Mel's Weekly Top 20 - August 26, 2012.

Mel's Weekly Top 20

Week of August 26, 2012.

This Week	Title	Artist	Last Week
1	Some Nights (2nd Week @ #1!)	Fun	1
2	Good Time (Featuring Carly Rae Jepsen)	Owl City	3
3	She's So Mean	Matchbox Twenty	2
4	Hold On	Alabama Shakes	4
5	Higher Than The Clouds	Anuhea	6
6	Runaways	The Killers	8
7	Blown Away	Carrie Underwood	9
8	Take A Little Ride	Jason Aldean	10
9	Set Fire To The Rain	Adele	5
10	One More Night	Maroon 5	18
11	Somebody That I Used To Know	Gotye	7
12	Leave The Lights On	Meiko	13
13	Oh Love	Green Day	12
14	Caught Me Thinking	Bahamas	14
15	Call Me Maybe	Carly Rae Jepsen	11
16	Primadonna	Marina and The Diamonds	16
17	Me Without You	TobyMac	17
18	My Heart Goes Boom	Miss Li	20
19	Home	Phillip Phillips	--
20	That Girl	Noisettes	--

CHART NOTES:

A whole lot of fun at #1... yes, Fun stays at the top position for a 2nd week with "Some Nights". Owl City moves up to #2 from #3 of last week with their track "Good Time" which also features Carly Rae Jepsen, who had an earlier #1 record this summer with "Call Me Maybe". That song seems to be on a wane now as it drops from #11 to #15.

Leaping into the top 10 at #10 this week we find Maroon 5 and their latest single "One More Night". The song bolts from its debut position of #18 last week. Looks like another big hit for the hot group.

Debuts this week include "Home" by Phillip Phillips at #19 and "That Girl" by The Noisettes at #20.

VIDEO EXTRAS: Songs Not on the Chart

"Major" was a hit earlier this year on the Weekly Top 20.


Acoustic performance of Train's big hit, "Drive By".


This is a great studio performance by Dengue Fever made in 2010.

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - August 19, 2012.

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of August 19, 2012.

This Week	Title	Artist	Last Week
1	Some Nights	Fun	2
2	She's So Mean	Matchbox Twenty	1
3	Good Time	Owl City featuring Carly Rae Jepsen	6
4	Hold On	Alabama Shakes	5
5	Set Fire To The Rain	Adele	3
6	Higher Than The Clouds	Anuhea	8
7	Somebody That I Used To Know	Gotye	4
8	Runaways	The Killers	10
9	Blown Away	Carrie Underwood	12
10	Take A Little Ride	Jason Aldean	18
11	Call Me Maybe	Carly Rae Jepsen	9
12	Oh Love	Green Day	13
13	Leave The Lights On	Meiko	15
14	Caught Me Thinking	Bahamas	17
15	50 Ways To Say Goodbye	Train	7
16	Primadonna	Marina and The Diamonds	19
17	Me Without You	TobyMac	20
18	One More Night	Maroon 5	--
19	That's Why God Made The Radio	The Beach Boys	11
20	My Heart Goes Boom	Miss Li	--

CHART NOTES:

It's Fun at number one! Yes, Fun that new alternative group that hit the chart earlier this year with "We Are Young" (peaking at #3 in April) makes it to #1 with their latest single "Some Nights". It's a great song and the title track of their latest album which also contains the former top 5 hit. We'll see how long this record holds the top spot.

Entering the top 5 this week we find Owl City with their track "Good Time" moving up from #6 to #3. The single features the additional vocals of Carly Rae Jepsen, the current teen idol fave who also topped the chart with her own hit "Call Me Maybe" earlier this summer. "Good Time" is a good song that will probably move up even higher. Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" is on its way down to #11 from #9 this week.

The fastest rising single on the chart this week belongs to country music artist Jason Aldean. His track "Take a Little Ride" races up 8 notches from its debut position of #18 last week to break into the top ten this week at #10. Wow! The song is a big hit on the country music charts and it looks like it will be a big crossover record here.

