Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of July 8, 2012.
| This Week | Title | Artist | Last Week |
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| 1 | Call Me Maybe (3rd Week @ #1!) | Carly Rae Jepsen | 1 |
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| 2 | Watching You Watch Him | Eric Hutchinson | 2 |
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| 3 | Set Fire To The Rain | Adele | 4 |
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| 4 | Payphone | Maroon 5 | 3 |
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| 5 | Somebody That I Used To Know | Gotye | 5 |
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| 6 | Brokenhearted | Karmin | 6 |
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| 7 | Wide Awake | Katy Perry | 9 |
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| 8 | Give Your Heart A Break | Demi Lovato | 8 |
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| 9 | She's So Mean | Matchbox Twenty | 17 |
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| 10 | That's Why God Made The Radio | The Beach Boys | 12 |
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| 11 | Hold On | Alabama Shakes | 14 |
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| 12 | Guardian | Alanis Morissette | 13 |
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| 13 | What Makes You Beautiful | One Direction | 7 |
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| 14 | I Feel Love | Shannon Hurley | 16 |
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| 15 | 50 Ways To Say Goodbye | Train | 19 |
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| 16 | Touched by the Hand of God | Roxette | 20 |
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| 17 | Good Feeling | Flo Rida | 11 |
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| 18 | Good Girl | Carrie Underwood | 10 |
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| 19 | Pontoon | Little Big Town | -- |
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| 20 | Run | Matt Nathanson featuring Sugarland | -- |
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CHART NOTES
Carly Rae Jepsen sits on top of the chart again for a 3rd consecutive week. The girl has staying power. She's been in the top 5 for at least 2 months now. Definitely this song is a bonafide if not bubblegummy hit. Gotta love it.
As a result
Eric Hutchinson, whose record "Watching You Watch Him" has stalled out now at #2 for more than 5 weeks now. In fact the song did drop to #3 for a week but now is back at #2 for a second week. It was at #2 for about 3 weeks prior. This is a very good, pop record, ideal for AC radio... and yet, it has not received much airplay or chart action. Sad. The song is very good.
Matchbox Twenty makes a big leap this week with "She's So Mean" jumping from #17 of last week to #9 this week. Already a top 10 hit, could this song make it to number one? It's pretty good.
The Beach Boys have returned to the top 10 on Mel's Weekly Top 20 for the first time since 1988's "Kokomo". That song went to #3 way back then, when I used to keep this stuff on paper! Of course the song I am talking about that is the latest top 10 hit by The Beach Boys is "That's Why God Made the Radio" which climbs up from #12 to #10 this week. As most of you know,
The Beach Boys with
Brian Wilson is a legendary surf rock group known for their rich vocal harmonies. They don't disappoint on this record, which by the way, should also be getting more airplay and chart action around the world. The single as well as the album it comes from is very good, contemporary pop music for those who love songs with good vocals and harmonies.
Two country flavored songs make their chart debuts this week. At #19 we find Little Big Town with their #1 country hit "Pontoon" making a debut. At #20 is
Matt Nathanson with his latest called "Run", a pop hit featuring country vocalist
Jennifer Nettles and her band
Sugarland. Sugarland as well as Nettles have made chart appearances here in the past.
Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of July 1, 2012.
| This Week | Title | Artist | Last Week |
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| 1 | Call Me Maybe (2nd Week @ #1!) | Carly Rae Jepsen | 1 |
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| 2 | Watching You Watch Him | Eric Hutchinson | 2 |
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| 3 | Payphone | Maroon 5 | 3 |
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| 4 | Set Fire To The Rain | Adele | 6 |
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| 5 | Somebody That I Used To Know | Gotye Feat. Kimbra | 5 |
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| 6 | Brokenhearted | Karmin | 7 |
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| 7 | What Makes You Beautiful | One Direction | 4 |
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| 8 | Give Your Heart A Break | Demi Lovato | 9 |
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| 9 | Wide Awake | Katy Perry | 10 |
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| 10 | Good Girl | Carrie Underwood | 11 |
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| 11 | Good Feeling | Flo Rida | 12 |
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| 12 | That's Why God Made the Radio | The Beach Boys | 14 |
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| 13 | Guardian | Alanis Morissette | 15 |
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| 14 | Hold On | Alabama Shakes | 17 |
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| 15 | Only the Horses | Scissor Sisters | 8 |
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| 16 | I Feel Love | Shannon Hurley | 19 |
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| 17 | She's So Mean | Matchbox Twenty | 20 |
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| 18 | I Make My Own Sunshine | Alyssa Bonagura | 13 |
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| 19 | 50 Ways To Say Goodbye | Train | -- |
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| 20 | Touched by the Hand of God | Roxette | --
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CHART NOTES
Carly Rae Jepsen holds at #1 for a second week with "Call Me Maybe" 4 of the top 5 songs within the top 5 remain in the same places as they did last week. The only song entering the top 5 is
Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain" which climbs 2 from #6 to #4.
Carrie Underwood enters the top 10 at #10 with "Good Girl" up 1 from #11 last week.
The two debut songs this week include "Touched by the Hand of God" by
Roxette at #20, and "50 Ways to Say Goodbye" by
Train, entering at #19. That song replaces "Drive By", Train's huge #1 hit on this chart that exists after settling at #16 last week.
That song held the #1 spot for 7 weeks earlier this year. Will "50 Ways" go as high? That remains to be seen.
