SAY – Cold War Kids (13)
  13. I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE – Måneskin (16)
  14. DEVIL – Two Feet (11)
  15. TAKE MY MONEY – Ships Have Sailed (17)
  16. NEVER LOOKED BACK – The Zangwills (21)
  17. MAKING A FIRE – Foo Fighters (18)
  18. CAN YOU HANDLE MY LOVE?? – WALK THE MOON (19)
  19. DISTORTED LIGHT BEAM – Bastille (20)
  20. NDA – Billie Eilish (22)
  21. HUSH – The Marías (23)
  22. MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X (15)
  23. STOP MAKING THIS HURT – Bleachers (14)
  24. FREAKS – Surf Curse (26)
  25. TALK TO ME – Bealby Point (27)
  26. PIGS IN THE SKY – Grabbitz (28)
  27. HOW NOT TO START A FIGHT – Caitlin Lavagna (29)
  28. BITTER TASTE – Billy Idol (30)
  29. COLORADO – Milky Chance (N)
  30. I DON’T WANNA TALK (I JUST WANNA DANCE) – Glass Animals (N)

Top 30 Songs for September 26-October 2, 2021

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Not a lot of changes on this week’s Top 30. twenty øne piløts hold the top spot for a second week with “Saturday”, while Willow Smith’s rousing kiss-off anthem “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l”, closes in at #2 and Lord Huron’s “Mine Forever” climbs two spots to #3. Two songs enter the top 10: “Gang of Youth’s “the angel of 8th ave.” and Cannons’ “Bad Dream”. The lone debut track this week is “Bitter Taste”, a comeback of sorts for 65-year-old Billy Idol. It’s good to have him back on one of my music lists after a long absence. The autobiographical song addresses his near-fatal motorcycle accident in 1990, in which he nearly lost his right leg.

  1. SATURDAY – twenty øne piløts (1)
  2. TRANSPARENT SOUL – WILLOW featuring Travis Barker (4)
  3. MINE FOREVER – Lord Huron (5)
  4. STARGAZING – The Neighbourhood (2)
  5. MISSING PIECE – Vance Joy (3)
  6. WRECKED – Imagine Dragons (8)
  7. LAST TRAIN HOME – John Mayer (6)
  8. THE ANGEL OF 8TH AVE. – Gang of Youths (11)
  9. BE A WOMAN – DeLaurentis (10)
  10. BAD DREAM – Cannons (12)
  11. DEVIL – Two Feet (7)
  12. TAKE THE L – Roadkeeper (14)
  13. WHAT YOU SAY – Cold War Kids (13)
  14. STOP MAKING THIS HURT – Bleachers (9)
  15. MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X (16)
  16. I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE – Måneskin (18)
  17. TAKE MY MONEY – Ships Have Sailed (19)
  18. MAKING A FIRE – Foo Fighters (20)
  19. CAN YOU HANDLE MY LOVE?? – WALK THE MOON (21)
  20. DISTORTED LIGHT BEAM – Bastille (22)
  21. NEVER LOOKED BACK – The Zangwills (25)
  22. NDA – Billie Eilish (23)
  23. HUSH – The Marías (24)
  24. ENNUI – Dawning (15)
  25. LIKE I USED TO – Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen (17)
  26. FREAKS – Surf Curse (27)
  27. TALK TO ME – Bealby Point (28)
  28. PIGS IN THE SKY – Grabbitz (29)
  29. HOW NOT TO START A FIGHT – Caitlin Lavagna (30)
  30. BITTER TASTE – Billy Idol (N)

Top 30 Songs for September 19-25, 2021

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twenty øne piløts have been my favorite band since around 2015, and though I’m not quite as enamored with their latest album Scaled And Icy as I am with their previous offerings Trench, Blurryface and Vessel (all masterpieces in my not so humble opinion) I do love two of its tracks: “Shy Away” (which spent 3 weeks at #1 on my Weekly Top 30 this past May), and “Saturday”. Though much more pop-oriented than a lot of their previous music, “Saturday” is a sweet tune with an irresistible dance groove, and my new #1 song this week, dislodging The Neighbourhood’s “Stargazing” after a two-week run. Otherwise, no other significant changes to this week’s list. Possible future #1’s are Willow Smith’s bombastic gem “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l”, which climbs a spot to #4 and Lord Huron’s gorgeous “Mine Forever”, which climbs two spots to #5. Debuting this week are three songs: “Talk to Me” by Canadian alt-rock band Bealby Point, the trippy “Pigs in the Sky” by electronic artist Grabbitz, and “How Not to Start a Fight” by Welsh singer-songwriter Caitlin Lavagna.

  1. SATURDAY – twenty øne piløts (3)
  2. STARGAZING – The Neighbourhood (1)
  3. MISSING PIECE – Vance Joy (2)
  4. TRANSPARENTSOUL – WILLOW featuring Travis Barker (5)
  5. MINE FOREVER – Lord Huron (7)
  6. LAST TRAIN HOME – John Mayer (6)
  7. DEVIL – Two Feet (4)
  8. WRECKED – Imagine Dragons (9)
  9. STOP MAKING THIS HURT – Bleachers (8)
  10. BE A WOMAN – DeLaurentis (11)
  11. THE ANGEL OF 8TH AVE. – Gang of Youths (17)
  12. BAD DREAM – Cannons (14)
  13. WHAT YOU SAY – Cold War Kids (15)
  14. TAKE THE L – Roadkeeper (16)
  15. ENNUI – Dawning (12)
  16. MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X (13)
  17. LIKE I USED TO – Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen (10)
  18. I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE – Måneskin (20)
  19. TAKE MY MONEY – Ships Have Sailed (21)
  20. MAKING A FIRE – Foo Fighters (22)
  21. CAN YOU HANDLE MY LOVE?? – WALK THE MOON (23)
  22. DISTORTED LIGHT BEAM – Bastille (26)
  23. NDA – Billie Eilish (27)
  24. HUSH – The Marías (28)
  25. NEVER LOOKED BACK – The Zangwills (30)
  26. EVERY WINDOW IS A MIRROR – Joywave (18)
  27. FREAKS – Surf Curse (29)
  28. TALK TO ME – Bealby Point (N)
  29. PIGS IN THE SKY – Grabbitz (N)
  30. HOW NOT TO START A FIGHT – Caitlin Lavagna (N)

