Mel's Weekly Top 20 - October 28, 2012.

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of October 28, 2012.

This Week	Title	Artist	Last Week
1	One More Night	Maroon 5	2
2	We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together	Taylor Swift	1
3	That Girl	Noisettes	4
4	Want U Back	Cher Lloyd	5
5	Gangnam Style	Psy	3
6	My Heart Goes Boom	Miss Li	6
7	I Like Girls That Drink Beer	Toby Keith	7
8	Spectrum	Florence + The Machine	8
9	Too Close	Alex Clare	10
10	Skyfall	Adele	13
11	Ho Hey	The Lumineers	11
12	Diamonds	Rihanna	19
13	Your Body	Christina Aguilera	14
14	My Oh My	Tristan Prettyman	15
15	It's Only Life	The Shins	17
16	Champion	The Chevin	18
17	What Could Have Been Love	Aerosmith	9
18	Doom And Gloom	The Rolling Stones	20
19	Anything Could Happen	Ellie Goulding	--
20	It's Only Love	Matt Cardle	12

CHART NOTES:

October has proven to be the month of #1 song comebacks. Last week we had Taylor Swift at #1 with "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", replacing PSY's "Gangman Style" which held #1 for 2 weeks, which took Swift's initial peak of #1 3 weeks before. Now we have an even older song re-entering at #1. Maroon 5 joins theTaylor Swift and Gotye club of #1 charting singles with the same song in non-consecutive weeks for 2012. And of course Maroon 5's big hit is "One More Night" which was last at #1 on September 23 holding the top at that time for 3 consecutive weeks. The record moves up from last week's #2 spot to #1 this week, making it a 4th week for "One More Night". Got that?

Maroon 5's "One More Night" has been holding on to #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart for several weeks now keeping PSY's "Gangman Style" out of #1 and stuck at #2 for those same weeks.

Still hanging in the top 5 we find The Noisettes at #3 with "That Girl" followed by Cher Lloyd at #4 with "Want U Back". Both singles move up a notch from last week. PSY and "Gangnam Style" drops 2 from #3 to #5. The song is still a worldwide hit despite its lower position on this chart.

New to the top 10 we find Adele and her hit single "Skyfall," at #10. The track is the latest title opener for the James Bond movie of the same name.

Fastest moving song in the top 20 is Rihanna's "Diamonds" up from #19 to #12 this week.

This week's lone debut record is Ellie Goulding's "Anything Could Happen" clocking in at #19. She has made a sort of comeback with last year's hit "Lights" that is getting a lot of airplay these days.

Songs That Went to #1 in 2012

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift
Gangnam Style - PSY
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift
One More Night - Maroon 5
Good Time - Owl City featuring Carly Rae Jepsen
Some Nights - Fun
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

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - October 21, 2012.

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of October 21, 2012.

This Week	Title	Artist	Last Week
1	We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together	Taylor Swift	2
2	One More Night	Maroon 5	3
3	Gangnam Style	Psy	1
4	That Girl	Noisettes	4
5	Want U Back	Cher Lloyd	6
6	My Heart Goes Boom	Miss Li	7
7	I Like Girls That Drink Beer	Toby Keith	8
8	Spectrum	Florence + The Machine	10
9	What Could Have Been Love	Aerosmith	5
10	Too Close	Alex Clare	11
11	Ho Hey	The Lumineers	12
12	It's Only Love	Matt Cardle	13
13	Skyfall	Adele	18
14	Your Body	Christina Aguilera	15
15	My Oh My	Tristan Prettyman	17
16	Home	Phillip Phillips	9
17	It's Only Life	The Shins	19
18	Champion	The Chevin	20
19	Diamonds	Rihanna	--
20	Doom and Gloom	The Rolling Stones	--

CHART NOTES:

PSY's "Gangnam Style" may be only a flash in the pan as the insanely popular K-Pop hit falls from last week's #1 position back to #3 this week. Taking PSY's place at the top of the chart is Taylor Swift who was there 2 weeks ago with "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together". Yep, she's at #1 for a second but non-consecutive week. This is the 2nd time this has happened this year where a song fell out of the #1 spot only to get back there again for a second round. The last song to do that was "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye earlier this summer.

