Alexandra Căpitănescu notched 5 weeks at #1, with a week going to Kamelot & Melissa Bonny in the middle - and now steps down to make way for Aerosmith & Yungblud with country star Lainey Wilson. "Wild Woman" is the 5th collaboration between Aerosmith and Yungblud in the last year, and the 3rd to reach #1! Canadian supergroup Toque moves up 10 this week, more than anyone else.

There are 5 songs debuting this week. First, at #40 we have "Danny Called Me a Cowboy King" by Her Last Sight. The heavy hoedown music at 3:35 is refreshing and amusing. Would you guess the band is from Israel? At #39 we have a remake of an Ozzy tune, named for the old tv series "Perry Mason," and it's covered by who else but Halestorm. At #37 is Otyken with a little "Magic." The vocal force behind Sevi, Svetlana Bliznakova, is solo at #36 with "Friend." And our highest charting new song comes in at #35. It's Daedric, with "Dark Legacy," the follow up to their huge chart topper, "The Other Terror."

In our Crystal Ball segment we take a first look at Sailor Hunter from Sweden.

It happened again! Recently, Melody Cristea - the voice of Liliac - announced that she was departing the band. She cited a discrepancy between the music she was making and her faith. Will Liliac survive this? This is the third time in as many weeks that a solid lead vocalist has left their band, starting with Floor Jansen of Nightwish, then Diana Leah of Delain, and now Liliac.

This week, Donnie Iris died at age 83. He was one of the original members of The Jaggerz, and wrote their biggest hit "The Rapper" (#2 in 1970). Later, he joined Wild Cherry, who were just famous for their song, "Play That Funky Music." When he began his solo career in 1980 it started off with "Ah! Leah!" Later, he hit the top 40 with "Love is Like a Rock" and "My GIrl." He played his last concert as recently as September 28 of this year! Donnie had been diagnosed a few years ago with bladder cancer. Click here for a playlist of some of his music.

We told you something was new, something that had never happened before in the history of Rock Rips top 50s. And it's this - once again Xandria lands at the top, for the second year in a row! Come see what else is new for a year when we changed over to a top 40 format, and learn a little more about what goes on behind the scenes to determine who gets into the Top 50.

View this week's chart videos, in order from 1 to 40, on YouTube!

For years we've said "We're still working on a series of playlists at our Youtube account..." yada yada. But now this feature will be expanded to include additional years, so you can go back and see the charts not only how they looked but to see what songs were where on every week. Until then, here's the Rock Rips #1s of 2000 and 2001, in order from our very first chart of September 23, 2000. Step back in time and see what made us happy years ago!

You've been patient - now here's what you've been waiting for. It's the top 50 artists from our charts between 2000 and 2010. The last time we published this chart was 2007 and lots has changed. Bands that slid down the chart for years, such as Default, experienced career success in recent years, and they're stronger than ever. Come look for your faves by clicking on the title above.

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