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The Chart Show: Lizzo and Caroline Smith on top, Hozier and Sylvan Esso inducted to Hall of Fame

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by Bill DeVille

October 30, 2014

Lizzo and Caroline Smith
Screenshot of Lizzo and Caroline Smith's "Let 'Em Say" video shot in Minneapolis.
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It's a big week for the ladies on the Chart Show this week! Lizzo and Caroline Smith's salute to women "Let 'Em Say" continues to dominate and hits number one for the second time. Lizzo's career is still on fire with her recent appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman and her pals from the Chalice dropped in on the Prince and 3RDEYEGIRL track "Boy Trouble," which appears on PLECTRUMELECTRUM, one of his two new albums.

Submit your Chart Show ballot this week for a chance to win tickets to the New Pornographers' show at First Avenue on Wednesday, Nov. 12!

Jenny Lewis' deeply personal single "She's Not Me" is this week's biggest climber jumping 14 spots to #4. Hard to believe, but The Voyager is her first solo album in six years. It was recently revealed that she recorded songs with Conor Oberst a decade ago titled Blood On the 4-Tracks, which features songs written in the wake of Elliott Smith's death.

Despite her lovable slacker persona, Melbourne, Australia's Courtney Barnett stays pretty busy. She is back on the Chart this week with "Pickles From The Jar," which debuts at #15. She stopped by our studios to record a session back in June before her sold out Varsity Theatre gig.

Fresh off their First Avenue appearance and a live session recorded in The Current's studio, the Rural Alberta Advantage are the biggest newbie on the Chart with "On the Rocks," which debuts at #7. The song centers around the acceptance of an ending relationship. That kind of material sometimes makes for the best songs!

This week the white hot Hozier's "Take Me To Church" and Sylvan Esso's "Coffee" conclude their run as they are inducted to the Hall of Fame after 12 consecutive weeks on the Chart.

Weezer's "Back to the Shack" jumped eight spots this week to #5. Maybe it's because we're all sick of "those stupid singing shows!" Listen all week for extra tracks from Weezer — their latest Everything Will Be Alright in the End is The Current's Album of the Week.