Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Music Media Analysis
January to June 2010
Table of Contents
Overview
3
Chart Popularity
4
Mainstream Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Mainstream Comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Twitter Coverage
6
Twitter Popularity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Twitter Comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Mainstream Chart vs Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Twitter Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Shared Twitter Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
News Coverage
13
News Popularity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
News Comparison
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Mainstream Chart vs Sentiment . . . . . . . . . 15
Top Publishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Top News Publishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Best 5 News Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
News Activity
27
Most Shared Articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
News Highlights
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Appendicies
31
Appendix A - Top Mainstream Artists . . . . . . . 31
Appendix B - Top Emerging Artists . . . . . . . . 34
Appendix C - All Artists by Internet Reach
. . . . 37
Appendix D - All Publishers by Internet Reach . . . 44
2
Overview
48th on Mainstream Charts
115th on Twitter
439th in the Music Press
This report reviews the popularity of Yeah Yeah Yeahs on
the music charts and in the music news for the period
January to June 2010. It benchmarks Yeah Yeah Yeahs
against the 2,499 artists that appeared on the We Are
Hunted charts during this period. The results are based on
an analysis of 531,901 music articles and 13,439,734
music related tweets. News is sourced from a range of
publishers including all the major music news sites and an
army of passionate bloggers worldwide. Charts are
compiled from samples of hundreds of charts in a range of
music genres. This report was written by the We Are
Hunted team and generated using the semantic analysis
system that powers the wearehunted.com website.
3
Chart Popularity
Mainstream Chart
This section presents the mainstream chart performance for Yeah Yeah Yeahs compared to
similar artists. Yeah Yeah Yeahs was ranked 48th overall of the 2,499 artists analyzed. During
this period the average chart position on the We Are Hunted mainstream chart for Yeah Yeah
Yeahs was 5th.
48th Overall Rank
5th Best Position
Artist
Rank
Best Position
The xx
3rd
1
Phoenix
16th
2
Animal Collective
42nd
5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
48th
5
Grizzly Bear
84th
9
The Flaming Lips
728th
212
M'Black
1771st
1,000
TV on the Radio
2394th
1,000
Figure 1: Artist Mainstream Ranks
1.0
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0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
01/01
31/01
02/03
01/04
01/05
31/05
Figure 2: Artist Mainstream Chart Popularity over Time
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
TV on the Radio
Grizzly Bear
The Flaming Lips
Animal Collective
M'Black
The xx
Phoenix
4
Mainstream Comparison
This section compares the mainstream chart performance of Yeah Yeah Yeahs against similar
artists. These charts illustrate relative popularity over time. Popularity is computed from the
normalised chart position for each day. 1.0 means Yeah Yeah Yeahs was ranked 1st overall of our
charts for that day. 0.0 denotes Yeah Yeah Yeahs did not chart at all.
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
01/01
31/01
02/03
01/04
01/05
31/05
Figure 3: Comparisons for Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
TV on the Radio
Animal Collective
M'Black
Grizzly Bear
5
Twitter Coverage
Twitter Popularity
This section shows the number of tweets indicating that someone was listening to Yeah Yeah
Yeahs during this time period. Included is the overall ranking of Yeah Yeah Yeahs when
compared to similar artists.
115th Overall Rank
7,870 Tweets
0.002% Share
Artist
Rank
Tweets
Share
Phoenix
53rd
12,831
0.003%
The xx
67th
11,429
0.003%
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
115th
7,870
0.002%
Animal Collective
308th
4,189
0.001%
Grizzly Bear
391st
3,562
0.001%
The Flaming Lips
443rd
3,186
0.001%
TV on the Radio
865th
1,816
0.000%
M'Black
5035th
196
0.000%
Figure 4: Twitter Coverage Comparison
150
100
50
0
01/01
31/01
02/03
01/04
01/05
31/05
30/06
Figure 5: Twitter Coverage over Time
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
TV on the Radio
Grizzly Bear
The Flaming Lips
Animal Collective
M'Black
The xx
Phoenix
6
Twitter Comparison
This section compares the total number of tweets mentioning Yeah Yeah Yeahs to similar artists.
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80
60
40
20
100
50
25
20
15
10
5
0
8
6
4
2
0
50
40
30
20
10
01/01
31/01
02/03
01/04
01/05
31/05
30/06
Figure 6: Comparisons for Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
TV on the Radio
Animal Collective
M'Black
Grizzly Bear
7
Mainstream Chart vs Twitter
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
100
80
60
40
20
01/01
31/01
02/03
01/04
01/05
31/05
Figure 7: Yeah Yeah Yeahs Chart Popularity vs Twitter Coverage
This chart presents a comparison of mainstream chart popularity versus Twitter Coverage. It is
useful in visualizing the impact of Twitter on chart position.
Chart Popularity
Twitter volume
8
Twitter Users
This section lists the twitter users mentioning Yeah Yeah Yeahs in tweets most during this
period.
Rank
Twitter User
Name
1
twitter.com/Galf_music
William
2
twitter.com/molkosa
Claris
3
twitter.com/thetoilettunes
4
Location
Tweets
Followers
Updates
484
160
12,734
SlumberLand,Buenos Aires
124
187
11,488
Toilet Tunes Twit
Seattle
109
844
88,194
twitter.com/KTimSeattle
KTim
Seattle
103
233
44,477
5
twitter.com/mark_till
mark_till
Los Angeles California
87
2,420
132,072
6
twitter.com/WCWMTracks
WCWM Track List
Williamsburg, VA
86
337
43,603
7
twitter.com/Gen22
Genevieve
Canada
40
1,109
0
8
twitter.com/DannyLaurie
Danny Laurie
England
38
1,629
46,281
9
twitter.com/jaimearkin
Jaime Arkin
Milwaukee, WI
34
1,567
39,263
10
twitter.com/romanus
Romanus
ÜT: 48.156466,11.723544
34
3,999
65,881
11
twitter.com/soniktruth
Josue Dominguez
Fresno, CA
24
514
15,732
12
twitter.com/MissSerenaMarie
22
0
0
13
twitter.com/flickster4
Danyell
ÜT: 33.410625,-112.004829
22
131
7,861
14
twitter.com/fishkopp_deluxe
GG
in the middle of nowhere
22
361
15,014
15
twitter.com/Boyvoid
21
0
0
16
twitter.com/ksmusic
K
tokio
21
297
8,797
17
twitter.com/NickDevious
Nick
Northeastern USA
21
5,989
42,912
18
twitter.com/Miel_deabeja
Melissa Monardes
Santiago, Chile
20
797
16,694
19
twitter.com/NobbyWalker
Rob Walker
Shropshire
19
75
2,609
20
twitter.com/tweetpod
A Global Playlist
Worldwide
19
1,135
128,876
21
twitter.com/thenoise_fm
TheNoise.fm
Music IS Global
19
416
10,788
22
twitter.com/djremix
DJ Remix / Stefan
Ontario, Canada
18
424
20,622
23
twitter.com/alekr2o
Alejandra Cardoso
México, D.F.
17
225
6,709
24
twitter.com/audbnyce
Audio Bnyce
Brown Town
17
63
4,349
25
twitter.com/caryseen
caryse en-queen
17
508
3,233
26
twitter.com/Pesest
Pesest
16
273
10,169
27
twitter.com/WildeLittleBen
Ben Wilde
15
108
3,125
Maine, USA
Figure 8: Top 60 Users tweeting about Yeah Yeah Yeahs
9
Rank
Twitter User
Name
Location
Tweets
Followers
Updates
28
twitter.com/juanchulas
Don JuanChete
Medellín, colombia
14
1,377
43,615
29
twitter.com/Pamelacq
Pamela C. Quintero
Monterrey N.L., México
14
153
0
30
twitter.com/cositaseria
Mariabelén
Lima, Peru
13
790
71,024
31
twitter.com/ivan_filios
Iván Abrego
Houston, TX
13
4,934
22,109
32
twitter.com/bones_yyy
Muestra Los Huesos
13
137
2,963
33
twitter.com/nahao_o
nahayeli lópez
León Gto. // Morelia Mich.
12
114
7,067
34
twitter.com/dashnak
dashnak
México, D.F.
12
378
6,791
35
twitter.com/RyanKihnAZ
Ryan Kihn
Peoria, AZ
12
57
0
36
twitter.com/69mins
69mins
12
22
308
37
twitter.com/lastfm_scrob23
last.fm scrobblers
11
38
1,157
38
twitter.com/emeojotaaemea
Elydeth Rodríguez
MEX. D.F.
