Friday, June 29, 2012

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - June 24, 2012


Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of June 24, 2012.

This WeekTitleArtistLast Week
1 Call Me Maybe Carly Rae Jepsen 2
2 Watching You Watch Him Eric Hutchinson 3
3 Payphone Maroon 5 1
4 What Makes You Beautiful One Direction 4
5 Somebody That I Used To Know Gotye Feat. Kimbra 5
6 Set Fire To The Rain Adele 8
7 Brokenhearted Karmin 9
8 Only the Horses Scissor Sisters 6
9 Give Your Heart A Break Demi Lovato 14
10 Wide Awake Katy Perry 17
11 Good Girl Carrie Underwood 12
12 Good Feeling Flo Rida 13
13 I Make My Own Sunshine Alyssa Bonagura 7
14 That's Why God Made the Radio The Beach Boys 16
15 Guardian Alanis Morissette 15
16 Drive By Train 11
17 Hold On Alabama Shakes 19
18 Starships Nicki Minaj 10
19 I Feel Love Shannon Hurley 20
20 She's So Mean Matchbox Twenty --


CHART NOTES

Carly Rae Jepsen moves up another spot this week from #2 to #1 with her hit single "Call Me Maybe". The song lingered at #3 for more than 4 weeks late this spring before moving to #2 last week. This week Ms. Jepsen sit at the top of the chart.

Eric Hutchinson's "Watching You Watch Me" moves back into the #2 spot after slipping to #3 last week. The runner-up position is the current peak of this preppy but somewhat bittersweet song.

Elsewhere in the top 20 we got Adele moving up 2 from #8 to #6 with her single "Set Fire to the Rain". I like the intensity of this song.

Moving into the top 10 we find Demi Lovato's "Give Your Heart A Break" moving up from #14 to #9. She is followed by the week's biggest mover, "Wide Awake" the latest single track from Katy Perry bolting from #17 to #10.

The only debut single this week is Matchbox Twenty's "She's So Mean" coming in at #20.

Songs That Went to #1 in 2012

Payphone - Maroon 5
Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye featuring Kimbra
Glad You Came - The Wanted
Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye featuring Kimbra
Drive By - Train
The One That Got Away - Katy Perry
Red Solo Cup - Toby Keith
Someone Like You - Adele
It Will Rain - Bruno Mars
Run For Your Life - Matt Cardle

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - June 17, 2012


Albama Shakes with "Hold On" at #19 this week.

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of June 17, 2012.


This WeekTitleArtistLast Week
1Payphone (4th Week @ #1!)Maroon 51
2Call Me MaybeCarly Rae Jepsen3
3Watching You Watch HimEric Hutchinson2
4What Makes You BeautifulOne Direction4
5Somebody That I Used To KnowGotye5
6Only the HorsesScissor Sisters7
7I Make My Own SunshineAlyssa Bonagura8
8Set Fire To The RainAdele10
9BrokenheartedKarmin11
10StarshipsNicki Minaj6
11Drive ByTrain9
12Good GirlCarrie Underwood12
13Good FeelingFlo Rida14
14Give Your Heart A BreakDemi Lovato15
15GuardianAlanis Morissette18
16That's Why God Made the RadioThe Beach Boys19
17Wide AwakeKaty Perry20
18Rumour Has ItAdele13
19Hold OnAlabama Shakes--
20I Feel LoveShannon Hurley--

CHART NOTES


The two debut songs on this week's chart are fairly far from mainstream. "Hold On" byAlabama Shakes at #19 is one of those kind of records that take time to grow on you. Their sound kind of reminds me of Mumford & Sons but with a female vocalist and a husky voice. The other chart debut is by Shannon Hurley who has an internet following and has explored different music genres including pop, folk, electronic and dance. Here she remakes Donna Summer's 1977 classic "I Feel Love" and spins it very nicely. Number 20 this week. In 2009, Shannon Hurley took her single "California" all the way to #1.

Maroon 5 still holds at #1 with "Payphone" for the 5th week and Carly Rae Jepsen finally moves up from #3 to #2 with her smash "Call Me Maybe". Will she go to #1?

