The Mixtape 9/9/09: Crying Lightning 8 wks at #1.

Rather fitting that on this day of Beatles recognition and re-release that a British band sit atop the Mixtape. For the 8th week in a row. Honestly, Arctic Monkeys are my favorite band to come out of the UK since Oasis blew minds in the mid-nineties. Like Oasis, Arctic Monkeys came out with a bang and blew the UK music world open with their debut. Also like Oasis, AM is still branching out on their third album and making great music. For Oasis, album #4 was where it started to go downhill. Not saying the same will happen with Arctic Monkeys, but their three albums thus far have been impressive. The Mixtape sincerely hopes they string together a career's worth of albums that aspire to the Fab 4's level of creative output.

The top three remain the same this week. It's one of those weeks where it's about the setup for future Mixtapes that matters. Wavves is looking to crack the top ten next week with "Cool Jumper," up from 19-11 this week. No Age, whose Losing Feeling EP is highly anticipated here, flies from last week's debut at 28 to this week's number ten. The Sub Pop noise duo is maturing nicely and any output from them should see even more Mixtape action.

Four new entries this week including Jigga/Hova/Greatest Rapper Alive...hell, let's just call him Jay Z shall we? "Empire State of Mind" enters at 32 as The Blueprint 3 officially dropped yesterday. Portland band, The Shaky Hands have a new single, "Allison & the Ancient Eyes" which bows at #40. Magic Kids (39) and Sea Wolf (37) round out this week's new entries. Again, this week is more about what's to come than what is happening. Six songs look to be dropping off either next week or soon there after. Look for things to shake up soon. It might even start next week. Which is when the Mixtape will drop again. Happy Beatles Day!

1. Crying Lightning / Arctic Monkeys (8 weeks @ #1) iTunes MySpace
2. Life In Marvelous Times / Mos Def iTunes MySpace
3. Deadbeat Summer / Neon Indian iTunes MySpace
4. Walkabout / Atlas Sound iTunes MySpace
5. How I Got Over / The Roots iTunes MySpace
6. Got Nuffin' / Spoon iTunes MySpace
7. Dance Little Liar/ Arctic Monkeys iTunes MySpace
8. At the Bottom/ Brand New iTunes MySpace
9. Casa Bey / Mos Def iTunes MySpace
10. You're a Target / No Age iTunes MySpace
11. Cool Jumper / Wavves iTunes MySpace
12. Be My Girl / Smith Westerns iTunes MySpace
13. Stillness Is the Move / Dirty Projectors iTunes MySpace
14. Summertime Clothes / Animal Collective iTunes MySpace
15. Seasun / Delorean iTunes MySpace
16. Sun Was High (So Was I) / Best Coast iTunes MySpace
17. Sour Milk, Salt Water / Port O'Brien iTunes MySpace
18. Action/Reaction / Choir of Young Believers iTunes MySpace
19. Two Weeks / Grizzly Bear iTunes MySpace
20. Never Forget You / The Noisettes iTunes MySpace
21. Cheat On Me / The Cribs iTunes MySpace
22. Uprising / Muse iTunes MySpace
23. Madagascar/ Lake iTunes MySpace
24. My Sweet Lord / Yim Yames iTunes MySpace
25. Overboard/ Gucci Mane iTunes MySpace
26. It's Nice to Know You Work Alone / Silversun Pickups iTunes MySpace
27. Bull Black Nova / Wilco iTunes MySpace
28. Fables/ Dodos iTunes MySpace
29. Easy / Deer Tick iTunes MySpace
30. My Unusual Friend / Fruit Bats iTunes MySpace
31. Forever / Drake (w/ Kanye, Lil Wayne & Eminem) iTunes MySpace
32. Empire State of Mind / Jay-Z (ft. Alicia Keys) (NEW) iTunes MySpace
33. The Ruminant Band / The Fruit Bats iTunes MySpace
34. Flowers / Flight iTunes MySpace
35. I Can't Get Away / Stardeath & White Dwarfs iTunes MySpace
36. Upside Down / Banjo or Freakout iTunes MySpace
37. Wicked Blood / Sea Wolf (NEW) iTunes MySpace
38. Bones/ A Mountain of One iTunes MySpace
39. Hey Boy / Magic Kids (NEW) iTunes MySpace
40. Allison & the Ancient Eyes / The Shaky Hands (NEW) iTunes MySpace