Rowe's Island Countdown - 12/28/13

The final Rowe's Island Countdown of 2013 has Frank Turner holding on to the top spot for the second week with "The Way I Tend to Be."

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"The Way I Tend to Be"	Frank Turner	1
2	"What Goes Boom"	Pixies	4
3	"The Mother We Share"	CHVRCHES	2
4	"Sirens"	Pearl Jam	5
5	"Team"	Lorde	3
6	"There Goes Our Love Again"	White Lies	6
7	"Don't Swallow the Cap"	The National	7
8	"Seven Nights, Seven Days"	The Fratellis	8
9	"Sonsick"	San Fermin	10
10	"From the Mouth of an Injured Head"	Radical Face	9
11	"Risk It"	Nahko and Medicine for the People	12
12	"Shark Attack"	Grouplove	18
13	"Alienation"	Morning Parade	NEW
14	"Pigsty"	Bayside	16
15	"Dreams (2am)"	Kye Kye	19
16	"Stars (Hold On)"	Youngblood Hawke	20
17	"Come a Little Closer"	Cage the Elephant	11
18	"See You At The Top"	City Lights	NEW
19	"Ring Pop"	Saves the Day	NEW
20	"Modern Jesus"	Portugal. The Man	NEW

Rowe's Island Countdown - 12/21/13

Frank Turner knocks CHVRCHES off the top spot with his affecting song "The Way I Tend to Be."

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"The Way I Tend to Be"	Frank Turner	2
2	"The Mother We Share"	CHVRCHES	1
3	"Team"	Lorde	4
4	"What Goes Boom"	Pixies	13
5	"Sirens"	Pearl Jam	3
6	"There Goes Our Love Again"	White Lies	5
7	"Don't Swallow the Cap"	The National	6
8	"Seven Nights, Seven Days"	The Fratellis	7
9	"From the Mouth of an Injured Head"	Radical Face	12
10	"Sonsick"	San Fermin	15
11	"Come a Little Closer"	Cage the Elephant	8
12	"Risk It"	Nahko and Medicine for the People	16
13	"Spark"	Fitz and the Tantrums	9
14	"Turn it Around"	Lucius	10
15	"Lanterns"	Birds of Tokyo	11
16	"Pigsty"	Bayside	20
17	"Make a New Dance Up"	Hey Ocean!	19
18	"Shark Attack"	Grouplove	NEW
19	"Dreams (2am)"	Kye Kye	NEW
20	"Stars (Hold On)"	Youngblood Hawke	NEW

Rowe's Island Countdown 12/14/13

CHVRCHES enjoy another week reigning supreme at the top of the chart with "The Mother We Share." This breakout band was unstoppable throughout the second half of 2013.

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"The Mother We Share"	CHVRCHES	1
2	"The Way I Tend to Be"	Frank Turner	5
3	"Sirens"	Pearl Jam	4
4	"Team"	Lorde	6
5	"There Goes Our Love Again"	White Lies	2
6	"Don't Swallow the Cap"	The National	3
7	"Seven Nights, Seven Days"	The Fratellis	5
8	"Come a Little Closer"	Cage the Elephant	7
9	"Spark"	Fitz and the Tantrums	8
10	"Turn It Around"	Lucius	12
11	"Lanterns"	Birds of Tokyo	13
12	"From the Mouth of an Injured Head"	Radical Face	15
13	"What Goes Boom"	Pixies	NEW
14	"Shot at the Night"	The Killers	10
15	"Sonsick"	San Fermin	20
16	"Risk It"	Nahko and Medicine for the People	16
17	"Hold Me"	Royal Teeth	14
18	"Sweater Weather"	The Neighbourhood	11
19	"Make a New Dance Up"	Hey Ocean!	18
20	"Pigsty"	Bayside	NEW

Rowe's Island Top 150 for 2013

CHVRCHES score the top song of the year (December 2012-November 2013) with the infectious smash hit "Recover."

Family of the Year dominated the chart for much of 2013 with big hits "Hero" at #2 and "St. Croix" at #10.

2013	Song	Artist
1	"Recover"	CHVRCHES
2	"Hero"	Family of the Year
3	"Diane Young"	Vampire Weekend
4	"Keep Your Head Up"	Ben Howard
5	"Youth"	Daughter
6	"6am"	Fitz and the Tantrums
7	"Suitcase"	Circa Survive
8	"Pompeii"	Bastille
9	"Sex"	The 1975
10	"St. Croix"	Family of the Year
11	Ways to Go"	Grouplove
12	"Sweater Weather"	The Neighbourhood
13	"Ride"	Lana Del Rey
14	"All Your Gold"	Bat for Lashes
15	"When I Was Young"	Blink 182
16	"Listing"	Minus the Bear
17	"Some Kind of Joke"	AWOLNATION
18	"The Mother We Share"	CHVRCHES
19	"Closer"	Tegan and Sara
20	"Wild"	Royal Teeth

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Rowe's Island Countdown - 1 Year Strong - 12/7/13

It was a year ago this week that I decided I really wanted to make this personal countdown a permanent thing. I thought if I could make it last a year, then I'd be happy and here we are. Whether anyone else in the world reads this, I like documenting my favorite songs as time passes. I love that I made it 2013 finding something new and exciting every week. CHVRCHES and Family of the Year are my favorite new artists of the year, and "The Mother We Share" gets stuck in my head almost every day. I can only hope that 2014 continues to rock.

