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Weekly Rock 40
The Real Slim Shady
He's the real Slim Shady. All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating So, let's explore his musical DNA.
Week of May 20th, 2020
Overall Top 40
Rank | Artist Name | Song Name | EQ Score | Change |
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1 | The Weeknd | Blinding Lights | 100 | 5 |
2 | Justin Bieber | Intentions | 99.595256323741 | -1 |
3 | Khalid | Up All Night | 99.22460417447 | 0 |
4 | Dua Lipa | Don't Start Now | 99.118599105029 | 1 |
5 | Harry Styles | Adore You | 99.014702000221 | -1 |
6 | Niall Horan | No Judgement | 98.567604844129 | 1 |
7 | Khalid & Disclosure | Know Your Worth | 98.298162997746 | -5 |
8 | Ava Max | Salt | 97.318090574003 | 1 |
9 | Ava Max | Kings & Queens | 96.825733004908 | 2 |
10 | Alec Benjamin | Oh My God | 96.811243984876 | 0 |
11 | Diplo & Julia Michaels | Heartless | 96.766877577666 | -3 |
12 | Maroon 5 | Memories | 96.625171470657 | 2 |
13 | Demi Lovato | I Love Me | 96.369308199128 | 0 |
14 | Tones And I | Dance Monkey | 95.903138192578 | 3 |
15 | Dua Lipa | Break My Heart | 95.658227585655 | -3 |
16 | The Weeknd | In Your Eyes | 94.880913918857 | -1 |
17 | OneRepublic | Didn't I | 94.647758408399 | 1 |
18 | OneRepublic | Better Days | 94.25229585261 | 5 |
19 | twenty one pilots | Level of Concern | 94.164599352484 | 50 |
20 | SZA & Justin Timberlake | The Other Side | 93.566322492286 | -1 |
21 | Sam Hunt | Kinfolks | 92.654464905758 | -1 |
22 | Lennon Stella | Jealous | 92.423664462581 | -7 |
23 | Kygo, Zara Larsson, Tyga | Like It Is | 92.400905933257 | -1 |
24 | Lennon Stella | Kissing Other People | 91.791812234724 | -1 |
25 | Major Lazer | Lay Your Head On Me | 91.76708128982 | 2 |
26 | Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber | 10,000 Hours | 91.482027309866 | -1 |
27 | Doja Cat | Say So | 91.273069244913 | 2 |
28 | Sean Paul, Tove Lo | Calling On Me | 91.104802074004 | 3 |
29 | Halsey | Graveyard | 90.966263572509 | 7 |
30 | Blake Shelton | Nobody But You | 90.918204324938 | -12 |
31 | Niall Horan | Nice To Meet Ya | 90.788773566627 | -10 |
32 | Chase Rice | Lonely if You Are | 90.667023820867 | 0 |
33 | Luke Combs | Even Though I'm Leaving | 89.819434953971 | 6 |
34 | Selena Gomez | Feel Me | 89.663321383961 | -4 |
35 | Ed Sheeran | South of the Border | 89.607659297045 | 0 |
36 | Camila Cabello | My Oh My | 89.576337262987 | -4 |
37 | Thomas Rhett | Beer Can't Fix | 89.564889106115 | -3 |
38 | Kelly Clarkson | I Dare You | 89.474755880028 | -1 |
39 | Jasmine Sokko | MESS | 89.143974785004 | 9 |
40 | Jonas Brothers | Only Human | 88.848123887599 | 4 |
Pop Chart
Rank | Artist Name | Song Name | EQ Score | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Weeknd | Blinding Lights | 100 | 4 |
2 | Justin Bieber | Intentions | 99.603823024845 | -1 |
3 | Harry Styles | Adore You | 99.282607853071 | 0 |
4 | Dua Lipa | Don't Start Now | 99.261649174881 | 0 |
5 | Khalid & Disclosure | Know Your Worth | 98.227350448394 | -3 |
6 | Niall Horan | No Judgement | 98.224668499308 | 0 |
7 | Khalid | Up All Night | 97.906812618398 | 0 |
8 | Ava Max | Salt | 97.25321983981 | 0 |
