poptimists | The Cliffhanging Koganbot Teen Of Pop Counterrankings

Unless I missed it, Tom didn't post the League of Pop standings last week; I usually work my own standings into the comments, but since there weren't any, I'm giving them my own post. Of course, these rankings will be obsolete come tomorrow.

The Compurgatorial Koganbot Teen Of Pop Counterrankings as of May 11, 2007:

braisedbywolves scores on an audacious shot but gains nothing on leader

martinskidmore, who benefits as goals rain down like footballs over in the Chart Championship. Word still out on how much

byebyepride gains from unearthing an eccentric Gravediggaz track.

epicharmus enters the rankings, while

jeff_worrell makes a strong charge from the outside. Oi Va Voi reaffirm their worth by garnering a point for a second player. (To remind you how this works: a track scores 0 points if I knew it already, 1 point if it makes it onto one of my "Listen To These A Lot" playlists, and 3 points if it goes on a "Put This On A Mixtape" playlist. Tracks can jump or fall at any time until League play ends. Twelve players still have a chance at first, but given how effective the defenses have been at preventing three pointers, Martin seems well-situated.)

martinskidmore 10 points (Irma Thomas, Hairy Diamond, Ultraviolence, Mahlithini & The Mahotella Queens, Go Mental, Amayese)

braisedbywolves 7 points (High And Mighty Color, Asian Dub Foundation, Xinlisupreme, Eve, Timelords)

lockedintheatti 6 points (Michaela Melian, Faye Wong, Nachlader, Diam's)

infov0re 6 points (Ben Watt, Trentemoller, Fields, Fall Out Boy)

dubdobdee 6 points (BarobaX, The Gentle People, Jeff Mills, High5)

jeff_worrell 5 points (Beenie Man, ELO, Au Revoir Simone)

poptasticuk 4 points (S.H.E., Linda Sundblad)

inhibitorylinks 4 points (Edo Maajka, Utada Hikaru)

byebyepride 4 points (2 Live Crew, Gravediggaz)

alexmacpherson 4 points (Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, Lil Kim, Black Devil Disco Club)

zenith 4 points (Goose, The Pack, Lake and Cormega, Of Montreal)

piratemoggy 4 points (AFI, Tegan & Sara, Kate Haverenik, Morgan And The Hidden Hands)

xyzzzz__ 4 points (Nick Didkovsky, Red Transistor, Toru Takemitsu, Luigi Nono)

hauntedballroom 3 points (Behorkestrar Bakija Bacik from Vranje)

blue_russian 3 points (Diskoteka Avariya)

katstevens 3 points (LAX Gurlz, Q And Not U, Oi Va Voi)

bengraham 3 points (Oi Va Voi, Niowt, We Are Scientists)

skillextric 3 points (Sing-Sing, Carina Round, V)

fugitivemotel 2 points (Millionaire, PJ Harvey)

lisa_go_blind 2 points (Dawn, Antena)

strange_powers 1 point (The Bags)

jel_bugle 1 point (Blind Guardian)

epicharmus 1 point (Priscilla Paris)

Btw, the real standings as of last week for the Chart Championship: koganbot 19, lisa-go-blind 18, jeff_worrell 17, lockedintheatti 16, epicharmus 15, skillextric 13, poptasticuk 13, blue_russian 13, martinskidmore 12, infov0re 8, byebyepride 7, piratemoggy 7. Epicharmus and blue_russian only have one match left to score in; everyone else has two.

I didn't bother to work out the Pop Premiership standings.