Mel's Weekly Top 20: Blurred Lines, Daft Punk, more...

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of May 19, 2013.

This Week	Tiitle	Artist	Last Week
1	Get Lucky (2nd Week @ #1!)	Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams	1
2	Tangled Up	Caro Emerald	2
3	Just Give Me A Reason	P!nk featuring Nate Ruess	3
4	When I Was Your Man	Bruno Mars	4
5	22	Taylor Swift	10
6	Let Her Go	Passenger	9
7	Because We Can	Bon Jovi	5
8	Change	Churchill	8
9	Why Am I the One	Fun	11
10	Wagon Wheel	Darius Rucker	16
11	Out Of My League	Fitz & The Tantrums	12
12	Running for Cover	Ivan & Alyosha	7
13	State Of Grace	Taylor Swift	13
14	Waves	Blondfire	20
15	Almost Home	Mariah Carey	6
16	Gentleman	Psy	18
17	Ark In A Flood	Churchill	14
18	Blurred Lines [feat. T.I., Pharrell]	Robin Thicke	--
19	Sad Angel	Fleetwood Mac	--
20	Bruises (Featuring Ashley Monroe)	Train	15

CHART NOTES:

Daft Punk holds on to the #1 spot for a 2nd week with "Get Lucky", a song that also features the vocals of Pharrell Williams. I heard this was a big hit in the UK and Europe. It is a big hit on this chart too!

Speaking of Pharrell, this guy shows up again in our #18 track that debuts on the top 20. Yes, he is a featured vocalist on Robin Thicke's debut track called "Blurred Lines". The song is already at the top of several charts the world over. I predict it will go high on this chart. Both "Get Lucky" and "Blurred Lines" have a good, danceable groove going for them.

Elsewhere on the chart we some upward movement from the following tracks: Taylor Swift's "22" climbs 5 from #10 to #5 this week; "Wagon Wheel" by Darius Rucker jumps from #16 to #10; Fun's "Why Am I the One" moves up 2 from #11 to #9; and Blondfire moves up 6 from #20 to #14 with "Waves".

After a 10 year absence, Fleetwood Mac returns to this chart at #19 this week with their latest "Sad Angel". They were last on way back in 2003 with "Peacekeeper" and "Say You Will". Fleetwood Mac is most well known for their album Rumours that was a huge hit in 1977 and 1978. They have produced dozens of albums spanning a career of personnel changes and music styles starting from around 1968. Good to see the Mac back!

VIDEO SHOWCASE TRACKS:

Taylor Swift - 22



Blondfire - Waves



Caro Emerald - Tangled Up


CARO EMERALD "TANGLED UP" (OFFICIAL VIDEO) from // Videodrome on Vimeo.

Churchill - Change

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - Get Lucky Goes to #1

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of May 12, 2013.

This Week	Tiitle	Artist	Last Week
1	Get Lucky (Radio Edit)	Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams	5
2	Tangled Up	Caro Emerald	1
3	Just Give Me A Reason	P!nk featuring Nate Ruess	3
4	When I Was Your Man	Bruno Mars	2
5	Because We Can	Bon Jovi	4
6	Almost Home	Mariah Carey	7
7	Running for Cover	Ivan & Alyosha	6
8	Change	Churchill	8
9	Let Her Go	Passenger	10
10	22	Taylor Swift	13
11	Why Am I the One	Fun	14
12	Out Of My League	Fitz and The Tantrums	9
13	State Of Grace	Taylor Swift	18
14	Ark In A Flood	Churchill	11
15	Bruises (Featuring Ashley Monroe)	Train	16
16	Wagon Wheel	Darius Rucker	20
17	The Clock (Radio Edit)	The View	12
18	Gentleman	Psy	--
19	Little Talks	Of Monsters And Men	19
20	Waves	Blondfire	--

CHART NOTES:

We got a new song at #1. Daft Punk's groovy "Get Lucky" jumps into the top spot from last week's #5 position after debuting at #19 only the week before. This is one of the fastest rising songs on the Weekly Top 20 in recent history. #19 to #5 to #1.... took only 2 weeks. Wow. The track also features Pharrell Williams on vocals I believe. This song has topped several charts mainly in Europe including the U.K. On the Billboard Hot 100, the song has so far peaked at #14.

Caro Emerald slips a spot from last week's #1 to #2 with "Tangled Up". The record held on to #1 for the past 3 weeks. Holding at #3 for a second week is Pink and her latest "Just Give Me a Reason". Pink took this song up to the #1 spot recently on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Elsewhere on Mel's Weekly Top 20, We find Taylor Swift making some gains as 2 tracks from her latest album Red continue to climb this chart. Coming in at #10 up from #13 last week is her latest single "22". Following that song at #13 is "State Of Grace" picking up 5 points from last week's #18 position.

Psy is back with a second single similar to last year's "Gangnam Style". The Korean pop star's latest track to make it to this chart is "Gentlemen" checking in for the first week at #18 on the Weekly Top 20. The second debut song of the week comes from indie band Blondfire. Their track is "Waves" which charts for the first week at #20.

