Thursday, September 23, 2010

Mel's Weekly Top 20: Sept. 19, 2010



Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of September 19, 2010

This WeekSong TitleArtistLast Week
1 Dynamite Taio Cruz 2
2 Misery Maroon 5 1
3 Teenage Dream Katy Perry 5
4 Like We Used to A Rocket to the Moon 4
5 Mine Taylor Swift 8
6 Fire With Fire Scissor Sisters 3
7 Release Me The Like 9
8 Just The Way You Are Bruno Mars 17
9 Please Don't Go Mike Posner 11
10 Be My Thrill The Weepies 12
11 I Saw the Rain Lovers and Poets 13
12 Heavy Feeling Justine Bennett 6
13 Cool My Heels Nikki Yanofsky 7
14 MoneyGrabber Fitz and the Tantrums 15
15 Animal Neon Trees 14
16 Brand New Day (with Tim Meyers) Lindsey Ray 19
17 Bulletproof La Roux 10
18 Rhythm of Love Plain White T's --
19 2012 (It Ain't the End) Jay Sean --
20 Stuck Like Glue Sugarland --

CHART NOTES:

Taio Cruz claims the #1 spot with "Dynamite", the second of his 2 top 20 hits to go to the top this year. Cruz scored a #1 hit earlier this summer with "Break Your Heart" which held the position for 2 weeks. Katy Perry moves up 2 from #5 to #3 this week with "Teenage Dream." Country superstar Taylor Swift climbs into the top 5 with "Mine" her latest pop hit moving from #8 to #5.

Fastest rising single on the chart is "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars, who at one time was a child singer celebrity in Hawaii doing impressions of Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson. Looks like the guy has a smash hit on this hands as the single moves from #17 to #8. Unfortunately for Mars, he was busted this week in Las Vegas for coccaine possesion.

New songs on the Top 20 include "Rhythm of Love" by Plain White T's at #18, "2012 (It Ain't the End)" by Jay Sean at #19 and "Stuck Like Glue" by Sugarland at #20.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Hawaii Five-0 Set to Debut Sept. 20



The highly anticipated re-boot of Hawaii Five-0 premieres this Monday night on CBS TV. The show's producers have wisely chosen to re-record the familiar, brassy, rock heavy theme song by Morton Stevens to closely echo the original version used on the classic series from 1968 to 1980. I think it is a great move on CBS's part. Let's hope the show itself is worthwhile watching week after week and that it soars to high ratings.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - September 12, 2010



Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of September 12, 2010

This WeekTitleArtistLast Week
1 Misery (4th Week @ #1!) Maroon 5 1
2 Dynamite Taio Cruz 3
3 Fire With Fire Scissor Sisters 2
4 Like We Used to A Rocket to the Moon 5
5 Teenage Dream Katy Perry 10
6 Heavy Feeling Justine Bennett 4
7 Cool My Heels Nikki Yanofsky 6
8 Mine Taylor Swift 19
9 Release Me The Like 11
10 Bulletproof La Roux 9
11 Please Don't Go Mike Posner 13
12 Be My Thrill The Weepies 15
13 I Saw the Rain Lovers and Poets 16
14 Animal Neon Trees 14
15 MoneyGrabber Fitz and the Tantrums 17
16 A Night Like This Caro Emerald 7
17 Just The Way You Are Bruno Mars --
18 Jar of Hearts Christina Perri 8
19 Brand New Day (with Tim Myers) Lindsey Ray --
20 Come Over Love Anuhea 12


Two songs make their debut on the top 20 this week. They are "Brand New Day" by Lindsey Ray with Tim Meyers. This song might be familiar to many TV viewers as one of the current themes for a series of TARGET store ads. "Brand New Day" bows in at #19.

The second debut song this week is by Bruno Mars. This guy grew up in Hawaii and started his musical career as a kid impersonating Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson. Today he has a nationwide top 10 hit called "Just The Way You Are". It marks its chart appearance here for the first week at #17.

