Junkyard Sleaze Charts
Welcome the Junkyard Sleaze Charts!
After several failed attempts, we finally managed to create the very first real Junkyard Sleaze Charts. This is the place where we’ll be tracking trends in the sleaze world – which songs are getting the most plays, which ones are growing the fastest, and what’s currently in focus for all of us fans.
This unique chart won’t be found anywhere else except here on Junkyard. It features a Top 20 of Junkyard-approved bands, with results taken directly from YouTube and turned into a final score using the Junkyard formula. Since this is the very first chart we’re starting from, all songs are marked as NEW, but that will already change next time, giving us a real look at movement.
The chart will most likely be published every Monday or Tuesday, and if there’s enough opportunity and demand, we might even do it more often.
| # | Band | Song | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Grönwall | Born To Break | 162.68 | NEW |
| 2 | The 69 Eyes | Cold Sweat (cover) | 108.48 | NEW |
| 3 | Confess ft. Will Wilde | The Warriors | 78.31 | NEW |
| 4 | Rachel Bolan ft. Danko Jones | At War With Myself | 74.48 | NEW |
| 5 | Hardline | Rise Up | 65.22 | NEW |
| 6 | The Gems ft. Tommy Johansson | Gravity | 59.63 | NEW |
| 7 | Blackrain | Come On | 53.15 | NEW |
| 8 | Sister Sin | Somebody Save Me (cover) | 35.02 | NEW |
| 9 | Lipz | Straight Up (cover) | 28.00 | NEW |
| 10 | Michael Monroe | Shinola | 27.18 | NEW |
| 11 | Crashdïet | Loveblind | 25.51 | NEW |
| 12 | The Cruel Intentions | Wasteland | 25.08 | NEW |
| 13 | Spread Eagle | Street Noise | 24.78 | NEW |
| 14 | Chez Kane | Personal Rock N’ Roll | 24.09 | NEW |
| 15 | Ready To Strike | Lost Souls | 22.10 | NEW |
| 16 | Gunshine | Single Looks Good On You | 20.02 | NEW |
| 17 | Catalano | Can’t Change Me | 17.05 | NEW |
| 18 | Dharma Guns | The Voice Of The Underdogs | 14.98 | NEW |
| 19 | Väin Wild | High Night | 13.80 | NEW |
| 20 | Bruce Vayn | Let’s Go | 13.69 | NEW |
Chart Rules & Selection Criteria
To keep things consistent and fair across the scene, the Junkyard Sleaze Charts follow a clear set of rules:
- We track individual songs, not bands overall
- Each band can have only one active entry on the chart at a time
- Priority is given to the most recent release from each band
- The song can stay on the chart for 60 days maximum
- If a band releases a new single in that 60 days period, that song replaces the previous one
- We track views on YouTube from official music video, official audio and lyric videos
- If band releases audio first, and music video latter we add the numbers from both releases
- If a band releases an album we track the latest single or latest promoted track
How the Junkyard Score Works
Each song is ranked using the Junkyard Score, which measures both reach and momentum.
The formula:
Score = (Views / Days Since Release) × 0.01 + log10(Views) × 5
What this means:
- Views / Days → measures how fast a song is gaining traction
- log10(Views) → balances the scale so massive bands don’t completely dominate
- The combination rewards:
- fast-rising new tracks
- strong long-term performers
This prevents a song with huge but slow numbers from automatically beating a smaller track that’s exploding right now.
What Happens Next
This week is the starting line.
From next week:
- ▲ songs will climb
- ▼ songs will drop
- — songs will hold
- NEW entries will break in
That’s it, people, pure math. No voting with fake profiles or boosting. The only thing that counts is how much you listen to your favorite bands on YouTube. Only that affects the final score. And why only YouTube? Well, it’s the easiest way to get a somewhat accurate score, and it’s the platform most people use. We tried including Spotify, Instagram, and TikTok too, and we even used Python.
However, it all turned out to be a bit too complicated, so we decided on this version instead! By the way, this is just the first version, so expect some changes to this little bit of HTML in the future.
See you next week!
Junkyard
