COLLEGE RADIO RECAP WEEK 45, CMJ ISSUE 1418

Three more reporting weeks left in the year! So very exciting. Judging from what I heard from music directors this week there will be quite a few of you "phoning it in" next week with Thanksgiving. The end of the year is an interesting time. The number of big records coming in has slowed down but there are still enough from a few weeks ago that are pushing towards the top. This time of year the longevity of the record tends to be a bit longer. Where as most of the year you see a peak in week 4 or 5 you could see one as late as week 6 or 7 because there are not as many big records coming up to push the old ones out.

I mention all this because these next three weeks could be a lot of fun. The last 3 have been pretty fun with a new #1 record each of the last three weeks. This week, in honor of Thanksgiving maybe? Neon Indian took the top spot. It would not shock me if they are one and done as well.

Lets take a look at the top of the charts.

1	5	7	1	5	NEON INDIAN	Vega Intl Night School	Mom And Pop
2	3	4	2	5	DEERHUNTER	Fading Frontier	4AD
3	8	20	3	3	JOANNA NEWSOM	Divers	Drag City
4	19	-	4	2	KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD	Paper Mache Dream Balloon	ATO
5	2	1	1	6	CHVRCHES	Every Open Eye	Glassnote
6	6	6	6	7	NEW ORDER	Music Complete	Mute
7	1	2	1	5	PROTOMARTYR	The Agent Intellect	Hardly Art
8	7	5	3	7	KURT VILE	B'lieve I'm Goin Down...	Matador
9	10	85	9	4	BEACH HOUSE	Thank Your Lucky Stars	Sub Pop
10	11	27	10	3	FUZZ	II	In The Red
11	114	-	11	2	GRIMES	Art Angels	4AD

Now lets only look at the records that are moving up or are steady

1	5	7	1	5	NEON INDIAN	Vega Intl Night School	Mom And Pop
2	3	4	2	5	DEERHUNTER	Fading Frontier	4AD
3	8	20	3	3	JOANNA NEWSOM	Divers	Drag City
4	19	-	4	2	KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD	Paper Mache Dream Balloon	ATO
6	6	6	6	7	NEW ORDER	Music Complete	Mute
9	10	85	9	4	BEACH HOUSE	Thank Your Lucky Stars	Sub Pop
10	11	27	10	3	FUZZ	II	In The Red
11	114	-	11	2	GRIMES	Art Angels	4AD

That still leaves us with 8 records.  I could totally see Deerhunter, Joanna Newsom or King Gizzard make that jump to #1 next week. I could also see Beach House or Grimes doing it. 

So lets predict what the last week of the year will look like. So in 3 weeks what is the #5 record on the charts? 

It could be something not currently in the top 11, but I have to think most of the records out there currently are not capable of such a jump. 

But if you want to consider this weeks #1 most added Givers as having a shot at top five by the end of the year , I would disagree with only 82 adds, it doesn't scream contender ( or it could be another Bully, what do I know) 

So in no order I think the top five records to end the year are: Beach House, Grimes, King Gizzard, Deerhunter and Joanna Newsom.   I feel pretty good about predicting Grimes and Beach House in there but I would not be shocked if Neon Indian hangs around as well. 

So just to put it out there here is what I think the top five looks like to end the year.

1) Grimes

2) Joanna Newsom

3)Beach House

4) King Gizzard

5) Deerhunter

What do you guys think? Send me your top five Doug at Piratepirate dot com Or on Twitter  and I will put it up here and we can look back in 3 weeks. 

Have a great Thanksgiving! Talk to you all in 2 weeks. 

Doug