Billboard Alternative Songs (BAS) - Week of April 20, 2019 - Cage The Elephant (6)

Hello all..... I wish every one a Happy Easter.... Speaking of that, one group laid an egg to go with their other egg that got in the chart..while same 3 ancient tunes still in the top 10...so here is this week's chart

This Week's Exits:
* Barns Coutney - "99" [#15] 30 07
* The Glorious Sons S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun) [#34] 20 24
* Bear Hands f/ Ursula Rose- Blue Lips [#35] 12 32

The Countdown:
Last Week's #1: Cage The Elephant - Ready To Let Go
40 The Blue Stones - Be My Fire [NEW] 01 40
39 Judah & The Lion - Over My Head [#33] [-6] 14 10
38 Friday Pilots Club - Glory [#37] [-1] 04 37
37 Meg Myers - Running Up That Hill [NEW] 01 37
36 Blue October - King [#40] [+4] 02 36
35 grandson - Apologize [#36] [+1] 03 35
34 Dominic Fike - 3 Nights [#39] [+5] 02 34
33 Judah & The Lion - Why Did You Run? [NEW] 01 33
32 Smith & Thell F/ Swedish Jam Factory - Forgive Me Friend [#38] [+6] 02 32
31 Panic! At The Disco - Hey Look Ma, I Made It [#30] [-1] 07 28
30 Foals- Exits [#22] [-8] 12 22
29 RUFUS DU SOL - Treat You Better [#28] [-1] 13 25
28 The Head And The Heart - Missed Connection [#31] [+3] 03 28
27 k.flay - Bad Vibes [#29] [+2] 04 27
26 Matt Maeson - Cringe [#26] [=] 08 26
25 Marshmello &  CHVRCHES - Here With Me [#27] [+2] 04 25
24 Fitz And The Tantrums - 123456 [#25] [+1] 04 24
23 The Interuppters - Gave You Everything [#24] [+1] 09 23
22 X Ambassadors - BOOM [#23] [+1] 06 22
21 I Don't Know How But They Found Me - Choke [#21] [=] 06 21
20 lovelytheband - Maybe, I'm Afraid [#20] [=] 11 20
19 Yungblud & Halsey Featuring Travis Barker - 11 Minutes [#19] [=] 07 19
18 The Lumineers - Gloria [#32] [+14] 02 18
17 The Revivalists - Change [#17] [=] 09 17
16 Mumford & Sons - Beloved [#18] [+2] 05 16
15 Young The Giant - Superposition [#13] [-2] 26 02
14 half*alive - still feel. [#16] [+2] 11 14
13 AJR- 100 Bad Days [#14] [+1] 10 13
12 Oliver Tree - Hurt [#12] [=] 13 12
11 Vampire Weekend - Harmony Hall [#09] [-1] 12 08
10 Imagine Dragons - Bad Liar [#11] [+1] 11 10
09 lovelytheband - Broken [#07] [-2] 73 01 09
08 Catfish And The Bottlemen - Longshot [#10] [+2] 14 08
07 Marshmello & Bastille - Happier [#06] [-1] 34 01 01
06 billie eilish - bury a friend [#08] [+2] 09 06
05 SHAED - Trampoline [#04] [-1] 19 03
04 The Black Keys - Lo/Hi [#05] [+1] 06 04
03 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes [#03] [=] 38 01 16
02 twenty one pilots - Chlorine [#02] [=] 11 02
01 Cage The Elephant - Ready To Let Go [#01] [=] 11 01 06

Last Year's #1: lovelytheband - Broken  (1st of 9 weeks at #1)

Biggest Rise of the Week:
[+14] The Lumineers - Gloria 

Biggest Fall of the Week:

[-8] Foals- Exits

New Entrants:
40 The Blue Stones - Be My Fire
The follow up to Black Holes (Solid Ground) is a well produced song and quite catchy
(Prediction Top 20 at least)

37 Meg Myers - Running Up That Hill
Remember the old saying in music "Nothing will top the Original?" Well even though the reboot of the classic New Wave hit by Kate Bush is well produced and Meg's voice did justice to the song...still it don't top the original 
(Prediction top 10-20)

33 Judah & The Lion - Why Did You Run?
If you think Over My Head is bad, this one is even worse.... it sounds more like The Chainsmokers more than what we first heard from them in Take It All Back or Suit and Jacket
(Prediction barely hit top 20, but rather go as far as #25)

Blurbing Up The Hill
- "99" & S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun) will be missed... but Blue Lips i won't miss much... it was half decent and half Meh

- High Hopes, Happier and Broken (which by the way started its 9 week run at #1 one year ago) is still on the chart....I believe this could be the final week for Broken

- Other blurbs:
*Ready To Let Go holds on the top spot for it's 6th week....
*Chlorine stays at # 2... 
*Lo/Hi moves to #4...
*Hey Look Ma I Made It dropped another notch.... Bad sign for a song with Top 10 all written all over it

Top 20 Review:
0-BOGUS
NONE

1-Bad
NONE

2-Mediocre
20. billie eilish - bury a friend
19. AJR - 100 Bad Days
18. SHAED - Trampoline

3-Decent
17. Lumineers - Gloria
16. Yungblud & Halsey Featuring Travis Barker - 11 Minutes
15. twenty one pilots - Chlorine

4-Good
14. Catfish And The Bottlemen - Longshot
13. lovelytheband - Maybe, I'm Afraid
12. The Revivalists - Change
11. Oliver Tree - Hurt
10. Young The Giant - Superposition

5-Great
09. half*alive - still feel.
08. lovelytheband - Broken
07. Marshmello f/ Bastille - Happier
06. Panic! At The Disco- High Hopes
05. Vampire Weekend - Harmony Hall
04. Imagine Dragons - Bad Liar
03. Cage The Elephant - Ready To Let Go
02. The Black Keys - Lo/Hi

BONUS 6-Best Song of the Top 20
01. Mumford & Sons - Beloved

Overall Grade: 81/100 = 81% [B Good]

Flashback Song:
Matthew Sweet - Sick Of Myself [1995]

Favorite Song in Countdown One Year Ago:
AWOLNATION - Handyman [#6]

Top 5 Songs on Countdown
01. Mumford & Sons - Beloved
02. The Black Keys - Lo/Hi
03. Marshmello & CHVRCHES - Here With Me
04. The Interuppters - Gave You Everything
05. Cage The Elephant - Ready To Let Go

5 Worst Songs on Countdown:
01. Judah & The Lion - Over My Head
02. grandson - Apologize
03. Judah & The Lion - Why Did You Run? 
04. Fitz & The Tantrums - 123456
05. billie eilish - bury a friend

Debut This Week One Year Ago:
[#37] Bear Hands - Back Seat Driver (Spirit Guide)
[#38] Bleachers - Alfie's Song (Not So Typical Love Song)
[#39] Alice Merton - Lash Out
[#40] Mike Shinoda - Crossing A Line