The "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/arts/music/22singles.html">Ultimate Chart" from the music research company Big Champagne</a> is an attempt to make, well, the Ultimate Chart. This week Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are ranked as the 81st most popular Artist anywhere - which is kind of a big deal. More coolness - they are up 54 places since last week. Read the New York Times piece to understand how the data is gathered and analyzed.

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