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

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