Sir Sly starts their ascent up the countdown jumping seven to No. 8 with “Material Boy,” while Of Monsters and Men jumped six spots with its slowburner, “Visitor.” Little Hurt bounced back to No. 3 with “Alaska,” Glass Animals continue their impressive run at No. 2 with “Tangerine,” and it’s another week at No. 1 for The Killers and “My Own Soul’s Warning.”
Beabadoobee, Matt Maeson, Phoebe Bridgers, and Juice WRLD and Marshmello all dropped off the countdown. I Don’t Know How They Found Me, and Tame Impala join the Alt18.
Added a new column this week to track record labels. Republic Records leads the way with four songs on the countdown, followed by three for Interscope.
Alt18 Countdown – Oct. 3, 2020
18. I Don’t Know How But They Found Me @iDKHow – Leave Me Alone – Fearless Records – (New)
17. AJR @AJRBrothers – Bummerland – Indie – Video (+1)
16. Labrinth @Labrinth – Still Don’t Know My Name – Syco – (return)
15. Tame Impala @tameimpala – Is It True – Interscope Records (new)
14. Joji/Diplo @sushitrash @diplo – Daylight – 88rising, 12Tone (-7)
13. Phoenix @wearephoenix – Identical – Indie – Video (-5) – Pitchfork
12. Cannons @Cannonstheband – Fire For You – AntiFragile Music – Live (-3)
11. Claire Rosinkranz @clairerosinkraz – Backyard Boy – slowplay/Republic Records – (+3)
10. Caamp @caamp – By and By – Mom + Pop Music – Kimmel
9. Bastille ft. Graham Coxon @bastilledan@grahamcoxon – What You Gonna Do??? – Republic Records – Video (-3)
8. Sir Sly @SirSly – Material Boy – Interscope Records (+7)
7. JAWNY @jawnyutah – Sabotage – Interscope Records (-2) | Earmilk | Billboard
6. Of Monsters and Men – Visitor – Republic Records (+6)
5. Gus Dapperton @GusDapperton – Post Humorous – AWAL – Video (-1)
4. Royal and the Serpent @royalandtheserp – Overwhelmed – Atlantic Records – Video (+1)
3. Little Hurt @LittleHurt – Alaska – Video – Daddy Kool (+10)
2. Glass Animals @GlassAnimals – Tangerine – Republic Records – (same)
1. The Killers @thekillers – My Own Soul’s Warning – Video – Island Records – (same)