9 | Ava Max | Kings & Queens | 96.951722526007 | 0 |
10 | Diplo & Julia Michaels | Heartless | 96.484982241839 | 0 |
11 | Alec Benjamin | Oh My God | 95.223238547297 | 1 |
12 | Demi Lovato | I Love Me | 95.146166877266 | -1 |
13 | Maroon 5 | Memories | 94.44709720475 | 1 |
14 | Dua Lipa | Break My Heart | 93.958830966961 | -1 |
15 | The Weeknd | In Your Eyes | 93.553308067443 | 0 |
16 | twenty one pilots | Level of Concern | 92.677238355745 | 45 |
17 | Kygo, Zara Larsson, Tyga | Like It Is | 92.647570787734 | -1 |
18 | Lennon Stella | Jealous | 92.453592352237 | -1 |
19 | Tones And I | Dance Monkey | 91.886991117287 | 2 |
20 | SZA & Justin Timberlake | The Other Side | 91.46750164929 | 0 |
21 | OneRepublic | Didn't I | 91.42778632694 | -3 |
22 | Sean Paul, Tove Lo | Calling On Me | 90.970933563453 | 2 |
23 | Lennon Stella | Kissing Other People | 90.778611327423 | -1 |
24 | OneRepublic | Better Days | 90.384066660983 | -1 |
25 | Niall Horan | Nice To Meet Ya | 90.208119817132 | -6 |
26 | Sam Feldt | Post Malone | 89.736550970297 | 1 |
27 | Hailee Steinfeld | I Love You's | 89.400825382322 | -3 |
28 | Halsey | Graveyard | 89.310478902783 | 6 |
29 | Jonas Brothers | Only Human | 89.19893134535 | 1 |
30 | Major Lazer | Lay Your Head On Me | 89.175991727762 | -3 |
31 | Halsey | You should be sad | 88.370720758161 | 9 |
32 | Kelly Clarkson | I Dare You | 88.356318042117 | 3 |
33 | Selena Gomez | Feel Me | 88.339970658463 | -5 |
34 | Jasmine Sokko | MESS | 88.060877020625 | -5 |
35 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Old Me | 88.032224853876 | -3 |
36 | Camila Cabello | My Oh My | 87.839349699537 | 2 |
37 | Lindsay Lohan | Back To Me | 87.791129992434 | 0 |
38 | Ellie Goulding, blackbear | Worry About Me | 87.694414677121 | -2 |
39 | Doja Cat | Say So | 87.636379339918 | -8 |
40 | John K | if we never met | 87.459890950699 | 2 |
Rock Chart
Rank | Artist Name | Song Name | EQ Score | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Blue Stones | Shakin' Off The Rust | 100 | 0 |
2 | Crobot | Low Life | 99.070766663469 | 0 |
3 | Falling in Reverse | Popular Monster | 98.769106011956 | 1 |
4 | Fire from the Gods | Right Now | 98.721565927167 | -1 |
5 | Korn | Can You Hear Me | 98.280643728132 | 0 |
6 | Green Day | Oh Yeah! | 98.148778808656 | 0 |
7 | A Day to Remember | Resentment | 96.331830759465 | 20 |
8 | Breaking Benjamin | Far Away | 95.644071217253 | 0 |
9 | The HU | Wolf Totem | 95.555286595751 | 0 |
10 | Pearl Jam | Superblood Wolfmoon | 95.429592018321 | 14 |
11 | Ozzy Osbourne | Under the Graveyard | 94.467529117609 | -5 |
12 | Bad Wolves | Sober | 94.40717280407 | 11 |
13 | Bring Me the Horizon | Ludens | 94.057028463432 | -1 |
14 | Theory of a Deadman | History of Violence | 93.971908990918 | -3 |
15 | Pop Evil | Work | 93.294756991892 | 98 |
16 | Ozzy Osbourne | Ordinary Man | 92.026323375793 | 6 |
17 | Five Finger Death Punch | Inside Out | 90.944156562606 | -2 |
18 | Bad Wolves | Killing Me Slowly | 88.246023311636 | -8 |
19 | Volbeat | Die To Live | 87.296328116582 | -7 |
20 | Sum 41 | Out for Blood | 83.216249808306 | -5 |
21 | Skillet | Legendary | 83.092078760414 | -4 |