Taylor Swift is this week's fastest moving artist. Her latest countryfied pop hit "Mine" shoots up from #19 to #8 this week, an eleven point leap. Future #1?

Moving into the top 10 is Katy Perry with "Teenage Dream" moving up 5 from #10 to #15. Holding on to #1 for the 4th straight week is Maroon 5 and "Misery"

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Mel's Weekly Top 20: Sept. 5, 2010



Mel's Weekly Top 20
September 5, 2010

This WeekSong TitleArtistLast Week
1 Misery (3rd week @ #1!) Maroon 5 1
2 Fire With Fire Scissor Sisters 2
3 Dynamite Taio Cruz 5
4 Heavy Feeling Justine Bennett 3
5 Like We Used to A Rocket to the Moon 7
6 Cool My Heels Nikki Yanofsky 4
7 A Night Like This Caro Emerald 8
8 Jar of Hearts Christina Perri 9
9 Bulletproof La Roux 6
10 Teenage Dream Katy Perry 19
11 Release Me The Like 13
12 Come Over Love Anuhea 12
13 Please Don't Go Mike Posner 14
14 Animal Neon Trees 18
15 Be My Thrill The Weepies 16
16 I Saw the Rain Lovers and Poets 17
17 MoneyGrabber Fitz and the Tantrums 20
18 Undo It Carrie Underwood 11
19 Mine Taylor Swift --
20 My First Kiss (Feat. Ke$ha) 3OH!3 10


Maroon 5 is still at #1 with "Misery". This is the 3rd consecutive week for that song to be at the top spot. Holding at #2 for a second consecutive week is Scissor Sisters and their track "Fire With Fire". Moving up from #5 to #3 is Taio Cruz and "Dynamite". New to the top 5 is A Rocket to the Moon and "Like We Used To". The song is up from #7.

Katy Perry took a huge leap this week from #19 (her debut) to #10 this week. The song is "Teenage Dream" and is currently #1 on several other charts and comes at the release of her new album with the same name. Could this track be headed for the top here?

Moving up 4 spots from #18 to #14 is Neon Trees and their former #1 hit "Animal". The track was almost going to fall off the chart this week, but picked up momentum because I saw it listed at #1 or near the top of several other charts. It's one of the best songs this year to be recorded in a new wave, alt rock style.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Mel's Weekly Top 20: August 29, 2010


Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of August 29, 2010

This WeekSong TitleArtistLast Week
1 Misery (2nd week @ #1!) Maroon 5 1
2 Fire With Fire Scissor Sisters 4
3 Heavy Feeling Justine Bennett 3
4 Cool My Heels Nikki Yanofsky 5
5 Dynamite Taio Cruz 7
6 Bulletproof La Roux 2
7 Like We Used to A Rocket to the Moon 8
8 A Night Like This Caro Emerald 9
9 Jar of Hearts Christina Perri 10
10 My First Kiss (Feat. Ke$ha) 3OH!3 6
11 Undo It Carrie Underwood 11
12 Come Over Love Anuhea 12
13 Release Me The Like 16
14 Please Don't Go Mike Posner 15
15 Uh Oh (Radio Edit) Kyrah 17
16 Be My Thrill The Weepies 19
17 I Saw the Rain Lovers and Poets 20
18 Animal Neon Trees 13
19 Teenage Dream Katy Perry --
20 MoneyGrabber Fitz and the Tantrums --

CHART NOTES

Maroon 5 holds on to the #1 spot for the 2nd consecutive week with "Misery". Scissor Sisters move up 2 from #4 to #2 with "Fire With Fire". Justine Bennett holds at #3 with "Heavy Feeling" and Nikki Yanofsky moves up from #5 to #4. She held the #1 spot for a few weeks in late July and early August. New to the top 5 this week is Taio Cruz's "Dynamite" up from #7 to #5.

Katie Perry debuts at #19 with her latest single, "Teenage Dream", title track from her latest album. Also making a debut is Fitz & the Tantrums and their single "MoneyGrabber" at #20.