11
35
485
39
twitter.com/Demetrioteama
Demetrio López
SCL - Chile
11
1,033
9,618
40
twitter.com/SOUL_Magazine
S.O.U.L. Magazine
New York, NY
11
10,396
2,120
41
twitter.com/amarilloazulado
Mario Cabrera
Bogotá, Colombia
11
1,117
17,809
42
twitter.com/kenfiles
Ken Files
11
28
2,517
43
twitter.com/theblogmachine
theblogmachine
San Juan, Puerto Rico
11
613
34,381
44
twitter.com/nycsongs
nycsongs
iPhone: 40.997391,-74.217163
10
806
3,443
45
twitter.com/Rodoolfooo
9
0
0
46
twitter.com/Blogfeedser
Blogfeedser
9
194
4,381
47
twitter.com/twistening
twistening
9
3,041
33,958
48
twitter.com/GoddessofBunk
9
0
0
49
twitter.com/BobsTunes
Bob Tunes
9
130
11,764
50
twitter.com/pichonCalavera
Sergio
Tijuana, Mexico
9
61
3,198
51
twitter.com/Miuccia_addict
Miuccia_addict
bay areaaaaaa
9
133
1,976
52
twitter.com/drewgraphix
Drewgraphix
9
19
0
53
twitter.com/matt_olivio
9
0
0
54
twitter.com/ErsatzJobl
9
0
0
55
twitter.com/leoke
oscar molina
bogota
8
80
1,173
56
twitter.com/eyemusing
eyemusing
San Diego
8
775
0
57
twitter.com/timtasticbot
Tim's Bot
8
43
1,875
58
twitter.com/mindwork
mindwork
8
281
3,363
59
twitter.com/paulfsmusic
Paul's Music
8
13
2,808
60
twitter.com/purewaves
Pure Waves
8
53
6,128
iPhone: 52.087906,5.109180
Taganrog
New York
Figure 8 (continued): Top 60 Users tweeting about Yeah Yeah Yeahs
10
Shared Twitter Links
This section lists the most popular urls in tweets mentioning Yeah Yeah Yeahs during this period.
URL
Rank
Tweets
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah+Yeah+Yeahs
1
687
http://lastfm.es/user/influenciable
2
115
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Heads Will Roll
3
70
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Zero
4
54
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Maps
5
54
http://tinysong.com/6JCu
6
25
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Runaway
7
25
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Dull Life
8
22
http://slacker.com/r/Z3Tr
9
22
http://tinysong.com/d75z
10
20
http://tinysong.com/3aKI
11
19
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Soft Shock
12
19
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Cheated Hearts
13
18
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Gold Lion
14
17
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Date With the Night
15
17
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Y Control
16
16
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Hysteric
17
16
http://slacker.com/r/Rs56
18
15
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Heads Will Roll (A-trak Remix)
19
14
http://www.thesixtyone.com/s/lbr9oiUcY6r/
20
13
http://www.tweekly.fm/user/nahao_o
21
12
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Phenomena
22
12
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Rich
23
11
http://www.tweekly.fm/user/Miel_deabeja
24
11
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Down Boy
25
11
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Maps
26
10
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Dragon Queen
27
10
Figure 9: Top Shared Links on Twitter mentioning Yeah Yeah Yeahs
11
URL
Rank
Tweets
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Skeletons
28
10
http://www.tunewiki.com/t/zz3b
29
10
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Little Shadow
30
9
http://www.tweekly.fm/user/Rodoolfooo
31
9
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Honeybear
32
9
http://www.tweekly.fm/user/emeojotaaemea
33
8
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Pin
34
8
http://www.tunewiki.com/
35
7
http://www.tweekly.fm/user/mindwork
36
7
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Modern Romance
37
7
http://www.tweekly.fm/user/matt_olivio
38
7
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Warrior
39
7
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Shame and Fortune
40
7
http://www.tweekly.fm/user/MmSuperMario
41
7
http://www.tweekly.fm/user/ErsatzJobl
42
6
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Skeletons (acoustic)
43
6
http://www.tweekly.fm/user/IAmTheNewThing
44
6
http://www.tweekly.fm/user/unaghii
45
6
http://www.tunewiki.com/t/142lz
46
6
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah+Yeah+Yeahs/_/Heads+Will+Roll
47
6
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Kiss Kiss
48
6
http://www.tweekly.fm/user/Slowner_
49
6
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Gold Lion
50
6
http://tinysong.com/3b9x
51
5
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Way Out
52
5
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Tick
53
5
http://tinysong.com/7tzf
54
5
http://www.tweekly.fm/user/GilesFernandes
55
5
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/Rockers to Swallow
56
5
http://www.tweekly.fm/user/ja_fernandez
57
5
http://www.tweekly.fm/user/LiamCowen
58
5
http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah Yeah Yeahs/_/The Sweets
59
5
http://slacker.com/r/Pdpy
60
5
Figure 9 (continued): Top Shared Links on Twitter mentioning Yeah Yeah Yeahs
12
News Coverage
News Popularity
This section shows the total number of music articles mentioning Yeah Yeah Yeahs during this
time period and the overall rank of Yeah Yeah Yeahs when compared to similar artists.
439th Overall Rank
247 Articles
0.007% Share
Artist
Rank
Articles
Share
Phoenix
19th
1,764
0.051%
The xx
33rd
1,302
0.038%
M'Black
35th
1,241
0.036%
Animal Collective
54th
1,003
0.029%
Grizzly Bear
71st
853
0.025%
The Flaming Lips
76th
837
0.024%
TV on the Radio
348th
315
0.009%
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
439th
247
0.007%
Figure 10: News Coverage Comparison
50
40
30
20
10
0
01/01
31/01
02/03
01/04
01/05
31/05
30/06
Figure 11: News Coverage over Time
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
TV on the Radio
Grizzly Bear
The Flaming Lips
Animal Collective
M'Black
The xx
Phoenix
13
News Comparison
This section compares the number of music articles mentioning Yeah Yeah Yeahs during this time
period to similar artists.
10
5
0
40
30
20
10
0
10
8
6
4
2
0
15
10
5
0
15
10
5
0
01/01
31/01
02/03
01/04
01/05
31/05
30/06
Figure 12: Comparisons for Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
TV on the Radio
Animal Collective
M'Black
Grizzly Bear
14
Mainstream Chart vs Sentiment
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
25
20
15
10
5
10
5
0
01/01
31/01
02/03
01/04
01/05
31/05
Figure 13: Yeah Yeah Yeahs Chart Popularity vs News Sentiment + Volume
This chart presents a comparison of mainstream chart popularity versus news sentiment and
volume. It is useful in visualizing the impact of news coverage on chart position. The top chart
illustrates the chart movement in Red. The Sentiment trend in Orange below is represented as a
bar chart illustrating the cumulative sentiment thoughout the time period. Below zero indicates
negative sentiment, above zero indicates positive sentiment at that point in time. The Green bar
chart displays the number of articles published mentioning Yeah Yeah Yeahs that day.