Top 30 Songs for September 12-18, 2021

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L.A. band The Neighbourhood hold the top spot for a second week with their beautiful single “Stargazing”. Moving up to #2 is “Missing Piece” by Vance Joy. Though I’ve liked the Australian singer-songwriter ever since hearing his 2014 hit “Riptide”, it took a while for “Missing Piece” to grow on me. But it’s such a sweet love song, it’s hard not to like it. A band I’ve really come to love is Lord Huron, and their song “Mine Forever” leaps 14 spots to #7. Imagine Dragon’s poignant “Wrecked” jumps 10 spots to #9. Debuting this week are “Freak” by L.A. band Surf Curse and “Never Looked Back” by British alt-rock band The Zangwills.

  1. STARGAZING – The Neighbourhood (1)
  2. MISSING PIECE – Vance Joy (3)
  3. SATURDAY – twenty øne piløts (4)
  4. DEVIL – Two Feet (2)
  5. TRANSPARENT SOUL – WILLOW featuring Travis Barker (6)
  6. LAST TRAIN HOME – John Mayer (7)
  7. MINE FOREVER – Lord Huron (21)
  8. STOP MAKING THIS HURT – Bleachers (9)
  9. WRECKED – Imagine Dragons (19)
  10. LIKE I USED TO – Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen (5)
  11. BE A WOMAN – DeLaurentis (13)
  12. ENNUI – Dawning (12)
  13. MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X (8)
  14. BAD DREAM – Cannons (16)
  15. WHAT YOU SAY – Cold War Kids (17)
  16. TAKE THE L – Roadkeeper (18)
  17. THE ANGEL OF 8TH AVE. – Gang of Youths (20)
  18. EVERY WINDOW IS A MIRROR – Joywave (11)
  19. SOLAR POWER – Lorde (9)
  20. I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE – Måneskin (23)
  21. TAKE MY MONEY – Ships Have Sailed (24)
  22. MAKING A FIRE – Foo Fighters (25)
  23. CAN YOU HANDLE MY LOVE?? – WALK THE MOON (26)
  24. CAN WE GO BACK – The Frontier (14) 20th week on list
  25. WE ARE BETWEEN – Modest Mouse (15)
  26. DISTORTED LIGHT BEAM – Bastille (28)
  27. NDA – Billie Eilish (29)
  28. HUSH – The Marías (30)
  29. FREAKS – Surf Curse (N)
  30. NEVER LOOKED BACK – The Zangwills (N)

Top 30 Songs for September 5-11, 2021

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I’m going to try something different for my Weekly Top 30 posts. Because they get little engagement, I’ll start providing a brief narrative introduction at the beginning to hopefully generate a bit more interest.

After Two Feet’s four-week-long reign at the top with his darkly smoldering “Devil”, Los Angeles alternative rock band The Neighbourhood take over the top spot with their dreamy love song “Stargazing”. Ever since the release of their gorgeous monster hit “Sweater Weather” in 2013 (which ranks at #4 on my list of 100 Best Songs of the 2010s), The Neighbourhood have been one of my favorite bands. I love just about every song they’ve released, and I’m happy to see them still flourishing after eight years. The sweet video shows the band as their alter-egos Chip Chrome & The Mono-Tones, and features cameos by Lana Del Rey, Blake Griffin, Jaden Smith, Benny Blanco, Devon Carlson, Mac DeMarco and Alexa Demie.

Debuting on this week’s list are “NDA” by Billie Eilish and “Hush” by The Marías.

  1. STARGAZING – The Neighbourhood (2)
  2. DEVIL – Two Feet (1)
  3. MISSING PIECE – Vance Joy (4)
  4. SATURDAY – twenty øne piløts (5)
  5. LIKE I USED TO – Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen (3)
  6. TRANSPARENT SOUL – WILLOW featuring Travis Barker (11)
  7. LAST TRAIN HOME – John Mayer (12)
  8. MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X (6)
  9. STOP MAKING THIS HURT – Bleachers (10)
  10. SOLAR POWER – Lorde (7)
  11. EVERY WINDOW IS A MIRROR – Joywave (13)
  12. ENNUI – Dawning (14)
  13. BE A WOMAN – DeLaurentis (16)
  14. CAN WE GO BACK – The Frontier (8)
  15. WE ARE BETWEEN – Modest Mouse (9)
  16. BAD DREAM – Cannons (18)
  17. WHAT YOU SAY – Cold War Kids (19)
  18. TAKE THE L – Roadkeeper (20)
  19. WRECKED – Imagine Dragons (21)
  20. THE ANGEL OF 8TH AVE. – Gang of Youths (22)
  21. MINE FOREVER – Lord Huron (23)
  22. WELCOME TO THE PARTY – Jack Droppers & the Best Intentions (15)
  23. I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE – Måneskin (25)
  24. TAKE MY MONEY – Ships Have Sailed (26)
  25. MAKING A FIRE – Foo Fighters (27)
  26. CAN YOU HANDLE MY LOVE?? – WALK THE MOON (28)
  27. STICKY – The Maine (17)
  28. DISTORTED LIGHT BEAM – Bastille (30)
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  30. HUSH – The Marías (N)