The Pop Chart – October 26, 2008

Sorry I didn’t get to do this one on the air.

This Week. Artist, Title (Last Week, Peak, Weeks On The Chart)

1. Manda Rin, DNA (1, 1, 6)
2. Bloc Party, Talons (6, 2, 5)
3. Ladytron, Runaway (2, 1, 6)
4. Britney Spears, Womanizer (9, 4, 3)
5. Fall Out Boy, I Don’t Care (11, 5, 4)
6. Glasvegas, Daddy’s Gone (3, 2, 6)
7. Solange, Sandcastle Disco (12, 7, 6)
8. Late of the Pier, Heartbeat (4, 4, 6)
9. Portishead, We Carry On (14, 9, 5)
10. Vivian Girls, Tell The World (16, 10, 3)

11. Saint Etienne, Burnt Out Car (13, 11, 5)
12. Tindersticks, Boobar Come Back To Me (15, 12, 4)
13. Alphabeat, Boyfriend (Pete Hammond Remix) (7, 2, 6)
14. Rainbow Arabia, Omar K (20, 14, 3)
15. Cloetta Paris, Secret Eyes (8, 5, 6)
16. Sarah Connor, Under My Skin (5, 5, 6)
17. Lykke Li, Breaking It Up (10, 1, 6)
18. Ipso Facto, 6 3/4 (25, 18, 3)
19. Juana Molina, Un Dia (24, 19, 4)
20. The School, I Want You Back (28, 20, 2) GREATEST GAIN

21. Lady Tigra, First Black First Lady (29, 21, 3) GREATEST GAIN
22. Stereolab, Neon Beanbag (23, 22, 4)
23. Beyonce, Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) (NEW) HIGHEST DEBUT
24. The Research, I Think She’s The One I Love (NEW)
25. Radiohead, Reckoner (31, 25, 2)
26. Antony and the Johnsons, Another World (NEW)
27. Ladyhawke, Dusk Till Dawn (27, 27, 4)
28. Sam Taylor-Wood, I’m In Love With A German Filmstar (NEW)
29. Lady GaGa, Poker Face (NEW)
30. Franz Ferdinand, Lucid Dreams (21, 14, 5)

31. Primal Scream, Uptown (35, 21, 2)
32. The Last Shadow Puppets, My Mistakes Were Made For You (NEW)
33. Kaiser Chiefs, Never Miss A Beat (NEW)
34. The Ting Tings, Shut Up and Let Me Go (17, 8, 6)
35. Santogold, Lights Out (22, 4, 6)
36. The Last Shadow Puppets, Standing Next To Me (19, 11, 6)
37. The Streets, Everything Is Borrowed (30, 28, 5)
38. Girls Aloud, The Promise (33, 33, 4)
39. Klee, Zwei Herzen (18, 9, 6) BIGGEST DROP
40. Does It Offend You Yeah?, Dawn of the Dead (26, 1, 6)

No Pop Chart Show This Week

Sorry, guys, no show this week. I’ll be down in New York for the Art Book Fair.

I’ll be posting the top 40 list on Monday, though, so don’t be down!

And for next week, tell me your favorite songs about America.

School Songs

The (Listener-Voted) List of the 10 Best Songs About School:

10. Atom And His Package, Punk Rock Academy

9. The Donnas, High School Yum Yum

8. The Jam, Art School

7. The Pipettes, I Like A Boy In Uniform (School Uniform)

6. Camera Obscura, Suspended From Class

5. Nada Surf, Popular

4. Big Star, Thirteen

3. Belle and Sebastian, We Rule The School

2. The Ramones, Rock and Roll High School

1. The Smiths, Headmaster Ritual

The Pop Chart – October 19, 2008

It’s on! Also, the rassafrassing archives have been fixed. Hopefully for good, this time.