Chart Popularity
News volume
Sentiment trend
15
Top Publishers
Spin
Pitchfork
Prefix Magazine
Top Publishers
Covert Curiosity
Faronheit
No Rock&Roll Fun
Other
Figure 14: Top Publishers related to Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Top Publishers
Mentions
Spin
25
Pitchfork
18
Prefix Magazine
7
Covert Curiosity
4
Faronheit
3
No Rock&Roll Fun
3
The POP! Stereo
3
Streetkiss music
3
Jonk Music
3
Galaxy fm ®
3
surviving the golden age
2
some beans
2
Merry Swankster
2
KEEM ALL HIPPIES
2
The Pop Cop
2
Figure 15: Most frequently mentioned Top Publishers
16
Top News Publishers
Publisher
Rank
Articles
Spin - http://www.spin.com/
1
25
Pitchfork - http://pitchfork.com/
2
18
Prefix Magazine - http://prefixmag.com
3
7
Covert Curiosity - http://covertcuriosity.blogspot.com
4
4
Faronheit - http://faronheit.blogspot.com
5
3
No Rock&Roll Fun - http://xrrf.blogspot.com
6
3
The POP! Stereo - http://popstereo.blogspot.com/
7
3
Streetkiss music - http://www.streetkiss.com/music
8
3
Jonk Music - http://jonkmusic.blogspot.com
9
3
Galaxy fm ® - http://galaxyfm.blogspot.com
10
3
surviving the golden age - http://survivingthegoldenage.blogspot.com
11
2
some beans - http://some-beans.blogspot.com/
12
2
Merry Swankster - http://www.merryswankster.com/
13
2
KEEM ALL HIPPIES - http://keemallhippies.blogspot.com/
14
2
The Pop Cop - http://thepopcop.blogspot.com/
15
2
Clash Music - http://www.clashmusic.com/
16
2
This Mornin' I Am Born Again - http://thismornin.blogspot.com/
17
2
Infrasons - http://infrasons.blogspot.com/
18
2
Beyond Race - http://www.beyondrace.com/
19
2
The Vinyl District - http://vinyldistrict.blogspot.com/
20
2
Frequenze Indipendenti - http://frequenzeindipendenti.blogspot.com/
21
2
Consequence of Sound - http://www.consequenceofsound.net/
22
2
brooklynvegan - http://www.brooklynvegan.com/
23
2
The Devil Has The Best Tuna - http://besttuna.blogspot.com
24
2
Let There Be Night - http://lettherebenight.blogspot.com/
25
1
Sweeping The Nation - http://sweepingthenation.blogspot.com/
26
1
Pop Tarts Suck Toasted - http://poptartssucktoasted.blogspot.com
27
1
Figure 16: Top 71 Publishers mentioning Yeah Yeah Yeahs
17
Publisher
Rank
Articles
PopWreck(oning) - http://popwreckoning.com/
28
1
discopunk - http://discopunk.blogspot.com/
29
1
Musical Justice - http://musicjustice.blogspot.com/
30
1
wongie's music world - http://wongiesmusicworld.blogspot.com/index.html
31
1
I Rock Cleveland - http://irockcleveland.blogspot.com/
32
1
caffeine-headache - http://caffeine-headache.net/
33
1
Planet Mondo - Atomic Blog - http://planetmondo.blogspot.com/
34
1
IHEARTCOMIX! - http://www.iheartcomix.com
35
1
Stereoscope - http://www.stereoscope.fm/
36
1
Letters Have No Arms! - http://letterarms.blogspot.com/
37
1
Largehearted Boy - http://blog.largeheartedboy.com/
38
1
Nashville Nights - http://nashvillenights.blogspot.com/
39
1
My Old Kentucky Blog - http://myoldkyhome.blogspot.com
40
1
Indiecent Music - http://www.indiecentmusic.com/
41
1
8/1 - http://hayatbayat.blogspot.com/
42
1
:: The Playlist :: - http://theplaylist.blogspot.com/
43
1
Ryan's Smashing Life - http://ryanssmashinglife.blogspot.com
44
1
inALLcaps - http://www.inallcaps.com
45
1
The Lost Turntable - http://lostturntable.blogspot.com/
46
1
The Cure for Bedbugs - http://cureforbedbugs.blogspot.com
47
1
your head's not right - http://yourheadsnotright.blogspot.com/index.html
48
1
Sundtrak - http://www.sundtrak.com/
49
1
Athens66 - http://athens66.blogspot.com/
50
1
Pirates of the Bargain Bin - http://piratesofthebargainbin.blogspot.com/
51
1
JPs Blog - http://jp917.blogspot.com/
52
1
INDIEBLOGHEAVEN - http://indieblogheaven.typepad.com/indieblogheaven/
53
1
stereogum - http://www.stereogum.com/
54
1
Muzak For Cybernetics - http://muzakforcybernetics.blogspot.com
55
1
::: Off the Radar ::: - http://offtheradarmiami.blogspot.com/
56
1
Penned Madness - http://www.pennedmadness.com/
57
1
B-Town Hit Parade - http://breidholt.blogspot.com/
58
1
NME - News - http://www.nme.com/
59
1
Louis Louis - http://itslouislouis.blogspot.com
60
1
Versions Galore - http://versionsgalore.blogspot.com/
61
1
Shark Party! - http://sharkparty.blogspot.com
62
1
Mojophenia - http://mojophenia.blogspot.com/
63
1
Music Liberation - http://musicliberation.blogspot.com/
64
1
Keep Hope Inside - http://keephopeinside.blogspot.com
65
1
Figure 16 (continued): Top 71 Publishers mentioning Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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Publisher
Rank
Articles
Veritas Lux Mea - http://thetruthenlightensme.blogspot.com
66
1
ultra8201 - http://ultra8201.blogspot.com
67
1
One Sweet Song - http://onesweetsong.blogspot.com/
68
1
Paste Magazine - http://www.pastemagazine.com/
69
1
Indie Selections For Your Erections - http://isyes.blogspot.com/index.html
70
1
The Line Of Best Fit - http://thelineofbestfit.com
71
1
Figure 16 (continued): Top 71 Publishers mentioning Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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Best 5 News Days
1
27 January 2010 : 13 articles
Popular Articles this Day
2010 Grammy Awards: Predictions and Prognostications
Prefix Magazine, 27 January 2010
The awards for the 52nd Grammys will be handed out and broadcast live Jan. 31 on CBS. True to
form, we've decided to take our hand at making some predictions ...
Wednesday's Music Roundup
Spin, 27 January 2010
[Updated: 4:54 P.M.] NEWS: GRAMMY Preview: Who'll Win? If only we ran the Grammys.... Score
along at home with our semi-educated guesses! [ SPIN ] FEIST , DEVO , ROOTS ...
Embed and breakfast man: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
No Rock&Roll Fun, 27 January 2010
So, it turns out Yeah Yeah Yeahs wrote Skeletons during a snowstorm. And so they wanted the
video to reflect that feeling, they instructed Barney Clay when he turned up ...
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Skeletons (Video)
Muzak For Cybernetics, 27 January 2010
The YYYs go goth in this new video from director Barney Clay (who also happens to be Karen O.'s
boyfriend). January seems like an appropriate month to release a video ...
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: "Skeletons" (Video)
Prefix Magazine, 27 January 2010
Earlier today, we brought you the behind the scenes look at the creation of Yeah Yeah Yeahs'
"Skeletons" video, and now here comes the finished product. There's really only one ...
WATCH: Yeah Yeah Yeahs Premiere New Video!
Spin, 26 January 2010
Whether she's a multi-colored chieftain from outer space , a gold-plated disco queen , or a
nouveau geisha , Karen O loves playing dress-up. And in the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' ...
"Skeleton" (Making-Of Clip) (Video)
Prefix Magazine, 26 January 2010
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are shooting another promo for a track from It’s Blitz —this time for
“Skeletons.” This making-of clip includes exclusive interviews with the band, including a
high-haired ...
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs: "Skeleton" (Making-Of Clip) (Video)
Prefix Magazine, 26 January 2010
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are shooting another promo for a track from It’s Blitz —this time for
“Skeletons.” This making-of clip includes exclusive interviews with the band, including a
high-haired ...
Tuesday's Music Roundup
Spin, 26 January 2010
[Updated: 5:57 P.M.] NEWS: DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Announces Summer Tour Opening acts
include Sharon Jones, Felice Brothers, Zac Brown Band, Raphael Saadiq and more! [ SPIN ] OF
MONTREAL Kick ...
Brit Awards 2011 shortlist announced: NME awards shortlist published
No Rock&Roll Fun, 26 January 2010
Well, it's as good a joke as it was last year. Although, to be honest, this year's shortlists for the
NME prizes is so conservative, I suspect even the Brits ...
2
02 January 2010 : 8 articles
Popular Articles this Day
Re-Post: Best Songs of the Decade: #1 - 10
Pop Tarts Suck Toasted, 02 January 2010
10. Jay-Z - "99 Problems" ; John Elway was the last person to truly go out on top, retiring with two
Super Bowl wins in a row and then riding ...
UK Blogger Albums Of 2009 Poll Results
Sweeping The Nation, 01 January 2010
Here we go again, then. The traditional first post of the new year on this blog, and hopefully the
highest profile given what it entails and the effort put into ...
WONGIE'S BEST OF 2009: #31-40 (plus 2 tracks i couldn't cut out)
wongie's music world, 02 January 2010
#31 Agnes – Release Me #32 Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero #33 Frankmusik – Confusion Girl #34
Golden Silvers with Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Arrows of Eros #35 Passion Pit ...
Top 50 Songs of 2009: Pt. 5
surviving the golden age, 02 January 2010
10. Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Zero" When the Yeah Yeah Yeahs released the first single from It's a Blitz ,
it seemed like a departure from everything we knew about the ...
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2009 Readers' Poll Results
discopunk, 02 January 2010
First of all we want to thank everyone who voted on our first Readers' Poll and say that we're very
pleased with the results ■ not a surprise since we ...
{Richard Hawley}
caffeine-headache, 02 January 2010
Richard Hawley has a cover of Gordon Lightfoot's “Early Morning Rain” on Starbucks’ latest
Sweetheart Compilation. Here's the impressive track listing: 01 Death Cab for Cutie: “Love Song”
(Cure cover) ...
End of 2009: Matt Miles
PopWreck(oning), 02 January 2010
Top 3 Albums of 2009: Converge – Axe to Fall Flaming Lips – Embryonic Decemberists – Hazards
of Love Honorable Mentions: Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs – It’s Blitz Them Crooked Vultures ...