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"The Mother We Share"	CHVRCHES	1
2	"There Goes Our Love Again"	White Lies	2
3	"Don't Swallow the Cap"	The National	3
4	"Sirens"	Pearl Jam	4
5	"The Way I Tend to Be"	Frank Turner	8
6	"Team"	Lorde	12
7	"Come a Little Closer"	Cage the Elephant	5
8	"Spark"	Fitz and the Tantrums	6
9	"Seven Nights, Seven Days"	The Fratellis	9
10	"Shot at the Night"	The Killers	7
11	"Sweater Weather"	The Neighbourhood	10
12	"Turn it Around"	Lucius	11
13	"Lanterns"	Birds of Tokyo	14
14	"Hold Me"	Royal Teeth	17
15	"From the Mouth of an Injured Head"	Radical Face	19
16	"Risk It"	Nahko and Medicine for the People	20
17	"Overjoyed"	Bastille	15
18	"Make a New Dance Up"	Hey Ocean!	NEW
19	"Are You Listening?"	Kopecky Family Band	13
20	"Sonsick"	San Fermin	NEW

Rowe's Island Countdown - Black Friday Edition!

CHVRCHES continues to dominate the chart with "The Mother We Share" landing at #1 for the second week.

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"The Mother We Share"	CHVRCHES	1
2	"There Goes Our Love Again"	White Lies	3
3	"Don't Swallow the Cap"	The National	2
4	"Sirens"	Pearl Jam	7
5	"Come a Little Closer"	Cage the Elephant	4
6	"Spark"	Fitz and the Tantrums	5
7	"Shot at the Night"	The Killers	6
8	"The Way I Tend to Be"	Frank Turner	9
9	"Seven Nights, Seven Days"	The Fratellis	10
10	"Sweater Weather"	The Neighbourhood	8
11	"Turn it Around"	Lucius	14
12	"Team"	Lorde	NEW
13	"Are You Listening?"	Kopecky Family Band	12
14	"Lanterns"	Birds of Tokyo	18
15	"Overjoyed"	Bastille	16
16	"Cardiac Arrest"	Bad Suns	19
17	"Hold Me"	Royal Teeth	20
18	"In The In-Between"	Saves the Day	17
19	"From The Mouth of an Injured Head"	Radical Face	NEW
20	"Risk It"	Nahko and Medicine for the People	NEW

Rowe's Island Countdown 11/23/13

CHVRCHES storms back into #1 with their second single "The Mother We Share." They are now only the second band, after Family of the Year, to score two #1 songs in 2013.

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"The Mother We Share"	CHVRCHES	4
2	"Don't Swallow the Cap"	The National	1
3	"There Goes Our Love Again"	White Lies	2
4	"Come a Little Closer"	Cage the Elephant	5
5	"Spark"	Fitz and the Tantrums	9
6	"Shot at the Night"	The Killers	7
7	"Sirens"	Pearl Jam	14
8	"Sweater Weather"	The Neighbourhood	3
9	"The Way I Tend to Be"	Frank Turner	8
10	"Seven Nights, Seven Days"	The Fratellis	17
11	"Recover"	CHVRCHES	6
12	"Are You Listening?"	Kopecky Family Band	19
13	"Out of Time"	Stone Temple Pilots	10
14	"Turn It Around"	Lucius	16
15	"The Dream's in the Ditch"	Deer Tick	11
16	"Overjoyed"	Bastille	20
17	"In The In-Between"	Saves the Day	18
18	"Lanterns"	Birds of Tokyo	NEW
19	"Cardiac Arrest"	Bad Suns	NEW
20	"Hold Me"	Royal Teeth	NEW

Rowe's Island Countdown 11/16/13

The Neighbourhood hovered around the top for so long, only to be knocked out of #1 in a single week by The National and their instant-classic "Don't Swallow the Cap." There's some tough competition from White Lies, as well as fresh singles from CHVRCHES and Fitz and the Tantrums climbing the ranks rapidly.

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Don't Swallow the Cap"	The National	5
2	"There Goes Our Love Again"	White Lies	7
3	"Sweater Weather"	The Neighbourhood	1
4	"The Mother We Share"	CHVRCHES	10
5	"Come a Little Closer"	Cage the Elephant	3
6	"Recover"	CHVRCHES	2
7	"Shot at the Night"	The Killers	9
8	"The Way I Tend to Be"	Frank Turner	4
9	"Spark"	Fitz and the Tantrums	11
10	"Out of Time"	Stone Temple Pilots	7
11	"The Dream's in the Ditch"	Deer Tick	14
12	"6am"	Fitz and the Tantrums	8
13	"The Robot With Human Hair Pt. 4"	Dance Gavin Dance	15
14	"Sirens"	Pearl Jam	NEW
15	"All I Want"	Kodaline	17
16	"Turn It Around"	Lucius	19
17	"Seven Nights, Seven Days"	The Fratellis	20
18	"In The In-Between"	Saves the Day	NEW
19	"Are You Listening?"	Kopecky Family Band	NEW
20	"Overjoyed"	Bastille	NEW

Rowe's Island Countdown - 11-9-13

After several weeks of coming up short to CHVRCHES, The Neighbourhood finally capture #1 with breakout single "Sweater Weather."