This Week. Artist, Title (Last Week, Peak, Weeks On The Chart)

1. Manda Rin, DNA (6, 1, 5)
2, Ladytron, Runaway (1, 1, 5)
3. Glasvegas, Daddy’s Gone (2, 2, 5)
4. Late of the Pier, Heartbeat (7, 4, 5)
5. Sarah Connor, Under My Skin (10, 5, 5)
6. Bloc Party, Talons (13, 6, 4)
7. Alphabeat, Boyfriend (Pete Hammond Remix) (3, 2, 5)
8. Cloetts Paris, Secret Eyes (5, 5, 5)
9. Britney Spears, Womanizer (22, 9, 2)
10. Lykke Li, Breaking It Up (4, 1, 5)
11. Fall Out Boy, I Don’t Care (21, 11, 3)
12. Solange, Sandcastle Disco (17, 12, 5)
13. Saint Etienne, Burnt Out Car (16, 13, 4)
14. Portishead, We Carry On (19, 14, 4)
15. Tindersticks, Boobar Come Back To Me (20, 15, 3)
16. Vivian Girls, Tell The World (24, 16, 2)
17. The Ting Tings, Shut Up and Let Me Go (8, 8, 5)
18. Klee, Zwei Herzen (9, 9, 5)
19. The Last Shadow Puppets, Standing Next To Me (11, 11, 5)
20. Rainbow Arabia, Omar K (37, 20, 2)
21. Franz Ferdinand, Lucid Dreams (14, 14, 4)
22. Santogold, Lights Out (11, 4, 5)
23. Stereolab, Neon Beanbag (26, 23, 3)
24. Juana Molina, Un Dia (29, 24, 3)
25. Ipso Facto, 6 3/4 (33, 25, 2)
26. Does It Offend You Yeah?, Dawn of the Dead (15, 1, 5)
27. Ladyhawke, Dusk Till Dawn (30, 27, 3)

28. The School, I Want You Back (NEW)
29. Lady Tigra, First Black First Lady (39, 29, 2)
30. The Streets, Everything Is Borrowed (28, 28, 4)

31. Radiohead, Reckoner (NEW)
32. Rihanna, Disturbia (23, 3, 5)
33. Girls Aloud, The Promise (34, 33, 3)
34. City Reverb, City of Lights (27, 27, 4)

35. Primal Scream, Uptown (NEW)
36. David Byrne and Brian Eno, Strange Overtones (18, 5, 5)
37. The Kills, Last Day of Magic (25, 6, 5)
38. Amanda Palmer, Oasis (NEW)
39. The Long Blondes, Guilt (31, 12, 5)
40. Crystal Castles, Vanished (35, 15, 5)

New Zealand Rock

The (Listener-Voted) List of the 10 Best Songs From New Zealand:

10. Ray Columbus and the Invaders, She’s A Mod

9. Split Enz, Six Months In A Leaky Boat

8. The Brunettes, Best Friend Envy

7. Allison Durbin, I Have Loved Me A Man

6. Able Tasmans, Grey Lynn

5. Maria Dallas, Ambush

4. The Clean, Tally-Ho!

3. The Renderers, A Dream of the Sea

2. Chris Knox, Not Given Lightly

1. The Chills, Heavenly Pop Hit

The Pop Chart – October 12, 2008

Follow along with The Pop Chart this and every Sunday at bsrlive.com. And don’t worry if you miss a show, because they’re all archived.

This Week. Artist, Title (last week, peak, weeks on chart)

1. Ladytron, Runaway (4, 1, 4)
2. Glasvegas, Daddy’s Gone (2, 2, 4)
3. Alphabeat, Boyfriend (Remix) (3, 2, 4)
4. Lykke Li, Breaking It Up (1, 1, 4)

5. Cloetta Paris, Secret Eyes (6, 5, 4)
6. Manda Rin, DNA (12, 6, 4)
7. Late of the Pier, Heartbeat (9, 7, 4)

8. The Ting Tings, Shut Up and Let Me Go (8, 8, 4)
9. Klee, Zwei Herzen (13, 9, 4)
10. Sarah Connor, Under My Skin (14, 10, 4)
11. The Last Shadow Puppets, Standing Next To Me (11, 11, 4)
12. Santogold, Lights Out (5, 4, 4)

13. Bloc Party, Talons (27, 13, 3)
14. Franz Ferdinand, Lucid Dreams (15, 14, 3)
15. Does It Offend You Yeah?, Dawn of the Dead (7, 1, 4)
16. Saint Etienne, Burnt Out Car (20, 16, 3)
17. Solange, Sandcastle Disco (23, 17, 4)
18. David Byrne and Brian Eno, Strange Overtones (10, 5, 4)
19. Portishead, We Carry On (25, 19, 3)
20. Tindersticks, Boobar Come Back To Me (29, 20, 2)
21. Fall Out Boy, I Don’t Care (38, 21, 2) GREATEST GAIN

