New Blood at the top

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

Every Sunday, Charlie Ashcroft counts down the Amazing Radio Chart. Here he is to give us the lowdown on this week’s movers and shakers from amazingtunes.com.

Hello! Been a while since I’ve written the following phrase, but “it’s all change at the top of the Amazing Radio Chart.”

I know, right? After four weeks at Number 1, Kyla La Grange has been knocked off the top spot by Californians Youngblood Hawke.

New at Number 1: Youngblood Hawke

New at Number 1: Youngblood Hawke

Not only does the  success of their song Rootless ensure that the band become the first American act to top our rundown since the Chart show started last summer, but after seven weeks inside the Top 20, the track also goes down as one of the longest ever climbers to Number 1, having first come onto the radar back in June.

Slightly further down, Londoners Bastille and Brighton four-piece Fear of Men continue their climbs inside the Top 5, while Red Kite, Killing Fields of Ontario and BRAIDS have all jumped into the Top 10 for the very first time.

It’s a record week for New Entries, with a grand total of 7 (SEVEN, Vidiprinter fans) newbies inside the Top 20 this week. Birmingham trio Johnny Foreigner lead the pack at Number 12, just ahead of Oklahoma noiseniks Colourmusic and London three-piece Strangers.

Highest New Entry at Number 12: Johnny Foreigner

Highest New Entry at Number 12: Johnny Foreigner

Elsewhere, we’ve seen new arrivals from The Spills, Rae Morris, Dark Dark Horse and Channel Swimmer to round things off very nicely.

Click here to see the Amazing Radio Chart Top 20 in full. Then find out if Youngblood Hawke can make it 2 weeks at Number 1 by tuning in to Amazing Radio on Sunday from 5pm!

Four weeks in a row for Kyla La Grange

Monday, July 25th, 2011

Every Sunday, Charlie Ashcroft counts down the Amazing Radio Chart. Here he is to give us the lowdown on this week’s movers and shakers from amazingtunes.com.

Hello! Hope you had a belter of a weekend. In the midst of it all, we witnessed Kyla La Grange hang on to the Number 1 spot with Been Better.  That makes four weeks on top for Kyla now, meaning she’s one week away from equalling her previous record of most weeks spent at Number 1 on the Amazing Radio Chart.

4 weeks at Number 1: Kyla La Grange

4 weeks at Number 1: Kyla La Grange

Californians Youngblood Hawke remain close behind at Number 2, with Australian band The Jezabels now having climbed into the Top 3 for the very first time.

Manchester-based Scots Mayhew and Brighton four-piece Fear of Men are also up to their highest positions to date after some decent upward momentum in recent weeks, while Londoners AlunaGeorge are up five places to this week’s Number 6 with Make No Mistake.

Highest New Entry in the Top 20: Killing Fields of Ontario

Five New Entries this week too – Killing Fields of Ontario have the highest-placed of them all with the country-tinged stomper Tired Of Being A Man having landed at Number 11, while other new arrivals inside the Top 20 come from Jethro Fox, Red Kite, The Neat and BRAIDS.

Click here to see the Amazing Radio Chart Top 20 in full. Then find out if Kyla La Grange can make it five weeks at Number 1 by tuning in to Amazing Radio on Sunday from 5pm!

Kyla La Grange bags a third week at Number 1

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

Every Sunday, Charlie Ashcroft counts down the Amazing Radio Chart. Here he is to give us the lowdown on this week’s movers and shakers from amazingtunes.com.

Hello! It’s another week at Number 1 for Kyla La Grange this week with Been Better, her recent release on Chess Club Records which continues to draw praise from all corners of the music press.

3 weeks at Number 1: Kyla La Grange (Photo: Debbie Scanlan)

If you missed her playing The Amazing Sessions for us earlier this month, you can catch a video of her performing her Number 1 track right here.

Californians Youngblood Hawke are close behind at Number 2, with Swedish duo Adam & Alma still hanging around in the Top 3 after 11 weeks inside the rundown.