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Sweater Weather"	The Neighbourhood	2
2	"Recover"	CHVRCHES	1
3	"Come a Little Closer"	Cage the Elephant	4
4	"The Way I Tend to Be"	Frank Turner	3
5	"Don't Swallow the Cap"	The National	5
6	"There Goes Our Love Again"	White Lies	7
7	"Out of Time"	Stone Temple Pilots	10
8	"6am"	Fitz and the Tantrums	6
9	"Shot at the Night"	The Killers	14
10	"The Mother We Share"	CHVRCHES	18
11	"Trying to be Cool"	Phoenix	8
12	"Spark"	Fitz and the Tantrums	17
13	"Remember"	Saves the Day	9
14	"King and Lionheart"	Of Monsters and Men	11
15	"The Dream's in the Ditch"	Deer Tick	15
16	"The Robot With Human Hair Pt. 4"	Dance Gavin Dance	19
17	"Into Blue"	Frankie Rose	12
18	"All I Want"	Kodaline	NEW
19	"Turn It Around"	Lucius	NEW
20	"Seven Nights, Seven Days"	The Fratellis	NEW

Rowe's Island Countdown - 11/2/13 (A Day Late, a Buck Short)

"Recover" by CHVRCHES has spent more time at #1 than any other song in 2013. It's starting to look possible that it could be the next CHVRCHES single "The Mother We Share" that eventually dethrones it!

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Recover"	CHVRCHES	1
2	"Sweater Weather"	The Neighbourhood	2
3	"The Way I Tend to Be"	Frank Turner	3
4	"Come a Little Closer"	Cage the Elephant	9
5	"Don't Swallow the Cap"	The National	10
6	"6am"	Fitz and the Tantrums	4
7	"There Goes Our Love Again"	White Lies	13
8	"Trying to be Cool"	Phoenix	5
9	"Remember"	Saves the Day	6
10	"Out of Time"	Stone Temple Pilots	15
11	"King and Lionheart"	Of Monsters and Men	7
12	"Into Blue"	Frankie Rose	14
13	"Ways to Go"	Grouplove	8
14	"Shot at the Night"	The Killers	19
15	"The Dream's in the Ditch"	Deer Tick	20
16	"Brand New Day"	Kodaline	17
17	"Spark"	Fitz and the Tantrums	NEW
18	"The Mother We Share"	CHVRCHES	NEW
19	"The Robot With Human Hair Pt. 4"	Dance Gavin Dance	NEW
20	"Purple Yellow Red and Blue"	Portugal. The Man	11

Rowe's Island Countdown - 10/26/13

"Recover" by CHVRCHES enjoys a rare 4th week at #1 on this chart of gigantic importance.

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Recover"	CHVRCHES	1
2	"Sweater Weather"	The Neighbourhood	2
3	"The Way I Tend to Be"	Frank Turner	4
4	"6am"	Fitz and the Tantrums	3
5	"Trying to be Cool"	Phoenix	7
6	"Remember"	Saves the Day	8
7	"King and Lionheart"	Of Monsters and Men	5
8	"Ways to Go"	Grouplove	6
9	"Come a Little Closer"	Cage the Elephant	13
10	"Don't Swallow the Cap"	The National	16
11	"Purple Yellow Red and Blue"	Portugal. The Man	9
12	"Luck"	American Authors	10
13	"There Goes Our Love Again"	White Lies	20
14	"Into Blue"	Frankie Rose	14
15	"Out of Time"	Stone Temple Pilots	NEW
16	"Unbelievers"	Vampire Weekend	15
17	"Brand New Day"	Kodaline	19
18	"Sleepwalking"	The Chain Gang of 1974	18
19	"Shot at the Night"	The Killers	NEW
20	"The Dream's in the Ditch"	Deer Tick	NEW

Rowe's Island Countdown - 10/19/13

CHVRCHES hangs on to #1 for a third week with "Recover."

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Recover"	CHVRCHES	1
2	"Sweater Weather"	The Neighbourhood	4
3	"6am"	Fitz and the Tantrums	2
4	"The Way I Tend To Be"	Frank Turner	5
5	"King and Lionheart"	Of Monsters and Men	6
6	"Ways to Go"	Grouplove	3
7	"Trying to be Cool"	Phoenix	10
8	"Remember"	Saves the Day	12
9	"Purple Yellow Red and Blue"	Portugal. The Man	7
10	"Luck"	American Authors	8
11	"On The Road"	Houndmouth	9
12	"A Little Biblical"	Band of Horses	14
13	"Come a Little Closer"	Cage the Elephant	NEW
14	"Into Blue"	Frankie Rose	15
15	"Unbelievers"	Vampire Weekend	16
16	"Don't Swallow the Cap"	The National	19
17	"Dannyboy"	Youngblood Hawke	20
18	"Sleepwalking"	The Chain Gang of 1974	NEW
19	"Brand New Day"	Kodaline	NEW
20	"There Goes Our Love Again"	White Lies	NEW

Rowe's Island Countdown - 10/12/13

For the second week, CHVRCHES holds onto the top spot with "Recover." They are in a good position to dominate the fall charts.