22. Britney Spears, Womanizer (NEW) HIGHEST DEBUT
23. Rihanna, Disturbia (16, 3, 4)
24. Vivian Girls, Tell The World (NEW)
25. The Kills, Last Day of Magic (17, 6, 4)
26. Stereolab, Neon Beanbag (32, 26, 2)
27. City Reverb, City of Lights (28, 27, 3)

28. The Streets, Everything Is Borrowed (30, 28, 3)
29. Juana Molina, Un Dia (35, 29, 2)
30. Ladyhawke, Dusk Till Dawn (37, 30, 2)
31. The Long Blondes, Guilt (21, 12, 4)
32. Lady GaGa, Just Dance (19, 7, 4)

33. Ipso Facto, Six and Three Quarters (NEW)
34. Girls Aloud, The Promise (39, 34, 2)
35. Crystal Castles, Vanished (26, 15, 4)
36. Friendly Fires, Jump In The Pool (18, 18, 4) BIGGEST DROP

37. Rainbow Arabia, Omar K (NEW)
38. Psapp, The Monster Song (NEW)
39. The Lady Tigra, First Black First Lady (NEW)
40. Noah and the Whale, 5 Years Time (33, 33, 4)

Alternative Nation

The (Listener-Voted) 10 Best Pop Songs of the Alternative Era:

10. The Lemonheads, It’s A Shame About Ray

9. Imperial Teen, You’re One

8. The Breeders, Divine Hammer

7. Hum, Stars

6. Soul Asylum, Somebody To Shove

5. Pearl Jam, Crazy Mary

4. Stone Temple Pilots, Big Bang Baby

3. Folk Implosion, Natural One

2. Nirvana, Verse Chorus Verse

1. Belly, Feed The Tree

The Pop Chart – October 5, 2008

Listen to it!!

And don’t forget to send me your nominations for next week’s listener-voted Top 10 Songs From New Zealand list.

ps–If you’d like to say hi to me during the broadcast, you can send an IM to bsrrequest.

(This Week. Artist, Title (Last Week, Weeks on Chart))

1. Lykke Li, Breaking It Up (1, 3)

2. Glasvegas, Daddy’s Gone (5, 3)
3. Alphabeat, Boyfriend (Pete Hammond Remix) (2, 3)
4. Ladytron, Runaway (9, 3)
5. Santogold, Lights Out (4, 3)
6. Cloetta Paris, Secret Eyes (8, 3)
7. Does It Offend You Yeah?, Dawn of the Dead (3, 3)
8. The Ting Tings, Shut Up and Let Me Go
11. Manda Rin, DNA (19, 3)
12. The Last Shadow Puppets, Standing Next To Me (16, 3)
13. Klee, Zwei Herzen (22, 3)
14. Sarah Connor, Under My Skin (26, 3)
15. Franz Ferdinand, Lucid Dreams (25, 2)
16. Rihanna, Disturbia (7, 3)
17. The Kills, Last Day of Magic (10, 3)
18. Friendly Fires, Jump In The Pool (18, 3)
19. Lady GaGa, Just Dance (12, 3)
20. Saint Etienne, Burnt Out Car (28, 2)
21. The Long Blondes, Guilt (15, 3)
22. The Notwist, Where In This World (17, 3)

23. Solange, Sandcastle Disco (29, 3)
24. Solange, I Decided (14, 3)
25. Portishead, We Carry On (34, 2)
26. Crystal Castles, Vanished (20, 3)

27. Bloc Party, Talons (40, 2) GREATEST GAINER
28. City Reverb, City of Lights (32, 2)
29. Tindersticks, Boobar Come Back To Me (HIGHEST DEBUT)
30. The Streets, Everything Is Borrowed (36, 2)
31. Dizzee Rascal, Dance Wiv Me (21, 3)

32. Stereolab, Neon Beanbag (NEW)
33. Noah and the Whale, 5 Years Time (33, 3)
34. The Faint, The Geeks Were Right (23, 3) BIGGEST DROP
35. Juana Molina, Un Dia (NEW)
36. Blackdance, Give It To Me Boy (37, 3)

37. Ladyhawke, Dusk Till Dawn (NEW)
38. Fall Out Boy, I Don’t Care (NEW)
39. Girls Aloud, The Promise (NEW)
40. Miley Cyrus, See You Again (35, 3)