Caro Emerald Holds @ #1 For Week 3

"Back It Up" is #1 again for the 3rd week in a row.

Mel's Weekly Top 20

Week of April 25, 2010.

TW	Song Title	Artist	LW
1	Back It Up	Caro Emerald	1
2	Alejandro	Lady GaGa	3
3	I Never Told You	Colbie Caillat	2
4	Telephone	Lady GaGa Feat. Beyonce	4
5	American Honey	Lady Antebellum	6
6	Break Your Heart	Taio Cruz	7
7	Breakeven	The Script	5
8	Blow Away (Radio Edit)	A Fine Frenzy	8
9	Need You Now	Lady Antebellum	9
10	Pray For You	Jaron and The Long Road to Love	11
11	I Have You To Thank	Donny Osmond	12
12	Hey, Soul Sister	Train	10
13	Rude Boy	Rihanna	14
14	You and Your Heart	Jack Johnson	16
15	Stole My Heart	Little & Ashley	17
16	Shark In the Water	V.V. Brown	15
17	Heart Heart Heartbreak	Boys Like Girls	18
18	A Stitch In Time	Smashing Pumpkins	20
19	Every Subway Car	Barenaked Ladies	--
20	Every Now And Then	Noisettes	13

CHART NOTES

Caro Emerald holds on to the #1 spot for the 3rd week in a row with "Back It Up." Lady Ga Ga's "Alejandro" moves up 1 point from #3 to #2 this week.

Barenaked Ladies debut with the title track "Every Subway Car" from their latest album with the same name. This is not the current featured single off the album which is "You Run Away". Both tracks are getting good play on my iTunes and iPods, but I think "Subway Car" is the better of the 2 tracks. It was also a free download from Amazon.com a few weeks ago, hence it got a head start on my playlist before I acquired the album and the rest of the tracks. "Every Subway Car" makes its Weekly Top 20 debut at #19.

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - April 18, 2010.

Mel’s Weekly Top 20
Week of April 18, 2010

This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

1. Back It Up - Caro Emerald - 1
2. I Never Told You - Colbie Caillat - 3
3. Alejandro - Lady GaGa - 4
4. Telephone - Lady GaGa Feat. Beyoncé - 2
5. Breakeven - The Script - 4
6. American Honey - Lady Antebellum - 7
7. Break Your Heart - Taio Cruz - 10
8. Blow Away (Radio Edit) - A Fine Frenzy - 9
9. Need You Now - Lady Antebellum - 6
10. Hey, Soul Sister - Train - 8
11. Pray For You - Jaron and The Long Road to Love - 14
12. I Have You To Thank - Donny Osmond - 13
13. Every Now And Then - Noisettes - 11
14. Rude Boy - Rihanna - 16
15. Shark In the Water - V.V. Brown - 17
16. You and Your Heart - Jack Johnson - 18
17. Stole My Heart - Little & Ashley - 19
18. Heart Heart Heartbreak - Boys Like Girls - 20
19. Smile - Uncle Kracker - 12
20. A Stitch In Time - Smashing Pumpkins - new

CHART NOTES

Caro Emerald holds on to the #1 spot for the 2nd week in a row with "Back It Up." Just behind her and moving up one point each are Colbie Caillat's "I Never Told You" at #2 and Lady Ga Ga's "Alejandro" at #3.

There is only one debut song and it's by Smashing Pumpkins. "A Stitch in Time" was available as a free download from several websites. It is one of supposedly 44 songs that will appear on a new Smashing Pumpkins' album called Teagarden by Kaleidyscope. That album is scheduled to be released on May 25. This week the track debuts at #20 on Mel's Weekly Top 20.

Finally here is a cool video from Shiny Toy Guns and their hit track "Major Tom" that has been used in the Lincoln MKS commercials since last year. This live rendition captures the intensity of the group's performance with the famous car commercial clip playing behind them. The song went to #1 for a few weeks last year on Mel's Weekly Top 20 and ended up being the 13th biggest hit of 2009 on the yearly Top 100 Hits chart.