Two songs make their chart debut. At #18 we find the return of Maroon 5 and their latest track "One More Night" which comes off their latest album Overxposed. It's a great reggae sounding follow-up to their #1 hit single "Payphone" from a few weeks back. At #20 we find the return of Miss Li and her single "My Heart Goes Boom". Miss Li was on the chart in 2009 with two singles, "Bourgeois Shangri-La" and "I Heard of a Girl", both hitting the top 10.

Songs That Went to #1 in 2012

She's So Mean - Matchbox Twenty
Set Fire to the Rain - Adele
Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
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

Video Showcase Extras

Owl City featuring Carly Rae Jepsen - Good Time


Matchbox Twenty - She's So Mean



Anuhea - Higher Than The Clouds



Bahamas - Caught Me Thinking



Alabama Shakes - Hold On



Jason Aldean - Take a Little Ride



Miss Li - My Heart Goes Boom

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - August 5 & 12, 2012.

Catching up with two weeks worth of top 20 charts.



Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of August 12, 2012.

This Week	Title	Artist	Last Week
1	She's So Mean (3rd Week @ #1!)	Matchbox Twenty	1
2	Some Nights	Fun	2
3	Set Fire To The Rain	Adele	3
4	Somebody That I Used To Know	Gotye	4
5	Hold On	Alabama Shakes	7
6	Good Time (Feat. Carly Rae Jepsen)	Owl City	11
7	50 Ways To Say Goodbye	Train	8
8	Higher Than The Clouds	Anuhea	10
9	Call Me Maybe	Carly Rae Jepsen	5
10	Runaways	The Killers	12
11	That's Why God Made The Radio	The Beach Boys	6
12	Blown Away	Carrie Underwood	13
13	Oh Love	Green Day	15
14	Brokenhearted	Karmin	14
15	Leave The Lights On	Meiko	19
16	Wide Awake	Katy Perry	9
17	Caught Me Thinking	Bahamas	20
18	Take A Little Ride	Jason Aldean	--
19	Primadonna	Marina and The Diamonds	--
20	Me Without You	TobyMac	--

CHART NOTES:

Matchbox Twenty holds at #1 for a 3rd week in a row with their big hit "She's So Mean". The top 4 positions remain unchanged on this week's chart with Fun's "Some Nights" holding at #2, Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain" holding at #3 and Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" holding at #4. Positions 2, 3 and 4 all consist of former #1 songs.

The only new entry into the top 5 is Alabama Shakes' "Hold On" moving up from #7 to #5.

At number 6 we find Owl City with Carly Rae Jepsen bolting from #11 of last week to #6 with "Good Time". Looks like a solid top 5 entry for next week. This is a good song with a fun video. Anything with Carly Rae is fun. Speaking of which, she is still hanging in on the chart with her former #1 record "Call Me Maybe", moving down 4 from #5 to #9 this week.

The Killers move into the top 10 this week with their track "Runaways" at #10 up 2 from last week's #12.

Three songs make their chart debuts: Jason Aldean's country rocker "Take a Little Ride" comes in at #18;Marina & the Diamonds "Primadonna" at #19 and TobyMac's "Me Without You" at #20. Another great week for contemporary hit music. Check out the videos.

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Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of August 5, 2012.

This Week	Title	Artist	Last Week
1	She's So Mean (2nd week @ #1!)	Matchbox Twenty	1
2	Some Nights	Fun	6
3	Set Fire To The Rain	Adele	2
4	Somebody That I Used To Know	Gotye	4
5	Call Me Maybe	Carly Rae Jepsen	3
6	That's Why God Made The Radio	The Beach Boys	7
7	Hold On	Alabama Shakes	8
8	50 Ways To Say Goodbye	Train	10
9	Wide Awake	Katy Perry	5
10	Higher Than The Clouds	Anuhea	14
11	Good Time (Feat. Carly Rae Jepsen)	Owl City	15
12	Runaways	The Killers	19
13	Blown Away	Carrie Underwood	20
14	Brokenhearted	Karmin	9
15	Oh Love	Green Day	17
16	Watching You Watch Him	Eric Hutchinson	12
17	Payphone	Maroon 5	13
18	I Feel Love	Shannon Hurley	11
19	Leave The Lights On	Meiko	--
20	Caught Me Thinkin	Bahamas	--

CHART NOTES

Matchbox Twenty continues at #1 for a second week with their latest hit "She So Mean". Following them is Funwho have moved up from #6 to #2 with their latest single "Some Nights".