The Jezabels and Said The Whale complete the Top 5, while slightly further down, Brighton band Fear of Men and London singer Kris Baya have both entered our Top 10 for the very first time.

First week in the Top 10: Kris Baya

First week in the Top 10: Kris Baya

A month or so before the release of their next single, electro duo AlunaGeorge have the Highest New Entry at Number 11 with their song Make No Mistake, while other new arrivals in the Top 20 come from Bastille, The Wave Pictures and Sound of Rum.

Click here to see the Amazing Radio Chart Top 20 in full. Then find out if Kyla La Grange can make it four weeks at Number 1 by tuning in to Amazing Radio on Sunday from 5pm!

The Melbourne Identity

Monday, June 27th, 2011

Every Sunday, Charlie Ashcroft counts down the Amazing Radio Chart. Here he is to give us the lowdown on this week’s movers and shakers from amazingtunes.com.

Hello! It’s all change at the top of the Amazing Radio Chart this week, with Adam & Alma’s reign having come to an end after three weeks. New chart-toppers ALPINE hail from Melbourne and have generated plenty of buzz in their native Australia recently, helped by live support slots for Cloud Control and The Naked & Famous. Their track Villages has hit our Number 1 spot after four weeks inside the Top 20.

Australian Chart-toppers: ALPINE

Our new chart-toppers: Australian six-piece ALPINE

The rest of the Top 5 takes on a pretty familiar look this week, with Adam & Alma and Dizraeli & The Small Gods both slipping a place ahead of non-movers from Polarsets and Clock Opera.

Slightly further down, Vukovi, Kyla La Grange, Mammal Club and The Spires have continued their respective climbs up the rankings, while Yorkshire rockers The Sorry Kisses have the Highest New Entry at Number 17 with Sunstorms.

Highest New Entry in the Top 20: The Sorry Kisses

Highest New Entry in the Top 20: The Sorry Kisses

Other new arrivals in the lower reaches of the Top 20 this week come from Sydney four-piece The Jezabels and Madrid collective Polock.

Click here to see the Amazing Radio Chart Top 20 in full. Then find out if ALPINE can make it two weeks at Number 1 by tuning in to Amazing Radio on Sunday from 5pm!

Swedes for my Swede, sugar for my honey

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

Every Sunday, Charlie Ashcroft counts down the Amazing Radio Chart. Here he is to give us the lowdown on this week’s movers and shakers from amazingtunes.com.

Hello! In a week where nine of the tracks in the Amazing Radio Chart Top 10 are climbers, you’d have thought the odds were stacked against Adam & Alma staying at Number 1 for third week with Smile For Me, Sun, wouldn’t you? Well, the Swedish duo have fought against the odds, holding off all the other upwardly mobile competition to make it a hat-trick on top.

3 weeks at Number 1: Adam & Alma

3 weeks at Number 1: Adam & Alma

Dizraeli & The Small Gods are the Swedes’ closest competitors this week, with Reach Out having risen to its highest position to date, just ahead of ALPINE,  Polarsets and Clock Opera inside the Top 5.

Slightly further down, Hyde & Beast have climbed to Number 8 having been one of last week’s New Entries, while there are returns to the Top 10 for Amazing Radio Chart veterans in the form of Cashier No 9, Vukovi and Daughter.

Brand new at Number 10: Mammal Club

Brand new at Number 10: Mammal Club

Mammal Club have the Highest New Entry with Otter having landed at Number 10, while James Owen Fender, Kyla La Grange, The Spires and The Submarines have all jumped into the Top 20 this week too.

Click here to see the Amazing Radio Chart Top 20 in full. Then find out if Adam & Alma can make it four weeks at Number 1 by tuning in to Amazing Radio on Sunday from 5pm!

Stockholm-ing in on a summer smash

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Every Sunday, Charlie Ashcroft counts down the Amazing Radio Chart. Here he is to give us the lowdown on this week’s movers and shakers from amazingtunes.com.

