Alternative Top 5 Chart, September 20, 2020

After last week's complete rewash of the Top 5 (all five songs were new debuts last week), we now have a measure of relative stability.

Last week's No. 1, Strange Timez by Gorillaz, which debuted at the top spot, is still our No. 1 reigning champion. The song features Robert Smith of the Cure sounding exactly what you'd think Robert Smith singing with Gorillaz would sound like.

Sufjan Steven's latest, Sugar, debuts this week at the No. 2 spot and Future Islands' Moonlight debuts at No. 3.  Nothing against either song - they're both perfectly fine - but both are by well established artists sounding unmistakably like themselves. 

Last week's No. 2 song, New Order's Be A Rebel, falls to the No. 4 spot and last week's No. 3, Worth It by beabadoobee, is our new No. 5.  

So three of last week's five debuts are still in the Top 5.  That's some notable stability for this list.   

Looking down the list, Porridge Radio's 7 Seconds makes its debut on the list at No. 16, and Deep Sea Diver and Sharon Van Etten, who debuted two weeks ago at No. 5 with Impossible Weight and then fell to No. 18 last week, are now at No. 33.

List compiled "from over 70 alt and new release sources" by alt.nwmsc.com   Enjoy!

Alternative Top 5 Chart, September 13, 2020

Well, hit my Refresh button and call me "Renewed."  This week's Top 5 songs are all debuts, and none of last' week's songs are still in the Top 5.  Last week's No. 1, girl in red's rue, is now No. 11 and last Week's No. 2, Temples' Paraphernalia, is now No. 6.  Last week's 3 and 4 are now 19 and 17, respectively.  Sadly, Deep Sea Diver's Impossible Weight, which debuted at No. 5 last week, is now No. 18.

Our new No. 1 and ranking champion is Gorillaz latest, this time featuring Robert Smith of the Cure, sounding exactly what you'd think Robert Smith singing with Gorillaz would sound like.

Speaking of 80s goth bands (The Cure), New Order are back with a song, Be A Rebel, at No. 2.

beabadoobee keeps cranking them out, and her latest, Worth It, debuts at No. 3.

Ditto Sylvan Esso (cranking them out).  Their Frequency debuts at No. 4.

Finally, The National's Matt Berninger goes solo, and his solo song, One More Second, is our new No. 5. 

Still mourning the lack of Deep Sea Diver in the Top 5 here.

List compiled "from over 70 alt and new release sources" by alt.nwmsc.com   Enjoy!