Rowe's Island Music Countdown - 8.8.19

Tool's first new release in 13 years, "Fear Inoculum" hits the charts like a meteor, crashing it's way to #1. 

Rowe's Island Countdown 7-24-19

Hey, let's do a countdown for old time's sake. Am I going to maintain this going forward? Doubtful. Will anyone read this? Unlikely. Do I care? No. This is for my own amusement first and foremost.

Vampire Weekend and Danielle Haim are #1 with the non-single from Father of the Bride that was stuck in my head my entire vacation. Great back and forth duet with some biting lines sprinkled in. 

Rowe's Island Music Countdown - 1/30/16

Foals hang on to #1 yet again with "Mountain at My Gates." Meanwhile, some first time Rowe's Island artists enter the scene, including  the Americana styles of Judah & The Lion, the alt-rock of Swimm, and the singer/songwriter Lucero. 

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Mountain at My Gates"	Foals	1
2	"Wandering Wolf"	Wave and Rome	2
3	"Adventure of a Lifetime"	Coldplay	5
4	"Let it Happen"	Tame Impala	6
5	"Born Slippy"	Albert Hammond Jr.	3
6	"Wolves Without Teeth"	Of Monsters and Men	7
7	"Stressed Out"	twenty one pilots	4
8	"Roots"	Imagine Dragons	8
9	"Wait"	The Dear Hunter	11
10	"Lazarus"	David Bowie	12
11	"Set It on Fire"	Knox Hamilton	19
12	"Gone"	Jr. Jr.	16
13	"Dreaming"	Smallpools	18
14	"Never Ending Circles"	CHVRCHES	9
15	"First Light"	Racing Glaciers	10
16	"Highway Patrol Stun Gun"	Youth Lagoon	20
17	"Belly"	Swimm	NEW
18	"No Love Like Yours"	Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeroes	NEW
19	"Went Looking for Warren Zevon's Los Angeles"	Lucero	NEW
20	"Kickin' Da Leaves"	Judah and the Lion	NEW

Rowe's Island Countdown - 1/16/16

Foals capture the #1 spot for the third week in a row with their infectious hit "Mountain at my Gates." 

This Chart	Song	Artist	Last
1	"Mountain at My Gates"	Foals	1
2	"Wandering Wolf"	Wave and Rome	2
3	"Born Slippy"	Albert Hammond Jr.	3
4	"Stressed Out"	twenty one pilots	4
5	"Adventure of a Lifetime"	Coldplay	12
6	"Let It Happen"	Tame Impala	13
7	"Wolves Without Teeth"	Of Monsters and Men	9
8	"Roots"	Imagine Dragons	5
9	"Never Ending Circles"	CHVRCHES	6
10	"First Light"	Racing Glaciers	7
11	"Wait"	The Dear Hunter	16
12	"Lazarus"	David Bowie	NEW
13	"Do You Want to Get High?"	Weezer	8
14	"Capable of Anything"	Ben Folds	10
15	"Unsteady"	X Ambassadors	11
16	"Gone"	Jr. Jr.	18
17	"New Americana"	Halsey	14
18	"Dreaming"	Smallpools	NEW
19	"Set It on Fire"	Knox Hamilton	NEW
20	"Highway Patrol Stun Gun"	Youth Lagoon	NEW

Rowe's Island Music Countdown - 1/2/16

Foals return to #1 with their catchy new single "Mountain at My Gates."

Rowe's Music Countdown - 12/12/15

Wave and Rome hangs on to #1 with the endearing single "Wandering Wolf." 

Rowe's Island Music Countdown - 11/28/15

Don't call it a comeback! Rowe's Island Music Countdown is back. Right now I'm planning on this being a bi-weekly thing, but we'll see how I feel. I welcome comments and snide comments on Twitter @samoarowe

Wave and Rome have the first #1 song on this countdown in almost two years! I stumbled onto this track thanks to Itunes Radio, I have yet to hear it anywhere else, including local alternative station Radio BDC. Check it out on Youtube or dish out the 1.29 to take a shot on it on a friendly music provider.

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

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