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - April 11, 2010.

This song should be #1 on everyone's chart:

Mel’s Weekly Top 20
Week of April 11, 2010 | Chart

This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

1 Back It Up - Caro Emerald - 2
2 Telephone - Lady GaGa Feat. Beyoncé - 1
3 I Never Told You - Colbie Caillat - 4
4 Breakeven - The Script - 3
5 Alejandro - Lady GaGa - 11
6 Need You Now - Lady Antebellum - 5
7 American Honey - Lady Antebellum - 9
8 Hey, Soul Sister - Train - 6
9 Blow Away (Radio Edit) - A Fine Frenzy - 10
10 Break Your Heart - Taio Cruz - 13
11 Every Now And Then - Noisettes - 12
12 Smile - Uncle Kracker - 8
13 I Have You To Thank - Donny Osmond - 14
14 Pray For You - Jaron and The Long Road to Love - 18
15 Temporary Home - Carrie Underwood - 7
16 Rude Boy - Rihanna - 17
17 Shark In the Water - V.V. Brown - 20
18 You and Your Heart - Jack Johnson - new
19 Stole My Heart - Little & Ashley - new
20 Heart Heart Heartbreak - Boys Like Girls - new

CHART NOTES

This week jazzy songstress Caro Emerald tops the chart for the first time with her hit single "Back It Up." The highly danceable and catchy track should be on everyone's chart the world over. OK... so it may be a little late on this chart (or is it too early?).... The song was released last September. It was through The SixtyOne.com website that I first ran into a Caro Emerald song last month with the track, "A Night Like This", in and of itself another catchy track. I liked Ms. Emerald's laid back and bouncy style that I seeked out more information and music by her hence finding this single as well as her album on iTunes. Bought it all and am a happy listener. So this week "Back It Up" is the new #1 single on Mel's Weekly Top 20.

I hate having to write about Lady GaGa every week but I just can't escape it. This week her latest single "Alejandro" breaks not only into the top 10 but the top 5 this week. The single leaps from #11 last week to #5 this week. Another #1 for the popular diva? Maybe.

The other "Lady" as in Lady Antebellum have two songs crossing each other in the top 10. "Need You Now," a former #1 song on this chart is slowly making its way down dropping another point out of the top 5 from #5 to #6. Meanwhile the group's follow-up single "American Honey" moves up 2 from #9 to #7.

Taio Cruz's rap song "Break Your Heart" is now a top 10 hit, moving up 3 from #13 to #10.

Jack Johnson's got a new single that clocks in at #18. "You and Your Heart" was released this week and has made some serious sales being listed in the top 10 on iTunes. The song is a prelude to an upcoming new album by Mr. Johnson.

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - April 4, 2010

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of April 4, 2010 | Website

This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

1 Telephone (3rd week @ #1!) - Lady GaGa Featuring Beyoncé - 1
2 Back It Up - Caro Emerald - 4
3 Breakeven - The Script - 2
4 I Never Told You - Colbie Caillat - 6
5 Need You Now - Lady Antebellum - 3
6 Hey, Soul Sister - Train - 5
7 Temporary Home - Carrie Underwood - 9
8 Smile - Uncle Kracker - 10
9 American Honey - Lady Antebellum - 11
10 Blow Away (Radio Edit) - A Fine Frenzy - 12
11 Alejandro - Lady GaGa - 17
12 Every Now And Then - Noisettes - 13
13 Break Your Heart - Taio Cruz - 18
14 I Have You To Thank - Donny Osmond - 15
15 According to You - Orianthi - 7
16 Tik Tok (Radio Remix) - Kesha - 8
17 Rude Boy - Rihanna - 20
18 Pray For You - Jaron and The Long Road to Love - new
19 Hollywood - Marina and the Diamonds - 14
20 Shark In the Water - V.V. Brown - new

CHART NOTES:

Lady GaGa & Beyonce hold on to the #1 spot for the 3rd week in a row with "Telephone". Up 2 points from #4 to #2 this week is Caro Emerald and "Back It Up." Colbie Caillat moves up 2 from #6 to #4 with "I Never Told You". Both songs seems to be contenders to the #1 spot.