Happy New Decade From The Devil
The Devil Has The Best Tuna, 01 January 2010
And so another year draws to a close and a new one begins. A year in which we all, with the
exception of MPs with their hand in the till ...
Top 50 Songs of 2009: Pt. 1
surviving the golden age, 01 January 2010
50. Duece Poppi "My White Friends" The last entry on any countdown is usually the editor of the
list having his way. While 2009 had plenty of decent songs, Duece ...
Musical Justice's Top 10 CDs of 2009
Musical Justice, 02 January 2010
Been a little while since we've posted, so I've got a couple of recaps first. Here's the wrap-up of
2009's best: TOP 10 CDs OF 2009 1. Art Brut - ...
3
28 January 2010 : 8 articles
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Grammy Preview: Who'll Win?
Spin, 28 January 2010
The 52nd annual Grammy Awards feature an amazing roster of performers, including Green Day,
Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, and many more. (Watch the show Sunday, Jan.31, at 8 p.m. ...
Watch: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - 'Skeletons'
Drowned In Sound, 28 January 2010
Like you'd not had enough audio-visual content from us in the past day, with THREE whole videos
AND a brand new Yeasayer song. Well, here's yet another one, this time ...
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Watch: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - 'Skeletons'
Drowned In Sound, 28 January 2010
Like you'd not had enough audio-visual content from us in the past day, with THREE whole videos
AND a brand new Yeasayer song. Well, here's yet another one, this time ...
Beach House Wow at Album Release Show
Spin, 28 January 2010
It's the trajectory of a band on the rise. For their just released third album, the SPIN-praised Teen
Dream , Baltimore dream-pop outfit Beach House signed with indie heavyweight Sub ...
2010 Grammy Awards: Predictions and Prognostications
Prefix Magazine, 27 January 2010
The awards for the 52nd Grammys will be handed out and broadcast live Jan. 31 on CBS. True to
form, we've decided to take our hand at making some predictions ...
Wednesday's Music Roundup
Spin, 27 January 2010
[Updated: 4:54 P.M.] NEWS: GRAMMY Preview: Who'll Win? If only we ran the Grammys.... Score
along at home with our semi-educated guesses! [ SPIN ] FEIST , DEVO , ROOTS ...
Embed and breakfast man: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
No Rock&Roll Fun, 27 January 2010
So, it turns out Yeah Yeah Yeahs wrote Skeletons during a snowstorm. And so they wanted the
video to reflect that feeling, they instructed Barney Clay when he turned up ...
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Skeletons (Video)
Muzak For Cybernetics, 27 January 2010
The YYYs go goth in this new video from director Barney Clay (who also happens to be Karen O.'s
boyfriend). January seems like an appropriate month to release a video ...
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: "Skeletons" (Video)
Prefix Magazine, 27 January 2010
Earlier today, we brought you the behind the scenes look at the creation of Yeah Yeah Yeahs'
"Skeletons" video, and now here comes the finished product. There's really only one ...
Beach House Wow at Album Release Show
idiomag, 28 January 2010
For their just released third album, the SPIN-praised Teen Dream , Baltimore dream-pop outfit
Beach House signed with indie heavyweight Sub Pop; worked with Yeah Yeah Yeahs and TV on
...
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4
06 January 2010 : 7 articles
Popular Articles this Day
Karen O, Brian Eno Out Of Oscar Race
Clash Music, 06 January 2010
Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O and producer Brian Eno have fallen foul of Oscar regulations
and are out of the running for the 'Best Original Score' award. A new ...
Mix/Cover/Live #112
The 405, 06 January 2010
Today's Mix/Cover/Live + MP3 Roundup includes Woods, Marina & The Diamonds, Yeah Yeah
Yeahs & Florence & The Machine. Remix MP3: Marina And The Diamonds - Hollywood
(Fenech-Soler Remix) Cover ...
MY TOP ALBUMS OF 2009!
IHEARTCOMIX!, 06 January 2010
Ok, so I've been slowly piecing together my best of lists for the year. In the coming days you'll get
the IHEARTCOMIX YEAR IN REVIEW along with some of the ...
Free Mixtape : Action Jackson : A Wintry Mix
My Old Kentucky Blog, 06 January 2010
Our favorite DJ in town, Action Jackson , who is performing tonight at LET GO! At The Lockerbie ,
sent us over his latest mixtape, A Wintry Mix . I ...
Your Starter For Ten
Planet Mondo - Atomic Blog, 05 January 2010
Happy New Year bloggers, blogettes and browsers. Hope you had a goody without overindulging
too much. How are you naming new year? Personally I can't bring myself to say twenty ...
Best Songs of 2009: 25-11
Jonk Music, 06 January 2010
"Kettering" The Antlers Repeated, persistent piano chords support and console Peter Silberman's
fragile voice as he grapples with mortality on "Kettering." The song moves from melancholia to
anger to acceptance ...
Chris' Top 20 of 2009
Stereoscope, 06 January 2010
2009 was a great year for music. Much too good to be limited to only 10 songs. Here are 20 of the
best, and my favorite, songs from the last ...
Keith's odds and ends
Merry Swankster, 05 January 2010
I hope you enjoyed our 50 songs of 2009 list as much as we enjoyed writing. Shall we say 87%
enjoyment? Aces. Before we go headfirst into 2010 (/checks calendar, ...
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The Best of 2009 MegaList: Music, Film, Television, Web & More
bazookaluca, 05 January 2010
In case you were stuck in a well for the entire year, here's what you missed in 2009. **NOTE** The
items within the following lists are not ranked in order ...
Karen O and Brian Eno Out of Oscar Race for Best Score
Pitchfork, 06 January 2010
Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O and art-rock titan Brian Eno both wrote the scores for
major motion pictures released in 2009: Karen O (along with Carter Burwell) tackled Spike ...
5
09 January 2010 : 7 articles
Popular Articles this Day
Shorties (New Blur Documentary, Hilary Mantel, and more)
Largehearted Boy, 09 January 2010
The London Evening Standard points out the new Blur documentary, No Distance Left to Run.
Watch the film's trailer. Podularity interviews Hilary Mantel, author of the Booker prize-wining novel
Wolf ...
[DECADEnce] The Top 100 Songs of the 00s
Faronheit, 09 January 2010
I don't know how your first full week of 2010 has been, but I can tell you that mine has been busier
than busy, and wilder than wild. To say ...
They Don't Love You Like I Love You
Nashville Nights, 09 January 2010
On paper it looks like someone's attempt to ride the wave of A-Trak's 'Heads Will Roll' success but
I assure you this one's legit. The smooth production value has whimsical ...
I like the way you squeeze my hand/ Pulling me to another dream/ A lucid
dream...
some beans, 09 January 2010
Π■νε κι οι γιορτ■ς... ∆εν τις πολυκαταλ■βαµε εδ■ στο some beans, καθ■ς υπ■ρχαν
περισσ■τερα ιατρικ■ ζητ■µατα τριγ■ρω απ'■σα στο µ■σο επεισ■διο του ER , αλλ■ περ■σανε.
Μελοµακ■ρονα και κουραµπι■δες φαγ■θηκαν, ...
Music Blog Zeitgeist 2009
Indiecent Music, 09 January 2010
Pós-modernidade é isso aí. Saiu mais uma vez a lista de melhores do ano do Hype Machine (a
gente explicou aqui ). De brinde, umas ilustrações incríveis, entre as quais ...
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Top Albums of ’09 (75-46)
Beyond Race, 09 January 2010
Yes, we’re just putting our Top Albums of 2009 list up right now. And yes, 2010 is already upon us.
But really, now, after we’ve had some time to settle ...
Binary's Favorite Songs of 2009 (Kyle's)
Binary, 09 January 2010
Now that 2009 has drawn to a close and we're getting into full swing on 2010 Josh and I wanted to
put together a list of our favorite tracks from ...
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News Activity
Most Shared Articles
This section lists the articles mentioning Yeah Yeah Yeahs that were shared the most on Twitter
during this period.
1
Grammy Preview: Who'll Win?
Spin, 28 January 2010
The 52nd annual Grammy Awards feature an amazing roster of performers, including Green Day,
Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, and many more. (Watch the show Sunday, Jan.31, at 8 p.m. ...
Entities mentioned: AC/DC, Alice in Chains, Animal Collective, Bat For Lashes, brian eno, Dave
Matthews, David Byrne, David Byrne Brian Eno, David Byrne and Brian Eno, day n nite, Death
Cab For Cutie, Depeche Mode, Draft, Drake, Eminem, Flo Rida, Green Day, Grizzly Bear, Jay-Z,
Judas Priest
2
The Best Moments of Glastonbury 2010
Spin, 29 June 2010
Ah, Glastonbury: 200,000 people amassed together on Worthy Farm in Pilton, England for what
has become the biggest, muddiest, loudest festival in the world. While the event is historic on ...