What is even more remarkable is that the #2 song moves up from #3... Maroon 5's "One More Night" which formerly peaked at #1 4 weeks ago is climbing up again. Wow.

Adele's hit single "Skyfall" moves up 5 from #18 last week to #13 this week. This is the title track from the latest James Bond movie coming to theaters next month. Good song.

Two songs make their debut this week. At #19 we find Rihanna on the chart again with her latest "Diamonds" checking in at #19. Following her, The Rolling Stones (yes, they are still making records) make a debut at #20 with "Doom and Gloom" the latest single off their newest compilation album Grrr!

Songs That Went to #1 in 2012

Gangnam Style - PSY
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift
One More Night - Maroon 5
Good Time - Owl City featuring Carly Rae Jepsen
Some Nights - Fun
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

This Is My Jam: Check it Out!

Doom and Gloom by The Rolling Stones

Champion by The Chevin

One More Night by Sam Tsui

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together by Taylor Swift

Gangnam Style by PSY

One More Night by Maroon 5

1000 Tears of a Tarantula by Dengue Fever

Caught Me Thinking by Bahamas

Tonight's the Kind of Night by Noah and the Whale

Concrete Wall by Zee Avi

My Heart Goes Boom by Miss Li

She's So Mean by Matchbox Twenty

Higher Than The Clouds by Anuhea

The Rubber Room by Porter Wagoner

Touched by the Hand of God by Roxette

Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen

Hold On by Alabama Shakes

Tomorrow by The Cranberries

I Feel Love by Shannon Hurley

Payphone by Maroon 5

How Long by Moot Davis

Only The Horses by Scissor Sisters

The Book Of Morris Johnson by Zee Avi

Watching You Watch Him by Eric Hutchinson

Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye

Love In A Trashcan by The Raveonettes

Love Bites [So Do I] by Halestorm

Drive By by Train

Easy Come Easy Go by Great Lake Swimmers

Back It Up by Caro Emerald

Simple Song by The Shins

Hang It Up by The Ting Tings

Drive By by Train

Heart Attack by The Asteroids Galaxy Tour

She Walks In So Many Ways by The Jayhawks

Red Solo Cup by Toby Keith

Sorry by The Smithereens

Uku by Dengue Fever

The Walk by Mayer Hawthorne

Dream My Darling by Lynda Kay

Paradise by Coldplay

Tainted Love by Imelda May

You're All I Want For Christmas by Caro Emerald

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - October 14, 2012.

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of October 14, 2012.

This Week	Title	Artist	Last Week
1	Gangnam Style (2nd week @ #1!)	Psy	1
2	We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together	Taylor Swift	2
3	One More Night	Maroon 5	3
4	That Girl	Noisettes	4
5	What Could Have Been Love	Aerosmith	5
6	Want U Back	Cher Lloyd	10
7	My Heart Goes Boom	Miss Li	9
8	I Like Girls That Drink Beer	Toby Keith	11
9	Home	Phillip Phillips	6
10	Spectrum	Florence + The Machine	12
11	Too Close	Alex Clare	14
12	Ho Hey	The Lumineers	13
13	It's Only Love	Matt Cardle	16
14	Your Body	Christina Aguilera	17
15	Good Time (Featuring Carly Rae Jepsen)	Owl City	7
16	Some Nights	Fun	8
17	My Oh My	Tristan Prettyman	20
18	Skyfall	Adele	--
19	It's Only Life	The Shins	--
20	Champion	The Chevin	--

CHART NOTES:

The top 5 positions stay exactly the same as it was last week with Psy leading the way again at #1 with his internationally famous "Gangnam Style" K-Pop hit.