Hello! It’s been a week where the Top 3 of the Amazing Radio Chart have held firm and stayed exactly where they were last week. Swedish electropop duo Adam & Alma remain at Number 1 for a second week with the gorgeous Smile For Me, Sun, with former chart-toppers Jukebox Collective and Les Mistons close behind.

2 weeks at Number 1: Adam & Alma

2 weeks at Number 1: Adam & Alma

Dizraeli & The Small Gods are the only upward movers inside the Top 5 this week, with Reach Out slowly making its way towards the upper reaches with another climb. Polarsets and Two Wounded Birds continue to creep gradually up the rundown, while ALPINE and Clock Opera have both made significant inroads inside the Top 10.

Paper Aeroplanes are back in the countdown this week, with My First Love giving us our Highest New Entry at Number 13, while Sunderland duo Hyde & Beast are welcomed into the fold at Number 17.

New Entry at Number 17: Hyde & Beast

New Entry at Number 17: Hyde & Beast

To round off the Top 20 in fine style, there are also Amazing Radio Chart comebacks for Vukovi and The Travelling Band – both absolute belters to boot.

Click here to see the Amazing Radio Chart Top 20 in full. Then find out if Adam & Alma can make it three weeks at Number 1 by tuning in to Amazing Radio on Sunday from 5pm!

The Swede sound of success

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

Every Sunday, Charlie Ashcroft counts down the Amazing Radio Chart. Here he is to give us the lowdown on this week’s movers and shakers from amazingtunes.com.

Hello! We’ve got a brand new Number 1 at the summit of the Amazing Radio Chart this week. Following a 2-week reign for Londoners Jukebox Collective, Swedish electropop duo Adam & Alma are our newly-crowned chart-toppers with their gorgrous track Smile For Me, Sun.

Brand new Number 1: Adam & Alma

Brand new Number 1: Adam & Alma

Having only entered the Top 10 last week, the Stockholm pair are pretty new on the scene in the context of our rundown, but their rise from last week’s Number 9 to this week’s Number 1 marks the biggest ever climb to the top in Amazing Radio Chart history.

The Swedes’ success means that Jukebox Collective, Les Mistons and XL7 all slip a place this week inside the Top 5, just ahead of a massive climber from Dizraeli & The Small Gods.

Slightly further down, we’ve also seen big climbs from Polarsets and Two Wounded Birds, ahead of this week’s Highest New Entry from Clock Opera at Number 10.

Climbing into the Top 10: Two Wounded Birds

Climbing into the Top 10: Two Wounded Birds

Other new arrivals in the Top 20 come in the form of the brilliant Goldstar by Cashier No 9, alongside stunning tracks from ALPINE, Bird and Aerials Up, all surging upwards thanks to the droves of support they’ve been receiving on amazingtunes.com in the past week.

Click here to see the Amazing Radio Chart Top 20 in full. Then find out if Adam & Alma can make it two weeks at Number 1 by tuning in to Amazing Radio on Sunday from 5pm!

Jukebox Jury says “hit”

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

Every Sunday, Charlie Ashcroft counts down the Amazing Radio Chart. Here he is to give us the lowdown on this week’s movers and shakers from amazingtunes.com.

Hello! All change at the summit of the Amazing Radio Chart this week. Following a 2-week reign for Les Mistons, their fellow Londoners Jukebox Collective have now climbed a couple of places from last week’s Number 3 to take over at the top with Lost & Found. The band first hit the Amazing Radio Chart Top 20 in October last year with their track Icon Parade peaking at Number 17, but the lads have eclipsed that previous success with devastating effect in 2011.

Brand new Number 1: Jukebox Collective

Brand new Number 1: Jukebox Collective

This means Les Mistons, Bear Driver and The Heartbreaks all slip a place inside the Top 5 this week, while Cattle & Cane continue their gradual ascent with Sold My Soul now sitting pretty at Number 4.