Entities mentioned: Blur, Brother Ali, Candi Staton, Daft Punk, Darlings, Delphic, Dizzee Rascal,
Fatboy Slim, Florence and the Machine, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, House of Pain, Howl, Kelis,
Lady GaGa, Lush, Moss, Nas, Nirvana, Norman
3
Penny Sparkle Due This September, European Tour Also Announced
4AD, 24 June 2010
Blonde Redhead return this fall with the release of Penny Sparkle , the sublime new album from
the fêted New York trio. Released on September 14th (13th outside the US), ...
Entities mentioned: alan, Bloc Party, Blonde Redhead, Bush, Depeche Mode, Fever Ray, Glasser,
My Bloody Valentine, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4
Monday's Music Roundup
Spin, 08 February 2010
[Updated: 6:33 P.M.] NEWS: Best & Worst SUPER BOWL Music The Arcade Fire, Grizzly Bear,
the Who, and more of the big game's musical wins and losses. [ SPIN ] ...
Entities mentioned: 30 Seconds to Mars, Amanda Palmer, Arcade Fire, Beck, Cass McCombs,
Courtney Love, Danger Mouse, Evelyn Evelyn, Feist, Flying Lotus, Frances Bean Cobain, Grizzly
Bear, High on Fire, Hot Chip, Jamie Lidell, King Crimson, LCD Soundsystem, Leonard Cohen,
Lotus, Ludacris
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Shorties (New Blur Documentary, Hilary Mantel, and more)
Largehearted Boy, 09 January 2010
The London Evening Standard points out the new Blur documentary, No Distance Left to Run.
Watch the film's trailer. Podularity interviews Hilary Mantel, author of the Booker prize-wining novel
Wolf ...
Entities mentioned: Blur, Booker T, HILARY DUFF, Karen O, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
6
Wednesday's Music Roundup
Spin, 27 January 2010
[Updated: 4:54 P.M.] NEWS: GRAMMY Preview: Who'll Win? If only we ran the Grammys.... Score
along at home with our semi-educated guesses! [ SPIN ] FEIST , DEVO , ROOTS ...
Entities mentioned: AC/DC, Animal Collective, Beach House, Bob Dylan, Broken Bells, Cold Cave,
Dakota Fanning, Danger Mouse, Dave Matthews, Deftones, Desert, Devo, dirty projectors, Electric
Light Orchestra, ELECTRO ROCKERS, ELO, Feist, Grizzly Bear, Hope Sandoval The Warm
Inventions, Jackson 5
7
Tuesday's Music Roundup
Spin, 26 January 2010
[Updated: 5:57 P.M.] NEWS: DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Announces Summer Tour Opening acts
include Sharon Jones, Felice Brothers, Zac Brown Band, Raphael Saadiq and more! [ SPIN ] OF
MONTREAL Kick ...
Entities mentioned: AC/DC, Animal Collective, Beck, Blur, Bob Dylan, Cold Cave, Cold War Kids,
Dave Matthews, Deftones, Devo, Drake, Electric Light Orchestra, ELECTRO ROCKERS, ELO,
Feist, Grizzly Bear, Hope Sandoval The Warm Inventions, Jack White, Jackson 5, Joan Jett
8
Spin magazine lists the 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years
PunkNews, 11 June 2010
To celebrate their 25th Anniversary, Spin has posted a list of their 125 best albums of those 2.5
decades. The list includes The Hives , LCD Soundsystem , Queens of ...
Entities mentioned: Against Me!, Animal Collective, Arcade Fire, Beastie Boys, Elliott Smith,
Fugazi, Green Day, Jesus Mary Chain, Johnny Cash, LCD Soundsystem, Metallica, My Bloody
Valentine, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Public Enemy, Queens of the Stone Age,
Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Sleater-Kinney
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News Highlights
This section includes the most repeated statements in the music press about Yeah Yeah Yeahs
month by month during this period.
January
"Yeah Yeah Yeahs has gotten to recently. I'd say that Spoon's music was a little too weird
for that kind of success, but compared to Karen ..."
Wed 20/01 - Shifted Emotions - Faronheit
"Yeah Yeah Yeahs have announced plans to release a digital bundle of their forthcoming
single, 'Skeletons'. The single, off the band's 2009 album 'It's Blitz!', will ..."
Sun 24/01 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs Announce ‘Skeletons’ Digital Bundle - Rock on the Streets
"Yeah Yeah Yeahs have released the video for their song 'Skeletons'. It will be the third
single form their 2009 album "It's Blitz". The video centers ..."
Wed 27/01 - New Video: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Skeletons - JPs Blog
"Yeah Yeah Yeahs have premiered the music video for "Skeletons". The track is for the
new single off the band's latest album, 'It's Blitz!'. 'It's Blitz!' ..."
Sun 31/01 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs Premier “Skeletons” Music Video - Rock on the Streets
February
"Yeah Yeah Yeahs have moved away from their original garage rock sound and embraced
electro rock, It's Blitz! still lives up to its hype, buoyed by ..."
Tue 02/02 - 10 Favourite Albums of 2009 - I Know That I'm Right :: A Music Blog
May
"Yeah Yeah Yeahs being used for sneaky background earworm action, as their song
"Runaway" was used for a 2009 episode of Gossip Girl . It's Blitz! ..."
Thu 20/05 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs Song In Apple iPad Ad - Chart Attack
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June
"Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been enjoying quite a bit of attention from the rap game lately –
well, one of their songs has, anyway. Previously flipped ..."
Thu 10/06 - ESSO - Heads Will Roll - DJ Booth
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Appendicies
Appendix A - Top Mainstream Artists
This section presents the top 100 Artists for this period based on their popularity on the We Are
Hunted mainstream chart.
Artist
Rank
Best Position
Muse
1
1
Lady GaGa
2
1
The xx
3
1
Radiohead
4
1
Coldplay
5
1
The Beatles
6
1
Vampire Weekend
7
1
MGMT
8
1
The Killers
9
1
Florence and the Machine
10
1
The Black Eyed Peas
11
2
Kings of Leon
12
2
Nirvana
13
2
Paramore
14
2
Arctic Monkeys
15
2
Phoenix
16
2
Red Hot Chili Peppers
17
2
Metallica
18
2
Linkin Park
19
2
Gorillaz
20
3
Pink Floyd
21
3
Michael Jackson
22
3
Ke$ha
23
3
Beyoncé
24
3
Foo Fighters
25
3
Green Day
26
3
The Smiths
27
4
Figure 17: Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Mainstream Chart
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Artist
Rank
Best Position
Bon Iver
28
4
Rihanna
29
4
Jason Derulo
30
4
System of A Down
31
4
AC/DC
32
4
Lily Allen
33
4
La Roux
34
4
Taylor Swift
35
4
Led Zeppelin
36
4
Guns N´ Roses
37
4
Massive Attack
38
4
Owl City
39
5
Crystal Castles
40
5
Jay-Z
41
5
Animal Collective
42
5
30 Seconds to Mars
43
5
Oasis
44
5
Katy Perry
45
5
Britney Spears
46
5
Passion Pit
47
5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
48
5
Rage Against the Machine
49
5
Blink 182
50
5
The National
51
5
Franz Ferdinand
52
6
M.I.A.
53
6
Queen
54
6
Justin Bieber
55
6
Beach House
56
6
Blur
57
6
Jason Mraz
58
6
Eminem
59
6
Daft Punk
60
7
Joy Division
61
7
OneRepublic
62
7
The Strokes
63
7
Lil Wayne
64
7
Bloc Party
65
7
Figure 17 (continued): Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Mainstream Chart
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Artist
Rank
Best Position
Mumford And Sons
66
7
Arcade Fire
67
7
The Temper Trap
68
7
Snow Patrol
69
7
Placebo
70
7
The White Stripes
71
7
Death Cab For Cutie
72
7
The Cure
73
8
U2
74
8
Drake
75
8
Alicia Keys
76
8
LCD Soundsystem
77
8
The Kooks
78
8
Mariah Carey
79
9
The Jonas Brothers
80
9
Lady Antebellum
81
9
The Prodigy
82
9
Empire Of The Sun
83
9
Grizzly Bear
84
9
Black Sabbath
85
9
Chris Rea
86
9
Miley Cyrus
87
9
John Mayer
88
10
Evanescence
89
10
Kanye West
90
10
Justice
91
10
David Guetta
92
10
Train
93
10
Yeasayer
94
10
Broken Bells
95
10
The Crystals
96
10
Depeche Mode
97
10
The Rolling Stones
98
10
The Postal Service
99
10
Fleet Foxes
100
11
Figure 17 (continued): Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Mainstream Chart
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Appendix B - Top Emerging Artists
This section presents the top 100 Artists for this period based on their popularity on the We Are
Hunted emerging chart.
