Beck had his first big threat of 2020 in ending his run at #1 on the NACC 200, but he fends off the challenge and locks down his fourth week at #1 with his fourteenth LP, Hyperspace (Capitol Records). Just last week Beck played Sean Penn’s annual CORE Gala in LA to benefit Haiti relief after the 2010 earthquake. Along with Portugal. The Man, Jenny Lewis, and others, the event raised $5 million.
Making a massive move and lining up for a serious run at #1 next week is last week’s most-added and highest-debuting record from Athens. GA band Of Montreal. Their sixteenth LP, UR FUN, soars from 53-2 on the NACC 200 this week. Also reaching the Top 10 is last week’s biggest NACC 200 climber, Devon Gilfillian, up 23-8.
Leaping aboard the NACC 200 this week and scoring the highest debut of not only the week but the young year is English band Field Music, fronted by brothers David & Peter Brewis. Their seventh LP, Making A New World, jumps onto the chart at #23, just besting other Top 30 debuts from Alexandra Savior and Marcus King.
This week’s biggest climber on the NACC 200 is Los Angeles-based Dreaming Of Ghosts, who have released their self-titled debut LP on Trees And Cyborgs. The album climbs from 177-88 on the chart this week.
Collecting the most Top 10 Adds this week is Brisbane, Australia’s WAAX. Formed in 2013, the band self-released two EPs in 2015 and 2017 before signing to Aussie label Dew Process for their debut LP, Big Grief.
Nathaniel Rateliff debuts at #1 on NACC Singles this week with “And It’s Still Alright,” the lead single from his first solo album in nearly seven years, due out February 14. Real Estate lands most-added singles honors with “Paper Cup,” the first taste of their fifth LP, The Main Thing, due February 28.
The NACC Top 20, the Top 5 overall NACC Adds, all of this week’s #1 genre releases, and most-added genre records are included below. There are new #1s at NACC NEXT, Latin, Heavy, and NACC Canadian as well as returns to the top at Blues, Electronic, and Chill.
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NACC 200 CHART : TOP 5 ADDS
# | ARTIST | TITLE | LABEL | # OF ADDS
1) WAAX Big Grief [Dew Process] //59//
2) MARCUS KING El Dorado [Fantasy/Concord] //41//
3*) AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD X The Godless Void And Other Stories [Dine Alone] //38//
3*) DESERA Black Aura My Sun [Felte] //38//
5) ALGIERS There Is No Year [Matador/Beggars] //36//
* denotes a tie
#1 On NACC Genre Charts :
GENRE: ARTIST Title [Label]
NON-COMM: BECK Hyperspace [Capitol]
NACC NEXT: TAME IMPALA The Slow Rush(Advance Tracks) [Modular/Island]
BLUES: SAMANTHA FISH Kill Or Be Kind [Rounder/Concord]
CANADIAN: CORRIDOR Junior [Bonsound/Sub Pop]
CHILL: DAVID HELPING Rune [Spotted Peccary]
ELECTRONIC: DJ SHADOW Our Pathetic Age [Mass Appeal]
FOLK: VARIOUS ARTISTS Come On Up To The House: Women Sing Waits [Dualtone]
HEAVY: SONS OF APOLLO MMXX [Inside Out]
HIP HOP: DJ SHADOW Our Pathetic Age [Mass Appeal]
JAZZ: VINCENT HERRING/BOBBY WATSON/GARY BARTZ
Bird At 100 [Smoke Sessions]
LATIN: BOSSACUCANOVA AND ROBERTO MENESCAL
Bossa Got The Blues [Deck Disc]
R&B/SOUL: SUDAN ARCHIVES Athena [Stones Throw]
WORLD: BONGO HOP, THE Satingarona, Pt. 2 [Underdog]
Most-Added @ NACC Genre :
GENRE: ARTIST Title [Label]
ELECTRONIC: MAXIME whatevernowiscalled [Self-Released]
FOLK: LETITIA VANSANT Circadian [Self-Released]
HEAVY (tie): KIRK WINDSTEIN Dream In Motion [Entertainment One]
TEMPERANCE Viridian [Napalm]
HIP HOP: THUNDERCAT “Black Qualls” (Single) [Brainfeeder]
JAZZ: JOSEPHINE BEAVERS Prime Time [Grand Songbook]
WORLD: BENNY CULTURE AND SINGIE SHANTE Conscience [Megawave]
NACC Singles :
GENRE: ARTIST Title [Label]
#1 SINGLE: NATHANIEL RATELIFF “And It’s Still Alright” [Stax/Concord]
#1 ADDED SINGLE: REAL ESTATE “Paper Cup” [Domino]