Last week was the debut of a weekly feature of Next Big Sound‘s rising artists chart.  They use what they call an “acceleration” algorithm to determine what artists are gaining the most momentum in online circles. Special congrats to Tiffany Thompson, a Wheaton College alumna who made the list at #3 (and also shares an alma mater with the I am tuned UP founder). Here’s this week’s list:

1. Marco Bailey
2. Pez
3. Tiffany Thompson
4. Scarlett Rabe
5. Tom Hades
6. ††† (Crosses)
7. Dirty South
8. JotDog
9. Nat & Alex Wolff
10. The Twilight Sad
11. Impending Doom
12. Gaby Moreno
13. Chris Lake
14. Benny Banks
15. Krazy Baldhead