Leaping, Leaping - January 31, 2010.

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of January 31, 2010. | Website

1. Need You Now (5th Week @ #1!) - Lady Antebellum - 1
2. Two Is Better Than One - Boys Like Girls
featuring Taylor Swift - 3
3. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa - 4
4. Chasing Pirates - Norah Jones - 5
5. Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood - 2
6. Hey, Soul Sister - Train - 18
7. Telephone - Lady GaGa Feat. Beyoncé - 19
8. If You Only Knew - Shinedown - 10
9. Breakeven - The Script - 11
10. Hard (featuring Young Jeezy) - Rihanna - 12
11. I Heard of a Girl - Miss Li - 6
12. Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas - 7
13. White Liar - Miranda Lambert - 13
14. We The People - Ray Stevens - 14
15. It's Your Life - Francesca Battistelli - 8
16. The Sweetest Thing - Camera Obscura - 9
17. You and Me - Dave Matthews Band - 20
18. Tik Tok (Radio Remix) - Kesha - new
19. According to You - Orianthi - new
20. Walk With You - Ringo Starr - new

CHART NOTES

Lots of movement on this week's chart. First of all, the big leaps were accomplished by Train and Lady GaGa.

"Hey Soul Sister", a single by Train that has been lingering around since last year, debut on the top 20 at #18 last week. It leaps to #7 this week. Ditto for "Telephone" by Lady GaGa with Beyonce. That track goes from #19 to #8 this week, an eleven point leap. Can anyone say number one record? Problem is, which one, if any?

Lady Antebellum holds on to the #1 spot with "Need You Now" for the 5th week. The single is now the title track to their brand new album. Great country stuff with lots of pop crossover potential.

Also new to the top 10 is "Breakeven" by The Script, climbing 2 to #9 this week. Also climbing 2 points is Rihanna's "Hard" up from #12 to #10.

Up in the top 5 land, Lady GaGa moves up a point from #4 to #3 with "Bad Romance". This is a former #1 record that also stayed at the top spot for 5 weeks. Rebound anyone?

Be sure to check out our featured video, "Hey Soul Sister" by Train.


The Buoys "Give Up Your Guns" on Sceptor Records (1971).

TOP 10 OLDIES
As submitted to Plannine's Classic Top 30 site

1. Hi Hi Hi - Paul McCartney & Wings
2. Wrack My Brain - Ringo Starr
3. Give Up Your Guns - The Buoys
4. Take A Litle Rhythm - Ali Thompson
5. If Not For You - Olivia Newton John
6. 1984 - Spirit
7. Take This Job & Shove It - Johnny Paycheck
8. Long Time to Be Alone - New Colony Six
9. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
10. You're So Vain - Carly Simon