AMF Chart Week 10 2015

[Setherex]

Welcome to Week 10 of the AMF Chart! The chart where it's Daylight Saving Time in (most parts of) the U.S.A., and I'm not entirely sure what time it is anymore. Oh well.

Here are your rankings for Week 9 (number of weeks on the chart so far in parentheses):
1. Björk - "Black Lake" (6)
2. Belle and Sebastian - "Nobody's Empire" (8)
3. Kendrick Lamar - "The Blacker the Berry" (3)
4. Sufjan Stevens - "No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross" (2)
5. Father John Misty - "I Love You, Honeybear" (3)
6. Africa Express - "In C Mali" (2)
6. Father John Misty - "Strange Encounter" (2)
8. Sleater-Kinney - "No Cities to Love" (4)
9. Courtney Barnett - "Pedestrian at Best" (5)
10. Ibeyi - "River" (3)
11. John Carpenter - "Vortex" (1)
12. Rihanna, Kanye West & Paul McCartney - "FourFiveSeconds" (1)
13. Purity Ring - "Bodyache" (1)
14. Chromatics - "Just Like You" (2)
15. Dan Deacon - "Sheathed Wings" (1)
15. Death Cab for Cutie - "No Room in Frame" (1)
15. Drake - "Know Yourself" (1)
15. Punch Brothers - "Boll Weevil" (1)
19. Mount Eerie - "Boat" (1)
19. Of Montreal - "Apollyon of Blue Room" (1)
Total Votes: 84

The top 10 songs from last week's poll went on to this week's. No new picks this week, but not a big surprise considering how solid the selections are right now. We still have another two weeks before our first potential 2015 Hall of Famer as well. But, in the meantime, we're officially 10 weeks into the new year, which means we've finally gotten through the 2014 phase. Welcome to the new age, everyone.

2015 Chart-Toppers by Week (by vote count, not chart position; total weeks atop chart in parentheses):
1. Alvvays - "Archie, Marry Me" (2) / Kanye West feat. Paul McCartney - "Only One"
2. Alvvays - "Archie, Marry Me" (3)
3. Alvvays - "Archie, Marry Me" (4)
4. Alvvays - "Archie, Marry Me" (5) / Belle and Sebastian - "Nobody's Empire"
5. Alvvays - "Archie, Marry Me" (6)
6. Belle and Sebastian - "Nobody's Empire" (2)
7. Björk - "Black Lake"
8. Björk - "Black Lake" (2)
9. Belle and Sebastian - "Nobody's Empire" (3) / Björk - "Black Lake" (3)

2014 Hall of Fame (10 weeks of advancing votes; automatically retired from chart):
St. Vincent - "Digital Witness" (Week 1-14)
Warpaint - "Love Is to Die" (Week 1-11)
Sun Kil Moon - "Richard Ramirez Died Today of Natural Causes" (Week 2-14)
tUnE-yArDs - "Water Fountain" (Week 9-18)
Future Islands - "Seasons (Waiting on You)" (Week 10-19)
The War on Drugs - "Under the Pressure" (Week 10-19)
Lana Del Rey - "West Coast" (Week 15-24)
The Black Keys - "Weight of Love" (Week 16-25)
Owen Pallett - "The Riverbed" (Week 17-26)
Jon Allen - "Night and Day" (Week 18-27)
First Aid Kit - "My Silver Lining" (Week 19-28)
Spoon - "Do You" (Week 22-31)
Interpol - "All the Rage Back Home" (Week 25-34)
Röyksopp & Robyn - "Every Little Thing" (Week 27-36)
Sun Kil Moon - "Micheline" (Week 28-37)
Leonard Cohen - "Almost Like the Blues" (Week 31-40)
Sharon Van Etten - "Our Love" (Week 31-40)
Spoon - "Outlier" (33-42)
Sharon Van Etten - "Every Time the Sun Comes Up" (41-4)
Alvvays - "Archie, Marry Me" (43-6)
Sharon Van Etten - "Your Love Is Killing Me" (44-7)

Here is this week's 19-song Spotify chart (with 1 song included below via YouTube link):

Here is your 2015 AMF Chart playlist of all songs on the chart so far this year:


Thank you all for voting and nominating continuously every week! Please don't be afraid to supply us with nominations - all songs six months old and younger (or who have received promotion via album/video/single in the last six months) are accepted! And seconding nominations by others' gives those songs a better chance at making the next poll!

As per usual, the next poll will be created as close to Sunday at 19:00 UTC as I can make it. Best of voting!

[tombeet]

This week already have many great songs, thus I will nominate:
-Chromatics - I Never Be Myself When You're around (from last week)
-Jenny Hval - The Battle is Over
-Grimes - REALiTi
-Tink - Ratchet Commandments
and Mumford & Sons - Believe

[Rdwdbob]

My Morning Jacket - 'Big Decisions'

[tombeet]

I also add Tame Impala - Let It Happen

[Gillingham]

I also add Tame Impala - Let It Happen

I support that one.

[acroamor]

I'd like to second the nomination for "REALiTi" by Grimes and throw in a new one for my favorite song of the year so far, "Sunday Shoes" by Lady Lamb the Beekeeper. Brought me to the brink of tears today, incredible.

[jamieW]

I must say Carly Rae Jepsen remains an entity that I don’t seem to get. I wasn’t even a fan of “Call Me Maybe.” (Although I did like it better than this one—at least it had those unique synths.) What baffles me is that I’m one of the major mainstream music lovers on the forum, so you’d think I’d be able to appreciate her catchy pop songs more. Since it appears that many seem to really, really like her, it must be me who’s missing something…

[Gillingham]

This week already have many great songs, thus I will nominate:
-Chromatics - I Never Be Myself When You're around (from last week)
-Jenny Hval - The Battle is Over
-Grimes - REALiTi
-Tink - Ratchet Commandments
and Mumford & Sons - Believe

I also support the Chromatics nomination.

[Setherex]

I also add Tame Impala - Let It Happen

I support that one.

Tame Impala is as Seth-core as it gets nowadays

My day before reminder to get your votes, nominations, and seconding of nominations in before the new poll tomorrow. This week is also a MegaCritic week, so note that nominations will likely be limited!

My picks for the week:
Sufjan Stevens - "Should Have Known Better"
Girlpool - "Ideal World"
Hop Along - "Waitress"

[phil]

My picks for the week:
Sufjan Stevens - "Should Have Known Better"

I second the nomination for Should Have Known Better

And nominate:
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld - The Sun Roars Into View
Matthew E White - Take Care of My Baby