22 | Five Finger Death Punch | To Be Alone | 82.477002525034 | 150 |
23 | Puddle of Mudd | Uh Oh | 82.18418981986 | -7 |
24 | Asking Alexandria | The Violence | 81.359856845112 | -6 |
25 | Cory Marks | Outlaws & Outsiders | 78.072388619487 | -6 |
26 | Asking Alexandria | Antisocialist | 77.423238317235 | -2 |
27 | Motionless in White | Another Life | 73.296057583539 | -1 |
28 | Killswitch Engage | I Can't Be the Only One | 72.104831319269 | -1 |
29 | The Glorious Sons | Panic Attack | 72.025658499129 | -4 |
30 | Starset | TRIALS | 71.873889852948 | 2 |
31 | Highly Suspect | 16 | 71.562369702225 | -3 |
32 | Hellyeah | Welcome Home | 71.342773453623 | -3 |
33 | Bush | Flowers On A Grave | 69.968753043384 | -1 |
34 | Theory of a Deadman | World Keeps Spinning | 69.601226223037 | 1 |
35 | In This Moment | The In-Between | 69.426615201986 | -2 |
36 | The Glorious Sons | Closer To The Sky | 68.476212769255 | -2 |
37 | Volbeat | Leviathan | 68.378709864579 | 0 |
38 | Highly Suspect | These Days | 68.167322170232 | -2 |
39 | Philip Sayce | Black Roller Coming | 65.469350586234 | -1 |
40 | The Dollyrots | Make Me Hot | 64.811059422271 | -1 |
Electronic/Dance Chart
Rank | Artist Name | Song Name | EQ Score | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Becky Hill, Goodboys, Meduza | Lose Control | 100 | 0 |
2 | Diplo & SIDEPIECE | On My Mind | 99.650080333444 | 0 |
3 | Dua Lipa | Don't Start Now (Purple Disco Machine Remix) | 98.304061340584 | 0 |
4 | VAVO | Day N' Night | 96.528002895681 | 0 |
5 | Elderbrook & Rudimental | Something About You (Elderbrook VIP) | 95.701647204316 | 0 |
6 | Jessie Reyez | LOVE IN THE DARK (Dzeko Remix) | 95.347574524712 | 4 |
7 | Alesso, SUMR CAMP | In The Middle | 95.293152562958 | 0 |
8 | Ed Sheeran | South of the Border (Cheat Codes Remix) | 95.278459201107 | 0 |
9 | Jonas Blue | I Wanna Dance | 94.452667784786 | 5 |
10 | A7S, Topic | Breaking Me (Riton Remix) | 94.418362647441 | 1 |
11 | Yves V & Ilkay Sencan | Not So Bad | 93.464896418461 | 2 |
12 | Seven Lions | Only Now | 93.362219240124 | -6 |
13 | Dua Lipa | Physical (Alok Remix) | 92.860508007263 | 3 |
14 | Lodato | Good | 92.691852129354 | 1 |
15 | Felix Jaehn, VIZE | Close Your Eyes | 92.536611943072 | 2 |
16 | Oliver Heldens | Take A Chance | 92.489918234317 | -7 |
17 | Afrojack | All Night | 92.170174419199 | 2 |
18 | Kandy | Let Me Down | 92.053298469046 | 3 |
19 | Galantis & Dolly Parton | Faith | 91.921504975491 | 4 |
20 | Duke Dumont | Therapy | 91.920124656906 | 2 |
21 | Joel Corry | Lonely | 91.876565025045 | -9 |
22 | Knife Party | Death & Desire | 91.80222693015 | 3 |
23 | Duke Dumont, Zak Abel | The Power | 91.550895505957 | 4 |
24 | Autograf | Ain't Deep Enough | 91.386926817797 | 4 |
25 | Lewis Capaldi | Hold Me While You Wait (Steve Void Remix) | 91.33274588668 | 4 |
26 | Conro | Fighters | 90.728033964574 | -8 |
27 | Armin van Buuren | Million Voices (Madison Mars Remix) | 90.721948080397 | -7 |
28 | Elderbrook & Rudimental | Something About You | 90.678498647281 | 2 |
29 | Tiësto | BLUE | 90.5557075745 | 3 |
30 | Doja Cat | Say So (Snakehips Remix) | 90.359003581356 | -4 |
31 | Pnau | All Of Us | 90.109608765264 | 4 |
32 | Throttle | Dreamer | 90.034194391095 | 9 |
