Mel's Weekly Top 20 - January 29, 2012.

Yep, Red Solo Cup is #1 on the Weekly Top 20!

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of January 29, 2012.

This Week	Title	Artist	Last Week
1	Red Solo Cup	Toby Keith	3
2	Someone Like You	Adele	1
3	The One That Got Away	Katy Perry	6
4	Big In Japan (Single Edit)	Martin Solveig ft Dragonette & Idoling	5
5	It Will Rain	Bruno Mars	2
6	Run For Your Life	Matt Cardle	4
7	The Walk	Mayer Hawthorne	9
8	Hang It Up	The Ting Tings	10
9	When We Stand Together	Nickelback	12
10	Paradise	Coldplay	8
11	A Thousand Years	Christina Perri	14
12	Everybody Talks	Neon Trees	15
13	Starlight	Matt Cardle	16
14	Marry The Night	Lady GaGa	7
15	Sweeter	Gavin DeGraw	13
16	Heart Attack	The Asteroids Galaxy Tour	19
17	Do It Our Way (Play)	Alesha Dixon	20
18	Major	The Asteroids Galaxy Tour	11
19	Drive By	Train	--
20	Simple Song	The Shins	--

CHART NOTES

The goofiest song on the chart has made it to the top. Yes, Toby Keith's #1 country music hit "Red Solo Cup", a silly drinking song with an equally silly video, has climbed to the top... the pinnacle of popularity. Numero uno. Number 1 for this week on Mel's Weekly Top 20. Haven't heard a drinking song this funny since Hank Williams' "There a Tear in My Beer" and Don Ho's "Tiny Bubbles". This song is up there among "99 Bottles of Beer" as one of the funniest, and most memorable of drinking songs. A CMA in Toby Keith's future? Has he already won one? I certainly don't know.

By the way... I don't drink which makes this song way out of left field for me. Huh!

Elsewhere on the chart we see Katy Perry closing in on the top with her #3 record this week, "The One That Got Away". It's the follow-up to her immensely popular "Last Friday Night (TGIF)" hit single of last year which went to #2 on the year end Top 100 for 2011.

Nickelback's rocker "When We Stand Together" breaks into the top 10 this week at #9. It moves up from last week's #12 position. Good song. Should go higher.

Two song debut this week. At #19 we find the latest by Train called "Drive By". Entering at #20 this week are The Shins with "Simple Song". Both are great and should go high on this chart.

Songs That Went to #1 in 2012

Someone Like You - Adele
It Will Rain - Bruno Mars
Run For Your Life - Matt Cardle

VIDEO EXTRAS

Showcase on Contemporary Country Music.

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - January 22, 2012

The Ting Tings break into the top 10 with "Hang It Up".

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of January 22, 2012.

This Week	Title	Artist	Last Week
1	Someone Like You	Adele	2
2	It Will Rain	Bruno Mars	1
3	Red Solo Cup	Toby Keith	7
4	Run For Your Life	Matt Cardle	3
5	Big In Japan (Single Edit)	Martin Solveig ft Dragonette & Idoling	6
6	The One That Got Away	Katy Perry	9
7	Marry The Night	Lady GaGa	8
8	Paradise	Coldplay	4
9	The Walk	Mayer Hawthorne	10
10	Hang It Up	The Ting Tings	12
11	Major	The Asteroids Galaxy Tour	5
12	When We Stand Together	Nickelback	16
13	Sweeter	Gavin DeGraw	14
14	A Thousand Years	Christina Perri	17
15	Everybody Talks	Neon Trees	19
16	Starlight	Matt Cardle	20
17	In The Dark	Dev	11
18	Show Me The Way	The Cranberries	13
19	Heart Attack	The Asteroids Galaxy Tour	--
20	Do It Our Way (Play)	Alesha Dixon	--

CHART NOTES

Adele has hit the #1 position with her second single "Someone Like You". This song is a late comer to the Top 20 having peaked on many charts throughout the world. It is still listed on many others and remains a best selling single track in the online world. The track is taken from Adele's album 21.