Artist
Rank
Best Position
The National
1
2
The xx
2
2
Bon Iver
3
2
LCD Soundsystem
4
3
Jedi Mind Tricks
5
3
Stars
6
3
Dredg
7
3
Jason Aldean
8
3
Tied & Tickled Trio
9
3
Plan B
10
3
Sia
11
4
She & Him
12
4
Vampire Weekend
13
4
La Roux
14
4
Crystal Castles
15
4
Yeasayer
16
4
Robyn
17
4
Hot Chip
18
5
Sleigh Bells
19
5
Broken Social Scene
20
5
B.o.B.
21
5
Beach House
22
5
Florence and the Machine
23
5
The Woods
24
5
The Morning Benders
25
5
Damian Marley & Nas
26
5
Marina and the Diamonds
27
5
Figure 18: Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Emerging Chart
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Artist
Rank
Best Position
Fol Chen
28
5
Mark Wills
29
5
Two Door Cinema Club
30
6
Rockets
31
6
The Radio Dept.
32
6
just.one.duran
33
6
Passion Pit
34
6
The Black Keys
35
6
Justice
36
6
Major lazer
37
6
Pendulum
38
7
HEALTH
39
7
Broken Bells
40
7
DOOM
41
7
Miike Snow
42
7
Caribou
43
7
Tame Impala
44
7
MEN
45
7
Tryo
46
7
Chipmunk
47
7
Cults
48
8
Owl City
49
8
DELOREAN
50
8
Best Of !
51
8
Ludacris & Shawnna
52
8
Crookers
53
8
Arcade Fire
54
8
Danger
55
8
Andrea Bocelli
56
8
Hostage
57
8
The Roots
58
8
The New Pornographers
59
8
Band of Horses
60
9
Joker
61
9
Ellie Goulding
62
9
The Crystal
63
9
Surfer Blood
64
9
Angus & Julia Stone
65
9
Figure 18 (continued): Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Emerging Chart
35
Artist
Rank
Best Position
Jónsi
66
9
Delphic
67
9
Dirty Money
68
9
Flying Lotus
69
9
The Scare
70
10
Everything Everything
71
10
Janelle Monae
72
10
Joanna Newsom
73
10
MSTRKRFT
74
10
A-Ha
75
10
Deadmau5
76
10
Animal Collective
77
10
Grizzly Bear
78
10
Frog Eyes
79
10
Ratatat
80
11
Wild Nothing
81
11
Rusko
82
11
The Hood Internet
83
11
Diplo
84
11
Cam'ron
85
11
Atmosphere
86
11
Wale
87
12
The Tallest Man On Earth
88
12
Japandroids
89
12
Toro y Moi
90
12
Foals
91
12
Here We Go Magic
92
12
Neon Indian
93
12
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
94
12
The Drums
95
12
Avi Buffalo
96
12
Jamaica
97
13
Beirut
98
13
Goodfellas Soundtrack The Crystals
99
13
Calvin Harris
100
13
Figure 18 (continued): Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Emerging Chart
36
Appendix C - All Artists by Internet Reach
This section presents the top 250 Artists ranked by their Internet Reach. Reach is determined by
analysing the incoming links to the artists's websites (links), the average number of pages the
artist has indexed on popular search engines (index) and the number of articles shared on
Twitter mentioning this artist. For each artist, their own website, myspace, last.fm, facebook
and youtube sites are compacted into a single score.
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
Eminem
2
261,044
260,986
49,170
Interpol
5
65,023
158
33,668
MGMT
6
170,374
39,518
30,752
Weezer
9
204,822
133,398
22,698
Gucci Mane
10
30,373
368
22,887
Trey Songz
11
74,211
22,318
19,353
Lenny Kravitz
12
38,408
337
16,881
Chromeo
13
33,550
125
16,112
Wiz Khalifa
14
9,065
138
14,077
Katy Perry
15
90,535
1,230
12,581
Chris Brown
16
142,334
201,335
10,921
nevershoutnever!
17
180,747
220
10,733
Paramore
18
243,205
61,195
9,864
Amy Winehouse
19
78,302
510
10,855
Travie McCoy
20
10,283
97
10,878
Shakira
21
93,764
2,151
10,321
TLC
23
1,632,428
40,805
338
Drake Bell
24
7,642
63
9,577
Vampire Weekend
25
78,870
324
8,520
Gorillaz
26
126,911
418
8,119
Ronnie James Dio
28
34,680
25
7,825
The Dave Matthews Band
29
75,896
936
7,470
Alanis Morissette
30
56,091
1,475
7,467
Panic! At The Disco
32
71,602
220
6,792
Rihanna
33
93,464
552
6,568
Snoop Dogg
34
189,908
104,247
5,455
Four Year Strong
35
36,589
141
6,465
Figure 19: Top 250 Artists by Internet Reach
37
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
Matisyahu
36
27,888
2,024
6,209
Miley Cyrus
37
93,276
596
5,776
John Mayer
38
166,706
24,862
5,106
Slash
39
40,668
155
5,559
Pearl Jam
40
269,091
10,420
3,925
Erykah Badu
41
56,013
303
5,106
Lady GaGa
42
374,511
279,169
2,552
Mary J. Blige
43
122,149
121,505
3,640
Bob Dylan
44
632,923
67,140
601
Gustavo Cerati
45
31,086
478
4,296
Die Antwoord
46
13,363
45
4,296
Arcade Fire
47
92,383
73
3,810
Jimmy Eat World
49
57,870
2,320
3,871
Sade
50
51,819
6,785
3,722
Nine Inch Nails
51
418,225
879
1,490
Kings of Leon
52
339,769
309,525
1,207
Manchester Orchestra
53
19,258
9,492
3,782
The xx
54
37,634
35
3,615
Bonobo
55
22,395
447
3,620
Iron Maiden
56
203,066
2,452
2,486
Muse
57
216,164
385
2,211
Phoenix
58
86,556
19,472
2,917
Alicia Keys
60
228,257
155,963
1,676
Them Crooked Vultures
61
49,247
42,517
2,857
Beastie Boys
62
287,769
333,944
735
Linkin Park
63
261,418
8,497
1,634
OK Go
64
63,936
4,512
2,783
Britney Spears
65
208,787
4,913
1,913
The Offspring
66
398,982
306,196
69
Jack Johnson
67
167,969
1,204
2,087
Ozzy Osbourne
68
144,421
105,131
1,977
Frightened Rabbit
69
24,762
106
2,929
Metallica
70
363,549
3,306
856
Blink 182
71
344,908
353,426
141
Janelle Monae
72
49,312
3,978
2,651
Pink
73
321,792
426,391
40
Unkle
74
19,661
149
2,813
Anberlin
75
63,474
223
2,427
Figure 19 (continued): Top 250 Artists by Internet Reach
38
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
Mystery Jets
76
12,479
63
2,683
The Replacements
77
296,750
414,745
21
Keith Urban
78
48,102
5,214
2,455
The Summer Set
79
18,669
86
2,576
Boys Like Girls
80
127,238
59,984
1,787
Radiohead
81
349,374
120,804
229
Carrie Underwood
82
273,407
203,776
395
U2
83
302,914
6,134
579
Foxy Shazam
84
5,703
126
2,338
Coldplay
85
270,240
11,471
741
65daysofstatic
86
22,857
3,389
2,193
Sarah McLachlan
87
68,284
15,234
1,851
Mumford And Sons
88
27,180
1,651
2,073
Lupe Fiasco
89
78,756
5,088
1,708
Peter, Bjorn And John
90
26,651
108
2,016
The Black Eyed Peas
91
276,201
123,900
201
Broken Social Scene
92
45,606
855
1,846
Scuba
93
333,537
7,364
101
iamamiwhoami
94
3,847
4
2,061
Kanye West
95
199,615
335
886
Jason Derulo
96
80,885
189
1,589
Jay-Z
97
154,832
1,844
1,135
Robyn
98
36,695
6,797
1,822
Ciara
99
280,056
166,939
2
Lady Antebellum
100
47,145
211
1,761
We Are Scientists
101
39,033
4,188
1,791
Aeroplane
102
7,665
42
1,986
Blur
103
41,208
183
1,765
B.o.B.