33 | Breathe Carolina | Too Good | 89.957504332757 | 5 |
34 | Don Diablo | Bad | 89.912072205769 | -1 |
35 | Mabel, Tiësto | God Is A Dancer | 89.892549730363 | 1 |
36 | Gryffin | Body Back | 89.881147272876 | 7 |
37 | Armin van Buuren | Unlove You (Club Mix) | 89.747605071776 | 3 |
38 | Cheat Codes & Daniel Blume | Who's Got Your Love (Mike Williams Remix) | 89.725343727894 | -1 |
39 | Arty | Daydreams | 89.698080509698 | 3 |
40 | Jax Jones | Tequila | 89.42291305798 | 23 |
Country Chart
Rank | Artist Name | Song Name | EQ Score | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sam Hunt | Kinfolks | 99.780395986949 | -1 |
2 | Chase Rice | Lonely if You Are | 98.282594256302 | 1 |
3 | Blake Shelton | Nobody But You | 97.436459561777 | -5 |
4 | Thomas Rhett | Beer Can't Fix | 95.826129214768 | -2 |
5 | Luke Combs | Even Though I'm Leaving | 95.637627486933 | -2 |
6 | Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber | 10,000 Hours | 94.475572152643 | 1 |
7 | Ingrid Andress | More Hearts Than Mine | 94.351681196399 | 2 |
8 | Carly Pearce | I Hope You're Happy Now | 92.770683295495 | 2 |
9 | Justin Moore | Why We Drink | 92.595824282936 | -1 |
10 | Matt Stell | Everywhere But On | 92.530443440107 | 0 |
11 | Jason Aldean | Got What I Got | 91.801625926565 | -1 |
12 | Eli Young Band | Break It In | 91.160033679167 | 18 |
13 | Miranda Lambert | Bluebird | 90.720524194026 | -3 |
14 | Luke Combs | Beer Never Broke My Heart | 90.225984834244 | -1 |
15 | Lee Brice | One Of Them Girls | 90.187838044931 | -16 |
16 | Ashley McBryde | One Night Standards | 89.949425517916 | -8 |
17 | Gone West | What Could've Been | 89.697318191627 | 2 |
18 | Chris Young | Drowning | 89.465462279384 | 4 |
19 | Tenille Arts | Somebody Like That | 89.328876515451 | 11 |
20 | Kenny Chesney | Here And Now | 88.824105234378 | 3 |
21 | Keith Urban | God Whispered Your Name | 88.771656705069 | 1 |
22 | Luke Combs | Does To Me | 88.443157852332 | 6 |
23 | Luke Bryan | What She Wants Tonight | 88.376873736047 | 1 |
24 | Runaway June | Head Over Heels | 88.196512534917 | -6 |
25 | Lauren Alaina | Getting Good | 88.191602495431 | -8 |
26 | Jason Aldean | We Back | 86.521659034916 | 1 |
27 | Old Dominion | Some People Do | 86.071478512562 | 0 |
28 | Jon Pardi | Heartache Medication | 86.000508431031 | -5 |
29 | Parmalee & Blanco Brown | Just the Way | 85.001960045299 | -2 |
30 | Florida Georgia Line | I Love My Country | 84.519254330252 | 3 |
31 | Luke Bryan | One Margarita | 83.821561877677 | -2 |
32 | Maddie & Tae | Bathroom Floor | 83.777524604009 | 7 |
33 | Mitchell Tenpenny | Anything She Says | 83.579246631222 | -2 |
34 | Parker McCollum | Pretty Heart | 83.525275761313 | 7 |
35 | Sam Hunt | Hard To Forget | 83.489937161811 | 12 |
36 | Kip Moore | She's Mine | 83.372430886044 | 7 |
37 | Kelsea Ballerini | homecoming queen? | 83.184948859617 | 15 |
38 | Thomas Rhett | Be A Light | 82.894244012116 | -12 |
39 | Billy Currington | Details | 82.705641440311 | -7 |
40 | Jon Pardi | Ain't Always the Cowboy | 82.470385824021 | 8 |
Hip Hop/ R&B Chart
Rank | Artist Name | Song Name | EQ Score | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Megan Thee Stallion | Savage | 100 | 2 |