Toby Keith's "Red Solo Cup", a funny, party country song moves up another 4 points from #7 to #3 this week. Could Adele's run at #1 be short lived? Check this chart next week to see where Toby Keith goes.

The Ting Tings' make it into the top 10 with their latest track. Checking in at #10 up 2 is "Hang It Up". It's video appears below. Good song.

Chart debuts this week from Asteroids Galaxy Tour and their latest "Heart Attack" at #19 (with "Major" still on at #11) and Alesha Dixon with "Doing It Our Way (Play)" at #20. Looks like these 2 tracks could be big hits on this chart.

FORMERLY @ #1

It Will Rain - Bruno Mars
Run For Your Life - Matt Cardle

Chaotic Five: Classic Rock Lives in Hawaii

There is hope rock still lives in the next generation. Caught a free Ala Moana Shopping Center concert featuring these pint size rockers who excel in musicianship and can belt out the classic rock tunes with the best of them. They're Chaotic Five, billed as Hawaii's youngest classic rock band.

Young they are. Most of them seem to be just around 10 years old... maybe younger. The songs they sing are decades older than they. Last night's set included covers of Pat Benatar's "Hit Me With Your Best Shot," Heart's "Barracuda," Guns n Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine", Blondie's "Call Me" and Journey's "Separate Ways" and "Anyway You Want It". Wow. They rock.

Check the video links below:





More Links:

Chaotic Five on YouTube

Chaotic Five on Facebook

Cool New Song From The Shins

Press the PLAY button and listen to the new Shins single "Simple Song". Cool. Can't wait for their new album coming out in March.

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Mel's Weekly Top 20 - Week of January 15, 2012

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of January 15, 2012.

This Week	Title	Artist	Last Week
1	It Will Rain (2nd Week @ #1!)	Bruno Mars	1
2	Someone Like You	Adele	2
3	Run For Your Life	Matt Cardle	3
4	Paradise	Coldplay	4
5	Major	The Asteroids Galaxy Tour	6
6	Big In Japan (Single Edit)	Martin Solveig ft Dragonette & Idoling	8
7	Red Solo Cup	Toby Keith	11
8	Marry The Night	Lady GaGa	10
9	The One That Got Away	Katy Perry	17
10	The Walk	Mayer Hawthorne	13
11	In The Dark	Dev	5
12	Hang It Up	The Ting Tings	14
13	Show Me The Way	The Cranberries	7
14	Sweeter	Gavin DeGraw	15
15	The Book Of Morris Johnson	Zee Avi	9
16	When We Stand Together	Nickelback	18
17	A Thousand Years	Christina Perri	20
18	Princess Of China	Coldplay & Rihanna	12
19	Everybody Talks	Neon Trees	--
20	Starlight	Matt Cardle	--

CHART NOTES

Bruno Mars holds the #1 spot for the 2nd week with his latest hit, "It Will Rain". I don't know if it is the perfect song for the rainy season or not, but I am sure fame and fortune is not raining on Mars' career!

Big movers of the week include Toby Keith as his hit "Red Solo Cup" moves up 4 from #11 to break into the top 10 at #7. This is one of the most funny country songs I've heard.

Another big mover is Katy Perry. Her latest single off the Teenage Dream album moves up 8 points from #17 to #9 this week. Can this go to #1 as her last hit "Last Friday Night (TGIF)"?

Two songs make their debut on the top 20. The latest from Neon Trees bows in at #19 this week. Sounds like "Everybody Talks" could be another biggie for this rock group from Utah. Debuting at #20 is "Starlight" by Matt Cardle. It's his second single to make it to the top 20. His first, "Run For Your Life" peaked at #1 in December and is still on the chart this week at #3.