Monday, June 18, 2012

Paul McCartney Turns 70



Paul McCartney Turns 70:

It seems like only yesterday that “When I’m 64″ became a reality for Sir Paul McCartney, but today, he hits an even bigger milestone: turning 70. Of course, the Beatles legend hardly looks or acts his age, since he continues to remain a vibrant force as both a...

Happy Birthday Paul and thanks for all the music you have given to us over the years. May more songs come in our future!


Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney | Paul McCartney & Wings | The Beatles

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - June 3 & June 10, 2012



Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of June 10, 2012.

This WeekTitleArtistLast Week
1 Payphone (3rd Week @ #1!) Maroon 5 1
2 Watching You Watch Him Eric Hutchinson 2
3 Call Me Maybe Carly Rae Jepsen 3
4 What Makes You Beautiful One Direction 5
5 Somebody That I Used To Know Gotye 4
6 Starships Nicki Minaj 6
7 Only the Horses Scissor Sisters 7
8 I Make My Own Sunshine Alyssa Bonagura 10
9 Drive By Train 9
10 Set Fire To The Rain Adele 16
11 Brokenhearted Karmin 12
12 Good Girl Carrie Underwood 15
13 Rumour Has It Adele 8
14 Good Feeling Flo Rida 14
15 Give Your Heart A Break Demi Lovato 19
16 Glad You Came The Wanted 11
17 Free Haley Reinhart 13
18 Guardian Alanis Morissette --
19 That's Why God Made the Radio The Beach Boys --
20 Wide Awake Katy Perry --

CHART NOTES: June 10, 2012.

Maroon 5 holds at #1 for a third week in a row with their latest single "Payphone". Question this week... can it hold on to #1 for a 4th week. Below them, the top 5 remains relatively the same with Eric Hutchinson holding at #2 with "Watching You Watch Me" for a 3rd week, and Carly Rae Jepsen still holding at #3 with "Call Me Maybe" for what, a month now?

One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful" changes places with Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know" at #4 and #5. Gotye's single held the #1 spot for 5 non-consecutive weeks this year.

Adele makes a big jump from #16 to #10 with her chart delayed single "Set Fire to the Rain". The song made its first chart appearance only last week (after having been listed on numerous charts for months elsewhere) at #16. Meanwhile her last hit is on the wane. "Rumour Has It" slips from #8 to #13 this week.

Three singles make their chart debut this week. They include Alanis Morissette's "Guardian" at #18, The Beach Boys' "That's Why God Made the Radio" at #19 and Katy Perry's "Wide Awake" at #20. Perry's last hit single, "Part of Me" just fell off the chart this week.

I Make My Own Sunshine @ #8 this week!





Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of June 3, 2012.

This WeekTitleArtistLast Week
1 Payphone (2nd week @ #1!) Maroon 5 1
2 Watching You Watch Him Eric Hutchinson 2
3 Call Me Maybe Carly Rae Jepsen 3
4 Somebody That I Used To Know Gotye 4
5 What Makes You Beautiful One Direction 10
6 Starships Nicki Minaj 6
7 Only the Horses Scissor Sisters 8
8 Rumour Has It Adele 5
9 Drive By Train 9
10 I Make My Own Sunshine Alyssa Bonagura 12
11 Glad You Came The Wanted 7
12 Brokenhearted Karmin 16
13 Free Haley Reinhart 13
14 Good Feeling Flo Rida 17
15 Good Girl Carrie Underwood 18
16 Set Fire To The Rain Adele --
17 Happy Pills Norah Jones 14
18 Part of Me Katy Perry 15
19 Give Your Heart A Break Demi Lovato --
20 Love Will Set You Free Engelbert Humperdinck 11

CHART NOTES - June 3, 2012.

Maroon 5 holds at #1 for a second week in a row with their latest single "Payphone". When was the last time you used a payphone?

Two songs make their debut this week. They include "Give Your Heart a Break" by Demi Lovato at #19 and "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele, a latecomer to this chart at #16. She still has "Rumour Has It" on the chart, down to #8 after peaking at #5 last week.