A few positions below we see upward movement for Lady GaGa's "Alejandro" from #17 to #11; "Break Your Heart" by Talo Cruz up #18 to #13 and Rihanna up from #20 to #17 with "Rude Boy".

Two tracks make their debut: "Shark in the Water" by V.V. Brown at #20 and "Pray For You" by Jaron and the The Long Road to Love.

Our featured video track is "I Never Told You" by Colbie Caillat. This is the second track off her album Breakthrough to make the chart. Last year she scored a huge #1 hit with "Falling For You."

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - April 1, 2010

Mel's Weekly Top 20
April 1, 2010

This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

1 Telephone (2nd Week @ #1!) - Lady GaGa featuring Beyonce - 1
2 Breakeven - The Script - 3
3 Need You Now - Lady Antebellum - 2
4 Back It Up - Caro Emerald 11
5 Hey, Soul Sister - Train - 4
6 I Never Told You - Colbie Caillat - 8
7 According to You - Orianthi - 5
8 Tik Tok (Radio Remix) - Kesha - 6
9 Temporary Home - Carrie Underwood - 10
10 Smile - Uncle Kracker - 12
11 American Honey - Lady Antebellum - 16
12 Blow Away (Radio Edit) - A Fine Frenzy - 15
13 Every Now And Then - Noisettes - 17
14 Hollywood - Marina and the Diamonds - 7
15 I Have You To Thank - Donny Osmond - 19
16 Walk With You - Ringo Starr - 9
17 Alejandro - Lady GaGa - new
18 Break Your Heart - Taio Cruz - new
19 Imma Be - The Black Eyed Peas - 13
20 Rude Boy - Rihanna - new

CHART NOTES:

We got a lot of movement this week. First off, Lady GaGa holds at #1 for a 2nd week with "Telephone" a popular duet she does with Beyonce. Lady GaGa also debuts at #17 with "Alejandro", a track off her latest album The Fame Monster. And her former #1 hit "Bad Romance" has departed this chart after a long chart run that started on November 15, 2009.
The Script has inched their way up the chart one position at the time over several weeks. This week "Breakeven" moves up 1 from #3 to #2. Is the top spot reachable by this group?

Jazzy diva Caro Emerald leaps 7 points this week moving from #11 to #4 with her danceable track, "Back It Up." This song is not listed on any charts that I know of. I think this track and her newer "A Night Like This" single should be getting tons of radio airplay and listings on various charts. Her music is a refreshing break from a sea of sameness.

Colbie Caillat is making a strong chart showing as her latest track "I Never Told You" moves up 2 from #8 to #6. Other movers in an upward stance this week include Carrie Underwood with "Temporary Home" up 1 from #10 to #9; Lady Antebellum moving from #16 to #11 with "American Honey", this while "Need You Now" is still in the top 5 at #3.

A Fine Frenzy gains positions by moving up 3 from #15 to #12 with "Blow Away". Noisettes may have another hit here with "Every Now and Then" moving up 4 from #17 to #13. And Donny Osmond also moves up 4 from #19 to #15 with his cover version of "I Have You To Thank," a track that seems to not be available in the domestic market.

For songs to move up, it is unfortunate that some songs have to also move down. Taking big tumbles this week are Marina & the Diamonds. They held on to the #7 spot for the last 2 weeks with "Hollywood". This week the song takes a 7 point dive moving down to #14. Also falling 7 points is Ringo Starr. His latest track "Walk With You" falls from #9 to #16. And finally Black Eyed Peas are on their way out as "Imma Be" tumbles from #13 to #19. That was a short lived hit in these parts.