Only one new song makes a debut in the top 10... and that is Anuhea's "Higher Than The Clouds" which climbs 4 points from #14 to #10. It is a tastefully done pop song with a reggae backbeat. The track is taken from Anuhea's latest album For Love. Anuhea charted on the Weekly Top 20 in 2010 with "Come Over Love" which peaked at #12 and in 2009 with "I Just Want You Around" in 2009. That song peaked at #9. It is likely that "Higher Than The Clouds" will chart higher than #9.

Two songs make their debut on the top 20 this week. Both of them so far are not on mainstream radio. The first is by a guy named Bahamas who debuts at #20 with "Caught Me Thinkin'". The track has a tropical flair to it and sounds a bit like an electrified Jack Johnson... and no wonder. The track is on Johnson's Brushire Records label.

The second of the two debut songs is "Leave the Lights On" the latest by singer Meiko at #19. She landed a #1 hit on on the Weekly Top 20 in 2009 with the track "Boys With Girlfriends".

Droppers: Songs on the way out this week include Shannon Hurley's "I Feel Love" at #18, Maroon 5's "Payphone" (a former #1) at #17 and Erick Hutchinson's "Watching You Watch Me" at #16. All had respectable chart runs here. We'll still be listening.

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

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

This Week	Title	Artist	Last Week
1	She's So Mean	Matchbox Twenty	2
2	Set Fire To The Rain	Adele	1
3	Call Me Maybe	Carly Rae Jepsen	3
4	Somebody That I Used To Know	Gotye	4
5	Wide Awake	Katy Perry	6
6	Some Nights	Fun	13
7	That's Why God Made The Radio	The Beach Boys	9
8	Hold On	Alabama Shakes	10
9	Brokenhearted	Karmin	5
10	50 Ways To Say Goodbye	Train	11
11	I Feel Love	Shannon Hurley	12
12	Watching You Watch Him	Eric Hutchinson	7
13	Payphone	Maroon 5	8
14	Higher Than The Clouds	Anuhea	17
15	Good Time (Feat. Carly Rae Jepsen)	Owl City	20
16	Pontoon	Little Big Town	15
17	Oh Love	Green Day	19
18	Run	Matt Nathanson featuring Sugarland	16
19	Runaways	The Killers	--
20	Blown Away	Carrie Underwood	--

CHART NOTES

Matchbox Twenty hits #1 with their latest single "She's So Mean". They replace Adele who held the top spot for the past 2 weeks with "Set Fire to the Rain". That song slips from #1 to #2 this week. Fact is 4 of the 5 top 5 songs are or were #1 songs in recent weeks. Besides 1 & 2, at #3 we still have Carly Rae Jepsenholding at #3 for another week with her former #1 song "Call Me Maybe." Holding at #4 for 2 weeks now isGotye with is former #1 song "Somebody That I Used To Know". That record stayed at #1 for several weeks before dropping to #5 a few weeks back, only to creep up again to #4 for the past weeks.

Further down the chart we see Maroon 5's "Payphone" stopping by at #13 this week on its way down. That song was at #1 about six weeks ago.

Several songs are climbing the charts including Fun's "Some Nights" leaping from #13 to #6 this week; The Beach Boys "That's Why God Made the Radio" up from #9 to #7; followed by Alabama Shakes' "Hold On" up from #10 to #8 and Anuhea's "Higher Than The Clouds" up from #17 to #14. Also up is "Good Time" byOwl City featuring Carly Rae Jepsen. That song debut at #20 last week, this week at #15.

Two songs make their chart appearance this week. At #19 is The Killers' latest titled "Runaways" whileCarrie Underwood is "Blown Away" at #20. Both tracks are bound to make major chart moves in the next few weeks.

Songs That Went to #1 in 2012


Set Fire to the Rain - Adele
Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
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