Indecent Exposure: Idolator Charts The Artists Of Today That You’ll Be Sick Of Hearing About By Tomorrow
(Ed. note: Once again, we present “Indecent Exposure,” a ranking of the artists who are receiving the most dangerously high levels of popular-culture exposure. It’s an anecdotal chart that takes into account such factors as media appearances, blog hype, playing-in-the-background bar music, and overheard subway conversations, and it is 100 percent statistically sound.)
| INDECENT EXPOSURE CHART: 4/4/07 | |||
| ARTIST | WEEKS ON CHART | LAST WEEK | DAYS UNTIL BACKLASH |
| 1. BRIGHT EYES | 45 | 13 | 2 |
| 2. AMY WINEHOUSE | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| 3. FRICKOLAS, THE JARRINGLY OVER-PATRIOTIC CAT2 | 12 | – | N/A |
| 4. ARCTIC MONKEYS | 125 | 6 | -1 |
| 5. MODEST MOUSE | 12 | 5 | 34 |
| 6. WHATSHISNAME, THE GUY WITH THE HAIR THAT EVERYBODY KEEPS VOTING FOR | 0 | N/A | 4 |
| 7. LINKIN PARK2 | 4,026 | 124 | -12 |
| 8. LILY ALLEN | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| 9. BERT RICHARDS3 | N/A | N/A | 1 |
| 10. WILCO | 8 | 14 | MAY 15TH, 2007 |
1 = Be sure to scroll down to the second picture 2 = Greatest gainer 3 = Hotshot debut
Mr. Cassadaga Casanova himself, BRIGHT EYES, tops this week’s list, thanks to a new album and–more importantly–a newly unwashed coif. He knocks Amy Winehouse down to No. 2, but with her album sitting high on the iTunes charts and several new tattoos planned for Q2, look for her to reclaim the throne soon. A leak of LINKIN PARK’s new single sent the group into the top ten for the first time in years, and more tracks from WILCO’s Sky Blue Sky shot Jeff Tweedy and pals up the charts–but will either outfit remain after their respective fans actually listen to their songs? The biggest “shock” of the week, however, is the absence of Timbaland, who holds steady at No. 11, done in by sentimental fave FRICKOLAS, THE JARRINGLY OVER-PATRIOTIC CAT. Me-ouch!!!