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Recover"	CHVRCHES	1
2	"6am"	Fitz and the Tantrums	2
3	"Ways to Go"	Grouplove	3
4	"Sweater Weather"	The Neighbourhood	4
5	"The Way I Tend To Be"	Frank Turner	7
6	"King and Lionheart"	Of Monsters and Men	9
7	"Purple Yellow Red and Blue"	Portugal. The Man	5
8	"Luck"	American Authors	6
9	"On The Road"	Houndmouth	10
10	"Trying to be Cool"	Phoenix	13
11	"You and I"	Local Natives	8
12	"Remember"	Saves the Day	18
13	"Youth"	Daughter	11
14	"A Little Biblical"	Band of Horses	16
15	"Into Blue"	Frankie Rose	19
16	"Inhaler"	Foals	17
17	"Tiger Tank"	Speedy Ortiz	20
18	"Unbelievers"	Vampire Weekend	NEW
19	"Don't Swallow the Cap"	The National	NEW
20	"Dannyboy"	Youngblood Hawke	NEW

Rowe's Island Countdown - 10/5/13

CHVRCHES finally capture #1 with their uber-catchy hit "Recover." This countdown was a bit slow to climb on the CHVRCHES bandwagon, but so happy that we finally did.

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Recover"	CHVRCHES	2
2	"6am"	Fitz and the Tantrums	1
3	"Ways to Go"	Grouplove	3
4	"Sweater Weather"	The Neighbourhood	4
5	"Purple Yellow Red and Blue"	Portugal. The Man	7
6	"Luck"	American Authors	9
7	"The Way I Tend to Be"	Frank Turner	10
8	"Youa nd I"	Local Natives	5
9	"King and Lionheart"	Of Monsters and Men	12
10	"On The Road"	Houndmouth	13
11	"Youth"	Daughter	6
12	"Ya Hey"	Vampire Weekend	8
13	"Trying to be Cool"	Phoenix	15
14	"Pompeii"	Bastille	11
15	"Reflektor"	Arcade Fire	14
16	"A Little Biblical"	Band of Horses	18
17	"Inhaler"	Foals	20
18	"Remember"	Saves the Day	NEW
19	"Into Blue"	Frankie Rose	NEW
20	"Tiger Tank"	Speedy Ortiz	NEW

Rowe's Island Countdown 9/28/13

"6am" reigns supreme on our chart for the second week in a row. Fitz and the Tantrum don't have much to cry about.

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"6am"	Fitz and the Tantrums	1
2	"Recover"	CHVRCHES	7
3	"Ways to Go"	Grouplove	2
4	"Sweater Weather"	The Neighbourhood	3
5	"You and I"	Local Natives	5
6	"Youth"	Daughter	4
7	"Purple Yellow Red and Blue"	Portugal. The Man	15
8	"Ya Hey"	Vampire Weekend	6
9	"Luck"	American Authors	11
10	"The Way I Tend to Be"	Frank Turner	16
11	"Pompeii"	Bastille	8
12	"King and Lionheart"	Of Monsters and Men	17
13	"On The Road"	Houndmouth	12
14	"Reflektor"	Arcade Fire	14
15	"Trying to be Cool"	Phoenix	18
16	"You've Got Time"	Regina Spektor	9
17	"Never Let You Go"	The Rescues	10
18	"A Little Biblical"	Band of Horses	19
19	"I Don't Know How"	Best Coast	20
20	Inhaler"	Foals	NEW

Rowe's Island Countdown - 9/21/13

Fitz has no reason for a tantrum this week. His band has knocked Grouplove out of the top spot for their first ever #1 song on this oh-so prestigious countdown. Fitz and the Tantrums are flying high.

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"6am"	Fitz and the Tantrums	2
2	"Ways to Go"	Grouplove	1
3	"Sweater Weather"	The Neighbourhood	3
4	"Youth"	Daughter	4
5	"You and I"	Local Natives	5
6	"Ya Hey"	Vampire Weekend	10
7	"Recover"	CHVRCHES	16
8	"Pompeii"	Bastille	6
9	"You've Got Time"	Regina Spektor	7
10	"Never Let You Go"	The Rescues	8
11	"Luck"	American Authors	9
12	"On The Road"	Houndmouth	14
13	"I Got You"	Jack Johnson	11
14	"Reflektor"	Arcade Fire	18
15	"Purple Yellow Red and Blue"	Portugal. The Man	19
16	"The Way I Tend to Be"	Frank Turner	NEW
17	"King and Lionheart"	Of Monsters and Men	NEW
18	"Trying to be Cool"	Phoenix	NEW
19	"A Little Biblical"	Band of Horses	NEW
20	"I Don't Know How"	Best Coast	NEW

Rowe's Island Countdown - 9/14/13

Grouplove leads the way once again with "Ways to Go" at #1 for the second week in a row.