104
28,484
5,199
1,817
The Black Keys
105
62,798
843
1,620
Born Ruffians
106
10,601
67
1,905
GOBBLE GOBBLE
107
4,048
10
1,904
Peter Gabriel
108
196,615
84,947
551
Motion City Soundtrack
109
41,611
6,663
1,647
Train
110
290,890
11,111
158
Nelly Furtado
111
129,272
81,533
949
30 Seconds to Mars
112
85,457
199
1,396
Tor
113
109,683
3,220
1,214
Figure 19 (continued): Top 250 Artists by Internet Reach
39
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
Hannah Montana
114
70,378
257
1,436
Camera Obscura
115
34,367
703
1,642
Yeasayer
116
25,111
89
1,670
Regina Spektor
117
89,831
221
1,283
Depeche Mode
118
210,315
2,565
540
Incubus
119
206,897
99,456
324
Mr. Hudson
120
10,895
445
1,717
Pierce The Veil
121
7,453
83
1,712
Madonna
122
252,866
3,696
232
Plies
123
45,988
7,927
1,445
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
124
165,304
45,401
643
Tennis
125
263,019
44,133
65
Josh Groban
126
57,269
6,058
1,352
Avril Lavigne
127
149,643
495
814
The Crystal
128
45,774
247
1,425
Asha Bhosle
129
283,507
6,233
0
Keane
130
146,830
10,266
799
Whitney Houston
131
147,338
127,924
514
Timbaland
132
97,166
185,204
663
Dido
133
190,205
225,366
0
Queens of the Stone Age
134
168,000
199,156
181
Demon Hunter
135
47,494
365
1,352
Guns N´ Roses
136
87,592
502
1,097
Slipknot
137
197,576
18,745
396
Apparatjik
138
25,364
262
1,444
Thicke
139
79,390
91,852
901
Foo Fighters
140
210,152
51,223
197
Kasabian
141
177,605
172,541
79
Pitbull
142
31,494
432
1,340
Pretty Lights
143
8,739
88
1,475
Plain White T's
144
81,469
24,669
985
Fucked Up
145
15,098
2,263
1,415
Julian Casblancas
146
9,016
361
1,450
The Only
147
221,775
17,914
113
David Bowie
148
154,238
21,703
496
Hot Chip
149
52,252
513
1,132
Michael Buble
150
51,428
15,511
1,075
Rammstein
151
80,322
1,387
931
Figure 19 (continued): Top 250 Artists by Internet Reach
40
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
152
115,330
82,806
524
Danger
153
135,376
572
596
Alicia
154
158,268
155,611
87
Shazam
155
91,135
114,740
578
Efterklang
156
22,801
78
1,244
Kids In Glass Houses
157
6,852
32
1,337
Imogen Heap
158
56,873
1,822
998
Lil Wayne
159
102,572
782
715
Elvis Presley
160
158,003
7,382
369
Elvis
161
157,888
7,361
369
Alexandra Burke
162
5,761
29
1,279
Oscar
163
133,404
195
517
Sleigh Bells
164
16,871
26
1,206
Bjork
165
202,102
18,939
62
Cancer Bats
166
7,845
45
1,249
Crookers
167
21,812
39
1,165
Deftones
168
162,878
1,456
318
Flo Rida
169
203,864
14,053
43
t.i.
170
163,476
10,625
285
Beck
171
100,939
1,622
666
rubik
172
167,750
32,226
195
Broken Bells
173
11,294
20
1,196
Rusko
174
12,726
71
1,185
The Gaslight Anthem
175
13,788
91
1,154
Drake
176
126,341
40,138
390
Metric
177
48,763
530
943
AC/DC
178
105,748
2,323
592
Midlake
179
24,379
3,019
1,064
Girl Talk
180
16,664
87
1,116
Tame Impala
181
10,916
164
1,148
The Pixies
182
66,357
81
816
Gogol Bordello
183
66,535
2,883
804
jamie cullum
184
106,305
87,394
368
Florence and the Machine
185
30,455
15,315
986
Daughtry
186
195,531
165
42
Grizzly Bear
187
57,906
135
843
The All American Rejects
188
93,246
39,997
531
The Beatles
189
150,810
12,874
247
Figure 19 (continued): Top 250 Artists by Internet Reach
41
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
La Roux
190
24,721
119
1,024
The Jonas Brothers
191
98,266
18,135
527
Devo
192
49,911
5,455
843
Leona Lewis
193
128,688
91,507
173
Travis
194
119,228
144,403
103
311
195
105,953
93,493
301
Kid Sister
196
13,648
100
1,062
Snow Patrol
197
112,605
45,376
364
The Flaming Lips
198
129,745
16,882
326
Pogo
199
139,748
11,591
262
The Tallest Man On Earth
200
10,335
41
1,054
Megadeth
201
123,167
9,588
360
Rubix
202
165,905
32,335
47
Paul Mccartney
203
145,004
1,133
242
The Chemical Brothers
204
111,188
22,878
391
The Prodigy
205
89,816
23,094
514
OneRepublic
206
146,948
82,576
30
Fanfarlo
207
18,446
238
985
Kid Cudi
208
69,448
988
679
Taylor Swift
209
114,704
608
409
Adam Lambert
210
56,924
17
746
Spoon
211
22,614
148
944
Rio Berlinda
212
172,897
17,727
2
Ludacris
213
53,154
725
744
Miike Snow
214
8,290
98
1,009
The Antlers
215
24,873
82
908
The Gossip
216
81,080
57,531
439
Pomplamoose
217
3,778
34
1,029
A-Ha
218
72,560
43
621
WILL I AM
219
177,154
6
0
The Morning Benders
220
15,818
48
954
Coheed and Cambria
221
78,593
13,557
544
MajorLazer
222
8,111
98
982
Warpaint
223
10,711
88
961
The Temper Trap
224
13,807
1,711
937
Moby
225
129,924
27,603
185
Tiesto
226
100,521
3,195
416
Arctic Monkeys
227
90,464
7,099
465
Figure 19 (continued): Top 250 Artists by Internet Reach
42
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
Bruce Springsteen
228
137,994
2,017
191
Circa Survive
229
24,507
4,012
856
The Drums
230
14,956
51
915
Allure
231
97,672
3,060
416
Jordin Sparks
232
115,239
123,630
25
Belle and Sebastian
233
67,936
2,393
587
How To Destroy Angels
234
11,539
16
927
Envy on the Coast
235
35,125
40
780
Robin Thicke
236
14,519
298
899
Wilco
237
112,445
484
315
The Ting Tings
238
104,988
60,233
216
Portishead
239
83,192
4,706
475
Mike Posner
240
29,006
10,976
780
Beach House
241
24,386
42
833
Bob Marley
242
157,590
2,204
24
Breakbot
243
6,920
21
918
A House
244
21,112
61
833
Freelance Whales
245
6,516
74
918
McFly
246
93,403
632
390
Johnny Cash
247
130,568
1,690
166
Autechre
248
19,228
30
829
Kings of Convenience
249
29,433
133
763
Modest Mouse
250
51,781
10,137
602
Evanescence
251
115,358
285
241
Daft Punk
252
146,587
298
54
David Guetta
253
76,271
21,767
407
Marilyn Manson
254
116,766
886
213
The Love Language
255
3,297
33
879
Brittany Murphy
256
4,037
185
871
The White Stripes
257
99,708
1,288
299
Silversun Pickups
258
33,162
282
683
Caspa & Rusko
259
6,017
45
844
Vegas
260
58,983
13,816
491
Figure 19 (continued): Top 250 Artists by Internet Reach
43
Appendix D - All Publishers by Internet Reach
This section presents the top 200 Music News publishers ranked by their Internet Reach. Reach is
determined by analysing the incoming links to the publisher's website (links), the average
number of pages the publisher has indexed on popular search engines (index) and the number of
articles shared on Twitter from this publisher.