2 | DaBaby | BOP | 99.329276880625 | 9 |
3 | Russ | BEST ON EARTH | 98.978770299411 | -1 |
4 | Travis Scott | HIGHEST IN THE ROOM | 98.1121388629 | 1 |
5 | Lil Mosey | Blueberry Faygo | 97.582548548912 | 10 |
6 | Roddy Ricch | The Box | 97.56426147005 | 0 |
7 | Future | Life Is Good | 97.515081572398 | -3 |
8 | Wale | On Chill | 96.921946278089 | -1 |
9 | Lil Baby | Woah | 96.919196832645 | -1 |
10 | PartyNextDoor | LOYAL | 96.197303613719 | 4 |
11 | Arizona Zervas | ROXANNE | 95.997792772355 | -10 |
12 | Jack Harlow | WHATS POPPIN | 93.727327405056 | 4 |
13 | PARTYNEXTDOOR & Rihanna | BELIEVE IT | 93.122062850331 | 0 |
14 | The Weeknd | Heartless | 93.117494662431 | -2 |
15 | Migos | Give No Fxk | 91.546194278381 | 2 |
16 | Post Malone | Enemies | 91.283266931242 | 4 |
17 | DaBaby, Lil Yachty | Oprah's Bank Account | 89.935819828556 | 10 |
18 | Tory Lanez | Jerry Sprunger | 89.915509760994 | 7 |
19 | Young T & Bugsey | Don't Rush | 89.837252953622 | 3 |
20 | Roddy Ricch | High Fashion | 89.737566904265 | 1 |
21 | DJ Khaled | Wish Wish | 89.567749772906 | 10 |
22 | Gucci Mane | Big Booty | 89.254843753142 | -5 |
23 | Mustard | Ballin' | 89.049462793066 | 1 |
24 | DaBaby | VIBEZ | 88.892550083259 | 5 |
25 | H.E.R. | Slide | 88.377161546653 | 6 |
26 | Lil Tecca | Ransom | 88.33635084919 | 2 |
27 | Chris Brown | No Guidance | 88.306993622035 | 0 |
28 | Usher | Don't Waste My Time | 88.178293427872 | -6 |
29 | Tyga | Ayy Macarena | 87.99520215814 | -10 |
30 | Young Thug | Hot | 87.55785759878 | 4 |
31 | Summer Walker | Come Thru | 87.270023210493 | 5 |
32 | Khalid | Up All Night | 87.049513993528 | 0 |
33 | Wale | Love... (Her Fault) | 87.006453222369 | 2 |
34 | Mahalia | What You Did | 86.71867600495 | 5 |
35 | Chris Brown | Heat | 86.506851584264 | -2 |
36 | Mustard | Pure Water | 86.279614111323 | -11 |
37 | Drake | Money in the Grave | 85.476120482606 | -30 |
38 | Meek Mill | Believe | 85.328733952256 | -1 |
39 | Summer Walker | Playing Games | 85.164964237717 | -1 |
40 | Lil Nas X | Panini | 84.304439172524 | 1 |
Alternative/ Indie Chart
Rank | Artist Name | Song Name | EQ Score | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tame Impala | Lost In Yesterday | 100 | 0 |
2 | Saint Motel | Van Horn | 99.593104080445 | 0 |
3 | Cage the Elephant | Black Madonna | 97.928598406089 | 0 |
4 | AJR | Bang! | 97.895449898845 | 3 |
5 | AWOLNATION | The Best | 97.728556437454 | 4 |
6 | Neon Trees | Used To Like | 97.492672927359 | 0 |
7 | Glass Animals | Your Love (Déjà Vu) | 97.455180956296 | 13 |
8 | Declan McKenna | Beautiful Faces | 96.428903355358 | 19 |
9 | Beck | Uneventful Days | 96.39581364705 | -6 |
10 | White Reaper | Might Be Right | 95.950846904481 | 7 |
11 | Grouplove | Deleter | 95.665644818356 | -1 |
12 | The Black Keys | Shine a Little Light | 95.643742495609 | -10 |
13 | Of Monsters and Men | Wars | 95.355884830057 | 0 |
14 | Coldplay | Orphans | 94.916102993238 | -6 |
15 | Vampire Weekend | This Life | 94.765754223282 | 4 |
16 | Billie Eilish | everything i wanted | 94.755873704758 | -5 |
17 | Cold War Kids | Complainer | 94.596996921151 | 4 |
18 | Green Day | Oh Yeah! | 94.104373396288 | 5 |