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Ways to Go"	Grouplove	1
2	"6am"	Fitz and the Tantrums	2
3	"Sweater Weather"	The Neighbourhood	4
4	"Youth"	Daughter	3
5	"You and I"	Local Natives	7
6	"Pompeii"	Bastille	6
7	"You've Got Time"	Regina Spektor	5
8	"Never Let You Go"	The Rescues	8
9	"Luck"	American Authors	11
10	"Ya Hey"	Vampire Weekend	17
11	"I Got You"	Jack Johnson	9
12	"Bad Blood"	Bastille	12
13	"Keep Your Head Up"	Ben Howard	10
14	"On The Road"	Houndmouth	20
15	"Dismantling Summer"	The Wonder Years	13
16	"Recover"	CHVRCHES	NEW
17	"If So"	Atlas Genius	14
18	"Reflektor"	Arcade Fire	NEW
19	"No Stranger"	Small Black	19
20	"Purple Yellow Red and Blue"	Portugal. The Man	NEW

Rowe's Island Countdown 9/7/13

Grouplove scores their first #1 song with "Ways to Go" off their upcoming album. It's a pleasant way to kick off the fall season.

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Ways to Go"	Grouplove	4
2	"6am"	Fitz and the Tantrums	5
3	"Youth"	Daughter	1
4	"Sweater Weather"	The Neighbourhood	9
5	"You've Got Time"	Regina Spektor	2
6	"Pompeii"	Bastille	3
7	"You and I"	Local Natives	8
8	"Never Let You Go"	The Rescues	15
9	"I Got You"	Jack Johnson	6
10	"Keep Your Head Up"	Ben Howard	7
11	"Luck"	American Authors	19
12	"Bad Blood"	Bastille	20
13	"Dismantling Summer"	The Wonder Years	10
14	"If So"	Atlas Genius	13
15	"Born 2 Run"	7Lions	11
16	"Byegone"	Volcano Choir	18
17	"Ya Hey"	Vampire Weekend	NEW
18	"Weight"	Mikal Cronin	12
19	"No Stranger"	Small Black	NEW
20	"On The Road"	Houndmouth	NEW

Rowe's Island Countdown - 8/31/13

Daughter hangs on to #1 for a third straight week. Meanwhile. Grouplove, Local Natives, and The Neighbourhood make huge jumps and could be on their way to taking over the top spot.

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Youth"	Daughter	1
2	"You've Got Time"	Regina Spektor	3
3	"Pompeii"	Bastille	2
4	"Ways to Go"	Grouplove	10
5	"6am"	Fitz and the Tantrums	9
6	"I Got You"	Jack Johnson	4
7	"Keep Your Head Up"	Ben Howard	5
8	"You and I"	Local Natives	15
9	"Sweater Weather"	The Neighbourhood	16
10	"Dismantling Summer"	The Wonder Years	6
11	"Born 2 Run"	7Lions	7
12	"Weight"	Mikal Cronin	8
13	"If So"	Atlas Genius	12
14	"Mind Your Manners"	Pearl Jam	14
15	"Never Let You Go"	The Rescues	20
16	"New Constellation"	Toad the Wet Sprocket	11
17	"Aloha Ke Akua"	Nahko and Medicine for the People	13
18	"Byegone"	Volcano Choir	19
19	"Luck"	American Authors	NEW
20	"Bad Blood"	Bastille	NEW

Rowe's Island Countdown - 8/24/13

Daughter hangs on to #1 with "Youth." With summer winding down, this will likely be the final #1 song of the season.

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Youth"	Daughter	1
2	"Pompeii"	Bastille	2
3	"You've Got Time"	Regina Spektor	7
4	"I Got You"	Jack Johnson	3
5	"Keep Your Head Up"	Ben Howard	4
6	"Dismantling Summer"	The Wonder Years	9
7	"Born 2 Run"	7Lions	11
8	"Weight"	Mikal Cronin	5
9	"6am"	Fitz and the Tantrums	13
10	"Ways to Go"	Grouplove	18
11	"New Constellation"	Toad the Wet Sprocket	6
12	"If So"	Atlas Genius	8
13	"Aloha Ke Akua"	Nahko and Medicine for the People	10
14	"Mind Your Manners"	Pearl Jam	15
15	"You and I"	Local Natives	16
16	"Sweater Weather"	The Neighbourhood	20
17	"Locked Out"	Freelance Whales	12
18	"The Torture Doctor"	Alkaline Trio	14
19	"Byegone"	Volcano Choir	NEW
20	"Never Let You Go"	The Rescues	NEW

Rowe's Island Countdown - August 17th 2013

Daugher knocks Bastille out of the top spot, with their breakout hit "Youth."

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Youth"	Daughter	2
2	"Pompeii"	Bastille	1
3	"I Got You"	Jack Johnson	5
4	"Keep Your Head Up"	Ben Howard	3
5	"Weight"	Mikal Cronin	4
6	"New Constellation"	Toad the Wet Sprocket	6
7	"You've Got Time"	Regina Spektor	13
8	"If So"	Atlas Genius	7
9	"Dismantling Summer"	The Wonder Years	9
10	"Aloha Ke Akua"	Nahko and Medicine for the People	10
11	"Born 2 Run"	7Lions	15
12	"Locked Out"	Freelance Whales	8
13	"6am"	Fitz and the Tantrums	16
14	"The Torture Doctor"	Alkaline Trio	14
15	"Mind Your Manners"	Pearl Jam	19
16	"You and I"	Local Natives	20
17	"Some Kind of Joke"	AWOLNATION	11
18	"Ways to Go"	Grouplove	NEW
19	"Come Around"	Transplants	12
20	"Sweater Weather"	The Neighbourhood	NEW

Rowe's Island Countdown - August 10th 2013

Bastille holds on to #1 with "Pompeii." There's some tough competition sneaking up the chart, including "Youth" by Daughter, which jumped to #2.