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
Ultimate Guitar
1
5,631,248
0
623
Noisecreep
2
4,541,863
13,371
1,142
thestar.com - music
3
4,085,197
0
1,211
New York Times Music
4
4,144,621
11
176
Artist Direct
5
1,945,384
2,972,108
59
brooklynvegan
6
1,038,496
51,258
20,821
NME - Reviews
7
2,581,156
1,001,949
120
Contactmusic
8
1,547,223
1,913,271
5
Deezer
9
2,095,546
0
516
Orange Country Register - music
10
1,478,174
752,104
103
KROQ
11
0
0
17,590
AbsolutePunk
12
910,497
1,069,291
242
stereogum
13
1,509,116
2,195
95
Global Grind
14
0
401,608
12,125
ShowHype
15
1,310,838
0
27
SF Weekly - Music
16
1,016,373
295,163
239
Pitchfork
17
776,674
76,699
3,530
NPR Music
18
998,900
0
1,762
Boston Herald
19
976,732
142,300
4
Hip Hop Blips
20
1,037,856
0
0
Guardian music
21
128,317
0
7,994
AllHipHop.com
22
713,477
248,519
283
betterPropaganda Reviews
23
824,486
12,400
36
Listen Before You Buy
24
725,388
1,800
60
ListenBeforeYouBuy
25
725,388
1,800
60
Paste Magazine
26
690,696
0
157
earmilk.com
27
687,001
0
29
Figure 20: Top 200 Music News Publishers
44
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
Largehearted Boy
28
620,680
0
93
MeFi Music
29
626,110
0
0
Drowned In Sound
30
562,511
0
490
NME - Blog
31
0
1,001,949
120
NME - News
32
0
1,001,949
120
CCM Magazine
33
379,346
293,175
22
HIPSTER RUNOFF
34
365,591
13,884
1,297
HitFix
35
461,468
70,486
86
Blabbermouth
36
201,487
458,660
423
aquarium drunkard
37
458,681
11,156
164
An Aquarium Drunkard
38
458,429
11,156
164
2dopeboyz
39
443,918
43,815
2
La Blogoth que mp3blog
40
405,829
10,707
483
:: The Playlist ::
41
387,045
28,860
326
Discobelle.net
42
362,068
26,248
372
The Music Slut
43
382,906
25,395
109
Chromewaves
44
393,091
12,541
37
Discobelle
45
362,068
0
372
Beatportal
46
222,763
257,746
252
ArjanWrites.com Music Blog
47
367,364
11,706
138
Nashville Scene
48
388,107
0
0
ABC Radio National - The Music Show
49
262,006
206,953
2
Pretty Much Amazing
50
0
0
3,503
Pigeons and Planes
51
314,785
0
464
said the gramophone
52
328,651
0
316
Metal Underground
53
258,932
129,465
21
fluo kids
54
230,173
0
797
bigstereo
55
271,788
21,640
196
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles
56
244,073
98,679
0
soul sides
57
286,754
0
101
DJ Booth
58
0
265,613
1,405
17dots
59
290,852
6,733
3
Dallas Observer - Music
60
0
390,739
693
Muzzle of Bees
61
278,032
11,159
46
Daily Telegraph - music
62
285,545
0
0
CHARTattack
63
150,361
80,342
837
Chart Attack
64
150,361
80,311
837
CultureBully
65
262,479
11,935
33
Figure 20 (continued): Top 200 Music News Publishers
45
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
goldenfiddle
66
267,033
0
0
Culture Bully
67
262,454
0
33
Blender.com - Blog
68
223,048
59,020
45
Blender.com - Guide
69
223,048
58,994
45
Epic Records
70
259,579
1,756
0
PCL LinkDump
71
243,198
13,796
43
Dancing Astronaut
72
249,025
0
10
Rolling Stone: Features
73
0
145,533
1,587
SOULBOUNCE.COM
74
237,736
15,810
22
Awesome Tapes from Africa
75
137,702
1,545
1,037
AudioPorn Central
76
221,866
25,674
105
The Smoking Section
77
204,934
55,680
0
Tiny Mix Tapes
78
219,956
0
146
The Lefsetz Letter
79
231,649
0
16
Hype Machine
80
0
0
2,202
Clash Music
81
147,845
100,642
242
Alternative Press Magazine
82
138,193
84,495
414
Alternative Press
83
138,166
84,448
414
GIMME TINNITUS
84
138,740
1,879
808
MetalSucks
85
191,049
0
310
Nialler9.com
86
177,133
11,067
380
Xclusive Zone
87
204,868
18,543
30
muzic.net.nz
88
128,928
156,740
0
Billboard Biz
89
183,404
43,784
42
WE ARE THE MASCOTTE
90
204,792
3,795
42
The Wire
91
198,443
0
88
aurgasm
92
149,487
1,588
538
CMJ New Music Monthly
93
176,528
26,443
77
yvynyl
94
190,697
6,238
37
The Volume
95
194,620
0
4
Matablog
96
186,345
0
33
Black Cab Sessions
97
47,131
1,309
1,304
Fuel/Friends Music
98
171,521
0
116
4AD
99
141,700
64,058
48
Dusted Magazine
100
164,225
9,871
44
Chart Rigger
101
170,127
5,109
4
Friends Or Enemies
102
0
146,490
853
donewaiting.com
103
164,329
0
73
Figure 20 (continued): Top 200 Music News Publishers
46
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
The Passion of the Weiss
104
169,235
0
4
Rolling Stone
105
0
0
1,587
Rolling Stone: Album Reviews
106
0
0
1,587
nicko
107
157,881
1,712
80
redthreat
108
157,881
0
80
PopEater
109
0
231,004
328
No Rock&Roll Fun
110
145,483
30,054
13
Popdose: Popular Culture News
111
143,574
0
161
*Sixeyes
112
156,714
3,016
8
can you see the sunset from the southside?
113
146,659
5,720
85
HipHopDX
114
0
242,687
215
ARTHUR MAGAZINE
115
121,353
10,101
297
Billboard.com
116
151,233
24
62
Coilhouse
117
109,870
6,575
366
Brain Gell
118
88,870
101,876
13
Analog Giant
119
138,729
6,402
24
GRANDGOOD
120
128,277
20,694
6
Covert Curiosity
121
78,276
2,500
566
captain's dead
122
131,188
11,241
17
The FADER
123
0
0
1,289
Ohh So Famous!
124
77,336
0
546
Classic Rock Magazine
125
113,632
32,378
30
Daytrotter.com
126
0
0
1,266
Pasta Primavera
127
124,554
0
25
motor.de Musikmagazin
128
0
226,312
0
Buzz Grinder
129
96,010
38,351
52
Bradley's Almanac
130
122,822
1
0
MBV Music
131
90,719
8,404
228
Some Velvet Blog
132
117,089
0
18
DJ Magazine
133
104,927
0
132
Electrorash
134
117,498
0
11
Bumpershine.com
135
109,490
15,498
0
Earsucker
136
117,943
0
0
FACT
137
115,679
0
17
mp3hugger
138
111,206
0
55
Kevin Hugger
139
111,166
0
55
HARD CANDY
140
106,127
0
97
TheLineofBestFit
141
108,532
0
72
Figure 20 (continued): Top 200 Music News Publishers
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Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
SleepWalKing Magazine
142
0
0
1,071
Cable and Tweed
143
108,947
3,869
0
New Music Monday
144
0
0
1,034
Oh Word
145
109,357
0
0
Jam Bands
146
108,593
0
0
Epitaph Records
147
90,391
26,940
24
Indie Rock Cafe
148
87,984
6,130
156
Cowbell.fm
149
0
190,428
13
Capital Inicial
150
1,091
1
1,006
Spin
151
0
148,261
221
club fono grama
152
56,234
1,144
453
Heart on a Stick
153
99,743
8,234
0
The Rising Storm
154
100,389
4,957
7
f&art
155
99,453
2,406
4
3hive
156
97,841
7
23
Buzzbands.LA
157
94,811
4,902
8
THERECOMMENDER
158
32,985
1,439
599
Gorilla Vs. Bear
159
0
0
914
White Folks Get Crunk
160
76,904
3,236
164
Antiquiet
161
69,959
18,756
141
Triple J - Home and Hosed
162
0
0
897
zonaindie | just a music blog
163
94,413
0
5
Andamos Armados
164
32,593
14,831
508
Each Note Secure
165
82,167
0
112
Audio Perv
166
85,641
14,358
0
Anti Music
167
91,982
1
10
Jazzwise Magazine
168
0
0
876
Gotta Dance Dirty
169
84,795
1,834
58
stytzer
170
87,299
3,707
21
Planet Mondo - Atomic Blog
171
88,323
3,282
11
Indie For Bunnies
172
84,613
8,474
12
Destination: Out
173
75,833
0
125
OnSmash
174
0
228
819
This Recording
175
86,584
0
0
nyctaper
176
63,749
0
212
inkiostro
177
84,020
0
15
The Hood Internet
178
0
1,402
789
Mudd Up!
179
83,162
0
10
Figure 20 (continued): Top 200 Music News Publishers
48
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
Merry Swankster
180
77,678
0
58
Cuchara Sonica
181
0
50,588
518
Metal Hammer
182
0
0
782
:: arjanwrites music blog ::
183
66,695
10,785
93
AWmusic
184
71,600
7,486
53
Modular
185
40,674
0
383
78s - Das Magazin für bessere Musik
186
65,850
20,491
31
78s
187
65,836
20,491
31
Blackdown
188
65,524
2,038
125
Bass Music Blog
189
66,856
2,041
108
American Athlete
190
61,986
2,418
148
Electric Zoo
191
78,607
0
0
The 405
192
69,209
2,208
75
Star Maker Machine
193
75,104
3,215
11
The Music Ninja
194
0
0
735
Knox Road
195
72,516
0
40
Silence Is A Rhythm Too
196
74,418
3,317
4
RealTalkNY
197
0
0
724
Captain Obvious
198
73,654
3,010
10
More Cowbell
199
76,249
0
0
Slowcoustic
200
73,737
0
14
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