The Chart Show: Jim James evens out at No.1

by Mark Wheat

November 10, 2016

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Jim James reaches No.1 with "Same Old Lie" off his new solo album 'Eternally Even'
Jim James reaches No.1 with "Same Old Lie" off his new solo album 'Eternally Even'MPR / Nate Ryan

Appropriately enough during election week the No.1 record is one artist's attempt to make sense of "the issues of the day." In fact in the song Jim James clearly refers to the election in the second verse: "Now who's getting cheated out? You best believe it's the silent majority. If you don't vote it's on you not me." In her review of Eternally Even, host Jill Riley parses more of the lyrics and adds video of the My Morning Jacket frontman explaining how he wrote the songs.

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The highest new entry from Bon Iver also seems to say something about the election that many of us have been thinking: It will soon be over! In reality, this phrase came to Justin Vernon on a holiday in Greece as "this feeling might be over soon."

Wilco are also new this week at No.15, If you've been wondering what "Someone to Lose" means, well, the video that debuted last week helps: It's a stop-motion animated clip that follows a tumultuous journey of a captive bride, a chivalrous groom and an enigmatic monster.

Sonny Knight and the Lakers bounce back after a month off the chart with one of the songs that they performed in The Current studio for The Local Show.

Frank Ocean is inducted to our Chart Show Hall of Fame for the very first time. He's no stranger to "firsts," though: He was the first mainstream rap artist to come out as gay around the time of his Channel Orange debut in 2012. Now he's made Blonde only available on Apple Music, breaking with his former label Def Jam and won't be considered for a GRAMMY.

On the other hand, Jack White is no stranger to the Hall of Fame. While released as the White Stripes, "City Lights" is his eighth induction, elevating him to the No.2 spot on the All-Time list behind the Black Keys with 10 inductions.

TWLWWksThe Current Chart Show
ArtistSong
1R3LizzoWorship
254Hippo CampusBoyish
332Bon Iver22 (Over Soon)
4166PhantogramCruel World
565Kings Of LeonWaste A Moment
6133Nathaniel RateliffWasting Time
7X1David BowieWhen I Met You
876RadioheadTrue Love Waits
989Drive-By TruckersSurrender Under Protest
101110DawesWhen The Tequila Runs Out
1147Saint MotelMove
12105Sylvan EssoRadio
13X1Regina SpektorOlder And Taller
14185The Head and the HeartCity Of Angels
15124Car Seat HeadrestDrunk Drivers
16152WilcoSomeone To Lose
17203Sonny Knight and the LakersSooner Or Later
18147Angel OlsenShut Up Kiss Me
19193Conor OberstMamah Borthwick (A Sketch)
20X1Green DaySay Goodbye

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