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Pompeii"	Bastille	1
2	"Youth"	Daughter	6
3	"Keep Your Head Up"	Ben Howard	2
4	"Weight"	Mikal Cronin	4
5	"I Got You"	Jack Johnson	5
6	"New Constellation"	Toad the Wet Sprocket	3
7	"If So"	Atlas Genius	11
8	"Locked Out"	Freelance Whales	7
9	"Dismantling Summer"	The Wonder Years	13
10	"Aloha Ke Akua"	Nahko and Medicine for the People	8
11	"Some Kind of Joke"	AWOLNATION	9
12	"Come Around"	Transplants	10
13	"You've Got Time"	Regina Spektor	NEW
14	"The Torture Doctor"	Alkaline Trio	15
15	"Born 2 Run"	7Lions	NEW
16	"6am"	Fitz and the Tantrums	NEW
17	"Light"	Sleeping At Last	17
18	"Better Days"	Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros	19
19	"Mind Your Manners"	Pearl Jam	20
20	"You & I"	Local Natives	NEW

Rowe's Top Songs - August 3rd 2013

Bastille lands at #1 for the first time with "Pompeii."

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Pompeii"	Bastille	4
2	"Keep Your Head Up"	Ben Howard	1
3	"New Constellation"	Toad the Wet Sprocket	2
4	"Weight"	Mikal Cronin	3
5	"I Got You"	Jack Johnson	6
6	"Youth"	Daughter	11
7	"Locked Out"	Freelance Whales	5
8	"Aloha Ke Akua"	Nahko and Medicine for the People	10
9	"Some Kind of Joke"	AWOLNATION	7
10	"Come Around"	Transplants	8
11	"If So"	Atlas Genius	13
12	"Chin Up Kid"	Forever the Sickest Kids	9
13	"Dismantling Summer"	The Wonder Years	14
14	"Young and Beautiful"	Lana Del Rey	12
15	"The Torture Doctor"	Alkaline Trio	16
16	"Chocolate"	The 1975	15
17	"Light"	Sleeping At Last	19
18	"Imagination"	Savoir Adore	18
19	"Better Days"	Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros	Reentry
20	"Mind Your Manners"	Pearl Jam	NEW

Rowe's Top Songs - July 27th 2013

Ben Howard hits #1 for the first time with "Keep Your Head Up." Had the chart not been on hiatus, he would have been #1 for about 2-3 weeks by this point. With vacations over, the chart should be back on track from here on out.

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last Month
1	"Keep Your Head Up"	Ben Howard	3
2	"New Constellation"	Toad the Wet Sprocket	NEW
3	"Weight"	Mikal Cronin	NEW
4	"Pompeii"	Bastille	14
5	"Locked Out"	Freelance Whales	NEW
6	"I Got You"	Jack Johnson	NEW
7	"Some Kind of Joke"	AWOLNATION	1
8	"Come Around"	Transplants	20
9	"Chin Up Kid"	Forever the Sickest Kids	7
10	"Aloha Ke Akua"	Nahko and Medicine for the People	9
11	"Youth"	Daughter	NEW
12	"Young and Beautiful"	Lana Del Rey	6
13	"If So"	Atlas Genius	10
14	"Dismantling Summer"	The Wonder Years	19
15	"Chocolate"	The 1975	4
16	"The Torture Doctor"	Alkaline Trio	NEW
17	"Best Day of My Life"	American Authors	12
18	"Imagination"	Savoir Adore	NEW
19	"Light"	Sleeping At Last	NEW
20	"Out of My League"	Fitz and the Tantrums	15

Rowe's Top Songs - 6/15/13

"Some Kind of Joke" by AWOLNATION, featured on the Iron Man 3 soundtrack, marks a first-time #1 song on this ever-growing countdown. Rowe is going on an extended holiday, so this will be the final chart until July. Have a great summer, folks, and keep your ears open!

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Some Kind of Joke"	AWOLNATION	2
2	"St. Croix"	Family of the Year	1
3	"Keep Your Head Up"	Ben Howard	5
4	"Chocolate"	The 1975	10
5	"Diane Young"	Vampire Weekend	3
6	"Young and Beautiful"	Lana Del Rey	4
7	"Chin Up Kid"	Forever the Sickest Kids	9
8	"It's Alright"	Matt and Kim	6
9	"Aloha Ke Akua"	Nahko and Medicine for the People	12
10	"If So"	Atlas Genius	18
11	"From a Window Seat"	Dawes	8
12	"Best Day of My Life"	American Authors	13
13	"Stubborn Love"	The Lumineers	7
14	"Pompeii"	Bastille	19
15	"Out of My League"	Fitz and the Tantrums	16
16	"I Will Steal You Back"	Jimmy Eat World	20
17	"Better Days"	Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros	NEW
18	"Whisper"	The Dear Hunter	NEW
19	"Dismantling Summer"	The Wonder Years	NEW
20	"Come Around"	Transplants	NEW

Rowe's Top Songs - 6-8-13

"St. Croix" by Family of the Year repeats at #1 in a crowded field. There's a lot of good, fresh music emerging as we head toward summer.