New Entry at Number 15: Paper Aeroplanes

New Entry at Number 15: Paper Aeroplanes

Further down, Various Cruelties and XL7 taste the Top 10 for the very first time, not far ahead of this week’s trio of New Entries from Welsh duo Paper Aeroplanes at Number 15, London pair Bluebell at Number 16 and the superb Dizraeli & The Small Gods at Number 20.

Click here to see the Amazing Radio Chart Top 20 in full. Then find out if Jukebox Collective can make it two weeks at Number 1 by tuning in to Amazing Radio on Sunday from 5pm!

Les Mistons continuent leur domination

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Every Sunday, Charlie Ashcroft counts down the Amazing Radio Chart. Here he is to give us the lowdown on this week’s movers and shakers from amazingtunes.com.

Hello! I’ve just about recovered from last week’s trip to The Great Escape to let you know that it’s another week at the top of the Amazing Radio Chart for London trio Les Mistons. Their track Keep Flying has been downloaded and played relentlessly on amazingtunes.com over the past week, so Oli, Chris and Josh continue to dominate the rundown after their fast ascent to the summit.

Brand new at Number 1: Les Mistons

2 weeks at Number 1: Les Mistons

Former chart-toppers Bear Driver are afforded the consolation of having the longest-running song in the Top 20, with Enemy still riding high at Number 2, some nine weeks after entering the countdown as a New Entry back in March.

Londoners Jukebox Collective and Lancastrians The Heartbreaks are the big winners in terms of climbers this week, both rocketing into the Top 5 for the first time, with Cattle & Cane hot on their heels.

Brand new at Number 18: Unouomedude

Brand new at Number 18: Unouomedude

Something of an international flavour to the New Entries in the Top 20 this time around, with Daytona Beach pop-punkers Orange Avenue, Dallas rapper XL7 and Jacksonville’s Unouomedude all making their respective bows, ahead of something decidedly British from The Lovely Eggs to round things off.

Click here to see the Amazing Radio Chart Top 20 in full. Then find out if Les Mistons can make it 3 weeks at Number 1 by tuning in to Amazing Radio on Sunday from 5pm!

Les Mistons are a tour de force

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

Every Sunday, Charlie Ashcroft counts down the Amazing Radio Chart. Here he is to give us the lowdown on this week’s movers and shakers from amazingtunes.com.

Hello! All change at the summit of the Amazing Radio Chart this week. Following a 2-week reign for Leeds band Bear Driver, London trio Les Mistons have taken over as chart-toppers with their 5-minute anthem Keep Flying. The band have just announced a hotly-anticipated gig in the capital on 10th June at Old Blue Last, so catch them in a small venue while you still can!

Brand new at Number 1: Les Mistons

Brand new at Number 1: Les Mistons

The aforementioned Bear Driver slip to Number 2, with Cosmo Jarvis and A Genuine Freakshow hot on their heels inside the Top 5, which also welcomes Glasgwegian electro-pop troupe Laki Mera for the first time since the band entered the Top 20 last month.

Other bands on the rise include Burton-on-Trent girl group Paper Doll, Guildford punk ‘n’ rollers Sissy & The Blisters and Sunderland-based folk trio Matt Stalker & Fables, all of whom make their first appearances inside our Top 10 this week.

Highest New Entry: Jukebox Collective

Highest New Entry: Jukebox Collective

In the mad world of New Entries, Londoners Jukebox Collective have the highest-placed of the lot, with Lost & Found landing at Number 13. We also welcome back a former Amazing Radio Chart Number 1 artist in the shape of Julia & The Doogans, with their track Borderline entering at Number 15, just ahead of Top 20 debutants Various Cruelties, The Epstein and Left Step Band.

Click here to see the Amazing Radio Chart Top 20 in full. Then find out if Les Mistons can make it 2 weeks at Number 1 by tuning in to Amazing Radio on Sunday from 5pm!