19 | Barns Courtney | You and I | 93.940111664076 | 9 |
20 | Joywave | Obsession | 93.934053485435 | 4 |
21 | KALEO | I Want More | 93.925339349942 | -17 |
22 | twenty one pilots | Level of Concern | 93.874821136715 | -4 |
23 | The Killers | Caution | 93.322588856873 | -11 |
24 | Tones And I | Dance Monkey | 93.300219522189 | -14 |
25 | The Black Keys | Go | 93.165906089318 | -3 |
26 | Foals | The Runner | 93.082697410847 | -13 |
27 | The Lumineers | Life in the City | 92.630041356346 | 3 |
28 | Goody Grace | Scumbag | 92.336770636109 | 6 |
29 | Bishop Briggs | Champion | 92.124273042322 | -2 |
30 | The Strokes | Bad Decisions | 91.669413098593 | -5 |
31 | Cage the Elephant | Social Cues | 91.237707731064 | 0 |
32 | Of Monsters and Men | Alligator | 89.996949090232 | 0 |
33 | Incubus | Our Love | 89.964018818208 | -4 |
34 | Major Lazer | Lay Your Head On Me | 89.857155460128 | 0 |
35 | Bastille | Joy | 86.239254260734 | 1 |
36 | Walk the Moon | Timebomb | 85.719512433984 | 1 |
37 | Phantogram | Into Happiness | 84.931107501063 | 2 |
38 | Silversun Pickups | It Doesn't Matter Why | 84.679736753891 | -1 |
39 | Blue October | Oh My My | 82.934156785884 | 0 |
40 | Silversun Pickups | Don't Know Yet | 82.933186315624 | -2 |
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A Perfect Debut: Twenty Years Ago This Week
THE GREATEST ALBUM EVER…THIS WEEK……”MER DE NOMS,’ THE DEBUT FROM A PERFECT CIRCLE, RELEASED TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK. WATCH THE STORY HERE!
A PERFECT CIRCLE WAS CONCEIVED BY BILLY HOWERDEL…WHO WORKED AS A GUITAR TECHNICIAN FOR NINE INCH NAILS, SMASHING PUMPKINS…AND….TOOL. THAT’S WHEN HE MET MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN, TOOL’S FRONTMAN.
HOWERDEL EVENTUALLY MOVED INTO MAYNARD’S NORTH HOLLYWOOD HOME, WHERE HE SHARED A FEW DEMOS. MAYNARD SAID, “I CAN HEAR MYSELF SINGING THOSE SONGS.” …AND A PERFECT CIRCLE WAS BORN.
THE BAND CONSISTED OF HOWERDEL AND MAYNARD, AS WELL AS BASSIST AND VIOLINIST PAZ LENCHANTIN, FORMER FAILURE GUITARIST TROY VAN LEEUWEN, AND DRUMMER JOSH FREEZE, FRESH FROM WORKING ON THE GUNS N ROSES ALBUM “CHINESE DEMOCRACY.”
THEY MADE THEIR LIVE DEBUT AT THE VIPER ROOM IN L.A., IN 1999, FOLLOWED BY AN APPEARANCE AT COACHELLA, AND PLANS FOR RECORDING FRIST ALBUM WERE WELL UNDERWAY.
MOST OF THE ALBUM’S LYRICS WERE DEDICATED TO VARIOUS PEOPLE THAT MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN ACTUALLY KNEW—REFLECTED IN SONG TITLES SUCH AS “JUDITH,” “ROSE,” “THOMAS,” AND ‘MAGDALENA.” AND THEY TITLED THE ALBUM, “MER DE NOMS,’ WHICH IS FRENCH FOR “SEA OF NAMES.”
PRIOR TO ITS RELEASE, A PERFECT CIRLE EMBARKED ON A TOUR WITH NINE INCH NAILS, AND THE ALBUM OFFICIALLY DROPPED ON MAY TWENTY-THIRD, TWO-THOUSAND. IT HIT THE CHARTS AT NUMBER-FOUR--WHICH WAS THE HIGHEST DEBUT EVER FOR A ROCK BAND—AND IT WENT PLATINUM BY OCTOBER, STAYING ON THE CHARTS FOR 51 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS.
NME, AMONG OTHERS, PRAISED THE ALBUM, SAYING “A PERFECT CIRLCE HAVE CREATED A WORK OF MORBID BEAUTY. IN TERMS OF DARKNESS, IT ECLIPSES NEARLY EVERYTHING ELSE.”
AND THAT’S WHY “MER DE NOMS’ IS OUR GREATEST ALBUM EVER…THIS WEEK.