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"St. Croix"	Family of the Year	1
2	"Some Kind of Joke"	AWOLNATION	4
3	"Diane Young"	Vampire Weekend	2
4	"Young and Beautiful"	Lana Del Rey	3
5	"Keep Your Head Up"	Ben Howard	15
6	"It's Alright"	Matt and Kim	5
7	"Stubborn Love"	The Lumineers	8
8	"From a Window Seat"	Dawes	11
9	"Chin Up Kid"	Forever the Sickest Kids	12
10	"Chocolate"	The 1975	18
11	"Entertainment"	Phoenix	6
12	"Aloha Ke Akua"	Nahko and Medicine for the People	19
13	"Best Day of My Life"	American Authors	7
14	"Big Blue Wave"	Hey Ocean!	9
15	"Recovery"	Frank Turner	10
16	"Out Of My League"	Fitz and the Tantrums	14
17	"Demons"	The National	16
18	"If So"	Atlas Genius	NEW
19	"Pompeii"	Bastille	NEW
20	"I Will Steal You Back"	Jimmy Eat World	NEW

Rowe's Top Songs 6-1-13



Family of the Year score their second #1 song of the year with "St. Croix."

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"St. Croix"	Family of the Year	2
2	"Diane Young"	Vampire Weekend	1
3	"Young and Beautiful"	Lana Del Rey	5
4	"Some Kind of Joke"	AWOLNATION	6
5	"It's Alright"	Matt and Kim	12
6	"Entertainment"	Phoenix	3
7	"Best Day of My Life"	American Authors	4
8	"Stubborn Love"	The Lumineers	10
9	"Big Blue Wave"	Hey Ocean!	7
10	"Recovery"	Frank Turner	8
11	"From a Window Seat"	Dawes	9
12	"Chin Up Kid"	Forever the Sickest Kids	17
13	"Rootless"	Youngblood Hawke	14
14	"Out of My League"	Fitz and the Tantrums	16
15	"Keep Your Head Up"	Ben Howard	19
16	"Demons"	The National	18
17	"Diamonds"	The Boxer Rebellion	20
18	"Chocolate"	The 1975	NEW
19	"Aloha Ke Akua"	Nahko and Medicine for the People	NEW
20	"The Woodpile"	Frightened Rabbit	13

Rowe's Top Songs - 5-25-13

Vampire Weekend continues to thrive at #1 with "Diane Young." Family of the Year seems to be eyeing the top spot as "St. Croix" builds momentum heading into the dog days of summer.

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Diane Young"	Vampire Weekend	1
2	"St. Croix"	Family of the Year	3
3	"Entertainment"	Phoenix	2
4	"Best Day of My Life"	American Authors	4
5	"Young and Beautiful"	Lana Del Rey	7
6	"Some Kind of Joke"	AWOLNATION	10
7	"Big Blue Wave"	Hey Ocean!	5
8	"Recovery"	Frank Turner	6
9	"From a Window Seat"	Dawes	9
10	"Stubborn Love"	The Lumineers	13
11	"Sex"	The 1975	8
12	"It's Alright"	Matt and Kim	15
13	"The Woodpile"	Frightened Rabbit	11
14	"Rootless"	Youngblood Hawke	16
15	"Listing"	Minus the Bear	12
16	"Out of My League"	Fitz and the Tantrums	18
17	"Chin Up Kid"	Forever the Sickest Kids	19
18	"Demons"	The National	NEW
19	"Keep Your Head Up"	Ben Howard	NEW
20	"Diamonds"	The Boxer Rebellion	NEW

Rowe's Top Songs - 5-18-13

Vampire Weekend continues to dominate the chart with "Diane Young." Despite the song title's pun, it's having a long life.

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Diane Young"	Vampire Weekend	1
2	"Entertainment"	Phoenix	2
3	"St. Croix"	Family of the Year	4
4	"Best Day of My Life"	American Authors	5
5	"Big Blue Wave"	Hey Ocean!	7
6	"Recovery"	Frank Turner	3
7	"Young and Beautiful"	Lana Del Rey	16
8	"Sex"	The 1975	8
9	"From a Window Seat"	Dawes	9
10	"Some Kind of Joke"	AWOLNATION	17
11	"The Woodpile"	Frightened Rabbit	10
12	"Listing"	Minus The Bear	6
13	"Stubborn Love"	The Lumineers	18
14	"Miracle Cure"	Sea Wolf	11
15	"It's Alright"	Matt and Kim	NEW
16	"Rootless"	Youngblood Hawke	15
17	"All The Time"	The Strokes	12
18	"Out of My League"	Fitz and the Tantrums	19
19	"Chin Up Kid"	Forever the Sickest Kids	20
20	"No Time"	Rogue Wave	NEW

Rowe's Top Songs - 5/11/13

Vampire Weekend holds on to the top spot for a second week with "Diane Young." This is a song that really grows on a person.