Songs That Went to #1 in 2013

Tangled Up - Caro Emerald (3)
When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars (2)
Change - Churchill (7)
Daylight - Maroon 5 (2)
Carry On - Fun (3)
Anything Could Happen - Ellie Goulding (2)
(x) = Total weeks @ #1

Mel's Weekly Top 20: Spotlight on Caro Emerald

"Tangled Up" is Caro Emerald's latest hit. This week we spotlight some of the videos from this wonderful singer. Click on the video above.

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of May 5, 2013

This Week	Tiitle	Artist	Last Week
1	Tangled Up (3rd Week @ #1!)	Caro Emerald	1
2	When I Was Your Man	Bruno Mars	2
3	Just Give Me A Reason	P!nk featuring Nate Ruess	6
4	Because We Can	Bon Jovi	5
5	Get Lucky (Radio Edit)	Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams	19
6	Running for Cover	Ivan & Alyosha	3
7	Almost Home	Mariah Carey	4
8	Change	Churchill	8
9	Out Of My League	Fitz and The Tantrums	7
10	Let Her Go	Passenger	11
11	Ark In A Flood	Churchill	12
12	The Clock (Radio Edit)	The View	10
13	22	Taylor Swift	14
14	Why Am I the One	Fun	18
15	Tonight I'm Getting Over You	Carly Rae Jepsen	15
16	Bruises (Featuring Ashley Monroe)	Train	16
17	Heart Attack	Demi Lovato	9
18	State Of Grace	Taylor Swift	20
19	Little Talks	Of Monsters And Men	13
20	Wagon Wheel	Darius Rucker	--

CHART NOTES:

Caro Emerald tops the chart for a 3rd week with her latest single "Tangled Up". The song is from the forthcoming album The Incredible Miss Emerald. Will Miss Emerald manage to hold off the hot competition just below her top spot another week?

Pink moves up from #6 of last week to #3 with "Just Give Me a Reason" which also feature's Fun's Nate Ruess. Will Pink be able to go to #1 next week? Probably not. Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" leaps from last week's debut position of #19 to slam into the Top 5 at #5. Two weeks, and already in the top 5. Does the song have the momentum to jump to #1 next week?

Elsewhere in the top 5, we see Bruno Mars holding at #2 again with "When I Was Your Man". This is the 3rd week @ #2 for Mars, who held the #1 spot with this song 3 weeks ago. Moving up one point from #5 to #4 we find Bon Jovi and their latest hit, "Because We Can".

Dropping out of the top 5 from last week is Ivan & Alyosha whose "Running For Cover" has apparently peaked at #3. They're at #6 this week. Right ahead of them, dropping 3 is Mariah Careywho was at #4 with "Almost Home". She is now at #7. Holding at #8 for a 2nd week is Churchill and their former #1 track "Change".

New in the top 10 is Passenger and their hit "Let Her Go" moving up from #11 to #10.

Only one new single makes a chart debut. That belongs to former Hootie & the Blowfish lead singer Darius Rucker who comes in with "Wagon Wheel" @ #20. The track is one of the top country songs in the U.S. We'll see how it fares on the Weekly Top 20.

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Since we did not post the previous top 20 last week, here it is (delayed) for this week.

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of April 28, 2013

This Week	Title	Artist	Last Week
1	Tangled Up (2nd Week @ #1!)	Caro Emerald	1
2	When I Was Your Man	Bruno Mars	2
3	Running for Cover	Ivan & Alyosha	3
4	Almost Home	Mariah Carey	5
5	Because We Can	Bon Jovi	6
6	Just Give Me A Reason	P!nk featuring Nate Ruess	8
7	Out Of My League	Fitz and The Tantrums	7
8	Change	Churchill	4
9	Heart Attack	Demi Lovato	10
10	The Clock (Radio Edit)	The View	11
11	Let Her Go	Passenger	13
12	Ark In A Flood	Churchill	12
13	Little Talks	Of Monsters And Men	9
14	22	Taylor Swift	14
15	Tonight I'm Getting Over You	Carly Rae Jepsen	15
16	Bruises (Featuring Ashley Monroe)	Train	16
17	Don't Give Up On Me	BigKids	18
18	Why Am I the One	Fun	20
19	Get Lucky (Radio Edit)	Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams	--
20	State Of Grace	Taylor Swift	--

CHART NOTES:

Caro Emerald tops the chart for a 2nd week with her latest single "Tangled Up". The song is from the forthcoming album The Incredible Miss Emerald which will feature a mix of retro influenced pop music with a tinge of 1940s and 50s Hollywood jazz. Nice stuff. She was recently featured on a BBC 2 radio concert where some tracks from the new album were sung.

Elsewhere in the top 20 we see Pink moving up from #8 of last week to #6 with "Just Give Me a Reason" which also feature's Fun's Nate Ruess. Fun meanwhile moves up 2 from #20 to #18 with their track "Why Am I the One".

Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams makes its chart debut at #19 with "Get Lucky". Taylor Swiftplaces a new track in the top 20 as "State of Grace" shows up at #20. Meanwhile her current hit "22" holds at #14 again. Both tracks are off Swift's Red album.

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - April 21, 2013.

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of April 21, 2013.

This Week	Title	Artist	Last Week
1	Tangled Up	Caro Emerald	2
2	When I Was Your Man	Bruno Mars	1
3	Running for Cover	Ivan & Alyosha	3
4	Change	Churchill	4
5	Almost Home	Mariah Carey	6
6	Because We Can	Bon Jovi	8
7	Out Of My League	Fitz and The Tantrums	7
8	Just Give Me A Reason	P!nk featuring Nate Ruess	13
9	Little Talks	Of Monsters And Men	5
10	Heart Attack	Demi Lovato	10
11	The Clock (Radio Edit)	The View	11
12	Ark In A Flood	Churchill	12
13	Let Her Go	Passenger	14
14	22	Taylor Swift	16
15	Tonight I'm Getting Over You	Carly Rae Jepsen	18
16	Bruises (Featuring Ashley Monroe)	Train	19
17	Devil's Got a Gun	Whitehorse	9
18	Don't Give Up On Me	BigKids	20
19	I Will Wait	Mumford & Sons	15
20	Why Am I the One	Fun	--

CHART NOTES:

We got a new song at #1. Caro Emerald moves up a point from last week's #2 position to take #1 with her latest single "Tangled Up". It is a song that so far, is gettng zero airplay here in the U.S. but is somewhat of a hit in the U.K. and parts of Europe. Ms. Emerald is from the Netherlands and has been a popular singer in Europe since at least 2009. She had a huge #1 hit on this chart back in 2010 when her first single, "Back It Up" held the #1 position for 3 weeks. She has since charted a few more times here with "A Night Like This" and "Stuck".

Bruno Mars, who recently topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, slips a point from last week's #1 record to #2 with "When I Was Your Man". It was Mars' 4th #1 hit on the Weekly Top 20 since his debut back in late 2010. Is Bruno Mars the next Michael Jackson? Time will tell.

The rest of the top 20 more or less maintains the status quo of last week with not too many songs moving up or down. Many songs have maintained the positions they were in last week. The only exception is Pink's latest single "Just Give Me a Reason" which breaks into the top 10 at #8 after moving up from #13 last week. This is the track that also feature's Fun's Nate Ruess.

Speaking of Fun, the band debuts with the week's only new record at #20. Their latest single "Why Am I The One" is the lone new entry to the chart this week. Good song and the 4th track to be released from Fun's albumSome Nights.

Songs That Went to #1 in 2013

When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars (2)
Change - Churchill (7)
Daylight - Maroon 5 (2)
Carry On - Fun (3)
Anything Could Happen - Ellie Goulding (2)

(x) = Total weeks @ #1

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - April 14, 2013.

Mariah Carey is at #6 with "Almost Home".

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of April 14, 2013.

This Week	Title	Artist	Last Week
1	When I Was Your Man (2nd Week @ #1!)	Bruno Mars	1
2	Tangled Up	Caro Emerald	5
3	Running for Cover	Ivan & Alyosha	3
4	Change	Churchill	2
5	Little Talks	Of Monsters And Men	6
6	Almost Home	Mariah Carey	9
7	Out Of My League	Fitz and The Tantrums	8
8	Because We Can	Bon Jovi	11
9	Devil's Got a Gun	Whitehorse	4
10	Heart Attack	Demi Lovato	10
11	The Clock (Radio Edit)	The View	12
12	Ark In A Flood	Churchill	13
13	Just Give Me A Reason	P!nk featuring Nate Ruess	18
14	Let Her Go	Passenger	16
15	I Will Wait	Mumford & Sons	7
16	22	Taylor Swift	19
17	Daylight	Maroon 5	14
18	Tonight I'm Getting Over You	Carly Rae Jepsen	--
19	Bruises (Featuring Ashley Monroe)	Train	--
20	Don't Give Up On Me	BigKids	--

CHART NOTES:

Bruno Mars tops the chart for a 2nd consecutive week with his hit "When I Was Your Man".

Three point jumps: Caro Emerald tangoes her way to #2 (from #5) this week with her single "Tangled Up". Very catchy, danceable song for many. Not too far behind her is Mariah Carey, who had big hits in the 1990s with "Almost Home," a song that moves up 3 from last week's #9 to #6 this week. Also jumping up 3 notches isBon Jovi who moves "Because We Can" up from #11 last week to #8 this week.

Five Point Jump: Making an even larger gain, we find Pink and her single "Just Give Me a Reason" moving from last week's debut position of #18 to #13 this week. The song is a sold AC favorite that also features Nate Ruess from the band Fun, who had a #1 hit earlier this year with "Carry On". Pink has also appeared on this chart previously.

Three songs make their chart debuts. They include "Tonight I'm Getting Over You" by Carly Rae Jepsen @ #18; "Bruises" by Train featuring Ashley Moore @ #19; and "Don't Give Up on Me" by BigKids @ #20. Time will tell how far up the chart these go.