Moving up 4 points from #10 to #6 we find Cher Lloyd with "Want U Back". Hot song.

Also moving into the top 10 at #8 is Toby Keith's country hit "I Like Girls That Drink Beer" up from #11.Florence and the Machine move up 2 from #12 to #10 with "Spectrum".

New to the Weekly Top 20 is Adele's "Skyfall", the latest in a long string of James Bond theme songs at #18; The Shins' "It's Only Life" at #19; and The Chevin at #20 with "Champion".

Big droppers of the week include "Good Time" by Owl City with Carly Rae Jepsen, down from last week's #7 to #15; Fun's "Some Nights" down from #8 last week to #16 this week. Looks like nearly exit time for those two former #1 songs. They both made a good chart run.

VIDEO SHOWCASE
The Lumineers

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - October 7, 2012.

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of October 7, 2012.

This Week	Title	Artist	Last Week
1	Gangnam Style	Psy	3
2	We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together	Taylor Swift	1
3	One More Night	Maroon 5	2
4	That Girl	Noisettes	5
5	What Could Have Been Love	Aerosmith	6
6	Home	Phillip Phillips	4
7	Good Time (Featuring Carly Rae Jepsen)	Owl City	7
8	Some Nights	Fun	8
9	My Heart Goes Boom	Miss Li	10
10	Want U Back	Cher Lloyd	13
11	I Like Girls That Drink Beer	Toby Keith	14
12	Spectrum	Florence + The Machine	16
13	Ho Hey	The Lumineers	15
14	Too Close	Alex Clare	18
15	Caught Me Thinking	Bahamas	9
16	It's Only Love	Matt Cardle	20
17	Your Body	Christina Aguilera	--
18	Take A Little Ride	Jason Aldean	12
19	Me Without You	TobyMac	11
20	My Oh My	Tristan Prettyman	--

CHART NOTES:

K-Pop singer/rapper Psy's (real name Park Jae-sang) international smash hit "Gangnam Style" dances up the chart into the #1 spot. Last week "Gangnam Style" made a 16 point leap from its debut position of #19 to #3 and is now at #1. Took the song only 2 weeks to get to the top. Quite possibly a record for this chart.

Now let me say this: "Gangnam Style" is one of those records that is more than just a hit... it's a phenomenon. You will either love it to death or you will hate the song for the rest of your life. Like dance craze songs from years past (think "The Twist", "Mambo #5", "Electric Slide" and "The Macarena"), "Gangman Style" will be one of those songs everyone from 3 year olds to senior citizens will be dancing to for years to come. It'll turn up at weddings, birthday parties, and bar mitzvahs just like the macarena does. Already, many people all over the world know the song and have made knock off and parody videos. Just search YouTube under "Gangnam Style". A few of those videos appear below.

With Psy capturing the #1 slot this week, poor little Taylor Swift lost her grip there as "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" slips a spot and anchors the #2 position this week. Maroon 5 moves down a notch to #3, withNoisettes moving up from #5 to #4 with "That Girl" and Aerosmith moving into the #5 slot from #6 with "What Could Have Been Love".

Cher Lloyd's "Want You Back" moves into the top 10 at #10, up from #13 of last week.

Two songs make their chart debut. At #17 we find Christina Aguilera and her latest "Your Body" with newcomerTristan Prettyman at #20 with "My Oh My".

Songs That Went to #1 in 2012

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift
One More Night - Maroon 5
Good Time - Owl City featuring Carly Rae Jepsen
Some Nights - Fun
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 Spotlight on "Gangnam Style"

Gangnam Style (remix, live clip) - Psy


Waveya 웨이브야 Korean dance team


PSY (ft. HYUNA) 오빤 딱 내 스타일


PSY Live on NBC's Today Show - 9/14/2012


Mike & Laura dancing Gangnam Style on Ellen


Gunman Style - Parody of Gangnam Style - new music


Psy - The Making of Gangnam Style (mostly in Korean)


I don't think the people at the Apple Store liked this guy.