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Diane Young"	Vampire Weekend	1
2	"Entertainment"	Phoenix	2
3	"Recovery"	Frank Turner	3
4	"St. Croix"	Family of the Year	4
5	"Best Day of My Life"	American Authors	10
6	"Listing"	Minus the Bear	5
7	"Big Blue Wave"	Hey Ocean!	12
8	"Sex"	The 1975	6
9	"From a Window Seat"	Dawes	9
10	"The Woodpile"	Frightened Rabbit	7
11	"Miracle Cure"	Sea Wolf	11
12	"All The Time"	The Strokes	13
13	"Hero"	Family of the Year	8
14	"Radioactive"	Imagine Dragons	17
15	"Rootless"	Youngblood Hawke	20
16	"Young and Beautiful"	Lana Del Rey	NEW
17	"Some Kind of Joke"	AWOLNATION	NEW
18	"Stubborn Love"	The Lumineers	NEW
19	"Out of My League"	Fitz and the Tantrums	NEW
20	"Chin Up Kid"	Forever the Sickest Kids	NEW

Rowe's Top Songs - 5/4/13

Vampire Weekend hits #1 for the first time this week. "Diane Young" is also their 3rd top ten song on this oh-so prestigious countdown.

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Diane Young"	Vampire Weekend	5
2	"Entertainment"	Phoenix	6
3	"Recovery"	Frank Turner	7
4	"St. Croix"	Family of the Year	9
5	"Listing"	Minus the Bear	1
6	"Sex"	The 1975	2
7	"The Woodpile"	Frightened Rabbit	4
8	"Hero"	Family of the Year	3
9	"From a Window Seat"	Dawes	11
10	"Best Day of My Life"	American Authors	15
11	"Miracle Cure"	Sea Wolf	8
12	"Big Blue Wave"	Hey Ocean!	18
13	"All The Time"	The Strokes	16
14	"Heavy Feet"	Local Natives	12
15	"Wild"	Royal Teeth	13
16	"I'm Not Your Hero"	Tegan and Sara	10
17	"Radioactive"	Imagine Dragons	19
18	"Feels Like We Only Go Backwards"	Tame Impala	20
19	"The Sound of the Life of the Mind"	Ben Folds Five	17
20	"Rootless"	Youngblood Hawke	NEW

Mowing the lawn shuffle -5/3/13

I had a random sudden interest in Toad the Wet Sprocket in my mid-20's after being casually aware of their existence for many years.

"Sorrow" by Bad Religion
"Of The Girl" by Pearl Jam
"Nocturne" byWild Nothing
"Something's Always Wrong" by Toad the Wet Sprocket
"I Don't Believe You" by The Thermals
"We're a Happy Family" by The Ramones
"The New Pollution" by Authority Zero
"Glorious Day" by Weezer
"Drumming Song" by Florence + The Machine
"Come On Eileen" by Save Ferris
"Salina" by The Avett Brothers
"I Can't Win" by The Strokes
"That's The Way (My Love Is)" by Smashing Pumpkins
"Heartlines" by Florence + The Machine
"Dominos" by The Big Pink
"Inhaler" by Foals

Rowe's Top Songs - 4/27/13

Minus the Bear repeat with "Listing" at #1. They better watch out, Phoenix is finding a second wind, and Vampire Weekend and Frank Turner made huge jumps.

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Listing"	Minus the Bear	1
2	"Sex"	The 1975	2
3	"Hero"	Family of the Year	3
4	"The Woodpile"	Frightened Rabbit	4
5	"Diane Young"	Vampire Weekend	19
6	"Entertainment"	Phoenix	11
7	"Recovery"	Frank Turner	17
8	"Miracle Cure"	Sea Wolf	5
9	"St. Croix"	Family of the Year	12
10	"I'm Not Your Hero"	Tegan and Sara	6
11	"From a Window Seat"	Dawes	13
12	"Heavy Feet"	Local Natives	7
13	"Wild"	Royal Teeth	8
14	"Oceans"	Coasts	9
15	"Best Day of My Life"	American Authors	10
16	"All The Time"	The Strokes	18
17	"The Sound of the Life of the Mind"	Ben Folds Five	20
18	"Big Blue Wave"	Hey Ocean!	NEW
19	"Radioactive"	Imagine Dragons	NEW
20	"Feels Like We Only Go Backwards"	Tame Impala	NEW

Rowe's Top Songs - 4/20/13

Minus the Bear top this chart for the first time ever with "Listing."

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Listing"	Minus the Bear	2
2	"Sex"	The 1975	1
3	"Hero"	Family of the Year	3
4	"The Woodpile"	Frightened Rabbit	4
5	"Miracle Cure"	Sea Wolf	6
6	"I'm Not Your Hero"	Tegan and Sara	7
7	"Heavy Feet"	Local Natives	5
8	"Wild"	Royal Teeth	8
9	"Oceans"	Coasts	9
10	"Best Day of My Life"	American Authors	16
11	"Entertainment"	Phoenix	10
12	"St.Croix"	Family of the Year	14
13	"From a Window Seat"	Dawes	19
14	"Spinoza"	Generationals	11
15	"So Calm"	Cave Painting	20
16	"Dark Again (Lights Out)"	Gold Fields	12
17	"Recovery"	Frank Turner	NEW
18	"All The Time"	The Strokes	NEW
19	"Diane Young"	Vampire Weekend	NEW
20	"The Sound of the Life of the Mind"	Ben Folds Five	NEW