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - January 8, 2012

Mel's Weekly Top 20

Week of January 8, 2012

This Week	Title	Artist	Last Week
1	It Will Rain	Bruno Mars	2
2	Someone Like You	Adele	3
3	Run For Your Life	Matt Cardle	1
4	Paradise	Coldplay	4
5	In The Dark	Dev	5
6	Major	The Asteroids Galaxy Tour	7
7	Show Me The Way	The Cranberries	8
8	Big In Japan (Single Edit)	Martin Solveig ft Dragonette & Idoling	9
9	The Book Of Morris Johnson	Zee Avi	6
10	Marry The Night	Lady GaGa	11
11	Red Solo Cup	Toby Keith	17
12	Princess Of China	Coldplay & Rihanna	12
13	The Walk	Mayer Hawthorne	14
14	Hang It Up	The Ting Tings	16
15	Sweeter	Gavin DeGraw	15
16	Don't Stop (Color On The Walls)	Foster The People	10
17	The One That Got Away	Katy Perry	19
18	When We Stand Together	Nickelback	20
19	Tainted Love	Imelda May	13
20	A Thousand Years	Christina Perri	--

CHART NOTES

Bruno Mars goes to #1 with his latest single "It Will Rain". The song moves up from #2 after spending several weeks there. Following Mars is Adele with her single "Someone Like You" which moves up one point from #3 to #2. Will she make it to #1? Her last single, "Rolling in the Deep" got only as far as #2 on the Weekly Top 20 last year. That song however dominated other charts for most of 2011.

Elsewhere on the chart most songs only got minimal upward movement, or none at all. The song that makes the most significant move up for the week is Toby Keith's novelty country tune, "Red Solo Cup", which in its 3rd week on this chart, bolts from #17 to #11. Top 10 is definite by next week. See the video below. It's funny.

The only debut song this week is by Christina Perri. It's called "A Thousand Years" and makes it at the #20 spot. Ms. Perri has enjoyed much chart success here. Her last charted single, "Jar of Hearts" got as high as #8 in 2010 and the follow-up single "Arms" did not make the top 20 last year.

Matt Cardle's "Run For Your Life" has dropped from #1 to #3. This should have been a bigger hit on other charts and U.S. radio. Unfortunately it has yet to click with U.S. audiences. Looks like the song may be on its way out.

VIDEO EXTRAS

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - January 1, 2012

Coldplay live on BBC 1. 2011. "Paradise" currently #4.

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of January 1, 2012.

Happy New Year. Welcome to the 2012 year of the Weekly Top 20.

This Week	Title	Artist	Last Week
1	Run For Your Life (3rd Week @ #1!)	Matt Cardle	1
2	It Will Rain	Bruno Mars	2
3	Someone Like You	Adele	4
4	Paradise	Coldplay	3
5	In The Dark	Dev	6
6	The Book Of Morris Johnson	Zee Avi	5
7	Major	The Asteroids Galaxy Tour	7
8	Show Me The Way	The Cranberries	8
9	Big In Japan (Single Edit)	Martin Solveig ft Dragonette & Idoling	10
10	Don't Stop (Color On The Walls)	Foster The People	9
11	Marry The Night	Lady Gaga	11
12	Princess Of China	Coldplay & Rihanna	13
13	Tainted Love	Imelda May	14
14	The Walk	Mayer Hawthorne	16
15	Sweeter	Gavin DeGraw	15
16	Hang It Up	The Ting Tings	17
17	Red Solo Cup	Toby Keith	20
18	Pumped Up Kicks	Foster the People	12
19	The One That Got Away	Katy Perry	--
20	When We Stand Together	Nickelback	--

CHART NOTES

Matt Cardle holds on to the #1 spot with "Run For Your Life" for a 3rd week in a row. Bruno Mars holds at #2 with "It Will Rain" for another week. Moving up to #3 we find Adele with "Someone Like You". Coldplay holds down the #4 song with their former #1 "Paradise," which also turned out to be the #1 song of the year on Mel's Weekly Top 20 Top 100 Hits of 2011 chart. Check it out.

Dev creeps into the top 5 with "In the Dark", up from last week's #6.

Most of the other songs on the chart notched small one or two point gains from the previous week.

The song that moves the most is "Red Solo Cup" by Toby Keith, a country song that moves from #20 to #17 this week. It's a fun song that crossed over from the country side.

Two debut songs include Katy's Perry's "The One That Got Away" at #19 while Nickelback bows in at #20 with "When We Stand Together".

What were the top hits of 2011? Click the graphic above.